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• Tears of the Kingdom's Koroks have become the center of countless Geneva Conventions violations

  15-05-2023 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Unlike Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hides some Koroks in plain sight and challenges you to reunite them with their friends, often encouraging the player to do so using some Ultrahand ingenuity. Naturally, many players immediately began torturing them instead. With Hyrule technically at war once again, this made me wonder if the treatment of these Koroks represented a violation of the Geneva Conventions, and folks, I believe it does. There's an argument to be
  
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• Nurse Jackie and Weeds sequels are in the works at Showtime with original stars

  15-05-2023 22:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nurse Jackie and Weeds, two hit Showtime dramas, are making a comeback on the network.According to Deadline, former Showtime CEO Robert Greenblatt is looking to bring back Nurse Jackie and Weeds for sequel series starring the original leads Edie Falco and Mary-Louise Parker, respectively. Both actors are also set to executive produce.Reportedly, Christian Torpe would write and executive produce the Weeds revival, which would see Nancy (Parker) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The concept for Nurse Jackie
  
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• Diablo 4 developers break down "the darkest story we've ever told" ahead of June launch

  15-05-2023 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Diablo 4 video has given a breakdown of what Blizzard says is its darkest story ever ahead of the action-RPG sequel's June launch.Even if you've played any or all of the recent Diablo 4 betas, you'd be forgiven for not really knowing just what the heck is going on story-wise. Particularly when you're under a time constraint to get certain Diablo 4 beta rewards before the beta ends, it's understandable if you prefer to rush through the story parts. Thankfully, Blizzard's latest in a seemin
  
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• The Bear season 2 trailer sees Carmy and co. take on a brand new challenge

  15-05-2023 21:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  FX and Hulu have released the first trailer for The Bear season 2.In season 2, Carmy, Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), and Richard "Richie" Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) work to transform their grimy sandwich joint into a next-level spot. Per the official logline, "As they strip the restaurant down to its bones, the crew undertakes transformational journeys of their own, each forced to confront the past and reckon with who they want to be in the future.Of course, it turns out the only thing harder
  
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• Avatar: The Way of Water is coming to Disney Plus and HBO Max very soon

  15-05-2023 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: The Way of Water is coming to HBO Max and Disney Plus next month.The ultra-successful sequel will become available to stream on Max (the new name for HBO Max and Discovery Plus's joint streaming service) and Disney Plus.Avatar: The Way of Water has made $2.2433 billion at the global box office since it was released in December 2022. The only two movies above the sequel in the all-time rankings are the first Avatar movie at $2.9 billion and Avengers: Endgame at $2.7 billion. It's now
  
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• The EU will require Microsoft to bring Activision games to its cloud competitors if the buyout is successful

  15-05-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft will be required to bring Activision Blizzard's most popular games to competing cloud gaming platforms if the acquisition of the latter by the former is ultimately successful.Today, the European Commission approved Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, but only on the condition that Activision games remain available on cloud gaming platforms that directly compete with Xbox. Microsoft president Brad Smith revealed as much in a tweet shared Monday following the EU's ruling:"The European
  
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• The first self-leveling 3D printer is a lot cheaper than we thought it would be

  15-05-2023 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  We now know how much the self-leveling, 12K-resolution Anycubic Photon Mono M5s will cost - and the 3D printer is a lot less expensive than we'd feared, particularly if you turn up early enough.While the standard retail cost has been revealed at $549 (or £439 if you're based in the UK), the big news is that you'll be able to get it for $150 less if you take advantage of an early bird offer from May 22 on Anycubic's official store. More specifically, the Anycubic Photon Mono M5s will be $39
  
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• Watching Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players try (and fail) to build things is the best part of its launch

  15-05-2023 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been three days since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launched and in that time we've seen some truly wild creations. If you've been online over the last few days, you're sure to have seen videos of Tears of the Kingdom players creating some interesting contraptions during their journey around Hyrule. Some are genius, like the Tears of the Kingdom player that created a controllable mech out of ordinary items in the game, and others are just downright disturbing, like all the
  
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• This dark fantasy action RPG is basically Dark Souls 4 except you play as a Khajiit from Skyrim

  15-05-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ever since FromSoftware revolutionized action games with its Dark Souls series well over a decade ago, developers the world over have attempted to recreate its winning formula in a range of new and inventive ways. The latest game putting its own spin on it is Kristala, an indie soulslike with dark fantasy visuals and challenging combat that's straight out of Dark Souls, but here you play as a cat.It's not as if the adorable tabby from Stray has been let loose in Lordran, though, as Kristala's ki
  
