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• Nexus Mods introduces "mandatory" AI disclosures and lets users filter out machine-generated mods

  04-11-2026 00:48 via GamesRadar+
  
  As AI-assisted development continues to accelerate in fan-driven dev communities, Nexus Mods has outlined an extensive new set of policies on mods created using AI. In short, the site will continue to accept AI mods, but it will soon require modders to disclose their usage of AI-generated content and will allow users to filter out that content entirely if they so choose."We are pro-human creativity," Nexus Mods co-owner Foledinho says in a bolded portion of the new announcement. However, the sit
  
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• Quote of the Day by GTA 6 CEO: "Grand Theft Auto franchise is probably the most valuable IP"

  13-11-2026 19:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  The CEO of the publishers behind GTA 6, Take-Two Interactive, isn't quite ready to go on his victory lap just yet, but he is once again enjoying what he thinks might be the most valuable entertainment IP in the world.Speaking to David Rubenstein, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked about the size of of GTA 6's impending launch. In traditional fashion, Zelnick remained pretty humble, telling Rubenstein that "we never claim success before it occurs."In this instance, he notes, Take-Two and Rock
  
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• Best Buy launches its Black Friday doorbuster sale, but this is the only deal we’d recommend the weekend before GTA 6

  13-11-2026 18:40 via GamesRadar+
  
  It's that time of year when all the retailers start early-launching their Black Friday deals. The last 24 hours have seen Nintendo, Walmart, Secretlab, and now Best Buy kicking off their Black Friday offerings, but not all are made equal. In fact, after scouring the shelves at Best Buy, we've only found one Xbox Series X controller that's at a low enough price to recommend, and it's the same price at Amazon. Fret not, gamers, because it just so happens that it's the weekend before the arrival of
  
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• Skyrim lead regrets the RPG’s level cap because players "didn't want" to just start new characters

  13-11-2026 18:35 via GamesRadar+
  
  Oftentimes in game development, you can't be sure how something will work until you ship. In the case of Skyrim, one of the leads was certain the level cap wouldn't be a problem, and then players made it clear he had the wrong idea.Bruce Nesmith, lead designer on Skyrim and a former longtime developer at Bethesda, told the Examined Game podcast all about his logic. "When creating the system where all the different skills would go to 100, it implied, mathematically, a level limit of 81," he expla
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting New Game+ next week

  13-11-2026 18:12 via GamesRadar+
  
  Rebel Wolves has confirmed that The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting New Game+ as part of its 1.2 update next week. Despite a number of nominations and bringing out one of the best vampire games of the modern era, The Blood of Dawnwalker didn't pick up any awards at the Golden Joystick Awards this week. It did come close, with a second place finish in PC Game of the Year and Best Storytelling, and a fifth place finish in Ultimate Game of the Year. The ex-CD Projekt Red devs at Rebel Wolves were ha
  
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• Sony's base PS5 AI upscaling tech is making that $900 PS5 Pro price look worse

  13-11-2026 17:48 via GamesRadar+
  
  Sony has announced a new batch of games to be added to its QSSR initiative which brings AI upscaling tech to the base PS5 console.As one of the daft people who purchased a PS5 Pro despite it not exactly being a necessary purchase, I will admit I've enjoyed the benefits. Resident Evil Requiem and Death Stranding 2 looked absolutely gorgeous on the console, with the former being the first game to implement the PSSR 2 upscaling. But I didn't think the PS5 Pro was entirely worth the price of admissi
  
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• Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss now implementing AI "throughout our entire development pipeline"

  13-11-2026 17:33 via GamesRadar+
  
  It's a sad reality that several major games companies have either tried to use AI in development, or are actively doing so. Pearl Abyss, the studio behind this year's Crimson Desert, can now be counted among them, confirming the technology is being integrated across the business.The publisher and developer revealed this in a recent Earnings Letter. "We are integrating AI technologies to enhance development productivity and overall quality," Pearl Abyss writes. "AI is being utilized across variou
  
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• You’ll finally be able to try Secretlab chairs before you buy, as the company partners with Best Buy

