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• Rainbow Six Siege Announces Free Play Weekend for Next Week

  06-02-2018 19:59
  Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available to play for free next weekend.
  Interested players can join the growing community of over 25 million Rainbow Six Siege players during the free play weekend—which kicks off on PC from Feb 15 - Feb 18, on Xbox One from Feb 15 – Feb 19, and on PS4 from Feb 15 - Feb 20.
  The leading piece of content from year three, season one, Operation Chimera, will be available first on PC through the technical test server
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says "the way we design games also needs to evolve" as streaming over buying becomes more common, even if he does "fully support" content creators

  23-06-2026 15:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the third part of the JRPG remake from Square Enix, is sure to be part of many content creators' streams when it releases – but that doesn't mean it'll take away from viewers' own gameplay experiences, according to director Naoki Hamaguchi.The lead explains as much in a recent interview with 4Gamer, stating that developers need to be careful with RPGs like Final Fantasy so that folks aren't satisfied by merely watching videos or streams – but that's not to
  
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• Netflix's Gears of War movie sounds like it will be set just before the events of the first game

  23-06-2026 14:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first synopsis for Netflix's Gears of War movie has been revealed – and it sounds like the franchise is opting for yet another prequel.As revealed by Entertainment Weekly, the live-action adaptation will follow 'the origin story of Delta Squad, a ragtag crew of soldiers who wage a desperate war for survival against the Locust, a race of subterranean creatures set on destroying humanity.'Xbox EVP and chief content officer Matt Booty feels the genesis of Delta is fertile ground for a mov
  
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• I played this travel board game once and am now recommending it to everyone

  23-06-2026 14:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  I love a good board game, but I don't impress easily. That's why Catan On the Road caught me so off guard. It only took a single session for me to fall head over heels in love with this 15-minute family game. Did I win? No. But that tells you something about how much fun I had. Now I'm recommending it to anyone who'll listen - and I'd argue that it's a must-have for vacation.In this quick-fire board game, your aim is to gather up as many points as possible.Designed for three to four players, Cat
  
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• James Gunn gave the Supergirl director "guidelines" on one character and told him to change a scene

  23-06-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Supergirl director Craig Gillespie has spoken about how DC Studios head James Gunn had given him free reign with directing the new DCU movie. However, it turns out that he did have some notes on one particular character: Krypto.The super-dog featured heavily in Superman and is a huge part of Supergirl too as it follows Kara Zor-El having to go to extreme lengths to save her four-legged best friend. After he's poisoned by the evil Krem, she ends up teaming up with a young girl named Ruthye to fin
  
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• Tencent is reportedly looking to back out of several studio investments like Story of Seasons developer Marvelous, but it's not letting go of FromSoftware

  23-06-2026 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tencent is reportedly looking to offload multiple game studios, including Story of Seasons developer Marvelous.As reported by Bloomberg, Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent is reportedly negotiating exits from several of its minority video game studio investments as part of a reassessment of its portfolio. The company has minority investments in the likes of Ubisoft, Bloober Team, Epic Games, Shift Up, and Remedy. However, the only studio named in the report is Story of Seasons and Daemon X Machin
  
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• House of the Dragon season 3 showrunner says those missing Battle of the Gullet characters were "just something we had to dispense of"

  23-06-2026 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 3 is here, kicking off its junior season with an intense Battle of the Gullet, which differs massively from George R.R. Martin's works, but showrunner Ryan Condal says that was for good reason. Fans who have read George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones book series will know that The Battle of the Gullet in Fire and Blood is a lot different from what we have just seen in House of the Dragon season 3 episode 1. The naval fight only spans across a few pages in Martin's works
  
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• Todd Howard says Fallout season 3 will include "new things" that are "never seen before in the games"

