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• This 'Make Starfield a PS5 exclusive' petition is getting rightfully roasted

  20-06-2023 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  I don't know that I've ever seen a sensible video game petition, but this Starfield one is dumb enough that people are signing it just to dunk on its original creator.At time of writing, around 2,200 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Bethesda "Make Starfield a PS5 EXCLUSIVE!!!!" In a bizarre diatribe that calls for PS5 exclusivity while simultaneously decrying Xbox exclusivity, the petition also suggests using political pressure to get Starfield on PlayStation, protests at video
  
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• Brad Pitt to return for World War Z sequel from Conclave director

  18-09-2026 23:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Paramount's previously announced World War Z movie is officially moving ahead with Brad Pitt to return as hero Gerry Lane.According to Deadline, All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave director Edward Berger is set to helm the pic. British playwright Dennis Kelley will pen the script. Paramount announced the sequel in 2025, citing it as a top priority for the studio.The 2013 sci-fi action thriller, based on the bestselling Max Brooks novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, sees
  
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• As Final Fantasy Resonance drops its gacha baggage, another JRPG dev doing the same thinks it's "wonderful" these live-service games will be preserved

  18-09-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Eden Begins follows Final Fantasy Resonance and Octopath Traveler 0 in a line of JRPGs based on online mobile games that have been forever preserved through premium-release adaptations, and producer Shinnosuke Hirasawa says it's "wonderful" to see them escape the live-service reaper.Speaking with Automaton, Hirasawa, who oversaw the overhaul of Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space, says it was no surprise to see other developers arrive at the same plan. "Live-service games have th
  
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• Diablo himself is the reason Diablo 5 is coming instead of more Diablo 4 expansions, says project lead: "We needed to give him his own game"

  18-09-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The unveiling of Diablo 5 during BlizzCon 2026 prompted a range of reactions from oohs and aahs to disappointment at the confirmation that the surprise sequel means no more expansions for Diablo 4. Diablo4 currently has two expansions, 2024's Vessel of Hatred and this year's Lord of Hatred, and there won't be any more as Blizzard focuses on getting Diablo 5 out the door by its planned release window of spring 2029. The game will still get regular seasonal updates, like the wonderfully nostalgic
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker, one of the year's top RPGs, was made on a budget of $40 million much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

  18-09-2026 22:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker, the newly released vampire RPG from the new studio led by The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, was made on a budget of $40 million under NetEase.That's according to a new article from Bloomberg covering the game's development. The budget is the standout: Chinese company NetEase gained a 26% investment in The Blood of Dawnwalker developer Rebel Wolves and set its budget, while Bandai Namco ultimately stepped in as the game's publisher. In 2024, NetEase found a big
  
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• The Last of Us director apologizes for using God of War Laufey as an example of "lack" of innovation in AAA: "This isn't the team's fault"

  18-09-2026 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naughty Dog veteran Bruce Straley has issued a public apology to the God of War Laufey developers at Santa Monica Studio after using the game to illustrate how AAA production has stagnated in an interview with Edge, as part of a feature now available to read in the magazine's Knowledge newsletter. "I want to apologize to the Laufey team for dragging you all into this uninvited & unnecessary negative attention," Straley writes in a September 18 Twitter post. "I was trying to illustrate an ind
  
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• Everything announced at Big Autumn Warhammer Preview 2026, from Legion of the Damned to a brand-new paint range

  18-09-2026 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Big Autumn Warhammer Preview wasn't exaggerating with its name; there was a lot of announcements being thrown down throughout the show with the speed and fury of a bolt rifle. The return of a mythical, forgotten Space Marine army, an all-new Age of Sigmar faction, and a D&D-style tabletop RPG set in the 40K universe are just the beginning. Because a lot was shown off during the live stream, I've rounded up everything you need to know about the Big Autumn Warhammer Preview in bite-size fo
  
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• Everything announced at Big Autumn Warhammer Preview 2026

