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• New The Invincible trailer teases philosophical story from former CDPR devs

  11-06-2023 23:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starward Studios dropped a new trailer for The Invincible at the PC Gaming Show. In it, astrobiologist Yasna investigates a barren planet where humans once lived and the mystery behind what happened to them. It’s one of the first looks into the diverse regions and puzzles in the game and, most importantly, the philosophical story behind its branching narrative.Ex-Cyberpunk and Dying Light developers first announced the spacebound RPG after they formed Starward. Since then, the studio has t
  
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• After 18 years, GTA 6 might finally fix a graphical bug that's plagued Rockstar's games since GTA 4

  16-10-2026 19:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a decent chance you've never noticed it, but most of Rockstar's titles – including the likes of Grand Theft Auto 4 and 5 and the Red Dead Redemption games – have a subtle but persistent graphical bug. Based on the early trailers and gameplay footage, it looked like GTA 6 would be no exception, but the game's most recent trailer shows no evidence of the issue at all.The problem? Animation stutter. Both character animations and camera movements are sometimes unevenly paced, lea
  
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• PlayStation creator backs Sony's call to end discs, says backlash is a "mentality issue"

  16-10-2026 19:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation's decision to end disc production for games in 2028 has unsurprisingly led to a massive amount of backlash, largely due to the implications an all-digital future holds for entitlements and actual ownership of a library of games. There have been notable voices in the industry expressing support, or at least trying to explain Sony's stance amid ongoing component shortages and related hardware price pressures, and you can key PlayStation architect Ken Kutaragi among them.Kutaragi tells
  
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• Street Fighter star Cody Rhodes seemingly keeps hinting at his involvement in an MCU X-Men project

  16-10-2026 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Street Fighter star Cody Rhodes has seemingly (or accidentally) dropped another hint that he's involved with one of Marvel's X-Men projects.“I nerd out… I’m an X-Men, I nerd out about that…" Rhodes told Nerdist, in response to what things he "nerds out about." This could be a simple slip-up, of course, and it's possible that Rhodes meant to say, "I'm into X-Men." However, there have already been a few instances of Rhodes mentioning, or refusing to mention, X-Men specifi
  
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• Devs are canceling their demos to stop AI users from stealing their games

  16-10-2026 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  A planned demo for Russian roulette-inspired game Drunken Goddess Reflux, now the 65th most-wishlisted game on Steam according to SteamDB, has been canceled in large part because the developers fear someone using AI will steal their ideas and rush out a copycat. In a Steam post, co-developer and publisher Alliance Arts, already known for anime girlfailure hit Needy Streamer Overload, confirms that the October 19 demo release will be replaced by a closed playtest with stricter rules. Concerns aro
  
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• CoD: Modern Warfare 4 narrative lead says Denis Villeneuve's Sicario is an influence "I'm always checking against"

  16-10-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's that time of year again - the new Call of Duty is imminent. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives in exactly one week, and in chatting to one of the key developers, we learned about the cinematic influences for this installment, which include a certain thriller by the director of the newest Dune movies.When asked about his touchstones for the tone and feel of Modern Warfare 4, Jeff Negus, the game's narrative director, immediately points to one film. "Sicario is one that I'm always checkin
  
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• Smash Bros creator says original games will be harder for AI to rip off, but they're harder to sell

  16-10-2026 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are several ways generative AI continues to slink its way around the industry, bringing furious debate wherever it's spotted. Masahiro Sakurai, the legendary developer who created the Kirby and Super Smash Bros series, has weighed in on his concerns regarding the tech and what he sees as the vulnerable areas.He did this in a chat with the Japanese outlet Denfaminico Gamer, which has since been machine-translated by Google, DeepL, and so on. After spending decades making games, he considers
  
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• Rockstar's figured out the perfect GTA 6 advertisement – a bunch of supercars from Vice City in Miami

