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• How Epyx's hardware aspirations led to its own downfall

  22-12-2016 21:24
  
  Video game historian Jimmy Maher recounts the different factors that led to the eventual closure of the game developer Epyx....
  
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• A forever-moaning Shadowheart sends a Baldur's Gate 3 player down a rabbit hole while fans of the RPG demand "the exact steps to achieve this 'bug'"

  04-06-2026 22:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  There aren't many solutions in the replies to a Baldur's Gate 3 player's Reddit thread asking how to fix a bug that causes Shadowheart to repeatedly moan. Instead, thirsty fans of God's favorite princess have shown up to ask for step-by-step instructions on how to recreate something they argue isn't a bug at all.Reddit user Akereth posted a minute-long clip of their party exploring the game while being interrupted by Shadowheart moaning into what sounds like a loudspeaker. She does it enough tha
  
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• "God of War Laufey can be enjoyed completely standalone," says Sony, but you should play 2018 God of War and Ragnarok "to fully appreciate the world"

  04-06-2026 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The recently revealed State of Play showstopper God of War Laufey is the upcoming third game in Sony Santa Monica's Norse Era, serving not as a prequel but as a continuation of the saga running in tandem with the first game, and PlayStation is handing out the green light to play Laufey without knowing anything about its predecessors. Obviously, PlayStation is the expert on its own games – and has a commercial interest in making its new releases look approachable – but I'm gonna go ah
  
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• Dune: Awakening dev knows everyone wants crossplay for the upcoming console release, but it's "technically and operationally complex to implement"

  04-06-2026 20:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dune: Awakening may be lifting off from PC-only territory and arriving on consoles soon, but you won't be able to explore Arrakis with just anyone. According to developer Funcom, crossplay won't be supported because its focus is on finishing the ports and releasing the single-player mode.Funcom acknowledged that players might be disappointed to hear it won't have crossplay at launch, but suggested that it might be added in the future in a statement to Eurogamer.The studio said it will "address i
  
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• Thanks, Valve: a set of Counter-Strike 2 Cologne Major stickers now costs nearly $20,000

  04-06-2026 19:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dramatic changes to one corner of the Counter-Strike 2 market have led to an eye-watering spike in prices for some collectible stickers, putting a set of 100 Cologne Major stickers at nearly $20,000.On Wednesday, Valve sleuth Gabe Follower flagged that "buying one of each of the 100 top CS2 Cologne 2026 Major stickers will now cost $19,447.37, with the most expensive one priced at $1,522." These stickers are available through the CS2 Major Shop, which was recently given a total overhaul. On May
  
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• Horizon Steel Frontiers is coming out in 2027, publisher confirms, while we still wait for news on Forbidden West sequel

  04-06-2026 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things have been slightly quiet on the Horizon front since the release of Lego Horizon Adventures back in late 2024. That's set to change relatively soon, as two massive spin-offs are in the works, and one of them is due to launch next year.The world of Aloy and the mechanized dinosaurs will expand considerably with upcoming MMORRPG Horizon Steel Frontiers, and publisher NCSoft's latest financial report has given us a release window. According to the slides breaking down the company's upcoming s
  
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• Paralives proves it's a true Sims 4 successor as devs desperately try to fix bug where a naked man "can appear in your household if after giving birth, you exit without saving"

  04-06-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Paralives, the charming indie life sim that plays a whole lot like The Sims 4, is finally here – and, as an Early Access title usually does, it boasts a plethora of very silly bugs, one of which the devs are desperately trying to fix.Some bugs are sillier than others – and, no, I'm not just talking about your Paras clipping through the floor and smiling like there's absolutely nothing weird about that at all. I'm talking about the random naked dude who can show up on your property an
  
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• The Pixel Pikachu plush fans fell in love with is now available, so consider this fair warning if you want one

