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• Netflix's The Punisher Season 2 Review: Taking A Bullet

  11-01-2019 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Following cancellations throughout 2018, there are two Netflix/Marvel shows from the Defenders universe still standing: The Punisher and Jessica Jones. These also happen to be the two shows with upcoming seasons still outstanding, with Punisher Season 2 dropping on January 18.Clearly, Netflix is waiting to actually release these final seasons before cancelling them too, judging by the fact that Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Daredevil were all canned after their seasons aired last year. If I'm wrong,
  
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• Who stole the Banner in The Blood of Dawnwalker Blasphemy quest?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The stolen banner in The Blood of Dawnwalker was taken from Gremla's shed as part of the Blasphemy quest in the beginning, and she asks you to find it (and by extension the thief). This is one of the optional quests of the tutorial that's largely about introducing Focus Mode as a mechanic, the system by which you highlight and analyze objects of interest. Below I'll show you who took the Banner and how to find them, so you can complete the Blasphemy quest in Dawnwalker.Exploring Laslea for the f
  
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• What to do first in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've just made it through the tutorial in The Blood of Dawnwalker and the 30 day timer has begun, you'll be wondering where to go and what to do first. You're given a few threads to follow up on, but ultimately there's a lot of options left to you, and the ticking clock can definitely add some urgency to proceedings. Below I'll explain what to do and where to go first in Dawnwalker for the best initial start, though keep in mind that this is a game with a pretty brutal introduction, and the
  
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• What to do before sundown and Mass in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  When starting The Blood of Dawnwalker, you'll be given a day before sundown and Mass in which to do chores and explore the village of Laslea, with a few obvious priorities, but nothing that'll take the entire day. With multiple potential chores and quests laid around the village and each one using up a certain amount of time, I'll lay out the best ones to do before time runs out.Everything you should do in The Blood of Dawnwalker before Sundown Mass(Image credit: Bandai Namco)There are five majo
  
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• Should you throw Leonica's notes in the fire in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After beating Leonica in The Blood of Dawnwalker, you're given the choice throw the notes in the fire or give them to Anca. It's a loaded choice, to say the least - pages of black magic that Anca is eager to reverse engineer for the sake of saving the sisters of St. Tyna's. You can advise against it in dialogue, but ultimately Anca's so set on this course of action that the only way to stop her is throw the notes in the fire and give her nothing to work with. Of course, it doesn't especially hel
  
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• Should you stay to learn latin with Anca or go in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After getting the medicinal herbs from Anca in The Blood of Dawnwalker, she offers for you to stay and study Latin with her, which will take time, or you can go there and then, missing the chance but saving an additional hour before Mass later that day. I'll run through the best choice below as to whether to stay with Anca, or to go accordingly.Should you stay with Anca or go in The Blood of Dawnwalker?(Image credit: Bandai Namco)After collecting the medicinal herbs from Anca in the opening of T
  
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• Should you force feed your mother in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The choice to force feed your mother Esme in The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the first and toughest choices you'll have to make. It's a brutal decision wherein Coen's mom is refusing all food, but his father Pieter wants to keep her strength up or risk the wrath of Brencis, the vampire overlord who takes a disapproving view of weakness. Having played out both choices, I'll explain whether you should force feed her or not, and what the long-term consequences are.If you're still in the early hou
  
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• How to save Mert the Miller from Jail in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mert the Miller in The Blood of Dawnwalker is a character who's been placed in the Stoneward Post jail, and while it's not mandatory that you free him if you just want his information on the rebels, there is nonetheless the option to try and break him free. It's not easy though: Stoneward Post is full of soldiers, and they'll take your weapons off you when you try to enter. If you want help breaking Mert free from Jail as part of The Firebrand and Take Back What's Mine quests, I'll explain how t
  
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• How to get the best weapon in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The best weapons and swords in The Blood of Dawnwalker are always legendary swords, and depending on your own build, you might even be deadlier with your claws than any blade that you could pick up. However, if you're fighting during the day, you'll need a good weapon, and the best sword we've found so far is, appropriately enough, the only one with a major questline in The Blood of Dawnwalker leading up to it and focused around it, as we'll explain below.For more details on the choice between c
  
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• How to brew the medicine in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Anca gives you herbs to brew medicine for your mom in The Blood of Dawnwalker, you have to create them from the recipe yourself. That would be fine, except it's not made clear that you have to brew the herbs in a specific way from memory, and can't back out to check the recipe at any time. If you need a refresher, here's how many spoonfuls of herbs to use and how hot the water should be.Doing chores on the first day? Make sure you know what to do before sundown Mass in The Blood of Dawnwalk
  
