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• Xbox Helix is seemingly pulling a Steam Deck, CEO discusses devices for players "on the go"

  06-10-2026 21:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reiterated plans for Xbox Project Helix to encompass a "family of devices" at a recent company town hall meeting, describing a new generation with a console at its center but also with options for players "on the go," seemingly in the vein of portable systems like Valve's Steam Deck or Nintendo's Switch 2. In a meeting transcript shared with Windows Central, Sharma says, "We are moving to a family of devices for Gen-10," the hardware generation which will cover the PS6 a
  
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• Carrie's Mike Flanagan explains why he chose to exclude one infamous scene

  07-10-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan says he opted to skip the infamous pig slaughtering scene in his adaptation of Carrie."Yeah, I didn't have much of a stomach to watch the pig get slaughtered," Flanagan tells GamesRadar+. "There's so much cruelty in the show, but it was also seeing the lack of horror on Chris's face that became more horrific to me. And seeing how far down that road she'd gone and her kind of fascination with that. Yeah, that was how we decided to approach it. I just felt like we've endured so much
  
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• 14 Horror Games It Would Be Terrifying Not To Wishlist

  07-10-2026 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Horror Game Awards ceremony kicks off in November, but the team's latest showcase event has arrived, highlighting 100+ horror games. The latest showing, Harvest of Terror, is the brand's first event since June's Midsummer Night's Scream showcase. As I did for that summer show, I watched every trailer featured in today's event and pulled out a handful of those I'm particularly excited about. I purposely didn't call out games already featured in my summer horror showcase recap or my Octob
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company Developer Sees Portion Of Furloughed Workers Return

  07-10-2026 19:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company released in late August to great reviews, but its launch was bittersweet, as a large chunk of developer Bit Reactor's staff was furloughed, unsure if they would be returning to work. For at least a portion of them, however, that uncertainty is over, as they're back at the studio.
  Speaking to Game File, Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch said the studio had "started the process of returning more of our team back to work" but stopped short of giving specific percentages or figure
  
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• Cities: Skylines Announced For Switch 2 While Sequel’s Console Ports Are Still MIA

  07-10-2026 19:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Paradox Interactive has announced Cities: Skylines - Expanded Edition, a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Colossal Order's hit 2015 city-builder. While it's great to see Cities: Skylines make its way to a new platform, this announcement also serves as a reminder that we have no idea when the long-awaited console ports of Cities: Skylines 2 will come out.
  Cities: Skylines - Expanded Edition was developed by Tantalus Media, the team behind The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's Switch port. It'll cost $49,
  
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• WoW: Forever Players Love It When Things Look Old

  07-10-2026 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever players have made their feelings about the game's visual style crystal clear: They love it when things look old.It's a recurring theme in the Forever beta, where players have continually pushed back against updated high-definition character models and character portraits. While Forever is in many ways a new version of Blizzard's MMORPG, it's built with the spirit and foundation of WoW Classic in mind, even as it includes updated visuals and quality-of-life updates take
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company studio is "returning" furloughed developers after "incredible response"

  07-10-2026 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor is actively "returning more of our team back to work" after furloughing staff right before launch due to apparent budget issues. In a post on Bluesky, Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch confirms the great de-furloughing began this week, which it calls "an important step in our continued support for Zero Company."The statement confirms much of what was reported around the launch. "Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected busines
  
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• Grab these essential beginner board games if you want to avoid playing Monopoly with your family this year

  07-10-2026 19:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Are you dreading family get-togethers this year because your folks insist on breaking out dusty old board games like Monopoly? Can't face another dinner table meltdown because a sibling got screwed out of Bond Street? It's a special kind of torture, but it's not one you need to suffer.There's a whole world of amazing alternatives out there, especially in 2026. As you can probably tell from the explosion of tabletop content on social media or the glut of board game cafes worldwide, it's got a lot
  
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• MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Phoenix Cyclops Gameplay Reveal Trailer

  07-10-2026 19:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyclops is ready to unleash his Optic Blasts and the cosmic flames of the Phoenix on the battlefield!Build Solar Shards to harness the power of the Phoenix, and balance extraordinary strength against the path to destruction.
  Embrace the power of the Phoenix when Cyclops joins MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls on November 2!MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is available now on PS5 and PC!
  
