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items: When is FC 26 TOTY? Release date, voting and all nominees
items: Xbox Game Pass games: Confirmed new free titles to play in January 2026
items: Games like The Traitors – Get your murderous fix with video & board games
items: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 chapters – Full list of acts and how many to expect
items: Samantha Béart talks BG3's Karlach, Fading Echo and lifting the lid on game development
items: Got new gaming tech for Christmas? Here are 5 ways to help the planet while you play
items: What is the Commonwealth in Fallout? Game reference explained
items: Amazon Prime just saved your Christmas gathering from a sorry end, with help from Snoop Dogg
items: 7 reasons why Dispatch is the perfect game for your Christmas break
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items: Fallout season 1 "emboldened" the Fallout 76 team to deliver a huge in-game crossover
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When is FC 26 TOTY? Release date, voting and all nominees
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date: 2026-01-08T12:01:26.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Fifa
description: Is it TOTY time yet?
encoded: It's finally time for FC 26 TOTY, and the voting is now open! The promo has players vote for the best players in the world from the previous year, with the winners receiving hugely upgraded promo cards. You can now vote, so here's what you need to know about the promo release date, how to vote and the full list of nominees. 2025 is over, and you know what that means – FC 26 TOTY is about to arrive! The yearly promo sees players vote for their Team of the Year, with the very best players in both the men's and women's games getting huge promo cards. With voting about to start, here's what you need to know about the FC 26 TOTY voting and when the promo might begin. When will FC 26 TOTY be released? Our speculation We would predict that FC 26 TOTY cards will start being released on or around Friday 16th January 2026. Again, we’ve based this prediction on last year’s drop, which saw the first set of cards (attackers) being released two Fridays after the voting began. We would expect to see a number of different drops on consecutive Fridays. Last year, the first week saw the attackers, the second week gave us the full men’s and women’s squads, and the fourth week unleashed the 12th Man and 12th Woman. As for UK launch times, it tends to be 6pm GMT on Fridays for FC drops. Of course, EA could buck tradition at any point, but we’d be surprised to see that happen with such a reliable promo as this. FC 26 TOTY voting and nominees Voting for FC 26 TOTY began on 7th January 2026, and you can vote now on the EA Sports FC website. As ever, the nominees are split between men's and women's teams, and by positions. Here is the full list of FC 26 TOTY nominees: Men's TOTY nominees Goalkeeper Alisson Thibaut Courtois David Raya Gianluigi Donnarumma Manuel Neuer Jan Oblak Mile Svilar Defenders Alessandro Bastoni Denzel Dumfries Gabriel Marc Guéhi Dean Huijsen Jules Koundé Marc Cucurella Marcos Llorente Marquinhos Maximilian Mittelstädt Nuno Mendes Willian Pacho Andre Rațiu David Raum A…

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Xbox Game Pass games: Confirmed new free titles to play in January 2026
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date: 2026-01-06T17:11:07.000Z
creator: Alex Raisbeck
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Xbox
description: All the revealed Xbox Game Pass games you need to know about for January.
encoded: The first month of new Xbox Game Pass games for 2026 has arrived, and January is starting us off strong. The Xbox take on PS Plus, Game Pass knocked it out of the park with some of their day one releases last year, with day one launches for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Outer Worlds 2, Doom: The Dark Ages and more. But it also saw big price hikes, so be sure to check out the best Game Pass deals to save a few quid on your subscription! If you've got a ROG Xbox Ally, you probably don't need to be told how essential Game Pass is for you, but here's a reminder anyway. So, if you're excited to check out what gaming fare Xbox Game Pass has for us in January 2026, here's the full list of new titles, as well as everything that's leaving this month. Xbox Game Pass games: Confirmed new free titles for January 2026 These games have been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in January 2026, with several existing games becoming available on new tiers: Brews & Bastards (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – 6th January Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud, Handheld) – 6th January Atomfall (Console, PC, Cloud, Handheld) – 7th January, now with Game Pass Premium Lost in Random: The Eternal Die (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud, Handheld) – 7th January, now with Game Pass Premium Rematch (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – 7th January, now with Game Pass Premium Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – 7th January, now with Game Pass Premium Final Fantasy (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – 8th January Star Wars Outlaws (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – 13th January My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Console, PC, Cloud, Handheld) – 15th January Resident Evil Village (Console, PC, Cloud) – 20th January MIO: Memories in Orbit (Console, PC, Cloud) – 20th January Nova Roma (PC) – 22nd January That's all we know in terms of officially confirmed games coming to Game Pass in January 2026, although more may be announced later this month. We'll…

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Games like The Traitors – Get your murderous fix with video & board games
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date: 2026-01-06T14:01:26.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: From Mafia and Werewolf to Among Us and Secret Hitler
encoded: Now that The Traitors is back on our screens, bolstered by the huge success of the Celebrity version, it's a great time to play some games at home with a similar vibe. Indeed, Jade from The Traitors season 4 openly said in the show that she is a big gamer, and she sees her gaming experience as helpful preparation for being in the castle. If you’re looking for a game like The Traitors, what you’re really looking for is some sort of ‘social deduction’ game with a multiplayer element. Basically, anything that can give you those roundtable thrills as you try to work out who’s on your side, who isn’t, and how to bend the other players to your way of thinking. Thankfully, this is a fairly recurrent trope in both video games and board games, and it's only got bigger since The Traitors took off. Pit your wits against any of the below and you’ll be having Traitors-style fun just as soon as you’ve worked out the rules! Games like The Traitors at a glance If you're in a rush to start (fake) murdering, here are some quick links that will take you to the relevant retailers where you can buy these social-deduction games for yourself! Board games like The Traitors: Mafia Werewolf Blood on the Clocktower Cheese Thief Spyfall The Chameleon Agatha Christie's Death on the Cards Secret Hitler Video games like The Traitors: Among Us Blood on the Clocktower (online version) Spyfall (online version) Town of Salem Goose Goose Duck Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Official products from The Traitors: The Traitors: Official Board Game The Traitors: The Interactive Game Book Keep on reading for more detail on all of those! Games like The Traitors – board games and video games to get your murder fix The Traitors: Official Board Game OK, let's start with an obvious one. You won't find a game that's quite as much like The Traitors as this, the official tie-in board game! Designed for four to six players, the game splits you into teams (Traitors and Faithfuls, of course), with missions, murders, …

