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• Destiny 2 players are helping a 69-year-old woman play the MMO with her son, and it's too wholesome

  03-04-2023 23:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  You will never see the Destiny 2 community be any more wholesome than it has been this past week, when fans started helping a 69-year-old woman play the game with her son."In 2019 I was playing Destiny quite a bit," shrgae wrote in a Reddit post last week titled 'old lady says hello'. "My father passed away and I just lost all interest in the game. Recently my son convinced me to buy Shadowkeep and see if I could get interested in the game again. I figured for a $9 investment it was worth a try.
  
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• We finally have official English lyrics for the God of War and Ragnarok themes, and boy are they sad

  03-04-2023 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nearly five years after the release of 2018's God of War, composer Bear McCreary has finally released English translations for the game's main theme and the updated version used for God of War Ragnarok, and they're as sad as you'd expect.McCreary outlined the making of the songs in a lengthy new blog post also featuring input from game director Eric Williams, narrative director Matt Sophos, score producer Keith Leary, music affairs manager Justin Fields, and translator Björn Thorarensen. Mc
  
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• Elden Ring meets DnD in the scariest Soulslike you'll never play

  03-04-2023 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Imagine if Elden Ring never existed, but an official guide book was published so that you could try to piece together its mysteries without ever playing the game for yourself. That's basically the concept behind Vermis, an artbook series exploring the world of a terrifying horror game that isn't actually real."Vermis I is the first of an artbook series by the artist Plastiboo," as publisher Hollow Press explains in the official description. "A pure act of world-building inspired by old dungeon-c
  
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• How have I not tried this "Hollow Knight meets Kirby" Metroidvania until now?

  03-04-2023 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Biomorph is a Soulslike Metroidvania about harnessing the forms and abilities of defeated monsters, pitched by developer Lucid Dreams Studio as "Hollow Knight meets Kirby" in a recent Reddit post. This caught my eye for a few reasons: Hollow Knight is my favorite game, Metroidvanias are my jam, I've always found the Kirby mechanic interesting, and the main character of Biomorph kind of reminds me of a Ratchet and Clank Lombax. So I was eager to give its Steam demo a shot ahead of its to-be
  
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• Who will die as Marvel's "Fallen Friend"?

  03-04-2023 21:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Comics is teasing another ominously vague upcoming story, this time seemingly involving the death of a Marvel character - and we have our guesses as to who.Released with an image of a black box with the words "Fallen Friend" written in red, the spare text of the teaser reads "Fallen Friend #1. A heartbreaking one-shot in July… Learn who it will spotlight on May 31."At least we know exactly how long we'll need to wait to find out who this "Fallen Friend" might be.That said, we've go
  
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• Moana is getting a live-action movie starring The Rock

  03-04-2023 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  A live-action Moana movie adaptation is in the works starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Maui, the same character he played in the 2016 animated flick.The action superstar announced the Moana live-action movie in a pre-recorded video from O'ahu, home to Hawaii's state capital, Honolulu. The island takes the spotlight in the announcement video, as does "the spirit" of Johnson's grandfather, both of which served as inspirations for the original Moana and the upcoming live-action film.
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• Ben Affleck gets career-best Rotten Tomatoes score for Air

  03-04-2023 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ben Affleck's latest directorial feature is a big hit with critics and audiences alike – scoring nearly perfect Rotten Tomatoes scores in both categories.The film, which dives into the history behind Nike's historic brand deal with NBA legend Michael Jordan, has a 98% Fresh rating among critics and a 99% Fresh rating among general audiences.Affleck's last directorial venture, 2016's Live by Night, sits at a 34% critic score and 42% audience score. His last acting-only project, Deep Water,
  
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• Ru Paul's Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon joins the cast of Doctor Who

  03-04-2023 20:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jinkx Monsoon has been cast in a major role in the upcoming season of Doctor Who.The actor, singer, dancer, and two-time winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race has joined the immensely popular show following her eight-week Broadway run as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton in Chicago – making history as the first drag queen to ever take on the role."In a galaxy of comets and supernovas, here comes the biggest star of all. Jinkx Monsoon is on a collision course with the TARDIS, and Doctor Who will nev
  
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• A new Street Fighter movie is in the works from the Dune studio

