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• Moon Knight villain Zodiac thinks Americans make the best supervillains

  05-01-2023 23:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Moon Knight isn't battling the supervillain Zodiac right now. The character, who was introduced in the 2008-2009 Dark Reign storyline, is locked up in a prison and receiving counseling while Moon Knight and his fellow Fist of Khonshu, the recently resurrected Hunter's Moon, ride the NYC subway system (without paying the fare) and debate whether they're really immortal or not.But the still-mysterious (and masked) Zodiac gets the bulk of the attention of this preview of January 11's Moon Knight #1
  
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• From the legend of Fecici Nutclap to the goose that killed a titan, these Dwarf Fortress stories are gold

  05-01-2023 22:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dwarf Fortress has been available to a wider audience on Steam for one month, and I've elected to mark the occasion by spending a few hours browsing Reddit for the most ridiculous stories players have had to tell. Friends, the bounty here is beyond imagining.Many of these stories are basically one-liners, like the dwarven queen who has spent half-a-century holding - and winning - a crossbow-throwing contest. Or the nude goblin who walked into a bar with nothing except for a copy of a book called
  
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• Breath of the Wild players are worryingly giddy to learn Chuchus can't swim

  05-01-2023 21:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  A number of Breath of the Wild players are discovering that Chuchus can't swim even a little bit, and they're worringly happy to watch them suffer an agonizing death by drowning.Chuchus are a relatively harmless enemy in Breath of the Wild. The jelly-like blobs are easy and unfussy to kill, and they produce jellies that you can turn into elixirs or bring to the Great Fairy Fountain to upgrade your armor. That's why I quickly became concerned scrolling through the replies to this Reddit thread, s
  
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• JJJ and Peter are in hell .... we mean Limbo in Amazing Spider-Man #17

  05-01-2023 20:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lot is going on in the opening pages of Amazing Spider-Man #17, the latest chapter in the Dark Web crossover by writer Zeb Wells, artists Ed McGuiness, Cliff Rathburn, and Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna.First, Peter Parker, J. Jonah Jameson, and Robbie Robertson find themselves in the demonic Limbo (the Goblin Queen's home turf) after being sent there by Ben Reilly AKA Chasm last issue.
  Amazing Spider-Man #17 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  Demons in Limbo seem to be old-school D
  
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• The Last of Us HBO co-creator says the TV series fleshes out the game's story: "There is so much in-between"

  05-01-2023 20:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us HBO co-creator Craig Mazin has suggested the TV series fleshes out the game's story.In a new promotional video shared to Twitter ahead of the Last of Us series' January 15 premiere, Mazin touched on the sensitive subject of making creative changes to the source material."When you're adapting something like a video game, changes have to be done smartly," Mazin said. "We are telling more. There is so much in-between."Just this week, The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann, who also s
  
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• $1.85 million settlement over Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch finally approved by judge

  05-01-2023 19:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  A California judge has approved a $1.85 million settlement between CD Projekt and its investors over Cyberpunk 2077's controversial launch.If that sounds familiar, well, yes - way back in December 2021, this very $1.85 million settlement was made public. The issue, as Law360 reports (via PCGamesN) is that US District Judge Fernando M. Olguin denied approval of the settlement in April, saying that the draft "includes a lot of information that is not in your motion and is not supported by a declar
  
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• Razer's new soundbar will track your head and change the audio to match it - no, seriously

  05-01-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer's never shy at revealing new gear, lines, or plain weird stuff at CES, and this year's expo is no different with one of the most interesting bits of gear being the new Leviathan V2 Pro soundbar which will track your head movement. Yes, you read that right.Building on the solid Razer Leviathan V2 soundbar which came out in the middle of last year, this new Pro variant looks to offer as premium experience as is possible from a single soundbar for gaming and entertainment - and the centerpiec
  
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• Razer unveils new Meta Quest 2 accessories at CES 2023

  05-01-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Meta Quest 2 remains perennially popular, and now Razer wants a piece of the VR pie. The PC accessories brand announced two Meta Quest 2 accessories at CES 2023; the Razer Adjustable Head Strap System and Razer Facial Interface, both launching in the US over the course of Q1 and retailing at a $69.99 MSRP. The headstrap and face plate combo promise extra comfort and hygiene to elongate your virtual reality sessions. 
  (Image credit: Razer)
  The Adjustable Head Strap System has been develo
  
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• Razer launches Blade 16 and 18 gaming laptops at CES 2023