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 chapters – Full list of acts and how many to expect
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date: 2026-01-06T11:05:59.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: Get your act(s) together.
encoded: Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept up gongs aplenty at The Game Awards and The Golden Joystick Awards late last year, which means the game is now seeing a surge in players. If you’re one of those people jumping into E33 right now, you might be wondering how many chapters/missions/quests are in the game, and how it’s all divided into acts and the like. Well, expeditioner, here’s some good news for you! We’ve got all the info you need below to help you understand where you are in the game and what’s coming up. Let’s get to it. How many acts does Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have? Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has three main acts, and one prologue that comes before. Each act is named after a specific character, with numerous quests being strung together as you gradually make your way across the map to the Paintress. It’s worth noting that the third act is a little shorter than the first and second ones. So, if you’ve just started act three, you’re pretty close to the end now. If you're craving a little bit more E33 goodness, check out our interview with the cast and developers! View Green Video on the source website Full list of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 chapters Before we get to the full list, here’s a quick warning: the E33 missions are named after each ‘current objective’, so you won’t want to look too closely at anything beyond your current position on the list (especially if you’re not fond of spoilers, no matter how vague). Here’s the full list of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 chapters… Prologue: Gustave Lumiere: Head to the docks and start the Expedition Act One: Gustave Spring Meadows: Look for survivors at the indigo tree in Spring Meadows Flying Waters: Find Maelle and search for a path through Flying Waters Ancient Sanctuary: Find the Gestral Village in the middle of the Ancient Sanctuary Gestral Village: Ask Golgra, the Chief of the Gestrals, for a way to cross the sea Esquie's Nest: Find and recruit the legendary Esquie at Esquie’s Nest,…

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Samantha Béart talks BG3's Karlach, Fading Echo and lifting the lid on game development
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date: 2025-12-27T08:00:44.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
description: A fun hang at the arcade.
encoded: In the latest episode of our Arcade Hang interview series, the brilliant Samantha Béart met up with me at Four Quarters London Bridge to play some arcade machines and chat about their various projects. You can watch the resultant video above, or over on our YouTube channel, or you can keep on reading for some choice quotes from the conversation! The video really does add something, though, namely me and Samantha losing our minds while playing Lucky and Wild. Of course, we had to talk about Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3, the iconic companion role that etched Béart's performance into the hearts of millions. But what do they remember about nabbing the role? Turns out, quite a lot. In Béart's words: "My early auditions were, they gave me a small biography of Karlach, so I always knew what was gonna happen to her, and her overall arc, and who she is as a person. And she's a real sort of vigilante justice junkie, right? Essentially. So, you get the sense of the character." "It's quite a simple character in some ways," Béart continues. "It's more about what happens to her, how she reacts is more complex, which we have an entire game to explore, hundreds of hours to explore. That's all good. [...] And [the audition scene] was, we meet her for the first time and she's feeling pretty hostile, and we played around with that. "And in the game, she's a lot more friendly than she was back then. And they obviously saw some sort of potential, 'cause I got the call within, I wanna say a day, but definitely within two days. Either that or they were desperate. They could have been desperate." Since reaching a huge audience with Baldur's Gate 3, Béart has been keen to use their platform to shine a light on the lesser known corners of game development. The second season of Béart's behind the scenes interview series, It Takes A Village, is available now on their YouTube channel. "I love seeing the people who make games," Béart told us. "I wanna see their faces, I wanna know what they do. Te…

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Got new gaming tech for Christmas? Here are 5 ways to help the planet while you play
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date: 2025-12-25T08:00:08.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Climate - Intentional focused content
description: Think of your carbon footprint and you'll be on Santa's nice list.
encoded: Imagine the pure joy of being a kid, eyeing up a giant box under the Christmas tree, and finally unwrapping it on the big day to find that your wildest guesses were correct — it really is a new games console! This festive season, we'd expect there to be plenty of people unboxing a fresh PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox, Steam Deck or Nex Playground, with wrapping paper strewn all around, and their eldest relative asleep on the sofa nearby. But let's not forget about the environment just because it's Christmas. (Dear lord, that sentence sounds very Alan Partridge, doesn't it?). With any new electrical goods that you're welcoming into your home, it's important to think about the planet and your carbon footprint to boot. That's why we've teamed up with Playing for the Planet, an alliance that supports the video games industry to take action on the environment, to bring you some friendly tips at this most wonderful time of the year. Let's get started, shall we? 5 ways to help the planet while you play with your shiny new tech 5. Check your settings Most gaming hardware is designed to deliver the best performance possible, but these days it's also very common for new consoles to have power-saving options as well. Make sure to check what the options are with your new device. Sony's PlayStation 5, for example, has a power-saver mode that can reduce power usage by 50 per cent, with a number of major games still being able to run (including recent AAA titles like CoD BO7 and Ghost of Yōtei). That would probably help your electrical bill as well as the planet! It's also worth noting that an increasing number of games, including Fortnite and Arc Raiders, will have in-game power saving options (e.g. they can reduce your power output while you're idle). 4. Think about the right size TV Bigger isn't always better, especially from the planet's point of view! A 65-inch TV can consume nearly twice as much power as a 43-inch TV, a report has found, so it's worth considering that when you…

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What is the Commonwealth in Fallout? Game reference explained
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date: 2025-12-24T08:00:20.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Technology
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
description: He's a representative of what now?
encoded: After what felt like a very long week, the second episode of Fallout season 2 is here, and it might have you asking a very specific question: What is the Commonwealth? In Maximus's storyline, in particular, people keep on mentioning the Commonwealth, with everyone wondering why the Commonwealth hasn't been invited to this meeting between all the different Brotherhood of Steel factions. If you haven't played the Fallout games, where this term originates, this chatter in the episode might leave you scratching your head. So, what exactly is the Commonwealth? Is it a person or a place or a thing? Something to do with the British Empire? Keep on reading and we'll explain as best we can! What is the Commonwealth in the Fallout games? In the world of Fallout, the Commonwealth is a region of America. It encompasses much of what we currently call Massachusetts, with Boston at its centre. With Boston being on the East Coast of the USA, the Commonwealth is pretty much on the opposite side of the continent to Los Angeles and Las Vegas (the West Coast cities where the main action of Fallout season 2 takes place). The Commonwealth is the setting for the game Fallout 4, which, in terms of the official timeline of the games, was the final storyline to happen before the events of the TV show began. View Green Video on the source website So, when people in Fallout season 2 are asking why the Commonwealth hasn't been invited to this Brotherhood of Steel meeting, what they really mean is, why is there no representative from that massive region here at the function? In this week's episode, Elder Cleric Quintus (Michael Cristofer) explains his reasoning for not inviting anyone from the Commonwealth. He clearly doesn't want them anywhere near his Cold Fusion device. And if you watch until the end of episode 2, you'll see that someone from that much-mentioned region does eventually show up, regardless of not being invited. Making this whole 'why aren't they here' conversation basically muc…

