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• Atomic Heart release date and everything we know so far

  16-01-2023 22:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atomic Heart is one of the new games for 2023 that shouldn't be ignored. Development of this tantalizing first-person shooter has been rumbling on for years now, steadily gaining traction as word spread of its incredible visual fidelity and mysterious alt-history setting. With the Atomic Heart release date now just weeks away, it won't be long before we find out whether all of those hype-generating trailers are truly reflective of what developer Mundfish is able to deliver. Still, we're con
  
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• Atomic Heart: Everything we know so far

  16-01-2023 22:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atomic Heart is one of the new games for 2023 that we can't take our eyes off. This first-person shooter has been in development for years now, and its release date is finally on the near horizon. Atomic Heart gained traction online because of its awesome trailers, which do a fantastic job of highlighting the game's incredible visual fidelity and mysterious alt-history setting. We're confident that Atomic Heart will be a shooter worth your time and attention. With its gorgeous science-ficti
  
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• New Last of Us HBO trailer teases what's to come in the weeks ahead

  16-01-2023 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 1 If the positive reactions to The Last of Us episode 1 are anything to go by, viewers are already invested in the show. But to get us even more excited about what's to come on the first season of the eagerly anticipated adaptation, HBO has released a new trailer that teases all that's in store for Joel, Ellie, and co.In the atmospheric promo, which you can watch above, we see sneak peaks at Joel's tense reunion with his bro
  
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• This mysterious upcoming indie game has chonky pigeons and the most chaotic Steam page

  16-01-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  This upcoming indie game has very rotund pigeons in it, but I literally couldn't tell you anything else about it. Earlier today a clip of said birds appeared on my Twitter feed, and as a pigeon lover, I was immediately interested. From the footage, I got the vibe that the title in question, known as The Dot, would be some kind of cozy life sim, similar to Stardew Valley. Upon further research though, I discovered that this game could literally be anything because any info I can find about t
  
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• This new Mario speedrun category is all about touching grass

  16-01-2023 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spend any amount of time on the internet, and you'll likely hear people telling one another to "touch grass," which, if you're unaware, basically means get off the internet and go outside. This insult has seemingly been levelled at YouTuber j0rts on many occasions, and as a result, the player is now on a mission to do just that and has enlisted the aid of Mario."People keep telling me to touch grass so that's exactly what I did...by seeing how fast you can touch grass in every Mario game," the Y
  
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• Dark Souls RPG dev on D&D licensing controversy: "the revolt has already begun"

  16-01-2023 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  If the D&D licensing controversy was a game session, it'd be the sort of garbage-truck-on-fire disaster that becomes legendary amongst your group. But the reality isn't something you can laugh about over a beer. For third-party creators like Richard August, lead RPG writer at Steamforged Games (perhaps best known for its tabletop adaptations of Dark Souls and Elden Ring), it's an own-goal that is "badly misjudged on every conceivable level". In fact, it may have created D&D's next big ri
  
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• Wednesday season 2: Everything we know so far about the Netflix show's return

  16-01-2023 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jenna Ortega will be dancing back onto our screens now Wednesday season 2 has been confirmed. After breaking records for the streaming platform to become the third most watched show eve on Netflix, it might have felt like a forgone conclusion. But fans can take a big sigh of relief now we know that the Addams Family spin-off is definitely returning.The first season followed Wednesday Addams (Ortega) as she adjusted to life at Nevermore Academy. While contending with normal teenage troubles like
  
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• Silent Hill 2 remake's James is older now because so are you

  16-01-2023 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Silent Hill 2's remake stars a slightly older James Sunderland for a pretty good reason.Earlier today, the video below outlined a conversation with Silent Hill 2 producer Motoi Okamoto, concept artist Masahiro Ito, and composer Akira Yamaoka. Producer Okamoto revealed that after consulting former Silent Hill series art director Ito, it was decided to age protagonist James Sunderland slightly for the Silent Hill 2 remake."This is in part because fans from 20 years ago are older now," Okamoto said
  
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• D&D uproar causes Alien and The One Ring RPG publisher to develop its own licenses

  16-01-2023 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The publisher behind an Alien and Lord of the Rings tabletop RPG has announced its plans to develop two new open licenses following highly controversial changes to the D&D equivalent.Earlier today, Free League (which is responsible for Alien: The Roleplaying Game, Vaesen, and The One Ring) revealed that pre-existing work on its own license would be "intensified after the news regarding the update of Wizards of the Coasts' OGL v1.0, on which the Year Zero Engine (YZE) license was based." For
  
