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• Link drives a car in this new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer

  08-02-2023 23:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer released at today's Nintendo Direct was simultaneously the most and least surprising bit of the show. We expected a new trailer for the long-awaited sequel, still due out May 12, but we did not expect Link to drive a car in it. The trailer opens with yet more ominous monologuing about the fall of Hyrule under a hail of monsters... and then cuts to Link doing us all proud by messing about in a field, ripping wheels out of lakes and using the
  
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• Baten Kaitos remaster confirmed for Switch

  08-02-2023 23:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: Well, GameCube fans, the Baten Kaitos remaster is real, confirmed during today's Nintendo Direct.We reported on the leaked remaster earlier, but now a trailer has been shown alongside a Summer 2023 release window. It's also clear from the trailer that this is very much a remaster and not a remake, as the footage shown looks identical to the original game - just with a nice HD polish.Baten Kaitos 1+2 HD Remaster is exactly what it sounds like: touched-up versions of the 2003 GameCube RPG
  
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• Did Marvel introduce a new US Agent and War Machine in the same week?

  08-02-2023 23:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  US Agent and War Machine are characters who initially spun off from Captain America and Iron Man, respectively, with John Walker becoming US Agent and James Rhodes taking up the War Machine identity after they temporarily replaced Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in their roles. But now, US Agent and War Machine are on the road to having full-on legacies of their own, with Marvel seemingly setting up new versions of War Machine and US Agent both in one week, in Daredevil #8 and Secret Invasion #
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online is getting all your favourite Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games

  08-02-2023 23:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo Switch Online subscribers are getting many classic games from the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance.Nintendo announced the news during the latest direct, revealing that a bevy of nostalgic favourites would be available to NSO subscribers later today. All the Game Boy titles shown will be available on a basic NSO subscription and the expansion pass, whereas GBA Advance games will only be available to those with the latter, at the time of writing.  When it comes to Game Boy, you're getti
  
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• Metroid Prime Remastered has finally been announced and you can play it today

  08-02-2023 23:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metroid Prime Remastered is finally more than a false leak. The long-awaited HD rerelease was announced for Nintendo Switch at today's Nintendo Direct, and with quite the surprise in tow: you can play it later today, February 8. Metroid Prime Remastered will be available digitally later today, but the release date for the physical version is technically February 22. After the long, rumor-filled wait for the rerelease of this classic game, a shadow drop is a welcome surprise. Note that,
  
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• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp gets April release date

  08-02-2023 23:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is launching on April 21, Nintendo has announced.During today's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo finally revealed the Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp release date after the game suffered a lengthy delay last year seemingly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Even before that, it was delayed from its original December 2021 release window to Spring 2022. Now, and for the first time, we have a concrete release date for the pair of remakes.This story is developing...
  
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• Life is Strange dev's next game is Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

  08-02-2023 23:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new game from Life is Strange studio Don't Nod is Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, and it made a gorgeous debut at today's Nintendo Direct.The game sees an evil megacorporation threatening to destroy the balance between our world and the mystical land of Reverie. Your character has the power to travel between worlds and see the future. The game features a branching story and a soundtrack from Celeste composer Lena Raine.For everything announced at the Nintendo Direct, you can check out our full
  
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• Nintendo confirms Pikmin 4 release date, but it's a little later than May

  08-02-2023 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has finally revealed the release date for Pikmin 4, and it's later than previously thought. After leaking earlier this week, Nintendo has confirmed the Pikmin 4 release date, and it's set for July 21, 2023. Previously, it was thought that Pikmin 4 would be released in May of this year - as we now know though we're going to have to wait just a little bit longer to play the sequel.During today's Nintendo Direct showcase, we got a brand new trailer that featured our flowery friends up
  
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• Bungie responds to complaints that Destiny 2's new Titan subclass is too same-y

  08-02-2023 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Destiny 2 Lightfall reveal focused on the cool Strand subclasses coming in the expansion, as did our recent Strand preview, but not all responses have been positive. The new Titan subclass, Berserker, has been particularly divisive, with many Titan mains complaining about perceived similarities between their Strand Bladefury Super and the likes of Fists of Havoc or Glacial Quake. The discourse has grown so feverish that Bungie's now addressed it directly, assuring players that Titans
  
