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• Peter Parker and Ben Reilly come face to face as Dark Web heats up in Amazing Spider-Man #16

  22-12-2022 23:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazing Spider-Man #16 heats up the current Spider-Man/X-Men: Dark Web crossover with the first full-on clash between Peter Parker and his clone Ben Reilly, who once took Peter's place as Spidey but is now a villain known as Chasm.So far Dark Web has involved an evil Christmas tree covered in demon poop, new superpowers for Mary Jane Watson, and the climactic tale of Norman Osborn trying not to go "Goblin Mode" as the forces of Limbo take over New York City.Now Amazing Spider-Man #16 by writer Z
  
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• Dwarf Fortress finally added graphics after 20 years, and now it lets players remove them

  22-12-2022 23:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The biggest new feature for the launch of Dwarf Fortress on Steam earlier this month was the addition of graphics, but don't worry - a newly-introduced feature lets you turn those pesky visuals off.Dwarf Fortress has been in development for 20 years and available for free online. That free version has always depicted the game's world through text-based ASCII visuals, similar to ancient PC games like Rogue. The new, paid version on Steam puts all the depth of the original into a more friendly, ap
  
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• Crypto bros lie about Pokemon NFTs, get smacked down by the real Pokemon Company

  22-12-2022 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Would-be Pokemon NFT game Pokeworld has been struck down by the actual Pokemon Company after its creators apparently lied about being an official Pokemon contractor.As Vooks spotted, a case was recently filed and heard in the Federal Court of Australia, with The Pokemon Company International (TPCi, a subsidiary of the mothership in Japan) going after Kotiota Studio, the group behind Pokeworld, for using words and images associated with the Pokemon brand. All of the legalese basically amounts to
  
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• Naughty Dog devs share their favorite games of 2022, and they're not all Elden Ring

  22-12-2022 22:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers at Naughty Dog have published a list of their favorite games of 2022, and to my delight, they're not all just Elden Ring.Don't get me wrong, Elden Ring is a fine video game even though it stole many a GOTY award from the rightful victor, Kirby and the Forgotten Land - I'm just always glad to see other great games get some recognition after FromSoftware swept the Golden Joysticks and The Game Awards and topped pretty much every publication's GOTY list.Granted, Elden Ring is still t
  
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• Charlie Cox says Daredevil: Born Again will be less 'gory' than the Netflix series

  22-12-2022 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Charlie Cox says Daredevil: Born Again will be a different incarnation of the hero, rather than a direct continuation of the Netflix show."My opinion is this character works best when he’s geared towards a slightly more mature audience. My instinct is that on Disney+ it will be dark but it probably won’t be as gory," Cox told NME. "I would say to [fans of the Netflix show], we’ve done that. Let’s take the things that really worked, but can we broaden? Can we appeal to a s
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege hackers thwarted after flooding lobbies with giant chickens and NSFW nightmares

  22-12-2022 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rainbow Six Siege matches were briefly overrun by images of giant chickens and far fouler things, but Ubisoft has put a temporary stop to the issue while working on a permanent fix.Sometime earlier this week, Rainbow Six Siege hackers found a way to take advantage of the game's ban ticker to flood players' screens with random images. It started with a lovable, goofy cartoon chicken. So lovable, in fact, that players weren't even really mad when the hack got underway.The video above gives you an
  
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• Emma Frost joins the cast of Invincible Iron Man in April

  22-12-2022 22:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fresh off revealing its full March 2023 solicitations, Marvel Comics is now showing off some of what the publisher is planning for April as well, with a look at the cover of April's Invincible Iron Man #5 which brings Emma Frost into the title.
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  The connection between Iron Man and the X-Men has been growing since writer Gerry Duggan took up his current position as Iron Man writer alongside his ongoing X-Men run, including Tony Stark's upcoming involvement in the stor
  
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• New trailer for Netflix's That '90s Show reunites the original That '70s Show cast

  22-12-2022 21:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hello, Wisconsin! The first trailer for Netflix's That '90s Show is here – and with almost the entire original That '70s Show cast in tow.Per Netflix, it's 1995 and Leia Forman (Callie Haverda), daughter of Eric (Topher Grace) and Donna (Laura Prepon), is visiting her grandparents for the summer, where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) and the stern glare of Red (Kurtwood Smith). Sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll never dies,
  
