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• The can't-miss deal of the PlayStation Spring Sale: the $0.59 narrative horror game Sagebrush

  04-04-2023 23:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PlayStation Spring Sale is here with big savings on some of the platform's most notable games, but perhaps the most intriguing deal is a $0.59 narrative adventure called Sagebrush.Sagebrush is a lo-fi horror game, though don't expect anything along the lines of Resident Evil - instead, it's more of a straight narrative exploration game in the vein of something like Gone Home. But rather than exploring your childhood house, you're exploring the abandoned New Mexico base of a religious cult in
  
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• Ethan Sacks and his daughter Naomi tell a personal tale of mental health and healing in A Haunted Girl

  04-04-2023 23:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Writer Ethan Sacks and his daughter Naomi are creating their first story together for Syzygy Comics, titled A Haunted Girl. Along with artist Marco Lorenzana, they're telling the story of a young woman who undergoes a mental health crisis with stakes that go far, far beyond her own life.And for Ethan and Naomi Sacks, A Haunted Girl is much more than a story - it's a bonding experience drawn from Naomi's own experience with depression and suicidal ideation. Now several years on from the Sacks fam
  
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• Warzone 2 players rejoice as anti-cheat finally targets third-party devices like the infamous Cronus

  04-04-2023 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Activision has offered some details on its ongoing efforts to curb Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 players with unfair advantages, and that now includes some specific action against third-party devices like the Cronus.In the announcement blog, the Ricochet team says it "has developed and tested a detection for third-party hardware devices that alter the Call of Duty gameplay experience. These devices act as a passthrough for controllers on PC and console and, when used improperly or maliciously,
  
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• Steam users have spoken: a 10-minute free game called Pineapple on Pizza is one of the 5 best releases of 2023

  04-04-2023 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  According to Steam 250, the highest-rated Steam titles of the year now include not one, but two pizza-themed games. Retro platformer Pizza Tower is still at the top spot, though the Resident Evil 4 Remake is hot on its tail, and now a short free game called Pineapple on Pizza has cracked the top five.At the time of writing, Pineapple on Pizza has amassed just over 10,000 "overwhelmingly positive" Steam reviews since its release on March 28, 2023, with a stunning 98% positive rating. Surely, I th
  
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• The Portable Door: Miranda Otto and Sophie Wilde talk the 'magic' of their whimsical new fantasy film

  04-04-2023 20:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Paul Carpenter (Patrick Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Sophie Wilde) start interning at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., they quickly realize that it's no ordinary job. When Paul is tasked with finding a portable door, he uncovers the magical secrets that lie within the company – and uncovers a corporate plot to manipulate free will by way of ancient magical practices.Directed by Jeffrey Walker (Difficult People) and based on the book of the same name by Tom Holt, The P
  
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• Overwatch 2's new hero Lifeweaver is a "main healer" to "rival Mercy"

  04-04-2023 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has fully revealed Overwatch 2's brand new support hero, Lifeweaver, and his full suite of abilities. According to Blizzard, these abilities make Lifeweaver the perfect "main healer."The hero leaked just ahead of Blizzard's full announcement on Tuesday, but we're still just now learning a bunch of new details that weren't included. For example, Lifeweaver's origin story as a scientist aiming to bring nature and technology together to heal the world.Learning that, you might be unsurprise
  
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• This new Xbox controller is made out of recycled Xbox controllers

  04-04-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a new Xbox Series X controller made out of recycled parts, and while it might be a bit easier on the environment, it's also going to be a bit harder on your wallet.The Xbox Wireless Controller - Remix Special Edition "features recovered plastics with one-third of it made from regrind and reclaimed materials," according to the announcement blog. The controller draws from raw materials created from old Xbox One controllers as well as "reclaimed materials like automotive headlight covers, p
  
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• New Mario game cruelly teased for "future Nintendo Directs"

  04-04-2023 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has a particularly cruel, vague tease for fans eagerly awaiting the next mainline Mario game: just watch future Nintendo Directs.Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto was interviewed by Variety ahead of the release of the Super Mario Bros. Movie. To close the interview, Variety asked "Now that we have the movie, and Super Nintendo World amusement park, when can we expect a new Mario game?"With a big ol' smile, Miyamoto responded: "Well, all I can say is please stay tuned for future Nintendo Di
  
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• New Walking Dead spin-off photo reunites Rick and Michonne for the first time in almost 5 years

  04-04-2023 19:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new photo from the set of The Walking Dead's Rick and Michonne spin-off has seen the characters reunite for the first time in five years. In the new snap, which you can check out below, actors Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira can be seen side by side as they run away from an approaching zombie.Dead City AMC first shared the image on Twitter, before crediting TWDU Filming Updates.Fans of the zombie-centric franchise will know that Rick and Michonne were last seen on screen together back in Novem
  
