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• This JRPG sounded great, but then I learned how it was made, and now it sounds impossible

  05-10-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lie of Caelum: Spirit recently bagged more than $100,000 in extra Kickstarter funds on the back of stellar art and music, and the promise of a "PSX-style sci-fi mecha JRPG" that was "inspired by Xenogears and Phantasy Star." This all sounds well and good, but my gast wasn't truly flabbered until I learned that this 3D mech game was made in RPG Maker.I don't know if you've ever played an RPG Maker game, but they don't normally look like this: Already listed on Steam, Lie of Caelum: Spirit was mad
  
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• Ben Affleck Has Some Strong Opinions About Fortnite Skins And How Hard The Game Is For Him

  08-10-2026 21:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Have you ever wondered what two-time Oscar-winner Ben Affleck thinks about Fortnite skins, and the game generally? You can now rest easy, as the man himself has weighed in with some strong takes.Appearing on the New Heights podcast with brothers Jason and Travis Kelce, Affleck said he's a big gamer, and is particularly fond of first-person shooter games, so when he tried Fortnite, he thought he'd hold his own. That wasn't the case, though. He said not only did he get wiped out immediately, but t
  
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• Live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie in development with CD Projekt Red co-producing

  08-10-2026 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  A live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie is now in development, and CD Projekt Red is co-producing it.The film is in development at Paramount Pictures, with the video game studio co-producing alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura, according to a new report from Deadline. di Bonaventura is best known for producing the live-action Transformers and GI Joe films. No additional details about the film or its plot have been reported.CD Projekt Red also co-produced the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series, which wa
  
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• Ubisoft Shutting Down Rainbow Six Mobile After Less Than A Year

  08-10-2026 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has announced that Rainbow Six Mobile is shutting down, and it didn't have a very long life. The game soft-launched in 2023, but properly rolled out for everyone back in February 2026. It will shut down on January 16, 2027, so it will have been online for less than a year in its full state for everyone."'We are proud of the passion, creativity, and dedication our team has put into the game," Ubisoft said. "One of the greatest parts of this adventure has been getting to experience it alon
  
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• Naughty Dog crunch could be "grueling" but The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 artist defends the studio

  08-10-2026 21:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  A number of high-profile game studios are closely associated with crunch culture, and The Last of Us maker Naughty Dog is undoubtedly one of them. I feel confident saying that not only because the studio's reputation for crunch has been well-established through many years of trustworthy reporting, but because Naughty Dog representatives have confirmed as much explicitly. As recently as December 2025, reports circulated claiming Naughty Dog employees had been forced into mandatory overtime to com
  
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• Marvel NYCC 2026 Live coverage – news and announcements from the Marvel TV and animation panel as it happens

  08-10-2026 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Marvel TV and animation panel at New York Comic Con 2026 is almost upon us. While both the Marvel panels at SDCC 2026 and D23 focused primarily on Marvel's future movies, New York Comic Con has become the traditional home for Marvel TV announcements, and this year is no different.VisionQuest is bound to be a major fixture given it debuts in less than a week, but we're also expecting/hoping for news on Daredevil: Born Again season 3, X-Men '97 season 3, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man s
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting A Movie Adaptation At Call Of Duty Film Studio, Transformers Producer On Board

  08-10-2026 20:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Movie studio Paramount has announced that it's making a Cyberpunk 2077 movie, becoming just the latest upcoming game adaptation. The studio is also behind the Call of Duty movie that's set for release in 2028.Deadline reported that Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for his work on the super-popular Transformers movie series, is attached to produce.Developing...
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV and more (October 9-11)

  08-10-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that spooky season is officially upon us, there's never been a better time to kick back and watch some new streaming hits. Horror maestro Mike Flanagan is starting things off nicely too with a new adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie for Prime Video. Set in the modern day, this reimagines the horror heroine as a teenager struggling in a world of social media. Nothing scarier, right?Elsewhere, we've got several new TV shows to sink our teeth into as well, including The Last Airbender sequel Av
  
