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• The Day Before community is somehow even more confused after watching its new dev vlog

  16-02-2023 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Day Before developer Fntastic released a short "dev vlog" earlier today as part of its ongoing "Life at Fntastic" video series, but rather than clear the air around the increasingly opaque game, it's confused everyone even more. The six-minute video consists of old but technically current gameplay, much older footage from pre-alpha prototypes, and brief shots of narrator Dana Soltangazinova, a Fntastic communications team member. The video was first teased a few days ago, and in the few
  
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• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vs. Street Fighter brings two icons of nostalgia together this May

  16-02-2023 22:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can probably guess the plot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vs. Street Fighter by the title alone as this new comic miniseries will see the heroes in a half shell go to war with the cast of Capcom's classic fighter.Publisher IDW has announced the five-issue miniseries will launch in May 2023. Written by Paul Allor, the series will feature art by Ariel Medel and colors by Sarah Myer. The story picks up as the turtles arrive in Atlantic City for a fighting tournament where, naturally, they run
  
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• Dagger steals the show in Savage Avengers #10 preview

  16-02-2023 22:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final issue of Marvel's Savage Avengers title lands on February 22, but before then, Newsarama has a preview of interior pages from the issue by writer David Pepose, artists Carlos Magno and Espen Grundetjern, and letterer Travis Lanham in which the team takes on Ultron and his army of Deathlok soldiers in the far-flung future of 2099.But that's not all. Dagger (of the duo Cloak & Dagger) has been expanding her light controlling powers over the course of the current Savage Avengers title
  
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• Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, and all of Marvel's May 2023 comics and covers revealed

  16-02-2023 21:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Comics has unveiled its full May 2023 solicitations, and the publisher is heating things up for the summer months with a host of new titles and stories.Right off the bat, just as the new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse animated movie is coming out in theaters, Marvel Comics is planning the release of a new Edge of Spider-Verse anthology title featuring numerous Spider-heroes from around the Multiverse.And speaking of Spider-Man, Miles Morales will take on one
  
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• Marvel's Summer of Symbiotes expands with Cult of Carnage: Misery

  16-02-2023 20:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Summer of Symbiotes initiative is heating up with another new Carnage-centric story, Cult of Carnage: Misery, which revives the previous Cult of Carnage title from several years ago.
  (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  Written by Sabir Pirzada with art from Francesco Mortarino, Cult of Carnage: Misery arrives in May alongside the start of the Carnage Reigns crossover which pits Carnage against Miles Morales on the 30th anniversary of the classic '90s story Maximum Carnage. The limited series
  
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• Warzone 2 players celebrate plate changes as Season 2's "biggest W"

  16-02-2023 20:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warzone 2 is making some major changes to armor plates that bring the system more in line with the original game, and players are ecstatic.In short, you now have a 3-plate vest at all times, you can now plate while sprinting and busting through doors, and everything's faster - you can move faster while plating, and the animation speed for putting the armor on has increased by "approximately 25%," according to the patch notes. As of another update immediately following the launch of Season 2, ene
  
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• After canceling 7 projects, Ubisoft still has an unannounced "large, premium" game for the year ahead

  16-02-2023 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite slashing its production line and canceling at least seven projects, Ubisoft says it has another major title coming in the next year that we haven't heard about.During today's financial results call, Ubisoft described this new game simply as a "yet-to-be announced large, premium title" due to launch within the company's next fiscal year. That would put the release of this game somewhere between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. Beyond that, the company did not provide any additional detai
  
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• The Fantastic Four just did their own mini Thanos "Snap"

  16-02-2023 19:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The current volume of Marvel's Fantastic Four ongoing title kicked off with a mystery surrounding a disaster that split the Fantastic Four apart and made them among the most hated people in the Marvel Universe.Now, in February 15's Fantastic Four #4 by writer Ryan North, artists Ivan Coello and Jesus Aburtov, with letters by Joe Caramagna, the story of what happened to split the Fantastic Four apart and what made them so despised by the citizens of the Marvel Universe.
  Spoilers ahead for Fantast
  
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• "If E3 happens" Ubisoft says it will be there

