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• Pick up a PS4 with Death Stranding, Spider-Man AND an extra controller for just £174.99

  28-11-2019 23:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  New customers at Very can use a code to grab a PS4 with two of this generation's best games
  
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• An ArenaNet developer's spouse first discovered Jimothy the raccoon, so it's only right that Guild Wars 2 adds him as a new pet for all classes

  28-07-2026 23:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The famous Jimothy from Seattle has accepted yet another brand deal. The wild raccoon seemingly suffering from a spinal deformity is being added to Guild Wars 2, in part because the woman who turned the poor creature into a viral sensation named Jimothy is married to an ArenaNet developer. Kiana Hall posted the hairy dumpling on Instagram two weeks ago, writing in her caption that she and her spouse were "graced with the presence of Jimothy" as he galloped in front of them with the graceless aba
  
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• "I haven't slept in 48 hours": Devs spent 9 years, starting in "my parents' basement," making a Nier Automata-esque action game with the most anime plot imaginable

  28-07-2026 23:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  In 2017, Dischan Media, long known for visual novel-y bits like Juniper's Knot, hatched a game idea: what if paramilitary magical girls saved the world from alien invaders? Presumably after declining an anime offer from Studio Trigger, work on the game that would become Mahou Arms began, with lead dev Softmode saying, in a recent Reddit post, that the project dates back to "my parents' basement." Today, after about six years in early access, it's finally, properly out on Steam with version 1.0,
  
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• After 16 months, Zelda Ocarina of Time expert completes a hitless, totally randomized run of the game: "I genuinely didn't think it was gonna happen"

  28-07-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  MajinPhil jokingly describes himself as your "friendly neighbourhood masochist" on his YouTube page, and looking at his history of challenge runs, it's easy to see why. He 100%ed The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask without taking a single hit in 2024, and then beat a completely randomized version of the game hitless in 2025. The next logical step, it seems, was doing the same with an Ocarina of Time randomizer.Randomizers are mods that shuffle the locations of enemies and items within a game. The
  
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• Bethesda fan gives up on The Elder Scrolls 6 and decides to make their own Indie Scrolls with big Daggerfall energy: "I have great plans"

  28-07-2026 22:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda keeps saying The Elder Scrolls 6 production is going well, which is reassuring, but it doesn't make the clock tick any faster. So one fan decided to be productive with their waiting room boredom and started creating their own indie version of a The Elder Scrolls game – The Indie Scrolls.The, apparently, solo developer has been tracking their development progress since March 13 across social media, announcing their intentions via Twitter post: "Day 1 making my own TES until TES 6 g
  
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• Facing a 17% review score on Steam, survival game dev says sorry about the bugs and promises to add a way to, uh, save the game

  28-07-2026 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  One-man band Justin Jager of studio Extrude made and, on July 27, shipped a video game: zombie survival game The Left Behind. "It did not go as I hoped for," the dev explains in a Steam post which went up as the game was pelted with user reviews averaging just 17% positive, earning it the dreaded red review text: "Very Negative." "It's clear from your feedback that I didn't deliver the zombie survival experience you were expecting, as reflected in the 17% review score on Steam," Jager agrees. "T
  
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• After escaping Xbox, Double Fine lays off 23 people as Tim Schafer says "only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action"

  28-07-2026 21:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Double Fine, the beloved studio responsible for games like Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, and Costume Quest, laid off 23 people today. The news comes as the studio goes independent after years of Xbox ownership."Today, Double Fine Productions let go of 23 members of its staff," the company says in a social media post attributed to founder Tim Schafer. "As a small, tightly knit team, these actions are not taken lightly. Only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful actio
  
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• Xbox Game Pass failed to hit subscriber targets because most people don't play lots of games, says analyst, and going indie won't save it: "I don't see a solution"

  28-07-2026 21:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a time not too long ago when Game Pass was seen as the future of Microsoft's gaming brand, if not the industry as a whole, but as we wait for the rebranded Xbox to emerge from its devastating reset, it's an open question whether subscription services for games are really a sustainable business model.IGN recently published a comprehensive writeup of the conception, boom, and recent downswings of Xbox Game Pass, and the site, one point, argued in favor of Xbox embracing smaller, more eas
  
