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• Activision CEO confident "this deal will close" despite FTC suing Microsoft

  08-12-2022 23:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Activision CEO Bobby Kotick reckons Microsoft's pending $69 billion acquisition of the publisher will still go through even though the US Federal Trade Commission has moved to block the deal with a lawsuit.The publisher's Twitter shared an internal statement sent by Kotick earlier today addressing the news. "This means they will file a lawsuit to block the merger, and arguments will be heard by a judge," Kotick said of the FTC. "This sounds alarming, so I wanted to reinforce my confidence that t
  
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• 4 new PS5 demos launch ahead of The Game Awards

  08-12-2022 23:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PlayStation Demo Fest is live, as Sony gets on board the indie festival train just in time for The Game Awards.The first is Thirsty Suitors, a genre-defying RPG that has you cooking, skateboarding, and doing battle against your exes. A Steam demo which launched earlier this year left us impressed with the game's breezy aesthetics and gameplay.Then we have Season: A letter to the future. Described as an "atmospheric adventure game", it has you navigating and documenting a gorgeous world as a
  
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• Minecraft's End Poem is now public domain after its writer took shrooms and talked with the universe

  08-12-2022 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The writer behind Minecraft's infamous End Poem has released it under public domain after experiencing an intense mushroom trip in which he believes he talked with the universe.That's a pretty loaded lede, so let's break it down. The cryptic scroll of words that you see when you beat Minecraft's Survival mode was written by musician and playwright Julian Gough, but for reasons detailed in his lengthy - and absolutely wild - Substack blog, he twice refused to sign over the rights to Mojang and la
  
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• The Game Awards 2022 live coverage - All the news as it happens

  08-12-2022 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rounding out the 2022 festivities, The Game Awards showcase starts at 7:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT / 12:30AM GMT. We'll be covering the stream live here on GamesRadar+, starting with some theories about what we're going to see - aside the award winners themselves.How to watch The Game Awards 2022 liveAlthough there have been a few things teased for later today, The Game Awards has a habit of being the place for big reveals of both new games and major updates to games we already know about - in between
  
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• First look - the "most epic" Ra's al Ghul special wraps up the Batman – One Bad Day event

  08-12-2022 22:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC will wrap up its eight-month Batman – One Bad Day event in March with the final one-shot Batman - One Bad Day: Ra's Al Ghul #1, which the publisher calls "the most epic to date."The 64-page prestige format special is written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by brand-name DC artists Ivan Reis along and Danny Miki.One Bad Day: Ra's Al Ghul follows specials that according to DC told "definitive tales" about Batman's rogues' gallery of supervillains, including (and in order) The Riddler, Two-F
  
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• Michelle Yeoh to join Ariana Grande in Wicked movie

  08-12-2022 22:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Michelle Yeoh is the latest performer to join the cast of Jon M. Chu's two-part film adaptation of Wicked.Yeoh has been tapped to play Madame Morrible, headmistress of Crage Hall at Shiz University where Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) study. Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey is set to play Fiyero, Elphaba's love interest.Wicked, which has earned over $1 billion throughout its nearly 20-year Broadway run, is a musical prequel to the Wizard of Oz that tells the story of how Elphaba
  
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• The Riot Games Game Pass partnership kicks off this week

  08-12-2022 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Riot Games Game Pass partnership has been outlined in more detail, confirming which League of Legends and Valorant bonuses will be packaged with the subscription service.Earlier today, Riot confirmed that its Xbox Game Pass partnership will begin on December 12. Ahead of that time, Riot recommends making sure you have the Xbox App installed on your PC, as from Monday, players will be instructed on how to connect their Riot and Xbox Game Pass accounts (or create a new account if they're new t
  
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• Microsoft's Activision deal faces its biggest obstacle yet in FTC lawsuit

  08-12-2022 21:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The US Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, alleging that the deal would "enable Microsoft to suppress competitors" and ultimately harm competition in the games industry. The hotly anticipated decision was announced today, December 8, two weeks after reports indicating the FTC was considering an antitrust lawsuit, and right on the heels of more recent reports claiming the FTC actually appeared more likely to approve the deal
  
