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• Zelda: Strike it Rich with This Bowling Exploit

  21-03-2017 20:50
  Earn 300 Rupees each time you land a strike in this bowling minigame. Here's the easiest way to set it up.
  
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• Devs failing to make games with AI won't stop flooding the Godot game engine with slop requests, and its project manager has had enough: "Does the 'author' understand the code they're sending?"

  17-02-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can now count "using the game engine Godot" among the many things generative AI doesn't know how to do, along with fry an egg and mean the words "I love you." It's really stressing out the engine's project maintainer and co-founder of W4 Games, which helps support and finance Godot, Rémi Verschelde.In a Bluesky thread (spotted by Game Developer), Verschelde expresses his frustration with nonsensical pull requests – a GitHub feature that lets you formally ask for changes to a pro
  
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• Blizzard "looking at" giving World of Warcraft's older races the customization overhauls they deserve, but it's not happening "soon"

  17-02-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  As World of Warcraft moves further into a new era with the launch of Midnight, the second act of the Worldsoul Saga, this year, there's a growing desire for more options to make your characters feel unique. On the back of housing, Blizzard's keen to up the level of customization across all the races, though it's not a going concern at present.Chatting to Windows Central, Maria Hamilton, the design director of World of Warcraft, reveals it's something the team discusses, but no concrete plan has
  
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• This Oblivion Remastered player has spent 300 days following an Imperial Palace Guard in the RPG "until I can loot his armor" – and they've only just seen his face

  17-02-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nearly a year has passed since Bethesda Game Studios released its long-awaited remake, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, but the RPG's players are still engaging in their usual shenanigans – like, uh, trying to steal a certain set of armor.A fan known online as "Scylax_Vitarrn" first made rounds online after taking to Reddit with a series of hilarious threads in which they follow a guard dubbed "Pally" and hope to snag the Imperial Watch Armor for themselves.
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• Proving the universe has favorites, Pokemon Blue player accidentally catches a shiny legendary they couldn't even see: "Actually in disbelief"

  17-02-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  A YouTuber has posted a clip of himself accidentally catching a shiny Moltres in Pokemon Blue. We say "accidentally," as the game being completely monochrome made him unaware. That is, until he transferred the legendary bird to Pokemon Crystal, the first game in the series in full color, where he could discover his rare catch. Needless to say, he was delighted.Posting a clip to Twitter, the Pokemon player, who goes by the handle RaidAway on YouTube, can be seen catching a Moltres in a copy of Po
  
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• Predator: Badlands director reveals that there was a Xenomorph cameo in the original draft of the script

  17-02-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Predator: Badlands is undoubtedly an Alien and Predator crossover movie, thanks to Elle Fanning's Weyland-Yutani synth Thia taking center stage with outcast Yautja Dek. However, the movie keeps it pretty light when it comes to Easter eggs and references – but that wasn't always the case.In a new interview with Screen Rant, Trachtenberg revealed that the original draft of the script and temporary visual effects included Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch, a Xenomorph, and "the backbiter creature
  
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• Dune: Awakening player proves you can overcome the survival MMO's tricky new testing stations solo – and completely naked: "It is 100% doable"

  17-02-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The long-awaited Chapter 3 update for Dune: Awakening recently arrived, leaving players to explore its fresh content – including the five new daunting testing stations, which they're already managing to clear *checks notes* completely naked…?Yes, that's right. The testing stations, which, for anyone unaware, basically function as the survival MMO's dungeons, are challenging indeed – but not challenging enough to deter fans from taking them on gearless.
  "LordPizzaSteve," as he
  
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• The Witcher 1 lead story designer completes his first playthrough of the classic RPG in "almost 20 years," and the commentary is a must watch ahead of the remake

  17-02-2026 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher's lead story designer Artur Ganszyniec has finished a playthrough of the original CD Projekt Red RPG on YouTube.Despite The Witcher being one of the biggest gaming series on the planet now, a majority of the attention is placed on the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and what's left over gets left to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, but rarely do I see anyone talk about the original game. And granted, the original is somewhat rough to go back to, with some dated mechanics and overall jank
  
