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• Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons are getting two massive buffs for faster XP gains

  16-06-2023 23:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Diablo 4 devs are making two major changes to ensure that the endgame Nightmare Dungeons are, in fact, the best way to grind XP in the endgame.In a new Diablo 4 dev video, Blizzard acknowledges that Nightmare Dungeons are intended to be the best way to grind XP, but that they haven't actually matched the efficiency of running standard dungeons so far. "We're going to increase the amount of XP that you get from Nightmare Dungeons," game director Joe Shely explains in a new Diablo 4 dev video.
  
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• PlayStation says it still has no intention of competing against Xbox Game Pass with day one PS Plus launches

  16-06-2023 22:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony hasn't changed its mind about holding back its first-party games from Xbox Game Pass-style day one launches on PS Plus."We're happy with our strategy," PlayStation subscription boss Nick Maguire tells GamesIndustry.biz. "Putting games in a bit later in the life cycle has meant that we can reach more customers 12, 18, 24 months after they have released. We're seeing customers still get excited about those games and jumping in. For us, that's working. Occasionally, there will be an opportunit
  
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• Diablo 4 players are exhausted to learn level 85 is somehow only halfway to 100

  16-06-2023 22:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 players are distraught to learn that the XP it takes to get from level 85 to 100 is the same as it takes to get from 1 to 85.Over on Reddit, user Aganod44 pointed out that it takes a staggering 487 million XP to reach the max level in Diablo 4, whereas at level 85 you should be sitting at around 243.5 million XP - mathematically the halfway marker. Naturally, many Diablo 4 players are exhausted to learn that, even after grinding their way to level 50, 60, 70, and all the way up to 85, t
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player manages to get a game of Beyblade running

  16-06-2023 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A crafty Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has successfully built a virtual version of the tabletop spinning-top toy game Beyblade.In the latest episode of what I consider to be my unofficial series 'Tears of the Kingdom players are very bored', a player going by @versus_shobu on Twitter gets a game of Beyblade up and running in Nintendo's latest epic. Check it out:
  うおおおおおお！ベイブレードで
  
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• Captain Marvel gets a new title and a new creative team this fall

  16-06-2023 19:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as writer Kelly Thompson's long tenure on Captain Marvel has come to its end, Marvel has announced the next creative team to take on the adventures of Carol Danvers: writer Ali Wong and artist Jan Bazaldua.Starting in October, the new Captain Marvel #1 will introduce "a new supporting cast and villains both beloved and dangerously fresh," while taking Carol Danvers on a cosmic adventure, where she encounters "a new overwhelming omniversal entity who recognizes Carol is the only hero who can
  
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• Long-standing Switch piracy community shut down after it gained infamy for Tears of the Kingdom mods

  16-06-2023 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Reddit has shut down a three-year-old hub of Switch piracy discussion after the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom leaks brought it a new level of infamy.To be clear, it's uncertain whether the shutdown is directly tied to the Tears of the Kingdom leaks, but given that r/NewYuzuPiracy was around for three years but exploded in popularity over the past month, it's not difficult to suspect that there's some correlation here.As PC Gamer reports, r/NewYuzuPiracy had nearly doubled in size since May 1, when
  
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• Gal Gadot on Fast X return: "It just felt right this time"

  16-06-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just when we thought Gal Gadot had put the Fast and Furious franchise in her rear-view mirror, up pops Gisele during the closing moments of Fast X. Ahead of Heart of Stone's release on Netflix this August, Gadot opened up oh-so-briefly about her returning to the Fast Family."Wow. I wish I could say something. If I'm going to say something to you, somebody is going to jump into my room and tie my mouth," Gadot jokes in the new issue of Total Film magazine, which is out on newsstands on Thursday,
  
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• The best-named game of the year now has a demo

