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• Balrog Getting a Surprise Release for Street Fighter 5 This Week

  27-06-2016 11:42
  
  Street Fighter stalwart Balrog is getting a surprise release this week.
  He'll show up alongside Ibuki, Story Mode and Daily Challenges in Street Fighter V's June update - which, paradoxically, is now due on Friday, July 1.
  Balrog's reveal trailer, above, also gives us a glimpse of his accompanying Las Vegas stage and briefly shows off upcoming DLC fighters Juri and Urien.
  Story Mode will let you play as every on of the first six DLC characters, whether they've been fully released or not.
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• Sony's latest PR masterstroke is promoting vinyl records in the same breath it kills PlayStation discs: "If you can do physical for music, you can do it for games"

  27-07-2026 19:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new promotion from Sony spotlighting its LX3 vinyl record turntable sparked renewed backlash from PlayStation fans frustrated and disappointed with the company's move to end physical media on the games side.In January 2028, Sony will end support and manufacturing for physical copies for all new PlayStation games. Yet the love of physical media is alive and well in a new post from the company, which, like everything else Sony posts right now, has become a lightning rod for criticism. "Rediscove
  
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• I've finally found an upscaler for my PS2 that kicks jitters to the curb, and it's affordable compared to its enthusiast-grade counterparts

  27-07-2026 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been trying to perfect my PS2 setup for years now, but there's been one modern upscaler symptom haunting my favorite 2000s outings. While Sony's iconic sequel system looks perfectly fine on an old CRT TV, most of the console's releases rely on interlaced graphics that don't play nice with new screens. The result is jittery visuals that just look plain weird compared to 20 years ago, and solutions used to be far too pricey.For a while now, I've had an OSSC at the heart of my retro console se
  
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• Resident Evil director Zach Cregger says a falling "zombie" nearly killed their lead actor, and that the moment is in the movie: "So it's f***ing worth it"

  27-07-2026 18:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zach Cregger says star Austin Abrams almost died during the making of Resident Evil... and that the moment was captured on camera."So there’s a scene in this movie…it’s in the trailer," Cregger told Dread Central. "He’s [Austin] running down the street, and there’s zombies on the roof of the buildings on either side, and they’re all leaping at him. And so we had to design this thing where he’s just running with bodies falling and detonating all around h
  
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• Game Freak admits Beast of Reincarnation "doesn’t really fit our vibe" after decades of stylized Pokemon but knew "photorealism would be the best fit" for the action RPG

  27-07-2026 18:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Beast of Reincarnation's director Kota Furushima has said that Game Freak didn't have a certain art style in mind when creating the game. The team took on a new challenge with the game's photo realistic look, and are aware that it doesn't look like a typical Game Freak game.In an interview with DenFamiNicoGamer that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Furushima outlines why he chose a more realistic style compared to the company's previous cartoony aesthetic. "I think the biggest thing for us is t
  
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• Super Mario Sunshine gets 10-player online co-op in mod that lets you tag-team the GameCube classic as Wario, Luigi, and Sonic

  27-07-2026 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo fans have created a mod for a GameCube classic, with Better Super Mario Sunshine Online introducing 10-player multiplayer to Mario's most divisive 3D platformer.There's two camps when it comes to Nintendo's 2002 platformer Super Mario Sunshine. There are those who really like it, and then there are cowards. Yes, it's a weird, somewhat flawed game sandwiched between two genre-defining masterpieces in the 3D Mario chronology, and yes it was rushed and a little glitchy, but beneath that pa
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has an "insane secret trick" to destroy crowds of enemies, just don't use it on yourself: "THIS IS HOW I KEEP BLOWING MYSELF UP?"