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• Battlefield 6 devs hear your cries for bigger maps "very loudly," but they'll "need some more time"

  17-02-2026 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  A recurring complaint of Battlefield 6 has been the size of the maps, with the FPS lacking the bigger playgrounds the series is known for. The devs are aware of this, and on the back of Season 2's launch, they're keeping player requests in mind, but it's not a simple creative choice.Phil Girette, a producer on Battlefield 6, explained to TheGamer why it can't be an immediate shift. "We see that feedback, and hear it very loudly," he says. "More maps is, of course, something that we will look mor
  
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• Submit your best gaming clips and be in with the chance of winning $100 Amazon vouchers EVERY MONTH

  17-02-2026 17:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've got a brand new initiative here at GamesRadar+ where we want to celebrate the amazing feats of our gaming community. This is GamesRadar+ Replay.Gaming is all about shareable moments - the clutch points, the impossible wins, hilarious glitches, and brilliant co-op blunders. GR+ Replay is all about letting you share those moments with us, and then we'll share them with the world.Of course, you’ll want to share your best gaming moments just for the love of contributing to the community.
  
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• Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin says that surprise death in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5 is one of the most "significant" events in Westeros history

  17-02-2026 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  An old George R. R. Martin interview has surfaced where the Game of Thrones author shares what "minor event" he thinks changed the course of Westeros history... and it comes from none other than A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5.Warning: Major spoilers for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5 and The Tales of Dunk and Egg below!"In The Hedge Knight, the first Dunk and Egg story, the death of Baelor 'Breakspear'... who was the heir, next in line to the throne," Martin said in a fan Q&a
  
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• New Mandalorian and Grogu trailer brings a Clone Wars bounty hunter to live-action for the first time

  17-02-2026 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer didn't just unmask Din Djarin and increase our excitement for the new Star Wars movie tenfold – it also gives us our first glimpse at a Star Wars: The Clone Wars character's live-action debut.Embo, a Kyuzo bounty hunter from the fan-favorite animated series makes an appearance in the trailer, decked out in shiny black armor.In The Clone Wars, he worked for the Hutt Clan as a bodyguard and fought against Maul to protect them – as the Hutt twins an
  
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• Iron Lung's box-office success "is a win for YouTubers", says Markiplier: "The more this happens, the more normalised it becomes"

  17-02-2026 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Iron Lung, the feature-length video game adaptation written and directed by YouTuber Markiplier, is killing it at the global box office. Having originally been scheduled to show in just 60 theaters across the US, the creator's fans rallied together to request more screenings, which led to the movie, which reportedly cost $3 million to make, appearing in 4,161 cinemas internationally – and raking in a whopping $47 million so far.Now, in a new interview with BBC's Newsbeat, Markiplier, whose
  
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• "Gameplay and the economy suffers": Arc Raiders exploits "stemmed from a design flaw on our part," Embark admits, but it's time for "enforcement actions" after the shooter's first game-destroying cheat

  17-02-2026 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a week of what I imagine must have been intense deliberation about the nature of justice, Arc Raiders developer Embark is ready to start spanking players who have used its now somewhat fixed, and infamous, duplication glitch.The exploit allowed players to double, triple, and multiply by 22 the loot of their choice, and it was, as Embark writes in a new blog post addressing the matter making it so that "both gameplay and the economy suffers." Finally, the studio will begin handing out a ran
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 director says PC is the "highest-end gaming environment" and the "foundation" for the new JRPG's development, while the PS5 Pro is just "mid-range"

  17-02-2026 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi claims the team is targeting PC as the foundation for the third entry in the trilogy's development as the current "highest-end gaming environment." Furthermore, the Square Enix lead calls consoles, such as the PS5 Pro, "mid-range."In an interview with Automaton, Hamaguchi clarifies that the final entry in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is made with PC as the "foundation" of development. "As our fundamental principle, we do not design assets to
  
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• To hell with Furby and Butt Face, these Yoshi and Pikachu animatronics were the best thing about New York Toy Fair

