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• Moving away from Windows is getting a little easier, as Linux will soon support more SteelSeries gaming headsets

  07-08-2026 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've got a SteelSeries headset and a Windows-powered gaming rig, it's likely you take your pair's compatibility for granted - I know I do. Yet anyone who's made the Linux leap over the years doesn't always have the same smooth sailing, as compatibility with the best gaming headsets isn't as straightforward.Functionality can differ when using SteelSeries headsets on Linux-powered operating systems, from battery status reporting to wireless issues, but open-source developers like Sriman Achan
  
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• Natalie Portman once said everyone thought she was a "horrible actress" after appearing in the Star Wars prequels

  07-08-2026 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  After appearing in the trilogy of Star Wars prequels, Natalie Portman says "no director" wanted to work with her.Quotes from a 2014 piece in New York Magazine have recently resurfaced thanks to Far Out Magazine. There, Portman recalled the fallout from playing Padme Amidala in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith."Everyone thought I was a horrible actress," Portman said. "I was in the biggest-grossing movie of the decade, and no director wanted to work with me."The P
  
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• With GTA 6 digital only, Take-Two boss says discs "don't really make sense" – "if you're already connected, who cares if you download digitally?"

  07-08-2026 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says that over 90% of the company's sales are digital, so physical discs for games like GTA 6 "don't really make sense for the consumer." Also, considering you have to "register online to play" in most cases anyway, "who cares if you download digitally?"A lot of people, I imagine, but anyway. As part of Take-Two's latest financial briefing, an investor takes the opportunity to ask Zelnick about Sony's controversial decision to end disc production and its potential i
  
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• Another GTA 6 delay looks much less likely as Take-Two has a "high degree of confidence" in Rockstar Games' November release

  07-08-2026 15:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can put aside your fears of another GTA 6 delay, for now – Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is very confident that Rockstar Games is going to hit its release date of November 19, 2026.After having been delayed a handful of times already and not really pulling back the curtain at all, GTA 6's November release date has been called into question by fans basically ever since it was announced. Even a former Grand Theft Auto 5 developer said he wouldn't be shocked to see the Rockstar juggernaut
  
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• Massive Ghost Recon Wildlands update just added a feature fans have been requesting for 9 years: "Ubisoft gained some respect from me with this"

  07-08-2026 14:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Better late than never, even when it comes to overdue mechanical changes in video games. A huge update to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands added an option the community's been requesting since launch, and fans are rightfully stoked.Just yesterday, the Last Rites update hit Ghost Recon Wildlands. Part of the 25th anniversary celebrations for the series, this introduces a new mission and a wealth of changes to the shooter, including several much-requested tweaks.One such change is that you can s
  
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• Funny that, Microsoft no longer recommends 32GB RAM for gaming laptops

  07-08-2026 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gaming laptops with 8GB RAM are threatening to return to the shelves as the supply chain crisis wears on, but now Microsoft's own documentation is seemingly stepping away from high-memory configurations. The brand has removed its 32GB RAM recommendation for high-end PC gamers looking to run the most demanding games, deleting posts that championed the upgrade for the best gaming laptops. The URL previously pointing to a guide to optimizing your setup (Wayback Machine) now simply lands on the help
  
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• Game over: David Fincher's Squid Game is reportedly dead at Netflix

  07-08-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  First it was a green light and then, suddenly, a red light: David Fincher's English-language Squid Game show is already dead at Netflix.As per The Playlist, sources close to the streamer say the Squid Game project – whether it was a remake or a continuation of the lore of the series is unclear – won't be going ahead. Instead, there are loose plans for more regional spin-offs for different countries.All this comes after the Squid Game season 3 ending appeared to set up an America-set
  
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• Nintendo has unveiled new 'build your own' custom Switch 2 bundles that include a free cute Pokemon accessory of your choosing

