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• Time Trouble

  25-03-2019 23:55
  Publisher: Warner Bros. InteractiveDeveloper: NetherRealm StudiosRelease: April 23, 2019 Rating: Rating PendingPlatform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  During today's State of Play stream, Sony revealed the newest trailer for Mortal Kombat 11, this time focusing heavily on the game's story mode. This one in particular focuses on the time-travel aspect of the game, bringing together the characters from the 1990s with their modern versions. Zombie Liu Kang is not really a fan of old school Ra
  
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• MTG Star Trek features ultra-rare cards signed by actors, and there are only 200 of each

  14-07-2026 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've now got our first look at MTG Star Trek after months of waiting, and fans of the franchise should set their phasers to "holy crap" – it includes some incredibly cool but impossibly rare cards collectors will wanna get their hands on.Alongside the reveal of a (surprisingly extensive) product lineup that ranges from Commander Decks to beginner boxes, publisher Wizards of the Coast pulled back the curtain on the set's most valuable cards: extremely limited character cards signed in pers
  
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• Xbox is officially so low that it's got ex PlayStation head Shawn Layden rooting for Microsoft to avoid "a world with one dominant player"

  14-07-2026 19:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Xbox hemorrhaging yet more employees and studios amid a "reset" plan that will see thousands cut by the end of the fiscal year, even former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden hopes Microsoft can get this train back on the rails.Speaking with Kotaku, Layden recalls the "halcyon days" of the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation, back when Sony and Microsoft were neck-and-neck like "Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier." In his view, this type of competitive relationship not only drew a lot of attention to gamin
  
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• GOG dunks on Sony and reminds everyone why PC gaming is so beloved: "You don't need a storefront's permission to play what you bought"

  14-07-2026 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dunks have been coming in hard and fast since Sony announced it will be ending physical disc production in 2028. Domino's, Ryanair, and KFC are among the brands that jumped at the chance to joke about going all-digital. Games retailer GOG has now entered the fray, going straight for the jugular in terms of what the store offers customers.Since GOG is a non-physical storefront, you can't get anything on disc directly from the company. What you can do, however, is buy a game, then put it on physic
  
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• PlayStation 6 could outsell Xbox Project Helix by roughly 10 million units before 2030, analysts predict

  14-07-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following the news of Microsoft's plan to cut 3,200 employees at Xbox, analysts predict that the company's next-generation console won't do as well as PlayStation's – yet again.The new predictions come straight from S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan (as per GamesIndustry.biz), with its analysis first looking back at the past – and current – market."For now, the market faces a compounding problem: hardware that is either too old or too expensive for the median consumer, a
  
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• Spyro: A Realm Beyond lead "couldn't be more happy" about the "resurgence" of 3D platformers like Astro Bot and Rayman: "The more the merrier"

  14-07-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Toys For Bob leads say they are more than happy for Spyro: A Realm Beyond to share the 3D platformer spotlight as the genre goes through a resurgence thanks to games like Astro Bot and more.Kinda Funny Gamescast spoke to Spyro: A Realm Beyond associate creative director Lou Studdert and studio head Paul Yan. As part of that, the duo was asked how they feel about 3D platformers outside of Toys For Bob and if we're entering a so-called "Golden era" for the genre. Studdert says, "I don't know about
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas director chooses "dysfunction" and "corruption" over handing power to Caesar or Mr. House in his ideal ending for the beloved RPG

  14-07-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Unlike, say, Mass Effect or Fable, you won't find any outright, objectively good endings in Fallout: New Vegas. There are more morally justifiable outcomes, but none that are straight ahead bright and optimistic. But the RPG's director, Josh Sawyer, nonetheless has a preferred conclusion – based on power dynamics."I mean, some people would say like, 'I love Caesar,' and great, but it's kind of hard to hand everything over to an individual like Caesar or Mr. House," he tells The Examined Ga
  
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• Samsung has unveiled a new 990 SSD that's designed to be the speedy, cool, and valuable "sweet spot" among other drives

