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• Hearthstone Pros and Personalities on the Game in 2017

  21-07-2017 06:31
  
  I’ve spent a good deal of my gaming life over the last few years obsessed by Hearthstone. It’s a genuinely special game – deeply strategic, infinitely playable, always changing, always surprising and wonderfully presented. It’s also worth noting that I’ve almost definitely spent more time watching Hearthstone than playing Hearthstone in that time. I check in with streams, watch tournaments, follow content creators on YouTube, lurk around the various Hearthstone subr
  
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• One of Diablo 2's most coveted items surprise-drops in Diablo 4, and it's just as OP as 25 years ago

  01-10-2026 23:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Old Diablo heads will remember the Annihilus charm from Diablo 2 as one of the iconic ARPG's most powerful and coveted items. Even in its worst-rolled form, having one in your inventory granted +1 to all skills, +10 to all attributes, +10 to all resistances, and +5 to XP gained. It's the only small charm in the game that grants bonuses to all skills and attributes, and because it's small, it only takes up a single inventory space. It's the crown jewel of Diablo 2's endgame, and now it's in Diabl
  
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• Bradley Cooper to play Duke in Danny McBride's live-action G.I. Joe movie

  01-10-2026 23:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bradley Cooper is set to star as Duke in Danny McBride's live-action G.I. Joe movie, which is moving ahead at Paramount as a standalone film rather than as the previously announced Transformers crossover.Per Deadline,Cooper is set to play Duke, lead soldier and second-in-command of the G.I. Joe team. He was one of the very first action figures released when Hasbro created G.I. Joe in the '60s. McBride is set to direct from a script he penned with his Righteous Gemstones collaborators Jeff Bradle
  
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• RPG legend behind Fallout: New Vegas does "everything" he can to stop save scumming

  01-10-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've played XCOM, you know the feeling of seeing a 95% chance to hit, taking the shot, and missing. But that's just how statistics work sometimes. Josh Sawyer, the legendary RPG director behind Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity, really wishes players understood that – or, at least, he wishes he'd been more cynical about player behaviour when designing some of his games.The crux of the issue is this: players see a 95% chance of a given action being successful, and they're shoc
  
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• "AI upscaling is coming to PS5": Sony's base console is getting its own version of a PS5 Pro feature

  01-10-2026 21:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  For almost two years, I've watched various friends, family members, and co-workers adopt the PS5 Pro, and I've largely been managing my jealousy with one notable exception: PSSR. The PS5 Pro's AI-powered upscaling tech is genuinely next-gen stuff, and makes games that already look exceptional on the base PS5 appear noticeably sharper and more detailed. It's not so impressive that I want to spend $900 to upgrade to the PS5 Pro, but it's enough to make my six-year-old PS5 look even dustier than it
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, and more (October 2-4)

  01-10-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're looking for what to stream this weekend, then you're in luck. We've got everything you need for a break in front of the TV right here. With everything from superhero TV show Lanterns to a Netflix adaptation of a classic novel available this weekend, there's bound to be something for everyone on our list below. You'll also find some horror movies here, too, so you can start getting ready for spooky season in style. So, for our picks of the best choices to stream this weekend, head to th
  
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• Xbox CEO says working with PlayStation is on the table even after Kojima's Physint swaps publishers

  01-10-2026 19:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation and Xbox are both pulling back from multiplatform releases and reemphasizing exclusive games. At the same time, Sony recently dropped Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor, Physint, leaving Microsoft to pick up the project. The console warriors might be drawing battle lines, but Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the publisher's collaborations with PlayStation will continue.Xbox still has several ongoing projects with PlayStation. Forza Horizon 6 and Fable are both set to come to PS5, and franc
  
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• The Elder Scrolls Online to undergo "renaissance" as devs change what's "been going for 12 years"

