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• Michigan governor extends and eases stay-at-home order that drew protests

  24-04-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The governor has come under fire from Trump and conservatives for strict measures to stop the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, HBO Max and more (July 31 - August 2)

  30-07-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the event that you haven’t been caught up in the heroic hubbub of a certain avenging arachnid’s return in Spider-Man: Brand New Day this week, then don’t worry. Contrary to what the internet might tell you, there are other things to watch and some of them from the comfort of your own home. Yes, as is GamesRadar+’s weekly duty, we’ve piled together a nice batch of entertainment to keep you busy and, more importantly, entertained. We guarantee there’s somethi
  
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• Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto thinks it's "rude" when fans question why "a mustachioed old dude like Mario" sells so well, but to be honest, "I've had the same thought"

  30-07-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto, probably best known as the grandaddy of all things Mario, says he has no idea why the old fella is so appealing to players. While Miyamoto designed the jumping plumber alongside artist Yoichi Kotabe, he still doesn't understand why people find him so likeable.Gaming giant Nintendo is well known for its adorable mascots like Pikachu, Kirby, and the ever pleasing Pikmin, but not all of its main characters are quite as friend shaped as these. Mario's rotund form i
  
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• Chaotic Cyberpunk 2077 mod makes every car move at "super sonic speeds," and it's terrifying: "It's now a horror game"

  30-07-2026 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The future of Cyberpunk 2077 was scary enough without thinking about being mowed down by cars moving like they've been shot out of a cannon. And yet, a modder has made this a reality, completely changing the experience of walking around Night City.This particular exercise in absurdity comes from Blurbs, a streamer who specializes in making ridiculous mods. For a session with CD Projekt's dystopian RPG, he decided to dial up the speed on every car to be "super sonic," and carnage ensued.Now, when
  
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• Razer launches the Hall effect Huntsman V3 HE and is that... a half decent price I see?

  30-07-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer kicked off its adjustable switch operations with analog clackers in its Huntsman keyboard line; now it's gone full Hall effect. The new Razer Huntsman V3 HE ditches the analog optical in favor of the trendier HE moniker, but while it's not quite at the TMR forefront, those prices are certainly a sight for sore eyes. If you've been perusing the world of the best gaming keyboards over the last couple of years, you'll notice a rising cost associated with newer magnetic switches. As mainstream
  
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• Nintendo fans theorize The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 release date could be already known, and it's all thanks to some Kirby amiibo

  30-07-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo fans are convinced that amiibo have been giving away release dates for games for a while now, and I'll be damned if I'm not kind of convinced.Despite the toys-to-life fad dying shortly after they were introduced, Nintendo's amiibo have been going strong for over a decade now. While it's not a guarantee that every game will get an amiibo like it kind of felt like back in the days where Chibi Robo or Poochie got figures, there are still multiple drops every year – with the impressiv
  
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• The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod finishing what Naughty Dog started now supports 4v4 matches after "big milestone" update

  30-07-2026 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us Part 2 modders are looking to do what Naughty Dog sadly couldn't and finally come out with a worthy successor to The Last of Us Factions, the first game's surprisingly thrilling multiplayer mode. The Last of Us Factions launched in an era where single-player games regularly came out with supplementary online modes that mostly felt like afterthoughts, but Factions' tense scrambles and meta progression made it a fan-favorite regardless – so much so that Naughty Dog eventually
  
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• Street Fighter clip reveals new look at Jason Momoa's Blanka and confirms a major cameo

  30-07-2026 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s got to the point now where adding Jason Momoa to your project is guaranteed to give the movie a fun-filled jolt. Well, Street Fighter looks to be taking that very literally by way of the electrifying brute, Blanka, whom Momoa will be beating his chest as in the new movie. A brand new preview for the upcoming video game adaptation has appeared online, showing Andrew Koji’s Ryu going up against Blanka in a cage fight. Watching in the wings is the orchestrator of chaos and well-dre
  
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• Tom Holland admits there was a plan to merge his Spider-Man with Sony's Spider-Man Universe

