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• Russia slams 'illegitimate' US-led strikes on Syrian forces

  19-05-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia on Friday condemned a strike by the US-led coalition against Syrian pro-regime forces as "illegitimate" and said it could harm efforts to fight Islamic State jihadists."It is illegitimate, unlawful and yet another gross violation of Syria's sovereignty," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in televised comments while on a trip to Cyprus.US-led warplanes on Thursday carried out a strike in the east of the country against a convoy of pro-government forces which were heading towards
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss is "very much aware" you hate Chadley for being a socially inept doofus, but he will soon have "a very integral part" in the story anyway

  01-09-2026 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi knows exactly what you were thinking as you played the existing two installments of the remake trilogy: get this robot pee pee pants Chadley off my screen now and forever, I banish thee. But you're going to have to try to adopt a more positive mindset. The unhelpful assistant humanoid Chadley is returning for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, due in 2027, and Hamaguchi teases that the golden-haired nuisance might be more critical to your story than e
  
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• New Street Fighter trailer brings action, camp, and some of the game's most iconic moves to life

  01-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Street Fighter trailer has arrived, and while it's a bit less action-comedy in tone than the first, it sure as heck brings the drama and some of the coolest fighting moves from the video games to life.The brief clip, which can be viewed above, leans heavily into Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken's (Noah Centineo) tumultuous relationship and begins with an all-out fight. It's Chun-Li (Callina Liang) who encourages Ryu to enter the World Warrior Tournament, and it's all with the intent of taking dow
  
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• CD Projekt "never thought about" charging The Witcher 3 owners for the remaster: "This is the CDPR way"

  01-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered launches later this month as a free update for all existing owners of the RPG. It's a meaty update with a load of improvements, including freshly revamped combat. CD Projekt Red might even have been forgiven for treating it as an all-new game and charging existing Witcher 3 owners for the privilege of paying for it. But joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says that possibility was never even on the table."I don't think it was ever a thought we even had," Nowakowski tells Th
  
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• The Witcher 3 DLC, Warlock, and open-world anime RPG Ananta gained the most Steam wishlists of everything we saw at Gamescom 2026

  01-09-2026 21:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a peculiar vibe throughout Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live showcase, pronounced by the fact that its biggest reveal, the dramatic climax of the whole event, was an update for an 11-year-old game. The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, DLC taking place after the events of the original game and the Blood and Wine expansion, was announced back in May but we got our first proper look at it during this year's Gamescom, and if you felt like it was the highlight of the show, some newly revealed
  
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• 40-year-old Robert Pattinson says he's "definitely feeling [his] age" while filming fight scenes for The Batman 2

  01-09-2026 19:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Pattinson says filming fight choreography for The Batman 2 has him "feeling his age," though I'd argue that 40 is still pretty young."I’m definitely feeling my age when fighting a lot," Pattinson told GQ. "I'm literally like, 'Goddamn, this is significantly harder than it used to be.' But it’s really fun. And I think the movie’s going to be pretty great. It’s got a really, really fun cast, but it’s a marathon."The Batman hit theaters back in 2022, with The Ba
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker creative director says all those glowing reviews are a "great relief" as the vampire ARPG's Metacritic score nearly matches The Witcher

  01-09-2026 18:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The review embargo for former vampire ARPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has shriveled up, and in its place has arrived a respectable gush of primarily positive ratings. The game's creative director and former CD Projekt Red lead Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz can finally relax.He writes on Twitter, "Waiting for the reviews to come in has been nerve wrecking to say the least, but they're finally (mostly) here!" The Blood of Dawnwalker reviews began marching out on August 31, ahead of the game's September 3 lau
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced now lets you save the stranded dog, as Ubisoft fixes the greatest crime in the whole game

  01-09-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've done a healthy amount of sailing around in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, you may have noticed a dog stuck on one of the disparate islands you encounter across the Caribbean. Until now you could only pet the pooch, without helping them get off their water-locked home, but a new update has remedied this disastrous situation.Now, if you go to this little piece of land, sitting at 624,50, and you pet the canine wanderer - which you should always be doing regardless - they'll transp
  
