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• Boko Haram attack kills nearly 100 Chadian troops

  24-03-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  N'Djamena (AFP) - Boko Haram jihadists have killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in a seven-hour attack on an island army base, in their deadliest assault yet on the country's armed forces.President Idriss Deby told Chad television he travelled to the scene of the attack on Tuesday to pay tribute to the 92 dead soldiers, saying it was the first time so many troops had been lost.The attack early Monday morning in Boma, Lac province, is part of an expanding jihadist campaign in the vast, marshy Lake
  
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• How to watch WWE SummerSlam, live stream the weekend's action around the world

  01-08-2026 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The biggest party of the summer is back in action this weekend, with two nights of action on the calendar. With CM Punk and Cody Rhodes dominating night one's match card and Seth Rollins taking on Roman Reigns to headline night two, 2026 is already shaping up to be a big one. I'm showing you how to watch WWE SummerSlam anywhere around the world right here. How to watch WWE SummerSlamUS: ESPN ($29.99/mo)UK: Netflix (£5.99/mo with ads)Australia: Netflix ($9.99/mo)Watch anywhere: Nord VPN (3
  
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• A Mario dev burned the handmade diorama he used to pitch a Zelda game because Shigeru Miyamoto said no: "It was such a bad memory that I decided to let it die"

  01-08-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker originally wasn't supposed to be a Mario spin-off – instead, it was meant to be a Legend of Zelda game. That fact was well publicized in the wake of Captain Toad's launch, but one more notable detail has emerged in a recently translated interview: the dev working on the concept was so distraught by Shigeru Miyamoto shooting down the Zelda concept that he burned the diorama he built by hand to sell the idea.The basic gameplay format of Captain Toad started as
  
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• Shigeru Miyamoto dreams of Nintendo consoles becoming a rite of passage for everyone coming of age: "Which Nintendo would make you the happiest?"

  01-08-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo executive and Mario's papa Shigeru Miyamoto says that he wants to give people as many reasons as possible to buy Nintendo consoles, and hopes parents might give them to their children as coming of age gifts.In an interview with Famitsu that's been translated by GamesRadar+ Miyamoto talks about his philosophy on selling consoles, and imagines a world where everyone receives one of the company's consoles when they're old enough."I am always saying that the company should 'create reasons f
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's PlayStation ports compromised by a hacker ruining players' accounts

  01-08-2026 15:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A now infamous hacker is reportedly going around Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 lobbies and bricking players' accounts in the game's new PlayStation ports. Activision recently ported the first two Call of Duty: Black Ops games to PS4 and PS5 consoles, but the original games' vulnerable infrastructure seems to have been unchanged, which already led to years-old exploits remaining intact. Things have gotten slightly worse in Black Ops 2's multiplayer, as a hacker who goes by the name 'C Isn't Sharp?' h
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director is "serious about concluding the series" at the end of the JRPG, and any DLC will focus on "untold stories"

  01-08-2026 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director Naoki Hamaguchi won't leave many loose threads hanging by the time the credits roll in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, so any purely hypothetical DLC that gets made will need to focus on the "untold stories" of specific characters rather than continuing the story. This isn't the first time Naoki Hamaguchi's discussed potentially adding to Final Fantasy 7 Revelation after launch next year, but what form that might take has been up in the air. He previously hinted that spin-off games could be
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took inspiration from Attack on Titan and Bleach's instantly recognizable characters: "It's an absolute masterpiece for me"

  01-08-2026 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Much has been said about how Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 pulled heavily from classic JRPGs - Final Fantasy, Persona, Lost Odyssey, etc - but the hit game also drew lots of inspiration from some of the best anime shows around, including Attack on Titan and Bleach.Speaking to Automaton about the game's influences, Sandfall Interactive CEO Guillaume Broche says "one of the anime that inspired me for Expedition 33's story was Attack on Titan." Both have pretty existential themes and a cast of charac
  
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• Crimson Desert update overhauls the game's economy with 133 new trading posts and trade goods that change in price

