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• Putting Together A Game Showcase Means Treating 45 Minutes Like A Puzzle 

  29-09-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Dek: With so many gaming showcases spread throughout the year, Evil Empire aims to respect your time with its Triple-I broadcast.Video game showcases used to be infrequent but over the last couple of years, we've seen an explosion of online broadcasts. One of the more noteworthy events in this space is the Triple-I Initiative, which is just a pure blast of video game trailers without any fluff--no ads, no host, just games--as organizer Evil Empire, an indie developer itself, would tell you. So w
  
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• Diablo 5 "won't be ready for spring 2029," Path of Exile co-creator says, despite "Blizzard money"

  30-09-2026 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  As of now, the release of Diablo 5 is set for 2029. That may seem like plenty of time for Blizzard, and it is, since it's three years away, but one of the co-creators of Path of Exile believes we'll likely be waiting at least a little bit longer for the next installment in the iconic series.In a YouTube video discussing the game's announcement, Chris Wilson, lead designer on Path of Exile, provided his thoughts on Blizzard's plans. "They've announced they're targeting spring 2029, which is both
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 star Jennifer English joins Ghostrunner devs' new first-person Soulslike cast

  30-09-2026 17:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ghostrunner dev One More Level's upcoming first-person Soulslike Valor Mortis has announced more of its cast, with Game of the Year award magnet Jennifer English taking on a starring role. Valor Mortis was supposed to release last week, before a particularly busy week caused the developers to delay the game to mid-October before it even announced its release date. But now the route ahead is clear for an October 13 launch – which has just become quieter thanks to Crimson Desert's DLC being
  
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• Stranger Than Heaven – 1929 Kure, Hiroshima | Era Gameplay In-Depth Look Trailer

  30-09-2026 17:16 via gamespot.com
  
  STRANGER THAN HEAVEN is a fifty-year, action-adventure saga of men with nowhere to go and their desperate struggle to find a home.Use extreme violence to survive, and musical talent to thrive as a showman across five cities and eras of modern Japan. Coming January 15, 2027.
  
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• Xbox rolls out disc-to-digital program worldwide, but won't somebody please think of the hard drives

  30-09-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a lifetime of PlayStation fandom, Microsoft's handling of the digitalization era of gaming is a bittersweet pill to swallow. While Sony has been largely ignoring outrage from its decision to end disc production in 2028, Xbox is going about the shift in a slightly different way - namely, making sure your library of physical titles doesn't become an expensive paperweight when the new generation rolls around.The brand has now globally launched its disc-to-digital program, allowing users to co
  
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• Shure is finally launching one of its microphones in a true all-white colorway

  30-09-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shure is known for its iconic, pro-level microphones for content creators and musicians, but its USB gaming mic, which launched back in 2024, has been a viable option at the entry-level end of the market since it hit the shelves. Shure is now launching an upgraded model of its MV6, but thankfully the best microphone competitor is staying at the same price. The Shure MV6 Gen 2 tries to achieve the same plug-and-play simplicity all USB mics strive for, but it's updating the software and control yo
  
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• 28 Years Later 3 will have "a lot of Cillian Murphy" in it, says director Danny Boyle

  30-09-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director Danny Boyle says 28 Days Later Part 3 is indeed in the works, and that we can expect to see a whole lot of OG star Cillian Murphy in it."28 Years 3, or whatever it ends up being called, will get made because people keep asking about it," Boyle told Variety. "Quite when I’m not sure, but there’s a script – a very good script by Alex Garland. [It will have] a lot of Cillian Murphy in it. Whether he'll take his kit off anymore, that I don't know. He's got the Oscar now."2
  
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• Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Is Officially Live For Everyone

  30-09-2026 17:10 via gamespot.com
  Following an initial rollout to Xbox Insiders, the Xbox disc-to-digital program is officially available for all Xbox One and Xbox Series X users. The program allows you to receive digital licenses for a whole bunch (but not all) of your physical Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S games, and Microsoft has outlined how it works and a pretty neat trick you can use.
  In order to claim your digital license for a supported Xbox game, all you need to do is put it into an Xbox console while you're signed in. Y
  
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• Turn Off The Lights And Play These 11 New Horror Games Releasing In October

  30-09-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I'll take a new horror game any day of the year, but I love it when a studio releases one specifically in October. For a few years now, I've been highlighting the new horror games launching every October, and there's always an exciting handful thanks to the teams that feel as I do; Halloween season just feels so right for sinking into a new horror game.October 2026 is much like past iterations, with lots of new experiences ready to give you bad dreams. Below, you can check out a calendar of new
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Has Its Fangs In Me Already, And Fangfully, There’s A Pre-Order Discount

  30-09-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  If I can credit any video game for helping me fall in love with some of the best indie games, it’s Dead Cells. The roguelite Metroidvania blend captured my interest and stole countless hours from me, so I chased that same feeling for years, trying other indies and learning to appreciate the world beyond the triple-A hits. With Evil Empire, a developer that helped create post-launch content for Dead Cells and was founded by developers from Motion Twin, taking on a modern take on Castlevania
  
