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• Paranormal Activity game dead after Paramount refuses to give legendary Mortuary Assistant dev more time to make it "the best it could possibly be"

  07-05-2026 23:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Paranormal Activity: Threshold has been one of the most promising upcoming horror games on my radar since it was revealed back in 2024, and so it's with great sadness that I'm now reporting on its complete cancellation. Brian Clarke, the legendary horror indie developer behind 2022 mortician simulator The Mortuary Assistant, took to social media to share the incredibly disappointing news of Paranormal Activity: Threshold's cancelation. The thing that makes this all the more stinging to digest is
  
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• Old School RuneScape players riot as YouTuber's account is reset hours after finishing ridiculous 3-month grind, but Jagex has receipts

  07-05-2026 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Old School RuneScape is no stranger to bizarre, self-imposed player challenges or unusual but beneficial bugs, yet the latest intersection of these two has sparked an ugly discussion in the MMO's community, and it all started with a YouTuber whose account was reset by developer Jagex shortly after he finished the kind of grind that I wouldn't wish on people doomed to at least the shallower circles of Hell. On May 5, OSRS YouTuber Rendi, known for years for finding strange ways to complete conten
  
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• First King of the Hill season 15 trailer is a nostalgia bomb that takes us through some of the show's most iconic moments

  07-05-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for King of the Hill season 15 has arrived, and it includes pocket sand.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, we get a pretty cool montage that takes us through scenes from all 14 seasons of King of the Hill before giving us our first look at season 15... which sees Hank, being the boomer that he is, frustrated in a convenience store that has a bunch of its products behind glass. The scenes take us from the episode where Bobby gets hooked on caffeine, to the absolutely
  
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• Solo dev stunned as his "first ever video game" sells 100,000 copies in 5 days on Steam while 97% "overwhelmingly positive" reviews pour in

  07-05-2026 22:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm now perhaps overly self-conscious about when I use a certain word starting with "f" and ending with "riendslop," but casual co-op, low-fi visuals, and proximity chat is clearly a winning formula. The latest hit in that space is Sledding Game, which reached 100,000 copies sold and overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews just days after launch, and nobody's more surprised than the mostly solo developer who brought it to life.We'll put the usual caveats on "solo" here – you will see the cre
  
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• New Masters of the Universe TV spot gives us our first glimpse at He-Man riding Battle Cat, and I'm finally excited for the live-action movie

  07-05-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Masters of the Universe TV spot has arrived... and it gives us the tiniest glimpse of He-Man riding Battle Cat.The clip, which can be viewed below, appears to have been uploaded via screen recording by a He-Man fan website. Despite the slightly wonky quality, however, we can see clear as day at the very end of the 60-second spot He-Man raising the Power Sword while sitting astride Battle Cat... who appears to be donning his cartoon and action figure-accurate red cloak!We've seen Cringer, P
  
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• Diablo 4 alone makes this $15 game bundle worth it, so with one of the best JRPGS of the last decade and 6 other games it's unbeatable

  07-05-2026 21:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  As someone with way too many games in my backlog, I'm always hesitant to recommend game bundles that'll inevitably collect virtual dust on your hard drive, but I regret to say I've stumbled across one that would feel downright irresponsible not to flag. Over on Humble Bundle, where these kinds of predicaments often arise, there's an offer that gets you Diablo 4 and Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, not to mention six other acclaimed games, for $15. That's a dangerously tempting deal made all the
  
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• Steam Controller reservations announced with scalper protection as Valve admits "the experience for a lot of you trying to buy it was incredibly frustrating"

  07-05-2026 20:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steam Controller reservations will open on Friday, May 8 as Valve works to remedy stock and scalper problems that plagued the game pad's May 4 launch. In a new post on Steam, Valve says "we were happy to see such a high level of interest, the experience for a lot of you trying to buy it was incredibly frustrating." While it works on restocking Steam Controllers, Valve's rolling out a reservation plan that should give more legitimate buyers a better chance of nabbing one of these things. "Beginni
  
