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• Crystal Dynamics confirms work on Marvel's Avengers is ending

  20-01-2023 23:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update:Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that development on Marvel's Avengers is ending and that no further updates will be released after version 2.8 goes live in March.This comes just a couple of hours after a report surfaced claiming an announcement from Crystal Dynamics could come as early as next week. Seemingly in response, the studio has released a statement on Marvel's Avengers' official website that confirms work on the game is ending.Following the release of Update 2.8 on March 31, there
  
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• Unpacking the new Avengers roster

  20-01-2023 23:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The white smoke is rising from Avengers Mansion, once again signaling the naming of a new roster of Avengers after a long period of speculation and waiting to see who would fill the shoes of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the upcoming May relaunch of the Avengers ongoing title.We now know that writer Jed MacKay and artist CF Villa will take over as the title's creative team in June, bringing with them a new line-up of Avengers consisting of Sam Wilson-Captain America, Thor, Tony Stark-Iron Man, Vis
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has a higher budget than The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine

  20-01-2023 23:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The upcoming Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC will be the "biggest budget" expansion developer CD Projekt Red has ever produced.The news comes from a Polish interview with the studio which called Phantom Liberty the "biggest expansion in the studio's history", though the vagaries of Google Translate left some confusion over whether that was biggest in terms of budget or scope.As community director Marcin Momot explains in a Reddit post, "this part is about the biggest budget when it comes to
  
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• This was an amazing week for Destiny 2 news

  20-01-2023 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm looking over the Destiny 2 headlines from this week and wondering how they all dropped this week. This feels like some launch week stuff, which I guess is a good sign as Destiny 2 Lightfall creeps ever closer. There's still a lot I need to see and try for myself once the expansion is out, but Bungie has successfully stoked the flames with a ton of exciting announcements.This week started off pretty normally with a new Lightfall environment trailer. And yep, that's a trailer. It trails. The N
  
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• A pixel artist makes iconic Pokemon anime scenes look like the games and now I'm crying into my keyboard

  20-01-2023 22:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  A talented pixel artist is taking classic scenes from the Pokemon anime and making them look like the original games, and well, I think I know why I have trust issues now.The reason I'm crying over my keyboard on a sunny Friday afternoon? A lot of "classic scenes" from Pokemon, particularly the first season, are awfully sad! Remember when Charmander was abandoned by those jerks and almost died because his flame was being doused by the pouring rain while Spearows viciously attacked him? Or how ab
  
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• Work on Marvel's Avengers is reportedly ending

  20-01-2023 21:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Development on Marvel's Avengers is reportedly set to end soon, which would effectively bring an end to support for the troubled superhero game.The official announcement that Avengers support is ending "could come as early as next week," according to a new report from Exputer. The report suggests that the game would get a set of updates removing time gating and overhauling cosmetic microtransactions to streamline the current experience. The game would remain available for sale on digital marketp
  
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• Danny Ketch returns with a "vengeance" in a new Ghost series

  20-01-2023 21:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Ghost Rider is back…Yes … that one.Well, kind of.Marvel Comics has recently made something of a sub-genre of series telling "untold tales" set in the past of characters during the height of their popularity, often written by the writers who were responsible for those fan-favorite runs.The new Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider is no exception. The May-launching five-issue limited features not only stars Johnny Blaze's successor to the Ghost Rider mantle (and as we'd later learn, Joh
  
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• FromSoftware will host an hour-long Armored Core 6 showcase next month

  20-01-2023 19:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is listed for an hour-long slot at the Taipei Game Show next month, all but confirming new footage of the next game from Elden Ring studio FromSoftware.Publisher Bandai Namco has a pre-load for the stream already up on its official YouTube channel. The description, loosely translated from Chinese, promises "the information that the mercenaries want." It also confirms that series producer and promotional marketer Yasunori Ogura will make an appearance during the s
  
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• Some of the greatest RPGs of the past 25 years are criminally cheap on Steam right now

  20-01-2023 19:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  A set of massive discounts have hit some of the best computer RPGs of the past quarter-century.The RPG Sale is being hosted by "Aspyr & friends," and the titles on offer include a who's who of the best RPGs of all time. If you've somehow missed out on the likes of The Witcher 3, Baldur's Gate, or Knights of the Old Republic - or you're just getting into PC gaming - they're all down under $10, alongside a selection of less historically significant, but still excellent games. Here are some of
  
