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• Gears 5 gets a patch to fix "stability issues and network performance"

  13-09-2019 21:08 via gamesradar.com
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• PlayStation "may as well eliminate the hardware" if Sony is ending physical discs, says creator of Disgaea RPG series: "Why would you need the console?"

  22-07-2026 15:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disgaea series creator and former president of Nippon Ichi Software, Sohei Niikawa, has spoken out against Sony's decision to kill discs for new PlayStation games from 2028, saying the company "may as well go all the way" and "eliminate the hardware too."Sony's controversial announcement earlier this month has sparked outrage across the games industry, with everyone from players to devs raising concerns about the future of physical media, game preservation, ownership, and more. I'm honestly stru
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse wants you to find the "joy" in the difficulty and it won't be "simple or easy": "That's not Castlevania"

  22-07-2026 15:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Leads working on Castlevania: Belmont's Curse have spoken out about how it will continue the series' tradition of challenging difficulty, while allowing players ways to mitigate it through level ups, exploring alternative paths, and if none of that works for you, difficulty settings.In an interview with Famitsu that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Belmont's Curse's producer Tsutomu Taniguchi describes how people might mitigate the difficulty by using the game's mechanics. "People might find th
  
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• The Audeze Maxwell 2 came and went, but now the headset is back again with ANC and a more premium price

  22-07-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Audeze recently announced the launch of the brand-new Maxwell 2 ANC headset. The pair finally brings active and adaptive noise cancellation and "enhanced smart-audio capabilities" to the fan-favorite audiophile cups so you can play your favorite games and entirely shut out the world around you - just the way plenty of us nerds like it.This upgraded Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC is available now for $429 (Audeze) / £429 (HiFiheadphones) for PC and PS5, and there's an Xbox model arriving shortly if y
  
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• Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist isn't using generative AI in his next game following backlash to his last 2 deckbuilders

  22-07-2026 15:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko says he won't be using generative AI in his next game. Kaneko previously worked at Atlus from 1988, with his most recent collaboration with the company being the Demon design for 2024's Metaphor: ReFantazio. Alongside that he also did freelance work, designing a boss for Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner and the devil trigger designs for Dante and Vergil in Devil May Cry 3 – with his latest game Kazuma Kaneko's Tsukuyomi receiving a Devi
  
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• "I was told you couldn't do 3D on the Playdate, so I did it" - Gamedev creates a 3D renderer for Panic's tiny monochrome handheld that makes even Mirror's Edge inspired levels possible

  22-07-2026 14:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Playdate is a handheld haven of low-spec creativity, but one dev is going the extra mile by making a 3D "Metroidbrainia" for Panic's portable. Not only does the outing use its own "tiny" 3D renderer that even gets DOOM running on the monochrome indie game machine, but it also allows for outdoor cityscape platforming inspired by Mirror's Edge.In a Bluesky clip, developer Cristina Ramos shows off her first-person exploration game Katavatis running on Panic's gaming handheld using the aforement
  
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• Kevin Feige stood up and cheered after watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day for the first time: "That's how good it was"

  22-07-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kevin Feige had a very promising reaction to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and it's only made us more excited for the Marvel Phase 6 movie. According to producer Amy Pascal, she and Feige had a particularly exuberant reaction to the cut of the film they saw. "Actually, it was the first time that Kevin and I stood up after a director's cut and cheered," she told Collider. "That's how good it was. That's how good Destin [Daniel Cretton, director] is."The film is so far pretty mysterious, even though
  
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• Diablo 4 hotfix makes it easier to farm Mythics as Blizzard confirms Season 15 will remove Mythic reroll crafting from the Horadric Cube, "adding a direct upgrade" instead

  22-07-2026 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Diablo 4 Season 14 patch is now available, and once again, it's tweaking drop rates for Mythics and making them easier to get in general. This has been a running theme since Season of Death Awakening kicked off at the end of June, though the current changes should help alleviate lingering frustrations.In Undercity, you now have a much better chance of getting a Mythic from the Mythic Tribute of Armaments. If you're Torment X, the odds are "greatly increased," while for Torment XII, th
  
