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• The Slow Horses cast keeps dropping hints that Jack Lowden has been cast as the new James Bond

  08-09-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Denis Villeneuve's 007 movie gets closer, it's certainly looking like the next James Bond has been cast. One of the names floating around the rumor mill is Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, and his castmates have posted some cryptic teases that seem to position him as the frontrunner. "It's been rumored that [Lowden] is on the shortlist," Jackson Lamb actor Gary Oldman told Canada's The Morning Show, per Variety. "We're going to find out pretty soon, aren't we? Because they have picked him. They
  
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• Scream star Courteney Cox wants to direct a sequel: "Nobody knows more about that movie than I do"

  14-09-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Courteney Cox, who plays everyone's favorite problematic news journalist Gale Weathers, wouldn't mind directing an installment of the Scream franchise."I think I should, honestly. Nobody knows more about that movie than I do," Cox told Deadline from TIFF, where he directorial debut has just screened. "I mean, and the creator, and Wes Craven, and the writers, and everybody who’s been in it. But I think it’d be great and fun and a good publicity thing. Get on it."Following the financia
  
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• Blizzard isn't "trying to do the Steam or Epic Games Store thing" by putting Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 Remastered on Battle.net, says exec

  14-09-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  During BlizzCon 2026, we got confirmation that two massive games are coming to Battle.Net: The Witcher 3 Remastered and Cyberpunk 2077. As you well know, these are CD Projekt Red releases, and they join a number of games from Bethesda and other publishers that have been added to Blizzard's platform post-Microsoft acquisition. Despite this, don't expect their respective deals to be harbingers for some grand expansion."We're obviously not out there trying to do the Steam or Epic Game Store thing,"
  
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• "They've taken about $250,000 of your money for a product that's not finished" - Unico's faux CRT TV commits retro gaming cardinal sins during early testing

  14-09-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out Unico Traveller ULW10, a retro console LCD monitor that looks like a CRT, is already in the hands of creators. That may come as a surprise, especially since its Kickstarter campaign previously used AI imagery in place of product photos. However, there's now a video out there that reveals the prototype's innards all while highlighting a pretty nasty lag issue. The early look comes courtesy of RetroRGB, as fellow CRT lover Robert Neal was sent a Unico Traveller ULW10 to review ahead o
  
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• Metroid Ravenous reveal sees Metroid Dread surge to the top of Nintendo's eShop charts 5 years after launch

  14-09-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The announcement of Metroid Ravenous has caused Metroid Dread to shoot back to the top of the Nintendo eShop charts almost exactly five years after it was releasedLast week's Nintendo Direct was considered somewhat disappointing for many, mostly due to the lack of first-party games announced for the Switch 2 as it heads into 2026. However, one thing everyone is agreed on is that Metroid Ravenous looks absolutely sick. Metroid Dread revived the series back in 2021, and as it turned out, completel
  
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• Legendary Zelda and Star Fox artist is "genuinely amazed" by AI even as he catches backlash from Nintendo fans

  14-09-2026 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Fox designer and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask art director, Takaya Imamura, has caught flak for using AI in a test prototype.In a post on Twitter, Imamura shared (via machine translation) that he's testing game development using AI, saying that brainstorming with the AI is akin to the old days where he would create titles with programmers, while seemingly being impressed with the tech. When a response rightfully pointed out the ethical concerns behind using generative AI in game devel
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday star Kelsey Grammer shared his thoughts on Beast in resurfaced comments, and fans think he doesn't understand the character

  14-09-2026 17:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  An interview from 2025 with Kelsey Grammer has been doing the rounds today regarding his return as the X-Men character Beast in Avengers: Doomsday and while we can’t knock his enthusiasm for his return as the brainy, blue mutant, some fans think his view might be a little off. Speaking to ComingSoon last year, Grammer talked about his hopes for returning as his version of the hero that we hadn’t seen since X-Men: Days of Future Past, and made a surprise cameo in The Marvels. "Yeah, i
  
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• "I deeply apologize": After global backlash, Level-5 CEO admits new Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton showcase uses generative AI

