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• Israel issues Syria warning after concern over Iran-backed forces

  13-11-2017 18:49 via yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled Monday that Israel would take military action in Syria when it sees fit as it seeks to ensure Iran-backed forces stay away from its territory.Israel has long accused Iran, its main enemy, of taking advantage of Syria's civil war to send its Revolutionary Guard and its Lebanese Shiite ally Hezbollah into southern Syria, close to the border with the Jewish state.It has sought to avoid being dragged into the fighting but has carried out dozens of air stri
  
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• SanDisk is celebrating 30 years of Pokemon with Mew and Mewtwo edition drives, and gaming storage has never looked cuter

  25-08-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've ever sat there looking at your plain, portable gaming storage and thought, "I wish these were cute and had pictures of Pokemon on them," then you'll be glad to know that SanDisk has you covered. The storage brand has just unveiled a new Mew Edition USB-C Flash Drive and a Mewtwo Edition Portable SSD to celebrate 30 years of the franchise, which has resulted in one of the first "aww" utterances I've ever had while looking at storage.The Mew Edition drive is available in a 128 GB capacit
  
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• Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Live Coverage – All the news as it happens

  25-08-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 has officially arrived, and we've got over two hours of reveals, announcements, news, and trailers to look forward to from the latest and greatest video games and video game adaptations. And the Muppets, probably, if host Geoff Keighley has anything to say about it.How to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 predictionsGamescom 2026 scheduleWe'll be running through all of the expectations ahead of the annual gaming event before p
  
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• After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, devs promise to fix Captain Price's hair as his unexpected balding goes viral

  25-08-2026 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Modern Warfare 4 beta started over the weekend, and besides all the chatter about balancing and time-to-kill, it's Captain Price's haircut that's caught the attention of many. Our man should maybe get a new barber, and this iteration's developer, Infinity Ward, and Call of Duty publisher, Activision, are actively working to find him one.Soon after the preview period started, fans began to notice how the handlebar-mustache-sporting soldier wasn't looking too good this time around. Gone is his
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 fans make the DLC they've always wanted with a massive Mexico mod that features new NPCs, towns, wildlife, and a lot more

  25-08-2026 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Red Dead Redemption 2 is still going strong despite being a good eight years old now, with fans keeping it alive via expansive mods – like Nuevo Paraíso, the "ambitious recreation of the Mexican territory from RDR1" we've waited some time for.We don't have much longer to wait, thankfully, as creator Rixus has unveiled the mod's big release date in a new trailer over on YouTube – and it's coming next month on September 16.
  Seeing as we're just a few weeks away from the launch n
  
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• Our favorite Knight of the Seven Kingdoms character probably won't ever return: "Unfortunately, he's not in any more of the stories that George R.R. Martin has written"

  25-08-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the standouts of the brilliant Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was Daniel Ings' Ser Lyonel Baratheon. Known in George R.R. Martin's novellas as the Laughing Storm, his flamboyant portrayal won over viewers, leading to him to become a fan-favorite of the HBO Max series. Unfortunately, it seems like he won't be a part of the upcoming second season of the show, as his character does not return again. Speaking to the Radio Times, Ings was asked if he'd be up for coming back. "Oh, man, I'd love t
  
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• Like Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii worries live streams may not actually sell games: "Some people will be satisfied by just watching"

  25-08-2026 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon Quest creator and industry legend Yuri Horii says that he doesn't understand how live streaming games has become so popular, and he wonders if the practice helps advertise games or not. He believes that streaming fans are the result of a new type of light, or casual, gamer who just wants to see what a game is about without playing it themselves.In an interview with Famitsu that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Horii discusses how much player tastes have changed when it comes to the types
  
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• Roblox takes down controversial doomscrolling game, promises to remove others that reward watching "a continuous feed of content" as they're "not appropriate for younger users"

  25-08-2026 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Roblox has been in the limelight the past couple of days thanks to Steal an Egg, a pet-raising simulator that encourages users to continuously doomscroll through reels while running on a virtual treadmill Black Mirror-style – or, well, used to encourage.Used to, because Roblox actually deplatformed the game yesterday following folks' outrage online over Steal an Egg's encouragement of short-form video overconsumption (you know, doomscrolling). At first, users weren't sure why Roblox remove
  
