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• Monster Hunter World PC Release Date Announced

  09-07-2018 18:43
  
  Capcom has revealed the PC release date for Monster Hunter World.
  Per Capcom's blog post, the game will come out on Steam on August 9 and it can run in 4K at 60 fps. You can pre-order Monster Hunter World now on Steam, and by doing so you'll get two pre-order exclusives: the Origin Armor Set and the Fair Wind Charm.
  The game does support mouse, keyboard, and game pads as well. Below are the full minimum and recommended PC system requirements.
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• Crimson Desert is "not a Soulslike," Pearl Abyss says, but "does that mean the game's easy? Hell no"

  16-02-2026 15:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pearl Abyss' upcoming open-world action adventure Crimson Desert is definitely "not a Soulslike," its marketing director says, but "does that mean the game's easy? Hell no."Speaking in a recent episode of the Dropped Frames podcast, Will Powers, director of marketing and public relations at Pearl Abyss, discusses "the beauty" of Crimson Desert being an open world game, noting, "There's no progression gating in the sense of, 'I just need to get good in order to do this.'"While there will be some
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie toys are available to pre-order, and they're absolutely egg-cellent

  16-02-2026 15:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's still a few months to wait until it hits the big screen, but Super Mario Galaxy movie merch pre-orders have already landed, and Yoshi fans are eating good.As the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie marks the first appearance of the cute green fella in the cinema universe (if you ignore that Super Mario Bros 1993 exists for a second), there's a lot of Yoshi toys to go around. The biggest showstopper of the set is undoubtedly the Hatchin' Yoshi Interactive Toy available for £59.99 (Smy
  
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• Tell us about how you play games for a chance to win a £250/$300 Amazon voucher

  16-02-2026 15:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you fancy being in with a chance of winning a £250/$300 Amazon voucher, then all you need to do is let us know about the way you game in our annual gaming survey.It'll take around 10-15 minutes to complete and covers all sorts of aspects around how you play. From how often you like to dabble in mobile games on your commute or from the sofa, what consoles you play on most, and which you own generally.Click to take part in our Annual Gaming Survey 2026You'll be asked what kind of games yo
  
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• After Tom Cruise's AI fight video goes viral, SAG-AFTRA condemns Seedance 2.0: "This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent"

  16-02-2026 15:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looks like Marvel actor Simu Liu and Deadpool and Wolverine co-writer Rhett Reese aren't the only ones who have a problem with Seedance 2.0's now-viral AI video of Brad Pitt fighting Tom Cruise...Shortly after the scene was shared by filmmaker Ruairi Robinson on social media, the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) took to X to condemn ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, those behind the AI video generation model."SAG-AFTRA stands with th
  
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• Castlevania and Metal Gear Solid 5 legend Shutaro Iida has passed away, with tributes saying "numerous titles hailed as masterpieces would not have been possible without his contributions"

  16-02-2026 14:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shutaro Iida, a longtime Castlevania legend and developer with a plethora of titles under his belt, has passed away at the age of 52 after a nearly two-year-long battle with cancer.Iida, who was most recently working on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel The Scarlet Engagement, first announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer in 2024 in an online post, explaining that he would be stepping away from game development to focus on his health.
  Earlier today, his family took to his account
  
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• Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers will appear in less than a quarter of Scream 7, but it will be the most fans have seen her since 2000

  16-02-2026 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've got bad news, horror fans. Although Courteney Cox is returning for Scream 7, the Friends star's sassy weather girl Gale Weathers won't have that much screentime.According to an unofficial Scream news account on Twitter, Cox will have just 22 minutes of screen time in Scream 7. We have to take this news with a pinch of salt until Paramount confirms. But, judging by the Scream 7 trailer, which includes just one shot of Weathers, we can see how she may be absent for most of the movie.In the c
  
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• Mewgenics genius discovers the true strength of the roguelike's skill synergies, creating an infinite fly generator that bullies bosses into not even showing up to battle

  16-02-2026 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Mewgenics player has managed to stop a boss from showing up to a fight entirely by the sheer power of fly infestation.Mewgenics is a game with some wild synergies, both in terms of how strong you can get and what those synergies actually are. I can't say I've ever noted down "Crohn's Disease has excellent synergy" before, which feels like a sentence that has never been published before now, but turns out that a cat that poops all over the arena at random intervals works really well with the it
  
