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• Alan Wake 2 developer's nightmarish technical disaster reminds us how annoying game development can be

  28-07-2023 13:04 via GamesRadar+
  
  Alan Wake 2 is described as Remedy's "first survival horror game," but its communication director recently experienced their own very real nightmare when they tried to show a demo of the highly anticipated sequel to a VIP."Today was peak dev 'fun,'" Thomas Puha tweeted, explaining that the latest build of Alan Wake 2 "had some issues," so he instead decided to use the demo from Summer Game Fest, which "took hours to find."
  Today was peak dev ”fun”. Had to show the AW2 demo to a VIP.
  
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• Nintendo says a Zelda 3DS game is playable via Switch Online, prompting hopes for ports

  13-11-2026 14:01 via GamesRadar+
  
  An official The Legend of Zelda website has listed the 3DS title A Link Between Worlds as available on Nintendo Switch Online, leading to speculation that the handheld's library could be coming to the service. The Legend of Zelda fans are in a pretty good place when it comes to the series on Switch. If you have a Switch 2, you have access to every mainline entry in the series barring Four Swords Adventures, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, A Link Between Worlds, and the someh
  
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• The Legend of Zelda was in "dire straits" before Breath of the Wild, ex-Nintendo marketing leads say

  13-11-2026 13:57 via GamesRadar+
  
  The Legend of Zelda might be one of Nintendo's biggest series, but according to two of the company's former marketing leads, it was in "dire straits" before Breath of the Wild, which introduced a massive open-world overhaul that left the franchise's classic formula behind. Last week saw the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake, which is already an enormous success with 5.2 million copies sold in its first four days. Notably, although it's a remake rather than an entir
  
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• PS5 jailbreak dev says "just buy" GTA 6, because "things aren't looking good" for a game dump

  13-11-2026 13:24 via GamesRadar+
  
  One of the developers behind the recent PS5 jailbreak efforts says that a dump of GTA 6 is unlikely to happen. Over the last few months, efforts have accelerated in jailbreaking Sony's latest console, with people able to install emulators for PS2 and PS3 onto PS5 and a recent clip showing the hack working on new versions of the PS5 firmware emerging online. Naturally, the question has been how quickly is GTA 6 going to be pirated by players, with a pirate store featuring over 1,600 games emergin
  
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• Avatar: Seven Havens producer says the animated sequel series "isn't a kids' show"

  13-11-2026 13:08 via GamesRadar+
  
  Despite its predecessor Avatar: The Last Airbender famously releasing on Nickelodeon for years and catering to a younger audience, the sequel series Seven Havens apparently isn't made for kids. During an Avatar: Seven Havens Reddit AMA, one fan asked if the team intended to make the show more accessible to a younger audience, to which executive producer and developer Sehaj Sethi replied, "Personally, I think this show really isn’t a kids show. The themes we cover are quite dark and mature. We
  
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• Disney boss says talking to Hideo Kojima helped him fix a story issue in new movie Hexed

  13-11-2026 12:57 via GamesRadar+
  
  Disney animation boss Jared Bush reveals the unlikely source of inspiration behind overcoming a creative struggle on new movie Hexed – Hideo Kojima."True story… we were working on a section of #Hexed and there was a story point that was hard for me to crack," Bush, who also co-wrote Hexed, wrote on Twitter. Bush added, "The inspiration for the fix came from talking to Hideo Kojima about an approach he took in Death Stranding 2. Games are cinema."It's unclear exactly how Kojima indirectly con
  
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• Robert Pattinson will only sign up for three films if he's cast as James Bond, one less than the rest of the 007 candidates

  13-11-2026 12:56 via GamesRadar+
  
  According to a new report, Robert Pattinson has a much more limited deal than the rest of the James Bond candidates. The Batman actor has only signed on for three movies if he's cast, as opposed to the rest of the frontrunners who are down for four. Per Puck News, "[Josh O']Connor and [Jack] Lowden, for instance, were required to sign up for four Bonds, if chosen. Pattinson, on the other hand, was able to lower that commitment to three (plus a whole lot more money than the others), given his sta
  
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• After Xbox bloodbath, Doom studio id Software casually announces it's working on a new game

