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• Trump's Lawyer Made A Really Good Case Once For Sitting A New Senator Fast

  13-12-2017 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, excoriated Senate Democrats in a 2010 blog post for not moving quickly enough to seat Republican Scott Brown after he won a special election for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts.
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remaster overhauls skill trees, adds new quest markers, and more, CDPR reveals

  28-09-2026 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The remaster of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes out tomorrow, and CD Projekt Red has released a list of the most notable changes you'll find in the mammoth RPG. You've got plenty of audio and visual improvements, of course, but there are some deeper tweaks to be mindful of, too.One such example is in the skill trees. "Skills are now organized into a skill tree and each skill has three ranks," read the notes. "Unlocking new skills now requires having the necessary prerequisite skills rather than s
  
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• PS5 survival horror everyone thought Hideo Kojima was working on returns to the PlayStation Store

  28-09-2026 19:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Strange things are happening to a strange game – Abandoned, the survival horror shooter indie studio Blue Box Game first announced in 2021 and initially planned to release that same year, is suddenly back on the PlayStation store after the PS5-exclusive was previously taken down, and then added back, and taken down, and… Some people think of Abandoned as "The Survival Horror Game That Never Existed," because, well, it doesn't exist. Blue Box delayed the game indefinitely in 2022, sa
  
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• Doctors find that VR headsets can lower blood pressure and stress levels in an ER

  28-09-2026 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctors might have just discovered a new use for VR headsets normally used for gaming - and to think people complain about this hardware causing motion sickness. In a small independent study, emergency medicine specialists at Ankaha Bilkent City Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, have found that a combination of peaceful VR environments and classical music can lower blood pressure and stress levels more quickly than regular medication. "Patients who arrive in the emergency department with markedly elev
  
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• GTA 6 fans replicate the $400 Collector's Box statue, and you can now 3D print your own ugly gator at home

  28-09-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rather than pay $400 for the GTA 6 Collector's Box to get it, fans are now downloading and 3D printing the ugly alligator figure included in the bundle. Rockstar Games releases are usually pretty popular, and there's no doubt that it'll sell a ton of copies the second it releases GTA 6 (or anything else) to the public. And with that sort of guaranteed success, it probably makes sense to drop an expensive collector's edition of the game for those who really want to go all-out for it, but uhh&hell
  
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• Argos is already the best place to buy a Switch 2 in the UK, and this offer just sweetens the savings

  28-09-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Argos is already at the top of my list for UK retailer recommendations if you were to ask me, "Where should I order my Nintendo Switch 2 from?" This new limited-time offer just sweetens the deal.From today, you can pick up either Pokemon Pokopia, Star Fox, Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, or Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition for just £20 (via Argos), so long as you order it alongside the Switch 2. With titles like Pokopia typically still found between £54 and its full price, this is one of the
  
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• Turtle Beach's new Switch 2 Animal Crossing accessories are so stellar that they literally light up (case included)

  28-09-2026 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Turtle Beach's new Animal Crossing accessories are an adorable, stellar spectacle. The brand has added not one controller to its repertoire, but two new gamepad designs available for $49.88 each (via Amazon) to its Rematch line-up. They're both cute enough as is, but they each reveal a cute secret pattern once illuminated, including a starry night sky twinkling above the iconic K.K. Slider while he's strumming away.
  The brand has also unveiled a pair of cases, and the K.K. Slider one even matche
  
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• Marvel fans are crashing out over Avengers: Doomsday's early release plans

  28-09-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Doomsday is releasing early in some countries, and fans have valid concerns over spoilers: "We’re going to have the entire film online"As confirmed by several cinema outlets, Avengers: Doomsday will be released in the UK and some other territories on December 16, as early as 6:00 AM GMT (1:00 AM Eastern). In the US and Canada, the movie is still locked in for December 18."They really have to do December 16 screenings in US/Canada too," one concerned fan wrote on Twitter. "We&rsqu
  
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• New Steam hit has us wondering if we're "playing the same game" as geniuses make stunning dresses