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• Dragon Quest creator believes AI can make JRPG characters "feel even more human" and "listen to people's concerns with empathy," hopes to add it to "other series too"

  07-05-2026 18:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix is working with Google on a chatbot themed around the Dragon Quest series that'll deploy as a feature in the tenth mainline installment, and the JRPG franchise's creator is optimistic about the possibilities of AI altogether.Yuji Horii, father and longtime developer of the Dragon Quest games, spoke about the technology during this year's Google Cloud Next conference. As reported by Toyo Keizai, and translated by Automaton, he said AI is "not just a convenient tool, but a friend to ea
  
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• Neverness to Everness devs admit using "AI-assisted tools" after deleting slop animation, now "reviewing and reworking the flagged assets"

  07-05-2026 18:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Accused of using generative AI to fill gaps in Neverness to Everness, developer Hotta Studio released a statement confirming it used AI tools to do pretty much exactly that. "Neverness to Everness is built on human creativity," the NTE devs begin in a Twitter post. "The characters, stories, and world you experience are the work of artists, writers, and designers. AI-assisted tools were used only on a small number of background and environmental assets, not on the characters or stories that defin
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again season 2 showrunner says they "didn't do justice" to the Muse storyline in season 1

  07-05-2026 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 showrunner Dario Scardapane says he regrets not giving more time to Muse's season 1 storyline.Warning: spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 9 below!"This was a weird one because it had to do with a plot line that we inherited, that I felt we didn't do justice to: the original Muse storyline in season 1," Scardapane told Entertainment Weekly. "Because of what was filmed and what wasn't filmed and what we could use and not use, it didn't have the heft
  
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• Instantly one of the best-rated games of 2026, nostalgic adventure Mixtape flies up Metacritic

  07-05-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Early reviews for Mixtape – the new game from The Artful Escape developer Beethoven and Dinosaur – place it as either the best game of 2026 so far, or still pretty good depending on what review aggregator you use. Over on OpenCritic, Mixtape currently sits at a critic average of 94, which makes it the top game of 2026 by a margin of four points, taking over from Pokemon Pokopia. However, 20 critic reviews listed at the time of writing, the lowest score is a sole 8/10 amid a sea of ni
  
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• GameStop CEO trying to buy eBay briefly banned on eBay, but that's not stopping him from attempting to sell garbage for thousands of dollars

  07-05-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said that he was "selling stuff on eBay" in order to fund his unbelievable bid to buy eBay. Soon after, he was suspended from the online auction site, albeit only temporarily. Either way, the whole ordeal has turned the proposed buyout from "a little weird" to "very laughable."Earlier this week, Cohen announced an interest in buying eBay, proposing a $56 billion buyout that would install him as the boss of the combined company. The deal would be comprised of 50
  
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• Dune: Awakening fans "so disappointed" by no Polar Cap in 1.4, Funcom says it's "a huge amount of work" but the devs "are still very much actively working on the new map"

  07-05-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dune: Awakening has been in the limelight recently thanks to its big reveal of update 1.4, set to launch on May 19, and redirection to a "PvE first" experience – but not all the news is exciting, as some fans were left wondering about a previously teased new map.In case you're out of the loop, most of us were hoping that the Polar Cap map – one that The Water Wars DLC page on Steam had previously alluded to – would be released alongside the 1.4 patch and optional paid content l
  
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• eBay launches new authentication system for Pokemon cards, Yu-Gi-Oh, and beyond

  07-05-2026 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  eBay has launched a new "Authenticity Guarantee" for trading card games like Pokemon cards, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh in an effort to protect the community.Designed to safeguard fans who are putting significant amounts of cash on the line to secure or sell rare, high-value cards from the best card games, this system will make third-party authentication the standard on eBay UK with cards sold for £500 and above. In essence, the card in question will be shipped off to eBay's authent
  
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• Star Fox on Switch 2 calls for a new N64 controller, and I've got the perfect gamepad for the job

