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• BlizzCon returns in 2023 for its first in-person show in four years

  17-05-2023 21:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  BlizzCon 2023 will return to California's Anaheim convention center for Blizzard's first in-person annual showcase in four years. The publisher announced the event earlier today, on the heels of promises from president Mike Ybarra, and was quick to note that "after four years of gathering online – adventuring through Azeroth, teaming up in Overwatch, traversing the fields of Sanctuary, or warming yourself by the fire in the Tavern – it's finally time to gather in person once mo
  
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• Mortal Kombat 12 reveal set for tomorrow

  17-05-2023 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 12 has set a Thursday, May 18 reveal date following weeks of cryptic teases.The latest Mortal Kombat 12 tease is a lot less cryptic and straight up says, "It is time," that time being 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST on Thursday. The teaser features the same clock as previous ones, although the glass on the clock now shatters when the hand pushes past the 1:00 mark."Tomorrow is a new dawn," reads the tweet accompanying the announcement teaser. It's unclear if the tweet language itself is
  
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• Freddie Prinze Jr. won't be back as Kanan as "nobody gets laid in Star Wars movies"

  17-05-2023 18:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Freddie Prinze Jr. is done with the Star Wars franchise."No Ahoska," he told The Big Thing podcast when asked if his Star Wars: Rebels character Kanan would make an appearance in the upcoming Disney Plus series. "I'm done with Kanan. I'm too old for that stuff. I grew up watching Star Trek more anyway. They had sex in Star Trek, man. Nobody gets laid in Star Wars."Technically, Kanan does get laid as he had a son named Jacen with Hera Syndulla who is born at the end of Rebels. Andor was more or l
  
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• Kill bugs, and never stop killing bugs, in the best-named shooter of the year

  17-05-2023 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The tutorial for Killbug took me approximately 30 seconds, which is among the highest praise I can give a retro shooter. Screencheat creator Samurai Punk has returned to Wild FPS Territory with an endless arena shooter about slashing, shooting, and otherwise eviscerating as many bugs per second as possible. We in the bug-killin' trade call that BPS. The result is a dead-simple, positively kickass way to spend $7 and a couple of hours – or eternity, if you're good enough. It's a marvel
  
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• Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski's The Madness is a super-powered revenge thriller

  17-05-2023 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  J. Michael Straczynski is returning to comics with super-powered revenge thriller, The Madness, in August.The new series, drawn by ACO and published by AWA Studios, follows Sarah Ross, a young woman with amazing powers who has been stealing from the rich. This brings her to the attention of some very bad people, one of whom targets Sarah for assassination. While she escapes, her family is killed in the hit. Grief-stricken - and dealing with the sudden appearance of an imaginary friend - Sarah se
  
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• Tears of the Kingdom's Octoroks are even more helpful than they were in Breath of the Wild

  17-05-2023 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Octoroks in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have become surprisingly more helpful than they were in Breath of the Wild. As highlighted by Twitter user @TristanACooper, in Tears of the Kingdom, Octoroks can inhale your weapons and spit them back out, with better stats than they did before. In a video demonstrating this new ability, we can see Link allowing his Soldier III Spear to be hoovered up by the cephalopod before it spits it back in Link's direction fully repaired and with i
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger claims Jason Reitman killed his planned Twins sequel

  17-05-2023 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arnold Schwarzenegger has claimed that we might have gotten a Twins sequel by now, were it not for Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman pulling the plug on one last year.Back in 2021, it was announced that Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito were developing a follow-up called Triplets, which would've seen them reprise their roles as unlikely siblings Vincent and Julius, respectively. Ivan Reitman, who helmed the 1988 original, was also involved, as was Tracy Morgan, who was set to play the
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's fifth patch fixes some progression-halting bugs and another unbeatable boss

  17-05-2023 17:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch is here for PC, marking the fifth significant patch since the game's launch last month.The console versions of the patch aren't available right now, but developer Respawn says some of the fixes listed in the new patch will be available in the next PS5 and Xbox Series X update, which is apparently coming soon.
  Patch 5 for #StarWarsJediSurvivor arrives today (5/17) on PC. These improvements will be part of an upcoming console update, and we'll share that timing
  