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• Pikmin 4 trailer reveals an incredible dog and shuts down May release rumor

  08-02-2023 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update, February 8: A new trailer for Pikmin 4 arrived as part of today's Nintendo Direct, shutting down a previously rumored release date.Pikmin 4 is set to launch on July 21. The new trailer shows off ice Pikmin that can freeze water, and a big ol' dog-like creature you can ride across obstacles or send to carry obstacles with the strength of multiple Pikmin.Original story follows: A retailer has listed a May 23 release date for Pikmin 4.As spotted yesterday by My Nintendo News, Greek retailer
  
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• Bryan Cranston says Super Bowl ad might be the end of Walter White

  08-02-2023 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bryan Cranston says that this Sunday's upcoming Breaking Bad-themed Super Bowl ad may be his last appearance as Walter White."This might be the retiring episode of the Breaking Bad universe," Cranston told Extra. "I’ve had opportunities to bring Walter White into the milieu. I did it for Aaron’s movie El Camino and then once again for Better Call Saul. We were able to come back and each time we think, 'Well, this is the last time we’re ever going to do this,
  
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• Daredevil just fought Punisher for the fate of the world... and lost

  08-02-2023 22:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Punisher and Daredevil have been moving toward a major showdown for a while now, with the two Daredevils Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios forming their own group, the Fist, to take on the ninja group the Hand, currently led by Frank Castle.Both sides have been foretold to defeat each other, with the fate of the world supposedly resting on whoever wins the war between the Hand and the Fist. The Hand have already struck the first blow, infiltrating many world governments with secret zombie agents
  
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• Amazon Prime Video orders Wytches comic animated series

  08-02-2023 22:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon Prime Video has ordered an animated adaptation of Wytches, a six-issue limited comic book series written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Jock.Per Variety, Wytches tells the story of "17-year-old Sailor Rooks, whose family moves to a remote New England town after a tragic accident, only to discover that a burrow of monsters - ancient creatures that prey on our darkest fears and desires - lurks beneath the town." Snyder and Jock will executive produce."Driven by the pairing of Scott and
  
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• Bizarre Nintendo Direct leaks continue with word of a GameCube cult classic remastered

  08-02-2023 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're all gearing up for today's Nintendo Direct live coverage, and leaks are still trickling in. The latest rumor claims that GameCube cult classic Baten Kaitos is getting the remaster treatment on Switch, revitalizing the two-part card RPG series after roughly 17 years. This rumor has been swirling for a few weeks now, and it came to a head today with the reveal of alleged promotional artwork for a double pack apparently called Baten Kaitos 1&2 HD Remaster. Assuming it's real, this re
  
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• New Samba de Amigo game revealed at Nintendo Direct

  08-02-2023 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: Confirmed! A new Samba de Amigo game has been revealed at Nintendo's latest direct with a swanky trailer to boot, which you can watch below. You can play it when it releases this summer. Original story: We're in the final hours before today's Nintendo Direct live coverage, and while it's been relatively light on major leaks, there's one early reveal I never would've seen coming: a new Samba de Amigo game.If you weren't an arcade fan or Dreamcast owner at the turn of the century, Sam
  
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• Here's one Nintendo Direct leak we didn't expect: a new Samba de Amigo game

  08-02-2023 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're in the final hours before today's Nintendo Direct live coverage, and while it's been relatively light on major leaks, there's one early reveal I never would've seen coming: a new Samba de Amigo game.If you weren't an arcade fan or Dreamcast owner at the turn of the century, Samba de Amigo is a Sega-developed rhythm game originally released in 1999. The game had you shaking maracas along to the beat of a number of popular Latin songs, and while a Wii version was released in 2007, the series
  
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• Marvel celebrates 60 years of Nick Fury this May