  14-07-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samsung has just dropped a new Gen 4 Samsung 990 SSD that's designed to be faster than legacy drives, cooler than extreme drives, and priced for "mainstream adoption". Though I'd argue the latter is hard to achieve when storage prices are fluctuating every day.While some of the best SSDs for gaming focus on speed, and others focus on being low-cost (or at least they try their hardest that they can while the RAM Storage Crisis rages on), Samsung states that the 990 PCIe Gen 4 SSD, which is availa
  
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• How to watch France vs Spain, live stream the World Cup for free

  14-07-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  How to watch France vs Spain for freeUS | YouTube TV (10 day free trial)UK | ITVXAUS | SBS On DemandWatch anywhere: Norton VPN (60 day money back guarantee)If you're looking for how to watch France vs Spain in the 2026 World Cup, hello! Everything you need to know is right here. Get your popcorn ready because this semi-final, the first of two, is going to be a thriller. France have been on excellent form in the World Cup so far, blasting through the knockout rounds; Kylian Mbappé, widely
  
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• OG CD Projekt dev says The Witcher remake can't be open-world because "the pace and scale of the entire project would change immediately"

  14-07-2026 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher remake developer Fool's Theory is working on under the supervision of CD Projekt Red is going to be open-world, like the fantasy series' more recent installment, The Witcher 3. But, according to the original 2007 game's lead story designer Artur Ganszyniec, it shouldn't be. Ganszyniec tells Polish website Chip in an interview GamesRadar+ translated with DeepL and Google that converting The Witcher to a spacious open world would make it so "the pace and scale of the entire project wou
  
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• In a potential first for Steam, dev turns pictures of their "very gentle" wife into a horrific RPG boss in the ultimate act of love: "She is ready to be unleashed"

  14-07-2026 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  For creative people, inspiration can be found anywhere and everywhere in the world… even a half-eaten KFC meal or your wife's sleeping face, as one indie dev behind a promising upcoming turn-based RPG has proven.Please behold Billy the Hero – a dark fantasy RPG where you step into the shoes of an amnesiac bear (Billy), who happens to be "the world's worst criminal embodying all 7 Deadly Sins," according to its Steam page. Developer JOJOJOJOsoft makes a point of noting that "this gam
  
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• Qualcomm is quietly arming the Snapdragon X2 Elite for gaming laptop glory and the numbers point to a faster invasion than we thought

  14-07-2026 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Qualcomm has updated its Snapdragon Control Panel software in the last week, hinting further at its plans for a PC gaming sidestep made possible by the Snapdraon X2 Elite chip. While the incremental updates are small, a shuffling around of some UI here and a direct door to NPU driver updates there signal some quiet preparations as prices of the best gaming laptops soar over the heads of rising component costs. As spotted by Windows Central, the brand released its full patch notes to Reddit a few
  
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• World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 fans can now earn up to $15,000 in scholarship money by tackling achievements with a less than "1% global completion rate"

  14-07-2026 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 players can finally earn some cash by playing their beloved respective MMOs and put it towards a real-life degree – but it's not as easy as it may sound.The University of Silicon Valley in California has quite an offer on the table for a few very lucky select students (10-15 annually, apparently) – the Max Achievement Scholarship, as the educational institution outlines on its official website.
  If you've not heard of it before, it gives folks a
  
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• Spider-Man's Tom Holland thinks superhero movies can learn from The Odyssey and "improve" by "being more practical"

  14-07-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland thinks his Spider-Man movies can learn from The Odyssey by "finding ways to make people believe what they're watching is real""With every movie you make, you learn lessons," Holland, who plays Odysseus' son Telemachus in the adaptation of the Greek epic, tells GamesRadar+ at a press day for The Odyssey in London. "You find ways of working that are new that you might like, and [some] you don't."Nolan's propensity for practicality, including utilizing the latest in IMAX technology, bui
  
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• The Lord of the Rings director Andy Serkis says AI is used for "some of the de-aging" in Hunt for Gollum, but "every shot is created in a traditional way"

  14-07-2026 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Andy Serkis has only completed a week of filming on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, but he's already being questioned on his filmmaking techniques. The director, who also plays Gollum in the movie, recently opened up about how they're using AI in the upcoming prequel. Asked by Variety if he plans to use AI in the movie, Serkis replied: "Not at present, other than some of the de-aging. There's a little bit of de-aging for some of the characters and machine learning is part of the proc
  