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• After Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive is "going to go a bit crazy" with its next game: "We want to let ourselves dream again and be creative"

  28-07-2026 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  We won't see a new game from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive for a few years, it seems, but the studio's leaders are confident it will be something "a bit crazy."Speaking with Automaton, Sandfall CEO Guillaume Broche reexamines the studio's plans for its next game – only its second release after the breakout success of Expedition 33, which was largely made by a team of junior staff."It's too early to say anything precise, but we had a lot of fun creating Expedition
  
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• 20 years later, Bully is still "unlike any other" open-world game, says Rockstar co-founder and GTA veteran Dan Houser

  28-07-2026 19:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games can transport you across kingdoms and dimensions, so developer Rockstar was bold in deciding to set its 2006 open-world drama Bully in a New England boarding school. 20 years later, there still isn't anything quite like it. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser tells IGN during a San Diego Comic-Con interview, "The team did an amazing job bringing [Bully] together, and it's a game that's unlike any other games out there.""You know," Houser added, "I think people are always looking for games
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads call PlayStation killing discs a "sad decision" after buying boxed copies of their own RPG – "For us, physical was something special"

  28-07-2026 18:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The industry is still reeling from Sony's announcement that it's ending physical disc production for PlayStation consoles in 2028. There's been a lot of pushback, and now the developers behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have added their two cents, lamenting the choice as a reductive one for the medium."Personally, I find it super sad because I really like video game stores," Guillaume Broche, creative director on Clair Obscur, tells Automaton. "And even if nowadays, I play mainly on PC myself,
  
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• Resident Evil beats Final Fantasy to become the best-selling Japanese game series not published by Nintendo, with Resident Evil 2 Remake now leading the pack

  28-07-2026 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil 2 is now the series' best-selling game, while a new sales milestone sees the Capcom horror series pass Final Fantasy.In Capcom's latest earnings report, the company announced that Resident Evil 2 – that being the 2019 remake, not the 1998 original with the same name – has sold an extra 1.42 million copies since the last report, sending the game to lifetime sales of 19.75 million copies. And despite Capcom's decision to split every different version of a game into differ
  
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• The Witcher 3 director says solely aiming for high sales is a great way to make a game "fail," and he wants to measure his new RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker by the "opinions of fans"

  28-07-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Making a massive RPG like The Blood of Dawnwalker requires striking a balance between understanding that such projects require time and investment, and not letting financial targets distract from the creative vision. In fact, as far the game's director is concerned, worrying about money is a surefire way for a release to flounder.In an interview with Radio Times (below), Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the director of The Blood of Dawnwalker and co-founder of studio Rebel Wolves (and a CD Projekt Red vete
  
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• Danganronpa's ride or die creator "considered quitting" after a sequel to his high school killing drama was initially turned down: "I didn't want to work on another project"

  28-07-2026 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Danganronpa's creator Kazutaka Kodaka has said that a sequel to the high school killing game was initially turned down following the original game's poor release sales. The writer even considered quitting his job, until the opportunity arose to keep working on the series.Posting on Twitter, and as translated by GamesRadar+, Kodaka recalls how studio Spike Chunsoft – then known as Spike – turned down a Danganronpa sequel when the first game didn't make much money. The visual novel was
  
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• 20 years later, I just realised the Final Fantasy 12 save on my PS2 memory card looks like it says Final Fantasy 9

  28-07-2026 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 9 isn't a PS2 game, but I've just noticed my PS2 memory card has a Final Fantasy save that looks like it has the wrong text. It's actually taken me 20 years to realise that the tiny low-res icon looks like it belongs to the earlier PS1 RPG, and there's a very silly reason why it looks that way. You see, I've been messing around with an upscaler that solves jittery PS2 visuals using motion-adaptive interlacing. It'll also scale up any retro console that supports RGB output, but it's
  
