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• Almost 200,000 Mass Effect fans sign petition to save the series after BioWare's demise

  25-10-2026 22:48 via GamesRadar+
  
  In the week since BioWare's sudden shutdown and Mass Effect 5's cancellation, fans of the RPG series have rallied around a petition to "Save Mass Effect" that's gained nearly 200,000 signatures. Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale (who voice the male and female versions of protagonist Commander Shepard, respectively) are both on board with the community's efforts, too."Mass Effect holds a special place in the hearts of millions of players worldwide," the petition's description reads. "Its rich and immer
  
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• After 7 years of development, Katana Zero DLC is now "the size of a full sequel"

  25-10-2026 14:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  Cult classic indie game Katana Zero has pulled a Hollow Knight Silksong, sort of - the long, long awaited Katana Zero DLC is now sequel-sized, according to the game's lead developer Justin Stander. Katana Zero first became a huge success more than seven years ago, thanks to its gorgeous pixel art and lightning speed action that felt like a mix between Hotline Miami's heart-thumping brutality and Sekiro's sword slashing parries. A cryptic story and banger soundtrack didn't hurt, either.After seve
  
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• The Elden Ring movie is reportedly A24's most expensive production ever with a $200 million budget

  25-10-2026 10:16 via GamesRadar+
  
  A24 and Alex Garland's Elden Ring movie is supposedly the studio's most expensive production of all time with a reported budget of $200 million. FromSoftware's RPG adaptation ain't cheap.The figure comes courtesy of a recent Wall Street Journal report that states A24 is spending "nearly $200 million" to adapt the landmark dark fantasy game, not including marketing costs, according to sources in the know. Earlier in the year, the reported figure was closer to $100 million - still A24's biggest mo
  
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• The Witcher star Doug Cockle recorded all of Geralt's lines for the OG RPG in just 8 days

  25-10-2026 09:52 via GamesRadar+
  
  Doug Cockle (of The Witcher fame) apparently recorded all of Geralt of Rivia's voice lines in only 8 days while working on the very first game in the series, and he landed a home run without ever being able to read the original source material.Geralt's husky voice will forever be defined by Doug Cockle's performance, but the iconic role wasn't easy to get right. Speaking to Gameology, the actor remembered he simply "went to an audition" back in the day and met a developer from CD Projekt Red who
  
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