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• Nintendo Direct September 2026 Live – Every Switch 2 announcement as they happen

  09-09-2026 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo Direct for September 2026 is nearly here, so we're firing up the old live blog to cover all the leaks and rumors ahead of the event itself, where we'll see what actually sticks during the showcase itself.Mind you, the fact we're having a Nintendo Direct today feels a bit odd. It was only yesterday, after all, that we were getting the latest on The Legend of Zelda, including the Ocarina of Time remake, which now has a release date. So, that rules out one series we won't be seeing tod
  
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• Big Star Wars Zero Company update fixes about 60 issues and tells low-spec players "adjusting a specific video setting can help improve your overall framerates"

  10-09-2026 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first substantial Star Wars Zero Company patch is out, and it remedies some latent performance problems in the tactics game. These issues vary from crashes to mere graphical glitches, and a considerable amount of them have now been quashed to improve your playing experience.These changes are right at the top of the patch notes from Bit Reactor. "Fixed various crash issues," reads the top bullet-point. "Fixed various visual stutters," reads the second.Problems for the Beskar mode - where you
  
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• Lego Downtown Abbey set revealed with a stately 4,711 pieces and 13 minifigures

  10-09-2026 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  I hope you've been practicing your airs and graces, because a Lego Downton Abbey set is on its way. This thing feels as grand as the actual house itself with all that stately grandeur; Lego Downton Abbey challenges some of the best Lego sets with a whopping 4,711 pieces, and you flip the facade around to reveal some of the location's best-known spaces like the dining room, servant's hall, and library. There are over 10 minifigures included as well, ranging from The Dowager Countess and Lord Gran
  
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• GTA 6 extended reveal caused a surge in PS5 and Xbox Series X sales, analysts say – now imagine the response if consoles didn't cost an arm and a leg

  10-09-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The GTA 6 extended look presentation on Netflix caused a pretty substantial surge in sales for PS5 and Xbox Series consoles in the US.Netflix's GTA 6 extended look had 31.1 million viewers in four days, which is to say it seemed to go down pretty well, especially since you could watch it for free on YouTube hours later. It was a massive success: the game looked extremely impressive throughout the showcase, and it clearly pulled in some, as PS5 Pro stock disappeared pretty soon afterward. Circana
  
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• ChatGPT employee makes a "RuneScape clone," immediately gets slapped by Jagex lawyers, then acts like he's leaving some great legacy behind in a goodbye post surely written by AI

  10-09-2026 16:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  On September 6, ChatGPT employee Rohan Varma, who works on the company's Codex coding tool and previously worked at Palantir, proudly revealed Elderwood, a vibe-coded multiplayer game which he later openly described as a "RuneScape clone." By September 9, actual RuneScape developer Jagex had filed a legal notice "asking us to take down the website," and now Elderwood is no more. "Elderwood has closed," reads the copycat's website. "We received a notice from Jagex asking us to take down the websi
  
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• CRKD has finally begun shipping the Nitro Deck 2, and my handheld mode-induced wrist pain has never been happier

  10-09-2026 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The CRKD Nitro Deck 2 has finally begun shipping worldwide, and my wrists are rejoicing. As much as I adore the Nintendo Switch 2, the flat backs of the Joy-Cons love to induce bouts of aches and pains in my wrists. However, the ergonomic form factor of the Nitro Deck 2 looks like a wrist-pain-saving blessing packaged up as a handy-dandy Switch 2 controller.I was fully expecting the $99.99 (via Amazon) Switch 2 gamepad to come and take the pressure off my aging millennial bones earlier this Spri
  
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• Nintendo finally adds Switch 2 VRR support for docked mode, and I can't help but feel like the update is Ocarina of Time remake prep

  10-09-2026 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo finally just gave the Switch 2 a boost in TV mode by adding VRR (variable refresh rate) support to its dock. It's a feature that should have shipped with the handheld last June before being quietly removed at launch, but it looks like Ninty finally nailed the HDMI 2.1 perk just in time for the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake.Switch 2 dock VVR support officially arrives as part of system update 23.0.0 today in Japan. In the patch notes, Nintendo says, "When both the software and the TV supp
  