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Amazon Prime just saved your Christmas gathering from a sorry end, with help from Snoop Dogg
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date: 2025-12-23T17:08:45.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
description: Not a sentence we were expecting to write.
encoded: If you're an Amazon Prime customer, your Christmas game night has just been saved from a sorry end, with a little bit of help from Snoop Dogg (nope, we're not joking). Amazon Luna Game Night is a free perk for Prime members, and allows you to access a suite of simple little games on your TV. And you don't even have to worry about people having controllers, because all of the gameplay is done via your phones. Check out the video below and you'll see how it works! View oEmbed on the source website On Amazon Luna Game Night, you can find quick-fire games like Draw and Guess (basically a digital version of Pictionary), Taboo, and Flappy Golf (think Flappy Bird, but multiplayer). There's Angry Birds stuff on there, too. You'll also get some longer experiences like... *checks notes*... Snoop Dogg's Courtroom Chaos, where an AI construct of Snoop D-O-G-G will help you settle any disputes. Yep, it's very random, but if Snoop wanted to be involved, who are we to question him? We went to a preview event for Amazon Luna Game Night, played a bunch of those games with total strangers, and had a really fun time. It would be even better with friends or family, where you already have in-jokes and backstory to play on. Two things really stick in my memory from that preview event: one is Flappy Golf, which basically tasks you with flapping through a series of Flappy Bird-style levels as quick as you can (first one to the golf flag at the end wins). This was really simple but it made for some chaotic fun. Everyone could pick up the controls and even if you did badly, you'd have a good laugh along the way. The other game that stuck in my head was Snoop Dogg's Courtroom Chaos, which, as a mentioned earlier, is very random indeed. For the purposes of the demo, we were encouraged to come up with a silly fake argument — one person in the room was accused of stealing someone else's dog — and see how Judge Snoop mediates it (apparently, Snoop has always wanted to be a judge). View Green Vide…

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7 reasons why Dispatch is the perfect game for your Christmas break
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date: 2025-12-22T16:41:35.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Comment
subject: Exclusive
description: Looking for a great game to play this Christmas?
encoded: When is a video game more like a TV series? How about when it comes in episodic chunks, grabs you with a gripping story, and boasts a properly starry cast? In Dispatch, you take on the role of a down-and-out former superhero (played by Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul), who lands an office job after his heroic career abruptly ends. From your computer, can you dispatch a team of reformed villains and save the city from an array of different threats? Workplace woes are the least of your worries when all the characters remember your actions and every decision can have dire consequences. But still, this game would be a great way to spend your festive downtime. Here are seven reasons why Dispatch deserves to be your gaming obsession over the Christmas break… 1. The characters are your new best friends It can be hard to meet up with your actual friends in real life over Christmas, so why not make some new virtual ones instead? At the start of the game, the player character Robert is something of a loner. But before long, he's thrust into a new team with lots of potential friendships to navigate. It's impossible to keep everyone happy (such is life), but there's some real joy to be had in these interactions. It beats going outside, honestly. 2. It’s split into manageable chunks How exciting! If you've got a bunch of traveling coming up over Christmas, this is the kind of game that you can easily play in chunks. Dispatch is actually split into eight TV-style episodes, giving you natural stopping points at which to put down the device and check in with your real-life responsibilities. At the end of each episode, you'll also be treated to some stats about how you performed in that shift and how your numbers compare to other players. View Green Video on the source website 3. It’ll keep you off your work emails Nothing can distract you from work quite as well as pretending to do a different job altogether, and that's exactly the experience that this game offers. In Dispatch, you're ta…

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When is the GTA Online snow event? Confirmed date and what to expect
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date: 2025-12-22T15:40:02.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: It'll be a white Christmas (again).
encoded: When is the snow scheduled to fall in GTA Online? You've come to the right place to find out, and there isn't long to wait! You could argue that Christmas came early for GTA Online players this year, with the big Mansions update bringing a selection of new Michael missions for players to enjoy. But still, Christmas needs its trimmings, and in GTA Online, players have come to expect seasonal snowfall every year. It beats going outside! But when will it start? Read on to find out! When is the GTA Online snow event? Confirmed date The snow in GTA Online is expected to start on Tuesday 23rd December 2025. That's tomorrow, fact fans! As for when the snow will end, that seems likely to be Wednesday 7th January 2026. So, you should be able to enjoy the snow on Christmas and New Year's Day. What fun! Those dates (23rd December to 7th January) are the official window for this year's seasonal event, and they were confirmed on the official GTA blog. View Green Video on the source website What to expect from the GTA Online Christmas event As well as the snowy conditions, Rockstar has told players to expect a few other presents this year. The official blog promises that, if you play GTA Online between 23rd December and 7th January, you will "receive an assortment of holiday goodies, including new gifts like the Season’s Greetings Sweater and New Year Fireworks Bodysuit, as well as returning faves like the Snowball Launcher, Candy Cane, Firework Launcher with 20 Rockets, and refills of Snacks, Armor and Ammo. "Subscribers to the Rockstar Propaganda email newsletter can also receive a special Red Festive Tree Hat in GTA Online between 18th December and 31st December when they log in and play." If you're not already signed up to that newsletter, you can do so at this link. An array of festive modes will also be available during this period, including Yeti Hunt, Snowball Fights, The Gooch and Weazel Plaza Shootout. There are also some challenges to try and rewards to collect over Ch…

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Fallout season 1 "emboldened" the Fallout 76 team to deliver a huge in-game crossover
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date: 2025-12-20T08:00:18.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
subject: Interview
subject: Video
description: The Fallout 76 team were clearly having a blast when season 1 dropped.
encoded: Fallout 76 is the most recent game in the Fallout franchise, and its makers witnessed an explosion of interest when Amazon’s TV adaptation dropped. "We saw a huge spike," creative director Jonathan Rush told Radio Times Gaming in an exclusive interview back in September (you can watch the whole video in the player above). That sudden spike had a big impact on the team. Rush recalled: "It emboldened us, because what we saw were players who were experiencing that great story and setting that they were seeing in the Amazon series… "And the folks working on that series were such big fans of the game, and they respect the style and the story, and people could see that in the way it was represented in the Amazon series… "Those new players coming in wanted more of that kind of story, right? And so, it just kind of emboldened us to continue on those country roads we were already walking down, and continue telling our story and begin prepping for season two." View oEmbed on the source website So, how big exactly was the spike around season 1? Rush remembered: "We had about a sixfold increase in players. It was substantial, but it was really fun. You get to see all these new players coming out of the Vault, and see all of our existing players helping them out, giving them things, helping them with quests, showing them how to do stuff. I thought it was really cool." Bill LaCoste, senior prodcer at Bethesda, added a direct comparison at this point: "You were talking about what our other updates kind of replicated that? You know, we saw a lot of players come in for [big 2020 update] Wastelanders, but this [the TV show spike] surpassed that by a large margin. "So, we saw a lot of players coming in that were brand new. We saw a lot of players coming in that had played the game previously, but hadn't logged in since 2018, 2019. And a lot of them were very surprised by what they saw. And they're like, ‘Oh, not only is the game still going, but like, it's a completely different game …