  05-01-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer's back, and with Nvidia's 40-Series graphics cards making their way to the mobile market, the Blades have had to adapt. Stuffed full of all that next-generation tech, these gaming laptops have loosened the belt a little, stretching out into a new 16-inch and 18-inch set of machines. The former is designed around its brand new Dual Mode Mini LED display, offering that classic Razer power in a more portable form factor (at least when compared to its behemoth sibling). Meanwhile, the 18-
  
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• Razer Edge will take on the mobile gaming market on January 26

  05-01-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer has officially unveiled a final release date for the Edge mobile gaming device at CES 2023. The tablet and detachable controller will hit the market on January 26, arriving in the US first. The machine takes the brand's focus on the streaming market even further than its previous efforts with the Kishi range of controllers. There's a lot of the Kishi in the new Razer Edge, but the 6.8-inch AMOLED display and Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 under the hood prove that this is far more than a set of
  
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• Naming all the characters on the Green Arrow #1 cover

  05-01-2023 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The upcoming new Dawn of DC era Green Arrow ongoing series from writer Joshua Williamson and artist Sean Izaakse features a huge cast of supporting characters, all of whom are featured on a massive cover for April's Green Arrow #1 with 17 characters in all.So who are all these heroes and villains? Williamson says the cover "is full of clues as to what happens" in the series, so we've got a breakdown of who everyone is right here, following the numbered guide image:
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• Final Fantasy 14 player spends three years waiting for flower from their fave character to bloom

  05-01-2023 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Final Fantasy 14 player spent three years waiting for a plant to bloom, all because it matched the flower on the hair of one of their favorite characters.Yesterday on January 4, Reddit user sunfaller published the post seen just below to the Final Fantasy 14 subreddit. The user reveals that they originally purchased an Epiphyllum cactus because it matched the flower in Yotsuyu's hair, but the flower on the cactus itself has only just bloomed after three long years of waiting.Some brief researc
  
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• Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy go to head-to-head in new trailer for Netflix’s You People

  05-01-2023 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for You People has arrived – and it's about to get awkward.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, we meet a depressed Ezra (Jonah Hill) who is ready to give up on love entirely until he meets Amira (Lauren London). When it's time to meet each other's families, chaos ensues and the likelihood of Ezra getting to marry Amira seems lower and lower as a result.Per Netflix, the Kenya Barris-directed comedy sees a new couple (Hill and London) and their families (Eddie Murphy,
  
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• Latest trailer for controversial MMO The Day Before continues to leave hundreds of thousands of fans skeptical

  05-01-2023 17:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Day Before has gotten an impressive trailer showing off its ray tracing features, but with only two months left until the highly-anticipated survival MMO's launch, fans remain skeptical about whether the game can deliver on its promise.You can check out the new trailer for yourself below. Debuting as part of graphics card maker Nvidia's CES 2023 show, the "4K RTX On Gameplay Reveal" trailer does, as promised, show off The Day Before's ray-tracing features, with impressive shadows, lighting,
  
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• The best Green Arrow comics of all time

  05-01-2023 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  For 80 years, Green Arrow has been a staple of the DC universe. Created in 1941 by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, Oliver Queen made his debut in the same issue as Aquaman. Originally an urban amalgam of Robin Hood and the popular westerns of the day, the Batman and Robin model of the time was transplanted to Green Arrow and Speedy.... and the rest is history.Or so you would think. The Green Arrow of 2023 bears little resemblance to his 1941 counterpart. He was given a new origin and sent i
  
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• Metal Gear Solid 5 modder spends two years and nearly $500 overhauling in-game guns

  05-01-2023 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Metal Gear Solid 5 player has spent two years modding real-life guns into the game.That player would be Jim Lafleur, who recently uploaded his mod, called Uncle Jimbo's Gunpack, to NexusMods last month in December. Lafleur began work on the ambitious mod for Metal Gear Solid 5 over two years ago, and has spent a grand total of $442.24 USD on the mod to date.That's because the modder has purchased "the highest quality gun models" online to put in Metal Gear Solid 5 via the mod. Lafleur even rec
  
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• Nicolas Cage's Dracula is the boss from hell in first Renfield trailer

  05-01-2023 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Renfield is here – and it looks like a bloodsucking good time.Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, a servant to Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage) who decides there's more to life after falling in love with a police officer named Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina). In the trailer, a frazzled Renfield attends a group therapy session where he complains about his terrifying, narcissistic boss. What he fails to mention, however, is that his boss is an all-powerful creature of the night wi
  
