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• Here's our first look at how Sims look and behave in The Sims 5

  27-06-2023 23:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Maxis has provided another look at The Sims 5 - more properly known as Project Rene - and while the game's still in the early prototyping phases, we're starting to get a sense of how Sims will look and behave in the new game.If you're hoping for a proper deep dive into The Sims 5, you're going to be disappointed, because this is a pretty surface-level overview of an array of different features. But it is our first direct look at anything beyond the new build mode and furniture customization tool
  
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• Extraction 2 director teases possible spin-off movie

  27-06-2023 23:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: Extraction 2 spoilers below!Extraction 2 director Sam Hargrave wants fans to revisit a certain scene in the film – as it may be the key to a potential spin-off movie about Nik (Golshifteh Farahani) and Yaz (Adam Bessa)."Here's a fun kind of spoiler alert. We did this scene that was in and out, and it was out, and it was in – where Nik is talking, she brings in the strudels to the mum and kid who are in the bed in Vienna, and they have a talk about second chances," Hargrave t
  
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• Futurama revival season gets a wacky first trailer

  27-06-2023 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Futurama season 11 is here – and the gang is back.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, we see Fry and co. encounter a COVID-19-like illness (complete with giant Q-tips), a giant sandworm, and see the return of evil Robot Santa.Per Hulu, new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries "including developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of Nibble
  
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• Superman: Legacy has officially found its Clark Kent and Lois Lane

  27-06-2023 22:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have officially been cast as the new Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane, respectively, for director James Gunn's upcoming Superman: Legacy reboot film.The movie will restart the Man of Steel for Gunn and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran's new DC Universe movie plan, which so far consists of an eclectic first wave of projects that the pair have thematically titled 'Gods and Monsters.'Gunn tweeted his confirmation, retweeting THR's report of the casting and adding
  
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• Among Us animated TV series in the works

  27-06-2023 21:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Time to call an emergency meeting because Among Us officially has an animated series in the works from Infinity Train creator Owen Dennis.First reported by Variety, developer Innersloth has partnered with CBS Eye Animation Productions, part of CBS Studios, in order to develop the animated series with Titmouse serving as the show's animation studio. Dennis is listed as creator and executive producer. Innersloth's Forest Willard, Marcus Bromander, and Carl Neisser will also executive produce along
  
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• PlayStation boss claims publishers "unanimously do not like Game Pass"

  27-06-2023 20:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says publishers "unanimously do not like Game Pass," and claims that even if Call of Duty were to remain on PlayStation after the Xbox Activision deal, its presence on Microsoft's subscription service would cheapen its value.Today's court hearings over Microsoft's planned buyout of Activision Blizzard (via The Verge) have revealed that, during a February 2022 meeting with investors, Ryan said, "I talked to all publishers [and] they unanimously do not like Game Pass, bec
  
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• Diablo 4 patch 1.0.3 brings the heavily anticipated Nightmare Dungeon XP buffs

  27-06-2023 20:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 patch 1.0.3 is here, and it marks an earlier-than-expected arrival for the awaited buffs to Nightmare Dungeon XP.The patch notes confirm that Blizzard has "significantly increased the experience awarded for completing Nightmare Dungeons" and "significantly increased the experience gained from killing monsters in Nightmare Dungeons." On top of that, "players can now teleport to their Nightmare Dungeon directly through the map." That's on top of experience bonuses for opening Helltide che
  
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• The history of DC will be told in a three part streaming documentary

  27-06-2023 19:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The history of the DC Universe is coming to Max, as the streaming service prepares to release Superpowered: The DC Story, a three-part documentary digging into the real world roots of DC.Rosario Dawson narrates the documentary, which consists of "over 60" interviews with DC creators and actors from DC films, including Melissa Benoist, Greg Berlanti, Tim Burton, Mike Carlin, Lynda Carter, Henry Cavill, Kaley Cuoco, Gal Gadot, James Gunn, Patty Jenkins, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Regina King,
  