  07-08-2026 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  I assumed we already had our fill with cheap Nintendo Switch bundles in the UK for the time being, but I'm very happy to be proven wrong. Yesterday, Nintendo unveiled that you can now build your own custom Switch 2 bundle in Europe starting from £395.99 and select between the console, a Switch 2 game, a membership for Nintendo Switch Online, and the best part - add an accessory of your choice entirely for free. It's not just run-of-the-mill accessories included, but you can pick up a cute
  
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• The Evercade will soon run DOOM, and it's even getting its own limited edition Nexus handheld

  07-08-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blaze just officially answered whether the Evercade can run DOOM, as a new collection is coming on October 30. Better still, the original boomer shooter, its sequel, and a bunch of mission packs and Deathmatch levels will arrive alongside a special edition Evercade Nexus handheld that looks like it's from the bowels of hell mars.Available to pre-order today at 10 pm EST / 3 pm BST (UK), the Evercade Nexus DOOM Edition will set you back $249.99 / £199.99, so slightly more than the vanilla v
  
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• Palworld 1.0 is "very much for the fans," so the Pocketpair devs "weren't really thinking about critic reception at all," lead says

  07-08-2026 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair head of publishing and communications John "Bucky" Buckley has explained why there aren't many reviews for Palworld after the game had its full release last month. In response to a post about the low number of Palworld reviews on Metacritic in comparison to recent releases like Halo: Campaign Evolved and Beast of Reincarnation, Bucky notes that "we didn't send out press keys in advance," which was the case for the other titles. As for why this is, he explains: "We weren't really think
  
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• James Gunn shoots down dream rumor that The Batman Part 2 and 3 are being filmed back to back

  07-08-2026 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has moved fast to quash rumors that The Batman 3 will be filming back to back with The Batman 2.After a fan asked on Threads whether the DC Studios co-CEO could "confirm or deny" the reports, Gunn plainly responded, "I can deny."The excitement around back-to-back sequels entering production under Matt Reeves appeared to stem from Batman on Film founder Bill Ramey posting a Batman logo with 'three' written in Roman numerals on Twitter. Some even went on to report the post as more than
  
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• As Persona 6 drives hype, Atlus' JRPG series sold another 1 million copies over Sega's last quarter

  07-08-2026 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atlus' Persona series sold a million copies during the three months of Sega's last financial quarter. Hype for Persona 4 Revival (coming next February) and Persona 6 (coming sometime after) might have had something to do with the continued sales momentum, of course, but the series is also home to some of the best JRPGs ever made. Becoming evergreen sellers comes with the territory. Publisher Sega recently published its financial results for the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, which runs f
  
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• Another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 seems even more likely this month after co-director is confirmed to appear at Disney D23 event

  07-08-2026 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's looking likely that we could be getting another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 this month. The franchise is set for a retrospective showcase at D23, and some potential panelists have been revealed, increasing the odds that the latest installment will be part of proceedings in some capacity.The Deep Dive into Kingdom Hearts panel will take place on August 15, and thanks to the D23 app, we now know three possible participants (thanks, Kingdom Hearts Insider). Haley Joel Osment will be at the event,
  
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• Legend of Zelda movie fans think Ganondorf can be seen in leaked set videos

  07-08-2026 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  After months of radio silence, The Legend of Zelda movie has finally revealed the actor playing series villain Ganondorf. And fans now think we got our first glimpse of the King of the Gerudo last year in leaked set videos.As noted by @farourage on Twitter, a widely shared set video from The Legend of Zelda's New Zealand shoot appears to feature the actor Uli Latukefu, who we now know is playing the treacherous Ganondorf. Intriguingly, Ganondorf appears to be casually walking around a forest wit
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day's Steam player peak has already passed the series' all-time record, and it's still only in limited beta

  07-08-2026 11:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first leg of Gears of War: E-Day's beta has only just clawed its way out of the ground, and it's putting up some strong Steam numbers already.The Gears of War: E-Day open beta's first portion runs from August 6 (yesterday) to August 10 on Xbox Series X|S consoles and PC, and it seems to be doing quite well right out of the gate. According to SteamDB, the beta managed to get 14,331 players chainsaw-gunning and wall-hopping at the same time, and we haven't even reached its first weekend where
  