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• Batman spinoff The Penguin halts production amid writers' strike

  17-05-2023 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Penguin has temporary halted production amid the WGA writers' strike.Per Deadline, The Batman spinoff series was set to film Tuesday in Westchester, NY, but WGA East picketers, Teamsters, and local guilds refused to cross the picket line.The show is said to explore Penguin's journey to holding power in Gotham's underworld. Colin Farrell reprises his role from the Matt Reeves film, with Cristin Milioti is set to play Sofia Falcone, daughter of crime boss Carmine Falcone (played by John Turtur
  
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• Honkai Star Rail's new banner has one of its strongest characters, and I'm not talking about Jing Yuan

  17-05-2023 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  For the first time, one of the best characters in Honkai Star Rail will appear on a limited-time rate-up banner starting tonight, May 17, and no, I'm not talking about Jing Yuan, much as I expect him to fly up the Honkai Star Rail tier list. I'm talking about Tingyun, who's already one of the strongest support characters you can possibly have. Jing Yuan is easy to explain: he's a big five-star guy who does big AoE damage with his big lightning friend. The four-star Tingyun is a little more
  
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• Timothée Chalamet said yes to Wonka because he thinks we all need it right now

  17-05-2023 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Timothée Chalamet has revealed why he said yes to starring in Wonka as the titular chocolatier – and it's a very wholesome reason. "To work on something that will have an uncynical young audience, that was just a big joy," Chalamet told Vogue. "That's why I was drawn to it. In a time and climate of intense political rhetoric, when there's so much bad news all the time, this is hopefully going to be a piece of chocolate."Wonka footage has yet to be revealed to the public, but so
  
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• PlayStation Showcase promises over an hour of new PS5 and PSVR2 games for next week

  17-05-2023 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation has finally announced its next long-awaited games showcase.Earlier today on May 17, PlayStation unveiled when its next State of Play games showcase would be taking place. The presentation will be premiering on Wednesday, May 24, meaning we'll only have to wait exactly one week for a look at the future of PlayStation games. 
  See you soon! PlayStation Showcase broadcasts live next Wednesday, May 24 at 1pm Pacific Time: https://t.co/GZVl6Du3Mu pic.twitter.com/mdvIlLq3PhMay 17, 2023
  
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• Mirthwood is a Fable-inspired adventure coupled with a Stardew Valley-style life sim

  17-05-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mirthwood is a new RPG life sim drawing from the likes of Fable and Stardew Valley.The new PC game was announced earlier today from developer Bad Ridge Games. A single-player game, Mirthwood beckons players into a big open world filled to the brim with mystery and magic, and you can check out the announcement trailer in full just below.Mirthwood's fully open-world has non-linear progression, so you're free to pursue whatever opportunities you wish. This might be delving into long-forgotten ruins
  
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• Elden Ring's brain-powered streamer is building an Xbox controller in their head

  17-05-2023 15:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Elden Ring streamer is playing FromSoftware's game completely hands-free.Not quite satisfied with beating Elden Ring with the power of their mind, streamer Perrikaryal is now taking on FromSoftware's latest without even using their hands. Footage of the monumental feat can be seen just below in the streamer's tweet, where they showcase a fight against the Soldier of Godrick boss entirely hands-free.
  Our first trial of our COMPLETELY HANDS-FREE mind-control game controller was a success! There
  
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• Venom 3 casts Chiwetel Ejiofor in mystery role

  17-05-2023 15:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Having appeared in Doctor Strange and its 2022 sequel Multiverse of Madness, Chiwetel Ejiofor is switching things up when it comes to his Marvel-related roles. According to a new report from Deadline, the actor has joined the cast of Venom 3, and will share the screen with Juno Temple and Tom Hardy in the upcoming third installment.Hardy, unsurprisingly, will reprise the role of Eddie Brock, the down-on-his-luck reporter who finds himself the witting host of an unruly flesh-hungry symbiote. Ejio
  
