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• How Microsoft Will Report Xbox Numbers Going Forward

  23-10-2015 14:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft will focus more on Xbox Live usership figures instead of console shipment numbers.
  
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• Blizzard squashes major World of Warcraft XP exploit less than an hour before the MMO's Midnight early access begins, sending power levelers back to the drawing board

  27-02-2026 18:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Midnight early access has begun, and everybody's working their way to level 90. Ahead of the release, a major exploit seemed poised to absolutely break the leveling race, but Blizzard quietly announced it had been fixed less than an hour before launch. The studio is also making some notable changes for the first month of Midnight as a result of the exploit.In the pre-release version of Midnight, players discovered that Endeavors – a new system tied to player housing &nda
  
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• Pokemon Pokopia turns classic Garry's Mod mode Prop Hunt into a Ditto-fueled mini-game where you transform into trees and barrels

  27-02-2026 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a new Pokemon game coming in a matter of days: the cartoonish island sim, Pokemon Pokopia. Playing along the lines of Animal Crossing, you control a Ditto who's transformed into a human, building up your habitat and growing the amount of monsters in it. Amid the various activities the game offers is a multiplayer game those who know Garry's Mod will recognize.In the latest trailer, revealed during Pokémon Day 2026, we learn more about what you can get up to with friends on your va
  
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• As Baldur's Gate 3 devs decide what to do next with Divinity, Larian publishing lead celebrates the D&D RPG's late rise in players on Steam: "We on the upnup"

  27-02-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  As work on new RPG Divinity cracks on over at Larian Studios, 2023 Dungeons & Dragons gem Baldur's Gate 3 continues to soar on platforms like Steam – and its continuing popularity is an understandable point of pride for the developers.In a recent online post, publishing director Michael "Cromwelp" Douse explains how, after checking the Steam "Top Sellers" charts, he noticed that Baldur's Gate 3 was in the third spot, right after the likes of the brand-new, hotly anticipated horror titl
  
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• Shocking Resident Evil Requiem reveal: It actually looks really, really good on PS5 Pro because it's the first to use fancy new PSSR tech

  27-02-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has confirmed that Resident Evil Requiem is the first game to use the new and improved version of PSSR for PS5 Pro users, with a new option to use it for games that support the original version coming next month.While playing Resident Evil Requiem, it was one of the few games where I've genuinely been blown away with how good it looks. Walking down the street in first-person as Grace at the start of the game is one of the best graphical showcases the PS5 Pro has had since the opening mounta
  
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• Marvel fans are discussing a potential Wonder Man season 2 as they hope for a West Coast Avengers team-up storyline

  27-02-2026 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite Wonder Man's disappointing streaming numbers following its January release, Marvel fans are now discussing what could happen in a potential second season – or if there should be a new season at all.The MCU show, which sees Yahya Abdul-Mateen II playing a struggling actor with secret superpowers as he auditions for the lead role in a superhero movie, debuted to positive reviews with a score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Our own Wonder Man review gave it 4.5 stars, claiming it "stands a
  
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• I spend most of my time reviewing board games, here's one I can't get enough of this week

  27-02-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Most days, you'll find me testing board games or writing about them. Reviews, features, news stories, and guides about the finest tabletop treasures are my bread and butter, but sometimes, there's a specific title that makes me want to drop everything else. A game so good, I thoroughly irritate everyone around me by insisting we play it at every opportunity.This week, that board game is Life in Reterra.Life in Reterra | $29.99 $21.99 at Amazon
  This family-friendly strategy game is like a cross b
  
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• "The first ever fontslop game": Marathon players are already sick of looking at the upcoming Bungie shooter's "eye sore" UI

  27-02-2026 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Marathon server slam seems to be going well, especially when some players look away from the game's user interface long enough to stop puking. Bungie's maximalist UI is causing some headaches."Marathon gotta be the first ever fontslop game," YouTuber Kelski writes definitively on Twitter. "There's like 20 different combinations of fonts, boldness levels, sizes, spacing, all caps vs regular caps, all on one menu page." A screenshot reveals an onslaught of lime green text boxes and pixelated e
  