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• The best comics of 2022

  22-12-2022 20:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was a memorable year for comics. Amidst distributor shake-ups and the passing of several important comic creators, multiple adaptations were announced, Image Comics turned thirty, and the Big Two published events that promise to alter the landscape of their universes and the futures of their most popular characters.And as all this was going on, creators came out in full force to fill shelves with titles that pushed the limits of the medium and got us all to think just a little bit differently
  
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• Ubisoft quietly announces more games coming to Steam

  22-12-2022 20:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft has quietly announced that two more of its games are coming to Steam very soon: Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game.Technically, Ubisoft didn't so much "announce" the games' Steam release dates as fans online just happened to notice them lying around. It's unclear exactly when the Steam pages went live, but they've come bearing gifts in the form of release dates just in time for Christmas, though the games themselves will arrive just a touch after the ho
  
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• Avengers Assemble concludes in April with Omega special

  22-12-2022 19:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  In comic books when there is an Alpha there is usually an Omega, and that'll hold true when Marvel Comics publishes Avengers Assemble Omega #1 in April, the bookend special to writer Jason Aaron's Avengers swan song.The Omega one-shot special is part 10 and the final chapter of the Avengers-Avengers Forever crossover (which Marvel calls an "operatic showdown at the edge of reality between an army of Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the most vile forces in the multiverse") that began in November's Av
  
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• God of War Ragnarok gets New Game Plus in spring 2023

  22-12-2022 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The God of War Ragnarok New Game Plus update is set to arrive in spring 2023, as the devs have now confirmed."We know many of you have been asking," Santa Monica Studio says in a tweet. "so we’re happy to confirm that New Game Plus will be coming to God of War Ragnarok in spring 2023! We’ll share more details once we get closer to the release!" There's no more information on the mode right now, but the devs did at least provide an absolutely top Tyr gif.
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• We'll learn why Peter Parker and Mary Jane aren't together in Spider-Man comic books this March

  22-12-2022 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: It's been quite a while since we got any answers (or even any bigger hints) about what went on to separate Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson again, but Marvel's just released full March 2023 solicitations mentions that answers about the once again fractured relationship between Peter and MJ will finally come in March's Amazing Spider-Man #21 and 22.Perhaps the final answer will have something to do with MJ having secret superpowers (as just revealed in Mary Jane/Black Cat #1). Read on fo
  
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• Marvel Comics full March 2023 new comic books revealed

  22-12-2022 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a preview of just half of its March 2023 solicitations earlier this month, Marvel Comics has now released its entire solicits for the third month of the yearAs is typical for Marvel, many of the publisher's March 2023 comics on offer have already been revealed, including March's plans for Avengers and Avengers Forever, the two core Avengers titles, which are currently in the midst of the 'Avengers Assemble' crossover which marks the end of writer Jason Aaron's run as head writer of the lin
  
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• Good news: The Witcher 3 has fixed toxicity

  22-12-2022 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3's next-gen update got a new PC patch earlier today, and to the delight of a grateful community, developer CD Projekt Red has fixed toxicity.Has the Polish studio wiped out all toxicity in the Witcher fandom or indeed all of PC gaming? Sadly no; that's beyond the scope of this patch. What it has done is squash a pesky bug affecting Geralt's toxicity and his ability to drink potions in The Witcher 3, which is mighty nice because potions are pretty essential to staying alive. We can w
  
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• Celebrate 2023 with the Nintendo eShop New Year Sale and double Gold Points offer

  22-12-2022 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Christmas and New Year celebrations might officially be over for another year as we sadly look at taking down the tree, but Nintendo is keeping the joy alive a little longer with the Nintendo eShop New Year Sale. What better way to cheer yourself up after vacuuming up pine needles than with up to 75% off some of the best-selling Nintendo Switch games? Go on, treat yourself, you deserve it. And there are a slew of titles being discounted. Maybe you want to spend some quality time with Mi
  
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• Hades 2 dev confirms fan theory about the reveal trailer

  22-12-2022 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developer of Hades 2 has cleared up a fan theory, and the answer was always right in front of us. Following the reveal of Hades 2 during the Game Awards 2022 a couple of weeks ago, fans have only had one thing on their minds: who appears at the end of the trailer? For some, the answer was obvious. But for others, this question has plagued them ever since we first saw the trailer. One fan took it upon themselves to get answers direct from developer Supergiant Games. One Twitter user
  
