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• Starfield will be a "modder's paradise," says Todd Howard

  22-06-2023 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield executive producer Todd Howard reckons Starfield will be a “modder’s paradise”.Speaking to Kinda Funny Games, Howard points to Bethesda’s history as evidence enough you’ll have plenty of freedom to turn Starfield inside and out – I mean, hey, look what the community’s done to keep things ticking for Skyrim.“I think Starfield’s going to be a modder’s paradise,” he says. “It’s part of our DNA here – we&rs
  
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• Microsoft says the next Xbox and PS6 should launch in 2028

  22-06-2023 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft reportedly expects the next Xbox console and the PS6 to launch sometime in 2028, according to newly revealed court documents.As IGN reports, Microsoft said during its first day in court with the FTC that the "expected starting period" for the next-generation of consoles to, well, start is 2028. If true, that would mean the current generation of consoles, which includes the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, is expected to last about eight years.Today's hearing is the first in the U
  
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• Mads Mikkelsen is desperate to play a zombie

  22-06-2023 22:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mads Mikkelsen has revealed the one role he's desperate to play.“It’s not a real franchise but if you talk about genre... I always wanted to be a zombie”, Mikkelsen tells GamesRadar+ when asked if there's another franchise he'd like to join. He's already graced the worlds of Star Wars (Rogue One), James Bond (Casino Royale),  Marvel (Doctor Strange), Harry Potter (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), and now – Indiana Jones.The actor plays former-Nazi-turned
  
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• This JRPG from the creator of Dragon Ball sure sounds a lot like Dune

  22-06-2023 22:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sand Land is a new JRPG based on a manga from the creator of Dragon Ball, but it sure sounds like it's drawn more inspiration from the adventures of Paul Atreides than Goku.In a hands-on session, Rock Paper Shotgun described a "greedy king hogging the land's water supply and leaving everyone in his kingdom to scrap it out for every last drop of agua mineral." If that's not immediately reminiscent of Dune's Arrakis and the greedy Baron Harkkonen, I don't know what is.The similarities don't stop t
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 deleted scenes revealed, include more Adam Warlock and Drax

  22-06-2023 21:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The list of deleted scenes from James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been revealed. Spoilers ahead!Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. sees Star-Lord and co. settling into life on Knowhere, but it isn't long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket's (Bradley Cooper) turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket's life – a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite p
  
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• Bethesda's Indiana Jones game is a confirmed Xbox exclusive but was originally multiplatform

  22-06-2023 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda's Indiana Jones game was originally planned as a multiplatform release but is now a confirmed Xbox exclusive, according to Bethesda's own Pete Hines.In the first Microsoft vs. FTC court hearing, Hines confirmed that Bethesda originally had a deal with Disney to release its Indiana Jones game on multiple platforms, presumably including PS5, but the FTC revealed the deal was amended after the studio was acquired by Microsoft. 
  FTC lawyer questioning Bethesda's Pete Hines confirms tha
  
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• Samuel L. Jackson says Marvel arranged a fake buy to retrieve stolen Avengers script

  22-06-2023 21:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samuel L. Jackson says Marvel went through some pretty epic lengths to retrieve his stolen Avengers script."I remember when we got ready to do Avengers, someone printed out a copy of my Avengers script that had my watermark on it, and put it online for sale," Jackson told Entertainment Weekly. "I was shooting in Canada and Marvel came to Canada. It had been printed in the production office… They found out who it was, dude quit, left the country. They set up a fake buy for t
  
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• I can't wait to meet fat Baby Yoshi in the Super Mario RPG remake

  22-06-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  After 27 long years, the Super Mario RPG is back with a full-fledged Nintendo Switch remake of the original SNES classic, and all I can think about is meeting fat Baby Yoshi in HD.The remake was revealed during yesterday's Nintendo Direct, and what little we did see of it looked very faithful to the original - right down to the character models and animations. The fresh coat of paint looks crisp and vibrant, but it's pretty clear Nintendo is appealing to fans of the original game with the remake
  
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• Johnny Blaze may be too late to save his brother's life in Ghost Rider #15

