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• Dedicated servers are "fundamental" to Nightingale, the survival game from former Mass Effect devs

  14-02-2023 23:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nightingale, the upcoming survival game from former BioWare devs, will have dedicated servers at launch - in fact, they're "fundamental" to the game."For Nightingale, we will have dedicated official servers at early access launch," community manager Steph Herdman explains in a new developer update video. "This means that if you're playing with friends and you invite them to your Realm and you all set that as your respite point, any one of you at any point will be able to start up that realm rega
  
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• Kevin Feige says Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 is being written

  14-02-2023 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite being absent from the Marvel Phase 5 and 6 lineups, Marvel boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that a fourth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland as the titular web-slinger is currently being written."All I will say is that we have the story," Feige told Entertainment Weekly. "We have big ideas for that, and our writers are just putting pen to paper now."Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw the return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's iterations of Peter Parker, grossed over $1.9 billion
  
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• This $5 turn-based fighting game is already one of the biggest Steam hits of the year

  14-02-2023 22:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Your Only Move Is Hustle - or YOMI Hustle, as the cool kids are calling it - is a $5 turn-based fighting game with stick figures that's quickly proven to be one of the biggest Steam hits of the year so far.In YOMI Hustle, you take control of a stick figure on a 2D plane. The game starts paused, and you can select from a number of moves, all of which correspond to the mechanics of a fighting game - attacks, blocks, super moves, jumps, dashes, and the like. The action then moves forward as the mov
  
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• The first Hogwarts Legacy patch notes are here, but only for PC and Xbox Series X

  14-02-2023 22:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Hogwarts Legacy patch has arrived on PC and Xbox Series X, but PS5 players will have to wait a bit longer for an update. Developer Avalanche Software confirmed the update earlier today. "Xbox Series X and PC players, expect a patch today that resolves a number of bugs and performance issues," a tweet reads. "PS5 players, due to some unforeseen issues, we're targeting later this week to get your patch to you," the studio adds. The full patch notes for build 1120320, which are the
  
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• The Last of Us crew wasn't allowed to say 'zombie' on set

  14-02-2023 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Though The Last of Us may be fielding comparisons to The Walking Dead, it's so much more than a zombie show. In fact, cinematographer Eben Bolter says the crew was prohibited from referring to the "We weren’t allowed to say the Z word on set," Bolter told The Credits. "It was like a banned word. They were the Infected. We aren't a zombie show. Of course, there’s tension building and jump scares, but the show’s really about our characters; The Infected are an obstacle they
  
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• Destiny 2 players are losing it over a new cutscene setting up Lightfall

  14-02-2023 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny 2: Lightfall is now two weeks away, Bungie just dropped a megaton of a cutscene setting up the expansion, and I am hootin' and hollerin'. If you haven't played today's Season of the Seraph mission and watched the cinematic for yourself, consider yourself warned that it's about to get spoiler-y in here.The big finale takes us back to the satellite we've explored throughout this season's missions to give Rasputin his final sendoff in order to stop Eramis, the big bad of Beyond Light, from
  
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• Minecraft's getting a whole new biome, but all I care about is this pink wood

  14-02-2023 19:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Minecraft devs have unveiled one last big feature for the 1.20 update, and while the new cherry blossom biome looks cool, the actual exciting bit is the addition of pink wood.The cherry blossom biome marks the final major feature reveal for Minecraft 1.20, which will also include additions like archaeology and armor trim. The new biome will, naturally, feature forests full of pink-blossomed trees, and as the devs explain in the announcement blog, it'll spawn mobs like pigs, sheep, and bees.B
  
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• Blanc saw my partner and I team up to help baby animals

  14-02-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  My partner and I have been together for almost seven years, and in that time we've played a lot of games together. One thing we've never done, though, is reunite a couple of woodland creatures with their parents, but now that we've played Casus Ludi's beautifully crafted indie Blanc, that's no longer the case. In Blanc, two players (either via local or online co-op) must work together to guide a little lost wolf and deer back home through some pretty challenging weather conditions. During o
  
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• Valve's forgotten game has resurfaced with a surprising but likely meaningless 2029 release window