  08-02-2023 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nick Fury is one of Marvel's longest-running and most important characters, and in 2023 the publisher will celebrate 60 years since his creation with an oversized one-shot, titled simply Fury, which will tell several different stories set across the different eras of Nick Fury and his son Nick Fury, Jr.Fury will be written by Al Ewing, who also wrote a 60th anniversary limited series for Ant-Man, and is in the midst of a similar limited series celebrating the anniversary of the Wasp. He's joined
  
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• Nintendo Direct February 2023 live coverage - All the news as it happens

  08-02-2023 21:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo Direct February 2023 showcase is happening today, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 2PM PST / 5PM EST / 10PM GMT. We'll be covering the Direct live here on GamesRadar+, starting with what we know we're going to see.Here's how to watch the Nintendo Direct February 2023 showcaseWhile Nintendo hasn't outlined any games that we're set to see today - unlike the recent Xbox Developer Direct live stream - the Japanese gaming giant has outlined a time frame that it'll be focused on during toda
  
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• Nintendo Direct February 2023 - Everything announced

  08-02-2023 21:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo Direct February 2023 showcase is done and dusted, with almost 50 minutes of updates, reveals and more. Let's recap everything we saw, starting with the biggest reveals:
  Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gets a new trailerPikmin 4 got a July 21 release dateSplatoon 3 Battle Pass revealed as paid-for DLC with two wavesAdvance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp finally coming out April 21Game Boy games coming to Switch Online, and GBA too for Expansion Pass subsMetroid Prime: Remastered wa
  
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• Microsoft might have to give up Call of Duty or Activision itself for its deal to close, UK government suggests

  08-02-2023 20:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft might have to give up Call of Duty - or the entire Activision part of Activision Blizzard - if it wants to close its pending buyout, according to the latest ruling from the UK's Competition Markets Authority.The CMA said in no uncertain terms earlier today that it believes Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition would result in less competition. This is not a final ruling, but the CMA doesn't believe the deal should go through in its current form. It does, however, have some ideas
  
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• Twitter might be about to break a lot of your favorite games

  08-02-2023 19:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  World of Warcraft is removing its Twitter integration, and the future for other Twitter gaming implementations is in question as chaos reigns over its API changes."Over the next two days, we will update World of Warcraft to remove the integrated Twitter posting feature," Blizzard announced in a forum post. "After this small update, the function to Tweet from in-game will no longer be available, and the settings which store your Twitter credentials will no longer appear."The devs did not go into
  
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• New Assassin's Creed statue is the best video game collectible we've seen… but it'll cost you $500

  08-02-2023 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've seen action figures that are so lifelike that websites post images thinking they're movie stills, but statues like the new Assassin's Creed Altaïr diorama is a new one on us. Depicting the OG assassin's skeleton after it's discovered by Ezio in Revelations, it's a total dead (no pun intended) ringer for the scene it's inspired by.Fittingly called 'R.I.P. Altaïr,' this Assassin's Creed statue is a 1/6 scale diorama by PureArts and Ubisoft. It depicts Ezio Auditore paying his respe
  
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• College security on high alert after student sends "vague threat" over Nintendo Direct

  08-02-2023 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Police are responding to a "vague threat" from a California university student hoping for class to be dismissed so they could watch today's Nintendo Direct.In a statement, the California State University police department says it became aware of the threat when a professor forwarded an email from a student saying class should be canceled "for the good of humanity.""After hours of investigating, we learned of a Nintendo Direct event that would occur at the exact date and time the individual sugge
  
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• Metroid Prime 4 pre-order page listed then deleted by Amazon right before today's Nintendo Direct

  08-02-2023 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Metroid Prime 4 pre-order was briefly available on Amazon before being quickly taken down.Earlier today, on February 8, Twitter account Wario64 noted that Amazon had put up a new pre-order page for Metroid Prime 4, listing the new title for $59.99. A few hours later, however, Amazon had taken down the page entirely, listing Metroid Prime 4 as 'Temporarily unavailable' instead.
  welp, Amazon took down Metroid Prime 4 preorders. https://t.co/I14MjIQ5oPFebruary 8, 2023See more
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• Harrison Ford reveals what he thinks are his most underrated roles

