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• Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border

  21-07-2017 18:03 via yahoo.com
  By Laila Bassam and Tom PerryBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive on Friday to drive Islamist insurgents from their last foothold on the Syrian-Lebanese border, a pro-Damascus military commander said.The operation targeted insurgents from the Nusra Front group in the mountainous outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal and areas near the Syrian town of Fleita, the commander said.Media run by Hezbollah reported significant gains by its side in the early
  
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• "I don’t think Starfield was anywhere near successful enough to do a Starfield 2," Bethesda vet says

  24-09-2026 23:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  By most metrics, Starfield should be considered a success. At least 15 million players since release. A Metacritic score in the 80s. Enough hype to draw one million concurrent players at launch. Yet it's fair to say that most Bethesda fans consider the space RPG a disappointment – a dramatic comedown from the heights of Skyrim and Fallout 4. In any case, you probably shouldn't count on there being a direct follow-up."I would be very surprised [if there was a sequel]," Kurt Kuhlmann, who se
  
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• Stellar Blade is adding a frame gen toggle on Nintendo Switch 2 after players said it looks bad

  24-09-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of Stellar Blade's arrival on Switch 2, there's a demo allowing you to get an early taste of the port. By and large, it's exactly what you'd expect – but developer Shift Up has had to make some notable compromises to get the game running on the portable hardware. The game's forced use of frame generation has been the cause of some controversy, but thankfully, the devs have taken the feedback to heart and intend to make it optional."Thank you to everyone who has played the Stellar Bla
  
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• €100 million Fortnite lawsuit claims Epic put "pressure" on minors to spend real money

  24-09-2026 22:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Dutch consumer group is suing Fortnite maker Epic Games for €100m, accusing the company of misleading young gamers into spending real money in the in-game store.GamesIndustry.biz reports that Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SMC) seeks refunds and damages from Epic for intentionally designing the Fortnite store in such a way that puts pressure on young gamers to buy items using real-life money. The suit also alleges Epic collected personal data from children without parental consent
  
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• Arc Raiders say fine, here's a "limited test" of PvE co-op

  24-09-2026 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's finally happening: Arc Raiders is getting a PvE mode – at least temporarily. Today, Embark Studios announced that a "limited test" of PvE-only co-op will begin in October as the devs evaluate the mode's future as a potential permanent addition to the hit extraction shooter.From October 13 through October 20, Arc Raiders players will have the option to toggle between traditional PvPvE matchmaking or PvE-only matchmaking. The PvE mode will put solos, duos, and trios all in the same matc
  
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• Ex-Dragon Age lead admits Origins' Fade sequence is "filler" and "not very good content"

  24-09-2026 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you took a survey of every Dragon Age: Origins player ever, I'd imagine most of them wouldn't have the most positive impression of the game's Fade sequence, which whisks you off to a bizarre alternate dimension separated from the rest of your party. Naturally, there will always be Fade apologists who argue the tonal and mechanical shift keeps things fresh, but there seems to be a general consensus that it wasn't the best use of resources, and now one of the most foremost authorities on the ga
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, and more (September 25-27)

  24-09-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a movie-heavy week on our streaming recommendation list this weekend as several big new films hit the platforms. We've not only finally got the chance to see Toy Story 5 on the small screen but there are also two brand-new movies hitting Netflix and Prime Video that could not be more different.As well as feature-length offerings, Apple TV has you covered on the comedy front with Brothers. The new mockumentary-style drama stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as potential half-siblin
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Jessie actor was "devastated" at her character's fate

  24-09-2026 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Jessie actor says playing the character in Square Enix's 2020 JRPG was a "bucket list role," but with that in mind, you can understand why she's "devastated" at her fate.Erica Lindbeck – who also voices Futaba in Persona 5, Black Cat in the Marvel's Spider-Man games, and many more – tells us in a new interview that being cast as Jessie in Final Fantasy 7 Remake's PSX trailer back in 2015 was "one of my first big things" she booked in her acting career, and it
  