  07-05-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the freshly announced Star Fox remake for Switch 2 yet. That's largely since it takes one of my favorite on-rail shooters for what I believe to be one of Nintendo's best retro consoles ever and gives it an entirely new modern vibe with the same mechanics at its core. What I do know already, though, is that the revamped shooting and 8Bitdo's take on the N64 controller are going to be a perfect pairing.Don't get me wrong, I'll be trying out the new Star Fox o
  
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• Cyberpunk Edgerunners is back: CD Projekt Red collab with action RPG Wuthering Waves sees Lucy return, and fan-favorite Rebecca is a free playable character

  07-05-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yes, there's more Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on the way, but no, it's not another season of the gorgeous Netflix anime series. Instead, it's a collaboration with the action-RPG Wuthering Waves, focusing on two characters in particular.A trailer for the partnership gives a quick little bit of context: the Edgerunners have arrived in the futuristic city of Solaris-3, and they're causing a bit of a stir. If you're unfamiliar, Wuthering Waves is essentially a science fiction version of Genshin Impact &n
  
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• None of Crimson Desert's big updates were pre-planned because Pearl Abyss is "not baking in presumptions around what the players want"

  07-05-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert's enjoyed beefy updates nearly every week since its blockbuster launch almost two months ago, taking a hammer to what players don't like and shoving more of what works into the already overflowing game. Despite the rapid cadence of patches, developer Pearl Abyss apparently didn't pre-plan anything in an effort to work off fan feedback.Speaking to The Washington Post, the developer explains there wasn't an "official communicated roadmap with set-in-stone dates" for Crimson Desert's
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again showrunner says season 3 leaks have been "a little hard to deal with"

  07-05-2026 18:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 may have only just ended, but there's been no shortage of season 3 leaks hitting the internet – and it's taking its toll on showrunner Dario Scardapane."[With] this particular season, I have to say, the spoilers, the leaks and everything have been a little hard to deal with," Scardapane told Entertainment Weekly. "The last 5 or 10 minutes of season 2 is a treat; the super fans are gonna know exactly where we're going. Having telegraphed that through the papar
  
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• Brendan Fraser says The Mummy 4 will return to original locations, promising to give audiences "what they have been bothering all of us for"

  07-05-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  It sounds as though the upcoming Mummy movie will include a few treats for fans of the original movies, as star Brendan Fraser teases a return to signature locations. "So we're going to give the audience what they have been bothering all of us for the last 20-whatever years," said Fraser to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. "What we're going to do is saddle back up, go back to the locations."The Mummy 4 is set to bring back Fraser as strapping treasure hunter Rick O'Connell and Rachel Weisz as b
  
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• Arc Raiders preparing new kernel-level anti-cheat to blast cheaters out of the sky and "sharpen both detection and precision"

  07-05-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're getting tired of Arc Raiders players hitting you with eight consecutive headshots through smoke from 200 meters, or outright spawning escape hatches, developer Embark Studios has good news for you. It's preparing another level of anti-cheat protection that should catch more cheaters early and quickly. In an anti-cheat blog post, Embark says it's testing "a new kernel-level solution that we expect will sharpen both detection and precision throughout Speranza and the Rust Belt." This wil
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 players demand minion of chonky patch 7.5 dungeon boss "immediately," and there's hope as Square Enix joins in: "Chort"

  07-05-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 is back in the limelight with its recent reveal of new expansion Evercold and patch 7.5, the latest post-Dawntrail update to arrive with a challenging trial and dungeon – a dungeon that contains a very, erm, chonky boss.In case you haven't had the pleasure of experiencing it yet yourself, the latest Final Fantasy 14 dungeon – The Clyteum – harbors an end boss that's large and in charge… and incredibly meme-able.
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• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake "all but confirmed," fans conclude following Switch 2 Star Fox announcement