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• This is not a drill Scooby Gang, official Monster High Buffy the Vampire Slayer dolls are coming

  25-08-2026 15:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Buffy the Vampire Slayer Monster High dolls exist. That's a sentence I never thought I'd get to utter. Yet as someone who grew up wishing they were a chosen one and who spent every Halloween dressed as every Sunnydale local under the sun, it's a phrase I'm glad I can say. It's not even just a Buffy who has got the Monster High makeover, but a two-pack featuring both the Slayer herself and Angel. It's set to drop on September 4 at 9 AM PT.The $98 / £89 set will be exclusive to Fang Club mem
  
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• 20 years on, fans are discovering a Jack Black Green Lantern movie almost happened

  25-08-2026 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns may be on everyone's lips right now, but fans are discovering that a Green Lantern movie starring Jack Black almost happened.As revisited by YouTube channel Cutshort, talks surrounding Jack Black and Green Lantern began in 2004 on gossip column Lying in the Gutters and an Ain't It Cool forum post.Described as a "zany comedy" and penned by writer-actor Robert Smigel as an adaptation of 1980s arc Emerald Dawn, a script was leaked online in 2006.The leaked script was panned then and looks
  
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• Nintendo reveals its first price-hiked Switch 2 bundles, but I wouldn't recommend waiting for them

  25-08-2026 15:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo is launching two Switch 2 bundles this Fall season, with a very familiar Mario Kart World bundle back on the shelves in late September and a new Switch Sports Resort package following on October 22. Both offers come with an additional extra compared to the Nintendo Switch bundle deals we've traditionally seen in the past, with 90 days of Nintendo Switch Online (an Individual subscription) included in the box as well. Still, those dates fall well after the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 pric
  
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• Spider-Man: No Way Home producer explains the difference between Marvel's many worlds and the "grounded" multiverse of Dark Matter season 2

  25-08-2026 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Multiverse Saga is nearing its endgame with Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, but on the small screen, Apple TV sci-fi series Dark Matter is keeping the multiverse flame alight. Matt Tolmach bridges the gap between the two as a long-serving producer on Sony's Spider-Man movies and Dark Matter season 2, and has shared his thoughts on their wildly differing approaches to multiversal storytelling.Speaking with GamesRadar+ ahead of the Apple TV panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026,
  
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• Love and Deepspace fans beware, a Sylus Nendoroid figure is on the way

  25-08-2026 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Good Smile Company seems to be hoping that love is in the air, because a Love and Deepspace Nendoroid figure is on the way.Although it's not a full range (yet), we are getting a Sylus figure for our trouble. The leader of the Onychinus criminal organization has been transformed into an adorable Nendoroid figure with a handful of accessories like his mechanical crow Mephisto, and even though this version is pint-sized, it still captures the Love and Deepspace love interest's personality rathe
  
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• Where to buy Pokemon Polaroid cameras before they get snapped up

  25-08-2026 15:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Polaroid pre-orders are hitting the shelves, and you can now claim your own Pikachu, Sylveon, or Pokeball instant camera. Not only that, but if you're not keen on the $99.99 cameras themselves, there's a whole host of accessories to snap up, starting from just $14.99. Wondering where to buy these adorable snappers? You're heading straight to the Polaroid Store. This is where we're seeing stock landing en masse right now, and there's still time to scoop up your Pokemon Polaroid pre-order.
  
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• ROG Xbox Ally X20 pre-orders are now live, but you're looking at $1,299.99 even for the standalone OLED handheld

  25-08-2026 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  ROG Xbox Ally X20 pre-orders are now live, and both the standalone handheld and lavish XReal AR Glasses bundle will hit shelves on October 15. If you've been waiting for a portable PC upgrade, that's not too long a wait, but I am wondering how many players will be rushing with cash in hand for an even pricier successor to an already expensive contender.Serving as a revamped version of the ROG Xbox Ally X, the new Microsoft and Asus gaming handheld comes in at $1,299.99. For your money, you are g
  
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• Lanterns fans are growing more suspicious of Sheriff Kane, but they don't think she's the Manhunter