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• Barbie cast reveal is full of surprises, cool outfits, and impossibly deep lore

  04-04-2023 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first look at the entire cast of Greta Gerwig's Barbie is here – and we can't get over the deep cuts.Though Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are top-billed as the original Barbie and Ken, the film has an ensemble cast full of other iterations – including some Barbies and Kens who have been long-forgotten or discontinued.The plastic cast includes Kingsley Ben-Adir (Secret Invasion) as Ken, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) as Ken, Scott Evans (One Life to Live) as
  
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• Barbie and Ken (and Ken's rollerblades) are on a mission in new Barbie trailer

  04-04-2023 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is here – and it's everything we hoped it would be.After an iconic teaser that spoofed Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey released last year, this is the first full-length trailer for the film, which stars Margot Robbie as the titular doll. Except there's more than one Barbie in this movie – quite a few, actually, and we're introduced to some of them (played by Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, and Issa Rae). There's also a posse of
  
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• For the second time, Monster Energy starts beef with a game developer over its name

  04-04-2023 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Energy is involved in yet another trademark dispute with a game developer.As reported by The Gamer, the energy drink company is going after indie developer Glowstick Entertainment for using the word "monster" in the title of its game Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. The "non-negotiable terms" given to the developer by Monster Energy state that for the developer to continue using the game's current title, any of Glowstick's future games cannot contain the word "monster" or var
  
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• The Asus ROG Ally is real – and has better specs than Steam Deck

  04-04-2023 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following an announcement on April Fools' Day that caused a healthy dose of disbelief, the Asus ROG Ally has been confirmed as a real handheld in development, which will look to take on the blossoming portable gaming PC market.The ROG Ally ("a lie" - you can see why folks were confused) will run on Windows 11 and supposedly house a custom AMD APU that's dubbed to be the fastest on the market.Compared to the Steam Deck, the ROG Ally looks like it will have superior specs, at least on paper. The A
  
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• The Pokemon Go community is in open revolt over changes to remote raiding

  04-04-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Go players have penned an open letter to Niantic asking it to reconsider its recently announced remote raid pass changes. Last week, Pokemon Go developer Niantic shared a blog post that announced a number of changes coming to the remote raid pass feature in the mobile game. Remote raid passes were introduced back in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and allowed players to participate in local raids from the safety of their homes. Now, in April 2023, Niantic wants to begin mak
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West's Aloy is still in Genshin Impact, and it's still weird as hell

  04-04-2023 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remember when Aloy, the protagonist of the Horizon franchise that's become a tentpole open-world IP for PlayStation, was abruptly added to Chinese RPG Genshin Impact as a free playable character? We're coming up on two years since this bizarre crossover, which has recently resurfaced thanks to the message Aloy sent to Genshin players today, April 4, to mark her birthday, and I can still hardly believe it. "I just finished taking some of those huge machines apart and started resting in my ca
  
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• Across the Spider-Verse trailer breakdown: the 20 biggest Easter eggs and secrets

  04-04-2023 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Across the Spider-Verse trailer is a madcap dash across the multiverse: Miles Morales encounters (and is confronted by) several Spider-People, from more well-known faces such as Spider-Man 2099 to bigger deep cuts like Spider-Horse (yes, that’s a real thing).As such, you’ve probably missed some of the wildest Easter eggs and secrets hiding in frames and in the background of various scenes. While it’s practically impossible to list every single Spider-Man – there
  
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• Chris Pratt says Miyamoto wanted him to be cast as Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

  04-04-2023 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the creator of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto has been a key driver in bringing the character back to the big screen. So, winning his favor was very important to Mario voice star Chris Pratt, who tells GamesRadar+ exclusively about being chosen for the part and his relationship with Miyamoto."I got to spend time with Miyamoto," Pratt explains. "I’d met him before backstage of a talk show that we were both doing years ago, and I don't know if that was part of the reason why he wanted me to be c
  
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• Berserk fans uncover what could be final interview with legendary manga creator who inspired Elden Ring

  04-04-2023 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  An overlooked final interview with Kentaro Miura, the manga artist/writer who helped inspire FromSoftware's modern games, has been unearthed by fans.Last year in 2022 saw a huge Berserk manga exhibition tour around Japan. What overseas fans never realized is that the exhibition was meant to feature an exclusive pre-recorded interview with creator Kentaro Miura for attendees to watch. Until now, that interview has never made its way online or into any other form of media.However, the Berserk: The
  