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• How long is The Blood of Dawnwalker?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The time to beat The Blood of Dawnwalker and how long it takes to complete the game will vary hugely, as parts of the game get gated off as you progress, and it's possible to complete the game at a very early point without seeing most of what the world has to offer. Without spoiling anything, we'll explain how long Dawnwalker is going to be for most players, and lay out some estimates of length according to our own experiences.How long to beat The Blood of Dawnwalker explained(Image credit: Band
  
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• How does the time system work in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The mechanics by which time passes in The Blood of Dawnwalker can be a little confusing early on, especially as an integral mechanic that's going to come up a lot, especially with regards to the day/night cycle. If you're struggling to understand it, I'll explain how time works in Dawnwalker, what the various symbols mean, and when the clock moves forward.For a wider perspective, check out our answer to the question: how long is The Blood of Dawnwalker, and how many hours will it take you to get
  
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• Best perks in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Perks in The Blood of Dawnwalker are broken into three skill trees: Witchcraft, Swordmastery and Vampirism, each one offering various advantages. However, unlike in many games, it's not just about levelling up normally: in Dawnwalker, players will have to spend time segments on certain perks that represent time spent training, so some perks will end up pushing the clock forward. Still, that can be worth it, as these usually mark the better skills and abilities that will have the greatest impact
  
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• Are claws or swords better in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Claws and swords in The Blood of Dawnwalker are one of the big dilemmas, as while Coen during the day is limited to either bare fists or blades, at night his vampire side awakes and he can use long claws in combat to devastating effect. But with the choice between them, which is better, swords or claws? The answer actually has some nuance to it, as I'll explain below.Learning the ropes of the game? Find out what to do first in The Blood of Dawnwalker, or find out how time and the day/night cycle
  
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• All Sword Shard locations in The Blood of Dawnwalker

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sword Shards in The Blood of Dawnwalker are needed to build the Sword of St. Mihai, a weapon that'll give you a serious edge against Brencis. You'll likely end up around Val Songara's Svartrau Cathedral following the A Monk and a Saint questline that has you following the footsteps of St Mihai, said to have battled Vrakihiri himself. Find where he's buried, and you may find the perfect vampire hunter gear, including the legendary silver sword of St. Mihai, which is arguably the best weapon in Th
  
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• All Blood of Dawnwalker romances and relationships

  03-09-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  With so much choice in how you progress in The Blood of Dawnwalker, which characters you get close to and complete quests with is in your clawed vampire hands. The Blood of Dawnwalker romance revolves around whose questlines you choose to follow and picking options that'll make you endearing.Only a few of the main characters are romanceable, and it's usually quite clear which ones are up for exploring relationships with Coen. Likewise, in dialogue, it's usually laid out quite clearly whether you
  
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• The Witcher 4 dev is "still predominantly using people" over AI in development, says CEO, but "everybody has to make those judgments on their own"

  02-09-2026 23:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're stressed about AI slop creeping its way into The Witcher 4, fear not, CD Projekt Red says it's still using humans as its primary means of developing games, even if robots are seemingly replacing people at an alarming rate everywhere else.During CDPR's latest earnings call, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski was asked to explain the company's current approach to AI in game development, and he toed the line in a similar way to most executives from major studios. Essentially, he acknowledge
  
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• Getting GTA Online players to move on to GTA 6 Online is going to be "a mess" for Rockstar, Valve veteran says

  02-09-2026 23:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are a lot of things we don't know about GTA 6, but arguably the biggest is what the heck the next generation of GTA Online is going to look like. Given how much money the online mode attached to GTA 5 makes, a follow-up seems inevitable. But how is Rockstar going to convince players who've spent over a decade investing time and money in the current GTA Online to move on to an all-new game?You can count Chet Faliszek, a 12-year Valve veteran who wrote for the likes of Portal, Left 4 Dead, a
  
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• Devil May Cry co-creator understands why physical games are dying, but wants IP holders to prioritize game preservation

  02-09-2026 23:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideki Kamiya, one of the big brains behind franchises like Devil May Cry and Bayonetta – as well as the practice of threatening people on Twitter – has a good reason to be worried. Under all the ex-Capcom hero's bluster, there is a genuine concern for a healthy and well-preserved video game industry, and publishers are becoming increasingly obvious about the fact that they don't care.PlayStation has become an expert in launching mood-killing torpedoes, having recently paired its dec
  
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• CD Projekt Red wants to hire 50 more devs for its secret Project Hadar "by the end of this year" as it starts gameplay prototyping

  02-09-2026 22:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt Red hasn't forgotten about its enigmatic new IP Hadar amid all the clamoring over The Witcher 4. The developer confirms during its 2026 earnings conference on September 2 that the covert project originally revealed in 2022 is comfortably in pre-production."Hadar is still in the concept phase," CD Projekt Red vice president of investor relations Karolina Gnaś tells investors. This is basically a repeat of what we heard during another CD Projekt Red earnings conference earlier this
  
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• Arc Raiders Prioritized The Game And Its Devs’ Health. It Could Cost Them Dearly.