  16-06-2023 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've ever wanted to mow down enemies as a pointy-hatted sorcerer, Wizard with a Gun has launched a demo for its wild west-style survival epic."The demo is a small but wonderful slice of Galvanic’s survival sandbox for you to explore, craft and battle against the forces of chaos," reads a press release. "It’s up to you to adventure through this world to collect resources, build out your tower and the helpful machinations within, and push back the encroaching chaos."Announced at t
  
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• New Valheim update adds hardcore difficulty to the already unforgiving Viking survival game

  16-06-2023 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Valheim update adds hardcore difficulty to the already unforgiving Viking survival game.Valheim can be a punishing experience at the best of times, but those looking for even more of a challenge can ramp up the difficulty with hard mode, which arrives today as part of the Hildir's Request update. Here, enemies have increased HP and pack an even greater punch, making your survival even less likely than before. Alternatively, if you're not keen on always trying to survive by the sk
  
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• Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt reveals why she chose Heart of Stone as her debut Hollywood movie

  16-06-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bollywood star Alia Bhatt's acting career spans over a decade, earning her five of India's prestigious Filmfare Awards and roles in global hit movies like RRR. However, Netflix's upcoming spy actioner Heart of Stone, co-starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan, is her first American feature film. So, why this project?"I love the idea that it was headlined by this female superstar," Bhatt explains in the new issue of Total Film magazine, which is out on newsstands on Thursday, June 22. "It was a woman
  
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• Assassin's Creed fans are divided on Basim's supposedly "magic" teleportation skills in Mirage

  16-06-2023 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed: Mirage is just six months from release, but some long-time fans of the Ubisoft franchise are concerned about one new feature."Teleporting just feels like magic, which I don't particularly care for in AC, " one Reddit commenter says of Basim's newfound ability to choose multiple enemies, appear behind them, and swiftly despatch each one despite being nowhere near to begin with.Following a gameplay walkthrough shown at Ubisoft Forward 2023, we know that Mirage sees the addition o
  
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• Steam just got the single most useful feature ever added to a video game platform

  16-06-2023 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Steam update is here, and it comes with what I'm prepared to call the single most useful feature ever added to a gaming platform: in-game notes and web browser overlays.Okay, yes, that's pretty mundane on paper, but most useful things are. With the new update, the Steam overlay now features a bunch of widgets, including a built-in notes app and web browser. The cool part is that you can pin any of these windows, forcing them to stay visible in-game even when you close the overlay. You can
  
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• The Final Fantasy 16 demo throws up all sorts of subtle references to the series' past

  16-06-2023 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 demo players are uncovering references to past games in the series, namely FF4 and 10.Now that everyone's had a few days to properly sleuth through the new Final Fantasy 16 demo, eagle-eyed fans are turning up some references to past games in the series. Or rather, that should be "eagle-eared" fans in the case of the post just below, where the streamer somehow recognizes a damn whistle as a reference to the end of Final Fantasy 10.
  I know that whistle....#ff16 #FFXVIDEMO pic.twi
  
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• Rosario Dawson wants to keep playing Ahsoka – and working with Dave Filoni

  16-06-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rosario Dawson first brought Ahsoka Tano to live-action in The Mandalorian season 2, and the actor will soon be back for her own Disney Plus show, which starts streaming later this year. Dawson has already had quite the journey with her character, then, but, as she explains in the new issue of Total Film magazine, which is out on newsstands on Thursday, June 22, she has hopes for the future, too.  When TF asks if she sees a lot more to explore with the character, Dawson responds, "I me
  
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• Persona 3 remake might ditch one of the original JRPG's best ideas, and fans want it kept

  16-06-2023 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 3 Reload might be dropping one of its best features, and fans sure aren't happy at the news.Earlier this week, Japanese outlet 4Gamer published a new interview with several project leads on Persona 3 Reload, including producer Kazuhisa Wada. According to a Twitter interview translation, Wada reportedly says that the 'Fatigue' system has been removed from Persona 3 Reload to reflect the more modern styles of dungeon-crawler games.For the unfamiliar, the Fatigue system governed how tired y
  
