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• Star Wars Zero Company Developer Sees Portion Of Furloughed Workers Return

  07-10-2026 19:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company released in late August to great reviews, but its launch was bittersweet, as a large chunk of developer Bit Reactor's staff was furloughed, unsure if they would be returning to work. For at least a portion of them, however, that uncertainty is over, as they're back at the studio.
  Speaking to Game File, Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch said the studio had "started the process of returning more of our team back to work" but stopped short of giving specific percentages or figure
  
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• Should You Play Dragon’s Dogma 2 On Switch 2?

  08-10-2026 00:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen comes to the Nintendo Switch 2 this month. Here's how Capcom's fantasy adventure holds on the handheld.
  
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• Carrie stars Matthew Lillard and Amber Midthunder say the fate of their characters makes sense

  08-10-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Unlike other actors in past Carrie adaptations, Matthew Lillard and Amber Midthunder aren't too pressed about the fate of their characters in Mike Flanagan's new version of the 1974 Stephen King story.Warning: spoilers for Carrie episode 8 ahead!"First and foremost, in Mike Flanagan, we trust," Lillard tells GamesRadar+. "Like, if you ask him, he will have a reason. But I do think that it lends to the tragedy. [Carrie] is so overwhelmed. If you would think she could make choices, we probably wou
  
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• Hideo Kojima shares native PC port of P.T., leaving the modder who made it "speechless"

  07-10-2026 23:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  P.T., the "playable teaser" meant to introduce the world to Hideo Kojima's Silent Hills, has been effectively inaccessible since Konami delisted it in 2015. Modder LoreanXavier has created a native PC port of the game that aims to make it playable for modern gamers, and even Hideo Kojima is taking notice.An article from GameRant covered this PC port of PT a few days ago, which was soon retweeted by Kojima himself – on both his English and Japanese Twitter accounts, even. Kojima constantly
  
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• Arc Raiders lead says Steam player count discourse doesn't feel great, but Embark "accepted" it

  07-10-2026 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update, a veritable relaunch following several quiet months, developer Embark Studios anticipated a decline in concurrent and daily players and chose to go all-in anyway, even if it meant weathering a few months of Steam CCU discourse. Speaking with GamesRadar+, Arc Raiders executive producer Aleksander Grøndal examines the conversations around the game's player count, which has unsurprisingly declined after a huge launch. This year, Arc Raiders joined t
  
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• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis devs are cutting back on modern hand holding

  07-10-2026 23:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original Tomb Raider is often obtuse and obscure, challenging you to climb your way through intricate levels inch by inch. Later games in the series would gradually become more friendly, offering clearly marked pathways and handholds to prevent players from ever getting lost. For Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, the developers want to make sure those stretches of isolation and exploration are front and center once again."We celebrate those moments to say, 'Hey, let's not hold your hand. Let'
  
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• Controversial Horror Series Ropes Me Back In With Silent Hill’s Original Composer And Lady Dimitrescu

  07-10-2026 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  The Remothered games are true cult classics in the way that players find them either insufferable or inspired. As a lover of developer Stormind Games' antique perversions, but also a hater of its convoluted storytelling, I regretfully exist somewhere in between. But I know I won't be able to resist the new Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy when it launches later this month, since the horror game legends who helped make the Italian gothic game are way too good. Red Nun’s Legacy will feature lege
  
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• After accidentally killing players and deleting billions, Old School RuneScape devs rush out a fix

  07-10-2026 22:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  It has been zero days since an Old School RuneScape update gave players a heart attack. Following the rollout of a new training arena led by the NPC Pete Kayer, ironically meant to help players practice their PvP skills and survive, OSRS fans quickly noticed a bug that was interfering with the MMO's death mechanics and causing incredibly valuable gear to vanish. "DIED WITHOUT DYING AND THEN DOUBLE DEATH," exclaimed understandably panicked Reddit user Rsnks earlier today. As they hastily explaine
  
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• Three Years Later, The Outlast Trials Just Smashed Its Concurrent-Player Record 

  07-10-2026 22:00 via gamespot.com
  The Outlast Trials, Red Barrels' co-op horror game set in its wider Outlast universe, just broke its concurrent-player record, eclipsing 120,000 players. The previous high came when the game launched in Steam Early Access in 2023 and the player count climbed to 36,000. Today's new record means the indie horror game reset the bar with a total more than four times higher than its previous best.Red Barrels credited a few big factors for the record. For one, The Outlast Trials is enjoying a hug
  
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• Arc Raiders lead encourages players to "take a break and play some other games" if out of content

  07-10-2026 21:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders is entering a new, hopefully healthier era, both for players and developer Embark Studios. Instead of constantly laying on the gas trying to keep up with player demands, Embark has pumped the brakes a bit to prepare one big update – Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail, out tomorrow, October 8 – and go back to the processes that it used to make this hit extraction shooter in the first place. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal says the dev team is feeling better today, mont
  
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• Resident Evil Movie Will Become Zach Cregger’s Biggest Ever, Surpassing Weapons

