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• The MCU's Scarlet Scarab is about to make her Marvel Universe comic debut

  19-04-2023 23:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another original MCU character is about to make her debut in Marvel Universe comics as Layla El-Faouly will soon appear as a new iteration of Scarlet Scarab in a pair of upcoming Moon Knight stories.The Scarlet Scarab name goes back to the '70s in the comics, where Abdul Faoul first appeared first appeared with the mantle as an ally to the Axis powers. He eventually rejected the Nazis and much later passed the Ruby Scarab that granted his powers onto his son Mehemet, who briefly fought Thor as h
  
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• The sequel to the grisliest Metroidvania finally has a trailer, and it looks even better than I hoped

  19-04-2023 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The April 19 Nintendo Indie World Showcase was light on brand-new reveals but big on much-needed updates, with games like Mineko's Night Market and Oxenfree 2 getting long-awaited release dates. The show also gave us the first trailer for Blasphemous 2, the sequel to The Game Kitchen's gruesome Metroidvania hit, and it's everything I was hoping for and then some. Despite its new and confusingly named "announcement trailer," Blasphemous 2 has been in the pipeline since late 2021, but we're
  
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• Zelda fans pleasantly surprised by Tears of the Kingdom theory that actually makes sense

  19-04-2023 20:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're in the part of the hype cycle for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom where longtime series fans take the absence of regularly distributed information about the game as a chance to start spinning up increasingly absurd theories about the content of the game - and now everybody's been pleasantly surprised by one theory that actually makes a lot of sense.We know that in Tears of the Kingdom, Link is going to lose most of the abilities and power-ups he collected in Breath of the Wild be
  
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• Marvel Comics celebrates its 84th anniversary with new Marvel Age #1000 one-shot

  19-04-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Comics turns 84 this year. To celebrate, the House of Ideas is releasing an enormous new one-shot, with a killer line-up of creators involved. J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Waid, Dan Slott, Rainbow Rowell and The Death of Stalin director Armando Iannucci are just some of the big names contributing material to the Marvel Age #1000 commemorative special. The issue is described by the publisher as, "a grand tour of the Marvel mythos with stories that explore the classic days of Marvel in
  
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• Everything announced at the April 19 Nintendo Indie World Showcase

  19-04-2023 19:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo dropped another Indie World Showcase today, April 19, and it was jam-packed with announcements, updates, and ports for a ton of promising games coming to Switch. Some are long-awaited ports while some aren't even out this year, but the bulk of the lineup focuses on indies launching in the next few months. Here's a play-by-play of everything announced at the Indie Direct (skip to 30:30 in the stream embed above if you want to watch along). Mineko's Night Market We've been eyein
  
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• Twilight TV show in the works at Lionsgate

  19-04-2023 19:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stephenie Meyer's best-selling book series Twilight is getting its own TV show, more than a decade after the fifth and final film installment premiered in theaters.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Twilight TV series is still in the very early stages of development, and as such doesn't yet have a writer attached. Lionsgate Television, which owns the rights to the franchise, reportedly plans to head up development on the series before looking around for a home network or platform. The firs
  
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• Louis Leterrier to direct Fast and Furious 11

  19-04-2023 19:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Louis Leterrier has been tapped to direct Fast and Furious 11, the final installment in the film franchise.The director replaced Justin Lin last year as helmer of Fast X, the franchise's penultimate installment. According to Variety, Leterrier is now set to give the series its final send-off in what will be a "companion film" to Fast X.Leterrier's film credits also include The Transporter, Transporter 2, The Incredible Hulk (the second-ever film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), Grimbsy, and up
  
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• Oxenfree 2 is finally out in July after two years of delays

  19-04-2023 18:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oxenfree 2 is set to launch on July 12, 2023, finally putting an end to multiple years worth of delays.That July 12, 2023 launch was announced during today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase. In a press release, the developers confirmed that the game will launch simultaneously for Switch, PS5, PS4, and Steam. It will be priced at $19.99, but you'll also be able to get it on launch day through Netflix at any subscription tier.Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is set five years after the original game, follow
  
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• Godzilla vs. Kong sequel gets official title, release date

