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• Dark Horse and Unisoft team for Assassin's Creed Valhalla art book and guide

  10-01-2023 23:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark Horse Books and game developer Ubisoft are teaming up for March's "Deluxe Edition" of The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North—Logs and Files of a Hidden One, a 208-page hardcover art book that provides "a detailed overview of the lore and history that inspired Assassin's Creed Valhalla."The deluxe edition features extras not found in the standard edition, including a "leather-like" protective slipcase, a matching folio containing two gallery-quality prin
  
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• Dark Horse and Ubisoft team for Assassin's Creed Valhalla art book and guide

  10-01-2023 23:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark Horse Books and game developer Ubisoft are teaming up for March's "Deluxe Edition" of The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North—Logs and Files of a Hidden One, a 208-page hardcover art book that provides "a detailed overview of the lore and history that inspired Assassin's Creed Valhalla."The deluxe edition features extras not found in the standard edition, including a "leather-like" protective slipcase, a matching folio containing two gallery-quality prin
  
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• Genshin Impact cracks down on leakers, quickly suffers massive leak of new characters

  10-01-2023 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Less than a month after successfully driving Genshin Impact's biggest leaker out of the insider info trade, developer Hoyoverse has suffered another massive leak covering upcoming content and characters coming to the hit open-world RPG, potentially unearthing six to eight months of updates. As ever, these leaked assets are nearly impossible to verify, but there's plenty to suggest that at least some of the characters and details uncovered are legitimate, so I guess this is your spoiler warn
  
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• Best X-Men stories

  10-01-2023 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  In January, the X-Men are headed into a new crossover titled Sins of Sinister. In the story, Mutant schemer Mister Sinister seems to remake the world in his image, paying homage to 1995's Age of Apocalypse, one of the best X-Men stories ever.With nearly 60 years of stories under their big yellow belts and world renown as the stars of some of the most beloved superhero tales in all of fiction, compiling the list of the best X-Men stories ever takes some work, but fortunately, we're up to the task
  
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• Francis Ford Coppola shuts down those Megalopolis rumors

  10-01-2023 22:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Francis Ford Coppola says all is well on the set of Megalopolis, despite earlier reports that said otherwise."I love my cast, I love what I’m getting each day, I am on schedule and on budget, and that’s what is important to me," Coppola told Deadline.The Hollywood Reporter released a report stating that Coppola reportedly fired most of the movie's visual effects team in December, with the rest of the department soon following. The film's production designer and supervising art direct
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy gets "psychological horror" and "World War II" tags on Steam in apparent user protest

  10-01-2023 22:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Some Steam users have apparently begun branding Hogwarts Legacy with tags like "psychological horror," seemingly in protest of the views of original Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, and as something of a precursor to a traditional review bomb. If you check the Steam store page for Hogwarts Legacy right now, there's a decent chance you won't see anything out of the ordinary. At the time of writing, the top tags are what you'd expect: magic, fantasy, open world, adventure, and RPG. The expan
  
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• Marvel's FCBD 2023 books will introduce a new "Uncanny" team and an "epic at the crossroads of science and magic"

  10-01-2023 21:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Free Comic Book Day 2023 is still months away, scheduled for May 6 of next year. But Marvel Comics is already previewing its planned releases for the event, in which retailers give away copies of special edition comics to anyone who comes into their shops.
  Free Comic Book Day 2023: Spider-Man/Venom #1 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  First up, there's FCBD 2023: Spider-Man/Venom #1, which will offer readers a catch-up session on the current Amazing Spider-Man run - including 'unleashing the f
  
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• Bob Odenkirk enters his mid-life crisis in first teaser for AMC's Lucky Hank

  10-01-2023 21:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  AMC has unveiled the first teaser for Lucky Hank starring Bob Odenkirk."I've always been a difficult man," Odenkirk's Hank tells the camera. "I specialize in minor strife and insignificant irritation. That's my lane."Previously titled Straight Man, the comedy-drama follows William Henry Devereaux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department at the underfunded (fictional) West Central Pennsylvania University. In the novel by Richard Russo, Henry AKA Hank suffers a midlife crisis, and even
  
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• Space dwarves embrace weeb invasion after popular vtuber streams their favorite game

