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• Doom studio is "doing great" despite Xbox cutting half its staff, studio head insists

  03-11-2026 17:04 via GamesRadar+
  
  A total of 3,200 jobs will be cut at Xbox by the end of this fiscal year as part of an extensive restructuring. One of the casualties already is id Software, which has lost somewhere in the region of half its staff. That said, if you ask current leadership, everything at the Doom and Quake studio is fine and dandy at the moment.Marty Stratton, studio co-director of id Software, commented on how the company's been doing since the layoffs hit over the summer during a preview event for Doom: The Da
  
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• GTA 6 will "provide mechanisms that encourage" empathy "for the first time in a GTA"

  14-11-2026 19:24 via GamesRadar+
  
  Certain things are synonymous with Grand Theft Auto - crime, cars, corruption, guns, mayhem and murder. You normally might not expect empathy from a game like GTA 6 with the series' past in mind, then, but Rockstar Games have added "mechanisms" to create empathy anyway.GTA has always been somewhat of a cynical and comically rude franchise, but it seems Rockstar's now borrowing some lessons from its more grown-up Red Dead Redemption 2. Unrestrained violence and city-wide chaos will still be possi
  
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• As the 13-year wait for GTA 6 ends, it’s time to remember the first 10 games released in 12 years

  14-11-2026 19:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  Game development has changed substantially since the '90s. Hit games were often assembled by small teams in a couple of years – sometimes months – and you'd often see new entries in major franchises every single year. For a 12-year span from 1997 through 2009, that's exactly how the Grand Theft Auto series was, which throws the 13-year wait for GTA 6 into sharp relief.These days, Rockstar encompasses many studios around the world, but lead development on the GTA series is handled by Rockstar
  
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• GTA 6: The Album seemingly leaks with Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey as part of the 34-song tracklist

  14-11-2026 18:47 via GamesRadar+
  
  While GTA 6 comes out in just a few days, Rockstar Games has remained a little quiet about the 34 songs that make up Grand Theft Auto 6: The Album, but a recent leak seems to have revealed the mystery artists included on the tracklist. A new video seemingly recorded from a music record store shows off the front and back of the Grand Theft Auto 6: The Album vinyl. We already knew the star-studded album would feature the likes of Travis Scott, Cardi B, Pinkpantheress, SZA and Keith Richards - and
  
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• Ahead of GTA 6, Take-Two CEO calls out Anthropic and OpenAI over AI game clones

  14-11-2026 14:10 via GamesRadar+
  
  In the lead up to GTA 6's long-awaited launch, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has called out companies like Anthropic and OpenAI for allowing users to plagiarize and clone pre-existing games using generative AI.Generative AI's usage in game development has been highly controversial for many reasons, but in recent months, AI copycats have become an increasingly prevalent issue. Some Steam developers even cancelled demos or playtests out of fear their games would be cloned and put up for sale before
  
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• Majora's Mask remake is "a foregone conclusion" after Ocarina of Time, ex-Nintendo marketers say

  14-11-2026 13:15 via GamesRadar+
  
  Now that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's latest remake is out in the wild, all eyes have turned to a certain smiling moon up above. But while fans speculate about the series' future, two former Nintendo marketing leads reckon a Majora's Mask remake is almost definitely on the way.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 revival sold in droves earlier this month, moving more than 5 million copies in its first four days and leading to speculation about what comes next. For Kit Ellis
  
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• Epic's Tim Sweeney says Steam's AI rule is "unfair to developers who use AI to make good games"

  14-11-2026 01:39 via GamesRadar+
  
  Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has been in a bit of a one-sided beef with Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell for a while now, lately about Steam's AI disclosure that requires developers to include a label informing Steam users of AI-generated content. Sweeney has had a number of complaints about Valve's storefront over the years, which makes sense as he owns one of its main competitors, the Epic Games Store, but he's been doubling and tripling down on the AI disclosure issue as of late. In a new i
  
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• Nintendo just broke the Zelda timeline by 10,000 years

  14-11-2026 00:30 via GamesRadar+
  
  The Legend of Zelda timeline has gotten yet another confusing new update, shifting the events leading to Breath of the Wild by 9,900 years and directly contradicting established lore. It's such an about-face for the existing story that series fans are pretty sure it's just a mistake, but the new word comes straight from Nintendo of America, which is often treated as gospel.The Zelda timeline splits into three different branches based on the end of Ocarina of Time, but those branches all converge
  
