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• Trump Administration Will Say Anything To Downplay Dire Climate Report

  27-11-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration appears to have settled on a strategy for dealing
  
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• Hitman and 007 First Light dev IO Interactive regains "full ownership" of its mysterious online RPG project after Xbox reportedly pulled funding

  07-07-2026 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hitman and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive has confirmed that it has "regained full ownership" of its upcoming online RPG, Project Fantasy, with plans to continue development "and fund it independently amongst our other projects" after Xbox reportedly pulled funding from it. Last week, IO Interactive announced that "a relationship with an external partner on our own IP, Project Fantasy, has come to an end," and although the company said it'd "remain 100% committed" to the IP, there woul
  
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• Spyro: Reignited Trilogy devs used an open-source emulator to look at the original platformer and measure "all the metrics" of gem placements, enemy paths, and more for their remake

  07-07-2026 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been nearly seven years now since Activision and Toys for Bob released Spyro: Reignited Trilogy – and there's a reason the well-received three-in-one remake feels so faithful to its old counterparts from the late 90s and early 2000s.In case you've never played the remade trilogy, it's pretty solid – in fact, it plays exactly as I remember the original few games playing, striking the perfect balance between nostalgia and quality of life (I'm looking at you, OG PlayStation control
  
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• The best Replay clips for June

  07-07-2026 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  GamesRadar+ Replay is the gaming show you make by sending in your gaming clips. Incredible feats, fantastic displays of skill, or just failing in the funniest way possible - send them to us and every month we share the best on site and our social media. Below we've got the best clips from June. There's everything there from astounding long range knife kills in Battlefield 6 to dancing cars in Forza, the true horror or Paralives, smol Batman and more. Plus there's a festival of Bond after 007 Fir
  
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• Doom developer id Software "is essentially dead," Duke Nukem 3D co-creator says after layoffs reportedly cut almost half of the studio

  07-07-2026 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Apogee co-founder George Broussard has commented on the latest wave of Xbox layoffs, saying Microsoft not shutting the studios is simply "decent PR" for them while the studios now face new struggles.As part of what it calls "the most significant restructure in Xbox history," Microsoft, is laying off 3,200 staff from Xbox over the next year, with five studios being sold or spun off as independent developers – including Bethesda studio Arkane, which is still in consultation over its future.
  
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• Doom creator John Romero praises the devs who carried on id Software's legacy as Microsoft reportedly lays off half of the studio: "The last few games showed real care, skill, and respect"

  07-07-2026 15:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  id Software co-founder John Romero has commented on the layoffs, which have reportedly cut the Doom and Quake developer in half.Xbox is laying off 3,200 staff over the next year as part of what it calls "the most significant restructure in Xbox history," with this marking the fifth wave of layoffs since acquiring Activision Blizzard for $75.4 billion. Hit especially hard from this is ZeniMax Studios – which Microsoft acquired in 2021 – with Arkane set to be spun off or sold (alongsid
  
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• The Frieren Edition MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card has landed, but it costs more than my entire anime collection

  07-07-2026 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this year, MSI announced a lineup of PC accessories based around the hit anime series Frieren Beyond Journey's End, and now the graphics card is finally up for grabs. The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Frieren Edition card is a beastly GPU that comes packaged in a mimic-style box, which hopefully Frieren herself won't get stuck in. When she spots the $1,149.99 (Newegg) price tag, she might want to hide away, especially when you factor in that the launch model was $749 / £729.The over 1K p
  
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• New Lego Pokemon sets include a Polly Pocket-style diorama that's like my childhood come to life

  07-07-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  A bunch of new Lego Pokemon sets have been officially revealed, and while some were leaked ahead of time, it turns out the toy company was holding out on us – the best was yet to come. Alongside (now-confirmed) Rayquaza, Arcanine, and Munchlax display figures, Lego is also releasing what is essentially a Polly Pocket for fans of the original video games; the Iconic Trainer Moments Poke Ball opens up to reveal Professor Oak's lab and a nostalgia-fuelled battle between Red and a random train
  
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• Sega is seemingly letting AI turn its Dreamcast keychains into slop, but the final product could be safe

