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• Every Windows PC May Soon Be An Xbox One

  07-06-2016 17:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  According to The Verge, Microsoft is planning to update every Windows 10 PC with an Xbox program that would make Xbox One games playable on a PC, no console required. It’s not clear whether this would be a solution along the lines of Steam, a streaming situation, or even just a straight download of video games, but it’s apparently in the works and may arrive as soon as this year. The Xbox One is running Windows 10, and Microsoft is aggressively upgrading any PC that will run it
  
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• Nier creator Yoko Taro swoons over Gundam Rogue Orbit, says he wouldn't be confident enough to create anything cooler than Bandai Namco's new mech game

  08-06-2026 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the most stylish announcements at Summer Game Fest this year was Gundam Rogue Orbit. Fans of the iconic mech series can't keep their excitement to themselves after seeing the game's reveal, and that just so happens to include Nier creator Yoko Taro.Taro, who has always been vocal about his praise for other games, took to Twitter following Rogue Orbit's announcement to call it "insanely impressive." Though he mentions that he's been struck by all the recent game announcements, confessing h
  
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• This surprise shadowdropped anime gets the first-ever perfect rating on Crunchyroll

  08-06-2026 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You has become the first anime on Crunchyroll to get a perfect five-star rating on the streamer.The series, from Asahi Productions, dropped its first six episodes on Crunchyroll as 12 'mini-episodes' on June 3. It revolves around the quirky saga of downbeat worker Sasaki and his interactions with supermarket worker Yamada and her alter-ego Tayama, who shares cigarettes with Sasaki outside the building.As you can imagine – especially whenever something re
  
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• Nintendo Direct confirmed for tomorrow, with 50 minutes of announcements followed by a massive Treehouse: Live stream

  08-06-2026 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has confirmed that the rumored Nintendo Direct for June 9, 2026, will be happening as Summer Game Fest continues.Last week, rumors emerged that a new Nintendo Direct – the first proper one since last September – would be airing this week on June 9, and despite the Nintendo Today app missing its usual update time, Nintendo went for the swerve as it has now announced that the rumors are true, and a Nintendo Direct will be on the air at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST on June 9, 202
  
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• Don't expect more Persona 6 info until after Persona 4 Revival releases, Atlus lead suggests, who looks forward "to sharing the incredible efforts" going into the JRPG

  08-06-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 6 is finally happening, but its big Xbox Games Showcase announcement was incredibly vague, and according to Kazuhisa Wada, director at Atlus's P-Studio, it doesn't sound like we can expect more details anytime soon, either. I'm sure I'm not the only one whose highlight of the big Xbox show yesterday was the Persona 6 reveal, but, uh, Atlus really didn't give much away. We got a few extended, dark shots of the camera panning over what looks like a rainy graveyard, before moving to a green
  
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• How to watch the World Cup for free, live stream the first whistle around the world

  08-06-2026 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  How to watch the World Cup for freeUS | YouTube TV (21 day free trial)UK | BBC iPlayer / ITVXAUS | SBS On DemandWatch anywhere: Norton VPN (60 day money back guarantee)The biggest football tournament in the world kicks off this week, so if you're still wondering how to watch the World Cup you'll want to lock in your streamer as soon as possible. That's because there are a number of different ways to catch every game over the next few weeks, with US options split across everyone from Fox to YouTu
  
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• Xbox is after my nostalgia-loving heart with this new translucent 25th anniversary Series X inspired by the OG console

  08-06-2026 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a ton of new games announced during its Xbox Games Showcase 2026 this year, but my nostalgia-loving interest was piqued with the unveiling of the XBOX 25th Anniversary Collection, a brand-new Xbox Series X that harkens back to the early 2000s.The upcoming limited edition Xbox Series X features a transparent green chassis, much like the original green Xbox, which was everywhere in the early 2000s. It's set to launch in November 2026, alongside a matching X25 Special Edition Xbox control
  
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• AYN announces price increases for Thor and Odin 3 alongside new pre-order batches