  25-08-2026 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns fans are pretty much in agreement that there's something not quite right with Kelly MacDonald's Sheriff Kerry Kane, and they think she's definitely hiding something. Warning, the following contains mild spoilers for Lanterns season 1 episode 2, so turn back now if you haven't caught up. First, read our spoiler-free Lanterns review.After William Macon shoots Hal Jordan, Sheriff Kane takes him to the hospital, where she watches over him while he wakes up from his anesthesia. Once awake, K
  
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• The white Epomaker GX1 wireless headset gives me Y2K vibes in the best possible way

  25-08-2026 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Epomaker GX1 didn't instinctively remind me of the early 2000s and the turn of the millennium until I caught a glimpse of the white version of the headset. Rather than dunking the entire pair in a basic shade of white, Epomaker included metallic baby blue yokes that instantly reminded me of the Y2K-era.In the early 2000s, tech was either transparent or coated in silver and metallic colors to give it that 'space age' look of the future. This $49.99 pair went the metallic route and, when combi
  
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• Latest GTA 6 leak heads to the beach, and it looks like Rockstar is delivering on the crowd density it promised 3 years ago

  25-08-2026 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The huge GTA 6 leaks continue to drip onto the internet, with our latest look at the Rockstar Games behemoth taking us to the beach. Not so surprisingly, fans are pretty impressed that the studio managed to keep the bustling crowds shown in GTA 6's very first trailer.The hacker known as Cyberleek has been slowly but surely leaking small clips from the upcoming game almost every day over the past two weeks. Everything from the full Leonidas map to the game's new strip clubs and nude parties has b
  
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• Lanterns episode 2 shouts out one of Alan Moore's weirdest Green Lantern stories

  25-08-2026 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns episode 2 has a deep-cut Alan Moore tribute that you almost certainly missed.In the episode, John Stewart is tasked with heading back to Hal Jordan's place to retrieve the lantern needed to charge the Power Ring. Upon reaching Hal's vault, he calls up his reluctant mentor for the voice code needed to unlock it. The passphrase? "Mogo doesn't socialize."As pointed out by the perfectly-named Mr. Know it All on Twitter, that's actually a reference to a story in 1985's Green Lantern #188.'Mo
  
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• Anakin Skywalker star Hayden Christensen thinks there's "still opportunity" to reunite with Padmé actor Natalie Portman in Star Wars

  25-08-2026 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anakin Skywalker star Hayden Christensen wants to work with Padmé Amidala actor Natalie Portman in Star Wars again. The duo starred together in prequel movies Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, but despite both Christensen and Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor returning to Star Wars since, Portman has yet to reprise her role. "I would love to get to work with her again and play these characters together," Christensen told USA Today at D23. "I think there's still opportunity to
  
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• Redditor finds Windows has wiped their gaming laptop GPU drivers, and it's all down to eco mode

  25-08-2026 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 user took to Reddit last week to report a strange gaming laptop disappearance. Their RTX 5070 Ti GPU drivers had been magically wiped by Windows, leaving no trace and forcing them to redownload all the required gubbins to get their dedicated GPU back in action. The culprit? A couple of weeks powered down to eco mode. U/Ok-Horse-3169 first took the issue to r/ZephyrusG14 five days ago, providing a comprehensive rundown of the strange dGPU murder. The user found that when
  
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• Fall 2 immersive screening challenged its audience to watch the movie without falling, and it puts 4DX to shame

  25-08-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The sequel to the nerve-shattering horror movie Fall is pulling out all the stops on its marketing campaign. The movie, called Fall 2: Deadpoint, tells the story of two young women who get trapped 3,000 feet up in the air while attempting a plank walk on Mount Kwan in Thailand.Stuck on wooden planks, the two women must try to find a way out as their energy depletes. To give audiences a taste of the challenge the protagonists are facing, Lionsgate hosted an immersive screening where audiences hav
  
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• Beast of Reincarnation patch goes for some of the biggest pain points in Pokemon devs' new action-RPG, but players aren't sold on balance changes yet