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• Arc Raiders Celeste’s Teenage Rebellion Quest Guide

  08-10-2026 19:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders' new Frozen Trail update has brought with it a brand-new map to explore, but some of its quests still send you to previous maps to do a bit of busywork. For instance, for Celeste's Teenage Rebellion, you'll need to make your way back to Riven Tides. Here's what you need to know about completing this task for Celeste. In This Article Reach the lookout tower on Mulatierra HillTransmit the location from the top of the towerReach the old Raider Camp near the hotel, overlooking the beachS
  
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• GTA 6 Merch Revealed, Including T-Shirt With Alligator Wearing Sunglasses And Drinking A Cocktail

  08-10-2026 19:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of GTA 6's release in November, Rockstar Games has announced an official merch collection for the game, and it includes some snazzy stuff like a t-shirt featuring an alligator wearing sunglasses and drinking a cocktail.The alligator's name is Macca the Gator, and he's the star of a fictional in-universe TV show of the same name. Presumably we will learn more about this at some point, but I am certainly intrigued.All the GTA 6 merch you can buy right now.Available in the Rockstar Store, the
  
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• Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival – Launch Trailer

  08-10-2026 19:33 via gamespot.com
  
  The anticipation has served its purpose.
  Now comes the experience.
  No more teasing… It’s time to play.You have found the Configuration. With it, you have opened a door that was never meant to be opened. Beyond this door lies Hell. Not the Hell of your imagination, but a place of exquisite suffering, where every desire has a price.Your beloved lies beyond its threshold. To get her back, you must descend into the darkness and wield the cursed power of the Genesis Configuration. But un
  
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• Strange Scaffold Saved This New Tactics Game From Cancellation

  08-10-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the more interesting game reveals from today's Triple-i Initiative showcase was Gods With Badges, a narrative-driven tactics game about a disgraced police officer returning to the line of duty. What makes Gods With Badges even more fascinating is that it was canceled by its original developer and saved by El Paso, Elsewhere developer Strange Scaffold.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXdR706AKPQ
  The press release announcing Gods With Badges explained that the project began at Artificer, th
  
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• Arc Raiders Tracks Of The Beast Quest Guide

  08-10-2026 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  You've probably already spent some time running around in the snow on Arc Raiders' new Pendola Pass map, but it's time to head back there once again for the Tracks of the Beast quest. This time, you need to visit a few locations and ping a few baddies, and we're here to fill you in on how to make it all happen. In This Article On Pendola Pass, head to the Northern TracksFind the destroyed station at the end of the tracksPing a Bully / Ping a Skulker
  On Pendola Pass, head to the Northern TracksTh
  
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• Arc Raiders Frozen Trail patch notes are full of sentences that players have dreamed of for years

  08-10-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The big Arc Raiders Frozen Trail update is finally here, dropping a truckload of wintry content on players and, importantly, unloading the biggest patch notes since the start of the game. We're all going to be busy with the new map, skills, guns, gadgets, and Arc for a good while, but the 2.0 Frozen Trail update is full of tiny yet exciting changes, many of which have been requested by players for nearly a full year. You can read the full patch notes here. I want to focus on some easily missed l
  
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• Arc Raiders Frozen Trail patch notes are full of sentences that players have dreamed of for a year

  08-10-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The big Arc Raiders Frozen Trail update is finally here, dropping a truckload of wintry content on players and, importantly, unloading the biggest patch notes since the start of the game. We're all going to be busy with the new map, skills, guns, gadgets, and Arc for a good while, but the 2.0 Frozen Trail update is full of tiny yet exciting changes, many of which have been requested by players for nearly a full year. You can read the full patch notes here. I want to focus on some easily missed l
  
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• Arc Raiders’ Big Update Has It Surging To Numbers It Hasn’t Seen In Months

