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• App Store Update: October 1

  01-10-2015 21:00
  
  Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
  Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
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• Marathon is already the top-selling new game on Steam, dethroning Resident Evil Requiem

  05-03-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  "It's a marathon, not a race," is the old saying to get across that sometimes success comes slowly. Bungie's Marathon is ignoring its namesake and sprinting across the starting line as Steam's best-selling new game.The storied studio behind Halo and Destiny is prepping to launch its first-ever extraction shooter in mere hours, and it's already poised quite nicely for success. Marathon's pre-order currently sits at second place on Steam's Top Sellers chart that ranks games based on revenue genera
  
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• Season 2 of hit Netflix show with 98% Rotten Tomatoes score unveils its White Lotus-esque first trailer

  05-03-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Beef season 2 is here – and it's all couples, country clubs, and chaos. Though if you tuned into the first chapter, that last part is unlikely to shock you...While that saw Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's verbally (and sometimes, physically) beat the heck out of one another following a fairly innocuous road accident, the second installment centers on another feud: Oscar Isaac's Josh and Carey Mulligan's Lindsay vs. Charles Melton's Austin and Cailee Spaeny's Ashley.As the
  
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• Highguard lead says "everyone has their thoughts on why the game failed" and "many are way off," as director admits "when you're out of time and money – you have to release a game with the runway you have"

  05-03-2026 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of its shooter's negative reception, Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has suffered mass layoffs and announced the game would be permanently shutting down – a decision that has come as a result of various factors.Design director Jason McCord dives into the Highguard shutdown in a new LinkedIn post – one that's come after director and studio head Chad Grenier's own thread, in which he said there wasn't "enough revenue to keep anyone employed" in the end.
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves hints might have been hiding in Scarlet and Violet all along, fans theorize, and now folks reckon we may have an unsolved mystery on our hands

  05-03-2026 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon fans have noticed some little details in Scarlet and Violet that seemingly foretold Pokemon Winds and Waves four years early, leading to speculation that two new 'mons might have been teased, too.Pokemon Scarlet and Violet rival Nemona has some interesting decor in her house, but when the game first released in 2022, no one really paid it much attention – likely being too busy focusing on the horrible performance issues. However, once Pokemon Legends: Z-A released last year, some n
  
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• Wolfenstein fans better "get psyched," because a tabletop RPG is on the way

  05-03-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  It feels like a good day to fight Nazis, because Modiphius has revealed a new Wolfenstein tabletop RPG.Set to focus on MachineGames' The New Order and The New Colossus, this Wolfenstein tabletop RPG will utilize the Modiphius 2d20 system as seen in the Fallout and Star Trek TTRPGs. It casts players as resistance fighters battling the Nazi regime in an alternate universe where they won World War II and will come to crowdfunding as of Fall 2026.Where have I heard that name before?(Image credit: Ro
  
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• Nearly 20 years later, Nirvanna the Band the Show stars reveal the iconic Wii Shop song only took 5 hours to write, perform, and edit

  05-03-2026 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nirvanna the Band the Show stars Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have revealed that creating their iconic Wii Shop Update Day song wasn't even a full day's work from start to finish."That entire video was written, edited, and put on the internet within about five hours," Johnson told IGN.The sketch was part of the pair's web series, which was released online between 2007 and 2010. In this particular episode, Jay improvises a whole song set to the music on the Wii Shopping Channel – to Matt's
  
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• Decades before Dark Souls and Elden Ring, FromSoftware's first dark fantasy RPG was built "from a kind of ignorance": "It was the type of challenge a first-time game developer naively takes on"

  05-03-2026 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  From Demon's Souls to Elden Ring, the obtuse, challenging dark fantasy RPGs FromSoftware is known for trace their roots back to King's Field, which launched in 1994 just weeks after the PS1 debuted in Japan. In hindsight, building an ambitious, open-ended RPG on a brand-new console with then-cutting-edge 3D graphics was a bold choice for a debut game, but it seems FromSoftware's very inexperience is what allowed it to lay out the blueprint.At least, that's how Shinichiro Nishida saw it at the tu
  
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• Helldivers 2 retires gratuitous 154GB Steam build this month in favor of "slim" PC version after Arrowhead confirms players are still "having a great experience" on "smaller build"

