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• ArtStation protests intensify after Epic says it won't ban AI images

  14-12-2022 23:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Outcry from artists over AI-generated images on ArtStation is intensifying after the site's owner, Epic Games, issued a statement saying it won't ban AI images.Concerns from artists over the legal and ethical implications of AI-created art, which has recently appeared in waves on the homepage of ArtStation in place of original work, swelled to a fever pitch on Tuesday, culminating in widespread complaints from artists across industries, including many who work in games. Specifically, protests sp
  
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• Deadpool: Badder Blood gets new limited series format and new summer 2023 release date

  14-12-2022 23:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rob Liefeld returns to his most famous creation Deadpool with Badder Blood, the long-awaited sequel to his 2017 Deadpool: Bad Blood original graphic novel. Originally announced shortly after the release of the original, Deadpool: Badder Blood has now been scheduled as a five-issue limited series, with Deadpool: Badder Blood #1 scheduled to go on sale in June 2023.
  Deadpool: Badder Blood #1 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Liefeld (who is credited i
  
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• Ark 2 boss promises "something which has NEVER been done" in video games

  14-12-2022 23:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The boss of Ark: Survival Evolved and Ark 2 developer Studio Wildcard is making some big promises about what's next for the studio."It’s hard to believe we are embarking on our ninth year with Ark and I’m even more excited now than I was over nine years ago when the idea was pitched," CEO Doug Kennedy says in a LinkedIn post. "Ark 2 is in development, TV will be announced with a partner and out shortly, and we are embarking on something which has NEVER been done in the 50 years of vi
  
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• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is movie canon and takes place during The Way of Water's time skip

  14-12-2022 22:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is still quite some distance from release, but now we have confirmation that it's canon and taking place during the events of The Way of Water.It shouldn't come as much surprise that the game is canon – after all, everything from 2009's Avatar: The Game to Cirque du Soleil's Toruk: The First Flight are still part of the story – but a new interview with producer Jon Landau sheds some light on how the filmmakers are treating adaptations in other m
  
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• Transformers and GI Joe comics have left IDW

  14-12-2022 22:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  IDW Publishing's long-standing license to publish comic books based on the Hasbro toy line franchises G.I. Joe and Transformers seems to have ended, with longtime IDW editor David Mariotte tweeting a farewell to the Transformers franchise on his personal Twitter account on the occasion of the publication of the last IDW Transformers issue. 
  Out today: Transformers: Shattered Glass II #5! The final Transformers issue of 2022 and the last Transformers issue of this run with IDW! Brought to yo
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy finally shows off the Room of Requirement and its very pettable beasts

  14-12-2022 21:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Hogwarts Legacy video showcases all of the magic awaiting you inside the game's take on the Room of Requirement.Just like the space from the movies, the Room of Requirement is a secret room in Hogwarts whose appearance can be changed at will, and the developers at Avalanche Studios showed off a bunch of customization options. In the new gameplay showcase, game director Alan Tew and systems designer Mekenzy Toner explained how you can change the form and function of the Room of Requirement
  
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• Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends reunite to fight a Christmas tree cursed by demon poop

  14-12-2022 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark Web: X-Men #1 from writer Gerry Duggan, artist Rod Reis, and letterer Cory Petit picks up on the Christmas nightmare that kicked off in Dark Web Alpha #1, in which Madelyne Pryor/Goblin Queen's demonic forces from Limbo began their attack on New York City by going straight for the iconic skating rink in Rockefeller Center.
  (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  In this issue, it's actually another part of Rockefeller Center's world-famous Christmas decor that becomes the target of the demons: the ma
  
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• God of War TV series is officially a go at Amazon, lands showrunner

  14-12-2022 20:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon's live-action television series based on PlayStation's God of War franchise is officially a go, with a head writer, executive producer, and showrunner now in tow.It was reported earlier this year that Amazon Prime Video was in negotiations for a new series based on the popular action-adventure games. Rafe Judkins, executive producer of Prime Video's epic fantasy The Wheel of Time, will serve as showrunner alongside Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, creators and executive producers of sci-fi ser
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy shows off free-roam broom and hippogriff flight

