games news

• Hollow Knight devs casually confirm a theory that's puzzled fans for 6 years

  13-07-2023 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hollow Knight fans can finally put one lore debate to rest thanks to an abrupt answer from the folks at developer Team Cherry. Reputable Hollow Knight scribe mossbag recently passed a question to the dev team as part of a Discord conversation with community figure and lead playtester Graig, who previously threw fans a lifeline as they wait for Hollow Knight Silksong. Mossbag used the opportunity to ask about the grub care instructions included with the game's 2017 collector's edition &
  
  Read more

• Stray Gods delayed a week to make room for Baldur's Gate 3

  13-07-2023 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming musical number Stray Gods has been delayed a week so as not to step on the toes of Baldur's Gate 3. The new release date is August 10.Developer Summerfall Studios, whose creative director is former Dragon Age writer David Gaider, announced the delay today and attributed it to both the impending release of Baldur's Gate 3 and the goal to have "performance parity" across all release platforms."We want everyone to have ample space to check out Stray Gods when it launches. Baldur's Gate 3 i
  
  Read more

• The FTC is now trying to delay the Activision deal in a new way as Microsoft pushes to close it

  13-07-2023 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not even a full day after appealing its loss in the Microsoft Activision court case, the US Federal Trade Commission is pushing for a new, temporary injunction which would stop the deal from closing until its appeal receives a ruling.A new motion for injunction pending appeal was filed earlier today, July 13, with the FTC calling on the court to stop Microsoft from closing the Activision deal until it can finish its review of the merger, which is separate from this case and still ongoing. "In th
  
  Read more

• Hollywood actors are going on strike

  13-07-2023 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  SAG-AFTRA has officially announced that its actors are going on strike.The SAG-AFTRA national board held a meeting on Thursday and voted unanimously to go on strike, joining the picket line with the already striking WGA. The union's contract expired Wednesday at midnight."Union members should withhold their labor until a fair contract can be achieved," said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief negotiator of SAG-AFTRA, during a press conference. "They have left us with no alternative."With increasing (
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New Stranger Things-themed haunted house revealed for this year's Halloween Horror Nights

  13-07-2023 21:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Stranger Things haunted attraction has been revealed for this year's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando and Hollywood.This marks the third Stranger Things attraction featured at Universal Studios' yearly Halloween-themed event, and it's themed around the fourth season of the hit Netflix show. The trailer above shows a young person briefly transported from a school interior to the Upside Down, where Stranger Things season 4 antagonist Vecna shows up just before the teenag
  
  Read more

• Prime Video shares first look at new shows and movies including Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  13-07-2023 20:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prime Video has released a new trailer for its upcoming season of new films and TV shows – and it's finally given us our first glimpse of Donald Glover's Mr. and Mrs. Smith.Per the trailer, new shows premiering on the streaming platform include The Boys spin-off Gen V (September) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (November). Existing shows that will return for a new season include Good Omens (July), The Summer I Turned Pretty (July), The Wheel of Time (September), and Reacher (December).New movies
  
  Read more

• This incredible Starfield shipbuilder gets Bethesda's seal of approval

  13-07-2023 20:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  A creative Starfield fan used Blender to build an absolutely beautiful ship inspired by Bethesda's upcoming release, and it's so good it earned the studio's own seal of approval.Reddit user Its_all_pixels recently shared their Starfield-inspired render to much fanfare, but they probably weren't expecting the official Starfield Twitter account to gush about the creation a little over a week later."Its_all_pixels couldn't wait to get into Starfield's shipbuilder and already started building a Star
  
  Read more

• Moon Knight takes on the Sons of the Jackal in a new preview of City of the Dead #1

  13-07-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jed MacKay's run on the monthly Moon Knight book has been a real highlight of Marvel's recent output. And while the publisher has been increasingly hinting at dark times ahead for Marc Spector - this week publishing an ominous teaser that promises "The last days of Moon Knight" - it's clear the character is more popular than ever.In fact, spinning out of MacKay's run is the five-issue City of the Dead - Moon Knight's first ever event series, written by David Pepose with art by Marcelo Ferreira.W
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Disney will cut back on Marvel and Star Wars content, says CEO Bob Iger

  13-07-2023 19:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Expect less Marvel and less Star Wars from Disney in the coming years, says CEO Bob Iger."You pull back not just to focus, but also as part of our cost containment initiative. Spending less on what we make, and making less," Iger told CNBC. Disney bought Marvel in 2009 for about $4 billion, and would then go on to acquire Star Wars in 2012 for another $4 billion. The company has more than recouped their investment, as the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has led to a multi-billion
  