  30-07-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel star Tom Holland says Sony wanted to merge its not-so-spectacular Spider-Man universe with the MCU's Spider-Man – but there were never any internal battles about his on-screen appearances."[Sony CEO Tom Rothman] is a really smart guy. He was building this universe and they had this plan to merge the worlds at some point," Holland recalled on Happy Sad Confused. "They just never found the right time to do so."Despite persistent rumors of Holland's Spidey appearing in a Tom Hardy Veno
  
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• Helldivers 2's Warhammer crossover arrives next month, bringing the Bolt Pistol and other 40K weapons as well as some extremely appropriate armor

  30-07-2026 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The crossover we've been waiting for is finally about to arrive. Warhammer 40,000 is coming to Helldivers 2 in the form of new weapons, armor, stratagems and more, to make destroying the bugs and robots even easier than before.Developer Arrowhead Game Studios has shared a trailer revealing everything in the Helldivers 2 Warhammer 40K Warbond, and there's plenty to dig into. Right off the bat, and I think we all expected this, the Bolt Pistol is being added to the armory. A safe, sturdy piece of
  
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• Valve assures everyone on the Steam Machine reservation list they "will have the option to purchase by the end of this year"

  30-07-2026 17:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite the high demand for its hardware, the lengthy delays for its launch, and a shortage of computing parts to manufacture them with, Valve is reassuring us that it's staying on pace with Steam Machine orders. In fact, the brand says anyone currently on the reserve list for the best gaming PC alternative will have the option to buy before the year is out.Conversely, Valve previously said that the Steam Controller is in such high demand that it will be running late until 2027. The brand issued
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 is great and all, but Yoshi-P would "tackle completely new game designs and values" if he were to make another MMO

  30-07-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida has big plans for the MMO with its new expansion Evercold – but if he were to work on a separate online game, he might take a bit of a different path than he has with the Square Enix gem.The beloved lead reveals as much in a new interview with GamesRadar+, first explaining how, for Evercold, he "chose to steer FF14 towards 'change' in pursuit of creating even more enjoyment and evolving further. I felt that, in terms of mindset and time, we
  
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• Tom Holland swears he has "no idea" what Avengers: Secret Wars is about and isn't sure how they'd bring the iconic "symbiote" suit into the MCU

  30-07-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland, king of spoilers, says he has no idea what Avengers: Secret Wars is going to be about, and he also doesn't even know how they would make the iconic black symbiote suit work in the first place."I love the black suit in Toby's movie. I think that's really cool," Holland told Josh Horowitz. "I think if we ever got to the black suit in Spider-Man, I don't know how we would tackle that challenge because they did it so well in the game, right? I don't know how you make a suit that's simil
  
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• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 update finally makes a huge quality-of-life change that JRPG fans were begging for 8 years ago

  30-07-2026 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has implemented a long-requested quality-of-life feature that really should've been added when the game was released almost nine years ago.While the new ports of the Xenoblade trilogy all advertised new features, the headline acts were mostly focused on the new modes included in them, including a kart racing mode in Xenoblade Chronicles. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the other hand got a surprise new Xenosaga cameo with Momo becoming a new Blade in th
  
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• The Skyrim-inspired username "fus_ro_dah" was used as evidence to imprison an innocent man while an actual criminal seemingly roamed free for 6 years

  30-07-2026 17:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  A man from Halifax, Nova Scotia has been found "factually innocent" after 18 months in prison after it was determined that someone had misread his Skyrim-inspired username during an investigation.In February 2020, Canada police arrested Halifax resident Brandon Klayme on charges that included possession of child pornography and child luring. In April 2023, he was found guilty in court and, in January 2024, sentenced to 18 months in prison, with an 18-month probation period to follow. This month,
  
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• Burying EA, Gears of War: E-Day devs say there's no "pride and accomplishment" grind, just "old-school" unlocks from playing the game