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• Marvel's Avengers players hold team photoshoots to mark the game's final update

  04-04-2023 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Avengers players are putting together their favorite team costumes after the in-game store was shut down last week.Crystal Dynamics announced work on Marvel's Avengers would be ending last year, and that finally came to pass last week, when the game's final update arrived. The in-game store was also closed down at the same time, but thankfully, Crystal Dynamics immediately unlocked every in-game skin for every single character, so everyone can join in the fun of having plenty of zany sk
  
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• Chris Pratt and Charlie Day talk about the responsibility of getting The Super Mario Bros. Movie right

  04-04-2023 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The video game to big screen adaptation is a well-trodden path, from HBO’s gritty The Last of Us to the comedy Detective Pikachu. Now, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is hoping to do justice to arguably the most popular game in history as it reimagines the origin story of the popular plumbing duo Mario and Luigi. The pair are Brooklyn-based plumbers in this version who get sucked through a magical pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom. But when they’re split up along the way, Mario must em
  
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• Super Mario Bros. Movie set to beat Ant-Man 3 for this year’s biggest box office opening

  04-04-2023 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Bros. Movie is on track for biggest box office opening of the year – beating out Ant-Man 3.Insiders predict that the Illumination film will bring in well over $225 million over the weekend, earning $125 million in North America and $100 million overseas. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania took in approximately $225.3 million during its opening weekend last year.The Super Mario Bros. Movie features an all-star voice cast – the most notable and most-talked-about casting
  
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• Shrek 5 reportedly in the works with original cast in talks to return

  04-04-2023 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shrek 5? Yeah, right. Like that’s ever going to happen. Except it is happening – if Illumination CEO Chris Meledrandri gets his way.Speaking to Variety on the eve of its Super Mario Bros. Movie release, the Illumination founder – and Dreamworks creative partner – is seemingly working to get the hit animated series’ key voice cast of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy back together for Shrek 5."We anticipate the cast coming back. Talks are starting now, and e
  
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• After nearly 2,000 hours, Red Dead Redemption 2 fan discovers horses can walk backwards - and they're not the only one

  04-04-2023 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  While it can often take quite a few hours to get to grips with all the actions you can perform in a game, it's rare that after thousands of hours, you're still learning something new. But that's just the situation one Red Dead Redemption 2 fan found themselves in when, after spending nearly 2,000 hours playing the game, they realised that they could make their horse walk backwards.Over on the Red Dead Redemption subreddit, user lumbaginator says "on my 5th playthrough with almost 1900 hours of p
  
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• Blue Beetle could be involved in the new DCU after all

  04-04-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle might be involved in the new DCU after all. The cinematic universe is currently in a state of major flux, with multiple new projects announced – and some high profile cancelations, too. The first trailer for Blue Beetle has teased a fun, action-packed adventure starring Xolo Maridueña as DC's young hero, Jaime Reyes. But, with Blue Beetle absent from the DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters slate, the future of Jaime was unclear. According to Deadline, though, th
  
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• Valve downgrades The Last of Us Part 1 to "unsupported" on Steam Deck

  04-04-2023 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us Part 1 isn't Steam Deck Verified, as Valve downgrades the PC port and Naughty Dog pledges patches and fixes ahead of verification for the handheld device.Last week saw The Last of Us Part 1 finally arrive on PC, to incredibly negative fan responses. The port was dubbed "a technical disaster" from Steam reviewers for its litany of performance issues, with Naughty Dog apologizing and pledging to investigate the various issues.Now though, Naughty Dog is putting patches and fixes befo
  
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• WoW fans caught off guard by how soon the next update arrives celebrate the exorcism of one of the MMO's biggest recent demons

  04-04-2023 15:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's Embers of Neltharion patch goes live next month, sparking a community reaction of 'holy crap, that fast?' Patch 10.1, if we're getting technical with it, introduces a new zone called Zaralek Caverns, which will be another area to explore with fresh faces to meet. You're also getting more open-world content in the form of Fyrrak Assaults that sees dragon-like foes attempt to gather resources at Suffusion Camps in the
  
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• Exclusive: Star Wars Rivals is a brand new card game from Funko

  04-04-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Funko Games is bringing a brand new collectible card game to the shelves this year. Star Wars Rivals will take the iconic franchise to the tabletop on May 4, 2023, as fans join the Dark or Light Side and build a squadron of classic characters ready for battle. The set will initially be comprised of a $19.99 Premier Set to get you started, with additional $4.99 booster packs to expand your collection. The game itself centers around location cards, with players going head-to-head to conquer t
  