  01-08-2026 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yet another Crimson Desert update is rolling out across each platform in what's become an almost weekly tradition for developer Pearl Abyss. New week, new patch. This one overhauls the open-world game's economy with 133 new trading posts and more ways to fatten your pockets with the weight of endless gold.Those 133 trading posts will start popping up after progressing through quests, but what's more interesting is how players can now interact with the game's various traders. Harder-to-reach trad
  
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• One of the best indie platformers of the year now has 8 player co-op: "Tongue swing from other players"

  01-08-2026 02:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Big Hops, the extraordinarily cute indie platformer that released this year to widespread acclaim, now lets you hop, hop around with up to seven of your best amphibious friends.In case you haven't heard of Big Hops, you probably should, because there's a lot of stressful, awful things happening in the world and, like, none of them are happening in Big Hops. No, instead of AI and layoffs and war, Big Hops is all about tip-toeing around carefully... just kidding! Big Hops is about tongue-grappling
  
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• "I wish physical media was here to stay": As Sony reports 82% digital PlayStation sales, ex-Blizzard boss says "the purchasing trend from consumers is clear"

  31-07-2026 23:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  I still have an original PC copy of the 1996 action-RPG Diablo holding down the fort in my home office, but today it's a stark reminder of how much has changed in the 30 years since it came out. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, who left the company in 2024, says the trend toward digital games is clearer than ever thanks to fresh data from Sony on PlayStation game sales, even if he wishes we could keep buying games on disc forever.Reacting to PlayStation's Q1 FY26 results, which show 82% of
  
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• You can't buy Fallout 5 or Elder Scrolls 6 yet, but you can buy Bethesda's new $160 Nuka-Girl statue

  31-07-2026 23:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda is now 40-years-old, which might inspire you to reminisce about all the incredible Fallout games the developer has released, and every astounding The Elder Scrolls game it's launched, and then you start wondering – hey, what about Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls 6? What's going with those guys, since Bethesda overlord Todd Howard keeps assuring everyone the projects are well underway, though he knows it's taking a while? Bethesda now replies shhh, just buy a $160 Nuka-Girl statue
  
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• An "extremely challenging" action game is spreading like fire on Steam, with nearly 1,800 reviews that are 92% positive after a week

  31-07-2026 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Rubinite developer Cup Dog Games posted about the game's Steam launch on July 27, it had just crossed 1,000 user reviews averaging 91% positive. As of July 31, it's approaching 1,800 reviews that are 92% positive. I thought this game would be good when I played the demo last year, and it turns out it is really good. "We're truly grateful to every single player for your support and encouragement," Cup Dog Games says. "Every review you leave and every recommendation you make fuels us to keep
  
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• Obsession star wants to play Mystique after meeting with MCU X-Men director

  31-07-2026 22:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obsession star Inde Navarrette may or may not have had another meeting with X-Men director Jake Schreier, and she wants to play Mystique."I thought what Jake brought to Thunderbolts was what I used to love about Marvel," Navarrette told Variety. "It was character-driven, and the whole time I just couldn’t stop yapping about how much I appreciated what he did with Marvel."When asked what character she'd like to play, Navarrette replied: "I mean, Mystique has always been super cool."Navarret
  
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• Dev ports Half-Life to the PS1, asks Valve if it's cool with that, and says he'll "make it public" if he doesn't hear back in a month

  31-07-2026 21:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  People are really out here porting Half-Life to the PlayStation 1. Manny, of Bonnie Studios, is a self-described "software engineer, guitarist, and game developer from Sicily." His debut YouTube video promises "Half-Life on a Real PlayStation 1," and 14 minutes of glorious 1998 technology revisited with 2026 technology bears that promise out. "Not an emulator and not a demake: a renderer and game runtime written from scratch in Rust," Manny stresses. Manny is more broadly known for PSoXide, a PS
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director is happy people argue about the remake trilogy because when people "get heated," it means "they see value in those elements"

  31-07-2026 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 1997 RPG Final Fantasy 7 is one of the most beloved games of all time, so naturally this decade's remake trilogy has been received, although largely positively, under intense scrutiny. A remake in every sense of the word, three distinct games have been made out of the original one, and Square Enix has been liberal with changes and expansions to the story, combat, world, and minigames, which naturally means fans have been squabbling online about all of the differences for about six years now.
  