  30-07-2026 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day remembers the golden years of multiplayer shooters that didn't double as undercover cosmetic storefronts, and it's promising a throwback experience where almost every piece of customization will be earnable by playing online matches. What an idea! But don't worry about grinding endlessly for in-game currency, the devs apparently aren't going down EA's "pride and accomplishment" route.The Coalition today dived deep into Gears of War: E-Day's multiplayer portions – the Ho
  
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• The Rings of Power showrunner confirms there will be no Harfoots in season 3 of The Lord of the Rings prequel: "It was time for them to take a little bit more of a backseat"

  30-07-2026 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner says we won't be seeing much of the Harfoots in season 3 of the hit Prime Video show."It was time for them to take a little bit more of a backseat," co-showrunner J.D. Payne said in the issue of Empire. "But I will also say: never count a Halfling out."We last saw the Harfoots in The Rings of Power season 2 episode 8, when Nori and Poppy were rescued by the Stranger... who, in a surprise twist, turned out to be none other than Gandalf. The new
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's endgame fights may involve some minigames, but its director is more interested in using your levelled-up characters to "overcome difficult situations"

  30-07-2026 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  As exciting as the fight with Sephiroth will be in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, it's the Weapon battles that I'm most looking forward to. They're going to be glorious spectacles, and according to Naoki Hamaguchi, overseer of the remake trilogy, a true challenge of your skills – with the occasional curveball for good measure."Obviously, what we're making is an RPG," Hamaguchi tells GamesRadar+ in a new interview. "One of the things that's fun about RPGs is having the characters you've levele
  
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• Xbox prices will jump again this weekend, but please don't buy a brand new console today

  30-07-2026 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  That Xbox price increase we were warned about back in June? It's coming up this weekend. From August 1 (Saturday), you'll be paying a whopping $799.99 for a 1TB Xbox Series X console, with the cheapest 512GB Series S now coming in at $499. That's a $100 price increase at the bottom end of the market, and a $150 jump at the top. It goes without saying, anyone looking to pick up an Xbox any time soon should do so before those rates increase, but please don't rush out and buy a brand new console. I
  
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• Fallout veteran's new BioShock-esque RPG is "first and foremost a dialogue and conversation-rich" game – and devs say if you don't like that, "might we recommend Doom?"

  30-07-2026 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clockwork Revolution, the BioShock-esque RPG underway from Fallout veterans like Brian Fargo over at inXile, is not merely a shooter – and if that's what you're hoping to get out of it, then look elsewhere.Or, at least, that's what inXile says in response to folks who want a more action-packed time out of Clockwork Revolution than a story-led experience.
  The developer makes this clear in a new online post, responding to a fan critical of the RPG's… well, RPG-ness. Heck, the team eve
  
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• Tom Holland says Marvel already have a plan for him passing the baton as Spider-Man: "It's laid out"

  30-07-2026 15:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day may only just be hitting our screens, but Peter Parker star Tom Holland has said there is already a plan for his exit in the role. The actor has played the webslinger across four Spider-Man movies and several MCU outings so far.While there has been no confirmation that he's going to stop any time soon, Holland says they have been working out a "plan" about how it might happen. "Oh yeah, there's a whole plan that we have been working on for I would say since we finished
  
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• Final Fantasy 14, Monster Hunter, and Animal Crossing top new survey of games Japanese players have spent the most time on and I can't say I'm surprised

  30-07-2026 15:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A nationwide survey asking Japanese players which games they've spent the most time in is both super surprising and exactly what you'd expect. Massive evergreen giants such as Final Fantasy 14 and Animal Crossing New Horizons topping the list was definitely predictable, but I'm also kind of stunned to see a rogue PSP Monster Hunter game come dangerously close to the top spot.A new survey of 5,400 people published in Famitsu magazine (shared online by Genki) has now revealed a list of the 20 most
  
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• Maingear refreshes its "Zero" PC range, taking cable-free gaming rigs to the next level: "It had to look just as good powered off as it does turned on"