  05-03-2026 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead has now confirmed it's continuing its plan to dump its original, and gigantic, Steam build in favor of a more petite one. The change will go into effect on March 17, rolling out with the next patch.Arrowhead community manager Mitchell "Miitchimus" Ayre writes in a March 5 Discord post, "After extensive testing of our 'slim' build" involving "weeks of your input and stress testing including a great influx of new and returning players in the 'Machinery of Oppression'
  
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• Dismissing Pokemon comparisons would make us "hypocrites," devs of creature-collecting RPG say after $186,000 Kickstarter, but it's less of a "competitor" and "more like an alternative"

  05-03-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers behind LumenTale: Memories of Trey aren't dismissing comparisons to Pokemon because, well, it's a creature-collecting RPG, and the first thing that enters peoples' minds is the quintessential creature-collecting RPG, Pokemon. But the devs also want people to come with an open mind since LumenTale isn't trying to necessarily compete with one of the world's biggest multimedia franchises.Beehive Studios CEO and the lead developer of LumenTale: Memories of Trey, Paolo Lella, says as m
  
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• This 1TB PNY microSD Express Card has solved my Switch 2 storage woes for the better

  05-03-2026 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The day the Nintendo Switch 2 was revealed onto us those nine months ago, I was pretty annoyed at the 256GB onboard storage. Switch games by that point weren't notoriously storage-demanding, and this was still a marginally bigger sum than the 64GB of the Switch OLED, but I expected more from the next-gen handheld.At least brands like PNY have been churning out the best Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express Cards to provide that missing storage in its wake. While Nintendo does have officially license
  
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• The "oldest" Nintendo PlayStation add-on now lives at the National Videogame Museum, and it almost looks like one of my weird SNES accessories

  05-03-2026 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo PlayStation is anything but a fable at this point, but the National Videogame Museum just got its hands on a "mythical" prototype. Dubbed the Sony MSF-1, the developer CD attachment is currently the "only known unit to exist," but it reminds me of an obscure gadget I've currently got plugged into my SNES.In a fresh post, the National Video Game Museum, based in Frisco, Texas shows off the Nintendo PlayStation prototype in all its glory. The announcement claims the Super Nintendo CD
  
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• Move over, Slay the Spire 2 and Mewgenics – the self-proclaimed "best roguelike in 2026" is a stylish dungeon-crawler with 94% "Very Positive" Steam reviews, and it launches into 1.0 in April

  05-03-2026 16:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Between Mewgenics and Slay the Spire 2, there's already stiff competition in roguelikes this year. Nonetheless, the beguiling Sol Cesto is teasing full release in April with the bold claim that it's the "best roguelike in 2026," and I truly admire the confidence.The animated trailer for the upcoming release is striking. It starts with the sun shining over a clear, green field, before the light disappears, and our intrepid adventurer descends into a cave to begin their journey.Soon they're slicin
  
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• Crimson Desert impresses some RPG fans with its dialogue fast-forward feature, but leaves others questioning "why" it's even a thing: "TikTok has ruined this generation"

  05-03-2026 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  As it stands, Crimson Desert is arguably one of the most exciting new games on the horizon – but not all of its more, uh, unique features are proving popular with fans.Folks' thoughts (and more significantly, videos) following their hands-on time with Crimson Desert have gone live recently – check our own thoughts on the open-world RPG so far – and fans are, unsurprisingly, reacting to what they're learning about Pearl Abyss' hotly anticipated game.
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• More Kirby Air Riders amiibo are incoming, and I'm still trying to budget for the first ones

  05-03-2026 14:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo announced on its Nintendo Today app, and later across its social media channels, that it's adding two new amiibo figures to its Kirby Air Riders line. Like the previous collectibles, these Switch 2 accessories include both a cute character from the game and a vehicle for them to sit in, but this time it's Sword Kirby and Dragoon, and Noir Dedede and Hydra that have got the NFC-toy treatment.These new 2026 amiibo are single-handedly the most intricate from the set so far, featuring incre
  
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• Project Hail Mary director clarifies that "'no green screen' doesn't mean 'no VFX'" and confirms that the sci-fi movie's spaceship was a practical set

