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• Should billionaires exist?

  22-10-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Should billionaires, who own more wealth than half the world’s population, exist? Some progressive politicians have proposed plans that could make billionaires a thing of the past.
  
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• The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, Apple TV and more (July 24-26)

  23-07-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As we head closer to the end of July, plenty more movies and shows are being added to your favorite streaming services. However, it can be a bit of an intimidating task working out what's new and what's worth watching. That's where we come in. We've trawled all the new releases to bring you a list of the best things to watch this weekend. In our list below, we'll take you through six new movies and shows that will keep you hooked, covering every genre from action to comedy. Starting off strong,
  
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• Xbox adds advertisements to games in "ad-supported" streaming trial, and it sounds like there's more ads where these came from

  23-07-2026 19:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox is testing a new "ad-supported" version of its game streaming service, which will frontload advertisements at the start of a session, folding additional monetization into gaming time. Microsoft announced the program today, July 23. Xbox Insiders who signed up for the platform's early access features can now test ad-supported streaming for "a limited time." "During this test period, XBOX Insiders with an XBOX account will be able to stream games they own for free with ads," the company clari
  
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• Diablo 4 players are so obsessed with a ring that's probably killing them that Blizzard has been forced to investigate like the dang Fellowship

  23-07-2026 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The One Ring in The Lord of the Rings is generally bad for you. Besides attracting Sauron's attention, the dark magic imbued inside doesn't yield many positive side effects. A particular piece of jewelry in Diablo 4 is garnering a similar reputation, since players are finding it causes them to die unexpectedly.According to its stats, the Wendigo Brand is meant to make you more powerful the more kills you get. Specifically, getting 15 kills within 50 seconds makes you tougher and increases your l
  
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• Even former PlayStation chief Shuhei Yoshida doesn't know why Bloodborne hasn't been remastered or released on PC: "It's a complete mystery"

  23-07-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has no idea why PlayStation hasn't released a PS5 or PC version of Bloodborne, and as a mega fan, he personally hopes that a port, remaster, or even a special edition is on the horizon.While speaking about Bloodborne during his keynote speech at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference, that's been translated by GamesRadar+, Yoshida expresses his disbelief at Sony's decision to keep his favorite Soulsli
  
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• Dev baffled as Valve pauses their Steam release to painstakingly review "dozens of untextured polygons depicting ass and boobs"

  23-07-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie adventure game Future? No Thanks! Has been delayed at the last minute thanks to Steam needing to look at some boobs and butts.Molleindustria, the developer of satirical games like Democratic Socialism Simulator and New York Times Simulator has announced on Bluesky (spotted by PC Gamer) that its latest game Future? No Thanks! – which was supposed to be released today – has been pushed back. The post says, "We were foolish to disregard the only authority on the matter: Steam, whi
  
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• European Commission says EA's controversial $55 billion buyout "would not raise competition concerns" and clears it for Saudi-led ownership

  23-07-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A group of investors led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund have received approval from the European Commission to go ahead with their proposed acquisition of EA, the blockbuster game publisher behind Battlefield, The Sims, and EA Sports titles.Last year, EA confirmed it had entered a deal to go private and fall under the joint ownership of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners (a private investment firm led by US President Donald Trump's son-in-la
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced lead says datamining is "very clever," but don't put too much stock into those findings: "Sometimes they're just placeholders that were done 3 years ago"

  23-07-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's always fun to see what lurks just below what we can see in a video game through datamining and the like. You can find remnants of ideas that hit the cutting room floor, or perhaps suggestions of what's to come in DLC. A lead developer on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced respects the curiosity, but asks we don't put much stock in what's uncovered."Many games get datamined, it's very clever, I understand," Richard Knight, game director on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, says in an i
  
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• "I should have listened properly to Miyazaki": Ex PlayStation boss admits giving FromSoftware "the lowest number possible" for physical copies of Demon's Souls after getting stuck in its "demanding" starting area