  16-02-2023 19:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The E3 2023 schedule remains in flux with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo evidently skipping the show, but Ubisoft says it will attend "if" the event is held."If E3 happens, we will be there and we will have a lot of things to show," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said on the company's latest financial conference call. Ubisoft was specifically asked if it would "attend in person and show your games," and its response is a bit odd since E3 2023 has been announced.  E3 has been on something of an e
  
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• E3 organizer says the 2023 show is "full speed ahead" despite confusing Ubisoft comment

  16-02-2023 19:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: In a statement to The Verge, Lance Festerman, president of E3 organizer ReedPop, affirmed that "E3 is full speed ahead and we are pleased with the progress and engagement from the community. "As we have confirmed exhibitors we are eager to share more as details get cemented and participants ready their own detailed plans," he added. "In other parts of the ReedPop gaming portfolio we rarely release participants until close to the event but now will adjust our style to the E3 way as w
  
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• Slime Rancher 2's new biome is a magical winter wonderland and it's out now

  16-02-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slime Rancher 2 "Song of the Sabres" is the name of the very first major content update for the game, and it'll introduce a brand new icy biome called Powderfall Bluffs. Thankfully you won't have too long to wait to explore the glacial island as it's emerging from the Slime Sea today! Snowy stealth drop for all. The island is described as a "giant, icy time capsule" where players will be able to find ancient mysteries that are seemingly frozen in time. That includes the new sabretooth-
  
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• Taron Egerton stars in Cold War thriller Tetris for Apple TV Plus

  16-02-2023 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Apple TV's Tetris is here, and it's ready to turn everything you knew about the popular video game upside down.Per Apple TV Plus, Tetris tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world's most popular video games found its way to avid players around the globe. Taron Egerton plays Henk Rogers who discovered Tetris in 1988 and then risked everything by traveling to the Soviet Union, where he joined forces with inventor Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) – who created
  
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• Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened dev reveals delay due to ongoing conflict in Ukraine

  16-02-2023 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming action-adventure game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened has been delayed by a few weeks due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. As announced via the game's official Twitter account, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened has been delayed from its original February - early March release window, and is now expected to release in late March - April 2023. According to Frogwares, the game's developer, work on the game has "always been challenging" due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, h
  
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• Hasbro admits it "misfired" with D&D OGL and was "too aggressive" with MTG pricing

  16-02-2023 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  D&D owner Hasbro has admitted that it "misfired" on the D&D OGL controversy, but claims that it has since seen success by changing tact.Announced during the Hasbro Q4 2022 earnings call, chief executive Chris Cocks quickly addressed the issue that swept up the Dungeons & Dragons brand and publisher Wizards of the Coast for much of January this year."We misfired on updating our Open Game License, a key vehicle for creators to share or commercialize their D&D-inspired content," he
  
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• This Chinese MMO uses ChatGPT to let you ruin NPC marriages

  16-02-2023 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  AI language-generation tool ChatGPT is already coming to video games in order to create more believable NPCs - which means, naturally, that you can ruin their marriages.NetEase, the Chinese mega-publisher behind many of the country's most popular online games, has announced plans to add ChatGPT to an MMO called Justice Online. It seems this isn't just a theoretical idea, either - a demonstration video shows ChatGPT-powered NPCs complete with voice acting and emotional responses to your actions.Y
  
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• Olivia Colman shines in a delightfully grim Great Expectations trailer

  16-02-2023 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Hulu's adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations has arrived.Per FX, Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Pip (Fionn Whitehead), an orphan who "yearns for a greater life, until a twist of fate and a mysterious benefactor opens a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip must weigh the true cost of this new world and if it will make him the man he wishes to be."In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, Olivia Colman s
  
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• Apex Legends dev makes Team Death Match shorter, players rejoice

  16-02-2023 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Respawn might've only just launched its Team Death Match mode in Apex Legends, but it's already getting some big changes.Earlier this week, Apex Legends rolled out its Revelry update on Valentine's Day (no tie-in, sadly). The seasonal update included the much-anticipated Team Death Match mode, but Respawn has already made big changes to the mode, with the developer declaring in the tweet below that matches were simply too long.
  A quick update from the @PlayApex team on Team Death Match. Read on
  
