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• JSAUX's latest Switch gadget adds new features to your old Pro Controller, but it is a year too late or right on time?

  01-09-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not quite made the leap to the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller but still eyeing up those back buttons? JSAUX's latest launch might be for you. The brand teased its Voidjoy Elite Extender alongside its new controller wing last month, and the brand has just made the $39.99 accessory available for purchase today. It's essentially a hug for your original Switch Pro Controller. A wraparound buddy that sits on the main body of the gamepad, adding 1,800mAh of extra battery life and a suite of addition
  
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• 20 years later, Left 4 Dead 2 lead admits Valve's team leaked their own trailer because the ESRB blocked them from officially releasing it: "We can't get in trouble for that now"

  03-09-2026 23:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  "We leaked our trailer," admits Left 4 Dead 2 project lead and Valve veteran Chet Faliszek in a new YouTube video. "I think we can't get in trouble for that now, it's like 20 years ago," he then says, with an air of mild nervousness about him.In his YouTube confessional, Faliszek explains that the ESRB had originally blocked Valve from releasing a trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 which, in the opinion of the ratings board at the time, was too graphic to publish. The video is actually about the fabled "
  
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• Steam earned Valve $15 billion in revenue so far this year, with Crimson Desert alone topping $203 million according to analyst

  03-09-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steam has made a top-heavy $15 billion in gross revenue so far this year according to Alinea Analytics market analysis lead Rhys Elliott – and Crimson Desert was its most lucrative new IP by far.Elliott describes Steam as "Valve's functional monopoly on the PC market" in a new Substack post breaking down its 2026 earnings, which are up around 15% from 2025. Actually, Steam appears to be on track for a historic payday; Elliott explains, "The first eight months of this year have already leap
  
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• Guild Wars 3 wants to solve every MMO's biggest problem, and might actually pull it off: "No subscription fee helps there too"

  03-09-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Guild Wars 3, developer ArenaNet is looking to directly tackle probably the biggest challenge in the entire MMO space: these things are hard to get into, and even harder to get your friends into. As part of our big Guild Wars 3 preview, we spoke to studio head Colin Johanson about ArenaNet's next big adventure. He examines the onboarding and accessibility hurdles endemic to MMOs, or in short, the second job problem. "We want to have that next generation come play MMOs," he begins, "and I th
  
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• Microsoft invents new level of 'own nothing and like it': 5 to 15 hours of playtime a month for Xbox cloud gaming, but you can "purchase additional cloud playtime"

  03-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox Cloud Gaming, once a vaunted lure for the Microsoft ecosystem, will soon cap players to 5-to-15 hours of base playtime per month based on the tier of their Xbox Game Pass membership. In a blog post, Microsoft outlines substantial changes coming to its cloud gaming service. "Today, eligible Game Pass subscribers can stream without these monthly hour limits," it reads. But beginning in November, subscribers will only be able to stream games through the cloud for a few hours each month.15 hour
  
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• Neflix orders Dungeons and Dragons TV show based on Ravenloft from Children of Men director Alfonso Cuarón

  03-09-2026 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has ordered a live-action TV show based on Ravenloft, the spooky-ooky vampire-laden storyline from Dungeons and Dragons... and I've never, ever been happier.Per Deadline,the upcoming drama is a joint venture between writer, executive producer, and frequent Tim Burton collaborator John August, executive producer Alfonso Cuarón, and Hasbro Entertainment.Ravenloft is all about Darklord Strahd von Zarovich (and if this name sounds familiar, it might be because you heard it in the fina
  
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• No Man's Sky fan adds Nvidia's DLSS 5 to the game, Hello Games programmer worries the AI filter could ruin its "unique look and feel"

  03-09-2026 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  People have been inflicting the cruel colors and harsh lines of Nvidia's DLSS 5 on games that were normal before they were forced to look like AI-enhanced Love Island, and Hello Games' stylized space explorer No Man's Sky is the latest victim. A popular fanmade clip showing No Man's Sky looking more unnaturally crisp than a hangnail reveals plenty of people actually want DLSS 5 – but that developer Hello Games probably won't give it to them.The original post from Twitch streamer Oskar1up h
  
