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• A ‘Limited’ Nuclear War Quickly Could Kill 90 Million People

  03-10-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  That’s the startling conclusion that a team of researchers at Princeton University reached when they simulated an exchange of small-yield “tactical” nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia.
  
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• Mario Kart Wii is being "rebuilt for PC," but the project's AI vibe coding instantly soured many Nintendo fans on the project

  23-07-2026 23:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  AI vibe coding has done the impossible: make Nintendo fans unexcited for Mario Kart Wii on PC. A new static recompilation project promises to give us a fresh way to play one of the best Wii games of all time, but as with many similar projects, the sentiment soon soured once prospective players realized it was built using AI."Announcing Mario Kart Wiicompiled," developer patchzy exclaims in a tweet alongside a teaser trailer for the project. "The first static recompilation of a Wii game: Mario Ka
  
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• The world needs a new Avatar in dreamy first trailer for The Last Airbender spin-off Seven Havens

  23-07-2026 23:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a tumultuous few months of leaks and release changes, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender fans were in for a treat at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.While the panel was focused on the movie, it also surprised dropped the first trailer for Seven Havens. It doesn't give much away, but it does set the tone with a colorful, beautiful few minutes of footage. Check it our above. The panel was attended by director Lauren Montgomery and stars Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Eric Nam, Jessica Matten, Dionne Quan
  
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• Blade Runner 2099 showrunner says Ridley Scott "shepherded" her through making new Prime Video show, reveals post-war plot with Replicant uprising

  23-07-2026 23:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first look at Blade Runner 2099 is here, and showrunner Silk Luisa has finally given us some details about the plot, along with some pretty rad news about working one-on-one with franchise creator (and absolute legend) Ridley Scott."There's been a replicant uprising that feels like it's been bubbling up," Luisa told Entertainment Weekly. The spin-off show, which stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, is set 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049. It was first announced in 2021, and
  
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• PlayStation is risking a $7.2 billion used games market by ending disc production, analysts say: "Brick and mortar game retail is doomed"

  23-07-2026 23:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation might make the growing $7.2 billion second-hand games market shrink down to roly-poly size once it officially abandons physical discs in 2028, analysts say. A CNBC report cites data from market researcher Dataintelo describing the video games resale market as worth $7.2 billion in 2025, though experts anticipated in March that it would expand to $13.8 billion by 2034. But that estimate might look dramatically different now that PlayStation has decided to stop feeding it. "Brick and m
  
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• Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says Morrowind on Xbox changed everything for console RPGs: "It stunned me"

  23-07-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tim Cain knows better than nearly anyone that the earliest computer RPGs – like Fallout, which he helped create – had a huge advantage over their feeble brethren on consoles, which were afflicted with hardware limitations for at least two decades. After that, we were living in a post-Morrowind society. "In the '80s, console RPGs were incredibly primitive. I'm talking, stone knives and bear skins," Cain says on his YouTube channel in response to a fan question wondering about how cons
  
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• Despite 15 years passing since the last Game of Thrones book, George R.R. Martin is working on a fourth Dunk and Egg novella

  23-07-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news for Dunk and Egg fans – a fourth novella is in the works, according to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker. So far, three Dunk and Egg novellas have been published, but Martin has shared outlines for up to 12 novellas with Parker. When asked by The Hollywood Reporter about HBO's thoughts on his wish to adapt the three existing novellas then break for a few years to let stars Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell get older, Parker said: "I mostly get eye rolls, thou
  
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• Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender team says there's a "secret" TV show in production

  23-07-2026 21:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The team behind Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender have shared more about what's coming up next. The Aang movie is releasing in just a few days, though originally, the plan was for three feature-length films. "There's stuff in development, just TV shows in production, but not features at the moment," The Last Airbender co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino told GamesRadar+ at San Diego Comic-Con. "We have another secret thing in production, but yeah, it's on the series side," added co-creator Bryan Ko
  
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• At 3.5 million sales, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced beat Ubisoft's full-year expectations in 2 weeks with "historical" PC performance

  23-07-2026 21:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even Ubisoft seems surprised you all wanted classic-style Assassin's Creed back this bad. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has sold 3.5 million units in 14 days, already beating the publisher's internal sales projections for the full year. "The strong launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in early July by Vantage Studios is an encouraging proof point" of Ubisoft's new corporate structure, CEO Yves Guillemot says in the company's latest financial report. That same restructuring has a
  
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• Even Pong is getting a live-action adaptation as Atari and Universal Pictures sign deal to make 10 movies based on some weird classic games

  23-07-2026 21:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the video game adaptation phenomenon grows, Atari and Universal are teaming up to bring 10 (yes, 10) movies based on classic games to life.Per Deadline, a movie based on Atari IP is already in the works, with a screenplay penned by Jungle Cruise and Hellboy writers Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe. We don't know which Atari game is first up, but we do know that the list includes: Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, and Yars’ R
  
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• Ubisoft CEO says ditching physical games "helped" PC gaming, and PlayStation ending discs won't "disturb" the industry much anyway

