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• How did Batman and the Joker become arch-enemies?

  28-03-2023 23:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Joker is arguably Batman's greatest foe, his arch-enemy and opposite number - the chaos to his order. And believe it or not, it's been that way almost since the first time Joker appeared in 1940's Batman #1.Created by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and Bill Finger, the Joker was Batman's first official supervillain (though he had previously fought the Mad Monk, a vampire who wasn't considered a traditional supervillain at the time). Interestingly though, the Joker wasn't intended to stick around
  
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• Lords of the Fallen sounds like Bloodborne, Elden Ring, and Demon's Souls put through a horrifying blender

  28-03-2023 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been reading up on a lot of recent comments from Lords of the Fallen developer HexWorks, specifically creative director Cezar Vortosu, and I'm increasingly convinced that the devs have basically chucked almost every FromSoftware game into a blender of their own macabre design.The bulk of the original game, which never made much of a splash when it launched in 2014, has seemingly been stripped away by the reboot's new developer, and what sounds like a truly monstrous creation was grafted ont
  
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• Reports suggest E3 2023 could be canceled after losing even more publishers

  28-03-2023 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  E3 2023 could be canceled altogether amid reports that even more publishers have dropped out, leaving the future of the once hallmark video game showcase in limbo.A new report from IGN claims both Sega and Tencent have pulled their E3 2023 appearances as rumors swirl about whether the event will happen at all. This comes a day after Ubisoft said it will skip this year's E3 and hold its own show instead.IGN's report cites PR and publishing sources who say they aren't certain of anyone who is defi
  
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• Succession star Matthew Macfayden joins Deadpool 3

  28-03-2023 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Succession's Matthew Macfayden has joined the cast of Deadpool 3.According to Deadline, Macfayden, who is best known for playing Tom Wambsgans on HBO's hit show Succession, is set to star alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Macfayden's character in the MCU has not yet been revealed. The Crown's Emma Corin was also cast in a mystery role earlier this year.Not much is known about the plot of Deadpool 3, other than that it brought Jackman out of his Wolverine retirement and will see the two h
  
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• Lords of the Fallen revives the place-your-own bonfires that were cut from Dark Souls 3 – with a twist

  28-03-2023 21:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rebooted Soulslike Lords of the Fallen surprisingly revisits and revises a cool idea that was initially planned for Dark Souls 3: bonfire-style checkpoints that players can place wherever they want.In an interview and hands-off preview with PC Gamer, creative director Cezar Virtosu of developer HexWorks explained that Lords of the Fallen has relatively scarce checkpoints precisely because players can craft and install their own, sort of like a resource-driven save system. The catch is you can on
  
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• Vecna stars in major new D&D storyline for 2024

  28-03-2023 21:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the most iconic D&D villains is making a major comeback to the game next year.Along with a better look at storylines that are on the way for the rest of this year, today's D&D Direct stream offered a glimpse at the storylines that will be joining Dungeons and Dragons books over the next few years. Alongside a plot revolving around the Red Wizards of Thay - the ones seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - in 2025, classic arch-villain Vecna will be leading a major cam
  
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• Naughty Dog's PC support will continue "moving forward"

  28-03-2023 20:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us Part 1 won't be Naughty Dog's final PC game, the studio has confirmed.The previously PS5-exclusive remake of The Last of Us just launched on PC on Tuesday, and to commemorate its launch, Naughty Dog published a blog detailing a few interesting factoids about the port's development. For example, the developers took great pains to make sure mouse-and-keyboard controls are just as "tactile and emotional" as using the PS5's DualSense controller.The studio also said there was "a large
  
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• BioShock Infinite dev's advice to NSFW fan artists "would have been so much hornier" in 2023

  28-03-2023 19:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  In 2013, a BioShock Infinite dev gave NSFW fan artists some tips on how to make the clothes laying on the floors of their drawings more historically accurate. In 2023, she says she'd make that advice "so much hornier."That dev is Claire Hummel, an artist who did concept work on BioShock Infinite, including the design of the Lutece Twins. She even has a neat little breakdown of that work on her personal portfolio site, with some interesting notes about the design process. She's clearly got a lot
  