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• Days before BlizzCon, Blizzard begins mysterious StarCraft teaser amid rumors of StarCraft 3

  03-09-2026 21:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been over a decade since the last proper new entry in the StarCraft series, but hopes for a new game have intensified alongside a new report suggesting that Blizzard is finalizing a deal to hand off the long-awaited next entry in the series to Nexon. While that report hasn't been officially confirmed, somebody at Blizzard is clearly keen to get StarCraft fans breathing a little faster. A mysterious new teaser has hit the game's official site just days before BlizzCon.If you head to the offi
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's new gameplay showcase confirms cutscenes can be fast-forwarded, and JRPG fans are losing it: "games are truly dead"

  03-09-2026 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix just gave fans their most in-depth look at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation in motion yet during today's PlayStation State of Play, confirming an April release date and post-launch story DLC, but there was one detail JRPG diehards just can't get over: the showcase demonstrated cutscenes you can speed up. That's it. That's the controversy.I know, I know, it's completely uncharacteristic for a community of online JRPG fans to dramatize a completely optional and seemingly harmless feature in
  
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• Stephen King recommends indie horror featuring Daredevil: Born Again actor Deborah Ann Woll: "I don't usually pump up horror movies...but this is special"

  03-09-2026 20:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stephen King has shouted out an upcoming horror movie... and it isn't based on one of his novels."There's a movie coming on Shudder in October called The Cycle," King wrote on Twitter. "I don't usually pump up horror movies (unless they are mine, haha), but this is special. Put it on your calendar." The Cycle stars Deborah Ann Woll as Meg, a woman who begins to unravel her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is suddenly discovered at a horrific crime scene. The cast includes
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV, and more (September 4-6)

  03-09-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are tons of great movies and TV shows to stream this weekend. We've whittled down the choices to the five best to see you through Saturday and Sunday. First, there's a new Star Wars movie to take you on an adventure to the galaxy far, far away. Then, if you're looking for laughs, there's a new Scary Movie to enjoy, as well as season 2 of a Glen Powell sports comedy. There's more where that came from, too, so, to sort your weekend, head to our choices below. Along with our recommendations o
  
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• Hidetaka Miyazaki says he has no idea why people think "I have a bit of a thing for feet," apparently forgetting all the barefoot women in FromSoftware games

  03-09-2026 19:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  FromSoftware president and longtime Souls series director Hidetaka Miyazaki acknowledges the rumor that he has "a bit of a thing for feet" in a new interview, but says he simply cannot fathom where it came from.Speaking with The Guardian, Miyazaki first examines the hand motif most recently seen in The Duskbloods, FromSoftware's upcoming multiplayer action game. "It’s not necessarily something I’m consistently aware of – maybe it’s something subconscious coming through,"
  
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• After 38 years, Konami's never-localized Castlevania-meets-Goonies NES crossover has returned as a Roblox clone

  03-09-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today's Konami Press Start showcase was relatively low-key, but there was one game showcased that absolutely blew my mind – just not, necessarily, in a good way. Konami Wai Wai World Craft is a modern reimagining of a wild NES platformer that was never released outside of Japan. Normally, I'm all about this kind of thing – but this new take on Wai Wai World seems to have transformed into Konami's take on Roblox.Wai Wai World Craft was actually announced around last year's Tokyo Game
  
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• Oops, Blood of Dawnwalker used a placeholder dev asset that's very brightly labeled "do not use this asset"

  03-09-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker launched just yesterday, rising the ranks of Steam with its "Mostly Positive" reviews – but the big new vampire RPG headed by CD Projekt Red veterans hasn't arrived without its fair share of amusing chaos.Sure, there are the PC optimization issues which Rebel Wolves is currently addressing – but those are hardly as intriguing as, say, a fat red "DO NOT USE" sign where an asset should be. Right?
  Well, folks seem to think so over on Reddit, where some eagle-eyed
  
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• Capcom left a surprise in new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance footage: fans spot the return of the series' most cursed creature