  07-05-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda fans are now more certain the rumors of an Ocarina of Time remake are true following the surprise reveal of Star Fox. Earlier this year, Nintendo leaker Nate The Hate leaked a ton of alleged information about upcoming Nintendo games, and headlining the pack was word that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will apparently be getting a remake on Switch 2 which will release later this year. Other claims included that Rhythm Heaven Groove and Splatoon Raiders would both release
  
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• GTA 6 was delayed to avoid crunch, claims Take-Two CEO, comparing notoriously crunchy Rockstar to college: "You do your homework, you don't pull an all-nighter"

  07-05-2026 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  When it comes to video games of any size, a sad indictment of the industry is that it's more surprising to hear that crunch didn't happen. As we inch closer to GTA 6's expected release window of November this year, it seems likely that the devs at Rockstar are putting in hard work to get the crime sandbox ready to ship, but the game's delays have been part of making sure that crunch doesn't happen.Or at least, that's what Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive,
  
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• Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director opens new studio just 2 months after leaving Ubisoft

  07-05-2026 16:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Hexe's ex-creative director and veteran developer Clint Hocking has just revealed he's heading a brand new indie game studio a mere two months after his departure from Ubisoft.Hocking announced the formation of his independent studio, called Build Machine Games, this week in a brief LinkedIn post (thanks, PC Gamer). "We're lean and fast, but bold and ambitious," he says. "We aspire to expand the expressive range and power of the medium with emotionally resonant, socially relevan
  
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• The Lenovo Legion Go 2 now starts at $1,200, but the version I'd consider is currently AWOL

  07-05-2026 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  I can't help but feel like Lenovo is trying to prank me, as the Legion Go 2 is now available for $1,200. The "price drop" follows a wild automatic price hike on the Z2 Extreme version at the brand's storefront that ramped it up to $3,000, and while I'm glad that was just a discontinuation glitch, the only gaming handheld now available is the non-extreme model with a lower spec chipset.I should stress that while Lenovo says grabbing the Legion Go 2 for $1,199.99 will save you 25%, it's not really
  
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• Hugh Jackman had the perfect response when asked if he's in Avengers: Doomsday – and I still don't believe him

  07-05-2026 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rumors have been swirling around Hugh Jackman's potential appearance in Avengers: Doomsday ever since the actor returned as Wolverine in Deadpool 3. His name was notably omitted from the official cast list reveal, but that has never stopped us wondering if he could still make an appearance, especially given so many of his X-Men co-stars are set to star.Jackman has been keeping tight-lipped on the possibility, but his latest answer has me wondering if he could be coming back after all. During the
  
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• Here's Replay April winners: bad policing in KC Deliverance 2 and a Starfield death that proves you should never listen to the voices in your head...

  07-05-2026 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  This month's GamesRadar Replay winners are here, featuring the worst guard in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and a Starfield death that isn't any less fun even though you can see it coming a mile off. Each month Replay challenges you to send us your funniest, weirdest, incredible or straight up surprising gaming clips for the chance to win one of two Amazon vouchers - one for the best clip overall and one for the best Theme of the month game, which for May is Arc Raiders. We also share chosen clips
  
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• Amiga 1200 remake is delayed until December, and chip shortages are partly to blame

  07-05-2026 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sorry, Amiga fans, but the upcoming THEA1200 remake by Retro Games Ltd has been delayed. The full-sized, emulation-based microcomputer was set to enter the best retro console arena next month, but its creators are pushing it back until December 4 as its "operating system isn't where it needs to be."In a lengthy THEA1200 update, Retro Games Ltd attributes the six-month delay to the knock-on effects of "global chip shortages and rising plastic production costs." Those factors have seemingly eaten
  
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• Elden Ring modder bringing Morrowind to FromSoftware's RPG says it's "the most complex mod ever created," but he's "made tremendous progress"

