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• Out of respect for Slippy Toad, I need you to play the OG Star Fox 64 on an actual N64

  08-05-2026 23:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Okay, look, I get why everyone's excited for Star Fox on Switch 2. For the record, I'm hyped to jump back in an Arwing too, but unlike most other players, the original Star Fox 64, or Lylat Wars as it's known where I'm from, never left my household. Yes, my OG N64 has remained a part of my setup for over 30 years, and I don't think it's too late for you to try the '90s mission before the remake lands.I'm a big believer in keeping all the best retro consoles from yesteryear alive, and that natura
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 YouTube hack yanked days after players find a way to watch videos in a free battle royale game

  08-05-2026 23:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  When I was packing my bags for a recent international flight, I was bummed to find out the Switch 2 has no official YouTube app. I know it took a while for the original Switch to get YouTube support, but surely, I had assumed for months, those sort of licensing snags would've long been sorted out by the time the successor launched. Nope, I was forced to download the entire Binging With Babish Cook Along series to my old work laptop like some sort of terribly uncool middle manager, and very unlik
  
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• Epic knows everyone's afraid "AI is going to take all our jobs," but Fortnite dev insists the goal of AI "is to make us more efficient"

  08-05-2026 23:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video game production is a big, expensive process that now tends to involve a bunch of people working across a whole lot of different studios. According to Stephanie Arnette, who serves as senior external development manager on Fortnite, AI isn't coming to kill jobs, whether that be at Epic itself or for its co-development partners."Epic has been exploring different AI tooling that we can use to help support our games," Arnette said at a recent Gamescom Latam panel attended by GamesRadar+. "I kn
  
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• One Baldur's Gate 3 fan is on a mission to complete the weirdest collection in the RPG, leaving fellow players with one big question

  08-05-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 allows you to fill your inventory with bones and, if you'd like, you can sell the organic scrap for gold. Or, as one of the RPG's players thought was best, you can just keep collecting bones."I always collect every bone," Reddit user Vuthakral shares in a thread with nearly 2,000 upvotes as of writing. According to an accompanying screenshot, just their "most recent playthrough's haul" contains 189 common leg or arm bones, 47 complete human skulls, 19 skulls missing their lower j
  
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• After 11 years in development hell, Chronology of Water and Stranger Things stars are set to lead new Prime Video TV show based on popular comic about bank robbers who stop time by having sex

  08-05-2026 22:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  After spending 11 years in development hell, a TV series based on the popular Image comic Sex Criminals is finally moving ahead.The eight-episode series, created by Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick), Kumail Nanjiani, and Tze Chun (I'm a Virgo), is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video under Margot Robbie's LuckyChap production banner. Per Deadline, Imogen Poots stars as Suze, a "normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night, she meets Jon (John Reynolds
  
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• Mass Effect hasn't been great in "a long time," but "D&D in space" RPG Exodus can fill the gap according to Hasbro's CEO

  08-05-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mass Effect fans have had a lean decade. After Andromeda dropped to a middling response in 2017, the wait started for Mass Effect 5, and that clock has kept ticking louder every single day. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks believes that sci-fi RPG Exodus can fill the gap."We just had this great team of people who are a bunch of former BioWare folks, some of the people responsible for my favorite games of all time," Cocks says of Exodus's, erm, genesis in a wide-ranging interview with GamesRadar+. "And the
  
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• I've been thinking about this RPG for 8 months, and it's finally out on Steam with 96% positive reviews

  08-05-2026 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alabaster Dawn, the follow-up to beloved indie RPG CrossCode, has launched in Steam early access to near universally positive reviews.As someone who deeply enjoyed the Steam demo for Alabaster Dawn and previously said it "might be even better than CrossCode," this isn't terribly surprising. Radical Fish Games proved itself an incredibly capable pixel art specialist with CrossCode, itself one of the most highly acclaimed indie RPGs in recent memory, and Alabaster Dawn has long positioned itself a
  
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• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered used PlayStation's new AI animation tool, and Naughty Dog and San Diego Studio are both following suit

