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• A Speedy Step In The Right Direction

  15-06-2016 04:10
  Sonic fans approach each title with a level of skepticism these days due to an inconsistent history, but with the Sonic Boom games that began releasing in 2014, many have avoided them altogether. The drastic character redesigns and the shift to focus on elements other than speed turned many off to the attempted change. With Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for 3DS, Sega and Sanzaru hope to change that common perception of its latest series of games.When Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice was announced in 201
  
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• Platinum boss teases more Bayonetta games in the future

  04-10-2026 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlatinumGames boss Atsushi Inaba says the famed action studio wants to make more Bayonetta projects in the future, despite the fact that many of the series' lead developers have moved on. Bayonetta was an iconic release in the genre during the Xbox 360 and PS3 generation, and the monster-spanking witch only solidified her place among the action greats with two direct sequels and a spin-off prequel exclusively on Nintendo consoles - not to mention her many appearances in other games, from Super S
  
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• Fans might not "pull out $1,000" for PS6 and Project Helix, says ex-PlayStation boss

  04-10-2026 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation's former boss Shawn Layden is sceptical about people buying into expensive next-gen PS6 and Xbox Project Helix consoles if their technical improvements are too minor.As current generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles keep getting more expensive, many analysts expect that the next-generation machines could potentially cost around $1,000. That's not a price tag Layden thinks will move many units, however."I do think that we are at a point where if all we're going to do is, I don't
  
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• Jagex announces a fourth Runescape MMO, but "RS4 is not a replacement for any of our games"

  04-10-2026 15:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Developer Jagex has announced a fourth Runescape MMO that's planned to sit alongside all the other games in the long-standing fantasy series. Jagex revealed the "entirely new Runescape MMORPG" at RuneFest Birmingham this weekend with the apt working title of RS4. The studio stressed that RS4 won't be the name this MMO launches with, but it makes sense for now considering it's the company's "fourth generation" of Runescape. All we have is a short teaser trailer - take a look below.So, what's diff
  
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• "Fable's original combat has a legacy of being quite approachable," so the RPG's devs don't want to change that with the new game

  03-10-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fable devs say they're aiming to keep the RPG's combat "approachable" in line with the series' legacy.Speaking to Edge magazine, associate director Will Kennedy explained that the combat in the original Fable games "has a legacy of being quite approachable, so that's something we kept in mind while developing our combat system." But while that means you're not in for Dark Souls-style brawls, it doesn't mean there's not different forms of complexity hidden in the combat system.Arrows, for example
  
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• Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is avoiding GTA 6 so it doesn't "distract or disrupt" his new games

  03-10-2026 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar Games co-founder and former lead writer on many a Grand Theft Auto game, Dan Houser is trying his best to avoid GTA 6 so it doesn't distract him from his own projects, including another open-world comedy in development at his new studio Absurd Ventures."I haven't seen it yet," Houser says of the biggest game of the year, in an interview with Variety. "I will try and avoid it because I always try and avoid stuff that's going to distract or disrupt me creatively. And given that I spend a
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans actor has finally opened his medieval-inspired bar in Prague

  03-10-2026 14:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Luke Daley took his role as everyone's favorite royal so seriously, the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 actor behind Hans Capon just opened a new medieval-inspired bar called The Nobleman. You'll need to take a trip to the Czech capital of Prague if you want to experience your video game power fantasies (playing dice and getting drunk in a tavern) in real life, however. Months after announcing plans to open The Nobleman - a bar inspired by the types of businesses real noblemen would gather and drink
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says making each game in the trilogy complete was "non-negotiable"

  03-10-2026 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naoki Hamaguchi had one "non-negotiable premise" when he began remaking Final Fantasy 7 as a three-part trilogy: each chapter had to feel like it's own complete, individual experience, despite the fact they were all essentially one third of a larger story. The Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director said as much in an interview with Edge magazine's 429 issue. "Even as a multi-part series, providing a complete experience in each individual game was a non-negotiable premise from the very beginning," H
  