  03-04-2023 19:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new live-action Street Fighter movie is in the works as the franchise's film and TV rights have been scooped up by Legendary, the production company behind 2021's Dune and the upcoming Dune 2.Per a press release, Legendary has struck a deal with Capcom for the exclusive rights to produce all live-action Street Fighter movies and TV shows going forward in conjunction with the game studio. It's unclear at the moment how many new projects are in consideration beyond the new movie, and details aro
  
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• Venom's co-creator joins Death of the Venomverse, new Web of Carnage title, and more Summer of Symbiotes news

  03-04-2023 19:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  'Carnage Reigns' hasn't even started yet, but Marvel is already looking ahead to the rest of the so-called 'Summer of Symbiotes' to reveal even more about what's going on in the Symbiote side of the Marvel Universe, including a new Web of Carnage title spinning out of 'Carnage Reigns'.Web of Carnage, which goes on sale July 12, is written by Ram V with art by Francesco Manna, the Carnage symbiote is exiled to deep space where it begins a quest to become the King in Black, lord of the Symbiotes,
  
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• Dark and Darker drama deepens as a rogue $500,000 GoFundMe sends the community into chaos

  03-04-2023 19:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Late last week, Dark and Darker's most hardcore fans got a surprise when a $500,000 GoFundMe went live to help support the game's development and legal fees in the ongoing dispute with Nexon. The GoFundMe was quickly taken down, but the devs have confirmed it was legitimate - just posted early by a "passionate" rogue developer. Regardless, the situation has only furthered the chaos that's reigned in the community amid Dark and Darker's murky legal status.Earlier this year, Japanese-South Korean
  
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• Nintendo 3DS fans gather worldwide to revive StreetPass

  03-04-2023 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo 3DS eShop may have shut down in March, but loyal 3DS fans are helping to preserve the handheld's social features through events organized on Discord. March 31st through April 2nd saw 3DS owners gather at various points around the globe to revive StreetPass, a feature that allowed multiple Nintendo 3DS consoles to link together just by being within close proximity to one another, or by visiting StreetPass relay points.If you passed another 3DS player out on your travels who also
  
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• Nintendo will now fix Joy-Con drift issues for free in the UK, even if the controller's warranty has expired

  03-04-2023 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has pledged to fix faulty Switch Joy-Con controllers in more territories, including the UK, even if they are out-of-warranty.In an update on the official Nintendo Support page (thanks, Nintendo Life), the company says, "Nintendo takes great pride in creating high-quality and durable products and is continuously making improvements to them. Therefore and until further notice, Nintendo offers to consumers who purchased the respective product in the EEA, UK and Switzerland that repairs for
  
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• Blue Beetle director and star discuss importance of authentic Latino representation in the new DC movie

  03-04-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle is introducing a new, young hero to the DC line-up: Jaime Reyes, played by Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña. The first trailer has teased a fun, family-focused adventure, which revolves around Jaime accidentally acquiring a superhero exo-skeleton suit after a mysterious Scarab chooses him.  Star Maridueña and director Angel Manuel Soto sat down in a press Q&A to talk about the film, the importance of the Reyes family, and Mexican and Latino representation in the movi
  
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• First Blue Beetle trailer is a fun, action-packed showcase of DC's new young hero

  03-04-2023 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first Blue Beetle trailer has finally arrived – and it sees Jaime Reyes gain some awesome powers, accidentally cut a bus in half, and catch Susan Sarandon's sinister attention. In the trailer, which you can watch above, Jaime (played by Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña) is a normal teenage kid with normal teenage problems… until he's given a mysterious box and told to guard it with his life, but without opening it. Naturally, Jaime opens it. Inside is none other than
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor turns BD-1 into a pair of binoculars

  03-04-2023 17:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor introduces plenty of new skills for Cal, but it doesn't leave his droid companion behind as it does so, as BD-1 is getting his own (literally) visual upgrade.At a recent Star Wars Jedi: Survivor preview, GamesRadar+ spoke to Respawn's senior director of production Kasumi Shishido. Asked about BD-1's development, Shishido said that "as Cal grows and develops new skills, we did want to introduce new skills for BD-1, too, since you're always with BD-1."As well as the holoma
  
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• Everything in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is designed "without fast travel in mind"

  03-04-2023 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor introduces plenty of new skills for Cal, but it doesn't leave his droid companion behind as it does so, as BD-1 is getting his own (literally) visual upgrade.At a recent Star Wars Jedi: Survivor preview, GamesRadar+ spoke to Respawn's senior director of production Kasumi Shishido. Asked about BD-1's development, Shishido said that "as Cal grows and develops new skills, we did want to introduce new skills for BD-1, too, since you're always with BD-1."As well as the holoma
  