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• James Gunn says he returned for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to tell Rocket's story

  28-03-2023 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn returns to direct Guardians of the Galaxy, though that wasn't always a certainty. But, as Gunn tells Total Film in the new issue, featuring Fast X on the cover, the major reason he came back to finish his trilogy is none other than Rocket Raccoon – and you can see an exclusive new image of the furry being in question above.Following on from the events of the gang's Holiday Special, the makeshift family – still led by Chris Pratt's Peter 'Star-Lord' Quill – have an al
  
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• Grant Morrison shares plot details for the abandoned final volume of Seaguy

  28-03-2023 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remember Seaguy? Grant Morrison's surrealist superhero story ran for two arcs at DC Vertigo between 2004-2009, but its planned third run was never completed. Now, some 14 years after the second story was published, Morrison has revealed the broad strokes of what would have happened in the series' concluding volume.In the first of a planned week of Seaguy-related posts over on their Xanaduum Substack, Morrison begins with a recap of the story so far, before moving onto the incomplete third book,
  
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• Diablo 4 players have already found a simple way to boost your DPS by 30%

  28-03-2023 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  After just a few days with the game, Diablo 4 players have already discovered a simple way you can increase your DPS by 30%.The full release of Diablo 4 is still more than two months away, but last weekend's open beta gave players a taste of what they can expect when the full game arrives on June 6. One player who recently went hands-on with the game found a sneaky way you can significantly boost your attack speed, and has shared their discovery on YouTube.In the video, which you can check out b
  
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• Warrior Nun creator asks fans to keep fighting for the canceled Netflix show

  28-03-2023 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warrior Nun creator Simon Barry has urged fans to keep fighting for the show's survival after Netflix scrapped the series in December 2022. Warrior Nun follows Alba Baptista's Ava, a quadriplegic orphan who joins an ancient order of warrior nuns after finding out she has superpowers. "Here's what I know. When #WarriorNun is saved and/or 'risen', it's going to be because of you, the FANDOM family. That much is perfectly clear and that's why you, Must. Not. Stop. #SaveWarriorNun," Barry
  
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• I never would have expected Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to channel my favourite obscure open-world survival game

  28-03-2023 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has just unveiled two very exciting new abilities for Link. Fuse can snap different materials together to create an infinite array of new weapons, and Ultrahand, which Link can use to create more complex combinations. In the trailer, that means things like a simple raft, but we've already seen things like a car, a hot air balloon, and a primitive helicopter in other videos.I originally assumed that those were items we'd be able to find in the world, thei
  
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• First look at D&D Virtual Tabletop is seriously impressive

  28-03-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wizards of the Coast has given players a better look at the D&D Virtual Tabletop in action, complete with animated spells and a better idea of what it'll actually feel like to use.Revealed via D&D Direct, the preview showed off a party battling through a quintessential (and fully 3D) fantasy tavern and the surrounding countryside whilst taking on a giant insectoid monster and lizard-like Kobolds pulled from the pages of Dungeons and Dragons books. Although this meant plenty of dice-rolli
  
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• First look at D&D virtual tabletop in action is seriously impressive

  28-03-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wizards of the Coast has given players a better look at the D&D virtual tabletop in action, complete with animated spells and a better idea of what it'll actually feel like to use.Revealed via the D&D Direct stream, this preview shows off a party exploring a quintessential but fully-3D fantasy tavern before tangling with a giant insectoid monster and lizard-like Kobolds pulled from the pages of Dungeons and Dragons books. Although this means plenty of virtual dice-rolling of the kin
  
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• Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons promises a 10-hour campaign with branching narratives

  28-03-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons is a brand new in-game mode putting a role-playing twist on the game.Announced earlier today on March 28 during a Minecraft Direct presentation, Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons is the latest initiative to take the game to a new level. Unlike Minecraft Legends though, Minecraft Dungeons and Dragons takes place within Minecraft itself, and isn't a standalone game.Dungeons & Dragons offers a full campaign within Minecraft, which developer Mojang is estimating w
  