  22-06-2023 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The current run of Ghost Rider continues down its dark and dangerous path as Johnny Blaze and disgraced FBI agent Talia Warroad's investigation into a demonic entity has led to the discovery that it was none other than Johnny's brother, Danny Ketch, all along!Ghost Rider #15, written by Benjamin Percy and drawn by Cory Smith, with inks by Oren Junior and colours by Bryan Valenza, picks up with Johnny and Talia at the sinister (and unsubtly-named) Infernal Labs, where they're looking for Danny. A
  
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• Microsoft admits Xbox "lost the console wars"

  22-06-2023 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft says Xbox "lost the console wars."Today marks the beginning of the US's Federal Trade Commission versus Microsoft case, as the latter battled the regulator to approve its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. In the process, Microsoft is keen to show Xbox is in third place, thus making it look less dominant in acquiring the company.As part of this strategy though, Microsoft admits that Xbox "lost the console wars." As reported by The Verge, Xbox states that in 2021 it had
  
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• The massive Lilith statue at the centre of the Diablo 4 Hardcore race has been unveiled

  22-06-2023 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's grand statue enshrining the names of the first 1,000 players to reach level 100 on Hardcore has been unveiled.Remember earlier this year, when Blizzard said the first 1,000 players in Diablo 4 to hit level 100 on the Hardcore difficulty would be commemorated? The developer has finally come through on that promise, unveiling the grand statue of Lilith just below, where all 1,000 names of the players who achieved the milestone before anyone else will be carved into stone.
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• Hasbro resurrects Furby, and yes, you can actually turn this one off

  22-06-2023 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Somehow, Furby has returned.In a press release, Hasbro announced that it would be resurrecting the cute but mildly chilling '90s sensation. This new version still gabbles with the same old Furbish, but it also dances, repeats what you say, has over 600 audio responses, and can be glammed up with numerous sparkly accessories. Oh, and it seems to call you 'bestie' as well as telling your fortune. If the rather creepy old version is anything to go by, we're not sure we want to know what this one th
  
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• Furby is back and I am afraid

  22-06-2023 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Somehow, Furby has returned.In a press release, Hasbro announced that it would be resurrecting the cute but mildly chilling '90s sensation. This new version still gabbles with the same old Furbish, but it also dances, repeats what you say, has over 600 audio responses, and can be glammed up with numerous sparkly accessories. Oh, and it seems to call you 'bestie' as well as telling your fortune. If the rather creepy old version is anything to go by, we're not sure we want to know what this one th
  
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• Mads Mikkelsen met Indiana Jones before he met Harrison Ford

  22-06-2023 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are few movie characters as legendary as Indiana Jones. So we can imagine that seeing Harrison Ford in the costume is quite a moment, even for an actor who has worked on Bond, Star Wars, and Marvel. Mads Mikkelsen tells GamesRadar+ that this was exactly what happened when he first saw Ford in the iconic get-up on the set of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, he also reveals that this was the first time he met Ford too."I got
  
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• Capcom's remastered detective game is getting its Japan-exclusive prologues - but only as a string of tweets

  22-06-2023 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective's remaster is being preluded by four prologues, which were only ever released in Japan until now.Capcom announced just earlier today via the tweet below that the 'Four Prologues' would be accompanying Ghost Trick's upcoming remaster. These separate stories, which take place in the hours leading up to the events of the main game, were only ever released in Japan, but now they're finally making their way overseas.
  Witness the previously Japan-exclusive "Four Prol
  
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• Starfield will only have four main romance options

  22-06-2023 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's romance options will be limited to four main characters.Starfield game director Todd Howard appeared on the most recent Kinda Funny Xcast earlier today on June 22, and revealed some new information about romances. "The four main Constellation ones are the ones that support full questlines for them and for romance," Howard said, answering a viewer question about romances in the new game.In other words, no matter how many companions are available in Starfield, we'll only be able to rom
  
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• Starfield's early game choices are there to set you up for 500 hours of roleplay

  22-06-2023 15:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's character creation system is designed to enable hundreds of hours of roleplay - if you want it.In an interview with Kinda Funny Games, game director Todd Howard was asked how Starfield backgrounds and traits have evolved from the systems created for games like Fallout 3 and Skyrim. In response, Howard suggested that Bethesda has learned that two important factors are how those traits feel at the very start of the game, and how they fit a character rather than a stats list."We've done
  