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• Marvel reveals its new Avengers relaunch line-up and creative team

  20-01-2023 19:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  After much speculation, Marvel has finally unveiled its new Avengers creative team of writer Jed MacKay and artist CF Villa as well as the new Avengers line-up itself.We'll get to the creators in a moment (a Missing Moment, perhaps?). But first, there's the team line-up of leader Carol Danvers-Captan Marvel, Sam Wilson-Captain America, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and Iron Man - a relatively classic mix of Silver Age characters and modern superstars.As the writer of the Timeless one-shot which i
  
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• Cobra Kai season 6 will be its last - but creators promise it will be the "biggest" yet

  20-01-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cobra Kai, Netflix's popular Karate Kid sequel series, is coming to an end after six seasons."Our day one goal with Cobra Kai has always been to end it on our own terms, leaving the Valley in the time and place we've always imagined. So it is with immense pride and thankfulness that we are able to announce that achievement. The upcoming season six will mark the conclusion of Cobra Kai," showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg wrote in an open letter. "While this may be a
  
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• 7 new Netflix, Amazon, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, and Paramount Plus movies and shows to stream this weekend

  20-01-2023 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  With another weekend comes another new batch of streaming recommendations to get stuck into. Starting with Netflix, it's time to get nostalgic with That '90s Show, a spin-off to That '70s Show featuring a few of the characters from the original series, as well as Korean sci-fi movie JUNG_E – the first of many new Korean releases this year. Over on Prime Video, there's a new season of animated show The Legend of Vox Machina, while Apple TV Plus has a new season of crime drama Truth Be Told,
  
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• FPS developer does a U-turn on plans to never charge for DLC

  20-01-2023 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tactical FPS Squad is getting paid DLC despite previous assurances from its developer that it wouldn't. As reported by PC Gamer, Offworld Industries has revealed it's introducing paid content to Squad, having previously told players that this would never be added to the game. In a blog post, the developer acknowledged it was going back on its promise and explained the reason for its swift change of tack. "As we look into the future we see a long and healthy life for Squad," Offworld sa
  
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• Sure, Yakuza is a farming game now, why not

  20-01-2023 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Yakuza series has been a turn-based RPG, cabaret club minigame, action-packed crime drama, and now it's trying its hand at being a farming sim.Earlier this week, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio debuted a brand new feature for Like a Dragon Ishin: farming. The remake of Yakuza Ishin now sees protagonist Ryoma put down his sword and gun for a life of calm farming, planting seeds, and watering crops for bountiful harvests.
  Another Life sees Ryoma temporarily sheathe his sword in exchange for life on the f
  
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• Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and all of DC's April 2023 comics and covers revealed

  20-01-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  We'll keep it short and sweet this month as Dawn of DC continues April 2023 with two new series, the ongoing Green Arrow series and the Superboy: Man of Tomorrow six-issue limited series.Plus there are second issues of the Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent and Unstoppable Doom Patrol and two more issues of Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods.And lots of Batman ... always lots of Batman.Check out all of DC's April 2023 solicitations and covers. You can also check out the DC January 2023 solicitati
  
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• Genshin Impact studio teases Honkai Star Rail launch in third beta announcement

  20-01-2023 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Honkai Star Rail beta will open next week, and it may be the last test before the full launch of the turn-based RPG from Genshin Impact studio Hoyoverse.The official Honkai Star Rail Twitter account announced the news last night. "We've received the departure signal and the Astral Express is about to set off," a post reads, seemingly teasing the imminent release of the game itself. "Before that happens, Pom-Pom will also open up a new batch of beta tester recruitment on [January 24]."In a
  
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• Visit the Extreme Venomverse before Death of Venomverse and Summer of Symbiotes

  20-01-2023 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as Spider-Man has his own Spider-Verse full of alt-reality spider heroes, so too does his arch-enemy Venom, who has his own Venomverse of symbiotes from across the Multiverse, who even had their own 2017 Venomverse event. In 2023, the Venomverse returns - but it may only be temporary, as the next story in the setting will be titled Death of the Venomverse, an event that Marvel has merely teased in an image by Gerardo Sandoval (seen below), with no concrete details yet announced.Before that
  
