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• Who is Blue Beetle? The comic history of the new DC Studios hero

  10-02-2023 23:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle will be one of the first new characters to make their movie debut with James Gunn in place as co-CEO of DC Studios. But even though Blue Beetle will be a newcomer to DC Studios, the legacy of the hero stretches back generations all the way to the Golden Age of comics. In the decades since the introduction of the original Blue Beetle, the character has had a long and winding road coming to his place as a modern DC leading man - in fact, he didn't even start as a DC hero, and he w
  
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• All I wanted from Steam Next Fest was a gorgeous Metroidvania, and boy did I find one

  10-02-2023 22:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been hankering for a Metroidvania game lately, so when the latest Steam Next Fest kicked off earlier this week, I was specifically searching for search-action games about stacking combat and exploration upgrades. Steam's trending list quickly led me to Afterimage, a 2D Chinese fantasy Metroidvania with copious amounts of Hollow Knight in its DNA – not a bad thing since Hollow Knight is my favorite game of all time – and it has been delighting my eyeballs and kicking my butt chee
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy has cracked Steam's top 10 all-time player records, passing Apex Legends and Warzone 2

  10-02-2023 21:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy is now the ninth-biggest Steam game of all time based on concurrent player count, surpassing the records of even juggernauts like Apex Legends, Warzone 2, and Valheim.The game reached a peak of just under 490,000 concurrent players when early access for deluxe edition players opened on February 8. Now that the game is in wide release for everyone, that number has reached a peak of 669,477 as of this writing. As SteamDB shows, that number is continuing to climb.Hogwarts Legacy is
  
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• How a two-year Dreams project got its creator a job at a beloved indie studio, straight from the director who hired him

  10-02-2023 20:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Moon Studios, of Ori and the Blind Forest fame, recently hired a fresh designer specifically for design skills demonstrated in a Dreams project that took two years to make. We've seen Dreams creators produce studio-grade experiences before, but I don't think I've ever seen such a clear straight line from 'made a thing in Dreams' to 'got hired at a major studio' before. It's the kind of career path that I expect and hope to see become more common as creative tools like Dreams become more availabl
  
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• The Justice League meets the heroes of RWBY in animation this April

  10-02-2023 20:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC's top superheroes the Justice League are about to meet the anime-influenced heroes of RWBY in a new animated adventure titled Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One - and now RWBY animation studio Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Animation have announced April 25 as the release date for the animated feature on digital platforms, Blu-ray, and 4K HD.
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  In the movie, the Justice League - in this case consisting of Superman, B
  
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• Pacific Drive Preview - Dude, Where’s My Car? I’m Gonna Die

  10-02-2023 20:47
  
  Platform:PlayStation 5, PC Developer:Ironwood StudiosThe reveal of Pacific Drive last year immediately grabbed me. I liked what I saw in the initial trailer, sure, but what I found especially intriguing was that most of the game happens through a first-person view of someone driving an old station wagon through a beautiful but distraught Pacific Northwest forest. Rarely do driving games force a first-person view, and even fewer deviate from being a racer. Pacific Drive does both, and
  
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• Minecraft archaeology is finally coming three years after it was announced

  10-02-2023 19:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minecraft's archaeology feature has been on hiatus for years now, but the devs at Mojang have finally confirmed that it's set to land as part of the 1.20 update.Archaeology was announced for the Caves & Cliffs update back in 2020, but in the wake of the update's delays and its split into two parts, the devs announced in 2021 that some features - like archaeology - had "been put on hold," though they had definitely "not been canceled" and were "going to Minecraft in the future when we’r
  
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• This indie is a fast-paced low-poly Divinity: Original Sin

  10-02-2023 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stolen Realm is a turn-based role-playing game that draws inspiration from some of the best in the genre. It’s got the tactical depth of Divinity: Original Sin, fast-paced action and looting that gives off major Diablo vibes, and a low poly aesthetic and hex grid style similar to the impressive virtual tabletop RPG For The King. The game is described on Steam as "a simultaneous turn-based tactical dungeon crawling looter with action RPG elements" (try saying that three times fast). Ba
  
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• Poison Ivy reunites with Harley Quinn as her title goes ongoing

  10-02-2023 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Poison Ivy started out as a lesser known Batman villain, but since her fan-favorite portrayal on Batman: The Animated Series, she's risen in prominence to become one of DC's most beloved characters - and now she's getting her own ongoing comic title.
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  The news isn't totally out of left field; the ongoing Poison Ivy title is actually the same as her current limited series, which is now being expanded into a full ongoing due to its popularity.Starting with June 6's Poison Ivy #13
  