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• Tom Holland's brother has a surprising impact on Spider-Man: Brand New Day's most wholesome scene

  07-08-2026 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland's younger brother helped contribute to one of Spider-Man: Brand New Day's most memorable and low-key scenes.The moment in question saw Peter Parker – in full Spider-Man costume – hanging out with MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon). Peter and Ned even spend the day building a LEGO Star Wars X-Wing set, with MJ sketching them.But that wasn't a member of the art crew or even Zendaya putting pencil to paper. Instead, as revealed on an Instagram reply chain (H/T Pop Culture
  
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• Ex Dragon Age boss warns devs against listening to player feedback for solutions: "They're not developers"

  07-08-2026 01:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Dragon Age series producer Mark Darrah says fellow game developers should "absolutely" listen to player feedback, but when it comes to identifying solutions to problems, he says it's best to look elsewhere."Of course you should listen to people that are playing your game," Darrah says in a new YouTube video titled 'Why 'Listen to the Community' is Bad Advice'. "Except it's more complicated than it sounds, because people don't talk with one voice, because the loudest voices in your communi
  
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• Despite Supergirl bombing at the box office, Warner Bros CEO says DC Studios "feels very good" and has a "robust pipeline" of projects in the works

  06-08-2026 23:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav doesn't seem too concerned with Supergirl's box office failure, as he has full confidence in what DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are cooking up next."We have Clayface coming up soon, which looks terrific," Zaslav told TheWrap, when asked directly about the critical and box office failure of Supergirl. "We got Lanterns launching in the next few weeks on HBO, which Casey [Bloys] and Sarah [Aubrey] are super excited about. So DC feels very good, and we ha
  
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• BioWare vets' new X Files-like mystery game could "not exist in the AAA space" that would rather "throw money at a problem" than experiment

  06-08-2026 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Studio Reset is confident you'll never find a AAA studio making something like its upcoming supernatural mystery game, The Eventide – and its developers would know. The new indie company is made up of BioWare veterans who've worked on games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and The Eventide leads remind GamesRadar+ in an interview that AAA gaming is prone to too much worrying to really luxuriate in the misty X Files vibes they're cultivating."Because we are indie, we can take these sort of
  
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• "If FromSoftware released the full Dark Souls design document, no one would be debating the lore": Creator of one of the highest-rated new roguelikes on Steam says hands-off storytelling was key

  06-08-2026 23:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Solo developer YuWave makes a simple pitch with Demon Lord: Just a Block, an action-strategy roguelike about navigating a blocky world filled with enemies that only move when you do. "One developer. One computer. One game. One year," they say on Steam. Behind the game's cute, pared-down world is a classical fantasy story that makes smart use of hands-off narrative to steer players through seven chapters and three endings, and with nearly 2,000 Steam reviews averaging 96% positive, this approach
  
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• Google AI leaks "scarily accurate and very specific" game detail from private documents, says indie dev: "I had never told the name to anyone"

  06-08-2026 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As if the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence wasn't already scary enough, an indie developer says it managed to leak a very specific detail from their upcoming game from private documents.Over on Reddit, solo game developer Klub Kofta Studio, whose flagship game is the aquatic tower defense title Operation Octo, shared a harrowing Discord interaction they had with a player about an upcoming update. Klub Kofta attached screenshots of the conversation in which the player asked Google's
  
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• Heartstopper star in talks to play Cyclops in MCU X-Men movie

  06-08-2026 21:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kit Connor is reportedly set to star as Scott Summers aka Cyclops in the MCU's upcoming standalone X-Men movie.According to Deadline, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and director Jake Schreier met with "a number of candidates" and "ultimately landed on Connor last week."In addition to being one of the founding members of the X-Men, Scott Summers is the romantic partner of Jean Grey, who will officially be played by Sadie Sink (after making her debut as the ultra-powerful mutant in Spider-Ma
  