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• Ex-PlayStation lead says it's "impossible" for devs to make a profit on Game Pass

  03-10-2026 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shawn Layden, an ex-executive for PlayStation, doesn't think developers have much luck turning a profit on subscription services like Xbox Game Pass, especially when putting games into those services on launch day."I think I said somewhere that in order for Game Pass to become profitable, you have to have something like 500 million subscribers," Layden explains in an interview with The Expansion Pass podcast (embedded below). "It's a number chosen for hyperbole. But turns out, it wasn't that wro
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says he pushed Square Enix for a physical version of the JRPG

  03-10-2026 01:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the third and final entry in Square Enix's remake trilogy, will be available on disc when it launches on April 8, but the physical version comes with a massive caveat: unlike the two-disc Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Revelation will be a single disc and will only contain the opening parts of the game. You'll have to be connected to the internet to download and play the rest of the game. Naturally, this raises questions about the nature of physical media, entitlements, and
  
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• WoW Forever dev says it was an "honor" to bring an old Make-A-Wish quest back in Blizzard's new MMO

  02-10-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever is all about preserving the original, vanilla WoW experience as it was back in 2004, but there's one quest from 2007 that the MMO's community has been asking Blizzard to make an exception for, and now their wishes have been granted.For the uninitiated, the Kyle's Gone Missing quest was originally added to WoW during its Burning Crusade era from 2007. It was a Make-A-Wish request from a young player named Ezra 'Ephoenix' Chatterton, who had been battling brain cancer at
  
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• Warlock devs eventually realized that "too powerful" D&D spells were the perfect starting point

  02-10-2026 22:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warlock has quickly become one of the most exciting new games on the horizon, and it's not just because we're all thirsty for more Dungeons & Dragons games after exhausting Baldur's Gate 3. The open-world action-adventure promises an extensive spell system that'll let you interact with the objects and enemies in some wild ways. Even the devs were initially worried that the game's spells were too OP, but as it turns out, that was the perfect starting point."There's this tendency on the dev te
  
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• After Warner Bros. and Paramount merge, the notable studios are getting a surprising new name

  02-10-2026 22:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger is indeed moving ahead, and with a new name in tow.According to Paramount CEO David Ellison, the newly combined company will be known as Skydance... which is what Ellison named his first media company back in 2006."Both have distinct identities, extraordinary legacies and brands that have resonated with audiences for generations,” Ellison writes on Twitter. "We wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while allowing Par
  
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• Ahead of VisionQuest premiere, Marvel releases first three WandaVision episodes for free on YouTube

  02-10-2026 21:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just two weeks before the premiere of VisionQuest, Marvel has the first three episodes of WandaVision available to stream for free on YouTube.You might recall that WandaVision is the first TV show to kick off the Disney Plus era of the MCU, with each series tying into the main movie universe. WandaVision takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, where a grief-stricken Wanda Maximoff uses magic to create a happy, idyllic life in the wake of Vision's tragic death at the hands of Thanos. A
  
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• Zelda and Banjo PC port devs slam new vibe-coded Banjo-Tooie recompilation

  02-10-2026 21:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  As fanmade recompilations and PC ports of classic games become more and more prominent, so have AI-driven projects built largely through vibe coding. Many prominent members of these development communities have taken strong anti-AI stances, and that includes the devs behind Zelda 64: Recompiled and Banjo: Recompiled. Those devs are particularly perturbed by a new recompilation of Banjo-Tooie that builds on their work with extensive AI coding.Two years ago, a tool called N64: Recompiled debuted w
  
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• Arc Raiders free trial gives you 4 days of access to the "full" extraction shooter