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• Samsung's newest 2TB SSD gets unexpected $100-plus discount

  04-04-2023 14:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  A top SSD will not only boost storage but help enhance performance, something everyone can benefit from. Whether it be on PC or PS5, there's always a good reason to make the upgrade. It's just easier when you have a winning deal like this Samsung SSD at Amazon.Less than five months after launching, the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD has been slashed by 38% to a record-low price of $179.99. Usually retailing for $289.99, this is a $110 saving and is currently the new number-one release on Amazon for SSD
  
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• Less than half of The Rings of Power viewers actually finished the show

  04-04-2023 14:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  With so much television to choose from nowadays, you have to be really invested in a TV show to stick with it and stop your eyes from wandering elsewhere. According to a recent write-up from The Hollywood Reporter, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power struggled to keep its viewers attention week-to-week, with only 45% of people who started it actually making it to the season 1 finale.While the prequel series, which charts the rise of Sauron during the Second Age of Middle-earth, earned a re
  
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• Chris Pratt would consider playing Booster Gold in the DCU – if James Gunn wanted him to

  04-04-2023 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chris Pratt has addressed if he would play Booster Gold in the DCU – and it sounds like he'd be open to taking on the DC hero. Pratt, of course, already plays Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, directed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn. Since Booster Gold is quite the charismatic, funny character in the comics, fans have noticed the similarities with Star-Lord and begun fancasting Pratt in the DC role. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Pratt confirmed that he hadn't had an
  
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• Starfield developer reveals "there's no sci-fi movie or show" that hasn't inspired the space RPG in some way

  04-04-2023 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  A developer working on Starfield has revealed that "there's no sci-fi movie or show that hasn't inspired Starfield in some way" - including everything from Event Horizon to Cowboy Bebop.Emil Pagliarulo, design director at Bethesda who is currently working on Starfield, has revealed on Twitter what sci-fi films have inspired the developers working on the highly anticipated RPG. In a Twitter thread, Pagliarulo wrote: "Some folks have asked me what other movies, besides Prospect, have that Starfiel
  
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• GTA owner settles lawsuit against creators of Vice City reverse-engineering project before case reaches court

  04-04-2023 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar parent company Take-Two has ended its legal dispute with the modders that reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City. As spotted by Twitter user @videotech_, both parties have agreed to settle the case out of court and yesterday, April 3, filed a stipulation of dismissal with the Northern District of California Court. Although the lawsuit is officially over, the terms agreed upon by both sides aren’t known, and if protected by an NDA, could forever be a mystery. Also, as the user
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor players are pledging allegiance to Mullet Cal

  04-04-2023 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will let players give protagonist Cal a full mullet, and fans are already in love with the idea.Yesterday on April 4 saw a slate of new impressions for Respawn's sequel go live, including our huge Star Wars Jedi: Survivor preview. In the deluge of new info and footage, Reddit users latched onto character customization options for Cal, including a fantastic new mullet. "Imma platinum this game with mullet Cal," writes one Reddit user. "Some of those customizations ma
  
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• Harry Potter TV series will reportedly adapt all seven books across seven seasons

  04-04-2023 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new report suggests all seven Harry Potter books from JK Rowling could be adapted into a long-running streaming series.As per Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery is "close" to finalizing a deal for a Harry Potter TV show. The Independent, meanwhile, says parties are only "in talks" and a deal isn't yet close to completion."Each season of the series will be based on one of JK Rowling’s seven books," sources suggest – with Rowling, who hasn’t yet signed off on the project, potent
  
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• Resident Evil 4 Remake has already got a Mouseley Graham mod, and it's giving Ratatouille vibes

  04-04-2023 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Someone's finally modded Ashley Graham into Resident Evil 4 Remake as a mouse. If you've somehow missed the hottest trend surrounding Capcom's stellar horror remake, fans are reimagining Ashley Graham as a tiny mouse in loveable - if slightly strange - fan art. The trend has now finally reached its peak, with a dedicated modder putting Mouseley Graham herself into Resident Evil 4 Remake.Over on NexusMods, creator cathroom has uploaded the 'Moushley Graham - Ratatouille Mod' just earlier tod
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online’s new Pokemon game doesn’t really address the ongoing preservation problem

  04-04-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Stadium is coming to Nintendo Switch Online later this month, but it's not quite enough to make up for fans losing access to 75% of all Pokemon games last month. After announcing that it was coming to the service last year, on April 4 Nintendo revealed that Pokemon Stadium (which was originally released for the Nintendo 64 back in 1999) would be heading to the N64 library for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on April 12, 2023. This is great news for those who don't own a Nint
  