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• Line of Duty reportedly set to return for three-part BBC special

  22-12-2022 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Reports have indicated that Line of Duty may be returning for a three-part BBC special following the end of the police procedural's sixth season. However, at this stage, nothing has been confirmed by the BBC, yet fans are already excited by the prospect of the series continuing and the story being wrapped more fully."There was a very strong feeling, particularly among fans, that there was unfinished business with Line of Duty," a TV insider allegedly told The Sun. "Viewers weren’t satisfie
  
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• Three Fallout games are free-to-keep for the next 24 hours

  22-12-2022 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Epic Games Store's 15 days of free games rolls on, and this time we're getting some bonafide classics of the RPG genre with the first three Fallout games.Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics are now free to claim through the usual Epic Games Store promotion page. You'll have 24 hours to claim them, from now until Friday, December 23, at 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT. As always with Epic's giveaways, you're basically 'buying' these games at zero-dollar price tags. Once purchased, they'll re
  
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• Win Worzel Gummidge on Blu-ray!

  22-12-2022 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jon Pertwee's scarecrow Worzel Gummidge is surely one of the most well-loved children's TV characters of the seventies and eighties. Scripted by Budgie creators Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, the show featured some familiar faces as guest stars, including Billy Connolly, Bill Maynard, Barbara Windsor, Connie Booth, Mike Reid, and Joan Sims. Now all four series of the original ITV show have been restored from the original 16mm negatives for a new box set. It comes with tons of bonus featu
  
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• Retro Gamer celebrates the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  22-12-2022 16:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  This month’s Retro Gamer will leave you shell-shocked as we’re covering the videogame history of those loveable Ninja Turtles.We’ve quizzed members of Digital Eclipse, who worked on this year’s The Cowabunga Collection, to find out just why the early Turtles games are so popular. “Obviously when someone thinks of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, they think of the team dynamic between the Turtles themselves,” Thomas Church tells us.We revisit all the early Tur
  
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• Win a book on the '60s Doctor Who movies!

  22-12-2022 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first versions of Doctor Who to be made in brilliant colour, the two mid-‘60s movies (Dr Who & the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD) hold a special place in the affections of many Who fans. Adapted from the BBC's first two Dalek stories, they star Peter Cushing as (heresy!) a rather bumbling human version of the Doctor. John Walsh's new book Dr Who & the Daleks: the Official Story of the Films looks at the making of both movies, and their legacy, interviewing key
  
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• The Death Stranding movie might ditch Sam and other game characters

  22-12-2022 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Death Stranding movie might not feature any of the game's characters.That's according to Death Stranding's game director Hideo Kojima, speaking to IGN in a new interview. When asked if any characters from the game would make the jump to the big screen version, Kojima said the movie's team "haven't quite decided that yet."Death Stranding features photorealistic recreations of its cast members, including actors like Norman Reedus, Lindsay Wagner, Léa Seydoux, Margaret Qualley, and more.
  
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• Latest The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom rating includes "fantasy violence and suggestive themes"

  22-12-2022 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has now been rated by the ESRB, and it features "fantasy violence and suggestive themes", which has fans thinking. As spotted by Twitter user @Genki_JPN, the Nintendo Store's US website now features an E10+ rating from the ESRB (the organization responsible for rating video games in the US) on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom listing. This is apparently due to its "fantasy violence and suggestive themes."The 'Everyone 10+' rating, according
  
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• Xbox Year in Review: After a quiet year, the Xbox Series X has a lot to prove in 2023

  22-12-2022 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It has been a difficult year for the Xbox Series X. While we had all expected Microsoft Gaming to build on the momentum it had generated coming out of 2021 – following the releases of Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, and Microsoft Flight Simulator – delays to Redfall and Starfield scuppered that, and it left the platform with arguably one of its weakest first-party lineups since Phil Spencer took over the job as head of Xbox nine years ago. As fantastic as Obsidian Games' Pentime
  
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• Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 release schedule: When do episodes 1 and 2 air on Disney Plus?