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• Star Wars fans are debating whether Obi-Wan Kenobi forgot about Leia being Luke's sister in The Empire Strikes Back

  27-02-2026 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Star Wars fan on Reddit is questioning why Obi-Wan Kenobi did not reference Leia when discussing Luke Skywalker's importance to the rebellion in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, in which Obi-Wan and Yoda's force ghosts have a conversation in which Yoda refers to "another" potential Force user alongside Luke.The opening question asks "Why did Obi-Wan act like he didn't know there was another Skywalker when talking to Yoda when he was literally there at Leia's birth?"Some Redditors are offeri
  
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• Locked in Game Boy jail for 27 years, the wholesome platformer that led to lewd N64 classic Conker's Bad Fur Day is making a comeback on a $70 retro handheld

  27-02-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rare is partnering with retro games brand Evercade on the Super Pocket Rare Edition: an old-school handheld console that looks like a Game Boy and includes 14 classics preloaded onto the machine, including the surprisingly wholesome game that eventually led to lewd-as-heck platformer Conker's Bad Fur Day.The Super Pocket Rare Edition comes from one of the best retro handheld makers around and essentially lets you carry a selection of retro Rare games in your literal pocket for the modest price o
  
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• "He was the first person the Light called": World of Warcraft Midnight turns to the MMO's mightiest hero to help us push back against the Void – Leeroy Jenkins

  27-02-2026 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard's decided to go a bit Avengers: Endgame with World of Warcraft: Midnight, as the opening set-piece involves characters from across the MMORPG's history helping to defend the Sunwell. There are plenty of faces to pick out, but one particular hero stands alone - the inimitable Leeroy Jenkins himself.Fellow millennials and older folks won't need reminding of this guy's importance to Azeroth, but younger generations might not be aware. Essentially, he's an OG World of Warcraft meme, going v
  
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• An unlikely Oscars 2026 nominee is a tense, gut-wrenching odyssey through the desert – with one of the best scores this awards season

  27-02-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sirāt is up for two Academy Awards at the Oscars 2026: Best International Film and Best Sound. In the latter, it could be an underdog winner: the Spanish movie takes a score by French experimental musician Kangding Ray to make a love letter to the rave scene that quickly descends into a hellish cautionary tale. But against what, exactly, is up to us, according to its director.The movie follows Luis, played by Pan's Labyrinth star Sergi López, who's joined by his young son Esteban and
  
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• A new Pokemon TCG expansion celebrates 30 years, but nobody seems to know what it actually is

  27-02-2026 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Pokemon card game expansion is on the way to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary, though I'll be damned if I know what it is.Revealed during the Pokemon Presents stream, fans of the TCG were promised a brand-new expansion in 2026 that will… well, nobody seems to know right now. Indeed, the only hard evidence I've got is that it'll feature the first "simultaneously co-ordinated global launch." In other words, certain markets won't be lagging behind everyone else as per most se
  
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• Razer's new $130 laptop sleeve can wirelessly charge two devices at the same time, as if battery lives didn't have enough to worry about

  27-02-2026 17:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Listen, I appreciate the Razer Blades as some of the best gaming laptops on the market right now, but battery is never a strong point. Now the brand wants you to use that precious juice to power its new wireless charging laptop sleeve, running two wireless charging spots from a USB-C connection to your rig.The charmingly-named Razer Laptop Sleeve 16 with Wireless Charging for Devices comes in at a whopping $129.99, though if you don't need to keep your devices topped up there's also a charging-f
  
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• Playing Pokemon on your phone is good, actually, but I'd do it using this Game Boy controller

  27-02-2026 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Look, I spend a lot of time playing Pokemon on the best retro handhelds, original Game Boy consoles, and fancy FPGA remakes like the Analogue Pocket. However, I need you to ignore the silly gatekeepers telling you not to revisit the monster wrangling RPG using your phone, as your pocket doom scroller can serve as an excellent portable if you use a specific controller.You might already be aware of the GameSir Pocket taco if you frequent my retro hardware coverage. If you're new here, though, it's
  
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• Ryan Gosling says major franchise fare "never felt right" until Star Wars: Starfighter: "It is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity"