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• Persona 5 Futaba actor "was terrified" when she was offered the role, thought she was "miscast"

  24-09-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 5 Futaba actor Erica Lindbeck thought she was "completely miscast" when she was offered the role of the anxious tech genius in Atlus's beloved JRPG, and she was "terrified" about it.Lindbeck is a prolific actor in gaming – from Black Cat in the Marvel's Spider-Man games (and Marvel Rivals), to Celica in the Fire Emblem series, and Jessie in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, chances are that you've heard her voice in something before. One of her most iconic roles, though, is in Persona 5, and
  
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• At Xbox, "the only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits," says id dev

  24-09-2026 18:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mass layoffs at Xbox are only making it harder to meet Microsoft's still-steep expectations amid management chaos, according to one of the id Software employees who escaped the studio's own wave of redundancies.Speaking with Aftermath, this anonymous id employee reportedly says "things are still very chaotic" as Xbox works to finish the "reset" plan that CEO Asha Sharma described as essential for the health of the business. 3,200 jobs will be eliminated for the sake of the plan, and after the la
  
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• GTA 6's $400 collectible spoon is actually a reference to another, far more expensive GTA spoon

  24-09-2026 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  You may have noticed Rockstar is shilling a GTA 6 Collector's Box at the moment. The contents include a double-sided poster, a statue of Macca the Gator, and the greatest prize of all, a Vice City-emblazoned spoon.A swizzle spoon to be exact, the kind typically found in cocktail bars and pubs for mixing drinks. Decidedly appropriate for anyone preparing to jaunt around Leonida for hours and hours. It's be more charming if it wasn't part of a collection that costs $399.99, but that's another disc
  
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• Control Resonant patch fixes issues, but causes headache for PC players who now have to reinstall

  24-09-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remedy has released a new patch for Control Resonant to address some early criticism for the game, which is good news if you don't mind downloading the entire game again on Steam. Control Resonant review scores have been generally positive, but there were a number of criticisms that came up frequently in reviews, with those being the focus of discussion ahead of its launch today. One such thing is the strength of protagonist Dylan, or just the general health of enemies making things feel a bit d
  
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• Switch pirate ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million, which the company says is "nowhere near" enough

  24-09-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has been awarded $4.5 million in damages in a lawsuit against a Switch user accused of hosting pirated games online. Nintendo was awarded a default judgement against James Williams, who did not respond to the lawsuit in court after it was filed in 2024.Nintendo has also won a permanent injunction against Williams, which will force him to "immediately disable access to all online 'shops' that he operates or otherwise controls which have offered to the public extensive libraries of pirate
  
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• Razer has finally made a sequel to the best webcam ever made, and it can record at 4K60

  24-09-2026 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer has been a bit quieter on the content creation side of things in recent years, but today it's launching a new webcam that absolutely reinstates its claim to the top of the creator market. The Razer Kiyo V2 Pro is the world's second 4K60 webcam, and it's finally a true successor to the Kiyo Pro Ultra launched at the start of 2023. If this new model is anything like its predecessor, it could end up being one of the best bits of content creation gear ever made.The new Kiyo V2 Pro adopts a dif
  
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• Discord admits it's taking gambling sponsors, rushes to fix "extremely popular age assurance update"

  24-09-2026 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fully aware that everyone hates the new age verification update it's crowbarring in, Discord has doubled down in a post that's come right as the company confirms new gambling ads being served to the users it simply must age-protect. Discord co-founder and CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy previously apologized for the my-way-or-the-highway positioning of the new age restriction policy. In a September 23 Twitter post, the Discord account, acknowledging that the rollout has seen numerous bugs, writes: "Wh
  
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• GTA 6 Collector's Box is $400 and doesn't have the game, but you do get a spoon, stickers, and more

