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• If developers don't like the term JRPG, what do we use instead?

  01-03-2023 23:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this week, Final Fantasy 16 director and producer Naoki Yoshida expressed his disdain for the genre moniker 'JRPG,' calling it "a discriminatory term." Genre descriptors tend to be catalysts for endless semantic discourse at the best of times, and seeing one of the most notable creators in one of gaming's most beloved lineages trashing the term many of us use to describe it, I've got to wonder earnestly - what are we going to call these games instead?You probably know by now that the ter
  
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• Astarion actor Neil Newbon completes his "two year" Baldur's Gate 3 run, calls the RPG "perfect" and predicts there won't be another like it "either ever, or for a very, very, very long time"

  20-01-2026 20:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Neil Newbon, the actor behind Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3, has completed his two-year-long playthrough of the game and surprise, surprise, he loved it.With all due respect to Newbon, there's very little that hasn't been said about the greatness of Baldur's Gate 3. The game was a triumphant sweep at all of the major game award shows from 2023, topped many GOTY lists that year, and scooped up all sorts of other prestigious awards for various elements like music, performances, and narrative. Stil
  
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• Disney Lorcana Winterspell expansion is doing something it never has before with first Darkwing Duck cards

  20-01-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  2026 is prepped to be one of Disney Lorcana’s most exciting since its debut in 2023. The Core Constructed format is popping off more and more with each passing set, and, of course, this year will also see the long-awaited arrival of Pixar to the game.Before that, there’s still one name missing. We’ve had plenty of Disney Channel cartoons grace Lorcana with Gargoyles being the latest in last year’s Whispers In The Well, but its biggest star has been absent until now. Darkw
  
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• Comparisons to Concord didn't feel great, says ex Marathon art director, but "as much as the haters try online ... you can't take the thing I care about the most"

  20-01-2026 19:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Comparisons to Sony's live service failure Concord could weigh on former Marathon franchise art director Joseph Cross, who left developer Bungie shortly before the release date reveal for the incoming extraction shooter. Facing unflattering discussion, Cross says he focused on the art itself and examined the opportunity to take a rare "risk" on a game like this.Cross discusses his exit from Bungie and his work on Marathon in an interview with ReaderGrev. Asked about the period where Marathon's c
  
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• Modder does the unthinkable, combines PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch 2 into a single machine: "Quit fighting! Stop the console war!"

  20-01-2026 19:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  For as long as I can remember, peace-minded gaming fans have dreamed of the end of the console war – a day when all players might get to enjoy a single console, regardless of the divisions between PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo. To that end, there have been numerous all-in-one console mod projects over the years, but I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite so impressive as the Ningtendo PXBOX 5.Okay, so maybe the name is a bit unwieldy, but this project from Chinese modder 小ê
  
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• Life is Strange: Reunion is the conclusion of Max and Chloe's story, and it's set to release in just 2 months

  20-01-2026 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Life is Strange: Reunion has been officially unveiled, and is set to serve as the conclusion of Max and Chloe's story over a decade since it started.Officially unveiled during today's Life is Strange Reveal Livestream, Reunion is being developed by True Colors and Double Exposure developer Deck Nine, and is releasing surprisingly soon on March 26. This time, both Max and Chloe will be playable in the same game, with Max boasting her classic Rewind powers and Chloe having a "Backtalk" ability tha
  
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• Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming to PS5 because the FPS is "best played when we have a large, healthy community" say lead devs: "We're able to honor the Halo legacy on PlayStation"

  20-01-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as Sonic the Hedgehog eventually found his way onto Nintendo hardware, Master Chief is about to make the leap onto PlayStation with Halo: Campaign Evolved, a top-down remake of the classic FPS. Putting the face of Xbox on PS5 is a bold move, but it's one made with the idea of further unifying fans of the franchise, and ushering in a new era.In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+, two leads from Halo Studios (the renamed 343 Industries) explain exactly why it made sense to release this i
  
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• The Binding of Isaac creator's new roguelike Mewgenics already has over a third of the achievements of Isaac despite it being 11 years and 3 expansions ahead