  14-02-2023 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valve's previously announced game from the developer of Firewatch has randomly got a new release window on Steam, despite production on the game being paused in 2019. In The Valley of Gods was announced back in 2017, set to release in 2019, and was being developed by Firewatch developer Campo Santo - which was purchased by Valve in 2018. The first-person action adventure game would see players explore a remote valley in Egypt in search of treasure, and was so far along in development that S
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy glitch lets you explore every common room no matter what house you join

  14-02-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a glitch in Hogwarts Legacy that lets you break into the common rooms of rival houses.One of the most exciting aspects of attending Hogwarts is surely having the Sorting Hat plopped on your head and discovering which of the school's four houses, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff, is the one for you. Each house has its own common room where students can relax and hang out between lessons, and each is uniquely designed with the colours and characteristics of that house in min
  
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• This budget gaming PC with an RTX 3060 just dropped to below $1,000

  14-02-2023 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  We love a good budget gaming PC. Something that doesn't break the bank but still offers great value for money, with specs that will run the latest video games on PC at a respectable rate. That's why we were pleasantly surprised to come across this budget gaming PC for under $1,000.The gaming PC in question is a Skytech Shadow 3.0 (with RTX 3060 fitted) at Best Buy for just $979.99, recently reduced from $1,099.99. Further specs include an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor, 1TB SSD, 16GB of RAM, and Win
  
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• This budget gaming PC with an RTX 3060 just dropped below $1,000

  14-02-2023 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  We love a good budget gaming PC. Something that doesn't break the bank but still offers great value for money, with specs that will run the latest video games on PC at a respectable rate. That's why we were pleasantly surprised to come across this budget gaming PC for under $1,000.The gaming PC in question is a Skytech Shadow 3.0 (with RTX 3060 fitted) at Best Buy for just $979.99, recently reduced from $1,099.99. Further specs include an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor, 1TB SSD, 16GB of RAM, and Win
  
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• Wild Hearts isn't even out but it's already getting patched after early access players blast graphics and performance

  14-02-2023 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Early access to the new monster hunting game Wild Hearts is now available, and while the response to the action itself has been broadly positive so far, there's one big issue: the game does not look good.While best known for the Dynasty Warriors series, the Omega Force studio at Koei Tecmo has taken on Monster Hunter before with the well-regarded Toukiden series, and is returning to that well with Wild Hearts. The game is published by EA, so while it doesn't technically launch until February 16,
  
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• DC brings back Batman: The Brave and the Bold in comics ahead of the new movie

  14-02-2023 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  No sooner has DC Studios announced its new Batman-centric Brave and the Bold film than DC has also announced the return of Batman: The Brave and the Bold as an ongoing anthology comic series.
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  Over the decades, the classic DC title The Brave and the Bold has been the place for many of Batman's team-up stories while also serving to introduce new characters to the DC Universe, and those two ideas will also hold true with DC's relaunched Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The series
  
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• There's no romance in Hogwarts Legacy, so why do I feel like I'm third-wheeling?

  14-02-2023 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pacing along the cold stone corridors outside the Slytherin common room in Hogwarts Legacy, a sealed passage seems to call to one of my companions. Ominis Gaunt, much like the rest of his prestigious family lineage, happens to be a parselmouth. He hesitantly whispers a reply in the snake language, and a secret passageway slowly creaks open before us. But as I exclaim in wonder, impressed by his rare ability, someone mutters darkly from behind us."Between the two of you, I'm starting to feel left
  
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• Atomic Heart composer donating earnings to Red Cross in protest of Russian invasion of Ukraine

  14-02-2023 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atomic Heart's composer will donate fees earned from the game to charity in solidarity with Ukraine's opposition to Russia's invasion.Earlier today, on February 14, composer Mick Gordon posted the lengthy message below to his Twitter account. The Atomic Heart composer reveals he began work on the game in April 2020, nearly two years before Russia declared war on Ukraine in February 2022, but will now be donating his entire fee from Atomic Heart in support of Ukraine. 
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• I did not expect this plant dating sim to get so spicy

