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• Great White Sharks Spotted Off Massachusetts Coast

  10-07-2017 20:50 via yahoo.com
  
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• The Nintendo Switch 2 Pokopia bundle is out now, and I'm making sure my friends catch it before the September price hikes

  23-06-2026 00:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  My friends have finally come around to the idea of buying a Nintendo Switch 2. I suspect the latest Nintendo Direct is to thank for them finally seeing the new handheld light, but either way, I'm happy. Any opportunity to play more games with friends is a plus, and I'd rather they get one sooner rather than later, especially before the price shoots up on September 1.When they're ready to take the next-gen plunge, it's this UK-exclusive Nintendo Switch 2 + Pokopia bundle that I'm going to link th
  
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• Xbox has over a dozen film and TV adaptations in the works, including a Sea of Thieves movie from Spider-Man's Destin Daniel Cretton

  23-06-2026 00:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The list of upcoming video game adaptations just keeps on growing, and Xbox is adding yet another to its roster with a live-action movie based on the action-adventure game Sea of Thieves.Xbox announced the movie inside a pretty stuffed feature from Entertainment Weekly that details the studio's many upcoming projects. Per the article, Sea of Thieves is in the works in conjunction with Hisako Films, the production company that belongs to Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton. A
  
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• Sorry Kingdom Hearts nerds, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi says sea salt ice cream "isn't a homage"

  22-06-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a point in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth where rookie Turks operative Elena takes a break from being a whiny firestarter and cools off with a stick of sea salt ice cream – a custardy, aquamarine treat featured throughout the Kingdom Hearts series also made by Square Enix. Reasonable fans therefore assumed Elena's frozen dessert was a sweet self-reference, but Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi says no. Not at all. Hamaguchi tells The Gamer in a new interview, "It mig
  
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• Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says new multiplayer games flop because everyone's "already formed solid human networks in Fortnite, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, and Apex Legends"

  22-06-2026 22:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The increasingly rare times I get to play online games with friends happen solely because of me, because of my efforts alone, no thanks to the other members of my friends group who usually refuse to abandon the latest Helldivers 2 Major Order to play one of my weird co-op horror games or Sea of Thieves, even for a few precious moments with their old pal Jordan. Multiplayer games these days, particularly those of the live-service variety, have a way of pulling players in and making them feel like
  
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• I don't care if MSI's latest handheld costs $1,800, don't pay over a grand for any handheld this Prime Day

  22-06-2026 22:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Look, I don't want to slap your hand away from expensive handheld PCs this Prime Day, but I will. I can envision some of you out there seeing the price of the freshly released MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, thinking other portables are cheap since they're not $1,800, and subsequently ending up spending over a grand. Please don't do that, pretty please? I promise there are still options for less.The big, nasty problem with handheld PCs we face as Prime Day gaming deals roll out is obnoxiously high prices. I
  
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• Valve says Steam Machine is $1,049 because it "doesn't align with our beliefs" to subsidize the cost

  22-06-2026 21:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam Machine is now available for pre-order under what some are acknowledging as the shocking starting price of $1,049, partly because Valve says this is the cost that best reflects its core values. Company spokespeople tell The Verge in a new report that Valve isn't interested in subsidizing the cost of its Steam Machine and selling its hardware at a loss the way other companies do, since "it doesn't align with our beliefs about how healthy ecosystems are built."Valve explains in its state
  
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• Steam Machine is $1,049 because it "doesn't align with our beliefs" to subsidize the cost

  22-06-2026 21:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam Machine is now available for pre-order under what some are acknowledging as the shocking starting price of $1,049, partly because Valve says this is the cost that best reflects its core values. Company spokespeople tell The Verge in a new report that Valve isn't interested in subsidizing the cost of its Steam Machine and selling its hardware at a loss the way other companies do, since "it doesn't align with our beliefs about how healthy ecosystems are built."Valve explains in a stateme
  
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• Tom Holland can't help himself as he spoils a significant Spider-Man: Brand New Day detail