  08-02-2023 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Harrison Ford has revealed which two movie roles he believes are his most underrated.The actor, whose acting career spans several decades, told The Hollywood Reporter that 42 and K-9: The Widowmaker are two films that feature his most underappreciated roles to date."I’m proud of 42. I’m proud of K-19: The Widowmaker, where I played a Russian submarine captain. But I think they’re good movies – that’s why I’m proud of them. Each film ha
  
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• Now TV streaming deal offers new cheap way to watch The Last of Us

  08-02-2023 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Everyone is talking about The Last of Us. The new HBO post-apocalyptic drama starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey based on the critically acclaimed video is making waves around the world. The only detriment that can be thrown it's way is the hassle behind being able to watch the TV series in the UK.As HBO Max is not yet available in the country, Sky acquired the distribution rights to The Last of Us, however, unless you're happy to pay £29 a month minimum, there is no way to watch the sh
  
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• More games should follow Sons of the Forest's early access plans

  08-02-2023 17:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The video games industry is still reeling from the global pandemic. Even as restrictions ease now across the world, a combination of disrupted work patterns levied by lockdown and quarantine measures, and the physical and mental toll the last few years have taken on developers has resulted in loads of games facing delays. Endnight Games' Sons of the Forest, for example, was originally due in May, 2022, before being pushed to February 23 of this year – and while it's still on course to hit
  
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• Delete your SNES emulator, fans have properly ported Zelda: A Link to the Past to PC

  08-02-2023 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, arguably the best Zelda game, has now been unofficially ported to PC, and that's massive news for the future of this absolute classic.I won't beat around the bush here: obviously, you've been able to play Link to the Past on PC for decades through emulation. But while an emulator will essentially run a virtual Super NES on your computer to play games through, this Link to the Past port runs natively on your PC, just like any modern computer game. The port
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy's best quest is PlayStation exclusive

  08-02-2023 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Some 20 hours into Hogwarts Legacy, I stumbled upon the best quest in the game. I was keeping myself busy through the winter, exchanging gaudy clothing for conjuration recipes with the proprietor of Tomes and Scrolls, when I noticed a new quest marker appear on my map. There's a rundown shop for sale at the heart of Hogsmeade, and Cassandra Mason thinks that I – the 16 year-old Witch with just a few months of magical training beneath my cloak – would be the perfect owner of the estab
  
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• Widespread Final Fantasy 14 mod taken offline after its creator added malicious code

  08-02-2023 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 modders have now taken their mod offline after being widely criticized for adding malicious code earlier this month.Over the past weekend, the Final Fantasy 14 community turned on the creators of the GShade mod, after one of the creators admitted to adding code that could turn off a user's PC at will. Now, a Reddit user has noticed that the entire GShade mod has been taken offline over at Github.This means the GShade mod is basically gone for good from Final Fantasy 14. The crit
  
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• After surprise maintenance, Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans hope for more updates at today's Direct

  08-02-2023 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans have got their hopes up for today's Nintendo Direct following some surprise maintenance on the game earlier today. As revealed by NinStatusBot on Twitter (a bot that shares updates on Nintendo's servers), Animal Crossing: New Horizons received maintenance on "certain network services" just before 1AM UTC until 2AM UTC today. Although this is probably just a routine procedure for the game and Nintendo, the fact it's happened on the same day as a Nintendo Di
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could be Nintendo's most expensive Switch game yet

  08-02-2023 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be Nintendo's first game sold at current-gen prices, and fans aren't quite sure how they feel about that. Last night, Nintendo briefly listed the upcoming Zelda game on the US eShop for $69.99 before taking it down. While that might have been a goof, it's worth mentioning that Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop have stopped taking Tears of the Kingdom pre-orders, and those had been priced at $59.99. If Tears of the Kingdom does e
  
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• One of the best city builders hits PS5 and Xbox Series X/S next week

  08-02-2023 15:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cities: Skylines is getting PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions, in an upgrade of one of the best city-building simulations around.Announced just earlier today on February 8, there isn't long to wait at all until Cities: Skyines gets its new-gen overhaul, as it'll be launching next week on February 15. Cities: Skylines - Remastered is the full name of the new version, and it'll be offered as a free upgrade for anyone who already owns the base game on either PS4 or Xbox One.Otherwise, you'll ha
  