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• Genshin Impact 3.5 will add Dehya and Mika as playable characters

  16-01-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Genshin Impact's new playable characters for the upcoming 3.5 update have finally been revealed.Just earlier today on January 16, developer HoYoverse pulled back the curtain on Dehya, confirming that the Genshin Impact character would be making her playable debut in update 3.5. The character, which you can see just below, is a Pyro-wielder, in case you needed a fiery upgrade for your ranks.
  ◆ Dehya◆ Flame-Mane◆ Unfettered Desert Mercenary◆ Pyro◆ Mantichora#GenshinIm
  
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• Valheim dev confirms work has started on the game's next biome, the Ashlands

  16-01-2023 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Valheim Mistlands update launched back in December, adding a slew of additional content, including a new biome as well as new enemies, weapons, and materials to the survival sandbox. With Mistlands done and dusted, developer Iron Gate Studio is getting the ball rolling on its next big biome, the Ashlands. In a blog post, Iron Gate Studio revealed that the Ashlands is now in the pre-production phase and will offer an experience that is distinctive from what's come before. "It will be qui
  
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• This dog is better than you at Elden Ring

  16-01-2023 16:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Streamer MissMikkaa has been blowing us all away with her incredible gaming skills over the last few months, particularly when it comes to Elden Ring. It appears that her dog has been taking notes during her time playing the game and has learned a thing or two about staying alive in The Lands Between. "My dog is better at Elden Ring than you," MissMikkaa recently wrote in a tweet, and she posted the video evidence to prove it. As the footage shows, her character got into a bit of difficulty
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 will bring the magic of D&D back to gaming in 2023

  16-01-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Early access doesn't usually work the way Larian does it. By the time Baldur's Gate 3's full launch arrives in August, it will have been in early access for just under three years. For many games, that could be a death sentence – plenty of developers have kept an audience waiting too long and seen the tide of public opinion turn against them. But for Larian, the opposite has been true. According to Sven Vincke, much of the success of his studio's approach to early access comes from "player
  
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• The Last of Us co-showrunner reveal why they chose *that* closing song for episode 1

  16-01-2023 15:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 1. If you've yet to tune in and don't want to know anything before watching, then turn back now.The Last of Us episode 1 concludes with Ellie and her new, semi-reluctant escorts Tess and Joel breaking out of their Boston-based quarantine zone and heading west. Just as they step through the broken fence, Depeche Mode's 'Never Let Me Down Again' starts playing on Joel's radio back home – a song that signals bad times ahead fo
  
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• The Last of Us showrunners thank fans after premiere reaction

  16-01-2023 14:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us showrunners have thanked fans for the positive reaction to the first episode, which recently aired on HBO and HBO Max. The show, adapted from the beloved video game of the same name, stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. The post-apocalyptic series is set in the aftermath of a devastating pandemic, with the Cordyceps infection decimating human civilization. In the wreckage, Pascal's Joel must escort Ramsey's Ellie out west on a secret mission. "And exhale! Pedro, Bella yo
  
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• The Last of Us TV show could eventually explore The Seraphites from The Last of Us 2

  16-01-2023 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The showrunner of HBO's The Last of Us TV show has talked about the possibility of expanding the show's universe and mentioned a character from The Last of Us Part 2. In an interview with Fuera de Foco (via @NaughtyDogInfo), Craig Mazin - the showrunner of The Last of Us TV show - discussed potential avenues the writers of the show could go down to expand the series' universe. "I know people are really interested in what happened before Joel met Ellie," the showrunner explains, "we have som
  
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• Mayor of Kingstown creator hopeful about future of Jeremy Renner show amid actor's accident

  16-01-2023 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hugh Dillon, showrunner of Jeremy Renner’s Paramount Plus series Mayor of Kingstown, has shared his hopes for the show’s future seasons. The series has just returned for a second season, but Dillon and co-creator Taylor Sheridan, who’s also behind Yellowstone, have bigger plans."Taylor and I have multiple ideas for multiple seasons," Dillion explained to Deadline. "If everything went according to plan with Paramount Plus and the rest of it, I would think that we’d start i
  
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• Yu-Gi-Oh's 25th anniversary collection brings back some legends of the game

  16-01-2023 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yu-Gi-Oh's 25th anniversary celebrations bring back some of the game's most legendary cards.Konami is bringing back the very first Legendary Collection of Yu-Gi-Oh cards as a 25th anniversary edition featuring "special variant cards" of some of the game's most famous monsters. Each 25th anniversary collection will contain six classic packs - including Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon, the game's first booster pack which contained cards including the legendary Exodia collection - but it'll a
  