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• 6 things I need from The Blood of Dawnwalker's sequel

  30-09-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker is a thrilling RPG, but leaves a number of loose threads in its wake. It's one of my favorite new games of 2026 all the same, especially since I have faith that developer Rebel Wolves will shed some light on all my questions come the second game in this potential "saga".Even though I've not long rolled credits on Coen's first adventure, I'm already imagining what might come next. There are a handful of things I'd love to see addressed in The Blood of Dawnwalker 2, from Vi
  
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• The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 holds onto its crown with confident performance upgrades and an ultra-customizable display

  30-09-2026 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 has always been a tricky one to pin down. This line consistently sees some of the more impressive benchmark numbers when I test at the top of the GPU food chain, but last year's model was more of an aesthetic refresh while 2026's iteration is a solid refinement further. What's new? In a nutshell, a 4K resolution on that fantastic Mini LED display and brand new thermals under the hood. Combine that screen with rising component costs, however, and you've got a rig that p
  
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• What is The Witcher 3 Remastered Loot Merge?

  30-09-2026 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Loot Merge is a new option added to the game with the release of the 2026 remaster, but it's not immediately obvious how it works and this is because, as far as I can tell, sometimes it doesn't.This appears to be a function rather than a bug, so it's important that you know how Loot Merge works and, vitally, when. If you're wondering whether to turn it on or off or how it works then, this is what you need to know.What is The Witcher 3 Loot Merge?(Image credit: CD Projekt Red)The Wi
  
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• Where to buy Pokemon TCG Delta Reign

  30-09-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
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  4. FAQHoping to buy Pokemon TCG Delta Reign? You and everyone else, my friend. The latest set (due to launch in November) is already making waves despite having only been announced a month ago, so the race is on to find stock.That's what I'm here to help with. I've been tracking Pokemon card availability for a long time now, so I've picked up a trick or two on where to look... and how much to spend if you want to buy Pokemon TCG Delta Reign. I've listed
  
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• The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past plays out differently if you've finished the RPG's second expansion

  30-09-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that The Witcher 3 Remastered is finally here, we're all looking forward to CD Projekt Red's new expansion, Songs of the Past – but we don't need to rush through the RPG's other DLC, apparently.Fool's Theory – the partner studio working with CD Projekt Red on the expansion – creative vision director Karolina Kuzia-Rokosz confirms as much in a new interview with VGC.
  She implies that the upcoming content will actually work around the player and what they've done in the RPG s
  
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• How to complete the New Growth quest and what to do with Doctor Underhill in Control Resonant

  30-09-2026 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Growth in Control Resonant is a quest for Doctor Underhill, in which players have to help her find various test subjects before making a final, challenging choice about whether to tell the FBC or to let her continue her experiments in secret. Below I'll take you through a full walkthrough of New Growth, as well as explain the larger consequences of the Underhill Choice you make at the end, and what it means for Control Resonant.How to complete New Growth in Control Resonant(Image credit: Rem
  
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• End of Abyss review: "Little Nightmares meets Resident Evil, but they meet at Frustration Station"

  30-09-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Look, I wanted to like End of Abyss; and I did! Sometimes. When everything's going smoothly, it's an atmospheric and excellently-paced survival horror that's harsh but fair. The problem is that when everything isn't going smoothly – which is more often than should be the case, especially in the latter half of the game – it's a pretty good example of what not to do in the genre.The distant camera and smoky darkness may well put you in mind of Little Nightmares (studio Section 9 is mad
  
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• End Of Abyss Commits A Metroidvania Cardinal Sin – Video Review

  30-09-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I liked much of my time with Section 9's horror-themed debut, but definitely not all of it.
  
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• End Of Abyss Commits A Metroidvania Cardinal Sin

  30-09-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  End of Abyss pulls from a lot of inspirations. It has the same texture to its creepy world as Little Nightmares, which makes sense, given the team at Section 9 Interactive includes some former creators of that series. It borrows a bit from soulslikes, with its towering bosses who pack a mean punch if you don't time your dodge-roll well. Its fixed camera angles are reminiscent of Resident Evil, especially when you can hear something monstrous in a room before you can see it. First and foremo
  
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• Ex-PlayStation Boss Has Some Advice For Xbox: “Pick A Lane”

  30-09-2026 15:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox has undergone major changes since a new leadership team took over. Under Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft's gaming division has had waves of mass layoffs, parted ways with several studios, and consolidated its remaining developers under Activision, Blizzard, King, and Bethesda. All of this is being done to make Xbox a profitable part of the Microsoft empire and to grow its reach, but former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has suggested that the company should "pick a lane" and narrow
  
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• This New Riftbound Card Is An Exciting Variant Of A Time-Traveling Legend