  02-10-2026 21:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Arc Raiders hype may have died down ever-so-slightly since its monumental launch almost a year ago, but it's still reaching tens of thousands of concurrent players on Steam every day, so developer Embark must be doing something right. The studio says its "biggest update since launch," titled Frozen Trail, is launching October 8, and it's celebrating that release with a new free trial running for four days between then and October 12.On the official Arc Raiders website, Embark says the free t
  
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• GTA 6 has "detailed decapitation" and cocaine can be "snorted directly," says UK ratings board

  02-10-2026 20:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 has been given a PEGI 18 rating in the UK and Europe, unsurprisingly, but the very detailed description of the game's contents suggests an even more violent, sexually explicit game than you might expect from the notoriously violent, sexually explicit series.Rockstar's upcoming behemoth has already been rated by the ESRB and other rating systems, but the PEGI rating specifically includes some incredibly juicy new details about the game. In providing a reason for the 18+ rating, the board sa
  
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• The Witcher 3 mod swaps every single Griffin with the iconic low-poly pigeon: "He is back"

  02-10-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  You know the iconic low-poly pigeon from The Witcher 3? The one that became a running joke in the community, and miraculously made it in the remaster? They're taking over the whole damn RPG, thanks to some modders who're dedicated to low-poly supremacy.Bit of backstory, if you're not clued in: there's a bird in The Witcher 3 with distinctly anachronistic textures. Where most everything else in the fantasy world is gorgeous and smooth and well-rendered, this feathered NPC is angular and blocky, a
  
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• Star Wars: Galactic Racer Metacritic score makes it one of the best-rated Star Wars games ever

  02-10-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars: Galactic Racer's Metacritic score is one of the highest ever for a Star Wars game, beating out the Cal Kestis-led Jedi games and every Battlefront. Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews are in, and it turns out the critics yearn for Glup Shitto's and podracing-adjacent motorsports in the Star Wars realm. Over on Metacritic, the game has nabbed a score of 88 after 50 reviews, which places it as the fifth-best rated Star Wars game – alongside Star Wars-themed tables for Pinball FX and
  
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• There are "all sorts of smart reasons" the League of Legends MMO shouldn't be made, Riot boss says

  02-10-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Riot Games' League of Legends MMO has been a long time coming, with very little information actually shared about it, but studio co-founder Marc Merrill is still confident it's going to work despite thinking there are plenty of "smart reasons as to why we shouldn't do what we're doing." As spotted by PCGamesN, Merrill shares his latest thoughts on the MMO's challenges in a new episode of the Lemonade Stand podcast (below). Merrill is asked why he thinks the game can succeed when it'll be launchi
  
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• Here's everything new we learned about GTA 6 this week | GTA 6 O'clock

  02-10-2026 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Welcome back to GTA 6 O'Clock! This week, Daniel Dawkins and James Jarvis examine the biggest Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay details. In case you somehow missed it, GTA 6 landed on the cover of Game Informer magazine – a moment Rockstar used to reveal new information surrounding the complexity of this open-world sandbox. There was also fresh detail on some of the activities you'll be able to participate in, and some of the distractions you'll be able to hunt down too. DD and JJ also explore t
  
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• Nacon is launching the first-ever PS5 controller with an interactive screen and charging dock

  02-10-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nacon is launching its second officially licensed PS5 Pro controller, and it's the first ever to bring a built-in display and menu system to Sony's console ecosystem. Controllers with displays aren't exactly rare these days, as Xbox, Switch 2, and PC all have loads of gamepads with this feature, but Nacon's new Revolution 5 Unlimited is the first PS5 controller sporting a screen. If you've been following the market for a while, you may remember the Nacon Revolution 5 Pro, Nacon's first crack at
  
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• GTA 6 marketing turns NBA goliath Miami Heat into the Vice City Heat for one game

  02-10-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news if you're a fan of the NBA or cool novelty t-shirts, because Rockstar and the Miami Heart are partnering up for the release of GTA 6. On top of lighting up the team's venue and releasing a full merch line, there'll be "special activities" on game night ahead of the blockbuster sequel's launch.It'll all kick off on November 18, the eve of Grand Theft Auto 6 finally becoming playable worldwide. The Miami Heat, to be dubbed the Vice City Heat for this occasion, are up against the Milwauke
  