  04-06-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The pixel Pikachu plush that we collectively lost our minds over earlier this year is now available to buy. I expect nothing less than a stampede to grab one, so brace yourself - or join the queue before it's gone, I guess.Following its reveal at a Pokemon 30th Anniversary merch event, the 'Pikachu 1996 Style Plush' just became available for $29.99 at the Pokemon Center (or £24.99 if you're based in the UK). Considering how positively feral the community, including me, went for this thing,
  
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• GTA San Andreas devs "regretted" adding stealth, Rockstar veteran says: "We ended up stretching ourselves too thin"

  04-06-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Rockstar technical director Obbe Vermeij says that stealth missions were something the team regretted about GTA San Andreas.Over on Twitter, a fan asked Vermeij about a silenced M9 Beretta pistol found in the files of GTA 4, as well as two apparently cut missions featuring scripted stealth mechanics. The former Rockstar dev says that while "I don't know about the 2 missions," he explains, "My recollection is that stealth was specifically one of the things we regretted adding to [San Andre
  
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• The 9 God of War collectibles to see you through the wait for Laufey

  04-06-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  1234Shop the collectionShop the collection1TeePublicGod of War t-shirt$242Amazon10-Inch Kratos Plush Toy$24.313Amazon6” Atreus Action Figure$8.924AmazonGod of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective$65.97$99.99Kratos is out and Faye is in. The God of War series is shifting away from our titular hero and his boy over to the Everywhen, where Faye is fighting through her own story within the wider Norse narrative. Until God of War Laufey officially hits the shelves, though, merch is still very mu
  
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• Subnautica 2's first major update "brings back one of the most requested player experiences" and will be "the scariest the game has been yet"

  04-06-2026 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Subnautica 2 lead is teasing that "one of the most requested player experiences" is set to return in the early access survival game's "next major content drop," and we can also expect things to be scarier than ever. Speaking in a new dev log, design lead Anthony Gallegos discusses a number of upcoming quality-of-life improvements first revealed in the Subnautica 2 roadmap, including additional Biomods options and emotes, alongside ongoing bug fixes. What's more, he reveals that Unknown World
  
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• Destiny 2 lead says the final update won't just fade out: "Yes, there's story, yes, we get to say goodbye"

  04-06-2026 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny 2's final update, the Monument of Triumph, will send the game off in style with new narrative content. Narrative director Alison Lührs shared a new trailer for Monument of Triumph on Bluesky earlier today. "The Traveler has returned, the Earth may yet begin to heal, and we take one moment to look where we are, where we’ve been, and what could be," she says.But I'm most interested in her assurances regarding the shape of the sendoff: "Yes, there's story, yes, we get to say good
  
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• Belkin's new Charging Grip combines a slip case with a 10,000mAh power bank to combat Switch 2 battery woes

  04-06-2026 18:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Belkin swiftly earned a spot on our best Nintendo Switch 2 accessory list with its handy charging cases, and now the accessories brand has another power-bank-powered gadget at the ready. The newly announced Charging Grip for Nintendo Switch 2 features a removable magnetic 10K power bank that can be attached to the back. Basically, imagine a slip case that attaches to your Switch 2 that has a 30W charger in tow. It's available for $99.99 (Belkin) starting today, and even comes with a pair of Joy-
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 won't launch "in a half-finished state," director Naoki Hamaguchi promises

  04-06-2026 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy only has one game left until its grand story about climate change and fate is all wrapped up, but series director Naoki Hamaguchi has promised it won't stumble across the finish line. At least, not if he can help it. Now that Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are on all platforms - thanks to the recent Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S ports - all eyes have turned to Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, the project's big conclusion barring any su
  
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• Lego reveals its biggest ever set, and it's even more massive than Lego Minas Tirith

  04-06-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lego has produced many massive kits over the years, but now it's outdone them all with its largest ever set. The Lego Sagrada Família, due to launch on November 1, is an eye-watering 12,000+ pieces strong. That officially makes it 1,000 pieces larger than the previous record holder, the now-retired Lego Art World Map, and bigger than most of the best Lego sets combined. It's around 4K pieces bigger than Lego Minas Tirith as well, which until now was the most impressive Lego model I'd ever
  
