Looking for something excellent to read this weekend? We published over 400 articles on GamesRadar+ this week, but here’s our pick of the six stories that you absolutely need to read.
1. A match made in heaven: Star Wars, racing, and roguelikes combine in Galactic Racer
Star Wars has been in desperate need of something a little different ever since the Skywalker Saga collapsed. Perhaps it’ll be Galactic Racer that reignites some energy into the franchise, a fast-paced racing game while blurs a development studio’s expertise with Burnout and Need for Speed with the sort of lush, cinematic storytelling that Star Wars is known for delivering. We played the game ahead of its October 6, 2026, release date and the early signs are exceptionally promising.
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2. Epic Games’ CEO has a lot of opinions on Steam AI disclosures. None of them are good.
The use of generative artificial intelligence in video games continues to be exceptionally divisive, if not actively volatile. Recent comments from Epic Games’ longtime CEO Tim Sweeney have only inflamed the conversation, as he simultaneously comes to the defense of Gen AI in certain cases and attacks Valve over its requirement that developers publicly flag when the tech has been used on Steam. This story has sparked a lot of discussion, so don’t be afraid of adding your voice to the conversation.
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3. “It’s huge for us”: Why Obsidian is finally ready to take Grounded 2 to PlayStation 5
If there’s one thing that’s clear from Xbox’s somewhat messy approach to console exclusivity, it’s that live service games will continue to be widely available – all in an effort to help build better, larger communities of players. Grounded 2 is a perfect example of this strategy in action. Obsidian legend Chris Parker walks you through all of it, the promise of the new Into the Abyss update coming this August, and the potential for the studio’s survival game to grow to new heights on PS5.
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4. What did we learn from the Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-order campaign starting? Rockstar is ready to change open-world games forever
The silence surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6 has been deafening. It’s been over a year since the last trailer released, leaving nothing but space for rampant speculation. That’s why it was so damn refreshing to see Rockstar come out this week ready to celebrate GTA 6 pre-orders going live. We got some controversial launch details, we got over 60 new screenshots, and even a bunch of new gameplay details. If anything, this is a time to remember that GTA 6 is not only real, but that it’s actually coming November 19, 2026.
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5. “Destiny 2 fell short of expectations”: Understanding the crisis enveloping Bungie
It’s been a difficult year for Bungie. The studio has enjoyed the highs of bringing Marathon online and the lows of having to abandon Destiny 2. This week, the crisis at the famed studio behind the creation of Halo hit another bump in the road, as PlayStation CEO Herman Hulst announced a restructure of the organization that has caused widespread layoffs and a massive shift in priorities. It’s been disappointing to see the studio (responsible for revolutionizing the FPS genre twice over) impacted in this way, and it’s difficult to see where it will go from here.
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6. Shigeru Miyamoto created The Legend of Zelda. He has some things to say about the quality of its dungeon design
Shigeru Miyamoto is responsible for bringing some of the most iconic characters and worlds in the video game industry to life. It’s rare for him to do interviews, which is why GR+ staff writer Dustin Bailey had to go all the way back to 1999 to find the legend commenting on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Miyamoto had a revelation during the development of this iconic adventure game, and it’s one that clearly reshaped all of the games that followed.
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PakarPBN
A Private Blog Network (PBN) is a collection of websites that are controlled by a single individual or organization and used primarily to build backlinks to a “money site” in order to influence its ranking in search engines such as Google. The core idea behind a PBN is based on the importance of backlinks in Google’s ranking algorithm. Since Google views backlinks as signals of authority and trust, some website owners attempt to artificially create these signals through a controlled network of sites.
In a typical PBN setup, the owner acquires expired or aged domains that already have existing authority, backlinks, and history. These domains are rebuilt with new content and hosted separately, often using different IP addresses, hosting providers, themes, and ownership details to make them appear unrelated. Within the content published on these sites, links are strategically placed that point to the main website the owner wants to rank higher. By doing this, the owner attempts to pass link equity (also known as “link juice”) from the PBN sites to the target website.
The purpose of a PBN is to give the impression that the target website is naturally earning links from multiple independent sources. If done effectively, this can temporarily improve keyword rankings, increase organic visibility, and drive more traffic from search results.
