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• Report: Microsoft says Sony can put Call of Duty on PS Plus

  12-12-2022 23:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft has reportedly told Sony that if the Activision-Blizzard acquisition goes through, it's still free to put Call of Duty on PlayStation Plus.That's according to a new report from Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source familiar with the negotiations between the two companies. In November, Microsoft offered Sony a 10-year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles - as part of that deal, Sony would be free to offer Call of Duty as part of a PS Plus subscription, according to this rep
  
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• Destiny 2 players just got a brutal reminder that the game is almost unplayable without apps like DIM

  12-12-2022 22:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny 2 was an absolute clown fiesta over the weekend. Bad news dropped just hours after the release of the new (and fun) Spire of the Watcher dungeon on Friday, December 9. Per the Bungie Help Twitter, a spike in error codes led the studio to disable API support for third-party apps, including the unsung hero of this whole freakin' game: Destiny Item Manager, known fondly as DIM. This outage ended up eating the whole weekend, and at the time of writing, DIM is still down, much like my sp
  
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• The Witcher 3 next-gen update patch notes - everything new in the PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade

  12-12-2022 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3's next-gen update is bringing a host of upgrades to PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and we're breaking down each and every one right here with the upgrade's full patch notes.If you're keen on playing the new-gen version of CDPR's acclaimed RPG, the Witcher 3's PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade launches this week on Wednesday, December 14. The new version boasts ray tracing and various other visual improvements, new content inspired by The Witcher Netflix series, mods and "mod-inspired cont
  
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• I can't tell if this Star Wars Jedi: Survivor lightsaber is a massive canon revelation or completely meaningless

  12-12-2022 22:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans have taken note of what appears to be an orange lightsaber in the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor trailer, which would be a first in the canon of Star Wars - if the blade were actually orange, that is.If you're not familiar with the history of Star Wars canon, a multitude of lightsaber blade colors, including orange, appeared in older books, comics, and video games. However, following Disney's acquisition of the Star Wars franchise in 2012, all that old material - except for the movies and the Clo
  
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• All-Out Avengers canceled with #5, to relaunch as Avengers Beyond limited series

  12-12-2022 22:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Beyonder, the villain of the original 1985 Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars event comic, is back in the Marvel Universe starting this March - and it seems he's already doing a bit of reality rewriting by taking All-Out Avengers, which was announced as an ongoing title, and relaunching it as a five-issue limited series titled Avengers Beyond from the same creative team of writer Derek Landy and artist Greg Land.The title Avengers Beyond ties right into the relaunched series' premise, which re
  
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• Holy crap, Returnal on PC recommends 32GB of RAM

  12-12-2022 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Returnal has been confirmed for PC, but the recommended RAM on its system requirements is raising eyebrows.Over on Returnal's Steam page, you can check out the minimum and recommended PC specs. It's a gorgeous, expansive game on PS5, so it's not surprising to see it requires halfway decent hardware to run on PC. The recommended CPU is an Intel i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, while an RTX 2070 Super (8GB) or AMD RX 6700 XT (12GB) GPU is suggested for optimal performance. Those are fairly deman
  
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• HBO Max cancels series despite renewing it for a second season

  12-12-2022 22:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  HBO Max has pulled the plug on Minx, despite giving it a second season renewal earlier this year.According to Variety, the show was about to wrap production on season two when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to give it the axe in order to – once again – "cut costs." Though the first season will be removed from HBO Max, Lionsgate Television remains hopeful and plans to seek out a new home for the series. “We have enjoyed a good partnership with HBO Max and are working closel
  
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• Bryce Dallas Howard to lead new series for Disney Plus

  12-12-2022 20:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bryce Dallas Howard is set to lead a new television series based on the Witch Mountain franchise for Disney Plus.Howard joins the cast alongside Isabel Gravitt as Tia (The Watcher), Levi Miller as Ben (Streamline), Bianca Norwood as Corey (We Crashed), and Jackson Kelly as Peter (Straight Man).According to Variety, the project is a modern take on the franchise – which began with 1975's Escape to Witch Mountain – that follows "two teens that develop strange abilities and discover thei
  
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• The Cold War heats up again in Bunn and Deodato Jr.'s Red Zone

