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• The Witcher 4 Probably Won’t Be On A Disc, But Dev Teases Physical “Feelies” Of Some Type

  01-09-2026 14:47 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red recently confirmed that the long-awaited RPG The Witcher 4 is targeting a release in 2028, and that timing has led many to wonder if the Polish developer will offer the game on a disc. After all, Sony is ending support for physical PlayStation discs in 2028 and Microsoft is expected to ditch discs, too.CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski told The Game Business that the studio has "no influence" on what companies like Sony and Microsoft choose to do with
  
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• Can you save Aurelio in Star Wars Zero Company?

  01-09-2026 17:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aurelio in Star Wars Zero Company is a Rodian teammate who appears in the first mission, only to be beaten to death by a Coil Brute during the tutorial. Aurelio dying isn't exactly sad - he had maybe two lines prior to his clubbing - but with Zero Company having a permadeath system and new recruits being pretty expensive, is there a way to save Aurelio and stop him from dying?Can you stop Aurelio from dying in Star Wars Zero Company?(Image credit: EA)No, there is no way to save Aurelio's life in
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead says Nvidia DLSS 5 backlash is "really funny," and that "most talented people I know" use AI

  01-09-2026 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director Daniel Vávra is no stranger to controversy, having previously defended Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 technology – and now, it seems that he's back to do so yet again.In case you missed the Warhorse Studios veteran's previous words on the matter, he stated that tech like DLSS 5 would "replace expensive raytracing" someday and was just suffering an "uncanny beginning."
  Well, now that Nvidia's AI-powered neural rendering model is back in the limelig
  
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• The Witcher 4 probably isn't coming to PS5 with a physical disc, CD Projekt Red boss says, but fans will still get something to "open up and enjoy"

  01-09-2026 17:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite releasing after Sony's physical game deadline, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 4 will have a game box with something on PS5, even if it doesn't have a disc.I'm sure we all know the story by now: Sony announced it would end physical disc production for PlayStation consoles in 2028, and everyone is upset and calling Sony out for its anti-consumer, anti-preservation moves. Meanwhile, Sony wants to remind people they don't own their games, with its lawyers offering the frankly ridiculous arg
  
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• Kratos actor Christopher Judge says he read for the God of War TV show, but thinks Dave Bautista is "going to be great"

  01-09-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kratos actor Christopher Judge says he did indeed read for the role in Prime Video's God of War TV show, but has "no desire" to take it on and nothing but well wishes for newly cast actor Dave Bautista."I did read for it! It was so hard for me to memorize my lines, which I never had a problem with," Judge told Collider. "And that was my mind and body starting to tell me, 'You don't want to do this.' I was one of the leads of Stargate at 33 to 44 and then stopped. Now, at 62, to be the lead, I ju
  
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• No, really, Samsung's USB4 P Series SSDs come in at over $2,000 for the luxury of 4,000 MB/s

  01-09-2026 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samsung has unveiled its next generation of external drives, and the new P9 and P7 SSDs definitely feel premium. The portable solid-state drives are powered by USB4, a newer USB standard, which helps conjure up impressive read and write speeds of up to 4,000 and 3,800 MB/s (where the P9 is considered). But this new heightened performance comes at a premium cost of up to $2,699.99, and I wish I were joking.Announced during Gamescom 2026, Samsung states in its press release that you can expect to
  
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• Onimusha: Way of the Sword Could Be My Favorite Action Game Since Elden Ring, And There’s A Preorder Deal

  01-09-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I went into the Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo completely blind. I had never played any of the previous games in the series, nor did I know what to truly expect. I simply downloaded it and gave it a try. After playing through it with a beaming smile on my face, dismembering demons and having a good ol’ time, this might be one of the best action games since Elden Ring. Better yet, you can join in on the fun with a great preorder discount ahead of launch.From the opening moments, I was hook
  
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• GTA 6 isn't flashy for the sake of it – I'm impressed at how additive every new detail feels to gameplay