  03-09-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Capcom didn't see fit to announce the returning monster, eagle-eyed fans have spotted Monster Hunter's most cursed creature in footage for the upcoming DLC expansion Ascendance. Capcom has been releasing new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance footage on Twitter showing off the expansion's new Boost mechanic, with weapon-specific boosts being shown off in separate clips. And ahead of today's PlayStation State of Play, Capcom released the Bow's Boosted action breakdown, which includes a look at
  
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• DCU fans are debating the logistics of Lanterns and Superman, wondering if Hal Jordan ever came into contact with baby Clark Kent

  03-09-2026 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hal Jordan has been Earth's Green Lantern since 1986, which means he might have come into contact with a certain metahuman at some point. DC fans have been speculating that the superhero would likely have wanted to check out an alien spaceship crashing in Smallville, Kansas when Kal-El arrived after Krypton's fall.As is usually the case with the Man of Steel's backstory, he is then raised by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent. And, as one fan theorized, this might be what put Hal off from interven
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Collector's Edition is $350 and comes with a huge Cloud, Sephiroth, and Zack statue

  03-09-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix has detailed the Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Collector's Edition, and I hope you've got $350 to spare. Over on the Square Enix store website, the publisher confirmed the contents and price for the Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Collector's Edition. To get the bad news out of the way, it's going to be $350, which already puts it on the high end for collectors editions – barring the really ridiculous ones. This is made even worse for the UK; it's going to be £350 even though tha
  
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• Sony announces GTA 6 limited edition DualSense, and at least something's physical

  03-09-2026 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  At the time of writing the only shelf piece GTA 6 will receive (other than a redunandant code-carrying case) is a limited edition DualSense controller. Announced as part of today's PlayStation State of Play, two DualSense controllers baring that 'VI' stamp will be unleashed alongside the game on November 19. Each gamepad launches at a pretty sizeable $84.99, though that's been the going rate for a special edition controller for little while now, with pre-orders dropping on September 10 at 10am l
  
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• A 2D pixel point-and-click indie game is getting the live-action treatment from the studio behind Sonic the Hedgehog

  03-09-2026 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A movie based on the point-and-click adventure game The Drifter is on the way from Story Kitchen, the studio behind the billion-dollar Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise.The Drifter, created by Australian indie game studio Powerhoof, follows an unhoused man named Mick Carter who, after abandoning his wife some years earlier, returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral and becomes trapped in a deadly time loop after witnessing a brutal murder. The player controls Mick and solves puzzles all
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 fans spot Evercold character in the MMO's Patch 7.56 screenshots, immediately theorize the expansion's new DPS class: "Is that a crossbow?"

  03-09-2026 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Before Final Fantasy 14 gets its hotly anticipated new expansion Evercold, Square Enix has one final update in store with fresh Dawntrail content: Patch 7.56.Patch 7.56 is set to arrive next Tuesday on September 8, bringing the series of Patch 7.5x updates to a close – and, of course, Dawntrail's bigger post-launch content.
  Harboring the limited Beastmaster job, new main scenario quests, and much, much more, it's one heck of a release ahead of Evercold… a release that might just lea
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's physical edition comes on "one disc," and yes, there's a mandatory download before you can play

  03-09-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: A big caveat has just come to light about Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's physical edition. On PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the RPG will come on a single disc, and you'll have to endure a mandatory download before you can play the game.This was confirmed in an official Square Enix announcement, which details that both versions come on "one disc" and in each case "an internet connection is required to download additional game data in order to play the physical version of the game."It's not unusu
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation launches "both physically and digitally" on the same day: "The promise has been made"

  03-09-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be released physically alongside the digital launch on April 8, 2027. The game's launch is coming well before Sony's planned 2028 cutoff for physical PlayStation discs, but director Naoki Hamaguchi had previously been cagey on the topic of a physical release. Yet I guess there was no reason to worry.Square Enix confirmed the news in a tweet. "The promise has been made," the post begins. "Final Fantasy VII Revelation launches both physically and digi
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC confirmed: premium Story Expansion Pass covers 2 expansions about Sephiroth and Vincent

