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• U.N. concerned by U.S. curbs on Iranian foreign minister while in New York

  15-07-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The United Nations told the United States it is concerned by tight travel restrictions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his visit to New York this week, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday.Zarif arrived in New York on Sunday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the visit amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
  
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• Best Mortal Shell 2 weapons and sidearms

  26-08-2026 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The best Mortal Shell 2 weapons and sidearms, paired with complementary Tarstones and items, are essential for making it through this challenging Soulslike game - even the best Shell won't get you there alone.Since there are a total of 14 sidearms and weapons to find (not including your starting arsenal), it might be hard to decide which to equip, and of course whether you prefer heavy weapons or light weapons might help you make your decision, but what I've listed below are what I consider the
  
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• Should You Play Elden Ring On Switch 2?

  26-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  From Software's masterpiece, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, finally hits the Nintendo Switch 2. Jake's spent the last week seeing how the game holds up on the handheld.
  
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• Elden Ring on Switch 2 might be my new go-to version of the action-RPG from now on

  26-08-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elden Ring remains one of the most important and best RPGs of the decade and it's easy to talk me into replaying it. This made a new journey to the Lands Between on Nintendo Switch 2 enticing before I'd even touched the port. While early reports last year weren't exactly encouraging, I trusted FromSoftware to take its time and eventually deliver a conversion worthy of an Elden Lord.After a more convincing showing in early 2026, we hoped for the best. Ahead of The Duskbloods' launch on Switch 2,
  
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• How Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Is Expanding D&D’s Darkest Corner With New Monsters And Magic

  26-08-2026 15:50 via gamespot.com
  
  The Dungeons & Dragons franchise has continued to evolve over the decades, and in the upcoming Warlock from Invoke Studios, players will get the opportunity to explore a darker corner of that popular tabletop fantasy IP. Following its gameplay reveal during Gamescom Opening Night Live, GameSpot had the chance to sit down and chat with Invoke's general manager Dominic Guay and VP Jeff Hattem about the game.Set beyond the Mists of Darkon, players will make a pact with the warlock Taasha t
  
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• Lord Of The Rings’ Pippin Actor Just Showed Up In A Video Game In An Unexpected Way

  26-08-2026 15:46 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of Gamescom this week, it was announced that The Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd will show up in a new game, or at least his voice will.Boyd, who played the "Fool of a Took" Peregrin Took AKA Pippin in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is playing Robert C. MacBrushy in There Are No Ghosts at the Grand. If you're just catching up, this is a musical mystery game where players inherit a crumbling English hotel. By day, they work to restore it. By night, they deal with the gh
  
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• What is Infinity Vision? Marvel's answer to IMAX, explained

  26-08-2026 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel and Disney have introduced Infinity Vision to the world. But what is it? And does it really matter that much when it comes to deciding which Avengers: Endgame Encore tickets to buy?All fair questions, and ones we intend to answer. Below, you'll find a quick, essential guide on all things Infinity Vision, including whether it's better than IMAX, where Infinity Vision screens are located, and what it means for the MCU's latest projects, including Avengers: Doomsday.Then, dive into the Marve
  
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• How to get the Mortal Shell 2 Axatana without fighting

  26-08-2026 15:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  To get the Mortal Shell 2 Axatana without fighting any enemies (or at least very few), you'll need to know the exact route to take, and you should probably also use Tiel's handy Shadow ability in case you run into trouble. With just these two things, though, you can have the incredibly powerful weapon in your hands much earlier than the devs intended (probably), if you kit yourself out with Tiel and follow the handy instructions below. You just need to have unlocked the Outskirts of Mammon Beaco
  
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• Move Over Helldivers, I Have A New Favorite Three-Player PvE Extraction Shooter

  26-08-2026 15:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Exterminauts is the new game from Behaviour Interactive, but the title couldn't be further from the studio's most popular title, Dead by Daylight. Instead, Exterminauts puts you and two friends together as "blue collar workers" who are tasked to punch in, clear up, and get out.During my hands-on time with the game at Gamescom, I was immediately drawn to the brighter visuals and more chaotic gameplay than other similar games, such as Helldivers. Friendly fire means you're not only at the mercy of
  
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• Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 pre-orders have landed on PS5 and Switch 2, and the goofy box art has thankfully been updated

  26-08-2026 15:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingdom Hearts Collection 1 - 3 pre-orders have arrived physically on both the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, giving you the key to unlock and play almost the entire iconic game series.Launching on October 8 later this year, this collection packs in everything from Kingdom Hearts Final Mix through to Kingdom Hearts 3 + Re Mind (DLC), so you can get caught up ahead of the release of Kingdom Hearts 4 in late 2027. Picking up either version of the game for $74.99 at Amazon in the US will also
  
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• The Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer has Marvel fans wondering how the new footage "won't feel shoehorned in"

  26-08-2026 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Endgame is heading back to theaters with a special new edition featuring some new footage. Billed with the addition of Encore in the title, the Russo brothers have teased that it will feature some essential extra details that will help set up Avengers: Doomsday.It's been confirmed that four minutes of added footage will make it into the film, as well as there being a special additional tease for fans watching in IMAX and Infinity Vision. However, at the moment, there has been no confir
  