  13-11-2026 12:50 via GamesRadar+
  
  This year has not been kind to Xbox. The company engaged in mass layoffs in an effort to restructure itself into a more profitable business. One of the studios impacted is id Software, home of Doom and Wolfenstein, though you wouldn't know it from how the team just casually mentioned working on a new game.Current Xbox CEO Asha Sharma shared on Twitter that Slaughter Mode is coming to Doom: The Dark Ages this coming Monday. "Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as id Sof
  
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• The Witcher 4 is going to be "an unforgettable experience that's true to the core of the Witcher," narrative lead says

  13-11-2026 12:49 via GamesRadar+
  
  The fans have spoken – The Witcher 4 has won the Golden Joystick for Most Wanted Game. While those involved in putting the RPG together at CD Projekt are pleased with the result, they know the pressure is on to live up to the hype."This means the world to us," game director Sebastian Kalemba says on Twitter. "Huge love to our incredible team and everyone who's been supporting us on this journey."Narrative director Phillip Weber adds: "We're working hard to make The Witcher 4 worthy of being yo
  
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• As GTA 6 breaks records, Take-Two CEO says he isn't interested in an EA-style $55 billion buyout

  13-11-2026 12:45 via GamesRadar+
  
  Ahead of GTA 6's launch, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says there's no need for the company to go private like EA because it's already successful enough.Speaking on a new episode of Bloomberg's David Rubenstein show (below), Zelnick is asked if he has any interest in selling the Rockstar Games parent company like "two of the biggest competitors" in the business recently did – while they're not mentioned by name, EA and Activision Blizzard are almost certainly the competitors in question here.
  
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• Take-Two boss isn't ruling out a GTA movie or TV show, but says they're "very, very selective" about who they work with

  13-11-2026 12:24 via GamesRadar+
  
  With less than a week to go until the release of GTA 6 – aka the biggest entertainment release of all time – the boss of GTA publisher Take-Two isn't ruling out a GTA movie or TV show, but suggests one hasn't happened yet because they're "very, very selective" about who they work with.Speaking on The David Rubenstein Show, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked why, after 30 years and six mainline games, there still hasn't been a GTA adaptation, saying in response: "We're very careful about
  
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• Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds had a perfectly on-brand response to the news of his Avengers: Doomsday writing credit

  13-11-2026 12:12 via GamesRadar+
  
  In a bizarre turn of events, it looks like Ryan Reynolds has a writing credit on Avengers: Doomsday, but the Deadpool star has replied in the most hilarious yet confusing way. One eagle-eyed Marvel fan spotted Reynolds' name under Doomsday's screenwriting credits on the Writers Guild of America’s directory and shared a screenshot of the listing on Twitter. But in true Deadpool fashion, Reynolds hasn't confirmed whether he did pen part of the Marvel movie. Instead, the actor responded with a cl
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day's extended edition arrives in theaters before Avengers: Doomsday

  13-11-2026 11:59 via GamesRadar+
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day is swinging back into cinemas in December with an extended edition.As spotted on Reddit, AMC Theaters listed a Brand New Day re-release – complete with seven minutes of bonus footage – for December 4, some two weeks before Avengers: Doomsday.The listing has since been removed, but the runtime and the 'Brand New Day' URL remains – a surefire sign that Spidey's most successful movie returns in just a few weeks with fresh goodies.We already have an inkling of one del
  
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• Kevin Feige didn't want Wanda Maximoff to reunite with Vision in VisionQuest because the show should "stand on its own"

  13-11-2026 11:47 via GamesRadar+
  
  VisionQuest came to a close with an epic season finale that saw Vision reunite with both of his sons, Billy and Tommy Maximoff. However, there was a missing member of the family: Wanda Maximoff. She's mentioned several times in the final few episodes but doesn't appear in the main series.However, it turns out that they did consider bringing her back. Speaking to The Playlist, Vision star Paul Bettany said: "I remember having this conversation with [Kevin Feige], and he said, 'You and Terry [Mata
  
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• Marvel has now given Doctor Doom the same number of appearances as Thanos in just over a year

  13-11-2026 11:18 via GamesRadar+
  
  Despite being a late addition swap-in as Marvel's big new villain, Doctor Doom has now had the same number of appearances as Thanos. Before 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos appeared in two end-credit scenes for The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), as well as in the story of Guardians of the Galaxy (2015), all setting him up as the MCU's big bad.Marvel hasn't had the same luxury of time with Doom, as one Twitter user pointed out, after he was announced in 2024 following Jo
  