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• Phoebe Waller-Bridge says her Tomb Raider series will be "dangerous and exciting"

  27-06-2023 19:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Phoebe Waller-Bridge wants to do something different with her forthcoming Tomb Raider series for Amazon Prime.“There’s room to do something really quite dangerous," Waller-Bridge told Vanity Fair. "And if I can do something dangerous and exciting with Tomb Raider, I already have an audience of people who love Lara and hopefully will continue to. And that is a very unusual position to be in. It’s the old Trojan horse.”The first Tomb Raider video game hit shelves
  
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• PlayStation chief on Starfield exclusivity: "I don't like it, but I don't view it as anti-competitive"

  27-06-2023 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation chief Jim Ryan says that while he doesn't like Starfield's Xbox exclusivity, he doesn't view it as anti-competitive.Axios journalist Stephen Totilo reported that, during his deposition as part of the FTC lawsuit over the Xbox Activision deal, Ryan was asked about Xbox's exclusivity practices in the wake of its acquisition of Bethesda. Regarding exclusivity details for both Redfall and Starfield, Ryan said "I don't like it," but "I fundamentally have no quarrel" with Redfall and "I do
  
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• Sony expected Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 on PlayStation before Xbox bought Bethesda

  27-06-2023 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says that Sony fully expected to see Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 on its platforms before Microsoft's buyout of Bethesda.During Ryan's pre-recorded deposition shown as part of the hearings over the Xbox Activision deal, he was asked if he believed Starfield and TES6 would come to PlayStation prior to the Microsoft acquisition (via Derek Strickland on Twitter). Ryan said "we did," adding that "I think that pretty much every Bethesda game was multi-platform prior to
  
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• Mass Effect 5 is still in pre-production, Bioware promises "spectacular new" approach to the series

  27-06-2023 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mass Effect 5 pre-production is still ongoing, but Bioware says the next entry in the RPG series is already "bringing the deep franchise history forward in a spectacular new way."This brief status report was actually part of the studio's statement on the future of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the aging MMO which the studio has now confirmed is being passed to developer Broadsword. Bioware reiterated its "renewed focus on our two key franchises: Dragon Age and Mass Effect," and offered a brief up
  
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• BioWare confirms it's moving its Star Wars MMO to a new studio so it can concentrate on Mass Effect and Dragon Age

  27-06-2023 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Development on Star Wars: The Old Republic is moving from BioWare to a new studio called Broadsword.In a statement, BioWare general manager Gary McKay said that "while EA will remain SWTOR's publisher, development of the game will move to our partner and friends at Broadsword, a boutique studio with expertise in managing online games."McKay says that current content plans around the game remain in place for the future, but that "new features" will come to the game under Broadsword, a company tha
  
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• This punishing climbing game is Twitch's latest masochist craze

  27-06-2023 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie climbing game Only Up! is Twitch's latest masochist craze. In recent months we've seen new entries from some of gaming's biggest and most popular titles, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Diablo 4, which you'd certainly expect to be high on Twitch's most-watched chart. One you might not be expecting is Only Up!, an unassuming indie game inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk that's received fairly mixed reviews on Steam. But like with Getting Over It with Bennett Fod
  
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• Kathleen Kennedy explains why the Rey and James Mangold Star Wars movies are linked

  27-06-2023 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Some of the most exciting news stories to arrive from Star Wars Celebration 2023 were the reveals that Daisy Ridley's Rey will be returning in a new movie set after The Rise of Skywalker – and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold will be helming his own Star Wars movie about the origins of the Force. Rey's movie is set to focus on the rebuilding of the Jedi Order, but, of course, she won't be the first to try and restore the Jedi to their former glory. As we've
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 finally debuts the series' most destructive spell - but not before Donald Duck used it in Kingdom Hearts 3

