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• This Espresso Machine Can Run Doom

  16-10-2026 20:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Before caffeinating yourself in the morning, the Fellow Espresso Series 1 machine can actually run 1993's Doom on its small, circular screen. Reddit user FullExtraction showed off the classic FPS, utilizing the brew button to run and steam button to shoot. The scroll wheel on the device turns Doomguy either left or right. There's also a wider-angle video of Doom working on the espresso machine, via custom firmware. The game looks pretty smooth in the snippet, showcasing a solid frame rate.
  
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• While You Wait For The Phasmophobia Movie, Don’t Miss This Hidden Gem

  20-10-2026 00:48 via gamespot.com
  
  An official Phasmophobia movie is on the way; we learned as much last summer. But what if I said you could watch something quite like Kinetic's ghostbusting co-op game right now? That's the elevator pitch I bring you, fellow horror fans, less than two weeks out from Halloween. The movie is Never After Dark, a gorgeously shot, cleverly creepy ghost story that Phasmophobia fans shouldn't miss.Never After Dark tells the story of Airi, a young woman who can commune with ghosts. She works as a t
  
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• Ex-Marathon lead says Path of Exile is "the most freeform" ARPG when it comes to buildcrafting

  20-10-2026 00:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard's Diablo series is what most people think of when they hear the term ARPG, but Path of Exile is without a doubt the closest runner-up. Itself directly and explicitly inspired by Diablo 2, Grinding Gear Games' free-to-play ARPG has an extremely dedicated and sizable player base all its own, and it's not hard to find genre enthusiasts who consider it their favorite for all sorts of reasons. The example we're here to talk about is Joe Ziegler, the game director best known for leading Riot'
  
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• Stupid Never Dies review: "This pop punk zombie action RPG oozes personality, but ends up dead on arrival"

  20-10-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Malls, in pop culture at least, are inhabited by three main groups. Zombies, the monster-battling kids from Stranger Things, and teenagers in Avril Lavigne music videos. Stupid Never Dies’ Davy is somehow all three at once: a hoodie-wearing defector from the zombie horde, facing off against other monsters in the hope of saving the life of – and winning the heart of – the cheerleader he’s crushing on. Even though they've never spoken, because she's in a kind of accidental
  
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• Stupid Never Dies – 26 Minute Full Dungeon Run Gameplay

  20-10-2026 00:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Watch us fight though 27 layers of a later game dungeon in Stupid Never Dies with Go Nuts Mode turned on. You play as a Zombie who can "Style Eat" enemies and gain their abilities after turning into them.You'll get to see multiple environments and watch us play as a good number of monsters while leveling up and becoming strong enough to even one shot some bosses.
  
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• Swedish town flexes its survival game royalty by enshrining Valheim and V Rising into its roads

  19-10-2026 23:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  You might not have heard of the town of Skövde, Sweden, but if you spend much time staying abreast of Steam's biggest hits, you've probably heard of some of the titles its improbably large game development community has built. The town of roughly 58,000 people has created so many viral hits – particularly in the survival genre – that it's now got its own Hollywood-inspired "Walk of Game" celebrating them all.Skövde's Walk of Game is open to games that have sold at least 3 m
  
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• James Gunn officially confirms Mister Miracle casting with a new look at the DCU animated series

  19-10-2026 23:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has released a new look at DCU's upcoming Mister Miracle show after DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran broke the news that Josh Hutcherson was set to voice Mister Miracle, with Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda."Welcoming Josh Hutcherson as Mister Miracle and Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda in [Tom King's] forthcoming animated DCU series from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, #MisterMiracle," Gunn wrote alongside a photo of Scott Free and Barda sharing a loving glance post-battle. You can ch
  
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• After Beating Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Help Dracula Rebuild In This Awesome Roguelike