  10-01-2023 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Games blow up in the strangest ways nowadays. A single stream from a BTS member can rocket an Among Us-like to Among Us-grade virality. Likewise, as the already massive Deep Rock Galactic community recently learned, a big vtuber joining the ranks of the space dwarves may indeed bring all the weebs to the yard. Happily, this group of stout miners has welcomed these new, anime girl-watching greenbeards with open arms.This all started a few days ago when Shishiro Botan, a vtuber under Hololive with
  
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• AMC confirms Fear the Walking Dead will end with season 8 – and unveils first-look images

  10-01-2023 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  AMC has unveiled a bunch of first-look images at Fear the Walking Dead season 8, and simultaneously confirmed that the upcoming chapter will be its last. The spin-off premiered back in 2015, and has since seen many characters from The Walking Dead cross over into it, including Austin Amelio's Dwight and Lennie James' Morgan Jones.In one of the new snaps, Morgan can be seen having an intense conversation with Madison Clark (Kim Dickens), who made an unexpected return at the end of season 7 despit
  
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• AMC sets "next phase" of The Walking Dead franchise by confirming spin-off release dates

  10-01-2023 19:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead universe lives on with three upcoming spin-offs starring fan-favorite characters.The Walking Dead: Dead City, starring Lauren Cohan's Maggie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan, is set to debut in June. The Walking Dead: Daryl Nixon, starring Norman Reedus, will premiere sometime after. The untitled Rick and Michonne spin-off that follows Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira will enter production this year and arrive in 2024."This next phase of our beloved ‘Walking Dead’ fran
  
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• 11 years later, Skyrim modders are still trying to make the perfect cabbages

  10-01-2023 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Being an 11-year-old game, Skyrim has had a mod for pretty much everything you could possibly ask for, but still, modders are tinkering away, adding new ideas and improvements to Bethesda's mammoth RPG. And all these years later, they're still trying to perfect the humble cabbage. The latest cabbage-themed mod, fittingly titled 'Cabbage - A Cabbage Mod,' transforms the game's lacklustre leafy green offerings into crisp and ultra-realistic veggies that look good enough to eat. Not only are t
  
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• January's Xbox Game Pass games are absolutely stacked thanks to Persona and Monster Hunter

  10-01-2023 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox Game Pass will be getting not one, but two Persona games this month, along with Monster Hunter Rise. Announced on January 10, Persona 4 Golden, Persona 3 Portable, and Monster Hunter Rise will be joining Xbox's subscription service between January 19 - 20. All three of the new titles will be available on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X, as well as PC, once they've been added to the service. 
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• The Last of Us star says Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal bring a "different twinkle" to Ellie and Joel than the original voice actors

  10-01-2023 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us star Merle Dandridge has opened up about how she approached her character "in a new way" for HBO show – and explained how Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal bring a "different twinkle" to beloved protagonists Ellie and Joel.In the 2013 game, Dandridge lends her voice to Marlene, a leader within the Fireflies, an underground terrorist organization, while Troy Baker plays her gruff-voiced pal Joel Miller. Early on in Part I, Marlene tasks Joel with smuggling Ellie (Ashley Johnson),
  
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• Paramount Plus orders live-action Dungeons & Dragons series

  10-01-2023 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  A live-action Dungeons & Dragons series is headed to Paramount Plus.According to Deadline, the streaming platform has ordered eight episodes of a new series from Red Notice helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber. Thurber has written the pilot and will direct the first episode.Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop roleplay game that first debuted in 1974, originally designed and developed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The players create their own characters, and interact with elements and ch
  
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• First look at Elijah Wood in Yellowjackets season 2 shows him teaming up with Christina Ricci

  10-01-2023 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  We have our first look at Elijah Wood in Yellowjackets season 2 – and he's up to something with Christina Ricci. Wood is playing a new character in the hit plane crash drama named Walter – he's a "citizen detective" and friend of present-day Misty, played by Ricci, and the new image shows the pair of them together. It looks like they've found something worth investigating, too. They could be looking for Nat (Juliette Lewis) after she was abducted at the end of season 1 and, of c
  
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• Nintendo can't make a drift-free Switch controller, so this company made their own GameCube version