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• Avengers: Endgame Encore will seemingly look different to the 2019 Marvel original

  26-08-2026 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Endgame Encore will help set up Avengers: Doomsday with new footage, but it seems it will also look different to the original movie. Social media has been flooded with comparisons between the original film and the new trailer for the Encore edition, which seem to show the color grading has been improved to make the new film far more vibrant. AVENGERS ENDGAME ENCORE tiene otro color grading se ve mas calidad y con mas color y contraste que el corte original. pic.twitter.com/Yz1V9kG7LOAu
  
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• Witcher 3 Songs Of The Past Expansion Fixes A Major Issue With The Original Game

  26-08-2026 15:19 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red has shared new footage and disclosed more details about The Witcher 3's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion, and that includes confirmation that you can indeed pet the dog. Finally.This is very welcome news, as The Witcher 3 did not originally allow players to do this (except for in one mission where Geralt saves a dog from wolves). Geralt has been able to give horses nice pats, but never dogs--until now.
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• Star Wars Zero Company review: "XCOM with lightsabers is a truly sweet deal, and it doesn't have to reinvent the tactics wheel to be forceful"

  26-08-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  I hire Tagoz Tru fully expecting him to die. The Weequay bruiser isn't one of Star Wars Zero Company's big-name signings, like Tel-Rea the Jedi ronin or Cly Kullervo the Mandalorian bounty hunter. These characters – both of whom I have to google, just to make 100% sure they're not lifted from some Star Wars cartoon – come with their own dedicated side quests and hours of bespoke voice acting. And even they can be lost forever in battle. So what chance does a randomly rolled recruit l
  
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• Persona 4 Revival Shows That Some RPG Classics Don’t Need Much Fixing

  26-08-2026 14:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Persona 4 is no stranger to the remaster scene, but next year, it's getting a glow-up that fans of the series have been patiently waiting for. Similar to Persona 3: Reload, Persona 4: Revival updates the original game with slick graphics, new combat features, and adjustments to the story to filter out some of its more unsavory elements. And based on what we've played so far? It's looking like a pretty good and faithful return to the not-so-sleepy town of Inaba.Visually, Atlus is once a
  
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• Even GTA 6 Is Poking Fun At Naughty Dog’s Lack Of New Games

  26-08-2026 14:34 via gamespot.com
  
  While Naughty Dog is working on its next title, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, that hasn't stopped people from taking a jab at the studio for having spent almost the entire PlayStation 5 generation without releasing a brand-new game--and it looks like even GTA 6 is having a little bit of fun at Naughty Dog's expense.The recent GTA 6 leaks from Cyberleek have been a treasure trove of information about the game, especially the amount of detail that can be found in virtually every corner of it
  
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• Ikea's new Xbox thumbstick stool isn't quite as absurd as you might think

  26-08-2026 14:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ikea has unveiled a collaboration with Xbox at Gamescom this year, dropping a nine-piece collection that should really be headlined with this little thumbstick stool. You'll find everything from TV stands to controller display boxes in this corner of the warehouse, but it's that little nubbin for your butt that has my attention. The YXSTABY gaming thumbstick stool is up for $49.99 / £35, though isn't available to order until October 1. Now that I've finished chuckling at its absurd concept
  
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• 25 years later, Donnie Darko director is releasing an 800-page sequel novel taking place immediately after the movie

  26-08-2026 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  25 years after Donnie Darko hit screens and instantly became a cult classic, director Richard Kelly is releasing an 800-page sequel novel set to hit shelves later this year. As per Variety, the novel takes place around 14 months after the movie. Donnie Darko follows Jake Gyllenhaal as the titular teen who experiences strange visions that predict a disastrous event. The movie concludes with Darko dying, ultimately sacrificing himself for his family. Kelly's novel, officially titled 'The Philosoph
  
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• Castlevania veteran Koji Igarashi delays spiritual successor Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to 2027 so it can be "the best it can be"

  26-08-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Castlevania veteran Koji Igarashi, who started work on the series as assistant director for Symphony of the Night, has announced the delay of Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement until 2027. Originally planned for release in 2026, the game has "entered its final stages" of development.The Bloodstained series was conceived by Igarashi's studio, ArtPlay, as a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, and raised $5.5 million on Kickstarter in 2015. A prequel to the Kickstarter-funded Ritual of
  
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• Rockstar Finally Comments On All Those GTA 6 Leaks — “Heartbreaking For Our Team”

  26-08-2026 13:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar Games has broken its silence on the GTA 6 leak situation, releasing a statement today, August 26, saying it's "heartbreaking for our team."The latest wave of GTA 6 gameplay leaks began earlier this month, with lots and lots of footage and details, along with spoilers, emerging in the process.https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/2092574304571433078
  
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• The revived RTX 3060 12GB now costs more than the current-gen RTX 5050, and it makes me feel bad for entry-level PC players