  08-05-2026 19:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony's latest financial report is in, and would you believe it? The company is keen to tell investors just how much its business is going to be improved by AI. PlayStation is just one part of the larger Sony business, but sluggish PS5 sales and big losses around Marathon and Bungie are having their effects. Don't worry, though – PlayStation's investment in AI is going to make it all better, and we've gotten some specifics about how the tech is being used in games like Horizon Zero Dawn Rem
  
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• Helldivers 2 will receive "core" improvements by summer as Arrowhead works on making the Galactic War "more reactive" with multi-week campaigns and better rewards

  08-05-2026 19:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead is hard at work on improvements to both the shooter itself and its transparency with players, just as current creative lead Johan Pilestedt promised it would in a grisly Reddit AMA session at the end of April. At the time, Pilestedt told players disappointed with what they felt was infrequent communication from Arrowhead that the team would begin checking in "once every other week" – and the developer has now clocked in right on time with its new "Transmission
  
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• I beat Slay the Spire 2 Ascension 10 with all classes, and I have one question for Mega Crit after the new patch

  08-05-2026 19:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A big Slay the Spire 2 patch just hit the beta branch of Mega Crit's hit roguelike deckbuilder, affirming its new biweekly patch schedule and completely doing away with the notorious Doormaker boss. After polishing off my Ascension 10 clears mere hours before the patch hit, a different section of the patch notes raised my eyebrow. I have just one question for Mega Crit: do you want Regent to die? The latest patch notes are relatively light on card balance changes compared to previous updates, bu
  
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• Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss is really "an indie publisher with a triple-A quality game," marketing lead says, and isn't "restricted" like AAAs

  08-05-2026 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh dear – someone's opened the can of worms around what makes a triple-A or indie studio. This time, it's one of the leads from Pearl Abyss, the company behind fantasy open-world adventure Crimson Desert, who maintains their studio operates with flourishes of both sides."We are an indie publisher with a triple-A quality game. We can actually have fun and we can do things," Will Powers, director of marketing and public relations at Pearl Abyss, explained to The Washington Post. "We're more
  
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• Another PS5 price hike isn't the "plan," says Sony CEO, but I'm not getting my hopes up

  08-05-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony's CEO says the company isn't planning another price rise for the PS5 right now, but that doesn't rule out it happening. During the company's latest earnings call, Hiroki Totoki, president and CEO at Sony, was asked if we can expect further PS5 price rises following on from the PlayStation hardware price increases that have been rolling out worldwide. Totoki responds (thanks Genki_JPN and Investing), "We had just had the price increase, so that for the next price increase we don't have that
  
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• Mixtape has me running to these nine '90s retro tech gadgets this weekend

  08-05-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mixtape is here and it's sending us all straight back to the '90s. Whether it's the monster hits or heart-wrenchingly nostalgic vibes taking you to Blue moon Lagoon, there's something we can all agree on. Tech was just better back then. It couldn't answer any question you had at the drop of a hat, organize your photos by pets, or blast never-ending scroll time into your eyeballs. Everything had its job and everything did its job. Using this tech today is like switching from dubstep to a brown no
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake had "no option other than a trilogy," lead says, since the "sheer volume" of the original PS1 JRPG was too absurd

  08-05-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're currently waiting for news on Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, the last part of the complete re-do of Square Enix's genre-defining JRPG. While turning a single PS1 game into three whole current-generation releases may seem slightly obscene, overseer Naoki Hamaguchi reveals there wasn't any other way to do it.Serving as co-director on the first installment, Hamaguchi was promoted to project leader of the entire trilogy for the second, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Talking to ntower, he reveals the
  
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• Crimson Desert to get another update with "special mounts" and a way to recover materials, right after Pearl Abyss flew through its massive roadmap in record time

  08-05-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert was already a massive game at launch. It then had a massive roadmap promising to make it even bigger. And, now, developer Pearl Abyss is gearing up for yet another patch with all the energy of a Mentos dropping into a bottle of Coke."Hello Greymanes," the developer tweets for the 1748th time since launch. "We'd like to share some info about the schedule and major update content of our next patch." There's no concrete release date for this upcoming update, but it should be arriving
  