  19-10-2026 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Let’s face it, if you are a Castlevania fan or just love metroidvania games in general, you’re probably sinking your teeth into Belmont’s Curse. And why not? After all, it just got a glowing review from our own Steve Watts, and like plenty of the rest of you, I’ve also been eagerly waiting for a new Castlevania adventure for over a decade. One indie team in particular seems keen to grab your attention once your time with Belmont's Curse is over, having recently released a
  
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• I've been covering MMOs for 13 years, and this is by far the most disgusting grind I've ever seen

  19-10-2026 23:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  In January 2023, one Old School RuneScape player made history by rocketing to 200 million experience in the MMO's laborious Agility skill in under one minute by cashing in eight years worth of collected minigame tickets. It was unprecedented – a 'see it to believe it' moment, like watching someone topple a chain of dominoes as large and complex as the Taj Mahal. On October 16, 2026, another OSRS player, Vollshtandig, reached 200 million Agility experience at the end of a 3,475-hour grind t
  
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• First episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 will stream live for free on Twitch

  19-10-2026 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is almost upon us, and the first episode of the new season is set to debut live on Twitch.CD Projekt Red announced that the premiere will stream live on its official Twitch channel on October 20 at midnight EST. You can check out the official post below in order to find your specific time zone. For episodes 2-10, however, you're going to need that Netflix subscription.The studio also announced that selected streamers will be co-streaming the episode on their own s
  
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• Someone has made a Lego Millennium Falcon out of a chicken set, and now I think I've seen it all

  19-10-2026 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just when I think I've seen it all, someone goes and turns a chicken into a Lego Millennium Falcon.More specifically, they've created the galaxy's fastest hunk of junk using a Moana Lego Hehei set (which is adorably google-eyed and often available for less than $30 at Amazon). Fan Switz399 took to reddit with their creation, and it's... pretty good, actually? Yes, it may look a bit more floral than Han Solo's vessel traditionally is due to the flowers on Heihei's base. But even so, it's unmistak
  
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• How To Get Minior In Pokemon Go

  19-10-2026 22:33 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Pokemon is landing soon in Pokemon Go. The meteorite Minior is making their debut in the mobile game beginning October 19, but you won't encounter them like a typical Pokemon.Rather than periodically spawning in the wild, Minior's appearance is fittingly tied to meteor showers. The celestial Pokemon will only spawn on certain evenings when a real-world meteor shower is taking place, so you'll need to fire up the game on specific nights if you want to catch a glimpse of the new monster.To h
  
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• Not even Rockstar heads know everything that's in GTA 6 because devs will just add stuff

  19-10-2026 22:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 was made by an army of thousands of game developers who had to be coordinated by Rockstar Games, but some of the studio's best work is the result of individuals using the independence afforded to them to enact the kind of chaotic goodness that would make a tabletop dungeon master smirk. Case in point: horse scrotums in Red Dead Redemption 2. The buried details of GTA 6's mammoth production line are examined in a new video from Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who paused to share some inf
  
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• PS5 jailbreak proves the console could've been backwards compatible with PS2 all along

  19-10-2026 22:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can finally just plug your PS2 and PS3 discs into a PS5 and play your classic games on the modern console – just without Sony's permission. A recent PS5 jailbreak has opened the door for community developers to put robust emulators for classic consoles on the platform, and it's gone to show that we could've had proper backwards compatibility with the old consoles on PS5 all along.There've been all kinds of wild homebrew developments since the big PS5 jailbreak debuted a few weeks ago,
  
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• WoW: Forever Is Soaring, But Midnight Is Struggling

  19-10-2026 21:21 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever is riding high thanks to its popular beta and upcoming launch, but retail WoW's Midnight expansion feels like it's in a state of crisis by comparison.The two different versions of WoW couldn't be in more different places. Forever seems to be extremely popular, with Blizzard developers commenting how its beta is breaking records. Blizzard itself has also been more communicative regarding Forever than ever before, with weekly podcasts diving into community topics, forum
  
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• You Don’t Need An Expensive Console Or High-End PC To Play Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