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• Exclusive: Yoda's iconic weapon joins Star Wars Lightsaber Forge

  28-03-2023 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Yoda Lightsaber Forge toy is on the way, meaning you'll be able to claim - and customize - the weapon of one of the most beloved Jedi Masters before long.Available this Summer, GamesRadar+ can exclusively reveal the Star Wars: Lightsaber Forge Yoda Electronic Green Lightsaber. Recreating the tiny Jedi Master's weapon as a fully customizable toy, it comes in multiple (universally compatible) parts so that you can mix and match pieces from the entire Lightsaber Forge range. Throw in a few batter
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay confirms Link's new abilities, and Fuse might be the coolest one

  28-03-2023 17:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom introduces a potentially mind-blowing new ability.That would be 'Fuse,' unveiled today by Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma in a new gameplay presentation for Tears of the Kingdom. You can catch the full walkthrough just below, in which Aonuma reveals the ability, which lets the player stitch together objects around the environment to form useful tools or big weapons.This has the potential to be a massive deal for the more creative Tears of the Kingdom p
  
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• Link's new Ultrahand ability in Tears of the Kingdom is a reference to a classic Nintendo toy from the 1960s

  28-03-2023 17:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of Link's new abilities in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is actually a reference to a piece of very obscure Nintendo history. As unveiled during the Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstration, Link will be getting a range of new abilities in the Breath of the Wild sequel - including Fuse, Ultrahand, and Ascend. As it turns out, one of these new abilities is a very obvious reference to a vintage Nintendo product. If you couldn't tell already, the ability we're talking about
  
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• There's a special Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Pro Controller out in May

  28-03-2023 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  A special Nintendo Switch Pro Controlled styled around The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been unveiled.Earlier today, on March 28, Nintendo unveiled a new Tears of the Kingdom gameplay presentation, featuring around 10 minutes of brand-new footage. At the end of the new footage, though, series producer Eiji Aonuma unveiled some new hardware around the game, including the new Nintendo Switch Pro Controller seen just below.
  A The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom themed Nintendo Sw
  
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• Steven Yeun talks his excitement at joining MCU in Thunderbolts

  28-03-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oscar nominee Steven Yeun is joining the MCU in an as-yet undisclosed role with the Nope star set to appear in the upcoming Thunderbolts alongside Harrison Ford, Florence Pugh, and David Harbour. In an exclusive new interview with Total Film magazine in the new issue with Fast X on the cover, Yeun shares his excitement about the project."I feel good," he tells Total Film of joining Marvel. "I feel excited. I feel like a new challenge. I feel blessed to be able to play in a place that reaches so
  
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• Disney's new Elemental trailer introduces us to Element City

  28-03-2023 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Disney and Pixar's Elemental is here.According to the movie's official synopsis, Elemental follows an unlikely pair,a fire element named Ember (Leah Lewis) and Wade (Mamoudou Athie), in a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together. The fiery young woman and the go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common. In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, we meet the residents of Element City: air, ear
  
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• Blizzard knows you don't like Diablo 4's skeletons

  28-03-2023 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The skeletons in the Diablo 4 beta are irritating players in several ways, but don't worry - Blizzard is already working on improving them.A scroll through the Diablo subreddit has revealed the players really aren't happy with the current state of the Necromancer summons in the game. According to several posts, the main issues here seem to be related to the general look of the skeletons, with many saying that they look like the Diablo 3 skeletons and that they're "too cartoony." One player even
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer teases the Zonai's involvement

  28-03-2023 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will feature the Zonai in a new way: Link's abilities.Nintendo has debuted a new look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's gameplay, featuring series producer Eiji Aonuma. As spotted by one eagle-eyed Reddit user, for one brief moment in the new demo, Link has a mysterious ability called 'Zonai Charge.'
  [TotK] Zonais are confirmed being a main part of the game. from r/zelda
  This paves the way for the enigmatic Zonai to have a bigger role in Tea
  
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• Where to pre-order the Legend of Zelda Nintendo Switch OLED