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• The Last of Us 2's Lev and Yara both want to reprise their roles in Season 2 of the HBO show

  10-02-2023 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us 2's Lara and Lev are both game for reprising their roles in the HBO adaptation.Last month in January, The Last of Us TV show was renewed for a second season. Ian Alexander, who did a fantastic job portraying Lev in The Last of Us 2, was asked by Insider whether they'd be up for returning to their role in the series' sophomore season, and the answer was a resounding yes."My fingers are crossed that I get to reprise my role as Lev," Alexander tells the outlet. Insider adds that the
  
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• Sega paid the Nier director to turn its franchises into anime girls

  10-02-2023 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nier director Yoko Taro has finally gone mad with power and turned Sega franchises into anime girls as part of a new mobile game.404 Game Re:set was just announced for iOS and Android in Japan. In this game, Sega is an evil corporation in a dystopian world, and its classic franchises have been anthropomorphized into anime girls. Virtua Fighter is a dark-haired woman in kunoichi dress. Virtua Cop is a lightgun-wielding gal in a heavy jacket. Out Run is a woman in a revealing, futuristic racing su
  
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• Fast 10 trailer: It's Vin Diesel vs. Jason Momoa in adrenaline-fueled first look

  10-02-2023 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Fast 10, the penultimate installment in the Fast and Furious series, has arrived.In the bumper trailer, which can be viewed above, we see Jason Momoa's Dante embark on a mission of revenge against Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto after the events of Fast Five's vault heist. It all amounts to a greatest hits compilation of the Fast franchise. Yes, we've got family (Paul Walker's Brian makes an appearance via archival Fast Five footage), but also the more frenetic, action-heavy
  
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• Fast 10 trailer breakdown: director Louis Leterrier on car cannons, Jason Momoa’s chaotic villain, and those Fast Five connections

  10-02-2023 17:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a troubled start to production which saw veteran director Justin Lin resign days into filming, Fast 10 is now back on track with director Louis Leterrier behind the wheel, and racing towards the finish line. The first trailer for Fast 10 – the tenth and penultimate chapter in the mainline ‘Fast Saga’ – is proof of that, promising the full-throttle series’ most explosive entry to date.The headline news? Jason Momoa is about to bring some serious chaos
  
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• Here's a better look at the Pokemon anime protagonists replacing Ash

  10-02-2023 16:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Pokemon Company has offered another look at the anime protagonists replacing Ash, alongside revealing that the show they star in is set to air in Japan come April.Coming to Tokyo TV, the series will follow two new leads, which you can see just below, called Liko and Roy.
  今春から始まるアニメ「ポケットモンスター」の新情報が公開
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy players just want to sit down

  10-02-2023 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  After some time with the new game, Hogwarts Legacy players are asking for the ability to sit down.Every Harry Potter fan has likely dreamed of attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and while sadly that's impossible, Hogwarts Legacy tries to give you the next best thing. The action-RPG, developed by Avalanche Software, offers plenty of freedom to get up to various magic-related shenanigans in and around the school. Any kind, that is, except for sitting down. Players have been
  
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• You season 4 Eat the Rich Killer actor reveals their motivations

  10-02-2023 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  You season 4 part 1 features a mysterious murderer, dubbed the Eat the Rich Killer, who is also stalking Joe Goldberg and sending him ominous, top-secret text messages. The actor behind the killer has talked about their character's motivations – but a warning that the following contains major spoilers for You season 4 part 1! Turn back now if you haven't seen all the episodes on Netflix yet! 
  (Image credit: Netflix)
  Towards the end of episode 5, it's revealed that none other than Rhys
  
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• I want to be evil in Hogwarts Legacy but it won't let me

  10-02-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  "So what are you going to do with it?" Professor Fig asks me as I stride up to the glowing red orb. The final repository in Hogwarts Legacy, charged with dark magic long hidden from the wizarding world, is as daunting as it is enticing. My mind is already clear on what I want to do with it: I want to keep its power for myself, bend it to my will, and become the most powerful Dark Witch of all time.I defeat goblin rebel Ranrok in a gruelling final showdown. He whimpers pitifully on the ground, an
  
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• Neon Souls swaps skull lanterns for glowing ink while riffing on Dark Souls' most treacherous level