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• Michelle Yeoh says she was told to retire before she was cast in Everything Everywhere All at Once

  08-02-2023 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Michelle Yeoh has revealed that she was encouraged to retire from acting before she was cast in Everything Everywhere All at Once – but she didn't listen to the naysayers."As you get older, the roles get smaller," Yeoh told the Los Angeles Times' The Envelope podcast. "It seems like the numbers go up and these things go narrow, and then you start getting relegated to the side more and more. So when Everything Everywhere came… It was very emotional because this means that you are the
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy 3 official synopsis released – and Rocket is in trouble

  08-02-2023 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be unleashed upon cinemas in just a few short months, and yet we didn't know much about the upcoming Marvel sequel until now. From the short teasers and stills we've seen, it's been hard to pinpoint exactly what the plot is – but fortunately, Marvel has finally released the official synopsis."Our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere, but it isn't long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket's turbulent past," it reads
  
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• It's not properly out yet, but Hogwarts Legacy is already one of the biggest games on Steam

  08-02-2023 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy was Steam's fourth most-popular game at one point during its debute, despite only releasing in early access for now. As spotted on SteamDB, Hogwarts Legacy hit a height of 302,314 concurrent players on Valve's storefront, at the time of writing. That was enough to make it the fourth most-played game, though it has since slipped to fifth, behind usual suspects Apex Legends, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. That peak could rise further, a
  
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• Ant-Man 4 discussions already happening, says Marvel producer

  08-02-2023 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hasn't even arrived yet, but already attention is turning to the future. While no further Ant-Man film has been announced, Quantumania producer Stephen Broussard has indicated that conversations around a continuation are taking place at Marvel. "We're already thinking about it," Broussard told ComicBook.com. "It's like, every movie's its own battle and you bear the scars of making it and wanting to make it great. But hope springs eternal and you start
  
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• Microsoft reaffirms "ten years of parity" with Call of Duty as Activision purchase hits stumbling block

  08-02-2023 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to "ten years of parity" with Sony after the UK government provisionally ruled that its acquisition of Activision Blizzard would result in "less competition" for consumers.In response to provisional findings published by the Competition and Markets Authority that claimed the acquisition could "result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers," Microsoft published a statement in response. That statement, from Microsoft's corporate vi
  
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• Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition would result in less competition, UK government rules

  08-02-2023 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A UK government agency has published provisional findings on Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase, and they aren't favourable.Earlier today, on February 8, the Competition Markets Authority agency in the UK published a provisional report on Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard. "A CMA investigation has provisionally concluded that Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision could result in higher prices, fewer choices, and less innovation for UK gamers," the statement
  
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• Is it just me, or should movie characters not be used in ads?

  08-02-2023 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  As much as Buddy the Elf loves Christmas, there’s surely no way he’d choose to spend it surrounded by stressed-out shoppers in a British supermarket. If you believed Asda’s 2022 big-budget festive ad, however, working in the UK retail sector was all he ever wanted.While I can’t help but admire the CG wizardry that inserted 2003-vintage Will Ferrell into a modern-day Asda, the sight of a fictional character promoting an actual brand makes me feel uneasy. Filmmakers go to c
  
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• Physical 100 release schedule: When is episode 7 out on Netflix?

  08-02-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Korean reality show Physical: 100 has been shooting up Netflix’s streaming charts since it debuted. The series follows a group of 100 contestants who are at peak physical fitness. Over the course of several challenging tasks, they’re slowly whittled down with the aim of finding an ultimate winner. Taking inspiration from everything from Squid Game to Ninja Warrior, the contestants are split into teams as well as enduring individual battles. The series has been debuting weekly on
  
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• Kevin Feige almost reveals a Kang spoiler on Ant-Man 3 red carpet

  08-02-2023 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania finally introduces Kang the Conqueror properly to the MCU as Marvel's next big bad. Naturally, curiosity and anticipation is at an all time high – and Kevin Feige himself almost let slip a Kang-related spoiler at the film's premiere. Jonathan Majors plays Kang in the MCU, but first debuted in the Loki finale as the variant He Who Remains. That character's death at the hands of Sylvie opened the multiversal floodgate to Kang. "We were casting that
  