  08-06-2026 15:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  AYN took to its Discord today to notify customers that its AYN Thor and AYN Odin 3 gaming handhelds will be suffering the same fate as countless other devices across the market. That's right, both the Thor and Odin 3 will see fairly lofty price increases, but we've still got some time. Spotted by user u/crownpuff and posted to the r/SBCGaming subreddit, the brand claims that "new pricing will take effect once the current inventory allocation is sold through," while reassuring customers that the
  
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• Disclosure Day star says Steven Spielberg's new alien blockbuster is like "a gun going off before the 100 meter dash"

  08-06-2026 15:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disclosure Day is almost upon us, and if you're wondering what to expect from the mystery-shrouded project – director Steven Spielberg's first sci-fi blockbuster in almost a decade – stars Josh O'Connor and Eve Hewson claim you won't have a moment to catch your breath.Speaking with GamesRadar+ at a press event in London, the Disclosure Day co-stars explained that the new movie is both classically Spielbergian, and as breathless as any movie on Spielberg's extraordinary CV. "It's like
  
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• Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's Evie is more than just "physical attractiveness," Shift Up insists, but devs are taking notes from infamously horny Goddess of Victory: Nikke regardless

  08-06-2026 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  This year's Summer Game Fest showcase saw the reveal of Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, the next game from Shift Up – one that strives to make its protagonist more than just eye candy, according to director and studio CEO Hyung-Tae Kim.If you're out of the loop – although I doubt anyone is, considering the storm surrounding her appearance – Eve, protagonist of the original Stellar Blade, was well known for her… erm, assets. Outside of her appearance, though, many fans found t
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says fans will "see for themselves" if the JRPG remake trilogy links to Advent Children, though other Square Enix veterans may have spoiled that already

  08-06-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Remake series producer Naoki Hamaguchi says you'll have to wait and see if Final Fantasy 7 Revelation ends up linking to Advent Children. Speaking to RPGSite, Hamaguchi is asked about comments from Final Fantasy 7 Remake co-director Tetsuya Nomura and original Final Fantasy 7 director Yoshinori Kitase. In 2023, Nomura told The Guardian "If you play right through to the end, it will link up [to Advent Children] so you don’t need to worry about that," while Kitase told GamesR
  
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• Where to buy Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Deluxe Edition on Switch 2 and its exclusive minifigure

  08-06-2026 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're trying to buy Lego Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight Deluxe Edition on Switch 2 for that sweet retro minifigure, you'll need detective skills of your own. He is vengeance, he is the night, he is... not always in stock? It may not have the same ring as the Caped Crusader's famous saying, but the point stands. That's why I've put my own Detective Vision to work trying to find where you can buy Lego Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight Deluxe Edition on Switch 2. That involves searching high
  
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• Man of Tomorrow leaked set image teases an injured Superman and a deep cut weapon straight from DC comics

  08-06-2026 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the upcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow continues filming, the leaked set pictures keep flooding in, featuring a deep-cut weapon hiding in the background.The first image, which has since been posted on Reddit, shows David Corenswet suited up as Superman, but it looks like he has just been in a fight of sorts, as the hero has patches of his suit burned, revealing his skin underneath. The rest of the images shed a bit more light on the situation, and it looks like the injuries were caused
  
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• Fable pre-orders are live, and the Collector's Edition includes a Jack of Blades statue for die-hard fans

  08-06-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Quick pre-order: top picks(Image credit: Playground Games)US: $69 at Walmart (Includes Chicken Suit)UK: Check stock at CurrysThe long-awaited reboot of Lionhead Studios Fable has been delayed until February 23, 2027. But while you can't yet make all the best (and wrong) decisions in Albion you can at least secure your pre-order, and the squakingly good Chicken Suit Cosmetic outfit along with it.Fable pre-orders are available on both the PS5 and Xbox Series X if you prefer to to add a physical co
  
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• Palworld 1.0 won't require you to "wipe your data," but Pocketpair says "you should" anyway: "Starting a new character will give you the best experience"

  08-06-2026 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld 1.0 is finally rolling out next month, and while developer Pocketpair confirms that early-access players won't need to wipe their save data, it's recommended that they start fresh anyway. During the Summer Game Fest 2026 stream, it was announced that Palworld 1.0 releases on July 10 after more than two years in early access. Palworld hit enormous player numbers when it first released – it has the third highest concurrent player peak of all time on Steam at over 2.1 million (thanks
  