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• New Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One trailer sees Ethan Hunt face toughest foe yet

  17-05-2023 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has arrived.While plot details have previously been kept wrapped, the trailer sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) on what seems to be his toughest mission yet. "Our lives are the sum of our choices and we cannot escape the past," Agent Kittridge begins, "Ethan this mission of yours is going to cost you dearly."This time, it seems all of the team is at risk from some mysterious new villains – but don't fret, Hunt isn't about to
  
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• Tears of the Kingdom is the fastest-selling Zelda game in history

  17-05-2023 15:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the fastest-selling game in the series.Nintendo has announced that Tears of the Kingdom has surpassed a staggering 10 million copies sold around the world in just three days after launch. This makes the latest Zelda title the fastest-selling game in Nintendo's long-standing franchise by quite some distance.
  The Legend of #Zelda: #TearsOfTheKingdom has sold over 10 million copies worldwide in its first three days, becoming the fastest-selling game in t
  
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• Jennifer Lopez's new Netflix movie sets 2023 streaming milestone

  17-05-2023 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez has set a 2023 streaming record for Netflix movies after the success of The Mother. The action-thriller landed the biggest opening of the year so far for a Netflix movie. During the May 8-14 viewing window, it was watched for 83.71 million hours, which is particularly impressive when you consider it was only released on May 12. Per Variety, the movie also took the number one movie slot in 82 countries. Directed by Mulan's Niki Caro, the movie follows Lopez as 'The Mother
  
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• This is the best competitive Pokemon play I've ever seen

  17-05-2023 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've seen what might be the smartest play ever in the competitive Pokemon scene.As the YouTube Short from WolfeyVGC below outlines, one pro Pokemon player found themselves in a bad way. Despite being up by three Pokemon over his opponent's two remaining creatures, Tommy Cooleen is on the cusp of losing, because his opponent's Pokemon, a Charizard and Snorlax, can immediate knock out his three Pokemon and take the victory.What's worse, Cooleen's opponent gets to move first, all but guaranteeing
  
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• John Cena says his Barbie casting was a "happy accident" – thanks to Fast 10

  17-05-2023 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  John Cena has explained the unlikely reason behind his casting as Merman Ken in the new Barbie movie."It was a happy accident," Cena told the Today Show. "I think Barbie and Fast 10 share a lot of parallels: their cast list is amazing… so with a lot of opportunity, there’s a chance to say, 'Hey, maybe there’s a chance for me to do something?'"A chance run-in with Margot Robbie led to the role, with Cena saying he would do "whatever you guys need" to appear in the Greta Gerwig-
  
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• Disney Plus is getting all four Indiana Jones movies – and the TV show

  17-05-2023 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  All four Indiana Jones movies are headed to Disney Plus – along with the TV show, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will all hit the streamer this May 31, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced at The Walt Disney Company's Upfronts Presentation. Plus, TV show spin-off The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles will also be available to stream. The show ran for two seasons back in the '90
  
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• Flappy Souls is an unofficial Dark Souls and Flappy Bird crossover that you can play for free

  17-05-2023 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Out of all of the new games 2023 has to offer us, we certainly didn't expect to see a Dark Souls and Flappy Bird crossover.  Although completely fan-made, and nothing to do with the developers of either Dark Souls or Flappy Bird, Flappy Souls is a real thing that you can play for free on Steam. As you'd expect, players must navigate through a 2D Soulslike world dodging obstacles and collecting souls whilst racking up points. The game was created by indie developer Medivelion and was just re
  
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• All episodes of Marvel's Echo are due to drop at once – and now we know when

  17-05-2023 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has finally confirmed when Hawkeye spin-off Echo is due to release on Disney Plus: November 29. The studio also revealed that all episodes of the show will drop all at once, marking its first boxset launch on the streaming platform.Created by Marion Dayre, the series was originally scheduled to premiere in mid 2023, but production snags meant that it was pushed back. "You do sort of a general overall break, and then we lay out some arcs, and then we go back in and brick by brick. There ju
  