  01-09-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  For all of Rockstar Games' technical prowess, the genius of Grand Theft Auto lies in the beautiful simplicity implied by its title: brazenly commit crimes, and have a good time doing it. Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to be an industry milestone for open world density and attention to detail, and what we've seen of GTA 6 so far is still pinned on that promise. It remains as strong a hook in 2026 as it was in 1997 watching pixels skid across a screen from a top-down perspective.Rockstar's commitment t
  
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• Sony’s Digital Game Ownership Argument Is Another Attack On Consumer Rights

  01-09-2026 16:59 via gamespot.com
  
  As Sony marches towards its all-digital future, the company is now arguing in a class-action lawsuit that it doesn't mislead customers into purchasing digital licenses for games, instead of actual ownership of the product.In a filing in California's Northern District Court made last month (and spotted by Game File), Sony claims that "reasonable consumers would not be misled" when shopping on its storefront. The court overseeing the case against Sony is currently evaluating whether it s
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company Developers Were Furloughed Before The Game Even Released

  01-09-2026 16:53 via gamespot.com
  
  A new report has revealed that most of the Star Wars Zero Company development team at Bit Reactor was furloughed before the game launched on August 28.
  While the new XCOM-like Star Wars strategy game garnered positive reviews, Bit Reactor confirmed to Game File that the studio had furloughed workers in August, with a separate source suggesting that around 80% of the Zero Company's development team was impacted by this. Sources also revealed the game was developed on a very tight $50 million budg
  
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• The Xbox X25 console might be gone for good, but I'm holding out hope for more controller stock

  01-09-2026 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last week heralded in a set of Xbox X25 pre-orders that promptly sold out in a matter of minutes. The special edition translucent green console and controller, despite their hefty markups, were gone in the blink of an eye when pre-orders dropped on Thursday. While hopes of a stock refresh on the main event might be a little optimistic, though, I'm not quite finished with that controller yet. The Xbox Series X25 console is an $899.99 (or $999 if you bought via GameStop) showpiece that costs more
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed staff right before the strategy game launched due to reportedly running low on money

  01-09-2026 16:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things reportedly aren't going well at Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor. Apparently, most of the team that worked on the tactics game were quietly furloughed right before it came out, and the company claims it intends to bring them back if sales prove good enough.This comes from Game File, which reports that a large number of Bit Reactor's devs were furloughed mere weeks before Zero Company's release. Exact numbers are unknown, but one source says 80% of the staff, while another mention
  
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• I played Total War: Warhammer 40K and saw a generational strategy game in the making

  01-09-2026 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  I was not ready for Total War: Warhammer 40K. Starting at the tutorial, I'm given 35 space marines to fight more than 1000 orcs – odds I would never take in another Total War game. Spoiler: it is one-sided. With my squads positioned across hillside vantages and behind cover, the orcs charge into a slaughter. Space marines unload bolter fire into their ranks, some throwing frag grenades before drawing chainswords and carving the survivors up in vicious melee combat. The orcs are routed, and
  
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• How many cycles are there in Star Wars Zero Company?

  01-09-2026 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cycles in Star Wars Zero Company are the game's unit of time, each one representing a day, and a single completed mission. As they begin to tick down, you might begin to wonder how many cycles are in Zero Company from beginning to end, and if there's a built-in timer for the whole game, similar to the ticking clock built in to pay the debt in Star Wars Zero Company in the game's early acts. If you want to know more, I'll explain the details below and how Cycles in the game work, in a guide that'
  
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• 30 years later, I finally got to play Quake on the PS1, but that's before I found a better version that doesn't rely on "substantial AI assistance"

  01-09-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upon stumbling across a new PS1 homebrew with a Quake demo included, I thought I'd finally found a solid way to play the shooter on Sony's console. Unlike DOOM, the iconic MS-DOS romp didn't get an invite to the PlayStation party back in the '90s, but my dreams of playing it AFK were shattered by one caveat: it's made using AI.Yes, this is another impressive retro console project that has AI lurking beneath the surface. It's a pity too, as the PSxOxide demo bundles Quake in with a wonderfully od
  