  14-09-2026 17:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last week's Nintendo Direct showcase wasn't all that flashy, but it did unveil two new trailers for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam and Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain – two new trailers that a follow-up stream from developer Level-5 had folks suspecting the use of generative AI.Suspicions were everywhere online, with many noting background inconsistencies and the like as to why they believed the recent Level-5 livestream featured gen AI… and, well, they apparently weren'
  
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• Batman 2 star Sebastian Stan compares making the superhero sequel to The Godfather Part II: "I do feel like it’s going to be a payoff"

  14-09-2026 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Robert Pattinson’s first outing as the Dark Knight made its way into theaters, fans and critics were calling it the best Batman movie since, well, The Dark Knight. Where does that leave Matt Reeves’ eagerly anticipated The Batman 2, then? With production underway and an air of mystery still covering the movie like a smog on a cold Gotham evening, one of the newest talents joining Reeves’ world, Sebastian Stan, has made a bold comparison about how things are going, and it i
  
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• Diablo 5 goes back to a pre-Diablo 4 world of "constant discovery" and procedural dungeons: "The only thing beyond the fog of war is more questions"

  14-09-2026 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official, Diablo 5 is on the way. It's going to take a few years to get here, but another chapter in the hellish action RPG series is on the horizon, and this one is going back to procedurally generated areas, rather than the open-world design of Diablo 4.During BlizzCon 2026, a panel on the design of Diablo 5 reveals a few titbits about the upcoming sequel. "In Diablo 5, we're bringing back the procedural worlds," Tiffany Wat, senior production director on Diablo 5, states. "Both in the du
  
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• After cancelling Spider-Noir, Amazon reportedly still has 4 different Spider-Man TV shows in development

  14-09-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite cancelling Spider-Noir after just one season, Amazon and Sony are still moving ahead with their multi-title deal to use IP from Sony's Universe of Marvel characters... and there are reportedly four projects in development.The deal was first announced back in 2022, with Silk: Spider-Society set to be the first project. The series, which would've followed Korean-American superhero Cindy Moon, was ultimately canceled before entering production. Spider-Noir premiered in 2026 to rave reviews,
  
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• Zack Snyder says he never wanted to make "amusement park" movies like Marvel, as he'd "rather just talk about the mythology" of superheroes

  14-09-2026 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  No matter how divided audiences might be about his latest film, The Last Photograph, the debate will pale in comparison to the golden era of Snyder fandom and his handling of the DC Extended Universe. Beginning with Man of Steel and ending with his own cut of Justice League, his time with Batman and Superman, whether loved or loathed, was exactly what he was aiming for, and a far cry from the bright and snappier world we got with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Looking back, though, Snyder reveal
  
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• Overwatch boss promises turning Sombra into a support hero won't remove "her identity," says he knows everyone found her "anti-fun" and "frustrating"

  14-09-2026 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard is making enormous changes to the ever-divisive Sombra in Overwatch Season 5, grabbing her from the DPS category and transforming her into a support hero instead, as game director Aaron Keller admits that she's been considered "anti-fun" for some time now. Sombra was added to Overwatch all the way back in 2016, and for 10 years she's been one of the most frustrating heroes to face. Between her hacking abilities that prevent enemies from using their skills, the fact that she can turn inv
  
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• Latest Batman 2 set photos seemingly tease the Court of Owls and other unconfirmed Batman villains

  14-09-2026 15:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Details about who is playing what in The Batman 2 might be scarce, but one thing that’s been circulating regularly is behind-the-scenes snaps of the highly anticipated sequel from director Matt Reeves. Currently filming in London, Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne has been seen wading through a crowd of angry Gothamites with a lot to say and even bigger statements to make on their wide variety of protest signs. It’s with these nifty bits of craftwork from Gotham’s locals, th
  
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• The GeForce RTX 5090 isn't a "gaming GPU" if AI companies are buying them by the pallet

  14-09-2026 14:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nvidia still says the GeForce RTX 5090 brings "game-changing capabilities to gamers and creators" to this day, but that's if you can beat AI companies buying them by the pallet. Yes, despite now costing over $5,000, the best graphics card money can buy is more likely to end up in a data center than your rig, and I reckon that means it's no longer a gaming GPU.I'm not exactly shocked to see literal pallets full of RTX 5090 GPUs in photos shared by HKECP being used for AI servers (thanks, Videocar
  