  14-12-2022 20:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of a new gameplay showcase for Hogwarts Legacy, the developers showed off how flight on brooms and hippogriffs works in-game.You can hop on your broom at seemingly any time to zoom around the open world. Since Hogwarts Legacy is set in the past, the brooms aren't quite so advanced as they are in the present day, so you won't be flying at max speed to near-infinite heights. You can boost indefinitely when you're close to the ground, but as you fly higher, your boost will be governed by a
  
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• IDW celebrates 30 years of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by giving the crew a dog

  14-12-2022 19:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is one of the most beloved entries among fans of the long-running sci-fi franchise, notably for the way the series balanced quirky, character-based plots with striking political intrigue. In 2023, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Deep Space Nine's 1993 premiere, IDW Publishing is putting out a new limited series that aims to capture the feeling of a "lost episode" of the cult favorite show.
  (Image credit: IDW Publishing)
  And from the looks of the plot of the five-i
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 patch 9 adds Paladins, evil Paladins, and fireballs

  14-12-2022 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 patch 9 is upon us, introducing a new level cap, a new playable class, and the long-awaited proper reaction system - and it's likely the last big update we'll see before the game's August 2023 launch.You probably could've guessed it from the name of the latest Panel from Hell stream - Holy Knight - but the new playable class for patch 9 is the Paladin. As in proper fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, Paladins are holy warriors that blend fighting strength with healing and suppo
  
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• Warzone is once again nerfing a 'pay-to-win' skin

  14-12-2022 19:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2's LA Thieves skin has officially been nerfed, bringing an end to the saga of Roze 4.0.The LA Thieves skin is a mostly black, paid skin ostensibly meant for players to show their support of that Call of Duty League team. But players quickly came to the conclusion that its dark appearance could be a big advantage in shadowy areas. It quickly became one of the best-selling items on Steam, and garnered the 'Roze 4.0' name in reference to a long line of sk
  
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• Starfield's random encounters include entire procedural mini-quests

  14-12-2022 19:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's random encounters will sometimes take you through entire procedural mini-quests with multiple locations, characters, and storylines.In a new video from Bethesda, Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen was asked to explain how the upcoming RPG tackles random encounters, and he revealed that new tech is allowing the developers to evolve and expand this particular system. In previous Bethesda games, random encounters were limited to procedurally placed enemies, but in Starfield they'll
  
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• Venom ongoing gets a new artist in March

  14-12-2022 19:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  It remains to be seen if Eddie Brock going back to full-on eat-Spidey's-brain-Venom mode in the pages of Dark Web Alpha #1 will carry over outside of the event (probably not), but changes are coming to the ongoing Venom title either way.With March's Venom #17, original series artist Bryan Hitch makes way for new series artist CAFU, who recently signed a Marvel Comics exclusive contract.Hitch will continue to draw covers for the series.
  Venom #17 cover by CAFU (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  Althou
  
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• Starfield lets you join all its factions at once, kind of "like in Skyrim"

  14-12-2022 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield won't lock you out of faction quests based on who you side with. Lead quest designer Will Shen discussed the space-faring RPG's approach to factions in a new video from Bethesda. The question is one many Elder Scrolls and Fallout fans have likely asked themselves: "Can we join multiple factions and complete all of them like in Skyrim, or does joining one lock you out of certain others like in Fallout 4?""One of the early things we decided on was making sure that the main quest gi
  
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• GTA Online Drug Wars update takes us back to basics with a dizzy Hotline Miami feel

  14-12-2022 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the GTA Online Drug Wars update I'm tripping balls on LSD. I've never tried the psychedelic in real life, but my mate once did in Thailand and became totally convinced someone had painted his face like a circus clown and dyed his hair blonde like Eminem for 12 solid hours. That's at the lighter end of the hallucination spectrum, for sure – I've heard horror stories of folk being chased by imaginary killers, or thinking they've murdered someone themselves while off their heads on acid. B
  
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• James Gunn denies reports that Robert Pattinson's Batman will be brought into the wider DC universe

  14-12-2022 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has denied reports that he and Peter Safran are reportedly exploring how to incorporate Robert Pattinson's Batman into their new DC Extended Universe."There are few reporters I love more than [Variety's Adam B. Vary] - truly a good guy - but in this case he needs to get a new source as this is entirely untrue," Gunn tweeted after Variety ran a story claiming Batinson could be introduced to the wider DCEU.While Ben Affleck has played the caped crusader in what's known as the "Snyderver
  