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• Maul – Shadow Lord episode 8 doesn't stick exactly to canon, but star Sam Witwer says it was done with intention: "The audience can take from that what they will"

  08-05-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Maul – Shadow Lord star Sam Witwer says those flashbacks in episode 8 were confusing to fans on purpose, but for a much deeper reason than you might think."Brad, very smartly, along with Dave (Filoni)’s help, and Matt (Michnovetz), he made sure that everything we saw in those 'flashbacks,'" Witwer explained on the My Mom's Basement Podcast. "Are they flashbacks? Seems like a vision? Is a vision a flashback? How does that work? Because nothing that we see in those visions matches up w
  
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• It's happening - Hori has confirmed the adorable Kirby and Waddle Dee Switch 2 accessories are releasing outside of Japan

  08-05-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hori has announced that the Kirby and Waddle Dee range of Nintendo Switch 2 accessories is finally launching outside of Japan. The accessories brand, which is widely recognized as being behind some of the best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories where cuteness and officially licensed designs are concerned, unveiled that the range, which includes three adorable cases and a matching Wireless Horipad Turbo Switch 2 controller, will be available from May 30, 2026, at local retailers and "selectively" on A
  
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• Destiny 2 players pick out a grave as Bungie confirms it's got nothing to say and Sony admits it's down $765 million on the studio: "There's no way this game keeps getting DLC"

  08-05-2026 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The one-two punch of Sony reporting a further impairment loss from buying Bungie – now totaling $765 million in the last financial year, more than 21% of the $3.6 billion it spent on the studio – and Bungie itself admitting it still has nothing of note to say has sent Destiny 2 players deeper down the stages of grief. On May 7, less than 24 hours before Sony released the earnings report revealing this staggering impairment loss, Destiny 2 communications manager dmg04 addressed the ga
  
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• Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Renoir actor Andy Serkis is "so thrilled" for Sandfall Interactive devs after their debut RPG's success: "It's such an emotional story"

  08-05-2026 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sandfall Interactive's mammoth J'RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had some Hollywood credentials in the form of Andy Serkis in the cast. The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars icon voiced Renoir in the game, and he's over the moon for how it's been received."They sent me the pitch deck and I looked at it, and I just thought, 'This is so interesting.' What a video game. And I'm so thrilled for these guys because I love the idea of it, but I love the visuals of it," he tells Variety (below). "I just t
  
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• Devil May Cry showrunner rallies against the "Marvel-ification" of IP, but says Capcom and Netflix's instructions were refreshingly different: "Go and execute your vision"

  08-05-2026 16:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix's Devil May Cry creator and showrunner Adi Shankar has praised the amount of free rein given to him by the streamer and Capcom, the video game franchise's custodians."I'm fortunate to be in a spot where I have so much control over the show [and] the destiny of the show," Shankar begins in an interview with GamesRadar+ – before turning his attention towards what he dubs an "art by committee" way of thinking."There's an art by committee thing that has proliferated through Hollywood a
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 patch hits the nuclear option, deletes Doormaker boss countless players hated: "He was over the complexity threshold of what we want"

  08-05-2026 16:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  For weeks, many Slay the Spire 2 players have complained to developer Mega Crit about the Act 3 boss Doormaker. The game's Steam review score plummeted, largely due to reviews from Chinese users, as Doormaker hate crept into feedback. How can Mega Crit make the boss fun and balanced, even though it was apparently already "slightly weaker" than the other Act 3 bosses by many metrics? It was already reworked once, after all. Mega Crit had another idea, per today's Slay the Spire 2 patch notes: get
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 patches are half as frequent as the first game's because doing weekly updates "was a lot of work so it really sucked"

  08-05-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slay the Spire 2 maker Mega Crit has stopped patching its hit roguelike every single week because an update cadence that frequent understandably sucks for everyone involved, according to the indie dev.As Mega Crit pushed yet another patch into Steam's beta branch earlier today, the studio took some time to address its slightly slower-than-usual release timings. Rather than enjoying weekly patches, as the first Slay the Spire did, the sequel now gets patched every two weeks instead.But don't worr
  