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• Christopher Nolan cast real scientists as extras in Oppenheimer

  15-05-2023 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan cast real scientists as extras in Oppenheimer."We were in the real Los Alamos and we had a lot of real scientists as extras," Nolan told Entertainment Weekly. "We needed the crowd of extras to give reactions, and improvise, and we were getting sort of impromptu, very educated speeches. It was really fun to listen to.""You've been on sets where you've got a lot of extras around and they're more or less thinking about lunch," Nolan continued. "These guys were thinking about the g
  
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• The New World studio is making a new Lord of the Rings MMO

  15-05-2023 17:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Lord of the Rings MMO has been announced as being in development at Amazon.Earlier today on May 15, Amazon and Embracer Group announced an agreement to developer a Lord of the Rings MMO. The new game will be developed internally by Amazon Games, and will also be published on PCs and consoles alike by Amazon, meaning Embracer is basically licensing the game over to Amazon in its entirety.And yes, you read that right: The new Lord of the Rings MMO will be coming to both PCs and console platforms
  
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• Nearly 10 years later, Dark Souls 2 may have gotten its best graphics mod yet

  15-05-2023 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lighting overhaul that's been praised as the "best graphics mod" for Dark Souls 2 is out right now.The flashy new mod launched over the weekend on May 13, and it's already going down a storm. The player just below tried to draw deserved attention to the mod, 'DS2LIGHTINGENGINE SOFTS' on NexusMods, praising it as the "best graphics mod for DS2 right now."
  A new lighting mod for Dark Souls II came out today, and it's awesome. This is not a simple reshade, this is a rewrite of the game's lighting
  
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• Halle Bailey's breathtaking Part of Your World performance is the perfect taster for The Little Mermaid

  15-05-2023 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  It can sometimes be easy to feel a little jaded about Disney’s live-action remakes. Not so with The Little Mermaid. Halle Bailey – who plays Ariel in the 2023 release – has brought the house down at Disneyland with a magical performance of the movie’s iconic "Part of Your World" song. It’s enough to get Disney fans, new and old, on board for one more trip under the sea.Bailey, backed by Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom, performed the song live as part of American Id
  
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• Aladdin star seems to shade The Little Mermaid live-action remake

  15-05-2023 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aladdin star Mena Massoud has appeared to shade the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid ahead of its release. Massoud played the title character in the 2019 reimagining of Aladdin, which grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. "Our film was unique in that audiences went to watch it multiple times," Massoud wrote on Twitter (H/T Yahoo!). "It's the only way we reached the billion-dollar mark with our opening. My guess is TLM doesn't cross the billion mark but will undoubtedl
  
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• Expect more open-world Zelda games after Tears of the Kingdom, series producer confirms

  15-05-2023 17:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The future of The Legend of Zelda series will be open-world, according to series manager and Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma. In an interview with Game Informer, Aonuma explained that Breath of the Wild has set a precedent for future games in the series - just like Ocarina of Time did back in the late 90s. "With Ocarina of Time, I think it's correct to say that it did kind of create a format for a number of titles in the franchise that came after it," Aonuma says, "But in some way
  
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• Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal approved by European Union

  15-05-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The European Commission has approved Microsoft's attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard.Earlier today on May 15, the European Union's European Commission officially ruled to approve the merger. The ruling by the Commission comes after their own internal investigation into the ramifications of Microsoft's attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard for European customers.In short though, the ruling makes it clear that the merger has passed thanks to Microsoft's commitment to cloud gaming. As Mic
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy 3 has already tied Quantumania's total box office gross

  15-05-2023 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has already grossed as much as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's entire box office run.Guardians of the Galaxy 3 has grossed $213.2 million in the US/Canada in just 10 days, with Ant-Man 3 grossing $213.9 in its entire domestic run. The Marvel movie also knocked The Super Mario Bros. Movie off of the number one spot, where it had remained for five consecutive weeks. Guardians 3 brought in a global box office total of $282 in its opening weekend. The movie is also
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 legend Yoshi-P witnessed one of early MMO history's most infamous mishaps firsthand

  15-05-2023 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naoki Yoshida, aka Yoshi-P, the legendary producer of Final Fantasy 14, was present during one of the most iconic moments in MMO history: Lord British's assassination in Ultima Online.This was discovered by Twitter user @Dreamboum, who posted translations of an interview Yoshi-P and fellow Final Fantasy veteran Yasumi Matsuno had with Denfaminicogamer. During the conversation, Matsuno mentions the famous mishap, to which Yoshi-P replies, "I was there to witness the Lord British incident."
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• Final Fantasy 14 legend Yoshi-P witnessed one of early MMO history's most infamous mishaps firshand

