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• The Hulk Annual #1 goes 'found footage' horror with a group of Hulk-chasers and a classic Marvel monster

  13-04-2023 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Hulk is on the verge of a new era with an impending relaunch of the classic Incredible Hulk title, but before that up and coming Marvel writer David Pepose and artists Caio Majado and Edgar Delgado are flashing back to the Hulk's horror roots in a 'found footage' style story in May 17's Hulk Annual #1.David Pepose is no stranger to Newsarama - he's a former review editor for the site in his pre-Marvel days. And that means he's also a former co-worker, and now a close friend of mine. So when
  
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• 9 cool details you might have missed in the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer

  13-04-2023 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest - and final - trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is here, and for fans awaiting an epic preview on par with Breath of the Wild's last teaser, this one did not disappoint. With nearly four minutes of footage, this trailer gave us a lot of things to speculate about, from the potential of a playable Zelda to an uncomfortably sexy Ganondorf.That's the big stuff, but there are plenty of smaller details to pore over, and I keep finding new ones every time I rewatch the tr
  
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• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed to February 2024

  13-04-2023 21:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been delayed to February 2, 2024, Rocksteady has announced.There were reports last month that the game had been delayed yet again to late 2023, but Rocksteady has now announced an even bigger push into the beginning of next year. No specific reason for the delay was provided, but it sounds like the game simply needs more time in the oven."We have made the tough but necessary decision to take the time needed to work on getting the game to be the best qua
  
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• Oh no, everyone's in horny jail over the new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer

  13-04-2023 20:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer confirmed the long-awaited return of the iconic villain Ganondorf, saw our hero Link team up with allies ala Hyrule Warriors, and made fans (perhaps irresponsibly) hopeful for a playable Zelda, but as ever, all anyone can talk about is how hot everyone is.
  Newly revealed official Tears of the Kingdom Ganondorf art. I get it, he's hot. (Image credit: Nintendo)
  If you've been around the block as many times as I have, you saw this coming right from the
  
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• Mother Righteous’s very long game reaches its end in Nightcrawlers #3

  13-04-2023 20:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The third and final issue of Nightcrawlers brings the bleakly hilarious series to a close by shining a spotlight on the tyrannical Mother Righteous. The comic has leapt forward in time with each issue and now, hundreds of years into the future, Righteous - one of four clones of Mister Sinister - is ruling an empire of Nightkin with an iron fist. The first two issues established that she is a supremely powerful and dangerous being, but she has made enemies along the way...Nightcrawlers #3 is
  
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• The Marvels trailer breakdown: the 10 biggest Easter eggs and secrets

  13-04-2023 19:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for The Marvels is here, bringing together Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan for a cosmic MCU adventure.And as with all of Marvel Studios' productions, there's a wealth of references to both comics and to the rest of the MCU in the exciting teaser trailer, which shows Carol, Kamala, and Monica all swapping places through the entanglement of their powers.With that in mind, we've gone through The Marvels trailer with a fine-toothed comb, picking out the Easter eggs,
  
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• XDefiant Preview - Crossfire Crossover

  13-04-2023 19:15
  
  Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher:Ubisoft Developer:Ubisoft San Francisco Release:In a landscape where many major shooters have adopted the free-to-play model, it's extremely hard for a new IP to enter the ring. Titans like Fortnite and Apex Legends don't just have large, dedicated audiences—their respective development teams have spent years refining gameplay in response to player feedback. Competing in the space is an incredibly intimidating
  
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• Working in an office is the Joker’s worst nightmare - and other reveals from DC's Knight Terrors

  13-04-2023 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC has shed further light on the creators involved in this year's horror-themed Knight Terrors event, as well as revealing that various supervillains will be getting their own miniseries.Knight Terrors sees the heroes of the DC universe swept into the "Nightmare Realm" by new villain Insomnia, where they will face their worst fears. Now it's known that they will also be joined by an array of supervillains, including the Joker (who is apparently terrified of working a 9-5), Poison Ivy (who finds
  
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• MMO swindler uses space capitalism to steal $22,300 in record-breaking heist

