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• Sony's killing the PlayStation Plus Collection in a few months, so claim these 19 games ASAP

  01-02-2023 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  On May 9, Sony is ending the PlayStation Plus Collection, which previously provided PS5 users with a massive, instant collection of backwards compatible PS4 games.Introduced at the PS5 launch, the PS Plus Collection initially offered subscribers 20 games to download from a pool of the PS4's best, ranging from Bloodborne to Fallout 4. While it initially seemed this would be a limited-time promotion, it's now been in place for over two years, and only one game - Persona 5 - has been removed from t
  
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• Pennyworth canceled at HBO Max

  01-02-2023 22:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pennyworth has been canceled at HBO Max after three seasons.The show, which first debuted on Epix back in 2019, moved to HBO Max in 2022 and was renamed Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler.The crime drama, created by Gotham producer and The Mentalist helmer Bruno Heller, stars Jack Bannon as a young version of Alfred Pennyworth, which sees him leaving the Special Air Services and forming his own security company in London, UK. He eventually teams up with none other than Thomas Wayne (Ben A
  
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• Are Spider-Man and the X-Men any different after the Dark Web crossover?

  01-02-2023 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's big Spider-Man/X-Men crossover Dark Web has now come to its conclusion with big changes for Ben Reilly/Chasm and Madelyne Pryor/Goblin Queen. But if you didn't dig into the event itself, you may be lost in Limbo looking for answers about what's next for Spider-Man and the X-Men and what the ramifications of the crossover are for the Marvel Universe.With the final issue of the crossover, Dark Web Finale #1 by writer Zeb Wells, artists Adam Kubert, Francesco Mortarino, Scott Hanna, F
  
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• Destiny 2 is nerfing linear fusion rifles and buffing a bunch of Exotics

  01-02-2023 22:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  My fellow Guardians, we might have to come up with a new DPS meta for Destiny 2 Lightfall, because Bungie is finally nerfing our beloved linear fusion rifles.Senior design lead Chris Proctor outlined a raft of changes coming in a balance update due later this month. A nerf to linears tops the list, to the surprise of nobody who's run basically any raid in the past, I don't know, two years? Their boss, miniboss, Champion, and vehicle damage has been reduced by 15%. This nerf notably won't affect
  
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• EA has reportedly canceled a single-player game in the Titanfall and Apex Legends universe

  01-02-2023 21:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new, single-player entry in the Titanfall series has been canceled by EA, according to a new report.This game was codenamed Titanfall Legends and was in development at Respawn, according to Bloomberg. A team of around 50 developers is said to have been working on the game. Many of them are expected to receive new positions within EA, though others may be laid off with severance packages.The report suggests that Titanfall Legends has been in development for some time, originally under the leade
  
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• Warzone 2's Ashika Island will be "an additional DMZ infiltration option"

  01-02-2023 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Warzone 2 devs have confirmed how you'll access Ashika Island in DMZ as part of an extensive blog post running down every single point of interest on that new map."Ashika Island will become the DZ for Resurgence Battle Royale and an additional DMZ infiltration option as part of Season 02 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, launching February 15 on all platforms," explains Activision Blizzard. Previous announcements had indicated that the new map would have "DMZ gameplay," but ho
  
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• 10 comic book takeaways from James Gunn's DC announcements

  01-02-2023 19:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Co-CEO of DC Studios James Gunn finally made his long-awaited announcement of a portion of the new slate of DC movies, streaming series, and animated projects planned for the next few years this week.
  Here are just a few of our plans. Up, up, and away! #DCStudios #DCU @DCComics pic.twitter.com/8XNDNLUEPqJanuary 31, 2023See more
  Titled 'Gods and Monsters,' the first chapter of Gunn and his fellow co-CEO Peter Safran's plans for DC include projects for Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Booster Gold, Gr
  
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• The console war reaches new heights as random gamers ask Sony and Nintendo CEOs to testify over Microsoft Activision deal

  01-02-2023 19:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  In December, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 10 gamers who claimed they "would be adversely affected by reduced competition" as a result of Microsoft's planned buyout of Activision Blizzard, and now those random gamers are looking to get Nintendo and PlayStation's biggest bosses to testify.This is the "gamer's lawsuit" that you might have heard about at the tail end of 2022, and is completely distinct from the serious FTC lawsuit that was also filed in December. Whether the gamer's lawsuit has
  