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• Nintendo's live-action Legend of Zelda movie reportedly casts Young Rock star Uli Latukefu as main villain Ganondorf

  06-08-2026 20:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The live-action Legend of Zelda movie has reportedly found its Ganondorf in Australian actor Uli Latukefu.Deadline reports that Latukefu has been cast to play the Zelda movie's main antagonist across multiple movies, which supports rumors claiming Nintendo and Sony plan to make a trilogy out of the live-action adaptation.Latukefu is best known for playing Dwayne Johnson in the NBC sitcom Young Rock and Byamba in the Netflix drama series Marco Polo. He joins a cast led by The Haunting of Bly Mano
  
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• Devolver Digital decides video games and publicly traded companies don't mix, announces plan to go private once again to save it some money and headache

  06-08-2026 20:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lot is wrong with the games industry, if you haven't noticed, and a lot of its issues can be traced back to the same place: studio executives prioritizing the shareholders at the reins of publicly traded companies. Indie giant Devolver Digital, which went public in November 2021 and has seen its share value nosedive since, is the latest company to learn this firsthand. Devolver plans to go private again, and its reasoning offers a clear and timely explanation of how shareholders hobble, hollow
  
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• The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus and more (August 7-9)

  06-08-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looking for the best new shows and movies to stream this weekend? Then you've come to the right place. From season finales to brand new movies and everything in between, the options on offer this week run the full gamut of what streaming does best.Highlights this week include new Netflix thriller The Last House, which is guaranteed to keep you hooked, the long-awaited House of the Dragon season 3 finale, and the return of Ted Lasso a few years after the divisive third season. There's even a new
  
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• Bethesda failing to release a new Fallout game to capitalize on the success of the TV show felt like a "personal" decision, says New Vegas writer, not a "business" one

  06-08-2026 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not releasing a new Fallout game alongside the popular Amazon Prime TV show might seem like a missed opportunity, but Obsidian Entertainment co-founder and Fallout: New Vegas writer Chris Avellone reckons the decision was likely a "personal" one for the devs.It's now been over a decade since Fallout 4, so to say fans have been patiently waiting for the next mainline entry would be an understatement. Thankfully, Bethesda has now revealed the tiniest glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel with
  
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• Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says some "surprises will need to remain secret for a little longer," but there's more to come to celebrate the blue blur's 35th anniversary

  06-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  After there's been zero word on the next mainline Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka says there are more surprises in store for the series 35th anniversary. Sonic the Hedgehog is pretty constant as of late, whether it be remaster, spinoff or main series game, the series has effectively been a yearly release for a while now. However, it's been a while since the series' last 3D entry with 2022's Sonic Frontiers, and fans have been feverishly waiting for what's coming next for
  
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• Corsair's latest gaming keyboard just joined the ranks of the best planks I've tested so far

  06-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The world of the best gaming keyboards has shifted slightly in the last few weeks, with the arrival of the Corsair Clipper Pro Mini 60. It's been the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini on top of the 60% food chain for the last year, but with Sneki's rattly form factor, higher MSRP, and fewer switch features, Corsair's just managed to sneak into the lead once again. I've just spent the last two weeks testing the 60% deck, running it across my current daily play roster as well as more dedicated tests in A
  
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• Mass Effect 3 dev demanded answers from the RPG's writing team when she realized her alien husband was hooking up with the Normandy’s most mysterious soldier

  06-08-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can make all sorts of romantic decisions across the Mass Effect games, each with their own distinct narrative arcs. An unexpected one actually happens based on the choices you don't make, and it was so surprising, it caught a developer completely off guard.In Mass Effect 3, if you don't lay it on hot and heavy with either Tali or Garrus, they will hook up. It's a nice bit of narrative flavoring that makes your crew feel more alive and autonomous; if you've a personal life on board the Norman
  
