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• Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe reveals "pretty cool" in-game farm map that was ultimately cut: "I bet you guys are gonna be mad at me"

  26-02-2026 23:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the big reveal in today's 10th anniversary Stardew Valley video was the confirmation of the two new marriage candidates, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone also took us on a fascinating tour of the game in its earliest stages of development. At one point, there was even an in-game farm map that I very much wish was still there.After demonstrating one of the game's earliest builds in the video, from back when it was known as Sprout Valley and looked even more like a Harvest Moon fan game, B
  
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• Nearly 50 years later, the reboot of a notoriously upsetting horror franchise gets an extreme first trailer

  26-02-2026 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Faces of Death reboot movie has received a new, longer trailer showing off the story, and though it seemingly foregoes any of the scenes of actual death that punctuated the notorious 1978 original, it certainly packs in its share of the old ultraviolence.Here's the red band trailer, which arrives just under a month since the first teaser for the long-delayed . Be warned, it's relatively intense:The original Faces of Death became one of the most well-known underground horror movie franchises of t
  
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• Nearly 50 years later, one of the most notoriously upsetting horror franchises is getting a reboot that pays homage to the extreme violence of the original

  26-02-2026 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Faces of Death reboot movie has received a new, longer trailer showing off the story, and though it seemingly foregoes any of the scenes of actual death that punctuated the notorious 1978 original, it certainly packs in its share of the old ultraviolence.Here's the red band trailer, which arrives just under a month since the first teaser for the long-delayed . Be warned, it's relatively intense:The original Faces of Death became one of the most well-known underground horror movie franchises of t
  
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• Marathon server slam hits 143,000 concurrent Steam players on day one, approaching Arc Raiders' peak of 189,000 and suggesting a big launch for Bungie

  26-02-2026 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bungie could have a hit on its hands if numbers emerging from Marathon's server slam are any indication.Marathon's server slam invites all players to check out Bungie's upcoming PvPvE extraction shooter ahead of launch on March 5. Although it's still day one of the server slam, with the test ending on March 2, players are already turning out in impressive numbers.According to the Steam charts, Marathon's server slam managed an all-time peak player count of 143,621 players on its first day. Keep
  
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• Deadpool and Severance stars' new action thriller looks like a satanic cross between Die Hard and John Wick in hilariously violent new clip

  26-02-2026 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zazie Beetz is an unnamed woman who has to make it through the night in the den of a demonic cult led by Patricia Arquette's eccentrically menacing villain in They Will Kill You, and a new clip from the film shows the pair coming face to face in an intense confrontation.It all starts with Beetz' hero showing off her impressive improvised fighting skills before confronting Arquette's cult leader, who asks the same question we're all thinking: "Who the fuck are you?"Here's the clip:It all comes of
  
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• Stardew Valley creator reveals 14-year-old footage of Sprout Valley, a technically "functioning game" that went on to become a genre-defining farm sim

  26-02-2026 21:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone took us on a long journey to Sprout Valley during the Stardew Valley 10-year anniversary video that premiered today, giving us a better look at what the farming sim could have been."Sprout Valley, 2012," Barone announces in the video, which you can watch in full below. "An awful name." He's been forthcoming about his displeasure with the "Sprout" in Sprout Valley before, but he's hardly ever elaborated on its world in the years since it was abandoned.Going by the "func
  
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• Guitar Hero vets return with Stage Tour, a new rhythm game coming this year with a closed alpha playtest launching soon

  26-02-2026 21:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've spent over a decade pining for the glory days of Guitar Hero and Rock Band to make their triumphant return, and it seems the rock gods have heard my prayers. RedOctane Games – a reconstituted version of one of the OG Guitar Hero studios, with several original devs in tow – has revealed Stage Tour, and it looks like exactly the plastic instrument heaven I've been waiting for, even if some unanswered questions remain.The reveal trailer makes no bones about the kind of game Stage T
  
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• In A Violent Nature 2's first trailer reveals a full-blown Friday the 13th-style summer camp slasher that makes Jason Voorhees look like child's play