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• Fall of X scatters mutants to the winds - so Marvel have created a map to help you keep track

  22-06-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  We all know that the Fall of X is coming - Marvel have been teasing the new X-Men event for months. Now the company have issued a map, showing where on the planet various mutants will end up following the catastrophic events that are said to take place in next month's X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1.The map, which you can see below, shows the locations of various books, dotted around different parts of the globe. New York has the X-Men, Dark X-Men, Uncanny Spider-Man and Invincible Iron Man. U
  
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• Fall of X scatters mutants to the winds - so Marvel has created a map to help you keep track

  22-06-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  We all know that the Fall of X is coming - Marvel has been teasing the new X-Men event for months. Now the company has issued a map, showing where on the planet various mutants will end up following the catastrophic events that are said to take place in next month's X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1.The map, which you can see below, shows the locations of various books, dotted around different parts of the globe. New York has the X-Men, Dark X-Men, Uncanny Spider-Man and Invincible Iron Man. Unc
  
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• Starfield's procedural planets will feature 'handcrafted' locations, but only 10% will support life

  22-06-2023 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's procedurally generated planets will have handcrafted locations on them and other things to do.Appearing on the Kinda Funny Xcast, Starfield game director Todd Howard talks about procedurally generated planets around the 16-minute mark. Howard begins by saying that Bethesda "struggled with them early in the project, " referencing the procedurally generated worlds, but reassuringly commented that the dev team finally figured out how to pull them off."Obviously, it's procedural, so ther
  
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• Harrison Ford doesn’t want to reflect on his old movies

  22-06-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Harrison Ford isn't interested in chatting about his older works."I never think that way. That’s the kind of thing you guys think!" Ford tells GamesRadar+ when asked about Raiders of the Lost Ark. "I just want to get through the fucking day with some degree of self-respect left. And that usually occurs when there’s a connection with a very strong filmmaker."Ford starred in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. The Steven Spielberg-directed flick would go on to be con
  
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• The Starfield Xbox controller has already taken its first discount

  22-06-2023 14:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you caught any of Microsoft's Starfield showcase during Summer Game Fest this year, you might have seen an exceptionally clean-looking Xbox Wireless Controller get revealed. Complete with a game-accurate piloting control map on the gamepad's face, this white and grey Starfield design will have turned a few heads during the showcase. Despite already being sold out at the majority of retailers in the US, this Limited Edition Xbox controller has already seen its first discount in the UK via
  
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• Hideo Kojima: “Humans should be above” AI

  22-06-2023 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game director and aspiring space man Hideo Kojima likes to be on the cutting edge of technology, and in fact his acclaimed titles like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding often feature technology as the pathway to connection. But when it comes to the hot button issue of generative AI, Kojima has more complex feelings on the matter.At the New York City premiere of the Hideo Kojima documentary, Geoff Keighley asked Kojima about his feelings on AI in a post-screening Q&A. Kojima won some early
  
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• The Intel Arc A770 isn't dead, but the company's 'Limited Edition' GPU is retiring

  22-06-2023 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Intel has discontinued the Limited Edition model of its flagship Arc graphics card, the A770. Despite being one of the most affordable 16GB video cards on the market and being supported since its initial launch, Intel has made the decision to put a halt on the manufacturing of its homemade SKU.To clarify, however, this doesn't mean all models of the Intel Arc A770 have been discontinued. The models made by brand partners like the Acer Predator Bifrost and Gunnir Photon will continue to sell sinc
  
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• Diablo 4 mount speed is the one community debate that won't go away

  22-06-2023 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Do Diablo 4 mounts move quicker on PC than they do on console? It’s the talk of Sanctuary in some sections of the internet.The latest chatter over the speed of horses has been sparked by one player taking to one of Diablo’s subreddits to ask the same question. “My friend is on PC and his horse is way faster than mine, apparently it's because if you hold the cursor farther from your horse, it goes faster,” they said. “Cool. How am I supposed to do that on a cont
  
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• Jeffrey Dean Morgan didn't like one Negan detail in The Walking Dead season 11

