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• Wardogs Players Really Want You To Close The Doors … Or Else

  14-09-2026 18:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The hottest game on PC right now is Wardogs, the Battlefield-like mass multiplayer FPS by developer Bulkhead that's soaring up the Steam charts. While it may not be as hot as the game itself, the game's subreddit is full of hotheads demanding you do one teeny-tiny thing. Close. The. Doors. Behind. You.Released in a closed beta state in August 2026 before entering early access in September 2026, Wardogs has taken PC gaming by storm. It's not only the number-one trending game according to SteamDB,
  
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• TCG Card Shop Simulator finally hits 1.0 on Steam after 4 million players, 96% positive reviews, and 2 years in early access

  14-09-2026 23:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  TCG Card Shop Simulator took Steam by storm when it hit early access back in 2024, offering players the thrill of collecting Pokemon-style cards without the burden of actually buying packs and keeping binders full of colorful cardboard. Now, after attracting millions of players and garnering overwhelmingly positive reviews, it's finally gone 1.0."TCG Card Shop Simulator was made because I was bored out of my mind after burning out from solo mobile game development back in 2023. I felt aimless an
  
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• Crypto traders rigged the market of classic MMO Old School RuneScape, so its developers came out with a "zero-tolerance" policy on market manipulation

  14-09-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Old School RuneScape developer Jagex was forced to make a hardline stance against cryptocurrency-driven market manipulation after the MMO's economy faced peculiar investments and scarcities driven by, of all things, a meme coin gauged against RuneScape items. In a blog post, Jagex observes, "Recently, we've seen cryptocurrencies and meme coins appear that track, trade against, or otherwise attempt to tie themselves to the price or volume of items in our games. We want to be clear about where we
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is definitely "the end of the series," says Square Enix director Yoshinori Kitase, but he won't rule out a spin-off if the "fan reaction" is right

  14-09-2026 23:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Once Final Fantasy 7 Revelation comes out on April 8, 2027, the entire Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy will likely total at least 150 hours of Cloud being tormented – assuming the final installment is as long as the two before it. That's already a lot of Final Fantasy 7 remake, but Square Enix company director Yoshinori Kitase might be craving more, and he wouldn't rule out a spin-off, or 12. He had the same open approach to the original Final Fantasy 7 game in 1997, Kitase tells Malaysia-b
  
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• WoW Forever – More Gameplay Details and Lore | Blizzcon 2026 Interview

  14-09-2026 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We learn more about World of Warcraft Forever from the devs at Blizzcon 2026 including more information and lore on the new race the Skyborne, as well as other updates and changes coming to the game.
  
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• The Steam ripoff market is so bad that viral game Needle In A Haystack Simulator is facing 8 copycats before release and has slapped "original" on itself to clarify

  14-09-2026 22:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  If things keep going the way they're going, finding the real Needle In A HayStack Simulator on Steam will be just like the title. Several pretenders have emerged since the original was announced, prompting the devs to make sure the game stands out amid the fakery.You can probably surmise what Needle In A Haystack Simulator wants you to do, but I'll describe it anyway. There's a needle lost in a haystack of around 5 million pieces of hay. You have to find it.That's pretty much it. You can find tr
  
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• The Nintendo curse was real: Only 2 of GameCube's 10 best-selling games in the US were third-party

  14-09-2026 22:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo games are arguably the reason to own a Nintendo console, even today. But with developers keen to get their games in front of as many players as possible, you can find plenty of third-party titles among the best Switch 2 games out there. Back in the GameCube era, though, Nintendo's lack of third-party support was downright infamous, and a newly released chart of the platform's best-selling games suggests there's a reason most publishers steered clear of the 'cube.The 20 best-selling US G
  
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• After ending Expeditions until 2027, Arc Raiders may "scrap the whole system altogether" following Frozen Trail