  27-07-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  There aren't any explosive grenades in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, but a handy exploit lets you make some on the fly. Players have discovered a way to turn smoke bombs into impromptu fiery weapons to handle multiple enemies – but you really need to be careful when using it.On Twitter, Assassin's Creed fan account Zephryss posted a clip of how it works. First, you throw the smoke bomb, and let it start filling the area. Then, using your pistol, shoot a bullet right at where it lan
  
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• In the eleventh hour before Steam Frame's launch, its processor manufacturer just announced rising prices

  27-07-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Qualcomm, the manufacturer behind the processing chips inside devices sold by Samsung, Meta, Pico, Xiaomi, OnePlus and a slew of Windows Laptops and Android wearables, has reportedly announced to its partners that it can no longer absorb the rising cost of manufacturing computing parts in 2026. As such, it'll be issuing higher prices, and it could throw a spanner in the works of the imminent Steam Frame VR headset. The Steam Frame is confirmed to use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, whic
  
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• After 2 years, solo Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth modder says fine, I'll do it myself, fixing the JRPG's wonky lighting at long last

  27-07-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A solo modder has taken matters into their own hands and put out a new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth mod aiming to tackle the game's long-standing lighting issues – and the results are incredible, judging by side-by-side comparisons. Modder David 'dddd5' Matos put out the Shader Injector mod for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth late last month (and recently updated it with a couple fixes). Since then, it's only gained more and more traction with fans."Framework allowing injection of modified shaders into
  
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• Meccha Chameleon suffers a hack: devs address Steam malware scare and "malicious mod map issue," confirm "all the hackers have been banned" so the official Discord is back

  27-07-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The devs behind cartoony stealth-'em-up Meccha Chameleon have had to do some serious patching on the game after a couple of custom maps reportedly allowed malware to spread. According to the team, the vulnerabilities have been rectified, including hacking in the official Discord server.Over the weekend, a player in the community known as Feint published a blog outlining how Laser Tag Neon, a Steam Workshop map in Meccha Chameleon, was allegedly a "malware dropper." The piece was later updated, c
  
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• Kevin Feige admits "when quantity is so much, you get spread thin," which is why there are no Marvel movies between Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars

  27-07-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel boss Kevin Feige has opened up on why there's a gap of Marvel movies between the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. At Marvel's Hall H panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, a Ghost Rider movie starring Ryan Gosling and Black Panther 3 starring David Jonsson were both announced – but neither will arrive until 2028, leaving a big movie gap between Doomsday and Secret Wars. "A lot of it is a strategy we've talked about for a while, of focusing on quality," Feige told Empi
  
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• In a ridiculous world-first, Elden Ring sicko beats Maliketh with his bare fists as part of an absurd run banning all equipment, weapons, and items

  27-07-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The tradition of playing FromSoftware games in ridiculous circumstances continues, with streamer Skumnut now beating Maliketh, the Black Blade boss in Elden Ring without so much as a piece of armor on his body. He just had his fists, a bit of willpower, and a whole lot of determination.If you're familiar with the Elden Ring community, you probably won't be shocked to hear this is coming from Skumnut, the streamer and YouTuber best known for doing wacky challenges in the fantasy action-RPG. His c
  
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• Hideo Kojima cameos in Japanese cop show, but his appearance was altered because he looked "too young" despite being 62 years old

  27-07-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima is no stranger to a cameo or two, having appeared in everything from the Japanese dub of Zootopia 2 to the streets of Night City in Cyberpunk 2077. And that's without mentioning the several times he's broken the fourth wall by appearing in one of his own titles.But good luck trying to recognize the Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding developer in his latest on-screen outing.Kojima turned up in the latest episode of Vivant, a Japanese crime drama, as the Commissioner General of the
  
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• At 117GB, Final Fantasy 14 is about to be the biggest game on Switch 2, beating Square Enix's previous monster RPG Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

  27-07-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 next month, and now that its file size has been confirmed… I hope you didn't want to have a bunch of games installed on your console. Thanks to a listing on the US version of the Nintendo eShop, we've learned that the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 will come in a hefty 117.2GB file size on Nintendo Switch 2. For those keeping score, that comes at just under half of the Switch 2's entire 256GB storage. That's half of your Switch
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 Evercold's new DPS job will be revealed in October, but Square Enix is already dropping some big, feathered hints

  27-07-2026 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix plans to reveal the next Final Fantasy 14 DPS job in a few months from now, and some fresh clues already have fans fawning over the possibility of playing as a bird-loving Falconer-type when the game's Evercold expansion drops.This past weekend, Final Fantasy 14 composer and sound designer Masayoshi Soken took to the Fan Fest stage in Berlin to tease fans with two audio snippets related to the unannounced second job coming in next year's Evercold expansion, alongside the Bastion.The
  