  08-10-2026 18:46 via gamespot.com
  
  When Embark said it would take several months to deliver the major Arc Raiders update it envisioned, days like today were probably the goal. The extraction shooter is once again high up in Steam's charts for both best-selling and most-played games. Among best sellers, Arc Raiders currently ranks fifth, behind this week's other big releases, Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Gears of War: E-Day, but those came out earlier this week, and it's still early, so we may see it leap over those before t
  
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• Triple-I Initiative October 2026: Everything Announced At The Showcase

  08-10-2026 18:45 via gamespot.com
  
  We normally get only one Triple-I Initiative showcase per year, but 2026 is proving to be the exception. The second broadcast of the year from organizers Evil Empire, the Triple-I Initiative was a focused blast of curated trailers and game updates, all rolling out across an almost-hour-long livestream. If you don't have time, fret not, because we've recapped everything below for you to check out. Most of these games also have demos that are now live on Steam, so if you like what you see, you can
  
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• Xbox puts former Reddit and Facebook exec in charge of Minecraft studio Mojang

  08-10-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lot of change is going on in the annals of Xbox right now. The games division of Microsoft is in the midst of 3,200 layoffs and a complete restructuring, and that includes in senior management. Mojang, the company overseeing Minecraft, now has a new boss, but their background isn't strictly in game development.Asha Sharma, CEO of Xbox, has announced that Maria Angelidou-Smith is taking on the role of Mojang CEO, replacing Kayleen Walters, who's now president of XP. That's apparently another wi
  
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• WoW: Forever is "simplifying" Blizzard's usual PvP but also adding a controversial weekly grind

  08-10-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever won't be emulating the retail or Classic versions of Blizzard's beloved MMO when it comes to PvP – it's got its own way of approaching it.The studio outlines as much in a new post about how PvP works in WoW: Forever over on its official website, and it's somehow easier than it was back in the early 2000s but also… a tad grindy?
  Blizzard first describes it bringing "a refreshed sense of purpose to every match-up" with an approach that "gives players more re
  
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• Where to find Celeste's childhood drawings in Arc Raiders

  08-10-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Finding Celeste's childhood drawings in Arc Raiders will take you to three locations in Riven Tides, which is no mean feat given how dangerous the area is. Especially when you don't have a clear idea where you're going or what you're looking for. I've found all the drawing locations already though, so I can point you in the right direction and minimize the wandering about to make it all a lot easier. Find young Celeste's room in Hotel Panorama Azzuro(Image credit: Embark Studios)The whole object
  
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• 25 years after Burnout, Star Wars: Galactic Racer boss says "we are asking way more" from players

  08-10-2026 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars: Galactic Racer studio lead Matt Webster says the new roguelite racer is way more complex than other racers by the same team.Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out now, and finally brings the series back to racing after a 24 year gap since the PS2's Racer Revenge. And perhaps more crucially, it's developed by the team at Fuse Games, which was born from multiple members of Criterion Games, making Galactic Racer as much of a homage to Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer as it is to Burnout 3 and Burnou
  
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• Arc Raiders Sizing Things Up Quest Guide

  08-10-2026 18:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders' new map, Pendola Pass, is home to plenty of new quests in the Frozen Trail update, including Sizing Things Up, which sends you out to check out an Emperor's legs. Yeah, it sounds weird, but we'll walk you through everything you need to know below. Here's how to complete Sizing Things Up in Arc Raiders. In This Article Take a picture of the Emperor's leg by the bridge outside Old TownAnalyze the exposed area on top of the Emperor’s leg near Railroad JunctionReach the base of th
  
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• Arc Raiders Home To Roost Quest Guide