  07-05-2026 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  We might not have The Elder Scrolls 6 yet, but that's all right – a talented Elden Ring modder is working to get one of Bethesda Game Studios' classics to us instead, bringing Morrowind to FromSoftware's own fantasy RPG.In case you've not heard of the big project yourself, legendary Halo and Elden Ring modder InfernoPlus has been working to port Morrowind to Elden Ring for quite some time now – heck, he first unveiled his plans in 2025, explaining that he was "about halfway done."
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• You don't need more RAM; a YouTube bug is just making it seem like you do by eating up 7GB or more of your PC's memory

  07-05-2026 14:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've been experiencing slowdowns and stutters on your gaming PC in the last week or two, you may be getting increasingly frustrated and thinking, "maybe it's finally time to upgrade my RAM". Please, please, don't jump straight to that just yet, because it turns out that if you've had even one YouTube tab open, the website could be eating up 7GB or more of your existing memory and causing some big performance dips. Especially amidst the current RAM shortages, when the best RAM for gaming can
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale's major Defenders cameo was "a whisper of an idea" until Jessica Jones star called the actor

  07-05-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale featured a pretty major Defenders cameo – but it wasn't originally planned until Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter got involved (this is your obligatory spoiler warning: turn back now if you're not up to date with Daredevil: Born Again!).If you're still here, you'll know that Luke Cage made his MCU debut in the show's season finale with Mike Colter reprising the role for the first time since a guest role in the final season of Jessica Jones in 2019
  
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• Months after Halo Infinite's final major update, Halo Studios releases a surprise PvE mode and the game's hardest challenge ever

  07-05-2026 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halo Studios has thrown Halo Infinite a bone in the form of a new co-op survival mode, months after announcing the end of major updates for the shooter and months before the developer moves on to Halo: Campaign Evolved. For now, it's resisting those Halo Finite allegations. "Seconds into your first match of Firefight: Gauntlet, you'll understand the name," a new blog post from the developer explains. "This deviously difficult PvE mode introduces upgradeable attributes, elimination objectives, an
  
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• Replay's May theme is Arc Raiders: send us your best clips from the rust belt for a chance to win a £/$250 Amazon voucher!

  07-05-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  With the Escalation road map having reached its end, Arc Raiders is Replay's theme for this month. You can send in clips of any game you're playing for a chance to win a $/£250 Amazon voucher, but there's a special separate prize for the best Arc Raiders video.GamesRadar+ Replay is our community series where you can submit any gaming clips or streams of anything you think is cool for a chance to win Amazon vouchers. You can send in anything, from any game, and if it's impressive, funny or
  
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• Former Star Fox actor says "that is not my voice" in the remake, but "I'm so honored to have been part of Star Fox history at all"

  07-05-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former Fox McCloud actor has confirmed that it's not his voice you're hearing in the new Switch 2 Star Fox game. Joe Zieja – perhaps best known for being the voice of Claude in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, or for providing the whistling for David Corenswet's Superman – previously took on the role as Fox McCloud for the animated short Star Fox Zero – The Battle Begins, while long-time actor Mike West – who voiced Fox in the original Star Fox 64 and its 3DS remake – p
  
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• The Boys fans are questioning a possible plot hole surrounding Soldier Boy's past with Stormfront

  07-05-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  As The Boys season 5 continues on Prime Video, the show continues to hint at a past relationship between Soldier Boy and Stormfront. However, fans have found a possible flaw with this story. Warning, the following contains mild spoilers for The Boys season 5 episode 6.In the most recent episode of The Boys, Soldier Boy reveals that he has always been in love with Clara Vought, aka Stormfront. So much so that when he sees footage of Homelander and Stormfront up to some indescribable funny busines
  
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• The Maul – Shadow Lord finale features a sneaky Luke Skywalker Easter egg

  07-05-2026 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Maul – Shadow Lord finale finally brought us the Maul vs. Vader showdown we've been waiting 27 years for… and it also snuck in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to Luke Skywalker, too. In the episode, Darth Vader also fought Jedi Padawan Devon Izara and her Master Eeko-Dio Daki. During his clash with Daki, Vader hits the Jedi Master with his lightsaber over and over again from above, in a move that you might recognize from Return of the Jedi. In the throne room scene of that
  