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• Silent Hill 2 remake studio announces another "all-new survival-horror game"

  14-12-2022 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The studio behind the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team, has announced it is working on an "all-new survival-horror game" with a new publisher. Bloober Team tweets: "Horror fans, rejoice! #BlooberTeam is working on an all-new survival-horror game and @PrivateDivision steps in as the global publisher." The rest of the tweet reads: "It's all in early development and we will share more details about this game in the future."
  Horror fans, rejoice! #BlooberTeam is working on an all-new
  
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• Shazam 2 director talks DC sequel: "You need great villains for a great superhero movie"

  14-12-2022 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  "The gods are furious," Shazam 2 director David F. Sandberg tells Total Film in the new issue of the magazine, featuring Oppenheimer on the cover. "You know, Shazam gets his powers from gods, and it turns out those powers were actually stolen. So now these gods are heading to Earth to get revenge on humans."Sprinkling some mythology into his comic-books source, Sandberg has done away with Mark Strong’s villain Dr. Sivana for second installment Shazam! Fury Of The Gods, and instead has Shaz
  
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• The Tetris movie is rated R for the most boring reason you could imagine

  14-12-2022 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Tetris movie, which is due to be released on Apple TV in 2023, has been rated R, but sadly we're not getting anything as spicy as a T-spin sex scene.Tetris is now listed with an R rating on FilmRatings.com (via MovieWeb), the Motion Picture Association of America's official repository of movie ratings. The film has been "rated R for language".No, you're not going to hear the I-block drop any F-bombs. (Probably.) While there was talk of a sci-fi thriller trilogy based on Tetris several years
  
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• Elden Ring dance mat queen beats Margit doing hardest challenge yet, immediately falls to her death

  14-12-2022 17:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Elden Ring streamer has beat the open-world RPG’s first great difficulty check on a dance mat and PS5 simultaneously. Though, not without nearly rendering her run incomplete after falling off the side of a cliff – in-game, the streamer herself is fine. If you’ve been out of the loop, content creator MissMikkaa has spent the year beating Elden Ring’s gang of nasty bosses despite various restrictions – she has beaten the entire game one-handed and triumphed ov
  
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• PC players say The Witcher 3's next-gen update runs terribly

  14-12-2022 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: CD Projekt has announced they're investigating performance issues with The Witcher 3 on PC. Responding to fans earlier today on December 14, the developer acknowledged the problems players are facing, and said they're working on fixes, with an update coming "soon."The original article follows below.Original: PC players are struggling to play The Witcher 3 following the next-gen update, due to a raft of performance issues. Since the update went live yesterday, several fans have taken
  
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• Ex-vampire Jubilee joins the bloodsucking superheroes in March's X-Men: Unforgiven

  14-12-2022 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Forgiven, a superheroic team of vampires is back in March's X-Men: Unforgiven #1, the second of three 2023 one-shots written by Tim Seeley and illustrated by Sid Kotian starring the bloodsucking squad.Spider-Man: Unforgiven #1 goes on sale March 1 with a cover by Kyle Hotz and a variant cover by Nic Klein. X-Men: Unforgiven follows up just a few weeks later on March 28 also with a cover by Hotz (seen here), and this one appropriately welcomes the mutant and former vampire Jubilee to the
  
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• The Witcher 3 PC issues are being investigated, updates coming "soon"

  14-12-2022 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt is aware of The Witcher 3's new-gen issues on PC, and is actively investigating the situation.Yesterday when The Witcher 3's PS5 and Xbox Series X ports launched, everything looked smooth for console players. The same couldn't be said for PC players however, who reported stuttering issues while ray tracing was enabled, and even crashes when DLSS features were turned on, among numerous other technical issues for the new port.Today, developer CD Projekt has acknowledged the issues the n
  
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• Taika Waititi teases his upcoming football movie Next Goal Wins

  14-12-2022 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  "It had everything that I require when I go to make a film," Taika Waititi tells Total Film in the new issue of the magazine, featuring Oppenheimer on the cover, while discussing his upcoming film, Next Goal Wins. "I describe it as Cool Runnings in the Pacific. Cool Runnings with football!"Indeed, this true story about the American Samoa soccer team bears comparison to the Jamaican bobsleigh classic. "I just wanted to do a sports film," he continues. "I’d never done one before. I love spor
  