  17-02-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  I hate to say it, but I think I've fallen head over heels. The most exciting thing to come out of New York Toy Fair 2026 wasn't a new Furby, the viral "Butt Face," or even the Incredible Hulk fists we revealed last week; something else stole my heart. Meet Hatchin' Yoshi and the Pikachu Puppetronic.If you missed the reveals, Hatchin' Yoshi (which is one of many Super Mario Galaxy Movie merch pre-orders now up for grabs) takes inspiration from the "Hatchimals" range by having the adorable dino br
  
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• New God of War game Sons of Sparta was originally going to be set "a little bit closer" to the classic Greek saga, but the devs thought Kratos as a kid "resonates" more with the franchise

  17-02-2026 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony and Mega Cat have taken us back to the early days of Kratos for God of War: Sons of the Sparta, a new 2D platformer exploring the youth of him and his brother, Deimos. As a prequel, it goes back further than any installment previously, bringing us deeper into the mind of the eponymous warrior, but that was always the plan."Early on, we did think about maybe [making the story] a little bit closer to the events of the Greek saga games that fans are familiar with," Zack Manko, game director at
  
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• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner says it was "probably George R.R. Martin's preference" for the Game of Thrones spin-off to be a 2-hour movie rather than a 6-episode HBO show

  17-02-2026 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner has revealed that he thinks Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin would have preferred for Dunk and Egg's story to be told in a movie instead of a TV show."I would say it was probably George [R.R. Martin's] preference to do a two-hour movie," Ira Parker said during a roundtable interview (via CBR). "But since HBO came to me with this, they were very amenable to any length or format that we wanted to use."The show ended up being six episodes long, wit
  
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• As God of War Sons of Sparta comes under fire, fans say "PlayStation would benefit a lot from more games like this" instead of massive budget AAA games with "countable nose hairs"

  17-02-2026 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  God of War Sons of Sparta has found itself under fire by folks unimpressed by the big, final announcement of PlayStation's February State of Play being a 2D Metroidvania, but fans say we should be encouraging releases like this rather than bringing them down.At the time of writing, Sons of Sparta doesn't have that many critic reviews logged on Metacritic, but it currently sits with a slightly mixed score of 73. Not awful by any means, but a fair number of players have been dunking on the game on
  
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• New Silksong update brings "game-changing" tweak to Silk Soar, and fans of the Hollow Knight sequel can't quite believe it: "Wait, this isn't a really good Silkpost?"

  17-02-2026 15:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been nearly half a year since Team Cherry released Hollow Knight: Silksong into the wild now, but the talented developers are still hard at work updating the Metroidvania.The most recent update, available to test out via the public beta branch on Steam, is one that fans are especially excited about. Version 1.0.29740, as Team Cherry describes in its patch notes, brings a plethora of changes and tweaks to Silksong, with various fixes to issues folks have previously flagged and translations.
  
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• Pedro Pascal is unmasked and back in gunslinging action in new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer

  17-02-2026 15:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  A whole new trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu is here, and it sees Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin unmasked multiple times.In the new footage, which you can watch above, Djarin and his tiny green charge, Baby Yoda, set off on another gunslinging (or blaster-slinging?) adventure. This time, they're entangled with the Hutts, and we see the return of the Hutt twins. We also get a tease at the mystical side of the story with Grogu, who is seen meditating, using the Force to destroy a droid, and stroll
  
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• Revealing a 3D Mario game too early would be "dangerous," former Nintendo marketing leads say: "Think about Metroid Prime 4"

  17-02-2026 14:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's former marketing leads say the company shouldn't rush to reveal the next 3D Mario game if it's not coming for a while yet.When the Switch 2 was revealed, all bets were on a 3D Mario game being shown alongside it, however, the 3D Mario team showed up with Donkey Kong Bananza, taking the role of the 3D Mario for the system's launch year. And while some may argue Bananza is even better, given the almost nine year gap since Odyssey, obviously the hunger for 3D Mario to return is there, es
  
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• Iron Lung director and star Markiplier says he isn't rushing into another project, but next time he doesn't need to star in his own movie