  24-09-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can expect a lot of GTA 6 merchandise from Rockstar, and the first windfall is coming quite soon. There aren't any physical versions of the game, but you can buy a spoon, designer sunglasses, a fanny pack, and select other goods – all in a massive bundle that'll cost you around four times the price of the game.The Grand Theft Auto 6: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection was just revealed by Rockstar, a merch capsule you can now pre-order from the official store. It's describ
  
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• DC's upcoming Dynamic Duo movie has been pushed back, but has reportedly cast its Robin and Red Hood

  24-09-2026 17:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like DC's upcoming animated feature Dynamic Duo is moving forward, as its lead characters Robin and Red Hood have reportedly been cast. According to Deadline, Dynamic Duo has cast How to Train Your Dragon star Mason Thames as Dick Grayson and Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Logan Kim as Jason Todd, aka the two Robins. The rest of the voice cast includes The Running Man's Lee Pace as Red Hood One, and Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi as Red Hood Two.The animated film is set to follow the tw
  
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• Double Fine boss Tim Schafer doesn't understand the terrible state of the game industry

  24-09-2026 17:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following years of games industry woes and multiple waves of layoffs out of Microsoft, Tim Schafer – founder of the formerly Xbox-owned studio Double Fine – says he doesn't understand the economics of the industry anymore.The most recent of Microsoft's now yearly layoffs will see 3,200 Xbox employees lose their roles before the end of the 2027 fiscal year. Alongside this, Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs went independent from the publisher, Ninja Theory is now at risk o
  
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• $2million Lord of the Rings RPG crowdfunding campaign is so popular it's had to make new stretch goals

  24-09-2026 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The crowdfunding campaign for a Lord of the Rings RPG has proven to be so popular that it's needed to create all-new stretch goals to keep up. Earlier this week, publisher Free League launched a Backerit page for a couple of new books along with a rules update to The One Ring, the popular Lord of the Rings RPG it's been running since 2022. However, the campaign was so popular that it smashed its crowdfunding goal by 32 times in less than a day, and has now reached $2million in pledges. Because i
  
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• $2 million Lord of the Rings RPG crowdfunding campaign is so popular it's had to make new stretch goals

  24-09-2026 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The crowdfunding campaign for a Lord of the Rings RPG has proven to be so popular that it's needed to create all-new stretch goals to keep up. Earlier this week, publisher Free League launched a Backerit page for a couple of new books along with a rules update to The One Ring, the popular Lord of the Rings RPG it's been running since 2022. However, the campaign was so popular that it smashed its crowdfunding goal by 32 times in less than a day, and has now reached $2 million in pledges. Because
  
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• Palworld lead says survival game genre has "found its stride" with the likes of Valheim 1.0 and Dune

  24-09-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  If there's one genre where players are spoilt for choice at the moment, it's survival games. There are just so many to pick from the minute, and one of the leads on Palworld believes the scene has truly come into its own after a few wilderness years where not many releases stood out."What a year for survival gaming," John 'Bucky' Buckley, the head of publishing and communications at Pocketpair, says on Twitter. "Valheim, Dragonwilds, Enshrouded, Dune, Core Keeper, Terraria! What was once a genre
  
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• Final Clayface trailer gives us our best look yet at the shapeshifting Batman villain's final form

  24-09-2026 15:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final trailer for Clayface has arrived, and it gives us our best look yet at the upcoming DCU horror, including a glimpse of his final form.The latest trailer focuses less on how Hagen becomes Clayface, and more on the violent, tragic aftermath. Evoking the likes of Joker, it's clear that Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries) is a victim of tragic circumstances in a cruel and unforgiving Gotham, as his ability to change his appearance pushes him towards murderous villainy. Plenty of gnarly body horr
  
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• Meta's VR glasses launch next Spring for $1,299 and address nobody's smart glasses privacy concerns