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• Tom Holland reveals the one Marvel spoiler he regrets giving away

  28-07-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland has become somewhat notorious for revealing spoilers from Marvel movies ahead of their release. These have included sharing the Infinity War poster live on social media, confirming the original Spider-Man movies were a trilogy, and revealing that his character goes to space in Infinity War.However, none of these are the moments that Holland regrets the most. In a new interview, the Spider-Man star was asked which spoiler he regrets the most, and he revealed his wish for a do-over wit
  
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• I've avoided picking up the Switch 2 Pro Controller, but the arrival of a Legend of Zelda model could change that

  28-07-2026 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last Friday, X (Twitter) user MikeOdysseyYT posted that an "Ocarina of Time Pro Controller may be coming" to the Nintendo Switch 2. This rumour was then doubled down on by known insider and Editor-in-Chief of Universo Nintendo Necrolipe, who shared on X (Twitter) that MikeOdyssey was not only right, but that he's "seen the design" of this elusive gamepad, which is described as green and gold, with a Triforce crest in the center of the faceplate - perfectly fitting for what I'd imagine when conju
  
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• Hideo Kojima is a "genius," OD star Hunter Schafer says: "We just did mocap not too long ago"

  28-07-2026 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Euphoria star Hunter Schafer has revealed she's recently performed in mocap for Hideo Kojima's upcoming horror game OD. Despite knowing about the upcoming Hideo Kojima games for a while now, we really don't know all that much about either of them. We do know that horror title OD will be first up to the plate, with the game being announced at The Game Awards 2023, but – despite a very naked gameplay leak a year before the game was announced – Kojima claimed his studio was just beginni
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day debuts to a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, becoming the highest-rated MCU movie in 5 years

  28-07-2026 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day has debuted to an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score, winning over critics with its first reviews. The MCU movie is currently sitting at 92% on the website, making it the best-rated MCU movie in five years. The last movie to hit over 90% on the website was Spider-Man: No Way Home, which landed 93% back in 2021. Since then, it's been a mixed bag for the MCU. Some have come close, like Thunderbolts and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. However, others have really fallen short, inc
  
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• One House of the Dragon character who just killed a major character hasn't actually been introduced

  28-07-2026 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new House of the Dragon character who just killed off a major player in the Dance of Dragons has never actually been introduced to the audience. Warning, the following contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3, episode 6! In the latest episode, Criston Cole is ambushed by Team Black, and his request to go out in a blaze of glory is denied. He is instead shot dead with three arrows – though, the mysterious figure who killed him is actually a mystery to everyone watching along. Bo
  
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• Wizards of the Coast boss steps down after just 2 years defined by Magic's Universes Beyond and D&D 5.5e, as parent Hasbro eats $56 million on canceled games

  28-07-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  A big change is happening at Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast. John Hight, current president of the company, is leaving his position soon, and the process of finding his replacement has already begun.As revealed in a filing for the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Hight is stepping down on September 1. This comes just two years after he took on the role, in August 2024, and a tenure where he oversaw some contentious strategizing.He's overseen the transition to D&D 5.5
  
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• Ryan Reynolds' SDCC Deadpool gray suit is a huge Marvel Easter egg for X-Men and Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  28-07-2026 16:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  In classic fourth wall breaking fashion, Ryan Reynolds hid a major Marvel tease in the special gray Deadpool costume he wore to SDCC. Reynolds crashed Marvel's Hall H panel in the get up and could also be seen roaming around the convention. On Twitter, he shared the Pantone color swatch for the suit, and it's titled Jean Grey. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. pic.twitter.com/rfqw4YqPcYJuly 27, 2026Jean Grey, of course, is a member of the X-Men, and heavy speculation links Sadie Sink's
  
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• Sadie Sink's Stranger Things character has an incredible Jean Grey connection you won't be able to unsee