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• GTA 6 will lock you out of story missions if you're too broke, so it's good to know the robbery mechanics have been massively expanded

  01-09-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 won't let you progress through the story if you're too broke, which will force Jason and Lucia to make some cash from side jobs or other definitely legal endeavors.If there's one thing the trailers and gameplay footage of GTA 6 have told us, it's that there's going to be a lot of robbing in it. Nearly every single piece of footage has featured Jason and Lucia holding someone up at gunpoint, getting cash and living large. Safe to say, it'll be a major part of the upcoming open-world game. G
  
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• "Consoles are here to stay": CD Projekt Red lead says The Witcher 3 studio isn't "worried" about next-gen consoles like the PS6 and Project Helix facing delays

  01-09-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt Red's games – think banger RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 – perform quite well on consoles… and even though such platforms have hit a bit of a wall costs-wise with the RAMpocalypse and what have you, the studio isn't worried.Michał Nowakowski, joint CD Projekt Red CEO, explains as much in a new interview with The Game Business, describing how he believes console brands like Xbox and PlayStation will live on despite RAM shortage struggles and other r
  
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• "You cannot make a game like The Witcher 4" by being "cost-driven," CD Projekt CEO says, and he's "100% sure" GTA 6 is being made the same way

  01-09-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The video game industry is equal parts art and business, and convincing the business people in the industry to actually fund the artists is a never-ending struggle. (Just look at the furloughed devs behind the recently released Star Wars: Zero Company.) But CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski knows that some games – like The Witcher 4 and GTA 6 – can't be made by pinching pennies."We are cost-conscious," Nowakowski tells The Game Business. "It's not unimportant. We're a b
  
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• "It folds down to the size of a credit card" - Razer's mobile controllers were getting too bulky so it's launching a foldable one you can carry around in your pocket

  01-09-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer is launching a brand new mobile controller today, and it's quite a departure from the brand's most recent on-the-go gamepads. The Razer Prio folds down to a footprint that's smaller than your phone, and will happily fit in your pocket or backpack. Razer has ruled the roost in terms of full-sized mobile controllers for the last few years, but it's now looking to provide a more portable option for those gamers who just want a quick and easy way to play on the go.I first saw the Razer Prio at
  
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• Disney Halloween merch has been resurrected early, so I've sorted the tricks from treats for you

  01-09-2026 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even though we're only just creeping into September, this year's Disney Halloween merch is already rising from the grave. The sun may still be blazing and it feels as though Fall is way down the road, but make no mistake: spooky season is beginning to emerge from its crypt like an impatient zombie. A lot of brands have started to summon the spirits their merch as a result, and that includes a full Disney Halloween collection. We're talking multiple pages with hundreds of items on the Disney Stor
  
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• Stellar Blade uses Nvidia's DLSS alongside "frame interpolation" to hit 60fps on Switch 2

  01-09-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  After over two years of waiting, Switch 2 owners will get to play Stellar Blade sometime this year. Although we're still without a release date, developer Shift Up has revealed some of the technical details behind the port, including that it's using Nvidia's upscaling technology.Speaking to Nintendo Everything, DongKi Lee, the CTO and technical director of Shift Up, broke down the studio's goals and approach. "We targeted 60 frames per second in both handheld mode and docked mode," he says."And
  
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• JSAUX's latest Switch gadget adds new features to your old Pro Controller, but it is a year too late or right on time?

