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• 24 Senators Back Latest Health Care Proposal, Offering Hope It Could Pass

  19-10-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Thursday formally introduced their proposal to shore up the Affordable Care Act’s private insurance markets.
  
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• The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer arrives online, promising unholy horrors for Scarlett Johansson

  10-10-2026 00:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror aficionado Mike Flanagan has a schedule so big it's enough to make your head spin. No sooner has his modern-day take on Carrie arrived on Prime Video this week than the trailer for his new iteration of The Exorcist: Martyrs has crawled online. We're compelled to tell you to brace yourself. The new film sees Scarlett Johansson as a police detective who encounters some very paranormal activity after witnessing the execution of a serial killer named Father Sunday (John Leguizamo). Unfortunat
  
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• VisionQuest star Ruaridh Mollica compares Tommy figuring out his powers to Peter Parker

  10-10-2026 00:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lot of familiar faces are going to be re-uploaded back into the MCU next week with the arrival of VisionQuest on Disney+. Already, reactions are beaming about the new series, which will see Vision have a father-son bonding session with his son, Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica), while Ultron (James Spader) tries again to pull strings he absolutely shouldn't touch.In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+, Mollica discussed finding his footing as Tommy, aka Speed, and compared it to Tobey Magui
  
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• Mike Flanagan dreams of directing a new Jaws or Jurassic World movie

  10-10-2026 00:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  After giving us a sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, and a new addition to The Exorcist franchise in the can, Mike Flanagan is proving himself a brave filmmaker who can take on any cinematic staple and deliver. What then might a Jaws or Jurassic World movie look like with the director at the helm? As both are properties he'd love to have a crack at.During a Reddit AMA, the showrunner for the new Carrie series was asked which other franchise he'd like to dive into, and what it would be, leading
  
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• Finn Jones teases Heroes For Hire arc in Daredevil: Born Again season 3

  09-10-2026 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+ at New York Comic-Con, Finn Jones revealed that he and a friend may be going into business together in Daredevil: Born Again. The third and final season of the Disney+ show will reunite him with his former Defenders, including Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter). However, fans may be most excited to see Jones and Colter back together, as the two could finally partner up as the Heroes for Hire. Speaking about the superhero reunion
  
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• My new cozy obsession is a Lord of the Rings-inspired Animal Crossing riff blowing up on Kickstarter

  09-10-2026 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  We live in a heavy world right now, with stressors like AI, layoffs, and political crises seemingly around every corner with no signs of slowing down, which is why, even in the spooky month of October, I'm leaning into the cozy gaming space more than ever. Animal Crossing is still my go-to home away from home, but I'm always on the lookout for some place else to escape the real world."We wanted our game to feel like The Lord of the Rings x Animal Crossing," reads the caption on a YouTube short f
  
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• Designer who "fixed" Grand Theft Auto's driving releases a "remaster" of it

  09-10-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original driving system in Grand Theft Auto was led by veteran programmer Pat Kerr, who's credited as saving the game's cars by Rockstar veteran Obbe Vermeij. Some 30 years later, Kerr's revisited that pioneering vehicle tech in a new demo you can play for yourself. "In the early days of GTA1 development, the driving just wasn’t fun," Vermeij recalls. "Then Pat Kerr, who is handy with physics but wasn’t even on the team, dropped in some driving code that fixed it. He’s now
  
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• Gears of War E-Day sold just 62k copies on Xbox versus 1.7 million Game Pass players, analyst says

  09-10-2026 21:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day sales topped 230,000 across Xbox and Steam following an October 1 launch, according to estimates from analyst firm Alinea.Market analysis head Rhys Elliott reports the Xbox player base is larger than it appears, even if premium sales were dominated by Steam. An estimated 62,000 people bought the game outright on Xbox consoles, with 168,000 buyers on Steam. SteamDB ownership estimates, which are always fallible and are especially volatile shortly after launch, support this fig
  
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• US console market hasn't been this bad "since the early 80s," analyst says

  09-10-2026 20:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  It is absolutely no surprise to anyone in the market for a new gaming console that prices have risen rather sharply in the last year-and-change, but fresh insights from a trusted industry analyst put some context into just how bad things have gotten.The ongoing RAM shortages, coupled with tariff-driven increases in hardware prices, have driven each of the three big console manufacturers; Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo; to drive up console prices numerous times in less than two years. If you want
  
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• D&D Star Wars is giving me Andor vibes with promises to let you "fly daring missions" and fight the Empire as a secret Rebel team

  09-10-2026 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like we could be dogfighting with the Empire in X-Wings and trading blaster-fire with Stormtroopers during 2027's D&D Star Wars, and I'm getting big Andor energy from the newly-announced adventure book.Revealed at New York Comic Con 2026, Tyro Squadron: Adventures will launch next year alongside a D&D Star Wars core book. Developer Wizards of the Coast is still keeping its Sabbac cards close to the chest where the latter is concerned, but the campaign takes place during the Orig
  
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• Will PvE mode split Arc Raiders in two? "It's very possible," says executive producer