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• The Mandalorian and Grogu star Pedro Pascal says his Star Wars character "knows" Baby Yoda "will outlive him," so he's "making sure" Grogu "can survive in a world without him"

  08-05-2026 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian and Grogu star Pedro Pascal says his Star Wars bounty hunter is aware of his own mortality compared to Grogu's – and he's getting a bit existential about it in the upcoming movie."They are real partners, at this point," Pascal said of the titular duo at the UK Fan Event Q&A attended by GamesRadar+. "Grogu is on every mission, on every adventure, they are side by side. And it's sentimental, because Din Djarin knows that this creature will outlive him, and I think that, e
  
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• Pokopia is already in the top 5 best-selling Pokemon spin-offs of all time, with around 20% of Switch 2 owners buying Nintendo's cozy sim

  08-05-2026 15:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon Pokopia has sold over four million copies in its first five weeks, placing it in the top five best-selling Pokemon spin-off titles of all time. In its latest earnings report, where Nintendo also confirmed that the Switch 2 ports of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen sold a four million copies (now placing the RPGs among the top 10 best-selling Pokemon games ever at 16 million) the company says: "Pokemon Pokopia, released for Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026, had
  
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• Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy compares the "innovative" Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau to George Lucas

  08-05-2026 15:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian and Grogu is right around the corner, and the father son duo we know and love from the small screen is finally making the jump to theaters. Naturally, that means the film can go bigger than the show, and, at the UK Fan Event for The Mandalorian and Grogu, attended by GamesRadar+, producer and former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy expanded on what that means."It's entirely on a different level," Kennedy said, when asked about the scale of the movie compared to the Disney Plu
  
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• Switch 2 Star Fox pre-orders are cheaper than I thought, but I'm prepared to pay full price to snag that cosplay-friendly bonus

  08-05-2026 14:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Quick links(Image credit: Nintendo)Quick pre-orders:US: $49.94 at AmazonUK: £49.99 at Nintendo (with bonus gifts)Fox McCloud, Falco, Peppy, and Slippy are finally back, and I'm already practicing my barrel rolls in anticipation. Nintendo announced during a quick Direct showcase that Team Star Fox is returning in the aptly named Star Fox on June 25, 2026, a remake of the classic Star Fox 64 (also known as Lylat Wars here in the UK) exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2.Star Fox pre-orders we
  
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• Valve commits to a reservation system for today's new batch of Steam Controller stock, which gives me a lot more hope for the launch of the Steam Machine and Steam Frame

  08-05-2026 14:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier in the week, I reported on how Valve's new Steam Controller sold out almost immediately, and there were little to no precautions taken to prevent resellers from making a profit on it on sites like eBay. As bad as this is for the PC controller's launch, the main reason I was worried was that it pointed to a much worse situation for the upcoming Steam Frame and Steam Machine.Thankfully, some of my fears have now been waylaid because Valve has published a new blog post that shows the brand
  
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• PS5 sales are 42% behind PS4 at this point in the generation, and it's got nothing to do with the price increase

  08-05-2026 14:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has just released its final quarterly results for the year 2025, running from April to April. In it, the brand revealed that it has only sold 1.5 million (Sony) PS5 consoles in its final quarter (January to April 2026), a drop off from the 2.8 million units shipped the previous year. By itself, that's not all too surprising. After all, we're five years deep into this life cycle, and platforms are expected to drop off. However, Sony is tracking behind its PS4 sales pretty consistently now. A
  
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• The wands are on lockdown: HBO's Harry Potter TV show is having to microchip props in order to track them

  08-05-2026 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It sounds like broomsticks, spellbooks, and other props are a hot commodity on the set of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, and the studio has had to microchip props in order to keep track of them. Following a string of suspected thefts on the set of Harry Potter season 1, HBO has had to warn cast members of the disappearing items and microchip items such as pumpkins and wands.The Sun has released a shot of a poster from the site, which looks pretty whimsical but warns those on set that "For i
  