  05-03-2026 14:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Project Hail Mary may not have used any green screens during production, but co-director Chris Miller has clarified that this doesn't mean there's no visual effects in the sci-fi movie. Still, he says that the aim was always to prioritize practical sets and effects, and the spaceship where most of the film's events take place was all real."Some clarification here: 'no green screen' doesn't mean 'no VFX'. There were, in fact, thousands of VFX shots in the film (2018!)," Miller wrote on Twitter."G
  
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• Before Pokemon Winds and Waves, adorable spin-off Pokopia seemingly crushes hopes for a new Type fans have been begging to see for years: "Sound type is DEAD"

  05-03-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Pokemon Types are always a contentious topic with fans, but Pokemon Pokopia seemingly just confirmed that the much-requested Sound-type isn't in the pipeline anytime soon, crushing one half of the fandom's hopes and making the other half rejoice.With Pokemon Winds and Waves on the horizon, trainers are once again wondering if Generation 10 will finally add a brand-new Type to the franchise. People often speculate about Light-type, Cosmic-type, and sometimes even Gourmet-type pocket monsters,
  
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• Resident Evil's Leon Kennedy has been "babygirl with the cat ears" for a few years, but he's in his "hot unc" era in Requiem, actor agrees

  05-03-2026 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Leon S. Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides has acknowledged his character's newfound "hot unc" status in Resident Evil Requiem.It's been impossible to pay any attention to the Resident Evil fanbase and not see the intense amount of thirst to one Leon S. Kennedy. And it's not just the fans doing it either, as Nintendo even got in on the action, calling him "ruggedly handsome, AND absolutely jacked." Sure, people have been all over Leon for years since he was a fresh faced rookie walking into RPD, but
  
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• Undertone releases another creepy and cryptic teaser, and it looks like there's more to the upcoming horror movie than we thought

  05-03-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  2026 has already been a great year for horror, but it looks as though it's only going to get better as upcoming movie Undertone has released yet another creepy and cryptic teaser.In the new clip, posted on Twitter by A24, we see quick flashes of demonic images and paranormal events such as a chandelier swinging on its own and a person pressed up against a TV, reminiscent of The Poltergeist. Check out the video below.⸮taht raeh uoy did pic.twitter.com/EPBiXE6RKGMarch 5, 2026This is quite i
  
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• One Piece season 2 release schedule: when are new episodes streaming on Netflix?

  05-03-2026 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's time to get on the Grand Line as One Piece season 2 sails into sight. But with the Straw Hats' next adventure fast approaching and Netflix's binge model meaning spoilers will be out in the wild faster than usual, you may want some primers on when exactly new episodes are available.To help, we've put together a quick and easy guide on when One Piece season 2 is releasing, including streaming times in the US and UK, confirmed episode count, and more.So, unless you're out hunting for the real
  
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• With 1 week to live, Highguard is going out kicking with a final update adding a new character, speedy account progression, and more as devs thank "everyone who has played" the FPS

  05-03-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite Highguard shutting down in one week, there's one last update now live on the ill-fated FPS. A new weapon, another character, and more progression are included in the curtain call patch, to give people one last glimmer of what Wildlight Entertainment was going for."For our final patch, we'd like to thank everyone who has played and is still playing Highguard," the studio says in the patch notes. "Even though we are shutting the game down, we are excited to give our remaining players one l
  
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• Jamie Lee Curtis says The Bear is ending with season 5 but admits she may have "completely blown" an under-wraps announcement

  05-03-2026 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jamie Lee Curtis has confirmed that FX's hit chef show The Bear will end with its upcoming fifth season, but it looks like the star might have leaked that information a little early.The actor shared the news on Instagram alongside a picture of herself and co-star Abby Elliott on the set of The Bear season 5. The caption reads, "FINISHED STRONG! Surrounded by an extraordinary crew and group of writers and producers and scene partners on the show that Chris Storer created, completing the story of
  
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• New horror-romance The Bride earns mixed first reviews, as critics call it everything from "a modern classic" to a "wokified, Jokerfied Folie-a-deux"

  05-03-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Critics, put down the pitchforks pens! The first reviews for Maggie Gyllenhaal's monster movie The Bride are in – and well, they're seriously mixed.The new horror-romance is being called everything from "a modern classic" to an "unholy mess", earning it a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a ton of comparisons to DC's Joker 2 in the days leading up to its release. Initially, it debuted to 54%, though, so we'll take the slight upswing into certified "fresh" territory...Starring Christian Bale
  