  23-07-2026 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ex-PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has spoken about his history with the company, including his biggest career fumble with Demon's Souls. When he failed to understand the genius of its challenging, opaque gameplay, very few copies were printed, which led to Sony stopping him from signing Dark Souls due to his lack of support for its predecessor.While giving the keynote speech at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference, which has been translated by GamesRadar+, Yoshida, the former presid
  
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• Avatar: The Last Airbender fighting game delayed on Xbox just hours before release, but not on PS5 or Steam

  23-07-2026 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a good day for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender on every platform except Xbox. The new release based on the property, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, has suffered a sudden delay on Xbox Series X/S, while other versions came out as planned.The game was scheduled to come out today, July 23, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and the aforementioned Xbox systems, and players across almost all of these are getting to jump in as planned. Sadly, Microsoft's brand has hit a snag,
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy movie is directly responsible for Switch 2 releases like the Star Fox remake, says Shigeru Miyamoto

  23-07-2026 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that the Star Fox 64 Remake and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book happened because of the characters' appearances in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.Star Fox has had a bit of a whirlwind year. From being considered one of Nintendo's "dead" franchises after the monumental flop of Star Fox Zero on the Wii U, it's come back in a major way in just a few months. Fox McCloud played by Glenn Powell was announced for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie right before it was released, less
  
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• The Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40K crossover is getting a full reveal on July 30: "Update your calendar accordingly"

  23-07-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next Helldivers 2 Legendary Warbond, this time a collaboration with Warhammer 40,000, is getting a full reveal on July 30. Arrowhead Game Studios tells fans to tune in next week with a short trailer showing nothing but a handgun, a date, and a couple logos. A trailer for an incoming trailer two months after the crossover's announcement trailer, then."Attention, Helldivers," the developer tweets. "July 30 has been designated as a date of operational significance. Update your calendar accordin
  
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• The Rings of Power season 3 is bringing in a major Lord of the Rings character who's been controversially missing until now

  23-07-2026 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's taken three seasons, but a major Lord of the Rings character is finally debuting in The Rings of Power season 3. Celeborn, husband of Galadriel, will be introduced in season 3 and played by Jamie Campbell Bower, as revealed by Empire magazine. Bower's role has been completely secret up till now. Speaking to the magazine, Bower described Celeborn as a "lover-boy" and says his relationship with Galadriel is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith. "This idea of longing and yearning is s
  
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• Horrifying new Resident Evil movie trailer leaves fans confused over the timeline

  23-07-2026 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Resident Evil trailer has been revealed, and it's given us more of an insight into the direction of Zach Cregger's new take on the franchise.The teaser kicks off with Austin Abrams' Bryan as he heads on a new run as a hospital delivery orderly. However, not long into his journey, he encounters something terrifying. The undead are hiding around every corner as Bryan's horrifying night continues. "Everything that has happened in this town transpired in a matter of hours," Paul Walter Hauser'
  
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• Further proving Kingdom Hearts' existence is a miracle, ex-Disney CEO says he can't even remember why he greenlit the JRPG in the first place

  23-07-2026 15:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former Disney CEO can only barely remember the name Kingdom Hearts, and he definitely can't recall what made him give Square Enix's (or SquareSoft at the time) pitch the thumbs up. Kingdom Hearts' entire existence already seemed like an impossible Disney miracle come true. Some of the company's biggest mascots, Mickey Mouse included, being deeply involved in a nonsensical JRPG's twisty storyline for over two decades, while crossing over with Final Fantasy characters, I might add, doesn't sound
  
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• Over 100 scrapped Pokemon designs for Diamond and Pearl see the light of day after 20 years thanks to newly discovered Game Freak behind-the-scenes documentary