  10-02-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  In Neon Souls, all that's missing is Patches The Hyena. Pickles Entertainment's rainbow-infused puzzle platformer might not mirror the work of FromSoftware like-for-like, but with scores of knife-edge drops, myriad deadly traps, bastard hard boss battles, precarious mountaineering, and a world swallowed by shadows, there are definitely some stark similarities between this place and Dark Souls. Namely Lordran's Tomb of Giants. Because while no one is kicking me down a hole and leaving me for
  
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• You's Penn Badgley addresses rumors he's been cast as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four

  10-02-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  You star Penn Badgley has responded – in a typically cryptic manner – to rumors that he's going to play Reed Richards, AKA Mr. Fantastic, in Marvel's upcoming Fantastic Four movie. "Well… No, I can't reveal that. Neither confirm nor deny," Badgley said when asked about the movie on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via ComicBook.com). "No, I don't know what to say about that." When pressed about whether or not he'd ever met Kevin Feige, the actor continued: "No. You kn
  
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• Nintendo president says new Switch games are coming, even as the console enters "uncharted territory"

  10-02-2023 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's president has said the Switch is in "uncharted territory," and made comments to dispel recent rumors that the console would see less games in the near future."Nintendo Switch is coming up on its seventh year of sales in March, and we see this as uncharted territory in the history of our dedicated video game platforms," said Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa earlier this week on a Q&A session, following a look at the company's fiscal year ending in March 2023. "Under these
  
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• Professor Layton is back after six years, and so are his fans

  10-02-2023 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  A brand-new game in the Professor Layton series was announced during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, and now long-time fans are coming out of the woodwork to celebrate. Earlier this week, we got our very first look at Professor Layton and the New Word of Steam - a brand-new installment in the long-running puzzle game series. We really didn't get to see much of the upcoming game as all developer Level-5 gave fans was a 23-second-long teaser that featured Layton in a steampunk world, which
  
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• Star Wars' first f-bomb almost happened in Andor

  10-02-2023 13:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Andor finale almost featured Star Wars' first f-bomb, but the line didn't make it to the finished product. The final episode of Andor focuses on the funeral of Cassian's mother, Maarva. A hologram of the character, played by Fiona Shaw, appears at the ceremony and gives a posthumous speech. In it, she shouts "fight the Empire!" – but originally, that line was very different. "Yeah, that was all Tony [Gilroy, showrunner]," director Benjamin Caron revealed on the Reel Blen
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy protestors are weaponizing end-game spoilers

  10-02-2023 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy spoilers are being deliberately spread around the internet in the latest in an ongoing series of protests against the game.The game isn't officially out until later today, but ever since Hogwarts Legacy early access began earlier this week, players have been battling endgame spoilers. Posts on the game's subreddit have flagged attempts to share two key details in threads elsewhere on Reddit, as well as via Metacritic. On Twitter, several posts about the game have ended up with sp
  
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• Embattled Activision Blizzard CEO will reportedly stay on should Microsoft's acquisition fail

  10-02-2023 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will reportedly stay at the company should Microsoft's acquisition fail.Yesterday on February 9, Yahoo reported that anonymous sources told Fox Business that Kotick would maintain his position at Activision Blizzard should Microsoft's acquisition fall through. He "will absolutely remain at the gaming giant to run the company," one source told the channel.This same source has apparently told Fox Business that Activision Blizzard personnel are still confident t
  
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• James Gunn addresses SnyderVerse Netflix campaign and says he's spoken to Zack Snyder

  10-02-2023 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn had addressed the campaign to get the SnyderVerse on Netflix – and revealed that he's spoken to Zack Snyder about his plans for DC. "I have to say, this has got to be the wackiest hashtag ever since 1) Netflix hasn’t expressed any such interest (although we’ve discussed other stuff) & 2) Zack hasn’t expressed any interest & seems to be happy doing what he’s doing (and, yes, we too have talked)," Gunn tweeted in response to the hashtag "#SellT
  
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• You star Penn Badgley reveals when he thinks the Netflix show will end

  10-02-2023 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  You season 4 may have only just arrived, but star Penn Badgley has revealed when he thinks the Netflix show will come to an end. The actor plays Joe Goldberg in the series, who, in the fourth installment, has relocated to London under a new name for a fresh start. "I signed a six-year contract right out the gate," Badgley told the Happy Sad Confused podcast. "So they could do two more if they wanted. I think if there's another season, I think it's only going to be one. I think – this
  
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• Valve’s most-beloved most-abandoned shooter gets its first update in six years