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• PS6 price and release window is still undecided, but Sony reports "an increase in investments" into the next-gen PlayStation

  08-05-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony hasn't formally announced its next-generation PlayStation console, but the PS6 era is seemingly inching ever closer as the company increases its investment into whatever its next console ends up being called.Speaking on the company's financial results for the last fiscal year, Sony says it expects its operating income to remain flat year-on-year "due to the incorporation of an increase in investments for the next-generation platform." While the company didn't specifically name drop PS6, nam
  
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• 7 years on, Pedro Pascal wants to keep playing the Mandalorian for as long as the "many bodies we put into the suit can take it"

  08-05-2026 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pedro Pascal wants to keep playing Din Djarin as long as he can – or, as long as the people who are actually in the Mandalorian armor can. "I'm completely grateful. It's the longest creative relationship I've had, it's the character that I've played the longest," Pascal said at a Q&A in London attended by GamesRadar+. "Hopefully I get to continue playing him for as long as my body, or as many bodies as we put into the suit, can take it."The Mandalorian premiered back in 2019, so Pascal
  
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• Sony reports $765 million impairment loss on Marathon and Destiny 2 studio Bungie for the last financial year, after paying $3.6 billion for it in 2022

  08-05-2026 13:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  It appears Sony is still paying for the acquisition of Bungie a few years ago. According to the company's latest earnings report, it took "impairment losses" of around $765 million against the Destiny 2 maker's assets for the 2025 fiscal year, which ended in March 2026.In a slide as part of a bullet-point rundown of Sony's performance over the previous financial year, it's stated the corporation lost 120.1 billion yen against Bungie's "intangible and other assets." This lands in the region of $7
  
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• Homelander star teases the Supe's victory in The Boys season 5 finale, and an unused shot from the trailer seems to back it up

  08-05-2026 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite Homelander dying in the comics, The Boys fans think the Supe may actually survive the series finale after actor Antony Starr seemingly agreed with the fan theory online.Warning, spoilers for The Boys season 5 episode 6 follow. Pretty much the whole of The Boys season 5 has focused on how Butcher and his crew will kill Homelander to bring the show to a close. At the beginning, the Boys were sure that their homemade Supe virus would put an end to the Seven leader once and for all. However,
  
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• Super Mario World and Zelda: A Link to the Past director Takashi Tezuka is leaving Nintendo after 42 years and credits on over 150 games

  08-05-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo legend Takashi Tezuka is leaving the company after an over 40-year run at the company.As part of its earnings report, Nintendo released an announcement of personnel changes at the company, with executive officer Takashi Tezuka's retirement announced within the document. This marks the end of a 42-year career at the company which started with the developer working on the arcade version of Punch-Out and as an assistant director on the NES game Devil World – which was only released i
  
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• The Penguin season 2 feels closer than ever to happening thanks to this writer listing

  08-05-2026 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  What once felt like an outside shot now seems more likely than ever as The Penguin season 2 has received a pre-production milestone.The Writers Guild of America site now has details for the names attached to The Penguin season 2. Showrunner and executive producer Lauren LeFranc is listed as returning for the project, while Semi Chellas (perhaps best known for writing several episodes in the latter half of Mad Men) is onboard as consulting producer.Originally envisioned as a limited series that b
  
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• Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are now some of the best-selling Pokemon games of all time thanks to the new Switch re-releases

  08-05-2026 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen have rocketed way up the list of the best-selling Pokemon games of all time, and it's all thanks to their recent Nintendo Switch ports.Nintendo today released the company's financial results for the fiscal year that ended in March, and – surprise, surprise – those pocket monsters have been doing quite well. Pokemon Pokopia managed to move over four million copies within five weeks as a Switch 2 exclusive, and perhaps even more impressively, the over 20-y
  
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• Your Xbox console and handheld could soon look the same, but I'm wary of Microsoft's UI pitch