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• Jon Favreau reveals he reached out to Star Wars creator George Lucas for one specific aspect of The Mandalorian and Grogu

  08-06-2026 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian and Grogu might be directed by Jon Favreau, but Star Wars creator George Lucas was still involved in one specific way. Moviegoers are currently able to listen to Favreau's director's commentary for The Mandalorian and Grogu while watching the film in theaters via the TheatersEars app, and Favreau reveals plenty of fascinating details about the flick. In the commentary, Favreau explains that he was at Skywalker Ranch, using the parking lot to film a Razor Crest miniature, when he
  
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• Live-service games from Xbox "are going to continue to be multi-platform," CCO Matt Booty says, but single-player games like Gears of War: E-Day are "going to be case-by-case"

  08-06-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is the year Master Chief heads to PlayStation 5 as part of Halo: Campaign Evolved, raising questions about the future of Xbox exclusives on a wider scale. Rest assured, they're still happening, but on a more particular cadence, while multiplayer releases will remain multi-platform for the time-being.Gamertag Radio asked Matt Booty, the executive vice president and chief content officer at Xbox, about what the strategy here is during Summer Game Fest 2026. "[We] want people to have a reason
  
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• Ella Purnell's first Fallout experience was being terrified by the "scary graphics" on New Vegas

  08-06-2026 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher has revealed Ella Purnell's first Fallout experience before leading the Prime Video adaptation didn't exactly go as planned."I tried to create Ella on Fallout," Yellowjackets co-star Sophie Thatcher recalled on Happy Sad Confused. "That was her first introduction [to Fallout]. She was like, 'Turn it off! It's scary graphics.' That's fair… Specifically, Fallout: New Vegas has that [look] where it's uncanny."Unfortunately for Thatcher, most of the gaming b
  
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• Despite going to space in an AI short film created by a Death Stranding 2 partner, Hideo Kojima says he's actually "not interested" in AI art

  08-06-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metal Gear and Death Stranding mastermind Hideo Kojima has stated that he's "not interested" in AI-generated art, despite his recent appearance in an AI-generated short film created by Pusher and Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn (who also did the motion capture for Heartman in Death Stranding and its sequel).Late last month, many Kojima fans weren't exactly pleased to see the game director – or rather, an AI-generated version of him – show up in an AI-generated video promoting Sat
  
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• Monster Hunter World has sold over 30 million copies, further cementing its lead as Capcom's best-selling game and leaving Wilds in the dust after a year of performance woes

  08-06-2026 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter World has sold over 30 million copies, further cementing its lead as the company's best-selling title of all-time.Monster Hunter Wilds had a banner week last week with the announcement of Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance and confirmation that a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of the game is in development. But it's hard to ignore that Wilds isn't exactly doing quite as well as Capcom probably hoped. While it became Capcom's fastest-selling game almost instantly
  
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• The Boys creator Eric Kripke says he has seen the finale backlash online, but still stands by it: "It was the story I wanted to tell"

  08-06-2026 12:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following weeks of fans making their opinions known on The Boys season 5 finale, showrunner Eric Kripke has come forward to say he has seen the backlash online, but he still stands by what he created. "Obviously, there are a lot of unhappy people online," said Kripke in an interview with TVLine, "but there are two things I would say: First, I'm just glad people are passionate, legitimately. My job is to make people passionate about the work I put out. If they're arguing about it and hating it an
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day is longer than every other Spider-Man and most Avengers movies

  08-06-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day's runtime has been leaked early – and it seems we're spending more time with the webslinger than ever before on the big screen.As per AMC Theatres, Brand New Day clocks in at a bulky 150 minutes (two hours, 30 minutes). That beats out the former longest Spider-Man movie No Way Home (148 minutes).In fact, Brand New Day's bumper length puts it squarely in the frame for one of the longest MCU movies ever made, only being topped by Eternals (156 minutes), Black Panthe
  
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• The Elder Scrolls 6 hopefuls take another arrow to the knee as Bethesda goes 8 years with no news on the RPG, joking we'll "get the announcement of Skyrim for PS6" first

