2+ week, 1+ day ago (498+ words) Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator. Fallout " with its infinite deserts, homicidal bandits, and irradiated drinking water " is pretty low on the list of video game worlds I fantasize about living in. But its retro-chic technology does have a magnetic appeal, and Bethesda has spent years trying to offer the magic of…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago (546+ words) Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator. Here we are, deep into 2025, and a brand-new Nintendo 64 game has just been released " albeit unofficially. Sammy Corporation's Star Fox-style shooter, Viewpoint 2064, was mysteriously canceled after appearing at industry events around the turn of the century, but an apparently final build has now been preserved and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (525+ words) I'm GamesRadar's Managing Editor for news, shaping the news strategy across the team. I started my journalistic career while getting my degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick, where I also worked as Games Editor on the student newspaper, The Boar. Since then, I've run the news sections at PCGamesN and Kotaku UK, and also regularly contributed to PC Gamer. As you might be able to tell, PC is my platform of choice, so you can regularly find me playing League of Legends or Steam's latest indie hit. While the big winner at tonight's Golden Joystick Awards might have been Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a whole host of big titles found themselves in the runner's up spot with a pair of awards each. Ghost of Yotei claimed titles for Best Audio Design and Console Game of the Year, Peak…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (448+ words) Scott has been freelancing for over three years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or any other PS2-era titles that rarely (if ever) get sequels. While Arc Raiders has had a very positive reception from players so far, the pricey cosmetics are turning some heads due to the game's premium nature. While Embark Studios' The Finals has torn it up as a free-to-play release, the studio's latest game, Arc Raiders, is a full-priced release with a $40 standard edition and a $60 deluxe edition available to players. However, despite being a premium title, it still has some of the biggest trappings of free-to-play releases, namely a deluge of cosmetics and a timed…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (669+ words) Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator. At the end of October, Rockstar fired more than 30 employees with ties to a developer union. Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain called it "the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry," while Rockstar alleged the firings were due…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator. Way back before Microsoft was shuttering game studios, canceling long-awaited projects, and laying off developers by the thousands, the optimistic among us had some hope that Xbox's acquisition spree would mean that we'd get some wild crossovers between beloved studios and the company's increasingly vast IP…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago (755+ words) Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X game deals With all the big-ticket discounts, it's easy to forget how many video game deals there are over Black Friday. Titles new and old, big and small, and on all platforms see discounts of varying amounts. You could very easily spend the entire Black Friday weekend hunting down all sorts of discounts on video game, window shopping to your heart's content, but you don't need to. That's because I've found several great deals per (modern) console, on titles you need to play. Each of the games I select have seen price cuts in Black Friday that mean there's no need to wait before playing them. Star Wars Outlaws | $52.99 $30 at WalmartSave $22.99 - One of the biggest next-gen upgrades the Switch 2 got was on Star Wars Outlaws, and now the Gold Edition (game plus story packs) is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (486+ words) Scott has been freelancing for over three years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or any other PS2-era titles that rarely (if ever) get sequels. The Game Awards 2025 nominations are out, and, as expected, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is leading the pack, with Arc Raiders missing out on that "Game of the Year" nomination. The nominations for the Keighleys are here, and if you've been paying attention to 2025 at all, you won't be shocked to hear that leading the pack is Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is up for Game of the Year among 12 nominations across 10 categories, including "Best Game Direction," "Best Score and Music," and "Best Performance" for Jennifer…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (669+ words) Samus Aran is backed and armed with new psychic powers in a mystical world. After only 80 minutes with the game, it's clear Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is not what we expected. Preview by Ashley Bardhan Video by Paul Broughton Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a surprisingly magical return to Nintendo's legendary series | Preview Samus Aran is backed and armed with new psychic powers in a mystical world. After only 80 minutes with the game, it's clear Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is not what we expected. Preview by Ashley Bardhan Video by Paul Broughton In Project Spectrum bringing tentacles to a gun fight isn't so bad We've played Black Ops 7 and here's 10 things you need to know We've played Battlefield 6's campaign, and it's refreshingly PUNISHING Pokemon Legends: Z-A feels like relearning EVERYTHING you know about Pok'mon battles The Blood of Dawnwalker is filled with…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago (717+ words) Your essential guide to the hottest upcoming video games What are the hottest video games that you need to have on your radar as the end of the year approaches? With Summer Game Fest and Gamescom in the rearview mirror, knowing where to place your attention is easier said than done. That's why Hot 25 exists, to help you cut through the noise and connect with the world's most anticipated video games. The creators of Returnal are back with a new roguelite, a dazzling PS5 exclusive set for release on March 20, 2026. Housemarque is putting forth a constantly evolving, approachable, and otherworldly sci-fi adventure in Saros, where you'll wield a high-tech arsenal to survive a ballet of bullets and brutality. The wait for Witchbrook continues, with Chucklefish pushing its ambitious life sim into 2026. We're happy to hold out a little longer to enroll…...