  14-02-2023 17:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  In honor of Valentine's Day, an indie developer has released a dating sim spin-off game that will have you flirting with houseplants and calling them daddy - yeah, you read that right. Indie studio Lumi Interactive has released a free browser game inspired by its other game, Kinder World. In Kinder World, players can work on their mental well-being by taking care of a variety of digital house plants and engaging in other calming activities. For Valentine's Day, the developer has rolled out
  
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• The Crown's Emma Corrin joins the cast of Deadpool 3 as a mystery villain

  14-02-2023 16:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Emma Corrin has joined the cast of Deadpool 3, Ryan Reynolds has announced."New addition to the family! The Deadpool family, for clarity," Reynolds tweeted. "Which is just like a real family except with less swearing… Welcome, Emma Corrin!"According to Deadline, not much is known about the role other than that Corrin will be playing a new villain.Deadline also states that Marvel has been courting the busy actor for quite some time – Corrin is currently filming Brit Marling and Zal B
  
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• The 15 best Apple TV Plus shows to watch right now

  14-02-2023 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The best shows on Apple TV Plus are easy to find, because there are just so many top tier series available to watch on the streamer. In fact, the hard part is narrowing your watchlist down to just one show to start with – but that's where we come in. We've rounded up the very best of the best shows on Apple TV Plus below, so you can settle in for a night streaming some quality television. We've got the obvious picks like Severance and Ted Lasso, along with more hidden gems like Calls,
  
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• The Last of Us Part 1 PC Deluxe Edition bonuses take the struggle out of staying alive, and that's not a good thing

  14-02-2023 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The extras included in The Last of Us Part 1 PC Digital Deluxe Edition take the struggle out of staying alive, and while that might sound like a positive thing, it isn't.The Last of Us Part 1 is coming to PC on March 28, 2023, giving more players the opportunity to experience what Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann considers the game's "definite version". With the release date just a little over a month away, pre-orders are now live, and there's a choice of editions on offer. The
  
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• It is my great pleasure to announce that on this Valentines Day, the Final Fantasy 7 Tifa x Cloud shippers are going berserk

  14-02-2023 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's Valentine's Day, and Final Fantasy 7 fan artists are celebrating by shipping Cloud and Tifa.The Final Fantasy 7 fandom has always had a thing for Cloud and Tifa, it's fair to say. The original 1997 game had the two characters as potential romantic interests for one another, but 2020's Remake really took things to the next level with relentless flirting from Tifa and feigned aloofness from Cloud (you can't fool us, pal).Off the back of Final Fantasy 7 Remake fans going feral over Cloud and T
  
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• The Last of Us actor Jeffrey Pierce talks Perry, Bloaters, and Gabriel Luna’s take on Tommy

  14-02-2023 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us took the video game world by storm, and is now blowing up all over again as a live-action HBO television series. Taking place in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian 2023, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with smuggling Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a little girl with a big gift, across what's left of the United States. Along the way, the pair encounter horrors beyond their wildest imaginations – and, despite being hardened by loss and the devastating sadness of the world around them, learn t
  
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• Ted Lasso season 3 teaser trailer is a heartwarming reminder to believe

  14-02-2023 15:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ted Lasso season 3 has a first teaser trailer – and while it's light on plot details, it's heavy on the feel good vibes as AFC Richmond comes together with a reminder to believe. In the clip, which you can see above, the team members each make their own believe signs in the style of Ted's own iconic yellow and blue poster, which was destroyed by Nate in season 2. The gang then cover the changing room with their new signs, and, when greeted by the heartwarming sight, Ted comments, "If
  
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• The Crown's Emma Corrin joins cast of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu

  14-02-2023 15:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Emma Corrin has joined the cast of Robert Eggers' vampire flick Nosferatu. While their role has yet to be disclosed, The Crown star will share the screen with the likes of Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and Willem Dafoe in the new gothic horror.Described as an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1987 novel Dracula, the story of Nosferatu, which was first seen on screen in F. W. Murnau's silent feature back in 1922, sees ancient, Transylvanian bloodsucker Count Orlok set
  
