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• Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation for 10 years after Xbox buys Activision

  16-07-2023 16:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: According to Axios reporter Stephen Totilo (via Twitter), the Call of Duty deal is set to last for ten years pending the completion of the purchase. That means that assuming the Xbox Activision deal still goes ahead, Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation until at least 2033.The length of the deal matches those that Microsoft made public earlier this year. As Sony attempted to hinder progress on the merger, Xbox made clear that it had offered a decade-long agreement to keep Call of Duty
  
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• Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation after Xbox buys Activision

  16-07-2023 16:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony and Microsoft have signed a "binding agreement" to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the Xbox Activision deal.In a tweet this afternoon, Phil Spencer confirmed the deal, implying that the FPS series, which has been at the centre of Sony‘s concerns about the merger, and an important part of antitrust discussions, will continue to be available on all platforms for the foreseeable future.This story is developing…
  
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• Gran Turismo star David Harbour compares the movie to Top Gun: Maverick

  16-07-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gran Turismo, based on the PlayStation game of the same name, follows the true story of Jann Mardenborough, played by Archie Madekwe, a teenage player of the game who ended up as a professional race car driver. You can see an exclusive look at the movie above, featuring David Harbour as Jann's trainer.When it comes to the reality and immersion of the high-speed scenes – the real vehicles, the cast being put through the wringer, the commitment to high-tech filming methods – it’s
  
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• More Sonic reboots and remakes are being considered, says Sega president

  16-07-2023 15:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic fans prepare yourselves, because we could be in for more reboots and remakes. Sega president and chief operations officer Yukio Sugino makes the comment in a recent interview with Famitsu (translation by Dualshockers), in which he singles out the Sonic franchise as "Sega's signature IP" and says the company is "considering" a reboot or remake for the series.Sugino explains that Sega considers developing remakes individually for each series it owns and it depends on whether the timing
  
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• I didn't realise how much I wanted a Pokémon meets Stranger Things game until I saw this monster taming JRPG

  16-07-2023 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  What do you get when you mix Stranger Things, Pokémon, Stardew Valley, and a hint of Persona together? Apparently, the answer is Bloomtown: A Different Story.Bloomtown is an upcoming game from developers Lazy Bear Games and Different Sense Games and will be published by Twin Sails Interactive. They describe the game as "a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG" set in the backdrop of 1960s Americana.You play as Emily, a 12 year old girl who's sent with her
  
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• Gareth Edwards says he used guerrilla filmmaking methods on The Creator

  16-07-2023 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gareth Edwards may have become a household name after his work directing Godzilla and Rogue One, but it was his incredible first feature Monsters that helped influence his new movie The Creator. Edwards explains all in the new issue of Total Film magazine, which is out on newsstands on Thursday, July 20. That 2010 movie, which follows two characters attempting to travel through a monster-infected zone in Mexico, was shot for just $500,000 and had a crew of only seven people (including Edwar
  
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• Xbox Game Pass also benefits PlayStation users, says Everspace 2 dev

  16-07-2023 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  When studios make deals with Microsoft to bring their games to Xbox Game Pass, it also benefits fans on PlayStation consoles, according to Michael Schade, CEO and co-founder of Rockfish Games.Schade makes the comment in an interview with YouTube channel Xbox Expansion Pass to discuss Everspace 2, developed and published by Rockfish Games, ahead of its release on console.Everspace 2 was in Steam early access from 2021 until April 2023 when it fully released on PC. In the meantime, the studio has
  
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• The Zelda vibes from this indie action RPG starring a little guy with a sword are immaculate

  16-07-2023 12:11 via gamesradar.com
  
   By 2024, my Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hype will probably have died down a little, and that bodes well for Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients, because it's got hack-and-slash Zelda vibes written all over it.Monolith is an indie action RPG currently in the works by Columbian developer C2 Game Studio and was announced at the ID@Xbox showcase earlier this week. Sadly though, it hasn't been a part of Xbox's Summer Game Demo Fest (that ends tomorrow), which is a shame as combat looks super slic
  
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