  23-06-2026 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout season 3 is in the works and, by the sounds of things, it's got some surprises in store. That's according to Bethesda Game Studios head Todd Howard, who not only teased to Entertainment Weekly that season 3 "is gonna start shooting soon," but also hinted at what's to come. "We talked about this at the end of season 2, hinting we're going to new places," Howard shared. "So one of the things that we all love about Fallout is the geography of the world and being able to show some new things
  
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• I've been playing the kid-friendly console that outsold the PS5 last November, now it's back for Prime Day

  23-06-2026 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Real ones will know that it was the EyeToy that walked so that the Nex Playground could run. The kid-friendly camera-operated mini-game system has been likened to Xbox Kinect and the Wii in its explosive rise to the top of Amazon's sales charts last year. Like those systems, it holds motion at its core - its fun variety of pick-up-and-play games and easy setup, though, that's got EyeToy written all over it. This is the kid-friendly system that managed to outsell the PS5, of all things, during th
  
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• The best Prime Day Lego deals live: Save on Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more with these handpicked bargains

  23-06-2026 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links
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• Assassin's Creed Origins Bayek actor says Netflix's live-action show can't ignore the "modern-day stuff"

  23-06-2026 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Desmond hive, your moment is now. Assassin's Creed Origins actor Abubakar Salim has given some guidance to the creators of Netflix's upcoming live-action adaptation – and it involves the divisive modern-day sections from the franchise's lore.Especially with something like Assassin's Creed, where it's had so many years in the game space, you have to listen to the fans there in regards to really paying service and homage to it, because it's one of those where it's so easy to try and innovate
  
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• Darth Maul actor Sam Witwer says Star Wars needs to keep taking "big swings" like Andor

  23-06-2026 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  After the success of Maul – Shadow Lord, Darth Maul voice actor Sam Witwer says he wants Star Wars to take more risks, because if not, the sci-fi franchise won't grow. "You have to take creative risks. It’s like the Maul character – if you’re not going to take risks with the Maul character, do something really new with him, you should not be taking the character out," said Witwer on the Pause for Thought podcast. "I think it’s the same thing with Star Wars in genera
  
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• Capcom announces Spotlight showcase for this week including Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen and more, but don't expect any Resident Evil Veronica

  23-06-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom has announced that it will be hosting a Capcom Spotlight later this week with updates on Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Capcom is always a big presence at any of the many game showcases throughout the year, which this year's Summer Game Fest undoubtedly showed with the likes of Resident Evil Veronica, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Tifa Lockhart in Street Fighter 6, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen being announced, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword's date final
  
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• James Gunn says Supergirl being "at odds" with Superman is a big part of Man of Tomorrow

  23-06-2026 12:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Supergirl is set to star in her own movie very soon, but she'll also be returning in Man of Tomorrow, a sort-of-sequel to last summer's Superman. Speaking at the Supergirl premiere, DC Studios co-president James Gunn has teased that Kara Zor-El's differences to her cousin Superman might cause some conflict in the upcoming film. "I think it's very different. I think it's different in every way. It's based on a wonderful graphic novel by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. It's a Supergirl who's a hero li
  
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• Despite George R.R. Martin previously complaining about Game of Thrones including a four-legged dragon, House of the Dragon season 3 opening credits feature it anyway

  23-06-2026 11:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the fantasy series ushers in a darker chapter, House of the Dragon season 3 has a new opening credits sequence, but fans have spotted a mistake in the tapestry. Towards the end of the opening credits (around the 1 min 31 seconds mark on YouTube), the tapestry includes a four-legged, three-headed black dragon against a red background. This is the Targaryen sigil, which is mentioned in Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin's books and in the main show. However, in Martin's works, the dragon
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 peels back its mystery cast in new look, and we're convinced this is Night City's latest hero

  23-06-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  One year on from its announcement, we finally have a glimpse of what could be the main character of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2.As spotted at the Annecy Animation Festival by Nexus Point News, the new look at the second season of Studio Trigger's Netflix animated anthology features a young blonde protagonist holding a camcorder.New look at ‘CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS’ Season 2 has been unveiled at Annecy Animation Festival. pic.twitter.com/wihgijtT0VJune 23, 2026It's still early days
  