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• I love The Blood of Dawnwalker's Duelist mode, but playing on the hardest difficulty is forcing me into vampire vigilantism

  10-09-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker's protagonist, Coen, is rather salty. He's just been turned into a vampire against his will, his family has been kidnapped, and I'm making him eat a lot of rats. If there's a silver lining, he can't touch it. Going into my playthrough of The Blood of Dawnwalker on the hardest difficulty, Duelist, I intend to take Coen's vampirism as far as it will go – partly to keep up with the challenge, but mostly because I just think vampires are neat. The gnarlier the better, a
  
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• Nintendo’s Latest Sale Is Possible Due To Tariff Refunds

  10-09-2026 15:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo of America has announced a "Customer Appreciation Sale," offering 30% off games and access, with Nintendo specifically citing its tariff refunds as the reason why it's running the sale, at least in part.
  "The Customer Appreciation Sale is our way of saying thank you to Nintendo players for their continued support and is made possible in part by tariff-related refunds. While Nintendo absorbed most tariff-related costs, the refunds helped make promotions like this one possible," the compa
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company Is Missing The Only Achievement I Wanted

  10-09-2026 15:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company released late last month, and it became one of my favorite games of the year almost instantly. I recently finished it, and while I was very satisfied with how it all wrapped up, there was one thing--a certain achievement--that was missing, and it filled me with arage I can only satiate by complaining about it online.
  You see, like the XCOM series it took so much inspiration from, Star Wars Zero Company features a permadeath mechanic. With the exception of main protagonist
  
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• A Top Boss At GTA 6 Company Take-Two Sold A Bunch Of Stock, But It’s Not What You Think

  10-09-2026 15:09 via gamespot.com
  
  With Rockstar's GTA 6 on the horizon, and poised for massive success, many people might be interested in buying stock of Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, as opposed to selling it. One Take-Two executive, CFO Lainie Goldstein, recently sold a big chunk of shares, prompting some to theorize as to why. But the answer is not very exciting at all and doesn't speak to anything specific about her views on GTA 6 or the company's outlook generally going forward.
  A regulatory filing (via The Motley Fo
  
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• 48% of women say the gaming community and culture do not welcome or represent them

  10-09-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Almost half of the women we surveyed as part of research we conducted for our brand new G+RLS podcast said that gaming communities and culture doesn't welcome or represent them. That's 48% of women playing PC and console games that we spoke to across the US and UK who don't feel accepted as part of gaming communities. That figure actually rises to 53% for console players specifically, and rises yet again to 56% for women who play competitive shooters. It's a sentiment that a lot of the women in
  
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• Are there any Subway Surfers codes in September 2026?

  10-09-2026 14:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Subway Surfers codes were once a welcome part of this fast-paced endless runner, giving mobile players various rewards including free coins, keys, and even some fresh characters to dash down the tracks with! While it's been some time since we last saw a new promo code announced, the game continues to be immensely popular and has recently spawned a sequel, so there's still plenty of attention on it and a comeback isn't out of the question. To get up to speed with the current situation, here's wha
  
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• Sonic fans have double the physical Switch game goodness as the Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic Collections are now up for pre-order

  10-09-2026 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  SEGA announced last June during the Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary festivities that two game collections were heading to the Nintendo Switch, and now they're finally available to pre-order.The Classic Sonic Collection and Modern Sonic Collection are available for $49.99 / $49.99 at Best Buy each, and are expected to launch in October later this year. The collections provide exactly what they say on the tin - a collection of old-school and modern Sonic games in two physical releases, somethi
  
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• VisionQuest showrunner reveals the two MCU scenes the show is based on – and Kevin Feige's one mandate