  10-02-2023 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  After years of neglect, Team Fortress 2 is finally being shown some love with a huge update planned for later this year. The popular multiplayer shooter launched all the way back in 2007 and hasn't had a major update in six years now. Thankfully, all that's about to change as Valve has revealed new content is on the way this summer. "The last few Team Fortress summer events have only been item updates," reads the blog post on Steam. "But this year, we're planning on shipping a full-on updat
  
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• This wrestling game has molotov cocktails for over-the-top destruction

  10-02-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new wrestling game will apparently feature molotov cocktails as a weapon.Hey, who said ratings listings can't be be used to hype up audiences for a new game? Not the ESRB, that's for sure, as the North American ratings board officially handed out a rating to AEW: Fight Forever earlier this week, revealing in the process that the new wrestling game apparently features molotov cocktails."Players can use barbed wired, baseball bats, metal chairs, and Molotov cocktails against opponents, eventuall
  
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• This is how to get Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom cheap – and it's all to do with Nintendo vouchers

  10-02-2023 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is undoubtedly set to be one of the biggest releases of the calendar year, if not the biggest. And yet, we still know little about it. The secrecy surrounding the story is incredibly intriguing. What's happening in Hyrule? How has Ganon been resurrected? Is Zelda playable? Is Zelda dead? So many questions!One thing we do know is the pricing. Following the latest Nintendo Direct, the Japanese games maker confirmed that Tears of the Kingdom would be the fi
  
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• Community stars think the movie will keep the show’s "underdog" roots

  10-02-2023 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cult comedy Community may be making the jump to the big screen, but two of Greendale’s finest – Alison Brie and Danny Pudi – think the upcoming movie will still stick to its roots."I think what was always great about Community is it was such an underdog show. We always kind of leaned into that. I can only imagine that the movie will do the same in its self-deprecating self-referential way," Brie told GamesRadar+ during an interview for her new Prime Video romcom Somebody I Used
  
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• You season 4 part 2 trailer features a major character return

  10-02-2023 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  You season 4 part 1 may have only just been released on Netflix, but the series has already shared an explosive look at its final five episodes. In a trailer tagged onto the part 1 ending, we get the first glimpse at what will happen next – and boy, does it look crazy.Before we go any further, we’re going to be getting into some big part 1 spoilers from here on out. So make sure you’ve seen the show before going any further.At the end of You season 4 part 1, we learn that the E
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a huge 18.2 GB file size - that's bigger than any other first-party Switch game

  10-02-2023 11:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's file size has been revealed, and it's a hefty 18.2GB - making it the biggest first-party Nintendo Switch release to date. As reported by IGN, the file size for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been revealed on the Nintendo US store. According to the store listing, the Breath of the Wild sequel will require 18.2GB upon its release. This is obviously still fairly small when you take into consideration other AAA titles on the likes of th
  
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• Star Trek: Picard season 3 is on course to be the greatest season of Star Trek ever

  10-02-2023 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  If Star Trek: Picard's third season really is the last hurrah for The Next Generation crew – that remains unconfirmed – it'll be the latest instalment in sci-fi's longest goodbye. It feels like we've been waving farewell to Jean-Luc, Riker, and co for nearly 30 years, from the sublime send-off of 'All Good Things' (one of the greatest series finales of all time) to the infamously disappointing Star Trek: Nemesis – though the latter's "a generation's final journey begins" taglin
  
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• Two PlayStation State of Play showcases rumored to be airing before June

  10-02-2023 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  A "low-key" PlayStation State of Play broadcast is rumored to air relatively soon, with a larger showcase apparently planned before E3 2023.That's according to rumor-lover Jeff Grubb, speaking on the latest episode of his Games Mess podcast. According to Grubb, we should see a smaller PlayStation State of Play showcase relatively soon, perhaps even within the next month or so, or potentially sooner.Additionally, Grubb also claims there'll be a larger State of Play broadcast at some point before
  
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• The Evil Within 3 seemingly teased in Hi-Fi Rush Easter egg

  10-02-2023 00:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Evil Within 3 hasn't been announced, but the first indicator of its existence seems to be a very subtle Easter egg hidden in Tango Gameworks' newest release, Hi-Fi Rush.Hi-Fi Rush seems to be full of references to The Evil Within, but a newly uncovered Easter egg is the first to seemingly tease a new entry in the series. GamesRadar+ was tipped off to the extremely subtle reference by an eagle-eyed reader, and I've since verified it myself.During the cinematic preceding Track 11: The Needle D
  
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