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• Bethesda responds to reports of hacking vulnerabilities in Fallout 76, calling them "inaccurate"

  06-11-2018 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  "Cheating or hacking will not be tolerated," Bethesda says
  
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• CEO admits Xbox sees three to 10 times lower margins than "comparable platform and publishing businesses" after Game Pass and multiplatform bets didn't pay off

  06-07-2026 20:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  If all of last week felt like waiting for the other shoe to drop at Xbox, today feels like wading through the rubble from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Microsoft's gaming division is officially undergoing its largest restructuring ever, which will result in the loss of 3,200 jobs by the end of the 2027 fiscal year. 1,600 of those cuts happened today to kick off what CEO Asha Sharma has been calling a "reset" for the brand.It's been apparent to anyone watching that Xbox has been navigating an ident
  
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• Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"

  06-07-2026 19:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Raphael Colantonio, the original founder of Arkane Studios, wants to know how much Xbox might take for the studio as it rushes to shed developers in new cost-cutting measures. As part of sweeping layoffs and studio spinouts at Xbox, Microsoft has begun talks, as part of required consultation, with leadership of Dishonored maker Arkane Studios about "strategic options" ahead of the studio's expected divestment. If Arkane is divested, it would be the fifth severed studio in this wave of cuts, join
  
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• Digital-only GTA 6 Ultimate Edition screenshot literally says "buy more useless s***"

  06-07-2026 19:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The fact that physical copies of GTA 6 won't actually exist, because there won't be discs in the box, means Rockstar has reached the zenith of selling plastic tat. You're just paying for a regular case and a print out of the cover art! The publisher's genuinely having the last laugh here, because there's a sticker in one of the available images associated with the upcoming blockbuster embracing the bare naked truth at the heart of unregulated capitalism.As posted on Twitter by GTA 6 Countdown, a
  
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• Leaked Lego Pokemon sets look so much better than the old ones, and it's a step in the right direction

  06-07-2026 18:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Lego Pokemon sets seem to have leaked, and honestly? I think they're a real step up from what we've had so far.Not content to leave it at last month's slew of Smart Play kits that had our inner 10-year-old losing it, the toy-maker appears to be working on three new Lego Pokemon sets for adults – Rayquaza, Munchlax, and Arcanine. These are all display pieces rather than playsets, and Rayquaza actually comes with the first Pokemon minifigure to date (Zinnia, who first appeared in Omega R
  
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• Razer has evolved its Pokemon PC accessory lineup with these new celestial Espeon & Umbreon goodies

  06-07-2026 18:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer has dropped the third of its Pokemon collaborations, this time giving Eevee evolution fans something to get excited about with the new Espeon & Umbreon Collection.Launching in partnership with The Pokemon Company and coincidentally a few months before the Pokemon 30th Anniversary, the Espeon and Umbreon line-up is made up of a stunning Razer Ornata V3 Tenkeyless gaming keyboard, Razer Cobra gaming mouse, Razer Gigantus V2 mouse mat, and a wired Razer Kraken V4 X gaming headset, all dec
  
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• Commodore calls its dumbphone the "biggest moment in Commodore's modern history," and the C64 Ultimate should be upset about that

  06-07-2026 18:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Turns out there's an appetite for Commodore's Callback flip phone, and the so-called "dumbphone" has apparently matched the C64 Ultimate in first-month sales. That's quite the feat given that we're talking about a device that used to cost $500 before being reduced to $400, but the microcomputer lover in me has an eyebrow firmly raised at the company's reaction to the achievement.In a post to X, the Callback 8020's pre-order stats are described as "The biggest moment in Commodore's modern history
  
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• Bayonetta creator says Capcom might be thriving thanks to a constant push to create new IP like Pragmata

  06-07-2026 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of Pragmata's success, Bayonetta and Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya credits Capcom's success to its willingness to create new franchises. After the last decade, I don't think it's a stretch to say Capcom has become one of the best AAA publishers on the planet. Since the release of Resident Evil 7 in 2017, the publisher has effectively been releasing a game of the year contender every single year – or multiple games, in the case of 2019, 2021, 2023, and, so far, 2026. This
  