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• Elden Ring is an impossible mystery that absolutely deserves to be recognized for its narrative

  08-12-2022 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If there's one thing the internet loves to do, it's argue about industry awards, and the past few weeks have been no exception. In early November, The Game Awards nominees were announced, and on the 'Best Narrative' shortlist was a rather surprising choice. Elden Ring, with its strange and ambiguous story, was named as a nominee in a decision that apparently caused notable outrage. "Elden Ring for best narrative is truly a farce," one Twitter user said. "Honestly the funniest nominee today
  
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• James Gunn speaks out on Wonder Woman 3 and Man of Steel 2 cancellations: "We know we aren't going to make every single person happy"

  08-12-2022 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Newly appointed co-head of DC Studios James Gunn has spoken out about the news that Wonder Woman 3 and Man of Steel 2 have been canceled. "As for the story yesterday in the Hollywood Reporter, some of it is true, some of it is half-true, some of it is not true, and some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it’s true or not," Gunn explained via Twitter. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Wonder Woman 3 had been officially canceled at DC Studios, and that a sequel to Henry
  
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• From Stan Lee on down - a brief history of Marvel Comics editors-in-chief

  08-12-2022 20:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  December 28, 2022 would have marked Stan Lee's 100th birthday. To mark the occasion, Marvel Comics is putting a special Stan Lee tribute page in December's Marvel Comics releases. Stan Lee is well known as the face and voice of Marvel Comics, and that role goes back to his time as the publisher's very first editor-in-chief, during which he made it his mission to bring a kind of celebrity status and fan regard to comic book creators which was previously unheard of.But even in the 60-plus yea
  
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• Croatia vs Brazil live stream: how to watch World Cup 2022 online

  08-12-2022 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The entertainers in canary yellow are butting up against the perennial dark horses in red and white checks in a Qatar quarter-final that could easily go either way. To make sure you don't miss a minute, follow our guide to see exactly how to watch a Croatia vs Brazil live stream and get the World Cup 2022 game from anywhere.Can a FIFA World Cup truly be regarded a classic without a Brazil team firing on all cylinders? Well, we certainly have one in Qatar, as evidenced by their 4-1 dism
  
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• Read the first six pages of Batman/Spawn #1

  08-12-2022 19:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  On Tuesday, December 13, arguably the most popular superhero in the world Batman and arguably the most popular non-Marvel or DC superhero in the world Spawn will meet again for the first time in nearly three decades.Batman/Spawn #1 is a 48-page one-shot intercompany crossover special written by Todd McFarlane and drawn by Greg Capullo featuring the villainous Gotham City secret society the Court of Owls, who enlist the Hellspawn to finally put an end to the Dark Knight.Todd McFarlane Productions
  
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• Andor has a secret audio Easter egg that took viewers months to discover

  08-12-2022 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars fans have just discovered that Andor's opening themes, while different for each episode, come together to create one beautiful, cohesive song.YouTube user Jamie Kelly took the liberty of mixing all of the themes together, stating that he simply "wondered what would happen if he combined them all".The score for the series was created by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell who has worked on Succession, Moonlight, and The Big Short. Britell spoke to the official Sta
  
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• Doctor Strange is back from the dead and the Sorcerer Supreme again in a new ongoing title

  08-12-2022 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  After almost a year spent as the Harvestman, the Sorcerer Supreme of the realm of Death itself, Stephen Strange is finally coming back to the Marvel Universe and back into his title as Earth's Sorcerer Supreme in a new ongoing Doctor Strange title launching in March. Strange has been stuck in the realm of Death since he was killed by the villainous Kaecilius in the Death of Doctor Strange limited series, leading to a sequence of magical events in which a younger version of Strange is pulled
  
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• Pokemon Scarlet and Violet shinies are hiding in walls

  08-12-2022 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shiny Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet have been hiding inside walls this entire time.As streamer RyanWasTaken demonstrates on Twitter just below, it turns out 'mons can hide inside walls in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. That extends to their shiny counterparts, too, meaning we might've missed several elusive creatures on our playthroughs.
  I wonder how many shiny pokemon we've all missed... pic.twitter.com/8ivLybsFN0December 7, 2022See more
  As the clip above shows, a shiny Frigibax was hiding inside
  