  Read more

• EA Sports FC 24 Revealed With September Release Date

  13-07-2023 19:38
  
  During today's official reveal livestream, EA Sports revealed EA Sports FC 24, the replacement for its overwhelmingly popular FIFA franchise. The move away from the FIFA license was announced last year, and today, we got our first look at this year's EA Sports soccer title.The big pitch this year from EA Sports is around its advanced technology. EA's proprietary Frostbite engine returns, but with enhancements, including the new Sapien character model skeletons first introduced through our Madden
  
  Read more

• Game devs praise Bungie for taking harasser to court, setting new precedent for protecting employees

  13-07-2023 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny 2 developer Bungie recently struck a big win against a player who's now been sued $500,000 for threatening and harassing a community manager and their family, and game developers across the industry hope it sets a new standard for protecting employees from all-too-common abuse. Kathryn Tewson shared the court win on Twitter, and countless developers have already chimed in with praise and optimism."This is an incredible work of law and sets excellent precedent," says Riot design mana
  
  Read more

• Enshrouded Preview – Surviving Made Easier

  13-07-2023 18:25
  
  Platform:PC Publisher:Keen Games Developer:Keen GamesThe survival genre is one that’s never entirely worked for me. Life is already stressful enough, and playing a game built on the idea of stress, resource management, and, well, survival has never appealed to me in my off-hours. But Keen Games, the studio behind Portal Knights, let me watch roughly an hour of gameplay of its new survival game Enshrouded behind closed doors, and I came away excited about everything it’s doing to all
  
  Read more

• Ra Ra Boom | New Gameplay Today

  13-07-2023 18:21
  
  Join Wesley LeBlanc, Marcus Stewart, and Kyle Hilliard as we discuss Ra Ra Boom, an upcoming beat 'em up headed to PC this year. Wesley played through the demo multiple times, using each character to take down AI and robots alike. He, Marcus, and Kyle discuss the game's visual style, use of lanes in combat, fully-voiced characters, and more. Enjoy roughly 12 minutes of all new Ra Ra Boom gameplay in the latest NGT below: In 2008, Chris Bergman, who later co-founded Gylee Games and work
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: Outlaws will be all about “what ‘open world’ means to the player”

  13-07-2023 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the new edition of Edge, on sale now, Star Wars: Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty explains how Ubisoft Massive wants to present a galaxy of gameplay options to create an unparalleled level of choice within the familiar sci-fi setting. A gun battle breaks out during the mission of our demo sequence, with iconic Star Wars blaster effects pinging all around, but we’re assured that it would also have been perfectly valid to stay in stealth mode all the way to where lead charac
  
  Read more

• The Super Pocket is a Game Boy style handheld with a cartridge kick

  13-07-2023 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you’re itching to pick up a Game Boy-style handheld but can’t be bothered faffing with ROMs, the Super Pocket might be up your street. Developed by the same folks behind the Evercade, this adorable newcomer to the portable scene comes in Capcom and Taito flavors, with each boasting a bunch of built-in games. Not to mention you’ll be able to play over 500 more using the traditional cartridge slot at the back.There are plenty of handhelds out there on the market, including che
  
  Read more

• Final Fantasy 16's gay romance is more tragic than you thought

  13-07-2023 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16's relationship focusing on Dion and Terence is sadder and more tragic than you might first think.Be warned, light story spoilers for Final Fantasy 16 follow!If you're familiar with Dion Lesage, you'll know he has an on-screen relationship with fellow Dragoon Terence, making the pair the clearest gay relationship in Final Fantasy's extensive history. If you just played through Final Fantasy 16 without delving into either character's history, you're missing out on a surprising amo
  
  Read more

• Tears of the Kingdom sends unlucky player to creepy "punishment cell" for breaking the game too hard

  13-07-2023 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has found a "punishment cell" hidden in the game that separates Link from the entire world. Twitter user and Zelda fan @yukino_san_14 recently shared a video of Link in this strange empty area that he can't seem to get out of. In the tweet, Yukino writes (machine translated): "I was sent to the punishment cell, probably because I overloaded it! When I load from the title, I'm sent to this mural area and can't do anything." The tweet continues:
  
  Read more

• The Rings of Power season 2 has wrapped filming – and will be unaffected by actors' strike