  09-10-2026 19:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is the talk of the town, but an even bigger change could be on the horizon. From October 13 through October 20, developer Embark will test something that some players have wanted from day one: a pure PvE mode. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal tells me this test is an essential step toward answering a question that even the devs have had since launch, even if it ends up splitting the game in two one day.Originally, Arc Raiders was a pure PvE game about
  
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• Marvel Rivals devs try not to spoil Avengers Doomsday ahead of MCU event

  09-10-2026 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Rivals developer NetEase is taking extra care to make sure it doesn't leak anything about Avengers Doomsday as it plans a crossover with the MCU film.2026 has been a big year for the Marvel Rivals team as the developers have been celebrating the four Avengers MCU themes with new cosmetics and modes throughout the year on the Path to Doomsday. This kicked off in April with an Avengers themed event that had a 6v1 asymmetrical mode in which you team up against a single Loki, while this week
  
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• Ex-PlayStation boss prefers "good 20 to 25-hour games" over 100-hour behemoths

  09-10-2026 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games have gotten large, and quite expensive, both to make and buy. Some might argue, myself included, they are generally a bit too big for their own good, and the bloating budgets aren't helpful for the industry. Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden agrees, and he believes if publishers focus on smaller releases, it'll help everyone.He provided his views during an appearance on the Expansion Pass podcast. "I've been involved with plenty of games that ar
  
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• Bloodborne PC port with full multiplayer can't get FromSoftware fans to vibe with vibe coding

  09-10-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Bloodborne isn't officially available on PC – and at this point, might never be – a good few fans have worked to port it over themselves… including those behind The Hunter's Dream, a multiplayer emulation that might not be as ambitious as it seems.The PlayStation 5 is seeing various emulation projects take off, finally allowing PC players access to Sony exclusives – but Bloodborne's own The Hunter's Dream might not really be that.
  As per its official website and
  
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• PlayStation creator turned AI CEO Ken Kutaragi predicts AI daydreams will replace video games

  09-10-2026 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ken Kutaragi is best known as the father of the PlayStation, having led the development of the PS1, PS2, and PS3 consoles. While he retired from Sony in 2007, he's keeping busy as an AI firm CEO who seems convinced that video games will soon be replaced by AI daydreams. The most incredible part is that he also seems to believe that's a good thing."AI will transform games into entertainment, and change human sensibilities," Kutaragi tells 4Gamer (via Power Up Gaming) at a recent university panel.
  
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• Wardogs Season 2 will pay people to join blue team to fix its "notoriously lower win rate"

  09-10-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wardogs Season 2 sees developer Bulkhead address imbalance in the game's teams, with notorious blue loser Lonestar receiving targeted bonuses to entice players to join up as part of a "social experiment" in game balance. The Season 2 patch notes take a swing at "faction balance," with Bulkhead acknowledging that "Wardogs is a game that isn't supposed to be always perfectly balanced." The running gag with blue team, however, bolstered by legitimate gameplay concerns, has started to materially aff
  
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• GTA 6 shows Jason nude, and fans are wondering if Rockstar will go full Red Dead Redemption 2

  09-10-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are many lingering questions about GTA 6, and a significant amount of them center around Jason's nude body. After it was confirmed we get to see the protagonist in his birthday suit, the collective audience for Rockstar's upcoming crime sandbox have been pondering the finer details of his naked self – and making a few memes.It all stems from a preview by IGN that notes they got to see Jason fully unclothed for a shower scene. The moment was used to demonstrate how you can flip perspe
  
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• The new Ocarina of Time figures are nowhere to be found, but some of the best Zelda amiibo are back at Nintendo UK

  09-10-2026 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The newest Young Link and Zelda amiibo have come and gone at US retailers, but pre-orders still have yet to appear for us UK-based fans. And trust me, I've checked.I've been refreshing the Nintendo UK online storefront every day since the figures were unveiled during the 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct, and yet they're still yet to show their little, plastic uncanny valley faces. Today's check came up empty just as they always do, yet I did at least spot that some of my favorite Legend of Zelda
  
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• WoW: Forever patch notes leave fans asking Blizzard "why" and hoping for more class changes

  09-10-2026 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new patch for the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta is upon us, bringing everything from the new City of Dalaran dungeon to various class changes – but it's not exactly landing well with all of the MMO's early players, it seems.The World of Warcraft: Forever patch notes outline a lot, and that's a bit of an understatement – we're entering the fourth week of the Beta, after all.
  You'll find them over on Blizzard's official forums, beginning with bug fixes and leading into a plethora o
  
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• The 5 best Halloween Horror movies to stream on Netflix, HBO Max, and Prime Video (October 9-15)

  09-10-2026 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spooky season has officially begun, and what better way to get a head start on celebrating Halloween than by biting into a stack of chilling horror movies available on streaming. Each week until the end of October, we will bring you our best horror movie recommendations from classic haunts to recent hidden gems. The fun part is that each list is themed, and we're kicking it off by paying our respects to the king of horror himself, Stephen King. In celebration of Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV show hi
  
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• Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen is kicking players' butts, and they're loving it: "Everything I wanted"