  12-12-2022 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Cold War between the United States and Russia gripped the middle of the 20th century in a high-stakes game of espionage and conquest that threatened to literally destroy the world. Now, the Cold War is back for one retired agent in the series Red Zone from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Mike Deodato Jr. titled Red Zone.
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  Red Zone runs for four issues from AWA and follows the return of a retired agent to Russia as he becomes embroiled in a mystery that calls up his past and
  
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• The Witcher 3 patch notes: Everything new in the next-gen upgrade

  12-12-2022 19:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3's next-gen update is bringing a host of upgrades to PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and we're breaking down each and every one right here with the upgrade's full patch notes.If you're keen on playing the new-gen version of CDPR's acclaimed RPG, the Witcher 3's PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade launches this week on Wednesday, December 14. The new version boasts ray tracing and various other visual improvements, new content inspired by The Witcher Netflix series, mods and "mod-inspired cont
  
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• Netflix picks up live-action My Hero Academia movie

  12-12-2022 19:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The live-action My Hero Academia movie is going to be produced by Netflix.Deadline reports that Netflix has come on to produce and distribute the live-action film adaptation of the My Hero Academia manga and anime, in partnership with Legendary Entertainment. Shinsuke Sato is still on board as director and executive producer.Joby Harold is writing the film's screenplay. Harold wrote and directed the Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba-led thriller Awake back in 2007, and has more recently writte
  
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• FromSoftware's next game, Armored Core 6, is more focused on single-player and boss fights are "the highlight"

  12-12-2022 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  FromSoftware is following Elden Ring up with Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, a return to the mech action series it hasn't touched in a decade, and it's primarily a single-player affair built around the kind of boss battles you'd expect from the studio.Studio president and Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki joined Armored Core 6 director Masaru Yamamura in an interview with IGN to discuss the scope and nature of its latest mech fight. Both designers repeatedly insist that Armored Core 6 won't be
  
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• Stan Lee's greatest Marvel Comics creations

  12-12-2022 19:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stan Lee, arguably the godfather of modern comic books, would have turned 100 on December 28, 2022.Though he hardly did it single-handedly, Lee brought comic books into a new era of pop culture that hasn't stopped its rise since the early '60s.In co-creating the Marvel Universe alongside Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jim Steranko, and countless others, Lee invented a defining mythology for the modern age that endures across comics, TV, video games, movies, and more.To celebrat
  
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• FromSoftware really wants you to know that Armored Core 6 is not a Soulslike

  12-12-2022 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  FromSoftware has revealed a few more details on Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, but above all else the studio really wants you to know that it's not a Soulslike.Long-time Armored Core fans have been fearful that the new entry in the series would be taking cues from the success of Dark Souls - after all, FromSoftware has spent the past decade making little except new Soulslikes. In a new interview, IGN repeatedly asked FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki and Armored Core 6 director Masaru
  
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• Gwen Stacy faces a "unique dilemma" in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  12-12-2022 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Next year marks the cinematic return of the world’s most popular superhero. After the multiversal shenanigans of Spider-Man: No Way Home obliterated post-pandemic box-office records, Spidey is set to return (in many forms) in the highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning animated smash, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.Part 2 – AKA Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse – will swing into cinemas in 2023, with multiple heroes returning, and a few new faces showing up too. The
  
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• The White Lotus season 2 finale explained: Who dies?

  12-12-2022 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The White Lotus season 2 finale has exploded onto our screens, and things certainly went out with a bang rather than a whimper. We finally found out which hotel guests met tragic ends and, in typical White Lotus fashion, there were plenty of surprises in store, too. Each storyline was neatly wrapped up while still leaving us with plenty of questions, but we wouldn't expect anything less from series creator, writer, and director Mike White. This isn't the end for the hit comedy-drama, either &nda
  
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• Christopher Nolan on Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer: "He’s one of the greatest actors of all time"

  12-12-2022 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer has a wildly impressive and star-studded cast. Leading is Cillian Murphy as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer – often referred to as 'the father of the atomic bomb' for his part in creating the weapon. The Irish actor has always played (significant) supporting roles in Nolan’s films, from the Dark Knight trilogy to Inception and Dunkirk. While Nolan asserts that he tries to not have actors in mind while writing his screenplays, he admits that he’
  