  10-09-2026 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas has revealed the two MCU scenes that inspired the Disney Plus show – as well as Kevin Feige's one mandate.The show brings back Paul Bettany's Vision after the events of WandaVision, which saw Wanda bring the synthezoid back from the dead in her magical Hex. In the end, she brought down the Hex, but White Vision escaped with all of the regular Vision's memories. "The two scenes that really inspired the show are two of my favorite scenes in all of Marvel
  
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• With Ghost Of Yotei Missing From PC, Rise Of The Ronin Is Worth Playing Instead At 55% Off Right Now

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I’m a huge fan of samurai games. The swift action of a fast, brutal blade, combined with beautiful takes on Japan to explore, makes them some of my favorites in my collection. I even have a Ghost of Tsushima tattoo, as Jin’s story left such a mark on me. With its sequel, Ghost of Yotei, seemingly skipping PC players, now’s your chance to give one of my other recommendations a try, especially with Rise of the Ronin at a massive 55% discount right now, making it cheaper than ever
  
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• Valve locks Australian Steam users out of age-restricted store pages if they don't have a credit card, even if their account is over 18 years old

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Australian Steam users are now unable to access any age-restricted content on their account without having a credit card thanks to the introduction of the government's Online Safety Act.This is in line with the Australian government's Online Safety Act 2021, which noted that any "app distribution services" must have age assurance requirements in place by yesterday. This means the user will not be able to access the storefronts of any games rated MA15+ or R18+ by the Australian Classification Boa
  
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• Final Fantasy VII Revelation Hands-On Preview

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamespot.com
  
  If you thought that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's open world maximalism was going to be impossible to match, you haven't seen anything yet.
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's massive amount of content is "part of what makes the game so appealing," lead says, who promises "it's all good" stuff

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation might have "even more content" than Rebirth, director Naoki Hamaguchi says, who reckons that's "part of what makes the game so appealing." But if you're already feeling overwhelmed, don't stress – the devs really wanted to give you "the choice" this time over what you want to spend your time on.Depending on how many games you play a year and how much free time you have in your life to spend on them, you might have a very different opinion on the concept of playin
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation masterfully blends nostalgia and new in an exciting and overwhelming package

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Highwind floats above the world. Yuffie Kisaragi dives out of the airship, party in tow, and falls through the air with a keen speed before I unleash her parachute, softening our hero's descent into the rich wilderness of Mideel. It's immediately apparent that if we thought Rebirth was big, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is overwhelmingly enormous. There's something strange about the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy. The numerous differences from the original 1997 title make it almost entirely new
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss is "so sorry" for what happens to Aerith in Rebirth, but if you're still upset, "you may change your opinion" by the end of the remake trilogy

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has apologized for what happens to Aerith in Rebirth, but if you're still upset about it, he insists you stick around to the end of the remake trilogy, because you might just "change your opinion."Before we get into it, please take this as your final – very obvious – spoiler warning for the events of Final Fantasy 7 and Rebirth's ending. I'd be shocked if you didn't know what we were about to get into by now, but don't say I didn't
  
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• FF7 Revelation Is Doubling-Down On Rebirth’s Maximalism With Its “Planetary Scale” Open World

  10-09-2026 14:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I still vividly remember the first time I played Final Fantasy VII Remake's demo in 2019, and fully how it sold me on Square Enix's reimagining of one of the most beloved RPGs of all time. Following ex-SOLDIER Cloud's mission with Avalanche members to destroy Mako Reactor 1, the demo was perfectly paced for showcasing its beautiful modern visuals and more action-focused combat system, both of which made for an electrifying experience filled with cinematic spectacles. Fast-forward to 2026, and I'
  
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• Stephen King says Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV show is "brilliant" and a "shocking" new version

  10-09-2026 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stephen King has given his seal of approval to the upcoming Carrie adaptation from horror maestro Mike Flanagan. The show reimagines King's 1974 novel in a new contemporary setting.Posting on Threads, he wrote: "Mike Flanagan's version of CARRIE is brilliant. What it has to say about social media is shocking and true." Starring breakout star Summer H. Howell, the eight-part horror series follows a teenage girl called Carrie White as she joins high school after living in isolation for most of her
  