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• We tried stealing our own GTA 6 physical edition codes, and you probably shouldn't worry

  13-11-2026 23:48 via GamesRadar+
  
  "Physical" copies of GTA 6 started shipping out to early buyers this week, including several members of GamesRadar+ staff. As players start to worry that their codes may be stolen with a bizarre flashlight trick, we had to see if we could steal our own – and honestly, I wouldn't be too worried about the possibility.Rockstar's approach to its code-in-box release of GTA 6 is slightly different from most publishers. Rather than including the game code printed on a slip of paper in the case, the c
  
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• PS5 is the first Sony console to hit 100 million units sold without a price cut

  13-11-2026 22:16 via GamesRadar+
  
  Somehow, some way, the PS5 has been an extraordinary sales success despite launching in the middle of a global pandemic that caused massive supply chain issues and continuing on today amidst an unprecedented memory shortage and economic headwinds driving hardware prices sky high. Despite it all, people are buying PS5s, and many of them.Sony confirmed just this week that PS5 has hit an incredible milestone of 100 million units sold in its six years on the market. That's not quite as fast as the P
  
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• Planeswalker is Netflix's Magic: The Gathering series, and the sneak peek sure looks like Arcane

  13-11-2026 21:36 via GamesRadar+
  
  Netflix has announced that Planeswalker, an animated series based on Magic: The Gathering, will debut in 2027. The first sneak peek doesn't show much, but it does suggest that the show is taking several pages from the streamer's wildly popular League of Legends series, Arcane.The series "chronicles the fierce clash between formidable mages known as Planeswalkers. At the center of this struggle for power and survival burns Chandra, a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts and haunted by her pas
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem star says Grace Ashcroft's story arc still has "a long way to go"

  13-11-2026 20:44 via GamesRadar+
  
  Grace Ashcroft, the freshly minted protagonist of Resident Evil Requiem, has all the makings of a great video game scream queen. She overcomes immense adversity even while suffering a severe anxiety condition and she's the new face of one of the most iconic franchises in horror gaming. Capcom has yet to outright confirm she'll return in future Resident Evil games, but the actor who portrays her seems to think she will.Grace actor Angela Sant'Albano recently took home the Golden Joystick Award fo
  
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• Quote of the Day by GTA 6 CEO: "Grand Theft Auto franchise is probably the most valuable IP"

  13-11-2026 19:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  The CEO of the publishers behind GTA 6, Take-Two Interactive, isn't quite ready to go on his victory lap just yet, but he is once again enjoying what he thinks might be the most valuable entertainment IP in the world.Speaking to David Rubenstein, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked about the size of of GTA 6's impending launch. In traditional fashion, Zelnick remained pretty humble, telling Rubenstein that "we never claim success before it occurs."In this instance, he notes, Take-Two and Rock
  
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• Best Buy launches its Black Friday doorbuster sale, but this is the only deal we’d recommend the weekend before GTA 6

  13-11-2026 18:40 via GamesRadar+
  
  It's that time of year when all the retailers start early-launching their Black Friday deals. The last 24 hours have seen Nintendo, Walmart, Secretlab, and now Best Buy kicking off their Black Friday offerings, but not all are made equal. In fact, after scouring the shelves at Best Buy, we've only found one Xbox Series X controller that's at a low enough price to recommend, and it's the same price at Amazon. Fret not, gamers, because it just so happens that it's the weekend before the arrival of
  
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• Skyrim lead regrets the RPG’s level cap because players "didn't want" to just start new characters

  13-11-2026 18:35 via GamesRadar+
  
  Oftentimes in game development, you can't be sure how something will work until you ship. In the case of Skyrim, one of the leads was certain the level cap wouldn't be a problem, and then players made it clear he had the wrong idea.Bruce Nesmith, lead designer on Skyrim and a former longtime developer at Bethesda, told the Examined Game podcast all about his logic. "When creating the system where all the different skills would go to 100, it implied, mathematically, a level limit of 81," he expla
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting New Game+ next week

  13-11-2026 18:12 via GamesRadar+
  
  Rebel Wolves has confirmed that The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting New Game+ as part of its 1.2 update next week. Despite a number of nominations and bringing out one of the best vampire games of the modern era, The Blood of Dawnwalker didn't pick up any awards at the Golden Joystick Awards this week. It did come close, with a second place finish in PC Game of the Year and Best Storytelling, and a fifth place finish in Ultimate Game of the Year. The ex-CD Projekt Red devs at Rebel Wolves were ha
  