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• Absurd Elden Ring challenge run uses two characters at the same time, one controlled with a dance pad

  12-12-2022 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  For most of us, just getting through Elden Ring once is challenging enough, but not for streamer MissMikkaa, who continues to leave us awestruck with the weird and wonderful challenges she sets herself in FromSoftware's latest game. Earlier this year, she bested Malenia using only one hand while keeping her character at a measly level 1. More recently, she proved she's the queen of the dance pad after taking down the game's ferocious bosses with some swift footwork. Having achieved the
  
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• The Witcher 3's next-gen combat system finally makes Signs fun to use

  12-12-2022 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's an awful lot to see in The Witcher 3 PS5 and Xbox Series X update. 'New-gen' graphics are the most apparent change, of course, and The Continent looks more vibrant than ever. A new quest brings several of Netflix's efforts into CD Projekt Red's world. There's a more immersive HUD, and new camera options to place your perspective firmly within the rolling fields of Temeria. But what I've been looking forward to the most is the update's new sign-centric combat.In Sapkowski's books, Witcher
  
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• Hades 2: Everything we know so far about Supergiant Games' sequel

  12-12-2022 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hades 2 is a direct sequel to Supergiant Games' hellishly stylish and devilishly satisfying rouge-like dungeon crawler. With a debut announcement trailer showcased at The Game Awards 2022, we got our very first look at the new protagonist Melinoe – sister to Zagreus from the original Hades – along with glimpses of what promises to be a bigger world to delve into. Recapturing the signature look that brought the Prince of the Underworld to life in Hades, the upcoming sequel has quickly
  
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• One of the best modern stealth games comes to Amazon Prime this month

  12-12-2022 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dishonored 2 is headlining Amazon Prime's late-December offerings.Not content with one round of games included via Amazon Prime this month, the mega-company is rotating in a new set of games later this month on December 27. Headlining the collection is Dishonored 2, which is one of the best stealth games in recent memory, depending on who you ask.The stealthy sequel has players taking up the mantle of either Emily Kaldwin or Corvo Attano, several years after the original game's events. Both assa
  
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• Marvel's Secret Invasion - what you need to know

  12-12-2022 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  2008's Secret Invasion is one of Marvel Comics' most impactful stories of all time, with the crossover event nearly encompassing the publisher's entire monthly line along with a host of tie-ins specials and series. And now that story of a hidden infiltration of shape-shifting Skrulls in the Marvel Universe is coming to the MCU as the next Disney Plus streaming series that brings back Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders' Maria Hill, Ben Mendelson's Talos, and more.Given the original com
  
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• Christopher Nolan: "Oppenheimer is one of the most challenging projects I’ve ever taken on in terms of scale"

  12-12-2022 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan is a master of practical filmmaking: think Tenet’s real 747 sequence, The Dark Knight’s truck flip, or Interstellar’s spacecraft sets with starry exteriors projected outside the windows in place of the standard bluescreen. His upcoming movie, Oppenheimer, about the man who contributed significantly to the creation of the atomic bomb, has afforded the filmmaker more opportunities to work on talking-point sequences without relying on CGI."I think recreating the
  
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• What mythical poems and dead gods could tell us about the story of Hades 2

  12-12-2022 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The reveal of Hades 2 at The Game Awards left viewers excited for another trip down into the Underworld – and curious about what that could mean for the Greek mythology inspired setting. Hades 1 skilfully interpreted existing stories to fit its purposes, creating a story about perseverance, family, and the meaning of freedom. By looking at the myths that Hades 2 seems to be drawing from, we can get some clues about how it might do the same.Although she wasn’t named in the trailer, Su
  
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• Miyazaki says FromSoftware makes brutal, depressing games because that's how they like it

  12-12-2022 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Soulsborne director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki says the house of Elden Ring can't help but make extremely challenging, dark, and often post-apocalyptic games – it's just in the studio's blood.Speaking with IGN about Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, the studio's next game and a return to its long-dormant mech action series, Miyazaki discussed FromSoftware's overall approach to game development. He explained that the design elements the studio has become known for post-Dem
  