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• Five Nights at Freddy's trailer teases a hellish night shift

  17-05-2023 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first Five Nights at Freddy's trailer is here – and it's a seriously creepy look at a terrifying night shift. In the clip, which you can watch above, we see a training video from Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria intended for the new security guard. We see those distinctive animal animatronics, too, then Josh Hutcherson exploring the restaurant with a flashlight. Things quickly take a turn for the nightmarish when Hutcherson ends up strapped into a chair with some sharp blades h
  
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• Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO dev on LOTRO: "The industry moves on"

  17-05-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A developer working on Amazon's recently announced The Lord of the Rings MMO has said there's room for both its upcoming game and The Lord of the Rings Online to "co-exist", even if "the industry moves on" from the old.In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, vice president of Amazon Games Christoph Hartmann discusses concerns about the company's new Lord of the Rings MMO competing with the already established Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) game, which launched in 2007 and is currently being wo
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch already has the game's economy in shambles

  17-05-2023 12:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players have uncovered a duplication glitch for items and money.The duplication glitch looks to have been first discovered earlier this week when YouTuber Linkus uploaded the video just below. The glitch is surprisingly simple, as the YouTuber explains, as all you need to do is be anywhere in the open overworld of Hyrule, and have two bows in your inventory.From here, you need to have one of these two bows equipped and at the ready by pressing ZR, and th
  
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• Captain America 4 seemingly adds new villain, played by WWE wrestler Seth Rollins

  17-05-2023 12:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  A surprise face has apparently been spotted on the set of Captain America: New World Order: WWE superstar Seth Rollins.While we should take this with an Andre the Giant-sized grain of salt, it appears that Rollins – a multiple-time WWE Champion – is currently filming a role for the fourth Captain America movie.
  Captain America New World Order filming in Atlanta, Georgia today. #marvel #anthonymackie #CaptainAmericaNewWorldOrder #CaptainAmerica #atlanta #georgia pic.twitter.com/VhAKDx
  
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• Overwatch 2 still has a "lot of great PvE content coming this year" says producer

  17-05-2023 11:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Overwatch 2 still has a "lot of great PvE content coming this year," promises a senior developer.Yesterday, Blizzard announced that Overwatch 2's dedicated PvE mode had been cancelled, with dramatically less of the promised PvE content from 2019 making it into the final game. Now though, Overwatch 2 executive producer Jared Neuss has clarified that while the dedicated PvE mode is cancelled, the sequel will still see plenty of new PvE content.
  A clarification that I wanted to make is that, while
  
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• Warp to Strange New Worlds with the new issue of SFX

  17-05-2023 11:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Captain Pike, Mr Spock and Number One are on the cover of SFX 366, as we look forward to the return of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.Below we run down some of the highlights of the issue. UK readers, don't forget: you can use this store locator to find a stockist near you, or order a copy online for the same price it is in the shops.  
  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
  (Image credit: Future)
  The crew of the Enterprise are back, for more good old-fashioned episodic adventures. In an eight-p
  
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• Loki season 2 release date confirmed for October

  17-05-2023 10:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Loki season 2 release date on Disney Plus has been confirmed by Marvel Studios.As revealed in a tweet published Tuesday, Loki season 2 will hit Disney Plus on October 6, 2023. We were expecting the new season to premiere sometime this year, but with Marvel Studios reportedly pushing a bunch of its 2023 releases back, we've been waiting with bated breath for news of its release date. And thankfully, it's not all too far from now!As you can see in the tweet just below, Marvel Studios had anoth
  
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• Sega says it's considering raising its game prices to $70

  17-05-2023 01:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sega has suggested it could be the latest publisher to raise the base price of its most premium games to $70."In the global marketplace, AAA game titles for console have been sold at $59.99 for many years, but titles sold at $69.99 have appeared in the last year," Sega said in a newly translated transcript of the company's April earnings (via VGC). "We would like to review the prices of titles that we believe are commensurate with price increases, while also keeping an eye on market co
  
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