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• Kim Jong-Nam was carrying VX 'antidote': lawyer

  01-12-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother was carrying a VX 'antidote' when he was assassinated with the deadly nerve agent in a stunning Cold War-style hit, a lawyer said Friday.
  
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• Everything Announced at FGS Live From Los Angeles 2026

  06-06-2026 23:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The FGS Live From Los Angeles 2026 is our sister show, which directly followed the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. Hosted by FGS video team legends Amy Mallett and Jules Gill, this year’s event brought viewers all the most exciting news from the summer gaming events in Los Angeles — exclusive trailers, world premieres, developer interviews and so much more.If you weren’t able to catch FGS Live From Los Angeles when it aired on June 6, then here’s some good news for you
  
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• Beyond Good and Evil 2 is alive as Rayman Legends Retold dev shares that Ubisoft Montpellier's core team is still working on the mythical action-adventure game

  06-06-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  The brand producer for Rayman Legends Retold, Loic Gounon, shares at the Future Games Show's sister-show FGS Live From Los Angeles that the core team at Ubisoft Montpellier is still working on Beyond Good & Evil 2.The beleaguered sequel has had a rough time in development hell since its initial reveal in 2008 (18 years ago at this point!), and re-reveal at Ubisoft's 2017 E3 conference – remember when Inception actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed up? Since then, the game hasn't appeared i
  
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• Pick a faction and fight for territory across a fractured America in brutal team-based shooter Terminal War

  06-06-2026 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's the late 1990s, and in this alternate timeline World War 3 took place a few years previously to leave the United States ravaged and on the brink of collapse. Against this post-apocalyptic backdrop, resources and territory mean everything, and as seen during the Future Games Show's sister-show FGS Live From Los Angeles, the battle to control them is nothing short of brutal.Wishlist Terminal War on Steam nowIn Terminal War you must join one of three factions, ranging from unified soldiers to
  
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• The next game from OG Assassin's Creed director has a new trailer, 15 years after development originally began

  06-06-2026 22:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  15 years after development originally began, the next game from a veteran Assassin's Creed director has a new trailer as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. 1666 Amsterdam is the next game from Patrice Desilets, creative director of the first two Assassin's Creed games, as well as Metal Gear Solid 4 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. A dark, gothic tale set as the title suggests in 17th-century Europe, it's Desilet's first new game in seven years, since the release of 2019's Anc
  
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• Everything Announced at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2026

  06-06-2026 22:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Future Games Show Summer Showcase took place on June 6, offering viewers updates, release dates and reveals for a cavalcade of exciting upcoming games. This year’s Summer Showcase was hosted by video game acting veterans Troy Baker (Joel Miller in The Last of Us) and Alix Wilton Regan (Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis), who led viewers through a stacked schedule of deep dives, demo drops, and 10 world premieres, before the show wrapped up with the Extended Gameplay Reveal
  
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• "This isn't a remake. A remake rebuilds what already exists" - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis' Game Director shows off what classic Lara Croft is capable of in the modern era

  06-06-2026 22:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's good news for those excited for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, as new footage and a recorded interview with Game Director Raul Siqueira just debuted as part of the Future Games Show, and it's looking like Lara Croft is getting the full Resident 2 Remake treatment.Wishlist Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on Steam nowWell, perhaps I shouldn't be using the word "Remake", as Siqueira specifically rejects the term. "It's important for us to distinguish that this isn't a remake," he clarifie
  
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• Rats turn from dungeon-crawler fodder to towering foe in the reveal of Zelda-style hack-and-slash Deadroot

  06-06-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Very literal dungeon crawler DeadRoot just got revealed at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.Wishlist DeadRoot on Steam nowI say 'very literal' because while most dungeon crawlers do admittedly take place in dungeons, relatively few of them turn the real-life denizens of those dungeons into their main enemies. Sure, we've all killed plenty of video game rats in our time, but I've not had to deal with them as main bosses anywhere near so many times.DeadRoot's reveal trailer begins with its ma
  