  07-10-2026 21:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Zach Cregger has another hit on his hands with Resident Evil, and it's set to become his biggest movie ever by revenue at the box office.According to Deadline, Resident Evil is expected to surpass his current biggest movie, Weapons ($270 million worldwide), by the end of this week or sooner. It currently stands at $247.6 million worldwide.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNd1gb19A-c
  What's propelling Resident Evil higher was its release in China this week--it debuted there on October 5, and it's
  
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• Troy Baker says The Last of Us 2's devastating final scene was originally at the start of the game

  07-10-2026 21:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us 2 has the perfect video game ending for my money. Without spoiling anything in case you've yet to experience this masterpiece of a game, it's bitterly unsatisfying but somehow, thematically and narratively, the only way to wrap up the story in a way that does justice to the characters, who they are, and what they've all been through.OK, now I will get into spoilers, so again, if somehow The Last of Us 2 has eluded you in the six years it's been out, go play that darned game and co
  
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• What’s Next For Halo Under Activision? Probably Not The Endless

  07-10-2026 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  What likely would have been the big new enemy faction of the Halo universe, the Endless, have been fully revealed, though it's unclear what role, if any, they will play going forward.As announced last month by Xbox's Matt Booty, Halo is under new management, with the responsibility of the next game in the series going to a completely new team under Activision. Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries, will remain as a small team to oversee already-released titles like the recent Halo: Campaign Evol
  
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• 007 First Light Players Unlock A Very Good Boy

  07-10-2026 20:25 via gamespot.com
  
  007 First Light is already out, but it's still accumulating wishlists on Steam, and now that it's passed 7 million wishlists, a very good boy has been added to the game.With 7 million wishlists, IO Interactive has added Jack the bulldog to the game via its TacSim lobby for everyone. Jack, as a statue model, made his James Bond debut in the 2012 movie Skyfall, sitting on M's desk. The statue survived when the office exploded, though its face got cracked and Union Jack flag was charred. Jack went
  
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• Carrie's Mike Flanagan explains why he chose to exclude one infamous scene

  07-10-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan says he opted to skip the infamous pig slaughtering scene in his adaptation of Carrie."Yeah, I didn't have much of a stomach to watch the pig get slaughtered," Flanagan tells GamesRadar+. "There's so much cruelty in the show, but it was also seeing the lack of horror on Chris's face that became more horrific to me. And seeing how far down that road she'd gone and her kind of fascination with that. Yeah, that was how we decided to approach it. I just felt like we've endured so much
  
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• 14 Horror Games It Would Be Terrifying Not To Wishlist

  07-10-2026 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Horror Game Awards ceremony kicks off in November, but the team's latest showcase event has arrived, highlighting 100+ horror games. The latest showing, Harvest of Terror, is the brand's first event since June's Midsummer Night's Scream showcase. As I did for that summer show, I watched every trailer featured in today's event and pulled out a handful of those I'm particularly excited about. I purposely didn't call out games already featured in my summer horror showcase recap or my Octob
  
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• Cities: Skylines Announced For Switch 2 While Sequel’s Console Ports Are Still MIA

  07-10-2026 19:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Paradox Interactive has announced Cities: Skylines - Expanded Edition, a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Colossal Order's hit 2015 city-builder. While it's great to see Cities: Skylines make its way to a new platform, this announcement also serves as a reminder that we have no idea when the long-awaited console ports of Cities: Skylines 2 will come out.
  Cities: Skylines - Expanded Edition was developed by Tantalus Media, the team behind The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's Switch port. It'll cost $49,
  
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• WoW: Forever Players Love It When Things Look Old

  07-10-2026 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever players have made their feelings about the game's visual style crystal clear: They love it when things look old.It's a recurring theme in the Forever beta, where players have continually pushed back against updated high-definition character models and character portraits. While Forever is in many ways a new version of Blizzard's MMORPG, it's built with the spirit and foundation of WoW Classic in mind, even as it includes updated visuals and quality-of-life updates take
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company studio is "returning" furloughed developers after "incredible response"

  07-10-2026 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor is actively "returning more of our team back to work" after furloughing staff right before launch due to apparent budget issues. In a post on Bluesky, Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch confirms the great de-furloughing began this week, which it calls "an important step in our continued support for Zero Company."The statement confirms much of what was reported around the launch. "Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected busines
  
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• Grab these essential beginner board games if you want to avoid playing Monopoly with your family this year

  07-10-2026 19:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Are you dreading family get-togethers this year because your folks insist on breaking out dusty old board games like Monopoly? Can't face another dinner table meltdown because a sibling got screwed out of Bond Street? It's a special kind of torture, but it's not one you need to suffer.There's a whole world of amazing alternatives out there, especially in 2026. As you can probably tell from the explosion of tabletop content on social media or the glut of board game cafes worldwide, it's got a lot
  
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• MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Phoenix Cyclops Gameplay Reveal Trailer

  07-10-2026 19:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyclops is ready to unleash his Optic Blasts and the cosmic flames of the Phoenix on the battlefield!Build Solar Shards to harness the power of the Phoenix, and balance extraordinary strength against the path to destruction.
  Embrace the power of the Phoenix when Cyclops joins MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls on November 2!MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is available now on PS5 and PC!
  