  17-02-2026 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  After winning big at the box office with his directorial debut Iron Lung, YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Markiplier is taking a break from the movie scene."I wish I could. And that’s not even me being coy. I owe my wife a few dinners and vacations before jumping into the next project," said Markipiler (real name Mark Fischbach) when asked if he could give fans a timeframe on when to expect his next project, in an interview with Deadline.However, it sounds as though we won't have to wait too lon
  
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• The Night Agent showrunner says keeping the Netflix hit on an annual schedule is not difficult – because he once made 44 episodes in a year

  17-02-2026 13:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Night Agent season 4 might not have been officially greenlit yet, but a writers room is open – and the showrunner of the Netflix hit says an annual production schedule is no problem."Season 4 is not officially picked up yet, but a while ago, in calendar year 2025, they did quietly pick up a writers room," showrunner Shawn Ryan told Deadline. "We've been working for a while on the storyline. We have some scripts, we are breaking stories. I think you know from the tax credit, there's a d
  
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• Newly released deleted footage from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple adds a whole new layer to Jack O'Connell's Jimmy Crystal

  17-02-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new deleted scene from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has hit the internet – and it shows a different, sillier side to Jimmy Crystal.The short clip, which you can watch below, picks up just as Jimmy (Jack O'Connell) and Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) are parting ways after their initial meeting. Walking away from Kelson, Jimmy turns to wave and then suddenly stops in his tracks.Looking to see what's caught his attention, Kelson sees Alpha infected Samson standing in the distance and waves at hi
  
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• Pokemon Pokopia follows Minecraft's lead in featuring persistent private servers with unlimited member caps, but you'll have to "swap in and out" as it only accommodates four at once

  17-02-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chief director of Pokopia at Koei Tecmo, Takuto Edagawa, has outlined the "cloud island" feature in Pokemon's upcoming life sim, where worlds hosted on online servers will be able to register an unlimited number of players, but only four can be present at a time.In an interview with Famitsu, translated by GamesRadar+, Edagawa describes the new feature, which has never been part of Pokemon games. While you can join your friend's game of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you both need to be online at th
  
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• Fallout season 2 star Justin Theroux says he'd be "happy" if Mr. House "got left in the Vault" but also wants to see "what made House House" in future seasons

  17-02-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Unlike Mr. House, Justin Theroux can't predict the future – but would be happy to explore more of the nefarious New Vegas leader in future Fallout seasons."We catch House, obviously, in the middle of his story, I would love to see what made House House," Theroux offers in an interview with Screen Rant. "What was his defining moment or event in his life that set him on the path that we find him on? But that's purely just the nerd in me wanting to see that."Come what may, Theroux would be ju
  
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• Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2's included games disappear from storefronts without warning, days after Konami's reveal of the re-release

  17-02-2026 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Without warning, Konami has delisted the games featured in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2.Delisted games are nothing new – it feels like every other week there's a new story of a classic being removed, leaving no way to purchase them. Typically, these are due to rights issues, with Marvel vs. Capcom, The Simpsons Arcade Game, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game all being ripped from stores over the years. But other times, delistings happen to push you to the n
  
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• This new Switch 2 accessory lets you play both Joy-Cons with one hand, and it's a win for accessibility

  17-02-2026 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Accessories brand Game Tech has launched a new Switch 2 accessory that allows players to use two Joy-Cons using one hand. Revealed over on their official website, the accessory is made up of two controller covers that slip onto the Joy-Cons and can be held together with a plastic clasp.The one-handed grip, according to Google Japan to English in-browser translation, is designed to only support those who "have difficulty using one hand due to illness or injury" or those who simply want to play ga
  
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• I have made it my life's mission to get this Legend of Zelda toy, because it is truly magnificent

  17-02-2026 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as Link tries to track down a litany of shiny things in The Legend of Zelda, I have made it my personal quest to get a very specific piece of merch. It is my white whale.That's ironic, because it's actually pretty small. Ever heard of Nendoroids? These cute-as-a-button action figures from Good Smile Company recreate pop culture icons (often from anime) in adorable miniature, complete with accessories and numerous expressions. They usually feature extensive articulation as well, meaning you
  
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