SIFTER

Walkthrough - Video game news delivered fast

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Catch up on the gaming news with SIFTER's weekly news show in around fifteen minutes or less.  All the biggest news, new release dates and explainers of the biggest video game stories every Sunday. Take look at the week ahead with Release Radar, highlighting the coolest games out this week. Produced by award winning radio journalists and hosted by Kyle Pauletto and Fiona Bartholomaeus.

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Jul 4, 2026

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Hey listen! THE LEGEND OF ZELDA is getting a live-action movie 11.11.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Nintendo has officially announced a live action Legend of Zelda movie The improved Steam Deck OLED has been announced by Australia still misses out   Aussie-Made Post-Apocalyptic RPG Broken Roads Delayed To 2024 That's The End Of Activision Blizzard's $120 Million Overwatch League Fortnite just had its biggest day ever, 6 years in Night in the Woods follow-up Revenant Hill h...

BlizzCon returns with massive announcements for WOW, OVERWATCH and DIABLO IV 04.11.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK BlizzCon 2023: Everything Announced and Revealed Xbox Is Seemingly Blocking Unauthorized Third-Party Accessories And Controllers Atari buys Digital Eclipse, creators of Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka Games For Gaza Of course Lies of P is getting a sequel after selling a million copies Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk's Secret Spider-Man 2 Cameo Finally Revealed Insomniac Confi...

FALLOUT 76 launch failed due to Bethesda’s hubris says former designer 28.10.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Bethesda Thought It Was 'Infallible' Before Fallout 76 Launch, Says Former Design Director Skyrim’s Lead Designer On Starfield’s Origins And Bethesda’s Evolution - MinnMax Interview Amazon’s Fallout TV series gets a 2024 release date Dino shooter Second Extinction pulled from sale before even making it out of early access: 'It regrettably did not achieve the success we h...

Harebrained Schemes goes indie again after split with Paradox 21.10.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Harebrained Schemes is independent again Microsoft is making its Series 2 pad like a mini Adaptive Controller with a new wave of PC gaming accessibility updates Netflix Games Streaming Beta Rolling Out in the US New King Kong Game Is Very, Very Bad Analogue’s next project is an accurate, hardware-emulated Nintendo 64 replica ‍ RELEASE RADAR THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN TO MORIA - 2...

Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard officially as sale closes 14.10.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Welcoming the Legendary Teams at Activision Blizzard King to Team Xbox Carbon emissions from indie video game development revealed by Australian researcher Microsoft Is Getting Dinged for a Cool $29 Billion in Back Taxes League a 'Big Disappointment' for Paradox as It Confirms $22 Million Write-Down Sony Raising Price Of All-Digital PS5 By $50 Frog Detective: The Entire Myst...

Mass layoffs across Telltale, Naughty Dog and Team17 studios 07.10.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers Significant job losses likely at Worms publisher Team17 Canada's first ever unionised game staff, working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, have all been fired Telltale Games Has Allegedly Laid Off 'Most of' Its Workers Counter-Strike 2 Players Express Disappointment as Many of CS:GO's Key Features Disappear STRAY GODS wins...

STAR WARS JEDI set to become a trilogy lead actor confirms 30.09.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK SAG-AFTRA video game actors vote in favor of strike action over wages and AI ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Is Cutting About 16% of Staff Epic Games Sells Bandcamp Amid Layoffs Sega abruptly scraps extraction FPS Hyenas inches from the finish line Cal Kestis actor confirms Star Wars Jedi 3 during Comic Con panel Counter-Strike 2 is officially out now on PC RELEASE RADAR ASSASSIN’S CREE...

Microsoft Activision deal approved in the UK, future Xboxes leaked 23.09.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator   All the Major Revelations From the FTC vs. Xbox Court Document Leaks Report: Unity considering revenue-based fee caps, self-reported install numbers Unity: An open letter to our community Terraria devs donate $200k to open-source engines after Unity snafu Ubisoft has announced The Division 3 Tales of...