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• Pokemon fan's pet fish plays Scarlet and Violet on stream, commits credit card fraud

  20-01-2023 17:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  A tech-savvy fan has set up a YouTube channel that revolves entirely around their fish playing various Pokemon games. A cute setup for sure, though it has now led to one of their fishy friends committing credit card fraud against the poor lad.As SoraNews24 reports, Mutekimaru Channel's rig works by allowing a fish to swim over a button prompt that translates the action to the Pokemon game of the moment. Scarlet and Violet have proven the natural picks of late, though that's also where the troubl
  
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• The Witcher 3's new-gen patch for PC is in the "final stages" of development

  20-01-2023 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3's next-gen patch for PC is in the "final stages" of development.That's according to CD Projekt's global community director, Marcin Momot, responding to a fan query via his personal Twitter account yesterday on January 19. When asked if there was an update on the flashy next-gen patch for The Witcher 3 coming to PC platforms, Momot responded with a positive message, saying CD Projekt had been "quietly working on it" all along.
  We've been quietly working on this update for W3NG and i
  
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• Factorio, the base building hit that never goes on sale, is now raising its price "to account for inflation"

  20-01-2023 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  After 7 years without a discount, the beloved building game Factorio is getting a price increase to help keep up with inflation."Next week, on Thursday, January 26 2023, we will increase the base price of Factorio from $30 to $35," the devs said in a tweet. "This is an adjustment to account for the level of inflation since the Steam release in 2016."Factorio is unusual among modern video games in that it has never once gone on sale. It launched into Steam Early Access at $20 in 2016, the devs ra
  
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• The Last of Us fans think they've cast Abby in season 2 of the HBO show

  20-01-2023 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us fans have think they've discovered who's playing Abby in future episodes of the HBO TV show.Since The Last of Us TV show was announced, there's been tonnes of suggestions for which actors should play what roles. This latest fancast might end up being the real deal, however, as eagle-eyed fans have spotted some interaction between series director Neil Druckmann and other members of the cast. As shared by The Last of Us News on Twitter, fans think actor Shannon Berry - who's mo
  
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• EU tabletop RPG devs form union after D&D OGL drama, vowing to "protect the creators of the sector"

  20-01-2023 16:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  European developers have banded together to form the European RPG Studios Union after changes to the D&D OGL caused public backlash.The group is formed of Acheron Games (a leader for original RPGs in Italy), the team behind the "most awarded French RPG" Studio Agate, and independent German publisher Uhrwerk Verlag. Its goal is to promote the industry and protect creators, so is supporting the #OpenDnD movement that has sprung up this month following the D&D OGL controversy. It is also se
  
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• Matt Reeves is making a Buster Keaton TV show starring Rami Malek

  20-01-2023 16:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Batman director Matt Reeves is developing a limited series that will see Rami Malek play silent film star Buster Keaton.According to Deadline, Matt Reeves will produce the series under his 6th & Idaho Productions banner with Ted Cohen (Succession, Veep) set to pen the script. The show will reportedly use the biography Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis as its primary source material.Keaton, an actor, comedian, and filmmaker, was best known for his deadpan expression in oth
  
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• Stalker 2 could redefine action horror – in the same way its brilliantly terrifying forerunners did

  20-01-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  As any action horror fan will tell you, GSC Game World's Stalker series is up there with the best the genre has to offer. First introduced by way of 2007's brilliant Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, followed up by the equally unsettling Stalker: Clear Sky in 2008, and rounded off by Stalker: Call of Pripyat the year after that again, the trilogy – set deep within the real-world Chernobyl exclusion zone, albeit unfolding in a fictional timeline – set new standards in survival scares almo
  
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• TMNT: The Last Ronin universe continues to expand with new "Lost Years" special

  20-01-2023 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  IDW continues to expand the world of its successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin now-franchise. Its latest addition, the January 15-debuting prequel five-issue limited series TMNT: The Last Ronin—Lost Years, is getting a new May tie-in 40-page one-shot special Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin—Lost Day Special.Written by Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz, illustrated by Ben Bishop, and colored by Luis Antonio Delgado the Lost Day Special will "straddle both the p
  