  26-02-2026 21:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for In A Violent Nature 2 has arrived... and it's a summertime blood bath.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, Johnny is headed out to rip through a pack of teens at a summer camp with that big ol' scary hook of his. Though the premise sounds a little bit Friday the 13th... Johnny is no Jason Voorhees. There's no lurking in the shadows or stalking prey here. Dude just goes straight through a window and starts killing. It's pretty sick (both derrogatory and not).The off
  
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• Former Xbox head hopes original co-founder's prediction the brand will be "sunsetted" is "a little misguided"

  26-02-2026 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The recent shuffle of Xbox leadership, which saw longtime Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer be replaced by CoreAI executive Asha Sharma, sparked some understandably dramatic reactions. Notably, original Xbox co-founder and console designer Seamus Blackley predicted the shake-up will herald the absolute end of Xbox as a whole, but former Xbox boss Peter Moore hopes things aren't quite so drastic.Moore, who oversaw the Xbox label for Microsoft from 2003 to 2007, sat down with GamesBeat to give his
  
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• New Stardew Valley marriage candidates are Clint and Sandy, ConcernedApe confirms in a dramatic reveal after egging the community on for weeks

  26-02-2026 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone promised to reveal the game's new marriage candidates in today's 10th anniversary video, and he did not disappoint. After an extensive breakdown of what the beloved farming RPG looked like early in development, he revealed Clint and Sandy will be your new romantic options.They're both natural choices as some of the last remaining single characters in the game, though Clint's position in the fandom is a bit tenuous – even if some of his bigg
  
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• 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (February 27 - March 1)

  26-02-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  In our list of the best new movies and shows to watch on streaming are some huge TV returns that will keep you busy all weekend long. From period romances to adventure flicks and kaiju action, our recommendations for the last days of February are diverse and exciting – which means there's something for everyone.Below, we've put together a list of 6 great new movies and shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, and Hulu, which are some of the best streaming
  
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• Warhammer is showing off amazing new merch like a wearable Space Marine helmet, but I'm won over by something more subtle

  26-02-2026 18:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warhammer Relics is back with another annual showcase of cool merch to tempt fans of 40K, Age of Sigmar, and beyond, yet it isn't the props or plushies that stole my heart this year - it's the ultra-portable game mats.Yes, the wearable Space Marine helmet is incredible (I need one on my shelf yesterday). DK's Warhammer Age of Sigmar The Ultimate Guide will also be a must-have, considering how excellent the 40K version is at breaking down the universe and its factions. But for my money, the thing
  
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• Scream 7 just dethroned Scream 3 for lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the franchise

  26-02-2026 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reviews for Scream 7 are here... and they're not great.At the time of writing, Scream 7 sits at a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes... though it debuted to 43%, climbed up a little to 45%, and went back down again. Needless to say, reactions to the seventh (and not so final) film in the franchise have been negative to mixed at best.This makes Scream 7 the lowest-rated movie in the franchise, coming in just under Scream 3, which sits at 45%. From there, the order from worst to best goes Scream 4 a
  
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• It's been 2 and a half years, and Marvel fans still can't get over Secret Invasion: "Making an MCU version was a bad idea"

  26-02-2026 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Marvel Cinematic Universe shrinking itself down for the small screen has been, for the most part, a success. It's allowed some of the franchise's more supporting players space to grow, introduced fan-favorites like Ms. Marvel, and given us genuinely fantastic TV in the form of WandaVision and Loki.It ain't all been good, though, and it's safe to say that Secret Invasion was a low point – and well, fans still aren't over what a disappointment it was.Released on Disney Plus in June 2023,
  
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• Like a train sim bathed in the waters of 1999's most ridiculous anime, this Steam Next Fest demo has you drive a train like Tony Hawk rides a skateboard with impeccable Dreamcast-core vibes