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• Save over $1,000 on this top LG OLED TV

  03-04-2023 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Top TV deals have been dominating the web as of late. From Samsung to Sony and everything in between, we've been coming across some truly fantastic offers with LG now getting in on the action. We often see discounts in the range of $200 to $500 but it's rare to find a discount of more than $1,000. Until today.Walmart currently has a 65-inch LG 4K OLED TV up for sale at a price of $1,349.00, an enormous $1,150 saving from its typical MSPR of $2,499.00. This is the cheapest price we've ever seen a
  
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• In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you'll be piloting "Cal 2.0"

  03-04-2023 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developers say they want the sequel's take on its protagonist to feel like "Cal 2.0." In an interview with GamesRadar+, design director Jason de Heras explains that "for game design and gameplay, [we wanted to] make Cal feel better in traversal and combat, and that "in combat, Stig [Asmussen, game director] refers to him as Cal 2.0."Cal's improved form is intended to be felt across his entire character. de Heras says that includes "making him feel better on stic
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor lets Cal keep his Fallen Order abilities because "you can't go backwards"

  03-04-2023 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor have explained how they maintained Cal's affinity with the Force from Fallen Order.While many sequels are prepared to bump their characters' power levels right back down, Fallen Order is all about Cal's journey to repair his relationship with the Force. In an interview with GamesRadar+ accompanying our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor preview, design director Jason de Heras and senior director of production Kasumi Shishido explain how they balanced the need to
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Preview - Force Pushing Forward

  03-04-2023 17:00
  
  Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher:Electronic Arts Developer:Respawn Entertainment Release: April 28, 2023 Rating:Teen When Respawn Entertainment announced it was making a third-person action game in the Star Wars universe, many fans didn’t know how to react; the studio was critically acclaimed, but at the time, Respawn was purely known for shooters like Titanfall and Apex Legends. However, 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order surpassed the expectations of many, de
  
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• Uncanny Spider-Man and Dark X-Men among six new titles revealed by Marvel as Fall of X ramps up

  03-04-2023 16:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has unveiled a striking new teaser for the Fall of X storyline that's rolling out across all of the X-Men titles this summer. In an ominous new piece by Bryan Hitch (which calls back to a similar house ad by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer from 1988's classic Fall Of The Mutants arc), Xavier kneels on a battlefield surrounded by scores of mutants, all of whom are seemingly either dead or unconscious. It's the latest indication that whatever is going down at this year's Hellfire Gala will
  
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• Nintendo Systems is a new company with a cool new website

  03-04-2023 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has a slick new website thanks to a new partnership.Back in November 2022, Nintendo announced it would be partnering with mobile games studio DeNA. The fruits of this partnership have now ripened, and the result is a brand new website for Nintendo dubbed 'Nintendo Systems,' which honestly looks cool as hell.The website has a great retro vibe to it, as menus sprawl out in short code near the left border of the screen, and a main homepage takes up the rest of the screen. The whole thing h
  
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• Chris Hemsworth is throwing fire punches in Netflix's Extraction 2 trailer

  03-04-2023 16:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Extraction is back, and Chris Hemsworth's Tyler Rake is just as brutal as ever. The first trailer for the upcoming Netflix sequel sees him involved in an electric action sequence, before cutting to flashbacks.Shaky camera work, some John Wick-level action, and pulsating soundtrack teases this will be an epic return for Rake – and it seems he's not letting a silly thing like being declared clinically dead hold him back. The trailer culminates with Hemsworth's arms catching fire, and he thro
  
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• Resident Evil officially acknowledges Mouseley in a cheesy tweet

  03-04-2023 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Much to the delight of fans, Resident Evil has posted a rather cheesy tweet acknowledging Mouseley.Resident Evil 4's Ashley Graham is looking a little different these days, and it has nothing to do with the new-gen remake of the classic survival horror game. No, we're referring to the bizarre new trend that has seen artists reimagining the character as a teeny little mouse. We're not quite sure why this is a thing either, but it's certainly adorable. As we reported last week, the craze star
  
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• Martin Scorsese's next movie is four hours long