  13-11-2026 17:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  When you're shopping for gaming chairs, it's notoriously difficult to try before you buy. That's especially true when a lot of the biggest brands around the world operate through strict online-only e-commerce storefronts. Secretlab is seeking to change that, however, and one of the company's CEOs has told me the long-awaited shift to physical retail has been partly due to feedback they've received from people trying the brand's gaming chairs at expos and conventions."One thing we’ve always kno
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V is "meant to feel a little uncomfortable," quest lead says

  13-11-2026 16:58 via GamesRadar+
  
  While Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V is yours to shape, CD Projekt Red intentionally takes the wheel for narrative effect and to undermine your choices. If that feels uncomfortable, that's because it's supposed to.Over on the ol' global town square, one fan points out that V states their preference not to smoke fairly in the game. Later on, as V's consciousness begins to merge with rocker-boy Johnny Silverhand, V smokes. It's not because they've got into the habit, but because Silverhand has done
  
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• Path of Exile 2 is "f***ing genius," Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says

  13-11-2026 16:31 via GamesRadar+
  
  We're heading toward Path of Exile 2 going 1.0, just two years after the action-RPG first launched in early access. Once this happens the game will be free-to-play, but given its success thus far, a senior developer at Baldur's Gate 3 company Larian Studios believes Grinding Gear Games is already well and truly in the green.He mentions as much on Twitter, in discussions over how many players Path of Exile 2 will attract once there's no price to try it out. "Path of Exile 2 is so fucking genius b
  
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• Aniplex boss wants Demon Slayer to be around for the next "50 to 100 years"

  13-11-2026 16:18 via GamesRadar+
  
  Demon Slayer may be rounding out its movie trilogy over the next few years, but Aniplex chairman Atsuhiro Iwakami is thinking much further afield.Speaking to Bloomberg (via ScreenRant), Iwakami said he aims for Demon Slayer to endure as a franchise for up to another century, perhaps much in the same way Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel have enraptured audiences across the decades."With Demon Slayer, it is our intent to make this last 10 or 20, if not 50 to 100 years," Iwakami said. "We want to make
  
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• Walmart's early Black Friday sale is here, and Nintendo Switch deals are already ruling the day

  13-11-2026 15:06 via GamesRadar+
  
  Walmart has launched its own early Black Friday deals this week, and Nintendo Switch 2 players are particularly well looked after. From record-low prices on some of the biggest titles to hit the system to accessories we've never seen cheaper before, there's plenty to dive into ahead of official holiday sales. Early Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals have been cruising on the shelves for a couple of weeks, but things are really starting to heat up now. Walmart dropped its first roster of official
  
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• Walmart's Black Friday is here already, and Nintendo Switch deals are already ruling the day

  13-11-2026 15:06 via GamesRadar+
  
  Walmart has launched its own early Black Friday deals this week, and Nintendo Switch 2 players are particularly well looked after. From record-low prices on some of the biggest titles to hit the system to accessories we've never seen cheaper before, there's plenty to dive into ahead of official holiday sales. Early Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals have been cruising on the shelves for a couple of weeks, but things are really starting to heat up now. Walmart dropped its first roster of official
  
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• Nintendo says a Zelda 3DS game is playable via Switch Online, prompting hopes for ports

  13-11-2026 14:01 via GamesRadar+
  
  An official The Legend of Zelda website has listed the 3DS title A Link Between Worlds as available on Nintendo Switch Online, leading to speculation that the handheld's library could be coming to the service. The Legend of Zelda fans are in a pretty good place when it comes to the series on Switch. If you have a Switch 2, you have access to every mainline entry in the series barring Four Swords Adventures, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, A Link Between Worlds, and the someh
  
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• The Legend of Zelda was in "dire straits" before Breath of the Wild, ex-Nintendo marketing leads say

  13-11-2026 13:57 via GamesRadar+
  
  The Legend of Zelda might be one of Nintendo's biggest series, but according to two of the company's former marketing leads, it was in "dire straits" before Breath of the Wild, which introduced a massive open-world overhaul that left the franchise's classic formula behind. Last week saw the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake, which is already an enormous success with 5.2 million copies sold in its first four days. Notably, although it's a remake rather than an entir
  
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• PS5 jailbreak dev says "just buy" GTA 6, because "things aren't looking good" for a game dump