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Steam Year in Review 2025: Confirmed release date and how to check Steam Replay
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date: 2025-12-17T13:04:08.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: Ready for another info dump?
encoded: Everyone does a round-up these days, whether that's Spotify Wrapped, Discord Checkpoint or even your bank, for some reason, and the Steam Year in Review (or Steam Replay if you prefer) is one of our favourites. The be-all and end-all of PC gaming, Steam always has some fascinating insights into the games you played each year, shaming us all for our gaming habits. So, if you're curious what games you wasted your time on instead of getting through your backlog in 2025, here's when and how to check your Steam Year in Review 2025. When is Steam Year in Review 2025? Confirmed release date Steam Year in Review is now available from Wednesday, 17th December 2025. That is just one day before the Steam Winter Sale begins, with the two events happening around the same time every year. Last year’s Steam Year in Review dropped on 18th December, so Valve clearly likes to go a little later than some of the other Wrapped-style info dumps. View Green Video on the source website How to see your Steam Year in Review 2025 With the Steam Year in Review for 2025 now available, you should be able to log into the Steam website and see it for yourself. Alternatively, you should see a banner within the Steam launcher, once the promo is up and running. It shouldn’t be hard to see your stats. If you’re logged out of Steam on the device you’re currently using, you will have to log in and do your two-factor authentication before the stats can be shown. What to expect from Steam Year in Review 2025 As for what to expect from Steam Replay this year, the stats should include all of the below: Total number of games played Number of new games (not played on Steam before 1st January 2025) Total number of achievements earned Longest streak of days where you played a game on Steam Percentage of total playtime across the year you spent on each game and how many sessions you played of each one How you compare to the Steam Community New releases played (games released in 2025) Number of games gifted, new …

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Fallout season 2 review: A meandering return to the wasteland
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date: 2025-12-16T14:00:04.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Technology
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Review
description: It’s not exactly back with a bang.
encoded: Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout TV show is returning to our screens this week, and we’ve seen three episodes early to bring you this review. The season’s eight episodes will drop weekly, so we’ll keep this write-up as spoiler-free as we can. First things first, one thing in particular strikes me as odd. The first season of Fallout ended with an overt tease that Walton Goggins’ The Ghoul and Ella Purnell’s Lucy are heading to New Vegas — indeed, you could see the Vegas sign in the distance — but we’re three episodes into the new season and feeling very underwhelmed about the lack of New Vegas. Instead of rushing straight to a confrontation with Lucy’s father (Kyle MacLachlan), Lucy and The Ghoul are meandering across the wasteland being pulled into all sorts of scrapes. You could argue this is pretty faithful to the experience of playing a Fallout game (and getting distracted on the way to your main objective), but still, it feels like a bit of a rug-pull that’s been designed to elongate the season and stretch out the overarching story. Another qualm is the flashbacks. If you thought the olden times adventures of Walton Goggins’ Cooper Howard had reached a natural conclusion, the writers clearly disagree with you. In a fashion that reminded me of the long-dead Arrow series from The CW, Cooper’s flashbacks return with a new focus. They will now relate directly to the events of season 2. Isn't it funny how his past comes back to haunt him in perfect chronological order? View Green Video on the source website To be honest, though, all of those issues are structure-based. I wasn’t expecting to see another full suite of flashbacks, and I wasn’t expecting to wait so long for a proper visit to New Vegas. Once I adjusted my expectations to account for these distractions from the A-plot, I actually had a very fun time with the three episodes I’ve seen thus far. The first episode reintroduces Lucy and The Ghoul with a really fun, and quite funny, set-piece involving a sniper rifl…

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GTA San Andreas cheats: Full list of codes for PlayStation, Xbox, PC & Switch
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date: 2025-12-15T12:35:28.000Z
creator: Ben Williams
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Evergreen
subject: PlayStation
subject: Xbox
description: Who wouldn't want infinite money or a flying car? Learn the GTA SA Remastered cheat codes.
encoded: It may now be more than two decades old, but GTA San Andreas is still, for many people, the best game in the Grand Theft Auto series, and thanks to its many cheat codes, it still feels fresh to play. If you haven't played San Andreas in a while, then you may want to jump back in and relive CJ and the gang's story while you want for GTA 6 to roll around. And with cheats that give you everything from infinite ammo, money, weapons and more, there's no one way to enjoy everything San Andreas has to offer. You can do the same with the rest of the series too, with our cheat codes pages for GTA 5, GTA 4, GTA 3, Vice City, and even RDR2 if you want to dive back into the world of the Wild West. But if it's GTA San Andreas cheats you're after, you can scroll down for the full list of cheats on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and now even Nintendo Switch! GTA San Andreas quick links Jump to the specific cheats you need within the article via the below links. How to use GTA San Andreas Remastered cheat codes GTA San Andreas cheat codes on Xbox GTA San Andreas cheat codes on iPhone or Android mobile GTA San Andreas cheat codes on PC GTA San Andreas cheat codes on PlayStation GTA San Andreas cheat codes on Switch How to use GTA San Andreas Remastered cheat codes If you're wondering how to use cheat codes in GTA San Andreas, you just need to enter the right combination of button presses corresponding with each cheat. This is a relatively straightforward method, working on any platform whether you're playing on PC, Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch or otherwise. There's no need to pause the game, either. Just input the right combination of buttons, and you should be notified immediately that the cheat has been activated in the top-left-hand corner of the screen when you've done it right – the words "Cheat activated" will pop up. GTA San Andreas Xbox cheat codes If you're playing GTA San Andreas on an Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, these are the cheat codes you'll want to deploy: Aggressive …