  01-10-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Elder Scrolls Online is changing as ZeniMax Online Studios moves the MMO further away from its old annual DLC formula toward new content drops that incorporate a greater variety of playstyles – a "renaissance" of sorts, if you will.It's no secret that The Elder Scrolls Online has suffered a difficult year following Microsoft's plan to cut over 3,200 employees at Xbox, with Bethesda's union representatives reporting a loss of "dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers."
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• A broken Diablo 4 charm is dominating Season 15, but the devs have "decided not to make changes"

  01-10-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a day ending in 'Y', thus Blizzard is having to navigate some balancing problems in Diablo 4. In this instance, though, the devs have made the rare choice of just embracing what's going on, maintaining an unintended change from the Hellfire Torch in Season 15.The Hellfire Torch is a new Unique Charm that came with the current season. Between serving as a Set Charm and a number of powerful bonuses, it's a particularly worthwhile bit of equipment that was even better than Blizzard bargained f
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse still isn't getting a native Switch 2 version, but at least it runs at 60fps on the console

  01-10-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  After months of fans begging for a native Switch 2 version, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse has been confirmed to be running at 60fps on the console. I don't know how everyone else feels about it, but Metroidvanias are a handheld game for me. While some of the best Metroidvania games have been exclusive to consoles, there's something about exploration on that scale that feels perfect for playing on a handheld. So it was especially disappointing to hear that Castlevania: Belmont's Curse wouldn't be
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation battle lead doesn't know the best way to balance real-time and turn-based

  01-10-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  After three whole installments of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, battle director Teruki Endo still isn't sure what the right balance of turn-based and real-time combat is, but as he heads towards the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, he reckons this is why he's still not "tired" of working on the revamped JRPGs after all these years.Speaking in an interview in Edge magazine issue 429, Endo notes that "whenever I've worked on a sequel, I've always faced this dilemma. If the game becomes
  
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• In an utterly pointless-seeming move, Intel just published a patent for RGB-lit CPUs

  01-10-2026 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  While pretty much every element of your gaming PC can be lit by RGB these days, there are a few parts that are hard to light up with tiny, colorful LED lights. For example, the PSU isn't exactly a decorative part of your system; it's usually tucked away into a tray to hide all its nasty little cables. Similarly, even the best CPU for gaming won't bother trying to look nice because it'll always be covered by a cooler. And yet, Intel has published a patent for CPUs with Micro-LED arrays inside the
  
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• The best gaming tech we've reviewed in September 2026

  01-10-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  1234Shop the collectionShop the collection1AmazonGameSir Tarantula 8K$69.992AmazonOrzly Carrying Case for Nintendo Switch 2$26.913Amazon8BitDo FlipPad $29.994AmazonCreative Pebble Plus$52.24$54.99Welcome to the Fall, and to celebrate the 'bers we're rounding up all the top gaming tech we tested in September 2026. From five-star Nintendo Switch 2 cases (the Orzly Carry Case earned full marks in our review this month) to gaming chairs with more recline settings than we know what to do with, we've
  
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• Exclusive Riftbound card reveals feature a princely League of Legends champion all about gear

  01-10-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The League of Legends trading card game Riftbound is set to get a bit more radiant when its newest and final 2026 set, Riftbound: Radiance, releases later this month on October 23. As with other Riftbound sets, there are several new mechanics, and GamesRadar+ has its very own preview of a card from the upcoming set that features one of them: Jarvan IV, Martian Paragon. Plus his beach skin alternate art!Riftbound: Radiance specifically includes three new mechanics: Deploy, Show Off, and Disarm. D
  
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• Fallout 5 being set outside the United States "could be amazing," former Skyrim lead says

  01-10-2026 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Right now, it's anyone's guess when Fallout 5 might arrive. However, we do know it's happening, somewhere in the bowels of Bethesda, and one former developer from the studio believes taking the franchise out of the US would be a welcome shot in the arm.Chatting to Insider Gaming, Bruce Nesmith, a quest designer on Fallouts 3 and 4, lead designer on Skyrim and design director on Oblivion Remaster, believes there's enormous potential in taking the property fully international. "It can go to any ci
  
