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• Elden Ring now has a Hogwarts Legacy mod – but my magic build in the Lands Between can't be topped

  20-02-2023 21:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  So now there's an Elden Ring mod that brings a splash of Hogwarts Legacy to the Lands Between. It looks fun, if that sort of thing's your cup of tea. The flying animations look pretty solid, and while I'd still love to see Zelda-style gliders rolled out in an official capacity, scooting around the skies of Caelid, Liurnia, Limgrave and beyond on the back of a broom does look like fun. The spells, though? Come on. Behave yourself, Potter. You're not a lick on my Elden Ring magic build; a go-
  
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• Apple TV Plus's all-star thriller Sharper is winning over viewers with its twists and turns

  20-02-2023 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan's twisty new thriller Sharper seems to be winning over Apple TV Plus subscribers, despite receiving middling reviews from critics prior to its release on the platform.Directed by The Crown's Benjamin Caron, the A24 movie released on February 17 and also stars the likes of Brianna Middleton, Justice Smith, and John Lithgow. Think The Usual Suspects meets Ocean's Eleven, it focuses on a ragtag team of thieves who embark on an elaborate long con to steal billions f
  
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• The Last of Us fans are loving the potential Part 2 cameo in this week's episode

  20-02-2023 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  This week's episode of HBO's The Last of Us might just feature a cameo from a character in The Last of Us Part 2, and fans can't contain their excitement over it. As we continue getting weekly episodes of The Last of Us, fans are finding more and more things to get excited about. This week, it seems viewers are mostly happy about a very possible cameo from a character we didn't expect to see so early in the series due to them being introduced in The Last of Us 2.It's not too much of a surpr
  
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• The Lords of the Fallen is more like Elden Ring than its developer intended

  20-02-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  2014's Lords of the Fallen borrowed heavily from the original Dark Souls, and, like its predecessor, The Lords of the Fallen is also set to bear more than a slight resemblance to FromSoftware games. While imitation is certainly the sincerest form of flattery, it turns out that the next entry in the action-RPG series has a lot more in common with Elden Ring than developer Hexworks intended, including a boss that's very similar to Malenia.Work on The Lords of the Fallen began before Elden Ring was
  
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• Resident Evil 4's Luis was styled after a Lord of the Rings character

  20-02-2023 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're fast approaching Resident Evil 4 remake's release date, and one of the original game's lead designers has gone back to uncover new details about the classic.Over the past few days, former Resident Evil 4 lead designer Masaki Yamanaka has taken to Twitter to do some reflecting on Capcom's classic action-horror game. Now a senior developer at PlatinumGames, Yamanaka has published an extensive tweet thread unearthing new details surrounding Resident Evil 4, reminiscing on his time making Resi
  
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• HBO show director explains why they included The Last of Us Part 2 elements much earlier

  20-02-2023 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us HBO adaptation hasn’t shied away from including several nods to its source material so far. Episode 6 was no different, as it even brought in some key aspects from the Naughty Dog sequel The Last of Us Part 2. Of course, we’ll be getting into The Last of Us episode 6 spoilers from here on out, as well as some very slight Part 2 details as well. If you’re not up to date on either of these, proceed with caution.In the latest episode of The Last of Us, Joel (Pe
  
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• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania cut out an unexpected addition to Hope’s family

  20-02-2023 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania seemingly removed a character from its final cut after "the storyline was changed."The mother of actor Lucas Grant took to his Instagram profile to pay tribute to Quantumania’s Evangeline Lilly, director Peyton Reed, and the crew. In the post, they revealed Grant was set to play Hope’s son (H/T Collider)."He played Wasp/Hope’s son in Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, and had so much fun working with Evangeline (sweetest human on earth!)," she
  
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• 17 years too late, Resident Evil 4 players have discovered a way to survive the game's most notorious instakill attack

  20-02-2023 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been around for almost two decades, but players of the original Resident Evil 4 have just discovered a way to survive Salvador's infamous chainsaw attack.The Resident Evil 4 remake is already one of the most hyped new games 2023, but this life-saving method found by players of the 17-year-old original is less of a strategy, and more of a stroke of luck. The first clip surfaced on YouTube, showing RE4 hero Leon Kennedy taking a chainsaw to the neck and effortlessly shoving away his assailant
  
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• Leading speedrunning event bans Hogwarts Legacy and all other Harry Potter games from future events

  20-02-2023 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Speedrunning charity event, Games Done Quick, has banned Hogwarts Legacy from appearing during any of its future events.As spotted by TheGamer, the recently released Harry Potter game has been added to Games Done Quick's 'Disallowed Games' list, meaning it cannot be submitted for consideration and won't appear during future event streams. According to Games Done Quick's website, Hogwarts Legacy and all of the other games on the list "have content, views, or an origin that we have deemed unsuitab
  