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• Golden Globes 2022 nominations list in full

  12-12-2022 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Awards season is upon us, and the nominees for the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced.This year's nominations are led by The Banshees of Inisherin, which landed eight nominations. Everything Everywhere All At Once received six, while Babylon and The Fabelmans got five each. Abbott Elementary led the way in TV, while Netflix and HBO garnered the most nominations for studios.The 2022 Golden Globes are set to air on January 10, 2023, in a live, NBC-and-Peacock-televi
  
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• Amid fan feedback, Square Enix says Forspoken demo's side quests and tutorials aren't reflective of the final game

  12-12-2022 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Forspoken's demo won't reflect its final quality, at least in the side quest department.Last weekend, a new Forspoken demo launched for PS5 players exclusively, putting them into the shoes of protagonist Frey for a brief jaunt around the open world. There's combat and traversal parkour aplenty in the new demo, but not everything will be present in the final version of Square Enix's game.Creative director Raio Mitsuno tells Gematsu in a new interview that the demo's new side quests were specifica
  
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• The White Lotus creator explains season 2's dramatic ending – and teases season 3 location

  12-12-2022 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning! This article contains spoilers for The White Lotus season 2, episode 7. If you've yet to catch up with the show, then turn back now!Just as the retrospective show's first chapter did, The White Lotus season 2 made us wait until the final moments of its last episode to reveal who was carted off in a body bag at the start of installment. And despite the danger she'd found herself in following her trip to Palermo, it was a still a shock to learn that it was Tanya, Jennifer Coolidge's fan f
  
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• His Dark Materials season 3 release schedule: When does the new season air on HBO and BBC One?

  12-12-2022 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  His Dark Materials season 3 has finally arrived on our screens – well, it has in the US, but you'll have to wait a little while longer if you're across the pond in the UK. It's the final installment of the adaptation of Philip Pullman's hit fantasy trilogy, so this time around the show will be telling the story of The Amber Spyglass.Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson return as Lyra and Will, two world-hopping teenagers linked together by prophecy and fate, while Ruth Wilson is back as the terrifyi
  
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• One Piece Odyssey | New Gameplay Today

  12-12-2022 16:05
  Join hosts Wesley LeBlanc and Kyle Hilliard as the two discuss all things One Piece Odyssey, an upcoming One Piece JRPG based on the hit anime and manga series. Wesley recently went hands-on with the game for a couple of hours, exploring One Piece Odyssey's first two chapters, and he had a blast. In today's New Gameplay Today, the two discuss the game's narrative, its combat and what it's doing different in the JRPG genre, and why One Piece makes for such a fun world to play aroun
  
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• Christopher Nolan reveals Oppenheimer's not entirely in black-and-white – and he had to develop a new type of IMAX film for it

  12-12-2022 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan is returning to cinemas next year with Oppenheimer, and while the trailer and early images were presented entirely in black-and-white, Total Film can reveal that the upcoming movie will also feature sequences in color. The use of black-and-white harks back to Nolan’s earliest films: microbudget debut Following and breakout hit Memento, the latter featuring approximately a quarter in black-and-white."I very much loved the structural assistance and the aesthetic charge of s
  
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• Why can't the Pokemon franchise remember its best ideas?

  12-12-2022 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon as a franchise has had a lot of ideas over the years. Some were good ideas, like the ability to breed Pokemon, or splitting attacks into physical and special variants. Others were bad ideas, like the problem mechanics we mentioned when discussing previously how Pokemon Scarlet and Violet gave us what we wanted – and it turns out we were wrong.I'm not here to talk about those ideas today, though. What interests me right now are the ideas that don't get discussed much anymore. Those
  
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• One Piece Odyssey Preview – A Promising Maiden Voyage Through Well-Charted Seas

  12-12-2022 16:00
  Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher:Bandai Namco Developer:Ilca Release: January 13, 2023 Rating:Teen I finished the Arlong Park arc of the One Piece anime this year and took a break to watch some other shows on my lists and play through some games I’ve been meaning to finish. That’s to say, I went into a hands-on preview session with One Piece Odyssey with just a dash of One Piece knowledge, knowing there are still 1000-plus episodes for m
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis beta delayed to summer 2023