  19-04-2023 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warner Bros. has unveiled the first look, title, and official release date for its upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong sequel.Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is due out in theaters on March 15, 2024."The #Monsterverse continues," the film's official account tweeted along with a brief 30 second clip that teases a rather menacing-looking Kong.The 2021 film saw Godzilla clash with King Kong, with Alexander Skarsgard starring as protagonist Dr. Nathan Lind, Millie Bobby Brown as Madison Russell, the smart an
  
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• PS5 is selling faster than PS4 in the US despite years of console shortages

  19-04-2023 17:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the 29 months since PS5 hit the US market, it has now sold more units than the PS4 did over its own first 29 months."PlayStation 5 hardware unit sales have now surpassed those of PlayStation 4 on a time-aligned basis (29 months in market)," according to Mat Piscatella of US sales tracking group Circana (formerly known as NPD). PS5 was the best-selling console in terms of both units sold and dollars generated for March 2023, and is also the best-seller for the calendar year so far.We don't hav
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West fans rejoice over DLC finally giving Aloy the moment we've been waiting for

  19-04-2023 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores DLC was released today, and it hasn't taken long for news to spread of a very exciting development in Aloy's story. In the DLC, players will take on the role of Aloy again as she explores the burning shores of a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles alongside new companion Seyka. Now that several people have experienced the new content for themselves, word has got out about a very specific moment in the DLC that's got a lot of fans celebrating. If you wan
  
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• PS5 update launches alongside DualSense Edge update

  19-04-2023 17:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  New updates have rolled out for PS5's system software, as well as the DualSense Edge.The updates for all three systems only just launched earlier today on April 19. For the PS5's system software update, the full file will weight in at 1.151GB for users worldwide, and chiefly improves system performance and stability, while also improving messaging features for users.Elsewhere though, there's a small update for the DualSense Edge controller. Just like the PS5 software update, the latest firmware
  
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• The Mandalorian season 4 release date speculation, potential cast, trailer, plot

  19-04-2023 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian season 4 is on the way. Showrunner Jon Favreau has confirmed he’s already written most of it and even dropped an exclusive hint about its future to GamesRadar+ (more on that below). Now The Mandalorian season 3 has finished airing, we have a bit more of an idea about where the show could be going next as well. That’s not even us mentioning our theories about the next season, how it could link to the other Disney Plus shows, and what characters could make an appearance
  
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• The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall on wanting to cast "a woman of size" for Ursula

  19-04-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remaking The Little Mermaid in live-action was never going to be an easy task, but director Rob Marshall found one element particularly challenging: who would he pick to play Ursula, Ariel the mermaid's tentacled, voice-stealing adversary?"It was really daunting to think about who was going to play this part," Marshall tells SFX magazine in the new issue, which features Star Trek: Picard on the cover. "I love that she was originally inspired by Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead], the wonderful drag
  
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• New sci-fi series Antarctica "takes no prisoners," says creator Simon Birks

  19-04-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Antarctica is a mysterious place - an almost entirely uninhabited mass of ice that's simultaneously one of the driest and coldest places on Earth. It's the perfect location to tell a mystery story and that's exactly what screenwriter Simon Birks and artist Willi Roberts are doing in their new comic. Antarctica, billed by its publisher, Top Cow Productions, as a cross between Stargate and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials novels, tells the story of Hannah, a young engineer whose life
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy 3 clip sees Peter try to win back Gamora

  19-04-2023 16:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has released the first clip from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.The brief video, which can be viewed above, sees Peter (Chris Pratt) tell Gamora (Zoe Saldana), "I miss you...so much. And maybe if you open yourself up to it, there’s a possibility…”Gamora quickly brings him back down to earth by replying, "I don't think so, Quinn." "Quill," he reminds her, sadly. Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax (Dave Bautista), and Nebula (Karen Gillan) all make an appearance. Gam
  
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• Netflix reveals when password-sharing crackdown will get worldwide rollout

  19-04-2023 16:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix's promised password-sharing crackdown, which is currently being trialed in a handful of countries, is set to go global very soon. "In Q1, we launched paid sharing in four countries and are pleased with the results. We are planning on a broad rollout, including in the US, in Q2," reads the company's Q1 2023 shareholder report. In the financial year, Q2 is the months of April, May, and June – so the rollout is imminent. The scheme is currently being trialed in Latin America
  
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• Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie to star in thriller described as "Bond vs. Bourne"