  22-12-2022 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars: The Bad Batch is coming back for season 2, but when and where can you watch the new episodes? As with all Star Wars shows, the new installments will be dropping weekly on Disney Plus – though, watch out, as there are a few double releases sprinkled throughout the show's run. But that's where we come in. We've got the complete Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 release schedule below, so you can tune in the moment the latest episodes drop, which is perfect for the spoile
  
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• Publishers thought Kojima's next project was "mad," but not Microsoft

  22-12-2022 15:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima has shed slightly more light on his collaboration with Microsoft.Earlier this year, in June, Kojima announced Kojima Productions was partnering with Microsoft for a brand new project. Details were scant on the project, but Kojima said it would take advantage of Microsoft's cloud-based technology and would be something "no one has ever experienced." "The project required infrastructure that was never needed before, so I discussed it with lots of different big companies and gave
  
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• Lawsuit filed by Ana de Armas fans over "deceptive" Yesterday marketing is moving forward

  22-12-2022 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lawsuit filed by two Ana de Armas fans is moving forward after a judge ruled that the trailer for the 2019 movie Yesterday may have been "deceptive".In January 2022,  the two fans paid $3.99 to rent the Danny Boyle-directed movie on Prime Video under the impression that de Armas would be in it. However, despite appearing in the trailer, her scenes were cut from the final version of the movie. The fans are now seeking damages of at least $5 million. Universal, the studio behind Yester
  
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• PSVR 2 could headline Sony's CES 2023 presentation next month

  22-12-2022 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  PSVR 2 could be a big part of Sony's CES 2023 showcase, if the thumbnail art is anything to go by.Just below, you can see the YouTube feed for Sony's CES 2023 showcase, which is set to premiere on January 4 at 5pm PT/8pm ET, and at 1am GMT the next day for European audiences. The YouTube video thumbnail has the PSVR 2 front and centre, leaving little to the imagination (thanks, VGC).It certainly seems as though the PSVR 2 will be a big factor in Sony's presentation. The new-gen VR headset making
  
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• Zack Snyder shares mysterious new look at upcoming Netflix movie Rebel Moon

  22-12-2022 13:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder has shared a new look at his upcoming Netflix movie Rebel Moon. The film is based on Snyder's unused Star Wars pitch and could spawn a new franchise for the streamer. The new picture, which you can see below, shows off a mysterious set. Characters stand silhouetted by a large, circular window, and it's just about possible to make out some artwork framed on the walls. "#RebelMoon as promised," Snyder captioned the photo. "Sorry about the unfinished nature of the shot but it's sti
  
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• GTA Online players are being hunted by The Gooch this Christmas

  22-12-2022 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Gooch is terrorizing GTA Online players to ring in the Holidays.Earlier today, a new threat descended on GTA Online players. The Gooch is a mugger inspired by the Grinch, except he can target anyone in GTA Online at random, stealing weapons, items, and even cash from them in the process.The Gooch can appear randomly, so he's basically Resident Evil 3's Nemesis. If you can kill The Gooch, however, not only will he drop all your stolen gear and money plus an extra $25,000 in GTA bucks, but you
  
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• Henry Cavill will have a "heroic sendoff" in The Witcher, promises showrunner

  22-12-2022 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher showrunner has teased more of what’s to come in the third season of the hit Netflix series, including a "heroic sendoff" for departing Geralt actor Henry Cavill."Henry has given so much to the show and so we want to honor that appropriately," Hissrich told Entertainment Weekly of the actor’s farewell.Hissrich also explained how Geralt would evolve in the upcoming season, which is set to premiere on Netflix next year."Geralt's big turn is about giving up neutrality and doi
  
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• Steam hit Dark and Darker extends playtest over network issues

  22-12-2022 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Dark and Darker playtest has been extended by three more days to compensate for some of the issues players experienced when it started. As announced via the game's Steam page, the playtest - which started on December 16 and was initially set to end on December 23 - has been prolonged and will now end on December 26 instead. The reason behind these extra three days is due to the game's developer IronMace wanting to make up for the early network issues, instabilities, and rollback issues
  
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• HBO Max trailer previews 2023's incredible lineup – including first look at Jodie Foster in True Detective