  23-07-2026 20:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seems largely in Sony's corner regarding the scheduled end to physical PlayStation games, going to bat for some advantages of an all-digital future.Guillemot fielded a question about the January 2028 discontinuation of physical PlayStation games during Ubisoft's financial call earlier today. One caller asked how Ubisoft feels about Sony's decision and if it has any worries about its direct or indirect effects, such as the end of the used games market which can enable g
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day composer says he wanted to "make a sad Spider-Man movie"

  23-07-2026 20:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day composer Michael Giacchino has sent a chill down all of our spines by teasing the tone of the new movie – and now I'm really worried for Peter Parker. "Well, I guess I'll just say a little bit about this new Spider-Man," Giacchino shared at the Musical Anatomy of a Superhero panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. "I love the new Spider-Man movie. It's really great. I'm so excited. I can't wait for you guys to see it. Tom Holland is great – everyone. But i
  
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• The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, Apple TV and more (July 24-26)

  23-07-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As we head closer to the end of July, plenty more movies and shows are being added to your favorite streaming services. However, it can be a bit of an intimidating task working out what's new and what's worth watching. That's where we come in. We've trawled all the new releases to bring you a list of the best things to watch this weekend. In our list below, we'll take you through six new movies and shows that will keep you hooked, covering every genre from action to comedy. Starting off strong,
  
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• Xbox adds advertisements to games in "ad-supported" streaming trial, and it sounds like there's more ads where these came from

  23-07-2026 19:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox is testing a new "ad-supported" version of its game streaming service, which will frontload advertisements at the start of a session, folding additional monetization into gaming time. Microsoft announced the program today, July 23. Xbox Insiders who signed up for the platform's early access features can now test ad-supported streaming for "a limited time." "During this test period, XBOX Insiders with an XBOX account will be able to stream games they own for free with ads," the company clari
  
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• Diablo 4 players are so obsessed with a ring that's probably killing them that Blizzard has been forced to investigate like the dang Fellowship

  23-07-2026 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The One Ring in The Lord of the Rings is generally bad for you. Besides attracting Sauron's attention, the dark magic imbued inside doesn't yield many positive side effects. A particular piece of jewelry in Diablo 4 is garnering a similar reputation, since players are finding it causes them to die unexpectedly.According to its stats, the Wendigo Brand is meant to make you more powerful the more kills you get. Specifically, getting 15 kills within 50 seconds makes you tougher and increases your l
  
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• Even former PlayStation chief Shuhei Yoshida doesn't know why Bloodborne hasn't been remastered or released on PC: "It's a complete mystery"

  23-07-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has no idea why PlayStation hasn't released a PS5 or PC version of Bloodborne, and as a mega fan, he personally hopes that a port, remaster, or even a special edition is on the horizon.While speaking about Bloodborne during his keynote speech at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference, that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Yoshida expresses his disbelief at Sony's decision to keep his favorite Soulsli
  
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• Dev baffled as Valve pauses their Steam release to painstakingly review "dozens of untextured polygons depicting ass and boobs"

  23-07-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie adventure game Future? No Thanks! Has been delayed at the last minute thanks to Steam needing to look at some boobs and butts.Molleindustria, the developer of satirical games like Democratic Socialism Simulator and New York Times Simulator has announced on Bluesky (spotted by PC Gamer) that its latest game Future? No Thanks! – which was supposed to be released today – has been pushed back. The post says, "We were foolish to disregard the only authority on the matter: Steam, whi
  
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• European Commission says EA's controversial $55 billion buyout "would not raise competition concerns" and clears it for Saudi-led ownership

  23-07-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A group of investors led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund have received approval from the European Commission to go ahead with their proposed acquisition of EA, the blockbuster game publisher behind Battlefield, The Sims, and EA Sports titles.Last year, EA confirmed it had entered a deal to go private and fall under the joint ownership of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners (a private investment firm led by US President Donald Trump's son-in-la
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced lead says datamining is "very clever," but don't put too much stock into those findings: "Sometimes they're just placeholders that were done 3 years ago"

  23-07-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's always fun to see what lurks just below what we can see in a video game through datamining and the like. You can find remnants of ideas that hit the cutting room floor, or perhaps suggestions of what's to come in DLC. A lead developer on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced respects the curiosity, but asks we don't put much stock in what's uncovered."Many games get datamined, it's very clever, I understand," Richard Knight, game director on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, says in an i
  
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• "I should have listened properly to Miyazaki": Ex PlayStation boss admits giving FromSoftware "the lowest number possible" for physical copies of Demon's Souls after getting stuck in its "demanding" starting area

  23-07-2026 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ex-PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has spoken about his history with the company, including his biggest career fumble with Demon's Souls. When he failed to understand the genius of its challenging, opaque gameplay, very few copies were printed, which led to Sony stopping him from signing Dark Souls due to his lack of support for its predecessor.While giving the keynote speech at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference, which has been translated by GamesRadar+, Yoshida, the former presid
  
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• Avatar: The Last Airbender fighting game delayed on Xbox just hours before release, but not on PS5 or Steam