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• Ana de Armas teases "difficult" stunt sequence with Keanu Reeves in John Wick spin-off Ballerina

  05-01-2023 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ana de Armas has revealed more details about her upcoming John Wick spin-off, Ballerina – and it sounds like there's a huge action scene involving Keanu Reeves to get excited about. De Armas plays the lead role of Rooney in Ballerina, who is (what else) a ballet dancer on the hunt for revenge against those who killed her family. Reeves will reprise his role as John Wick in the film, while Norman Reedus will appear in a mystery role. "We've been in Prague filming for four months,"
  
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• Brendan Fraser is open to returning for another Mummy movie: "Sign me up"

  05-01-2023 16:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Brendan Fraser is open to the idea of returning for another installment of The Mummy series."Gosh, I don’t know any juicy details about it," Fraser joked in an interview with Deadline. "But it’s kind of an open-ended question for some time now. I’m not opposed to it. I don’t know an actor that doesn’t want a job. I don’t think I’ve been this famous and unsalaried at the same time in my professional life, so sign me up."Fraser played adventurer Rick O'Con
  
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• Netflix's 15 most-streamed movies of all time

  05-01-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has been making moves in the filmmaking world with several new original releases hitting the platform. Focusing on everything from awards contenders to family-friendly blockbusters, the streamer is packed full of hit movies. However, not all of these make it into Netflix’s most popular movies list, with the coveted spaces going to some unexpected titles. To check out what did, we’ve taken a deep dive into which films have been the most popular with viewers and where they
  
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• UK government delays verdict on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard by eight weeks

  05-01-2023 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The U.K.'s Competition Market's Authority has delayed publishing its final report on Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition by eight weeks.Earlier today on January 5, the CMA published a statement in which it announced a delay to the final report on the acquisition. While previously slated to be published on March 1, the final report on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard will now be published by the agency on April 26.However, there's a chance the final report could be
  
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• Fire Emblem Engage Preview – Consider Me Engaged

  05-01-2023 15:00
  Platform:Switch Publisher:Nintendo Release: January 20, 2023I had always observed the Fire Emblem series from a distance, worried its strategy gameplay wouldn’t be for me or stressed determining where best to start and how to play through the franchise’s various entries. Fire Emblem Three Houses was the first I gave a good try and 80-plus hours later, it’s one of my favorite games on Switch and turned me into a Fire Emblem fan. Since its reveal, I’ve looked at Fire Emble
  
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• Fire Emblem Engage preview: Brilliant battles but lackluster characters

  05-01-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  JRPGs love character collect-a-thons. Our hero nearly always starts out penniless with nary an ally to their name, and over the course of a couple dozen hours, journey around a vast world, amassing followers galore through the power of friendship, or through a shared desire to just see a villain smashed to smithereens. Fire Emblem Engage definitely does not break from these traditions. You wake up as the amnesiac Alear, an apparent divinity in the world of the latest Fire Emblem game. Almos
  
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• Fire Emblem Engage | New Gameplay Today

  05-01-2023 15:00
  Your hosts, Wesley LeBlanc and Brian Shea, have played Fire Emblem Engage, and in today's New Gameplay Today, the two discuss their thoughts on it thus far. The two talk about their feelings on the game's combat, how it's similar and different to prior entries, the story and characters, and why it's absurd that you can't pet the dogs you can adopt in it. Enjoy!As you can see in the video above, Fire Emblem Engage has both Wesley and Brian impressed so far. Be on the lookout for Wesley's final th
  
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• M3GAN lands near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score as first reviews say it lives up to the hype

  05-01-2023 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reviews for Blumhouse’s much-hyped new horror M3GAN are in – and they’re pretty glowing. The film follows a young girl called Cady (Violet McGraw) who’s gifted a state-of-the-art AI doll named M3GAN after her parents die in a car accident. Cady’s aunt Gemma (Allison Williams) is the roboticist who helped develop the doll, but she may not have realized what she created as M3GAN becomes self-aware.The Gerard Johnstone-directed movie has been praised for lean
  
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• Ocean's Eleven remake starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling to start filming soon

  05-01-2023 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Ocean's Eleven movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is set to start filming this spring, according to the Film & Television Industry Alliance.The site, which details film and TV projects that are currently in pre-production and active development for industry professionals, describes the movie as a "remake of the original Ocean’s Eleven that is set in Europe in the 1960s starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie." It states that filming is due to start on March 6, 2023, wi
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 gets a new Nier minion with patch 6.3