  27-02-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ryan Gosling has revealed the reason why he avoided big Hollywood franchises until Star Wars: Starfighter came along. The actor, who during his adult career has stayed away from big superhero and action sagas, is set to star in the upcoming Star Wars film directed by Shawn Levy."It was Shawn's enthusiasm and his vision and the script," Gosling told io9. "And I just avoided these things because they never felt right. And I’m glad I did because I feel like, [similar to] a book like this, [it
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves each have exclusive outfits for your main character, but all I can see is the hoverboard you seem to be carrying

  27-02-2026 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Winds and Waves has officially been unveiled, and that means it's time to start picking apart every little detail shown in that debut trailer as we await further information. The new RPGs will follow up on Scarlet and Violet by offering unique outfit colors depending on the version you choose, but a more important question is being raised by the main character's equipment: Is that a hoverboard?You'll see it clipped to the lead character's backpack throughout the trailer and in their hand
  
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• Bungie responds to early Marathon complaints: the UI is confusing, PvP is infrequent, and voice chat is not working, amid other issues

  27-02-2026 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Marathon server slam is underway, and a number of issues have been pointed out, though the balance between PvP and PvE is proving prevalent. Much like Arc Raiders, Bungie's new FPS offers encounters with rival players and in-game enemies, but people are having trouble finding firefights in the former, and the devs have made note of the problem.The UI, voice chat, mouse input, and some hardware issues make up the rest of the list. Most are actively being worked on, with "some great leads" on
  
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• Sorry, ZeLink shippers, Zelda actor still thinks the 40-year-old pairing is better left "ambiguous": "If there are romantic undertones, it's left in an unrequited state"

  27-02-2026 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's never a particularly easy time to be a ZeLink shipper. As The Legend of Zelda celebrates its 40th birthday, it's never been explicitly confirmed that Link and Zelda are in a romantic relationship, despite many, many hints over the years that they're more than friends. Now though, Zelda actor Patricia Summersett has doubled down on the idea that she thinks it's better for things to remain so "ambiguous."Speaking to IGN in a new interview, Summersett, who voices Zelda in Breath of the Wild, T
  
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• Pokemon Champions brings pocket 'mon PvP to Nintendo Switch in April 2026 according to a flashy new live-action trailer, which also confirms mobile version coming "later this year"

  27-02-2026 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Champions is set to release this April, with a mobile version of the PvP battler launching "later this year."The Pokemon Company revealed the release window during its Pokemon Presents livestream on February 27, in a splashy, new live-action trailer you can watch in full below. A live-action trailer means there's fine print at the bottom clarifying that a large, aggressive man and a little, smirking girl beating each other up in Pokemon Champions from inside a popcorn-covered stadium is
  
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• God of War first look reveals the Prime Video show's Kratos and Atreus, but it might not be enough to silence the doubters

  27-02-2026 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first look at Prime Video's God of War series is here, and we already anticipate a mixed response from diehards.The image, which you can see below, shows Ryan Hurst's Kratos crouching near Atreus (Callum Vinson) as he coaches him through the basics of firing a bow and arrow.(Image credit: Prime Video/Leah Gallo)At first glance, there are no issues here. In fact, everything appears incredibly game-accurate, right down to Kratos' ashen markings and armor. But look at it for too long and it sho
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves trailer gives us our first glimpse at the new starter Pokemon: a fire pomeranian, grass bird, and water gecko who I'm prepared to die for

  27-02-2026 16:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today's Pokemon Winds and Waves announcement, setting course for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, included the reveal of the next lineup of starter Pokemon: Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. Respectively, the grass bird, fire dog, and water lizard put new and adorable spins on established Pokemon type and animal combinations, serving up a new set of buddies for the next generation of Pokemon battles.The Pokemon Winds and Waves starters may feel somewhat familiar to longtime Pokemon players, but after Pokemon
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves confirmed to be open world, with Game Freak unphased by Scarlet and Violet's woes