  16-10-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that GTA 6 is a mere month away, Rockstar Games is upping its marketing to maximum velocity – which, of course, means driving around in Grand Theft Auto-inspired cars around Miami (in other words, Vice City).Yes, you read that right. Folks in Florida have caught wind of some, erm, very obviously GTA-coded supercars. They're hard to miss, honestly, considering their colors. Just have a look over at Reddit, where you'll find an amusing clip of them all at a gas station in Miami, you know
  
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• Blood of Dawnwalker update adds respec, directional animal petting, and an easier difficulty mode

  16-10-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  A month and a half after the release of The Blood of Dawnwalker, developer Rebel Wolves is cooking up a major selection of improvements to its vampire RPG. Update 1.1 will soon arrive with a long-awaited respec option, alongside animal petting, an easier difficulty mode, and well over a thousand additional upgrades.The respecs certainly seem like the biggest addition. "Free your mind with the Draught of Mind Rebirth," the devs explain in truncated patch notes shared on Reddit. "Forget all your S
  
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• Viral wolf girl colony sim Family Time enters Steam's top 50 most-wishlisted, immediately ripped off

  16-10-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Family Time, an upcoming game about raising thousands of children with your wolf girl wife, was recently listed on Steam after the Itch.io release of a demo version of the game became the obsession of some corners of the internet. On October 6, it was the 66th most-wishlisted game on Steam. As of October 16, it's ranked 46 on the wishlist charts and is still rising rapidly, according to SteamDB. This virality has now earned Family Time a Steam marketplace classic: a near one-to-one ripoff with t
  
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• Big RPGs like The Witcher 4 have CD Projekt Red in a "dangerous place," warns BioWare veteran

  16-10-2026 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  As CD Projekt Red continues to grow with projects like The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 in the works, some industry veterans are worrying that it's all becoming a bit too ambitious to make sense financially in the long run.Mark Darrah, BioWare veteran who was co-director of Dragon Age: Origins and executive producer of Anthem, shares those concerns as part of an interview in the Summer Eternal Anthology (as reported by Rock Paper Shotgun recently).
  He first discusses the likes of GTA 6 and how its
  
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• Xbox X25 controller pre-orders are back in stock ahead of next week's launch

  16-10-2026 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox X25 pre-orders went live right at the end of the summer and crashed out pretty quickly. While the translucent green console (at no less than $899.99) remains incredibly difficult to get your hands on - this is a numbered limited edition release so it's going to be competitive - the Xbox X25 controller is a little easier to come by these days. That's because both Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Xbox all currently have the throwback gamepad in stock and ready to pre-order this weekend. The $
  
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• Ahead of Persona 6, former lead devs say every Atlus JRPG "changing to reflect the times" is key

  16-10-2026 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  While we still know little about Persona 6, some former leads on the series have given us an idea of where it should go, discussing the soul of the series at large during a recent roundtable discussion.Appearing at games culture and arts festival The Tenth Mosaic, Persona 3, 4, and 5 director Katsura Hashino, character designer Shigenori Soejima, and composer Shoji Meguro reflect on what makes a Persona game a Persona game.While you might think of high school drama with a touch of the supernatur
  
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• We finally get to see the canceled Assassin's Creed game set in China, and it looks pretty good

  16-10-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Any franchise that lasts a number of years always winds up with a few unrealized projects, whether from partnerships that fell through or ideas that simply just didn't come together. Assassin's Creed has a bunch of them, and details and footage of another one have emerged.This particular game was called Assassin's Creed Destiny, and it was part of a collaboration between Ubisoft and Chinese conglomerate Tencent. You might be aware these industry giants are currently working on Assassin's Creed J
  
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• Street Fighter fans can't tell how they feel about the new film: "You could do a lot worse"

  16-10-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Street Fighter fans are weighing in on the new live-action movie, and much like the film's Rotten Tomatoes score... the reviews are mixed at best.The film, directed by Kitato Sakurai, initially debuted to a low score on Rotten Tomatoes, but has since climbed to 45%. The audience score is a much higher 82% (which tends to be the case for live-action video game adaptations). Street Fighter focuses on Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) as they enter the World Warrior Tournament at the insist
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 release schedule: what time are new episodes streaming on Netflix?