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• Survival horror movie Send Help from Evil Dead director Sam Raimi drops just 0.8% at the box office, while Wuthering Heights tops the charts globally with $82 million

  16-02-2026 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a strong weekend at the box office – especially for Sam Raimi's new comedy-horror movie Send Help, which is continuing to outperform (despite initial plans to send the film straight to streaming).Send Help had an unusually low 0.8% drop at the box office in its third weekend in theaters, with a projected taking of $9 million. That would take the movie's total to $50 million in the US and $74 million worldwide since its release on January 30. Not bad, considering the flick had a b
  
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• Pokemon Pokopia's new Pikachu form was dubbed "unfortunate Pikachu" by co-dev Koei Tecmo, but it comes from a place of love: "We were surprised and thrilled"

  16-02-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chief director of Pokopia co-development studio Koei Tecmo, Takuto Edagawa, has explained how all of the new designs for the game's Pokemon came directly from the team at Game Freak. Edagawa's team was particularly taken with the ghostly Pikachu design, known officially as Peakychu, and gave it the nickname "unfortunate Pikachu" internally.In an interview with Famitsu that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Edagawa describes the first time he saw the new Pokemon designs. "Because all of the Pokem
  
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• Legendary Sega console designer Hideki Sato, the man behind everything from the Master System to Dreamcast, has passed away

  16-02-2026 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideki Sato, the man behind practically every Sega console, has sadly died.As reported by VGC and gaming history zine Beep21, the iconic console designer and veteran Sega boss was in his late 70s when he tragically passed on February 13, 2026. Sato's illustrious career in games began in 1971 when he joined Sega, eventually leading the company's research and development arm before becoming Sega's president for a brief stint in the 2000s.He's perhaps best known for leading the engineering teams be
  
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• After Old Spice and Pillsbury cookie leaks, a deep cut Super Mario Galaxy Movie cameo has been revealed by toy packaging

  16-02-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie continues its tradition of leaking first looks in the strangest ways, as fans spot a deep-cut character from the original Super Smash Bros. games inside a toy made for the new movie.Over on Twitter, one fan posted a picture of the toy featuring Mario and Princess Peach, with Super Mario Galaxy Movie branding on the front. However, when you look to the right, you can see a little robot peering over the packaging. The little metal fellow looks like none other than R.O.
  
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• Mewgenics surpasses Hades 2's concurrent player peak on Steam, and one lead says it's very "possible" roguelike hit Megabonk will fall next

  16-02-2026 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mewgenics – the new roguelike tactical RPG from Tyler Glaiel and Edmund McMillen (creator of Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac, and more) – just hit another player record on Steam, surpassing Hades 2, but its devs are clearly hopeful that they can take down even more all-time roguelike rivals yet.Yesterday, per SteamDB, Mewgenics hit 115,428 concurrent players on Steam, just under a week after its initial launch. As pointed out in a Twitter post by Glaiel, this means it has now su
  
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• You can visit the Fallout season 3 set – if you have $20,000 for this charity auction

  16-02-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fancy throwing yourself into a apocalyptic adventure? Rubbing shoulders with The Ghoul? Blasting a bunch of mutants? Well, now's your chance, thanks to a new Fallout-related charity auction that'll let the winner and a guest step on set of season 3.There's a catch, though: you've got to have upwards of $20,000 going spare to throw your cowboy hat into the ring...On February 13, Bethesda Game Studios took to social media to encourage deep-pocketed fans of the video game adaptation to bid on the "
  
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• Frieren season 2 joins Jujutsu Kaisen by going on a sudden break – in preparation of a new arc

  16-02-2026 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  As soon as the winter anime season gains momentum, it stops again. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 becomes the latest series to go on a break, but it's all in preparation of a new mini-arc for the cozy fantasy anime.Frieren season 2's sixth episode, originally set to air this week, has been pushed back to February 27.Far from being a work-related delay, the brief break has instead been done to tee up the Divine Revolte arc. While the manga readers will be all too familiar with what's to c
  
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• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner defends interrupting the Trial of the Seven with a lengthy flashback: "It's gonna displease some people"