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic — Our burning questions and release date speculation
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date: 2025-12-12T14:24:33.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: Is that the Ebon Hawk?
encoded: Okay, apparently I didn't dream that! A whole new video game set in the Old Republic era of Star Wars really has been announced. It's called Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic (or FotOR to its friends), and it was revealed during The Game Awards last night (Thursday 11th December 2025). FotOR is described in the official materials as being a "brand-new epic narrative single-player action role-playing game." Another description adds: "Blending innovative storytelling, memorable characters, and heart-pounding combat, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will immerse you in an unforgettable experience where every decision deepens your journey toward the light…or the darkness." The game is being directed by none other than Casey Hudson, director of the legendary 2003 RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (or KotOR to its friends), not to mention the Mass Effect trilogy as well. Interestingly, Hudson seems to have founded a whole new company, Arcanaut Studios, over in Canada, and this is their first project. For now, save for the vibey CGI trailer, we don't have much to go on. So, here's our list of burning questions, starting with the obvious one — when the heck can we get our hands on this thing? When is the Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic release date? The Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic release date has not been confirmed yet, and we wouldn't expect it to be revealed any time soon. The company making the game, Arcanaut Studios, was only founded in July 2025, according to an official press release direct from the horse's mouth. Given that game development cycles take multiple years in this day and age, we would speculate that the game will not come out in 2026 or 2027. Our most realistic hope is a 2028 release, and even that sounds a bit on the optimistic side! But hey, rebellions are built on hope. Is Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic a sequel to KotOR? "Fate of the Old Republic is not a direct sequel or continuation" to the previous Knights of the Old…

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Kim Kardashian in Fortnite: Release date and what to expect
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date: 2025-12-11T13:15:58.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Fortnite
description: Should’ve seen this one coming!
encoded: Yep, you read the correctly. Kim Kardashian is coming to Fortnite, with the reality TV star being the latest real-world celebrity to be honoured as a ‘Fortnite Icon’. Not content with having a hit show on Disney Plus and training to be a lawyer, not to mention her numerous other business interests, Kim K has somehow found time to sign off on a Fortnite collab. In fact, she even took the time to appear in a trailer for the collaboration herself, which you don't always see when famous faces are plonked into Fortnite. So, when will Kim Kardashian arrive in Fortnite, and what should you expect from her arrival? Keep on reading and we’ll answer those questions for you! When is the Kim Kardashian Fortnite release date? The release date for Kim Kardashian’s Fortnite collaboration is Saturday 13th December 2025, Epic Games has confirmed. Here in the UK, however, you’ll have to wait until Sunday 14th December, due to the magic of time difference. Epic has even been so kind as to furnish us with an exact launch time! The collab will launch for American players at 7pm ET on Saturday, which means that, here in the UK, the content should become available at midnight going into Sunday 14th December. To get a taste in the meantime, check out the official trailer below! View oEmbed on the source website What to expect from Kim Kardashian in Fortnite So, what’s this collab all about? Considering Kim Kardashian’s fashion credentials, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that there are a couple of different outfits involved! There will be the Kim Kardashian outfit (including a white jacket that you can toggle on or off) and the Iconic Kim Kardashian outfit (which offers over 25 variations including different hairstyles, colour-ways and jewellery). Both of these Kim Kardashian skins will be available in the Fortnite Item Shop, as will a number of accessories (there’s a backpack, a jetplane-themed glider, and the Ring Light To Go Back Bling). There will also be two emotes. One called Slurp…

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Hogwarts Legacy 2 remains a "no brainer" as Netflix tries to buy Warner Bros Games
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date: 2025-12-10T11:33:54.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
description: Gaming industry expert George Osborn weighs in.
encoded: You've seen the news that Netflix is trying to buy Warner Bros, and you may have already heard that Paramount is another potential suitor that's trying to purchase the iconic film studio and many other assets under the big WB umbrella. Gaming fans will know that, among those assets, Warner Bros has a sizeable video game business. Over the last few years, it's given us such massive hits as Hogwarts Legacy, and some disappointing flops like Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. The upcoming LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a Warner Bros project, too. And the Mortal Kombat franchise is another going concern that falls under the same massive WB umbrella. So, is all of this gaming goodness caught up in the same acquisition from Netflix/Paramount? What does this mean for Hogwarts Legacy 2 or any potential Arkham game that might be in development? We caught up over email with George Osborn, the industry expert behind the brilliant Video Games Industry Memo newsletter, to understand what the Netflix deal could mean for Warner Bros Games and gaming fans in general. The good news for Harry Potter fans is that Hogwarts Legacy 2 is still looking like a "no brainer". Check out Osborn's insights in full below below! Am I right in thinking that Warner Bros' games business is also being sold to Netflix (or maybe Paramount if they take over the deal)? George Osborn: Yes, Warner Bros' games business is included in the deal. WB had reportedly been trying to sell off its game division last year. It didn’t. So it remains wrapped up in Netflix – or Paramount’s – acquisition of the company. Do you know how big WB's games business is at the moment? There is little publicly available information about the size of WB’s games business. Revenue did drop 48 per cent year-on-year between its 2023 and 2024 financial year. The success of Hogwarts Legacy was followed by the flop of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which put it into a weaker position. This saw the company shrink its…

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II remake project seemingly confirmed by fascinating new report
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date: 2025-12-10T09:32:06.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: News
description: KotOR 2 could finally be finished.
encoded: It seems to have been confirmed that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II — The Sith Lords has a remake in development. Or, at least, a remake was being worked on at some point. Of course, KotOR fans are already expecting one remake. A new version of BioWare’s brilliant 2003 role-playing game, Knights of the Old Republic, has been in the works for years (firstly at Aspyr, and more recently at Saber Interactive). Obsidian’s 2004 sequel, KotOR 2: The Sith Lords, seems to have been lined up for a similar treatment, although the current status of that project is unclear. This news comes from a stunning piece of investigative journalism by Stephen Totilio at Game File. Totilio’s report is largely focused on a recent lawsuit involving Aspyr. The game-development company, best known for its ports of classic Star Wars games, was sued by one fan, Malachi Mickelonis, over allegations of false advertising. You might remember the story. Aspyr had announced that it was working on porting The Sith Lords to Nintendo Switch, with a big added bonus – it was going to restore the game’s cut content, which was missing in the original 2004 release but subsequently rebuilt by dedicated modders. Ultimately, Aspyr didn’t manage to restore this content and were forced to break the disappointing news to players who’d already paid for the product. Totilio’s report dives deep into all of the official documentation from this lawsuit, going into great detail to try to understand what happened to the plans to reinstate the cut content. It’s well worth a read, and you can get a free trial to the Game File Substack to do just that for free. One detail jumps out from the report: “A mystery project codenamed Juliet is described as a full, modern remake of KOTOR II, that is/was in development alongside the previously reported remake of KOTOR I, at least as recently as March.” At one point during the back and forth about the cut content for the Switch port, an unnamed Lucasfilm exec is quoted as s…