  22-06-2026 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland has sorta kinda unleashed another spoiler, and this time it's about the spell that made the entire world forget Peter Parker."I think no one remembers that I'm Spider-Man apart from one," Holland said during an interview with IGN when asked if any of the Avengers remember that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. He starts to say "person" before Zendaya quickly cuts him off and says, "Nobody remembers that you're Peter Parker. They know Spider-Man. Spider-Man is Peter Parker."Holland continue
  
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• Newegg's anti-Prime Day deals are live: all the biggest monitor, handheld, PC, and component deals we've found

  22-06-2026 20:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links
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  3. Live updatesAmazon is busy getting ready for its Prime Day deals this week, but Newegg isn't letting them get away with it. The retailer is running its very own set of savings and anyone in the PC space should be heading here instead. Listen, the online giant is great for your PS5 and Nintendo Switch gadgets, it can even come in handy for a game deal from time to time, but when it comes to gaming PCs, gaming laptops, and component
  
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• Hideo Kojima says OD goes "beyond the limit of 'scariness'" for video games, but if you chicken out there's a system to help you "keep going"

  22-06-2026 20:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  If video game royalty Hideo Kojima is to be believed, Kojima Productions' upcoming single-player horror game OD is going to scare you so much that you'll contemplate quitting, but the game is designed in such a way to help you persevere.If that all sounds incredibly vague and confusing, don't blame me. Kojima tiptoed around the topic of OD in an interview with Entertainment Weekly for Xbox's 25th anniversary. He's been tightlipped about the project since its reveal back in 2023, and it doesn't h
  
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• This wireless Dreamcast controller is rad, but I'd focus on its six-button sibling over Prime Day if you're into fighting games

  22-06-2026 20:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now, I'm not so sure everyone will be diving into Prime Day looking for a new Sega Dreamcast controller. However, I like to cater to the niche needs of my retro-loving readers, so I thought I'd highlight my favorite modern, wireless gamepad for the system and its six-button sibling that'll better fulfil the needs of all you fighting game fans out there.I've spent the first half of 2026 picking out the best retro controllers for every console I own, and the Retro Fighters StrikerDC is a solid Dre
  
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• I can't afford $1,049 for a Steam Machine, but Valve has already graced your PC with the ability to be a high-spec living room rig from afar

  22-06-2026 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Believe me when I say I'm itching to get my hands on a Steam Machine, but my bank account says no to its $1,049 price tag. Sure, everything gaming-related is upsettingly expensive right now, and Valve's 512GB model MSRP isn't even a worst-case scenario amid RAMageddon. However, it's still high enough to put my tiny living room cube aspirations on the back burner right now, and the situation has prompted me to revisit an 11-year-old Steam feature.Those of you into gaming PCs over a decade ago wil
  
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• After 10 years, unofficial Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake ends development following official Switch 2 remake reveal: "I think I have made history"

  22-06-2026 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  After 10 years of work, the creator behind the internet's most famous unofficial Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake project has laid down their sword, stating that "the best move would be now to move forward."If you're a Zelda fan who's had any level of access to the internet over the last decade or so, there's a very good chance you've come across Giuseppe "CryZENx" Macula's Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine remake. The creator first began posting videos recreating parts of the original 1998 g
  
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• Destiny 2's end is "earth-shattering," Warframe dev says, despite the competition between the 2 shooters: "To live in a reality where they're gone isn't a positive one"

  22-06-2026 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite its status as a Destiny competitor, the devs behind Warframe are lamenting the news of Destiny 2's final update. While speculation over Bungie's performance has been rampant for years, the seemingly out-of-nowhere announcement that development on Destiny 2 would be coming to an end was a massive shocker when it dropped a month ago. While the game had definitely seen better days, many expected it to remain a priority at Bungie, especially when Marathon isn't exactly lighting the world on
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 fans make their own in-game Tinder, with gil-hungry bunny boys and modded cat girls galore