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• Sebastian Stan shaved his head, and now DC fans think he's playing an entirely different villain in The Batman 2

  06-07-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite rumors that he'd join the cast as Two-Face, Sebastian Stan has seemingly been spotted with a brand-new look while filming The Batman 2... and now DC fans think he might be playing Victor Zsasz in the upcoming sequel.Here's the thing: The Batman 2 is indeed currently filming, but it hasn't been verified yet that this is a photo from July 2026 (and you can see it for yourself below). Stan shaved his head bald for Fjord, a legal thriller drama that was shot in 2025 and premiered at Cannes i
  
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• I just discovered that plastic protectors for your boxed amiibo exist, and I wish I found them sooner

  06-07-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm not one of those collectors who needs to have their amiibo as pristine as possible, but sometimes I just appreciate how they look in the box.The only issue that can arise from keeping them looking brand-new is that Nintendo's packaging tends to weather pretty fast. I have plenty of unopened amiibo that have been sitting untouched for years, and yet the packaging has started to degrade and curl. So you can bet I was over the moon to discover that plastic box protectors, like the ones I see st
  
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• Stardew Valley meets vampires in this magical, cozy life sim coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch tomorrow – and yes, you can romance werewolves

  06-07-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm no stranger to Stardew Valley and all of the cozy farming sims it's inspired since its 2016 release – but Moonlight Peaks might just be my favorite in concept yet.In case you've not heard of it yet, Moonlight Peaks is a wholesome farming and life sim that takes everything I love about games like Stardew Valley and gives it a Monster High-esque twist. It ticks all of the genre boxes – bug-catching, cooking, farming, fishing, questing, and, of course, romance – but also adds
  
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• Dev tells Valve to fix Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy as "over 55,000" players refund his short game and even brag about it in reviews

  06-07-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's hard to nail down a fair refund policy for video games, beyond hardware issues, because so much comes down to taste. Steam's, which relies on playtime and purchase length, is decent, but there's an inherent flaw for shorter works that an indie dev is pointing out on Twitter, in the wake of tens of thousands of lost sales.The game in question is Paddle Paddle Paddle, a quirky bit of friendslop in which you guide two people downstream on a raft. One person controls the paddle on one side, ano
  
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• Persona 4 Revival's cutscenes come from Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man studio MAPPA – just in case the JRPG remake wasn't already promising enough

  06-07-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  As if Persona 4 Revival couldn't get any more exciting, it's now been confirmed that anime powerhouse MAPPA – the studio behind Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan's final season, and more – is producing all of the JRPG remake's animated cutscenes. That's right, from the animators who brought you Satoru Gojo's ethereal blue eyes and many of Attack on Titan's most explosive scenes, we can now get ready for Persona 4 Golden's cutscenes to be brought to life in a new way.
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• Dark Knight Rises star Anne Hathaway thought her Catwoman audition was for Harley Quinn: "I changed personalities like a psychopath"

  06-07-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anne Hathaway's audition story about The Dark Knight Rises is going viral again... and it'll always be iconic."Here's the thing that worked in my favor: she's a chameleon," Hathaway said in a new interview with Josh Horowitz during press for The Odyssey, which can be viewed below. "So, I knew I was auditioning for... I was meeting with Chris [Nolan] for the female role in the Batman trilogy, the next installment. I thought that I'd gamed it out, because I was just like, 'It can't be Catwoman bec
  
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• Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake will reportedly join Fallout and Elder Scrolls as Bethesda owner ZeniMax switches focus to its largest franchises amid Xbox restructure

  06-07-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite rumors that Xbox was looking to have Bethesda owner ZeniMax focus on Fallout and Elder Scrolls, the company will reportedly also be working on other franchises as part of an overhaul amid Xbox's major restructuring.While Xbox is considering "potential strategic options" for Arkane, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs have been purchased by currently unknown buyers, while Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent. As part of its ongoing wave of layoffs which will see 3,200 staff lai
  
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• Today's your last day to save 10% on Warner's official House of the Dragon merch

