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• There's no way for Star Wars Outlaws to avoid Tatooine despite everyone being sick of it

  14-06-2023 23:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a very good chance Star Wars Outlaws is taking us back to Tatooine, and while series fans have rightfully grown sick of the planet, there's no avoiding it in a story set in this era of the galaxy's underworld.We don't have official, hard confirmation that Outlaws will take us to Tatooine, but the cinematic stinger at the end of Ubisoft's official gameplay walkthrough leaves little room for doubt. We see protagonist Kay Vess confronted by a number of thugs in a desert town that matches th
  
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• Cities: Skylines 2 has city builder fans in awe of a super-simple quality-of-life feature

  14-06-2023 22:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  We got our first proper look at Cities: Skylines 2 at the Xbox Games Showcase, and now that city builder fans have had a chance to pore over the new trailer and screenshots, they're in awe of one particular quality-of-life feature: utilities are now directly tied to the roads you lay down.At least, that's how one official screenshot showcasing the road-building tool makes it look. If you look real close at the various road icons at the bottom of the screen, you'll see that they each show three p
  
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• Carrie Fisher's final film to be released after 7 years

  14-06-2023 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a seven-year delay, Carrie Fisher's final film is ready for release.Wonderwell, a coming-of-age fantasy that sees Fisher play an enchantress of sorts named Hazel, was completed in 2016. Fisher tragically passed away six months after production wrapped."The journey we have taken as filmmakers with this movie, has been as perilous as that of the movie itself," director Vlad Marvasin explained (H/T Deadline). "From filming to screen it has taken us seven years. The visual effects on a movie o
  
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• Call of Duty season 4 will only last 48 days

  14-06-2023 21:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty season 4 is only scheduled to last for 48 days - a big drop from the average of about two months - according to the in-game timer.Today, Activision published the full Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 season 4 patch notes, which include a ton of big changes, but one thing that immediately stuck out is the shorter than usual season length. Charlie Intel was the first to spot that the in-game timer says season 4 will end on August 2.
  Season 04 only lasts 48 days, ending on August 2, per
  
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• Star Wars Outlaws combat isn't just "taking cover and taking headshots"

  14-06-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Combat in Star Wars Outlaws involves more than just ducking behind various covers and aiming for heads, Massive Entertainment explains in a new interview with GamesRadar+.During this week's Ubisoft Forward, Massive finally unveiled Star Wars Outlaws gameplay, and it looks ace. Starring the scrappy outlaw Kay Vess and her companion Nix, the action-adventure game looks like a breath of fresh air in a well-trodden galaxy far, far away. We sat down with creative director Julian Gerighty followi
  
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• Payday 3 has cop negotiations where you can use hostages to buy time and resources

  14-06-2023 20:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Payday 3 will let you take hostages during your bank robbery in order to buy time before the shootouts with the cops begin.The addition of hostages was teased in the first Payday 3 gameplay trailer, but we've gotten a few more details as part of a new dev diary. Lead producer Andreas Häll-Penninger explains that in the new negotiation phase, "first responders arrive to the scene, and if you have hostages, you can start trading them to buy time before the cops get in. Or you can save the hos
  
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• PlayStation and Xbox fans agree on one thing - it's time to buy a machine that can play Starfield

  14-06-2023 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  After the Starfield Direct, PlayStation fans are hitting social media in surprising numbers to announce their intention to pick up an Xbox in order to play Bethesda's sci-fi RPG epic.This Reddit thread title pretty much sets the tone: "I've been a PlayStation snob for 9 years. The Starfield Direct is changing that." As user Danxoln explains, "Xbox exclusives have come and gone and I never once planned on getting an Xbox. I wasn't even a third of the way done with the Direct and I was already doi
  
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• A demo for my favorite simulation game's sequel is set for next week, and I can't wait

  14-06-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news to all my fellow House Flipper fanatics out there, a demo for the game's upcoming sequel is due as soon as next week.As revealed in a video by developer Frozen District, which you can see for yourself below, we're getting our first proper chance to play House Flipper 2 for a limited time between June 19 - 26, 2023 via Steam. From the trailer alone, it's clear how much House Flipper 2 has improved from the previous installment. For starters, the game looks much shinier than the pre
  
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• Skybound roll out a new shared Transformers and G.I. Joe universe - and it starts today!