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Pokémon Go finally adds a feature that fans have wanted for years
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date: 2025-12-09T16:38:02.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: News
subject: Pokemon
subject: Pokemon Go
description: Tell your friends!
encoded: The ever-popular mobile game Pokémon Go is finally adding a feature that fans have wanted for years, we’re very happy to confirm. Ever since the game launched, way back in 2016, Pokémon Go has been regularly updated with new content and seasonal goodies. But this new feature has been a long time coming, to say the least. With next year marking the 10th anniversary of the original Pokémon Go summer (believe it or not), now is the perfect time for developers Niantic to get their ducks in a row. After all, there’s bound to be renewed interest from the mainstream next year. So, what’s the new feature being added? It is… remote trades! Yep, that’s right. With this new update, players will finally be able to trade Pokémon with one another without having to be in the same place at the same time. Fans have wanted this feature for years, and it will certainly come in very handy when it comes to filling in your Pokédex, particularly when some creatures need to be traded to evolve. So, how will this new feature work? It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Niantic is going to make you work for those remote trades! First of all, you will need to reach ‘Forever Friends’ status with the person you want to remote trade with. This new level of friendship is one step higher than ‘Best Friends’, the previous highest level, and we’re sure that you’ll need to send a lot of gifts back and forth before you become Forever Friends. View Green Video on the source website Once you become Forever Friends, you’ll be able to complete your first remote trade with one another! It’s worth noting that you’ll need to earn more friendship points — by continuing to interact through battles, trades and gifts — if you want to earn additional remote trades with the same person. There are also some terms and conditions to bear in mind with your Forever Friend remote trades. You’ll have to use “A special Remote Trade tag” to mark the Pokémon that you’re willing to trade. When you initiate the trade, you can p…

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BAFTA Games Awards 2026: Longlist revealed with 64 games in the running
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date: 2025-12-09T15:00:49.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: Shame it’s not 67.
encoded: The longlists have been revealed for the BAFTA Games Awards 2026, with 64 games left in the running for next year’s gongs. Awards season is already in full flow for the video game industry. The Golden Joystick Awards took place last month, The Game Awards is this week, and BAFTA is making moves right now as well. An official press release tells us that “255 games were considered by BAFTA members this year, released between 16th November 2024 and 14th November 2025. “Each of the 64 longlisted games is now in the running for at least one BAFTA nomination across 17 categories.” The final list of nominees will be revealed on 12th March 2026. The BAFTA Games Awards ceremony will then take place on 17th April 2026. For now, we have a longlist for every category, and an even longer list that includes all the potential nominees mushed together. Check out both of the lists below, and we’ll be sure to keep you posted as the 2026 ceremony nears! BAFTA Games Awards 2026 ‘Best Game’ longlist In alphabetical order, the games in the running for Best Game are: ARC Raiders Blue Prince Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Dispatch Ghost of Yōtei Hades II Hollow Knight: Silksong Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Split Fiction BAFTA Games Awards 2026 longlist in full In alphabetical order, here’s the full longlist of games that are “in the running for at least one BAFTA nomination across 17 categories”: Absolum Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Roger ARC Raiders Assassin's Creed Shadows Atomfall BALL x PIT Battlefield 6 Blue Prince Borderlands 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Consume Me Cyberpunk 2077 Date Everything! Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Dead Take despelote Dispatch Donkey Kong Bananza DOOM: The Dark Ages Dune: Awakening EA SPORTS FC 26 ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN F1 25 Fallout 76 Ghost of Yōtei Hades II Helldivers 2 Hitman World of Assassination Hollow Knight: Silksong Indiana Jones and the…

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Fortnite Wrapped: How to see your stats for the year explained
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date: 2025-12-08T14:24:13.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Fortnite
description: How many victory royales was it, again?
encoded: Gaming is far from immune when it comes to Spotify Wrapped-inspired statistical analysis, and now, Fortnite fans can even get a dose of data to round off the year. Other gaming versions of this sort of thing include Discord Checkpoint (which will tell you who you’ve been messaging the most) and Steam Replay (which will tell you what games you’ve sunk the most hours into this year). Fortnite, interestingly, hasn’t yet revealed an official way to see your stats for the year. But that hasn’t stopped fans from taking those matters into their own hands with a fun third-party tool. So, let’s get to it. How do you see your Fortnite Wrapped stats this year? We’ll explain it all for you right now. How to see your Fortnite Wrapped stats To see your Fortnite Wrapped stats for 2025, you need to head over to Fortnite.gg and type in your Epic ID name. It’s worth noting that this is not an official Epic Games website, but it seems to be plugged into a public database of Fortnite information and you don’t have to sign over any details about yourself to take a little look. Before you put your Epic name in, you can also see some global leaderboards and get some understanding of what elite-level play looks like. Don’t feel too bad if you’re some ways off of those numbers, though! What to expect from Fortnite Wrapped Once you’re looking at your own Fortnite Wrapped, what can you expect to see? The following stats should all be available: Total hours played Number of matches Number of wins Number of kills Percentage breakdown of which seasons you played the most How all of the above compares to the average player For a fan-made tool, that’s not a bad amount of data! Make sure to grab a screenshot, save it somewhere, and check back next year to see if you can beat those numbers. We believe in you! If you really think you're a Fortnite expert, you can test you knowledge against our free quiz below! View Riddle on the source website Discover more with Fortnite creative map codes: Fortnite …

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Fallout season 2 has a "delicious idea" to avoid confirming a canon ending for New Vegas
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date: 2025-12-06T08:00:30.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Technology
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: Fallout: New Vegas fans rejoice.
encoded: If you've been following the build up in hype for Fallout season 2, you will have seen a lot of chatter about this question: will the Amazon Prime Video showrunners have to decide a 'canon ending' for the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas? After all, the games and the TV series are all set in the same canonical timeline, and this will be the first time that the main characters in the show have spent any meaningful amount of time in a location that players have already explored and left their stamp on. And with Fallout: New Vegas being a game with lots of different factions for players to choose between, events can play out very differently from one person's save file to the next. Ahead of the arrival of Fallout season 2, we were able to put this question to one of its key producers, Jonathan Nolan, at the press junket. Did Nolan and company, as the rumour mill would have you believe, have to decide a canon ending to the game? View oEmbed on the source website "Turns out, no," Nolan told us. "I think [this is] one of the most delicious ideas that [showrunners] Geneva [Robertson-Dworet] and Graham [Wagner] and the rest of the team came up with for season two... "Knowing that, you know, that game, maybe more than any of the other games in the franchise, is sort of defined by the factionalism, the choices, the way it's all gonna work out... I'm old enough now to have seen that there is no definitive ending to anything in the real world, right? "You have these factions rise and fall, and all these sorts of things. So this delicious idea that when we're encountering Vegas 10 to 15 years after the events of the game, every faction thinks they won. And that's how the real world works, right? There is no end. There is no definitive happily ever after. "I think it's one of the things that the whole franchise has to say. It's one of the things that defines Fallout is, it's set after the end of the world. And yet what you're watching is all these different worlds being ushered…