  10-01-2023 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  A manufacturer is producing a Nintendo Switch controller that it claims won't suffer from drift in its lifetime.That manufacturer would be Nyxi (as first reported earlier today, January 9, by Eurogamer), which is putting out a new Nintendo Switch controller. The new device, which you can see below, is modelled after the beloved GameCube controller, and what's more, Nyxi claims this new controller will never suffer from the dreaded Joy-Con drift. Ever.
  Ready？The NYXI WIZARD combines the re
  
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• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's version of MODOK has fans looking back fondly at Marvel's Avengers

  10-01-2023 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer has introduced MODOK, and it's left fans comparing the character's appearance in the upcoming film to Square Enix's Avengers game.The Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania new trailer dropped this week, giving fans their first look at Marvel Phase 5. In the trailer, we got to see Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly return as Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne respectively, as well as Jonathan Majors as new supervillain Kang the Conqueror.One of the biggest t
  
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• After a lot of love on Steam, Chasing Static is bringing PS1 horror to consoles this week

  10-01-2023 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  These dark January nights are the perfect time to settle in with a good horror game, and with its authentic PS1-era visuals and seriously spooky atmosphere, Chasing Static looks well worth tuning into. First launched on Steam back on October 2021, developer Headware Games is bringing this intriguing retro-inspired psychological horror to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on January 12.You play as Chris Selwood, who, while travelling through Hearth, a remote village in
  
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• Destiny 2 players may never recover from "the worst Iron Banner ever"

  10-01-2023 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first Iron Banner event of Destiny 2's Season of the Seraph ended today, January 10, after a legendarily frustrating week that highlighted basically everything wrong with the game's PvP, and with such intensity that it may well go down as the worst version of the Crucible event of all time – or at least so far. Destiny PvP hasn't been in a certifiably "good" spot in a while – according to the PvP community, that is – but it also hasn't been this bad in a long time. Thi
  
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• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora turns a never-before-seen part of the cinematic world into a digital playground

  10-01-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are few fantasy worlds as alluring as Pandora. So captivating that it helped propel Avatar and Avatar: Way of the Water into becoming two of the biggest movies of all-time, having grossed no fewer than four billion dollars between them. Yet for all its success, this realm has remained a closely-guarded commodity within Disney and Lightstorm Entertainment – ripe for further exploration, with precious few attempts made to expedite its expansion. Until now, that is. Director James Camer
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 will finally hit level 100, but what comes next is unclear

  10-01-2023 16:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14's next level cap with its new major expansion will be level 100.Game director Naoki Yoshida recently confirmed the news via a Livedoor blog, revealing that when Final Fantasy 14's next expansion arrives in the game's 7.0 update, the level cap will change to level 100. This follows the standard patterns we've become accustomed to with each new expansion, as the level cap is typically always boosted up by 10 levels.The Final Fantasy 14 director is looking even further ahead, thoug
  
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• The Flash's One Minute War may have its first tragic casualty

  10-01-2023 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Forgive the pun, but things just don't slow down for the Flash family. From a multiversal search for Barry Allen to the announcement of a new West baby, DC's clan of speedsters raced through 2022 (we'll stop soon) like doom was at their heels. Now, however, it appears that inevitability has finally caught up with them, in an issue heavy enough to stop them dead in their tracks.Okay, we're done now. 
  The Flash #790 cover (Image credit: DC)
  The Flash #790 is written by Jeremy Adams, drawn by
  
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• Glass Onion dethroned as Netflix #1 movie by The Pale Blue Eye

  10-01-2023 16:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rian Johnson’s whodunnit Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has been dethroned as Netflix’s number one movie. The Daniel Craig-led mystery had been leading the streaming charts over the festive season, but now the new thriller The Pale Blue Eye has taken the top spot.Directed by Scott Cooper, the movie stars Christian Bale as veteran detective Augustus Landor. Set in 1830s New York, he is tasked with investigating a series of murders at the United States Military Academy, aided by non
  
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• Original Daredevil showrunner slams studios for scrapping TV shows after they've been filmed

  10-01-2023 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Original Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight has called out the trend of projects being scrapped despite already having been filmed. Recently, AMC canceled two TV shows that had been shot already: the second season of 61st Street was scrapped after production had been completed, while Invitation to a Bonfire had filmed four out of six episodes. "The WGA, DGA, and SAG-AFTRA need to crack down on this practice during their next respective negotiations," DeKnight wrote on Twitter, referr
  
