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• Venture into the Spider-Verse with Araña and Spider-Man 2099 in a new Marvel prose novel

  14-04-2023 23:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will soon introduce moviegoers to Spider-Man 2099 (voiced by Oscar Isaac) who seems to be as much an antagonist as an ally to Miles Morales in the animated film.But there's a lot more to Spider-Man 2099, who debuted in comics just over 30 years ago, and some of that depth will be explored in writer Alex Segura's upcoming Spider-Verse-centric prose novel Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow.Before the novel's May 2 release, Newsarama spoke with Segur
  
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• Bungie "taking action" after Destiny 2 community summit leads to big Season 21 leak: "When that trust is betrayed, it hurts"

  14-04-2023 22:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  On the heels of a substantial leak for upcoming Destiny 2 Season 21 content, Bungie says it's "taking actions to reinforce our policies," which I'm interpreting as 'looking to smack somebody with penalties from a signed NDA.'"Community interaction and engagement is central to Bungie and our games," a post from the Destiny 2 Team twitter account begins. "For years, we've invited creators and other members of the community to confidential summits to provide feedback on the future of Destiny. This
  
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• Gleeok is back in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and a leaked ad implies more than one three-headed dragon

  14-04-2023 22:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The dramatic climax of the final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom seemingly confirmed the return of old-school series baddie Gleeok, and a leaked TV ad suggests that there might be more than one of the three-headed dragons in the game.We first got a glimpse of what looked like Gleeok back in February's trailer, but the new video gives us a much more up-close-and-personal view of the dragon. Gleeok first appeared in the original NES Zelda, showing up with two, three, or four
  
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• A med student spent 8 months learning game design to make a Pokemon-inspired Hololive vtuber JRPG

  14-04-2023 22:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  An impressive number of remarkably good fan games have come from the vtuber enthusiasts in the Hololive community, with an unbelievably sharp fighting game cropping up just this month. We can now add the free JRPG Hololive CouncilRys RPG to the list. Since its release on Itch.io, it's been picked up by several of the vtubers it's about, who've already racked up hundreds of thousands of views streaming it to their fans.  If you're wondering – as I was at one point – the name refe
  
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• Nintendo responds to reports its Russian CEO set up a shell company to get around sales ban

  14-04-2023 21:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has issued a statement following reports claiming the CEO of its Russian branch had set up a shell company to get around the company's Russia sales ban.A report from Russian political and business outlet Kommersant alleges Yasha Haddaji, who heads up Nintendo Russia, recently set up another business called Achivka to import Nintendo products and sell them to Russian consumers against official Nintendo policy. The report includes an image of what appears to be a copy of Metroid Prim
  
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• Uncanny Spider-Man turns Nightcrawler into the new Spidey

  14-04-2023 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has announced the last of six new 'Fall of X' X-Men spin-offs launching later this year that were previewed at MegaCon, revealing the details of Uncanny Spider-Man - and it's probably not what you think.Rather than a classic Spider-Man character brought into the X-Men fold, Uncanny Spider-Man will turn Nightcrawler of the X-Men into Spider-Man, with the fan-favorite mutant putting on his own Spider-Man costume in the wake of the major status quo changes that are coming to the X-Men line w
  
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• Destiny 2 joins other big shooters in clowning on third-party device cheaters

  14-04-2023 21:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just days after Warzone 2 updated its anti-cheat practices to weed out players using third-party devices like the infamous Cronus, Destiny 2 developer Bungie is breaking out the ban hammer to pound the same peripherals into dust."Bungie's stance on third-party peripherals entering their villain arc," reads the opening salvo of the studio's latest blog post. "Our community has grown increasingly frustrated by a form of cheating that uses third-party peripherals with the intent to manipulate the g
  
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• Diablo 4 is getting major changes based on beta feedback: classes, dungeons, UI, and more

  14-04-2023 20:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has revealed a list of changes coming to Diablo 4 ahead of launch, following feedback from its two recent beta weekends.The Diablo 4 devs have been clear that the two betas were primarily designed to gather feedback from players about what could be changed to make for a better experience overall. And, well, it sounds like players had plenty to say, as Blizzard's list of changes is fairly extensive and includes major updates to each of the classes, a bunch of dungeons, encounters, the UI
  
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• Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially the biggest video game movie ever