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• This fan-made Chainsaw Man game goes seriously hard

  20-02-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Chainsaw Man fan-made game has been recreated by one talented developer.Earlier this month, game developer swammyxo took to TikTok to announce that if their account received over 100,000 subscribers, they'd make the game public. The video below, published last week, announces that the goal was absolutely "smashed," and as such, the Chainsaw Man game is now available for anyone to download for no cost. @swammyxo♬ original sound- Swammy
  The comments under the new TikTok post are begging th
  
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• Joel’s medical condition in the HBO show is actually canon thanks to The Last of Us Part 1 Remake

  20-02-2023 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Joel's medical condition in episode 6 of The Last of Us HBO TV show does have some grounding in game canon – even though it might not feel like it. Warning! This article contains minor spoilers for The Last of Us episode 6.In episode six of the HBO show, Joel shows clear signs that he's having a panic attack in two separate scenes. They seem to be associated with his growing relationship and care for Ellie, as he explains later to his brother Tommy after their reunion. Now, these
  
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• Avatar: The Way of Water overtakes Titanic as the third-highest-grossing movie of all time

  20-02-2023 16:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: The Way of Water has hit another box office milestone – it's now the third-highest-grossing movie of all time, overtaking Titanic, another James Cameron movie. The movie has now made $2.2433 billion at the global box office since it was released in December 2022, while Titanic floats at $2.2428 billion. The only two movies above the sequel in the all-time rankings are the first Avatar movie at $2.9 billion and Avengers: Endgame at $2.7 billion. Cameron is the only director to
  
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• The Mandalorian executive producer promises season 3 will be "the most ambitious yet"

  20-02-2023 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian season 3 is debuting on Disney Plus very soon as Din Djarin deals with the consequences of taking off his helmet. Plot details remain very light on the secretive Star Wars spin-off, but in a new interview with SFX, executive producer Rick Famuyiwa has shared some insight into what to expect from season 3, including how the threat of the Empire continues to grow.In The Mandalorian’s post-Return Of The Jedi time-space, the most important questions surround the status of Palpa
  
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• This Superman fan film is so good that people thought it was an actual game leak

  20-02-2023 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A fan-made Superman film has escaped containment, and it's so well-done that you'd be forgiven for thinking it a real game leak.The three and a half-minute short film, entitled Superman Awakens, was created by brothers Antonis and Stavros Fylladitis using Unreal Engine 5. Unaware of the unofficial nature of the film, DC fans got excited when a clip surfaced on ResetEra – and for good reason. Superman Awakens, with its slick animation and sound design, looks like something fresh out of a pr
  
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• MSI gaming laptop with RTX 3080 drops by $300 in Presidents' Day 2023 sales

  20-02-2023 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Presidents' Day 2023 is here, and with that comes plenty of opportunities to walk away with a bargain. Namely, a bargain surrounding gaming laptops. Now that the RTX 40 series has been made available globally, we're seeing some fantastic offers on the RTX 30 series. This MSI gaming laptop, in particular, with an RTX 3080 fitted, is one of the highlights. As part of the holiday sale, Best Buy has the MSI GP66 15.6-inch gaming laptop now available for $1,699.99. This is a $300 discount (15%)
  
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• The Last of Us episode 6 introduces Ellie's horse companion from Part 2

  20-02-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning! This article contains minor spoilers for The Last of Us episode 6 and The Last of Us Part 2. The Last of Us episode 6 features a bunch of nods to Part 2 of the PlayStation game in which it's based, from the self-sufficient settlement in Jackson to Dina's blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo. Another is the introduction of Shimmer, Ellie's horse from the playable sequel.After arriving in Jackson, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are shown around the commune by Tommy (Gabriel L
  
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• Zelda fans rally around Tears of the Kingdom leaks that confirm Hyrulian cheese

  20-02-2023 15:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Forget your flashy gameplay demos - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans are excited about cheese.Over the past weekend, Tears of the Kingdom's forthcoming art book leaked online, unveiling unannounced details and spoilers for the new game. One slightly less headline-worthy point of note in the new art book, as you can see via the Reddit post below, is that cheese is apparently a thing in the new Zelda game.That's "Hateno Cheese" specifically, as the caption in the Japanese artbook rea
  
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• Atomic Heart developer build reportedly leaked online just days before the game's official release

  20-02-2023 15:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atomic Heart brings its explosive FPS action and intriguing sci-fi story to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox tomorrow on February 21, but a recent version of the game has apparently already made its way online. As reported by GameInfinitus, a developer build of Atomic Heart has been shared on the internet by someone who claims to have acquired it "from a peculiar source." The leaker uploaded the game without any anti-piracy protection, effectively allowing anyone to download and play it without ha
  