Unity's controversial changes to terms charge developers each time a game is installed 16.09.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Unity just pissed off a ton of game developers with new royalty fees PlayStation State of Play September 2023 – All the Trailers and Announcements Everything from the massive September 2023 Nintendo Direct A New Bill Has Just Passed To Modernise The Aussie Classification Scheme Only Up dev yanks Twitch hit from Steam after saying it caused “a lot of stress” Embracer reportedly consi...

Why video game actors might be next to join SAG-AFTRA strike 09.09.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Video Game Actors In The Us Could Be Considering Their Own Strike Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is back and now under development by Dear Esther studio Starfield breaks 1 million concurrent players across all platforms: a 'great milestone,' Phil Spencer says Stray, That Cute Cat Game From Last Year, Is Getting An Animated Movie Final Fantasy 16 Is Getting Two DLC Ex...

SAINTS ROW studio Volition shut down by Embracer 02.09.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Saints Row developer Volition has been closed ‘effective immediately’ The Lenovo Legion Go Has Been Officially Revealed The Playstation Portal’s Release Date Has Been Revealed  Phasmophobia Delayed on Console Following 'Fire Incident' in Developer's Office Building 2007 run-and-gun classic Alien Hominid HD is coming to most modern platforms The Elder Scrolls 6 finally mo...

Microsoft sacrifices cloud streaming rights for Activision games to win UK buyout approval 26.08.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Ubisoft acquires cloud streaming rights for all Activision Blizzard games Blizzard Responds To Overwatch 2 Review Bombing Daniel Ahmad Overwatch 2 review bomb analysis Longtime Mario Voice Actor Charles Martinet ‘Stepping Back’ From Role Fans Think Mario’s Voice Sounds Weird In The New Game [Update: Charles Martinet Wasn't Involved] An Update on the State of BioWare Gamescom Ope...

BALDUR’S GATE 3 smashes player records 19.08.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Saudi-funded Savvy Games was the mystery partner in collapsed $2B Embracer deal Baldur’s Gate 3 Developer Outlines Current Roadmap for Patches and Hotfixes Xbox Says ‘8 Strikes And You’re Out’ To Toxic Gamers The Pokemon Company Is "Having Conversations" About Its Release Schedule Assassin's Creed Mirage Launching a Week Early RELEASE RADAR RIDE 5 - 21 August 2023 - PC,...

Dungeon-crawler DARK AND DARKER makes a surprising return 12.08.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Surprise! PvP dungeon crawler Dark and Darker is out in early access now Linux overtakes Mac as Steam's second-most used OS, and it's all thanks to the Steam Deck Valve confirms plan to sell 'certified refurbished' Steam Decks Hades Diehard Accomplishes Run Most Considered To Be Impossible Here are all the big announcements from Pokémon Presents Quake 2 Remaster Surp...

Next Nintendo console rumours swirl 05.08.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Shutting Down Feminist Frequency Nintendo’s Switch Successor Console Releases In 2024 Lenovo is working on a Windows PC gaming handheld called the 'Legion Go' Hit Steam Game Has A Secret Only Dataminers Can Discover Remnant II Is a world-hopping wonder that doubles down on everything New Game From Patapon Creators Funds Its Kickstarter in Under an Hour RELEASE RADAR WRESTLEQ...

Why there was never going to be a SONIC MANIA 2 29.07.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Why Didn't Sonic Mania 2 Happen? Starfield sleuth spends 200 hours piecing together the entire skill tree CD Projekt Red is laying off 9% of its workforce Two Classic Legend of Zelda Game Boy Games Just Dropped on Nintendo Switch Online Immortals Fenyx Rising 2 Reportedly Canceled Amid Ubisoft Pivot to Its Established Franchises Spaceship colony sim Jumplight Odyssey zooms into...