  27-06-2023 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 not only introduces someone who can use what fans agree to be the series' strongest spell but, in turn, someone who may finally be strong enough to beat Donald Duck of Kingdom Hearts 3 fame.Before we crack on, take this as your spoiler warning if you don't want FF16's story spoiled in a major way.As its narrative progresses, FF16 eventually pits you against Bahamut in an epic scrap sparked by their Dominant Dion Lesage becoming incensed after learning of the corruption taking ho
  
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• DSTLRY unveils new ongoing comics from Scott Snyder, Jock, Becky Cloonan, Brian Azzarello and more

  27-06-2023 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  New creator-owned comics and collectibles publisher DSTLRY recently announced that its launch title will be The Devil's Cut - an 88-page, premium format one-shot anthology featuring 11 stories, to be released at the end of August. Now the fledgling company has revealed that eight of the stories within that title will become ongoing series.The new books include work from some seriously stellar creative talent with artists and writers such as James Tynion IV, Jock, Becky Cloonan, Brian Azzarello,
  
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• Josh Hutcherson tries to survive Five Nights at Freddy's in creepy new trailer

  27-06-2023 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first main trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's has arrived – and we already have nightmares.Five Nights at Freddy's, created by Scott Cawthorn, is a point-and-click survival horror game in which the player is a security guard working the night shift at Chuck E. Cheese-esque restaurant Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. The terrifying animatronic animals come to life at night, and your goal is to prevent them from murdering you before your shift is over – ideally, they won't murder you after
  
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• Apple Arcade is getting the Hello Kitty Animal Crossing game of my dreams

  27-06-2023 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that the dust on Animal Crossing: New Horizons has settled, Sanrio has come to the rescue with Hello Kitty Island Adventure. On June 27, developer Sunblink and Hello Kitty creator Sanrio have announced that a brand new game that looks a lot like Animal Crossing: New Horizons is set to launch on Apple Arcade as soon as next month (July 28, 2023). Hello Kitty Island Adventure looks like it has all of the best features of our favourite life sims and as a fan of both Animal Crossing and Hel
  
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• Starfield's "exclusive PC partner" has players worried about performance and ray tracing

  27-06-2023 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  AMD has announced that it will be the "exclusive PC partner" for Starfield, and that has PC players worried that they're going to be missing out on the superior versions of upscaling and ray tracing tech available on Nvidia graphics cards."We've built all new technology for it with Creation Engine 2 and working with AMD on that to make it look great and run great has been really, really special," game director Todd Howard says in the announcement video. "We have AMD engineers in our code base wo
  
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• "It would be financially irresponsible not to sell your account": Diablo 4's rarest items are driving players to madness

  27-06-2023 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The existence of Diablo 4's rarest items has been confirmed, but now a debate as to whether to bother looking for them is raging at the heart of the community.Last week, lead class designer Adam Jackson confirmed that six top-tier items can be found in Diablo 4. Only available once you've progressed beyond level 85, they remain incredibly rare, and while some players are setting their sights on eventually unlocking them, others are pointing out just how unlikely that is.Harking back to the rarit
  
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• It took just two weeks for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to become 2023's second best-selling game

  27-06-2023 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  With just two weeks of sales, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom became 2023's second best-selling game of the year.The data was revealed earlier today on June 27 by the NPD Group executive director Mat Piscatella. The analyst reveals that, after Tears of the Kingdom's physical sales for May 2023 were tallied, it became the second best-selling game of 2023 so far, despite only launching on one platform and only being available to buy for 19 days.
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• A dead MCU character is reportedly making a return in The Marvels

  27-06-2023 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cobie Smulders, who plays Maria Hill in the MCU, is reportedly making an appearance in The Marvels, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This may come as a surprise to viewers, though, as her character – Nick Fury's right-hand woman – was killed off in the first episode of Secret Invasion.In the episode's dramatic scene, Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Hill fail to intercept a bomb attack in Moscow carried out by the mercenary Skrulls, led by series antagonist Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir)
  