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• The next Amnesia game brings the series' horror to WW1 in May

  01-02-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amnesia: The Bunker is set to release on May 16, developer Frictional Games has announced. Considering Amnesia: The Bunker was only just revealed late last year, in December 2022, this is an incredibly tight turnaround from reveal to launch for the new game, around six months in total.If you didn't already know, the new Amnesia game places you in the titular Bunker during the horrors of World War One. You'll play the role of Henri Clement, a French soldier left behind by his brigade and tra
  
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• Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce Bad Boys 4

  01-02-2023 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are officially returning for Bad Boys 4.The untitled sequel is in the early development stages, with Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah returning to direct, from a script penned by Chris Bremner. The directing duo helmed Bad Boys For Life, which hit theaters in 2020 and earned over $426 million at the global box office. "Yo, I got an announcement...I'm gonna give y'all a hint," Smith said, playing the beginning of Nelly's Shake Ya Tailfeather, a song that was prom
  
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• Harrison Ford reveals why he came back for Indiana Jones 5

  01-02-2023 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Harrison Ford has opened up on why he chose to reprise one of his most iconic roles in upcoming sequel Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. "I always wanted to do it. I wanted to do the rest of the story to see the end of his career," Ford told Variety, before confirming that he won't be donning the famous Fedora again in the future. "It's the last time for me," he said.Directed by Logan's James Mangold, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is set to be a star-studded affair, with B
  
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• Class system return has Battlefield 2042 players feeling good again

  01-02-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Battlefield 2042 players are rejoicing at the return of the beloved Class system.Earlier this week, a new patch reintroduced the Class system to Battlefield 2042, an aspect that the game famously ditched in favor of its Specialist system. Now that players have had a chance to get reintegrated into the Classes, they're overjoyed at the return of the feature, and the state of Battlefield 2042 at large.The subreddit post just above, for example, simply states that Battlefield 2042 feels like old Ba
  
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• Alan Wake 2 will be full-fledged survival horror

  01-02-2023 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alan Wake 2 promises to seriously dial-up the series' horror chops, offering Remedy's full-fledged take on the genre.Speaking to GamesRadar+ for our Big in 2023 Alan Wake 2 preview, game director Kyle Rowley spoke about the changes being made from the original game, which was more 'action game by way of Stephen King' than a true horror experience. While Rowley says the team isn't yet "ready to reveal too much" about its shift of genre, it's certainly aiming to put its own mark on things."What I
  
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• Hideo Kojima shares photos from Death Stranding 2 "experiment," promising "techniques not used in the previous game"

  01-02-2023 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima has shared photos from an "experiment" currently taking place at his studio, which aims to make future games, like Death Stranding 2, look even more photorealistic. As featured in a series of tweets on Kojima's Twitter account, the artists at Kojima Productions have attended a lecture that will hopefully improve the cutscenes in future games and make them appear even closer to life. In one of the tweets, Kojima explains: "In order to make photorealistic CG more realistic, we in
  
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• The Batman and Joker sequels won't be part of the DCU

  01-02-2023 17:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn and Peter Safran, the new co-CEOs of DC Studios, have an ambitious plan in place for DC Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, which includes everything from a Green Lantern series to a Wonder Woman prequel. What it doesn't include, however, is the upcoming sequels to The Batman and Joker. Instead, these movies will be part of 'DC Elseworlds.'"The DC is a multiverse, but we're going to be focusing on one universe from that multiverse," Gunn said in a video posted to Twitter. "And if something
  
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• More bad news for The Day Before, as the devs are now fighting a "fraudulent" advertising scam

  01-02-2023 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The woes of struggling zombie survival game The Day Before show no sign of letting up, as the developers have announced they're attempting to contain an advertising scam around the project.Earlier this week, fans noticed various messages suggesting that developer Fntastic was offering YouTube advertising opportunities around the game, with influencers able to start requesting early access keys. All of that was in spite of a nine-month delay over a trademark dispute that has led much of the commu
  
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• James Gunn comments on DC's past: "They were just giving away IP"