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• Nintendo designed the DS and Wii to normalize "being a gamer" says Shigeru Miyamoto: "We don't say 'book readers and non-book readers'"

  31-07-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata blamed the public's perception of gaming as non-standard for the GameCube's poor sales, says Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto. This led to the development of the DS and Wii as a way to attract both gamers and "non-gamers."In an interview with Famitsu, that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Miyamoto discusses why Nintendo chose such unique input methods for both the DS and the Wii. He claims that the GameCube's poor sales was the catalyst for discussions
  
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• The Odyssey release saw Assassin's Creed: Odyssey player engagement jump 90%, analyst says Ubisoft can thank Christopher Nolan for its best week in years

  31-07-2026 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed: Odyssey player count soared for the first time in years since Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey adaptation released earlier this month, according to data gathered by Alinea Analytics.Alinea head of market analysis Rhys Elliott explains in a new post on Substack that, once The Odyssey zapped onto IMAX screens on July 17, "the cultural spillover into games was immediate." 10 days later, Ubisoft's 2018 ancient Greek adventure Assassin's Creed: Odyssey had nearly doubled its active p
  
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• Ready or Not star cast as Emma Frost in MCU X-Men movie

  31-07-2026 19:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samara Weaving has officially been cast as Emma Frost in the first standalone MCU X-Men movie... and this is perfect, if I do say so myself.According to Deadline, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and director Jake Schreier met with "a number of candidates" and "landed on Weaving earlier this week."Neither Marvel nor Weaving has commented just yet.Emma Frost has similar powers to those of Jean Grey by way of telepathy and mind control in addition to superhuman strength. Frost was initially in
  
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• Genshin Impact 7.0 livestream reveals nine more free 5-star characters for the Constellation selector, and I've already got my next four picked out

  31-07-2026 19:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today's Genshin Impact 7.0 livestream confirmed an expansion to the game's To Temper Thyself and Journey Far event, better known as the 5-star Constellation selector. With nine new characters added to the selectable roster, the free 5-star options have grown considerably as the event enters its fifth cycle. Provided you already have the character themselves, as of update 7.0 you'll be able to claim one free Constellation for the following characters in addition to those already available in the
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 fans discover "Creepypasta Backrooms" area in Patch 7.55, and Square Enix is feeding into the horror: "If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality..."

  31-07-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 is no horror game, standing as the MMORPG gem of Square Enix's beloved JRPG series – but it sure does have its spooky moments.If you know the lore behind the Palace of the Dead, you're probably familiar with how creepy Final Fantasy 14 can get – but its environments and atmosphere are arguably not very eerie, even in Deep Dungeons with heart-wrenching backstories like PotD… most of them, anyway.
  One Warrior of Light has discovered an area that almost feels lik
  
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• Hit Stardew Valley-like Starsand Island is already leaving Steam early access with update 1.0 out next month, adding "online multiplayer for up to 4 players"

  31-07-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just five months after entering early access, the 1.0 launch of Starsand Island is coming up soon. The more tropical take on Stardew Valley will be coming out fully in August, making the transition less than three weeks away.Developer Seed Sparkle Lab made the announcement today, July 31, on Steam. Starsand Island will go into 1.0 on August 18, with the biggest addition being four-player multiplayer, "allowing you to farm, fish, build, explore, and enjoy island life together."The studio notes th
  
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• The Odyssey IMAX 70mm screenings are being extended until the release of Resident Evil in September due to constant sell-outs

  31-07-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan was right when he said Gen Z was definitely going to see The Odyssey, as IMAX 70mm screenings of the movie have been given a nearly 30-day extension due to "historic" demand.According to Forbes, the epic fantasy film has been extended through September 16. It would likely be longer if it weren't for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, which is set to begin screening in IMAX on September 18. The reason for the extension? There are only 25 theaters in the United States that support IMA
  
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• Dragon's Dogma 2 devs confirm what everyone was asking about: "We're working on a Hard Mode"