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• Lanterns fans have a compelling theory that another Manhunter is hiding in plain sight in Rushville

  14-09-2026 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns episode 5 finally confirmed the identity of the Manhunter hiding out in Rushville. But given there are still three episodes to go, fans aren't convinced that the Manhunter threat is over.Warning: full spoilers for Lanterns episode 5 follow!After all but confirming it last week, Lanterns episode 5 makes it clear as a crystal heart that Zoe Macon is the mysterious Manhunter who's been pulling the strings from behind the scenes in Rushville. By the end of the episode, however, the Manhunte
  
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• Pokemon devs reveal magical girl "laundry game" that uses real-life weather data, and Game Freak is bringing out the big guns with its director

  14-09-2026 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game Freak has announced a new laundry-based mobile game with Pokemon director Shigeru Ohmori leading this project. Obviously, Game Freak is best known for the Pokemon series, and until the recent release of Beast of Reincarnation, I wouldn't have been shocked if many people just didn't know the studio regularly releases games outside the franchise. For console releases, these usually manifest as smaller titles like HarmoKnight, Little Town Hero, and Tembo the Badass Elephant, but, as of late, t
  
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• Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle finally gets Netflix streaming date, over a year after releasing in theaters

  14-09-2026 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sometimes good things really do come to those who wait, and for fans of Tanjiro Kamado, they’re finally set to be rewarded. After Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle was released in theaters last year and finally started streaming on Crunchyroll this July, the epic anime movie will stream on Netflix from September 28. Hurrah!The streaming service announced online over the weekend that the first movie in the Infinity Castle trilogy, directed by Haruo Sotozaki, will be available this month. Follow
  
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• Kingdom Hearts is finally coming to Fortnite "this week," Epic confirms, and it's seemingly not just Sora getting a skin

  14-09-2026 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fortnite's Kingdom Hearts collab is finally arriving this week, and it looks like it's not just Sora joining Epic's battle royale.Fortnite's current gaming-themed season, Override, kicked off last month, at which point it was confirmed via the official key art that Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora would be added to the game soon with his very own skin. Almost a month into the season, folks were starting to wonder where he was, but Epic has now revealed that we can expect him to be added to the ga
  
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• Blizzard's new StarCraft shooter is "not a seasonal game," says lead: "The story has a beginning, a middle, and an end"

  14-09-2026 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hark, there's a new StarCraft game coming. This one isn't a real-time strategy game though - it's an FPS. The project was announced during BlizzCon, with Far Cry veteran Dan Hay at the helm, and he's explained a little more about its structure in interviews afterward.Speaking to Inven Global, he mentions that it's not going to be a particular kind of experience. "If I were to describe the overall structure we currently envision, it's a 'box product,'" he explains."It is a narrative-driven open-w
  
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• Apple is reportedly cooking up two iPhone controllers, so I need both to include my favorite iPod feature

  14-09-2026 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rumour has it Apple is working on two gaming controllers, and I'm already reminiscing about the iPod. Yes, the company that ushered in the age of full touchscreens is apparently working on gamepads, and if it's really getting back into buttons, I need it to bring back the mighty click wheel.First highlighted by a MacRumors reader, the Apple controllers emerged as references in the latest macOS 26.7 release code. Dubbed T6502 and T1057, the gamepads apparently include staple elements like a D-pad
  
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• Mahershala Ali says he's finally "done" with Blade, but reveals that Marvel helped get his latest movie made

  14-09-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  We’ll never know the full extent of what stopped Mahershala Ali’s Blade movie from ever seeing the light of day, but the silver lining is that Marvel Studios' failed vampire entry instead gave us the Oscar-winner’s new one, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, which has been a massive hit with critics. In an interview with Deadline, Ali was asked just how much time he spent getting prepped to don the title of Daywalker and wield a sword like him, only for everything to turn to
  
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• Zack Snyder's The Last Photograph called "an utter disgrace from start to finish" in scathing first reactions