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• Fantastic Four director says filming will start early next year – and dispels casting rumors

  08-02-2023 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman has confirmed when the movie is due to start filming, as well as addressing the casting rumors that have surrounded the film since it was announced at D23. Shakman revealed that filming is set to kick off "early next year" in an interview with Collider. "All the casting stuff you see is just rumors," he added. "We are early in our process there. We have nothing to announce right now and, certainly, when we do we'll let you know."Perhaps the most prolific
  
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• Nvidia RTX 4070 could launch in April, according to embargo leak

  08-02-2023 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The upcoming Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU may be launched in April if an embargoed document detailing the manufacturer's plans is to be believed. While no specific date has been leaked, Videocardz has revealed censored embargo documents about the latest RTX 40 series graphics card. The image of the document is mostly blurred over, but a table of information titled "embargo timeline" shows that the "product announcement" and "AIC Press and Influencer Reviews" are still embargoed for a date that is "t
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans are playing bingo with today's Nintendo Direct

  08-02-2023 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans have got their Nintendo Direct bingo cards at the ready in anticipation of today's showcase.Last year it was Bayonetta fans' turn to play bingo before a new trailer aired, and now that honor has fallen to Zelda fans. With a brand new Nintendo Direct set to air later today on February 8, with a focus on games coming to the Switch in the first half of 2023 at that, there's a big expectation from Zelda fans that Tears of the Kingdom will have a signifi
  
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• Life is Strange 2's Nintendo Switch release was almost banned in Australia due to new rating

  08-02-2023 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Life is Strange 2 has been released on Nintendo Switch, but it temporarily had trouble being sold in Australia due to an error with its classification.As shared on Twitter by an account which archives the censorship of film, video games, etc. in Australia, Life is Strange 2 was temporarily given a 'refused classification' rating by the automated International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) system used by the Australian government to rate media in the country. 
  LIFE IS STRANGE 2 now banned in A
  
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• Brendan Fraser says Batgirl should not have been judged on its early test screenings

  08-02-2023 11:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Brendan Fraser shared some more insight into the Batgirl test screening process, as well as his thoughts on its subsequent cancelation. The Whale star, who played Firefly in the HBO Max movie, argued that the movie wasn’t given a fair showing.Speaking on The Howard Stern show, Fraser revealed he hasn’t seen the movie but has friends and coworkers who had. "They all say really good things about it," he explained. "But the thing about it was it was screened in a garden-variety test scr
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor fans think Cal's running animation looks a bit weird

  08-02-2023 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor fans aren't convinced by Cal's new animations for the sequel, but are loving the retuned combat.Yesterday on February 7, nine minutes of new Jedi: Survivor gameplay debuted from IGN. In the following hours, after fans picked through the new footage, some Reddit users picked up on Cal's new walking animation looking decidedly different from the original game, and a bit silly at that.
  Like the user says above, there's definitely something a little off about Cal's new anima
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy topples Cyberpunk 2077 to smash Twitch record despite controversy

  08-02-2023 11:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy has broken the record for viewership of a single-player game on Twitch, despite significant debate over individuals' decisions over whether or not to broadcast the game.Last night, the game peaked at 1,253,916 viewers across all broadcasts (according to Twitchtracker). That pushes it past the 1.14 million record that Cyberpunk 2077 set in the days after its release in December 2020. Around that peak almost 30,000 people were streaming the game on the platform. The game has made a
  
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• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit studio is turning your home into a Hot Wheels course next

  08-02-2023 01:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hot Wheels: Rift Valley is a new mixed reality racing game from the studio behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and the multiplayer dodgebrawling game Knockout City. It launches on March 14 for PS5, PS4, and iOS.Coincidentally, Velan Studios just announced last week that Knockout City is closing down in June. Now, they're teaming up with toy maker Mattel for another game that turns your home into a miniature race track. That's right, just like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Hot Wheels: Rift Val
  
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