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• Elizabeth Banks talks Cocaine Bear: "I have delivered a film that lives up to the title"

  10-01-2023 16:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Are you ready for Cocaine Bear? Probably not. Elizabeth Banks' upcoming horror has already taken the internet by storm thanks to its wild trailer. In this month's Total Film, featuring Luther: The Fallen Sun on the cover, we caught up with the director to talk through her movie – here's a snippet of what she said."Cocaine Bear is a horror comedy. There are a lot of horror tropes that we play with in the film. You know, it’s a bear high on cocaine attacking people! But it’s also
  
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• Robin takes the lead in Lazarus Planet Alpha

  10-01-2023 16:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Damian Wayne had a busy year. He participated in the League of Lazarus's Death Match, led a team of C-listers to stop the Dark Army, and then decided to destroy his own father, though there's a teensy bit of possession to blame for that. Now, Damian's got to step up and be the leader Batman can't be, against a threat that even the Dark Knight has never faced. Lazarus Planet Alpha is written by Mark Waid, drawn by Riccardo Federici, colored by Brad Anderson, and lettered by Steve Wands. It p
  
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• Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid is basically 10 Cloverfield Lane meets The Wizard of Oz

  10-01-2023 15:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid is here – and it's a technicolor nightmare.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) sets out to visit his overbearing mother...though the narration in the beginning tells us that there's something very wrong with their dynamic. Still, Beau decides to push through what appears to be some post-apocalyptic all-out chaos in order to make it to the airport. After being hit by a car, Beau awakes in Nathan Lane's house w
  
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• Bridgerton creator and Bad Bunny teaming to adapt hit YA novel for Netflix

  10-01-2023 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has announced plans to adapt queer YA novel They Both Die at the End – with Bridgerton's Chris Van Dusen and Bad Bunny are producing.Written by Adam Silvera, the best-selling book, which was published in 2017, centers on Mateo Torrez, a socially anxious Puerto Rican boy, and Rufus Emeterio, a street-smart Cuban kid, who connect via an app called Last Friend after they both learn that they only have one day to live. Determined to enjoy their final 24 hours to the fullest, the unlike
  
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• Nightingale is a deliberate departure from the worlds and storytelling of Mass Effect and Dragon Age

  10-01-2023 15:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nightingale is set to sweep us away on an intriguing dark fantasy adventure when it launches later this year, and according to Inflexion Games boss and former Bioware lead Aaryn Flynn, it's a deliberate step away from the kind of worlds and storytelling techniques seen in Mass Effect and Dragon Age.In issue 379 of Edge magazine, Flynn discusses Nightingale's magical Victorian-era setting, saying that the team was keen for a fresh theme that's more familiar to players. "Quite frankly, we'd done s
  
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• M. Night Shyamalan talks us through his Signs-like horror Knock at the Cabin

  10-01-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Twisty-turny storyteller M. Night Shyamalan is at it again with Knock At The Cabin, a woods-bound, home-invasion horror movie that morphs into something totally unexpected. In this month's Total Film, featuring Luther: The Fallen Sun on the cover, the modern-day master of suspense talks us through his process, revealing his secrets... but not those of his WTF movie. Here's a snippet of the conversation – and an exclusive image from the movie."Which of my other movies is Knock At The Cabin
  
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• Paul Mescal to star in new Richard Linklater movie filmed over 20 years

  10-01-2023 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Boyhood director Richard Linklater is returning with another long-term project, and Paul Mescal is taking over as the leading man. He'll star in Merrily We Roll Along, a movie based on the 1981 Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name (which in turn is based on the 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart). The story follows Franklin Shepard, a successful Broadway composer, who abandons his friends and career to become a Hollywood producer. The Normal People star replaces Blake Jenner
  
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• This beloved indie is encouraging Neil Druckmann to try something "a little bit new" for Naughty Dog's next game

  10-01-2023 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann has discussed what kind of stories he's interested in these days and what that means for Naughty Dog going forward.In an interview with The Washington Post, Druckmann discussed how his view of storytelling in video games has changed since working in other mediums, like co-directing The Last of Us TV show. "I'm more recently intrigued by stuff like Elden Ring and Inside that doesn't rely as much on traditional narrative to tell its story," the Naughty Dog co
  
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• The Office is no longer leaving Netflix