  01-02-2023 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn commented on DC's past in a press conference on Monday.The newly appointed co-CEO of DC Studios explained his choices for the company's future going forward, citing several missteps in the past."The history of DC is pretty messed up. No one was minding the mint," Gunn said (H/T IndieWire). "They were just giving away IP like they were party favors to any creators who smiled at them. What we are going to do is promise that everything from our first project going forward is going to be
  
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• GTA Online update fixes exploit that let griefers corrupt player accounts

  01-02-2023 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar has pushed out a security-related GTA Online update to fix a remote code execution exploit that allowed griefers to corrupt players' accounts on PC, potentially leading to total account corruption. The patch initially went live earlier today, with the developer then confirming through its support portal that the update is intended to remedy the widely-reported exploit that has become an increasingly popular sight on paid mod menus. As explained in the patch notes, the update i
  
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• Bethesda confirms Redfall requires "a persistent online connection" even in single-player

  01-02-2023 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even if you want to play Redfall alone, you'll need a constant internet connection. Bethesda confirmed as much in a newly updated Redfall FAQ. "A persistent online connection is required for single player and co-op," it reads, cementing Redfall as an always-online game. You'll also need a Bethesda.net account to link to your Steam or Xbox profile, so if you don't have one already, you'd best get one set up if you plan on hunting vampires in Arkane's latest sandbox. Though it's not the
  
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• Alan Wake 2 is Remedy's "biggest project yet"

  01-02-2023 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alan Wake 2 has effectively been in development ever since the launch of the original game 13 years ago - at least, it's been in the back of creative director Sam Lake's mind for all that time - and it's become developer Remedy's "biggest project yet"."I feel like I never left Alan Wake behind," Lake tells GamesRadar+ in a new interview about the development of Alan Wake 2. "There was always the full intention to return to him; there was always more story to tell, and the characters and the sett
  
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• Elden Ring's most absurd locations have helped me appreciate Dark Souls 2's most divisive feature

  01-02-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  How would you pack for an open-top bus tour in Elden Ring? I remember taking one in London many years ago, just as the seasons were changing. It was t-shirt weather during the day, but once the sun dipped below the buildings it was bloody freezing. I spent the rest of the hour-long journey with my arms tucked inside my top, shivering until I reached the stop closest to my hotel. I should have known better – to call British weather temperamental is surely an understatement. Less than 15 min
  
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• Hi-Fi Rush has homages to Twin Peaks, JoJo, Scott Pilgrim, and more

  01-02-2023 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out Hi-Fi Rush quietly has a metric tonne of references in its character and cutscene animations.Hi-Fi Rush might've launched less than a week ago as a surprise from developer Tango Gameworks, but it's already gone down an absolute storm with audiences. Players are now digging into the game's character animations, both in real-time gameplay and cutscenes, and discovering intriguing references like the Twin Peaks one just below.
  This Twin Peaks reference in Hi-Fi Rush 🤌 pic.twitt
  
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• After a decade of dreaming, Remedy is finally ready to write Alan Wake 2 into reality

  01-02-2023 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  After 13 years trapped beneath the suffocating depths of Cauldron Lake, Remedy Entertainment is about to break Alan Wake free of the darkness that has taken ahold of his mind. After such a lengthy departure, few expected to see Alan Wake 2 to be written into reality – thankfully, creative director Sam Lake never lost faith that we would, one day, once again wield the light. "I feel like I never left Alan Wake behind. There was always the full intention to return to him; there was always mo
  
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• The Academy says Andrea Riseborough can keep her Oscar nomination

  01-02-2023 16:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Andrea Riseborough will get to keep her Oscar nomination after all.Following an investigation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a statement saying that they will not revoke the actor's Best Actress nomination for To Leslie."Based on concerns that surfaced last week around the To Leslie awards campaign, the Academy began a review into the film’s campaigning tactics," said AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer. "The Academy has determined the activity in question does not rise to the l
  
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• Tomb Raider mobile game to release in just under two weeks

  01-02-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Free-to-play mobile game Tomb Raider Reloaded is set to release this month.Embracer Group has revealed that Tomb Raider Reloaded, developed by Emerald City Games, will release worldwide via the App Store and Google Play on February 14, 2023. (This date is surely no coincidence, as Valentine's Day is also officially Lara Croft's birthday!) On the same day, the mobile spin-off will be making its way to Netflix, where it will be available to all subscribers.With the game only two weeks away, you ca
  