  13-04-2023 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  An EVE Online player has managed to steal an estimated $22,000 worth of assets from one of the space MMO's myriad corporations, all because of an arcane rule and somewhat negligent management.Reddit user Flam_Hill lays out the entirety of their plan on EVE Online's dedicated subreddit, explaining that they created a new "clean account with a character with a little history" to apply to a 299-member corporation with minimally active leadership that they had shares in, all with an unnamed accompli
  
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• Immortals of Aveum uses a "hub and spoke" exploration system similar to God of War

  13-04-2023 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Immortals of Aveum might look and sound like a frenetic action-shooter, but its "hub and spoke" exploration system offers a blend of open world and linearity.The game, set to launch on July 20 for Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC platforms, is "not necessarily an open world," explained Ascendant Studios' senior art director Dave Bogan in our hands-off Immortals of Aveum preview. "Although as artists we try to make it to make it feel like there's a lot of freedom and that there's a lot to explore, the
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom brings back the best part of Hyrule Warriors

  13-04-2023 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  he final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has arrived, and beyond revealing the return of Ganondorf, it's also confirmed that Link actually gets to fight big battles alongside some proper allies for once, which was one of the coolest parts of Hyrule Warriors.As a Musou spinoff, Hyrule Warriors was explicitly about absurdly large-scale battles, so it's no surprise that those battles had more participants than Link's solo adventures in Breath of the Wild. But Breath of the Wil
  
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• Former Call of Duty director says his new magic FPS is "not fantasy Call of Duty"

  13-04-2023 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite having dreamed up the concept while working on the likes of Call of Duty: WW2, Ascendant Studios CEO Bret Robbins wants it known that Immortals of Aveum isn't the same thing but with magic. Creating a magical shooter "was the initial vision and inspiration", Robbins said during a hands-off Immortals of Aveum preview event, but "very quickly, the game evolved into something different: we are not fantasy Call of Duty, we're our own game.""We made a lot of decisions around magic, and h
  
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• Fantasy FPS Immortals of Aveum has a release date

  13-04-2023 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Immortals of Aveum, a first-person shooter swapping guns for magic, will be launching on current-gen consoles and PC on July 20th, 2023.The announcement was made via an extended reveal trailer posted to YouTube, which you can check out below.It's the first project from Ascendant Studios, headed by Call of Duty: WW2 game director Bret Robbins, but you won't find army artillery or gunslinging soldiers here.The game takes place in its own universe, with the opposing nations of Lucium and Rashaan go
  
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• Daisy Ridley’s return as Rey is the spark of hope Star Wars’ cinematic future needs

  13-04-2023 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the embers cool on Star Wars Celebration, the moment that will stick with me lasted only a few seconds. While the galaxy far, far away’s movie output has been something of a sore spot for Lucasfilm over the past few years with several projects fading into development purgatory, Kathleen Kennedy outlined a new plan for three feature films on the twin suns-dotted horizon. Among the line-up, Logan’s James Mangold will be tackling an early exploration of the first Jedi, while The
  
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• I'm obsessed with Zelda's new look in the latest Tears of the Kingdom trailer

  13-04-2023 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has released a final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and boy, did it have a lot of exciting things in it. One of the highlights of the new trailer is that Zelda features pretty prominently. Not only this, but she's sporting her best look yet. Although this isn't the first time we've seen the Princess of Hyrule with a shaggy bob hairstyle, it's definitely the first time that we've seen so much of it which has been a big hit with fans - including myself. No
  
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• Immortals Of Aveum Is An Impressive Magic Shooter With Call Of Duty Credentials

  13-04-2023 18:00
  
  Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher:EA Originals Developer:Ascendant Studios Release: 2023 During the 2022 Game Awards, Immortals of Aveum was announced with a teaser trailer that arguably leaned too much on teasing. The quick video featured out-of-context voiceovers from unseen characters talking about war while showcasing some kind of gauntlet. Cut to a character, from the first-person perspective, walking through a door and into a battlefield with dragons flying overhead, e
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans are convinced old-school dungeons are back

