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• Xbox Ultimate Game Sale Begins Tomorrow

  04-07-2016 11:21
  
  The next Xbox Ultimate Game Sale will run from July 5 until July 11.
  According to Major Nelson, not only will there be over 250 deals on Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, there will also be discounts on Windows 10 games for the first time in the sale's history.
  You'll be able to get some titles at over 60 percent off, and if you're an Xbox Live Gold member, you'll receive an additional 10 percent discount.
  Check out the full list of deals on Major Nelson's website, but here are a handful of Xbox One
  
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• The Witcher 3 will be free on PC for Xbox players next week, CD Projekt Red confirms, all thanks to the RPG's new remaster

  21-09-2026 15:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news for Xbox users: CD Projekt Red says that The Witcher 3 Remastered will be part of Microsoft's Xbox Play Anywhere program come its September 29 release.What exactly does that mean? Well, put simply, folks who play The Witcher 3 Remastered on the Xbox Series X|S will be able to play on PC as well… entirely for free.
  CD Projekt Red confirms as much over on Twitter (as machine-translated via the platform's own built-in software, DeepL, and Google), stating that the Xbox version of t
  
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• Nvidia GeForce RTX 60-series graphics cards could be sidelined until 2028, making it the longest gap between GPU generations in 20 years

  21-09-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nvidia GeForce RTX 60-series GPUs could break the company's release date rhythm, as rumors now point towards a 2028 release date. That's sure to be a bummer if you were holding out for next-gen options to serve as a sort of reset for current-generation creeping prices, but new graphics cards are perhaps the last thing we need right now.The latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 6000 rumors come courtesy of renowned leaker kopite7kimi. In a fresh tweet, the insider says, "I hope Jensen can see everyone's pass
  
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• Bloodborne movie producer Jacksepticeye admits "80% of the responses were critical" of his involvement, as he reassures fans he's "trying to honor the universe"

  21-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amid the ongoing video game adaptation boom, one of the more surprising projects in development is an animated Bloodborne movie with YouTuber Jacksepticeye on board as producer. The Bloodborne super-fan, real name Seán McLoughlin, is a curious choice to be shepherding one of the more acclaimed games of its generation to the screen, and in a new conversation, McLoughlin has acknowledged widespread scepticism of his involvement.Speaking on the 100 Questions with Tom Simons show, McLoughlin
  
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• Hideo Kojima doesn't know if Physint will release on PlayStation after Xbox picked up publishing duties, and hasn't "decided" if he'll use the Sony-owned Decima engine, either

  21-09-2026 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima says that Physint hasn't decided on its game engine yet, and he doesn't know if it'll still release on PlayStation following its move to Xbox. Xbox Game Studios is now working with Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions on its Metal Gear spiritual successor, Physint, following Sony's decision to cancel the project. Reports had stated that the cancellation happened due to budget and timeline concerns, but Kojima Productions has since refuted these claims. However, both of Kojima Product
  
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• Guy Gardner star admits he was concerned about the "consistency" of his character, as he knew there would be a "shift in tone" from Superman to Lanterns

  21-09-2026 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following his long-awaited Lanterns episode, Guy Gardner actor Nathan Fillion has admitted that he was initially concerned about appearing in the new HBO show due to how different it is from Gardner's introduction to the DCU."My concern was consistency," said Fillion to Variety. "I knew there was going to be a shift in tone. What I didn’t want was for there to be a shift in the character himself." Fillion added that he was surprised he was even asked to make a cameo.Fillion made his DCU: C
  
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• Physint budget and deadline issues are "unsubstantiated speculation," Kojima Productions says, and "our relationship with PlayStation remains strong" despite having to go to Xbox

  21-09-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kojima Productions has released a statement responding to reports that Sony dropped its upcoming action game Physint due to missed deadlines and budget concerns.Following the news that the upcoming Hideo Kojima game Physint has been picked up by Xbox as its publisher after Sony decided it was canceling the title, reports emerged to attempt to shed some light on Sony abandoning what should be an easy win. Bloomberg reported that Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor was missing
  