  18-09-2026 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Big Autumn Warhammer Preview is almost here, and the auspex sensors suggest it's gonna be a jam-packed show. Custodes, the return of a forgotten Warhammer 40K faction, and an all new Age of Sigmar army lead the charge on today's host of reveals. You can check out the stream live right here from 11am PDT, 2pm EDT, and 7pm BST. As a card-carrying Warhammer nerd who's been closely following the rumors since the Big Autumn Warhammer Preview was announced (and before, to be honest – those r
  
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• Marvel's Wolverine beat Death Stranding 2's entire lifetime PS5 revenue in 3 days even with everyone making fun of it, analyst estimates, with 1.9M copies sold

  18-09-2026 19:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Wolverine has already made a huge number of sales in the three days since its launch, even though would-be fans keep suggesting it's not worth the Adamantium on its retractable claws. Despite them, Insomniac's new superhero blowout has already surpassed Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2 in lifetime sales on PS5. Head of market analysis Rhys Elliott explains in Alinea Analytics' latest Substack newsletter that the PS5-exclusive Wolverine has quickly amassed a $130 million fortune, while D
  
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• As Sony kills physical games, former PlayStation execs recreate now-infamous PS4 game-sharing tutorial, but whoops, there's no disc now

  18-09-2026 18:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  In June 2013, PlayStation was untouchable, standing on the battered body of Xbox after a breezy round three in the ring. The "Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video" twisted the knife during the PS4 generation, with now-former Sony executives Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes spending 21 seconds showing just how easily users could lend game discs to each other. In 2026, Yoshida and Boyes have recreated the now-infamous passing of the disc as Sony moves to end support for physical games i
  
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• "I would 100% prioritize [GTA], and now I don't have to": Ex-Nintendo marketing lead says "thank god" the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake is dodging GTA 6, because even she'd pick Rockstar

  18-09-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The collective industry is doing its darnedest to avoid GTA 6 this November, and that includes Nintendo. Even The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is avoiding Rockstar's latest blockbuster, and a former marketing lead from the house of Mario believes this is the smartest course of action.Indeed, Grand Theft Auto 6 will be fully playable on November 19, while Ocarina of Time is coming to the Switch 2 slightly beforehand, on November 5. That's two whole weeks of time for Zelda fans to dive
  
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• Superman star says his DC spin-off show is "a very unique angle" on the superhero genre and is "like a play"

  18-09-2026 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Superman standout Skyler Gisondo will soon return as Jimmy Olsen in a new show, billed as a true crime documentary set in the DC universe. That already sounds like something brand new, but Jimmy Olsen actor Gisondo has further teased how unique the show – from Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault – is shaping up to be. "This show, especially, is so fun because I've never seen anything like it – the idea of a mockumentary set in a superhero world. Tony [Yacenda] and Dan [Perrault] are
  
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• Wardogs boss admits "we definitely have a balancing issue" as blue team gets destroyed for "mixed reasons"

  18-09-2026 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  New tactical FPS Wardogs has been out in early access for just over a week, and players the world over have been putting it through its paces. The uber-popular game has garnered a community that's already several hundred thousand strong, and they're finding the weak points, like a balancing problem where if you're on a certain side, you're practically destined to fail.For context, the standard Wardogs format involves three teams of 33 players vying for control over a patch of land. It's a mix of
  
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• "The hit rates seem absurd": Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration looks surprisingly generous, which is great for fans in more ways than one

  18-09-2026 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Social media has lit up over the past few days with fans sharing surprisingly good pulls from Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration, and they're not alone. Flabbers have truly been gasted within the community, because supposedly hard-to-find cards are popping up all over the place. A quick browse through the Pokemon TCG subreddit shows a very common theme: that the new anniversary set is more than generous with its hit rate on SIR (Special Illustration Rare) cards. I've seen reports of three Mewtwo SIR c
  
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• Control Resonant Metacritic score places it higher than its predecessor, but it can't touch 2026's top 20 bangers like Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia

  18-09-2026 17:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Control Resonant review scores are out ahead of the mind-bending action RPG sequel's September 24 launch, and it's looking strong – just the way the Oldest House would want it. The game has an 84 Metacritic score based on 56 reviews as of writing, ranking it slightly better than the original Control's 82 rating. Note, though, that Metacritic's overall "Metascore" is unique to its separate platform averages. Based on the original Control's PC score, for example, the 2019 game wins out again
  