  14-09-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  After critics tore apart Rebel Moon and Netflix canceled all plans to expand his Star Wars-like universe, Zack Snyder needed a win. Unfortunately, it sounds like his latest movie, The Last Photograph, isn't it. The new project he produced, co-wrote, and directed debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, but critics have already labeled it as the "worst film in Zack's career."Following his lengthy sci-fi endeavor with the new massive movies released on the streaming service
  
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• World of Warcraft: Forever devs have "no plans" to implement Tokens or level boosts, confirms Blizzard, as "the journey is so important"

  14-09-2026 12:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard finally lifted the veil on World of Warcraft: Forever this past weekend at BlizzCon 2026, giving fans a taste of the official Classic+ (so to speak, anyway) that we're getting – one that apparently thankfully won't feature real-money currency like Tokens.Clayton Stone, associate production director on WoW Classic, confirms as much in a recent interview on Forever with content creator Destin Legarie (below). The lead also says that there won't be any purchasable experience boosts,
  
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• Sony reportedly stops The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod in its tracks right before its launch: "Extremely sad that this never got to see the light of day"

  14-09-2026 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The long-awaited Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod won't be releasing this month after all, or ever, apparently, per Sony's requestThe Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, created by YouTuber Speclizer, began development at the start of this year, at which point the modder wasn't sure "if this will turn out to be anything." Its first test was "very broken," but from the beginning, the potential was clear – this could be the fan-made answer to the Factions mode that was never added to Part 2,
  
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• One of GTA 6's actors has finally been confirmed because it was already obvious: "There are too many people who knew me from King of the Hill"

  14-09-2026 11:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  King of the Hill and Barry star Stephen Root has confirmed that yes, that is him voicing Brian Heder in GTA 6.Despite how much of the game we've seen now, Rockstar Games has kept its cards close to its chest when it comes to who is acting in GTA 6. Despite the work of internet sleuths giving us a pretty good idea, the identities of Jason and Lucia are still unknown. However, one thing was for certain from the moment the second trailer debuted back in 2025… that one old guy sounds like Buc
  
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• Diablo 5's narrative lead is a BioWare vet who says the new caravan system gives the ARPG the "best elements of traditional RPGs" like Dragon Age and Baldur's Gate

  14-09-2026 02:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The newly announced Diablo 5 is a significant departure from series convention in a number of ways. Chiefly, the game won't feature any towns or safe zones and will instead offer adventurers the lesser but still cozy comforts of a team of followers that form a caravan around the player, acting as something of a moving barrier between the myriad monsters creeping and crawling around Sanctuary. This idea comes directly from the influence of Diablo 5's narrative director, Jennifer Hepler, a BioWare
  
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• "Almost all of Diablo 1" has been recreated in a new Diablo 4 activity taking you from Tristram Cathedral all the way down to Hell

  13-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Diablo, Diablo 4's 15th season, Season of Hell's Legacy, is a fitting celebration of the action RPG series' entire history, going all the way back to the very first game from 1996.Blizzard's Diablo team spent the majority of their time on stage at BlizzCon 2026 talking about the past and the future in almost equal parts. Whenever Diablo 4 was the talking topic, Blizzard waxed nostalgic for beloved games like Diablo 1 and 2, and to a slightly lesser degree,
  
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• Rockstar wants GTA 6's Jason and Lucia to inspire the same sort of "emotional connection" that Red Dead Redemption 2 fans had with Arthur

  13-09-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar wants people to love GTA 6's Jason and Lucia just as much as they did with Red Dead Redemption 2 protagonist Arthur Morgan. Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan is one of the most beloved video game protagonists of all-time. Even as someone who did not completely love it as a game at times – I often describe it as the game I love that I hate the most – Arthur was a character that really stuck with me and remains one of my all-time favorites years later. And while Rockstar h
  
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• BioWare crunched "21 days on, one day off" making Mass Effect, says former dev: "That was really, really hard, but really worth it"

  13-09-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former BioWare lead says Mass Effect's development was built on a ton of impossible goals and massive ambition.Speaking to FRVR, Mass Effect cinematic designer Armando Troisi spoke about game director Casey Hudson, recounting, "He would put these impossible goals in front of us," adding, "He was just like, 'okay, this is what we need to do, right?'" He adds that around the studio, Hudson was known as the "troublemaker in chief," an approach that clearly worked, as the game was ultimately laude
  
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