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• Stranger Things season 5 release schedule: when is episode 1 on Netflix?

  20-11-2025 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's almost here. After years of waiting, Stranger Things season 5 is set to hit Netflix. But the streamer has already been pretty up front about chopping the final season into three parts (or Volumes), so your expectations on when to watch new Stranger Things episodes might have been flipped Upside Down.To help you avoid the mind-flaying confusion, we've put together an essential guide on everything from the Stranger Things season 5, episode 1 release date to get you started all the way through
  
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• GTA 6 is "Rockstar's magnum opus" according to "proud" devs excited about the Netflix extended look after two weeks of "heartbreaking" leaks

  28-08-2026 17:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  I cannot imagine what it feels like to know that GTA 6 is actually about to drop for the developers making it. It's 13 years of work and anticipation, finally coming to fruition, and on the back of the Netflix preview, a number of Rockstar devs have expressed their emotions."What a day -everything looks incredible. Massive well done to everyone involved," Joe David, a senior mission designer at Rockstar, said on Twitter. His sentiment is widely shared across his colleagues."So proud to have been
  
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• The Nintendo ports of Metal Gear Solid 4 replace the iconic PS3 and PSP in-game consoles with generic variants

  28-08-2026 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  With the release of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2, it's been confirmed that Nintendo editions of Metal Gear Solid 4 have removed PlayStation references from the game. Metal Gear Solid 4 was famously a PS3 exclusive until this week, and the game itself made that clear. Throughout the game you could see a PS3 console on Snake and Otacon's plane, Sunny could be seen playing the PSP, and Snake used a Dualshock 3 controller to control the Metal Gear Mk. 2. On top of that, there's the famou
  
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• A second Iron Man game has leaked this week, this time with EA Motive's take on the Marvel hero surfacing after 4 years

  28-08-2026 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  A blatantly unfinished trailer for EA Motive's Iron Man game has seemingly popped up online, days after footage from Avalanche's canceled Iron Man game also leaked. Tony Stark's got pretty bad cybersecurity for a billionaire genius, I guess.EA Motive (the studio behind the Dead Space remake) first announced its collaboration with Marvel Games in 2022. Not much was known at the time aside from the fact that EA's Iron Man would be a third-person, single-player action-adventure game and tell an ori
  
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• 13 years after famous Microsoft dunk, ex-PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida says Xbox disc-to-digital feature is "a great move"

  28-08-2026 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has praised the new Xbox disc-to-digital initiative, with many pointing out the irony of his classic PS4 game sharing video following Sony's decision to drop physical games. Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that physical Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S discs will soon be able to be transferred to digital games. This comes around a month after Sony confirmed it will stop producing physical games in 2028 for the PS5 and any future PlayStation console. That
  
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• New The Batman 2 set leaks see the Batmobile crash into Gotham City PD squad cars – and it's the coolest thing you’ll see today

  28-08-2026 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  New set leak videos from The Batman 2 have arrived... and the hype for the upcoming sequel just tripled in size (for me, anyway).The videos, which can be viewed below, show three different angles of the Gotham City PD chasing the Batmobile via swarm of squad cars. They manage to box him in, but Batman escapes by accelerating and ramming into one of the cars before speeding off. The coolest angle is definitely the one from above, which really gives a heightened sense of realism and, to quote the
  
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• Marvel's casting director reflects on Chris Pratt's "heartfelt" Captain America audition: "After that, I was paying attention"

  28-08-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Studios' lead casting director Sarah Halley Finn has recalled Chris Pratt's failed Captain America audition – and how it put the then-Parks and Recreation actor on the MCU's radar.Finn, who has helped cast the likes of Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., and Chadwick Boseman in the MCU, revealed her reaction to Pratt's reading during an SDCC appearance on The Brandon Davis Show."He did a speech which was not comedic at all, it was kind of a rallying cry," Finn recounted. "I don't think
  
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• Failbetter Games' Hannah Flynn on Steam moderation, RPGs, game curation and more: "[Working in games] is fun, it generates fun for other people, but it's also serious and important"