  01-09-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not quite made the leap to the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller but still eyeing up those back buttons? JSAUX's latest launch might be for you. The brand teased its Voidjoy Elite Extender alongside its new controller wing last month, and the brand has just made the $39.99 accessory available for purchase today. It's essentially a hug for your original Switch Pro Controller. A wraparound buddy that sits on the main body of the gamepad, adding 1,800mAh of extra battery life and a suite of addition
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead says Nvidia DLSS 5 backlash is "really funny," and that "most talented people I know" use AI

  01-09-2026 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director Daniel Vávra is no stranger to controversy, having previously defended Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 technology – and now, it seems that he's back to do so yet again.In case you missed the Warhorse Studios veteran's previous words on the matter, he stated that tech like DLSS 5 would "replace expensive raytracing" someday and was just suffering an "uncanny beginning."
  Well, now that Nvidia's AI-powered neural rendering model is back in the limelig
  
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• The Witcher 4 probably isn't coming to PS5 with a physical disc, CD Projekt Red boss says, but fans will still get something to "open up and enjoy"

  01-09-2026 17:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite releasing after Sony's physical game deadline, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 4 will have a game box with something on PS5, even if it doesn't have a disc.I'm sure we all know the story by now: Sony announced it would end physical disc production for PlayStation consoles in 2028, and everyone is upset and calling Sony out for its anti-consumer, anti-preservation moves. Meanwhile, Sony wants to remind people they don't own their games, with its lawyers offering the frankly ridiculous arg
  
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• Kratos actor Christopher Judge says he read for the God of War TV show, but thinks Dave Bautista is "going to be great"

  01-09-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kratos actor Christopher Judge says he did indeed read for the role in Prime Video's God of War TV show, but has "no desire" to take it on and nothing but well wishes for newly cast actor Dave Bautista."I did read for it! It was so hard for me to memorize my lines, which I never had a problem with," Judge told Collider. "And that was my mind and body starting to tell me, 'You don't want to do this.' I was one of the leads of Stargate at 33 to 44 and then stopped. Now, at 62, to be the lead, I ju
  
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• No really, Samsung's USB4 P Series SSDs come in at over $2,000 for the luxury of 4,000 MB/s

  01-09-2026 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samsung has unveiled its next generation of external drives, and the new P9 and P7 SSDs definitely feel premium. The portable solid-state drives are powered by USB4, a newer USB standard, which helps conjure up impressive read and write speeds of up to 4,000 and 3,800 MB/s (where the P9 is considered). But this new heightened performance comes at a premium cost of up to $2,699.99, and I wish I were joking.Announced during Gamescom 2026, Samsung states in its press release that you can expect to
  
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• No, really, Samsung's USB4 P Series SSDs come in at over $2,000 for the luxury of 4,000 MB/s

  01-09-2026 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samsung has unveiled its next generation of external drives, and the new P9 and P7 SSDs definitely feel premium. The portable solid-state drives are powered by USB4, a newer USB standard, which helps conjure up impressive read and write speeds of up to 4,000 and 3,800 MB/s (where the P9 is considered). But this new heightened performance comes at a premium cost of up to $2,699.99, and I wish I were joking.Announced during Gamescom 2026, Samsung states in its press release that you can expect to
  
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• The Xbox X25 console might be gone for good, but I'm holding out hope for more controller stock

  01-09-2026 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last week heralded in a set of Xbox X25 pre-orders that promptly sold out in a matter of minutes. The special edition translucent green console and controller, despite their hefty markups, were gone in the blink of an eye when pre-orders dropped on Thursday. While hopes of a stock refresh on the main event might be a little optimistic, though, I'm not quite finished with that controller yet. The Xbox Series X25 console is an $899.99 (or $999 if you bought via GameStop) showpiece that costs more
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed staff right before the strategy game launched due to reportedly running low on money

  01-09-2026 16:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things reportedly aren't going well at Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor. Apparently, most of the team that worked on the tactics game were quietly furloughed right before it came out, and the company claims it intends to bring them back if sales prove good enough.This comes from Game File, which reports that a large number of Bit Reactor's devs were furloughed mere weeks before Zero Company's release. Exact numbers are unknown, but one source says 80% of the staff, while another mention
  
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• 30 years later, I finally got to play Quake on the PS1, but that's before I found a better version that doesn't rely on "substantial AI assistance"