  23-07-2026 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  A slew of new information about the development of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl has surfaced online following the discovery of a never-before-seen official Game Freak documentary, almost 20 full years after the release of the games.This long-lost documentary was once mentioned by Pokemon lead Junichi Masuda in a blog post over 19 years ago, but its contents were never revealed to fans… until now. Earlier this year, an auction listing for a copy of the DVD allegedly appeared online before bei
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse devs say their female protagonist was a "natural fit" because the "role was best suited for a woman"

  23-07-2026 15:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lead developers of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse have spoken about the process that led to the creation of Rose Belmont, the game's protagonist. Initially, they didn't have a specific gender for the protagonist in mind, but after developing the story, they wanted to base it around the strong bonds between mother and daughter.In an interview with Famitsu, as translated by GamesRadar+, director Yukiko Hokao explains how the process of developing Belmont's Curse began without a specific protagonist
  
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• Hey UK Splatoon fans - don't pay more for the Deep Cut amiibo triple pack than you need to

  23-07-2026 15:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Splatoon Raiders is finally out in the wild, which means the brand-new amiibo, which feature brand-new figures based on the iconic Deep Cut trio, are too. Anyone who didn't pre-order these fabulous new renditions of Shiver, Big Man and Frye might first resort to retailers like Amazon to grab them today, but I'd advise against it if you don't want to overpay. While listed for £49.99 at Nintendo, they're currently as high as £57.07 at Amazon, which is a little over £7 more than t
  
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• Taito's new anime gaming mouse is outright bizarre, but that makes sense for an accessory based on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

  23-07-2026 14:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Japanese brand Taito is releasing one of the strangest mice I've ever laid my eyes on that's officially licensed for anime fans: the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood PC Mouse.As discovered by Siliconera, this new mouse doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the best gaming mice and is a simple plug-and-play wired rodent, but instead, Taito has put all of its focus on recreating the iconic cursed item, down to its haunting illuminating eyes and stone-textured face. Unfortunately, it's
  
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• Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo needs to be "strict" when creating new characters, and even questioned if it would "be better to just use Mario" during Splatoon's development

  23-07-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shigeru Miyamoto says that Nintendo will have to be more proactive in creating new characters, but has to be careful about it. One thing Nintendo has continuously gotten stick for over the last decade or so is the tendency to rely on legacy series for its games. And while there have been more attempts at bringing something new to the table than many give it credit for (remember Codename S.T.E.A.M.?), a new IP – especially before 2015 or so – was a bit of a rare sight for Nintendo. Ho
  
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• San Diego Comic-Con 2026 live coverage – All the news from SDCC 2026 as it happens

  23-07-2026 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  San Diego Comic-Con 2026 is now underway. The yearly convention has returned to the sunny shores of California and has brought with it some big hitters. This year Marvel is making their triumphant return to Hall H with Kevin Feige expected to make some huge announcements ahead of Avengers: Doomsday later this year. What's more, The Rings of Power season 3, Lanterns, and Blade Runner 2099 are all also being showcased at the event as well as several smaller panels too. This means that we're expect
  
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• Christopher Nolan fans have a theory on why The Odyssey chooses not to show Agamemnon's face

  23-07-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite the movie never fully showing his face, The Odyssey's Agamemnon has made quite the impression on moviegoers, with his commanding aura and exaggerated armor. But one fan has a theory about why Agamemnon is presented this way.Over on Reddit, The Odyssey fans agree that Agamemnon's armor is oversized to make himself look bigger and more fearsome, reflecting his massive ego. The thread labels the Greek king a "hidden-faced leader of men who will sacrifice his men and even his children withou
  
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• "Sony already knew everyone would be pissed off," former God of War Laufey dev says, so it started enforcing the "strictest social media guidelines" after announcing the end of PlayStation discs

  23-07-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The industry is continuing to react to Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games in 2028. Amid the pushback, a former writer from God of War Laufey studio Sony Santa Monica has revealed that the company is now enforcing particularly strict guidelines on what employees can and can't say regarding the choice.In a video on her YouTube channel, Alanah Pearce, a writer who worked at Sony Santa Monica for a number of years contributing to God of War Laufey, revealed the current social media po
  