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• The Diablo 4 community is crafting amazing tools to help with the late-game grind

  27-06-2023 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's subreddit is awash with players helping each other out with the grind, and it's lovely to see.The grind has always been at the core of Diablo games, and it's no different in Diablo 4. The grind to get your character's gear to the best level possible really kicks in once you hit level 50, intensifying to demand you seriously scale up and dedicate time to repeating activities and dungeons if you want to hit the true endgame.Enter the Diablo 4 subreddit. Unlike many, many subreddits out
  
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• Star Trek: Strange New World's episode 9 is "something that's never been done in Trek before"

  27-06-2023 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds's second season continues to boldly go where no man has gone before week-by-week, with the most recent episode offering a gripping courtroom drama that uncovered a prejudice at the heart of the utopian Federation. It was a popular episode with the cast, particularly Number One actor, Rebecca Romijn, but the cast say that the best is very much yet to come. Speaking with GamesRadar+, both Romijn and Anson Mount (Captain Pike) cited the season's ninth episode as t
  
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• The Witcher cast say Liam Hemsworth is throwing himself into playing Geralt and his training regime is "insane"

  27-06-2023 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher season 3 is hitting Netflix this week and marks Henry Cavill’s swansong as Geralt of Rivia. In his place, The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the sword in the fourth season – and his co-stars say he’s been throwing himself into preparation.Speaking at The Witcher season 3 press junket, GamesRadar+ quizzed the cast on whether they’ve spoken to the incoming Geralt yet. "I've been in contact with him," says Jaskier star Joey Batey. "We've been
  
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• Margot Robbie says there have been conversations about Barbie 2

  27-06-2023 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie may not have hit theaters yet, but the movie has certainly been making a pink-hued splash on the world, from a DreamHouse AirBnB to Ken actor Ryan Gosling singing an '80s power ballad for the soundtrack. It's no surprise, then, that talk has already turned to a sequel. According to Time, the movie's star Margot Robbie, who's playing the titular doll, has been involved in conversations about potential sequels but nothing is set in stone yet. "It could go a million different directions
  
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• Tears of the Kingdom's Purah is now a professional skateboarder thanks to this Tony Hawk's mod

  27-06-2023 15:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Purah is now a professional skateboarder thanks to this Tony Hawk's mod.When The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launched back in May, fans were quick to crown Purah, a researcher who's over 100 years old, the game's best character. She's not only got a wicked style but provides Link with essential gadgets, such as the paraglider, and information crucial to his quest.On top of that, she's now also a skateboarding pro, thanks to a new mod from Twitter user Kazu
  
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• Tears of the Kingdom's Purah is now a professional skateboarder thanks to this Tony Hawk mod

  27-06-2023 15:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Purah is now a professional skateboarder thanks to this Tony Hawk mod.When The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launched back in May, fans were quick to crown Purah, a researcher who's over 100 years old, the game's best character. She's not only got a wicked style but provides Link with essential gadgets, such as the paraglider, and information crucial to his quest.On top of that, she's now also a skateboarding pro, thanks to a new mod from Twitter user KazuCr
  
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• Diablo 4's most popular request is still a party finder, and I can see why

  27-06-2023 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 fans are still calling on Blizzard to add a party finder feature to the shiny new action-RPG. The new game has been subject to myriad fan requests and balance queries since launching in full earlier this month, though the most notable and consistent is an easier way to play multiplayer content with friends or strangers.At the time of writing, you can group up with players to tackle content together, though you'll need to rope in IRL friends or tootle over to a nearby town and see i
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 voice actor shares heartwarming diary entry from when they booked the role