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• Avatar: Seven Havens will air two seasons in 2027 as Book 2 gets a release date

  13-11-2026 10:37 via GamesRadar+
  
  Avatar: Seven Havens season 2 has officially set its release date, and it's not too far away. The Legend of Korra sequel will release Book 2 on May 21, 2027.Just like the first season, there will be 13 episodes in total, and they will air in three-episode chunks through to June 11. The next stage of Pavi and Nisha's journey is called 'Book Two: Discovery' and the synopsis teases plenty more adventure yet for the twins. This reads: "Pavi continues her chakra journey to the Floating Isles and lear
  
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• Wolfenstein 3 is in the works at MachineGames, Xbox CEO announces

  13-11-2026 01:37 via GamesRadar+
  
  Wolfenstein 3 is officially in the works at MachineGames, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced.Sharma has been firing off semi-big announcements via her official Twitter account all day in celebration of Xbox's 25th anniversary, including confirmation that Id Software is working on a new game, but this is undoubtedly the biggest news of the bunch. "Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at @MachineGames," reads a tweet from Sharma. "One of gaming's most important franchises, and a team that has
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. posts cryptic Avengers: Doomsday teaser: "Time will tell; Doom won't"

  13-11-2026 01:28 via GamesRadar+
  
  Robert Downey Jr. is teasing something rather cryptic over on Instagram... and we're thinking it has to be the final Avengers: Doomsday trailer.In the video, which can be viewed below, Downey is standing in a green sweater... kind of looking like he's up to no good. While he doesn't say anything in the video, the caption reads: "Patience, subjects... Time will tell. Doom won’t..."Empire Magazine dropped the cover story for their special Doomsday issue, and teased that something else was arrivi
  
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• Kevin Feige says Doctor Doom isn't a variant of Tony Stark

  12-11-2026 23:47 via GamesRadar+
  
  Kevin Feige says Doctor Doom isn't a variant of Tony Stark... despite that confusing Avengers: Endgame Encore post-credits scene making us think otherwise."People wondered, ‘Is Doom just a variant of another character? Is this just a shortcut to bringing back another character?’ The answer is no. He’s Victor Von Doom," Feige told Empire.In one of several post-credits scenes that were added to the re-release of Avengers: Doomsday, Tony Stark is seen forging what appears to be a Doctor Doom
  
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• New Fable gameplay seemingly brings back an OG Fable enemy

  12-11-2026 23:29 via GamesRadar+
  
  Playground Games is ramping up its marketing efforts for its upcoming Fable revival, and a new gameplay showcase seems to confirm the return of enemy Nymphs, which we haven't seen since the original Fable back in 2004.The new Official Quest Gameplay trailer, released as part of Xbox's 25th anniversary shenanigans, shows a darker side to Albion than we're used to seeing, and I mean that literally. After cranking up the brightness on my monitor, I could see that the footage shows a female hero cha
  
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• 21 more Xbox games come to PC, including TimeSplitters 2 and The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind

  12-11-2026 23:17 via GamesRadar+
  
  This weekend marks Xbox's 25th birthday, and while any celebration of the milestone is going to be muted in view of the layoff bloodbath Microsoft is currently engaging in, the gaming division is taking steps to keep us thinking about the brand in a positive light. That includes a fresh expansion to the list of original Xbox games that are now backwards compatible on PC.After the four original Xbox games that Microsoft brought to PC earlier this year, another 21 have joined the list – a total
  
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• Slay the Spire 2's "biggest update yet" adds the first new character and two new game modes

  12-11-2026 22:08 via GamesRadar+
  
  Slay the Spire 2's early access journey continues, and developer Mega Crit isn't skimping on what it's calling the roguelike deckbuilder's "biggest update yet." Update v0.113.0 goes into beta today, introducing a new character in The Fool. It also adds two new game modes, called Blitz and Dread."Wah!! The first new character for Early Access arrives," Mega Crit enthuses in the patch notes. "A silly musician who wields a bow! How can such a whimsical creature survive within the Spire? Why, that's
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker lifted the "curse" on the vampire genre, says Rebel Wolves boss