Blizzard games are coming to Steam starting with OVERWATCH 2 22.07.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Handheld game consoles will require replaceable batteries from 2027 Blizzard Games Are Coming To Steam Starting With Overwatch 2  Activision Blizzard lays off esports staff as it faces potential dramatic changes for the Overwatch League Cosmonaut wobbling game HEAVENLY BODIES gets a big new expansion Float through space as two flailing cosmonauts in physics puzzle game HEAVENLY BODI...

US Federal Trade Commission fails to stop Activision Blizzard purchase at trial 15.07.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard FTC Loses Appeal Bid to Block Microsoft-Activision Deal ‍ IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase Shows Off 20 Upcoming Games 87% Missing: The Disappearance of Classic Video Games Sega Workers In Irvine, California Form Largest Multi-Department Union In Game Industry Xbox Is Rolling Out A New Feature To Capture And Report Toxic Voice Chat R...

THE LAST OF US PART II cost a massive US$220 million to develop 08.07.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Sharpie scanning goof reveals major PlayStation budgets and revenues 12 Surprising Reveals From the Xbox FTC Trial Peter Molyneux teases his studio’s next, “fresher” game project Here are the first ever details on Peter Molyneux's next project at 22cans Developer claims Steam is rejecting games with AI-generated artwork Only Up! Pulled From Steam After Becoming A Twitch Sensatio...

PlayStation CEO says Xbox exclusivity isn’t ‘anti-competitive’ 01.07.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Admits Starfield Xbox Exclusivity Is Not ‘Anti-Competitive’ Bethesda exec was “confused” over double standard for multi-console Call of Duty The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer to close after disastrous lanch Skullgirls bombarded by negative Steam reviews after devs alter old artwork they felt was in ‘poor taste’ Among Us is Getting An Animated TV Show...

There's an elephant in the room and it's SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER 24.06.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Everything announced at the June 2023 Nintendo Direct Valve Is Ditching Battle Passes Since Most Players ‘Never Buy’ One The Callisto Protocol is getting “final chapter” story DLC SIFTER REVIEW  The Callisto Protocol looks great, has an interesting story but feels pretty frustrating to play Screen Australia: 2021/22 ABS Film, Television and Digital Games Survey results Microsoft Exc...

Mass layoffs and studio shutdowns at Embracer Group 17.06.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Embracer to Close Studios, Cancel Games, and Lay Off Staff After $2 Billion Deal Falls Through FTC to block Microsoft-Activision as deadline approaches Everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 Ubisoft Forward 2023: Everything Announced Citizen Sleeper 2 is inbound, and this time you have a spaceship Race cars across alien planets in the follow-up to Exo One Overwatch 2 C...

Catch-up on the big news from Summer Games Fest, Day of the Devs & more 10.06.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK All The Big Summer Game Fest Announcements For 2023 All of The Games From Day of the Devs 2023 Guerrilla Collective Showcase 2023: Games to Watch Apple’s new VR headset will feature over 100 Apple Arcade games at launch This New Steam Exclusive Is Literally About Winnie The Pooh’s Hole EA’s Firemonkeys Studio Hit With Massive Layoffs, Titles In Development Cancelled The FTC has fine...

Arkane was ‘perpetually understaffed’ while making REDFALL 03.06.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK Inside the Making of Redfall, Xbox’s Latest Misfire 'No signs of remorse'—Sonic creator faces prison sentence and over $1 million fine in ongoing trial "I wanted to play as soon as possible" Amazon delivery part-time job steals before the release of the new Zelda work "Zelda retirement" Gender bias in video game dialogue study Report: The Last of Us multiplay...

Would you use a PlayStation Remote Play only handheld? 27.05.2023

NEWS THIS WEEK PlayStation Showcase recap: everything announced at today’s show Embracer Group Stock Drops 40% After $2 Billion Mystery Deal Self-Destructs WADA drug education program could be first step towards esports' Olympics inclusion Visual novel fan becomes first to be arrested in Japan for uploading gameplay videos to YouTube RELEASE RADAR SYSTEM SHOCK REMAKE - 30 May 2023 - PC KILLER...

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