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• Helldivers 2 promises "the next evolution of Major Orders," an increased level cap, new missions and more in huge progression overhaul

  04-06-2026 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The war for democracy is going through an evolution. Progression across Helldivers 2 is getting revamped, changing how players level up and earn rewards on both personally and as a whole community."We have consistently received feedback around our endgame progression plans, with players asking about level cap increases and additional ship modules," Mikael Eriksson, game director, says in an official blog. "Simply put: we feel like previously seen progression elements, like raising the level cap
  
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• Star Wars fans are debating one of the biggest differences between Andor and Rogue One

  04-06-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Andor might be a direct prequel to Rogue One, but it does have one key difference with the movie – its tone. While Andor is a gritty political thriller, Rogue One still has more of an edge to it, but is less intense than the show. "I watched Rogue One right after the finale of Andor and they really are played completely differently," says one person on Reddit. "The characters are paper thin in the movie compared to the depth they all get in the show, the pacing is far quicker and there's n
  
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• Surprisingly big Hades 2 update adds a feature we've wanted since the very beginning of Steam Early Access

  04-06-2026 17:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  After receiving its second bigger patch mid-April, Hades 2 returns to the limelight with a new hotfix that addresses a plethora of issues – and adds a couple of nice new features.Just in case you missed it, Supergiant Games launched Patch 2 on April 14, adding bonus content and bettering players' quality of life in-game. It was quite a hefty update, all things considered – but the indie developer clearly isn't done polishing up its roguelike sequel just yet.
  Yesterday, the studio dro
  
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• As every other rival game flees from GTA 6's November release, Palworld lead jokes Pocketpair is going to launch "1.0, Palfarm and the dating sim right alongside" it

  04-06-2026 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  As seemingly every game has decided to release in late September to avoid clashing with GTA 6, Palworld lead John "Bucky" Buckley jokes that he's going nuclear. One common thread throughout the PlayStation State of Play earlier this week – and I suspect one we'll see throughout Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase later this week – is that people really don't want to release around the same time as GTA 6. Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Control Resonant, and Silent Hill: Townfall
  
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• First reviews for horror movie spoof Scary Movie 6 disagree on the jokes, but say the surprise cameos are "inspired"

  04-06-2026 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scary Movie 6 brings back the Wayans family after 25 years away from the franchise. Directed by Michael Tiddes and written by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, and Rick Alvarez, the movie is being billed as a legacy sequel to the first two films – but does it live up to expectations?Unfortunately, reviews for the horror parody have been decidedly negative, debuting to a low 20% Rotten Tomatoes score. While it's not being called an all-out failure, several crit
  
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• Keys Factory is cooking up a new line of Splatoon Raiders accessories, and they don't look very fresh

  04-06-2026 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Keys Factory is known for creating some of the best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories that incorporate officially licensed Ninty games and characters. The brand uses original illustrations to create unique officially licensed cases, Joy-Con covers, and game cart cases that are so cute they're display worthy, but I'm not feeling its new Splatoon Raiders line.Originally discovered by Nintendo Wire in a page that now directs to a 404 (someone may have revealed the products a bit too early), Keys Factor
  
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• A24's Backrooms leads to a surge in players for two co-op horror games inspired by the viral creepypasta

  04-06-2026 16:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  A24's Backrooms is such a monstrous hit at the box office that it's giving two co-op horror games, also set in the Backrooms, a massive bump in player numbers. In what's proving to be an already historic year for horror movies, Backrooms recently set box office records with a worldwide opening-weekend haul of $118 million. The liminal-space horror put up A24's largest debut weekend of all time and made YouTube native Kane Parsons (AKA Kane Pixels) the youngest director ever to top the box office
  
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• New Elden Ring DLC and Nintendo Switch 2 Tarnished Edition finally get a release date