  14-04-2023 19:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official - with box office earnings over $500 million, the Super Mario Bros. Movie is the biggest video game film of all time.Global earnings for the movie have topped $508.7 million, as Variety reports, totaling up earnings of $260.3 million domestically and $248.8 million for the international release. The previous video game movie record was held by Warcraft, which earned $439 million thanks largely to its success in China. (For comparison, the original live-action Super Mario Bros. film
  
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• Alpha Flight returns to Canada for new X-Men spin-off title

  14-04-2023 18:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alpha Flight is back on Earth and back in Canada for Marvel's 'Fall of X' X-Men event, which promises sweeping changes to the current mutant status quo as well as several new titles.Alpha Flight will return to Canada for a five issue limited series written by Ed Brisson with art from Scott Godlewski, and starring a classic line-up.In recent years, the name Alpha Flight has been used as an extension of SWORD, Marvel's secret spacefaring black-ops agency. Now the team goes back to its roots as Can
  
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• Ganon vs Ganondorf explained - who's who ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

  14-04-2023 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom promised the return of Ganondorf - albeit in a sexier form than ever before. But with so many new Zelda fans coming in after Breath of the Wild, you might not know who Ganondorf is, or how he relates to Ganon, Calamity form or otherwise. For you, here's a quick explainer on what you need to know.If you're new to Zelda lore, you must remember this before you go any deeper: very little of it truly fits together. Nintendo takes a game
  
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• Cable and Bishop take on the Children of the Vault this summer in new X-Men spinoff

  14-04-2023 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's upcoming 'Fall of X' X-Men event is coming to shake up the mutant status quo this summer, including the launch of several new titles. Now the publisher has announced details of the Children of the Vault miniseries, a title previously teased earlier this year at MegaCon.Written by Deniz Camp, with art from Luca Maresca, Children of the Vault sees Cable and Bishop take on the eponymous villains - post-human denizens of the Vault, a time-displaced artificial reality full of powerful beings
  
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• Exciting new Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores footage shows off Aloy's new machine fighting skills

  14-04-2023 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  New footage of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores has got us even more excited for the DLC's release next week. In preparation for the release of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores next week, developer Guerrilla has shared some new footage of the upcoming DLC and to put it bluntly - it's cool as heck. In the footage, we see Aloy using a variety of new skills to take down not one, not two, but three intimidating machines. We could continue to tell you just how cool this new foot
  
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• Dick Grayson is accused of murder - and hassled by humanoid pigs - as DC announces more Knight Terrors

  14-04-2023 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC revealed the first wave of books participating in this summer's Knight Terrors event yesterday, announcing seven new limited series, all themed around supervillains. Today, they've revealed the heroes who will be facing their own worst fears in the Nightmare Realm - and, wow, there's a lot of them.In total, 13 new books will be launched, each one running for two issues and focussing on a different hero or team. As with the villain books, these titles are really pushing the scarier aspects of
  
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• Is Demise back in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? It's complicated

  14-04-2023 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  After The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer appeared to depict Demise, Zelda fans are wildly speculating how the ancient villain could factor into the plot.Yesterday saw the final trailer for Tears of the Kingdom air, setting up the overarching story of the Breath of the Wild sequel with Ganondorf front and centre. Plenty of viewers picked up on one shot in particular though, seen just below, in which Ganondorf appears to show a huge resemblance to Skyward Sword villain Demis
  
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• Even the Hogwarts Legacy community doesn't seem all that interested in the Harry Potter show

  14-04-2023 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Harry Potter TV show is official, but Hogwarts Legacy fans don't seem all that excited about it.Announced earlier this week, the show is described as a "faithful adaptation" of the books, planned to run for ten years. One might have assumed that would be music to the ears of Potter fans, but if the Hogwarts Legacy community is anything to go by, the response has been pretty muted.In response to the news on the game's subreddit, fans have provided many reasons why they might take or leave the
  
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• RoboCop and Stargate movies and TV shows in the works at Amazon

  14-04-2023 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  RoboCop will be back upholding the law, according to a report from Deadline. The hit 1980s sci-fi film about a cyborg law enforcer is coming back as both a new movie and TV show from Amazon Studios.Amazon has been sifting through MGM’s back catalog following their acquisition of the studio back in March 2022. While both a film and TV show are reportedly being discussed, it’s suggested that a TV adaptation will come first. Of course, this won’t be the first time that RoboCop has
  