  16-02-2026 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  When the time finally comes for Dunk to face the music in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, we're unexpectedly faced with one final delay.The following will contain spoilers for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5, so turn back now if you're not up to date! Soon after the Trial of Seven begins, Dunk is knocked from his horse, and in his moment of unconsciousness, we're treated to a lengthy flashback about his childhood in Flea Bottom – including how he met Ser Arlan and became his squir
  
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• "That is the transaction": Crimson Desert won't have microtransactions, says Pearl Abyss, because the promising open-world game is "a premium experience"

  16-02-2026 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're inching closer and closer to the release of Crimson Desert, the ambitious new fantasy action-RPG from Pearl Abyss, and the devs have confirmed there won't be any in-game marketplace using real money at launch. The game's price-tag is the only fee players will need to make in order to enjoy the world of Pywel.Will Powers, the PR and marketing director at Pearl Abyss, made this confirmation during an episode of Dropped Frames. "This is made to be a premium experience that you buy and enjoy t
  
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• PS6 could reportedly be delayed while Switch 2 might get even more expensive as Sony and Nintendo reckon with brutal AI-led memory chip shortage

  16-02-2026 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PS6 might be coming much later than expected while the Switch 2 could get even more expensive than it is now, according to a new report.If you've been wondering why RAM prices have surged so much over the last few months, there's a very good chance that the generative AI boom has something to do with it. AI data centers have been swooping up a huge share of memory chip production, leaving other tech companies and consumers in a bit of a pickle.Bloomberg now reports that the two video game gi
  
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• Pokemon Pokopia director thought up the Animal Crossing-like while placing grass for Ruby and Sapphire, as he wanted to give players "the experience of creating their own Pokemon world"

  16-02-2026 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Senior director of Pokopia, Shigeru Omor,i says that the game's concept comes from when he was working at Game Freak in 2001, and his first task was to place grass in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.In an interview with Famitsu translated by GamesRadar+, the long-time director of the Pokemon series explains where the original idea for Pokopia came from. As one of three people who began prototyping the concept following the release of Scarlet Violet, Omori created the concept for a Pokemon-themed sandb
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day art seemingly gives us a new look at a returning MCU villain – and a tease of two new ones

  16-02-2026 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Spider-Man villain Scorpion prepares to make his MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it seems he isn't alone.New art for Spider-Man 4 seemingly reveals Michael Mando's MCU costume as he makes his big-screen return as Scorpion. The image, seen on Brazilian online merch store Piticas, shows off a green suit with Scorpion's signature deadly sting.Mando's casting in the upcoming Spider-Man movie was confirmed in August 2025 after he was last seen in Spider-Man: Homecoming, where he was arrest
  
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• Mewgenics isn't stopping with dominating Steam, co-creator Edmund McMillen says the roguelike is heading for consoles and has DLC plans in the works

  16-02-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mewgenics creator Edmund McMillen has confirmed both a console port and DLC for the cat breeding roguelike.Mewgenics has launched as one of the biggest games of 2026 so far, with a massive concurrent player count on Steam that saw it beat out The Binding of Isaac's peak, and eventually overtake roguelite titan Hades 2. And that's on top of being the highest-reviewed game of 2026 so far and making its budget back in just three hours, so it's safe to say people like collecting cats and breeding th
  
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• Game of Thrones fans were convinced Henry Cavill was cameoing in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but Dunk actor confirms it's "a complete misunderstanding"

  16-02-2026 12:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Theories and rumors were swirling that Henry Cavill would be cameoing in a future season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms after it seemed Egg actor Dexter Sol Ansell let slip a spoiler.However, Dunk actor Peter Claffey has come to the rescue, confirming that everything is indeed a misunderstanding."Just to clarify, the thing Dex was referring to in the interview had nothing to do with Henry Cavill coming into the show or the GOT universe (I wish!) Complete misunderstanding [laugh emoji]. Hope e
  
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• New Discord age verification system and filters will rely on oversight from mix of "AI validation and human review," because that always works