  28-03-2023 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo’s Zelda Direct has unveiled the a new Nintendo Switch OLED colorway today, designed to tie into Tears of the Kingdom. We haven’t had a Legend of Zelda Nintendo Switch edition so far, which means mega fans are going to be seeking out a pre-order as soon as they hit the shelves. We’ve been tracking console stock since those heady days of 2020, so we know all the tips and tricks to find a Legend of Zelda Nintendo Switch OLED pre-order in good time. We aren’t se
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch has finally been unveiled

  28-03-2023 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: The special Tears of the Kingdom-themed Nintendo Switch has finally been unveiled, and it's out next month.Earlier today during a Tears of the Kingdom gameplay reveal, Nintendo unveiled the special Switch themed around the new game, which you can see just below. The console itself actually releases on April 28, a few weeks before Tears of the Kingdom launches, and will retail for $359.99.
  (Image credit: Nintendo)
  Original article: A new The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed Ni
  
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• Development on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now complete

  28-03-2023 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has now gone gold, ahead of its May 12 release date. As revealed by Zelda project manager Eiji Aonuma during the Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstration, development on the Breath of the Wild sequel is now complete - meaning it's good to go, ready for its release date in a couple of months.This story is still developing...
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay trailer reveals new traversal and abilities for Link

  28-03-2023 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has debuted its first extensive gameplay trailer.With a little under two months to go until launch, Nintendo finally pulled back the curtain on new gameplay details for Tears of the Kingdom earlier today. You can see the full gameplay walkthrough with series producer Eiji Aonuma just below, in which the host demonstrated how Link gets from the ground in Hyrule up to the islands, which Nintendo has dubbed "sky islands."Link gets up into the air with a pow
  
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• John Boyega says he remains a huge Star Wars fan: "I still am in love with it"

  28-03-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After starring in Joe Cornish's Attack The Block, John Boyega became a household name as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. However, Star Wars proved to be a rocky ride for Boyega – thrilling, naturally, but also marred by racist online abuse and Finn being sidelined as the trilogy unfurled. "What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side," he told British GQ in
  
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• PS5 God of War bundle gets $50 price drop at Amazon

  28-03-2023 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Is it over? The PS5 stock drought that has plagued the console since it launched in November 2020? Potentially so. More and more we're not only seeing PS5 stock readily available across various retailers, but we're also seeing discounts applied for the very first time. Amazon has been pretty great for this, now offering a PS5 with a copy of God of War Ragnarok for the price of $509.99. That's a big $50 discount from the standard $559.99 price, giving you access to the disc console and one o
  
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• Japan's FTC has ruled in favour of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal

  28-03-2023 15:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Japan's Fair Trade Commission has given the green light to Microsoft's plans to acquire Activision Blizzard.In January last year, Microsoft announced it plans to buy Activision Blizzard to the tune of $68.7 billion. If the deal goes ahead, it will be the largest acquisition the industry has ever seen. Given its magnitude, there are a lot of hurdles that Microsoft must overcome before it can bring Activision Blizzard under its umbrella. Currently, it's being investigated by the regulatory authori
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch looking increasingly likely

  28-03-2023 15:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed Nintendo Switch OLED Model is looking more and more likely to be unveiled later today.Yesterday on March 27, Nintendo announced a special Tears of the Kingdom presentation for later today on March 28, featuring 10 minutes of new gameplay. Shortly after that announcement, the Reddit post below was published, with a GameStop employee claiming evidence of a new Switch hardware listing.
  Zelda OLED tomorrow from r/tearsofthekingdom
  The apparent G
  
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• Quentin Tarantino's life and career chronicled in "unforgettable" new graphic novel

  28-03-2023 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are few bigger names in the movies than Quentin Tarantino. Now, the legendary director's eventful life is being brought to book in a new biography by writer, artist and manga teacher, Amazing Améziane.Quentin By Tarantino is an original graphic novel, published by Titan, that explores the ups and downs of the director's career to date. Améziane takes a first person approach, putting us in the head of his subject as he works his way up from a humble video store in California,
  
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• Jason Momoa thinks Aquaman will absolutely be involved in the DCU's future