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Discord Checkpoint 2025: How to see your Wrapped-like stats explained
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date: 2025-12-05T11:33:27.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: 'Tis the season to be harvesting data.
encoded: Wondering how to see your Discord Checkpoint numbers? Well, fear not, because you've come to the right place to find out. Yep, it's that time of year again when every company under the sun starts trying to offer you Spotify Wrapped-style stats. Discord, the forum and messaging service used by many a gaming community, is getting in on the act. Are you sure you want to know who you messaged the most? Gaming is never exempt from this sort of stat dump, of course, with Steam Year In Review being a big one, as well as the PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo data deep dives. So, how does the Discord one work? Look no further, folks. Here's how to see your Discord Checkpoint numbers. Discord Checkpoint 2025: How to see your Wrapped-like stats explained To see your Discord Checkpoint stats for 2025, open the mobile app, and click the 'You' button in the bottom right corner. You should see a banner allowing you to check out the stats! On desktop version of Discord, you need to look for the flag icon in the top-right corner of your app. Click that, and you should be able to jump into your numbers from there. Can't see anything on that page? The official Discord website notes, "If you don’t see a Checkpoint, you may not have had enough activity on Discord to summarise your 2025. Or, you have toggled off "Use data to personalise my Discord experience." What exactly can you expect to see in these stats? Discord has described this fun feature like so: "How many messages did you send? How long did you hang out in voice? "What’re your most-used emoji, and which server did you spend the most time in? And WHO, out of everyone you talked to on Discord, did you talk with the MOST?" Better yet, you actually get something of a reward for checking out your numbers in this way. As Discord explains it, "After you’ve reviewed your year on Discord, you’ll be matched with one of ten different Checkpoint cards. View Green Video on the source website "These Checkpoint cards aren’t JUST for your eyes …

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Walton Goggins has arrived in Fallout 76, and The Ghoul needs your help
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date: 2025-12-02T15:00:27.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
subject: Interview
description: Gamers, meet The Ghoul.
encoded: Walton Goggins has arrived in Fallout 76. Yep, you read that right! Prime Video's Fallout TV show is crossing over with the video game franchise that birthed it in a pretty major way. Goggins's iconic TV character The Ghoul is hosting a new bounty hunting feature, which is available in the game now (ahead of Fallout season 2). That bounty hunting feature dropped in a big new update, Burning Springs, which also adds a new region to the north-west area of the map. This new region, Ohio, has been inspired by Fallout 3 and New Vegas, to make sure it thematically resonates with the vibe of Fallout season 2. View oEmbed on the source website One of the key points of interest in this new region is Highway Town, where you’ll find The Ghoul doing some shady business in a bar called The Last Resort. He has a huge stack of bounties to hunt, and you’re gonna help him do exactly that. To get ahead of the game on this one, Radio Times Gaming travelled to New York City to chat with two of the key developers of Fallout 76 about this exciting new development. So, how did they end up getting The Ghoul himself? Fallout 76 creative director Jonathan Rush told us: “So, it kind of happened organically. You know, with the new region, we wanted to figure out what the tentpole feature of the new update would be, and something that captured the spirit of that region and also the broader strokes of player feedback came to be bounty hunting, right?” Rush continued: “And so, who better to host a bounty hunting feature than Walton Goggins? As The Ghoul. I mean, there's nothing better. So yeah, Walton Goggins, of course, being a big fan of Fallout, being a big fan of the games, this was a very, very easy fit to have this character be in this update. “It was great getting the script written out. There were some writers on our side and a writer on the show side, and they were collaborating there and getting the script into a good place. And, of course, that all comes together once Walton Goggins ha…

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CoD BO7 missions list: How many missions are in the main campaign?
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date: 2025-11-17T11:24:51.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Call of Duty
description: Your missions, should you choose to accept them...
encoded: While the multiplayer, Zombies and Warzone always get the spotlight, there are still plenty of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 missions to complete in the game's campaign. This year's campaign, which can be completed solo or co-op, includes a star-studded cast, with the likes of Milo Ventimiglia (Gilmore Girls, This Is Us), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy) joining the fray. So, if you're wondering how many CoD BO7 missions there are to take on in this year's campaign, here's the full list of campaign missions and the campaign rewards to boot. How many missions are in the CoD BO7 campaign? There are 11 missions in the CoD BO7 campaign, we can confirm now that the game is out. There's should be enough here to keep you busy for a few hours but, of course, you'll probably spend much longer playing Multiplayer and Zombies over the course of the next year. That being said, Activision as envisioned a new endgame experience to keep you in a campaign mood for a while longer, so let's see how that goes down before we uninstall the campaign altogether. View Green Video on the source website Full list of CoD BO7 campaign missions The full list of CoD BO7 campaign missions looks like this: Exposure Inside Distortion Escalation Disruption Collapse Fracture Quarantine Suppression Breakpoint Containment Keep on reading and we'll explain the rewards that you'll receive for each of those missions. CoD BO7 campaign rewards You'll earn 5000 XP for each mission in the CoD BO7 campaign (that's 55,000 XP in total, if you were wondering) – but that's not all! The full list of CoD BO7 campaign rewards goes like this: Exposure - rewards with 5000 XP and the Irides One weapon blueprint Inside - rewards with 5000 XP and the Ratted Out decal Distortion - rewards with 5000 XP and the Phantom weapon blueprint Escalation - rewards with 5000 XP and the Sniper, No Sniping emblem Disruption - rewards with 5000 XP and the Lock-In Shock emote Collap…

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What's the best video game adaptation of 2025?
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description: Have a look at the nominees for The Golden Joystick Awards on Thursday 20 November
encoded: What's the best video game adaptation of 2025? Radio Times Gaming has teamed up with The Golden Joystick Awards to answer just that question. And after some difficult deliberations, it has been narrowed down to the following six nominees. To see which has come out on top, you can watch the gong-giving ceremony live on the GamesRadar YouTube channel on Thursday 20 November.