  12-12-2022 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis' upcoming beta has quietly been pushed back to summer 2023.Square Enix has debuted a new Japanese language trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, the upcoming mobile compilation game. As the trailer (seen just below) ends, a note reveals to viewers that a beta for the new mobile game will take place next year in the summer.This is a delay for the mobile game's beta and a pretty hefty one at that. Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 website reveals that the beta for Ever C
  
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• Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remaster rated for Nintendo Switch and PS4

  12-12-2022 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remaster is coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4.Released on PC and mobile back in February, Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remaster, as its name suggests, offers updated versions of the first six entries in the long-running JRPG series together in one neat package. Despite the series' long history with both Nintendo and Sony, this collection, rather curiously, wasn't scheduled for release on modern consoles. But according to a classification board rating, Square Enix
  
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• Forspoken Preview – Cuffing Season In Athia

  12-12-2022 15:00
  Platform:PlayStation 5, PC Publisher:Square Enix Developer:Square Enix Release: January 24, 2023I’ve been excited about Forspoken since its reveal as Project Athia in 2020. The fish-out-of-water game set in a medieval fantasy realm is developed by Luminous Productions – an internal Square Enix team that helped develop Final Fantasy XV, a game I quite enjoyed despite its problems. It also features the talents of Uncharted series creator Amy Hennig and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story wri
  
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• Forspoken hands-on: I'm sold on its magic, but not wowed by its world

  12-12-2022 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Near the opening of Chapter 2 in Forspoken, I get my first taste of wielding magic as protagonist Frey Holland. Newly arrived in Athia, I'm learning the ropes as I'm pitted against a strange creature that looks like a cross between a bear and wolf, whose sharp teeth jut out across the entire length of its body like one giant maw. With a mix of quick-fire spells and heavier blows, the magic combat feels snappy and satisfying, with bursts of damage splaying onto the screen as I take down chunks of
  
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• See Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr. in exclusive new images from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

  12-12-2022 14:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is one of the most hotly anticipated films of next year, so it’s fitting that it’s on the cover of Total Film’s upcoming 2023 Preview issue.The film stars Cillian Murphy as a J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who oversaw the design of the first nuclear weapons during World War 2. The director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory, Oppenheimer would go on to feel conflicted about the power that he unleashed, a
  
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• Solo writer Jonathan Kasdan feels "conflicted" about potential sequel

  12-12-2022 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Solo: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan has revealed that he feels "conflicted" about a potential follow-up. The film is a prequel to the Star Wars original trilogy and tells the story of Han Solo, played by Alden Ehrenreich. "I've been very conflicted about it over the past couple of years," Kasdan told ComicBookMovie.com, when the #MakeSolo2Happen campaign was mentioned. "I feel that too. I'm certainly one of those people, and when that time of year rolls around, immediately,
  
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• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is taking Netflix by storm

  12-12-2022 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is a hit with Netflix viewers as well as critics – the movie has shot up the platform's rankings since its release on December 9. "#1 NETFLIX movie in the world!!!" the director tweeted over the weekend, attaching a screenshot of the website FlixPatrol, which monitors the rankings of movies and TV shows on streaming platforms.  According to the site, the film takes the number one spot ahead of other recent releases like Norwegian monster movie Troll
  
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• Yellowstone season 5 has another casualty – and viewers are devastated

  12-12-2022 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yellowstone season 5 has been putting its viewers through the wringer with several sad twists for the Dutton family. Episode six was no different as tragedy struck on John Dutton's cattle ranching trip. But before we get any further into plot details, take this as your spoiler warning if you're not yet up to date on the drama.'Cigarettes, Whiskey, a Meadow and You' saw the whole Dutton clan taking a break from politics as they headed out on the ranch. And it was much-needed for the family who've
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 gets a new PSN store page, before being quickly deleted

  12-12-2022 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Spider-Man 2 briefly had a new PlayStation Network store page - before the entire thing was swiftly deleted.Earlier today on December 12, users on ResetEra began to notice a new store listing on the PSN for Marvel's Spider-Man 2. The store page listing simply gave users the option to either 'Wishlist' or 'Follow' the game for further information, and didn't let customers pre-order the new sequel.Just a few short hours later however, the entire thing was pulled down. If you now follow th
  