  13-04-2023 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans are convinced the new game is hiding traditional Zelda-style dungeons.Earlier today saw the final trailer for Tears of the Kingdom hit the internet, and everyone had predictably unhinged reactions. One aspect that might've been overlooked in the trailer, though, was extensive underground sections of gameplay, leading many to believe traditional Zelda-style dungeons are making a return.Specifically, we can see several instances of Link in underground
  
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• Fans have wanted a playable Zelda for 36 years, and the latest Tears of the Kingdom trailer is giving them hope

  13-04-2023 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  After three-and-a-half decades of hoping to finally play as Zelda, longtime series fans have found new reason to believe with the final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Zelda herself plays a major part in the trailer. We see her with a new haircut in a mysterious temple, speaking to an ally whose face we never see. That person describes Link as their "last line of defense." After a bit of watching Link adventure, the trailer returns to Zelda on what appears to be the surface
  
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• Future Games Show to broadcast summer showcase on June 10

  13-04-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  GamesRadar+ is thrilled to confirm that our flagship digital gaming showcase, the Future Games Show, will return on Saturday, June 10 - bringing you world premieres  and fresh trailers from the most exciting games of 2023 and beyond.While E3 2023 has been cancelled, the good news is that we'll be keeping the spirit of new games alive with over 40 new trailers, showcasing the most interesting titles on PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC and VR platforms.You can tune into the Future Games Show summer show
  
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• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans are already worshipping Ganondorf

  13-04-2023 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer confirmed Ganondorf's long-awaited return, and fans are seriously unglued over it.Earlier today on April 13 saw Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer arrive, a story-driven look at the sequel that, among other impressive details, finally confirmed Ganondorf would be the big bad of the sequel. Now, Zelda fans are having a meltdown over Ganondorf's climactic return, setting the stage for an epic showdown between him and Link.
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• Hideo Kojima shares several sneak peeks at Death Stranding 2's development

  13-04-2023 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima has shared several behind-the-scenes photos from Death Stranding 2's development to let fans know he's still working hard on the sequel.Over the last week, Kojima has shared a number of photos from inside and around the motion capture studio on both his English and Japanese Twitter accounts. This includes cameos from actors set to appear in Death Stranding 2 such as Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, Troy Baker, Norman Reedus, and more. There's a lot of photos to peek at on both acc
  
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• Final Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer confirms Ganondorf's return

  13-04-2023 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer has rolled out ahead of launch next month on May 12, finally showing us our villain.Earlier today on April 13 saw the release of the final trailer for Nintendo's highly-anticipated sequel, presented by series producer Eiji Aonuma. The brand new Tears of the Kingdom trailer finally confirm the return of Ganondorf, as well as Link and Zelda once again struggling to defeat him to secure the fate of Hyrule, this time for good.This new Tears o
  
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• Nicholas Hoult teases Robert Eggers' Nosferatu movie

  13-04-2023 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nicholas Hoult can't get enough of vampire movies, it seems. After taking on the title role in new horror-comedy Renfield, a modern-day take on Dracula's not-so-faithful familiar, filming has just kicked off on another of the actor's upcoming projects, Nosferatu. Directed by The Northman and The Lighthouse helmer Robert Eggers and serving as a remake of the 1922 German film, this is set to be a very different sort of bloodsucking tale. "Rob [Eggers] has wanted to make Nosferatu since he was
  
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• After 12 years, Dark Souls speedruns have reached the point of frame-perfect attacks that make bosses forget you exist

  13-04-2023 15:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark Souls speedrunners have unpicked an intricate series of actions that breaks the strategy for certain bosses wide open, with the potential to transform the community forever.Last week, YouTuber catalystz outlined a feature known as 'AI Breaks,' present in the original Dark Souls. Years ago, players noticed that enemy AI would often malfunction as they swapped weapons, particularly if they did so while passing through a fog gate. That malfunction could through proper strategy out the window,
  
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• Renfield star Nicholas Hoult on building his own legacy for the character

  13-04-2023 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dracula is a character with a huge cultural legacy, with actors from Bela Lugosi to Christopher Lee to Gary Oldman – and now Nicolas Cage in Renfield – taking on the role. The same, however, can't be said for R.M. Renfield, Dracula's familiar. Nicholas Hoult takes on the role in the new movie of the same name, a horror-comedy that sees the vampire's lackey empowering himself to step away from the toxic relationship with his bloodsucking master."Obviously, with Dracula, people then ha
  