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• Please, Marvel's Midnight Suns, let me smooch the superheroes

  08-12-2022 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Midnight Suns is an excellent strategy game; combat is tight, but offers plenty of room to mess around; the card system does a great job of bringing each hero's strengths and personality to bear; slamming a goon into another goon to kill them both will never not be fun. But for all its focus on super-powered tactics, Marvel's Midnight Suns is also another kind of game, and in that aspect, it falls notably short in one key way.The team behind Midnight Suns is the same studio that made XC
  
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• Save up to $310 in the Christmas 3D printer deals from Anycubic, Creality, and Elegoo

  08-12-2022 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Creality and Anycubic Christmas sales have kicked off, and there are some surprisingly good 3D printer deals in the mix even though we just waved off Black Friday. Elegoo is joining in with some offers of its own, too, so it's clearly a good time to be shopping for the big three.While some machines are hovering just above the record low prices that we saw at the end of November, many - including the beginner friendly Kobra Go - have returned to their cheapest costs. The Go is currently back
  
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• The Game Awards 2022 predictions – what's confirmed, what's expected, and what we'd like to see

  08-12-2022 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another year, another helping of The Game Awards – the Geoff Keighley-hosted video games showcase that's essentially a miniature version of E3. As the name suggests, there are of course a number of awards to be dished out at the event, but what stirs the most excitement is the promise of game reveals and new trailers from existing works-in-progress. Set to take place later today, December 8, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, things are expected to kick-off at 4.30pm PST / 7.30p
  
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• Jackie Chan says Rush Hour 4 is on the way

  08-12-2022 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jackie Chan has confirmed that Rush Hour 4 is in the works."We're talking about part 4 right now," he announced on stage during his keynote presentation (via Deadline). He added that he was planning to meet with the film's director that very evening, though he did not specify who. Brett Ratner directed Rush Hour (1998),  Rush Hour 2 (1998), and Rush Hour 3 (2007).The comedy-action franchise sees Chan and comedian Chris Tucker play a Hong Kong detective and an LAPD officer who form an unlike
  
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• Elden Ring legend Let Me Solo Her heads to the PvP Colosseum with his closest ally: himself

  08-12-2022 16:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elden Ring's famed Let Me Solo Her has stepped into the PvP Colosseums.Doing something deliciously different for a change, Let Me Solo Her has stopped defeating the hardest boss in Elden Ring single-handedly and has instead headed into the PvP arenas. Not content with anyone else at their side, Let Me Solo Her has opted to play alongside themselves. As you do.
  #ELDENRING STAND POWER pic.twitter.com/82y28jFE8IDecember 7, 2022See more
  Yes, that is the Mimic Tear in action in the clip above, if you
  
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• Mike Flanagan to adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower for Amazon

  08-12-2022 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan, the creator of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House and director of Doctor Sleep, is adapting Stephen King's The Dark Tower for the small screen over at Amazon Studios.According to Deadline, Flanagan and Trevor Macy are producing the project under their Intrepid Pictures banner, and envision the series as taking place over the course of five seasons, followed by two standalone features.The announcement comes just days after the cancellation of The Midnight Club, Flanagan's second-
  
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• Jake Gyllenhaal's first major TV role will be an Apple TV Plus series from Big Little Lies creator and JJ Abrams

  08-12-2022 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jake Gyllenhaal is set to take on his first major TV role with Presumed Innocent, a new Apple TV Plus series from Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley. The limited series will be inspired by the 1987 novel of the same name, which was adapted into a movie starring Harrison Ford in 1990. It follows Rusty Sabich, the role played by Ford and now Gyllenhaal, a prosecutor suspected of murdering a close colleague. The case rocks the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office and Rusty must att
  
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• Wholesome Snack Live Coverage - All the wholesome game stream news as it happens

  08-12-2022 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  To warm up for The Game Awards 2022 this evening, Wholesome Games is putting on a bite-sized Wholesome Direct. Appropriately named Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition, this live stream is set to feature several upcoming cute and cozy indies - and we're going to talk you through each of the announcements as they come in.Things officially kick off today (December 8) at 4PM EST / 1PM PT / 9PM GMT but don't worry if you miss it, you can still catch up with our coverage after the event has ended
  