  27-06-2023 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the voice actors in Final Fantasy 16 has shared a diary entry from the exact day they got cast in the Square Enix title, and it's so wholesome. Charlotte McBurney, who is the voice of young Jill in Final Fantasy 16, has taken to Twitter to share a photo of their diary. On August 22, 2019, McBurney writes: "I got another job! Small role in a video game called Final Fantasy." According to present-day McBurney, the actor was just 17 when they booked the role - meaning the Final Fantasy
  
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• New Superman: Legacy report reveals superheroes already exist in James Gunn's DCU

  27-06-2023 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new report about upcoming movie Superman: Legacy reveals a key detail about James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe – superheroes already exist in it despite that film kicking off this chapter.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Superman: Legacy has "other heroes to cast, such as members of a supergroup named the Authority (part of the new storyline is Superman joining a world in which superheroes already exist)."The Authority originates from WildStorm, which became an imprint of
  
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• Tom Holland gets candid about bad reviews of The Crowded Room and his response is empowering

  27-06-2023 13:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland has opened up about the bad reviews of his new Apple TV Plus show The Crowded Room. The show, which Holland also executive produces, sees him play a real man named Danny Sullivan who was arrested for his role in a shooting back in the 1970s.The show has proved popular with viewers but has suffered from bad critic reviews since its release. Currently, it has a 31% score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, even though the audience review is up at 89%."I think being a Tottenham fan is some
  
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• Ubisoft Connect's revamp might hint at Star Wars Outlaws' PC platform

  27-06-2023 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft Connect is seemingly getting an overhaul, and it might explain Star Wars Outlaws' stance on PC.Earlier this month, we noted that Star Wars Outlaws might be skipping Steam on PC instead of releasing exclusively on Ubisoft Connect. When we contacted Ubisoft about the detail, all the publisher had to say was, "we'll have more details to share regarding platform availability at a later date."Now, it looks like Ubisoft Connect on PC is getting a pretty big revamp. The trailer below is a beta
  
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• The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2, and CDPR's other games are all "at different stages"

  27-06-2023 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  A CD Projekt Red developer says that the studio's significant slate of upcoming projects are all "at different stages" as the company attempts to overturn its reputation for crunch.In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, VP of PR and communication Michał Platkow-Gilewski said the studio's to-do list - which includes a new Witcher trilogy, a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and a game in an original IP - isn't cause for concern. That's despite the controversy around Cyberpunk 2077, which launched in b
  
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• Cover reveal: Alan Wake 2's devs help crack the case

  27-06-2023 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror heads rejoice, PLAY #29 is out now! This month's eerie issue is jam-packed with frightning new details on all things Alan Wake 2, including some exclusive behind-the-scenes access at Remedy's Helsinki studio. If scares aren't you thing, we also take a look at the considerably less frightning future of PS5 with a huge feature on everything we know about the next few years of Sony's system.Plus, we take a deep dive into Cyberpunk 2077's exciting new DLC, deliver our first look at Mortal Kom
  
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• Against all odds, this Diablo 4 player has nabbed one of the six ultra-rare Unique items

  27-06-2023 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  An incredibly lucky Diablo 4 player has managed to obtain one of the game's rarest items.As Wowhead reports, Diablo 4 player Lithie, aka YesYou, has become the first known player in the world to find Andariel's Visage, one of six ultra-rare and super-powerful Unique items. The player showed off the miraculous drop during a Twitch stream with Polish streamer NadinWins.At around 6 minutes and 30 seconds, Lithie demonstrates just what Andariel's Visage can do and why you'll definitely want to be fo
  
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• Meta Quest+ is basically just PlayStation Plus for VR games

  27-06-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the best value VR gaming headsets just got even better - Mark Zuckerberg has announced that all Meta Quest headsets will now have access to a subscription service that's on par with Game Pass and PlayStation Plus.This means the Meta Quest 2, one of the best VR headsets for folks who can't afford higher-end PC VR, has just become an even more worthwhile purchase. The Meta Quest Pro and upcoming Meta Quest 3 will also have access to Meta Quest+, which is available from today.The subscriptio
  