  26-02-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  I never had a Dreamcast growing up – I was strictly a Nintendo kid – but like any good millennial gamer, I've grown obsessed with a nebulous style of game with a "Dreamcast vibe." Think Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, or Space Channel 5, with a nebulous combination of colorful graphics, a bangin' soundtrack, and a spirit of experimentation. That spirit isn't dead, either, as the Steam Next Fest demo for Denshattack! has offered the most distilled Dreamcast vibe experience I've had in ages
  
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• Donkey Kong Country designer says his version of the ape started life without fur, but it's still better than the "hideous" TV show version

  26-02-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The designer behind Donkey Kong's 1994 redesign has revealed the original model had no fur while questioning the cursed cartoon's version's place in the character's evolution.Over on Twitter, an account named Video Game History posted an image showing the evolution of Donkey Kong, from his 1981 design, through to his Super Mario Bros. Movie and Donkey Kong Bananza looks. Kevin Bayliss – who is credited as designing Rare's version of the character which would become his default look from th
  
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• One of the biggest Steam success stories of 2026 so far is this $8 game about throwing berries in "an ominous hole," with 3,000 "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews and rapidly climbing

  26-02-2026 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Put berries in the hole. Get money. Win. This appears to be the law of Berry Bury Berry, a strange, esoteric, and beguiling puzzler on Steam that's got thousands of positive reviews already, even though I don't think anyone really knows what's going on with the hole.But then, are we ever meant to? It seems like our mission is to grow berries and befriend them. They're colorful, spherical companions in this small garden you've found yourself in. Fodder for the hole, the gaping mass that always de
  
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• "Talos have mercy": Oblivion Remastered player uses PC magic to turn Bethesda's RPG into Resident Evil – and fans are now calling for the return of a beloved 12-year-old mod

  26-02-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  As usual, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered fans are finding creative ways to break the revamped RPG from Bethesda Game Studios – and this one player who has turned the Imperial City into a scene from Resident Evil certainly offers no exception.There's no shortage of silly Oblivion Remastered challenges or feats achieved by players – there was a leap across the entire map allowed by 15,000 points poured into Acrobatics, a fan managing to paralyze their character for 66 years,
  
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• "Hurry up with Palworld 1.0": An impatient fan spams Pocketpair's indie publishing arm with a "great pitch" begging for the survival game's full launch

  26-02-2026 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Palworld inches ever closer to the doors leading out of early access, at least one fan is getting really impatient.Pocketpair's ever chatty communications lead John "Bucky" Buckley took to social media, where he's normally outspoken about industry topics, to share a funny pitch sent in to Pocketpair Publishing, the studio's arm for helping and publishing indie games made outside its offices."Great pitch came in to Pocketpair Publishing today," he writes, alongside a pitch document that has "h
  
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• Like moths to a flame, PC gamers and Steam users pile into the demo of a job sim about the very thing wreaking havoc on PC gaming and the Steam machine right now: data centers

  26-02-2026 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Data Center Demo is climbing the Steam Next Fest charts, despite the irony that increased AI use and data centers are currently plaguing PC gaming, and are basically the reason for the Steam Machine's delay.Simulation games have seen a huge boom in the last few years. While life simulation has long been popular, few other types of simulation games were standouts like Truck Simulator and Farming Simulator. Over the last few years, the genre has seen a boom, and you can play a simulation game for
  
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• I've found the perfect Legend of Zelda action figure, and nothing else even comes close

  26-02-2026 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  I may have just found the most perfect Legend of Zelda action figure there ever was, and it isn't even a contest.The Good Smile Company already had my attention thanks to its Nendoroid figures (and I've made it my life's mission to grab the Wind Waker version), but now it's fully grabbed me by the collar with its latest figma recreation. Well, technically this is a re-release of the older Legend of Zelda action figure that you can find on the likes of Walmart or Amazon, but I think it may featur
  
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• No Man's Sky player discovers new planet that looks a whole lot like Hello Games' upcoming survival sandbox: "I found Light No Fire"