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• After claiming GTA 6 devs have crunch "built into" their contracts, union says "first meeting with Rockstar management" was "a step in the right direction"

  23-07-2026 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Rockstar Games Workers Union has had its first meeting with Rockstar management after seeking recognition, confirming that "it was a step in the right direction."Last month, it was revealed that Rockstar developers in the UK were seeking official union recognition – something which would give the union the right to negotiate with employers at GTA 6 developer Rockstar on behalf of its members regarding things like employment conditions. Rockstar agreed to meet with the union reps, and n
  
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• Lego Star Trek Enterprise Bridge set boldly goes back to the original series with shields up and tribbles ready

  23-07-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lego Star Trek Enterprise Bridge set has officially dropped out of warp, with shields up and tribbles in tow. Following leaks that had fans divided over price, Lego showed off its new Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701™ Bridge kit to celebrate the show's 60th anniversary. It's a recreation of the original series set with all major crewmembers at their station, but also manages to squeeze a few extras like the transporter room in for good measure (like many of the best Lego sets, the
  
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• One of the best modern platformers is back from the dead after being delisted on its only platform, escaping Netflix Games jail for good

  23-07-2026 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the best platformers in recent years – the adorably bouncy Poinpy – is back from the dead and is now totally free. And in case the delightfully moreish game missed you the first time around, it's now unshackled from its Netflix Games cell.For those out of the loop, Poinpy became a critically-acclaimed fan-favorite when it came out in 2022 as an exclusive in the Netflix Games catalogue. As long as you had a regular Netflix subscription, you could play as much Poinpy as you like
  
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• "It's a massive failure": Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto slams short-term profit gains that have "burned through the talents of so many people"

  23-07-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto says that the games that resonate the best with players aren't made to chase profit or global appeal.Speaking to Famitsu (via machine translation by VGC), Miyamoto is asked why he thinks Nintendo's games have global appeal on the scale that they do. The Mario creator recalls the many times he's been asked how a "mustachioed middle-aged guy" became the best-selling game franchise of all-time, and admits he has wondered the same thing, but that the ke
  
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• Marvel star Simu Liu promises some "positive updates" soon as fan begs him to do justice to Sleeping Dogs adaptation

  23-07-2026 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Almost six months on from the last update, Simu Liu promises that news on his Sleeping Dogs movie adaptation is coming soon. After a Sleeping Dogs fan took to Twitter saying, "Simu Liu please do this game justice," the star replied, "Hope to post some really positive updates soon. Stay tuned." At this moment, the Sleeping Dogs movie has not been picked up by a Hollywood studio. An update is well needed, as since the movie found its director in December 2025, we haven't heard much else on the pro
  
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• As several AI versions of The Odyssey emerge, Christopher Nolan says the technology has to be viewed with skepticism

  23-07-2026 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Odyssey is currently impressing audiences with its reliance on practical old-school filmmaking, but that hasn't stopped it being at the center of several conversations on AI. While Christopher Nolan hasn't used the technology at all in his filmmaking, several versions of his film and Homer's classic tale are being developed with AI.Speaking in a recent interview, Nolan was asked about his thoughts on the growth of the technology, and it seems he's viewing it with a healthy dose of cynicism.
  
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• The Elder Scrolls 6 development roadmap is unaffected by Xbox's mass layoffs, Bethesda says, despite devs' fears of delays and crunch

  23-07-2026 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda is promising that the development roadmap for The Elder Scrolls 6 hasn't been impacted by mass layoffs across Xbox's various subsidiaries, despite some current and former staff fearing the worst. Earlier this month, Xbox began what it called a "reset" of its business. In plain words, that meant the console maker parted ways with four first-party studios and laid off 1,600 workers across Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard, with 1,600 more job cuts coming over the course
  
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