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• The official Overwatch 2 dating sim is surprisingly self-aware

  14-02-2023 15:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard has released a themed dating sim in honor of Valentine's Day, appropriately named Loverwatch. To celebrate the most romantic day of the year, Blizzard has released an Overwatch 2-themed dating sim called Loverwatch. The browser game is free to play and features some of the Overwatch characters we know and love from the main game. As the website says, this game is 100% official but not canon, meaning whatever happens in Loverwatch, stays in Loverwatch and won't
  
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• Netflix releases first look at Steven Yeun's new dark comedy series

  14-02-2023 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has released the first look at Beef, a new dark comedy series starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.According to the streamer's synopsis, the series follows two strangers whose lives converge during a road rage incident. Yeun plays Danny, a failing contractor who can't catch a break, while Wong is Amy, a self-made entrepreneur with a seemingly perfect life. Over the course of the show's 10 episodes, the pair's lives become more and more entangled as their feud consumes their lives.The images
  
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• Brendan Fraser would "maybe" rejoin DC

  14-02-2023 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Brendan Fraser has revealed if he'd ever return to the DC universe. The actor was set to appear in the scrapped Batgirl, and he also starred as Robotman in Doom Patrol, the HBO Max series that was recently canceled after four seasons. "Maybe. Everything's contingent on what it's about, the role," Fraser told Variety when asked about potentially returning. "The job's not easy to do, no matter who's producing it. I just finished up with Doom Patrol, which is also a DC property. That's a uniqu
  
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• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is now 50% off at Amazon – lowest price since launch

  14-02-2023 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, one of the best Nintendo Switch games of the past 12 months, has received its biggest discount since launch. Not only has the game been slashed by more than 50% at Amazon, but Best Buy has one-upped the competition with an even cheaper limited-time deal.First up, Amazon has Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for $29.99. As the game has an MSRP of $59.99, this half-price reduction offers a saving of $30 and is the cheapest it's ever been at the retailer. Better yet, fo
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans aren't pleased this pre-order bonus that's just a piece of wood

  14-02-2023 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  GameStop has unveiled its pre-order bonus for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and fans are very underwhelmed. Earlier this week, GameStop posted its full listing for Tears of the Kingdom. In the process, the retailer revealed pre-order purchases would land an "exclusive wooden plaque" adorned with a Sheikah-like symbol, and in the Reddit post below, those looking forward to the new game aren't impressed."Ah yes, I love my zelda cutting board," one Reddit user responded to the pos
  
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• God of War Ragnarok's early draft saw Kratos killed off in a battle with Thor

  14-02-2023 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  In an early version of God of War Ragnarok, Kratos was bested by Thor in battle.The below contains major spoilers for God of War Ragnarok, so if you've yet to see what the gods have in store for Kratos and Atreus, look away now. The end of 2018's God of War predicted that Kratos would meet his maker in God of War Ragnarok, but against all odds, the Ghost of Sparta manages to escape his fate and lives to fight another day. It turns out this wasn't always the case, as in an early draft of the
  
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• Kevin Feige says Ant-Man 3 connects to the MCU more than any movie since Endgame

  14-02-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania releases this Friday (February 17) and given the trailers, we're all gearing ourselves for a mind-bending, body-shrinking, universe-hopping experience. Unlike the previous movies in Scott Lang's standalone series, though, the sequel is set to be much more connected to the wider MCU, says Kevin Feige.Talking to Rotten Tomatoes/Fandango at the superhero flick's LA premiere, the Marvel boss said: "Of all of the films we've done since Endgame, this is the one that c
  
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• John Wick 4 runtime revealed – and it's nearly three hours

  14-02-2023 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The runtime for John Wick: Chapter 4 has been revealed – and it's the longest movie in the Keanu Reeves-led franchise.According to Collider, the movie clocks in at two hours and 49 minutes, including credits. The previous three John Wick movies had runtimes of one hour 41 minutes, two hours two minutes, and two hours 11 minutes respectively, so the fourth installment will be the longest by a fairly significant length of time. It seems like this runtime will be justified, though. "John
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy has already got multiplayer thanks to Skyrim modders