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• I Am Begging One Cool Billionaire To Take Up Double Fine’s Offer To Fund Brutal Legend 2

  01-09-2026 15:41 via gamespot.com
  
  What's next for Double Fine following its split from Microsoft and Xbox? A whole lot, as the Psychonauts developer has multiple projects that it wants fans to vote on--including Brutal Legend 2, if you have a spare $100 million lying around.The studio is currently seeking a more modest $400,000 on Kickstarter to fund its next project--with only a single stretch goal of $100 million--and at the time of writing, has secured $288,000 in pledges. Double Fine will be hosting its own two-wee
  
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• GTA 6 Cut This Feature Because It Was Too Real, But One Lifelike Detail Is Staying

  01-09-2026 15:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar Games has confirmed more details about GTA 6, including how the developer cut a feature because it was deemed too realistic. Another feature that borrows from real life is staying, however.
  Rockstar's Rob Nelson told Famitsu, as translated by GamesRadar, that Jason and Lucia were initially able to buy groceries and restock their fridge. However, Nelson said Rockstar decided to cut this feature because it didn't align with the studio's ideas for balancing "realism and ease of play."
  "At
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered won't scrap saves or achievements from the OG RPG as CD Projekt Red confirms it'll all carry over

  01-09-2026 15:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last week's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 showcase saw the reveal of The Witcher 3 Remastered, a reworked take on CD Projekt Red's original 2015 RPG – and excited fans don't need to worry about losing their decade-old progress, apparently.Developers reveal as much in a new post over on X, explaining that all of our saves from The Witcher 3 will, in fact, carry over to the remaster coming later this month.
  "We've seen your questions about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered," it
  
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• Nvidia DLSS 5 is launching on September 3: Here's everything I learned about it from a private Gamescom demo

  01-09-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  After its controversial reveal earlier in the year, DLSS 5 is launching later this week, on September 3rd. At Gamescom last week, I got invited to a behind-closed-doors look at the latest Nvidia upscaler. During the session, Nvidia lifted the lid on various aspects of it, revealing how its developer tools work, how it'll impact indie games with different art styles, and allowing me to ask my own questions about it. Before it arrives on your gaming PCs at the end of this week, I've tried to round
  
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• Paradox’s New Grand Strategy Game Is More Survival-RPG Than You’d Expect

  01-09-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no denying that Afterworld is a traditional grand strategy game in many ways--big foggy maps, territorial clashes, macro and micro decision-making--but its end-of-the-world scenario presents an opportunity for Paradox Studios to elevate the genre further still. Even in the brief glimpse we had during a hands-on play session at Gamescom, a number of differences are already showing. For a start, Afterworld has a very clear focus on lore-building, which is something the more historical
  
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• DLSS 5’s Leak Has Led To Horrific Results, But Our Demo Showed A Different Reality

  01-09-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a frustrating few days as someone who saw Nvidia's DLSS 5 demonstration at Gamescom last week. Since a recent mod leaked that showed DLSS 5 adjusting some characters in a pretty confusing manner, I've been under embargo and unable to discuss the true functionality, or intent, of the AI-powered filter.First teased back in March 2026, the feature received a largely negative reception due to the stark differences in character models, with some claiming they were "unrecognizable." To addre
  
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• Ananta Developers Are Counting On You Getting Attached To Its Characters

  01-09-2026 14:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Ananta's developers are hoping that players will become emotionally invested enough in the game's characters to want to part with their cash.
  The upcoming free-to-play open-world action game introduces stories as the story progresses, and when we went hands-on with the game at Gamescom last week, the story missions were its strongest point. Helping two cute little anime characters to stealthily flee a mansion was engaging, I did care about their welfare, and I wanted to help them to stay safe--b
  
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• SanDisk finally launched a 1 TB microSD Express Card, but it'll cost you almost as much as the Switch 2 to get one

  01-09-2026 14:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  SanDisk finally has a 1TB microSD Express Card among its storage ranks. While the brand was one of the first (alongside Samsung) to provide officially licensed storage options for the Nintendo Switch 2, it had yet to launch a 1000 GB capacity card for both the handheld (and other compatible devices) until now.The new card was shown off at Gamescom last week, as originally reported by NotebookCheck, adding to the brand's 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB microSDXC lineup. While that's great for those of us
  