  12-11-2026 20:47 via GamesRadar+
  
  It was a bad time to be a vampire fan and enjoyer of video games until precisely September 2, 2026, when a team of CD Projekt Red veterans released The Blood of Dawnwalker, easily the best vampire game in years. Rebel Wolves didn't take home any awards at the Golden Joysticks this year, but it showed a lot of class by congratulating and paying respect to its competition, including Ultimate Game of the Year, Resident Evil Requiem. We caught up with Rebel Wolves founder and Blood of Dawnwalker gam
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, and more (November 13-15)

  12-11-2026 20:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  If you're looking for reasons to stay home this weekend, there are plenty of options to keep you busy in the world of streaming. From returning seasons of huge fantasy shows to a new dinosaur movie, there's plenty to while away those dark and cold evenings.The last stop on the Road to Avengers: Doomsday also arrives on streaming this week, with the double-whammy of the VisionQuest finale and Avengers: Endgame Encore, which features numerous Doomsday-teasing scenes. Both are essential viewing ahe
  
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• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are credited as writers on Avengers: Doomsday

  12-11-2026 19:41 via GamesRadar+
  
  Some Marvel fans are hopeful that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman will make an appearance in Avengers: Doomsday after the pair has been given an "additional writing credit" on the film.The official WGA (Writers Guild of America) entry for the film lists the writing credits as follows: "Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron and Eric Pearson and Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers and Jeff Loveness and Andrew Lanham and Destin Daniel Cretton and Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman."It's Marvel... so anyone cou
  
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• Physical GTA 6 map leaks, and I need to know if it's teasing another UFO Easter egg

  12-11-2026 19:19 via GamesRadar+
  
  One version of the GTA 6 map has apparently leaked. The low-detail map doesn't reveal the full network of roads and areas in the game, but it does give us early confirmation of some in-game locations and a general outline of Leonida's highway system.The GTA 6 map's art matches preview images from the $400 GTA 6 Collector's Box, so it's likely the same "double-sided souvenir poster" included in that package. Images of the map started circulating on social media today, seemingly originating from a
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem actor after Golden Joystick Awards win: "Capcom, you cannot fail!"

  12-11-2026 19:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  Resident Evil Requiem walked away with the biggest prize of the night at the Golden Joystick Awards yesterday, capping off a total of four wins with the prestigious title of Ultimate Game of the Year. But in an acceptance speech delivered on-stage by Leon Kennedy actor Nick Apostoledes, there was an allusion to an even bigger winner - Capcom itself."What can I say?" Apostoledes began. "Resident Evil going 30 years strong this year - how fitting is it to win Ultimate Game of the Year for Requiem?
  
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• Hasbro goes back to the beginning with nostalgic Star Wars 50th anniversary action figures

  12-11-2026 18:47 via GamesRadar+
  
  With the galaxy far, far away turning a half-century old next year, Hasbro is going back to basics with its Star Wars 50th Anniversary action figures; the Black Series, Vintage Collection, and Retro lines are all getting toys based on A New Hope.Well over a dozen products are listed in this initial wave of Star Wars 50th Anniversary action figures, and they're all based on characters from the original movie that kicked everything off - from major names like Luke and Leia to Cantina wolfman Arlei
  
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• Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney says Nvidia CEO stepping down amid affair allegations marks "a sad day" for "all humanity"

  12-11-2026 18:37 via GamesRadar+
  
  You're probably aware by now of the scandal at Nvidia. Outgoing CEO Jensen Huang has announced his departure following allegations of two extramarital affairs within the last week. This is reverberating through the tech and games industries, causing Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney to weigh in.He did so on Twitter, where he expressed considerable respect for Huang. "A sad day for Nvidia, developers, America, and all humanity," he writes. "Jensen founded and ran one of the few companies to reach a mass
  
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• Palworld devs get 5 days off to play GTA 6

  12-11-2026 18:34 via GamesRadar+
  
  We're now one week away from the launch of GTA 6, and Palworld studio Pocketpair has announced that it'll be giving devs excited to play Rockstar's game the time off to do so, because "we believe that such a historic occasion deserves our full attention."I don't know about you, but I suspect that November 19 may see a lot of people around the world calling in sick to their jobs thanks to a sudden bout of illness that's going to take them until at least after the weekend to recover from. Pocketpa
  
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