  26-02-2026 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's hard not to discover something new in No Man's Sky, really, with 18 quintillion planets or so knocking about its many galaxies – but one player has gone and found a world that might just top them all with its Light No Fire-esque charm.From planets with unintentionally NSFW aliens to worlds that harbor dangers at every turn, there's no shortage of exciting terrains to explore in No Man's Sky. One Redditor, however, has unearthed (get it, haha) an absolute gem, sharing their discovery i
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 devs want you to "break the game" as that's "part of the fun" of deckbuilders – and if something's busted, they can do one of their favorite things: "Nerf cards"

  26-02-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Any deckbuilding game requires some finesse to balance, and when you throw in the roguelike RNG elements of the forthcoming Slay the Spire 2 and its predecessor, you've a lot of variables to contend with. During a Reddit AMA, developer Mega Crit Games gave an overview of how the team approaches card design in terms of balancing, and it's more of an art than a science.Jake Card, lead programmer on Slay the Spire 2, outlined the step-by-step process. First, the team thinks of cards that seem "cool
  
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• "Arrakis is at its best when the desert is alive": Dune Awakening will start character migration and closing near-empty servers – but fans are already "nervous"

  26-02-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has just posted new patch notes to help prepare players for Patch 1.3.10 in March – and players are, in fact, going to want to prepare. They're going to be moving houses soon."With Patch 1.3.10.0, we will begin the process of migrating characters and consolidating less populated official servers," says Funcom in its update. "Arrakis is at its best when the desert is alive, when the social hubs are bustling, the Exchange is active, and the player cooperation
  
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• Ahead of Toy Story 5, Hoppers director says Pixar knows "originals have to exist" and "you can't keep making sequels"

  26-02-2026 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  This year, Pixar will release both Hoppers, a delightfully original tale about a girl implanting her consciousness into a beaver, and Toy Story 5, another installment in the iconic, beloved animated franchise that kickstarted the studio's legendary run of films.When we met with Hoppers director Daniel Chong – who worked for Pixar from 2009 to 2014, then returned in 2019 – in London to talk about his new film, we asked for his thoughts on how Pixar is balancing the past and the future
  
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• New clip from Evil Dead Rise director's The Mummy movie quite literally unpacks the Universal monster

  26-02-2026 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  A chilling new clip for Lee Cronin's The Mummy has been unleashed – and it's all forensics, frights, and fingernails.Warner Bros. took to social media on February 26 to share the 55-second teaser, which sees two characters investigating a recently unearthed sarcophagus. In what looks to be a museum of sorts, the pair lift the lid from the crypt and cautiously start unwrapping the human-shaped bundle inside.When one of them exposes a gnarled hand and pale face, he orders the other to come i
  
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• "I had been torn apart from the despair of realizing I needed money to make video games," reads a tiny part of the comically long name of this roguelike's Steam publisher, which makes a compelling pitch with "Devil May Cry meets Ace Combat"

  26-02-2026 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  I stumbled onto a new Steam page because of the extremely long name of its publisher, but stayed for the merging of two of the sickest games known to man.Finding games on Steam is rough. There's so much AI slop flooding the marketplace – which has made this Steam Next Fest in particular a tough one to deal with at times – so it's becoming increasingly hard for games to stand out, especially without backing from a big publisher. But I spotted a game called Delivery Must Complete the o
  
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• After months of waiting to use the Switch 2 GameCube controller with an actual GameCube, I've finally found a dongle that works

  26-02-2026 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm a massive GameCube simp, so I've naturally been itching to use the Switch 2 controller with the OG console for over half a year. Originally, I was scheming to use 8Bitdo's nifty Retro Receiver to pair the remake with Ninty's box of wonders wirelessly, but after tirelessly waiting for firmware updates to make that a possibility, I decided to start a love affair with a cheap alternative instead.The dongle in question is the appropriately named Blueretro Wireless Adapter for Nintendo GameCube.
  