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• Aladdin star Mena Massoud gives a disappointing update on live-action sequel

  08-12-2022 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aladdin star Mena Massoud has given an update on the long-awaited sequel – but it's not very positive. The first film, a live-action remake of the animated Disney classic, released back in 2019 and grossed over $1 billion at the box office. "I don't know that there is movement," Massoud told Variety. "There was a change with the writers, and they are working on a brand new draft. That's all I know. If Aladdin 2 happens, that's fantastic. I think it should happen. Dan Lin and Jonathan
  
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• Marvel Snap players are begging for Death

  08-12-2022 15:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Snap players are longing for Death in the game's new season.Earlier this week, Marvel Snap commenced its December 2022 Season: The Power Cosmic. A chief addition of this new season is Lamentis-1, a new in-game location that lets both players take three cards from their decks, before completely destroying every card from their deck that was left over.This location can be an absolute nightmare to deal with, as decks are completely decimated save three cards. This has given rise to the card
  
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• Now's a very interesting time to be reading Daredevil comic books

  08-12-2022 15:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Charlie Cox's fan favorite Daredevil is now fully in the MCU, even appearing in costume for a guest spot on the recent She-Hulk streaming series, which established the current MCU Matt Murdock as a full-on superhero version of the Man Without Fear.And with an 18-episode streaming series of his own titled Daredevil: Born Again coming to Disney Plus, many fans are experiencing a serious case of Daredevil fever as they wait with anticipation for his MCU return. The good news is, there's a cure, and
  
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• GTA Online gets an “expansive new two-party story update” starting next week

  08-12-2022 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA Online is getting more story content when its big December update - Los Santos Drug Wars - launches next week. Rockstar explains in a Newswire post that Los Santos Drug Wars is "the opening chapter of an expansive new two-part story update". This time around, you'll be heading to Blaine County to reunite with Nervous Ron and meet a new band of "out-of-state misfits" to help them put their stamp on the Los Santos psychedelics trade. That means fighting off "an unlikely coalition of wealt
  
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• James Gunn is shaking up the DC Universe – here are all the rumored changes so far

  08-12-2022 15:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn and Peter Safran are reportedly making some big changes in the DC universe. The pair, who were recently announced as the heads of the newly-formed DC Studios, have been working on a new 10-year vision to present to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.Per a major new report from The Hollywood Reporter, this will see an overhaul of existing movies and characters. Among the biggest impacts are the Snyderverse Justice League heroes, as the DCEU reportedly heads in a new direction.&nbs
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence calls The Woman King the best movie of 2022

  08-12-2022 14:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jennifer Lawrence has revealed that her favorite film of 2022 was The Woman King. As part of Variety's latest Actors on Actors series, the Hunger Games star sat down with Viola Davis to discuss their recent work, motherhood, and more. During the chat, Lawrence touched on the action-packed historical drama which centers on the Agojie, the all-female warriors that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the early 1800s – and just so happens to star Davis in the lead role."I thi
  
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• Yellowjackets season 2 gets spring 2023 release date – and cryptic first teaser

  08-12-2022 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yellowjackets season 2 officially has a release date, as well as a cryptic first teaser trailer. The next installment of the Emmy-nominated series is arriving on March 24, 2023. The release date was announced in a 15-second clip that doesn't give much away about the new season. In between snowy scenes of the wilderness, there are several close-ups of the mysterious shape that was spotted in the background of a few scenes in season 1 – a triangle with a circle at one end and a hook at
  
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• Crash Bandicoot is teasing an appearance at The Game Awards 2022

  08-12-2022 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like we could be getting some Crash Bandicoot-related news at The Game Awards tonight. On December 8, "Crash" (A.K.A. Activison) tweeted: "So... what's everyone doing tomorrow?" knowing full well that we'll all be watching The Game Awards 2022. To make things even more interesting, host Geoff Keighley replied to the tweet with: "Hosting #TheGameAwards HBU?" which is basically confirmation at this point. 
  Hosting #TheGameAwards HBU?December 8, 2022See more
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• Avatar 5 will leave Pandora for Earth