  14-06-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's been a certain buzz around The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici's top secret new comic Void Rivals, which launched today, with publishers Skybound teasing it as the start of something big. Well, they weren't wrong! In the pages of the first issue, protagonists Darak and Solila are fighting to survive on an alien planet when they stumble across something entirely unexpected: Jetfire, one of the Transformers!Skybound has since confirmed that Void Rivals is the
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 demo has fans falling in love with Torgal all over again

  14-06-2023 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 players are being reduced to teary messes at the paws of puppy Torgal.The Final Fantasy 16 demo finally went live over the weekend, giving us a few hours in the shoes of Clive Rosfield before launch. One of the biggest take aways for players from the demo is puppy Torgal, an irresponsibly cute addition to the new game that'll surely help sell a fair few copies around the world.
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• There's something sinister in the skin cream in "dark and demented" new thriller Rumpus Room

  14-06-2023 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  "Scares. Squirmy satire. Skin cream." That's what AWA Studios are promising from Rumpus Room, a new five-issue thriller by writer Mark Russell and Ant-Man artist Ramon Rosanas.The new series follows billionaire Bob Schrunk, whose skin condition leads him to seek treatment using an illicit face cream created by grinding up the bodies of people who have offended him. Little does Bob know, however, that one of his prisoners is a cop - and she's armed.AWA says the book, "takes aim at the foundations
  
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• Apple renews Silo for season 2

  14-06-2023 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Apple has renewed sci-fi drama Silo for a second season.Created by Graham Yost and based on the Wool novels by author Hugh Howey, the series stars Rebecca Ferguson and Rashida Jones as two women living in a dystopian future where the last 10,000 people on earth build their own society inside a giant silo underground. "It has been enormously fulfilling to see the engrossing, atmospheric, and beautifully crafted sci-fi epic Silo quickly become Apple’s number one drama series," said Matt
  
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• The cult classic FPS studio behind Bulletstorm - and Outriders - is working on an undisclosed AAA Xbox IP

  14-06-2023 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  People Can Fly, the studio behind everything from cult classic FPS games like Painkiller and Bulletstorm to the modern live service shooter Outriders, has announced that it's working on an undisclosed AAA game to be published by Microsoft.The game, codenamed Project Maverick, has a budget of $30-50 million USD, and Microsoft will foot the bill for its production. In a message to investors (via Windows Central), People Can Fly says the project will Xbox "based on the intellectual property rights"
  
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• Star Wars Outlaws lead thinks the Red Dead Redemption 2 comparisons are "great"

  14-06-2023 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The creative director of Star Wars Outlaws says they think the game being compared to Red Dead Redemption 2 is "great" as they have a lot of respect for the Rockstar game.Last week during the Xbox Games Showcase, we were introduced to Star Wars Outlaws, the new game from Ubisoft set in a galaxy far, far away. After we got a better look at the upcoming sequel during Ubisoft Forward 2023, we had the chance to speak to the game's creative director Julian Gerighty and asked them how they felt about
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty's director will head up the sequel

  14-06-2023 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077:Phantom Liberty's director will also direct the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 sequel.As part of the not-E3 2023 season, Bloomberg has spoken to Phantom Liberty game director Gabe Amatangelo about the upcoming expansion, revealing that Amatangelo is heading up the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which is yet to start development.
  Also a little scoop in here: Amatangelo, who started in 2020 and became director of Phantom Liberty a year later, told me that after this he will direct the sequel to Cy
  
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• Star Wars Outlaws gameplay was shown in a cinematic mode you can pick on release

  14-06-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Outlaws will let you play the full game in a widened cinematic mode.Ubisoft just unveiled their long-gestating Star Wars project as Star Wars Outlaws last week, and it stars two, well, outlaws on the run from both the Empire and multiple hives of scum and villainy. After Outlaws' reveal, GamesRadar+ spoke to Ubisoft Massive creative director Julian Gerighty about how the studio has changed following their time on The Division 2."It's trying to stretch ourselves as developers as well. H
  
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• The developers of my favorite strategy game trilogy are back - and their new project sounds pleasantly familiar

  14-06-2023 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Towerborne is quietly one of my most-anticipated games to come out of E3 2023. The new game from Stoic, known for its touching Banner Saga trilogy, there's already enough pedigree behind it to get me excited again. Particularly because if you played through all of The Banner Saga, Towerborne should sound pretty familiar.Described as a fast-paced action RPG, Towerborne combines an isometric overworld that allows players to piece together the game's story, with fast-paced combat. After each fight,
  
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• The 256GB Meta Quest 2 is cheaper than ever right now

  14-06-2023 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're seeing Meta Quest 2 deals hitting record low prices in both the US and UK right now, with the $100 / £100 price cut dropping even further to offer an additional $50 / £50 off the 256GB model. That's an incredible offer that we haven't seen before, with the Meta Quest 2 traditionally holding firm on its MSRP. Both of these offers sit at Amazon, kicking the $399 headset down to $349 in the US and dropping the £399 model down to £349 in the UK. Aside from a few fr
  