  19-04-2023 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie are set to star in upcoming Warner Bros thriller Maude v Maude.According to Deadline, the film is being described as a "'Bond vs. Bourne' type of global action thriller" with filming locations to be announced. An "intense multi-studio bidding war" reportedly took place before Warner Bros sealed the deal.Roseanne Liang (Shadow in the Cloud) is set to direct from a screenplay by Scott Mosier (The Grinch).Believe it or not, Maude v Maude marks Berry and Jolie's first
  
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• The Day Before is getting a beta, and its devs say it's coming back to Steam

  19-04-2023 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Day Before will hold a beta before the full game eventually launches.As first reported by PCGamesN,  a member of The Day Before's development team addressed eager fans in the game's dedicated Discord channel. "As we get closer to the release date, we will be conducting a beta test for the game," writes an administrator by the name of 'Kentain.'"This will give players the opportunity to try out the game before it is released and provide valuable feedback that we can use to improve the fi
  
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• Ubisoft may extend XDefiant beta after server troubles

  19-04-2023 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft may extend XDefiant's ongoing beta after server issues and other bugs.As first reported by Eurogamer, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin took to Twitter earlier this week, to let players know Ubisoft is considering extending the ongoing beta. XDefiant's ongoing beta is set to wrap up later this week on April 23, and right now at least, there's been no confirmation from Rubin or Ubisoft that the beta will be extended.
  Oh, and if all goes well and the servers finally gain some stabilit
  
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• Insidious 5 trailer reunites the Lambert family for a new horror

  19-04-2023 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Insidious: The Red Door is here – and it looks suitably spooky. The fifth installment of the long-running horror series brings back many of the original characters for a story set 10 years later. In the new trailer, which you can watch above, there are plenty of spooky scares as college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) starts to deal with his traumatic past. Way back in 2020, it was revealed that the sequel would see the return of Simpkins' Dalton, Andrew Astor's Foster
  
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• Death Stranding achieves Steam's highest honor: a parody porn game

  19-04-2023 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Welcome to the latest installment of 'news stories guaranteed to ruin my inbox and Steam recommendations.' Today we're here to marvel at the inexplicably industrious porn game racket on Steam, which recently awarded Death Stranding the great honor of its own extremely NSFW parody. It's called Sex Standing, because of course it is. And yeah, you don't want to Google that either. I'm not going to link to this NSFW game for obvious reasons; if you want to see it for yourself, well, you've been
  
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• We've been getting Din Djarin's name wrong in The Mandalorian this whole time

  19-04-2023 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin is a man of mystery: We rarely see his face and, even then, he prefers to let his blasters do the talking. It turns out the Beskar-plated enigma is hiding even more secrets we didn’t know about – until a name reveal in The Mandalorian season 3 finale.Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3, episode 8 follow.After their victory over Moff Gideon and his Imperial forces, Din Djarin decides to adopt Grogu as his own son so he can follow the Mandalorian Creed
  
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• Deadpool 3's Wolverine is "completely new", according to Ryan Reynolds

  19-04-2023 15:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hugh Jackman's return to the character of Wolverine in Deadpool 3 certainly came as a bit of a surprise when the news broke last year, considering his fate at the end of 2017's Logan. It's clear, though, that the iteration of Wolverine in the MCU is going to be very different from what we saw in the X-Men movies."What we pitched [Jackman] was enough of a divergence from the character that he knows and the character that he’s left behind, that it gives him something completely new to play a
  
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• New D&D Dungeon Master's Guide will be "more show, not tell"

  19-04-2023 15:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of the new edition of D&D in 2024 (currently known as 'One D&D), fresh details on the revised Dungeon Master's Guide have emerged - and it's getting a total overhaul.In a video from the official D&D account, game design architect Chris Perkins discusses where the current Dungeon Master's Guide went wrong and how the next version is going to fix that. Along with additions he described as missing in past Dungeons and Dragons books (such as basics like what a DM screen is as well
  
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• Who is Lilia Calderu? Meet the mysterious witch who may be key to Agatha: Coven of Chaos

  19-04-2023 14:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Patti LuPone revealed yesterday that she will be playing Lilia Calderu in the upcoming Agatha: Coven on Chaos, but even if you're a veteran comics reader that name might not ring any bells. The character has appeared in just four comics over the last 50 years – and one of those was a single-panel flashback! Still, it could be that this little-known character is key to the plot of the new show...Calderu was first introduced in 1973's Marvel Premiere #12, which, in that issue, starred Dr. St
  