  05-01-2023 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14's website has just been updated, revealing a slate of new info for patch 6.3.Earlier today, the special section of Final Fantasy 14's website for patch 6.3 received a bit of a refresh. Among the new details was the fact that patch 6.3 will introduce a brand new Nier-related minion to the MMO, specifically a sidekick character from the Nier Reincarnation mobile spin-off game.Elsewhere, the new website also revealed the new armor sets that'll be on offer with the second part of th
  
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• Avatar: The Way of Water is the highest grossing movie of 2022 – beating Top Gun: Maverick

  05-01-2023 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: The Way of Water has overtaken Top Gun: Maverick to become the highest grossing release of 2022 and the 12th biggest movie ever. The film is James Cameron's follow-up to 2009's Avatar, itself the highest grossing movie of all time, and picks up several years after the events of that movie, with Jake and Neytiri now parents. Once again, though, the villainous RDA threatens their peaceful existence on Pandora. Per Deadline, Avatar 2 has topped $1.5 billion worldwide (once January
  
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• Silent Hill 2 Remake developer Bloober Team had to beat other developers to win the project

  05-01-2023 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bloober Team has revealed it beat out other developers to work on the Silent Hill 2 remake with Konami.The new details come from Anna Jasińska, Bloomber Team Chief Marketing Officer, speaking to DreadXP in a new interview. Jasińska reveals the idea of remaking Silent Hill 2 was something that "stalked us for many years," but in 2019, the company was invited by Konami to participate in the Tokyo Games Show.At the showcase, Konami asked Bloober Team to prepare a pitch for the Silent Hill
  
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• Chainsaw Man season 2: everything we know about the new season (so far)

  05-01-2023 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chainsaw Man’s first season didn’t disappoint. The anarchic, ultra-violent anime won over legions of fans with its blood-splattered visuals and visceral action. It stands to read, then, that Chainsaw Man season 2 has already shot up to the top of fans’ most-wanted lists and, while concrete info is in short supply, there’s plenty we can discuss and speculate on until we clap eyes on Denji (and Pochita) once more.From a look ahead to a possible release window for Chainsaw M
  
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• Destiny 2 dev working on multiple "unannounced projects" with Sony

  05-01-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny 2 developer Bungie is working on a "number of unannounced projects" with the help of Sony.That's according to Bungie senior lead designer Tom Farnsworth, sharing the news via his personal Twitter account on January 4. According to the veteran Bungie developer, the studio is currently beavering away on a few select unannounced projects, all of which have the support of Sony in some way.
  And with the support of Sony we are working on a number of unannounced projects too. Come join us!Also,
  
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• Netflix’s latest teen drama is being called the next Gilmore Girls as it returns with season 2

  05-01-2023 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix teen drama Ginny and Georgia has finally returned after two years, and the reviews are mostly positive. The series following the mother-and-daughter duo has been compared to Gilmore Girls as fans praise the show’s twists and turns.Calling it Netflix’s "weirdest teen drama", The Daily Beast’s Laura Bradley argued it was better than season 1. "It becomes clear that many of the elements that didn’t work about season 1 have actually improved in this new chapter," she
  
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• A mysterious new Valve listing has fans pleading for Half-Life and Left 4 Dead

  05-01-2023 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  A mysterious new Valve project has shown up on Steam, and fans are having a hard time staying calm.Last night on January 4, a new listing for something called Valve Event Upload was discovered on SteamDB. There's very little information available, but the most important piece of the puzzle is that this is a 'Config' file - something only Valve itself can create. According to Tyler McVicker, who has dedicated years to unpicking Valve's secrets, those 'configs' "are specifically done for large rel
  
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• More details about Dwayne Johnson's DC plan revealed in new report

  05-01-2023 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dwayne Johnson's unrealized plans for the DC movie universe have been further unveiled in a new report – and, unsurprisingly, they involved Black Adam and Superman.According to Variety, Johnson directly pitched CEO David Zaslav on a multi-year plan for Black Adam and a Henry Cavill-led Superman shortly after the Warner Bros. Discovery merger closed in April. The pitch reportedly involved the two properties interweaving, setting up a Superman-versus-Black Adam showdown. This move repor
  
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• James Gunn confirms new DC details about Wonder Woman and his upcoming slate