  07-07-2026 14:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Turns out even the Sega Dreamcast isn't safe from the horrors of AI, as the tech appears to be messing with promotional keychains. While engaging in the usual social media doom-scrolling, my thumb came to a halt upon seeing a bastardized version of the retro console, its controller, and VMU, all of which featured garbled text and weird button glyphs.Currently live at the Sega Shop, the offending Anime Expo Dreamcast keychains in question are actually really cute. They pay homage to the publisher
  
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• The Odyssey star says sci-fi mindbender Tenet is one of Christopher Nolan's "underrated" movies

  07-07-2026 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the stars of Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic The Odyssey thinks the director's mindbender sci-fi Tenet is underrated. Himesh Patel plays Eurylochus in The Odyssey, but he also played Mahir in Tenet. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Patel shared his assessment of the time-twister. "Dare I say, I think Tenet is one of his underrated movies," Patel shared. "What I get with Chris is, he doesn't stop with the ambition. He just wants to keep pushing it and keep pushing it, and what
  
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• Blizzard devs in the dark for now as president of the World of Warcraft and Diablo studio says they "can expect to hear more" soon about Microsoft's plan for the studio as Xbox faces 3,200 job cuts

  07-07-2026 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amid serious layoffs going on at Xbox, there have been concerns over what'll happen at Blizzard, since it was acquired by Microsoft in a landmark deal in 2023. So far, it seems the studio behind World of Warcraft and Overwatch is safe from heavy redundancies, though an internal memo suggests there'll be more updates for the company further down the line.Windows Central managed to get hold of an email from the desk of Johanna Faries, the president of Blizzard, who addressed concerns to staff. "Wh
  
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• Bethesda boss says the company must focus on its "strongest franchises" as Xbox layoffs reportedly hit The Elder Scrolls and Fallout makers hard

  07-07-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Bethesda is reportedly hit hard with layoffs from Microsoft, president Jill Braff has apparently told staff of the plan to focus on the company's strongest franchises going forward.This week, Xbox announced its fifth wave of layoffs since purchasing Activision Blizzard, with this ongoing wave set to see 3,200 staff laid off over the next year. From the sounds of things, Bethesda is going to be one of the most affected targets of these layoffs, with former Bethesda project lead Jeff Gardiner r
  
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• New Ghost in the Shell tabletop RPG promises "fast-paced, narrative-driven mechanics with the philosophical depth and visual flair" of the manga

  07-07-2026 13:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Ghost in the Shell tabletop RPG is inbound, and it plunges players straight into the beloved story by letting them create their own Section 9 agent.Developed by Mantic Games (the studio behind wargames like Halo: Flashpoint) and due to launch on Backerit later in July, this Ghost in the Shell tabletop RPG is based on the manga by Shirow Masamune rather than the anime. It promises to be "the most authentic tabletop roleplaying experience ever created" for the franchise, and features a custom sy
  
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• Frieren director says season 3 aims to "surpass" the first two classic seasons because the "mentality is always to do better every time"

  07-07-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The director of acclaimed fantasy anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End believes the aim for the upcoming Golden Land arc is to surpass the previous two seasons – which are widely regarded as some of the best anime in the past decade.Speaking at Anime Expo 2026 (via Polygon), Tomoya Kitagawa – who described Frieren season 3 as an "epic and romantic" adventure – said, "we're going to do our best to surpass season 2." He added that the "mentality is always to do better every time."
  
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• Espeon and Umbreon seem to be all the rage, as a wild Hori Pokemon Switch 2 controller has appeared

  07-07-2026 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer's new Espeon and Umbreon Collection is fresh on my mind as it dropped on July 6. It's a new line-up of PC gaming accessories decked out in imagery of the two iconic Eevee evolutions, and I assumed the love for the Gen 2 Pokemon would stop there. Still, a brand-new Umbreon and Espeon Switch 2 controller from Hori has been spotted.Originally shared by the X (Twitter) account Pokémon Deals, Restock and Alerts, the new controller hasn't officially been announced yet on Hori's official s
  
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• Steam Machine with the dreaded "Red Line of Death" has healed itself after a good night's rest