  06-07-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  1234Shop the collectionShop the collection1Warner Bros.Prop Replica the Crown of King Viserys Targaryen$314.99$349.992Warner Bros.Fire Made Flesh Women's Crop Top$28.75$31.953Warner Bros.Dance of the Dragons Bomber Jacket$66.60$1854Warner Bros.Sherpa Blanket, Sigil of House Targaryen$44.95$49.95Warner Bros. official site has been holding itself a little sale this past weekend, but today's your last day to take advantage of 10% off House of the Dragon's official merch. Promo code FOURTH will net
  
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• Xbox acquisitions have been a disaster: "In a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested"

  06-07-2026 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a statement announcing thousands of layoffs at Xbox, CEO Asha Sharma spells out just how poorly Microsoft's acquisition-heavy approach to gaming has gone. Sharma was appointed CEO amid the departure of Phil Spencer, whose time at the Xbox helm was defined by Xbox Game Pass pushes as well as a spending spree that absorbed multiple studios and companies, most recently including Activision Blizzard. All of those purchases have caught up with the company, it seems. "Since 2018, we have aggressive
  
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• Valve's Gabe Newell continues spending his billions on an undersea armada, adding an $800 million deep sea vessel to the one he already had in the works

  06-07-2026 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a relatively high chance Valve co-founder Gabe Newell and Hollywood director James Cameron are at least friendly. How do I know? They both partake in the hilariously ridiculous rich person hobby of investing in submarines.One of the central figures behind Half-Life and Steam, Newell is already a relatively big player in ocean exploration, since he owns Inkfish, a research firm dedicated to learning about the ocean depths. He footed the bill on a new vessel known as RV6000, a 100-meter-si
  
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• Overwatch escapes "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews 3 years after becoming the worst-rated game on Valve's store: "In 2026, we finally got back to just Overwatch"

  06-07-2026 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Overwatch has had a turbulent history on Steam, launching as the storefront's lowest-rated game in 2023 and only rising out of the "Overwhelmingly Negative" depths a couple of times – but now, things might just be turning around for Blizzard's hero shooter.It's no secret that Overwatch hasn't performed well review-wise over on Valve's platform. Heck, even game director Aaron Keller himself has commented on the negative reception, stating earlier this year that he's "not sure what it would
  
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• Nintendo is phasing out the Switch in February 2027, just weeks ahead of the console's 10-year anniversary

  06-07-2026 16:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has confirmed that production of original Nintendo Switch consoles will end in February 2027, just under a decade after the original version launched.In a post about the upcoming European revision of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo confirmed details about the console and various accessories that will be affected by this revision. While there's not too much to report, aside from some weight differences and a 16% smaller battery for the Pro Controller, the big news was hidden at the botto
  
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• Xbox parts ways with 4 studios, with South of Midnight and Psychonauts devs going independent as Arkane begins "required consultation" to "review potential strategic options"

  06-07-2026 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been confirmed that four Xbox-owned studios are breaking free from Microsoft ownership amid the "most significant restructure in XBOX history," while "required consultation" begins with management of Arkane.In a memo sent to Xbox staff today, CEO Asha Sharma reveals that South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games and Psychonauts developer Double Fine are both going independent. Meanwhile, Senua studio Ninja Theory and State of Decay dev Undead Labs will be getting new owners, while managemen
  
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• Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox employees, and half of them will be eliminated today in "the most significant restructure in Xbox history"

  06-07-2026 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox layoffs have begun. CEO Asha Sharma announced that 1,600 roles will be eliminated today, July 6, as part of a staff reduction plan that will see approximately 3,200 people cut throughout the 2027 fiscal year. Sharma describes the plan as "the most significant restructure in Xbox history." After previous layoffs, these 3,200 cuts represent roughly 20% of Xbox altogether. "I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges," Sharma adds. "Unfortunately, it is not possibl
  
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• Nintendo promises to keep "aiming for unique entertainment that only we could produce" as it shouts out its continued "originality" following recent fan vote

  06-07-2026 15:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has responded to being voted the favorite developer of readers of Japanese magazine Famitsu, speaking of its past and future.Famitsu celebrated its 40th anniversary last month, and to mark the milestone, the magazine published the results of a massive survey (thanks, Nintendo Everything) of readers which saw over 5,000 people vote on a ton of topics about games. These included people's first ever game, which unsurprisingly saw Super Mario Bros. in first, with Mario also being people's f
  