  08-12-2022 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar 5 will be headed to planet Earth, producer Jon Landau has confirmed. Much of the franchise takes place on the planet Pandora, a beautiful ecosystem that houses precious unobtainium – which, in the first movie, the villainous RDA, or Resources Development Administration, wants to get its hands on. "In movie five there is a section of the story where we go to Earth. And we go to it to open people's eyes, open Neytiri's eyes, to what exists on Earth," Landau told io9. Neytiri is o
  
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• Diablo 4 leaks haven’t “impacted or influenced development at all”

  08-12-2022 13:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has addressed the volley of Diablo 4 leaks that has hit the internet over the past few months. Speaking to GamesRadar+, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson admits that it's "always disappointing" when it happens, though reassures the leaks haven't impacted Blizzard's ongoing work with Diablo 4."Leaks are always unfortunate," Fergusson says. "They undermine the team's hard work and steal some joy from players, too – you lose opportunities to surprise and delight them. So that
  
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• James Cameron says Disney only had one note on Avatar 4: "Holy f*ck"

  08-12-2022 13:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director James Cameron has revealed the studio’s surprising (and sweary) reaction to one of his planned Avatar sequels. Cameron said in an interview with Collider that the notes on his sequels – of which there are four planned, culminating in 2028’s Avatar 5 – have lessened over the years."I can’t tell you the details, but all I can say is that when I turned in the script for [Avatar: The Way of Water], the studio gave me three pages of notes, Cameron explained. "An
  
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• Forspoken demo accidentally revealed by PlayStation

  08-12-2022 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  An upcoming Forspoken demo has accidentally been revealed online ahead of schedule.As first reported by Gematsu earlier today on December 8, the Forspoken demo was mistakenly revealed by PlayStation's Japanese Twitter account. In the since-deleted tweet, the Japanese outlet revealed that the Forspoken demo will be revealed the day after tomorrow on December 10.
  PlayStation Japan messed up. Looks like a Forspoken demo will be announced on December 9. https://t.co/OpyRHQGBkmDecember 8, 2022See mor
  
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• Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 3 has been canceled by DC

  08-12-2022 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wonder Woman 3, directed by Patty Jenkins, is no longer going ahead at DC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to a new report, Jenkins submitted a draft of the movie, co-written with Geoff Johns, to DC Studios' new co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran – and it goes in the wrong direction for the new plans at DC Studios that are currently being mapped out. Jenkins reportedly does not have a desire to alter the movie's treatment, meaning that it's effectively "dead" at the st
  
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• Jason Momoa isn't likely to play Aquaman again after Lost Kingdom – but his DC future might not be over

  08-12-2022 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following James Gunn's takeover of the ever-expanding franchise, new DCEU plans have suggested that Aquaman's Jason Momoa will be recast as intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo. If so, upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom could turn out to be Arthur Curry's last big screen outing.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the likes of Man of Steel 2 and Wonder Woman 3 aren't moving forward, while Gunn is looking to have Momoa lead another series within the same cinematic universe. In the comics, L
  
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• This Nintendo Switch OLED bundle beats every Black Friday Switch deal we've seen

  08-12-2022 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has unexpectedly announced a new Nintendo Switch OLED bundle will be up for sale over the holiday season - and it's so good it beats all that we say on Black Friday or Cyber Monday recently. If you've been holding off on picking up a new Switch model, now looks to be the perfect chance with either The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (RRP £49.99) or Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (£99.99) included in the bundle for free. That's a big saving to be had with the Nintendo S
  
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• Henry Cavill's Superman future in doubt again as new DC details emerge

  08-12-2022 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Henry Cavill's Superman future is in doubt once more as a new report has detailed fresh plans for the DCEU. The shake-up comes after James Gunn and Peter Safran were revealed to be co-CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios, with a 10 year plan in the works. After Cavill's cameo as Superman in the Black Adam post-credits scene, it seemed the actor was back in blue for good – Cavill even shared an Instagram post celebrating his return to the role, and Man of Steel 2 was reportedly in the e
  
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• Black Adam 2 unlikely to happen despite Dwayne Johnson seemingly confirming sequel

  08-12-2022 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Black Adam 2 is seemingly dead on its feet after new DC plans emerged. In a major report from The Hollywood Reporter, Dwayne Johnson’s superhero franchise is one of the victims of new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans going forwards. THR notes that a sequel is "unlikely" because, despite "the hype surrounding the movie of launching a new corner of DC, a lot of it led by star Dwayne Johnson," the movie has not performed as well as hoped at the box office. 
  