  02-09-2026 22:27 via gamespot.com
  Arc Raiders' next big update, Frozen Trail, is set to arrive sometime in October. For Embark Studios, it means more than it probably should. The team announced back in the spring that it would move to semi-annual major updates, pivoting away from the monthly content cadence that Arc Raiders' executive producer Aleksander Grøndal told me wasn't good enough for players or developers. That leaves a lot riding on Frozen Trail, and it will serve as a litmus test for what's really expected--or
  
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• Star Wars animator says "the most important" scene for Jon Favreau in The Mandalorian and Grogu was a surprising Rotta moment

  02-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Hal Hickel says that impossibly sweet scene in The Mandalorian and Grogu where Rotta and Grogu play together on the beach meant a lot to director Jon Favreau (and me, personally)."That was maybe the most important scene to Jon. It's the heart of the whole movie for him," Hickel told StarWars.com.The scene is a moment of stillness in the movie, and it comes shortly after Rotta the Hutt (voiced by Jeremy Allen White) is rescued by Mando from almost
  
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• The Witcher 4 devs aren't announcing every milestone because they're "very technical," but they're focused on "the actual making of the game till its release date"

  02-09-2026 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 4 is in production – or, more specifically, "full-scale production," as developer CD Projekt Red put it back in 2024. The studio has offered the public only a few small, tantalizing glimpses at the upcoming RPG, but it's passing new internal development milestones all the time. Those kinds of things are just too technical to announce to the public.With The Witcher 4 officially targeting a 2028 release, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski was asked about where the team is at in reg
  
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• CD Projekt Red Is Still Raking In The Cash As We Wait For The Witcher 4

  02-09-2026 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red has released its latest earnings report for the first half of 2026, and in short, it was a banger of a period for the company, and things are only expected to improve with many big-name releases on the horizon.For the January-July period, CD Projekt Red generated 435 million PLN ($116.4 million USD) in revenue, which was up 23% year-over-year. Additionally, the company posted a net profit of 249 million PLN ($66.6 million USD), which was up 37% year-over-year. Total net profitabil
  
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• Long-Delayed Prison Architect 2 Gets Exciting Update After Two Years Of Mostly Silence

  02-09-2026 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Prison Architect 2--a very highly anticipated sequel--was originally scheduled to launch way back in 2024. The game was delayed to September of that year before later being delayed indefinitely, but after more than two years of waiting, we finally have a sign that it could be approaching a new release date: another beta test.
  Following a beta back in April--which was the first official update from Paradox on the game since it was delayed in 2024--Prison Architect 2 will hold another closed beta
  
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• A Real-Life Romance (And The Love Of Fans) Fueled A Classic NES Remake

  02-09-2026 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  With headlines dominated by stories of buyouts, layoffs, employee mistreatment, and crunch, it's easy to think that game development is a constant parade of misery and strife. But the vast majority of developers still make games out of genuine love for the medium--and feel deeply connected to their teammates. The surprise announcement of a Steam remake of NES cult classic Battle of Olympus showcases the joyful side of game development: a project born of an idea that blossomed into a real-life ro
  
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• Mario Kart 8's surprise Switch 2 update makes everyone faster "by the equivalent of one coin," decimating world records everywhere

  02-09-2026 20:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's surprise update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch 2 turned out to be a wrecking ball for the game's existing world records, implementing a sweeping speed increase that makes everyone – regardless of kart and racer – faster by a substantial measure.As highlighted in a viral video being shared across social media in the wake of the update, Mario Kart 8 race, player speed has been increased across the board "by the equivalent of one coin," according to the official patch note
  
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• Resident Evil Director Says There’s “No Chance” He’d Survive His Own Movie

  02-09-2026 19:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Resident Evil games over the years have slowly added more fantastical elements to their tale of bioweapons running amok, but for the new live-action movie, director Zach Cregger is dialing back those ideas to a more "grounded" level. Even so, he doesn't think he'd fare very well if he were dropped in that world."I feel like some of the Resident Evil games get a little magical," Cregger said during a Reddit Ask Me Anything session (via YouTuber Troy Hill Talks Movies).
  "[Resident Evil]
  
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• This Horror Game Is Having A Dino Crisis Of A Different Sort

  02-09-2026 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Athanasia, the indie horror game that traps you in a mysterious facility full of dinosaurs, is launching in the ideal horror-game window: just before Halloween. GameSpot can exclusively reveal Athanasia's release date; it comes to PC on October 19 via Steam Early Access.In Athanasia, players find themselves trapped in a South American research facility swarmed by dinosaurs that have somehow traveled through time to the present day in the game's story. Though the art style recalls something quite
  
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• Athanasia – Release Date Trailer

  02-09-2026 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  It's your wits versus dinosaurs in this indie horror game coming this Halloween.
  
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