  03-04-2023 15:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Killers of the Flower Moon is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival – and the movie is reportedly four hours long.Apple TV Plus announced last week Scorsese's new movie would get its own limited theatrical release. The news came after a report that Apple TV Plus is set to spend $1 billion a year specifically for theatrical releases.Based on the best-selling book of the same name David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon is set in '20s Oklahoma and follows the serial murder of members o
  
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• Dungeons & Dragons is a surprise box office hit, surpassing early expectations

  03-04-2023 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has surpassed box office expectations, having pulled in a respectable $38.5 million during its opening weekend in the US. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star-studded fantasy, which is inspired by Hasbro's tabletop game of the same name, was geared up to make $30 million over that same time period – but positive reviews and enthusiastic word of mouth has caused more cinemagoers to show up than initially anticipated. So much so, in f
  
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• Open-world survival community in uproar as 'free' update actually costs $50 and renders official servers extinct

  03-04-2023 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ark's community has been left reeling by a double announcement that has seen the sequel delayed and Survival Evolved's official servers marked for extinction. The reveals come from developer Studio Wildcard itself, which says in a meaty update post that Ark 2 has been delayed to the end of 2024 "for the betterment of the final product and the team's well-being". The short of it is that Unreal Engine 5 is new to the developers, and has required more time to get to grips with. As such, y
  
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• Kirby and the Forgotten Land developer says the game was a "turning point" for the series - just like Breath of the Wild was for Zelda

  03-04-2023 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kirby and the Forgotten Land "revolutionized" the Kirby series, much like Breath of the Wild did for The Legend of Zelda series.In an interview with IGN, Shinya Kumazaki and Tatsuya Kamiyama of developer HAL Laboratory were asked whether they believed Kirby and the Forgotten Land played a similar role to Breath of the Wild in terms of it reshaping its respective long-running series."If we're talking about what Breath of the Wild perhaps did for the Zelda series in that it was a revolution, revol
  
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• Nintendo's most elusive JRPG might never come West because of Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines

  03-04-2023 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lawyer has outlined the reason beloved JRPG Mother 3 will most likely never see a Western release in its current form.First, some set-up. Last year, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé revealed to Bloomberg that "business needs" stopped the release of Mother 3 in the West. In short, Mother 3's music features some copyright infringement, which a lawyer now believes will stop it ever releasing in the West, at least in its current form.That lawyer goes by the persona "Moo
  
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• Chris Evans thinks there are more Steve Rogers stories to tell – but not right now

  03-04-2023 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chris Evans has discussed a potential return to the MCU – and though he hasn't closed the door, it doesn't sound like it could happen anytime soon. The actor was reported to be returning as Captain America back in 2021, but took to Twitter to dispel the rumors, which was backed up by Marvel boss Kevin Feige. "It's tough, because look, I love that role deeply," Evans said at the C2E2 convention, per ComicBook.com. "He means so much to me, and I really do. I think there's more Stev
  
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• Resident Evil 4 community shares its support for Ada Wong actor following bitter fan backlash

  03-04-2023 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Resident Evil community is sharing its support for Lily Gao after a bitter fan backlash against the actor for her portrayal of Ada Wong in the Resident Evil 4 remake.The Resident Evil 4 remake launched last month, adding modernised gameplay and some truly stunning graphics to the classic survival horror title originally released in 2005. While players are mostly very impressed with the game's new-gen makeover, some have been less than happy with how Ada Wong is portrayed and have taken to so
  
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• A new Netflix thriller being compared to John Wick and Kill Bill is climbing up streaming charts

  03-04-2023 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix’s latest thriller Kill Boksoon has been winning over viewers on the streaming platform with its slick action. Already drawing comparisons to movies like John Wick and Kill Bill, it’s currently sitting at the third position in the streamer’s most-watched film list worldwide.The South Korean crime action movie is written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun, and follows a legendary assassin called Gil Bok-soon (played by Jeon Do-yeon). But while her reputation precedes her at w
  
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• Early Super Mario Bros. Movie reactions call it a love letter to "every era of Mario"

  03-04-2023 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wahoo! Early reactions from the world premiere of the The Super Mario Bros. Movie are in, with critics saying Illumination and Nintendo’s animated adventure is a fitting tribute to the long-running (and long jumping) Mario franchise.The Super Mario Bros. Movie "is the ultimate love letter to every era of Mario. Loved the humor & especially Jack Black’s Bowser," wrote Fandango’s Erik Davis. "I felt the same way watching the movie as I do playing the games.""Teared up from hy
  