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• Veteran Runescape players rebel against proposed new skill that would see them lose their top-level capes

  12-12-2022 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Old School Runescape developer Jagex is facing an uphill battle introducing the MMO's first new skill in 16 years, partly as it would mean veteran players losing a highly sought-after cape. Jagex proposes a new skill to players every now and then – the last was Warding back in 2019 – but the studio requires the community to vote in favour of it before it's implemented. One of the more consistent obstacles over the past 11 years, though, has been the Max Cape.Introduced back in 2
  
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• Scream 2 writer regrets killing off a major character

  12-12-2022 13:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scream 2 writer Kevin Williamson has revealed he regrets killing off Randy Meeks in the sequel – and why the character had to die in the first place. Williamson wrote the script for the original Scream film and also penned the fourth installment in the franchise. In Scream 2, Jamie Kennedy's Randy Meeks is brutally killed by Ghostface mid-film. The death was particularly shocking because Randy infamously knew all the rules of surviving a horror movie and was a veritable fountain of kn
  
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• Sandman season 2 is going ahead – despite some fans thinking it could be cancelled

  12-12-2022 13:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sandman writer Neil Gaiman has reassured fans that the second season of the wildly popular Netflix series will still go ahead – despite a new report causing some confusion among the fanbase.The story in question from Deadline focuses on Warner Bros. Discovery (which produces The Sandman for Netflix) reportedly being unhappy with how Netflix structures its payments for producers.In response to a fan asking if it was bad news for the new season, Gaiman said, "Sandman Season 2 has been co
  
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• Star Wars: Acolyte set photos show first looks at new Jedi – and possible Sith

  12-12-2022 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Acolyte is currently filming, and some new set photos have teased what to expect from the Star Wars series – including a Wookiee Jedi and some new Sith characters. In photos acquired by the Daily Mail, Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae was spotted hiding out in the woods in Jedi robes while Dean-Charles Chapman was seen wearing a similar mustard-yellow and brown number. What's most interesting, perhaps though, is that the pair appear to be wearing the same outfit as a Wookiee. The
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor fan-favourites will return, according to IMDB listing

  12-12-2022 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will feature fan-favourites Greez and Merrin, according to the game's IMDB page.Star Wars Jedi: Survivor got its first gameplay trailer at The Game Awards 2022. The footage revealed a ton of new lightsaber styles, a glider, and some tidbits of story, cementing the sequel's status as one of next year's most anticipated releases. While there was certainly no shortage of spectacle, the latest trailer did have some notable absences, namely Greez, pilot of the Mantis, and Nig
  
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• More DC leaks suggest Peaky Blinders creator wrote a Man of Steel 2 treatment – and a Crisis on Infinite Earths movie was planned

  12-12-2022 12:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC has had quite the shake-up as details emerged about new studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran's plans for the cinematic universe. Among the details from reports in The Hollywood Reporter, were some insights into scrapped plans from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight as well as a proposed Crisis on Infinite Earths movie.In the publication’s Heatvision newsletter, sources revealed that See and Spencer writer Knight penned a treatment for Man of Steel 2 before Gunn and Safran’s
  
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• Kate Winslet clarifies comments that she wouldn't work with James Cameron again after Titanic

  12-12-2022 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kate Winslet has set the record straight on some comments she made about working with James Cameron – specifically that she would never work with him again. The pair first worked together on 1997's Titanic, in which Winslet played Rose and Cameron was in the director's chair. Nearly a quarter of a century later, they've re-teamed for the upcoming sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water.Back in 1999, Winslet told The Guardian: "He has a temper like you wouldn’t believe. You’d hav
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Collector's Edition boasts lightsaber hilt for $300, but no blade

  12-12-2022 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Collector's Edition boasts Cal's in-game lightsaber, but the blade is sold separately.Last week, EA finally pulled back the curtain on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's release date, along with a brand new trailer. The developer also revealed the Collector's Edition, seen just below, which retails for a staggering $300 from manufacturer Limited Run Games.Arguably the headline feature of the fancy edition is the replica lightsaber hilt, which is the one Star Wars Jedi: Survivo
  
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