  28-07-2026 15:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  With her starmaking days as Max in Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things behind her, Sadie Sink is forging a new path as part of the MCU in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.There have been plenty of early whispers that she is playing a character with ties to the X-Men, including Rachel Summers and Jean Grey. It's the latter that has garnered most buzz, and has led to one Marvel fan spotting an astonishing connection between Max and Jean Grey.As you can see below, the red track jacket that Max first wor
  
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• Capcom can't stop winning, pointing to Pragmata's 2.5 million copies sold as it records a huge increase in year-on-year profits

  28-07-2026 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom is shouting out Pragmata's sales success as a big reason why the company's year-on-year profits have increased. In the company's latest earnings report, Capcom notes an 83% increase in net sales year-on-year, and noting: "Unit sales of all-new IP Pragmata and catalog titles performed well, driving revenue and profit up." Capcom confirms that – as of June 30, 2026 – Pragmata has sold over 2.5 million copies since it was released back in April 2026, while Resident Evil Requiem s
  
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• Splatoon Raiders amiibo stock in the US has run dry, but UK fans should have no issue grabbing the new Deep Cut trio

  28-07-2026 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Splatoon Raiders amiibo are out of stock across a sea of US retailers. Everyone from GameStop, Amazon, Walmart, and the official Nintendo online store has sold out of the new NFC figures mere days after they landed, which is a huge bummer for US Splatoon fans.I'm keeping my fingers crossed that more stock is on the way for anyone who missed out. However, if you're based in the UK and were worried, as you're waiting until payday to add these to your collection, don't be. As of writing, you ca
  
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• Xbox is back online, tech lead pledges "we'll do better" so similar failures "can't ruin your night again" after outage stopped fans playing digital and physical games

  28-07-2026 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox chief technology officer Scott Van Vliet has commented on the outages that hit consoles yesterday, and has pledged to investigate the issues.Following a PlayStation outage – which lined up quite nicely with the launch of the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta, and was a lovely bit of synergy with Sony's pledge to go all-digital – Xbox players got to experience the same this week. The outage lasted several hours and prevented Xbox players from accessing their profiles. Crucially,
  
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• Mike Flanagan joins Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K series at Amazon, but it could take "years" to be released

  28-07-2026 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warhammer 40K's small-screen expansion got some big updates in the new annual report from Games Workshop CEO Kevin Rountree. First up, the upcoming Warhammer 40K TV series has enlisted the help of horror maestro Mike Flanagan, who was behind Netflix's Haunting of Hill House and the script for the upcoming Clayface.Rountree confirmed he has completed "initial outlines" and "should soon be moving on to script". Henry Cavill and Vertigo are still involved, but the CEO makes clear that this will not
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 gets surprise update adding Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit and more as Insomniac's game gets even prettier on PS5 Pro

  28-07-2026 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a new Spidey film coming out this week, and what better way to celebrate than with an update to Marvel's Spider-Man 2? Two costumes have been added to the game, and there's some added support for upscaling.Of the two suits that are now in Peter Parker's closest, the first is the Fresh Start get-up, taking heavy inspiration from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest movie featuring the wallcrawler. This is another take on the classic, iconic Spider-Man look, and I'm not complaining becaus
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday directors got "chills" when they heard Robert Downey Jr.'s controversial Doctor Doom voice

  28-07-2026 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU return as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday has already caused some concern among a passionate Marvel audience.While some of those fears have been dampened in recent months, the reveal of Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom voice – with a heavy fictional Latverian accent – in a recent trailer proved divisive among fans, with some even comparing it to a bad Dracula impression.Now, Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed the surprisingly low-key or
  
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• I put the Razer Blade 18 against the fastest gaming laptop I've tested, and the top dog nearly folded

  28-07-2026 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Razer Blade 18 took its place on my list of the best gaming laptops on the market last week, after making it out off the test bench with a 4/5 review score. It wasn't the dual 4K / 1200p resolution display or the slimmer 18-inch chassis that put it there, though, it was the fact that the Razer Blade 18 nearly beat the MSI Raider A18 HX's performance. That's a big deal considering no gaming laptop has managed to near that beast's benchmark records since I reviewed it last year. Of course, tim
  
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