  14-09-2026 22:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders Expeditions have been paused until early 2027 to create added fix-it time for developer Embark Studios, which now suggests the game's soft-wipe system may be redone altogether. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal spoke to PCGamesN at Gamescom, commenting on the decision to put Expeditions on hiatus right as Arc Raiders rolled out a patch addressing a longstanding complaint about the system. "Was the system perfect? No, probably not," Grøndal says. "We want to make som
  
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• Bungie ends Marathon's seasonal schedule, delays a September update to December, and makes it more like Destiny 2

  14-09-2026 20:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bungie has delayed a September 22 Marathon update to December 8 as part of a larger live service overhaul that will end the game's "strict seasonal schedule" in the hopes of delivering more significant content drops – on the surface, not unlike the strategy Arc Raiders has pivoted toward. In a blog post, Bungie agrees that "Marathon needs more depth, more variety, stronger progression, and better reasons to keep playing over the long term." Destiny 2 players may feel a strange sense of dej
  
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• Blizzard Says Diablo 5 Was Too Big To Be A Diablo 4 Expansion

  14-09-2026 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Diablo 4 is far from dead, but don't expect any new expansions for the game going forward. Instead, Blizzard is preparing to tell the darkest story yet in Diablo 5, one that required a new numbered game to properly reintroduce Diablo himself back to the series, following his defeat in 2012's Diablo 3. Currently aiming for a 2029 release, this would mean that players are in for a relatively short wait for a new Diablo game--compared to previous releases--as Diablo 5 will arrive a mere six years a
  
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• Wardogs Devs Are Watching Economy Cheaters Like Hawks

  14-09-2026 19:56 via gamespot.com
  
  With the FPS Wardogs dominating the Steam charts, developer Bulkhead is paying close attention to the game's various systems. The studio recently dropped a new patch that makes some necessary changes for server stability, while confirming that the team has their eyes on cheaters and exploiters.As part of Patch 0.11, which came out on September 14, Bulkhead announced that should any dogs of war take advantage of Wardogs' economy by farming servers, they'll find themselves either temporarily or pe
  
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• How WoW Forever Handles Its Massive Set Of New Quests

  14-09-2026 19:27 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the big announcements at BlizzCon was WoW Forever, the next iteration of offering a classic-style WoW experience. Blizzard is hoping to draw players back to the OG WoW in a number of ways, including with the introduction of 1,000+ new quests. GameSpot caught up with Blizzard senior game designer Josh Greenfield to discuss this, along with why the game's OG quests--from 22 years ago--still resonate today.If Blizzard is adding 1,000 more quests to WoW with the update, how many does that bri
  
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• Crazy Taxi Gets Crazier With Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Writers For New Movie

  14-09-2026 19:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The Crazy Taxi franchise isn't just getting a brand-new game next year; it's also getting a live-action movie. Netflix and Sega have announced a new partnership that will see a Crazy Taxi film coming to the streaming service in 2027. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand are penning the comedy's screenplay, after previously working together on Naked Gun (2025), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and How I Met Your Mother.There's no director attached to the project, yet. However, Original Film's Neal H. Moritz and Toby Asc
  
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• Rayman Legends Retold "has officially gone gold," but Ubisoft's monkey paw curls – it's been delayed two months

  14-09-2026 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are many, many, many new games being released in the next few weeks, and up until a few moments ago, you could've counted Rayman Legends Retold among them. Ubisoft has just announced that the platformer remake has gone gold, but it's also been delayed out of the absurd game rush that we're currently being crushed under."Rayman Legends Retold will release on December 3rd," Ubisoft says in a message on Bluesky. "While the game has officially gone gold, we have decided to take extra time to m
  
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• D&D head promises to fix "very loud, very public missteps" with "a new spirit and energy" for the game

  14-09-2026 19:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Head of D&D Dan Ayoub has gone on record to discuss the knocks Dungeons & Dragons has taken to its reputation over the past few years, and how it's working to fix those problems. "Bluntly, we're recovering from a lot of missteps - very loud, very public missteps," Ayoub told Wargamer in an enlightening interview on the state of D&D today. "We're not going to fix it in one year [...] I'm very conscious that it's going to take a lot of time to win back the trust to the extent that I wo
  