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• Halo co-creator says the Campaign Evolved hate is overblown, even if some of its creative liberties "are absolutely cringe"

  06-08-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rampant online hate against Halo: Campaign Evolved is overblown, according to Marcus Lehto, the series' co-creator and father of Master Chief himself, who's having a real good time with the new remake despite a few wrinkles here and there. Halo: Campaign Evolved launched late last month, and it's since been subject to some pretty mindless discourse on social media. For a gorgeous remake of an already iconic game, you might not expect to see so many posts complaining about everything from recycle
  
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• Larian reveals 10 Baldur's Gate 3 endings and scenes that almost nobody has seen, including the worst fates the RPG can give Lae'zel and Astarion

  06-08-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  10 extraordinarily rare endings and moments in Baldur's Gate 3 have been uncorked by Larian senior communications dev Aoife Wilson, who's packed some serious narrative whiplash into just a few minutes.Obviously, there are Baldur's Gate 3 spoilers ahead, though odds are good you'd never normally uncover these details for yourself. A new video on Larian's side YouTube channel reveals "10 Of The Rarest Scenes In Baldur's Gate 3," many of which cover obscure endings for individual characters. Not ma
  
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• New Ghost Recon game officially confirmed by Ubisoft after "years" of development, and you can "put it to the test" soon

  06-08-2026 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Ghost Recon game is on the way from Ubisoft, and the devs are "ready to put it to the test" as fans are encouraged to sign up for closed tests to help shape the title with their feedback.Last month, Ubisoft hinted that going forward – specifically, looking to its 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 fiscal years – its "content pipeline" of big brands including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon is expected to be "significantly bigger" than its current lighter slate. That certainly s
  
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• Forget dual mode, AOC's latest curved gaming monitor can switch between three resolution and refresh rate combos

  06-08-2026 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  AOC apparently thinks dual-mode monitors are so 2025, as it just released a curved gaming monitor with three different resolution options. Effectively, you're getting a panel that can switch between 1440p 260Hz, 1080p 360Hz, and 720p 500Hz, meaning you'll have a way to enjoy high refresh rates even on lower-end GPUs.Coming in at a respectable £239 (roughly $321), the 31.5-inch AOC GAMING CQ32G4ZA is undeniably geared towards fps players. Yes, many of the best gaming monitor options are, bu
  
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• Meet Voidjoy, the new controller brand and side hustle from JSAUX, one of the biggest names in the gaming accessory market

  06-08-2026 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  JSAUX, one of the best and most well-known brands in the gaming accessory space, has begun teasing a new side hustle - a controller brand named Voidjoy. This new sub-brand will bring the company into an entirely new market and will be dedicated to making the best PC controllers and controller accessories. JSAUX says the new brand will make its debut at IFA in Berlin this September, showing off three of Voidjoy's product areas: portable controllers, PC controllers, and controller accessories. "Ov
  
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• Nintendo reports a full 38.5% of its sales are still physical in the wake of Sony abandoning discs

  06-08-2026 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amid Sony's plan to end physical games on PlayStation, Nintendo has confirmed that 38.5% of its sales are still physical.Digital vs physical games have been a massive topic of discussion as of late, thanks to Rockstar Games announcing that the only physical copies of GTA 6 will be code-in-box releases, which was soon followed by Sony confirming that it will stop making disks in 2028. Naturally, this caused outrage among players who want to continue growing their physical collection for myriad re
  
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• GTA 6 Extended Look being a 6-hour Netflix exclusive is going down just as well as you can imagine: "Weirdest marketing I've ever seen"

  06-08-2026 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Do exclusives still matter? It's a question Xbox and PlayStation have been asking themselves almost this entire generation, but Netflix thinks it's a pretty definitive yes. In fact, the streamer is so sure about its answer that it's paid to lock down an extended look at GTA 6, streaming exclusively on Netflix for… six hours?As announced earlier today, Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look debuts for Netflix subscribers on August 27 at 3pm ET (or 12pm PT, 8PM BST), before it goes live on Ro
  