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• After a string of WB Games flops, the Batman Arkham and Hogwarts Legacy publisher teases a "return to some of our biggest franchises" coming in the next 2 years

  26-02-2026 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a string of missteps and outright flops, publisher Warner Bros. Games is hoping to turn things around and promises that its "biggest" games will start to drop in the next few years.During an earnings conference call held amid Warner Bros. Discovery's heated acquisition offers from Netflix and Paramount, executive JB Perrette acknowledged some of the problems the company has faced on the gaming front in recent years.Now in charge of Warner Bros' streaming and gaming divisions, Perrette says
  
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• After cancelled Spider-Man spin-off series, former The Walking Dead showrunner returns to TV with psychological thriller novel adaptation for Amazon

  26-02-2026 17:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  After the cancellation of Sony's Spider-Man Universe series Silk Society, Angela Kang is making her return to TV with Never to Be Found, a soon-to-be-released psychological thriller novel.Per Variety, the upcoming TV series is a "psychological thriller that weaves together themes of disappearance, identity, obsession, and the long shadow of trauma." The novel itself, penned by Jo Spain, alternates "between present-day Brighton/York and flashbacks to Japan and London, following protagonist Veroni
  
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• This pixelated Pikachu plushie is to die for if you're a fan of the original games

  26-02-2026 17:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chunky Pikachu is making a well-deserved comeback via some Pokemon 30th Anniversary merch, and I'm already head over heels for it.In a reveal attended by media today, The Pokemon Company showed off a host of goodies for its big birthday celebration that, by the sounds of it, will be available from the Pokemon Center store before long. Based on the slew of photos by Japanese site Game Watch, classic Pikachu is going to be making a big (no pun intended) comeback; alongside a 1:1 scale Pika-plushie
  
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• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fans are wondering if a line in the finale could be a dig at Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin

  26-02-2026 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fans are wondering whether one particular line in last week's season finale is a dig – or good-natured joke – at Game of Thrones author George R.R. MartinThe line in question comes via a flashback, when Ser Arlan says to Dunk, "A true knight always finishes a story." This is in response to Dunk asking his mentor why he never knighted him, but Arlan dies soon after, so Dunk never finds out why."Do you think it’s a shot towards GRRM?" asked one fan
  
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• The prettiest platformer I've played since Rayman Legends is Ducktales coded, and has a free Steam Next Fest demo right now

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Eternal Life of Goldman opens with an absolutely stunning animated sequence following the embers of a fire springing to life on a tropical island before a plane swoops in to airdrop in our platforming hero: an aging, white-bearded adventurer with a cane slung over his shoulder who only goes by the name Goldman. Enraptured throughout this free Steam Next Fest demo, this hefty couple of hours is more than enough to get me hooked (yes, like Goldman's cane) on trying more.Developer Weappy Studio
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake director was surprised that we were surprised Part 3 is being made in Unreal Engine 4: "I never imagined it would become such a hot topic"

  26-02-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naoki Hamaguchi, director of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, says he's surprised by how fans reacted to the news that the trilogy finale would be developed using Unreal Engine 4, rather than the more recent Unreal Engine 5.In an interview with Automaton, Hamaguchi explains he was unaware that people were so invested in the team's choice of engine for the Final Fantasy 7 Finale. "After I mentioned in another interview that we would continue using Unreal Engine 4 for the third game, it became
  
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• Diablo 2-inspired action RPG Grim Dawn, with over 87,000 glowing Steam reviews after 10 years, getting "final hurrah" expansion to "cement the game as a cornerstone" of the genre

  26-02-2026 16:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  What better way to mark a game's tenth anniversary than with a bumper expansion? The action RPG Grim Dawn just reached the big one-zero, and in a celebration post, developer Crate Entertainment has provided a few details on what's coming for players."We never could have imagined that ten years later Grim Dawn would not only still be receiving major updates but it would have another expansion on the way," Kamil Marczewski, production director at Crate Entertainment, says in a forum post. "Our eng
  
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• GTA 6's autumn clash with Marvel's Wolverine isn't a worry for Logan's actor, who plans to "play so much" of Rockstar's long-awaited epic that "it'll be troubling"

