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• Doctor Octopus just got a weirdly cool power upgrade for his tentacles

  28-06-2023 23:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Octopus is one of the villains who is often in the running to be considered his true number one arch-enemy - and in June 28's Amazing Spider-Man #28 by writer Zeb Wells, penciler Ed McGuiness, inker Mark Morales, colorist Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna, Otto Octavius debuts some upgraded powers in a fight against one of Spidey's other traditional arch-foes, Norman Osborn AKA Gold Goblin.
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• Looks like The Sims 5 is free-to-play

  28-06-2023 23:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new job listing suggests that The Sims 5 - or Project Rene, if you prefer - will be free-to-play and supported with an in-game marketplace.EA and Maxis are seeking a Head of Monetization and Marketplace for The Sims 5 (via TheHenfordHen on Twitter). Among other responsibilities, this role will handle "Project Rene’s in-game marketplace of content and UGC (free and paid)" and "pricing of all content in this free-to-enter game, ensuring we have an optimal pricing and content architecture."
  
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• Prey's Dan Trachtenberg to direct Stranger Things season 5 episode

  28-06-2023 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prey and 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to helm an episode of Stranger Things season 5.The news comes directly from Netflix, which also recently announced action icon Linda Hamilton's addition to the show's final season.Trachtenberg's Prey is the fifth installment in the Predator franchise, with many calling it the best Predator since the original film. He made his feature film debut with 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was an enormous success, grossing over $110 million against
  
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• New hero brawler is basically the Avengers of PvP with devs from League of Legends, Overwatch, Apex Legends, and Valorant

  28-06-2023 22:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  A bunch of developers who've worked on games like League of Legends, Overwatch, Apex Legends, Valorant, Halo, and even Destiny have formed a new studio to make a hero-based PvP game of their own.Developer Theorycraft Games revealed what's currently known as Project Loki today, alongside an early opportunity to "register your interest in playtesting" on the official site. When that playtest will happen is anyone's guess, but the game looks decently playable in the reveal trailer starring Theorycr
  
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• Evan Peters to star in Tron 3

  28-06-2023 21:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Evan Peters is set to star alongside Jared Leto in Tron: Ares.Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning is set to helm Tron: Ares with Leto as the lead. Jesse Wigutow (Eragon) has penned the script. Production is set to begin in August.The film is a long-awaited follow-up to Tron: Legacy, directed by Top Gun: Maverick helmer Joseph Kosinski as an intended sequel to Steven Lisberger's 1982 sci-fi action flick. Tron: Legacy ak
  
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• Former PlayStation exec told Jim Ryan the Activision deal is bad business: "Microsoft can p*ss away that kind of [money]"

  28-06-2023 20:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  An email chain between current and former PlayStation bosses suggest that neither of them were particularly bothered by the Xbox Activision deal. In fact, they both seemed to think it was a bad deal for Call of Duty.The email chain, dated January 19 and 20, 2022 - immediately after Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard - was made public as part of this week's hearings over the deal. The first email came after an appearance by Xbox boss Phil Spencer on CNBC, where he said t
  
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• 22,000 hours in, MMO player becomes the first person to get every single boss drop in one of the longest grinds ever

  28-06-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can't really beat an MMO in the way you would a single-player game, but Old School Runescape gives players a few uniquely exhaustive challenges that get you as close as you can to saying you've done it all. You can max all your skills and complete the Inferno PvE gauntlet, for one, but the ultimate endgame for some diehards is the collection log, which essentially requires you to check off every major drop and reward in the game. This includes around 250 rare boss drops, and for the first ti
  
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• PlayStation accidentally reveals $200m+ development costs for Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us Part 2

  28-06-2023 19:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spotty court document redactions have inadvertently revealed development costs and timelines for PlayStation monoliths Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us Part 2, which both cost over $200 million to make.Sony's declaration to the US Federal Trade Commission was recently released to the public as part of the ongoing court hearing over the Xbox Activision deal, and hawk-eyed readers quickly noticed that the black marks intended to obscure sensitive information are a bit transparent in some
  