  28-09-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dressmaker has been making steady rounds online since its release on Steam last week, with many fans considering it one of the best new games to grace PC players in 2026 – and seeing all of the creative potential in the sim has me convinced they're right.In case you've not browsed the web at all over the past seven days or so, Dressmaker has the cozy gaming community in a chokehold – and, yes, I'm there, too.
  With "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews on Steam and a gameplay loop that'd
  
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• Diablo 4's 30th anniversary event is "pretty distasteful," Path of Exile co-creator says

  28-09-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  This year's BlizzCon brought the announcement of Diablo 5. Although we're still a few years out from the sequel, development is already winding down on Diablo 4, to the point we're not getting any more major expansions. One of the co-creators of fellow action-RPG Path of Exile isn't enamored by Blizzard's strategy here, believing it undermines the series and the fanbase.Chris Wilson, one of the central designers of Path of Exile, made these points in a YouTube video. "It feels like they're aband
  
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• Alan Cumming continues to be brutally honest about Avengers: Doomsday, admits "I don't fully understand the plot"

  28-09-2026 17:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  X-Men star Alan Cumming is continuing to be very candid about his Avengers: Doomsday experience. The actor will reprise his role as Nightcrawler in the Marvel Phase 6 film, along with other returning X-Men like Ian McKellen's Magneto and Patrick Stewart's Professor X. "To be honest, I don't fully understand the plot," Cumming admitted to SiriusXM. "There was a bit when we were shooting a scene, and it was one of the rare scenes when I was actually on the backlot and not in front of a blue screen
  
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• Forget Red Dead Redemption 3, Rockstar's next game is LA Noire 2 according to a GTA 6 leaker

  28-09-2026 17:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that GTA 6 is mere weeks away, one emerging question is what Rockstar will go for next. The studio has multiple series it could return to; Red Dead Redemption 3 seems an obvious choice for the future, but according to a reliable leaker, LA Noire 2 is first on the studio's docket.This particular bit of information is actually a few years old, stemming from a round of leaks from a user on 4chan back in 2023. They posted a number of titbits surrounding GTA 6 and Rockstar's plans that were then
  
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• Valve boss Gabe Newell admits his Mongolian throat singing phase was "annoying"

  28-09-2026 17:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valve boss Gabe Newell has responded to a fan asking about his Mongolian throat singing era, and he corroborates stories that it was pretty annoying.Last week, Counter-Strike co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le revealed in an interview that at one point during his time at Valve, the president and co-founder of the company decided to get really into Mongolian throat singing and would practice it around the halls of the Valve office. Le says Newell did this for around "five months," recalling, "I rememb
  
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• The Witcher 3 writer behind the RPG's most iconic questline returns to CD Projekt Red after 10 years

  28-09-2026 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although The Witcher 3 came out over a decade ago now, it still boasts some of the greatest talent the video game industry has known – especially in the writing department.Karolina Stachyra is no exception, having worked at CD Projekt Red as a senior writer on The Witcher 3 from 2012 to 2016.She helped shape the "main storyline," as her LinkedIn profile highlights, but she also designed some of its greatest questlines – including what might just stand as the greatest of all: Bloody B
  
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• With Overwhelmingly Positive Steam reviews and surging players, indie dev says "I may have peaked"

  28-09-2026 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  A dev behind one of Steam's most unexpected indie hits of the year, Dressmaker, says he "couldn't be more proud" as the viral dressmaking sim continues to soar, breaking its concurrent player records. Dressmaker launched on Steam last week, and the concept is exactly what you'd expect – the cozy simulation game lets you choose different fabrics, cut patterns, and create bespoke gowns, all with some seriously impressive creative freedom. It very quickly hit an Overwhelmingly Positive rating
  
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• Lanterns finale trailer could be setting up a DC villain even more powerful than Sinestro