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• Xbox is "in a pickle" because "Microsoft never really picked a lane" says ex-PlayStation boss

  02-10-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says Xbox's current issues have mostly been down to the publisher's inability to pick a lane and stay in it. Whether you're an Xbox diehard or not, there's no denying that Microsoft has been pretty confusing over the last few years, with the company seemingly changing its strategy on a whim constantly – which really hasn't helped it catch up on PlayStation's massive lead. Most prominently has been the company's approach to game exclusivity since it purc
  
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• Bethesda kills AI fan's viral Fallout game, much to their chagrin

  02-10-2026 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  A viral, fan-made Fallout game that used Claude AI to take the post-apocalyptic RPG series to New York is no more, following an apparent cease-and-desist notice from Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax.Earlier this week, an AI enthusiast took to the global town square to unveil Fallout: New York. Using Claude Opus 5.5, the browser game featured 117 unique locations, 112 characters, 46 weapons, and 0 audio files, but, well, every sound was made using code, so that was fine.Fallout: New York, a full
  
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• The Hunger Games director explains why Sunrise on the Reaping is a "return to form" for the franchise

  02-10-2026 16:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping brings audiences back to the Capitol for one of the franchise's most harrowing games: Haymitch Abernathy's. Based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins, the movie will tell the story of the 50th games, 24 years before the original trilogy.However, while this story is separate from Katniss Everdeen's, director Francis Lawrence has been open about the similarities between the stories. Unlike the previous prequel, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,
  
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• M. Night Shyamalan's new movie is being called a "masterpiece" and the "perfect companion" to The Sixth Sense

  02-10-2026 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first audience reactions to M. Night Shyamalan's new movie Remain have begun to emerge from Beyond Fest – and we might have another classic on our hands.Set for release on February 5, 2027, Remain stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a depressed architect who takes on another job while still coming to terms with the death of a family member. While working, he meets Wren (Phoebe Dynevor) who, as the synopsis describes her, is a a "young woman who disrupts his carefully ordered world.""M. Night Shya
  
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• Wardogs has already made over $100 million on Steam, but couldn't beat Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2

  02-10-2026 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  In terms of breakout hits, Wardogs may just wind up being the biggest of 2026. The multiplayer shooter exploded onto Steam early access last month, attracting hundreds of thousands of players in mere hours, and generating over $100 million in revenue, according to analyst stats.In a breakdown of September just gone, Rhys Elliott, the head of market analysis at Alinea Analytics, highlights the success of Bulkhead's new release. Since launching publicly on September 10, Wardogs saw $86.9 million i
  
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• GTA 6 age rating suggests a more explicit game than GTA 5, singling out "sex scenes"

  02-10-2026 15:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Australian age rating for GTA 6 specifically lists "sex scenes" in its classification, suggesting it'll be more explicit than GTA 5 was. Age ratings for GTA 6 have emerged, and naturally, it's gained the standard M for Mature in the US and a PEGI 18+ rating in the UK and Europe. And while these come with the standard expected descriptors of "blood and gore, intense violence, mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, use of drugs and alcohol," Australia and New Zealand hav
  
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• My favorite PS1 creepy comedy caper now has a PC recomp, and it's thankfully not vibe coded

  02-10-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  MediEvil, the iconic gothic PS1 platformer, is the latest classic to get the PC recompilation treatment, and I'm thrilled to confirm AI isn't involved. I'll admit that my heart initially sank given that the retro recomp scene is currently plagued with vibe-coded projects, and while the artist and voice behind Sir Dan has appropriate words for anyone who's thinking of doing that to the classic caper, this specific project is officially made with "human hands."Highlighted by Gallowpedia, the MediE
  
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