  07-07-2026 12:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the first Steam Machine "Red Line of Death" victims has made a miraculous recovery, and Valve didn't even have to step in. While the specific visual error code displayed originally signalled GPU failure, the early adopter says leaving it unplugged overnight has cleared the issue, and from my experience, that smells like a firmware glitch.In an "anticlimactic and somewhat embarrassing" faulty Steam Machine update, Reddit user me_hill says they tried various power cycle lengths following su
  
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• Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse producers say they're "deep" into making the Marvel movie: "It's coming together really well"

  07-07-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've been waiting a long time for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, but the latest update is a very promising sign that the movie is inching closer. The film was originally set to be released in 2024, but is now set for a 2027 release instead. "We are deep, deep in it," producer Christopher Miller told Empire magazine during an appearance on The Empire Podcast with co-producer Phil Lord. The film is also being released in IMAX, and Miller added that they would soon be previewing the footage
  
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• Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says "a healthy Xbox could weather" the current storm, but Microsoft's gaming brand is anything but: "Our core has to be healthy"

  07-07-2026 11:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  As news of Microsoft cutting 3,200 employees at Xbox continues to make headlines, CEO Asha Sharma explains that it's been a long time coming, as the company couldn't weather its growing storm.In a new statement to Fortune following news of the Xbox layoffs, Sharma provides a bit of insight into what she dubbed "the most significant restructure in Xbox history."
  She explains, "In order to grow, we made a bunch of bets… and as we did that, we inherently didn't focus on the core business. Th
  
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• The Odyssey reactions say it features some of the best work of Christopher Nolan's career

  07-07-2026 11:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is an epic in all senses of the word – and now it has first reactions from critics to match its towering ambition.Our own entertainment editor Jordan Farley wrote, "#TheOdyssey is monumental filmmaking, its interpretation of Greek mythology electrifyingly uncanny. Staggering scale, thrillingly staged action, rich emotional throughlines." Better still, "the cyclops and Circe sequences are among the best of Nolan’s career." It's time to get very excited.
  
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• Arc Raiders update brings one of the "most requested matchmaking features" that lets you switch between "friendly questing" in solo "to adrenaline-fueled PvP Trio games" with ease

  07-07-2026 11:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' 1.36.0 update is here, bringing with it a big matchmaking change that should make the shooter much more pleasant to play if your playstyle varies between solo, duo, and trio games. In today's patch, Embark outlines a key change to solo, duo, and trio matchmaking. Specifically, thanks to feedback logged by players during May's matchmaking survey, one of the "most requested matchmaking features" has been added – from now on, "we now track your playstyle separately for Solo, Duo,
  
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• Obsidian was also hit by "the Microsoft sacrificial rituals," says laid-off RPG veteran who previously worked on Dragon Age and Mass Effect

  07-07-2026 01:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Avowed, The Outer Worlds, Pentiment, and Grounded, has reportedly been impacted by Xbox's latest round of layoffs.Several Obsidian developers took to social media to share the news that they too had been let go as part of Xbox's brand "reset" that cut 1,600 jobs today and will ultimately result in 3,200 cut jobs by the end of fiscal year 2027, according to CEO Asha Sharma."I and a good number of very talented game devs were laid off by Obsidian as part o
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans Capon actor says the RPG's success hasn't led to more work, even though "Warhorse have been absolute gems"

  07-07-2026 01:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a generational historical RPG that deserves every ounce of praise it's gotten, and in my opinion was every bit as deserving of GOTY 2025 as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but apparently the actor behind one of its main characters hasn't been able to share in its success.In conversation with Firezide Chat, Luke Dale, the charming face and voice behind Hans Capon in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, says he turned to streaming after becoming recognizable as Hans Capon, a ro
  
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• Nirvana and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl says Kurt Cobain would've loved this new anime about gay girls

  06-07-2026 23:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yuri web comic-turned-manga The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy at All is getting an anime adaptation in January 2027, as Crunchyroll announced at Anime Expo. Among its sterling credits is an endorsement from Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl, who reckons late Nirvana singer, songwriter, and guitarist Kurt Cobain would've loved the series.Nirvana's song Breed will serve as the opening theme of the anime, which stars two Japanese high school girls who frequent a music shop
  