  28-09-2026 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lanterns finale trailer is here – and it appears to be paving the way for John Stewart to be the DCU's Green Lantern.The trailer, which you can see below, sets up next Sunday's episode in decidedly cryptic fashion, but focuses first and foremost on John Stewart coming face to face with disgraced former Lantern Sinestro on an alien planet.The trailer for the final episode of 'LANTERNS' has arrived! Premieres October 4 on HBO Max. pic.twitter.com/N9zTdjrQnYSeptember 28, 2026"The Lantern
  
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• Hey amiibo fans - If I were you, I'd grab these diorama accessories while you still have a chance

  28-09-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amiibo dioramas are my favorite accessories for Nintendo's NFC collectibles. They're basically little pop-out displays that give you unique ways to show off the best toys Nintendo has to offer, besides just sticking them in a glass cabinet and calling it a day.Originally exclusive to Japan, they occasionally appear across US retailers, though finding them in this day and age can be a rarity. Fortunately for amiibo fans both the Super Smash Bros. and Kirby series dioramas are available for $9.99
  
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• WoW: Forever dev says quest drops aren't changing in the MMO, but Blizzard has made them more even

  28-09-2026 15:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever has made rounds online for seemingly standing as Blizzard's own take on Classic+ – but how faithful does the new MMO truly stay to its 2004 predecessor?Well, as showcased during BlizzCon 2026, it does feature some quality-of-life improvements alongside its cozy revamped visuals. One of these, according to senior game designer Josh Greenfield, has to do with the way that quest-related items drop for players in groups.
  He explains as much in a new post over on X, f
  
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• Where to pre-order God of War Laufey, Faye's journey through The Everywhen hits the shelves tomorrow

  28-09-2026 15:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  God of War Laufey pre-orders will drop at 10am local time tomorrow, September 29 and now that we've got a date locked in it's time to take a look at those special editions. God of War Laufey will be available in standard and digital deluxe editions straight off the bat (no news about a collector's box just yet), with pre-order bonuses centered around Dark Alchemy in-game items. Sony dropped the announcement today, but didn't detail pricing. Still, this is likely to be a $69.99 job with a potenti
  
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• Where to pre-order God of War Laufey, Faye's journey through The Everywhen hits the shelves (on a disc) tomorrow

  28-09-2026 15:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  God of War Laufey pre-orders will drop at 10am local time tomorrow, September 29 and now that we've got a date locked in it's time to take a look at those special editions. God of War Laufey will be available in standard and digital deluxe editions straight off the bat (no news about a collector's box just yet), with pre-order bonuses centered around Dark Alchemy in-game items. Sony dropped the announcement today, but didn't detail pricing. Still, this is likely to be a $69.99 job with a potenti
  
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• Billy the Puppet rises from the dead as Saw 11 finds its director, but fans think the horror franchise is getting an overhaul

  28-09-2026 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Is that a squeaky tricycle we can hear? Yes, it is, as Billy the Puppet has risen from the dead and a new Saw movie is on the way. But fans don't think it's Saw 11 as such. On September 24, the horror icon took to Twitter to announce that a new Saw movie is officially moving forward, with franchise newcomer Mike P. Nelson directing. The official Saw page posted a suitably creepy video of the puppet saying "the game continues," before giving us the first look at the script. Check out the video be
  
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• Skyrim lead says "protective" Todd Howard is why Elder Scrolls didn't get a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off

  28-09-2026 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Veteran Elder Scrolls loremaster Kurt Kuhlmann suggests that Bethesda's fantasy RPG series never saw a Fallout: New Vegas-like spin-off because a "very protective" Todd Howard didn't want to create another situation where people might question whether his studio is best placed to handle the series. In a new interview with FRVR, Kuhlmann – who also served as Skyrim's co-lead designer, a quest designer on Oblivion, and more before leaving Bethesda in 2023 – implies that New Vegas's suc
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 now has a multiplayer mod that brings RP servers to the acclaimed RPG's open world