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• Hellraiser: Revival devs found "what really resonated with us" by studying the source material and blinkering out "other influences"

  06-06-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hellraiser: Revival narrative director Anthony de Fault has stopped by the Future Games Show Summer Showcase to offer a look at the upcoming horror game and offer an insight into how they approached it.As part of a feature at the showcase, de Fault offers a quick overview of what's to come. You play as Aiden, a character who "has his entire life been consumed with yearning."De Fault says, "from an early age, he's sought out crime, drugs, sex, danger in order to feel more, to experience more." Wi
  
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• Sci-fi horror Impermanence debuts to the world with eerie new reveal trailer

  06-06-2026 22:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nothing ever goes wrong when you try to bring back the dead, right? Horror has a long and rich tradition of people fumbling the answer to this question, and developers Bad Choices Loud Noises and Duckosaurus Games are preparing to put their own fresh take on it, with the upcoming sci-fi horror narrative game Impermanence, which just got its first reveal trailer as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.Wishlist Impermanence on Steam nowIt's a story trailer, so while there's not a clear se
  
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• Have mercy on our hard drives: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation also includes every region from the already massive FF7 Rebirth

  06-06-2026 22:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nobody—not even Vincent voice actor Matt Mercer—mentioned just how massive Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's open world will be while on stage during the Summer Game Fest stream. But, according to a new interview with director Naoki Hamaguchi, we now have an idea of how huge it's going to be.Not only will Final Fantasy 7 Revelation have loads of new areas we've never been to before, it will also have the entirety of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's open world in there too."One thing worth noting
  
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• Pokemon and Palworld alike Aniimo reveals a new critter alongside a release window - and it's this year

  06-06-2026 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's been a lot of successful Pokemon clones and creature collectors of late, but I think Aniimo might be the cutest (and the fluffiest). You might recognise this new open-world creature collector ARPG mashup from its debut at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 at last year's Summer Game Fest. Up until now, we've not had a release date beyond a loose '2026', but developer Pawprint Studios just dropped that it's launching in Q3 2026 as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. So that means we
  
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• Vampire Survivors' new Legacy of the Blood Moon DLC was initially supposed to be a "little add-on" to the roguelike's last update, but it ended up "being way too big"

  06-06-2026 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Surprise! Hit roguelike Vampire Survivors is getting a new slice of DLC known as Legacy of the Blood Moon, though, as revealed at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, that wasn't initially the plan at all.Setting up the big reveal, creator Luca Galante pops up during the big FGS reveal to share what fans can expect and how the DLC came about. As he himself admits, it's all becoming a bit of a familiar story. Play Vampire Survivors on Steam now"This DLC initially was supposed to be just a littl
  
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• Vampire Survivors' new Legacy of the Blood Moon DLC was initially supposed to be a "little add-on" roguelike's last update, but it ended up "being way too big"

  06-06-2026 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Surprise! Hit roguelike Vampire Survivors is getting a new slice of DLC known as Legacy of the Blood Moon, though, as revealed at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, that wasn't initially the plan at all.Setting up the big reveal, creator Luca Galante pops up during the big FGS reveal to share what fans can expect and how the DLC came about. As he himself admits, it's all becoming a bit of a familiar story. Play Vampire Survivors on Steam now"This DLC initially was supposed to be just a littl
  
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• Arcade skateboarding game Skatesterre gets a world premiere reveal at the Future Games Show

  06-06-2026 21:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Skatesterre is a brand new arcade skateboarding game inspired by the golden era of skate games such as the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, and it just got a world premiere announcement during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. As seen in the intro during the show, it's based around Sterre Meijer aka @surfsterre, a former professional surfer turned skater who has provided their likeness for the central character.Wishlist Skatesterre on Steam nowTaking in classic locations such as a spillway, s
  
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• The Sinking City 2 gets a release date to bring Lovecraftian survival horror to the Roaring '20s