  01-09-2026 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upon stumbling across a new PS1 homebrew with a Quake demo included, I thought I'd finally found a solid way to play the shooter on Sony's console. Unlike DOOM, the iconic MS-DOS romp didn't get an invite to the PlayStation party back in the '90s, but my dreams of playing it AFK were shattered by one caveat: it's made using AI.Yes, this is another impressive retro console project that has AI lurking beneath the surface. It's a pity too, as the PSxOxide demo bundles Quake in with a wonderfully od
  
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• Metro 2039: The Big Preview – First hands-on and developer access with the wonderfully bleak FPS

  01-09-2026 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  "Metro Exodus was about hope. It was about leaving the Metro and going out to discover a brighter future. Metro 2039 is the reverse of that. It's this journey back into the depths of hell. And the further you go, the darker it's going to become."That quote from executive producer Jon Bloch paints an evocative picture of what to expect from Metro 2039, the next landmark first-person shooter from 4A Games. It's been over seven years since Metro Exodus looked beyond the claustrophobic confines of t
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered won't scrap saves or achievements from the OG RPG as CD Projekt Red confirms it'll all carry over

  01-09-2026 15:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last week's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 showcase saw the reveal of The Witcher 3 Remastered, a reworked take on CD Projekt Red's original 2015 RPG – and excited fans don't need to worry about losing their decade-old progress, apparently.Developers reveal as much in a new post over on X, explaining that all of our saves from The Witcher 3 will, in fact, carry over to the remaster coming later this month.
  "We've seen your questions about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered," it
  
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• Nvidia DLSS 5 is launching on September 3: Here's everything I learned about it from a private Gamescom demo

  01-09-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  After its controversial reveal earlier in the year, DLSS 5 will launch later this week, on September 3rd. At Gamescom last week, I got invited to a behind-closed-doors look at the latest Nvidia upscaling tech. During the session, Nvidia lifted the lid on various aspects of it, revealing how its developer tools work, how it'll impact indie games with different art styles, and allowing me to ask my own questions about it. Before it arrives on your gaming PCs at the end of this week, I've tried to
  
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• SanDisk finally launched a 1 TB microSD Express Card, but it'll cost you almost as much as the Switch 2 to get one

  01-09-2026 14:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  SanDisk finally has a 1TB microSD Express Card among its storage ranks. While the brand was one of the first (alongside Samsung) to provide officially licensed storage options for the Nintendo Switch 2, it had yet to launch a 1000 GB capacity card for both the handheld (and other compatible devices) until now.The new card was shown off at Gamescom last week, as originally reported by NotebookCheck, adding to the brand's 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB microSDXC lineup. While that's great for those of us
  
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• A beloved Warhammer 40K model is back, and it's "top tier sh*tposting" according to fans

  01-09-2026 14:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  I think the cursed monkey paw just curled a finger, because a beloved Warhammer 40K model – the Space Marine Thunderhawk – has returned in plastic… but not as you might expect.I'd say that the community is very 'broken up' about this, but it's really the Warhammer 40K ship that's in pieces. Literally: the Thunderhawk is back with a brand-new plastic model, but it's a ruined pile of slag. The "Thunderhawk Impact Site" is a terrain kit that splits the Space Marine transport into
  
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• Pokemon: Wild Card releases first teaser trailer, featuring a mysterious trading card game player and Mimikyu

  01-09-2026 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Calling all Pokemon fans, the franchise's newest movie has released its first cryptic teaser, introducing us to the feature's mysterious frontrunner. The new teaser for Pokemon: Wild Card opens with a glistening and seemingly rare Pokemon card. But when it flips, it reveals the shadow of a shapeshifting monster that happens to be none other than Mimikyu, who we later see masquerading as Pikachu. The next frame introduces us to the movie's trading card game player with glowing yellow eyes. Watch
  
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• Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is tracking to open far bigger than any previous Resident Evil movie

  01-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has been (unfairly) divisive for its creative deviations from Resident Evil canon, and for telling a Resident Evil story without fan-favorite characters like Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. Nevertheless, it's set to open huge later this month, and could potentially double the opening weekend box office takings of the biggest Resident Evil movie to date.Early tracking (h/t IGN) has put Resident Evil's opening weekend figure at some $40-50 million in the US.
  
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