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Even the Final Fantasy 14 devs thought this weird anime reference was too much

24-12-2022 20:00 via gamesradar.com

Anime series Pop Team Epic keeps making references to Final Fantasy 14, but the producers wanted to make a joke so obscure even the developers thought it was too much.If you're not familiar with Pop Team Epic, each episode is basically a collection of surrealist skits and rapidfire jokes - imagine if WarioWare was an animated series, and you've probably got a decent idea of what to expect. Someone on staff is clearly a fan of Final Fantasy 14, because the recently-ended second season of the show

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Turns out you can easily stunlock one of God of War Ragnarok's most annoying bosses

24-12-2022 17:00 via gamesradar.com

Countless God of War Ragnarok players have been slain by the dreaded Ormstunga, so it's refreshing to see that this little ankle-biter can be safely killed off with just a single move.
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We can thank Redditor MrWosabi for sharing this simple stunlock method. Forget all that dodging and parrying nonsense. All you need to do is get Ormstunga on the ground with a good smash attack and then pile drive him into the dirt using Kratos

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Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P once got a Street Fighter character nerfed

24-12-2022 14:00 via gamesradar.com

Final Fantasy 16's producer once got a Street Fighter EX character nerfed because he was simply too good at playing him.Earlier this week, the Final Fantasy 14 and Street Fighter 6-dedicated subreddits began to pick up on a story from 2020. In a conversation with Tekken creative director Katsuhiro Harada, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida revealed he once beat 57 opponents in a row while playing Zangief, so the Street Fighter EX devs nerfed the character.
"Yoshi-P was too good with Zangief

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Preview - Timeless 2022 teases a "Missing Moment" that will shape the future of the Marvel Universe

24-12-2022 00:30 via gamesradar.com

What is the 'Missing Moment?' Apparently, it's a moment erased from in that could have a huge effect on Kang the Conqueror and the Marvel Universe as a whole - and we'll find out how in Marvel's second Timeless one-shot.Marvel Comics will publish a new Timeless #1 one-shot for 2022, marking the second year in a row that it's set up future storylines this way. The new one-shot will star Kang the Conquerer, who also held the spotlight in last year's Timeless, and it will also be written by Jed Mac

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Preview - Sandman's Dead Boy Detectives return to comics

24-12-2022 00:18 via gamesradar.com

Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, AKA the Dead Boy Detectives from Neil Gaiman's expansive Sandman universe, are returning to comics on December 27. That's when The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #1 a six-issue limited series written by Pornsak Pichetshote and drawn by Jeff Stokely debuts.
The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #1 cover (Image credit: DC)
Although Charles and Edwin have been dead best friends for what seems like always and have been working as detectives together for de

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