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• New animated Naruto movie may soon be announced ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day director's live-action movie

  10-09-2026 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naruto is heading to New York Comic Con next month, with a panel dedicated to the Shonen anime. The Japanese voice cast will be in attendance, and if reports are to be believed, a new animated Naruto film is expected to be unveiled – the first new Naruto movie in a decade. Though we don't yet know if Spider-Man director Destin Daniel Cretton will be on hand to make any live-action movie announcements.Per Variety, the Naruto panel has been set for October 10, and will "cover updates across
  
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• Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs tease an area that "captures the charm and wonder" of the sequel for the character's 28th anniversary

  10-09-2026 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  We'll be back gallivanting with our favorite dragon early next year when Spyro: A Realm Beyond comes out. To celebrate the character's anniversary this year, we've gotten a little tease of what's coming.Toys For Bob is handling the game, having previously worked on Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash 4. Since the namesake scaly mascot first arrived in the US on September 9, the studio decided that day would be a solid choice for another snippet of his upcoming return.Sadly, there's no new trailer
  
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• Despite being Netflix's most popular movie of all time, Sony Pictures boss thinks KPop Demon Hunters wouldn't have worked as well in theaters

  10-09-2026 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  KPop Demon Hunters is one of the most popular movies of the past decade and even became Netflix's most-watched film ever. Currently, it's been streamed more than 325 million times, which is 100 million times more than the movie in second place, Red Notice.However, in spite of all of this, Sony Pictures boss Ravi Ahuja doesn't think the movie would have been as successful if it was released in theaters. Speaking to Variety, he said: "It seems very obvious now, but at the time it was first being d
  
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• Marvel had its biggest month ever on Disney Plus in August thanks to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday

  10-09-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the aftermath of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and as Avengers: Doomsday approaches, Marvel has recorded its biggest month ever on Disney Plus. That's according to The Hollywood Reporter journalist Borys Kit, who writes on Twitter: "News: Disney says domestic pre-sales for AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY have crossed $50 million… with still over 3 months to go." He added: "Disney also saying it's seeing a major lift thanks to Doomsday and SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY. Case in point: Marvel recorded its hi
  
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• Retroid just said "hold my 3DS" to Anbernic and revealed a $149 Pocket Duo Lite

  10-09-2026 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Retroid just gave its Pocket Duo handheld a proper reveal, and the 3DS handheld is accompanied by a "Lite" sibling. While the full-fat version will start at $269 and pairs dual OLED displays with a Dragonwing Q-7790 chipset, its budget-friendly counterpart will step into the same ring as the Anbernic RG DS with a $149 price tag.Before revealing the new Lite model, the Retroid Pocket Duo took to the stage in a gameplay demo. The four-minute clip puts the retro handheld to work running everything
  
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• Former PlayStation boss sounds just as surprised as everyone else that Sony let Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor go to Xbox

  10-09-2026 12:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has seemingly reacted to the news that Sony has dropped Hideo Kojima's highly anticipated stealth game, Physint, allowing Xbox to swoop in, and he's just as surprised as we are.Overnight, PlayStation announced that "we have made the difficult decision to step away from collaborating with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS on its project PHYSINT." However, Kojima's own statement highlights this move as being a lot more one-sided than you might expect: "In mid-June of this y
  
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• Christopher Nolan put Matt Damon in the middle of a real stormy ocean to film a key scene in The Odyssey, Guillermo del Toro has revealed

  10-09-2026 12:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Odyssey, famously, was a hands-on affair for all involved in the making of the epic Christopher Nolan movie, but no one was put through the wringer more than Odysseus star Matt Damon. Now, director Guillermo del Toro has revealed that Damon was willing to go above and beyond for his director to capture the perfect shot in-camera.Answering a question about the use of AI in moviemaking from a fan during a Reddit AMA to promote the re-release of Pan's Labyrinth, del Toro pointed to a conversati
  
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