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• Nier: Automata mastermind Yoko Taro says he's still making games for "dementia prevention"

  07-10-2026 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  By now, Yoko Taro's become one of the more prolific game developers around, and not just because of the distinctive moon mask he always wears during public appearances. Nier: Automata is a genuine worldwide sensation, a spin-off from his Drakengard series, and during a recent conversation he mentioned he's really done all he set out to do in the medium.The RPG creator sat down to speak with fellow dev Keisuke Okabe, who directed EnderLilies, for the opening ceremony of The Tenth Mosaic in late S
  
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• If you want cheap Nerf guns, take aim at these excellent blasters with massive discounts

  07-10-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Summer may be the preserve of Super Soakers, but Fall is all about Nerf guns. The best Nerf blasters come into their own when weather forces play inside, and cool new designs (like the video game-inspired Rebel Ops range that just hit shelves) drop every year to shake things up. Events like Prime Day ensure we don't have to pay through the nose for them, and Amazon has slashed the price for many top toys today. That makes it so much easier to build up an arsenal for less.Actually, there are almo
  
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• New stealth RPG takes The Blood of Dawnwalker's controversial time limit and goes full Majora's Mask

  07-10-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker managed to stir up quite a controversy with its time restrictions, but that's not scaring indie developers away from instilling some good ol' FOMO in players – in fact, some are leaning well into it.If you're old enough to remember Majora's Mask, one of the best Zelda games of all time, then you're also (un)lucky enough to have grappled with its three-day cycle. It's stressful, sure, but it's what makes the game as fun and unique as it is – if you ask me, anyw
  
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• GTA 6 Wants Losing Your Wanted Level To Feel Like A “Hit-And-Run”

  07-10-2026 18:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Gamers hoping for GTA 6 to amp up the realism when it comes to losing their wanted level in the sunny state of Leonida are in luck, with Rockstar confirming in a recent interview that Jason and Lucia can do far more than escape a glowing red zone on the map to shake off the law. Speaking to IGN ahead of the Netflix Extended Look back in August, head of development and co-studio head Rob Nelson walked the outlet through a 30-minute gameplay demo in which several new mechanics and locations w
  
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• GTA 6 boss says "we have made money matter more in this story" than previous Grand Theft Auto games

  07-10-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  I don't mean to alarm you, but GTA 6 is set to launch next month. There's obviously going to be a lot for fans to discover come release day, but one potential learning curve might come in the form of earning enough in-game cash to keep the narrative flowing.Or that's what it sounds like, according to Rockstar North co-studio boss Rob Nelson. Chatting with IGN in an interview from earlier this year that's now been posted in full, the lead discusses the importance of money in GTA 6, and how you wo
  
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• Capcom enlists Ron Perlman for Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, hopefully pays him more than he got for Fallout 1

  07-10-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout and Hellboy star Ron Perlman is teaming up with Capcom again to introduce you to Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.Despite being best known for his myriad film and TV roles, Perlman is a pretty prolific voice actor, especially in games. His most famous contribution is to the Fallout series, where he serves as the narrator in multiple games, as well as the TV anchor that announces the bombs dropping in Fallout 4. Notably, he had no clue the series would be a success, saying that he was caught
  
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• The HyperX Cloud III is a superb wired headset, and a no-brainer purchase when discounts are inbound