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• Delicious in Dungeon season 2 release plans help set up 2027 to be one of anime's best years ever

  06-07-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Delicious in Dungeon season 2 finally has a release window, which means 2027 is shaping up to be a big year for new anime.Netflix shared a new poster for Delicious in Dungeon season 2, adding that we can expect it to hit the streamer in October 2027. You can check out the poster below.Blue Eye Samurai season 2, another Netflix anime original, also has a 2027 release window, with Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 3 to follow suit on Crunchyroll. Chainsaw Man season 2, Jujutsu Kaisen season 4,
  
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• How to watch USA vs Belgium, live stream the World Cup for free

  06-07-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  How to watch USA vs Belgium for freeUS | YouTube TV (21 day free trial)UK | BBC iPlayerAUS | SBS On DemandWatch anywhere: Norton VPN (60 day money back guarantee)If you're looking for how to watch USA vs Belgium in the 2026 World Cup, all the streaming details are here. USA vs Belgium promises to be pretty exciting: both teams are very closely matched, with the US men's team delivering impressive wins against Paraguay and Australia. After a slightly sluggish start Belgium were on top form in an
  
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• Bethesda union blasts Microsoft as Xbox layoffs hit the Fallout and Elder Scrolls studio, too: "When will this cycle of cuts in pursuit of ever-greater profits end?"

  06-07-2026 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Microsoft officially drops layoffs on Xbox in its biggest restructuring ever, developers from beloved studios are reacting with shock, frustration, and in the case of the Bethesda Game Studios Union, solidarity with employees being made redundant.The BGS Union says it's tired of workers on the ground paying for the mistakes of the top-level executive suite, time and time again."In what is becoming a stressful annual routine, Microsoft has decided to lay off thousands, including MANY of us at
  
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• "Game execs remain stupid detached money grubbing idiots": Former Xbox boss wanted Halo 4 to copy Diablo 3's horrible real-money auction house, dev says

  06-07-2026 22:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today's Microsoft layoffs jogged the memory of Halo veteran and freshly laid-off Marathon designer Dan Callan, who says former Xbox boss Don Mattrick demonstrated how gaming executives "just live on different planes of reality" compared to people making games. In a Bluesky post, Callan recalls demoing Halo 4, on which he was a mission designer, to Mattrick. "I was showing off my mission and when the Mantis showed up with its new cool intro vignette he raised his hand and said to the group, 'Has
  
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• Former Xbox boss wanted Halo 4 to have Diablo 3's most hated feature, dev says: "Game execs remain stupid detached money grubbing idiots"

  06-07-2026 22:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today's Microsoft layoffs jogged the memory of Halo veteran and freshly laid-off Marathon designer Dan Callan, who says former Xbox boss Don Mattrick demonstrated how gaming executives "just live on different planes of reality" compared to people making games. In a Bluesky post, Callan recalls demoing Halo 4, on which he was a mission designer, to Mattrick. "I was showing off my mission and when the Mantis showed up with its new cool intro vignette he raised his hand and said to the group, 'Has
  
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• Obsession star is down to star in a Marvel movie after meeting with Thunderbolts and MCU X-Men director

  06-07-2026 21:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following the film's surprise box office takeover, Obsession star Inde Navarrette has been meeting with some pretty interesting directors... and we could be seeing her in the MCU.In an interview with Nylon, Navarrette said she met with Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier, who is set to helm the MCU's first standalone X-Men movie, and even Michael Mann – who is currently busy with Heat 2. When asked if she would star in a Marvel movie, Navarrette simply said, "I would."The actor is in high
  
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• CEO admits Xbox sees three to 10 times lower margins than "comparable platform and publishing businesses" after Game Pass and multiplatform bets didn't pay off

  06-07-2026 20:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  If all of last week felt like waiting for the other shoe to drop at Xbox, today feels like wading through the rubble from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Microsoft's gaming division is officially undergoing its largest restructuring ever, which will result in the loss of 3,200 jobs by the end of the 2027 fiscal year. 1,600 of those cuts happened today to kick off what CEO Asha Sharma has been calling a "reset" for the brand.It's been apparent to anyone watching that Xbox has been navigating an ident
  
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