  05-01-2023 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has confirmed new details about his upcoming DC slate – and has debunked a Wonder Woman rumor. It's been all-change for the DC universe in recent weeks as Gunn and fellow DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran prepare to unveil more about their plans for the future of the franchise. After a report from Variety claimed Wonder Woman would not be included in the first three years of the DCU, Gunn took to Twitter to reassure a fan: "I hereby debunk it (only because it's not true)." Wha
  
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• PSVR 2 getting 30+ games in launch window, including Gran Turismo 7

  05-01-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over 30 PSVR 2 games are on track for the launch window, including Gran Turismo 7.Sony just announced the news yesterday at the CES 2023 conference in Las Vegas. When the PSVR 2 launches next month in February, it'll be followed relatively closely by over 30 games, one of which will be Gran Turismo 7, available as a free PSVR 2 upgrade for all current owners of the racing game.
  Big PlayStation VR2 news from today’s CES keynote:☑️ 30+ games on track for launch window☑A
  
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• Dave Bautista says he wants more serious roles after Guardians of the Galaxy

  05-01-2023 11:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dave Bautista is in a reflective mood as his tenure as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy comes to an end. In a new interview, the actor shared his hopes to take on more serious roles in the next stage of his career."I’m so grateful for Drax. I love him," Bautista told GQ. "But there’s a relief [that it’s over]. It wasn’t all pleasant. It was hard playing that role. The makeup process was beating me down. And I just don’t know if I want Drax to be my legacy – it&
  
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• Here’s your first look at the Gran Turismo movie, starring David Harbour and Orlando Bloom

  05-01-2023 11:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has unveiled the high-octane teaser trailer for the Neill Blomkamp-directed Gran Turismo movie, which is set to race into theaters later this year.Part sneak-peek, part behind-the-scenes access, the teaser for Gran Turismo offers a glimpse into how the rubber-burning racing will look on the big screen, including specially mounted rigs for racecars that track every twist, turn, and hairpin.Gran Turismo, the adaptation of PlayStation’s iconic racing franchise, is set to star David Harbo
  
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• PS5 sales top 30 million, closing in on a third of lifetime goal

  05-01-2023 11:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PS5 has sold 30 million copies around the world since 2020's launch, Sony has announced.Yesterday at the CES 2023 conference in Las Vegas, Sony unveiled the new statistic for the new-gen console. The PS5 has now sold through 30 million units worldwide, since it launched just over two years ago in November 2020 around the world, bringing the console to another milestone.
  Also confirmed today: December was the biggest month ever for PS5 console sales, bringing the total to more than 30 million
  
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• Sony unveils Project Leonardo, a "highly customizable" accessibility controller

  05-01-2023 11:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Project Leonardo is PlayStation's new accessibility controller kit, designed to "help players with disabilities play more easily, more comfortably, and for longer periods on PS5."Unveiled yesterday on January 4 at CES, Sony's Senior Vice President for platform experience Hideaki Nishino outlined details relating to Project Leonardo in a subsequent blog post. The circular design - aping the PS5 colours - "is built to address common challenges faced by many players with limited motor control," and
  
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• The Last of Us director says the HBO series "won't run into the same issue as Game of Thrones"

  05-01-2023 01:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann says the upcoming HBO series' story won't go beyond the popular video games.Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Druckmann expressed confidence that The Last of Us HBO show won't make the same mistakes as Game of Thrones, whose last few seasons diverged from George R.R. Martin's unfinished source material to a high degree of controversy. While still overall a very popular TV show, it's generally agreed that the quality of the high fantasy series' storytelling
  
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• Dawn of DC kicks off with new titles for Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Shazam!, Superboy, and more

  05-01-2023 01:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dawn of DC is peeking over the horizon, with the new publishing initiative kicking off in January. And in November the publisher revealed now Dawn of DC will actually look, with a preview of the publisher's plans for the initiative along with the announcement of eight new titles scheduled for launch in 2023 as part of the new line.
  (Image credit: DC)
  Dawn of DC launched in January with a new coat of paint on the Superman franchise, with a quick expansion into the rest of the DC Universe to follo
  
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• The Last of Us director says "there's more story to tell," but won't confirm Part 3

  05-01-2023 00:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann reckons there's "more story to tell" in the video game universe, but still won't confirm whether or not another sequel is in the works.In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Druckmann got onto the topic of a potential sequel to 2020's GOTY, The Last of Us 2. And while he, unsurprisingly, didn't reveal anything new, he definitely left the door wide open.With regards to a potential The Last of Us 3, Druckmann simply said: "I think there's more story to tell
  
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