  13-07-2023 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has wrapped filming, which means the fantasy show will be unaffected by the looming SAG-AFTRA actors' strike. According to Variety, Rings of Power finished filming "a few weeks back." The show continued to film without its showrunners  J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay on set amid the ongoing WGA writers' strike. The imminent SAG-AFTRA actors' strike means multiple productions will soon be shutting down, which Variety notes includes Gl
  
  Read more

• Geralt faces his toughest fight yet in epic The Witcher season 3 volume 2 trailer

  13-07-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has released a new, epic look at The Witcher season 3 volume 2. The upcoming final three episodes will tie up the drama that began in the first half after Geralt (Henry Cavill), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Jaskier (Joey Batey) did everything they could to keep Ciri (Freya Allan) safe.The new trailer is not messing around either, opening on a shot of a character covered in blood, before cutting to what we assume is the aftermath of the Thanedd Ball that ended volume one. "I’ve sea
  
  Read more

• Warzone 2 Season 4 Reloaded has everyone annoyed, and The Boys are only partly to blame

  13-07-2023 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Warzone 2 Season 4 Reloaded has everyone pretty annoyed, and The Boys aren't entirely to blame.In case you somehow missed one of the wildest crossovers in recent memory earlier this week, Warzone Season 4 Reloaded added a slate of The Boys' characters to the battle royale shooter. Or, more specifically, that's Homelander, Starlight, and Black Noir's abilities and skins.This has, like clockwork, led to dismay from the Warzone 2 player base. It feels like every time Activision adds s
  
  Read more

• Destiny 2 developer wins big in lawsuit against player who was harassing an employee

  13-07-2023 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Destiny 2 player has been sued for close to $500,000 after harassing one of developer Bungie's employees and a member of their family. As highlighted by Twitter user @KathrynTewson, Bungie has successfully won a lawsuit against a Destiny 2 player who was harassing one of the developer's community managers and their wife. According to the court report, the defendant (referred to as Comer) left a "hideous [and] bigoted" voicemail for the employee on their personal phone following the releas
  
  Read more

• This Diablo 4 Necromancer one-shot the game's hardest boss not once, but twice

  13-07-2023 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's fearsome Uber Lilith boss has been one-shotted, twice.If that doesn't make sense initially, it's because there are technically two stages to the Uber Lilith boss fight in Diablo 4. As seen below, Struth Gaming has managed to obliterate both phases of the supremely powerful boss with one hit each, making this technically a one-hit-kill to the boss, twice.And yes, surprisingly literally no one, it was a Necromancer utilizing Blood Orbs that achieved this feat. You can watch the full fig
  
  Read more

• James Gunn is seemingly putting together a mini-Justice League with new Superman casting

  13-07-2023 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Superman: Legacy has its Clark Kent and Lois Lane, but there’s an intriguing trend surrounding the other heroes cast in the first DCU movie – they all have ties to the Justice League.So far, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi, and Isabel Merced have been cast as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Metamorpho, Mister Terrific, and Hawkgirl respectively.In isolation, those are slightly lesser-known heroes making the step up to the big screen in DC Studios’ nascent cinematic uni
  
  Read more

• James Gunn suggests Nathan Fillion will be in multiple DCU projects

  13-07-2023 13:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has suggested we could be seeing more of Nathan Fillion's Green Lantern. News recently broke that the actor would be appearing in Superman: Legacy as Guy Gardner. "The Green Lanterns show is not separate; Nate will play Guy in all parts of the DCU," Gunn wrote on Threads in response to a fan asking about the Green Lantern show that previously had Finn Wittrock attached as Guy Gardner (the project was ultimately redeveloped without Wittrock attached, though its status is unclear i
  
  Read more

• One Emmy-nominated show isn't available to watch anywhere

  13-07-2023 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies may have received two nominations in the Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming category at this year's Emmys, but viewers will struggle to watch the show. The Grease prequel premiered on Paramount Plus in April 2023, with episodes releasing weekly until the finale on June 1. By the end of the same month, the series had been canceled and permanently removed from the streamer. Rise of the Pink Ladies follows the founding members of the titular
  
  Read more

• Star Wars actor Cameron Monaghan cast in a mystery role in Tron: Ares

  13-07-2023 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Tron: Ares cast is growing as Star Wars actor Cameron Monaghan lands a mystery new role in the upcoming sci-fi. Per Deadline, he’ll be starring opposite Jared Leto in the third movie in the Tron franchise.Monaghan’s role has not yet been confirmed, but we do have some vague details about the plot. The script, penned by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne, follows a computer program called Ares that crosses over to the human world. Leto plays Ares, the sentient manifestation of the prog
  