  10-01-2023 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Office will remain on Netflix internationally, per a new report. The hit series was originally set to leave the streamer this month. In the US, The Office is available to stream on NBC's own service, Peacock.According to What's On Netflix (via The Independent), the streaming rights to the sit-com were due to expire in January 2023 in multiple territories. Considering The Office's popularity, this was bad news for international subscribers. But, the report states that, thanks to a new de
  
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• The Last of Us star admits Ellie is a "bit of a brat" at first

  10-01-2023 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us TV show stars have spoken about why they find their characters so compelling.In a new interview with this month's PLAY Magazine, The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who play Joel and Ellie respectively in the HBO adaptation, spoke about their characters. "I feel like it's territory that I've been approaching within the last few projects, and I love coming into a full realization of this kind of character," Pascal said of Joel in The Last of Us.Pascal added that alt
  
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• D&D Nerf blasters are on the way, including dragon crossbows and swords

  10-01-2023 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hasbro has unveiled new D&D Nerf blasters based on the upcoming movie, and most take their cue from monsters in the tabletop RPG adaptation.Available Spring 2023 ahead of the March release date for the Dungeons & Dragons movie, five D&D Nerf toys have been announced so far. While the majority are smaller blasters inspired by the film's dragons (including Themberchaud, the rotund red drake seen in the trailers), one recreates the axe wielded by Michelle Rodriguez's character while ano
  
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• Doctor Who boss Russell T. Davies responds to concerns about the new series

  10-01-2023 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Russell T. Davies has reassured fans of Doctor Who that the show is "absolutely the same" following its acquisition by Disney Plus internationally. The upcoming seasons of the sci-fi show will be airing on the streaming service outside of the UK."I know people are, naturally, worried about American producers having notes on things," Davies said in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine (H/T Digital Spy). "Well, don't be. They're giving excellent notes. And I'm here to tell you, you haven't watc
  
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• How to watch The Last of Us TV series online for less

  10-01-2023 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  As arguably the most anticipated video game adaption for television in history, The Last of Us has some big shoes to fill if it hopes to compete with its 2013 counterpart. Developed by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (creator of The Last of Us) for HBO Max, the production is reported to be the largest TV production in Canadian history with a budget of around $100 million per episode so of course, everyone wants to know how to watch show. 
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• Final Fantasy 16 producer sparks confusion over PC port, but it's probably fine

  10-01-2023 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Confusion over whether Final Fantasy 16 is coming to PC has arisen among fans following comments attributed to producer Naoki Yoshida surfacing online. Earlier this week, Yoshida appeared on a Final Fantasy 14 stream to participate in a mahjong tournament with several notable guests who have also worked on FF16 and other Square Enix projects. One clip doing the rounds online, as a result, involves Yoshida commenting on Final Fantasy 16 coming to PC, where he is quoted as saying that no one
  
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• Xbox showcase reports have Starfield fans puzzled at exclusion

  10-01-2023 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a report claimed Starfield would skip a new Xbox showcase later this month, fans of Bethesda's upcoming RPG are puzzled.Yesterday on January 9, a new report claimed an Xbox Developer Direct showcase would be debuting later this month. The report alleged we'd see new looks at the likes of Redfall, Forza Motorsport, and Minecraft, but Starfield was never mentioned on the guest list for the event.Now, Starfield fans are a little worried about the new game itself. In the post below for example
  
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• The Last of Us gets called "phenomenal" and "near-perfect" in glowing first reviews

  10-01-2023 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us reviews are in – and they're calling the eagerly anticipated HBO show "heartbreaking", "powerful", and the "first-ever great video game adaptation". From the team behind Chernobyl, the post-apocalyptic drama is set to star Pedro Pascal (as Joel) and Bella Ramsey (as Ellie), while the likes of Merle Dandridge, Elaine Miles, Lamar Johnson, Graham Greene, Anna Torv, Murray Bartlett, Nico Parker, Keivonn Woodard, Storm Reid, Jeffrey Pierce, Gabriel Luna, and Nick Offerman r
  
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• Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is reportedly in crisis with the movie's set described as "absolute madness"