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• "I hope PS6 will be a disaster": Sony reminds everyone it's taking discs away in warnings reportedly added to new PS5 consoles

  06-08-2026 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Sony's getting rid of physical discs in come 2028, a warning is apparently being stuck onto new PlayStation 5 consoles. The label foretells of games only being available by digital means, and existing discs will remain fully functional.On Twitter, YouTuber Behind the Games posted about the tag, using an image and information that comes from a third party. "From January 2028, newly released games on PlayStation game releases will be available for purchase on PlayStation Store and at reta
  
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• Deltarune creator Toby Fox says "there are no more wacky silly adventures" as Chapter 6 will finally deal with the RPG's "main mysteries"

  06-08-2026 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  At long last, Deltarune is approaching the end of its story and creator Toby Fox is warning folks to not expect more whimsical detours. Chapters 6 and 7 are all about paying off everything that's been set up over the last few years, but you might need to wait until the finale for it to all make total sense.Deltarune Chapter 5 popped out of the blue earlier this summer, which means all eyes are now on the episodic RPG's final two installments. Chapter 6 isn't due to come out until sometime next y
  
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• Fallout season 3 set photos hint that a deep-cut sub-faction is about to be introduced to the Wasteland

  06-08-2026 15:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout season 3 is currently filming, and candid snaps from the set may have revealed that a lesser-known subdivision of the Brotherhood of Steel is being introduced next season.As spotted by eagle-eyed fans over on the Fallout subreddit, Fallout season 3 is currently filming on location at the Natural History Museum in LA; the familiar(ish) Brotherhood of Steel banners hanging around the stacks are something of a giveaway. However, look closely, and you might notice something a little differen
  
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• GTA 6 gets an "extended look" later this month as Rockstar finally throws a bone to fans who have waited over a year for Trailer 3

  06-08-2026 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Folks, something is actually, finally happening – GTA 6 is getting its first extended look later this month.As confirmed by Rockstar Games today, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look will be dropping on Netflix, of all things, on August 27. It'll go live at 3pm ET – that's 12pm PT or 8PM BST – on the streaming service, before it comes to the Rockstar YouTube channel and website six hours later.Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look premieres on @netflix Thursday, August 27 at 3
  
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• Capcom hopes Resident Evil Veronica follows Requiem's lead in sparking interest in the wider horror series

  06-08-2026 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom credits the release of Resident Evil Requiem for a surge in sales of previous games in the series.In its latest financial results, Capcom confirms that Resident Evil Requiem has now sold 8.06 million copies since it was released back in February. However, the top 10 has revealed that the entire series has had a great year so far, with Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 remakes coming out ahead of Requiem in sales over the last quarter, while Biohazard and Village also make an appearance in the top
  
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• Ingenious Spider-Man theory might have figured out why Ned remembers Peter Parker in Brand New Day

  06-08-2026 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the biggest questions following Spider-Man: Brand New Day is how does Ned remember Peter at the end of the movie. Well, one Marvel fan may have cracked the case. Brand New Day picks up four years after Doctor Strange erased the world's memory of Spider-Man's real identity in Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, the spell worked a little too well, as when Parker is finally ready to reunite with his girlfriend MJ and best bud Ned Leeds, he soon realises that nothing he does can jog their memor
  
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• Here's Replay's July winners: a frying pan kill for Indiana Jones and Edward's last dive in Black Flag Resynced

  06-08-2026 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  July's GamesRadar Replay winners saw Indy take a long distant shot at a nazi with a frying pan, and Edward take a one way dive in Black Flag Resynced. Both win a $/£250 Amazon Voucher for capturing the moment and next time it could be you!You see, Replay challenges you to send us your funniest, strangest, or most impressive clips every month for the chance to win one of two $/£250 Amazon voucher prizes. There's one prize for the best clip overall from any game, and one for the best T
  