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• Diablo 5 Isn’t Reinventing The Combat Wheel, It’s Making It Spin Even Faster

  14-09-2026 19:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Combat has grown massively between each numbered Diablo game, and for Diablo 5, Blizzard is aiming to once again elevate those gameplay mechanics to new heights."Fundamentally, we're an isometric action-RPG, and we're not looking to shake that up with Diablo 5," executive producer Matt Zitterman said to GameSpot at BlizzCon 2026. "We're looking to improve on it, evolve it, and we have some great, interesting ideas about how to make combat feel even more visceral, even more action-forward. Kind o
  
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• Wardogs devs are "d*** heads," according to Wardogs devs feeling sorry for prioritizing streamers in the FPS' giant queue

  14-09-2026 19:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fresh FPS Wardogs has quickly become a Steam phenomenon, with a Very Positive rating across 32,134 reviews as of writing. But developer Bulkhead isn't letting success change it, recently announcing in the Wardogs server, "We are dick heads." As is the plight of many new and popular multiplayer games, Wardogs has been suffering from agonizing queue times. Three days after its early access release, on September 13, its peak player count already hit 428,666 – which is many more guys with guns
  
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• Overwatch’s Tracer Once Shot Lasers From Her Eyes, And It Could Happen Again

  14-09-2026 19:14 via gamespot.com
  
  If early iterations of characters had survived the development process, Tracer could have been a very different Overwatch hero. Speaking to GameSpot at BlizzCon 2026, game director Aaron Keller mentioned that he had been playing Overwatch since 2013, "since Tracer was shooting lasers out of her eyes."
  When questioned about such a strange sequence of words, Keller explained that the bizarre version of Tracer came from the first days of Overwatch's engine development in late 2013.
  "When we were cr
  
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• The internet's new obsession: Gabe Newell explaining why Valve defied big tech by staying a private company and hiring "the most expensive talent"

  14-09-2026 19:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  An old clip of Gabe Newell has gone viral online as today's viewers, suffering through an era of enshittification and widespread tech layoffs, nod along with the Valve chief's sermon on private ownership and prioritizing employees. Meanwhile, Valve itself enjoys per-employee profits that embarrass the likes of Microsoft and Meta, companies responsible for heaps of the layoffs in recent years. This clip comes from YouTube channel WebKnower, which, for months, has existed primarily to post short v
  
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• A Big Autumn Warhammer Preview show is on the way, here's what to expect

  14-09-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  A battalion of reveals including everything from Kill Team to 40K are inbound, as a Big Autumn Warhammer Preview is due on Friday, September 18.Publisher Games Workshop likes to hint at what's to come via cryptic images (it's what they did ahead of the Big Summer Warhammer Preview 2026), and this week's show is no different. We've been left with a short video and a series of spray-painted icons to hint at what can be expected, and it's an eclectic array. The thing that's getting me excited about
  
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• Netflix doubles down on video games by partnering with Sega for movie adaptations of Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven

  14-09-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hey hey hey, it's time for Netflix to make some crazy money (as if they don’t have enough already)! Are you ready? Here we go! As part of a major push for more video game adaptations, the streaming service's has partnered with Sega to adapt the publisher's beloved 1999 racing game, which will switch lanes and become a feature film.To ensure that the level of ridiculousness on the road meets demand, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who wrote The Naked Gun reboot, have been tasked with taking the w
  
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• Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – Official Game Overview Trailer

  14-09-2026 18:31 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave game launches September 17, 2026, only on Nintendo Switch 2.Travel through time to gather allies and defeat the demon god Balor. Test your tactical prowess in battle as you guide four heroes on their interwoven journeys from past to present. Together, you’ll save the future from ruin—or fall trying.What is your favorite unit type from Fire Emblem?
  