  30-07-2026 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  After reinventing its flagship MG-1 gaming PC range earlier in the year, Maingear is today announcing the re-launch of its Zero product selection. The original Maingear Zero Ruby has sat atop our best gaming PC list since I tested it, so I've been heavily anticipating the arrival of a refreshed version.But let's back up: what is the Zero range? Born out of the arrival of Project Zero motherboards a few years back, these PCs route all of their motherboard cabling around the backside of your case,
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day confirms that the MCU has a new Black Widow

  30-07-2026 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are a lot of big reveals in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and some minor revelations as well. Some might even say they’re small potatoes and big potatoes. One such nugget of information that could be easily skipped over, though, involves one of the movie’s most casual and downright coolest cameos. As is compulsory with any story diving into plot points of the new wall-crawling cinematic outing, we’re going to drop an official spoiler warning here. Ignore your Spidey senses an
  
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• The Odyssey cut one of the "most beautiful shots" from Christopher Nolan's final movie

  30-07-2026 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Odyssey may have contained several stunning shots captured by Christopher Nolan on IMAX, but fans are mourning one that is missing. A moment from the movie's first trailer shows the Trojan horse on the sands of Troy's shore as it's dragged by soldiers out of the sea.This scene does take place in the final film, but the image of a lone soldier watching on as the sun sets on the sea is not. Given it was in the early trailer, it must have been a late cut in the editing room. Check it out below.
  
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• Resident Evil 4 and Dragon's Dogma lead's stylish new action RPG gets an October release date, steering clear of the GTA 6 rush

  30-07-2026 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stupid Never Dies has had its release date confirmed, with the Dragon's Dogma and Devil May Cry veterans' new action RPG releasing on October 21, 2026. As GamesRadar+'s resident Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma sicko, it's no big surprise that Stupid Never Dies, the punk rock action game developed by GPTRACK50 – a new studio founded by Capcom veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who served as a producer on Resident Evil 4, Dragon's Dogma, Devil May Cry, and more – is right up there in terms o
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day fans can't get over Bruce Banner's "heartbreaking" storyline in the Marvel movie

  30-07-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Hulk has a surprisingly emotional storyline in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Marvel fans are finding it pretty upsetting. Spoilers for the Marvel Phase 6 film follow. Turn back now if you're not up to date! In the new film, which is out now in the UK, Peter Parker seeks Bruce Banner's help when his arachnid DNA begins to overwhelm him. It turns out Bruce wears an inhibitor on his wrist that controls the gamma radiation in his blood, and Peter uses it to build his own device that can suppres
  
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• Zach Cregger had final cut and "total freedom" on Resident Evil: "There's some imagery that is so f***ed-up and weird”

  30-07-2026 13:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The tension is rising with every bit of fresh rotting footage that comes stumbling out of Zach Cregger’s next big project, Resident Evil — and that really is a good thing. From skydiving zombies faceplanting cars to oversized human-shaped mutations hiding out in sewers, the Weapons director’s venture into the popular survival horror franchise doesn’t look to be holding back, which makes sense given how wild he was allowed to go with it. Speaking to Empire about the new mo
  
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• Pragmata devs almost gave Diana a bob cut to save on the time and money it would take to animate her hair

  30-07-2026 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pragmata's supporting hero Diana has hair that's almost as tall as her body and apparently took a huge amount of effort to animate properly. In fact, Diana's head of hair was so demanding that developers working on this year's breakout action game actually considered giving her the cost-cutting, hair-cutting treatment.As reported on by Famitsu and translated by Automaton, character artist Kenji Irie and animator Serina Ohara spoke about the game's various bad hair days during the Computer Entert
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Switch 2 is a "big technical challenge" because many Unreal Engine features "don't work," leads say, but Sandfall is "interested" in pulling it off

  30-07-2026 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're holding out for the Nintendo Switch 2 port of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, sadly you might be waiting a while still. Developer Sandfall Interactive has confirmed it's still tinkering with putting the massive RPG on the console, due to technical constraints compared to other modern systems.Automaton took the time to ask Sandfall about the Switch 2 version in a new interview. "We are interested in looking for a way to do it, but it's too early for us to announce anything at this point,"
  
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