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• Tom Holland admits a part of him wants to walk away from Spider-Man

  14-06-2023 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland confirms that a fourth Spider-Man movie is in the works, but he's a little on the fence about it."I'm a little apprehensive about it," Holland told The Hollywood Reporter. "There’s a bit of a stigma about the fourth one in all franchises. I feel like we hit a home run with our first franchise and there’s a part of me that wants to walk away with my head held high and pass the baton to the next lucky kid that gets to bring this character to life."Holland clarified that sev
  
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• Bruce Wayne is dead, long live the Batman, in new DC Black Label series Gargoyle of Gotham

  14-06-2023 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest release from DC's Black Label imprint is a dark and daring new take on the Caped Crusader, as celebrated writer/artist Rafael Grampá launches Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham.The four-issue miniseries launches on Batman Day (that's Saturday September 16, in case you were wondering) and will be published bimonthly. According to DC, the new book focuses on a version of Batman who willingly lets go of his life as Bruce Wayne in favor of full-time crime-fighting. This comes at a terrifyi
  
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• James Mangold explains why his Star Wars movie is set thousands of years before the Skywalker Saga

  14-06-2023 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold has another Lucasfilm project in the pipeline: a new Star Wars movie set thousands of years before the events of the Skywalker Saga. At this stage, further information on the project is scarce, but Mangold has talked more about how the film came to be – and why it's set so far back on the Star Wars timeline. "I've talked to [Lucasfilm] before and even worked a bit before on other projects," the director told io9. "And I
  
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• GTA Online removes hundreds of vehicles from the store and puts some behind a paywall

  14-06-2023 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA Online's latest update removes almost 200 vehicles from the in-game store, placing some of them behind the game's paywall. Last week, Rockstar announced what changes would be coming to GTA Online once the GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries launched on June 13. In a blog post, the developer reveals: "Lesser-used vehicles will be removed from the in-game websites to streamline the browsing experience. These vehicles will be made available via events showrooms, The Lucky Wheel, and other
  
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• James Gunn confirms unlikely first DCU character

  14-06-2023 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The release of The Flash means that the DCEU as we know it is now over and James Gunn and Peter Safran's tenure as co-CEOs of DC Studios can begin in earnest. But, with a stacked slate of upcoming releases, including an Aquaman sequel, on the way, when does their new DCU actually begin? Well, Gunn has cleared that up in a new interview with the Inside of You podcast – Blue Beetle is the first DCU character, and Superman: Legacy will be the first DCU movie. Blue Beetle, the alter
  
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• Fable 4 lead amused that people can't believe the new trailer is real gameplay

  14-06-2023 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Fable 4 lead is happy some people can't believe the game's recent reveal will be reflective of its final quality.Last week at the big Xbox Games Showcase, we finally got a new look at Fable 4 via a gameplay trailer complete with a gigantic Richard Ayoade. Apparently there's been a lot of chatter online from people that can't believe the new gameplay trailer is "real," and are convinced Fable 4 won't actually look like that at launch.This is all actually pretty amusing for Lukas Koelz, lead lig
  
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• Subscribe to SFX and get an Alexa-compatible portable speaker worth £49.99!

  14-06-2023 13:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are so many benefits to signing up for a subscription to SFX!* Firstly, you make sure you never miss an issue!* Secondly, you make a substantial saving on the price you'd pay in the shops.* Thirdly, you save on shoe leather by having the mag delivered direct to your door.* Fourthly, subscribers get exclusive minimalist covers, free of all the coverlines. As if all that wasn't enough, we often have a great goodie to encourage you to sign on the dotted line. Sign up now for either a pri
  
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• Persona 5 Royal is finally lifting its spoiler embargo three years later

  14-06-2023 13:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atlus is mercifully lifting the streaming restrictions on Persona 5 Royal as a celebration of its latest spin-off.Over the past week, Atlus finally lifted the veil on Persona 5 Tactica, a new tactics-based spin-off of the main game (but not before they leaked it, d'oh). As a a celebration of the announcement, Atlus has decided to lift all streaming restrictions on Persona 5 Royal, as translated by Persona Central on Twitter just below.
  Celebrating the upcoming release of Persona 5 Tactica, Atlus
  
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• Margot Robbie’s one condition for Barbie is, unsurprisingly, the most Barbie thing we’ve ever heard