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• The Witcher 3 next-gen is getting a physical release next week

  20-01-2023 15:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  A physical version of The Witcher 3 next-gen for PS5 and Xbox Series X is set to launch next week. In a tweet, CD Projekt Red confirmed the boxed edition, titled The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, will be launching across various regions, including the UK and US, on January 26. An image released alongside shows the PS5 and Xbox Series X game boxes and cover art. Contained within is the base game and both paid expansions - Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine - as well as 16 pieces o
  
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• Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black adds Jack O'Connell and Lesley Manville

  20-01-2023 15:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jack O'Connell and The Crown star Lesley Manville have joined the cast of upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. Eddie Marsan has also been confirmed to have a supporting role, after photos of him on set with lead Marisa Abela were leaked online.According to Deadline, O'Connell, who was most recently seen in Netflix's Lady Chatterley's Lover adaptation, is lined up to play Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, while Marsan and Manville will portray her father, Mitch Winehouse, and gr
  
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• Have you tried… finding your rhythm across dreamy levels in Melatonin?

  20-01-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Whenever I play a rhythm game, I fall into what can only be described as a flow state. The world around me slips away for a spell, and my attention is entirely focused on hitting the right button at just the right time. I think that's why I've always gravitated towards them over the years, but I've also always enjoyed how creative and challenging some of the best rhythm games can be. So as soon as I clapped eyes on Melatonin from developer Half Asleep, I just knew I had to try it out. With
  
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• Watch Love Island UK 2023  – free live stream

  20-01-2023 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Love Island 2023: watch online
  Want to watch Love Island 2023? The Winter edition of the UK dating show can be streamed free on ITVX from the US (or anywhere else) with a VPN. New episodes air nightly, as the glamourous singles flirt, date and fight in their beautiful South African villa. Who stays and who goes? You decide...Love Island 2023: preview
  The brand new season of Love Island UK – hosted by Maya Jama – began on January 16, 2023. The iconic British reality TV show airs every
  
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• Watch Love Island UK 2023

  20-01-2023 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Love Island 2023: watch online
  Want to watch Love Island 2023? The Winter edition of the UK dating show can be streamed free on ITVX from the US (or anywhere) with a VPN. New episodes air every night, as the glamourous singles flirt, date and argue in a beautiful South African villa. Who stays and who goes? You decide...Love Island 2023: preview
  The brand new season of Love Island UK – hosted by Maya Jama – began on January 16, 2023. The iconic British reality TV show airs every nigh
  
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• 7 Wonders Edifices expansion asks you to work with your rivals - or screw them over

  20-01-2023 14:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new 7 Wonders expansion has been revealed ahead of its release next month, called 7 Wonders Edifice.Described by publisher Asmodee and developer Repos Productions as "the most accessible expansion for 7 Wonders", this add-on allows players to join forces with their rivals in constructing edifices. (New 'prestigious' buildings such as an auction house or archive.) Although you'll get special rewards if you succeed, failing to finish the project makes you accrue debt tokens that reduce your scor
  
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• 7 Wonders Edifice expansion asks you to work with your rivals - or screw them over

  20-01-2023 14:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new 7 Wonders expansion has been revealed ahead of its release next month, called 7 Wonders Edifice.Described by publisher Asmodee and developer Repos Productions as "the most accessible expansion for 7 Wonders", this add-on allows players to join forces with their rivals in constructing edifices. (New 'prestigious' buildings such as an auction house or archive.) Although you'll get special rewards if you succeed, failing to finish the project makes you accrue debt tokens that reduce your scor
  
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• Shotgun Wedding reviews praise Jennifer Lopez's performance but criticize rom-com's action scenes

  20-01-2023 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
   Jennifer Lopez is back in the rom-com game. Her latest movie, Shotgun Wedding, arrives on Prime Video next week and the first reviews are in – but they're a little lukewarm. The movie follows a couple (played by Lopez and Josh Duhamel) who gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding, just when they both start getting cold feet about their relationship. As if that wasn't stressful enough, the rom-com takes a turn when the entire party is taken hostage and their lives ar
  
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• All the Spider scenes were filmed twice in Avatar: The Way of Water