  28-09-2026 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 modding group has released an open beta for a mod that turns the game into an open-world multiplayer experience. Co-op mods for games that don't exactly support it are nothing new. While most FromSoftware games do have online multiplayer, the most popular mods for them are the ones that implement seamless co-op into the likes of Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, and even the ones that didn't have multiplayer like Sekiro Online. However, rather than continue the trend for on
  
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• One Piece is taking one of its longest breaks ever until 2027

  28-09-2026 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  After almost 1200 episodes, One Piece is taking a lengthy break. The hit anime won't return until 2027, marking one of the longest breaks for the show ever. "The final TV anime of the year, "ONE PIECE" Thank you for watching!" reads a Tweet on the official account. "Next time will air in 2027! Please stay tuned for further details on the broadcast schedule."For over 25 years, One Piece released an episode a week – but, in 2025, it was revealed that the anime would instead pivot to a produc
  
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• Hideo Kojima's Physint isn't costing Xbox $400 million after all, new reports suggest

  28-09-2026 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox apparently isn't paying close to $400 million for Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear spiritual successor Physint after all, despite recent rumors to the contrary. In news I don't think anyone – including Kojima himself – saw coming, Xbox is now publishing Physint instead of PlayStation after Sony decided it wanted to cancel the game entirely. The game's future is now apparently safe, despite ongoing restructuring at Xbox, but the question of why Sony wanted to drop it at all remains. One
  
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• Godzilla Minus One is the first R-rated Godzilla movie for a reason, says director: "Cutting it was just not an option"

  28-09-2026 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Godzilla Minus One has made history as the first-ever Godzilla movie to earn an R-rating. But according to director Takashi Yamazaki, this couldn't be helped, as the movie's violent and bloody scenes are essential to the story. "You want as many people from the general public to be able to see your film. So, an R-rating might seem like a barrier to entry," said Yamazaki to Variety. "In spite of that, though, there were certain scenes that, for me as a director, were so essential to the film. Cen
  
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• Lanterns writer says changing canon is "like handling plutonium" but there's "no fun and creativity" in playing it safe

  28-09-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Comic backstories are usually in a state of flux, with pieces of history picked up and deployed at a writer's whim to suit whatever story they're trying to tell.But there are (usually) hard and fast rules: Superman landed in Kansas, Bruce Wayne watched his parents die in Crime Alley, and Hal Jordan watched his father die in a test flight.While Lanterns keeps the latter intact, it offers up a key tweak that not only reframes the character – but the entirety of Kyle Chandler's excellent perf
  
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• As Wardogs sells 3 million copies, lead admits the devs are "overwhelmed," taking forced holidays

  28-09-2026 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are times in life when you may find yourself suffering from success. Bulkhead, the developer of tactical FPS Wardogs, is going through one such period, the company's boss revealing much of the team are on mandatory leave to give them time to breathe amid what's been a hardcore launch period.Joe Brammer, the CEO of Bulkhead, posted about it on Twitter. "We have been a bit overwhelmed with the response, and I mean it literally," he writes. "It feels like we’ve spent our whole time figh
  
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• Xbox is in the midst of a "reverse acquisition," analyst says

  28-09-2026 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  A games industry analyst says that Xbox is being acquired in reverse after the publisher announced that it is placing some of its studios under Bethesda and Activision. Microsoft announced last week that the next wave of redundancies, as part of the planned 3,200 jobs cuts across Xbox throughout FY27, would not only result in the loss of 268 jobs – with the likes of Halo Studios and The Coalition affected – but also mark a major reshuffle for Xbox Game Studios. Notably, Playground Ga
  
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• Godzilla Minus Zero debuts to near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

  28-09-2026 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Godzilla Minus Zero has been screened for critics, and it has debuted to incredibly strong reactions. The film is a direct sequel to Godzilla Minus One, picking up two years after the events of that movie. As revealed by the final trailer, this time around, King Ghidorah has entered the fray, too. After premiering at New York Film Festival, early reviews are in, and they're overwhelmingly positive. The film currently sits at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes from 22 reviews, which, while a near-perfect sco
  
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