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• The Mandalorian fans think a major character will be introduced in the season 3 finale

  13-04-2023 14:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3 episode 7, so make sure you're up to date.The Mandalorian season 3 finale has a lot of storylines to tie up after the events of 'The Spies'. Not only has Din Djarin been left in the clutches of Moff Gideon, but the rest of the Mandalorians are in peril from the Imperial leader.Theories have already started about how Din may make his escape, including some suggestions that Grogu will have a hero moment saving Din in his IG-12 su
  
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• Dark Souls and Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world

  13-04-2023 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark Souls auteur Hidetaka Miyazaki has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most-influential people in the world.As noted by Famitsu (translated via Google), Miyazaki is the second Japanese game developer to be included in the list, after Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto made the list in 2007.Miyazaki's entry in the list (penned by The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann) notes that Elden Ring "is a great ambassador for video games and the unique feelings they can effect in the player, feelings that
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man won't be on PS Plus after May

  13-04-2023 13:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Spider-Man is departing the PS Plus catalog next month on May 15.Earlier this week, Sony unveiled the PS Plus games line-up for April. While chock full of bangers like Doom Eternal, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and more, quietly slipped into the announcing blog post was the reveal that Marvel's Spider-Man would be leaving the subscription service for good, the following month on May 15.Nothing good lasts forever. Marvel's Spider-Man becomes the first high-profile PlayStation exclusive to le
  
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• Starfield loses Russian language support on PC, and fans have mixed feelings about it

  13-04-2023 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda appears to have removed Russian language support from its upcoming RPG Starfield on PC, which has received a mixed reaction from fans.As noticed on the Starfield subreddit (via SteamDB), it seems Bethesda has recently removed the Russian language option from its upcoming game on PC. It looks like Russian subtitles and in-game interface were present in the game as recently as April 4, as pointed out by PCGamesN, but now, on April 13, they've both since been removed.Following this discove
  
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• Jodie Foster battles the Alaskan long night in first trailer for True Detective season 4

  13-04-2023 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you weren't hyped for True Detective season 4 before, you should be now – HBO has released the first teaser trailer for the latest installment of the hit crime drama, officially titled True Detective: Night Country.Jodie Foster and Kali Reis star as two warring police detectives in the city of Ennis, Alaska, who are tasked with solving the case of eight missing employees of the Tsalal Arctic Research Station. The men vanish without a trace on the eve of the "long night", when the town d
  
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• Cannes Film Festival 2023 full line-up includes Indiana Jones, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Asteroid City

  13-04-2023 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The official line-up for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival has been announced, and it's got some exciting additions. Not only will it feature the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but we'll also get to see Martin Scorsese's next movie, Killers of the Flower Moon.These aren't the only movies debuting on the Croisette either when the festival takes place from May 16-27. Among the competition line-up is Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, which is a sci-fi comedy following some unexpected ev
  
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• Diablo 4 devs want you to know "we're not really making an MMO"

  13-04-2023 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  For all its shared online activities and social spaces, Blizzard says that when it comes to Diablo 4 "we're not really making an MMO."In a recent roundtable interview attended by WCCFtech, lead game producer Kayleigh Calder and associate game director Joseph Piepiora were asked about whether the endgame will lean further into the MMO qualities that are present in some of Diablo 4, as well as Diablo Immortal. While Piepiora notes that the Diablo Immortal team "has created a lot of really cool con
  
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• Warzone 2 players slam DMZ’s new “pay-to-win” bundles

  13-04-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warzone 2's DMZ mode has new paid bundles offering in-game benefits, and players want to send them right back. As part of Warzone 2's grandiose Season 3 update, the DMZ mode has a new feature called Active Duty Operator Slots. That means the Individual Operators you use go on "active duty" when in action, though only one Active Duty slot can be equipped at a time despite the fact you start with three. As it turns out, you can get a fourth slot if you buy one of the new premium bundles,
  
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• It looks like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has gone gold