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• Want to create your own Pathfinder adventures? You'll be able to make and sell them on Roll20 soon

  14-12-2022 16:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  You'll soon be able to design and sell your own Pathfinder and Starfinder adventures on virtual tabletop Roll20.Announced today ahead of a February kickoff, users will have the option to create entirely new content (or convert their existing work) specifically for use on the system. According to Roll20, they'll also be able to "sell that content directly on the Pathfinder Infinite site so that it unlocks for users on Roll20, providing additional value for both creators and fans on both platforms
  
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• Update: Old Witcher 3 mods may be breaking a sex scene in the next-gen update

  14-12-2022 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: I'm still waiting to hear back from CD Projekt Red and several Witcher 3 players regarding cutscenes purportedly being cut or broken in the next-gen update, but multiple new user reports claim the allegedly missing sex scene which sparked this hubbub is very much intact.The original post from JT-117, which quickly flew up the Witcher 3 subreddit after claiming that a sex scene with Yennefer had been cut, hasn't been updated at the time of writing, but it has seen multiple
  
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• Sex scene seemingly cut from The Witcher 3 next-gen update due to mod incompatibility

  14-12-2022 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3's big next-gen update adds a lot to the storied RPG, but it's also lost a few things in the pursuit of modernized graphics and quality of life, apparently including one of the sex scenes featuring Yennefer, one of the game's female leads. Eagle-eyed and unsurprisingly horny users on The Witcher 3 subreddit spotted the omission in record time. JT-117 says they've been rushing the next-gen version of the game testing mod compatibility, and they soon noticed that – horror o
  
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• The highest-grossing movies of 2022 broken down by box office

  14-12-2022 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The highest-grossing movies of 2022 are an eclectic mix, full of big blockbusters, superhero sequels, and video game adaptations. Although, the biggest winner of this year so far was Top Gun: Maverick, the legacy sequel to the classic '80s Tom Cruise movie. Another movie that also topped the one billion mark this year was Jurassic World: Dominion, the final chapter in the Jurassic Park sequel trilogy. Marvel was a big winner too, with Doctor Strange, Thor, and Black Panther sequels all perf
  
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• Super Nintendo World opens in Hollywood in February 2023

  14-12-2022 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Nintendo World officially opens next year on February 17, 2023.The new opening date for the new Universal Studios Hollywood was announced just earlier today in the trailer below. The Super Nintendo World in Hollywood will boast Peach's Mushroom Kingdom and Bower's imposing castle, complete with moving and interactive parts like Thwomp Blocks. The headline feature for the theme park is Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge. This ride looks like it incorporates augmented reality features to ma
  
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• Adam Driver crash lands on a planet ruled by alien dinosaurs in first trailer for 65

  14-12-2022 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for 65, a new sci-fi thriller starring Adam Driver, is here.Adam Driver stars as Mills, an astronaut who crash lands on a mysterious planet that appears to be inhabited by prehistoric creatures aka terrifying alien-like dinosaurs. According to the official logline, this unknown planet is earth... 65 million years into the past. Mills manages to find one lone survivor, a young girl named Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), and together they set out to find a way back home.65 is written and
  
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• Evil Dead Rise director talks "expanding the Evil Dead universe further"

  14-12-2022 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s over 40 years since Ash Williams and his friends made the fatal error of opening the Necronomicon in Sam Raimi’s original The Evil Dead. The demonic Deadites have proved more resilient than their peers on the infamous list of ’80s 'video nasties', and now they’re set for a Los Angeles-based comeback titled Evil Dead Rise."There’s no Ash in this story and there’s no cabin in the woods, and they’re two iconic elements of what Evil Dead is," writer/dir
  
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• Street Fighter gets a fantasy overhaul with MTG Phyrexia: All Will Be One cards

  14-12-2022 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wizards of the Coast has revealed our first look at upcoming MTG set Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and it combines the franchise's robotic zombie villains with something unexpected - Street Fighter. Along with the usual suite of content you'd expect from a new launch, the release also includes in-universe versions of the Street Fighter cards we previously saw from this year's Secret Lair. While the MTG Phyrexia: All Will Be One cards aren't 1-1 copies (in other words, don't expect Ryu to appea
  
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• Beloved indie cult classic gets surprise, free PS5 upgrade