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• Sony's base PS5 AI upscaling tech is making that $900 PS5 Pro price look worse

  13-11-2026 17:48 via GamesRadar+
  
  Sony has announced a new batch of games to be added to its QSSR initiative which brings AI upscaling tech to the base PS5 console.As one of the daft people who purchased a PS5 Pro despite it not exactly being a necessary purchase, I will admit I've enjoyed the benefits. Resident Evil Requiem and Death Stranding 2 looked absolutely gorgeous on the console, with the former being the first game to implement the PSSR 2 upscaling. But I didn't think the PS5 Pro was entirely worth the price of admissi
  
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• Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss now implementing AI "throughout our entire development pipeline"

  13-11-2026 17:33 via GamesRadar+
  
  It's a sad reality that several major games companies have either tried to use AI in development, or are actively doing so. Pearl Abyss, the studio behind this year's Crimson Desert, can now be counted among them, confirming the technology is being integrated across the business.The publisher and developer revealed this in a recent Earnings Letter. "We are integrating AI technologies to enhance development productivity and overall quality," Pearl Abyss writes. "AI is being utilized across variou
  
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• You’ll finally be able to try Secretlab chairs before you buy, as the company partners with Best Buy

  13-11-2026 17:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  When you're shopping for gaming chairs, it's notoriously difficult to try before you buy. That's especially true when a lot of the biggest brands around the world operate through strict online-only e-commerce storefronts. Secretlab is seeking to change that, however, and one of the company's CEOs has told me the long-awaited shift to physical retail has been partly due to feedback they've received from people trying the brand's gaming chairs at expos and conventions."One thing we’ve always kno
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V is "meant to feel a little uncomfortable," quest lead says

  13-11-2026 16:58 via GamesRadar+
  
  While Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V is yours to shape, CD Projekt Red intentionally takes the wheel for narrative effect and to undermine your choices. If that feels uncomfortable, that's because it's supposed to.Over on the ol' global town square, one fan points out that V states their preference not to smoke fairly in the game. Later on, as V's consciousness begins to merge with rocker-boy Johnny Silverhand, V smokes. It's not because they've got into the habit, but because Silverhand has done
  
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• Path of Exile 2 is "f***ing genius," Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says

  13-11-2026 16:31 via GamesRadar+
  
  We're heading toward Path of Exile 2 going 1.0, just two years after the action-RPG first launched in early access. Once this happens the game will be free-to-play, but given its success thus far, a senior developer at Baldur's Gate 3 company Larian Studios believes Grinding Gear Games is already well and truly in the green.He mentions as much on Twitter, in discussions over how many players Path of Exile 2 will attract once there's no price to try it out. "Path of Exile 2 is so fucking genius b
  
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• Aniplex boss wants Demon Slayer to be around for the next "50 to 100 years"

  13-11-2026 16:18 via GamesRadar+
  
  Demon Slayer may be rounding out its movie trilogy over the next few years, but Aniplex chairman Atsuhiro Iwakami is thinking much further afield.Speaking to Bloomberg (via ScreenRant), Iwakami said he aims for Demon Slayer to endure as a franchise for up to another century, perhaps much in the same way Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel have enraptured audiences across the decades."With Demon Slayer, it is our intent to make this last 10 or 20, if not 50 to 100 years," Iwakami said. "We want to make
  
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• Walmart's early Black Friday sale is here, and Nintendo Switch deals are already ruling the day

  13-11-2026 15:06 via GamesRadar+
  
  Walmart has launched its own early Black Friday deals this week, and Nintendo Switch 2 players are particularly well looked after. From record-low prices on some of the biggest titles to hit the system to accessories we've never seen cheaper before, there's plenty to dive into ahead of official holiday sales. Early Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals have been cruising on the shelves for a couple of weeks, but things are really starting to heat up now. Walmart dropped its first roster of official
  
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• Walmart's Black Friday is here already, and Nintendo Switch deals are already ruling the day

  13-11-2026 15:06 via GamesRadar+
  
  Walmart has launched its own early Black Friday deals this week, and Nintendo Switch 2 players are particularly well looked after. From record-low prices on some of the biggest titles to hit the system to accessories we've never seen cheaper before, there's plenty to dive into ahead of official holiday sales. Early Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals have been cruising on the shelves for a couple of weeks, but things are really starting to heat up now. Walmart dropped its first roster of official
  
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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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