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• Tomb Raider developers plan to release five AAA games by March 2028

  16-02-2023 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two of the developers behind Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics and fellow Embracer studio Edios Montreal, are expected to release five AAA games by March 2028. As VGC reports, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has given an update on the company during a quarterly earnings presentation on February 16, 2023. During the presentation, Wingefors reveals that the studios plan to release five triple-A games by March 2028, and knowing what we know about the group, this should include the likes of a new Tomb
  
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• Tears of the Kingdom's villain has a voice – but the best Zelda games make do without it

  16-02-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Nintendo Direct, another sneak peek at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the long-awaited sequel to Breath of the Wild which is finally (finally!) coming this May to Nintendo Switch consoles. But aside from a couple of teased enemies, and some kind of magic car, the main surprise for fans was an overtly villainous voiceover, which seems to be the voice of the arch-nemesis Ganon himself.Well, that part’s up for debate – while it could be Calamity Ganon, the antagonist
  
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• Steven Spielberg has no regrets about turning down directing Harry Potter

  16-02-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steven Spielberg may have missed out on the chance to direct Harry Potter, but the filmmaker has no regrets about not being involved with the Wizarding World."There were several films I chose not to make," Spielberg said while in conversation with RRR director S.S. Rajamouli at an event in India to celebrate the release of The Fabelmans there (via Insider). "They offered me Harry Potter and I chose to turn down the first Harry Potter to basically spend the next year and a half with my family, my
  
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• John Wick gets himself a gun and goes to war in new trailer for John Wick 4

  16-02-2023 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final trailer for John Wick 4 has arrived.Directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, John Wick: Chapter 4 sees the titular assassin take his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Osaka to Berlin. The brief clip, which can be viewed above, gives us a closer look at Donnie Yen as Caine, Bill Skarsgård as Marquis, Hiroyuki Sanada as Shimazu, and Rina Sawayama as Ak
  
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• Kojima reveals Death Stranding 2 recording has begun with weird BTS shots

  16-02-2023 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Line recording for Death Stranding 2 has kicked off, as revealed by some strange behind-the-scenes shots from Hideo Kojima.Earlier today on February 16, the Death Stranding 2 director posted the images seen just below to his Japan-facing Twitter account. The pictures show a performance facial capture rig, a Death Stranding 2 sound technician, and actor Léa Seydoux in a recording booth, none of which are really your typical look behind the scenes at projects in production.
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• Destiny 2: Lightfall's new loadout system actually looks great, and Bungie hasn't told you the best part

  16-02-2023 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been looking forward to the massive mod changes coming in Destiny 2 Lightfall, both because they're sure to shake up the established meta and because they'll accompany a proper in-game loadout setup. I've also been a bit cautious about that loadout system because I've been playing Destiny long enough to know that big new features often start out in OK shape but need to be refined over a few seasons. But after a guided hands-off preview of the loadout system coming in Lightfall, I'm reasonab
  
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• The Curtain Pulls Back On Destiny 2: Lightfall

  16-02-2023 16:00
  
  Destiny 2’s next big chapter is just around the corner, with a planned expansion launch for Lightfall on February 28. The expansion represents the penultimate storytelling beat in the long-running Destiny story up to this point – what Bungie has come to call the Light and Darkness Saga. I got an early look at a new ViDoc, as well as some more detailed demos of the expansion’s planned systems, and it has me excited to see some notable changes coming to one of my most played
  
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• 6 things in Honkai: Star Rail I want Hoyoverse to add to Genshin Impact

  16-02-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been playing the third and final beta for Honkai: Star Rail, a free-to-play turn-based gacha JRPG and the next game from Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse, and generally having a great time. A lot of systems and interfaces have been lifted wholesale from Genshin, but Star Rail's world, combat, and characters are totally different, and appealing in their own right. I love that combat is broken up by ultimate and follow-up abilities that can interrupt the action queue, adding dynamic and fla
  
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• Win The Final Programme on Blu-ray!