  31-07-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Dragon's Dogma 2 have confirmed the game will be getting a hard mode focused on giving those who have hit the level cap a challenge. In a Q&A posted on the Dragon's Dogma 2 Steam Page, producer Naoto Oyama and returning Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen director Kento Kinoshita speak about the upcoming major update and the Dark Arisen expansion set to release in the coming months. The original Dark Arisen could be a bit of a nightmare depending on what point of the game you arriv
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says you "can't compare" turn-based and action games, and he loves both "as long as the game is good"

  31-07-2026 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite finding massive success with a modern turn-based classic, the director of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 doesn't have a preference between action combat and turn-based battles. In fact, he loves both, so long as the fighting itself is attached to a game that's, you know, actually good.Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director and Sandfall Interactive CEO Guillaume Broche says as much in an interview with Automaton when asked about whether he has a preference when it comes to RPG combat
  
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• 34% of PS5 discs and 50% of Xbox Series X discs are junk without a download, research finds: "It's deliberately undermining the value of physical releases"

  31-07-2026 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Sony doubles down on its plan to end support for physical PlayStation games, game preservation group DoesItPlay finds that about a third of physical PS5 games effectively don't work without a download, and that jumps up to 50% on Xbox Series X. Ars Technica spoke to DoesItPlay owner and head admin Clemens Itsel, reporting that 27% of the 3,511 physical games tested so far require a download "to fix game-breaking bugs or obtain core game content" not present on the disc. Cyberpunk 2077 is a us
  
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• 97 Super Mario Bros NES cartridges set to be "melted down" turn out to be a lot more valuable than the gold they contain

  31-07-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's the dream scenario for a retro collector: finding an overlooked box of games and cracking it open to discover something absolutely unprecedented. That's what happened for Jason Ganos, a self-described "Nintendo super fan," who found a box full of Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartridges for NES in pristine condition thanks to a friend at a local retro game shop. The best part? These 97 cartridges are likely from the game's final production run – an absurdly rare variant that had never p
  
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• 8-year-old indie game on Steam goes from "like 10 reviews" to over 500 as players use it to play an Undertale multiplayer mod, and the dev behind it just thinks it's "really cool"

  31-07-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Downloads are downloads, even if it's technically to enjoy another game. The indie platformer Crashphalt was yanked out of obscurity in recent months, not because people discovered it's actually a hidden gem, but in order to avoid restrictions on a clever Undertale mod.The developer behind Crashphalt, RetroSpecter, explained what's going on in a Reddit post. Almost eight years ago, he put the multiplayer fighter on Valve's store for the low cost of nothing. It was his first project and he just w
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day is already off to a record-breaking start at the box office, beating Avengers: Endgame

  31-07-2026 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  It should come as no surprise that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is already making waves at the box office – though the actual figure might be more of a shock. According to Variety, the Marvel Phase 6 film has smashed Avengers: Endgame's preview record with a massive $72 million total across Wednesday and Thursday's preview screenings. Endgame's record, in comparison, was $60 million. Brand New Day now looks set for a truly massive, record-breaking opening weekend at the box office. We'll just
  
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• Nintendo fans prepare the funeral pyre after new Super Mario Sunshine art removes a historic character: "He was executed"

  31-07-2026 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite the announcement of Super Mario Sunshine's return, some new Nintendo artwork has seemingly confirmed the demise of dear Toadsworth. Super Mario Sunshine is launching on Nintendo Switch Online next month, Nintendo has confirmed. The title which one GamesRadar+ writer – me – has referred to as a game only cowards think is the worst Mario game also gave birth to one of the series most beloved side characters. Toadsworth is a posh old Toad and assistant to Peach who joins her and
  
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• The new PlayStation Console Heroes display featuring the first MedilEvil toy in years has appeared at Target, but you can't buy it yet

  31-07-2026 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remember Sir Daniel Fortesque? The skeleton hero of Gallowmere and the star of the iconic PlayStation game MediEvil that released back in 1998? Well, he's back, in toy form.The iconic skeletal knight and one of my personal favorite video game characters of all time is part of a new Console Heroes diorama, which simultaneously appeared and was marked as "sold out" at Target for $24.99 (Target), despite not yet being on sale. I fully suspect this listing is just a placeholder for when its release
  
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