  28-03-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled their future DCU plans, Jason Momoa's future as Aquaman was left up in the air. The character is not currently part of their DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters line-up, despite Momoa reprising his role in Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom later this year.However, in an interview with Total Film magazine in the new issue with Fast X on the cover, Momoa shared that he's confident Aquaman will remain a big part of DC's future. "Peter [S
  
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• The White Lotus season 3 location revealed

  28-03-2023 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The location of The White Lotus season 3 has been revealed – HBO's satirical comedy is officially heading to Thailand for its third installment, Variety reports.Season 1 took place in Hawaii, while season 2 took place in Sicily, and both seasons used Four Seasons hotels as filming locations. There are four different Four Seasons hotels scattered around Thailand – one in the capital city of Bangkok, the mountainous northern region of Chiang Mai, and the island of Koh Samui, while the
  
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• More US Congress members are accusing Sony of hurting Xbox in Japan

  28-03-2023 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The US government is under increasing pressure to examine the competition between PlayStation and Xbox in Japan.That comes from Axios, which reports that Congress members from both sides are telling the Biden administration that Sony's business practices in Japan are blocking US companies from competing in the gaming space, which could fall foul of trade deals between the two. "Today, we write to bring to your attention the imbalanced Japanese video game market, which we are concerned may b
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 fans pick out references from the franchise's entire 36-year history

  28-03-2023 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans are picking up on plenty of references to the wider series in Final Fantasy 16 following the latest content reveal.Last week saw a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy 16, showcasing the world in which the game is set, as well as interactions between characters and fast-paced combat. Now that fans have had a chance to comb through the trailer with a magnifying glass, plenty are picking up on possible references to the broader Final Fantasy series in Final Fantasy 16.Below, for example, one T
  
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• Liv Tyler will return as The Incredible Hulk's Betty Ross in Captain America 4

  28-03-2023 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Captain America 4 is set to mark the return of The Incredible Hulk's Betty Ross to the MCU. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liv Tyler will reprise the role in the upcoming Marvel flick, 15 years after she first appeared as the fictional scientist.Released in 2008, The Incredible Hulk is the franchise's second film after Iron Man, and saw Edward Norton play the titular Bruce Banner before Mark Ruffalo was cast as the character in 2012. Betty's father General Thaddeus Ross, who was previously
  
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• Nintendo Switch OLED drops to its lowest price of 2023 so far

  28-03-2023 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Nintendo Switch OLED deal has been made available at Woot, a subsidiary of Amazon, which brings the console down to its lowest cost for 2023 so far. We're all aware of how Nintendo products hold their prices firmly for years after release, so whenever we see a discount as good as this, we have to shout about it. By heading to the retailer, you can now take home a new Nintendo Switch OLED for $309.99 – the lowest price we've ever seen. This is a saving of $40 (11%) with a Switch
  
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• Sarah Snook almost made Kieran Culkin cry with a comment about the Succession finale

  28-03-2023 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Succession season 4 is the hit HBO comedy-drama's last, with the series wrapping up after half a decade on air, and some cast members are taking it harder than others."Hey, Kieran, you’ll love this," Sarah Snook, who plays Shiv Roy, told cast mate Kieran Culkin, who plays her on-screen brother Roman, during the 2022 Emmys (via Esquire). "When we finish this show, you and I will never work together again."According to Culkin, "I went, 'Why the fuck would you say that? Fuck, I want to cry.'"
  
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• The Super Mario Bros Movie has changed the Donkey Kong family tree

  28-03-2023 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Bros Movie seems to have altered the Donkey Kong timeline and revealed that Cranky Kong is now Donkey Kong's father, not his grandfather. On what looks like a Japanese promotional website for the upcoming movie (via Resetera), we get a character description for Donkey Kong. The description reads: "The successor and son of Cranky Kong, who leads the Jungle Kingdom and the Kong Army. He's a very powerful warrior, but he's also a little childish." What's got fans scratchin
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch rumored for reveal