  19-10-2026 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 releases this week, and with gaming consoles and capable PC rigs now more expensive than ever, you might be wondering if there is another way to play.
  Thankfully, there is, but there are a few things you need to know before jumping in.How to play MW4 without a console or PCWith Game Pass:Modern Warfare 4 is not included with Xbox Game Pass this year, but if you're a subscriber you can leverage the "stream your own game" program to play it that way, after purchasing
  
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• This LA Noire Spinoff Idea Sounds Incredible

  19-10-2026 19:47 via gamespot.com
  
  British actor Rahul Kohli (Saros, Midnight Mass) has a pitch for a new L.A. Noire game, and it sounds pretty great. Speaking to BAFTA Games, Kohli said he would like to see the franchise return with a spinoff that takes players through different time periods, as a cop, as they investigate different crimes.One such setting could be Victorian England, with a storyline focused on hunting down Jack the Ripper, Kohli said. Another could take players to the '80s in California as they pursue the Night
  
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• "Elon Musk disagrees with me. This means I am onto something": Art legend calls out AI billionaires

  19-10-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Veteran game artist Kenney Vleugels, known fondly to some as "Asset Jesus" for his enormous library of ready-made game assets, recently joined the chorus of devs standing against AI and the billionaires pushing it – and in doing so, managed to thoroughly piss off AI-first billionaires Tim Sweeney of Epic Games and Elon Musk of SpaceX and xAI. On October 18, Vleugels chucked a fairly innocuous message into the sea of Twitter. "Don't let billionaires convince you slop is the future," he argu
  
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• The Last of Us inspired Resident Evil 7 because Capcom "wanted the critical acclaim"

  19-10-2026 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  As a huge fan of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, I found Resident Evil 7 appealed to me on a carnal level. The fact that it was a course correction from the glossy, over-the-top theatrics of its predecessor helped too. According to a producer on the sequel, we can thank The Last of Us for the indirect inspiration.Over on BlueSky, Miguel Corti, a former senior manager of global production at Capcom, went long on the circumstances leading up to the seventh mainline entry of the storied series. "It m
  
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• Anime Galaxies codes (October 2026) and how to redeem them for Gems, Trait Crystals, and more

  19-10-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anime Galaxies codes are here to give you a head start in the latest anime tower defense experience, as you assemble your dream team from the cast of legendary champions you can summon forth. There are rotating banners to pull from, with units ranging from Secret and Shiny to Mythic rarity for you to seek out.Using these promos will give you a ready supply of Gems and Trait Crystals, which can be spent on unlocking fresh units to add to your collection, along with Stat Tokens and Stat Locks to m
  
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• Edgerunners 2 and Resident Evil prove that game worlds, not characters, make the best adaptations

  19-10-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  PATCH NOTES v19.10.2026 – As the latest Resident Evil film gets turned back into a video game and early Edgerunners 2 reviews suggest great things ahead, video game worlds have become the stars of the best adaptations – and it's a blueprint for the future.What's going on this week in gaming?Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 reviews are in and largely positive.Zack Cregger's acclaimed Resident Evil movie has come full circle after a fan turned it into a classic PS1 survival horror game.Why is
  
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• Tomb Raider remake boss says the game has to leave moments that bring "the most emotions" untouched

  19-10-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis' lead developers say that the moments that elicit the strongest emotional response in the original were non-negotiable to tamper with in the remake. With Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, the developers are going down the Resident Evil and Final Fantasy 7 school of remaking a game. Rather than a near-1:1 remake like Metal Gear Solid Delta or The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Legacy of Atlantis uses the setting and story of the 1996 classic and builds something
  
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• Palworld devs don't want to just "release 100 new Pals with the next update," says Pocketpair lead

  19-10-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld has seen its fair share of new Pals since Pocketpair first launched its Pokemon-like survival game into the wild, with 1.0 adding 72 just over the summer – but that doesn't mean that the developers are in a rush to add loads more.Speaking in a new interview with MP1st, Pocketpair head of publishing and communications John "Bucky" Buckley explains as much when asked how the studio plans to keep the game's roster "fresh," so to speak.
  "We try not to think of new Pals as simply addin
  