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• Dying Light: The Beast canceled on PS4 and Xbox One as Techland says the 13-year-old consoles can't handle "the experience we set out to create"

  14-07-2026 16:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  After nearly a year since it first released on current gen consoles, Techland has announced the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Dying Light: The Beast are cancelled. Over on Twitter, the official Dying Light account posted a message announcing the cancellation. "After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision that Dying Light: The Beast will no longer be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One." Techland explains "Dying Light: The Beast was built from the ground up to take full adva
  
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• Activision scrambles to stop cheaters in Call of Duty: Black Ops port as lobbies become practically unplayable thanks to XP exploits

  14-07-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things aren't going well for the new ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and its follow-up on PlayStation 4 and 5. Mere days after launch, players found the lobbies to be absolutely riddled with cheaters, to the point that the FPS is basically unplayable, prompting Activision to take drastic action.These versions of Black Ops 1 and 2 launched on July 9, and it wasn't long before reports emerged of fans having a frustrating time due to hacks and exploits. Not just your routine exploits either, custo
  
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• The Analogue 3D feature I've been waiting for slipped right under my nose, but I can finally start my N64 scrapbook

  14-07-2026 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Screenshots on the Analogue 3D are finally a thing thanks to update version 1.4.0, and it's been a long time coming. I've been waiting for the ability to snap 4K photos in some of my favorite N64 outings since the FPGA remake landed last year, but the feature is actually more advanced than I was expecting.According to the Analogue 3D version 1.4.0 patch notes, the update will help you "capture, preserve, and share your favorite gameplay moments exactly as Analogue 3D renders it with Original Dis
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 lead says the garbage placeholder art is "important" and gen AI would ruin it: "People would judge the game as if it's a 1.0, fully developed video game"

  14-07-2026 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slay the Spire 2 devs are purposely choosing to use delightfully "shit" human-made placeholder art in their roguelike instead of AI-generated assets, the game's lead says – not just because the latter looks "lazy," but because "it's important" that the unfinished art looks distinctly, well, unfinished. Speaking to GameSpot in a new interview, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano discusses Slay the Spire 2's approach to placeholder art, which you can find a bunch of in the game's Timeline. And,
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas writer says he feels "embarrassed" by some of the Fallout TV show dialogue, but has no notes for "really cool" Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

  14-07-2026 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Fallout TV show may have a fair few fans as one of Prime Video's most popular shows, but one game writer wishes the scripts were a little tighter. Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas writer and Obsidian co-founder Chris Avellone recently shared his take on the video game adaptation, admitting that he feels "embarrassed" by some of the dialogue. "I kind of wish the game writing for TV shows like that where they're mimicking a game, would kind of elevate a bit," he told Insider Gaming. "[Cyberpun
  
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• A Nintendo Switch 2 OLED model might be on the cards, but don't expect one any time soon

  14-07-2026 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've been holding off on investing in the new Nintendo Switch 2 until a revised version with an OLED display came on the scene, I might have some good news for you. Emphasis on might, as these are only rumours for now, coming from an apparent Nintendo Insider.A report from ZDNET Korea, as discovered by Digital Foundry suggest that a Nintendo Switch 2 OLED could one day come to fruition. According to the leak (aided by Google Translate), Nintendo of Japan is considering a gaming handheld wit
  
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• Tom Cruise on the creation of "totally original" new movie Digger: "I've never had something that could challenge me in this way"

  14-07-2026 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite all the high-flying action roles, intricate stunt work, and engaging characters Tom Cruise has tackled in his decades-long career, the actor says that his upcoming role in Digger could be his biggest challenge to date.The satirical comedy, directed by acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu, sees Cruise play an eccentric and elderly oil tycoon called Digger Rockwell in a disaster movie of epic proportions. With heavy prosthetics and a delicate paunch, it's a trans
  
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• Palworld 1.0 has spurred more "manufactured dramas," says publishing lead – but don't let that put you off the survival game: "Enjoy your hobby"