  16-02-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Introduced in the pages of British science fiction magazine New Worlds, Michael Moorcock’s Jerry Cornelius was a different kind of sci-fi hero: a dandy playboy adventurer. He appeared in numerous Moorcock books, beginning with 1968's The Final Programme, which was adapted into a movie in 1973 by director Robert Fuest, a veteran of The Avengers. It's a film with some provocative ideas – Nazi mysticism! A scientific messiah! The quest for immortality! – and Fuest brings a te
  
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• Win a Pathfinders box set!

  16-02-2023 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Produced by Sydney Newman, who went on to be a key figure in the creation of Doctor Who, and co-written by Malcolm Hulke (who would later create the Silurians and the Sea Devils), Pathfinders is a significant precursor of the series.Itself a sequel to 1960's Target Luna, it sees a core gang of travellers travelling to the Moon, Mars and Venus over the course of three series (first aired from 1960-1961), encountering such things as the crystallised remains of a 400 million-year-old man, dinosaurs
  
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• One of the most-beloved JRPGs has been turned into a musical, and my tastes have never been more catered to

  16-02-2023 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chrono Trigger isn’t the easiest game to get your hands on these days, despite JRPG fans’ enduring fondness for it. As I’ve just discovered, though, the wait for more modern platform releases is all the easier when you have this fan group’s musical version to listen to.Man on the Internet, despite the name, is a group of around 50 people, including actors, artists, writers, and more. It's given a few games a musical makeover now, though the Chrono Trigger project started
  
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• Universal announces plans for live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie

  16-02-2023 15:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  A live-action adaptation of DreamWorks animation How to Train Your Dragon is in the works at Universal. Dean DeBlois, the filmmaker behind the original animated trilogy, is on board to write, produce, and direct the feature. Based on Cressida Cowell's book series, the films released across the 2010s and centered on Hiccup, an awkward young Viking who nurses injured dragon Toothless, who just so happens to be a feared Night Fury, back to health. Subsequently, he forms an unbreakable bond wit
  
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• Fans think a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game is on the way thanks to new website

  16-02-2023 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon fans think a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game could be on the way thanks to a new website dedicated to Pokemon Day.As spotted by ComicBook, a datamine of the new Pokemon Together website - which seems to be gearing up for Pokemon Day on February 27 - has potentially revealed a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game is in the works. As shared by Twitter user, and Universo Nintendo editor-in-chief, @necrolipe, it looks like the new website mentions developer Spike Chunsoft in its code, the
  
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• This is the scariest fishing game you'll ever play

  16-02-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are times when Dredge feels like an idyllic little fishing game. Cresting the waves with a fish-finding telescope up to your eye, gulls wheeling overhead in the wide-open sky and quaint villages perched atop distant cliffs, it's easy, just for a moment, to lose yourself in some perfect coastal fantasy. But then you reel in a monstrosity from the depths, a mutated husk of what might once have been a fish, and you're reminded of the cosmic horror at the heart of this game.Arriving at a remot
  
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• BTS gets its own Lego set based on the K-pop band's Dynamite video

  16-02-2023 14:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Lego BTS set has been announced by surprise today, and it features the K-POP band on the set of their 'Dynamite' music video.If you've seen that, you'll know that it's pretty bright - so it's only appropriate that the Lego BTS set based on it is equally colorful. Actually, I feel like I've had a sugar overload just by looking at the promo images.The kit is due to hit shelves alongside the best Lego sets this March 1 for $99.99 from the official Lego store (or £89.99 in the UK), and it co
  
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• This is the first Nintendo Switch OLED discount we've seen in 2023

  16-02-2023 14:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first Nintendo Switch OLED discount of 2023 is here. We've been scouring all corners of the world wide web over the last couple of months for any kind of reduction to make Nintendo's console/handheld hybrid that little bit more affordable – and finally, we've found it. In fact, multiple discounts are available. First off Amazon has Nintendo Switch OLEDs up for sale at $316.00, a 9% discount or equivalent to a saving of $33. This is either for a White or Neon Red / Neon Blue varian
  
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• This WD Black SN850X PS5 SSD just hit its lowest-ever price at Amazon

  16-02-2023 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  We love a good SSD. The freedom to jump in and out of as many games as you want without the hassle of waiting for countless downloads to complete. That's what next-gen is all about, and why getting a PS5 SSD is always worth investing in.That's why we have to shout about this new SSD deal from Amazon, which reduces the price of WD_Black SN850X 2TB SSD from $309.99 all the way down to $179.99. This sizable 42% discount (equivalent to a saving of $130) now means that this particular SSD has never b
  