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• "I don't even want to be here": Resident Evil Requiem's Leon actor was so unnerved performing next to the main villain he would "start giggling"

  05-03-2026 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite this being his fourth outing as the character, Leon S. Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides says Antony Byrne's performance as Victor Gideon in Resident Evil Requiem is one of the most uncomfortable experiences he's had acting.Speaking to GamesRadar+, Apostolides says, "Tony is the one of two actors I've ever worked with that made me physically and mentally uncomfortable in the scenes," but not in a sinister, bad coworker kind of way, as he adds, "that is a testament to his acting, because he'
  
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• Suikoden anime trailer proves it's a pitch-perfect adaptation of the legendary PS1 RPG's sequel, but we're not sure it will fit in all 108 companions

  05-03-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Suikoden: The Anime trailer is here, and it's exciting for die-hard fans of the legendary PS1 RPG series and newcomers alike.First, the headline news: Suikoden: The Anime is arriving this October. The adaptation of 1999's Suikoden 2 has introduced even more familiar faces into the mix in this new teaser, including main villain Luca Blight, the princely figure who has more than an axe to grind with the citizens of Jowstown.The trailer also brings in hero Riou (here, renamed Riliu), Jowy,
  
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• DC fans aren't impressed with the suit in the new HBO Lanterns trailer: "Guys, I think we may have been too harsh on Ryan Reynolds' Green Lantern suit"

  05-03-2026 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC has unveiled the first trailer for Lanterns (after it leaked online first…), and fans seem skeptical of the DCU's next small-screen outing.For one thing, the trailer is overwhelmingly beige in its color scheme – including in its first tease of the Green Lantern suit. There's also not a whole lot of superhero-y business going on."Guys, I think we may have been too harsh on Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern suit," one fan wrote on Twitter, referring to the infamous 2011 Green Lantern mov
  
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• Despite being 23 years old and having Final Fantasy 14 to contend with, Final Fantasy 11 is locking off one of its biggest servers due to overpopulation

  05-03-2026 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 11 might be the older sibling that barely gets any adoration from its parents as far as Final Fantasy MMOs go, but the classic is actually growing in popularity 23 years on from its initial launch. In fact, new players have been crowding out Final Fantasy 11 so severely that Square Enix is planning to lock off a third server.Producer and director Yoji Fujito explains the company's plans in a new blog post (thanks, Automaton), writing that they've noticed "congestion on the Odin Wor
  
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• It's no Steam Machine, but if you've got a grand to splash on a tiny rig, I'd check out this NES-inspired mini PC

  05-03-2026 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Okay, I know forking out for even the Steam Machine will sting if it costs a grand. I'm also aware that thanks to AI's ravenous hunger for RAM, everyone's paying more than they should be for gaming PC tech. That said, if you're really itching to get a rig under your TV that can serve as a console for your Steam backlog, I'd have a look atACEMAGIC's latest doodad that takes cues from the NES.Technically speaking, the new CEMAGIC Retro X5 is already discounted, as you can grab it for $999.99 inste
  
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• Boba Fett star all but confirms his Star Wars bounty hunter won't show up in The Mandalorian and Grogu: "[I’m] shelved, that’s all, like a jar of peaches"

  05-03-2026 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  It sounds as though Star Wars fans won't get to see one of the franchise's best bounty hunters, Boba Fett, anytime soon, including in The Mandalorian and Grogu."[I’m] shelved, that’s all, like a jar of peaches. When it does get opened, I’m going to come out sweeter, darling," said Temuera Morrison in an interview with Inverse. Morrison played the titular antihero in the 2021 show The Book of Boba Fett. However, fans have yet to see Boba Fett return to the screen in the years si
  
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• We won guys, the pixel Pikachu plush everyone went nuts for is coming to the US and UK

  05-03-2026 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's good news everyone, because Pokemon has announced that the chonky 1996 pixel Pikachu plushie we all went mad for is making its way west.If you're just catching up, the original plushie everyone had a meltdown over (which is fair enough, it was to die for) got announced in Japan at a Pokemon 30th Anniversary media reveal... but it seemed to be Japan-exclusive. Queue much wailing and despair until now, where the US/UK Pokemon Twitter account revealed that the original 1996, gloriously pixella
  
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