  08-05-2026 12:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last month at GDC 2026, Microsoft delved into its vision for Xbox consoles and devices in a dedicated "Game Dev Update." The presentation featured touched on everything from Project Helix to more immediate plans surrounding PC play and gaming handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally, and we just got a full video that provides a glimpse at unified UI plans for the latter.In the lengthy presentation, Microsoft's VP of "Next Generation" at Xbox, Jason Ronald, shows off a new UI (via The Verge). The graphic
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem gets free roguelike minigame Leon Must Die Forever, which Capcom had been teasing in plain sight all along

  08-05-2026 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom has announced the free minigame for Resident Evil Requiem, giving Leon Kennedy a sequel to Resident Evil 7's Ethan Must Die minigame. Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi announced that Resident Evil Requiem DLC is in the works earlier this year, but ahead of the DLC, we were also told that a mystery free minigame would be added to the game. Then, last week it was teased that players in Japan will want to beat the main storyline during Golden Week, suggesting its release could b
  
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• D&D launches Game Pass-style subscription system with free encounters, maps, and more

  08-05-2026 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  D&D has revealed a Game Pass-style subscription system called "D&D Beyond Drops," providing encounters, spells, backgrounds, feats, and more. Designed for Hero and Master Tier subscribers, D&D Beyond Drops provide ready-to-play content for one of the best tabletop RPGs each week. The service is now live, and it's rocked up to the party with over 500 content listings (these range from 125 maps to 11 player options).In terms of what we can expect from D&D Beyond Drops, the press re
  
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• Andy Serkis says he doesn't see a difference between game and movie acting, and says "Hollywood is using video game engines" to help with action scenes

  08-05-2026 11:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  As more and more big Hollywood actors move over to video game acting, the stigma around it is fading away. But Lord of the Rings' performance capture king Andy Serkis says he's always seen movie and game acting in the same light."I don't see any difference between that and acting in films or on stage or TV," said Serkis in an interview with Variety. "It's exactly the same. You approach the character and build a character in the same way."Serkis has been a part of many video games, including a se
  
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• The rumors are true: The Batman 2 is set in winter as Matt Reeves delivers perfect first look

  08-05-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The rumors were true: The Batman 2 is set in winter as director Matt Reeves delivers a first look at a snow-covered Gotham.Taking to Twitter to post a frame from one of the opening days of production, Reeves revealed a screen test of a car driving through a snowstorm, complete with the hashtag #SnowTires. See it for yourself below.#SnowTires 🦇 pic.twitter.com/XR0K1xUGqxMay 7, 2026In a flurry of responses, Reeves also hinted that we would see a bloodied Batman in the wintry setting, as we
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 will soon cost $500 as price hikes roll out across the US, Europe, and more due to "various changes in market conditions"

  08-05-2026 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo Switch 2 prices are going up across the globe, the company announced today.Nintendo says it expects the "impact of various changes in market conditions" to "extend over the medium to long term," hence the price hikes that are rolling out later this year.At the beginning of September, the Switch 2's price tag will be bumped up by $50 and cost $500 in the US. Over in Europe, the hybrid console will soon be priced at €500, up from €470. And in Canada, Switch 2's are going from $6
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead designer says "friction is intentionally" in the RPG because when "you overcome the friction, you feel better about yourself"

  08-05-2026 02:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  I remember a quest early on in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 that almost made me quit the game. You're tasked with carrying some random drunken jerk around from one arbitrary location marker to the next before having to kill a band of poachers and steal back the drunkard's horse, a grueling test of patience I very nearly failed. I'm glad I completed the quest, because Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 ended up being one of the best RPGs I've ever played, and according to lead designer Prokop Jirsa, the
  
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• After 3 years of work, GTA 4 dev's sandbox game hits Steam as he has to tell people it's "completely different" from Minecraft: "For starters, no Steve"

  08-05-2026 00:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obbe Vermeij is best known as a Rockstar veteran who served as a technical director on the classic PS2 Grand Theft Auto trilogy and GTA 4. But his days at Rockstar are long past, and he's spent the past few years working on something completely different: a sandbox game that, despite the implications younger gamers seem to be taking from its low-fi, blocky visuals, is nothing like Minecraft."After 3 years of work, it’s finally here," Vermeij said on Twitter alongside the game's May 5 launc
  
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