  26-02-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the wait for Grand Theft Auto 6 continues, the community grows more and more eager to play the brand-new Rockstar Games gem – and Marvel's Wolverine actor Liam McIntyre is apparently no exception.GTA 6 is officially just months away now, set to arrive on November 19 this year (should there be no further delays). Excitement is, unsurprisingly, at an all-time high – it has been a whopping 13 years or so since GTA 5, after all.
  It'd even be safe to call the sixth entry one of the mos
  
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• "I'm sorry Winton": All it took was Overwatch cosmetics for new tank baddie Domina to send fans to the dark side in the shooter's ongoing faction wars event

  26-02-2026 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment has been trying something new with Overwatch's in-game challenges. Every week, players are asked to choose a side: pledge your allegiance to Overwatch, the good eggs, or Talon, the sometimes questionably bad eggs. But all Talon had to do to secure an easy victory was dangle Domina cosmetics in front of the sickos who are unwaveringly down bad for the new tank hero.Overwatch's faction wars, called Conquest, essentially let players complete challenges to unlock weekly reward
  
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• As Arc Raiders streamers lose patience with the shooter over cheaters, former PUBG community lead says you "can't do much" except manually join games and kick them yourself

  26-02-2026 15:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  After streamer Shroud complained about cheaters in Arc Raiders, a PUBG dev recounts following him into games to ban cheaters and says that's about the best you can do.Shroud – who previously led the campaign for Arc Raiders to beat Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for GOTY – has now deemed that "this game is so shit" and that he's "convinced Embark actually doesn't care" about the game's exploits and cheaters. Shroud isn't the only one, with Ninja – best known for his Fortnite strea
  
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• The rising costs of SSDs haven't stopped SanDisk from launching a brand new portable SSD line

  26-02-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The best SSDs for gaming are still seeing significant price increases, and yet that hasn't stopped Sandisk from launching its next-generation portable range. The major storage brand unveiled its new line of portable SSDs, including the new SanDisk Portable SSD, SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, and the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD this week.These new external SSDs aren't aimed at gamers like you or me. Instead, the new range was released with "everyday users, creators, and professionals" in mind
  
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• The Boys star's new swashbuckling adventure-thriller compared to Pirates of the Caribbean in mixed-positive first reviews

  26-02-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  New action movie The Bluff, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and The Boys' Karl Urban, has been called "charmingly old-fashioned" and "a rollicking good time" in its first reviews. Though not everyone is willing to let its "paint-by-numbers script" slide...Released on Prime Video yesterday (February 25), the film debuted to a decent 68% score on Rotten Tomatoes – and was even compared to Pirates of the Caribbean by one pleasantly surprised critic."There hasn't been a pirate movie that's capt
  
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• Modder takes Valve's AI measures one step further with a browser extension that adds an unavoidable gen AI warning to Steam games to cut out the slop

  26-02-2026 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new browser extension will allow people scrolling through Steam to put Valve's AI-generated content disclosure front and center with a pop-up they need to close out before they are able to look at the game.Modder seeeeew has created a browser extension for both Firefox and Chrome that lets people place the AI disclosure before the main Steam game page. Valve requires developers to disclose any use of generative AI when submitting their games to Steam. However, this statement is only placed nea
  
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• Warm Bodies director is set to adapt a comedy horror novel based on a haunted IKEA store, and it sounds like Last Shift meets Clerks

  26-02-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you have been wishing for more original and different horror movies on the market, then your prayers have been answered, as director Jonathan Levine sets his sights on adapting a comedy horror novel based on a haunted IKEA store.Levine, best known for directing Warm Bodies and All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, will write and direct the upcoming horror movie for Searchlight Pictures, adapted from the novel Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix‘s comedic horror novel for Searchlight Pictures, as r
  
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• Scream 7 star says she "misses" former co-stars Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera but they "remain close": "We came up in this franchise together"

  26-02-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scream 7 star Jasmin Savoy Brown has said she "misses" her former co-stars Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, but says that the Core Four are still "close.""Melissa [Barrera] and Jenna [Ortega] and Mason [Gooding] and I all remain close, we're really good friends," Savoy Brown, who plays Mindy Meeks-Martin, told Deadline"We love each other, we support each other's work. Of course we miss them, because we came up in this franchise together, and I'm just so grateful to be back because Mindy means a
  