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• Saros Gets Boss Rush And Tons Of Difficulty Options With Zenith Update

  19-10-2026 18:19 via gamespot.com
  Saros is a phenomenal sci-fi shooter, and it currently stands as my favorite game of 2026. If you've been waiting for the right time to play it--or to play it again--then developer Housemarque has some good news. The new Zenith update is now available for free, adding a boss rush and difficulty options that should appeal to both newcomers and seasoned veterans.
  First up, the boss rush. Dubbed "Overlord Rush," the mode comes with its own dedicated leaderboards and tasks you with taking out a seri
  
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• Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s Biddy Blas Is Voiced By A Sinister Circus Ringmaster Pro Wrestler, And This Makes Sense

  19-10-2026 18:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars has had no shortage of breakout alien stars over the decades--from Chewbacca in the original trilogy to Grogu from The Mandalorian--but in Star Wars: Galactic Racer, that honor belongs to Biddy Blas. Who is Biddy Blas? A hotshot racer in the game, with an ego the size of a Death Star and a voice that sounds like a TIE Fighter fueled by nightmares—that's who Biddy Blas is. And in real life, the man behind the voice is none other than indie UK wrestler and actor Richard Summer
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake borrows one of Breath of the Wild's most immersive features

  19-10-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is stealing a very neat feature that Nintendo previously implemented in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom: a no-UI mode. Pro and Master UI modes were available at the recent hands-on preview event, and a few creators managed to get footage of them in action.There are three options to modify the in-game interface in the menu. Standard is what you've likely seen in pre-release footage and has readouts detailing health, magic, and your currently
  
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• Grand Theft Auto 4 got much darker because San Andreas took the "pop energy as far as it could go"

  19-10-2026 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dan Houser – former writer and creative director of the Grand Theft Auto series – says GTA 4 was so tonally different from what came before because Rockstar Games felt that doing the same old thing risked obsolescence.GTA was riding high going into the Xbox 360 and PS3 era, with the trilogy of GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas all releasing to mass acclaim, selling millions, and becoming some of the most influential and beloved games of the era. San Andreas, in particular, felt like
  
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• New Kojima x Casetify collection paints Death Stranding all over your EDC, but my favorite design has already sold out

  19-10-2026 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Casetify doesn't shy away from a collab, and neither does Hideo Kojima, so it's a wonder it's taken this long for the two to come together. Taking on the iPhone 18 Pro Max (with a few iPhone 18 Pro options mixed in), the new range plasters Death Stranding 2 all over your phone case. Didn't sell your soul for the latest Apple flagship? The series also transfers its designs over to everything from luggage to charging stands and earbud cases.This is Casetify, though, so none of these gadgets go par
  
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• Ex-Marathon director says Bungie had "a lot of disagreements" about what to do with the game

  19-10-2026 17:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  This hasn't been the strongest year for Bungie. On the back of ending updates for Destiny 2, the studio released Marathon to a more muted and mixed response than anyone would've liked. Layoffs followed, and an ex-lead from the FPS has given some insight into what it was like behind the scenes.In an interview with PCGamer, Joe Zeigler, former game director on Marathon, discussed the challenges in getting the project over the line. "I found this project was - it had some areas where there were def
  
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• Street Fighter's Chun-Li star loves Dead by Daylight and wants to audition for the Blumhouse movie

  19-10-2026 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Street Fighter actor Callina Liang wants to star in Blumhouse-Atomic Monster's upcoming Dead by Daylight movie."I'm also a huge gamer. I have a PC setup at home... Right now, I'm playing a lot of Dead by Daylight," Liang told Variety. "I put in 100 hours into that game over the last two months. I met with someone at Blumhouse, and when they told me they were making Dead by Daylight into a movie, I screamed and slid off the couch."Dead by Daylight is a four-versus-one horror game that puts one Ki
  
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