  07-10-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  You've likely seen the HyperX Cloud III before. It's a common sight to behold if you've ever spent time hunting through the best gaming headsets on Amazon, which is what led me to finally test it out for myself. I wanted to ensure anyone who didn't take the time to scroll through the second page of Amazon's search results was still getting their money's worth. Just because a headset turns up on page one doesn't necessarily mean it's worth your time and attention, but that does happen to be the c
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Gets Gears Of War: E-Day And These 11 Games In October

  07-10-2026 18:07 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the start of a new month, and like clockwork, the next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has been announced for the subscription service. Gears of War: E-Day leads the new arrivals this month, and it'll be joined by a few more big games, Battlefield 6 and Valor Mortis.Here's a closer look at everything you can grab in the first half of the month through Xbox Game Pass:Xbox Game Pass October Wave 1 GamesNow available
  Gears of War: E-DayMinecraft Dungeons 2
  October 8
  Echo WeaverForever
  
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• Sony's digital future is good due to "convenience" and games like GTA 6 being "too big," dev says

  07-10-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Sony's decision to end all physical disc production for new games on PlayStation consoles in 2028 has proven quite controversial, to say the least, not everyone thinks that a digital-only world would be all bad.One such person is Hiroshi Matsuyama, CEO fo CyberConnect 2 – a studio best known for its manga and anime-based fighting games (think Naruto: Ultimate Ninja and the like) as well as its .hack series made in collaboration with the ever-beloved Bandai Namco.
  He makes his stan
  
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• New Details Revealed For GTA 6’s Jason And Lucia, Including “Physical Intimacy”

  07-10-2026 18:02 via gamespot.com
  
  New information has come to light about GTA 6, and specifically the partnership of its main characters, Jason and Lucia. In GTA 6, they are both partners in crime and lovers, and physical intimacy will be part of the experience, it seems.Rockstar North's Rob Nelson said in an interview with IGN that physical intimacy is a "huge part" of a relationship, and that applies to GTA 6. Exactly how this may operate in GTA 6, however, remains a mystery. "It has to be done right," Nelson said.
  "Like anyth
  
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• Forza Horizon 6 For PS5 Apparently Delayed To 2027, And It’s Getting A Disc Release

  07-10-2026 18:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Just a month after Microsoft said Forza Horizon 6 for PlayStation 5 remained on track to release in 2026, a new report says the game has in fact been delayed to 2027.Reputable leaker billbil-kun said Forza Horizon 6 for PS5 is set for release on January 26, 2027. The report said there will be a physical disc edition at retail, and the game will also be sold digitally.In September, Microsoft said in a blog post that the PS5 edition of the popular racing game was due for release in 2026, but plans
  
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• The Next Gears Of War Game Probably Won’t Need 7 Years To Cook

  07-10-2026 17:58 via gamespot.com
  
  After a lengthy hiatus, Gears of War returned this week to Xbox Series X|S and PC with a new adventure set during the cataclysmic events of Emergence Day. For fans of the series, it has been a long wait, as the previous entry in the series, Gears 5, was released all the way back in 2019. Will there be another seven-year stretch between new Gears games? Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition doesn't think so, as the new game lays the groundwork for a quicker turnaround for new potential chap
  
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• Clayface director says "you feel the shadow of Batman inherently" in the Gotham-set DC movie

  07-10-2026 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clayface director James Watkins has opened up about creating the oppressive atmosphere of Gotham for the upcoming DCU movie – and how that makes it feel like a certain Dark Knight is breathing down your neck at every turn."We looked at a lot of 1980s and 1990s street photography," Watkins told SFX magazine. "There was a documentary called Everybody Street, and I looked at a lot of the work of the photographers in it. It captures the bawdy glamor of New York, slightly edgy, slightly eccentr
  
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• These Star Wars helmets are so good it's like they were stolen from a movie set, and they just got a massive price cut

  07-10-2026 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  If someone asks me about the best Star Wars collectibles, I always point them toward Hasbro's Black Series range. No matter whether it's absurdly detailed action figures, or lightsaber replicas, I've got no problem with singing their praises. However, I think the Black Series helmets are some of the best merch from a galaxy far, far away - period.Besides looking like the spitting image of their on-screen counterpart, these props are incredibly well made. Actually, they look as though they've bee
  