  06-06-2026 21:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sinking City is back, with this sequel to the 2019 original moving players on to the fictional US city of Arkham, Massachusetts, and while the first game was more action-focused, this follow up is squarely in the survival horror genre. As exclusively revealed during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, The Sinking City 2 will launch on August 18, and a Steam demo just shadow dropped during the show.Wishlist The Sinking City 2 on Steam and play the demo nowTaking on the role of occult adven
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced dev keeps the comparisons to Shadows coming, teasing "new standards" of parkour

  06-06-2026 21:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is building on the work of Assassin's Creed Shadows, with improved parkour and new storytelling that makes sure this isn't just a simple remake.Wishlist Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on Steam nowThat's explained by game director Richard Knight in an interview released as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase Live from Los Angeles. Starting with Black Flag Resynced's freerunning, Knight explains that "what's changed with parkour and movement is
  
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• "We got Assassin's Creed Hexe before Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Hexe": Everyone is making the same joke about the Assassin's Creed creator's new witchy game 1666: Amsterdam

  06-06-2026 21:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you were to squint and look at the new trailer for 1666: Amsterdam you might think you're finally getting a glimpse of the next Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Hexe. But joke's on you: One of them is playable right now and the other is, well, still under wraps over at Ubisoft.Seeing a game that looks suspiciously similar to the much-anticipated witchy Assassin's Creed game has, unsurprisingly, caught people by surprise."We got Assassin's Creed Hexe before Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Hexe," jo
  
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• If you're craving some more Alan Wake 2, horror RPG The Pines is pretty much as close as you get without Remedy making it

  06-06-2026 21:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Pines is channeling some serious Alan Wake 2 energy, complete with creepy ringing phones, small town Americana, and a tonne of creepy stuff going down in the woods. That's no bad thing though, psychological horror RPG The Pines is looking awesome in the new trailer that just dropped at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, and with over 15,000 Steam wishlists to date, clearly there's plenty who agree with me.Wishlist The Pines on Steam nowYou play as former detective Edward Walker, who's be
  
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• If you wanted to check out the undead action of Arizona Sunshine but don't have a VR headset, worry no longer, as the series is getting a remake for PC and consoles

  06-06-2026 21:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Acclaimed VR zombie shooter series Arizona Sunshine is getting a flat remake based on the story of Arizona Sunshine 2, as revealed at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.Made by series developers and publishers Vertigo Games – makers of Metro Awakening VR and Thief VR: Legacy of Shadows as well – this version of Arizona Sunshine is built for PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC, so pretty much every platform there is besides VR.Wishlist Arizona Sunshine on Steam nowThe surv
  
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• Here's how to watch the PC Gaming Show 2026

  06-06-2026 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PC Gaming Show returns for another outing this summer. Bigger than ever, here's how to watch the only show in the Summer Game Fest schedule 2026 that's entirely dedicated to PC gaming.This year's show is bigger than ever, with more than 50 games on show and a new face to assist with hosting duties. Returning PC gaming specialists Frankie Ward, Mica Burton and Sean 'Day[9]' Plott will be joined by youTuber Elz, fresh off hosting duties at this year's gaming BAFTA ceremony.The PC Gaming Show 2
  
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• Elijah Wood says upcoming Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum feels like "a family reunion," although Frodo only has a "relatively small" part

  06-06-2026 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It has been 23 years since Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy concluded with Return of the King, but Elijah Wood says that returning to play Frodo Baggins in The Hunt for Gollum alongside other original cast members feels a lot like a family reunion, even if he doesn't have a central role this time around. "I mean, it's sort of like getting the band back together a little bit with that film," says Wood to GamesRadar+. "A lot of the creative team who were part of Lord of the Rings are part
  
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• Stellar Blade: Blood Rain "is still in early development," Shift Up says, but the devs have "made incredible progress and [are] looking forward to sharing more details when ready"

  06-06-2026 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The lack of a release date—or even a release window—in the Stellar Blade: Blood Rain trailer was exactly what it looked like: It's far from finished and won't be out for a while.Developer Shift Up made this clear in a news release about the action game sequel. It said the Stellar Blade: Blood Rain is "still in early development," and isn't at a point where it can show much more than what we saw in the trailer. That said, it added that the team "has made incredible progress and is loo
  