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• Dark and Darker devs ask fans to torrent April playtest because "it's taking time to resolve the Steam situation"

  14-04-2023 17:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  The long-awaited Dark and Darker April 14 playtest is here, but only through non-traditional distribution methods, as the devs are asking players to torrent the latest beta.Previous Dark and Darker playtests were distributed through Steam, but the game's been delisted from Valve's platform in the wake of an ongoing legal battle. In a new update posted to the game's official Discord, the devs say that "Unfortunately, due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines,
  
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• A brand new Pokemon has been teased in the anime, and it looks like a baby Terapagos

  14-04-2023 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Pokemon has been teased in the latest episode of the Pokemon anime, and it looks like it could be the pre-evolution of the upcoming Scarlet and Violet Legendary.The first two episodes of the new season of the Pokemon anime, currently titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series, premiered in Japan today (April 14), and in it, we got a glimpse of a brand new Pokemon. The mysterious new 'mon appeared very briefly in one of the episodes - which are yet to be translated into English - so we don'
  
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• Link can apparently warp through enemies in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and I need to know which ones

  14-04-2023 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will let Link literally ascend through enemies, but no one knows which ones.Following yesterday's blockbuster Tears of the Kingdom trailer, the game's dedicated subreddit picked up on a new detail on the official Zelda website. It turns out the Ascend feature - that lets Link boost upwards and through the ground - can actually be used to pass through "certain enemies," which has understandably got everyone speculating.
  ‘Even certain enemies’
  
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• Dracula is on a bloody rampage in first trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter

  14-04-2023 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dracula is heading to the big screen again in the upcoming thriller The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The first trailer for Universal’s new monster movie promises a tense horror with scares, gore, and a very demonic depiction of the legendary vampire.The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on 'The Captain’s Log' entry of Bram Stoker’s novel. Set on the merchant ship Demeter, strange events begin to unfold on the private charter traveling from Romania to London as one of the chara
  
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• MaXXXine set photos reveal first look at Mia Goth's return

  14-04-2023 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Set photos from MaXXXine have given us our first look at Mia Goth's return in the highly anticipated sequel to horror hit X.Filming on director Ti West's eagerly awaited follow-up began this week with studio A24 sharing a snap of Goth's protagonist's new personalized number plate on Twitter – of course, it is simply 'MAXXXINE'.
  Day 1 #MaXXXine pic.twitter.com/VEkl4gIjLcApril 11, 2023See more
  But now recent set photos have given us our first glimpse at what we can expect from the sequel, as
  
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• New publisher DSTLRY wants to change the way you buy digital comics

  14-04-2023 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's been a lot of speculation about what comiXology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher would do next after they departed from the digital comics service last year. Well, now we have the answer: meet DSTLRY.A new publisher of print and digital comics, DSTLRY is launching with an impressive roster of creative talent onboard. The aim is to create a company that offers artists and writers fairer deals and company ownership, while also prioritizing eco-friendly digital comics that can be
  
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• Conan the Barbarian hacks and slashes his way back to comics

  14-04-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oil those muscles and unsheath your sword - a new Conan series is on the way from Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures. Written by Jim Zub, with art from Roberto De La Torre and Jose Villarrubia, the new comic sees Robert E Howard's chivalrous Cimmerian warrior embark on a new adventure.We've got an exclusive first look at two of the variant covers for Conan The Barbarian #1 below, but first, here's the official blurb for the issue:"Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary CONAN returns to his
  
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• Netflix's answer to The Menu is storming up the streaming charts

  14-04-2023 14:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A tense new Thai movie on Netflix drawing comparisons to The Menu – and it's taking the streamer's top 10 charts by storm. Hunger follows Aoy (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying), a young woman who runs her family's local noodle restaurant in the old quarter of Bangkok until she receives an invitation to leave the family business and join team 'Hunger', Thailand's top team of luxury fine dining chefs. She will be under the mentorship of the infamous Chef Paul (Nopachai Chaiyanam), known fo
  
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• Drew Barrymore teases her Scream character could return in sequel

  14-04-2023 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Drew Barrymore is convinced her Scream character Casey Becker could pop up in future sequels, despite the fact that she was one of Ghostface's first victims in the 1996 original. What's more, she'd be keen to reprise the role if the franchise's new directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett ever figured out a way to bring Casey back.While chatting to her friend Ross Matthews on her talk show recently, Barrymore was asked whether a return to Woodsboro could ever be on the cards, especially
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 pre-order guide: where to buy and which editions are available