  20-01-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Edmund McMillen has posted an image on social media striking fear into the hearts of many – Mewgenics will have 280 achievements on Steam at launch.After first being announced in 2012, Mewgenics is finally releasing next month on February 10, 2026. The game was cancelled in 2016, but subsequently rebooted back in 2018, and since then McMillen has been hyping it up as his opus, noting that The Binding of Isaac – perhaps the best roguelike game of all time – was only a practise r
  
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• This Switch 2 dock will soon make my evil plan to turn everyone's handheld into a Gamecube a reality

  20-01-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sorry, not sorry, but I think the Switch 2 should be more like a GameCube. Thankfully, I'm not the only one who wants to give one of the best gaming handhelds right now early 2000s console vibes, as Retro Fighters just teased its "battle dock" with integrated GameCube controller ports and swappable faceplates.In a new teaser clip, accessory maker Retro Fighters shows off the GameCube battle dock in action. Rather than serving as seperate unit, the Switch 2's official docking station slides betwe
  
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• Palworld dev "couldn't believe" the state of publisher deals in games and wanted to be "much fairer" with devs: "The price you have to pay is someone else taking all your money for years and years"

  20-01-2026 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair Publishing, the indie publishing arm of Palworld developer Pocketpair, was largely a means of giving back to the games industry on the back of unexpected success, and it also became a way to push back on skewed contracts at a time where indies are struggling to find funding at all.Speaking with The Game Business, Pocketpair communications and publishing head John 'Bucky' Buckley recalls how, after Palworld's meteoric launch, the studio was bombarded with pitches from folks hoping for
  
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• "I have no regrets saving Hytale": After selling the game to Riot, watching it die, buying it back, and launching in early access, Hypixel founder says "it just worked"

  20-01-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  One full week after it first launched, Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme is reflecting on the journey getting here, and thinks it was absolutely worth it.Hytale's lengthy development is the stuff of legend at this point, over the course of 10 years, the game went through a sale to Riot Games, a development reboot, a cancellation, and, finally, a revival when Hypixel founder Collins-Laflamme purchased the rights to the game back from Riot Games. And while it's not been without issues –
  
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• Hytale gets crossplay with Minecraft thanks to 15-year-old modder presumably channeling some form of black magic

  20-01-2026 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hytale launched into early access just last week, and modders are already starting to do some wild stuff. Well, one modder in particular is worth highlighting – the same person who got Windows 95, Doom, and Hytale itself running in Hytale has now done something that's arguably even more impressive. He's gotten crossplay working between Minecraft and Hytale.While developer Hypixel's origins lie in running modded Minecraft servers, Hytale is an original game that simply shares Minecraft's bl
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3's early access approach wouldn't have helped Pillars of Eternity 2's "big miss" at launch, says RPG vet Josh Sawyer – and even Larian faced Act 3 woes

  20-01-2026 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  RPG legend Josh Sawyer doesn't think Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire's launch would have been any better for following the same early-access model as Baldur's Gate 3, even if he admits Obsidian's approach wasn't "perfect."Pillars of Eternity and its sequel, Deadfire, both had backer betas – exactly as the name suggests, granting early access to eligible backers of the RPGs. In a new video on his YouTube channel (below), Sawyer, the director of both games, is asked if he'd change anything a
  
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• Palworld lead admits the team can get "swept up" in negativity: "There's a percentage of people who make it their unofficial job to rant"

  20-01-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair's head of publishing and communications, John 'Bucky' Buckley, has admitted that negativity aimed at Palworld does get to the team at times.Palworld is now two years old somehow, and if the passage of time isn't too scary for you, it is wild to think about where the game is now. Sure, it's still in early access for the time being, but it's spawned a dating sim spinoff, an upcoming farming game spinoff, and – perhaps most impressively – has allowed PocketPair to become a fu
  
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• Valve softens Steam AI disclosure to distinguish "efficiency gains" from "the use of AI in creating content that is shipped with your game"

  20-01-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As generative AI becomes increasingly commonplace in game development, Valve created a Steam tag to label any releases that use such tech. In a new wrinkle, this labelling now pertains more explicitly to public assets, distinguishing them from other uses of the tools.Simon Carless of GameDiscoverCo noticed the discrepancy in Steam's backend. There have been some alterations to the questions asked. "Does this game use generative artificial intelligence to generate content for the game, either pre
  
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• Asus may not be making gaming phones anymore, but RedMagic just launched a slimmer, cheaper handset