  15-05-2023 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naoki Yoshida, aka Yoshi-P, the legendary producer of Final Fantasy 14, was present during one of the most iconic moments in MMO history: Lord British's assassination in Ultima Online.This was discovered by Twitter user @Dreamboum, who posted translations of an interview Yoshi-P and fellow Final Fantasy veteran Yasumi Matsuno had with Denfaminicogamer. During the conversation, Matsuno mentions the famous mishap, to which Yoshi-P replies, "I was there to witness the Lord British incident."
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• After just 12 months, the Vampire: The Masquerade battle royale won't get any new updates

  15-05-2023 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt is ceasing active development, but will remain online and available to play.Earlier today on May 15, Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob announced that development on the vampiric battle royale shooter would effectively be winding down, ending barely a year after it first launched. Bloodhunt won't be receiving further major updates in the future, but the game will remain online with its servers active for its player base.
  We have an important announcement concerning
  
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• Hellboy creator shares reaction to new adaptation as filming wraps

  15-05-2023 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Hellboy has finished filming – and according to the franchise's creator, Mike Mignola, it's the most faithful adaptation yet. Taking to Instagram on May 15, the writer-artist, who penned the movie's script with Christopher Golden, praised its director Brian Taylor, and actors Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph, Leah McNamara, and Jack Kesy, who's taking on the titular role."I wasn't on set for this one but they have been nice enough to send me dailies and I have to say I have lo
  
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• Stone Age Stardew Valley-like pulled off Steam

  15-05-2023 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stardew Valley-like Roots of Pacha has been taken offline over a dispute surrounding the rights to the game.Having launched just recently on PC, Roots of Pacha is basically a blend of Stardew Valley, but set in the Stone Age, providing a chill farming sim from long, long ago. As first reported by RockPaperShotgun, the new game has been delisted from Steam and taken offline last week, with developer Soda Den alleging publisher Crytivo had Roots of Pacha removed.
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• James Gunn responds to Superman: Legacy casting reports

  15-05-2023 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has addressed the new Superman: Legacy casting reports – and he's giving absolutely nothing away. The Hollywood Reporter recently shared that David Corenswet is a top candidate for the part of Clark Kent, with Nicholas Hoult in the running for Lex Luthor. Actors in the mix for Lois Lane, according to the publication, include Samara Weaving, Emma Mackey, Rachel Brosnahan, and Phoebe Dynevor. (Another report from Deadline, however, agrees on the Lois Lane contenders but has J
  
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• Yennefer actor says Henry Cavill's exit from The Witcher was "hard to take"

  15-05-2023 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The upcoming third season of The Witcher marks Henry Cavill's final outing as Geralt of Rivia. Addressing his exit, Cavill's co-star Anya Chalotra, who plays Yennefer on the show, explained the news was "hard to take" when it came after filming had already wrapped on season 3."All we knew were the feelings that we have when any season comes to an end," Chalotra told Entertainment Weekly. "It's full of pride and love and accomplishment for what we've done. So, we stayed in that moment rather than
  
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• Zelda Tears of the Kingdom player creates a controllable mech to rival Armored Core

  15-05-2023 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has managed to build a controllable mech in-game, and it's left fans questioning how this is possible in a Zelda game.TikTok creator 'soulbanana0' shared their creation to the video-sharing app along with the caption: "My Gundam Banana One in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom." In the video, we see Link using his new Ultrahand and Fuse abilities to attach various objects together, such as wheels, laser cannons, and pieces of wood, in the shape of a Gundam-
  
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• Early Fast 10 reactions are mixed but agree Jason Momoa is the movie’s MVP

  15-05-2023 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions to Fast 10 are here and while they won’t all get the motors running, there’s plenty of love for Jason Momoa’s scene-stealing villain Dante."Fast X gets the Fast & Furious series back on track, and reason #1 is Jason Momoa, who plays Dante like F&F's version of The Joker," Cinema Blend’s Eric Eisenberg wrote on Twitter. "He's a gleeful psychopath, and it's delightful. Along with a story that avoids what made Fate Of The Furious and F9 feel stale
  
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• To avoid Obi-Wan Kenobi spoilers, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hid a bizarre reference to the San Francisco railway

  15-05-2023 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  To avoid plot points from the Obi-Wan Kenobi series being discovered ahead of time,  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor contained a bizarre reference to the San Francisco railway during development.The below contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi: Survivor, so if you've yet to catch up on either, you might want to look away now. When we catch up with Cal Kestis in Jedi: Survivor, the crew of the Mantis - Cere, Greez, and Merrin - are nowhere to be found. When Cal finally catches up with C
  