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• Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore on protecting the twists of new Apple thriller Sharper

  01-02-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sharper, Apple TV Plus' new all-star thriller, is hiding some big twists and turns in its two-hour runtime. Speaking to Total Film in the latest issue with John Wick: Chapter 4 on the cover, director Benjamin Caron and actors Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan are keen to protect the mystery of the new movie. Here's what they had to say about it, as well as an exclusive new image from the film that you can see above."I don't know how you guys are going to write about it!" laughs Caron. "But we ne
  
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• PS5 players theorize the Metallic Red and Gray DualSense controllers are on the way after website leak

  01-02-2023 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  PS5 players think more DualSense controller colour options are on the way after two new colours were quietly added to the PlayStation website. As spotted by a Reddit user (via Push Square), if you head on over to PlayStation's DualSense warranty website and fill out your details, you'll be presented with a dropdown menu that will ask you to select which PS5 controller it is you have. Along with the known options - such as Nova Pink, Cosmic Red, Galactic Purple, and more - there are now two
  
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• James Gunn's plans for a Superman game don't sound very good

  01-02-2023 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn's DC slate has been revealed, and like virtually every movie and show announced by DC Studios, Gunn and his co-head Peter Safran have outlined plans for a continuous universe that brings movies, TV, and games together. Unfortunately, those plans seem a little confused, especially when it comes to the Man of Steel.According to Slashfilm, Safran said that "gaming is a big part of what we're doing, and everything we do at DC comes through us. Gaming is just part of it, but it's an area t
  
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• Mia Goth and Ty West on Pearl’s famous fan Martin Scorsese – and what’s next in MaXXXine

  01-02-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Playing like a Golden Age Hollywood movie slathered in blood, Pearl is the horror movie that everyone’s talking about… including Martin Scorsese. Now the horror prequel to X is finally heading to the UK in March, director Ti West and his co-creator/star Mia Goth spoke to Total Film, in the latest issue with John Wick on the cover, all about the new movie. The pair addressed their famous fan and what to expect in the upcoming third movie MaXXXine, plus we have an exclusive image from
  
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• M. Night Shyamalan's new movie may finally dethrone Avatar: The Way of Water from #1 box office spot

  01-02-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Knock at the Cabin, the latest movie from director M. Night Shyamalan, is poised to finally knock Avatar: The Way of Water off the top spot at the box office. According to Variety, the new horror-thriller is expected to open to somewhere between $15 and $20 million when it opens this Friday, February 3. Considering Shyamalan's last movie, 2021's Old, opened to $16.8 million during the outbreak of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, this estimate seems pretty likely. Old went on to
  
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• James Gunn calls The Flash one of the "greatest superhero movies ever", says it "resets everything"

  01-02-2023 14:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Flash has been a long time coming. The Justice League spin-off, which sees Ezra Miller reprise the role of the titular superhero, was first announced back in 2014 and was initially set to release alongside Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman – but that never happened due to director dropouts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and controversies surrounding Miller's behavior off-set. On Tuesday, January 31, however, new DC Studios chairmen James Gunn and Peter Safran confirmed that th
  
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• Batman Arkham dev criticizes DC's plans for harmonized film and game actors

  01-02-2023 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former Batman Arkham developer has criticized James Gunn's recent announcement that he'd like future DC films and games to use the same actors, saying they'll "never work on a DC title ever again" if the plan sticks.Yesterday on January 31, Gunn pulled the curtain back on the future of DC's entertainment slate. As well as revealing every movie and show announced by DC Studios, Gunn also put forth plans to use the same actors across film, game, and animated TV projects for the same character. I
  
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• DC's Chapter One is "more planned out" than MCU’s beginnings, says James Gunn

  01-02-2023 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has compared DC’s upcoming first chapter in its brand-new cinematic universe to the genesis of the MCU. The DC Studios co-CEO has said the new ‘Gods and Monsters’ slate is more "planned out" than the early days of its Marvel counterpart."We are telling a big, huge central story that is like Marvel Studios, except I think that we're a lot more planned out than Marvel did from the beginning, because we've gotten a group of writers together to work that story out comple
  
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• The Sims 4 players are celebrating the game's new inclusive customization options