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• Top Gun: Maverick named the best-reviewed movie of 2022

  16-01-2023 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Top Gun: Maverick is the best-reviewed movie of 2022, according to review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The website ranked the top 30 titles released last year that had the highest scores as part of their 'Golden Tomatoes' awards. The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh's dark comedy starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, came in second place, while multiverse adventure Everything Everywhere All at Once rounded out the top three. Other titles in the top 10 included Pixar's Turnin
  
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• Atomic Heart dev facing backlash on statement relating to Russo-Ukraine war

  16-01-2023 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atomic Heart developer Mundfish is facing backlash over a statement on its stance on the Russo-Ukraine war.Earlier today on January 16, Mundfish published several tweets from its official Twitter account. Follow-up tweets to the one below state that Mundfish does "not comment on politics or religion," and that the developer is "a global team focused on getting Atomic Heart into the hands of gamers everywhere."
  Guys, we have noted the questions surrounding where we, at Mundfish, stand. We want to
  
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• The Callisto Protocol drops to lowest price yet on PS5 and Xbox

  16-01-2023 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Little over a month since launching worldwide, The Callisto Protocol has received a surprisingly sizable discount. This new price reduction applies to all four console releases and versions, so it doesn't matter whether you play on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, or Xbox One, the discount is one you can take advantage of. By heading over to Amazon, you can grab a copy of The Callisto Protocol for just $49.99 on new-gen consoles and $39.99 on last-gen. This is the cheapest the g
  
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• Netflix cancels Neil Patrick Harris's series Uncoupled after just one season

  16-01-2023 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has canceled Uncoupled after one season on the streamer. Created by Emily In Paris showrunner Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, the series starred Neil Patrick Harris as Michael Lawson, a New Yorker navigating being single for the first time in 17 years.The first season was released in July 2022 but Netflix has only now confirmed to Variety it will not be returning. The eight-episode show began with Michael's partner walking out on him unexpectedly. Per the synopsis: "Overnight, Michael h
  
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• The Last of Us features an extraordinarily deep cut reference to The Last of Us Part 2

  16-01-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first episode of HBO's The Last of Us contained an intricate reference to The Last of Us 2.The Last of Us TV show debuted its first episode yesterday on January 15 for U.S. audiences on HBO, and fans have been quick to uncover references to the Naughty Dog games. One particularly deep cut, however, comes by way of Sarah (played by Nico Parker) gifting her father Joel (Pedro Pascal) a copy of Curtis and Viper 2.
  Y’all catch this Easter Egg? #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/2wceoFbO4vJanuary
  
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• The Last of Us viewers share their reactions to "outstanding" first episode as it lands on HBO

  16-01-2023 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us has been called "outstanding" and "devastating" by viewers. Shortly after the first episode of the eagerly anticipated HBO adaptation landed on HBO, those tuning in took to social media to praise the opener – and it seems as if they were most delighted by the performances of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey and how faithful it is to the games.For those who have not played the Naughty Dog video games on which its based, the show centers on Joel (Pascal), a smuggler who's tasked
  
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• Skyblivion confirms 2025 release date "at the latest" with stunning new trailer

  16-01-2023 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Skyrim is by far the most successful instalment in The Elder Scrolls series, players also have a lot of love for its predecessor, Oblivion. But as ground-breaking as it was in its time, the 2006 title does look a little rough around the edges all these years later. Seeing the fondness fans still have for the ageing title, a team of talented modders have been taking it upon themselves to recreate Oblivion using Skyrim's engine. The mod, called Skyblivion, has been in the works for many
  
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• The Last of Us showrunners reveal the "boring" original idea for the premiere’s opening

  16-01-2023 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us showrunners have outlined their original "boring" idea for the premiere’s first moments –  and why we got the surprising cold open instead.While we eventually got a scene from a '60s fictional television panel involving epidemiologists debating the perils of a world-ending fungal infection, the first idea was based on a video from a BBC documentary."I pitched [the cold open] twice," Craig Mazin said on HBO’s The Last of Us podcast. "The first time I pitched
  
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• James Cameron says Avatar 3 will introduce two new Na'vi cultures

  16-01-2023 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The world of Pandora is about to get even bigger – Avatar 3 will introduce us to two new Na'vi cultures, according to director James Cameron."Fire has a symbolic purpose in the film and there’s a culture that is specifically around that concept. That’s probably saying too much as we speak," Cameron told Deadline. "You’re going to meet two completely new cultures in the next film. We met the Omaticaya, we met the Metkayina, and you’re going to meet two new cultures i
  