  13-11-2026 13:24 via GamesRadar+
  
  One of the developers behind the recent PS5 jailbreak efforts says that a dump of GTA 6 is unlikely to happen. Over the last few months, efforts have accelerated in jailbreaking Sony's latest console, with people able to install emulators for PS2 and PS3 onto PS5 and a recent clip showing the hack working on new versions of the PS5 firmware emerging online. Naturally, the question has been how quickly is GTA 6 going to be pirated by players, with a pirate store featuring over 1,600 games emergin
  
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• Avatar: Seven Havens producer says the animated sequel series "isn't a kids' show"

  13-11-2026 13:08 via GamesRadar+
  
  Despite its predecessor Avatar: The Last Airbender famously releasing on Nickelodeon for years and catering to a younger audience, the sequel series Seven Havens apparently isn't made for kids. During an Avatar: Seven Havens Reddit AMA, one fan asked if the team intended to make the show more accessible to a younger audience, to which executive producer and developer Sehaj Sethi replied, "Personally, I think this show really isn’t a kids show. The themes we cover are quite dark and mature. We
  
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• Disney boss says talking to Hideo Kojima helped him fix a story issue in new movie Hexed

  13-11-2026 12:57 via GamesRadar+
  
  Disney animation boss Jared Bush reveals the unlikely source of inspiration behind overcoming a creative struggle on new movie Hexed – Hideo Kojima."True story… we were working on a section of #Hexed and there was a story point that was hard for me to crack," Bush, who also co-wrote Hexed, wrote on Twitter. Bush added, "The inspiration for the fix came from talking to Hideo Kojima about an approach he took in Death Stranding 2. Games are cinema."It's unclear exactly how Kojima indirectly con
  
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• Robert Pattinson will only sign up for three films if he's cast as James Bond, one less than the rest of the 007 candidates

  13-11-2026 12:56 via GamesRadar+
  
  According to a new report, Robert Pattinson has a much more limited deal than the rest of the James Bond candidates. The Batman actor has only signed on for three movies if he's cast, as opposed to the rest of the frontrunners who are down for four. Per Puck News, "[Josh O']Connor and [Jack] Lowden, for instance, were required to sign up for four Bonds, if chosen. Pattinson, on the other hand, was able to lower that commitment to three (plus a whole lot more money than the others), given his sta
  
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• After Xbox bloodbath, Doom studio id Software casually announces it's working on a new game

  13-11-2026 12:50 via GamesRadar+
  
  This year has not been kind to Xbox. The company engaged in mass layoffs in an effort to restructure itself into a more profitable business. One of the studios impacted is id Software, home of Doom and Wolfenstein, though you wouldn't know it from how the team just casually mentioned working on a new game.Current Xbox CEO Asha Sharma shared on Twitter that Slaughter Mode is coming to Doom: The Dark Ages this coming Monday. "Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as id Sof
  
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• The Witcher 4 is going to be "an unforgettable experience that's true to the core of the Witcher," narrative lead says

  13-11-2026 12:49 via GamesRadar+
  
  The fans have spoken – The Witcher 4 has won the Golden Joystick for Most Wanted Game. While those involved in putting the RPG together at CD Projekt are pleased with the result, they know the pressure is on to live up to the hype."This means the world to us," game director Sebastian Kalemba says on Twitter. "Huge love to our incredible team and everyone who's been supporting us on this journey."Narrative director Phillip Weber adds: "We're working hard to make The Witcher 4 worthy of being yo
  
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• As GTA 6 breaks records, Take-Two CEO says he isn't interested in an EA-style $55 billion buyout

  13-11-2026 12:45 via GamesRadar+
  
  Ahead of GTA 6's launch, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says there's no need for the company to go private like EA because it's already successful enough.Speaking on a new episode of Bloomberg's David Rubenstein show (below), Zelnick is asked if he has any interest in selling the Rockstar Games parent company like "two of the biggest competitors" in the business recently did – while they're not mentioned by name, EA and Activision Blizzard are almost certainly the competitors in question here.
  