  04-06-2026 16:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Summer Game Fest continues amid rumors of a Nintendo Direct coming next Tuesday, we're expecting to finally get that Elden Ring on Switch 2 release date… oh wait, never mind, they just tweeted it out. Over on the Elden Ring Twitter account, a post confirms that Elden Ring Tarnished Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, 2026, finally bringing the beloved RPG to the portable console after it was literally the first third-party game featured in the big Nintendo Switch 2 Dir
  
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• Man of Tomorrow leak suggests Brainiac has Lex Luthor in his sights, not Superman

  04-06-2026 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new leak has spilled out from the set of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow – and it spells trouble for Lex Luthor and the citizens of Metropolis.As reported by ComicBook.com, a video from the outskirts of the set in Georgia appears to show Brainiac's demands to the good people of the iconic DC city."Attention, citizens of Metropolis: I am your overlord. If you do not hand over Lex Luthor, I will blow up the city," a stand-in for what is surely Lars Eidinger's Brainiac announces during one
  
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• GTA 5 Michael actor says person who sent a swat team to his home will be jailed for 4 years: "Won't be swatting anyone anytime soon"

  04-06-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  For Ned Luke, the voice actor behind Michael in GTA 5, life imitated art in a disturbing way when he was swatted on two separate occasions while playing GTA Online on a livestream. Now, three years later, justice has been served to the culprit, and Luke's been celebrating the ruling.He posted the legal letter he received on Twitter, outlining the details and sentencing. The person in question will be incarcerated for four years, followed by three years of supervision, and a "special assessment"
  
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• Marathon free week players who bought Deluxe Edition for $14 won't get to keep the game as they actually just paid for a bunch of cosmetics, Sony says

  04-06-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has updated the Marathon Deluxe Edition store page after players bought a heavily discounted version of the game during its free-to-play week.The Marathon free week kicked off alongside the release of Marathon Season 2, and fans playing the game – presumably getting a taste for Bungie's shooter and wanting to continue once the week is over – noticed a huge discount on the game's Deluxe Edition, listed for $14 on the PlayStation Store. Per the PlayStation Store listing, this incl
  
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• Director of one of 2026's biggest surprise horror hits slams GenAI: "If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would"

  04-06-2026 13:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Backrooms director Kane Parsons has slammed generative AI. The new horror film is one of the surprise breakout hits of the year, already standing at around $135 million at the worldwide box office. "I think I'm in the same boat as most well-adjusted people," Parsons told The Australian (via Deadline). "If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would. Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me."Though Parsons
  
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• Nintendo announces new Switch 2 with replaceable battery "to meet the Regulation" set out by the EU for waste reduction

  04-06-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has just confirmed that it's releasing a new model of its Switch 2 console in Europe to comply with EU regulations related to batteries and waste.In case you've not heard the chatter about consumer rights and the European Union's aim to reduce battery waste, it's been quite a topic over the last few years – especially as companies continue to release products that don't allow folks who purchase them to repair them alone or replace their batteries.
  The same can be said for the Swit
  
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• Persona 6 hopefuls on high alert as Sega supposedly copyright strikes leaked screenshots of the unannounced JRPG: "The snipers are out"

  04-06-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sega has apparently issued copyright strikes against purported Persona 6 leaks that have been circulating across the internet for days, and some fans are now taking the DMCA notices as soft confirmation in the lead-up to Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase.Persona 6 hasn't been officially revealed, but several convincing images allegedly showing off everything from character designs to the game's green logo recently hit the internet. As with any supposed leak in the modern era, there wa
  
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• Destiny 2's final update has 71 pages of patch notes as Bungie says "our teams have worked tirelessly" to address bugs and are "still hunting down stragglers"

  04-06-2026 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you know you're making your last patch for a game, you might as well make it a big one. Bungie's teased a little bit of what's coming in Destiny 2's last major update, and honestly, I've read shorter novellas.The official Destiny 2 Twitter gives us a peek behind the cosmic curtain. "71 pages of patch notes. 17k words - and we're still hunting down stragglers," reads the tweet."This is a big patch," the team adds. "Our teams have worked tirelessly to hit the highest priority/impacting bugs bef
  
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