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• Someone finally gave Metal Gear Solid 2 the perfect mod, letting us experience the entire tanker opening in lore-accurate VR

  18-09-2026 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Someone has made a VR mod for Metal Gear Solid 2, which is so fitting for the plot of the game that I'm shocked no one has done it before. YouTube creator Shiffo released a video this week showcasing their mod for Metal Gear Solid 2's Master Collection version. It allows you to play the game in Virtual Reality, either in third-person as the game typically is, or entirely through a first-person perspective. At the moment, the game's opening – the tanker mission featuring Solid Snake –
  
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• I Am Legend 2 writer says he's doing everything he can to get it made, but they are facing "a series of obstacles"

  18-09-2026 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Post-apocalyptic tales are always going to guarantee tough times are ahead, but for writer Akiva Goldsman, the script for I Am Legend 2 is proving to be tougher than most. Speaking to Radio Times about the sequel announced back in 2022, the screenwriter, who also penned the original film, confessed he's hit a few snags writing the next chapter for Will Smith's Robert Neville. "I have run up against a series of obstacles that I refuse to allow to defeat me," confessed Goldsman. "That is the truth
  
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• The Witcher 4 abandons CD Projekt Red's in-house tech for Unreal Engine 5, but studio lead says it's not because of issues with Cyberpunk 2077

  18-09-2026 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The launch of Cyberpunk 2077 was a trying time for CD Projekt Red. After years of anticipation, the RPG arrived glitchy and broken, leading to a number of post-launch patches and updates to make it more playable. It was the last major release from the studio to use REDEngine, its in-house engine, before switching to Unreal Engine 5 for The Witcher 4, but one of the company's leaders contends this is more of a coincidence.Michał Nowakowski, the joint CEO of CD Projekt Red, appeared on the De
  
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• WoW: Forever doesn't allow GDKP, Blizzard says the new MMO's economy is "something we're taking very seriously"

  18-09-2026 17:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever has been on many a fan's mind since Blizzard's big reveal during BlizzCon 2026, especially as it's essentially a take on the long-requested Classic+. But how exactly will it differ from the other branches of WoW?Well, according to senior game designer Josh Greenfield, there's one glaring difference: GDKP will not be a part of Forever.
  In case you're out of the loop, GDKP stands for Gold Dragon Kill Points – an auction-based loot distribution system that sees a ra
  
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• Portal could've had "a bunch of gore and dead bodies" if one dev had his way, says Valve veteran, but Gabe Newell considered it "the stupidest question ever"

  18-09-2026 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Portal writer and Valve veteran Chet Faliszek says that one of the developers behind the 2007 puzzle game gem wanted it to be a tad more gory – something that the rest of the team, and Gabe Newell himself, didn't want to consider.Faliszek reveals as much in a new video on YouTube (below), recalling how "someone had suggested we add gore to Portal – the original Portal." They weren't a small dev, either, although the former Valve writer doesn't clarify who it was. He does, however, ma
  
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• Marvel fans think the new VisionQuest posters are hiding an Easter egg that means more character reveals are coming

  18-09-2026 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Next month sees the return of Paul Bettany's hard-wired hero Vision in his own MCU television show, VisionQuest. To keep the hype going, three new posters have been released highlighting the hero, his old nemesis, Ultron (James Spader), and his estranged son, Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica), whom he'll have to reconnect with, or save from drowning, by the looks of things.They're certainly a lovely set that shows the tone the new series will be going for, but naturally Marvel fans are trying desperately
  
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• Stranger Things: Tales from '85 season 2 has debuted to a franchise-low Rotten Tomatoes score

  18-09-2026 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things have gone upside down for Netflix's flagship franchise after the second season of the animated spin-off, Stranger Things: Tales from '85, earned the property's lowest Rotten Tomatoes score so far. At the time of writing, the new chapter, which tells another untold story wedged between seasons 2 and 3 of the live-action series, has earned a disappointing 43% on the review aggregator, with the consensus that it's all style and no substance. The new season once again sees El and pals, along
  
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• The Big Bang Theory spin-off wanted a Green Lantern for its surprise DC crossover episode, but the HBO show prevented it