  22-06-2023 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Negan actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan has revealed that one detail in particular bothered him about The Walking Dead season 11 – though spinoff Dead City might clear it up. In season 11, Negan is revealed to have remarried, and his new wife Annie was even pregnant. But, as Morgan explained to the Kelly Ripa's Let's Talk Off Camera podcast, he isn't so sure the plot point makes sense. "I don't know that he would've gotten married again, and they had Negan get married at the end of The W
  
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• Super Mario Bros Wonder is finally giving Daisy the recognition she deserves

  22-06-2023 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Mario Bros Wonder will feature Princess Daisy as a playable character, and fans couldn't be happier for her. On June 21, we got our first look at Super Mario Bros. Wonder during the Nintendo Direct and it did not disappoint. There's a lot to be excited about, but one of the biggest takeaways we got from it is that Daisy has been promoted to one of the playable characters in a mainline Super Mario game, alongside Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Peach.Although a momentous occasion for all the D
  
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• Mads Mikkelsen reunites with Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller for new horror

  22-06-2023 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Production on Bryan Fuller's Dust Bunny has kicked off in Budapest, Hungary. To celebrate, the writer-director took to Instagram to share a cute selfie of himself and his Hannibal pal Mads Mikkelsen, who is set to lead the new horror movie.In the pic, the pair can be seen smiling side by side, with Fuller being careful not to reveal too much of their surroundings. "BACK IN THE SADDLE WITH THIS GUY," he wrote in the caption. Given the capital letters and the big grins on their faces, we think the
  
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• Persona 5 Tactica leak reveals two DLC characters - Kasumi and Akechi

  22-06-2023 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two DLC characters for Persona 5 Tactica have seemingly leaked online.Persona 5 Tactica was unveiled via a leak earlier this month, and now that trend is continuing. The leaker below, who previously posted details about Persona 3 Reload online before the remake was announced, has now alleged to have found art of both Kasumi Yoshizawa and Goro Akechi for Persona 5 Tactica.
  Here is your look at Akechi and Kasumi. They’ll be in Persona 5 Tactica as DLC in “Repaint Your Heart.” #p5
  
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• The team behind the Secret Invasion AI titles respond to backlash

  22-06-2023 13:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The team behind the much-maligned Secret Invasion titles has clarified that AI was just "one tool" of many used by human artists when creating the sequence.In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Method Studios explained how "utilizing a custom AI tool for [the titles] perfectly aligned with the project's overall theme and the desired aesthetic."However, the company claims AI was used in tandem with human artists and storyboarders to achieve that effect."AI is just one tool among the array of
  
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• Steam Summer Sale kicks off next week

  22-06-2023 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steam's Summer Sale will begin next week on June 29.Earlier this year when Steam unveiled its list of all the Steam sales to come in 2023, the Steam Summer Sale was among that list. Arguably the biggest gaming sale of the year finally kicks off next week on June 29, and it'll be running until halfway through the following month on July 13.
  Steam Summer Sale 2023 will begin on June 29! 🦜 pic.twitter.com/0uidpvTV4TJune 22, 2023See more
  As for exactly when you can get access to the Steam Su
  
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• Marvel goes method with Secret Invasion marketing

  22-06-2023 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has gone method with its marketing for new series Secret Invasion, which centers around the infiltration of Earth by shapeshifting Skrulls, an alien species first introduced in Captain Marvel.And they certainly have infiltrated the studios' marketing material – for several months now. A photo from the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 premiere back in April actually features a green-faced Skrull lurking in the background, while a more recent clip from TV show Good Morning Texas feature
  
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• Diablo 4 has a post-credit cutscene, but players aren't sure how to get it

  22-06-2023 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out that Diablo 4 has a post-credits cutscene, much to the surprise of many and the confusion of some.That comes from Blizzard cinematic and creature artist Jamir Blanco, who set tongues wagging by tweeting, “Sounds like some people are finally starting to realize there’s a post-credit cutscene in our game.”To get out ahead of it, a Marvel-style post-credit cutscene this is not. Don’t expect Tracer to show up to foreshadow a big ol’ team-up romp. Instead, i
  
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• James Mangold says Swamp Thing will be a Gothic horror