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• Valve's $1,049 Steam Machine could've cost around $300 less if not for global RAM shortages, engineers say – and I'm not sure how to feel

  23-06-2026 11:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that we know how much Valve is charging for its Steam Machine, a console-PC hybrid with a convenient little cube-shaped body, plenty of folks are wondering why it's so pricey – but it turns out its $1,049 price tag might not have always been the plan.In fact, it all likely boils down to the global RAM shortages and what have you – basically, the hardware situation that's pushing prices everywhere in PC gaming right now. According to IGN, Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Y
  
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• If you're aiming to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th anniversary in style, you should copy the Sega Genesis setup that permanently resides in my retro cave

  23-06-2026 11:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The fact that it's Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th anniversary fills me with both horror and delight. The terror comes from the fact that the blue blur and I are the same age, which makes me want to crumble into fine dust. I will delight in shouting at you to play the original 16-bit capers on an actual Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive if you're where I am), and I've got plenty of tricks to make the '90s system feel modern.I consider all the best retro consoles to be my children, so I don't like picking fa
  
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• Tom Holland confirms the Spider-Man: Brand New Day villain is still a secret and is "unlike anything we've seen" before in the MCU

  23-06-2026 11:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Spider-Man: Brand New Day villain is so far a matter of mystery – but Tom Holland has teased that it'll be unlike anything we've seen before in the MCU. "The villain that we have in this new movie, which is still very much a secret, is, I think, unlike anything we've seen in one of these movies before," Holland teased to ProSieben. Watch the moment below. https://t.co/J0pvbEzs3n pic.twitter.com/EDsnS4C98dJune 22, 2026So far, trailers have teased Spidey going up against the Hand, while
  
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• Superman star David Corenswet improvised a lot of his lines in Supergirl as he "was in such control of his character"

  23-06-2026 11:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Supergirl may be first and foremost Kara Zor-El's introduction to the DCU, but her cousin Superman makes a few appearances too. The latest superhero movie, and the second in the new revamped franchise, stars Milly Alcock as Supergirl, who reluctantly teams up with a young girl on a mission of revenge when her dog Krypto is poisoned. However, as well as focusing on their mission, the movie also dives deeper into Supergirl's backstory – and how she first met her cousin, Kal-El on Earth. Davi
  
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• On The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says "we know we need to get it right and it's been a long time"

  23-06-2026 01:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Similar to GTA 6, the anticipation for The Elder Scrolls 6 is so astronomically high that any firsthand information about it, no matter how granular, is relevant in the overall conversation surrounding the project. That's even more true when it's coming from someone as integral to production as Todd Howard, executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios and game director on The Elder Scrolls 6. Full disclosure: this one's very granular. Like, if The Elder Scrolls 6 release date is Santa Monica Stat
  
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• The Nintendo Switch 2 Pokopia bundle is out now, and I'm making sure my friends catch it before the September price hikes

  23-06-2026 00:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  My friends have finally come around to the idea of buying a Nintendo Switch 2. I suspect the latest Nintendo Direct is to thank for them finally seeing the new handheld light, but either way, I'm happy. Any opportunity to play more games with friends is a plus, and I'd rather they get one sooner rather than later, especially before the price shoots up on September 1.When they're ready to take the next-gen plunge, it's this UK-exclusive Nintendo Switch 2 + Pokopia bundle that I'm going to link th
  
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• Xbox has over a dozen film and TV adaptations in the works, including a Sea of Thieves movie from Spider-Man's Destin Daniel Cretton