  23-07-2026 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a good day for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender on every platform except Xbox. The new release based on the property, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, has suffered a sudden delay on Xbox Series X/S, while other versions came out as planned.The game was scheduled to come out today, July 23, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and the aforementioned Xbox systems, and players across almost all of these are getting to jump in as planned. Sadly, Microsoft's brand has hit a snag,
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy movie is directly responsible for Switch 2 releases like the Star Fox remake, says Shigeru Miyamoto

  23-07-2026 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that the Star Fox 64 Remake and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book happened because of the characters' appearances in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.Star Fox has had a bit of a whirlwind year. From being considered one of Nintendo's "dead" franchises after the monumental flop of Star Fox Zero on the Wii U, it's come back in a major way in just a few months. Fox McCloud played by Glenn Powell was announced for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie right before it was released, less
  
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• The Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40K crossover is getting a full reveal on July 30: "Update your calendar accordingly"

  23-07-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next Helldivers 2 Legendary Warbond, this time a collaboration with Warhammer 40,000, is getting a full reveal on July 30. Arrowhead Game Studios tells fans to tune in next week with a short trailer showing nothing but a handgun, a date, and a couple logos. A trailer for an incoming trailer two months after the crossover's announcement trailer, then."Attention, Helldivers," the developer tweets. "July 30 has been designated as a date of operational significance. Update your calendar accordin
  
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• The Rings of Power season 3 is bringing in a major Lord of the Rings character who's been controversially missing until now

  23-07-2026 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's taken three seasons, but a major Lord of the Rings character is finally debuting in The Rings of Power season 3. Celeborn, husband of Galadriel, will be introduced in season 3 and played by Jamie Campbell Bower, as revealed by Empire magazine. Bower's role has been completely secret up till now. Speaking to the magazine, Bower described Celeborn as a "lover-boy" and says his relationship with Galadriel is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith. "This idea of longing and yearning is s
  
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• Horrifying new Resident Evil movie trailer leaves fans confused over the timeline

  23-07-2026 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Resident Evil trailer has been revealed, and it's given us more of an insight into the direction of Zach Cregger's new take on the franchise.The teaser kicks off with Austin Abrams' Bryan as he heads on a new run as a hospital delivery orderly. However, not long into his journey, he encounters something terrifying. The undead are hiding around every corner as Bryan's horrifying night continues. "Everything that has happened in this town transpired in a matter of hours," Paul Walter Hauser'
  
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• Further proving Kingdom Hearts' existence is a miracle, ex-Disney CEO says he can't even remember why he greenlit the JRPG in the first place

  23-07-2026 15:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former Disney CEO can only barely remember the name Kingdom Hearts, and he definitely can't recall what made him give Square Enix's (or SquareSoft at the time) pitch the thumbs up. Kingdom Hearts' entire existence already seemed like an impossible Disney miracle come true. Some of the company's biggest mascots, Mickey Mouse included, being deeply involved in a nonsensical JRPG's twisty storyline for over two decades, while crossing over with Final Fantasy characters, I might add, doesn't sound
  
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• Over 100 scrapped Pokemon designs for Diamond and Pearl see the light of day after 20 years thanks to newly discovered Game Freak behind-the-scenes documentary

  23-07-2026 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  A slew of new information about the development of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl has surfaced online following the discovery of a never-before-seen official Game Freak documentary, almost 20 full years after the release of the games.This long-lost documentary was once mentioned by Pokemon lead Junichi Masuda in a blog post over 19 years ago, but its contents were never revealed to fans… until now. Earlier this year, an auction listing for a copy of the DVD allegedly appeared online before bei
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse devs say their female protagonist was a "natural fit" because the "role was best suited for a woman"

  23-07-2026 15:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lead developers of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse have spoken about the process that led to the creation of Rose Belmont, the game's protagonist. Initially, they didn't have a specific gender for the protagonist in mind, but after developing the story, they wanted to base it around the strong bonds between mother and daughter.In an interview with Famitsu, as translated by GamesRadar+, director Yukiko Hokao explains how the process of developing Belmont's Curse began without a specific protagonist
  
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• Hey UK Splatoon fans - don't pay more for the Deep Cut amiibo triple pack than you need to

  23-07-2026 15:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Splatoon Raiders is finally out in the wild, which means the brand-new amiibo, which feature brand-new figures based on the iconic Deep Cut trio, are too. Anyone who didn't pre-order these fabulous new renditions of Shiver, Big Man and Frye might first resort to retailers like Amazon to grab them today, but I'd advise against it if you don't want to overpay. While listed for £49.99 at Nintendo, they're currently as high as £57.07 at Amazon, which is a little over £7 more than t
  
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• Taito's new anime gaming mouse is outright bizarre, but that makes sense for an accessory based on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

  23-07-2026 14:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Japanese brand Taito is releasing one of the strangest mice I've ever laid my eyes on that's officially licensed for anime fans: the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood PC Mouse.As discovered by Siliconera, this new mouse doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the best gaming mice and is a simple plug-and-play wired rodent, but instead, Taito has put all of its focus on recreating the iconic cursed item, down to its haunting illuminating eyes and stone-textured face. Unfortunately, it's
  
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