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• GTA 6's hype will be matched eventually, ex-PlayStation boss says, but it might be up to Rockstar

  01-10-2026 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  We could be waiting quite some time to see another game as impactful as GTA 6, former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida suggests, and it may even be on Rockstar itself to do it with GTA 7. GTA 6 is quite easily one of, if not the single most hyped up game of all time, with immeasurable excitement from fans who've been waiting over 13 years since the last installment, and most devs and publishers fleeing as far from Rockstar Games' November launch as they can to avoid their games getting swallowed
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day Metacritic score places it as The Coalition's best take on the series

  01-10-2026 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day Metacritic scores are in, and it's the best reviewed game in the series since Epic Games stopped developing it.Over on Metacritic, the game currently sits at a score of 88 based on 50 critic reviews, and while this doesn't quite match the 94, 93, and 91 that the original trilogy from Epic Games got, it's still bound to be cause for celebration for fans. The score of 88 means that it does beat out People Can Fly's Gears of War Judgement (79), and The Coalition's Gears of War 4
  
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• Sean Gunn may have retired as Rocket Racoon, but he'd still take the call to return as his other MCU character

  01-10-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sean Gunn might have retired from playing Rocket Racoon, but he'd be open to a Kraglin comeback. Gunn was the physical performer for Rocket, who was voiced by Bradley Cooper. But, Gunn shared recently that he has retired. In a Reddit AMA, Gunn was asked if he was also finished with his Ravager role of Kraglin. Gunn responded: "If they call about Kraglin I will answer my phone." "Since I've turned 50 a couple of years ago, I am retired from playing Rocket," Gunn shared on the Phase Hero podcast i
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered gets 2 hotfixes in 1 day as CD Projekt Red promises more improvements

  01-10-2026 16:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered only just released, but CD Projekt Red is already addressing some of the revamped RPG's most pressing issues – on both consoles and PC, too.Two new patches have rolled out today for The Witcher 3 Remastered, with the first arriving on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S earlier in the morning.
  CD Projekt Red unveiled it in a post over on X, explaining that it addresses everything from lighting issues to problems with DLSS in the Xbox Play Anywhere version of the game
  
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• Carrie release schedule: When is episode 1 on Prime Video?

  01-10-2026 16:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation is heading to Prime Video just in time for spooky season. The new eight-part drama follows Carrie White, an isolated teenager who goes to high school for the first time. Rather than new friendships, what actually awaits her is a tough world run by social media that she struggles to understand.When the bullying escalates to the next level, Carrie's telekinetic powers are triggered and horror ensues. It's a new take on the classic tale, according to our Carr
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day studio reportedly fears post-launch layoffs and Microsoft withholding bonuses

  01-10-2026 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're mere days away from the launch of Gears of War: E-Day, and the return of one of Microsoft's banner game franchises. What should be excitement for developer The Coalition is reportedly closer to dread, as team members fear being let go once the highly anticipated game ships.According to a report from Eurogamer, a number of staff at the studio are anxious about the coming weeks amid ongoing layoffs across Microsoft's games wing. Since July, hundreds of roles have been cut across the myriad s
  
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• KPop Demon Hunters 2 will be coming to cinemas in a "very broad" and "global" theatrical release

  01-10-2026 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well, this news is Golden: KPop Demon Hunters 2 will be coming to cinemas.As confirmed by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, the streaming sensation will find a home in theaters and, if you believe his words, it's going to be a widespread release instead of a limited run."When the KPop Demon Hunters sequel comes, you can expect a very broad theatrical release," Sarandos said at Bloomberg's Screentime event (via Deadline).Sarandos also namechecked the KPop Demon Hunters sequel and Greta Gerwig's Narnia: T
  
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• You can get the impressive new Lego Executor Super Star Destroyer three days early, here's how