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• Helldivers 2's recent Steam reviews drop to Mostly Negative as players accuse Arrowhead of favoring new Warbonds over fixing issues: "Making the game unbearable"

  07-05-2026 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam rating for Helldivers 2 is taking a bit of a hammering at the minute. As of now, the sci-fi shooter's recent rating has gone down to Mostly Negative on Valve's store, due at least in part to reactions to the most recent wave of patches and updates.The current Helldivers 2 theme is Machinery of Oppression, based around Super Earth taking on the mechanized forces of Cyberstan. This 'season' has had a number of incremental updates since it began, a set of hotfixes rolling out as recently
  
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• Switch 2 Star Fox comes with a slick GameChat feature, but you'll want to avoid one of the most popular cameras for the best ride

  07-05-2026 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Nintendo Switch 2 Star Fox reveal definitely caught me off guard. During my first watch, I couldn't look away from the hyper-realistic and slimy Slippy, but it was the new Game Chat AR Filters that piqued my interest the most.If you have one of the best Nintendo Switch 2 cameras, you can select from a range of filters and transform yourself into a member of the Starfox team. If you are grabbing one ahead of the June 25 launch date, I beg that you barrel roll yourself away from the Hori P
  
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• Snoop Dogg and his son join Stranger Than Heaven cast as Yakuza devs' new game gets a winter release window

  07-05-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Stranger Than Heaven cast includes Snoop Dogg and Snoop Dogg's son, along with some other celebrity names, who have surprisingly meaty roles in the new game from the studio behind the Yakuza series. Xbox and developer RGG Studio last night lifted the curtain on Stranger Than Heaven, a new action game that looks like it's borrowing the Yakuza (or Like A Dragon) series' knack for violent stakes and over-the-top zaniness, in a half-hour stream embedded below. Executive director and studio head
  
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• Xbox to introduce Project Helix today in brand new showcase, and it's all eyes on Diamond

  07-05-2026 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft will host its first ever Xbox Game Dev Update showcase today and it's promised to formally introduce its next-gen console. Project Helix was first announced with a whisper, a tweet followed up with more information on its AMD SoC at GDC in March. Today (at 12pm ET / 7PM BST), Chris Charla, general manager of portfolio and programs, and Jason Ronald, VP of next generation, will take to the new Game Dev Update YouTube channel to give us some more updates. Back in March, Microsoft confirm
  
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• Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow adds Matthew Lillard to its cast, and everyone thinks he’s playing DC’s silliest superhero

  07-05-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Matthew Lillard is having a moment right now. Fresh off popular turns in Five Nights at Freddy's, Daredevil: Born Again and a surprising Scream return, the one-time Scooby-Doo actor is reuniting with James Gunn in the DCU for Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.Little is known about Lillard's role, with Gunn's first look at the actor on set – in a checkered shirt and tie – giving nothing away.But Lillard and Gunn go back a long way – and it's here where a theory about who Lillard i
  
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• OG Star Fox character designer is "so proud" as Switch 2 remake is revealed: "This isn't a dream, right?"

  07-05-2026 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original Star Fox character designer's exciting year continues as he reacts to the announcement of a new Star Fox game. Until a just over a month ago, Star Fox felt like it was firmly in Nintendo's big pile of dead franchises with the likes of Chibi Robo, Punch Out, and Wario Land, but then The Super Mario Galaxy Movie randomly confirmed that Fox McCloud would be part of the film. This in-turn inspired rumors that a new game would be announced in April, which didn't end up happening, and &nd
  
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• Planet of the Apes is getting a new movie, but studio head hints it might not be a total reboot

  07-05-2026 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Get ready to return to the Planet of the Apes – only, this time, it looks to be another fresh start of sorts for the sci-fi franchise. Per Deadline, The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman and writer Josh Friedman are teaming up for a new Planet of the Apes movie. While nothing is known about the plot just yet (aside from it featuring, well, the planet of the apes), the publication's sources indicate that it won't be a continuation of 2024's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
  