  26-08-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The RTX 3060 12GB, a graphics card from two generations that no one really asked to come back, now costs more than the RTX 5050. Yes, the latter GPU is faster than the old Ampere model, but even the existence of such an option at its current price makes looking for entry-level options a bit of a headache.As highlighted by Videocardz, an MSI RTX 3060 16GB will set you back $479.99 at Newegg. Yes, it's a new release, but its days as a best graphics card contender are over, as it was technically su
  
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• Dragon Quest 7 was going to be an open-world game, series creator Yuji Horii says, but "the story fell apart" so the team had to "add some degree of order to it"

  26-08-2026 13:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has revealed that 2000's Dragon Quest 7 was originally intended to be a completely open-world game, but was reworked to have some order to exploration after the story apparently "fell apart."In an interview with Famitsu that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Horii talks about the development of different games in the series. When it comes to one of the most popular games in the series, Dragon Quest 7, he explains that it was originally intended to have an open des
  
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• Rockstar officially responds to GTA 6 leaks: "This is obviously not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time"

  26-08-2026 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar Games has released a statement acknowledging the litany of GTA 6 leaks that have flooded the internet over the last week.While the game was set to get its gameplay reveal via the GTA 6 extended look on Netflix later this week, GTA 6 leaks have been all over the place, with looks at the full Leonidas map, nude parties, strip clubs… A lot of nude people. While Take-Two has sent subpoenas to Microsoft and Discord to identify the people responsible for the leaks, Rockstar itself hasn
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered is free for existing owners, but here's the cheapest way to get a copy if you're yet to dive in

  26-08-2026 13:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt Red dropped a brand new date in our Fall gaming diaries at Gamescom Opening Night Live last night; September 29. That's when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered lands on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2, but there's a nostalgic smell of pro-consumer moves in the air as well. The full remaster will be available as a free upgrade for anyone who already owns a copy of the game. To take advantage of that, though, you'll need either a physical or digital copy in your library
  
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• Stage Tour guitar controller bundle pre-orders are live and ready to rock, but only the PS5 version comes with a physical disc

  26-08-2026 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stage Tour took the stage at Gamescom Opening Night Live, and it was revealed that the Guitar Hero spiritual successor will land on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC on December 10, just in time for the holidays.I fully intended to go into the holiday season mastering some of my favorite songs, from the game's 'Ratatata' by Babymetal and Electric Callboy to 'Teenage Dirtbag' by Wheatus. Luckily for me, RedOctane has made that a breeze by pricing the standalone game on mul
  
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• One Marvel fan might have already worked out how the Avengers: Endgame re-release will connect to Doomsday, and it's all down to Doctor Strange

  26-08-2026 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first Avengers: Endgame release trailer has been online for less than a day, but the theories on how Marvel will connect the 2019 movie to Avengers: Doomsday are already coming in thick and fast. But one fan may have already cracked the code."Doctor Doom is the reason Doctor Strange saw only ONE universe where the Avengers won," said Mavel Mania on Twitter, adding that they believe Doom is actually a Tony Stark variant. "One Tony variant could have survived the snap or found another way to d
  
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• The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past takes the best of CDPR's RPG and pushes it further in Geralt's new final chapter

  26-08-2026 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  What brings Geralt out of retirement for The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past? The last time we saw The White Wolf, at the end of Blood & Wine, he was preparing to settle down for his retirement in Toussaint. Now, he's been dragged to a whole new corner of the continent for a new expansion that CD Projekt Red says will rival The Witcher 3's original two. The catalyst, as with many of Geralt's (mis)adventures, is his chaotic friendship with DandelionSpecifically in Songs of the Past, however, tha
  
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• New Lego Super Mario isn't just adding minifigures in 2027, it's getting a major overhaul

  26-08-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've got our first look at the new Lego Super Mario range, and it turns out that the toy-maker isn't just adding minifigures to the lineup; this is a total, top-to-bottom overhaul.Unveiled via the Lego store and GamesCom 2026's show floor after being teased back in March, these kits range from small models featuring just a few characters to massive sets that are several hundred pieces strong. Besides nodding to iconic pieces of Mario history (including a Mario Kart selection, Bowser's Castle, a
  
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• Lego Super Mario isn't just adding minifigures in 2027, it's getting a major overhaul

  26-08-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  We now have our first look at the new Lego Super Mario range, and it turns out that the toy-maker isn't just adding minifigures to the lineup in early 2027; this is a total, top-to-bottom overhaul.Unveiled via the Lego store and GamesCom 2026's show floor after being teased back in March, these kits range from small models featuring just a few characters to massive sets that are several hundred pieces strong. Besides nodding to iconic pieces of Mario history (including a Mario Kart selection, Bo
  
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• 48 years later, Atari is finally reuniting with Activision to bring back cartridges, but I'm holding out for more than Pitfall

  26-08-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atari and Activision have somewhat of a turbulent history, but the two publishers are teaming back up in the name of new cartridges. The collection will provide vintage console fans with the chance to nab 12 standard edition releases, including Pitfall!, River Raid, Kaboom!, and H.E.R.O, and if you're feeling really fancy, you can add 39 "deluxe" boxed classics to your shelf with ludicrous price tags. The Atari x Activision Collection almost feels like two old pals finally falling back in. While
  
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