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• Sweet Tooth showrunner Jim Mickle says season 2 will be even more ambitious

  19-04-2023 14:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sweet Tooth season 2 is almost out – and the Netflix series' showrunner Jim Mickle has teased the story is about to get even more ambitious. Mickle tells SFX magazine in the latest issue, which features Star Trek Picard on the cover, that there's plenty of space to tackle this after the first season expanded character arcs and back stories from the comics."Now we can take all these characters and really pit them against each other, but also start to dive into the mysteries too," he says. H
  
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• The Mandalorian season 3 finale has another creator cameo in plain sight

  19-04-2023 14:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian season 3, episode 8 featured another creator cameo hiding in plain sight. A warning that the following will contain spoilers for the new episode, so turn back now if you're not up to date! At the end of the finale, Mando and Grogu go to meet Carson Teva in the same New Republic base seen in episode 5. That episode featured cameos from Dave Filoni, Mandalorian director Rick Famuyiwa, and Obi-Wan Kenobi helmer Deborah Chow – and in the season 3 finale, Filoni returns onc
  
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• Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon runtime confirmed

  19-04-2023 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  After weeks of rumors, Martin Scorsese's next movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, finally has confirmed runtime. The movie will clock in at three hours and 26 minutes, according to Deadline – not quite the alleged four hours that was recently reported, but still a pretty hefty runtime.This makes Killers of the Flower Moon slightly shorter than Scorsese's last film, The Irishman, which was three hours and 29 minutes – this was a big jump up from the director's previous longest film, wh
  
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• Disney's take on Mario Kart just added the original Mickey Mouse, but something's off

  19-04-2023 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney's answer to Mario Kart has added a classic character, but we can't help but feel like something's off.On April 18, Disney announced that Mickey from the classic Steamboat Willie cartoon would be joining Disney Speedstorm in Season 2. As you can see from the tweet below, the 2D, monochrome character has been given a modern-day makeover so that he fits right in with the other 3D racers in the game. The only problem is… he looks so solid and pointy, not at all like the lively cartoon
  
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• Elden Ring streamer beats the entire game with their mind

  19-04-2023 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Elden Ring streamer has now beaten the entire game using the power of their mind.Yesterday, we reported that streamer perrikaryal had beaten Malenia using nothing but their mind - using a brain imaging device to monitor their brain activity and use it to play Elden Ring. Today, the streamer announced they'd successfully beaten the entirety of FromSoftware's latest game using the sheer power of their brain.
  I finally beat Elden Ring using only my mind for everything but movement. Here are some
  
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• There’s a Mandalorian clone theory that will change how you watch the finale

  19-04-2023 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Should we be getting ready for another attack of the clones? One fan theory from The Mandalorian season 3 finale suggests a climactic moment from ‘The Return’ wasn’t all as it seems.Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3, episode 8 follow. If you haven’t caught up, look away now!Partway through Chapter 24, Din Djarin discovers cloning tanks housing copies of Moff Gideon. While Mando managed to blow up the clone factory, there’s now speculation that the Gideon who per
  
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• Is The Mandalorian ending? Here’s everything we know so far about Mando’s future

  19-04-2023 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3 finale so make sure you’re up to date.The Mandalorian season 3 ended very happily for our favorite bounty hunter and his charge. After defeating Moff Gideon with the help of Bo-Katan and the rest of the Mandalorians, Din Djarin brought Grogu to the Living Waters to accept him as his son and officially make him his apprentice.Mando and Din Grogu then secured some work with the New Republic before heading to Nevarro to see
  
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• New Lego Sonic sets introduce Tails, Amy, and high-speed chaos

  19-04-2023 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  More Lego Sonic sets are sprinting onto shelves this August, featuring some of the Blue Blur's most iconic allies and abilities.Due to launch this August 1, four new Lego Sonic sets (starting at $34.99 / £24.99) have just been revealed with the hedgehog himself alongside Tails and Amy. The Tails kit comes with his Tornado Plane, while Amy's working on an 'Animal Rescue Island' inhabited by the woodland creatures you rescue from Eggman's robots. Speaking of which, the good doctor himse
  
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• The Mandalorian season 3 finale has fans undecided on how they feel about the fate of [SPOILER]