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• Spider-Man co-writer reveals early ideas for Brand New Day and No Way Home included "Home Alone with Kraven" and a courtroom comedy with Matt Murdock

  21-09-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Before landing on an emotional Jean Grey-centric story that helped Spider-Man: Brand New Day become the highest-grossing film of all time in the US, the movie once known as Spider-Man 4 was almost very, very different. And in a new interview, Brand New Day co-writer Chris McKenna has revealed some surprising early ideas that we hope make their way to the big screen one day.Speaking on the Bulwark Goes to Hollywood podcast, McKenna – a writer on every Tom Holland Spider-Man film to date &nd
  
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• Despite going on to play the Joker, Troy Baker was fired from anime classic Fullmetal Alchemist because he couldn't perform "30 seconds of maniacal laughter"

  21-09-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Troy Baker may have voiced some of the most iconic names in pop culture – from Joker in Arkham Origins to The Last of Us' Joel Miller – but that didn't stop him getting his marching order much earlier in his career, all thanks to one difficult script cue."In Fullmetal Alchemist, the first incarnation of that show, I got brought in to play this character called Greed. And the first cue is 30 seconds of building maniacal laughter," Baker recalled in an interview with Party Chat."I foun
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will require multiple playthroughs to experience everything, director Naoki Hamaguchi teases

  21-09-2026 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Part of the joy of RPGs is replaying them to try different things and explore other side quests and options on your journey. The upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will apparently reward going through the story more than once, with more to discover than was in Rebirth.Director and remake trilogy overseer Naoki Hamaguchi comments as much during a gameplay demonstration at Tokyo Game Show, per a translation from Genki on Twitter. While providing commentary to footage of the blockbuster game, he m
  
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• New eye-popping Clayface trailer teases the DCU's goriest movie yet and a new side to Gotham

  21-09-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  With just one month left to wait until the DCU's first horror movie hits the big screen just in time for Halloween, a bunch of new Clayface TV spots have surfaced, giving us a better look at DC Studios's first all-out horror movie. The first teaser, which has since been posted on Twitter by DC Film News, opens with Hollywood actor turned Batman villain Matt Hagen's eyeballs quite literally popping out of his head as his morph into Clayface begins whilst on the red carpet. Meanwhile, Naomi Ackie'
  
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• Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar releases modding guidelines that axe new missions, maps, ports, and more: "Respect our games"

  21-09-2026 12:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although GTA 6 isn't here just yet, Rockstar Games is shaking things up for its community a bit ahead of the big game's release with some, um, very controversial new modding guidelines.Yes, the same Rockstar that acquired GTA 5's downright massive roleplay mod framework, FiveM, just a few years ago – one that broke 200,000 players on Steam back in March. So, what exactly are the new modding guidelines… surely they can't be that restrictive, right? Wrong.
  As per Rockstar's official w
  
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• This retro handheld asks "what if the PS Portal looked like a PS2 DualShock controller?", but I doubt Sony will let it fly

  21-09-2026 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've certainly come across more than a few PlayStation-inspired handhelds in my time, but portable maker Yoniq is taking PS2 DualShock 2 liberties. It effectively has a direct clone of the retro controller in the pipeline with what appears to be a 4.5-inch screen smashed in the middle, and there's a reason why Sony might be specifically upset. Creatively dubbed the Yoniq Portal Handheld Gaming Console, the retro handheld is clearly taking cues from both the OG PS2 DualShock controller and the Pl
  
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• Resident Evil director Zach Cregger reveals his original vision for the ending, and why he chose "plan B"

  21-09-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has revealed that the movie's slightly more hopeful ending wasn't originally on the cards – and was only added in after footage was shot as part of the filmmaker's "contingency plan."Major spoilers for the Resident Evil movie ending follow.Poor Bryan. The luckless courier was put through the wringer as he scrambled from undead set-piece to undead set-piece in Cregger's hellish take on Raccoon City.Partway through the film, Austin Abrams' protagonist is b
  