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• Switch 2 beats the GameCube in lifetime sales as Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever officially shifts 23.68 million units

  06-08-2026 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2 has sold another 3.82 million units, putting it above the lifetime sales of the GameCube. Over the last year or so, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been breaking records for Nintendo, with it almost immediately becoming the fastest selling game hardware device in US history, and over the last year or so of its life, it's continued to be a success. It took the console seven months to beat the Wii U's lifetime sales, and with the momentum it had, the GameCube was clear
  
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• Capcom is sticking with Monster Hunter Wilds as it wants to fix the game until it closes the 20 million sales gap to Monster Hunter World

  06-08-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter Wilds has been trailing its older siblings in sales, but publisher Capcom really wants to close the gap among its children. It just needs to sell about another 20 million of Monster Hunter Wilds to do so. Easy enough, right?Last we heard, 2018's Monster Hunter World had sold a whopping 30 million copies. That easily makes it the company's best-selling game ever and a commercial juggernaut in any context, but those monstrous figures also make Monster Hunter Wilds look like a baby s
  
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• Clayface director says Evil Dead helmer Sam Raimi's "extreme" and "ridiculous" style of horror influenced the upcoming DC movie

  06-08-2026 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  It sounds as though DC's next movie will lean more into the horror genre in more ways than we first thought, as director James Watkins says Evil Dead helmer Sam Raimi was a huge influence on the upcoming DCU Chapter One film Clayface. "There were definitely some Sam Raimi influences," said Watkins to Empire. "The way that Sam Raimi can push horror almost to ridiculousness, and humor. I mean ridiculousness in a good way. But pushing it where we're all walking that line of 'Oh man this is extreme,
  
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• Another GTA 6 delay "would not" shock a former GTA 5 dev who says it wouldn't "hurt" Rockstar at all

  06-08-2026 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  For the time being, you can rest assured that GTA 6 is coming in November. I say that because, according to a former Rockstar Games developer, anything is possible, including another delay to the long-awaited crime sandbox.I know, I know - don't shoot the messenger. But according to Mike York, an animator who worked on Grand Theft Auto 5, if anyone's not completely confident in the next installment, then it could be moved again. "Personally after being there and working on GTA 5, I don't current
  
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• Nintendo records 150% increase in year-on-year profits mainly due to $300 million in US tariff refunds that Switch 2 buyers won't see a dime of

  06-08-2026 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has had an unusual financial quarter since April, recording a decrease in year-on-year sales, but a 150% boost in operating profits, to which it gives its thanks to a $300 million refund in US tariffs – the same money it's already made very clear it isn't planning to pass back to customers. In Nintendo's latest financial results, the company explains that net sales are down year-on-year for the quarter by 9.5%, but "operating profit rose by 150.5% to 142.5 billion yen, ordinary pr
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day is already the highest-grossing movie of the year, and could beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens' all-time record at the US box office

  06-08-2026 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on a generational run at the box office. Not only did the Marvel movie beat Avengers: Endgame's all-time opening weekend record in the US, it's already become the highest-grossing movie of 2026 in less than a week. And now it could be on track to top Star Wars: The Force Awakens' all-time record haul at the US box office.Per the number-crunchers over at the box office subreddit, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is heading towards a $150+ million second weekend at the US box
  
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• You can now pre-order Ayaneo's GBA clone, and its sub-$100 price tag is giving me hope

  06-08-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ayaneo has finally lifted the lid on its KONKR Pocket Advance GBA clone handheld, and early bird pre-orders start at $89. Yes, that's steeper than its main rival, the Anbernic RG34XX, but now that the handheld maker is done posting a million teasers and has given the portable a full reveal, it's clear to me that the price is pretty great.Just before pushing the live button on KONKR Pocket Advance pre-orders, Ayaneo graced us with a follow-up live stream. The retro handheld maker had previously d
  
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