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• You can now 3D print doggos wearing wizard hats for D&D, and frankly we can't cope

  20-02-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new campaign allows you to print off models of cute doggos wearing wizard hats, turtle pirates, and red panda rogues for the best tabletop RPGs at home.Designed by Cast n Play, an independent design team that creates monthly miniature packs and campaigns for fantasy-themed models (including terrain), 'Cornelia's Magnificent Account of Companions' offers over 100 fantasy-themed dogs, cats, and wild animals that can be made using the best 3D printers and taken on quests with your characters. The
  
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• Super Mario Bros. Movie runtime revealed – and it's surprisingly short

  20-02-2023 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Bros. Movie's runtime has seemingly been revealed, with the movie clocking in at just over an hour and a half. According to the Irish Film Classification Office, the upcoming video game adaptation will have a runtime of 92 minutes. This is slightly unusual in a time when two-and-a-half hour runtimes reign – recent releases like Avatar: The Way of Water has a runtime of 192 minutes, while Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is 161 minutes long. Shorter runtimes are more comm
  
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• Indie dev hits own game with copyright strike in protest of publisher's console ports

  20-02-2023 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The indie developer behind a Paper Mairo-inspired RPG called The Outbound Ghost has hit the game with a DMCA to get it struck from console storefronts over quality concerns, and that’s only the latest twist in what’s become a winding saga.Developer Conradical Games has taken to Twitter and YouTube (below) to explain that it made the decision as its publisher, Digerati, has reportedly continued to distribute the game despite no longer having the rights. The developer also claims not t
  
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• Zachary Levi on Shazam! Fury of the Gods and his character being DC’s answer to Deadpool

  20-02-2023 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shazam! Fury of the Gods sees Zachary Levi back as the titular character in the sequel to the 2019 superhero movie Shazam!. And this time around, as glimpsed in the Shazam! 2 trailers, it’s all about family. That’s the operative word behind Shazam! Fury Of The Gods, a DC blockbuster that not only makes a compelling case for the superiority of exclamation marks over colons in movie titles but which also pits Billy Batson and his superpowered clan against a sisterhood of goddesses. And
  
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• Nintendo fans are speculating about Switch successor following new CMA report

  20-02-2023 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new report from the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) in the UK has made reference to a secret piece of Nintendo hardware, and fans are speculating that it could be a Switch follow-up console.The report, which continues the CMA's investigation into Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, mentions Nintendo's role in the market - specifically its use of Cloud gaming and Nintendo Switch Online. What's interesting is that when talking about the Nintendo Switch's online features, it mentions th
  
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• Forspoken writer says his original story pitch was nothing like the final game

  20-02-2023 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Forspoken's original writer has claimed the final product was nothing like his original pitch.Speaking to Alanah Pearce over the past weekend in the YouTube video below, Forspoken writer Gary Whitta revealed he had very little involvement in the final version of Forspoken. According to Whitta, Forspoken's story was actually rebooted in between him handing in his original pitch and the game's final launch.According to Whitta, Square Enix and developer Luminous rebooted his original story pitch. T
  
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• You star Penn Badgley reveals he almost played Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad

  20-02-2023 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Penn Badgley has revealed that his career almost went down a very different path – the Gossip Girl and You star nearly played Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad, a role that ultimately went to Aaron Paul."One I got close on was Breaking Bad," Badgley told Buzzfeed when asked what role his fans would be surprised he auditioned for but didn’t get. "It was between me and Aaron Paul, we tested." He added: "Actually, that was the best television script I’d read at that point. That was th
  
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• James Bond producer gives a disappointingly brief update on the next movie

  20-02-2023 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has given an update on both the next James Bond and Bond 26 – namely, there’s been no real movement with the iconic spy franchise’s future."No, we haven’t even started casting yet. There isn’t even a script." Broccoli told LADBible. Broccoli and long-time producing partner Michael G. Wilson have previously addressed the question of the next person to fill the tuxedo after Daniel Craig."Nobody’s in the running," Broccol
  
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• The Last of Us episode 7 trailer teases Left Behind adaptation – and fans are already losing it

  20-02-2023 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us episode 7 trailer is here – and fans are already stocking up on tissues for the upcoming installment of the HBO show. The next chapter, appropriately titled 'Left Behind', is set to adapt the DLC attached to the first PlayStation game and, as such, will give us at a glimpse at Ellie's life before she met Joel.The teaser, which you can watch above, opens on Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in FEDRA training camp, as another girl mocks her via voiceover. "You don't fight, your friend figh
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy fans still hopeful for DLC despite dev having "no current plans"

