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• Diablo 4 gives players the chance to "not pursue the story for a while"

  12-11-2022 20:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard may be refreshing Diablo's formula by introducing an open world in Diablo 4 that "allows for non-linearity", but according to general manager Rod Fergusson, that doesn't mean it'll be anything like Breath of the Wild."One of the concerns about putting 'open world' in a big neon sign and flashing that sign is that people have that notion of Breath of the Wild, 'oh, it’s completely organic and I can go anywhere and do anything'," Fergusson recently told IGN (via NME)."That's not rea
  
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• Sonic Frontiers director says there's "still a long way to go"

  12-11-2022 20:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Morio Kishimoto, the director of Sonic Frontiers, has tweeted for the first time since the game released to say that the game "still has a long way to go".Tweeting in Japanese, Kishimoto said that they were "relieved the release date has arrived" and said the Sonic Frontiers development team was "checking out the opinions of the critics and players".Interestingly, they likened the release as "a global playtest". “I’m sorry I haven’t contacted you until now, because we&rsqu
  
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• The 11 Best iPad Games to Play in 2022

  12-11-2022 18:30
  
  Whether you use your iPad as a portable workhorse or as a creative tool, you aren’t taking full advantage of your tablet until you start gaming on it.With a beautiful, expansive screen and a huge selection of games available in the App Store, there’s never a shortage of new titles to try on your iPad. These games are best on the iPad because they shine on the Liquid Retina screen, they creatively employ the mobility of the device, or simply because they’re downright great games
  
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• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – everything we know so far

  12-11-2022 18:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is still in development, but you may need to wait a little while to play it. While Avatar 2: The Way of the Water is set to hit cinemas on December 16, 2022, this brand new adventure across Pandora from Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft is going to launch late 2023 at the earliest. But from everything we've seen of this new Avatar game so far, it looks like it'll be worth the wait. It's undoubtedly one of the most hugely anticipated upcoming PS5 games and upcomi
  
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• Rocket League's Nike FC Cup Event kicks off next week

  12-11-2022 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  In celebration of the imminent World Cup, Rocket League has announced the Nike FC Cup Event.Kicking off on November 17 and running until December 6, The Nike FC Cup includes in-game challenges and rewards, a Fan Clash Event, and a new Nike-themed Limited Time Mode. There's also Item Shop content "inspired by some of football's biggest stars", too.With content releasing steadily over a number of weeks, there'll be plenty to see and do into the FC Cup Event itself, which will feature 10 in-game ch
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 on track for 2023, maybe release date next month

  12-11-2022 11:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 full release is still on track to release in 2023 with the "next major update" slated to land around the holidays.We already knew that the hotly-anticipated sequel - which was released as an early access game back in October 2020 - was scheduled to release next year, but confirmation that the game is "on track" for a 2023 release is good news, especially for those holding off on playing the early access build.There's also a chance we'll get a specific release date next month, too
  
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• Marvel Snap Creator Responds to Single-Player Mode Possibilities

  12-11-2022 07:05
  
  Ben Brode, the creator of Marvel Snap and co-founder of developer Second Dinner, has opened up about the possibilities of single-player modes for the multiplayer-focused card game.Speaking to IGN's Simon Cardy, Brode spoke on the team's thoughts toward PvE or similar single-player modes, saying so much of what makes Marvel Snap special revolves around multiplayer."I don't know. The game is very different than other card games, right? And so a lot of the fun of the game is the mind games, and try
  
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• Vampire Survivors 1.0 Review

  12-11-2022 04:14
  
  Sometimes the simplest, silliest games sink their hooks into me and don’t let go even while bigger, flashier options cry out for my attention – and then they reveal themselves to be not quite so simple after all, exposing layer upon layer of challenges, secrets, and even more silliness. That was what happened with Vampire Survivors, which despite looking very much like hundreds of other tiny pixel-art games on Steam that come and go every day, enthralled me and countless others nearl
  
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• Studio Ghibli's Baby Yoda animated short premieres tomorrow

  12-11-2022 01:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: The Studio Ghibli Star Wars Baby Yoda animated short has been officially revealed, and it's premiering on Disney Plus on Saturday, November 12.We've seen a tease and a leak that suggested a title and release date for the short, but now those details have been confirmed and some new art has been revealed. Indeed, the short film will center around Grogu, lovingly dubbed Baby Yoda by The Mandalorian fans, and the Dust Bunnies from the beloved Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away. Imagine a cut
  
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• Sea of Thieves season 8 sets sail later this month

  12-11-2022 01:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sea of Thieves season 8 release date has been set for November 22, Rare has announced.In a tweet, Rare announced a stream that'll reveal the content in the new season as well as the collective decision made by the Sea of Thieves community in the current Adventure, Return of the Damned. That stream will take place on Sea of Thieves' official Twitch channel on Friday, November 18 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 7pm GMT, a day after Return of the Damned ends its run.Although all we have is the release da
  
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• Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1 takes Marvel's secret history to a whole new level with a real world historical figure

  12-11-2022 01:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Comics has a longtime penchant for adding secrets into the history of the Marvel Universe, but a newly released preview of Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1 from writers Jackson Lanzing and Colin Kelly, artists Kev Walker, JP Mayer, and KJ Diaz, and letterer Joe Caramagna takes things to a whole new level, mixing fantasy and reality as it reveals the secret origin of The Revolution, one of the members of the Inner Circle.For those not in the know, The Revolution was just m
  
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• First Look - February's White Knight Batman: Beyond the White Knight finale covers and synopsis

  12-11-2022 00:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sean Murphy's latest Black Label White Knight installment comes to a close in February 14's Batman: Beyond the White Knight #8 with an assist on art and the main cover by Dave Stewart and covers by Greg Papullo and Jonathan Glapion and Murphy.
  Batman: Beyond the White Knight #8 cover (Image credit: DC)
  The last issue of the series that introduced Terry McGinnis (Batman Beyond) into the White Knight Universe as well as the supervillain Blight, October 25's Beyond the White Knight #6 ended ominous
  
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• Marvel Snap's Developer Explains the Bizarre Inclusion of Ego, the Location That Randomly Plays Your Cards for You

  12-11-2022 00:06
  
  Since the official release of Marvel Snap, fans have pondered the inclusion of Ego — the living planet played by Kurt Russell in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.In Marvel Snap, Ego takes control of cards and plays for you, effectively randomizing the outcome. There's no rhyme or reason to Ego's actions; his moves are completely arbitrary. So why include Ego at all? According to Second Dinner founder Ben Brode, who recently spoke with IGN on the occasion of Marvel Snap's launch, Ego's design
  
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