  16-10-2026 15:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  No, you haven't flatlined and gone to chrome heaven: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is just days away. But with David out of the picture and a new set of chooms to get acquainted with, your brain may be frazzled at exactly when and how you can watch new episodes. On top of that, Netflix has gotten a little creative with how it breaks new shows into multiple parts recently. So, you may be on less firm ground than expected as you step back into Night City.To help cut through the chatter, we've go
  
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• Game Freak moving on from Beast of Reincarnation as major updates from the Pokemon devs come to end

  16-10-2026 15:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Beast of Reincarnation hasn't been around for long, having only just launched in August – but Pokemon developer Game Freak is already seemingly pulling the plug on the action RPG.The studio announces as much in a new post over on X (as translated via the built-in tool, DeepL, and Google), first thanking players for engaging with Beast of Reincarnation. The devs then explain that their post-launch update cycle is "coming to a close" following their next planned patch on October 19.
  After th
  
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• Crystal Lake creator says he changed Jason Voorhees' origin because "nothing is consistent" in the "wonky" franchise

  16-10-2026 14:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  As well as exploring Pamela Voorhees ' backstory before she became the killer we met in the first Friday the 13th movie, the new prequel series Crystal Lake changes Jason's origin story. However, creator Brad Caleb Kane says he didn't see an issue in doing this as the horror franchise messes with canon all of the time. "I mean, the canon itself is pretty inconsistent and pretty wonky, and there was no real origin set in stone," says Kane to GamesRadar+. There were sort of certain things said in
  
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• Heads up Fire Emblem fans, Nintendo UK has a set of Fortune's Weave acrylic magnets up for the taking

  16-10-2026 14:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  See those Platinum Points you've been collecting on your Nintendo Switch 2? Those can be spent on far more than monthly icons. The official Nintendo UK online store is still running a rewards program where you can exchange all those digital shiny coins for something physical instead, and I'd recommend you pick up the new Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Acrylic Magnet Set.By spending 500 points (via Nintendo) you'll receive a set of four magnetic replicas of the Ribeira Winds, Megaria's Beacon, Hous
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is in "constant dialogue" with season 1, says creator

  16-10-2026 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is in "constant dialogue" with season 1 according to creator Bartosz Sztybor, despite featuring an entirely new cast of characters – and it all stems from a what-if moment revolving around David Martinez."I remember while writing season 1, I had a thought: 'What if David made it? What if he didn't die?' He will become this celebrity Edgerunner in a few years," Sztybor tells GamesRadar+."But then I thought, okay, he's a flawed character and tragic persona &nd
  
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• Cyberpunk 2 boss says the dystopian RPG has evolved beyond his original idea

  16-10-2026 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original vision of Cyberpunk 2 is already evolving beyond what its director had in mind, though it sounds like it's been to the benefit of the dystopian RPG.In a new blog post on CD Projekt Red's website, Gabe Amatangelo discusses his views on game development. In short, while he is in charge and ultimately responsible, he doesn't want to create bottlenecks by having to approve every decision, which means trusting the team he's building around him."I had the idea of Cyberpunk 2 in the beginn
  
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• Marvel fans think Tom Holland has lost his MCU spoiler crown as Ruaridh Mollica hints at a potential VisionQuest spoiler

  16-10-2026 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tommy Shepherd actor Ruaridh Mollica might have given away a major VisionQuest spoiler, meaning there's a new Marvel spoiler king on the block. The actor made his MCU debut in the Disney Plus show as Tommy, son of Vision and Wanda and brother to Joe Locke's Billy Kaplan. When asked by ET about working with Locke in a play before the MCU, Mollica shared: "We actually shot our MCU stuff before we did the play, which was amazing. And so we met for a coffee beforehand to get to know each other. We w
  
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• Street Fighter's bad reviews even has Uwe Boll taking shots: "Don't ever bash my movies again"

  16-10-2026 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director of infamously bad video game movies Uwe Boll seems to be enjoying the new Street Fighter movie getting bad reviews. Boll shared one of Street Fighter's negative reviews on Twitter, saying, "Don’t ever bash my movies again," seemingly suggesting that his movies really weren't that bad when a big studio movie has bombed this hard. Check out the post below. Don’t ever bash my movies again https://t.co/Opt0990ZJAOctober 15, 2026After debuting to mixed first reactions, official S
  