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• Alan Wake 2 devs aren’t concerned about launching so close to Assassin's Creed Mirage or Marvel's Spider-Man 2

  16-06-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remedy Entertainment isn't worried about Alan Wake 2 releasing around the same time as Assassin's Creed Mirage or Marvel's Spider-Man 2.That comes from Wccftech, which asks communications director Thomas Puha if the team is worried about dropping the long-awaited sequel in the middle of a busy month."Well, there's always competition, right?" he says. "We really only worry about making the best game we can. That's what's ultimately the most important thing. And then the rest we will see."Puha als
  
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• Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt are ready for action in these exclusive Heart of Stone images

  16-06-2023 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gal Gadot is best known to many as Wonder Woman, but soon she’s set to throw her star power behind an original character in a wholly new action epic. She is leading Heart of Stone, Netflix’s spy action thriller that drops this summer.Not based on an existing property, Heart of Stone is a large-scale globe-trotting thriller in the vein of James Bond and Mission: Impossible. At the center is Gadot’s Rachel Stone, an elite agent with world-saving skills and some secrets of her own
  
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• Skyrim Grandma will not be in Starfield and has no plans to play it

  16-06-2023 15:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Skyrim's beloved grandma has confirmed that she won't be making an appearance in Starfield.If you were hoping to meet Shirley Curry, better known as Skyrim Grandma, in Starfield, then prepare to be disappointed - the now 87-year-old YouTuber has confirmed she won't be in Bethesda's highly-anticipated space-faring RPG.Curry was recently asked in the comments section of one of her YouTube videos whether she has her own ship in Starfield. In her response, she clarified that she's not involved with
  
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• Henry Cavill's new spy movie finally gets release date

  16-06-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Argylle, the upcoming spy movie starring Henry Cavill, now has a release date. The espionage thriller will arrive on the big screen on February 2, 2024, before streaming on Apple TV Plus, but its small-screen debut is still to be confirmed.Cavill will play a world-class spy (Cavill) suffering from amnesia who's tricked into believing that he's actually a bestselling spy novelist. After his memories (and skills) return, he sets out to get revenge on the organization he used to work for. The film
  
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• Diablo 4's game director is open to a party finder system

  16-06-2023 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 devs are open to implementing a party finder feature in the new game.Speaking to GamesRadar+ earlier this year before Diablo 4 launched, game director Joe Shely says Blizzard would be open to adding the feature. "It's certainly something that we'll consider," Shely says, adding that "the game experiences that exist at launch are well served by our current feature set.""There are some pretty good party features right now," the game director continues, alluding to Diablo 4's features, lik
  
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• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth fans are pouring one out for Ichiban's love life after a new trailer

  16-06-2023 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yakuza developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has held a big presentation, revealing quite the tantalizing detail about a new game.Earlier this week, RGG Studio announced Yakuza 8 would be titled 'Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth' in the West. Now, the studio has revealed a brand new trailer for the new Like a Dragon game via the RGG Summit, broadcast just below, which you can see at around the one-hour mark in the replay.Shockingly, the trailer reveals Ichiban proposed to Saeko, but she turned him down.
  
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• Grab 40% off our favourite Steam Deck dock at Amazon UK

  16-06-2023 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Look, we get it, the Steam Deck is supposed to free you from your desk rather than give you another reason to dwell indoors. However, picking up a docking station for your portable pal is going to give it desktop hybrid super powers, enable you to connect all your PC peripherals, and provide you with a way to play (older) games at higher resolutions. Sounds nifty, right? Well, and now that our favourite Steam Deck dock is cheaper than ever, you’ll be able to do all of the above without ups
  
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• Steam’s latest hit is a low-poly Call of Duty and Lego mashup that supports 254-player servers