  16-02-2026 11:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this month, Discord unveiled its plans to roll out an age verification system in March 2026, with global child protection settings set to fall into place alongside it – but, according to a company representative, this will rely on a combination of AI and human oversight.Speaking in a new statement to GamesMarket, the unnamed official rep first explains how the system will work. "We do not automatically age-gate servers or content related to a specific game based on its rating alone
  
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• The Batman 2 writer says the story is "new and dangerous": "The bar couldn't be higher"

  16-02-2026 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  We still have over 18 months to wait for The Batman 2, but co-writer Mattson Tomlin's latest comments on the DC sequel might make it go a little quicker."We worked exceptionally hard to tell a story worthy of the character. Something that feels new and dangerous. The bar couldn't be higher," Tomlin wrote on Twitter in response to a fan's praise of the 2022 original.For Tomlin, the opportunity for fans to discuss and dissect what goes down in the Matt Reeves-directed follow-up is something that h
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man is "not likely" to come to Xbox, Insomniac Games says, despite Helldivers 2 and Marathon breaking containment

  16-02-2026 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Insomniac Games says that the chances of Peter Parker swinging onto Xbox consoles are low, but the hit-making studio also said the same thing about a PC port of Marvel's Spider-Man once upon a time.After one online fan's now-deleted tweet asked for an Xbox version of the open-world superhero romp, Insomniac simply replied saying a port is "not likely" to happen. Marvel's Spider-Man first came out as a PS4 exclusive in 2018 and has since been remastered for PC and PS5.The studio's not revealing a
  
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• Making Fallout, Bethesda Game Studios realized "being realistic sometimes isn't fun" in games, dev says

  15-02-2026 19:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  While making its version of the post-apocalyptic wasteland in Fallout 3, developer Bethesda Game Studios stumbled upon the revelation that maybe sticking to realism isn't the best route to fun in games.Long time Bethesda designer and writer Emil Pagliarulo said as much in a retrospective interview with Game Informer, revealing that the studio originally "had this thought that the Metro would be connected completely underground" of Fallout 3's Washington DC map."And we realized it was just too sp
  
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• Silent Hill 2 dev announces Layer of Fear 3 is its next game alongside Silent Hill 1 Remake, not the impossible Rule of Rose reboot that was theorized

  15-02-2026 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bloober Team's countdown to Valentine's Day has ended with a Layers of Fear 3 announcement, despite all the rose-related teases that made fans guess the studio was working on a Rule of Rose revival.The horror powerhouse launched a mysterious website last month counting down to Valentine's Day and left a couple of clues in its wake. There was a rose that would bleed at the touch of your mouse and an audio version of The Sick Rose, a William Blake poem.All the rose references had some horror buffs
  
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• Fallout 3 had "the opposite of feature creep" because Bethesda devs "were really smart about cutting things" they knew they couldn't do

  15-02-2026 17:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looking back, Fallout 3 seems like a pretty modest RPG in comparison to the Bethesda Game Studios epics that came before and after, but designer and writer Emil Pagliarulo says that's because the developer was really quick to scrap features that it didn't have the bandwidth to execute during production."When I look back at developing Fallout 3, it was a very smart project for us," Pagliarulo remembers of the threequel's production in an interview with Game Informer. "It's fairly small compared t
  
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• Nintendo dishes out DMCAs to several more Switch emulators, continuing its crusade against emulation: "If they kill one, 10 more will pop up"

  15-02-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's continuing its ongoing crusade against Switch emulation as the company just dished out a fresh helping of DMCAs to several major emulators.As you might remember, Nintendo first came down hard on emulation two years ago when it targeted the first Switch emulator, Yuzu, with a lawsuit that ended with its creator paying $2.4 million in a settlement. A few months later, Ryujinx also went offline after Nintendo apparently "offered an agreement to stop working on the project." At the time,
  
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• Daniel Kaluuya might be checking into a new horror that sounds like a headwrecking version of Stephen King’s 1408

  15-02-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daniel Kaluuya loves to mess with our heads, as proven during his stint in Black Mirror and his Oscar-nominated performance in Get Out. Now Deadline reports he’s got his eye on visiting trippy-sounding tale from Together director, Michael Shanks, in new project, Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel.The project Shanks also wrote is a sci-fi thriller being handled by A24, and follows a man waking up in a hotel room that’s not your average getaway. Pretty soon, he realises that he has to break free
  
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