  01-02-2023 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sims 4's latest update is now live and it adds a number of inclusive items to the life sim, including new options for trans people as well as those with disabilities. Revealed shortly after the Behind The Sims community stream yesterday - which gave a small update on Project Rene (aka The Sims 5) - EA and developer Maxis unveiled another base game update for The Sims 4 that includes new assets which mainly focus on making the game more inclusive for both trans people and people with dis
  
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• DC has two chapters planned that will last 10 years

  01-02-2023 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn and Peter Safran may have only just announced the 10 projects lined up for DCU Chapter One, but that's not the extent of what the new CEOs have in store for the studio. The twosome, who took the reins of the superhero franchise in 2022, say they've also mapped Chapter Two already, and that the two parts could span up to a decade.During the press event for DC Studios' first reveal under Gunn and Safran, the former explained (via ComicBook.com): "The eight to 10 year plan is two ch
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy leaker who claimed the design director was their dad struck by Warner Bros copyright notice

  01-02-2023 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Hogwarts Legacy community is lamenting the temporary disappearance of a bizarre leaker claiming to be the son of a senior developer.In a now-nuked Reddit post, user HogwartsInsider alleged that through their connections to their father, design director Chad Liddell, they'd been able to assist in QA on the game, and while a non-disclosure agreement partially bound them, they'd been permitted to host a limited Q+A session, revealing details about the game.Through that thread, they answered que
  
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• DC plans to release four projects a year in theaters and on HBO Max

  01-02-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn and Peter Safran have unveiled their new DC Studios plan to create an interconnected cinematic universe. Entitled DCU Chapter One: God and Monsters, the co-CEOs unveiled 10 new shows and movies and provided an update on The Batman 2’s release date. Per ComicBook.com, as part of the new slate, DC is planning to release "probably two movies and probably two HBO Max series per year". Safran shared that this will begin in 2025 when the slate was announced to the press.First up
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor fans equal parts disappointed and relieved at delay

  01-02-2023 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  After Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's delay, fans eager to get their hands on the game are both lamenting and thankful for the delay.Yesterday on January 31, EA and Respawn announced Star Wars Jedi: Survivor would be delayed by six weeks, now set to launch in April. Over on the subreddit dedicated to Respawn's sequel, fans are bemoaning the last-minute delay for the title, as the developer said it needs more time to "hit the Respawn quality bar."While some players just want to get their hands on Star
  
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• House of the Dragon season 2 filming date revealed

  01-02-2023 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 2 is one step closer to hitting the small screen – we know when filming is set to begin, and it's a matter of weeks away.Filming is set to kick off on March 6, 2023, in London and Spain, according to the Film & Television Industry Alliance's production list. The industry site also shows Alan Taylor listed as the director. As well as helming several episodes of The Sopranos and its prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark, Taylor also directed a total of seven
  
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• Netflix confirms first anti-password sharing plans – and it's not good news for account sharers

  01-02-2023 11:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has unveiled its first plans to crack down on password sharing between multiple people in different households.While the current information is only available – oddly – on Netflix's Costa Rican Help Centre, there is now a new plan in place for those who share passwords (H/T The Streamable). It's unclear if or when these plans will roll out in the United States, UK, and worldwide.According to Netflix, users will now have one "primary location." Anyone in that one location/hous
  
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• Apex Legends Mobile players criticize EA over lack of refunds following shutdown

  01-02-2023 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  After EA announced Apex Legends Mobile would be shutting down, fans of the battle royale shooter aren't pleased with the company.Yesterday, EA announced a six-week delay for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and an end to service for Apex Legends Mobile on May 1. Over on the Apex Legends subreddit, players are frustrated with EA over the game's shutdown, primarily due to their purchased Apex Coins now being useless.However, EA unfortunately won't be providing any refunds for players who purchased Apex C
  
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• Resident Evil 4 Remake is adding side quests and ditching QTEs

  01-02-2023 01:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Significant new Resident Evil 4 Remake details have emerged, including that side quests and breakable weapons have been added and that quick time events have largely been left in the past.These details and more come courtesy of Game Informer's latest issue, which goes hands-on with two of Resident Evil 4 Remake's chapters. The story reveals a bunch of new information about the upcoming remake, but arguably the biggest news is that you'll be able to collect and complete side quests, knives will b
  
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