  13-04-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems as though Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has finally gone gold ahead of launch this month.Earlier today on April 13, several senior staff at developer Respawn began tweeting some vague messages of celebration. First is Blair Brown, senior producer on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, with the gif from The Lord of the Rings just below, indicating that his work on the new sequel is finally done.
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  The tweet was joined with responses from Jedi: Survivor des
  
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• New The Conjuring TV series is set to continue the Warrens' story

  13-04-2023 12:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Conjuring Universe is moving to the small screen. During a presentation for its Max streaming service, which is essentially a rebranded HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery announced a whole load of upcoming projects, and a TV show based on the popular supernatural horror franchise was among them.The film series' producer, Peter Safran, who became the co-head of WBD's DC Studios last year, will executive produce. Its creator James Wan, who directed the first two installments and produced seven of
  
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• The PS Plus April lineup is really, really good

  13-04-2023 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  This month's PS Plus game catalogue is getting several exciting new additions, including Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Doom Eternal, Slay the Spire, and much more. As announced by PlayStation this week, we'll be getting a number of new games in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue from April 18, 2023. The following games will be available as part of the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscription packages - so you'll need to upgrade if you want to play these and only have the PS Plus Essential
  
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• The Big Bang Theory is getting a new spin-off from the original show’s creator

  13-04-2023 11:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bazinga! The Big Bang Theory is coming back to the small screen with a new spin-off from the original show creator Chuck Lorre. While all plot details remain under wraps, we do know it will be set within the existing universe of the sitcom.The original series ran for 12 seasons, making stars of its cast Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, and Johnny Galecki. By the time it concluded its run, it was the most popular comedy in the world. The premise followed a group of scientist friends called Leonard, Shel
  
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• Super Mario theme becomes first piece of game music inducted into Library of Congress

  13-04-2023 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 'Super Mario theme' has become the first piece of video game music to be inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.The Library of Congress just published their list of musical tracks and scores that would be inducted into the National Recording Registry for 2023, and among them is Koji Kondo's Super Mario theme. This is actually the very first time in history that a piece of music composed for a video game has made it into the Registry.The Super Mario theme has been
  
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• Mia Goth joins cast of Marvel's Blade in mystery role

  13-04-2023 11:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  She's a star… of a Marvel movie. Mia Goth has joined the cast of Blade, Deadline reports, the upcoming superhero flick that will see the titular vampire hunter join the MCU.Mahershala Ali will play the title role, and Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre have also been cast in undisclosed roles. Yann Demange is in the director's chair, while Michael Starrbury is on writing duties. Plot details are still being kept tightly under wraps, and we still don't even know what Ali's iteration of the char
  
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• A Tomb Raider double-bill hits Retro Gamer 145

  13-04-2023 10:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest issue of Retro Gamer doubles down with a fantastic pair of Lara Croft features. A Tribute To Core Design looks at many of the developer’s greatest games, including Rick Dangerous and Thunderhawk with co-founder Jeremy Heath-Smith having particularly fond words for the original Tomb Raider. “The way we had the 3D engine, the graphics and level design had never been done before, so people were blown away by that,” he tells us. “Secondly, there was this female cha
  
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• GameStop employee who shared Tears of the Kingdom leak says he was fired "at Nintendo's request"

  13-04-2023 01:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former GameStop employee says he was fired after sharing a leak related to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom because Nintendo caught wind of the situation and "requested" his termination.Back in March, the employee shared an image purportedly of an internal GameStop inventory screen suggesting a limited edition Tears of the Kingdom-themed Nintendo Switch OLED console would soon be announced. Of course, that turned out to be accurate, but the GameStop employee says his "very educated gu
  
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• Lil Wayne is hosting a Street Fighter 6 gameplay showcase on 4/20 with "big news"

  13-04-2023 00:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Street Fighter 6 gameplay showcase is happening on Thursday, April 20 - or 4/20 as it's affectionately stylized - hosted by none other than rapper Lil Wayne.Weezy can be seen in a short preview hyping up the event. "We're talking new ways to fight, crazy new game modes, and some big announcements. Stay tuned, it's about to be crazy," he says.PlayStation says the event will last for about 30 minutes and feature new deets on World Tour, Battle Hub, and Fighting Ground, as well as "some big
  
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