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• A beloved Warhammer 40K model is back, and it's "top tier sh*tposting" according to fans

  01-09-2026 14:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  I think the cursed monkey paw just curled a finger, because a beloved Warhammer 40K model – the Space Marine Thunderhawk – has returned in plastic… but not as you might expect.I'd say that the community is very 'broken up' about this, but it's really the Warhammer 40K ship that's in pieces. Literally: the Thunderhawk is back with a brand-new plastic model, but it's a ruined pile of slag. The "Thunderhawk Impact Site" is a terrain kit that splits the Space Marine transport into
  
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• Pokemon: Wild Card releases first teaser trailer, featuring a mysterious trading card game player and Mimikyu

  01-09-2026 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Calling all Pokemon fans, the franchise's newest movie has released its first cryptic teaser, introducing us to the feature's mysterious frontrunner. The new teaser for Pokemon: Wild Card opens with a glistening and seemingly rare Pokemon card. But when it flips, it reveals the shadow of a shapeshifting monster that happens to be none other than Mimikyu, who we later see masquerading as Pikachu. The next frame introduces us to the movie's trading card game player with glowing yellow eyes. Watch
  
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• Marvel Snap’s New Season Flips Heroes And Villains, Making One Card Obscenely Overpowered

  01-09-2026 14:05 via gamespot.com
  
  The start of a new season in Marvel Snap is almost here, and in September, everything you know about your favorite superheroes is being thrown out of the window. This month, developer Second Dinner is drawing inspiration from the 2014 crossover series, Axis: Inversion. This storyline saw the Avengers, X-Men, and several supervillains team up to take down the Red Skull, who had recently powered up by stealing the brain of the deceased Charles Xavier, eventually evolving into Red Onslaught--d
  
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• Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is tracking to open far bigger than any previous Resident Evil movie

  01-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has been (unfairly) divisive for its creative deviations from Resident Evil canon, and for telling a Resident Evil story without fan-favorite characters like Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. Nevertheless, it's set to open huge later this month, and could potentially double the opening weekend box office takings of the biggest Resident Evil movie to date.Early tracking (h/t IGN) has put Resident Evil's opening weekend figure at some $40-50 million in the US.
  
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• Star Wars fans say if you love The Clone Wars and Bad Batch, you should play Zero Company

  01-09-2026 13:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars fans think Zero Company is the perfect game for lovers of The Clone Wars and Bad Batch. The new strategy game is set in the Clone Wars-era of the Star Wars timeline, and you play as Hawks, leader of the titular Zero Company. "If you love Clone Wars / The Bad Batch, do yourself a favor and play Zero Company," says one fan on Reddit. "For the story and worldbuilding alone, this game is amazing. Even if you don't usually like tactical games (I personally had no experience with them) this
  
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• Fans are using Xbox's disc-to-digital feature to save long-delisted titles like the Deadpool game, Rock Band 4, and Transformers: Devastation

  01-09-2026 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox users have discovered that the new disc-to-digital feature allows players to access games that have been delisted from digital stores, but not all of them. Microsoft announced its rumored disc-to-digital initiative last week, which will allow you to turn your physical game collections into digital licenses, which Xbox describes as part of its "commitment to game preservation." This has naturally been seen as a good win for Xbox off the back of PS5's total focus on abandoning preservation by
  
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• Blue Beetle star wasn't sure he'd return to DC until James Gunn called: "There's never a guarantee with anything"

  01-09-2026 13:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña didn't think he'd return to DC, until James Gunn called him out of the blue. Maridueña first played his character Jaime Reyes in 2023's Blue Beetle, but, since that was part of the old DCEU, there was some doubt whether he'd return – even though Gunn said Blue Beetle was the first DCU character. "There's never a guarantee with anything, bro," Maridueña told Variety. "I mean, you know this, stuff flips on a dime, and I know that it's not
  
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