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• World of Warcraft 2 isn't happening because Blizzard isn't sure what a sequel to the MMO would "give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you"

  14-09-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever has been making the rounds online after Blizzard's big reveal at BlizzCon 2026, standing as the closest official thing we'll get to the long-coveted Classic+, but it does also mean we probably won't see a retail sequel.In other words, World of Warcraft 2 – which, honestly, feels a bit silly to even write. After all, World of Warcraft itself is an ongoing project as you know, standing as the biggest MMO to date… one that's over two decades in the making now
  
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• Halloween the Game crossplay and cross-progression explained

  14-09-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're wondering how Halloween the Game crossplay works or whether you can save your progress across platforms, I've got all the answers for you right here. If you get a little confused between these terms, you're not alone, as they sound similar while meaning quite different things.While crossplay refers to your ability to play with others on different platforms to yourself, cross-progression is to do with your own progress, and whether that carries across if you own a game on multiple platf
  
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• Strikeborn codes (September 2026) for emotes and spins

  14-09-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Strikeborn codes can be used to collect some extra items that can modify your combat style in this fighting experience inspired by manga series such as Berserk and Jujutsu Kaisen. You'll need to hone your skills and level up your fighter if you don't want to find yourself outclassed by your opponents in the battlegrounds.The promos released so far during the Early Access period unlock random rewards, which could be an emote so you can show off some new moves or a spin to reroll your abilities in
  
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• Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve – Official Story Overview Trailer

  14-09-2026 18:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Lies, conspiracies, and gossip. They make up the dense fog that obscures what really going down in this war. The legendary ace – Wings – is no different.ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE releases October 2nd, 2026!Pre-order now to unlock the F-14A aircraft and exclusive access to ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR.The Deluxe Edition of ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE includes:
  Base Game3 days of Early AccessCustomizable Cosmetic SetPremium Ace Pass Plus Voucher
  
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• Lies of P sequel might be Wonders of O, according to new Neowiz trademark that matches the Wizard of Oz story teased by the first game

  14-09-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lies of P 2? Maybe not, as it seems developer Neowiz has a different title in mind for the inevitable Soulslike sequel. The company has recently filed a trademark for Wonders of O, which sure sounds like the Wizard of Oz-themed follow-up teased in the original game.The Wonders of O trademark appeared on the European Union Intellectual Property Office website with a filing date of September 10, as highlighted on ResetEra. The trademark covers video game and computer software of various types, inc
  
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• Kingmakers – 12 Minute Gameplay Overview Deep Dive

  14-09-2026 18:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Get a closer look at Kingmakers, the upcoming medieval action-strategy sandbox. In this Gameplay Deep Dive, the developers provide brand-new details on the game's story and key gameplay systems such as combat, settlement management, and RTS mechanics.Go back in time to a war-torn medieval era with a vast arsenal of modern weapons, change the course of history, and save the future in Kingmakers. Build your kingdom, grab a gun, and lead an army of thousands into massive, real-time simulated battle
  
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• All Marvel’s Wolverine Whiskey Bottle Locations

  14-09-2026 18:14 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the main collectibles in Marvel's Wolverine are Logan's whiskey bottles. These will grant you AP that can be spent on unlocking Adaptations. In Marvel's Wolverine, these Adaptations work like a skill tree, unlocking new abilities for Logan to slash his way through each level with.There may be light spoilers around characters that appear throughout the story, although we've taken care to not reveal major plot details that surround their locations. We've split the whiskey bottles up by the
  
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• The Triple-I Initiative Showcase Is Getting A Second Event In 2026

  14-09-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Triple-I Initiative Showcase is officially coming back on October 8 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, and this second instalment of the show will once again offer plenty of trailers and announcements from a wide variety of publishers and developers. Since the first presentation kicked off in 2024, the Triple-I Initiative has been an annual event, but the organizers say they have even more to show next month with a second dose of back-to-back video game trailers.Viewers can expect eight exclus
  
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