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• Street Fighter 6 could release in June 2023 according to a PlayStation Store leak

  08-12-2022 12:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Street Fighter 6 may be due to release in June 2023, if a recent PlayStation Store listing is anything to believe. As spotted by VGC, Street Fighter 6's page on the PlayStation Store has recently been updated and now features a release date of June 2, 2023. The listing, which has been shared by numerous people on Twitter, also features details of a standard, deluxe, and ultimate edition of the game. 
  Street Fighter 6 is releasing on June 2nd, 2023 according to PSN, with Standard/Deluxe
  
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• Don’t worry, Matt Reeves’ The Batman-verse is still alive despite James Gunn’s DC shake-up

  08-12-2022 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC is undergoing some major changes right now. A new report from The Hollywood Reporter suggests everything from Black Adam, to Aquaman, and even Henry Cavill’s Superman is potentially on the chopping block. One corner of the superhero universe that seemingly remains safe, however, is Matt Reeves’ The Batman – as well as its upcoming sequel and spin-offs.THR says DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are "likely not to touch" plans for The Batman’s universe, whi
  
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• Elden Ring has a new meta for the Colosseum, and no one likes it

  08-12-2022 11:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elden Ring's PvP meta is forming for Colosseum fights, less than 24 hours after the feature launched.Earlier today on the Elden Ring subreddit, the post below gained plenty of traction, in which the poster complains about someone using a "meta" weapon. However, as the comments are quick to point out, the user in question is also using what's considered to be a "meta" weapon.This is basically the Elden Ring PvP builds meta forming before our eyes. The meta goes something like this: use a weapon t
  
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• Guillermo del Toro talks Pinocchio: "To animate is to give soul"

  08-12-2022 11:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pinocchio may have been adapted before, but never quite like this. Guillermo del Toro and his co-director Mark Gustafson have created a wonderfully realized wooden world for their puppet to playfully walk through – one that's a million miles away from Disney's recent attempt at adapting Pinocchio.The first ten minutes of del Toro's creation emphasize just how wide the chasm is between these two takes on Carlo Collodi's story. Geppetto (voiced by David Bradley) appears to live happily with
  
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• The Callisto Protocol stuttering on PC is down to the “wrong file” being patched

  08-12-2022 11:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Callisto Protocol stuttering on PC is apparently down to the "wrong file" being patched into the game.That's according to The Callisto Protocol game director Glen Schofield, responding to a Twitter user yesterday on December 7. When the user wrote about the game's stuttering issues on PC, Schofield responded with the tweet just below, revealing that while the "wrong file" was uploaded for the PC version of the horror game, a fix would be coming "any minute."
  Being fixed. A wrong file was pat
  
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• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update lets players customize items, and it’s already chaos

  08-12-2022 10:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's latest update lets players set their own customized races, and it's already utter chaos.Yesterday on December 7, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe received Wave 3 of its Booster Course Pass expansion. Contained within the regular drop of new courses was the ability for players to set customized items for each race, and so, as you can probably no doubt imagine, chaos has already unfolded. Enjoy the example below.
  you may not like it but this is what a peak mario kart match looks like #MK8
  
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• "Batman isn't dead!" A (very curious) Batman #131 first look

  08-12-2022 00:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  So what exactly happened to Batman in the final pages of 'Failsafe,' the finale of writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Jorge Jimenez's first story arc in December 6's Batman #130?When last we left the Caped Crusader, Failsafe, Batman's robotic counterpart created by his own subconscious backup version of himself the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (it's complicated) seemingly blew Batman to smithereens on the frozen arctic tundra outside of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
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