  08-10-2026 18:15 via gamespot.com
  Arc Raiders really loves sending you into the Blue Gate tunnels for quests, and Home to Roost is keeping up the trend. In this quest, you'll have to complete a variety of objectives, including one that requires you to have a specific key. Here's everything you need to know about completing Home to Roost. In This Article Reach the back of the Blue Gate tunnelsScan any Android at the back of the tunnelsReach the MANTIKOR locker roomSearch for any clues in the locker roomRead the last vehicle weigh
  
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• The Atari 800XL is officially getting its rumored microcomputer remake that runs original carts

  08-10-2026 18:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've known retro console maker Retro Games Ltd had something in mind for the Atari 800XL since trademark applications surfaced back in May. Those plans are now official, as the company just announced a remake of the '80s microcomputer with HDMI output, a physical cartridge slot, and a full-sized keyboard. An Atari 8-bit time capsuleThe Atari 800XL remake will be fantastic for physical collectors, but if you'd rather just embrace plug-and-play convenience, the Atari 400 Mini can already run the
  
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• Arc Raiders Clean Hands Quest Guide

  08-10-2026 18:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Early in the questlines for Arc Raiders' new Frozen Trail update, you'll be asked to visit Pendola Pass to find a nomad camp. This quest tacks on some additional objectives soon after, too, and it can be tricky to figure out exactly where you need to go. So, let's save you some time by walking you through each step. Here's how to complete the Clean Hands quest in Arc Raiders. In This Article Find the Nomad Camp under the RailyardSearch for the polluted item in the Nomad CampBring the Equatorial
  
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• Street Fighter director says every single cast member has a "love for the franchise"

  08-10-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  In what will be music to the ears of Street Fighter fans worldwide, the director of the upcoming, hard-hitting movie adaptation says everyone on the cast arrived with a serious working knowledge of Capcom's iconic fighting franchise."Everybody that's in the movie is a fan of the game," Kitao Sakurai tells GamesRadar+. "There was nobody that I cast that was like, 'what's Street Fighter? What are we doing here? Everybody came to the movie out of a love for the franchise and for the game, and with
  
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• Here Are The Highest-Grossing Resident Evil Movies Ever, And The New One Isn’t No. 1

  08-10-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie got solid reviews and is making a lot of money at the box office, but where does it rank on the list of highest-grossing Resident Evil movies? It's not at the top, but it's pretty close.Director Paul W.S. Anderson made six previous Resident Evil movies, starring his wife, Milla Jovovich, and 2016's The Final Chapter currently ranks No. 1 in terms of money at the box office. Anderson's movies did not fare very well with critics, but had dedicated fans who kept g
  
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• 13 Hellraiser: Revival Easter Eggs and references that even hardcore horror fans may have missed

  08-10-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As a massive horror fan, I was on the hunt for Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Easter Eggs as soon as I loaded up the game. And, to my Cenobite-obsessed delight, I've found 13 references that made me do a double-take while messing about with the Lament Configuration. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival is, of course, set in the Hellraiser universe, which has given us some of the best horror movies of all time and is a staple in '80s horror media, period. So of course there were always going to
  
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• Amazon's started taking its tablet game seriously, but it might be too little too late for mobile players

  08-10-2026 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon has just announced its latest lineup of tablets, building on the original Fire roster with Amazon Alexa-branded devices spanning 8-inch, 11-inch, and 12-inch options. Crucially, though, it's also opened up to the world of Google Play Store. This is the first time Bezos's releases have allowed for additional app support from Android's biggest marketplace. That means more reliable updates and access to a much wider range of apps, all sidling up with Amazon's own Prime software. Amazon Fire
  
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• Best Buy Wants To Travel Back To 1998 With Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Midnight Launch

  08-10-2026 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Back almost three decades ago, digital storefronts didn't exist for home consoles. So when The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time originally launched on Nintendo 64 in 1998, the only way to get the game early was showing up at a retail store at midnight (something my dad actually did because I was only 12 years old at the time). Best Buy wants to recreate that feeling with the announcement of late-night store openings for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's launch on Switch 2 next month. I
  
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