  16-06-2023 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Low-poly massive multiplayer FPS BattleBit Remastered has launched on Steam in Early Access, and It will be a hit if the largely positive reviews are anything to go by.With a "near-fully destructible map" to blow to pieces along with 253 fellow server members - yes, you read that number correctly - it's been understandably compared to a Lego version of Activision's flagship series Call of Duty. That's over 100 more live players per server than the likes of Warzone 2. That might sound like a chao
  
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• An iconic strategy RPG is coming to Nintendo Switch Online next week

  16-06-2023 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo is bolstering the Switch Online catalog next week with the iconic strategy RPG Fire Emblem. On June 23, the 2003 Game Boy Advance title, also known as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, will be added to the digital library, where it will be playable for all who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription with the expansion pass. This is the seventh instalment in the popular-role playing series and the first to be released outside of Japan. The trailer, shared by Nintendo on Twitte
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 actor says playing Clive helped him process the loss of his father

  16-06-2023 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The actor behind Final Fantasy 16's Clive has spoken about how the role helped him process his father's death.Appearing on the Kinda Funny Games daily show, actor Ben Starr was asked by a viewer if he drew any "outside inspirations" for his performance as protagonist Clive in Final Fantasy 16. Starr reveals his father passed away while he was shooting the new Square Enix game and that his performance allowed him to process his loss."Listen, let's get real," Starr begins. "So this game means a lo
  
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• The Flash director defends DC movie's CGI: "That was intended"

  16-06-2023 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ever since The Flash trailers were released, people have been criticizing the DC movie online, claiming it to have some of the worst visual effects they've ever seen. Now the film is in theaters, director Andy Muschietti has defended the flick's CGI, arguing that it's "intended" to look a little off.In a new interview with Gizmodo's io9, Muschietti and his producer sister Barbara were specifically asked about one of The Flash's early scenes, which sees the titular hero rescue a bunch of babies t
  
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• Diablo 4's new hotfix sorts out sneaky World Tier hacks

  16-06-2023 11:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another day, another Diablo 4 hotfix. This one, though, fixes a few issues with the World Tiers.The hotfix has technically launched as of yesterday, June 15, but you won't need to download a new update because it's a hotfix. Now, an issue where locked World Tiers would incorrectly display as unlocked, despite the player not having actually unlocked them, has been finally remedied. Additionally, the hotfix has fixed an issue where World Tier 3 and 4 players could invite friends into their pa
  
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• DCU's new Batman movie gets its director – The Flash's Andy Muschietti

  16-06-2023 11:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  It had previously been whispered about and now it's official: The Flash director Andy Muschietti is helming DCU Chapter One movie The Brave and the Bold.As confirmed by Variety, Muschietti will be in the director's chair for the undated Batman flick. The Brave and the Bold, as revealed by DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran back in January, will draw heavily from Grant Morrison's comic book run – which saw Bruce Wayne team up with his son Damian.The news comes with strong backin
  
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• Xbox head on Arkane Austin staying open after Redfall flop: "That is the plan right now"

  16-06-2023 02:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox doesn't plan on shuttering Arkane Austin any time soon despite the studio's latest effort, Redfall, failing to impress critics and players alike.In the wake of Redfall's critically panned release, some feared that such a flop could potentially be enough to sink the whole operation. However, in a new Axios interview, Microsoft Studios boss Matt Booty confirmed that, at least for now, Arkane Austin will keep doing what it's doing and making new content for Redfall.Responding directly to Arkan
  
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• Halo Infinite Infection finally arrives next week

  16-06-2023 01:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halo Infinite is finally adding the fan-favorite Infection mode for season 4, 343 Industries has revealed.There's a trailer showing off the latest iteration of Halo Infection, which includes a new visual take on the Infected, both in Alpha and Beta form. 343 also published a blog detailing the murky player-created origins of the mode and how it's changed and evolved over the years.For the uninitiated, Infection began as an unofficial player-created ruleset in Halo 2 where the red team was human
  
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