  14-04-2023 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 pre-orders are now open, with plenty of retailers in both the US and UK offering bonuses with their early stock. That's excellent news for anyone looking to get their name down for the next installment before that June 22 release date, but even better news for those after exclusive in-game items. All Standard and Deluxe Edition pre-orders will also include the Cait Sith Charm and Braveheart weapon, with the latter also packing a cloth Valisthea map and steelbook case (which
  
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• The Mandalorian actor leaves everyone worried about Din Djarin's fate in the finale

  14-04-2023 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian season 3 finale is fast approaching and Din Djarin's fate is very much up in the air. In the latest episode, Moff Gideon returned and captured Mando just as the others, led by Bo-Katan, managed to escape. Theories have been circulating already about how Din might be saved, with some fans suggesting Grogu will help while others think a different set of characters may return. However, actor Brendan Wayne, who plays the character's body in the show alongside Pedro Pascal's voic
  
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• You can buy Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's busted Master Sword - if you're lucky

  14-04-2023 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans in Japan can try their hand at buying the busted Master Sword.As first reported by RPGSite, Lawson's convenience stores in Japan are holding a special raffle lottery for Tears of the Kingdom's launch. Nintendo's Japanese website reveals one of the prizes on offer for winners of the lottery is a replica of the broken Master Sword we've seen Link and Zelda using in a few trailers for Tears of the Kingdom, which you can see just below.
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• Diablo 4's Fields of Hatred aren't "designed to be fair"

  14-04-2023 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's PvP endgame activity, the Fields of Hatred, does have systems in place to ensure relative parity regarding power level on the battlefield, but make no mistake, "it's not designed to be fair".Asked what the developers are doing to ensure Diablo 4 devotees don't club lower-level players during a recent roundtable interview attended by GamesRadar+, lead game producer Kayleigh Calder explains that, while there isn't matchmaking, you won't find another player too far beyond your item and p
  
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• A Monster Hunter World Iceborne board game is on the way, Clutch Claws included

  14-04-2023 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter World Iceborne is getting a board game later this yearn from Steamforged Games, a publisher responsible for numerous video game adaptations ranging from Resident Evil to Horizon Zero Dawn.As a follow-up to the original Monster Hunter World board game (which we called one of the best adaptations we've ever played), this version trades in the jungle for frozen tundra with a fresh clutch of monsters based on the video game expansion - some of which will apparently interrupt your batt
  
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• Gears of War designer makes cryptic reference to his long-dead FPS game

  14-04-2023 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski has cryptically mentioned their FPS game from 2017 and told fans to "stay tuned" - whatever that means. On April 13, Bleszinski took to Twitter to tell fans: "Just got a text from my lawyer about… LawBreakers. Stay tuned." That's a bit of a bolt from the blue, as LawBreakers was an FPS game Bleszinski directed back in 2017 that was shut down in 2018, and hasn't been revisited since. Low player numbers meant that the game never really
  
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• The new Lord of the Rings game gives one Return of the King character a wild new look

  14-04-2023 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches next month, and in the run-up to release its developers are sharing character bios and (re)introducing players to the faces they'll meet in-game. While most of those are pretty familiar, one character who should be familiar to Tolkien super-fans has a very impressive new look.As well as Gollum, Shelob, and an elf called Mell, these bios also highlight The Mouth of Sauron, who appears outside the Black Gate in The Return of the King, taunting the fellowship
  
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• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's nine-month delay is reportedly for "polish," not major gameplay changes

  14-04-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's lengthy delay is reportedly down to "polish," and doesn't allow time for any substantial rework of the game.Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier claimed as much in a tweet yesterday on April 13, shortly after Suicide Squad's delay was announced. The reporter claims that the team at developer Rocksteady was told the delay was purely for "polish," and isn't related to the recent gameplay showcase from back in February.
  On Suicide Squad...1) Nine months is not
  
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• Peep Show remake casts Minnie Driver in lead role