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• God of War bundle with free DualSense is the best PS5 deal we've seen this year

  03-04-2023 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The deals keep on coming. We've recently been treated to a whole host of reduced prices for several PS5 bundles – including, Sony's current flagship one featuring God of War Ragnarok – however, the latest offer is easily the best we've seen this year. It might actually be one of the best PS5 bundles we've seen since the console launch. BT is currently offering a limited-time deal for a PS5 disc console with God of War Ragnarok and a free PS5 DualSense controller (Midnight Black)
  
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• Resident Evil 4 Remake's Golden Eggs are lethal to bosses

  03-04-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Resident Evil 4 remake player has discovered Golden Eggs can kill Ramon Salazar in just two hits.Over the past weekend, streamer Larxa was tackling Resident Evil 4 on Hardcore difficulty for one of her subsequent playthroughs of Capcom's horror remake. The streamer just happened to lob a rare Golden Egg at Salazar in his boss fight, accidentally revealing that you can kill the boss in two hits with a Golden Egg.
  You can kill Salazar using a golden egg in Resident Evil 4 remake 💀 One eg
  
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• Xbox Series X might finally get a cheaper storage expansion card

  03-04-2023 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new storage expansion card for Xbox Series X and S was spotted over the weekend at Best Buy, but has since been removed from the store. This option from Western Digital's WD_Black brand would be the first official competitor to the Seagate Expansion Card, which has been available since the earliest days of the console.The Seagate Expansion Card is by far and away the best Xbox Series X hard drive because it's the closest thing the platform has to an additional internal SSD. The card slots into
  
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• Konami opens new studio to "continue sustainable growth in the next 50 years"

  03-04-2023 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metal Gear Solid developer Konami has announced it has opened a brand new studio in Osaka, Japan.As revealed via a press release from Konami, the company opened the 'Konami Osaka Studio' on March 27 - a major production center for the company. According to the press release, this new studio will have a "creators first" focus and aims to "continue sustainable growth in the next 50 years."Alongside this announcement, Konami also reminded fans about its plans to develop a new R&D (that's resear
  
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• Responding to Diablo 4 community's time sink worries, Blizzard reaffirms character respeccing won't be "prohibitively expensive"

  03-04-2023 12:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Reallocating your Diablo 4 character's skills won't be "prohibitively expensive", Blizzard has assured fans. Now that the Diablo 4 open beta has wrapped up, one fan has taken to Twitter to message Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson to say that, while they've had a great time so far, they simply don't have the time to "remake characters", and would rather more easily redistribute skill points. "It's not prohibitively expensive, and we've made it easier by being able to refund a single
  
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• New Joker 2 set photos show Lady Gaga dancing on those famous stairs – and in costume with Joaquin Phoenix

  03-04-2023 11:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Joker 2 set photos reveal a new look for Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn as she dances on those famous stairs – along with Joaquin Phoenix in costume. The first batch of set photos and footage show Gaga's Harley in normal dress, walking up the same set of stairs that Arthur Fleck danced down in Joker. She pauses and does a little jig herself, before continuing on her way. 
  Just like The Joker, Harley Quinn did a little dance on the stairs 😏pic.twitter.com/Pgj3b32C8yApril 1, 2023
  
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• Square Enix's new president religiously plays Final Fantasy 14 with his wife, and fans love it

  03-04-2023 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix's new president is a big Final Fantasy 14 fan, and players are rejoicing.Last week saw a new Letter From the Producer Live presentation, but this time, outgoing Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda and soon-to-be president Takashi Kiryu dropped by for a chat. Kiryu revealed he's actually a big Final Fantasy 14 fan, and plays the game entirely with his wife.Kiryu revealed the Square Enix game he's playing the most right now is Final Fantasy 14, adding of his wife that "when I get home
  
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• Marvel’s Secret Invasion trailer is giving serious Winter Soldier vibes

  03-04-2023 11:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel’s second trailer for Secret Invasion has dropped. Not only does it reveal a firm release date for the Disney Plus series, we’re also getting what appears to be a more serious tone back in the MCU for (arguably) the first time since Captain America: The Winter Soldier.Fittingly for a show called Secret Invasion, the two-minute teaser doesn’t explain a great deal. What we do get, however, is Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury back on Earth for "one last fight.""Things hav
  
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