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• House of the Dragon season 3 fans think the show has forgotten one of its most shocking moments

  06-07-2026 14:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest episode of House of the Dragon season 3 is all about Rhaenyra ruling – and it has fans wondering if the show has forgotten about a crucial (and bloody) season 2 plot point. The season 2 premiere depicted the horrific Blood and Cheese, a moment that saw the young prince Jaehaerys decapitated in a scheme set up by Daemon meant to kill his nemesis Aemond, after Aemond killed Rhaenyra's son Lucerys in the season 1 finale. "Why T.F. Does No One Acknowledge Jaehaerys?!?!" asks one fan
  
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• Word on the street is that the PS5 Disc Drive has been "limited" to 1 per order, but it's actually been that way for months

  06-07-2026 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over the weekend, I saw multiple outlets stating that the official Sony Disc Drive product page on PS Direct had added "due to high demand, there is a limit of 1 per order" to its small-print in response to Sony's announcement that it was ceasing the production of physical games starting January 2028. A quick search of the Way Back Machine shows the text was actually added as far back as January 18, 2026, well before Sony's July 1, 2026 announcement. However, if you were worried about getting yo
  
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• GTA 6 shipping without discs "feels unfair to studios still backing physical," Lords of the Fallen 2 boss says, and Sony's certainly not helping

  06-07-2026 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Between the controversy that Rockstar Games has sparked with GTA 6 only featuring digital download codes in "physical" copies and Sony's decision to end physical disc production for PlayStation consoles in 2028, both developers and gamers have had… thoughts.That's putting it lightly. On the one hand, we've got game preservation experts arguing that this will all lead to more piracy. On the other hand, there are countless devs sharing their thoughts on the move away from physical media, li
  
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• Seven years later, another Steam Controller prototype just popped up at Goodwill, and I feel a Valve employee hates touchpads

  06-07-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Someone at Valve loves throwing Steam Controller prototypes into charity bins, as another prototype gamepad has ended up at Goodwill. If I had a Steam Machine for every time this has happened so far, I'd have two more than I currently have, but as someone who thinks the storefront giant should have stuck to its stickless design, I'd be thrilled to find one of these oddball touch controllers in the wild. The story behind this Steam Controller prototype feels like Deja Vu, was highlighted by Waste
  
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• Dark Souls isn't "an especially difficult game," former Tekken boss says – it's in its world where FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki's "true creativity shines through"

  06-07-2026 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Tekken series lead Katsuhiro Harada says FromSoftware boss and Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki is a "unique" developer with a "'mad scientist' side," thanks to his "deeply serious, obsessive approach to creativity." However, when it comes to Dark Souls, it's not the notorious difficulty that makes Miyazaki's creation stand out – it's the world.Harada and Miyazaki are both legendary games industry veterans in their own right, but asked about the Dark Souls mastermind on Twitter,
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation "payoff" will leave you "sobbing," Cloud actor guarantees, even "if you haven't cried in the first two yet"

  06-07-2026 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are a few moments strewn across Final Fantasy 7 that seem expressly made to engineer a lump in your throat. So far, the remake trilogy has delivered several of its own, and one of the main voice actors believes that the third part will be the most emotional of the lot.At KawaCon, Cody Christian, the voice of Cloud Strife for the Final Fantasy 7 redux, gives a little hint of what's to come in the climactic finale of the blockbuster RPG. "There's so much emotionality, there's so much vulnera
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners writer says if season 1 was a Michael Bay film, season 2 is a Martin Scorsese drama where we shouldn't get "too emotionally attached" to characters

  06-07-2026 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Get ready to have your heart ripped out all over again in Night City.Speaking at the show's Anime Expo 2026 panel, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 writer Bartosz Sztybor was quoted by multiple attendees – and Japanese outlet Famitsu – as describing the first season as like a Michael Bay movie, with the second season more resembling a Martin Scorsese movie.Sztybor also warned fans not to get "too emotionally attached" to characters. Given how the first season judiciously bumped off so
  
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