  14-06-2023 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Margot Robbie has revealed her one demand to Barbie director Greta Gerwig – and it’ll make everyone who grew up playing with Barbies just a little bit jealous."The first thing I said to Greta when we first sat down and talked about the movie – I was like, ‘I’ll follow your vision. Whatever you want this Barbie movie to be, let’s do that. Except I have just one favor…’" Robbie said during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.Her own mega-traile
  
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• Persona 5 director says his new fantasy JRPG "will be a fresh new challenge"

  14-06-2023 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new game from the team behind Persona 5, will be a very different challenge for its developer.The new JRPG, originally known as Project ReFantasy, was officially unveiled at the Xbox Game Showcase last week. Headed up by director Katsura Hashino and several other members of the Persona 5 team, it's a fantasy spin on the format that these developers are known for.In a new video, Hashino says that that fantasy setting offers these veteran developers a "fresh new challenge
  
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• After several fixes, The Last of Us Part 1 is now Steam Deck verified again

  14-06-2023 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us Part 1 has received a hefty new update on PC which should make the remake run better.On June 13, Naughty Dog revealed the 1.1 update on Twitter, writing: "Patch 1.1 is now live for The Last of Us Part I on PC, including performance improvements, fixes for various crashes, and more." It continues: "We are also happy to announce that Part I is now Steam Deck Verified" - the game was previously stripped of its accreditation due to its poor technical performance. As you can imagi
  
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• James Mangold on the similarities between Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  14-06-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny focuses on an Indy who is almost unrecognisable compared to the action hero of the original films. Set in the '60s, Indiana Jones is on the brink of retirement in the fifth installment, much older than when we saw him last, and with his adventuring days apparently far behind him. Of course, Indy has one last epic quest to undertake – and Harrison Ford has been very clear that this will be his last time donning the fedora, too. With that in mind, c
  
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• Diablo 4's first build planner is live and it's incredibly in-depth

  14-06-2023 12:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 has only been out a few weeks, but someone's already put together a comprehensive 'character builder.'As of yesterday on June 13, Diablo 4's very first build guide went live for anyone around the internet to use. You can access the new character builder via the tweet just below, where you can customize your own Barbarian, Druid, Rogue, Necromancer, or Sorcerer however you wish, with any class-appropriate gear in the whole game.
  D4Planner is Live! We are excited to reveal the best #diabl
  
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• Star Wars Outlaws lead is kinda surprised everyone wants to bang the droid

  14-06-2023 11:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The creative director of Star Wars Outlaws says that the hotness of the game's companion droid "never crossed my mind."Speaking with Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Geirghty after the Ubisoft Forward showcase, GamesRadar+ asked about the development team's thoughts on the internet's amorous reaction to ND-5. I don't really get it myself, but the trench coat-wearing commando droid that works alongside you has certain corners of social media all a-flutter.When asked about that response,
  
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• The Flash post-credits scene explained

  14-06-2023 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Flash post-credits scene is eagerly anticipated for several reasons. Obviously, comic book movie stingers are exciting, packed with the potential for future movie teases and major last-minute twists. But with James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU Chapter One on the horizon, this feels bigger than usual.So, we're here to help the curious and prepared among you. Below, we'll have our spoiler-free guide on how many post-credits scenes are in The Flash, including when you're free to leave the cinema
  
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• Final Fantasy 16's QTEs go really easy on you if you fail

  14-06-2023 11:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 really goes easy on your for failing quick time events.The long-awaited Final Fantasy 16 demo finally launched earlier this week, and players have already been singing the game's praises after just a few hours. One detail that's easy to overlook, though, is that QTE sequences can't actually be failed, at least for the tutorial section of the game, as you can see in the clip below.
  In case you're curious what happens if you try to fail the QTEs in Final Fantasy 16 https://t.co/Hb
  
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• Discover the who, what and why of The Witcher with the new issue of SFX

  14-06-2023 10:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia is the cover star of SFX issue 368. 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.  
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  Season three of The Witcher (debuting on Netflix on 29 June) sees Henry Cavill bowing out. Cast members Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Joey Batey (Jaskier) and Freya Allan (Ciri) talk abou
  
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• Starfield is taking heat from accessibility advocates for its "abysmally small" UI text

  14-06-2023 01:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield is catching some flack from accessibility specialists for its UI text, which some worry could be too small for blind and visually impaired gamers.This weekend's big Starfield Direct revealed a few screens with UI text that's giving accessibility advocates some serious pause."I have MAJOR concerns about the abysmally small text in the UI for Starfield," said Twitch ambassador and accessibility consultant Steve Saylor in a tweet. "I have desperately wanted an accessible Bethesda experien
  
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