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• This Stardew Valley and Terraria mashup wants me to live the goblin lifestyle I was destined for, and I think that's beautiful

  28-06-2023 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cleanup on Isle Goblin is an upcoming pixel life sim where you restore your goblin homeland to its former glory after an invasion of destructive humans, and it's shaping up to be a banger.Pitched by developer Kilowatt Games as what you'd get if "Stardew Valley and Terraria had a twisted, disgusting, gobliny love child", you've got all the hallmarks you'd expect - cultivating crops, tending to livestock, spelunking through caves for precious resources, you name it. There's also plenty of combat a
  
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• Xbox memo shows plans to acquire Square Enix in 2019

  28-06-2023 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft was forming a plan to acquire Square Enix in 2019, according to an internal document published as part of the hearings over the Xbox Activision deal.The document, dated November 1, 2019, shows an outline of the business case for Microsoft to purchase Square Enix. Microsoft said that "Square Enix owns a diverse suite of gaming franchises that could serve as a cornerstone of our strategy, helping us extend our offerings beyond console and our core market." The company noted that Square E
  
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• Pokemon fans who preordered the life-size Altaria plush are now dealing with the consequences of their actions

  28-06-2023 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The life-sized Altaria Pokemon plush that went up for pre-order last year has now started shipping out, and its new owners are now questioning where they're going to put it. Late last year, The Pokemon Company added a huge Altaria plush to its website for $649.99CAD / £429.99. Now, several months later, those who pre-ordered the extra large toy are starting to receive it in the mail and are quickly realizing that maybe they should have taken the creature's 37 ¾ x 51 ½ &n
  
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• The Witcher star Anya Chalotra wasn't involved in Liam Hemsworth's casting process

  28-06-2023 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's no doubt that the big question hanging over The Witcher season 3's release is about Henry Cavill's shock exit from the fantasy hit. The actor shared the news last year as Netflix confirmed that in his stead, Liam Hemsworth will play Geralt of Rivia in season 4 and beyond.Cavill's co-star Anya Chalotra has now shared an interesting element to the story, revealing that she wasn't involved in Hemsworth's casting process. "We haven’t had a chemistry test. I wasn’t part of th
  
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• Cities: Skylines 2 removes the agent limit, finally letting city builder fans utterly melt their machines

  28-06-2023 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cities: Skylines 2 is removing the original game's agent limit, freeing players from a massive limitation and allowing them to truly melt their gaming machines."As a major improvement to the first game in the series, Cities: Skylines 2 doesn’t feature hard limits for agents moving about in the city," developer Colossal Order wrote in a recent dev diary. "Overall, the performance of the simulation and pathfinding is vastly improved which means larger populations are possible. The only real
  
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• Secret Invasion viewers react to the unexpected twist at the end of episode 2

  28-06-2023 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning! This article contains spoilers for Secret Invasion episode 2. If you've yet to tune in, and don't want to know anything that happens, turn back now!Given the plot of new Marvel series Secret Invasion, fans have mentally prepared themselves for twists, turns, and shock reveals. But, judging by viewers' recent reaction to the second episode, no one was expecting Nick Fury's wife to be a Skrull.Towards the end of Secret Invasion episode 2, which sees Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) quarrel with T
  
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• Bird Box Barcelona trailer teases a new nightmare

  28-06-2023 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has released the first full-length trailer for Bird Box Barcelona – and it looks even scarier than its predecessor.The most harrowing part of the trailer, which can be viewed above, involves a crowd of commuters seeing the creatures and subsequently throwing themselves and others into the path of an oncoming subway. This time around, the humans are more of a threat, as men are roaming the cities without blindfolds in hopes of seeing the creatures.Per Netflix, the film "follows a fa
  
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• This adorable indie feels like Animal Crossing meets Paper Mario, so no wonder it's 600% funded on Kickstarter