  20-01-2026 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Asus may have bowed out of the race to the best gaming phone, but RedMagic is just behind it in the league tables. Once the ROG Phone 9 Pro drops off the shelves, this is the brand you'll likely be turning to for high performance gaming in your pocket. Now, just a few days after the ROG brand ducked through the ropes, RedMagic has launched its latest handheld in China.RedMagic 11 Pro(Image credit: Future)The RedMagic 11 Pro is the brand's current flagship, offering some of the best speeds I've s
  
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• Bungie sets Marathon apart from Arc Raiders' AI-infused voices with a stacked cast of actors including Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 talent

  20-01-2026 15:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bungie has unveiled a massive cast list for its upcoming shooter Marathon, featuring the likes of Baldur's Gate 3, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Hades 2 actors.Alongside confirming the March release date, Bungie confirmed that Marathon will feature the voices of a very short cast list including, ahem, "Krizia Bajos, Samantha Béart, Beau Bridgland, Ry Chase, Roger Clark, Darin De Paul, Jennifer English, Dave Fennoy, Nika Futterman, Morla Gorrondona, Reina Guthrie, Donnla Hughes, Keston
  
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• Razer has teamed up with one of the biggest K-pop groups, but forgot to make a headset

  20-01-2026 15:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer has just unveiled that it's teaming up with K-pop group Blackpink to release a range of PC gaming accessories, and suddenly, I wish I were a stan. The line features a range of existing peripherals that are draped out in a stunning pink colorway, which Razer states is inspired by the group's "concert visuals and performance energy."Just like Razer's past collaborations, it's not the best gaming chair, keyboard, and mouse that has been given the limited edition treatment. Instead, it's the b
  
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• 45 years after it aired its last episode, cult classic sci-fi show Blake's 7 is getting a reboot from The Last of Us and Doctor Who director

  20-01-2026 15:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us director Peter Hoar is teaming up with The Witcher producer Matthew Bouch to bring back beloved BBC sci-fi show Blake's 7.The cult classic, which ran between 1978 and 1981, was essentially the UK's answer to Star Trek, as it followed a space-based crew of outlaws plotting rebellion against the totalitarian Terran Federation. Initially, it centered on the Liberator's righteous, reckless captain Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas), before Paul Darrow's computer expert Kerr Avon took over in s
  
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• Zootopia 2 has a surprise Moana crossover as director reveals the sequel-teasing feather was borrowed from a major character in the Disney movie

  20-01-2026 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like Zootopia 2 and Moana have something in common after all as an animator behind the new sequel reveals that the sequel "borrowed" an item from the Disney princess movie.During the Zootopia 2 post-credits scene, we see a single feather fall beside Judy Hopps' carrot-shaped pen, all but confirming that birds exist in the Zootopia universe. However, it sounds like the feather was a pretty last-minute addition, as the animators had to borrow it from another Disney movie altogether."A lit
  
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• James Gunn confirms Dynamic Duo animated movie isn't being rewritten to be part of the DCU

  20-01-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has provided two updates on the upcoming animated Dynamic Duo movie – one of which confirms that it won't be part of the DCU."Really, really well," Gunn replied when a fan on Threads asked how the movie was going, before responding, "Nope," when someone else asked if it was true that the film was being rewritten to be part of the DCU.Arthur Mintz, the CEO of animation studio Swaybox, is directing Dynamic Duo from a script by Coco screenwriter Matthew Aldrich. Gunn and The Batman
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 sales are "incredible" following Divinity announcement says Larian boss, and Original Sin 2 has had "its best month" since 2017: "Wish I'd removed the squirrel in time"

  20-01-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of Larian Studios announcing a new Divinity is on the way, Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 have seen nice big spikes in sales. As much isn't surprising, since Larian had the honor of being the biggest publicity stunt and final reveal of last year's The Game Awards, but the sheer amount is a pleasant surprise for the company.Founder Swen Vincke expressed his polite astonishment on Twitter. "Sales for both Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 have been incredible s
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod hit with DMCA takedown, CD Projekt Red is "happy" for it to return if it's made free, but its creator won't budge: "I'm sorry but I don't believe you are within your rights"