  14-12-2022 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie hit Night in the Woods has just received a free PS5 upgrade that supports 4K visuals and 60FPS. The game's publisher Finji shared the good news to Twitter this week revealing that both Night in the Woods and survival game Overland have both got PS5 upgrades. As the tweet explains, those who have already purchased either of the games on PS4 will be entitled to the upgrade for free.
  Upgrades, people. Upgrades.Overland and Night in the Woods are now available natively on PlayStation 5, r
  
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• The Last of Us Part 3 rumor is just teasing the inevitable at this point

  14-12-2022 15:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  A rumour that The Last of Us Part 3 is in production has hit the web, but we wouldn't get too carried away just yet.One of entertainment and gaming's myriad internet tipsters took to social media to tease that they would be dropping a scoop unless given early access to The Last of Us TV show – "It's not blackmail, I'd just be too busy watching to tweet," Viewer Anon says. As said access didn't arrive, they followed up the tweet with a claim that Neil Druckmann's next game is The Last of Us
  
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• Scream 6 trailer is a tense nightmare as Ghostface stalks New York City

  14-12-2022 15:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Scream 6 trailer is finally here – and it's the subway ride from hell as Ghostface stalks some familiar faces in New York City. In the clip, which you can watch above, we see the return of Melissa Barrera's Sam Carpenter, Jenna Ortega's Tara Carpenter, Jasmin Savoy Brown's Mindy Meeks-Martin, and Mason Gooding's Chad Meeks-Martin, along with the introduction of newcomer Josh Segarra's David. The group are on a subway together, looking fairly downcast, with some Halloween revellers
  
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• Another Peep Show US remake is in the works from a writer on Atlanta and What We Do in the Shadows

  14-12-2022 15:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peep Show is getting the US treatment – again. A pilot remaking the cult classic British comedy is in the works at FX, with two female characters taking the place of Mark and Jez.According to FX, the pilot will "take inspiration" from the original with its "unique narrative format"  – filmed from the point of view of the two main characters, with their thoughts and inner monologues serving as voiceover – and it will follow "the relationship between a long-suffering assista
  
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• John Wick 4 sees Keanu Reeves' character "come to terms" with the consequences of his actions

  14-12-2022 14:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  "In John Wick 4, I would say, John comes to terms with how what he does affects people that he cares about," director Chad Stahelski tells Total Film in the new issue of the magazine, featuring Oppenheimer on the cover. "There's always got to be consequences for your actions. And in this, we're starting to see that John understands what the consequences are."He pauses. "Not that it curbs him in any way."Good. The last thing you’d want to see is Keanu Reeves’ suited-and-booted assassi
  
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• High on Life has some terrible movies for you to watch for some reason

  14-12-2022 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  High on Life lets you watch some absolutely terrible movies in full.Squanch Games's new venture is pretty out there, and arguably nothing is more out there than letting players watch awful movies in their entirety within a game. As evidenced by the Reddit post just below, one of these movies is Tammy and the T-Rex, a 1994 sci-fi comedy starring none other than The Fast and Furious's Paul Walker.Another movie that somehow made its way into High on Life is 1978's Vampire Hookers. A horror comedy (
  
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• Avatar 2 predicted to make $500 million in its opening weekend

  14-12-2022 13:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: The Way of Water is predicted to make around half a billion dollars during its opening weekend. The long-awaited sequel to James Cameron's sci-fi epic releases in the UK and US on December 16 and is already causing waves when it comes to pre-booked tickets and box office figures. According to Deadline, the movie will be shown across 52,000 screens around the world – including a rarified release in China – and is expected to earn $525 million globally. Its estimated finan
  
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• John Krasinski doesn't think he'll be back in the MCU as Mr. Fantastic

  14-12-2022 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  John Krasinski hasn't had any conversations with Marvel about returning as Mr. Fantastic, according to the actor himself. Krasinski had a cameo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as an alternate Earth's version of Reed Richards, but was quickly killed off by Scarlet Witch. "There aren't any discussions at all, the only discussion I had was actually in the second-to-last week of Jack Ryan," Krasinski told TheWrap. "Kevin Feige called and said would you ever fly to L.A. and play i
  
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• For the second time in under a week, a game patches its annoying sidekick character