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• It's been a long wait for fans, but new Star Fox merch is finally on its way

  07-05-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite being one of Nintendo's most beloved franchises, it's been a long time since Star Fox merch has been released – but that's about to change.Reports are surfacing online that a host of plushy Star Fox merch will be launching this June, presumably to coincide with the unexpectedly-announced Switch 2 remake. Because it's been years since Fox, Peppy, Falco, or Slippy were seen amongst the best toys, these are causing a stir. Collectibles-focused X/Twitter account @sanei_NLG broke the ne
  
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• Witch Hat Atelier producer clears up production confusion behind the years-in-the-making anime

  07-05-2026 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  New anime Witch Hat Atelier has been years in the making – but not quite as many years as was first reported.The manga adaptation has reportedly been in the works since 2019, but one of the show's producers has now revealed that work didn't actually start on the series until 2023. "I’m often asked about the production period, so I can’t really go into details, but here’s a little behind-the-scenes information: The anime adaptation was announced in 2022, but Bug Films wasn
  
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• Pragmata hits 2 million sales in 16 days, and after Capcom teased its potential future as a franchise, I'm even more hopeful for a sequel

  07-05-2026 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not only did it sell over a million copies in just two days, but Pragmata is continuing to soar after proving itself as one of the best-rated Capcom games on Steam – in fact, it now boasts a whopping two million sales in total, a couple of weeks post-launch.It's been a wild 16 days for Capcom, I'd say, following its Pragmata release – this is a fresh IP for the developer and publisher, after all. At this point, though, it's safe to say the company's foray into a brand-new title and u
  
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• Mortal Kombat 2 producer launches a bizarre attack over negative reviews despite its 74% Rotten Tomatoes score

  07-05-2026 12:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 2 has debuted to mostly positive reviews and has even become one of the highest-rated video game adaptations ever made. However, producer Todd Garner still isn't pleased with some of the critical response, calling out "baffling" responses that he's read.Posting on X, the movie producer wrote: "Some of these reviews are cracking me up. It’s clear they have never played the game and have no idea what the fans want or ANY of the rules/canon of Mortal Kombat. One reviewer was mad
  
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• HBO's Harry Potter TV show has already been renewed for season 2, adapting Chamber of Secrets, and it will start filming this fall

  07-05-2026 12:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wands at the ready! Although we're yet to see the first season of HBO's Harry Potter TV show, the studio has already renewed the series for season 2. HBO has officially greenlit a second season of its Harry Potter show (H/T Variety), which will start filming this Autumn 2026. The news comes over seven months before the first season is due to premiere this Christmas.The second season will adapt the second Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which follows Harry's return to
  
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• Like any Final Fantasy 7 fan, Remake trilogy boss "seriously searched" for a way to reverse the JRPG's big death when he first played it

  07-05-2026 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original Final Fantasy 7 is home to one of gaming's most infamous death scenes, and along with thousands of other likeminded fans who hunted down imaginary clues in bulky guides and spread hopeful myths in school playgrounds, the director of the ongoing FF7 Remake trilogy "seriously searched" for a way to revive You Know Who as a kid.Spoilers ahead for Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.Whether you're a fan of the game or not – heck, whether you've even played the game or not
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday director retcons Spider-Man's MCU origins by saying Peter Parker doesn't blame himself for Uncle Ben's death

  07-05-2026 11:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Doomsday's co-director has suddenly shaken up Spider-Man's MCU origins.Speaking to CBR about his childhood passion for the webhead, Joe Russo said of the Marvel Studios/Sony iteration played by Tom Holland, "If he blamed himself for his Uncle Ben's death, I think he becomes a very different character."Russo continued, "So in our minds, no, he wasn't responsible for Uncle Ben's death. That would have been a different interpretation. A more intense interpretation of the character."Despit
  
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