  28-08-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've got some brilliant guests lined up for the G+RLS podcast, and Hannah Flynn is one of them! Hannah has been Communications Director at Failbetter Games, the studio behind text-based RPGs like Fallen London, Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies, and the upcoming farming sim Mandrake, for 14 years and has amazing insights into the industry. Our chat takes many different lanes, but the standout moment to me was hearing from her side how it's been interacting with the multi-faceted beast that is gamin
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director promises to "go even deeper" into Vincent's backstory since the JRPG's goth icon has been a mystery for 30 years

  28-08-2026 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Vincent Valentine's been somewhat of an enigma ever since the original Final Fantasy 7 introduced us to the brood-maxxing goth icon 30 years ago, but Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi is promising that'll all change very soon. "Unlike the other optional character Yuffie, [Vincent's] hometown and where he comes from wasn't actually shown in the original Final Fantasy 7," Naoki Hamaguchi explains during an official Gamescom livestream. Revelation aims to shed a little more light
  
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• Dune: Awakening's new single-player mode fits perfectly in the MMO because of its strong story, lead says: "I think we have the best story in a survival game that exists"

  28-08-2026 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dune: Awakening is finally coming to consoles next month, but that's not all – Funcom is also preparing to integrate the long-requested single-player mode.So, how does that work in what's essentially an MMO and survival game mashup? Well, as chief creative officer Joel Bylos tells GamesRadar+ at Gamescom 2026, it just does – and that's all thanks to the strong story acting as Dune: Awakening's foundation… the very same that acts as an alternate timeline to its source material'
  
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• The legacy Evercade cart making a comeback is the Piko Interactive Collection 1, and it includes a "fan favorite RPG"

  28-08-2026 13:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The mystery Evercade cartridge set to ditch its legacy status is the Piko Interactive Collection 1, as Blaze has announced it's back in print. While the original compilation featured 20 classics, this edition knocks that number down to 19, but while the previously included shmup Magic Girl is now MIA, you're still getting a 40-hour Sega RPG alongside other excellent 16-bit capers.That RPG is Brave Battle Saga, a turn-based RPG for the Sega Mega Drive that arrived in Asia back in 1996. In an anno
  
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• Prime Video's Carrie series hasn't even hit screens yet, but the streamer is already working on another Stephen King TV adaptation

  28-08-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  In addition to Prime Video's upcoming Carrie series, the streamer is adapting another Stephen King story into a TV show, but this time we're heading to London. Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a six-part limited series based on Stephen King's 1980 short story 'Crouch End,' as per Variety. The story is named after the real North London district in which it’s set, meaning the show will be the first King adaptation to be made in the UK. The story follows a young American movie star named Doris
  
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• Lana Condor "desperately" wants to play Jubilee again after only getting seconds of screen time in X-Men: Apocalypse

  28-08-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of X-Men's biggest fumbles wants a do-over with her mutant character.Lana Condor, who dazzled as Jubilee in the briefest of cameos in X-Men: Apocalypse (32 seconds, by the count of a popular YouTube round-up of her scenes), says she is desperate to play the hero once more."We filmed more Jubilee than was in the film… I obviously wanted so much more for Jubilee and, at the time, I thought we were going to get some of that," Condor told Get Rec'd with Straw Hat Goofy."I desperately want
  
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• Star Wars fan artist recreates Anakin and Obi-Wan's famous Revenge of the Sith duel with an incredible twist

  28-08-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Star Wars fan artist has recreated the iconic Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi duel in Revenge of the Sith in the most incredible way. The artist, who goes by the Tumblr username idk-i-was-bored, shared the artwork of the fiery Mustafar duel – which is actually recreated from every single line of dialogue in Revenge of the Sith, written out by hand. Check it out below. This may be the coolest Star Wars fan art we’ve ever seen.Obi-Wan and Anakin’s duel in Revenge of the S
  
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• Fable director "happy to go toe-to-toe" with heavy hitters like Persona and God of War, but GTA 6 is a beast he's "happy to avoid entirely"

  28-08-2026 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6's November release date caused other video games to part like the Red Sea, huddling together in the slightly safer confines of the months before and after. One such game is the upcoming Fable reboot, and its director feels fine about launching next to other big hitters not called GTA 6.Take a quick look at our new games release calendar and you'll notice that the months around GTA 6 are unusually swamped with notable releases. Next February is particularly busy with Tomb Raider: Legacy of
  
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• GTA 6 will run at 30fps across PS5 and Xbox Series X, and Rockstar is reportedly undecided about adding a performance mode to better that