  20-02-2023 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software recently announced that it has "no current plans" to release DLC, much to the disappointment of fans hoping to spend more time in the wizarding world.Reacting to the news over on the Hogwarts Legacy subreddit, one fan describes it as a "major missed opportunity," adding, "I don't remember the last time a game hooked me the way HL did, and it's not a world I'm ready to let go of, was really hoping for DLC."Another writes "I think because of how complet
  
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• New fan theory suggests The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a prequel to Skyward Sword

  20-02-2023 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Legend of Zelda fan thinks Tears of the Kingdom is secretly a prequel to Skyward Sword.Welcome to another fan theory relating to the always-controversial Zelda timeline. In the TikTok below, a fan posits that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom actually leads into Skyward Sword, acting as the great calamity that sundered the world and caused the Goddess Hylia to send plots of land skyward for people to live safely on. @zeldatendo♬ original sound - The Legend of Zelda
  But there's mo
  
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• Marvel's Avengers creative director apologizes for the whole thing

  20-02-2023 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The creative director of Marvel's Avengers has apologised for the game, citing a difficult development process."It was a challenging production, let's say," creative director Cezar Virtosu told Edge Magazine in its latest issue. The superhero smash-'em-up, which is scheduled to have dev support cut this year, is known to have hit its fair share of snags after profits fell short of recouping development costs following disappointing sales. Despite its competent solo campaign mode, the game suffer
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom art book has leaked, so look out for spoilers

  20-02-2023 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The art book for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has leaked ahead of release, and it gives fans their first look at several new elements of the game.Almost three months before its release, some The Legend of Zelda fans are getting their hands on the Tears of the Kingdom art book - which is due to release as part of the game's collector's edition on May 12 - a little early. Photos of some of the art book's pages were shared on Reddit, but have since been taken down. If you don't wa
  
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• All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Elvis lead the way at BAFTAs 2023

  20-02-2023 12:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was a big night for All Quiet on the Western Front at the BAFTAs 2023. The German war drama led the night's winners, taking home seven awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.The Banshees of Inisherin and Elvis came in joint second place, with four wins apiece. Banshees' Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon took home the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards, while Elvis' Austin Butler won Best Leading Actor. Elsewhere, Cate Blanchett won Best Lead
  
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• Soviet city builder struck from Steam as "once-respected” community member goes rogue

  20-02-2023 11:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  A popular city-building game in Steam Early Access called Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is currently unavailable due to an ongoing credit dispute between developer 3Division and a once "respected" member of the community.As the developer explains in a Steam post, a player who wrote a guide detailing how to play the game more realistically has reportedly taken issue with an official, in-development game mode that does much of the same. As a result, that same player has allegedly leaned
  
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• Awful or perfect? Ant-Man fans have big opinions on MODOK

  20-02-2023 11:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not Kang the Conqueror that everyone is talking about after watching Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Kang's walking, talking weapon MODOK is receiving the bulk of the attention – with fans split down the middle over the Marvel villain's CGI appearance, tone, and comic book accuracy.Spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania follow.MODOK was introduced partway through the movie as Kang's ultimate weapon. The giant floating head with "baby legs" was revealed to be none other than
  
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• Activision allegedly hacked, future Call of Duty content supposedly leaked online

  20-02-2023 11:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 seasonal content through November 2023 has apparently leaked online.Earlier today, the Twitter account below drew notice to an alleged hack at Activision dating back to December 2022. In the supposed hack, which stemmed through Activision's Slack channels, data relating to Call of Duty's future seasonal content was apparently accessed and leaked online.
  .@Activision was breached December 4th, 2022. The Threat Actors successfully phished a privileged u
  
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• The Last of Us episode 6 might have just featured another Part 2 Easter egg – and this time it's a major character

  20-02-2023 04:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning! This article contains mild spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2. If you've yet to play the game and want to remain in the dark as to its storyline, turn back now.The Last of Us episode 6 might have just featured another Easter egg – and this time, it's not a giraffe soft toy or a nod to Joel's hero shirt from the first game, it's a major character from The Last of Us Part 2.Interestingly, one of the HBO show's bosses, Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, teased the involvement of a mystery
  
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• The Last of Us episode 6: The biggest changes between the HBO show and the PlayStation game

  20-02-2023 04:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us episode 6 doesn't so much rewrite the PlayStation game as it does reinterpret certain scenes and storylines. In some areas, it builds on the source material and in others, it cuts particular moments that co-showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann clearly thought weren't necessary. As we near the end of the first season, it's getting more and more crucial that the big beats play out and they do here, from Joel reuniting with his brother Tommy to Ellie and Joel's violent alt
  
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