  09-10-2026 17:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon's Dogma 2 : Dark Arisen is out, and true to the developers words, it's proving a lot harder than the original version of the RPG. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen's lead dev said the friction is key to the experience, and promised that the new expansion of Capcom's 2024 RPG has been designed to "offer battles with an even greater sense of tension and challenge than the main game." Ahead of launch, Capcom said the new Lost Rites dungeons are to be challenged at level 20, while Forsaken Domini
  
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• VisionQuest showrunner didn't have to worry about working around the MCU's big picture plans

  09-10-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas reveals the level of freedom Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige bestowed upon him when putting together the conclusion to the WandaVision 'trilogy'."There was a couple of early ideas that we would talk about with Kevin and be like, 'Well, what about this?'" Matalas told IGN. "And you could quickly read his temperature. But we pretty much did exactly what we [wanted] with these – I had a brilliant writing staff that we conceived in the room and I think
  
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• Sony is still selling tons of discs: Marvel's Wolverine launch sales were reportedly 35% physical

  09-10-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  In January of 2028, Sony will end production of physical discs for PlayStation systems. Though the choice hasn't been popular, the corporation has stuck to its guns.
  Nonetheless, figures for Marvel's Wolverine suggest a substantial amount of the audience for that game picked it up physically, making the decision seem even more retrograde.Numbers from Ampere Analysis (courtesy of The Game Business) for the month of September have Wolverine at second for overall sales on PS5. That's not surprising
  
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• "It's DisplayPort image quality, wirelessly" - Pimax annonuces a new Crystal Pro VR headset

  09-10-2026 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  High-end VR brand Pimax is making big strides to combat Valve's re-entry into the XR market. The creator of the classic Crystal and more recent Dream Air headsets has announced new hardware, including the Pimax Crystal Pro, a new VR headset that targets a lot of the appeal of Valve's Steam Frame. Alongside it are controllers that magnetically snap into a full gamepad, a mini PC that looks just like the Steam Machine, and to top it all off, the brand has swapped its green and black color scheme f
  
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• A truly great character creator "lets the ugly parts in"

  09-10-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games have that unique ability to make you feel reflected in a way that nothing else can, so it needs to include the things that we feel self-conscious about. Otherwise, it just becomes a perpetual youth simulator, or beauty simulator, in a way that I don't think is actually constructive for kind of mental health or just how diverse we all are.The power of a great character creator is that it can make or break a game, especially a game where you consistently see your character in cutscenes
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered's new patch has fans in awe with its "massively improved" visuals

  09-10-2026 15:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered is impressing fans all over again following CD Projekt Red's new patch targeting the revamped RPG's visuals and more.In case you missed it, The Witcher 3 Remastered saw the release of patch 5.01 yesterday – an update that does everything from fix boats moving "uncontrollably" to adding Bloom, Light Shafts, and Depth of Field as options to the game's settings on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  You may not think much of those if you're on PC, but console users are
  
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• Start building these Lego Halloween sets this weekend and you'll be done in time for the spookiest night of the year

  09-10-2026 15:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  The spookiest season of all is upon us, and this year's Lego Halloween range has genuinely impressed me. The toy company always puts together a decent roundup of eerie kits for October, but this time the selection is scarily good. Because I've been collecting the best Lego sets and obsessing about Halloween since I was about four years old (an early memory is begging my mom for this creepy witch mask as an early birthday present), I've rounded up my favorites below. If you grab them soon, you'll
  
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• The cheapest Nvidia RTX Spark gaming laptops are $2,599.99, here's where to pre-order the full roster

  09-10-2026 14:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  RTX Spark laptops are now available for pre-order ahead of an October 16 release date, though anyone hoping Nvidia's new SoC would prove cheaper than its dedicated GPU gaming laptops might need to think again. These aren't your budget-friendly rigs; they're the first wave of machines designed to offer high-powered creative, professional, and gaming with AI at the core. That means the cheapest rigs still start at $2,599.99. That's about the average going rate for an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop thes
  
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• Nintendo should release more remakes to avoid PS5-like game droughts, ex-marketing leads suggest

  09-10-2026 14:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake on the way, Nintendo of America's former PR leads say the company should put more remakes in development to help fill out the Switch 2 library. Nintendo has a bit of a weird relationship with remakes when compared to other major publishers.
  Capcom is out here remaking every Resident Evil, Sony is probably already developing a third remake of The Last of Us, and Xbox recently released its second remakes of Halo: Combat Evolved and Gears of War. How
  
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• Anbernic is double-dipping into dual-screen handhelds with a new 3DS clone

  09-10-2026 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anbernic is apparently releasing yet another clamshell handheld, and its next dual-screen device is firmly a 3DS clone. Just like all its rivals, it's missing the 3D part, but otherwise, the RG DDS will take on the likes of the Retroid Pocket Duo and Ayn Thor with "true" 3x 3DS display integer scaling and a punchy Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chipset.Dive back into dual-screensIf you're not so fussed about running more demanding 3DS romps, Anbernic already has you covered with its previously rel
  
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