  28-08-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The big Netflix preview of GTA 6 has come and gone, finally giving us a substantive look at the epic sandbox in motion. Among the various technical details provided by Rockstar, we now know the standard framerate of the epic release, at launch at the very least.The footage shown, captured on the PlayStation 5 version, ran at 30fps, and Rockstar has since confirmed this will be how the game releases come November. GTA 6 will have this framerate on PS5 and Xbox Series X, and there likely won't be
  
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• GTA 6 doesn't feature microtransactions or AI, Rockstar says, but I doubt its take on GTA Online won't have Shark Cards

  28-08-2026 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar Games has reportedly shut down the idea that GTA 6 will feature microtransactions or use generative AI during its development. On the Kinda Funny Gamecast, hosts Andy Cortez and Greg Miller share that they asked Rob Nelson – co-studio head at Rockstar North – whether there will be microtransactions in the game and whether generative AI was used during the development of GTA 6, with Nelson reportedly simply saying "no." I have no doubts about the lack of generative AI used du
  
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• As fans grow more certain that Adria Arjona is the DCU's Wonder Woman, DCEU star Gal Gadot hopes the next Diana actor "enjoys this amazing ride with this amazing character"

  28-08-2026 12:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow wraps filming, DCU fans are more certain than ever that Adria Arjona is playing Wonder Woman. Although the Andor star has yet to confirm, it is highly possible, as it sounds as though the DCEU's Diana star Gal Gadot won't be returning to the role.In an interview with ScreenRant, Gadot said she hasn't "heard anything" or had"any specific conversations" with DC Studios or heads James Gunn and Peter Safran about reprising her Wonder Woman or even taking on a new c
  
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• Jeremy Renner teases Hawkeye MCU return after 5 years and no Avengers: Doomsday announcement

  28-08-2026 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Five years after we last saw him, Jeremy Renner seems to be teasing a return to the MCU as Hawkeye. The actor shared a close up image of his costume to his Instagram story, though cryptically without any kind of caption. SECURITYYY!! pic.twitter.com/VXsJ0rbeLfAugust 27, 2026So, what does this mean? Renner isn't part of the cast list for Avengers: Doomsday, and, so far, nothing has been announced about who will return for Avengers: Secret Wars. This could just be a tease to tie into the imminent
  
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• "I yassified Michael" - Nvidia DLSS 5 is already creeping into games like GTA 5 and Control via an experimental runtime, and I need it to stop

  28-08-2026 11:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nvidia DLSS 5 isn't officially a thing yet, but modders are already enabling an experimental version using a discovered runtime. Originally, the AI filter files were found within NBA 2K27 early access, but are now "working" in everything from GTA V to Control while making everything look expectedly unsettling.Originally discovered by Renan Maniero, the Nvidia DLSS 5 file held by NBA 2K27 is a "nvngx_dlssnr.dll" library (via Videocardz). Windows identifies the file specifically as Nvidia DLSSNR v
  
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• Xbox is reportedly pitching movie and TV adaptations for "more than a dozen games" – including Elder Scrolls and Halo

  28-08-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox is seemingly going all-in on video game adaptations, pitching several titles to streamers and studios.As per Puck, Microsoft and Xbox have been in talks regarding a package of "more than a dozen games." Those name-checked by the outlet include Halo (again), Elder Scrolls, World of Warcraft, and Diablo.Netflix, Paramount, and Universal have reportedly sat down with Microsoft, who appear to want around $300m for any potential deal.Xbox and Xbox-adjacent brands have had mixed fortunes in the v
  
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• Morrowind's most ambitious mod is now available in 1 click on GOG, alongside a 60% sale on the 24-year-old Elder Scrolls RPG

  28-08-2026 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 is admittedly brutal, but it feels a tad bit lighter when you go back to Bethesda Game Studios' older series gems – like Morrowind.It's a dated RPG, all things said, seeing as it first launched a whopping 24 years ago, back in 2002. The visuals are… difficult to stomach at times, gameplay can feel clunky, and the world feels empty if you're not sure what to look for.
  Morrowind is my favorite – and many other fans' – Elder Scrolls, though,
  
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• The Pokemon Twitter account was briefly taken over by a hacker peddling their crypto memecoin