  03-09-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official – Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be getting story DLC later down the line, with a two-part Story Expansion Pass confirmed for the JRPG remake. As outlined in a PlayStation Blog post following Revelation's appearance at today's PlayStation State of Play, the "Story Expansion Pass will grant access to two story-centered DLC, with more exciting details on these to come at a later point!"Over on Steam, there are a few more details to make note of – the first story DLC is t
  
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• Sony shows off Lego PlayStation with hidden secrets I think fans are gonna love

  03-09-2026 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has officially revealed a Lego PlayStation set, recreating the original console in surprisingly interactive detail.Shown off during the latest State of Play stream, this kit is made up of nearly 2,000 pieces and is a near 1:1 replica of the system that kicked it all off in 1994. It isn't just a display piece to look at, though; it has 'working' buttons, one for power and another that actually opens the disc tray. Rather than a disc, though, the Lego PlayStation is hiding something else unde
  
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• Until Dawn 2 gets January release date and freaky new trailer with Baldur's Gate 3 star embracing his inner Ghost Adventures

  03-09-2026 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Creepy Until Dawn 2 will get to be the nightmare after Christmas this year, launching January 28, 2027. Developer Firesprite revealed the date at PlayStation State of Play alongside a new game trailer that makes the anthology sequel look like an episode of Ghost Adventures gone wrong – which, if you're a voyeuristic horror freak like me, is ideal. Firesprite creative director Stu Tilley asks in a PlayStation blog, "Will you guide all the team of fake ghost hunting YouTubers 'Dead True' (pl
  
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• Until Dawn 2 co-developed by Dispatch creator gets January release date and freaky new trailer with Baldur's Gate 3 star embracing his inner Ghost Adventures

  03-09-2026 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Creepy Until Dawn 2 will get to be the nightmare after Christmas this year, launching January 28, 2027. Developer Firesprite revealed the date at PlayStation State of Play alongside a new game trailer that makes the anthology sequel look like an episode of Ghost Adventures gone wrong – which, if you're a voyeuristic horror freak like me, is ideal. The interactive drama game is out 12 years after the Supermassive original about beautiful teens getting their necks snapped on Blackwood Mounta
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation release date finally set for April, new trailer shows off open-world gameplay, Wutai region, and Queen's Blood

  03-09-2026 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is going to release on April 8, 2027The new PlayStation State of Play trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation focused on the party members, with new looks at Cid and Vincent, who round out the original cast of Final Fantasy 7 characters featured in the original game. Not only that, but we got a new look at some of the areas featured in the final chapter, like Yuffie's home of Wutai. More importantly, however, Square Enix confirmed exactly
  
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• Final Fantasy Resonance, the Square Enix JRPG I've wanted for nearly a decade, gets a surprise demo today

  03-09-2026 15:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy Resonance, the first Final Fantasy game presented in Square Enix's HD-2D style, is getting a demo later today, September 3.Though announced at today's PlayStation State of Play live show, the Final Fantasy Resonance demo is expected on all platforms, which also includes Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC (Steam). The demo is unavailable and unlisted at the time of writing. A PlayStation trailer confirms that the demo covers "the entire first chapter" of the game, with progress carryin
  
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• Metro 2039 release date lands ahead of Tomb Raider, God of War Laufey, Persona 4, and Fable in an increasingly crowded February

  03-09-2026 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of today's PlayStation State of Play, we got a new Metro 2039 trailer showcasing gameplay on PS5 Pro. The trailer confirmed that the apocalyptic FPS sequel is set to launch on February 4, 2027. We already knew the game was set for a February launch window, but the exact date will certainly be helpful if you're looking to plan your gaming time in an already stacked month.That February 4 launch puts Metro 2039 out just ahead of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on February 12, God of War Lau
  
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• Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown DLC out next month adds underwater areas, base building, and a giant evil robot

  03-09-2026 15:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert's first DLC expansion has been revealed – it's called Charting the Unknown, and it's out next month. Shown off during today's PlayStation State of Play, Charting the Unknown's trailer shows that Crimson Desert is still apparently aiming to include as many different game mechanics and features as possible, because base building has now been shown off. We also see Cliff steering a boat before exploring underwater, even holding onto the back of a massive shark to travel around
  
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