  08-06-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The end of Summer Game Fest 2026 is upon us, and Bethesda Game Studios was a no-show in most fans' minds as it (once again) gave us nothing about The Elder Scrolls 6.Yes, that's – sadly – right. The Elder Scrolls 6 did not, in fact, make an appearance during last night's Xbox Games Showcase, despite many of us huffing on the hopium that it would.
  It comes as no surprise that reactions to the event, which saw only evergreen Bethesda titles like Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Online get
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday toy leaks give best look yet at Doctor Doom and a slightly new look for Captain America

  08-06-2026 11:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  We might still be half the year away from Avengers: Doomsday, but the best look yet at Doctor Doom's suit has arrived.The glimpse at Doom's villainous attire hasn't arrived via a new trailer, however. Instead, it comes thanks to a toy leak. Images of upcoming Hasbro action figures have hit the internet (H/T Comic Basics), and they reveal Doom's green and silver get up. Check the pictures out below. First look at Hasbro’s Doctor Doom, Captain America and Thor action figures for ‘AVENG
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was used as inspiration for one major element of The Mandalorian and Grogu, Jon Favreau says

  08-06-2026 11:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian and Grogu is still in theaters, and moviegoers are currently able to enjoy an audio track of Jon Favreau's director's commentary running alongside the film via the TheatersEars app. As you might expect, the director's commentary lifts the lid on plenty of interesting details about the latest Star Wars film – including a link to the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Per Laughing Place, Fallen Order was used as a reference for the look of an AT-AT walker's interior. The Mand
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ devs have been "paying attention" to other extraction shooters like Arc Raiders, but think they've got them beat on "weapon feel"

  07-06-2026 22:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Infinity Ward has been watching the rise of extraction shooters, like Arc Raiders and Marathon, as it put together its own version of the genre in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode.Multiplayer creative director Joe Cecot tells Xbox Wire that the team has been "paying attention to the genre," playing popular games to find out "what's clicking with players, what feels good, what doesn't feel good."Cecot specifically says that the beta for DMZ lacked "meaningful player growth," which happen
  
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• After over 5 years in early access, Valheim 1.0 launches in September with its final biome update, Deep North

  07-06-2026 22:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valheim 1.0 finally has a release date, with its long awaited Deep North biome set to arrive in just two months' time. Announced during today's PC Gaming Show, viking survival game Valheim 1.0 is set to leave early access on September 9. Considering that it first launched on PC back in early 2021, it's been a pretty long time coming, but that's also given it plenty of time to build up a dedicated fanbase. With over 255k reviews logged on Steam at the time of writing, with a Very Positive rating,
  
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• Persona 4 Revival avoids Persona 3 Reload's biggest mistake, and I'm so relieved this JRPG looks like a definitive remake

  07-06-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 4 Revival's first proper gameplay trailer is upon us, and as well as confirming that Atlus's upcoming remake looks stunning, it also showed off the return of content from Persona 4 Golden.During today's Xbox Games Showcase, Persona 4 Revival's latest trailer confirmed a February 18 release date for the upcoming JRPG remake, and also showed a very important character. Around 50 seconds in, we see Velvet Room assistant Marie – a character who was added to Persona 4's expanded Golden
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's story changes based on your choices, but director Naoki Hamaguchi says the JRPG will have a "singular ending"

  07-06-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation was the big closing event of the Summer Game Fest 2026 kickoff show, but director Naoki Hamaguchi didn't reveal all of the game's big secrets on stage. As it turns out, Revelation will offer a selection of "player choices" that affect how the story plays out, but the team is committed to a singular vision for the JRPG's long-awaited ending.Those choices tie into the theme of "resolve" underlying this final chapter of the story. "As our party head into the final battle,
  
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• The Persona series has sold 30 million copies, and an absurd chunk of that is from Persona 5

  07-06-2026 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the Persona series turns 30 and we finally have confirmation of Persona 6, Atlus has revealed that the Persona series has sold over 30 million copies. The day has finally arrived – Atlus has announced Persona 6 and, sure, the publisher proceeded to show us absolutely nothing about the game, but now we have official word that the game actually exists following some art seemingly leaking online last week (which has been inadvertently strengthened by the game's official logo). For now thou
  
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