  22-06-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the wait for new Final Fantasy 14 expansion Evercold drags on, the MMO's community is finding fresh ways to spice its time in Eorzea up… including via a Tinder-like add-on.Yes, you read that correctly. We can all try and score our very own Limsa baddies in-game (a girl can dream, right?) thanks to AetherLove – a Dalamud plug-in that adds matchmaking to Final Fantasy 14.
  I'm not promoting third-party tools or anything here, but should you be intrigued by the concept, AetherLove ap
  
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• Deltarune Chapter 5 features a song Toby Fox wrote 10 years ago, to his mother's disappointment: "Sorry Mom"

  22-06-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Deltarune Chapter 5 will release later this week, on June 24, a year after developer Toby Fox's last installment of his episodic role-playing game, though some people believe this new one could be more earth-shattering than anything Fox has done before. The fact that Fox has now revealed he's including a song in Chapter 5 he first wrote a decade ago helps this fan theory – though it doesn't aid Fox in earning his mother's respect."10 years ago I made a song that sounded like this," Fox wri
  
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• 21 years ago, Valve passed on a chill game pitched as "the opposite" of GTA San Andreas, Journey creator says: "We only publish games with guns, our players like to shoot"

  22-06-2026 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thatgamecompany, the studio behind gems like Journey and Sky: Children of the Light, has always expressed itself through more zen video game experiences, it seems – or, at least, co-founder Jenova Chen certainly has.Chen recalls when his game-making journey began back in 2005 in a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, explaining that he needed money for his tuition… and the University of Southern California was offering a gaming innovation grant for a pitch "that was the opposite of
  
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• God of War Laufey star Deborah Ann Woll has known about the game for "nearly 10 years," and Jack Quaid's cube has "been there since the beginning": "It's deeply a part of the lore"

  22-06-2026 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil actor Deborah Ann Woll has revealed that God of War Laufey was already planned before the 2018 game was released.God of War Laufey was announced earlier this month as the finale to the Summer Game Fest season's PlayStation State of Play, with 20 minutes of footage being shown off from the upcoming PS5 game. While rumors of an Egypt-focused God of War have been around for a long time now, it turns out Faye's scraps with Egyptian gods – and gods of all pantheons, it turns out &ndas
  
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• I've been reviewing water guns for years, and these are the ones I'd recommend for the heatwave

  22-06-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  It feels as though we're in danger of melting into a puddle and/or spontaneously catching fire thanks to the latest heatwave, and that means it's past time we broke out some water guns. That's why I've rounded up some of my favorites here.I've spent a lot of time going hands-on with the best water guns for our buying guide, so I can recommend enough blasters to fill a small armoury. The Hydro Frenzy is great if you just wanna cause chaos thanks to its twin jets that flail around unconnected hose
  
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• The Dance of the Dragons is far from over in new House of the Dragon season 3 trailer

  22-06-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 3 is back – and after the Battle of the Gullet kicked things off to a massive start, it looks like things are only going to get bloodier as the season continues. A brand new trailer dropped after the premiere, teasing everything else that's still to come in season 3. Spoilers for episode 1 follow…In the Battle of the Gullet, Rhaenyra's oldest son and heir, Jacaerys Velaryon, was tragically killed. In the trailer, which you can watch below, we see the fallo
  
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• The Boroughs star encourages fans and Emmy voters to "stick it to Netflix" after the show's cancellation

  22-06-2026 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boroughs actor Denis O'Hare has taken to Instagram to encourage fans and Emmy voters to get out there and show Netflix that they made a big mistake."So, it’s Saturday and I’m just thinking about the fact that Netflix canceled The Boroughs and how really bummed I am because it was such a great show, it was such a great show and people really seem to love it," O'Hare said in a video he posted to Instagram."Anyway, so I think we still have a couple of days before the end of Emmy vot
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's queer representation "enhances the world's realism," lead says, and the RPG's devs were "incredibly happy" people picked up on it