  14-07-2026 15:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld recently saw the release of its long-awaited 1.0 update, with patch notes so big they can only be described as monstrous – but with the new content has come new controversy.Social media is being, well, social media. Amid all of the praise Palworld 1.0 is receiving, there are folks hoping to spur a bit of negativity, apparently – a seemingly never-ending story for the survival game, which has been in the limelight since its early Pokemon comparisons back in 2024.
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• First trailer for new buddy movie from Deadpool and Wolverine producers sees Kenneth Branagh hold Ryan Reynolds hostage

  14-07-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Mayday is here, and it looks like a lot of fun. The new action-comedy is heading to Apple TV later this year and stars Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh.The trailer opens with Reynolds' fighter pilot, Troy Kelly, being held in enemy territory after an operation goes wrong during the height of the Cold War. The person holding him hostage is Branagh's Nikolai Ustinov, who brightly informs him that he performed emergency surgery on him with limited anaesthesia. Luckily for Kel
  
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• Fans are loving apparently leaked Lego Spongebob Squarepants set: "Holy sh*t it’s peak"

  14-07-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Lego Spongebob Squarepants set seems to have leaked, and fans are in agreement that it looks incredible.The toy-maker is no stranger to hyper-accurate recreations (just look at the best Lego sets if you want an example), but this cartoony Lego Spongebob Squarepants set has struck a chord. "Holy shit it's peak," writes Smitty__0099 on the reddit thread outlining the kit. Ok-Range6568 goes one further by calling it "outrageously good looking. One of the best licensed sets Lego has ever put o
  
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• I'm a laptop backpack snob but these are the bags that could take me away from my daily driver

  14-07-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  12345Shop the collectionShop the collection1Timbuk2Timbuk2 Division$1792AmazonRazer Rogue V4$139.993AmazonThe North Face Recon$125.004AmazonCarhartt Dual-Compartment Backpack$99.995AmazonNomatic 20l Travel Pack$349.99A backpack can be a simple hold-all for your daily carry tech, but it can also be so much more than that. Trust me, laptop backpacks can be just as exciting as the tech they hold. Because of this strange fascination with the way I can carry my tech, I've a) got a cupboard full of di
  
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• As Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's underwater levels draw praise, dev says those responsible are "being fired right now because Ubisoft thinks that's what we deserve"

  14-07-2026 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Ubisoft Barcelona developer who worked on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has responded to praise for their team's work as Ubisoft looks to lay off 51 developers from the studio.Ahead of the remake's launch earlier this month, news broke that Ubisoft Barcelona developers are going on strike after Vantage Studios – the Ubisoft-Tencent conglomerate established last year – informed the studio that the Assassin's Creed team at Ubisoft Barcelona will be let go at the end of July,
  
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• Doctor Doom and Tony Stark looking the same will "all make sense" when you see Avengers: Doomsday, says Joe Russo

  14-07-2026 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU not as Tony Stark, but as the fearsome Doctor Doom in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. However, it sounds like the resemblance between Doom and Tony won't be a coincidence, but will actually factor into the movie. "No better actor in the world than Robert Downey," Joe Russo told Soundsphere, when asked about Downey Jr., and Tony and Doom looking the same. "I'm not going to give away anything. It will all make sense when you watch the movies. "What we lov
  
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• The Odyssey's runtime had to stay under three hours because of IMAX limitations

  14-07-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even though The Odyssey is the first movie to be shot exclusively on IMAX cameras, the epic still had to adhere to the company's runtime limitations, despite how much director Christopher Nolan tried to work around the constraints. "It's still three hours on the film prints, said Nolan in an interview with Letterboxd. The Odyssey's runtime is 2 hours and 52 minutes, but after the director had previously pushed IMAX to its limits by making Oppehnimer exactly three hours long, he planned to make h
  
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• Former PlayStation Store boss says retail price is "set directly by the publisher" as digital draws ire for being more costly than the physical discs Sony is killing

  14-07-2026 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation Store's former boss has spoken out about "allegations of monopolization and price manipulation" on Sony's storefront, claiming that it's actually publishers that set the recommended retail price for games. Folks have been looking at the prices on the PlayStation Store with even more disdain than usual lately following Sony's announcement that it'll be killing off physical discs for new PlayStation games from 2028. After all, one of the greatest virtues of physical games is that they'
  
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