  14-12-2022 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  For the second time this week, a game has patched in the option to have a sidekick shut up.High on Life launched just yesterday on December 13 on PC and Xbox systems. As noted by developer Squanch Games's Twitter account just below, there's now an option in High on Life's menus to turn down the frequency with which the talking guns and enemies barrage you with information and jokes throughout the new game. If you've endured Knifey's demands to stab Gene in High on Life, you'll know how insistent
  
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• John Cena and Jason Momoa are teaming up for a new action comedy

  14-12-2022 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fast and Furious actors John Cena and Jason Momoa are swapping fast cars for a getaway of another kind – a holiday-themed action comedy.As per Variety, Cena and Momoa will star in Killer Vacation – though plot details are under wraps at this early stage. The trade reports that the pair had "natural chemistry" when they met on the set of the Fast and Furious franchise. Curiously, Jason Momoa is only signed up for the upcoming sequel Fast 10, while Cena – as Dom’s brother J
  
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• No one can agree on Avatar: The Way of Water as reviews are wildly mixed

  14-12-2022 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: The Way of Water reviews are in – and they're wildly mixed as it seems no one can agree on James Cameron's follow-up to the groundbreaking original. The new film arrives 13 years after the first Avatar and sees the likes of Kate Winslet and Edie Falco join the cast, while returning actors include Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, and Stephen Lang. Reviews for the film range from low to high scores, but a common thread seems to be that, while the movie
  
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• You can relive the last 12 months with Nintendo's Year in Review for Switch

  14-12-2022 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following on from PlayStation's Wrap-Up, Nintendo has now launched its own Year in Review that allows Nintendo Switch players to reflect on their gaming habits of 2022. Announced via a tweet from Nintendo, players can now sign in on the Nintendo website using their Nintendo ID and see a range of stats using their Nintendo Switch data. For example, after signing in, players can see their most played games of 2022, as well as what games were played right after release, and what games they've
  
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• Norman Reedus joins Ana de Armas in John Wick spin-off movie Ballerina

  14-12-2022 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Norman Reedus is the latest actor to join the cast of John Wick spin-off movie Ballerina, Deadline reports, although his role in the film remains under wraps for now.He joins Ana de Armas, who plays Rooney, a ballet dancer seeking revenge on the people who murdered her family. The character previously appeared in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, but she was played by Unity Phelan. Ballerina will be set between the events of the third movie and the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4. Ian
  
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• Deadpool 3 will still have "hardcore" violence despite Disney’s involvement says Shawn Levy

  14-12-2022 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shawn Levy has given an update on Deadpool 3, and it’s good news for fans of the foul-mouthed mutant. The upcoming movie, which sees Hugh Jackman reprise his role as Wolverine, is eyeing up a May 2023 production date according to the director. Levy also reassured viewers that the Ryan Reynolds-led movie will be everything fans expect, with plenty of violence and swearing, just like its predecessors. "We are writing, rewriting, developing, prepping Deadpool every day now," he told
  
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• Witcher 3 next-gen update PC players say it runs terribly

  14-12-2022 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  PC players are struggling to play The Witcher 3 following the next-gen update, due to a raft of performance issues. Since the update went live yesterday, several fans have taken to online forums to report their problems, with others chiming in with potential fixes. Looking across a few posts, the most prevalent complaint is that performance tanks when ray tracing is enabled. Players say they are facing frequent stuttering with the feature enabled, with several others saying that full-game c
  
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• Marvel's Hawkeye spin-off Echo looks likely to be delayed, says writer

  14-12-2022 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel series Echo, which is set to focus on Maya Lopez, the deaf antagonist from the Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld-led Hawkeye, will probably be pushed back until late 2023. The show is currently scheduled to release in the summer but head writer Marion Dayre isn't sure it'll be ready by then..."That will be probably a year from when this comes out," she admitted, while appearing as a guest on Ben Blacker's Writers Panel podcast. "You do sort of a general overall break, and then
  
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• The Witcher 3 new-gen versions contain the dumbest change

  14-12-2022 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3's new-gen upgrades hide a big censorship of the number 69. CD Projekt just launched the grand upgrade for the 2015 RPG earlier today on December 14, and players, like the one pictured just below, have wasted no time at all uncovering The Witcher 3's latest secrets. Except in this case, the "secret" there refers to the absence of the number 69.
  I think I found a hidden thing in The Witcher III Next Gen Update... 🥺Why you doing this @CDPROJEKTRED @witchergame ? 😭
  
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