  25-08-2026 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game Freak has released a new patch for Beast of Reincarnation that addresses some of the game's main issues; however, the removal of some friction has left the community not entirely happy. Beast of Reincarnation, released earlier this month, marked Pokemon developer Game Freak's first original console game since 2019 and marked a departure for the developer, as it went from its typical cartoony style to a realism-inspired aesthetic. The action RPG got fairly mixed reviews, with the GamesRadar+
  
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• Out of nowhere, Ori studio drops a 10-hour demo for a new city-builder that uses "the best elements of Minecraft, Sim City, and Civilization"

  25-08-2026 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The devs behind the Ori series and upcoming action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked have been busy. Not only is the latter getting a spin-off of sorts, but there's also another new game coming from a newly revealed wing of the company dedicated to making little curios."As many of you folks know, we have very ambitious plans for No Rest for the Wicked," Thomas Mahler, the CEO of Moon Studios, says in a post on Twitter. "We're in love with the ARPG genre and we believe deeply that so much more can be do
  
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• Over an hour of footage from the canceled Iron Man game is online, and it sure looks like the Just Cause devs' take on Marvel

  25-08-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avalanche Studios' canceled Iron Man game was never officially announced to the public, but over an hour of footage from the open-world superhero game has now spilled online.To quickly catch you up on the project, the developer of Just Cause and Mad Max was once in charge of making an open-world game starring Iron Man during the MCU's early years in the 2010s. While Disney and Avalanche never went public about their collaboration, studio co-founder and former boss Christofer Sundberg spilled the
  
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• Lanterns episode 2 contains some hilarious Hal Jordan Easter eggs that you may have missed

  25-08-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're only two episodes into Lanterns, but it is packed with Easter eggs and DC references. However, you may have missed some hilarious pop culture nods in the recent installment. Warning, the following contains mild spoilers for Lanterns season 1 episode 2, so turn back now if you haven't caught up. First, read our spoiler-free Lanterns review.Partway through Lanterns episode 2, when Aaron Pierre's John Stewart looks around Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan's huge house for the Lantern, he stumbles up
  
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• Saoirse Ronan says she's "dead serious" about playing a Bond villain as rumors about Jack Lowden's 007 casting swirl

  25-08-2026 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another day, another James Bond rumor has been circulating. Jack Lowden, the star of Apple TV runaway hit Slow Horses is being closely linked to 007, according to GQ. And now the star's partner, Saorise Ronan has shared her desire to become a Bond villain."I want to go dark. I said that I wanted to be a Bond villain and I’m dead serious," she told Empire recently. "I think it would be really interesting, having a young female villain. Especially for girls and women, to see someone who can
  
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• Luke Cage showrunner reveals why Mahershala Ali was only in 7 episodes as Cottonmouth despite "killing it"

  25-08-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The MCU may have let Mahershala Ali slip through its fingers with vampire hunter Blade, but Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker revealed why he didn't "fumble the bag" with the Oscar-winning actor for his turn as iconic crime boss Cottonmouth."I didn’t fumble the bag the first time," Coker wrote on Twitter in response to a fan suggesting Marvel fumbled Ali twice.Ali played Cornell Stokes, AKA Cottonmouth, in the first season of Luke Cage and instantly became one of the standout characte
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day villain actor has theories on where his Marvel character is now after the ending left his fate unclear

  25-08-2026 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bill Metzger actor Trammell Tillman has some theories on what his Marvel character is doing after the ending of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. In the film, his fate is left ambiguous, though it would seem he escaped after the Punisher accidentally shot Peter Parker while aiming for Sadie Sink's Jean Grey. "He's on the apology tour," Tillman joked to Polygon. "I don't know. Probably taking a vacation. He encountered some pretty heavy stuff. I remember having this conversation with [director] Destin [
  
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• Persona 6 will have a physical PS5 copy, leaving fans convinced Atlus is releasing the JRPG before Sony ditches discs in 2028

  25-08-2026 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 6 is getting some kind of physical release on PS5, and some fans are taking it as a sign that Atlus plans to launch the long-awaited game before Sony buries PlayStation discs in 2028. The news comes courtesy of an announcement post published by Sega Japan around the same time as the game's official reveal - June 8 - though it seems series enjoyers only recently caught wind of the small print tucked away at the bottom of the page: "Only physical copies of the PlayStation 5 version are ava
  
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