  14-02-2023 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The modding team that brought us Skyrim Together is currently working on a Hogwarts Legacy multiplayer mod. The team of modders known as 'The Together Team' has shared a video of a prototype of the Hogwarts Legacy multiplayer mod, named HogWarp. The current build of the mod is already available through early access via the group's Patreon page, which is surprising considering Hogwarts Legacy was only fully released four days ago. As our friends over at PC Gamer reported, The Together T
  
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• One of God of War Ragnarok's most annoying features was a total oversight

  14-02-2023 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  God of War Ragnarok developers have revealed why companions are so quick to reveal puzzle solutions to the player.Earlier this week, MinnMax interviewed God of War Ragnarok narrative director Matt Sophos and story lead Richard Gaubert, seen just below. When asked why Kratos and Atreus's companions sometimes "spoil" puzzles very quickly, something that the sequel was criticized for by players after launch, the duo revealed that this was never picked up on during Ragnarok's development.Sophos reve
  
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• The Flash trailer includes a Batman '66 Easter egg

  14-02-2023 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Flash trailer features a whole lot of Batman, with Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck both donning their capes and pointy ears once more – but one easily missed Easter egg tucked into the Big Game TV spot references yet another version of the Dark Knight.Artist Chris Weston, who worked in the costume department on The Flash, took to Twitter to highlight the variant costumes that can be glimpsed in the TV spot (H/T Collider). One eagle eyed fan then noticed that some of the suits are Easter
  
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• Anthony Mackie says his Captain America is more "humane" compared to Chris Evans’ character

  14-02-2023 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The MCU’s new Captain America Anthony Mackie has explained the difference between his character and Chris Evans’ star-spangled Cap, Steve Rogers."With my Cap, he's not a superhero. He doesn't have a super serum, so his superpower is his humanity. I think with him, he has to come to the stage with a very different understanding of what it is to be a good guy, or be a bad guy, and what are the decisions that make you toe that line in the way that you do?" Mackie told Yahoo."I just see
  
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• This PS5 Valentine's Day promotion in Japan is setting some unrealistic expectations

  14-02-2023 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Japanese PS5 ad for Valentine's Day is setting some incredibly unreasonable expectations for both men and women.Earlier today on February 14 (Valentine's Day, for those unaware), PlayStation Japan's Twitter account posted two tweets, beginning with the one below. A girl appears to be handing a boy an entire PS5 console as a Valentine's Day gift, complete with lovely gift wrapping. 
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• The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey says people who don't like Part 2's diversity should "get used to it"

  14-02-2023 01:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us HBO star Bella Ramsey isn't particularly concerned about people who might be upset about what's likely to be a diverse, queer-friendly season 2.In case you weren't around for the whole of 2020, at the time of release The Last of Us 2 attracted some unwanted attention from a vocal minority for having gay and trans characters. And since it's generally assumed that HBO will adapt the second game for season 2, this means the next season will probably have characters of different sexua
  
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• The Last of Us episode 5 fan theory makes the final scene even more heart-wrenching

  14-02-2023 00:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us episode 5 ends with arguably the saddest scene in the show so far, and a new fan theory potentially makes it an order of magnitude more heart-wrenching.I say episode 5, titled Endure and Survive, has "arguably" the saddest scene because one could certainly make the case for episode 3, Long, Long Time, but I found the former's ending to be more purely tragic, lacking the beauty and nuance coloring Bill and Frank's otherwise devastating love story. In either case, in discussing the
  
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• Wednesday stopped Jenna Ortega returning for You season 4

  14-02-2023 00:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wednesday prevented Jenna Ortega from appearing on You season 4, says showrunner Sera Gamble."We wanted to bring Ellie back and we heard, 'Oh, Jenna is doing some show,'" Gamble told IndieWire. "It's been just such a pleasure to see Jenna this year. We have ideas for Ellie if her schedule allows her to visit us again."At the end of You season 2, Joe (Penn Badgley) gives Ellie money and tells her to move out of LA and start a new life – which she reluctantly agrees to. Though she does not a
  
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