  27-02-2026 16:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon Winds and Waves will be open world, following on from Game Freak's rough first attempt in Scarlet and Violet.Pokemon hasn't gone through rough times quite like it did with Scarlet and Violet. Sure, the games sold well – it's Pokemon, after all – but the fan reaction to its performance and open world woes was the most negative the fanbase has ever been, which wasn't a great follow-up from the big Dexit controversy that took place with the previous e
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves trailer impresses, but fans are ripping into new Pikachu characters Mr. Windychu and Ms. Wavychu: "They're the elderly couple that perpetually lives on cruises"

  27-02-2026 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Winds and Waves looks pretty lush thanks to its summery, oceanic setting and cute new starter Pokemon, but fans aren't so smitten with the game's two new mysterious Pikachu characters called Mr. Windychu and Ms. Wavychu. Yes, those are their actual names and, gosh, making fun of them is just so easy.Before ever showing us proper footage of the upcoming Generation 10 games during the Pokemon Day 2026 stream, The Pokemon Company opened its reveal trailer with an animated intro showing a cl
  
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• Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen re-releases will be compatible with Pokemon Home after all, so you can once again bring GBA-era creatures to your modern collection

  27-02-2026 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  One week after Nintendo unveiled its surprise FireRed and LeafGreen remakes for Pokemon Day, The Pokemon Company has revealed that the two beloved decades-old gems will indeed be compatible with the Pokemon Home cloud service.Chief operating officer Takato Utsunomiya stated as much during today's Pokemon Presents showcase stream – which you can now go back and watch in full on YouTube – introducing the remakes and their launch today first.
  "The Pokemon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen g
  
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• Zack Snyder says "we talked about" continuing the Snyderverse in a comic or animated movie: "We live in a world where all that's possible"

  27-02-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder has addressed whether the Snyderverse could continue in another form, and it sounds like it's possible.The Snyderverse officially came to an end with the long-awaited release of Zack Snyder's Justice League, AKA the Snyder Cut, which was finally released after a lengthy fan campaign. But, Snyder originally had plans for further movies, which gave rise to the Restore the Snyderverse movement.On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Snyder was asked if he'd thought about turning his plans fo
  
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• Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online next month, but there's no sign of prequel Colosseum just yet

  27-02-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness will be arriving on Nintendo Switch Online GameCube library next month… but weirdly, not Colosseum.Back when the Nintendo Switch 2 was first announced, we got confirmation that GameCube was on the way for Nintendo Switch Online, arriving alongside the console's launch. While we only started out with three games on the subscription, we were promised a number of others including the likes of Luigi's Mansion, Chibi Robo, and Fire Emble
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves Pokedex - all the Pokemon confirmed for Gen 10 so far

  27-02-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Pokemon Winds and Waves Pokedex is already taking shape. With the announcement of the new Gen 10 games earlier, the reveal trailer showed off a whole bunch of familar faces we'll be encountering as we journey across the ocean-bound new region.Obviously, the Pokemon Winds and Waves Pokedex will grow substantially as we prepare for launch in 2027 - almost every Pokemon we've seen so far is one from a previous generation, so with the exception of the Pokemon Winds and Waves starters, we've got
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves announced for 2027, exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2

  27-02-2026 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gen 10 Pokemon is finally upon us – Pokemon Winds and Waves have been officially revealed during the big Pokemon Day 2026 Presents stream, and they're looking very promising.As the final, big announcement of today's Pokemon Presents, we just got our first look at the upcoming pair of creature-collecting RPGs, which are set to launch next year on Switch 2. That also means we've had our first glimpse at some all-new Pokemon, which include Browt, Pombon and Gecqua, our starter 'mons of choice
  
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• Zack Snyder thinks "it's fine to make fun of Martha", but says Batman v Superman criticism is coming from the wrong place: "Do you really want a movie that's had its edges shaved off by focus groups?"

  27-02-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder says it's "fine" for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fans to "make fun" of the movie's emotional 'Martha' scene, since he stands by the way he crafted Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent's name-based brawl regardless."It is true in canon!", he yelled with a smile during a recent appearance on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast. "It is true in canon that Batman and Superman's mothers are both named 'Martha'. That is a fact of the comic book world."In the 2016 outing, Jesse Eisenberg
  
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