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• Christopher Nolan's no CGI rule on The Odyssey applied even to the pig scene, and the way they brought it to life is genius

  22-07-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you have seen The Odyssey, you may be surprised to learn that Christopher Nolan didn't use CGI to bring the movie's array of mythical characters and creatures to life, even in the pig scene. Warning, the following contains spoilers for The Odyssey, so turn back now if you haven't seen it yet, but make sure to read our spoiler-free The Odyssey review first.On their journey home from the Trojan War, Odysseus and his men stop off at a lush island. As Odysseus goes off to hunt, Eurylochus and the
  
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• Sorry Luna Snow mains, but the Deluxe Version Jeff the Land Shark Hot Toy figure is all I want on my shelf

  22-07-2026 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slideshow and Hot Toys recently unveiled an incoming sixth-scale figure of Luna Snow, and the preview images are remarkable. Just like the rest of their lineup, the premium toy brand has gone the extra mile to include ice effect accessories so the fictional K-pop star looks like she's healing you in real time. Yet while I'm absolutely the kind of gal who would love to add one of the best toys I've seen based on a Marvel Rivals character on her shelf, I'd much rather dedicate a space for the Hot
  
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• Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2 brings 4K 60fps to MGS4 and Peace Walker, Konami announces, but Switch 1 still gets saddled with 30fps

  22-07-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Konami has revealed the performance targets for Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2, and 4K 60fps Metal Gear Solid 4 is finally within reach, even if Switch 1 users are getting shortchanged again. Konami released details about both Metal Gear Solid 4 and Peace Walker's performance on its website. It's mostly as you would expect based on the previous game: Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC will be running at 4K 60fps; Switch 2 and Xbox Series S will be 1440/60 – with 1080/60fps in MGS4's h
  
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• Steam Deck sales are seemingly down an estimated 82% - Bear with me while I put on my surprised face

  22-07-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pointing out that Steam Deck sales are down following Valve's price hikes feels a little silly, but the figures are pretty rough. While between 11,000 and 18,000 portables were previously being snapped up by players per week, that respectable number has reportedly dropped by 82%. I'm not convinced pricing is completely to blame for this massive dip, though.First highlighted by Boiling Steam, Steam Deck sales analysis using SteamDB suggests Valve is now shifting between 1,400 and 3,000 handhelds
  
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• I think I know what the first Hasbro Legend of Zelda action figures will be thanks to this tease

  22-07-2026 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  After recently winning the license, Hasbro has teased its first Legend of Zelda action figures with a couple of iconic accessories – and these suggest which game the toys will be based on.In a cryptic Instagram post that suggests "The hero's journey begins tomorrow," Hasbro Pulse (creator of the Star Wars Black Series line, e.g. some of the best toys in the biz) showed off miniature versions of the Master Sword and Hylian Shield that will presumably come with its first Legend of Zelda acti
  
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• Nintendo didn't make Splatoon 4 because it didn't want to, Splatoon Raiders lead says: "We thought it might be interesting to create something with a slightly different approach"

  22-07-2026 12:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Splatoon Raiders producer Seita Inoue and director Yoshihiko Ito have discussed why the team chose to focus on a spin-off game rather than the series' next mainline entry, and basically, it's just because they wanted to. One of the big draws of developing the single-player spin-off, Splatoon Raiders, was that it allowed them to work on something different after 11 years of developing multiplayer games.In an interview with Nintendo, Inoue discusses how the team wanted to work on a different type
  
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• Ubisoft quietly removes one of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's "best features," and fans want it back

  22-07-2026 12:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  One fan-favorite feature in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has seemingly been patched out of the game, and players are begging Ubisoft to restore it. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced lets you toggle Edward's hood on and off with a quick press of a button while you're exploring the world, and until recently, it was also possible to do so at the most cinematic moments – during leaps of faith. "In case you didn't know, you can toggle your hood while doing a leap of faith, and it loo
  
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• Sadie Sink joined Spider-Man: Brand New Day without auditioning or reading the script because she "really wanted" to play her mystery character