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• Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki was always "fascinated" by the "weird" executives of other companies: "I use some of them as enemy characters in our games"

  20-09-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  From Demon's Souls and Dark Souls to Sekiro and Elden Ring, Hidetaka Miyazaki redefined developer FromSoftware so thoroughly that he became the company's president. Yet for a guy who came up actually making games, the world of gaming executives is a weird one – and something that's apparently brought the director some inspiration for the notorious enemies in his RPGs.Miyazaki was promoted to FromSoftware president in 2014, shortly before the launch of Bloodborne. "I've been to places I wou
  
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• Hideo Kojima didn't think Physint would be at risk of cancelation because "this is the biggest selling title I could possibly create"

  20-09-2026 14:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation's cancelation of Physint - before Xbox swooped in as publisher - came as a huge shock to famed director Hideo Kojima because, to him, a return to the action-espionage genre he helped pioneer is "the biggest selling title I could possibly create."Earlier this month, Sony announced it had parted ways with Kojima Productions' Physint, a seemingly huge game it had excitedly revealed years prior. Minutes later, Xbox picked up an easy win and announced that it would be publishing the proje
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says the series' cursed Moogles are back, and this time they're training to form a pop idol group

  20-09-2026 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has my least favorite Moogle designs in the entire series - their odd, humanoid proportions turn them from adorably fluffy friends to weird creatures I don't want around my pets. And they're back in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, this time in pursuit of pop music stardom, apparently. That's according to Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi, who told Anime News Network that one of Rebirth's most hated mini-games came from the Moogle family. Cloud would enter th
  
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• Persona 4 Revival adds a fan-favorite character from the anime as a social link, hinting we might get new Personas in the remake

  20-09-2026 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 4 Revival has been billed as a largely faithful remake of the classic paranatural game, but the developers at Atlus are making some large changes. Most recently, the studio announced it's retroactively adding a fan-favorite character from 2011's Persona 4: The Animation into the main game's cannon. And that fan-favorite character is Aika Nakamura, one of the player character's classmates and the daughter of the Aiya restaurant's owners - the one with Mighty Beef bowls that almost make yo
  
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• A Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo kicks off the Halloween season in October, with save data transferring to the full game

  20-09-2026 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Konami is ushering in the spooky Halloween season with a free demo for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launching on October 1st.Castlevania has been slumbering like a sleepy vampire for far too long, but publisher Konami and developer Evil Empire (the Dead Cells support studio and The Rogue Prince of Persia maker) plan to shake the classic series awake, fangs bared, on October 15th of this year.Konami today announced that fans can get a little taste test early. The upcoming demo contains the openin
  
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• Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata never wanted tons of Mario and Zelda sequels because that's "not the kind of company I want Nintendo to be"

  19-09-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  When a game like Super Mario Odyssey or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild arrives, it feels monumental, and Nintendo has made a point of not oversaturating us with sequels in its biggest series. That's been the company's approach for decades, and late president Satoru Iwata described it succinctly back in 2006."If all we were to ever do is just continue to make sequels and not do anything new or different," Iwata told Stephen Totilo at MTV News, "people would view us as a very conservative
  
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• Here's how to watch this year's PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct

  19-09-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct is returning once again, with announcements direct from this year's Tokyo Gaming Show.Hosted once again by Frankie Ward, this year's show will run for 90 minutes and host more than 35 trailers, developer deep dives, and exclusive announcements. There'll be world premiere announcements, and news direct from the TGS show floor.Already confirmed for this year's show are; a new trailer for Stronghold 4, the latest entry in the legendary RTS series; a selection of game
  
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• Wardogs studio checks the Steam accounts of their hires to make sure they're "passionate about FPS games" as "you wouldn't let me go and make Final Fantasy"

  19-09-2026 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bulkhead, the studio behind recent breakout hit Wardogs, makes sure its prospective developers are FPS fans before hiring them. As executive director Joe Brammer says, "You wouldn't let me go and make Final Fantasy" because he apparently wouldn't know where to start on a genre he's unfamiliar with. Speaking to GamesRadar+ about the studio's sudden success, Brammer explains the "anti-cheat stuff" that Bulkhead is implementing is "expensive and there's risk we're taking on there." As such, to him,
  