  Read more

• Naoki Yoshida would love a Final Fantasy 16 DLC starring Cid

  13-07-2023 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16's producer would love a DLC starring Cid, and who wouldn't?To recap the strange saga of Final Fantasy 16 DLC briefly, the development team said there wouldn't be any expansions of any sort earlier this year, before the game launched. Last week, though, producer Naoki Yoshida said Square Enix was paying attention to the overwhelming demand for more content, and hoped to deliver something for hopeful players.Now, Yoshida has been asked who he'd make a playable character outside of
  
  Read more

• Microsoft “disappointed” as FTC appeals recent loss in Activision Blizzard case

  13-07-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission is appealing a recent US court decision denying its preliminary injunction request that would see Microsoft's bid to close the Activision Blizzard deal temporarily halted.  While notice of the decision to appeal Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley's has been filed, the full extent of the US regulator's argument won't be more widely known until the full appeal is submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. "The District Court's ruling makes crystal clear that
  
  Read more

• An actors’ strike is imminent as deadline expires – marking the first major Hollywood shutdown in 60 years

  13-07-2023 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  An actors’ strike appears to be imminent as the deadline for negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios expired – with the actors’ union recommending strike action.As the clock ticked past midnight Pacific time, SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee "voted unanimously" to recommend a strike to the National Board, who will meet later today (July 13) to vote on strike action.In a statement, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher said, "SAG-AFTRA negotiated in good faith an
  
  Read more

• Diablo 4's billion-damage Druid and Barbarian builds are not long for this world, Blizzard decrees

  13-07-2023 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's ridiculously broken builds will be nerfed, to the surprise of absolutely no one.Over the past week or so, Diablo 4 players have really stepped up their game with exploiting Druid and Barbarian builds for wild attack damage. We've seen figures in the realms of two billion damage in a single hit without any exploits, but then we've also seen 35 undecillion damage from one player who copped to just breaking their Barbarian build completely.Now, Blizzard is unsurprisingly looking to fix t
  
  Read more

• It's not too late to snag these Prime Day Switch deals for under $50

  13-07-2023 01:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not too late to snag a Nintendo Switch Prime Day deal for under $50 if you're in the US, but you have to act fast, as the day is almost over and once the clock strikes midnight, the deals are gonezo.Sometimes I wish there was a filter on Prime Day gaming deals that only shows offers under $50 because, I'll be quite frank, I'm in the process of buying a house and have absolutely no business buying a new PS5 game or, worse yet, a gaming laptop. That said, I can feel slightly less irresponsibl
  
  Read more

• Prime Day gaming laptop deals 2023: the biggest savings still live

  13-07-2023 00:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)Jump straight to the Prime Day gaming laptop deals in your region: US dealsUK dealsFAQ
  Amazon Prime Day gaming laptop deals have come to an end, but we're still seeing some of our favorite prices on the shelves this week. Best Buy and Dell's competing sales have offered up some excellent discounts on RTX 30-Series and RTX 40-Series devices in the last couple of days - and many are still available right now. On top of that, some of Amazon's biggest price drops have
  
  Read more

• Prime Day gaming laptop deals 2023: all the biggest savings on day two

  13-07-2023 00:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)Jump straight to the Prime Day gaming laptop deals in your region: US dealsUK dealsFAQ
  Prime Day gaming laptop deals are still going strong on the second day of Amazon's sale, and our dedicated team of deal hunters are hard at work gathering all of the best ones into this handy guide, complete with tips and tricks for finding the best prices around.Now that RTX 40-Series cards are widely available, the old (but still more than competent) 30-Series-equipped machines
  
  Read more

• Here are the best last-minute Prime Day PS5 deals under $50/£50

  13-07-2023 00:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The clock is ticking if you want to make the most of Prime Day PS5 deals on either side of the Atlantic. We're keeping you up to date with all the biggest Prime Day gaming deals as they happen, but we decided with most video game purchases being so expensive, it's time we gave a shout-out to smaller deals that come in under $50 / £50.In terms of Prime Day PS5 deals, there are plenty of savings to be had if you're looking for the console itself, a bundle with some games, or accessories. I w
  
  Read more

Follow @Newslockergames on Twitter!