  28-03-2023 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed Nintendo Switch OLED Model is rumored to be revealed later today.Yesterday on March 27, Nintendo announced a special Tears of the Kingdom presentation for later today on March 28, featuring 10 minutes of new gameplay. Shortly after that announcement, the Reddit post below was published, with a GameStop employee claiming evidence of a new Switch hardware listing.
  Zelda OLED tomorrow from r/tearsofthekingdom
  The apparent GameStop employee spec
  
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• Keanu Reeves cut a lot of his John Wick 4 dialogue – and speaks just 380 words in the movie

  28-03-2023 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Keanu Reeves speaks just 380 words in John Wick 4, which has a runtime of 2 hours and 49 minutes. The numbers come from a report by Wall Street Journal (via Variety), who calculates that Wick speaks his limited amount of words across 103 lines of dialogue in the new film. Almost a third of the dialogue consists of just one word, too, like Wick's infamous "yeah."That, though, is intentional: Reeves himself and director Chad Stahelski cut down the character's lines, removing around half of th
  
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• Dungeons & Dragons Online is giving away a bunch of old-school MMO content for free

  28-03-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dungeons & Dragons Online developer Standing Stone Games is currently offering a bunch of free content to show its apprehensions for players of its long-running MMO."We would like to thank you for supporting us!" Standing Stone Games said on the official Dungeons & Dragons Online website. "Now through April 23rd, 2023 you can enter a special Coupon Code through Redeem Code in the DDO Store in-game to unlock a trove of quests, raids, and adventure packs for free!"The code you'll need to u
  
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• Zachary Levi says Kevin Feige told him his MCU role was going to be a huge part of Thor 2

  28-03-2023 12:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zachary Levi says he felt misled over his role as Fandral in Marvel’s Thor franchise. The Shazam! actor played a small role as one of the Warriors Three in Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok. He was originally cast in the role for 2011’s Thor, but couldn’t do it due to scheduling conflicts. When Josh Dallas didn’t return for the sequel, Levi took over, but he’s now said he thinks Marvel boss Kevin Feige missold the character as more prominent than he was."
  
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• Pokemon Bank app reportedly isn't functioning after the eShop's shutdown

  28-03-2023 11:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Bank users are reporting the app isn't working following the 3DS's eShop closure.March 27 sadly saw the 3DS's eShop close its virtual doors for good, just like Nintendo announced it would last year. The Pokemon Company always maintained that the Pokemon Bank app would work following the closure of the eShop, but now users are reporting that the app no longer works correctly.The reporting originates from ResetEra, where multiple users claim the app tells that their "transfer pass has expi
  
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• As eShop closure breaks Pokemon Bank companion app, Gen 5 Pokemon could be trapped forever

  28-03-2023 11:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Bank users are reporting the app isn't working following the 3DS's eShop closure.March 27 sadly saw the 3DS's eShop close its virtual doors for good, just like Nintendo announced it would last year. The Pokemon Company always maintained that the Pokemon Bank app would work following the closure of the eShop, but now users are reporting that the app no longer works correctly.The issue seems to stem from Pokemon Transporter, a companion app released alongside Pokemon Bank that allowed for
  
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• CS:GO players spent literal days farming hours for CS2 beta keys, now Valve says it doesn't count

  28-03-2023 01:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valve has confirmed that idling in CS:GO isn't going to increase your chances of getting into the Counter Strike 2 beta.For the uninitiated, last week Valve announced Counter Strike 2 alongside a limited beta that started immediately. Several factors play into your chances of being sent an invite, and your "recent playtime on Valve official servers" is a big one. Of course, that resulted in many CS:GO players simply idling in an effort to boost their playtime and snag themselves a beta key, but
  
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• Holy hell, Diablo 4's full map is huge compared to the beta portion

  28-03-2023 01:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Diablo 4 beta consumed my life for two whole weekends, but its map is only a small fraction of the world that'll be available at launch on June 6.In the beta, which ran for two weekends this month, we were able to play through the entirety of Act 1 and run around the Fractured Peaks area of the map until the beta ended at the start of the week. Well, Fractured Peaks is just one of five zones that make up Sanctuary, the broader world where Diablo 4 takes place, and it's not even a particularl
  
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