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• James Gunn's Superman: Legacy is reportedly eyeing David Corenswet for Clark Kent

  15-05-2023 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  David Corenswet is in the running for lead role in Superman: Legacy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming movie, which will be written and directed by Guardians of the Galaxy's James Gunn, is seriously narrowing down its search for its lead – and who'll be playing Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, too.When it comes to the Man of Steel, Corenswet is said to be the top contender, having recently held his own opposite Mia Goth in horror sequel Pearl. Before that, he appeared in Ryan Murp
  
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• David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite in new Doctor Who trailer

  15-05-2023 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary episodes sees David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite. Tennant is back as the Doctor (the Fourteenth this time) for the three specials, alongside Tate's Donna Noble. "Why did this face come back? To say goodbye?" Donna asks in the trailer, which also features Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney as Rose and Neil Patrick Harris as a mysterious character. There are some pretty worried glances throughout the clip, which looks like it will see Don
  
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• Nicholas Hoult is reportedly in the running for Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy

  15-05-2023 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  A huge Superman: Legacy casting update is here – and it says Nicholas Hoult is in the running to play Lex Luthor. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the role of Luthor has just one actor "earmarked," and that's Hoult. The actor was runner up for the role of Bruce Wayne in The Batman and he played Beast in Fox's X-Men movies, so this isn't his first brush with the superhero world. Some had suspected that the Renfield star would play Superman in James Gunn's film, though, and another repo
  
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• The Witcher spin-off studio hit with significant layoffs after project restructure

  15-05-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher's Project Sirius studio appears to have been hit with layoffs.Last week on May 11, CD Projekt announced The Witcher's Project Sirius was effectively back on track, having been successfully rebooted from its original vision. A day later on May 12, staff at The Molasses Flood, the CD Projekt-owned studio heading up the project, took to social media to reveal they'd been laid off from the developer. A tweet from Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach claims that 29 developers were affected.
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• The Witcher spin-off studio hit with layoffs after project restructure

  15-05-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher's Project Sirius studio has seemingly been hit with layoffs.Last week on May 11, CD Projekt announced The Witcher's Project Sirius was effectively back on track, having been successfully rebooted from its original vision. A day later on May 12, staff at The Molasses Flood, the CD Projekt-owned studio heading up the project, took to social media to reveal they'd been laid off from the developer.Officially, we've heard no word from The Molasses Flood or CD Projekt announcing layoffs fo
  
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• Why are so many Zelda Tears of the Kingdom players torturing the Koroks?!

  15-05-2023 12:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may have only released a few days ago, but that's plenty of time for players to devise cruel and creative ways to torture the Koroks.If you've been online over the last few days, you're sure to have seen some if not several videos of players finding innovative but brutal ways to reunite Koroks with their friends. This Twitter thread in particular, titled 'horrible things people are doing to Koroks', should give you an idea of the kind of thing these litt
  
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• Superman: Legacy is looking for its Lois Lane – here are the potential frontrunners

  15-05-2023 11:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new report on the casting process for Superman: Legacy has shed some light on who is in the mix to play Lois Lane.Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter are both in agreement that Emma Mackey, Samara Weaving, Phoebe Dynevor, and Rachel Brosnahan have tested for the role.Mackey is best known to viewers as Maeve in Sex Education – something that she told GamesRadar+ she was planning to "gracefully exit from." She’ll next appear in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as a Nobel Prize-winning ite
  
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• Vin Diesel suggests two-part Fast & Furious finale is now a trilogy

  15-05-2023 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  As far as we knew, Fast 10 marked the beginning of the end for the franchise, with just one more movie planned after this. However, it now seems that a lot more crazy car stunts and family BBQs are on the way after star Vin Diesel seemingly confirmed Fast & Furious 12. He shared the tidbit on the red carpet of the movie’s Rome premiere when he was asked by Fandango’s Naz Perez about his future as Dominic Toretto. "It’s a really good question,"  Diesel teased. "As
  
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• Even Diablo 4's lead dev struggled to beat Ashava

  15-05-2023 11:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even Diablo 4's general manager seriously struggled to beat the recent open beta's world boss.Diablo 4 held its "server slam" open beta over the past weekend, a final opportunity for excited players to try out Blizzard's game before launch next month. It turns out Diablo 4 general manager Rod Fergusson tried his hand at beating Ashava, the intimidating world boss, in the server slam beta, and he had a tough time of it.
  Ok so I'm 0-2 against Ashava so far. Thinking about trying World Tier 1 to se
  
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