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• Hideo Kojima wrote Higgs just for Troy Baker, and it's "one of the kindest things" he's ever done

  07-10-2026 17:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  At this point, it'd almost be easier to name the blockbuster game franchise Troy Baker hasn't been a part of. The Last of Us, BioShock: Infinite, Final Fantasy 13, Mass Effect 3; he gets around. He's so prolific that creators have specifically sought him out for certain roles, like Hideo Kojima, who created a part in Death Stranding for the performer.In a PartyChat interview going through his career, Baker touches on his performance as Higgs in the Death Stranding games, a villain who wants to k
  
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• Star Wars Galactic Racer introduces "the best Glup Shitto ever," fans say

  07-10-2026 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The hierarchy of power in the Glup Shittoverse is about to change as Star Wars: Galactic Racer's Biddy Blas is proving to be an incredibly obnoxious fan favorite. Even as someone who saw The Rise of Skywalker and had my interest in anything Star Wars immediately leave my body due to how bad it was… I still love all of the little freaks found in the world. The Salacious B Crumb, Sy Snootles, Klaud. And thanks to the joys of podracing, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is prime Glup Shitto territor
  
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• With sex in GTA 6, studio boss suggests Rockstar doesn't want another Hot Coffee moment

  07-10-2026 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 is about to put us in the shoes of power couple Jason and Lucia, but while different age ratings suggest a more explicit game than GTA 5 with sex scenes and more, Rockstar North co-studio boss Rob Nelson also says that the devs wanted to get intimacy "right."Speaking to IGN earlier this year in an interview that's now been published in full, Nelson specifically addresses GTA 6's handling of "physical intimacy" after IGN points out how bad many other games have traditionally been at doing s
  
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• Arc Raiders’ Huge Update Introduces Its Best Gadget Ever

  07-10-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders was an incredible game when it launched almost exactly one year ago. It joined Sea of Thieves and Left 4 Dead as one of my favorite co-op games ever. Many others loved it too, and it quickly surged to become one of 2025's best sellers and biggest stories. But in the months that followed, a large portion of players fell off the game's live-service carousel--or maybe "jumped off" is a better way to put it. Embark Studios announced in May that it was moving to semi-annual major upd
  
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• Former Halo art director claps back at founding Xbox member for implying 343 Industries had a "laziness" problem

  07-10-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Laura Fryer, one of the first developers to join Microsoft Game Studios back in 1995, says she "watched the birth" of Halo Studios – formerly 343 Industries – while working on Gears of War 2, dubbing it "a ghost town."According to Fryer, who now regularly uploads videos about the video game industry on her YouTube channel, the Halo team was "next door" to her own – and after witnessing how it supposedly came to be, she says she's "not surprised" by Halo Studios' recent layoffs.
  
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• Google Playground Wants Everyone To Make AI Games, And Maybe Everyone Shouldn’t

  07-10-2026 16:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Stadia might be dead, but Google isn't giving up on gaming. The company has rolled out Playground, a platform built around AI that "lets you create, play, and share custom games." It's browser-based and labeled as an "experiment" to start. There's also Unity Spark support, which will offer more development options for people who catch the creator bug. Google's pitch claims that this new platform makes game creation more democratic by ending gatekeeping to development. The company states tha
  
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• Set up the perfect Halloween party with these discounted horror board games

  07-10-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're hoping to set up a horror board game night, Amazon just did you a solid and slashed the price on some Halloween must-haves. I'm a huge fan of spooky season so am always on the prowl for creepy new games I can add to my collection, and I was impressed to see that a few of my favorites (including some horror board games I've been desperate to try) have been slashed in price with a brutal efficiency that'd make Halloween icon Michael Myers nod with silent approval. An entry from our list
  
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