  20-01-2023 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: The Way of Water introduces plenty of new characters, and one of them is Jack Champion's Spider, a young human boy who hangs out with his adoptive Na'vi family. Since the blue Pandorans are brought to life via motion capture, that meant combining Na'vi and humans was particularly difficult – and led to Champion giving his entire performance twice over, two years apart. "Well, the beauty was, we got to do it twice," director James Cameron told Vanity Fair. "So Russ [Carpen
  
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• An original, sealed copy of Pokemon Yellow worth almost $10,500 has reportedly been ruined by US customs

  20-01-2023 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  An original and sealed copy of Pokemon Yellow has reportedly been wrecked by US customs, meaning it's no longer worth the $10,500 it could have been in its original condition. This story was originally shared by Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios, on Twitter, who said: "Friend of mine received this sealed and graded original copy of Pokemon Yellow...US customs: Broke the acrylic case, ripped and discarded the seal, SLICED the front of the box off." You can see the extent of the damage i
  
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• The Last of Us on HBO snubbed the original game director from the credits

  20-01-2023 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us' original co-game director has spoken about being excluded from the HBO adaptation's credits.Last week on January 15, The Last of Us TV show aired its first episode on HBO. The adaptation highlighted co-game director at Naughty Dog, Neil Druckmann, as instrumental in the original game's creation, but curiously left out mention of Bruce Straley, who directed the original 2013 game alongside Druckmann."It's an argument for unionization that someone who was part of the co-creation of
  
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• GTA Trilogy is still broken as it makes its way to Steam and Epic Games Store

  20-01-2023 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Until now, PC players wanting to play GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition could only do so through Rockstar Games Launcher. The good news is that the updated versions of GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas are finally available on Steam and are coming to Epic Games Store later this month; the bad news is that they're still mired in technical issues.  Stepping back into the crime-fuelled lives of Claude, Tommy Vercetti, and Carl "CJ" Johnson, this time with updated visuals and impr
  
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• WandaVision spin-off Agatha: Coven of Chaos starts filming

  20-01-2023 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Agatha: Coven of Chaos has officially started filming in Atlanta, Georgia. Heartstopper's Joe Locke, who is set to appear in the WandaVision spin-off series, confirmed the news on Instagram recently, when he shared a photo of a foldable chair from set.While the Instagram story post has since been deleted, eagle-eyed fans spotted that the logo on the back of the chair read 'Agnes of Westview' – and that its typeface and layout looks decidedly like that of Mare of Easttown's. Given that the
  
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• Netflix thinks some subscribers will cancel after password sharing crackdown

  20-01-2023 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix expects some subscribers will react badly to the streamer's upcoming plans to stop password sharing between multiple people."This will not be a universally popular move," Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters candidly said during the company's 2022 fourth quarter earnings interview (via Variety).Peters admits he expects a "bit of a cancel reaction" to the new policy – which he describes as a "gentle nudge" for subscribers to pay more for those sharing accounts outside of their current househo
  
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• Tencent unveil World of Warcraft rival in China as Blizzard’s spat with NetEase continues

  20-01-2023 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Against the backdrop of Blizzard’s ongoing spat with its Chinese publisher NetEase hitting new heights in public, Tencent has announced a new MMO that has invited plenty of comparisons to World of Warcraft. As you’ll see from the promotional material released so far, Tarisland leans into fantasy, though WoW fans are zeroing in on the character and airship design alongside several choice shots from cinematics – it’s also been noted that one dragon looks a fair bit lik
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas studio head still wants to make another Fallout game

  20-01-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obsidian's studio head has said he would love to make another Fallout game before his eventual retirement.That's according to a new interview with Feargus Urquhart, published earlier this week by Game Pressure. When asked if Fallout fans could ever expect another Obsidian-developed game in the Bethesda franchise, Urquhart immediately said that "we're not working on it right now, our plate is pretty full with Avowed, Grounded, and Outer Worlds 2."So busy is Obsidian, Urquhart says, that the studi
  
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• Outlander season 8 will be its last – but a prequel is in the works

  20-01-2023 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Outlander has been renewed for season 8, which will also be the final installment of the hit historical drama series. "What an incredible journey with an incredible fanbase," the show's official Twitter account wrote. "Outlander has officially been renewed for an eighth and final season."Based on the books by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander stars Catríona Balfe as Claire, a woman who travels back in time from 1945 to 1743 and finds herself in the midst of the Scottish uprising against English r
  