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• New Marvel's Wolverine update makes the game's infamous scent trails "less intense," while Insomniac explores "toggleable options"

  19-09-2026 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Wolverine has been the subject of intense fan mockery in the days since its release (and even before), largely thanks to the game's overbearing Scent Trail - dubbed a 'fart trail' in some online circles. Developer Insomniac Games has now nerfedthe glowing line that often points Logan to his next objective.Look in most corners of the gaming internet, and you'll probably find players making fun out of Marvel's Wolverine for a few different reasons. Chief among them is the game's tendency
  
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• "Cloud is still the main character" of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, but the developers know you "want to see more of the other characters"

  19-09-2026 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cloud Strife lovers might have noticed a distinct lack of the iconic, spike-headed hero in all the Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailers we've seen so far. While players of the original certainly know the why of it all, series director and game lead Naoki Hamaguchi says it gives players a chance to "see more" of the RPG's colorful party members.Speaking to GamesRadar+, Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Hamaguchi assured folks that "Cloud is still the main character" of the upcoming game, even if he's not a
  
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• Palworld lead thought one of Pocketpair's most iconic Pals would "fade into the background" before it unexpectedly became the survival game's "mascot"

  19-09-2026 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld is full of wildly popular but oddly-designed creatures to tame and train, but the popularity of one of the game's biggest mascots actually came as a surprise to Pockpair's head of communications and publishing, John 'Bucky' Buckley."For the record, this is my opinion," Buckley makes clear while chatting to Gaming World Interviews about the Pals who surprised him the most. "It's not the company's opinion. It's the opinion of me and me only. I never really thought Cattiva would be popular
  
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• I've been hands on with all the new Warhammer 40K Space Marine models, these are the ones you should buy

  19-09-2026 11:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the poster children for Warhammer 40K, Space Marines usually get the best toys. I mean that both literally and metaphorically; besides having some of the coolest-looking models, they've got an extensive army list with tremendous variety. That army list just got a facelift for the game's 11th edition, and I've been hands-on with every new model in the range.So, how do they hold up? After the faction was overshadowed in the Armageddon box set by those gorgeous Ork models, 11th-ed Space Marines
  
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• After Forza Horizon, Fable devs wanted to prove "we could cut it in a different genre," lead says: "There was a little bit of pride"

  19-09-2026 01:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Next year's big Fable revival is being handled by Playground Games, the Xbox-owned studio behind the Forza Horizon series, taking over from Lionhead Studios. The developer just launched Forza Horizon 6 to near universal acclaim this year, but now it's set to release Fable on February 23, 2027, and everyone's eager to see what a fantasy RPG from a beloved franchise looks and plays like when it's designed by a team that's only ever made racing games. The choice of Playground Games as Fable's devel
  
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• Valve devs "can't believe we get away" with such small updates for Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike, ex-writer says

  19-09-2026 01:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're among the legions of Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2 players who've ever wondered why those games have historically gotten much smaller updates than other games owned by Valve, you can at least take comfort in knowing that a veteran of the studio who left back in 2017 was equally perplexed.Chet Faliszek, who was a Valve writer from 2004 to 2017 and worked on Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, Counter-Strike, and Left 4 Dead, for which he was co-project lead, says in a new video that
  
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• "The craziest numbers I've seen in 17 years working at Blizzard": WoW Forever devs seem genuinely shocked the beta is so popular as they explain why their MMO servers keep breaking

  19-09-2026 00:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft has been running for 22 years, and even now Blizzard sometimes struggles to keep up with demand. Yesterday, the WoW: Forever beta launched and immediately broke under the weight of everyone trying to get in at once. How is this still happening when Blizzard has decades of experience with launching new MMO content? The devs themselves say they were genuinely taken aback by just how popular the Forever beta has been."Man, it was hard to sleep last night, I was so excited," senior
  
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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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