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• VisionQuest goes into WandaVision territory thanks to a wild theory that says Billy is in episode 2

  16-10-2026 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remember picking apart WandaVision episode by episode? The aerospace engineer, a 'villain' hiding in the main credits, and the mystery of who was behind Westview kept us entranced across multiple weeks.Now, VisionQuest has picked up the baton and ran with it – thanks to this compelling theory that says Joe Locke's Billy is following his brother Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica) around in the second episode of the Disney Plus series.As spotlighted on Twitter, the London-set scenes – hello, Boro
  
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• Hideo Kojima is still posting cryptic photos with Sony despite breaking up over Physint

  16-10-2026 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although two of his upcoming games are now at Microsoft, Hideo Kojima seems to still have a lot of love for Sony. One of his latest Twitter posts shows him with his old industry bestie, proving that a changed publishing deal hasn't ruined years of partnership.Just today, October 16, Kojima tweeted a stylish image of himself in a rather nice-looking lounge. He's in an all-black outfit, and behind him, a large, LED Sony logo sits in the windows. Just in case you were wondering where he is.It's unc
  
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• After 15 years as Loki, Tom Hiddleston says he's "well practiced" at keeping Marvel secrets now

  16-10-2026 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Hiddleston's new Apple TV movie Tenzing sees him scaling Mount Everest as one half of the first duo to ever reach the summit, Edmund Hillary. And the Loki actor says it was such a physical feat to prepare for that involved him and his co-star Genden Phuntsok, who plays the titular Tenzing Norgay, training how to scale real mountains.When asked by GamesRadar+ how that process compared to keeping Avengers: Doomsday secrets, Hiddleston laughs as he admits: "Well, I've been keeping my Marvel sec
  
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• This French retailer might have the best Ocarina of Time pre-order bonus I've seen yet

  16-10-2026 12:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're just under three weeks away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake, and one French retailer has just doubled the carrots on the end of the pre-order stick. Game store Micromania has managed to get its hands on replica PAL-edition Ocarina of Time N64 boxes to sleeve its Switch 2 physical copies, sending players to attend its midnight launch event home with the classic black and gold design. Rendez-vous dans la nuit du 4 au 5 novembre pour les Midnight Opening de The L
  
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• Tom Hiddleston says his filming his new Apple movie was "overwhelmingly moving"

  16-10-2026 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tenzing tells the familiar story of the first complete ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 from a new perspective. The new Apple TV biopic focuses on Tenzing Norgay, the Nepalese-Indian mountaineer who, alongside Edmund Hillary, was one of the first climbers to summit the mountain. For Tom Hiddleston, who stars as Hillary opposite Genden Phuntsok's Tenzing, this perspective was what drew him to the movie. "It was overwhelmingly moving and inspiring," he tells GamesRadar+. "I love mountains, and I've
  
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• CoD: Black Ops 1 and 2 ports on PS4 and PS5 taught Activision there's "pent-up demand" to return to "good old days"

  16-10-2026 12:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Activision thought porting Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 to PS4 and PS5 would be a good move, even the developer's highest brass didn't expect it to work as well as it did. As such, the success is being studied and, hopefully, brought to modern CoD entries."We are definitely leaning into the nostalgia of playing with your friends," chief marketing officer Tyler Bahl tells The Game Business. "The Black Ops ports were huge successes. We thought they would do well; we didn’t think the
  
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• Nintendo drops new Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake trailers, casually giving first look at Dark Link

  16-10-2026 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake just got two brand-new trailers from Nintendo showing off a bit of the revamped game's combat and more.Although they're short, the trailers pack quite a punch – and that's an understatement. You can find them on Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel, starting with a 30-second mashup of the game's combat.
  The video begins with a movie-trailer-esque scene featuring Ganondorf playing an organ, then cuts to Link, Navi, and the villain's face before div
  
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