  18-09-2026 15:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The trend of mad-capped cameos and character reveals in The Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe continued this week when the gang found themselves in the DC Universe and were saved from Mr. Freeze by Jay Garrick, aka The Flash. It's a wonderfully world-breaking moment, but one that could've been considerably different with an added Green Lantern glow, if only they'd got the go-ahead.Speaking to Deadline about their latest episode aptly titled 'We Couldn't Get The Green Lan
  
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• The first look at Ian McKellen back as Gandalf in The Hunt for Gollum has been revealed

  18-09-2026 15:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  We haven’t even seen Ian McKellen don his shiny red Magneto helmet in Avengers: Doomsday yet, and already he’s being prepped to reprise his other iconic role as Gandalf the Grey in the Lord of the Rings prequel that doesn't have "The Hobbit" in the title: The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. The actor who has appeared in all six live-action Middle-Earth movies so far is back again, this time in the chapter that will follow the desperate search for the former owner of The One R
  
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• This is your reminder that Over the Garden Wall is back on Blu-ray, and a must-have fall edition to your physical media collection

  18-09-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first sight of crispy orange leaves always leaves me with one desire: "It's time for an Over the Garden Wall rewatch." Yet until recently, this was a pretty arduous task. And I really mean recent, as the latest Blu-ray print of the perfectly autumnal 10-episode animated series launched on April 7 earlier this very year.Before the $17.95 / £14.99 (via Amazon) Blu-ray dropped, the existing release was stuck on random streaming sites and DVD. Even if you did manage to catch a physical cop
  
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• Fable lead says "every single member of the team is first and foremost" a fan of the original RPG trilogy

  18-09-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fable game director Ralph Fulton says the team behind the reboot of the classic RPG series was built with fans of the original games. Rebooting a franchise that has been pretty much dead since 2010 is going to be a daunting challenge for anyone. But for Playground Games, not only are the developers rebooting Fable, a franchise that it did not originally develop, but on top of that, it's the studio's first foray outside of racing games, and it's a game that's garnered over six years of anticipati
  
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• Loki star Tom Hiddleston has a lot of love for Star Wars: "It's a very early introduction to moral clarity and the balance of goodness and love in the universe"

  18-09-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Hiddleston is just about one of the most charming talents in Hollywood, even when it comes to being thrown a curveball on the red carpet that quickly caught him off guard. In a recent interview, the man who has given us Loki for over a decade was asked how the other mega sci-fi franchise, Star Wars, has inspired who he is today. Pausing for thought, the newly appointed God of Stories gave a brilliant answer that sums up precisely what the franchise from far, far away is all about. "I love th
  
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• Tommy Shepherd star won't confirm whether his Marvel character has powers in VisionQuest

  18-09-2026 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ruaridh Mollica, who will make his MCU debut as Tommy Shepherd in VisionQuest, is playing coy about whether his character will have his superpowers or not. Tommy first appeared in WandaVision as a child, but an older version of the character is set to appear in the Vision-centric show. But when ScreenRant asked Mollica if his superspeed powers would factor into VisionQuest, Mollica kept his cards close to his chest and answered: "This is a mystery that I am not comfortable answering." VisionQues
  
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• VisionQuest showrunner confirms no generative AI was used in the Marvel show, but it does feature a nod to its failings

  18-09-2026 13:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas has confirmed that the Marvel show hasn't used any generative AI in the making of it. This is in spite of the fact that the series, which features the human versions of several AI characters who exist in Vision's head, would have had a pretty perfect excuse. "No, not at all," Matalas confirmed to ScreenRant about not using it. "There hasn't really been a need. All the designs nod to how our current form of AI processes things... That felt like a fun way for u
  
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• The game may be a code in a box, but GTA 6's soundtrack is now available on vinyl for physical media fans

  18-09-2026 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album feels like a lovely consolation prize. As a collector of all things gaming, my hopes were crushed when it was first unveiled that the game would be nothing more than a code in a box. Yet while my game shelf will be worse off, at least my record collection doesn't have to be, as the GTA 6soundtrack is releasing physically on vinyl this November.Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album is available to pre-order for $49.99 at Best Buy and is a 34-track, 2 LP gatefold set featur
  
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