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• Halo Infinite campaign DLC reportedly scrapped following studio reshuffle

  20-01-2023 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The single-player DLC planned for Halo Infinite has reportedly been scrapped as 343 Industries supposedly ceases "active development" of the Halo series. This claim comes from Twitter user @BathrobeSpartan (as shared on ResetEra) who, in a lengthy thread, shed more light on the effect Microsoft's recent layoffs have had on the Halo series. According to the leaker, the plans developer 343 Industries had for Halo Infinite in 2023 remain unchanged, even after the studio was supposedly hit hard
  
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• Upcoming indie games for 2023 and beyond

  20-01-2023 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are so many exciting upcoming indies heading our way in 2023 and beyond. Last year saw the release of a plethora of memorable indie titles that caught our attention, and demonstrated that the indie scene is home to a wealth of creative and diverse experiences. Happily, it already looks like we're in for another year of new indie games that are full of wonder and intrigue. News and showcases from the likes of ID@Xbox, PlayStation Indies, Nintendo's Indie World, and Wholesome Games and more
  
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• D&D does a 180 on license changes, giving users core mechanics "forever"

  20-01-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a surprise move, D&D has revealed that the game's core mechanics will be made available to everyone through the Creative Commons, and its new OGL (or 'Open Game License') will provide you a "perpetual, irrevocable license" to use iconic Dungeons & Dragons elements like the owlbear in your own products.Following an apology for the licensing controversy that's been raging across the community, D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast revealed that it was going in an entirely different dir
  
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• Nintendo reportedly boosts Switch production for coming year

  20-01-2023 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo reportedly plans to boost Switch output in the coming financial year.That's according to sources speaking to Bloomberg in a new report. According to the outlet, citing its sources with knowledge of the matter, Nintendo has already told suppliers and manufacturers it plans on making more Switch units in the coming financial year than it has done in the current year.In November 2022, Nintendo actually lowered its sales target for the Nintendo Switch for the remainder of the current financ
  
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• Netflix movie boss says Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon is two parts because of its scale

  20-01-2023 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder's new Netflix movie Rebel Moon will be split into two parts – and that's because of its sheer scale. The film is based on an old Star Wars pitch of Snyder's and is shaping up to be a sci-fi epic, with the first footage from the film showcasing some explosive action. "Zack came in with so much passion," Ori Marmur, who co-runs Netflix's original film group, told Variety. "This is a film that he's had in mind for decades. As you know, he's spent so much time working on
  
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• Jason Momoa teases "great news" after Warner Bros. and DC meeting

  20-01-2023 11:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  As DC prepares to enter a new era, it appears one of its biggest stars – Jason Momoa – is sticking around.The Aquaman actor recently shared his excited reaction to a meeting with Warner Bros. on social media.
  LOBO? 👀Jason Momoa postou no IG que teve uma grande reunião com a WB/DC e que agora tem "grandes notícias" que ainda não pode revelar.Ele agradece a Peter Safran, James Gunn e David Zaslav no vídeo 👀 pic.twitter.com/2U2XzZn7hJJanuary 1
  
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• Return of Battlefield 2042 Class system leaves players sceptical

  20-01-2023 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Battlefield 2042 is finally bringing back the Class system, but players remain sceptical of its comeback.Yesterday on January 19, EA DICE announced Battlefield's beloved Class-based system would finally be returning to Battlefield 2042. However, some hardened Battlefield 2042 players are incredibly sceptical about whether the Class-based system can be properly integrated into the latest game in the franchise.The scepticism stems from Battlefield 2042's Specialists. The new system of characters w
  
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• Breath of the Wild speedrunner beats the game 50 times in a single day

  20-01-2023 01:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another day, another mind boggling Breath of the Wild speedrunner accomplishment. This time, some absolute mad lad managed to beat the whole game 50 times in a single day.Perhaps unsurprisingly, this new achievement was accomplished by the same speedrunner who previously set the record for beating the game in 25 minutes. Now, Player 5 managed to make that time his average and run through the game a whopping 50 times in a 24-hour period. You can watch the entire stream, which actually only lasts
  
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