  22-06-2026 16:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi says that "the presence of diverse, authentic relationships" like the JRPG's same-sex couples help enhance the "realism" of the game's world, and he and the other devs at Square Enix were "incredibly happy" to see fans "paying close attention even to these subtle interactions."If you watch and listen to the NPCs populating Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's world, you'll have no doubt noticed that there are multiple references to queer romance and relation
  
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• The Walking Dead boss thinks the franchise will "eventually" give us a Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon reunion: "It might be a minute, it might be tomorrow"

  22-06-2026 16:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead has given us its fair share of reunions in the past few years: Michonne found her way back to Rick; Daryl met up with Carol once more; heck, even Negan has his mitts on a new Lucille.So, what of the horror franchise's big bromance? The Walking Dead boss Scott M. Gimple isn't ruling out Rick and Daryl sharing the same space once more."Absolutely still a hope," Gimple told Brandon Davis on YouTube. "It's very challenging for a variety of reasons, which have everything to do with 2
  
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• Gaming laptops are more expensive than ever, and it's not Amazon solving the problem this Prime Day

  22-06-2026 15:39 via gamesradar.com
  
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  3. FAQPrime Day gaming laptop deals have a tough task ahead of them this year. 2026 has seen component prices (and therefore laptop prices) surge incredibly quickly, and the last few weeks have incurred a serious lack of credible discounts. That's all changed today, with early discounts hitting a number of our favorite models - just don't expect Amazon to have anything to do with it. Both Newegg and Best Buy are running their own
  
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• Meccha Chameleon flies by 7 million sales in under 2 weeks as Steam's latest viral hit continues to go to the moon, devs celebrate by teasing a "Japan-themed map"

  22-06-2026 15:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Meccha Chameleon, the latest "friendslop" hit on Steam to take the web by storm, now boasts a whopping seven million sales… and news of a fresh "Japan-themed map," too.In case you've missed it, Meccha Chameleon has been circulating online forums and social media reels like no tomorrow – in fact, it's pretty much all I see right now as I scroll.
  It's already proven a smash hit on Steam, with developers constantly updating folks on the number of sales it's reached. 500,000, then a mil
  
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• Best Buy's Tech Fest is here to take on Prime Day, but these are the 12 offers gamers should actually know about

  22-06-2026 14:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links
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  3. Live updatesPrime Day might be Amazon's showcase, but Best Buy isn't letting Bezos take all the headlines this week. The site is running its own competing Tech Fest sales right now, matching a bunch of the etail-giant's best rates and throwing in a few offers of their own as well. With no need for a Prime membership, it's the go-to for non-subscribers right now. I'm seeing offers hitting Switch, PS5, and PC kit the hardest, with a
  
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• Best Buy's Tech Fest is here to take on Prime Day, but these are the 11 offers gamers should actually know about

  22-06-2026 14:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links
  2. Today's best dealsPrime Day might be Amazon's showcase, but Best Buy isn't letting Bezos take all the headlines this week. The site is running its own competing Tech Fest sales right now, matching a bunch of the etail-giant's best rates and throwing in a few offers of their own as well. With no need for a Prime membership, it's the go-to for non-subscribers right now. I'm seeing offers hitting Switch, PS5, and PC kit the hardest, with a few rare gaming
  
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• The best early Prime Day deals for gamers live: all the biggest PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PC discounts handpicked

  22-06-2026 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links
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  5. PC dealsAmazon Prime Day officially kicks off tonight, but there are plenty of early discounts already hitting the shelves. From some of our favorite controllers to the year's biggest releases so far, early PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC deal hunters are reaping their rewards right now. The main event launches at midnight tonight, when I expect we'll see a whole roster of new deals hitting the air
  
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• Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami believes devs need to "make games that leave people wanting to clear them with their own hands" rather than being content watching a playthrough

  22-06-2026 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami believes that if a fan is satisfied with just watching a playthrough of a game, then it can't have been that good of a game in the first place. With the advent of YouTube gaming content creators, popularization of let's plays in the late 2000s, and subsequent popularity of Twitch, people simply watching someone else playing a game has become a commonplace thing. While these streams and playthroughs have proven to work as great advertising in places – esp
  
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