  01-10-2026 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lego Executor Super Star Destroyer doesn't officially arrive until October 4, but there's a way of making it drop out of hyperspace early. Rather than waiting three more days to get your hands on the model, you can grab it right now if you're signed up to Lego's free Lego Insider membership. This is the toy-maker's loyalty program, and it gets you some handy perks; besides earning you points with every purchase, it provides free gifts with certain sets and allows for early access. That's why
  
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• Sonic boss knows you want more remakes and ports, but but wants "to provide fans with new games"

  01-10-2026 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka hears your requests for more remakes, remasters, and ports, but he feels like focusing on new games is the priority. Despite the world loving a good remake and remaster in the modern era, of all the biggest gaming franchises, Sonic has been surprisingly lacking them. Sonic Colors Remastered was a bit of a mess, and then the Sonic Generations remaster did its own version of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury by including a whole new game as part of it. But other t
  
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• I am loving the 'what if Louis Vuitton did a Zelda collab' vibes of Keys Factory's new Ocarina of Time accessories

  01-10-2026 15:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was just a matter of time before more and more brands started to reveal their new Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time-themed goodies, and I'm glad to see Keys Factory get in on the action.The Japanese accessory maker is known for producing some of the most unique official Switch products (I'm still thinking about the Animal Crossing collection), and that distinctive eye for design is as prevalent as ever with this new set. The new collection starts from $9.52 (via Amazon Japan) and consists of Jo
  
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• You don't need to spend $150 to get Lego Astro Bot, PS Direct just dropped stock for $25

  01-10-2026 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can now buy the Lego Astro Bot set by itself rather than as a gift-with-purchase, and honestly, I'm relieved.More specifically, you can pick it up straight from PlayStation Direct for $25. Before now, the adorable kit was only available via the Lego Store if you spent $150 or more. That meant Lego Astro Bot was out of reach for many fans, but now it's back on the table.LEGO®Astro BotUK: £17.99 at PlayStation DirectOur very own newshound Scott McCrae was able to purchase this from P
  
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• Best new Lego sets October 2026

  01-10-2026 14:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's officially spooky season, but the scariest thing of all is how many good kits are dropping as part of the best new Lego sets in October 2026. The ultimate Pokemon model, a beloved console throwback, and the longest set Lego's ever made are all hitting shelves this month.Actually, things are more festive in the world of Lego than they are creepy. The toy-maker is always working a few months ahead of schedule, so its Christmas range is arriving alongside the best Lego sets in October 2026. Th
  
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• Embark promises to get stricter with Arc Raiders bans as cheaters plague the extraction shooter

  01-10-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders devs are cracking down even harder on cheaters with tougher punishments and improved anti-cheat to better deal with what Embark acknowledges is an ongoing situation. In a lengthy statement posted to Twitter, executive producer Aleksander Grøndal reiterates that Embark takes cheating "incredibly seriously," spending "a lot of time and money in the ongoing fight against unfair play." While the game's anti-cheat team is "continually working" on blocking cheats and making unfair p
  
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• Helldivers movie delayed to 2028, but maybe that's a good thing

  01-10-2026 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  You're going to have to wait even longer for the Helldivers movie – the long-awaited video game adaptation has been pushed to 2028. That's per an update from studio Sony (via Deadline), which reveals the movie has shifted from November 10, 2027 to June 9, 2028. Now, Ridley Scott's Treasure Island, which stars Hugh Jackman as Long John Silver, will release on November 11, 2027 instead. While delays are usually disappointing, it might actually turn out to be a good thing for Helldivers. Jaso
  
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• A closer look at the Avengers: Endgame Encore TVA set reveals some intriguing MCU details

  01-10-2026 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The assistant set director for the post-credits TVA scene in Avengers: Endgame Encore has shared a closer look at the set. Nathan Elliott posted several pictures on his website detailing small elements of the TVA offices used in the bonus footage of the Marvel re-release. Just like with Loki, it's further evidence of the extreme level of detail that goes into the world of the Time Variance Authority. The pictures show draws stacked full of reports and papers, retro-futuristic machines, and scree
  
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