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• The Marvels team-up will be just as "chill-inducing" as the Avengers, says Kevin Feige

  16-02-2023 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  MCU boss Kevin Feige is teasing big things for The Marvels, the upcoming sequel to 2019's Captain Marvel."[The Marvels is] picking up directly after the end of Captain Marvel 1, not in timeline but in story," Feige told Entertainment Weekly. "We also do that in our upcoming Disney Plus series Secret Invasion, and those are two very different follow-ups to that movie. Tonally, they couldn't be more different. But there's something immensely powerful about seeing Monica and Kamala and Carol togeth
  
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• Turns out Dead Space players have been upgrading the worst weapon

  16-02-2023 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dead Space player stats have been revealed, and they're very telling.Yesterday, developer EA Motive used the official Dead Space Twitter account to reveal stats from players the world over since launch last month. Arguably the most noteworthy statistic is that players upgraded the Pulse Rifle the most out of any weapon in the game, putting Nodes into increased capacity more than any other in-game upgrade.
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• Hogwarts Legacy was the biggest non-CoD or FIFA launch since Red Dead Redemption 2

  16-02-2023 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy has had one of the biggest single-player launches since 2018's Red Dead Redemption 2, beating out the likes of Elden Ring and only falling short of some of the biggest annual franchises.Digital sales data across Europe confirms that Hogwarts Legacy's first-week sales were up 56% on Elden Ring's last spring. As pointed out by GamesIndustry's Christopher Dring, that's "the biggest game launch outside of FIFA & Call of Duty since Red Dead Redemption 2." Those franchises tend to
  
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• New Lego Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 sets reveal the most adorable Baby Rocket

  16-02-2023 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  A range of new Lego Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 sets have been announced ahead of the movie's launch, and they include the team's new ship, headquarters, and a very cute baby Rocket Racoon.Due to join the best Lego sets on April 1, there are three kits so far. First up is The New Guardians Ship (the Bowie), and it's the biggest of the Lego Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 sets at 1,108 pieces. Recreating the teal and purple spacecraft that's replacing the orange Benetar they've ha
  
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• Cuphead ships in Japan with amazing art from a Final Fantasy icon, and fans are losing it

  16-02-2023 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cuphead fans are losing it over the Japanese physical edition boasting artwork by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano.Earlier this week, Studio MDHR revealed the physical version of Cuphead in Japan via Amazon, which bundles in The Delicious Last Course DLC and extra goodies like a sticker sheet. One huge selling point for the physical edition is that it features artwork from prolific manga and Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano for anyone lucky enough to get their hands on the physical edition.
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• The Last of Us fans are already mentally preparing themselves for emotional episode 6 scene

  16-02-2023 12:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are certain scenes The Last of Us players knew would feature in the series, and most are heartbreaking. From Sarah and Sam's deaths to Riley and Ellie's adventures in the mall, the HBO adaptation was always going to recreate some of the game's more meaningful, memorable moments. The thought of seeing one in particular, which is expected to show up in episode 6, has fans already mentally preparing themselves: Joel and Ellie's tense confrontation soon after they reach Tommy's commune in
  
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• Patrick Stewart teases that he and Ian McKellen are "not done" with X-Men

  16-02-2023 12:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Could an X-Men reunion be on the cards? Patrick Stewart has seemingly hinted as much, revealing that he and his former co-star Ian McKellen have "plans" for the future."I can't say about what Charles [Xavier]'s future might possibly hold," Stewart told Entertainment Tonight. However, when asked about McKellen's reaction to his appearance in Doctor Strange 2, he added: "Actually, it went very well. He did say something like ['Hey, I would've done this!'], yes, that's true. But we're not done, Sir
  
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• The Mandalorian season 3 first clip sees Mando and Greef Karga reunite – and Grogu being adorable