  28-06-2023 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  This upcoming indie has Animal Crossing and Paper Mario vibes, so I'm not surprised at all that it smashed its Kickstarter goal in just a couple of hours.A Tiny Sticker Tale is an upcoming miniature adventure game that requires players to use the power of stickers. The project is being developed by Ogre Pixel - who you may remember as the developer of the Legend of Zelda/Stardew Valley-like Lonesome Village - and is still up on Kickstarter at the time of writing. Despite only going live on
  
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• Josh Gad gives disappointing update on Honey I Shrunk the Kids sequel

  28-06-2023 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Josh Gad has given an update on the fourth Honey, I Shrunk the Kids installment – and it's not a happy one."A lot of you ask me what's going on with this film," Gad tweeted alongside a mock-up poster for Shrunk, the proposed third sequel in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise. "Truth is, we were inches from starting and then COVID hit, inches from starting again, and budget got the best of us. If you want it, let your local Disney know."Honey, I Shrunk the Kids hit theaters back in 1989
  
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• Final Fantasy 16's Clive actor has been reading your thirsty fan fiction

  28-06-2023 15:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The voice of Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy 16 has been reading everyone's fan fiction about the game – all while jet lagged to boot.Actor Ben Starr reveals as much on Twitter with an emoji that all but gives away the sort of fan fic he's coming across. As you imagine, the replies are delightful. "One of us!" a popular reply declares, while another says, "The devil works hard but fan fic writers work harder". That's about the range you get, with others pondering scenarios I can't men
  
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• The best PS5 controller is currently cheaper at Amazon - two weeks before Prime Day

  28-06-2023 15:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Victrix Pro BFG is our favorite controller on the market right now. Although it's our top pick for the best PS5 controller, I'd even go so far as to say that it's one of the best gamepads ever made. Not only does it pack more customization options into its chassis than the DualSense Edge, but it's priced cheaper. It's already becoming a popular choice among folks looking for a pro controller for PS5 and PC, but right now it's discounted at Amazon in the UK, which we haven't seen since its re
  
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• Secret Invasion has Marvel's second-lowest premiere viewing figures

  28-06-2023 15:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The viewing figures are in for the first episode of Secret Invasion – and the new Marvel show isn't soaring to new heights on Disney Plus. According to Samba TV, 994,000 US households tuned into episode 1 of the Samuel L. Jackson-led series, which dropped on June 21, during its first five days on the streamer. This is the second-lowest figure of any Marvel show – only Ms. Marvel comes in behind it, with 775,000 households tuning into Kamala Khan's exploits when it first premiere
  
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• Henry Cavill helped choreograph The Witcher's best fight scene

  28-06-2023 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher season 3 sees the return of the man behind one of the best fights in the franchise, Wolfgang Stegemann. The stunt coordinator and second unit director helmed the iconic Blaviken fight back in the first episode of The Witcher, and he’s revealed Geralt of Rivia star Henry Cavill played a huge part in creating it.Speaking to GamesRadar+, Stegemann explains the reception of that scene was one of the main reasons he came back for the third season. "I had such a great experience with
  
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• Warrior Nun creator confirms axed Netflix show is coming back

  28-06-2023 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warrior Nun has risen from the dead – the axed Netflix show is set to return, according to showrunner Simon Barry, and he has fans and their dedicated campaign to thank."Today I’m happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion, and amazing efforts – Warrior Nun will return and is going to be more EPIC than you could imagine," series creator Simon Barry tweeted. "More details to come! SOON! Thank you!!"The show stars Alba Baptista as Ava Silva, a quadri
  
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• I know it's early, but the Sims 5 environment prototypes look really good

  28-06-2023 13:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sims 5 developer Maxis has given fans an early look at the upcoming game's environments, and they actually look really promising. Earlier this week, Maxis shared a brief update on The Sims 5, aka Project Rene, which included early environment and character prototypes. We're probably still a few years away from playing The Sims 5 ourselves, and a lot is bound to change between now and then, but I'm already pretty impressed with the game's interior environment prototypes.During the latest
  
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• Idris Elba reveals why he removed himself from the Bond conversation