  22-07-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  We only have one more week left to wait until Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits screens, but Sadie Sink's character is still a total mystery. However, the star has spilled on what attracted her to the role."I think I just really wanted to play the character and to join the world. The Spider-Man universe is amazing, I'm such a fan," said Sink to Access Hollywood. Sink landed the role without auditioning or even reading a script. In fact, she wasn't handed the script until she landed in London for fi
  
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• RTX 5080 gaming laptop deals have finally started returning to their previous sale prices, and my top rig is leading the charge

  22-07-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  RTX 5080 gaming laptop deals haven't been looking too healthy as of late. The high-end rigs have taken the year's component shortages hard, with MSRPs scaling up the price ladder and the regular sale prices we'd grown accustomed to disappearing from the shelves. HP seems to have a surplus of older HP Omen Max machines in its warehouse this week, though. The RTX 5080 configuration of the best gaming laptop I've tested has taken a tumble all the way down to $2,299.99 (was $3,799.99) in a sale that
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday trailer scores 503 million views in 24 hours, beating GTA 6 but falling short of Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  22-07-2026 11:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has just fallen short of breaking a major record, despite racking up a huge number of views in 24 hours. The Doomsday trailer scored 503 million views in 24 hours according to Variety, which means it beats GTA 6's 475 million views in the same time frame. But, Spider-Man: Brand New Day drew a massive 719 million views.The Doomsday trailer followed four short teasers focused on Steve Rogers' return, Thor, the X-Men, and finally the Wakandans. In the new tr
  
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• Fallout 3's gunplay is "not good," admits former Bethesda designer, and we'll probably see "a lot of that work" that went into Fallout 4 when it comes to the remaster

  22-07-2026 11:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout 3 designer Bruce Nesmith previously shared his hopes that a remaster of the game would make the combat better than it was in 2008.Last week, Bethesda dropped a load of info about its post-apocalyptic RPG series: Fallout 5 is "currently in preproduction," New Vegas developer Obsidian is returning to the series for a new entry, and Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are both getting remasters. Granted, this felt a bit like jingling keys to distract from Microsoft's massive wave of layoffs &n
  
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• Clayface's full transformation won't be revealed in trailers or marketing materials: "You don't want to show the shark"

  22-07-2026 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clayface will save some secrets for the theaters it seems. The new Mike Flanagan-written horror movie will be the latest release for DC Studios as it introduces Matt Hagen, a Hollywood actor who descends into a horrifying monster.The first trailer for the film promised plenty of body horror and scares as we caught a glimpse of what Clayface will look like. However, we won't be getting much more than this it seems before the movie is out in theaters. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly,
  
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• The Odyssey AI filmmakers promise they're not "going against" Christopher Nolan, but have decided to wait until later this year to release their movie

  22-07-2026 10:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Weeks after an AI adaptation of The Odyssey was announced, the filmmakers have been doing the rounds to clarify where their movie stands in relation to Christopher Nolan's epic. Director Ash Koosha has clarified that they're not trying to pit their film up against the new film."One thing we want to clear up is that we're not going against Christopher Nolan," Koosha told The Hollywood Reporter. "He's doing what he’s doing in the old world of cinema. And he does it brilliantly. But there's r
  
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• Palworld 1.0 has already moved over 1.8 million copies for Pocketpair, analyst estimates, with 65% of players on Steam

  21-07-2026 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld recently hit the tremendous milestone of 40 million players, and its fireball 1.0 update is already sending it speeding toward the next one. Alinea Analytics market analysis lead Rhys Elliott estimates the survival game has already sold close to around 1.8 million copies since Palworld 1.0 launched on July 10.Elliott explains on Substack, "In terms of premium unit sales, our platform estimates put Palworld at roughly 30.5M copies sold, with nearly 86% of that total originating on Steam.
  