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• Michael Mann's Heat 2 in the works with Adam Driver in talks to star

  04-04-2023 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Heat 2 is in the works, and Adam Driver is set to star in the Michael Mann-helmed sequel, Deadline reports.Driver is in talks to play a younger version of Neil McCauley, the character played by Robert DeNiro in the original 1995 movie. McCauley is a career thief and DeNiro starred opposite Al Pacino's LAPD detective Vincent Hanna. The movie depicts the conflict between the pair and the effect this has on both their personal and professional lives. Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, and Val Kilmer also st
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 blazes onto PLAY's new cover

  04-04-2023 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  PLAY #26 is out now! The beautiful face of Final Fantasy 16's Clive adorns this fiery cover as we sit down with the developers to discuss how this latest darker entry sets itself apart from its predecessors. Plus, the verdicts on Resident Evil 4 and Wo Long, a feature lifting the curtain on gaming's magical moments, hands-on with the next big MMORPG, and more!Subscribe to PLAY Magazine here to save on the cover price, get exclusive covers, and have it delivered to your door or device every month
  
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• PlayStation Store introduces over 50 new accessibility tags for games

  04-04-2023 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation is introducing brand new accessibility tags to PlayStation Store listings this week.As announced yesterday on April 3 on the PlayStation Blog, the PSN Store is having a bit of a revamp with an eye to accessibility. At some point later this week, we'll see over 50 brand new tags introduced for both PS5 and PS4 games on the storefront to better describe a title's accessibility options.For example, there'll be a new 'Visual' tag, where developers can note things like "clear text, large
  
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• James Gunn says his Superman movie will have a different vibe to Guardians of the Galaxy

  04-04-2023 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has shared some new insight into his upcoming Superman movie and has promised it will feel very different from the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. The reboot is being written and directed by Gunn and will be the first movie in his DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters line-up."I learned so much from making these movies," he told Rolling Stone. "But it’s not like Superman is going to have exactly the same vibe as a Guardians movie. It’s actually quite different." However, Gun
  
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• Disney's 100th anniversary video will make you feel like a big kid again

  04-04-2023 11:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney has marked its 100th anniversary with a nostalgia-filled video that celebrates old classics, modern masterpieces – and how the company has grown up alongside us for decades."To all who come to this happy place, welcome!" Walt Disney’s voice booms to kick off the Disney100 ‘Tradition’ video, which you can see above.What follows is a serious trip down memory lane. Archival footage of Disneyland and Disney World are intercut with classic clips of the likes of Toy Stor
  
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• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer sees Miles Morales on the run

  04-04-2023 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer shows Miles Morales in trouble, with a multiverse of Spideys coming after him. In the footage, which you can watch above, we see Shameik Moore's Miles once again trying to juggle the ordinary pressures of school with superheroing, while also having a bizarre run-in with new villain Spot at a grocery store. Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) drops by to hang out, though, and that ends in Miles meeting a lot more Spideys. One of those is Osc
  
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• New Secret Invasion trailer features a blink-and-you'll-miss-it nod to an Avengers villain

  04-04-2023 10:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for upcoming Marvel series Secret Invasion brings back plenty of characters we've not seen for a little while, from Ben Mendelsohn's Talos to Cobie Smulders' Maria Hill and Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury. It introduces a bunch of new characters, too, like Emilia Clarke's G'iah – but did you notice the blink-and-you'll-miss it nod to a baddie from Avengers: Infinity War?At around the 1:27 mark in the new clip, which you can watch above, viewers can glimpse a US Department
  
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• Jack Black's Bowser performance in the Mario movie was inspired by Darth Vader

  04-04-2023 02:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jack Black's portrayal of Bowser in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie was partially inspired by the main Star Wars antagonist, Darth Vader.Talking to IGN, Black said he's enjoying playing the villain and that he often prefers the bad guys to the good guys in movies. "Oftentimes villains are my favorite characters in movies, just because they're so interesting and they make the drama and the excitement 10 times more effective. It's like, Darth Vader is my favorite part of Star Wars, and withou
  
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• HBO is reportedly eyeing another, yes another, Game of Thrones prequel series

  04-04-2023 00:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  HBO is reportedly "actively considering" yet another Game of Thrones prequel series, this time about Aegon's Conquest.According to Variety, very early discussions are being had about a Game of Thrones prequel that would explore events taking place more than 100 years before House of the Dragon, itself a prequel taking place almost 200 years before Game of Thrones.
  Aegon's Conquest is the name referring to the campaign led by Aegon I Targaryen to conquer most of the Seven Kingdoms alongside his s
  
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