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CoD BO7 Monster Energy promo: All rewards and how to get them explained
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date: 2025-11-14T14:46:43.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Call of Duty
description: What's that coming over the hill, is it a Monster Energy promotional event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7?
encoded: Is it that time of year again already? Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has launched into the world, and, right on queue, CoD's annual collaboration with Monster Energy has kicked into gear. Yep, that's right. Monster has teamed up with CoD again and you can pick up some decent rewards if you're willing to pick up one of those black and green cans at your local shop. So, what's up for grabs this year and how do you go about redeeming any goodies you're entitled to? Keep on reading and we'll get straight to it. When is the CoD BO7 Monster Energy event? The CoD BO7 Monster Energy event is live now, and it will run until 31st March 2026. So, there's no massive rush on getting involved, but there's also nothing stopping you from cracking on and earning all of these rewards sooner rather than later. But how do you go about redeeming them? That's the next thing we're going to explain. View Green Video on the source website How to redeem CoD BO7 Monster rewards To process to earn and redeem CoD BO7 Monster Energy rewards goes like this: Buy a can of Monster Energy and find the code under the ring pull Head to the Redeem section on the Monster website Create an account and log into it On the Redeem page, enter the code from the can This will be converted into an Activision code When prompted, head to the Call of Duty website and enter your new code If you see the 'Success' screen, well done! You should receive your rewards next time you open the game And that's all their is to it! But what exactly is up for grabs here? Let's get to that, shall we? Full list of CoD BO7 Monster Energy rewards The full list of rewards for the Monster Energy promo in CoD BO7 is as follows: One can — Large Monster Decal and Double XP for 15 minutes Two cans — Peacekeeper MK1 Hyper Green weapon blueprint and Double XP for 15 minutes Three cans — Green Fury operator skin and Double XP for 15 minutes Four cans — VS Recon Green Thunder weapon blueprint and Double XP for 15 minutes Five cans — Daylight Ripp…

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Fallout season 2 trailer leaves fans convinced they've spotted a famous voice from the games
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date: 2025-11-14T13:19:37.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Technology
subject: TV
subject: News
description: Huge if true.
encoded: Fallout fans believe they've spotted a very familiar face/voice in the epic new trailer for Fallout season 2 on Amazon Prime Video. If these viewers are correct, they've successfully identified an actor from Fallout season 2 who is yet to be announced – who has been known to Fallout game fans since all the way back in 1997 (when the first game in the iconic RPG series came out). "Well, then," says the mysterious voice, at one minute and 10 seconds into the new trailer, who appears to be speaking to Walton Goggins's The Ghoul. The unseen speaker adds, ominously: "You're going to need friends. There's a war coming..." The voice sounds like it has been put through a filter of some kind, but fans in the comments have wasted no time in guessing who it could be that's joining Ella Purnell in the cast. View oEmbed on the source website So, who could that mysterious voice belong to? Fans have been discussing the possibility that it could be none other than Hellboy movie star Ron Perlman, who has lent his voice to the Fallout video games since their very inception. As a fan called NerdPixelz noted in the YouTube comments under the official trailer, "Dude!...don't toy with me, is that Ron Perlman playing a super mutant?!?! Definitely sounds like him (even with the voice modifier)" One fan swiftly replied: "That'd be awesome!" "I would cry in a good way," another fan added. "It does sound like him! It would be full Circle for him," came yet another response. Fallout fans will need no reminding that Perlman provided scene-setting narration for Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 76 and Fallout Tactics, as well as having character roles in Fallout 4 (where he played a newsreader) and the original Fallout (where he played Butch Harris). To bring Perlman into the Fallout TV adaptation would be a great piece of fan service, so we're strongly hoping that this rumour is true! And is he really playing a Super Mutant? Or could he be another Ghoul, or a human char…

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How The Outer Worlds 2 fixed a 30-year old development problem
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date: 2025-11-07T14:20:37.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
description: "Each conversation is kind of like a puzzle."
encoded: Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 been out for about a week. You've probably played a good few hours already, which means you will have seen — without knowing it — the answer to a 30-year problem that the developers have finally solved. On the eve of the game's launch, I caught up with The Outer Worlds 2 creative director, Leonard Boyarsky, to find out how far the franchise has come since its debut entry. You can watch the whole interview in the video player above. We get into all sorts of varied topics in the chat. Starting again in a new colony means new planets and new companions, but has the idea of what exactly The Outer Worlds is calcified since the first game? Boyarsky had a lot to say on that. And with missable companions to look for and killable NPCs to contend with, does Boyarsky have any tips to help guide players through? Check out the full video to find out (it's also available on our YouTube channel). S0, what about that 30-year problem? Well, I'd seen on Rock Paper Shotgun that Fallout legend Tim Cain had been praising the Outer Worlds 2 developers for having "figured out" something he'd been struggling with as far back as 1995. Cain was quoted as saying: "I not only told him how impressed I was, I found my notes from 28 years before. I said, 'Let me read you a few lines from a production meeting in July of '95…'" So, sitting down over Zoom with Boyarsky — who also worked on Fallout back in the day, as far back as the first game in the franchise — I couldn't help but ask. What was the problem that you guys solved in The Outer Worlds 2? Do you know what Cain had been referring to? View oEmbed on the source website Boyarsky told us: "I would guess it has to do with the fact that we are, and of course my focus is, you know, story and tone and that stuff. So, I might be looking at it through that lens... "But I feel like one of the things we did here, that we've struggled with in the past a lot, is, like, when choices come up, for instance, if you've done som…

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Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and free update: Release date and what to expect
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date: 2025-10-31T13:10:56.000Z
creator: Rob Leane
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Animal Crossing
description: Nintendo is dropping two slightly different things on the same day.
encoded: Nintendo has two treats in store for Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans — the base game is getting a big free update, and, on top of that, a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game is due to be released on the same date. New Horizons originally launched on 20th March 2020, and it's no surprise that it became one of the biggest games of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its idyllic island communities (and its surprisingly compelling turnip economy) providing some excellent escapism when we needed it most. Five and a bit years on, you may not see as many news stories about the game (remember when Elijah Wood was visiting people's islands?), but Nintendo clearly hasn't forgotten about Animal Crossing. Of course, many of us are hoping that a new Animal Crossing game is on the way. But until Nintendo announces that, a big new update and a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade will do nicely. Let's get to explaining when these things are coming and what the difference is between them, shall we? When is the Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch 2 Edition release date? The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a confirmed release date of 15th January 2026. Nintendo confirmed this date on its official channels, and the Switch 2 Edition of the game is available to wishlist now on the Nintendo eShop. What about the price? Upgrading to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will cost you £4.19 if you already have the base game. If you don't have the base game, you can buy the Switch 2 Edition for £54.99. The trailer below was used to announce the Switch 2 Edition, as well as the free update to the base game. For more info on both of those things, keep on reading! View oEmbed on the source website When is the Animal Crossing free update v3.0 release date? The free Animal Crossing base game update, dubbed version 3.0, also has a confirmed release date of 15th January 2026. Yep, just to make things nice and easy to understand, Nintendo has opted to launch both …

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