  10-01-2023 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Megalopolis, the latest movie from The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, is reportedly in crisis, with the situation on set looking to rival the chaotic production of Coppola's 1979 war epic Apocalypse Now. Filming on Megalopolis is currently underway in Atlanta and the shoot, which is expected to last between 80 and 90 days, is around halfway done. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, sources are unsure whether production will be completed. Coppola reportedly fired mos
  
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• The Callisto Protocol devs who "had a hand in significant parts of the product" were reportedly left out of the credits

  10-01-2023 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Callisto Protocol released just over one month ago, on December 2, and if you've already battled your way through Black Iron Prison and viewed the accompanying credits, there are reportedly a few more names you should have seen rolling across the screen.According to a report by GamesIndustry.biz, several former staff members of developer Striking Distance Studios were omitted from the game's credits. The website says it spoke with five former employees, who estimate that as many as 20 people
  
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• PLAY’s PlayStation Games Of 2023 Top 10 revealed

  10-01-2023 12:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  PLAY #23 is out now! Thought it would take a while for the year to get busy? Think again. 2023 feels like one of the busiest starts to the gaming calendar we’ve ever had, and we’re bringing you an issue to match! We’ve got a historical ass kicking in store with cover game Like A Dragon: Ishin, cast and crew access to The Last Of Us’ new TV show, and yes – the prestigious PLAY Game Of The Year awards are back again. And we’ve got the reveal for you below&hellip
  
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• More than 26,000 people sign open letter condemning new D&D license

  10-01-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  An open letter criticizing the new, rumored D&D license (known as the Open Game License, or OGL 1.1) has garnered more than 26,000 signatures in the last two days.Called 'OpenDND', this letter - which has been signed by industry figures and developers from across the community - asks for D&D studio Wizards of the Coast to "revoke the draconian 1.1 OGL and pledge to support the existing 1.0 OGL into future editions of their games." It also encourages creators not to sign the supposed lice
  
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• Three years after release, Red Dead Redemption 2 is still hitting new concurrent player peaks on Steam

  10-01-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Red Dead Redemption 2 just reached a new peak concurrent player count on Steam.Yesterday on January 9, as first reported by Rockstar Intel, Red Dead Redemption 2 reached a new concurrent player record on Steam. As you can see via SteamDB's tracking info, Rockstar's prequel smashed past 69,134 players, steadily building up over the previous few days to reach the new milestone.This is the biggest Red Dead Redemption 2 has ever been on Steam, since it launched over three years ago in late 2019. In
  
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• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer reveals an unmasked MODOK – and fans are divided

  10-01-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer has dropped, giving us our first glimpse at how Marvel Phase 5 will kick off. Among the new look at Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror and some major hints about the direction of the movie, some eagle-eyed MCU fans were distracted by one particular introduction: MODOK.The Marvel supervillain is most recognizable as a giant floating head, who can be seen both masked (at 1:46) and unmasked (at 57 seconds) in brief moments of the trailer. Very little
  
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• Bill Murray is playing a seriously obscure Marvel character in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

  10-01-2023 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bill Murray is joining the Marvel universe in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – and his role has finally been revealed. Only a glimpse of Murray in the MCU has been shown so far, but his character resides in the Quantum Realm. Per a press release from Disney, Murray will be playing Lord Krylar. That's a character who's had just one appearance in Marvel comics in an issue of The Incredible Hulk. Krylar supplies weapons and mercenaries to his customers, operating from an island in the
  
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• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania runtime has seemingly been confirmed

  10-01-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The runtime for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has seemingly been confirmed in a new cinema listing.According to Fandango, the Ant-Man threequel will run for two hours and five minutes (125 minutes), making it the longest Ant-Man movie yet ahead of Ant-Man (117 minutes) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (118 minutes).In terms of recent releases, it's longer than Thor: Love and Thunder's 119 minutes, but a minute shorter than Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Marvel Phase 4's final film, Bla
  
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• Ash and Pikachu's final arc in the Pokemon anime will feature a remake of the original theme song

  10-01-2023 12:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final arc of Ash and Pikachu's adventures in the Pokemon anime will feature an emotional throwback in the form of the show's theme song. According to BulbaGarden, the next iteration of the Pokemon anime, titled Pocket Monsters: Aim to be a Pokémon Master, will feature a remake of the show's original theme song from 1997.To make things hit home even more, the song will be played alongside highlights from Ash and Pikachu's 25 years of adventures - marking the end of the pair's jour
  
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