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• Pokemon dev Game Freak says its history informed Beast of Reincarnation's feeling of "becoming partners through gameplay" despite looking totally different

  27-07-2026 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Beast of Reincarnation director Kota Furushima has spoken about why it's so important that dual protagonists Emma and Koo are unable to talk to each other. Game Freak has a history of developing the relationship between man and beast without dialogue thanks to the Pokémon franchise, and has applied this experience to its upcoming action RPG.In an interview with DenFamiNicoGamer (translated by GamesRadar+), Furushima outlines why a lack of communication was key to developing the world of B
  
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• House of the Dragon season 3 fans have a surprise new favorite character: "Gwayne is unexpectedly becoming the one person I'm keeping a tight prayer circle for"

  27-07-2026 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  As House of the Dragon season 3 continues, a surprise character is emerging as a new fan favorite. The following contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3, episode 6, so turn back now if you're not up to date! In the latest episode, Gwayne Hightower reaches Tumbleton after abandoning Criston Cole in the previous installment (with perfect timing, too, considering Criston meets his unceremonious death in the opening minutes of the new episode).At Tumbleton, Gwayne reunites with his nephew
  
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• Reveal of first new Myst game in years confirms it's already been canceled, devs say they're "hard at work on other new Myst universe things"

  27-07-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Myst and Riven have just released an awesome trailer for a game that finally returns to the universe of their stone cold PC classics, but don't get too excited, as Cyan Worlds canceled this one a year ago for unknown reasons.Cyan Worlds has been pumping out interesting, first-person adventure games and freaky mysteries for literal decades now. That work was supposed to continue in Project Anglerfish, a previously unannounced game that was quietly in production at the studio las
  
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• Shigeru Miyamoto was "pleased" to sell the original Nintendo Switch for 8 years as "customers aren't always looking for the best specs"

  27-07-2026 16:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto thinks people don't really care about console specs all that much anymore. Since the GameCube era, Nintendo seemingly hasn't prioritized having the most "powerful" console. Perhaps this approach is a lesson from the PS2 handily beating it despite being the weakest console between it, GameCube, and Xbox, and the massive sales success of the DS, which dwarfed the still-very-much-successful PSP. The Wii and the Switch proved that innovation works even in the
  
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• Xbox is down, just days after PlayStation outage, and it affects both digital and "disc-based" games

  27-07-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox is down, right on the heels of a timely PlayStation outage which punctuated concerns about Sony's proposed all-digital future. This Xbox outage has now lasted several hours, and seems to have gotten worse after reports first emerged late July 26. At 7:54am ET, the official Xbox Support Twitter account wrote: "Just checking in on the game library, sign-in, and game launch issue. We know this has been going on a while and appreciate your patience while our teams keep working on it."The Xbox S
  
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• Kevin Feige "got chills" when Ryan Coogler called him about casting David Jonsson as the new Black Panther: "I got a little welled-up and said 'Let's do it'"

  27-07-2026 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kevin Feige says Ryan Coogler called him after secretly meeting with actor David Jonsson – and that the two unanimously agreed on casting him as the new Black Panther."A month and a half or so before that process, he called me and said, 'I found him,'" Feige told Empire. "I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He goes, 'I found him. He's this guy, David Jonsson.' He mentioned his movies. I had seen some of them. I watched more. He goes, 'I'm going to meet him.'"Continued Feige: "He had a
  
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• Avatar creator reveals why Suki is absent from The Last Airbender movie: "We only have 85 minutes to tell the story"

  27-07-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After months of controversy surrounding social media leaks and a surprise shift from a theatrical release to streaming on Paramount Plus, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is finally available for fans to watch – legally and at home.But that hasn't stopped early complaints from a passionate audience wondering where one of the OG animated series' cult favorites, Suki, was during the vast majority of its runtime."I know fans are going to be upset. Suki's not in the movie," Avatar co-creator Mi
  
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• I already own too many dolls, but I know this upcoming Monster High Michael Myers release is going to stalk my dreams until I make it mine