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• Nier: Automata mastermind Yoko Taro says he's still making games for "dementia prevention"

  07-10-2026 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  By now, Yoko Taro's become one of the more prolific game developers around, and not just because of the distinctive moon mask he always wears during public appearances. Nier: Automata is a genuine worldwide sensation, a spin-off from his Drakengard series, and during a recent conversation he mentioned he's really done all he set out to do in the medium.The RPG creator sat down to speak with fellow dev Keisuke Okabe, who directed EnderLilies, for the opening ceremony of The Tenth Mosaic in late S
  
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• If you want cheap Nerf guns, take aim at these excellent blasters with massive discounts

  07-10-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Summer may be the preserve of Super Soakers, but Fall is all about Nerf guns. The best Nerf blasters come into their own when weather forces play inside, and cool new designs (like the video game-inspired Rebel Ops range that just hit shelves) drop every year to shake things up. Events like Prime Day ensure we don't have to pay through the nose for them, and Amazon has slashed the price for many top toys today. That makes it so much easier to build up an arsenal for less.Actually, there are almo
  
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• New stealth RPG takes The Blood of Dawnwalker's controversial time limit and goes full Majora's Mask

  07-10-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker managed to stir up quite a controversy with its time restrictions, but that's not scaring indie developers away from instilling some good ol' FOMO in players – in fact, some are leaning well into it.If you're old enough to remember Majora's Mask, one of the best Zelda games of all time, then you're also (un)lucky enough to have grappled with its three-day cycle. It's stressful, sure, but it's what makes the game as fun and unique as it is – if you ask me, anyw
  
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• GTA 6 Wants Losing Your Wanted Level To Feel Like A “Hit-And-Run”

  07-10-2026 18:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Gamers hoping for GTA 6 to amp up the realism when it comes to losing their wanted level in the sunny state of Leonida are in luck, with Rockstar confirming in a recent interview that Jason and Lucia can do far more than escape a glowing red zone on the map to shake off the law. Speaking to IGN ahead of the Netflix Extended Look back in August, head of development and co-studio head Rob Nelson walked the outlet through a 30-minute gameplay demo in which several new mechanics and locations w
  
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• GTA 6 boss says "we have made money matter more in this story" than previous Grand Theft Auto games

  07-10-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  I don't mean to alarm you, but GTA 6 is set to launch next month. There's obviously going to be a lot for fans to discover come release day, but one potential learning curve might come in the form of earning enough in-game cash to keep the narrative flowing.Or that's what it sounds like, according to Rockstar North co-studio boss Rob Nelson. Chatting with IGN in an interview from earlier this year that's now been posted in full, the lead discusses the importance of money in GTA 6, and how you wo
  
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• Capcom enlists Ron Perlman for Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, hopefully pays him more than he got for Fallout 1

  07-10-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout and Hellboy star Ron Perlman is teaming up with Capcom again to introduce you to Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.Despite being best known for his myriad film and TV roles, Perlman is a pretty prolific voice actor, especially in games. His most famous contribution is to the Fallout series, where he serves as the narrator in multiple games, as well as the TV anchor that announces the bombs dropping in Fallout 4. Notably, he had no clue the series would be a success, saying that he was caught
  
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• The HyperX Cloud III is a superb wired headset, and a no-brainer purchase when discounts are inbound

  07-10-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  You've likely seen the HyperX Cloud III before. It's a common sight to behold if you've ever spent time hunting through the best gaming headsets on Amazon, which is what led me to finally test it out for myself. I wanted to ensure anyone who didn't take the time to scroll through the second page of Amazon's search results was still getting their money's worth. Just because a headset turns up on page one doesn't necessarily mean it's worth your time and attention, but that does happen to be the c
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Gets Gears Of War: E-Day And These 11 Games In October

  07-10-2026 18:07 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the start of a new month, and like clockwork, the next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has been announced for the subscription service. Gears of War: E-Day leads the new arrivals this month, and it'll be joined by a few more big games, Battlefield 6 and Valor Mortis.Here's a closer look at everything you can grab in the first half of the month through Xbox Game Pass:Xbox Game Pass October Wave 1 GamesNow available
  Gears of War: E-DayMinecraft Dungeons 2
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  Echo WeaverForever
  
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• Sony's digital future is good due to "convenience" and games like GTA 6 being "too big," dev says

  07-10-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Sony's decision to end all physical disc production for new games on PlayStation consoles in 2028 has proven quite controversial, to say the least, not everyone thinks that a digital-only world would be all bad.One such person is Hiroshi Matsuyama, CEO fo CyberConnect 2 – a studio best known for its manga and anime-based fighting games (think Naruto: Ultimate Ninja and the like) as well as its .hack series made in collaboration with the ever-beloved Bandai Namco.
  He makes his stan
  
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