  30-09-2026 15:53 via gamespot.com
  
  While it already feels like it's been around forever, October 31 will mark the one-year anniversary of Riftbound, the trading card game based on Riot Games's popular League of Legends franchise, releasing in Western markets. The game has seen four set releases so far, but there's one more on the schedule, Radiance, before we hit that one-year milestone.
  There are many exciting cards being revealed as we get closer to Radiance's October 23 launch, and today, we have an exclusive look at the Overn
  
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• GTA 6 influencers sent mysterious merch that sure looks better than those $400 Collector's Boxes

  30-09-2026 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 marketing is really ramping up now as influencers are receiving packages of merch from Rockstar Games, and I've gotta say, it looks like they got a better deal than the fans paying $400 for those Collector's Boxes. The package in question has been shown off by content creator TmarTn on YouTube (below), who says he received the mysterious box from Rockstar with no heads up from the devs. Contained within his box was a blue baseball cap with a pink Rockstar Games logo embroidered on the fron
  
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• How to redeem Minecraft Dungeons 2 codes

  30-09-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minecraft is an ever-expanding franchise, and there are frequent giveaways to celebrate this fact, including some of the Minecraft Dungeons 2 codes below. Minecraft skins have always been among players' favorite ways to express themselves (outside of creative mode), and are a popular addition even in a single-player capacity. So, with the Minecraft Dungeons 2 launch, there too came some fresh customization options.While a few of the rewards listed below are redeemed automatically once requiremen
  
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• The Witcher 3 Is Having A Record-Breaking Comeback In A Very Busy Gaming Month

  30-09-2026 15:14 via gamespot.com
  
  More than a decade has passed since The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt first launched, and on Steam, the game is doing better than ever. With the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered, the game has surged up the Steam charts and has reached its best concurrent players level--ever. At the time of writing, the CCU has peaked at 120,975 players, beating the previous January 2020 record of 103,329 players.That older milestone was reached after The Witcher TV series launched on Netflix, but the new numbe
  
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• The 5 best games you need to play in October 2026

  30-09-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  October is stacked in terms of new games releasing. In a similar vein to the mammoth month of September, October is also filled with AAA games and indies alike as they all dodge GTA 6's November launch. So, finding a title to pick up and play over the next few weeks can be pretty daunting, but don't worry, I'm here to help. The rest of the GamesRadar+ team and I have carefully looked over every single October release and have settled on the top 5 games that we think are worth your time and atten
  
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• Steam Is Finally Changing How Games Get Their Big Front-Page Break

  30-09-2026 15:01 via gamespot.com
  
  The front page of Steam has long been a hot commodity for game developers and publishers, but next year, some big changes are coming. Valve has announced that it'll be changing how it handles game discoverability during sales and promotions on Steam, as it'll be moving away from the old model of a tightly controlled page through a manually curated calendar to dynamic, personalized recommendations that'll cater to individual user preferences and their purchase history.His
  
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• A new indie take on King's Field arrives on Steam and consoles in time for Halloween

  30-09-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today, FromSoftware is known for creating the Soulslike: a particular brand of dark fantasy action-RPG that's helped to define the modern gaming landscape. But the spirit of the genre goes all the way back to the '90s, when FromSoftware's own King's Field series started endearing itself to a small cult of devotees. Now, that same spirit is influencing a new generation of indie developers, and the upcoming Queen's Domain is one of the most impressive tributes we've seen yet.You might've heard abo
  
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• GTA 6's weather is completely re-done from Red Dead Redemption 2, has hurricanes, rainbows and more

  30-09-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The small details have always been where Rockstar works the most magic, and GTA 6 will be no different. Besides anything else, the weather is going to be something to watch out for, since the whole system's been overhauled from what we saw in Red Dead Redemption 2.In Game Informer, Owen Shepherd, the vice president of art for lighting and rendering at Rockstar, divulged some of what players can expect when roaming Leonida, and it won't all be sunshine and tans. You can encounter all sorts of con
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday is currently "two and a half hours" with a "very surprising ending"

  30-09-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Directors Joe and Anthony Russo have seemingly confirmed the current runtime for Avengers: Doomsday is shorter than Avengers: Endgame.While speaking to Fandango about the challenge of balancing a large cast with a focused story, Anthony Russo said, "It's a two and a half hour movie or so, and you're sitting through it, and it's a focused propulsive narrative that has like an organizing principle at its center, and everything has to orbit around that.That's part of the creative challenge for Joe
  
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• The Biggest New Game Releases Of October 2026

  30-09-2026 14:00 via gamespot.com
  
  If you thought September was a big month for new releases, then you ain't seen nothing yet. As the days tick down to the November launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, numerous games are looking to avoid being caught in the blast radius of the year's biggest release, which has led to an absolutely stacked October. Between original releases, sequels, and hot indie games, the next couple of weeks are loaded with options across a wide variety of genres and ideas. You can check out our top picks below, and
  
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