  28-08-2026 11:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Puppeteered by a hacker or hackers of unknown origin, one of Pokemon's official social media accounts was briefly trying to get fans to invest in a crypto memecoin - on top of the Krispy Kreme donuts and endless merch the account usually peddles, that is.As spotted by NintendoEverything, Pokemon's Twitter (X) account made quite a strange post last night. "Celebrate 30 years of Pokemon in a whole new way," the now-deleted tweet said alongside a contract address. "Introducing $POKEMON, the officia
  
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• Rockstar is cautious about what to satirize in GTA 6: "Specific political issues or memes will date fast"

  28-08-2026 02:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've never been to the US, it might surprise you that the country isn't entirely made up of people in stars-and-stripes bikinis riding Harleys and twerking atop moving vehicles, alligators being fished from swimming pools, and grandmas dual-wielding sledgehammers. There's a lot of that stuff for sure, especially in Miami, Florida, which the GTA 6 setting Vice City is based on, but life in the country as a whole is a lot more nuanced and, frankly, less entertaining in general. That's why GTA
  
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• A month before The Witcher 3 Remastered, CD Projekt Red quietly raises the price of the Complete Edition on Steam

  28-08-2026 01:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Days after announcing a remastered version of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red has gone and silently bumped the price up of the Complete Edition on Steam.A user on Resetera noticed the increase in the UK via SteamDB's price tracker graph, and I can verify that it has also went up $10 in the US, bringing it to $49.99.The Witcher 3 Complete Edition comes with all the DLC expansion packs released for the game and will be upgraded to the Remastered version for free next month, but it's kind of a shady
  
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• Warlock is "building on the shoulders of giants" as a D&D game, but just like Baldur's Gate 3 you don't need to know any D&D to get it

  28-08-2026 01:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warlock, the next big D&D game after 2023's Baldur's Gate 3, made a big splash at this week's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, straight-up spoiling RPG nerds with a nearly ten-minute showcase including breathtaking cinematics as well as combat and exploration-focused gameplay. And while there's zero doubt Warlock is a D&D game through and through, featuring an original story pulled from established lore, developer Invoked Studios is very much designing the game as a standalone RPG beari
  
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• GTA 6's hand-crafted NPCs have over 600,000 animations compared to only 55,000 animations in GTA 5

  28-08-2026 01:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The level of visual detail in GTA 6 is staggering already, but there's going to be even more going on when you start interacting with all the NPC pedestrians that fill the world.According to The New York Times, Rockstar said GTA 6 has well over 600,000 NPC animations compared to GTA 5's 55,000 and Red Dead Redemption 2's 300,000.Judging from the recent GTA 6 extended look on Netflix, this will mean everyone you meet will move and react in different ways unique to them. And the only way Rockstar
  
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• GTA 6's criminal profile will track how heinous your crimes are, just like Red Dead Redemption 2's honor system

  27-08-2026 23:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 aims to offer you plenty of freedom in getting up to various criminal shenanigans, but it's also built to tell a grounded story about two – presumably – sympathetic figures in Jason and Lucia. It seems Rockstar plans to address that the same way it did in Red Dead Redemption 2, as that game's honor system has evolved into GTA 6's criminal profile."This is a story about a couple on the run. We have tried to make the systems and the design support our narrative when and wherever
  
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• Andor star Adria Arjona can't reveal who she's playing in Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, but she has "muscles that I've never had in my life"

  27-08-2026 23:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Adria Arjona can't reveal who she's playing in Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, and our only hint is that she bulked up for the role."I have muscles that I've never had in my life. I'm training two to three hours a day on a crazy diet," Arjona told ScreenRant. "Drinking coffee is the only thing that keeps me up. And I’m really excited!"There have been rumors that Arjona, perhaps best known for starring as Bix Caleen in the Star Wars Disney Plus series Andor, is playing Wonder Woman in the
  
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• The GTA 6 map is 3 times bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2's

  27-08-2026 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anyone who knows anything about anything knows GTA 6 is going to be a huge game. It's likely the most expensive video game ever made and is expected to be the biggest launch in entertainment history, but until now it wasn't known exactly how big it is, in terms of map size. Well, we have a rough estimate now, and it's even more expansive than anyone could have predicted.Accompanying today's GTA 6 extended look from Netflix is a write-up from the New York Times (paywalled) in which, for the first
  
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