  22-06-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Mangold has shared more details about his Swamp Thing DC movie – and explained why it's not a franchise movie. News that Mangold was in talks to helm the Swamp Thing movie, arriving as part of DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, first broke in February. "While I'm sure DC views Swamp Thing as a franchise, I would be viewing it as a very simple, clean, Gothic horror movie about this man/monster," Mangold told Variety, adding he'd been "toying for years with the idea of makin
  
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• This Dragon's Dogma 2 character is a straight-up Khajiit

  22-06-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon's Dogma 2 has unveiled a new character that's doing a great impression of a Khajiit.Yesterday on June 22, the official Dragon's Dogma Twitter account treated users to a look at a brand new character for the sequel. A member of the new race called "Beastren," Nidania is apparently a "key character" and "an empress of the Beastren," so she'll have a pretty pivotal role in Capcom's new game.
  Nadinia is a key character and an empress of the beastren, a beast-like race new to #DragonsDogma2. #
  
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• Nintendo fans are concerned that Charles Martinet has been replaced in Super Mario Bros Wonder

  22-06-2023 12:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Super Mario Bros Wonder trailer has fans questioning if Charles Martinet is still voicing the Nintendo mascot due to how different the character sounds.On June 21, Mario fans were pleasantly surprised by the reveal of a brand-new 2D Super Mario game which is set to release later this year. Super Mario Bros Wonder looks like it features all of the things we love about Mario's previous platforming adventures but with a few extras, like a playable Princess Daisy and the new elephant power-u
  
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• The Last of Us showrunner confirms he spoke to Matthew McConaughey about playing Joel

  22-06-2023 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alright, alright, alright – it seems we could have had a very different actor playing Joel in The Last of Us TV show. And while there’s no debate from our side that Pedro Pascal is the perfect Joel Miller in the HBO series, it is interesting to hear from the showrunner about who almost played the iconic character.There have been rumors for a while that Blade star Mahershala Ali and True Detective’s Matthew McConaughey were in talks for the part. Now Craig Mazin has opened up ab
  
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• Secret Invasion director was told not to read the Secret Invasion comics

  22-06-2023 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Secret Invasion director Ali Selim reveals he was asked to stay away from the comic book event of the same name.Selim, who directed all six episodes of the Marvel spy thriller, told Screen Rant that he was given the crucial piece of advice after joining the Disney Plus project – because it didn’t align with the story they were trying to tell."The first thing I was told is don't read the comics," Selim said. "It had nothing to do with what we're trying to do here."2008’s Secret
  
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• Metal Gear Solid 4 remaster hopes sparked by Konami's own website

  22-06-2023 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Evidence of a Metal Gear Solid 4 re-release has been hinted at by Konami.Last month, when the Metal Gear Solid collection was unveiled, fans were quick to note how it was titled 'Vol. 1,' possibly hinting at further re-releases. That immediately set tongues wagging in the direction of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, a game that's been stuck on the PS3 since launch, with no way to play it on modern platforms.As ResetEra users have now noted, a manual for the first Metal Gear Solid on Ko
  
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• There's no way the Super Mario RPG remake is keeping the original's most infamous joke

  22-06-2023 02:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a joke in the original Super Mario RPG that almost certainly won't make it into the recently announced remake but is absolutely worth remembering in light of today's news.The joke in question is seemingly very NSFW and thus not appropriate for Nintendo's consistently family friendly image of recent years. In the original Super Mario RPG, there's an item hiding in Princess Peach's bedroom labeled "Toadstool's ???", or "Toadstool's XXX" in Japan. The item is always hidden behind Mario's ch
  
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• The creator of horror game Iron Lung says sales spike amid search for Titanic submarine "feels so wrong"

  22-06-2023 00:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the search for a missing submersible touring the site of the century-old Titanic wreckage both captivates and horrifies the world, an indie developer is disturbed by a recent sales surge of his submarine-based horror game, Iron Lung.On Sunday, the OceanGate Titan watercraft carrying five passengers left its support vessel to travel down about 12,500 feet (roughly 2.5 miles) to the ocean floor where the Titanic rests. The Titan's surface ship lost contact with the submersible about an hou
  
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