  16-02-2023 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney Plus has released the first clip of The Mandalorian season 3, and it’s full of some great Grogu and Mando (Pedro Pascal) moments. The clip, which is an Apple app store exclusive, features the pair meeting with Greef Karga (Carl Weathers). Despite only being 40 seconds long, the new uninterrupted look at season 3 sees Djarin explaining the consequences of him removing his helmet during The Mandalorian season 2 ending."I’m confused, I thought you had completed your mission,
  
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• Xbox players can now enable "carbon aware" downloads on their console

  16-02-2023 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox has rolled out a brand new update today which will give players the option to switch on "carbon aware" downloads on their console.As detailed on the Xbox website, the energy-saving mode will allow the console to schedule game, app, and OS updates for certain times in the day, more specifically, during the "nightly maintenance window". The idea behind this is that this could reduce carbon emissions as a higher proportion of electricity is coming from lower-carbon sources on the electric grid
  
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• This Final Fantasy pen costs as much as a Nintendo Switch

  16-02-2023 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  A special Final Fantasy pen has been unveiled for the series' 35th anniversary, with the one problem being that it costs $300.No, that is not a typo. Yes, Square Enix really thought one way to celebrate one of the biggest video game franchises the world over was to roll out a pen that costs the equivalent of a Nintendo Switch. You can see the staggeringly expensive Final Fantasy pen in all its glory just below.
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  The pen is apparently modeled after Final Fantasy 10's Ti
  
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• Kang star Jonathan Majors says he walked out of his first Marvel meeting

  16-02-2023 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jonathan Majors is stepping out as the MCU’s new big bad Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. However, the actor revealed he almost didn’t have his first meeting at Marvel."I hope this doesn’t bite me in the ass, but I walked out of my Marvel general [meeting]," Majors told Vanity Fair in a new profile. "This was a long time ago. I had just gotten out of drama school and I’m running around town and I’m sitting in the office. I grew up in a very p
  
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• We're getting 5 new Lord of the Rings games in the next 14 months, and we only know about 4 of them

  16-02-2023 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The owners of the Lord of the Rings IP have announced that five games based on the franchise will be released by April 2024, suggesting unannounced projects might be closer than we expected. In an investor statement released this morning, Embracer Group confirmed that its recent acquisition of the rights to the franchise "has generated a lot of interest among both internal and external partners for the Lord of the Rings IP. There are currently five games in production by external partners,
  
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• Kevin Feige reveals the Marvel project he's most excited about

  16-02-2023 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed the Marvel project he's most excited about. The MCU release slate is packed as the franchise moves full steam ahead into Marvel Phase 5 and Marvel Phase 6, with two new Avengers movies, The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, on the horizon. "Well, we talked a little bit about Secret Wars. We talked about Kang Dynasty as related to Quantumania," Feige told Entertainment Weekly when asked the projects he's excited about. "The only other one in term
  
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• The Saints Row reboot reportedly cost over $100 million to make

  16-02-2023 11:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like the Saints Row reboot ended up costing its parent company over $100 million, according to one source. A fan account dedicated to covering Deep Silver Volition's parent company Embracer Group has been going through the Swedish entertainment conglomerate's latest financial report. The factoid around Saints Row was flagged by the user alongside what was officially presented, which is that the company's PC and console segment is still feeling the sting of under-performing releases
  
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• Genshin Impact developer praised for replacing Tighnari actor facing accusations of sexual harassment

  16-02-2023 11:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Genshin Impact is recasting the English voice of Tighnari after the actor was publicly accused of sexual harassment, and its developer has been praised by fans and fellow actors for its decision.Last week, multiple members of the Genshin Impact English voice cast denounced Elliot Gindi, who was publicly accused of grooming and coercing fans, some of them allegedly underage. Today, developer Hoyoverse announced via its English-facing Twitter account that it would be recasting Tighnari, distancing
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West fans aren't sure how to feel about its early PS Plus appearance

  16-02-2023 11:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans of Horizon Forbidden West don't seem to know quite how to feel about the game's early appearance on PS Plus Extra.Yesterday, Sony confirmed that Horizon Forbidden West would lead a stacked lineup for its subscription-based offerings this month. Over on the game's subreddit, that addition - coming less than a year after the game's launch - has been met with a mixed response.Many fans have noted that the decision is part of a broader marketing campaign - with the Burning Shores DLC releasing
  
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