  24-09-2026 14:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Meta Connect's keynote for 2026 is in the can, and although some people might have been hoping for the arrival of the Meta Quest 4, the social media company is doubling down on its smart glasses and wearable AI tech instead. I wasn't expecting a new VR headset to launch after what's been a pretty dire year for Meta's Reality Labs division, and it turns out the leaked glasses-headset hybrid from last week was accurate.The Meta VR Glasses will launch in Spring of 2027 for $1,299 (without any contr
  
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• Hey friends - the adorable Hatsune Miku keyboard and mouse you keep asking about just got decent discounts

  24-09-2026 14:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Out of all the tech that's currently cluttering up my home office, it's the Asus TUF Gaming Hatsune Miku accessories that friends always ask me about - and I'm not surprised in the slightest.The line (which includes a keyboard, mouse, mousepad, and a headset) is absolutely adorable with its turquoise and pink Miku color palette and little callouts to the virtual diva - from her appearance on the spacebar to the Miku-shaped LED silhouette on the mouse. Yet, as good as they look, I don't as often
  
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• New Disney Lorcana Hyperia City mechanic can "completely change the tempo of a game"

  24-09-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just like the real world, it's easy to be dazzled by the bright lights and skyscrapers in Disney Lorcana Hyperia City – but the thing that excites me most about this expansion is far smaller.The game is gearing up for its final set of the year ahead of launch this October, so we're finally getting a good look at what Disney Lorcana Hyperia City involves. It's all suitably impressive; there's a bold new setting where metro meets magic, Coco characters are finally being added to one of the b
  
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• James Gunn clarifies when the Gorilla Grodd show takes place in relation to Man of Tomorrow

  24-09-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  After The People Vs. Gorilla Grodd star Skyler Gisondo claimed last week that the upcoming DCU true-crime mockumentary takes place before the events of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, DCU boss James Gunn has taken to social media to clarify its place on the DCU timeline.Responding to a report on Threads, Gunn said: "Overall in continuity, it's after MoT (and won't come out until then)." This certainly makes sense as, for the most part, the DCU is unfolding in chronological order as each new pro
  
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• Attention all millennials, the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort pre-order gift is a bonafide finger skateboard

  24-09-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is rocking one of the most iconic pre-order bonuses I've seen in a long time: a genuine finger skateboard. If you grew up as a kid during the late 90s or early 2000s, you likely remember seeing these things lining the toy shelves, but I never thought I'd see one given away with a Nintendo Switch 2 game.Pre-ordering the game for £46.95 at TheGameCollection will grant you this retro-fueled extra, which the retailer's official X (Twitter) page has dubbed one of t
  
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• Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio reacts to Daredevil: Born Again ending with season 3

  24-09-2026 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Days after Daredevil's last hurrah was announced, Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio has spoken out on Daredevil: Born Again ending with season 3."We so enjoyed bringing Daredevil: Born Again to you all," said D'Onofrio on Twitter. "You stuck with us, and I like to think we stuck with you. We have the final Season, season 3 heading your way next year with some very cool stuff. Much love to all who have been supportive. I love that character Fisk. Always will."We so enjoyed bringing @Daredevil Born A
  
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• 4 years after full launch, Quake Champions is a paid game on Steam with no microtransactions

  24-09-2026 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a big day for anyone who was avoiding Quake Champions due to its live-service elements. Four years after the FPS first left early access, it's become a completely paid-for game on Steam with no microtransactions and all the characters unlocked for everyone.The announcement calls this "a new chapter" for the shooter. "Along with 30 seasons worth of content to enjoy, all Champions are now unlocked for everyone, and most vanity content is available to equip," reads the message from id Software
  
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• Arc Raiders will finally let players unlock weapons and items without hunting down blueprints

  24-09-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is adding customizable bases called outposts on October 8, and with them comes a new crafting station called the research bench. On top of customizing weapons for PvP or PvE with new upgrades, this bench is key to the research system that players can use to unlock new items and weapons without needing to find their blueprints. At long last, players are freed from the curse of RNG blueprints. At a reveal event attended by GamesRadar+, executive producer Aleksander
  
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