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• Chadwick Boseman to receive posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  27-06-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chadwick Boseman is set to receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of their class of 2024. The actor died from colon cancer in August 2020 at the age of 43. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2016, but kept his illness private until his death. Best known for his starring role in Marvel's Black Panther as King T'Challa of Wakanda and the titular superhero (and other appearances in the Avengers movies), Boseman also starred in films like Da 5 Bloods, 21 Bridges, and
  
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• You can rent Barbie's Malibu DreamHouse on Airbnb... for free

  27-06-2023 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie's Malibu DreamHouse is back on Airbnb – and you can book a one-night stay for FREE. According to the listing, the hot-pink, three-storey mansion is opening up to the public on July 21 and July 22 in honor of the new fantasy comedy hitting cinemas.So, the concept is, in keeping with the movie's plot, Margot Robbie's Barbie is away for those two nights, and Ryan Gosling's Ken has taken over. "I've decked out the place with a little more… well, me! I'm more than just beach," the
  
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• Microsoft was ready to "spend Sony out of business" back in 2019

  27-06-2023 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Microsoft executive has revealed the company was ready to "spend Sony out of business" via an internal email sent back in 2019. As revealed during the ongoing FTC and Microsoft trial - which will decide the fate of the Xbox Activision Blizzard deal - an email exchange between Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart reveals the company was once prepared to "spend Sony out of business." The majority of the email thread has been redacted, however, it does also feature
  
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  Hideo Kojima has revealed Death Stranding's hidden theme in an absolutely bananas interview.Game-Genome is a series that's been running on NHK World Japan for a while now, and earlier this year, it featured Hideo Kojima as a special guest in one episode. The tweet below captures one of the more bizarre moments from the episode, where musician and actor Gen Hoshino breaks down some of the hidden inspirations behind Death Stranding to Kojima.
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• Todd Howard has been trying to get the Indiana Jones game made "for over a decade"

  27-06-2023 12:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Indiana Jones game is something of a passion project for Todd Howard, who has reportedly spent years trying to get the game made.Ahead of the game's announcement in January 2021, Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines discussed the project in an internal email shared as part of the FTC court case into the Xbox Activision deal. In that message, Hines noted that Todd Howard, who is executive producing the project, "has been trying to get this game made for over a decade."
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• Bethesda head was worried Microsoft's "confusing" stance on CoD exclusivity would put Starfield in an awkward situation

  27-06-2023 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out that other studios that Microsoft owns are just as unamused by the Xbox's messaging over console exclusivity as we all are.As part of the ongoing hearings over Microsoft's deal to purchase Activision Blizzard, several internal documents have been made public for various reasons. Some reveal interesting titbits – Phil Spencer's fear of Sony buying Starfield or Xbox's "final watchlist" for acquisition, including Sega, Bungie, and seven other studios. Others are fairly under
  
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• Bill and Alexander Skarsgård reportedly Lex Luthor frontrunners for Superman: Legacy

  27-06-2023 11:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Superman: Legacy report has revealed two of the frontrunners for Lex Luthor in the upcoming DC film – and it's looking to be a family affair. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bill and Alexander Skarsgård are reportedly on the shortlist of actors to play the Superman villain, though Nicholas Hoult was originally wanted for Lex before deciding to go for Supes instead. Whether that means Hoult is still in the running to be Luthor is unclear. Bill and Alexander Skarsg
  
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• Nintendo pledges a "smooth transition" from the Switch to its next console

  27-06-2023 11:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The transition from the Nintendo Switch to its eventual successor, including Nintendo accounts, will be smooth, Nintendo has pledged. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke during a shareholder Q&A, where the company president was asked about the transition to the Nintendo Switch's successor. Furukawa said Nintendo wants to do "as much as possible in order to smoothly transition" customers from the Nintendo Switch to the following console.Nintendo plans to do this by taking
  
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