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• Fire Emblem Engage gameplay details are leaking online

  16-01-2023 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fire Emblem Engage gameplay has leaked online, leading to spoilers circulating.Over the past weekend, the Fire Emblem-dedicated subreddit picked up on gameplay snippets doing the rounds on various internet forums and social media sites. The gameplay, as well as posts detailing gameplay, outlined the early hours of Fire Emblem Engage, extending even to the middle chapters of the big new strategy game.Suffice it to say there won't be any spoilers for the new Nintendo game here, but they are now ci
  
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• Brendan Fraser tearfully addresses Hollywood comeback as he wins at Critics Choice Awards

  16-01-2023 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Brendan Fraser gave the most emotional speech of the night at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards as he accepted the Best Actor award for his performance in The Whale. After bursting into tears when his win was announced, Fraser tearfully addressed his acting comeback as he thanked the movie’s director."Darren Aronofsky, I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you’ve found me – and like all the best directors, you merely just showed me wh
  
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• Highly anticipated zombie MMO The Day Before is finally getting more gameplay footage, just six weeks from launch

  16-01-2023 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developer of the upcoming zombie MMO The Day Before has revealed that a proper look at its gameplay is on the way, despite the game releasing in just six weeks' time. As shared by YouTuber Skill Up on Twitter, The Day Before's developer Fntastic has told fans via Discord that "raw gameplay footage" of the upcoming open-world MMO will be released sometime this month. The post says: "This month, we will be releasing raw gameplay footage, as per the numerous requests received from our comm
  
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• The Last of Us showrunners explain how a note from HBO led to the premiere being so long

  16-01-2023 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have revealed that the premiere episode was originally much shorter – until HBO stepped in."Episode one used to be episode one and two. It used to just end on the ‘20 years later’ and seeing Joel throw the kid in the fire," Druckmann said on HBO’s The Last of Us podcast.Mazin explained it was their bosses at HBO who suggested a change from the original ending so they could entice audiences back for the next episode
  
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• Anticipated Chinese soulslike Black Myth: Wukong is coming next summer

  16-01-2023 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Black Myth: Wukong trailer has announced a Summer 2024 release window for the new action game.Earlier today on January 16, developer Game Science published a fantastic new stop-motion short to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit in 2023. The first portion of the new trailer has a humanoid rabbit going on a daring quest to get a new Nvidia graphics card to play Black Myth: Wukong, after his current one short-circuits right as the game arrives.The rabbit gets a new Nvidia graphics card from a h
  
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• Snowpiercer's final season scrapped by original network – despite filming already being complete

  16-01-2023 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Snowpiercer season 4, the series' last, will not air on TNT, even though production has been completed on the latest episodes, Deadline reports.This is reportedly yet another tax write-off for Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns cable network TNT. In recent months the studio has also scrapped movies like Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, which were both nearly complete, as well as axing shows like Westworld and The Time Traveler's Wife and removing original content from HBO Max. The production co
  
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• What is the infection in The Last of Us TV show? The Cordyceps fungus explained

  16-01-2023 04:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: spoilers for The Last of Us episode 1 ahead! Turn back now if you haven't seen the first episode and don't want spoilers! The Last of Us introduces a terrifying infection, known as Cordyceps, which all but destroys human civilization as we know it. It's a bleak and horrifying scenario, with quarantine zones and armed guards set up in the aftermath – and a resistance movement known as the Fireflies springing up to fight back against FEDRA (Federal Disaster Response Agency).&nb
  
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• The Last of Us episode 1: The biggest changes between the HBO show and the PlayStation game

  16-01-2023 04:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Many of the first reviews for HBO's The Last of Us have praised the adaptation for not being afraid to deviate from the beloved PlayStation game it's based on – but just how different is it? If the opener is anything to go by, not very, though that doesn't mean showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann haven't shaken things up a bit.For starters, they've altered how the world-devastating Cordyceps virus is spread, introduced new characters, and fleshed out the role of Joel Miller's daught
  
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• Here’s what song was playing at the end of The Last of Us premiere – and why it’s so important

  16-01-2023 04:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us premiere signed off with Joel, Ellie, and Tess heading out of the Boston QZ but, unbeknownst to them, a coded message was playing from inside the settlement. But what was the song playing at the end of the first episode? And what does it all mean? If you can’t get that earworm out of your head, we’re here to help – as well as looking ahead to what could be down the line for Joel and Ellie as they head west.
  What song was playing at the end of The Last of Us episo
  
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