  19-04-2023 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian season 3, episode 8 featured a major development that has fans in shock – and undecided on how they feel. A warning that the following will contain spoilers for the finale! Turn back now if you're not up to date!The episode sees Bo-Katan Kryze and Moff Gideon go head to head in a climactic battle. Since Bo now wields the Darksaber, you'd be forgiven for thinking this fight would be over quickly – but Gideon's new Beskar armor and a formidable weapon of his own means h
  
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• Dying Light 3 poll asks who you'd like to play in a new game

  19-04-2023 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Techland lead is putting out feelers about a potential Dying Light 3.As first reported by Eurogamer earlier today on April 19, Dying Light franchise lead Tymon Smektała took to Twitter to ask fans how they'd feel about a potential third game. Specifically, Smektała asks fans if they'd rather the protagonist of a Dying Light 3 be a plain old survivor, Nightrunner, Pilgrim, or GRE Agent turned good.
  DISCLAIMER: This is not Dying Light 3 announcement :)But - we were chatting today overs
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 release date, gameplay details, and everything we know so far

  19-04-2023 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dungeons & Dragons fans can rejoice: Baldur's Gate 3 is on the way. With detailed character creation and robust combat systems, it's shaping up to be one of the best RPGs of the year. The full game due to launch this year after three years in early access, and since we haven't seen a new entry to the fantasy series since 2000, it stands to reason that this is one of our top new games of 2023 worth keeping your eye on. It's taken a long time for Baldur's Gate 3 to come to fruition. The i
  
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• The next two Sims 4 kits have two extremely different vibes

  19-04-2023 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sims 4 is getting two new kits this month, one that'll encourage Sims to spend more time outdoors, and another that'll make retreating into a basement more appealing.As revealed by EA earlier this week, The Sims 4 is getting the Greenhouse Haven and Basement Treasures kits tomorrow. The first kit will allow players to get in touch with nature by designing their own greenhouse with the help of new garden decor and items such as starter seedlings, stacks of pots, a planting table, hanging flow
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West players are impressed by updated graphics - and that's before Burning Shores

  19-04-2023 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horizon Forbidden West's latest patch apparently makes the game look even better, and that's before players even reached the new Burning Shores DLC.Yesterday, a brand new patch for Horizon Forbidden West went live, shortly before the Burning Shores DLC launched today on April 19. After the patch went live, players noticed that the clouds, of all things, looked weirdly better than before, with some players noticing their particle effects were even better.
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• The Mandalorian season 3 finale has everyone's hearts melting

  19-04-2023 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian season 3, episode 8 has brought the third installment in the Star Wars spin-off to a close – and amid all the action and adventure, the finale still found time to melt our hearts. A warning that the following contains major spoilers for the new episode! Turn back now if you're not up to date! Towards the end of the finale, Din Djarin ends up finally adopting Grogu as his son, so Baby Yoda can take the Mandalorian creed. Sure, the Child has unofficially been Mando's kid
  
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• 2022's best JRPG gets even better next week

  19-04-2023 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The best JRPG of 2022 is about to get even better next week, because Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is receiving a new original story DLC.Earlier today on April 19, Nintendo made the surprise announcement that Wave 4 of Xenoblade Chronicles 3's DLC instalments would be arriving just next week on April 26. Called 'Future Redeemed,' this original storyline takes place before the main events Xenoblade Chronicles 3 itself, and you can check out the full reveal trailer just below.
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• Diablo 4 boss teases "secret announcement" for this week's 90-minute livestream

  19-04-2023 01:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson is teasing a special Diablo 4 announcement that apparently will happen during this week's developer livestream.Blizzard is hosting a Diablo 4 developer update this Thursday, April 20, and it's now been revealed that it'll be a whopping 90 minutes long with details about the endgame, beta learnings regarding classes and dungeons, and more.Last week we learned specifics about exactly what changes are being made to Diablo 4 based on feedback from the b
  
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• Resident Evil 4 Remake with a fixed camera looks like retro horror nirvana

  19-04-2023 00:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Resident Evil 4 remake is a gorgeous game, but what would it look like with the fixed camera perspective from the first three games in the series? Well, as a new mod concept proves, it would look darn delightful. Don't get me wrong. I don't bemoan Capcom's switch to over-the-shoulder third-person viewpoints, but there's something uniquely charming, and frankly, distressing, about the old Resident Evil games' cameras. And while the last thing I need playing Resident Evil 4 remake is more
  
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