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• Clayface and Creature Commandos' Matt Hagen are officially the same character, according to DC boss

  21-07-2026 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC co-CEO Peter Safran has confirmed that the Clayface we first met in Creature Commandos is the same one we're about to meet in the live-action horror movie."Yes, it is the same Clayface," Safran told Entertainment Weekly before going to confirm that "the events of Clayface predate Creature Commandos in the canon," and that the terrifying goopy nightmare we met in animated form is indeed the same one we're about to meet in live-action.The confirmation comes just a couple of months after DC Stud
  
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• Xbox loses new exec that CEO Asha Sharma appointed just 2 months ago

  21-07-2026 23:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of the C-suite house cleaning and ongoing staff bloodletting at Xbox, new CEO Asha Sharma appointed new VP of engineering Jared Palmer on May 5. Just months later, he's already leaving the company. Palmer shared the news on Twitter today, just over two months since his appointment was made public. "Personal update: I've joined [Cognition] to lead engineering," he says. "I'm grateful to [Asha Sharma] and everyone at Xbox for an amazing year."Cognition, if you're unfamiliar, describes itse
  
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• "Steam’s required AI disclosure is the right move": Devs say gen AI should be called out in games and support Valve's store mandate

  21-07-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valve adding mandatory AI use disclosures to games on Steam stoked some discussion, with the likes of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calling the policy "really irresponsible" and unfair to game developers. I interviewed nearly three dozen game developers about generative AI for industry-facing and indie-focused reports, and several of them mentioned Steam's and similar store disclosures, arguing that gen AI use should be clear to consumers. "Gamers have a right to know how their games are made, and
  
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• "What makes an MMO truly special": Hundreds of Old School RuneScape players have become monks and started a holy war after a pilgrimage got out of control

  21-07-2026 21:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  I blinked and a holy war kicked off. Over the weekend, a battalion of Old School RuneScape players gathered together to spread the good word of Saradomin, a pillar of the game's theology, on a pilgrimage through the MMO's PvP-enabled Wilderness zone. One thing led to another, and, well, a second pilgrimage is now planned for July 25, this time targeting a home base of the opposing Zamorak faction that has rallied in response to this all godly do-goodery. On July 18, seemingly hundreds of OSRS pl
  
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• Pocketpair lead tempts fate after Palworld 1.0, asks players what Pals should get new skins and obliterates those who respond "Sekhmet maid skin"

  21-07-2026 20:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld 1.0 has been out for over a week now, giving players ample time to get to know the survival game's latest monster Pals and their, um, curves. Which is to say, Pocketpair publishing and communications lead John "Bucky" Buckley regrets putting out an open call for new skin ideas. "Theoretically, hypothetically, conceptually, and spiritually…if, with absolutely no promise of it being realized or coming to fruition ever, but if…capital I and capital F…" Buckley writes o
  
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• Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries was inspired by the Arkham games' "effective and psychologically jarring" depiction of the Batman baddie

  21-07-2026 19:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's well-known that DC's upcoming body horror Clayface was inspired by the classic Batman: The Animated Series two-parter Feat of Clay. But in a new interview, Matt Hagen himself, Tom Rhys Harries, has revealed that the Batman Arkham games' depiction of the shapeshifting Batman baddie was a touchstone for the DCU: Chapter One movie.According to Entertainment Weekly, Harries not only name-checked the 1989 graphic novel 'A Serious House on Serious Earth' by Grant Morrison and Dave McKean as an in
  
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• Baldur's Gate and D&D owner Hasbro is down $56 million as its strategy of canceling almost everything surprisingly fails to yield games

  21-07-2026 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're all aware by now that Baldur's Gate 3 was a huge success by every metric available. Sadly, it's a standout amid a strategy that's not bringing in many other returns for Hasbro, the company overseeing Dungeons and Dragons and Wizards of the Coast, which is now reporting substantial losses.The latest earnings report from Hasbro lists an impairment of $56 million on a "refocused Digital Games portfolio for 2028 and beyond." That's a lot of money to watch go down the sink. This comes as the co
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced looks like it's hiding evidence of the Assassin's Creed Hexe setting

  21-07-2026 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced players have spotted a mysterious German cathedral they believe to be linked to Ubisoft's upcoming new mainline entry Assassin's Creed Hexe, in a part of the game that features landmarks from other entries in the series.Replacing the modern day segments from the original game, Black Flag Resynced features various Animus Rifts, weird pieces of terrain that allow Edward to see alternate realities. For example, one of these rifts shows Edward the life he could h
  
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