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• Terrifier 4 update from Damien Leone cuts through the rumors, says the script is his most "challenging" yet

  26-02-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Terrifier 4 is a highly anticipated upcoming horror movie, and director/creator Damien Leone has taken to social media to dispel speculation and make the future of Art the Clown even clearer."Since there's so much Terrifier 4 speculation and false information out there, I wanted to drop in and give an official update," he posted on Twitter."The script is very close to completion, and I'm hoping to begin pre-production this spring. This is the most precious script I've written for many reasons, b
  
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• Dune 3 takes first victory over Avengers: Doomsday on Dunesday thanks to IMAX exclusivity window

  26-02-2026 13:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Doomsday will only be displayed in IMAX in "select international markets", as Dune 3 – which is set to release on the exact same date – has nabbed exclusivity in the US.Since most theaters only have one IMAX screen, fans had been wondering whether the blockbusters would divvy out showings during their opening weekends, or battle it out. Guess now we have our answer... IMAX confirmed in an investor presentation (slide 13) that the Denis Villeneuve-directed sci-fi sequel will
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 dev "flattered" everyone places its predecessor among the best roguelikes ever, shouts out Hades, Elden Ring Nightreign, and more for making an impact on them

  26-02-2026 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following on from one of the most acclaimed roguelikes of all time, naturally, Slay the Spire 2 is as hotly anticipated as indie games go, but developer Mega Crit is using the opportunity to shout out fellow games in the genre, from sales behemoths to overlooked gems that deserve more love.During a new Reddit AMA with developers from Mega Crit, one fan mentioned that the original Slay the Spire is often cited as the best in its genre and asked if the team was inspired by any other roguelikes. St
  
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• Ubisoft is "very allergic" to making new games, says former Assassin's Creed and Far Cry director, who claims the publisher "killed a bunch of our ideas" while he was there

  26-02-2026 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Publisher Ubisoft has had a tough time of it of late. Between layoffs, continual restructuring, and big releases such as XDefiant, Skull and Bones, and Star Wars: Outlaws failing to find their audience, the company's got some ongoing problems. Alex Hutchinson, a developer who led Far Cry and Assassin's Creed games, believes these issues are exacerbated by risk-averse internal-philosophies."The style of development we pioneered was being able to manage big teams by letting them be individual grou
  
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• John Carter director says say he "would not change anything" about the divisive box office flop, but thinks it would work better as a streaming series

  26-02-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The director behind the highly divisive 2012 movie John Carter has spoken out about the movie, suggesting that the premise might work as a streaming series.During a Reddit AMA, one fan asked Andrew Stanton whether he could share some insight as to why his movie John Carter had problems at the box office, adding that it is "heartbreaking" that it never got a sequel. Stanton replied, "God bless you all for the John Carter love! I loved every second of making that movie. I would not change anything
  
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• More Avengers: Doomsday reshoots are on the way, but Disney executives are reportedly pleased with footage of the Marvel film

  26-02-2026 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Avengers: Doomsday arriving this year, anticipation is starting to build – and, by the sounds of things, Disney is internally pleased with how the movie is shaping up so far.That's according to Variety, which reports that "executives are pleased with what they've seen" of the Marvel Phase 6 movie, while "rival studio heads privately predict Doomsday will be the year's highest-grossing film."It wouldn't be a huge surprise if Doomsday came out on top this year considering its sheer size
  
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• Marvel confirms 6-month time jump before Daredevil: Born Again season 2 and reveals new look at the Man Without Fear's black suit

  26-02-2026 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has revealed a new look at the Man Without Fear's black suit in Daredevil: Born Again season 2 – and confirmed the length of the time-jump between the first and second installments.In the new image, which you can see below we get to see a close-up of the comic-accurate suit from a different angle. By the looks of things, we can expect a darker Man Without Fear in season 2.New look at Daredevil in ‘DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN’ Season 2.(Source: https://t.co/9Izx0qb3YG) pic.twit
  
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