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• Take-Two boss isn't ruling out a GTA movie or TV show, but says they're "very, very selective" about who they work with

  13-11-2026 12:24 via GamesRadar+
  
  With less than a week to go until the release of GTA 6 – aka the biggest entertainment release of all time – the boss of GTA publisher Take-Two isn't ruling out a GTA movie or TV show, but suggests one hasn't happened yet because they're "very, very selective" about who they work with.Speaking on The David Rubenstein Show, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked why, after 30 years and six mainline games, there still hasn't been a GTA adaptation, saying in response: "We're very careful about
  
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• Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds had a perfectly on-brand response to the news of his Avengers: Doomsday writing credit

  13-11-2026 12:12 via GamesRadar+
  
  In a bizarre turn of events, it looks like Ryan Reynolds has a writing credit on Avengers: Doomsday, but the Deadpool star has replied in the most hilarious yet confusing way. One eagle-eyed Marvel fan spotted Reynolds' name under Doomsday's screenwriting credits on the Writers Guild of America’s directory and shared a screenshot of the listing on Twitter. But in true Deadpool fashion, Reynolds hasn't confirmed whether he did pen part of the Marvel movie. Instead, the actor responded with a cl
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day's extended edition arrives in theaters before Avengers: Doomsday

  13-11-2026 11:59 via GamesRadar+
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day is swinging back into cinemas in December with an extended edition.As spotted on Reddit, AMC Theaters listed a Brand New Day re-release – complete with seven minutes of bonus footage – for December 4, some two weeks before Avengers: Doomsday.The listing has since been removed, but the runtime and the 'Brand New Day' URL remains – a surefire sign that Spidey's most successful movie returns in just a few weeks with fresh goodies.We already have an inkling of one del
  
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• Kevin Feige didn't want Wanda Maximoff to reunite with Vision in VisionQuest because the show should "stand on its own"

  13-11-2026 11:47 via GamesRadar+
  
  VisionQuest came to a close with an epic season finale that saw Vision reunite with both of his sons, Billy and Tommy Maximoff. However, there was a missing member of the family: Wanda Maximoff. She's mentioned several times in the final few episodes but doesn't appear in the main series.However, it turns out that they did consider bringing her back. Speaking to The Playlist, Vision star Paul Bettany said: "I remember having this conversation with [Kevin Feige], and he said, 'You and Terry [Mata
  
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• Marvel has now given Doctor Doom the same number of appearances as Thanos in just over a year

  13-11-2026 11:18 via GamesRadar+
  
  Despite being a late addition swap-in as Marvel's big new villain, Doctor Doom has now had the same number of appearances as Thanos. Before 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos appeared in two end-credit scenes for The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), as well as in the story of Guardians of the Galaxy (2015), all setting him up as the MCU's big bad.Marvel hasn't had the same luxury of time with Doom, as one Twitter user pointed out, after he was announced in 2024 following Jo
  
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• Avatar: Seven Havens will air two seasons in 2027 as Book 2 gets a release date

  13-11-2026 10:37 via GamesRadar+
  
  Avatar: Seven Havens season 2 has officially set its release date, and it's not too far away. The Legend of Korra sequel will release Book 2 on May 21, 2027.Just like the first season, there will be 13 episodes in total, and they will air in three-episode chunks through to June 11. The next stage of Pavi and Nisha's journey is called 'Book Two: Discovery' and the synopsis teases plenty more adventure yet for the twins. This reads: "Pavi continues her chakra journey to the Floating Isles and lear
  
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• Wolfenstein 3 is in the works at MachineGames, Xbox CEO announces

  13-11-2026 01:37 via GamesRadar+
  
  Wolfenstein 3 is officially in the works at MachineGames, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced.Sharma has been firing off semi-big announcements via her official Twitter account all day in celebration of Xbox's 25th anniversary, including confirmation that Id Software is working on a new game, but this is undoubtedly the biggest news of the bunch. "Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at @MachineGames," reads a tweet from Sharma. "One of gaming's most important franchises, and a team that has
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. posts cryptic Avengers: Doomsday teaser: "Time will tell; Doom won't"

  13-11-2026 01:28 via GamesRadar+
  
  Robert Downey Jr. is teasing something rather cryptic over on Instagram... and we're thinking it has to be the final Avengers: Doomsday trailer.In the video, which can be viewed below, Downey is standing in a green sweater... kind of looking like he's up to no good. While he doesn't say anything in the video, the caption reads: "Patience, subjects... Time will tell. Doom won’t..."Empire Magazine dropped the cover story for their special Doomsday issue, and teased that something else was arrivi
  
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