  20-01-2026 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  As CD Projekt hits a Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod with a DMCA takedown over being locked behind a paywall, its creator says "I don't believe you are within your rights in demanding that my software needs to be free."The famed VR mode modder known as Luke Ross has been adding VR support to popular games for years now – his R.E.A.L VR mod framework has been applied to everything from Elden Ring to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, GTA 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2. Those latter two were also hit with a DMCA t
  
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• Only a week into his job, Nintendo legend Reggie Fils-Aimé had to deal with retailers "upset" there weren't enough copies of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire: "I never let that happen ever again"

  20-01-2026 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé has recalled having to deal with a Pokemon shortage during his first week on the job.Fils-Aimé became a cultural icon to Nintendo fans, so much so that he is the owner of the @Reggie handle on Twitter thanks to being mononymously known by the name for so many years. He joined Nintendo in late 2003 as executive vice president of sales and marketing, and months later at E3 2004 became a face of the company and a meme in the making
  
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• I'm a physical media girlie, and now's the perfect time to grab Frieren on Blu-Ray and DVD

  20-01-2026 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Frieren Beyond Journey's End season two has finally landed on Crunchyroll, but I'm planning a re-watch before I continue the story around my favourite silver-haired mage. Just like the new season two, I could pop on my PS5 Crunchyroll app and stream the previous episodes, but as someone who's been collecting physical copies of anime films and series since the early 00s, I'd much rather grab the episodes on Blu-ray and DVD while I still can.Like a lot of modern anime, Frieren Beyond Journey's End
  
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• "High performance and great value" - Ayaneo just unveiled a new handheld gaming PC brand, but I've still got premium price fears

  20-01-2026 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looks like Ayaneo is hoping for a fresh start in 2026, as the best gaming handheld contenders just announced a new portable PC brand. While the company isn't ditching its original name entirely, it is launching a "Konkr" sub-brand that includes a Windows AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 model with an OLED screen.In a product sharing session, Ayaneo revealed that its next punchy portable will be the Konkr Fit, a 7-inch handheld gaming PC that ditches the company's main moniker. While the company says the br
  
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• Lost star Josh Holloway says he was once offered the part of Gambit in X-Men Origins but was later let go because they wanted someone "10 years younger"

  20-01-2026 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like a long-rumored fancasting held some truth as Lost star Josh Holloway has revealed that he was once cast as the Cajun hero in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but was ultimately let go due to his age."Well Gambit was one. As a matter of fact, I read with Hugh Jackman and got the part," said Holloway to Collider. "I learned the card tricks and everything." However, Marvel ultimately let Holloway go. "They hugged me, said, 'You're it! I'll see you on set.' By the end of that evening, the stu
  
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• Still confused about the Culling Game? Jujutsu Kaisen has released a three-minute explainer to provide some much-needed clarity

  20-01-2026 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Still struggling to wrap your head around the rules of Jujutsu Kaisen's Culling Game? The third season's latest episode had plenty of criticism flung its way after a convoluted half an hour filled with flow charts, rules, and ambiguous motivations.Thankfully, the shonen anime has responded in fine form – with a chibi-style recap that takes viewers through the main beats of the sorcerer battle royale arc in under three minutes.Instead of Tengen running through the regulations for the Cullin
  
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• New 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple fan theory adds dark context to Sir Jimmy Crystal's murderous cult

  20-01-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror fans are convinced they've worked out why Jack O'Connell's villain Sir Jimmy Crystal has set rules when it comes to the size of his murderous cult in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – and their theory is as heartbreaking as it is dark.If you cast your minds back to the previous film, you'll remember its bleak prologue in which zombies descend upon a family home and a nearby church in Scotland, killing a bunch of kids and the local vicar. One child gets away... which we realised back
  
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• Arc Raiders devs have "100% discussed" transforming Speranza into a walkable hub like Destiny 2 or Monster Hunter, lead says it'll happen "at the right moment": "There's definitely a good appetite on the team"

  20-01-2026 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Speranza, the central area in Arc Raiders where you can rest easy and get yourself together before heading out, seems like it would be a lovely safe haven to wander around. Developer Embark Studios agrees, and hopes to transform the place into a walkable neighborhood one day, but for the time being, there are other priorities."We've 100% discussed it. I think it was like the first question asked when we started building the front end of the game," Virgil Watkins, design director on Arc Raiders,
  
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