  23-06-2026 00:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The list of upcoming video game adaptations just keeps on growing, and Xbox is adding yet another to its roster with a live-action movie based on the action-adventure game Sea of Thieves.Xbox announced the movie inside a pretty stuffed feature from Entertainment Weekly that details the studio's many upcoming projects. Per the article, Sea of Thieves is in the works in conjunction with Hisako Films, the production company that belongs to Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton. A
  
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• Sorry Kingdom Hearts nerds, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi says sea salt ice cream "isn't a homage"

  22-06-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a point in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth where rookie Turks operative Elena takes a break from being a whiny firestarter and cools off with a stick of sea salt ice cream – a custardy, aquamarine treat featured throughout the Kingdom Hearts series also made by Square Enix. Reasonable fans therefore assumed Elena's frozen dessert was a sweet self-reference, but Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi says no. Not at all. Hamaguchi tells The Gamer in a new interview, "It mig
  
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• Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says new multiplayer games flop because everyone's "already formed solid human networks in Fortnite, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, and Apex Legends"

  22-06-2026 22:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The increasingly rare times I get to play online games with friends happen solely because of me, because of my efforts alone, no thanks to the other members of my friends group who usually refuse to abandon the latest Helldivers 2 Major Order to play one of my weird co-op horror games or Sea of Thieves, even for a few precious moments with their old pal Jordan. Multiplayer games these days, particularly those of the live-service variety, have a way of pulling players in and making them feel like
  
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• I don't care if MSI's latest handheld costs $1,800, don't pay over a grand for any handheld this Prime Day

  22-06-2026 22:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Look, I don't want to slap your hand away from expensive handheld PCs this Prime Day, but I will. I can envision some of you out there seeing the price of the freshly released MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, thinking other portables are cheap since they're not $1,800, and subsequently ending up spending over a grand. Please don't do that, pretty please? I promise there are still options for less.The big, nasty problem with handheld PCs we face as Prime Day gaming deals roll out is obnoxiously high prices. I
  
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• Valve says Steam Machine is $1,049 because it "doesn't align with our beliefs" to subsidize the cost

  22-06-2026 21:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam Machine is now available for pre-order under what some are acknowledging as the shocking starting price of $1,049, partly because Valve says this is the cost that best reflects its core values. Company spokespeople tell The Verge in a new report that Valve isn't interested in subsidizing the cost of its Steam Machine and selling its hardware at a loss the way other companies do, since "it doesn't align with our beliefs about how healthy ecosystems are built."Valve explains in its state
  
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• Steam Machine is $1,049 because it "doesn't align with our beliefs" to subsidize the cost

  22-06-2026 21:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam Machine is now available for pre-order under what some are acknowledging as the shocking starting price of $1,049, partly because Valve says this is the cost that best reflects its core values. Company spokespeople tell The Verge in a new report that Valve isn't interested in subsidizing the cost of its Steam Machine and selling its hardware at a loss the way other companies do, since "it doesn't align with our beliefs about how healthy ecosystems are built."Valve explains in a stateme
  
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• Tom Holland can't help himself as he spoils a significant Spider-Man: Brand New Day detail

  22-06-2026 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland has sorta kinda unleashed another spoiler, and this time it's about the spell that made the entire world forget Peter Parker."I think no one remembers that I'm Spider-Man apart from one," Holland said during an interview with IGN when asked if any of the Avengers remember that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. He starts to say "person" before Zendaya quickly cuts him off and says, "Nobody remembers that you're Peter Parker. They know Spider-Man. Spider-Man is Peter Parker."Holland continue
  
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• Newegg's anti-Prime Day deals are live: all the biggest monitor, handheld, PC, and component deals we've found

  22-06-2026 20:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links
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  3. Live updatesAmazon is busy getting ready for its Prime Day deals this week, but Newegg isn't letting them get away with it. The retailer is running its very own set of savings and anyone in the PC space should be heading here instead. Listen, the online giant is great for your PS5 and Nintendo Switch gadgets, it can even come in handy for a game deal from time to time, but when it comes to gaming PCs, gaming laptops, and component
  
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