  14-04-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The US remake of Peep Show has set its two leads: Minnie Driver and Amandla Jahava will star in the upcoming FX comedy series. Inspired by the UK series, the new show will follow the relationship between a long-suffering assistant (Jahava) and her boss (Driver), an emotionally unstable tech entrepreneur (H/T Deadline). The original series starred David Mitchell and Robert Webb as Mark and Jez, two dysfunctional friends and flatmates with opposing personalities, and was characterized by
  
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• Armored Core 6 has been rated in Korea ahead of its release this year

  14-04-2023 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has been rated in Korea, reminding fans that the FromSoftware title is out sometime this year. As spotted by Gematsu, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has been rated in Korea and given a 12+ rating in the country due to its violence. It's suspected that this rating could lead to some kind of release date announcement soon, as all we know right now is that it's due to be released in 2023.You may have noticed that a lot of upcoming titles are rated in Korea ri
  
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• After Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer, Monster Hunter players adopt Link as one of their own

  14-04-2023 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter players have welcomed Link as one of their own after The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's latest trailer.Yesterday saw Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer air, confirming Ganondorf's grand return and various other gameplay details. One aspect that's been picked up on by Monster Hunter fans is that Link joins a spear and a shield together using his Fuse ability to create what resembles a Charge Blade from Capcom's action-packed series.
  Proof that we are a hive mind from r/M
  
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• The Boys season 4 wraps filming with first look at Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character

  14-04-2023 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 4 has officially wrapped filming and to celebrate, a few of the stars have shared exciting snaps from the set of the superhero series – including a first look at Jeffrey Dean Morgan's mysterious character.Karl Urban, who plays Billy Butcher was the first to post the image of Morgan in costume on Instagram, alongside the caption: "Oi. That's a picture wrap on season 4. Massive thank you to our phenomenal crew & cast. Love you guys! I'm not allowed to post any photos from
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 rockets up sales charts after State of Play showcase

  14-04-2023 11:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 is rocketing up sales charts after its showcase yesterday.April 13 saw a big Final Fantasy 16 gameplay presentation as part of a PlayStation State of Play broadcast. Now, the following day, Final Fantasy 16 sits atop Amazon US's best-selling games chart, overtaking the likes of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, NBA 2K23, the Resident Evil 4 remake, and the Dead Space remake.It's actually the $100 Deluxe Edition of Final Fantasy 16 that's currently reigning supreme atop the Amazon chart,
  
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• Win a set of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves books

  14-04-2023 11:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest movie adaptation of the daddy of all roleplaying games – Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves – is in cinemas now, and it's being pretty well received. If you're one of the people who've enjoyed it, you may like to know that there are three different tie-in books available.The Art and Making of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (RRP £30) is the most eye-catching one. Featuring interviews with co-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein,
  
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• Win a 4K Star Trek: The Next Generation movies box set

  14-04-2023 11:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Has seeing the Star Trek: The Next Generation bridge crew reunited for season three of Star Trek: Picard given you a hankering to revisit their past adventures? Then you might want to pick up a new 4K box set.Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection includes Ultra HD editions of all four of their big-screen adventures: Generations, in which Picard and Kirk team up to stop Malcolm McDowell's Tolian Soran destroying a planetary system; First Contact, in which the Enterprise-D crew foil a
  
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• Here's the 25-minute 4K Final Fantasy 16 gameplay showcase we needed 20 trailers ago

  14-04-2023 00:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 has debuted what I can only assume is it's 113th trailer, and somehow it's as stunning as ever, with 25 minutes of brand new and stunning 4K gameplay footage recorded on PS5.I'll be forthright with y'all. The new Final Fantasy 16 gameplay trailer, which PlayStation was kind enough to dedicate an entire State of Play to, revealed very little actual new information about the upcoming sequel. That's apparently because, after an onslaught of trailers, previews (here's ours), and th
  
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• Lisa Cheese and the Ghost Guitar is an urban fantasy about an interdimensional punk rock unicorn

  14-04-2023 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  What do you get when an interdimensional unicorn girl undergoes a life-changing crisis that sends her back to her normal office job, away from her dreams of stardom?You get Lisa Cheese and the Ghost Guitar, the debut full-length graphic novel from "cartoonist, musician, and educator" Kevin Alvir, coming in September from Top Shelf Comics.
  (Image credit: Top Shelf)
  Alvir, known for his cartooning in publications such as Funny or Die, Blackbook, Brooklyn Mag, Edible, and The Neu Jorker, and for hi
  
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