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• Devs behind long-awaited survival game with 1.2 million Steam wishlists warn players to make sure it's for them before playing as "expectations can grow very quickly"

  06-06-2026 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  After years of waiting, fans can finally get their hands on Solarpunk. There are a lot of people eager to dive into the survival game, which garnered nearly 1.2 million wishlists on Steam. But before you do, developer Cyberwave wants to make sure the game is really for you.The team took to Steam on June 5, just three days before the game's release, to post a blog titled, "Is Solarpunk for you? A very honest note from us." The blog goes on to say that while the immense attention the game has rece
  
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• God of War Laufey director says getting The Boys star Jack Quaid in his viral cube rig was "not super required, but it is a lot of fun"

  06-06-2026 19:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Devastating news, folks: They did not, in fact, perform motion capture on a cube for God of War Laufey. At least not in a way that was critical for animating The Boys star Jack Quaid's geometric character Phranque.Speaking to GamesRadar+, God of War Laufey director Ariel Lawrence said the ridiculous-looking PVC mocap rig Quaid wore in the Meet the Cast video was mostly for show."We mocap a little bit, like we have a marker for him to be able to be directional on set," she explained. But instead
  
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• Masters of the Universe wants to be a Marvel-esque summer blockbuster, but it's actually a children's movie about hope – and that's okay with me

  06-06-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The funny thing about living in the 'Golden Age' of remakes in conjunction with an ever-changing and neverending nostalgia boom is that we either get a) grade A slop that lacks in a compelling story in favor of fan service or simply ignores the source material altogether, or b) something so good it heals your inner child and makes you genuinely happy that a brand new generation gets to discover it for the first time. Enter: Travis Knight's Masters of the Universe, which takes everyone's favorite
  
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• God of War Laufey director Ariel Lawrence hopes Faye is a character "we can keep telling stories about"

  06-06-2026 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The leading lady of God of War Laufey may not be a one-off protagonist. While God of War 2018 director Cory Barlog has assured players that the series will, "always tell stories about Kratos," that doesn't mean Faye's standalone game will be the last of its kind.That comes from Laufey director Ariel Lawrence, who told GameSpot that Faye is a character she thinks, "we can keep telling stories about." This comes at the end of a larger response about the differences between Kratos and Faye's themat
  
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• As God of War Laufey puts Kratos to one side, its director hopes "we can keep telling stories about everybody going forward"

  06-06-2026 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The leading lady of God of War Laufey may not be a one-off protagonist. While God of War 2018 director Cory Barlog has assured players that the series will, "always tell stories about Kratos," that doesn't mean there isn't room for other people to share the spotlight.That comes from Laufey director Ariel Lawrence, who tells GamesRadar+ that the series has the potential to tell many stories, not just the beloved Spartan's. "I hope that all the characters that we introduce across all of the games
  
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• Indie devs behind viral fishing game say "AI slop" clones helped promote the real thing

  06-06-2026 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  For Glass Gecko Games, the developers of fishing game Scale the Depths, blowing up wasn't all good news. After winning a game jam in 2024 the title became the victim of countless AI rip-offs. The official version released this May, and its creators say it may have to thank the clones after all.The game's lead artist, Serpexnessie, took to Reddit and laid out the highs and lows of development. The story begins in an almost dream scenario for developers. Scale the Depths won the 2024 GMTK game jam
  
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• Zack Fair has an even bigger role in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, series director Naoki Hamaguchi says

  06-06-2026 15:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Fair has always been one of the most important characters in Final Fantasy 7 despite being dead at the start of the game. As the Remake trilogy gets ready to end next year with Revelation, the team at Square Enix is planning on making Zack an even bigger part of the climactic finale.Series director Naoki Hamaguchi revealed in an interview with Japanese outlet Denfaminico that Zack's screen time in Revelation is, "even greater than before." While he didn't show up that much in Remake, Zack h
  
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