  28-06-2023 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Idris Elba has revealed why he removed himself from the James Bond casting conversation. In a new interview with SmartLess, the Marvel actor opened up on how racist backlash put him off the idea of playing 007 after Daniel Craig."The truth is, I was super complimented for a long time about this," Elba explained, while promoting his upcoming Apple TV Plus series Hijack. "I was like, 'This is crazy! James Bond?' We're all actors, and we understand that role. It's one of those coveted [parts]. Bein
  
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• Diablo 4 fan discovers best way to grind Nightmare Dungeons following buffs, shaping my endgame grind

  28-06-2023 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Diablo 4 player is already showing the way for others to optimise their Nightmare Dungeon grind for loot and experience gains following a recent patch, and for that, I'm truly thankful.Diablo 4 patch 1.0.3 delivers on a promise by Blizzard to make Nightmare Dungeons a more appealing way to grind experience points in the late game. Completing a Nightmare Dungeon now rewards "slightly increased" experience gains for slaying monsters and dungeon completion. Better yet, you can teleport to any Nig
  
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• All of Diablo 4's two-handed swords feature a glaring historical inaccuracy

  28-06-2023 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  An eagle-eyed Diablo 4 fan has noticed that all of the game's two-handed swords are labeled incorrectly.Over on the Diablo subreddit, user Funslinger offered a side-by-side comparison of all of the game's non-legendary zweihanders, pointing out that many of them look very different to the real historical weapons they're based on - all of which also exist in the game.Take, for example, the Bastard Sword. Historically, this is a two-handed sword that can also be wielded one-handed, with an extra-l
  
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• Bloodborne at 60fps on PS5 makes me once again wonder why we've never seen a re-release

  28-06-2023 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Celebrated souslike dataminer Lance McDonald has shared footage of Bloodborne running at 60fps on PS5, and it looks stunning.Traditionally, Bloodborne is capped at 30fps, even on new hardware. McDonald, however, has been working on a 60fps patch for years, and a new video shows raw footage of their work. Starting with the lead-up to the Father Gascoigne boss fight and ending with a runback through the flames of the Forbidden Woods, McDonald claims that the video is locked at 60fps, 1080p, and fe
  
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• Red Dead Redemption gets new rating in Korea, sparking remaster speculation

  28-06-2023 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hopes of a Red Dead Redemption remaster have been reignited once again following a brand-new rating in South Korea. As spotted by Gematsu, The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea has recently given a new classification for Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption. Unfortunately, the rating really doesn't give us much to work with - all we know is that Take-Two Interactive applied for the classification on June 15, 2023. As pointed out by Gematsu, the new rating features "NV" in its
  
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• The Callisto Protocol fans are calling the Final Transmission DLC ending "IP abandonment"

  28-06-2023 12:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Callisto Protocol DLC, The Final Transmission, is here, and fans want it sent right back.Now that the 48-hour exclusivity window for PS4 and PS5 users has ended, more players are getting their hands on the new slab of content for The Callisto Protocol. The gameplay is reviewing from 'whatever' to 'fine', though it's the ending that has everyone coming together in a collective 'what the hell was that'? Naturally, we're going to be discussing some spoilers from here on out, so take this a
  
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• Harrison Ford and James Mangold talk their favorite Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny moment

  28-06-2023 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Indiana Jones series has seen Harrison Ford's intrepid explorer do everything from find the actual Holy Grail to survive a nuclear bombing (in a fridge, no less). As it turns out, though, Ford's favorite moment from the latest installment in the franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, is far away from ancient artefacts and alien adventures – but, as Ford and director James Mangold explain, it encapsulates the magic of the movie anyway. "Waking up in 1969," Ford says
  
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• It wasn't "cool" to hate on Cyberpunk 2077 at launch - it was broken

  28-06-2023 11:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a Cyberpunk 2077 developer suggested that part of the backlash against the game's launch was the result of it becoming "cool" not to like it, players have been reminiscing on their experiences of the game's launch.In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, VP of PR and communication Michał Platkow-Gilewski reflects on CD Projekt Red's need to reconnect and rebuild trust with its players after Cyberpunk 2077's disappointing launch. While Platkow-Gilewski acknowledged that the community ha
  
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