  27-07-2026 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  This year's San Diego Comic-Con 2026 has been the epicenter for some of the best toy announcements, but Mattel's latest Skullector doll editions inspired by horror movie icons are all I can think about.Unveiled on July 24 and sitting on display at San Diego Comic-Con Monster High Booth #3029 over the last Sunday of the nerd-fueled convention, this new doll line-up includes impeccably stylish renditions of characters from my favorite movies, including Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christ
  
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• Steam indie hit Meccha Chameleon made more money than any other PC game last month apart from Fortnite, according to new data

  27-07-2026 15:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie hide and seek hit Meccha Chameleon was apparently the second-highest-grossing PC game of June, just behind Fortnite.Going viral is the best thing that can happen to an indie game. We've seen it happen a number of times now with the likes of Peak, Among Us, R.E.P.O,and Lethal Company, and the result is smaller titles absolutely popping off. Meccha Chameleon is easily 2026's biggest contender in this category, with the viral hit that takes classic hide-and-seek game modes to the next level s
  
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• Fans think the first Carrie trailer probably gives so much away because only the first episode will adapt the original story

  27-07-2026 15:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even though most viewers going into the new adaptation will already know how Stephen King's Carrie goes, the first trailer for the upcoming Prime TV show gives a little too much away. However, one fan thinks they know why that may be."What if this is a 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' kind of adaptation where the entire plot of Carrie happens in episode one, and then it becomes about the aftermath?" said the fan on Twitter. The first trailer, which you can see below, dropped this weekend at SDCC 2026,
  
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• Lego Avengers: Doomsday sets give us our best look at a major returning X-Men hero

  27-07-2026 14:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Five Lego Avengers: Doomsday sets have been assembled across SDCC 2026, and besides giving us Doctor Doom wrecking shop across the multiverse, they also provide our best look yet at a major X-Men character who has yet to appear in any trailers or promo material.Depicting the revamped Avengers Quinjet, New Avengers Tower, and a tussle with Sentinels in the X-Men universe, these kits (which are all up for pre-order via Lego) are inspired by significant battles we can expect across the movie &ndash
  
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• Your back to school gaming setup needs just three pieces to work and play hard at the same time

  27-07-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Those last minute Back to School shoppers are getting their money's worth this week, with Best Buy launching its own sale to join countless others in their student discounts. Things can still get pretty pricey, though, so PC gamers will want to make sure their investments can handle both work and play. Take it from someone whose only gaming came from an old Nintendo DSI for a year of college (and we were years past the device's actual era, before anyone Uncs me), that's easier said than done. Be
  
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• Christopher Nolan says he had to change The Odyssey ending from the "grim" original poem

  27-07-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan has revealed why he changed the ending of The Odyssey compared to the original poem. In Nolan's film, the story ends with Odysseus's triumphant return home and his killing of the suitors, before he and his wife Penelope set sail on another adventure together. Read more in our The Odyssey ending explained. However, in the original Homer, the story concludes with the same return and slaying of the suitors, but Telemachus hangs a group of slave girls who had been sexually involved
  
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• It's not just Baldur's Gate 4 – Larian is "not involved in any" Baldur's Gate 3 projects now, but devs tease Divinity news is on the way

  27-07-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a new comic set in the world of Baldur's Gate 3 on the way. On the back of the publication being revealed, Larian Studios took the opportunity to remind people this is a licensed venture, and the studio isn't secretly chipping away on anything based on the Forgotten Worlds.After Dark Horse Comics revealed the upcoming Baldur's Gate 3 book, there was some excitement at Larian's potential involvement, prompting a response quelling any rumors. "Maximum hijinks are happening right now, but w
  
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• Hasbro Doomsday action figures break from tradition and will actually be out in time for the movie

  27-07-2026 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hasbro Pulse has shown off its Doomsday action figure range, and it provides a novel change for the company – these toys look as though they're actually going to be released in time for the movie. Revealed at SDCC 2026 this weekend, the imprint showed off 12 new Doomsday action figures – many of which are up for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse today from 1pm ET. These are all part of the Hasbro Pulse Marvel Legends line and feature everyone from Cyclops to Doctor Doom himself with high-det
  
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