  22-12-2022 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  HBO Max is set to release a whole bunch of exciting shows across 2023 and, to get us all hyped, the streamer has unveiled a new trailer that offers up glimpses at The Last of Us, Succession season 4, The Idol, and more. It also gives us our first look at Jodie Foster in True Detective: Night Country."I'm working on a case," Foster's character Detective Liz Danvers says in the dramatic clip, which you can watch above. Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid) penned the chapter, which also s
  
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• Sony chairman confirms Spider-Man 4 is coming

  22-12-2022 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Spider-Man movie is coming, Sony movies chairman Tom Rothman has confirmed. It's been a year since we last saw the character in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which ended with a spell that wiped everyone's memories of Peter Parker. "You bet," Rothman replied to The Hollywood Reporter when asked about another Spider-Man movie. "When you can expect it, I don't know. Serve no wine before its time."It's unclear when – or even if – Tom Holland will return as the webslinger. Sony pr
  
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• Final Fantasy 14's silliest questline will only get "worse", Yoshi-P warns

  22-12-2022 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14's dumbest questline is only going to get "worse" going forward.That questline would be the Hildibrand Manderville-related series, infamous among Final Fantasy 14 for being absolutely wild. Speaking to Dengeki Online earlier this week in a new interview (and translated by the Final Fantasy 14 Discord), game director Naoki Yoshida was quizzed about the continuation of the ongoing Manderville questline.Yoshida firstly confirmed that the Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures questli
  
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• The first Oscars 2023 shortlist is here – and it includes Avatar 2, Wakanda Forever, and Top Gun: Maverick

  22-12-2022 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Academy has revealed the shortlists for 10 Oscar categories, including International Feature Film, Documentary Feature and Short Films, and technical awards like Sound and Visual Effects. A surprising exclusion was The Batman from the Best Score category – the movie's music was composed by director Matt Reeves' frequent collaborator Michael Giacchino. However, the movie is included in the shortlists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. Another supe
  
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• Blizzard is ramping up development on its upcoming survival game

  22-12-2022 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has doubled the development team working on its secretive survival game in 2022, with more people expected to join in 2023. As spotted by IGN, Blizzard head Mike Ybarra gave a small update on the Blizzard survival game in the company's end-of-the-year update. About halfway down the post, Ybarra details the changes that have happened behind the scenes at the company, in particular changes to the development team. The post reveals that the upcoming project - literally called 'Su
  
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• The Witcher season 3 premiere title (and new location) has been revealed

  22-12-2022 11:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The title of The Witcher season 3 premiere has been revealed – and it teases a key location from Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels.‘Shaerrawedd’, written by Mike Ostroski and directed by Stephen Surjick, will feature the elven palace of the same name from the Blood of Elves novel (via Entertainment Weekly). It’s all set to be one of the show’s biggest and prominent locations."This set is one of the biggest we ever built," showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said. "It
  
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• World of Warcraft's Dragonflight roadmap will deliver "more content to players more often"

  22-12-2022 11:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has outlined a full roadmap for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight for next year.You can see the full roadmap for World of Warcraft in 2023 just below, published by Blizzard on December 21. It's safe to say the developer has big things planned for Dragonflight next year, not content to let the latest massive expansion stand on its own for too long without bolstering it, adding on Twitter that "with six updates planned for 2023, we're looking to deliver more content to players more often."
  
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• One of the best SNES games ever just added online co-op for the first time

  22-12-2022 02:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection just got its first major update, and it adds online co-op to one of the best SNES games of all time.I'm talking, of course, about TMNT 4: Turtles in Time, a game many of you no-doubt remember playing with your friends and family on the floor in front of the TV because the SNES controllers didn't reach the couch. I still play this iconic beat 'em up every time I visit my favorite retro arcade, and it's been available via The Cowabunga Collection since August.While i
  
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• UK regulator surveying gamers on Microsoft's Activision deal gets hundreds of "abusive" and "unintelligible" replies

  22-12-2022 01:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently surveyed gamers on Microsoft's ongoing acquisition of Activision Blizzard and received hundreds of "abusive" and "unintelligible" responses, which doesn't sound like the gamers I know at all.As spotted by GameDeveloper, the CMA recently invited members of the public to share their opinions on the Microsoft Activision merger and published the results in a PDF, which revealed that about 75% of respondents were supportive of the buyout. Howe
  
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