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• The grandfather of modern MMOs wants a sequel to his original masterpiece

  20-07-2023 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Richard Garriott, AKA Lord British, creator of arguably the most influential MMORPG ever, is yet again pitching Ultima Online 2.Garriott has, over the years, floated ideas for a sequel to his seminal MMO both internally at EA and via public forums like Twitter. Recently, he shared some new ideas about how he would modernize the original game's online multiplayer element to satisfy fans of the old-school full-loot PvP system and ease in newcomers with some modern refinements.In a reply to a fan o
  
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• The live service graveyard expands yet again as Gundam competitor to Overwatch 2 announces shutdown after less than a year

  20-07-2023 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite fairly positive reception at launch less than a year ago, Overwatch 2 competitor Gundam Evolution is already shutting down.Executive producer Kazuya Maruyama announced the game's pending shutdown in a post shared by publisher Bandai Namco earlier today. Servers will close on November 29, roughly 14 months after its September 2022 launch.  "We wanted to create a title that brought FPS fans and Gundam fans together," the announcement reads. "We challenged ourselves to create an authen
  
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• Things are looking really, really bad for Tony Stark and the X-Men in Iron Man #8

  20-07-2023 22:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things are looking particularly dire for Tony Stark as well as his allies in the X-Men in this preview of interior pages from Invincible Iron Man #8. Set after the events of the X-Men's Hellfire Gala event, which has been foreshadowed to be disastrous to the mutant nation of Krakoa, Invincible Iron Man #8 sets up a new status quo for Tony Stark and introduces the much-foreshadowed Stark Sentinels.As implied by the pages in the preview, it seems that mutant hater and tech genius Fei Long has take
  
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• Horror RPG promises 'Silent Hill meets Undertale,' instantly smashes Kickstarter goal

  20-07-2023 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  An RPG inspired by Silent Hill and Undertale is kicking off on Kickstarter, having already blown past its funding goal in one day.No Body is billed as a genre-hopping turn-based RPG starring Clownface, who's described as "an average, anxious teenage boy," which seems a little harsh on average, anxious teenage boys. After several years at a local "'Residence For Unwanted Children and Teens," things start to get weird following the arrival of "Malignant and Benign, two messengers from another worl
  
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• Harley Quinn season 4 trailer promises mayhem, mischief, and a lot more Poison Ivy

  20-07-2023 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Streaming service Max has dropped the first trailer for season four of its Harley Quinn adult animated series.Per the official synopsis, the new season sees Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) out on her own after her break-up with The Joker (Alan Tudyk). With help from Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs, Harley attempts to work her way into the Legion of Doom, before an identity crisis sends her on a larger quest to find her true place in Gotham City. The trailer is filled with expl
  
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• After 8 years, the Borderlands movie finally gets a 2024 release date

  20-07-2023 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Eight years since it was first announced back in 2015, the Borderlands movie has a firm release date at last.Announced during San Diego Comic Con 2023 (via Deadline), the Borderlands movie release date has officially been set for August 9, 2024, just a little over a year from now. Considering it's been in some stage of development for almost eight years, that's not such a long wait!The Borderlands movie is directed by Eli Roth, best known for splatter horror movies like Cabin Fever and Host
  
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• Diablo 4 Sorcerers can't catch a break - now their new Unique is making some players nauseous

  20-07-2023 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's new Sorcerer Unique item is very bright and flashy, and not the most comfortable thing to watch in action.Blizzard unleashed Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.0 this week and with it came six new Unique items. The Sorcerer's new Unique is a wand called The Oculus, and it has a teleport enchantment that strengthens the ability but also whisks players off to random locations when used. Losing control in this way might be frustrating, but in a game like Diablo 4 where you're almost always surround
  
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• The Boys spin-off Gen V finally sets release date

  20-07-2023 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys spin-off series Gen V has finally set a release date.The highly anticipated show, which has been described as 'Euphoria meets superheroes,' is set to hit Prime Video on September 29."From the world of The Boys comes Gen V, which explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them, rather than God-given," the official synopsis reads. "They quickly come to learn that ambition comes with sacrifice, and the dif
  
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• Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong is a real comic that includes actual monster sounds

  20-07-2023 20:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Justice League are about to find themselves stuck in the middle of one of the all-time classic movie rivalries: the battle between Godzilla and King Kong. It's all happening in a new seven issue limited series published by DC and Legendary Comics, appropriately titled Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong.Written by Brian Buccelatto with art from Christian Duce and Luis Guerrero, Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong kicks off like an average Justice League story, with the heroes clashing agai
  
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• Christopher Nolan on directing a Bond movie: "It would be an amazing privilege"

  20-07-2023 19:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan definitely wouldn't mind directing a Bond movie if asked."The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent. It would be an amazing privilege to do one,” Nolan told the Happy Sad Confused podcast. "At the same time, when you take on a character like that you’re working with a particular set of constraints."Continued Nolan: "It has to be the right moment in your creative life where you can express what you want to express and really burr
  
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• DSTLRY unveils Gone, a new creator-owned sci-fi adventure by Jock

  20-07-2023 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  DSTLRY has revealed the details of its first ever series - a new sci-fi adventure that's also the first solo creator-owned project from Jock. Gone follows 13-year-old Abi, a stowaway on a luxury space-liner who is betrayed by her friends and left to fend for herself while dodging the ship's deadly crew. It spins out of the 8-page short, The Stowaway, which will be published in DSTLRY's upcoming anthology comic, The Devil's Cut. "Gone is a labor of love with which I have the rare opport
  
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• Jigsaw returns in first look at Saw X

  20-07-2023 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lionsgate has unveiled a first look and new release date for Saw X."#SawX is now coming at you one month earlier," tweeted the official Saw account. "September 29th - prepare yourselves for Jigsaw’s return."Per Deadline, Saw X sees a "sick and desperate John Kramer (Tobin Bell) travel to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable." The events of the fi
  
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• First The Exorcist: Believer poster teases a double demonic possession

  20-07-2023 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror producer Jason Blum has unveiled a first look at upcoming sequel The Exorcist: Believer – and it teases a gnarly-looking double demonic possession.Directed by David Gordon Green, the filmmaker behind Blumhouse's Halloween trilogy, the new movie sees Ellen Burstyn reprise the role of Chris MacNeil from William Friedkin's 1973 film. In the original, Chris enlists the help of two enigmatic priests to save her daughter Regan (Linda Blair), after the youngster is possessed by a myst
  
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• Disney's take on Animal Crossing glitches out after adding character known for glitching games

  20-07-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Magical Animal Crossing-like Disney Dreamlight Valley adds Wreck it Ralph's Vanellope von Schweetz, who does what she's known for and glitches the game.We're surprised Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft didn't see this one coming. Earlier this week, we got a brand-new update for Disney Dreamlight Valley called 'DreamSnaps'. This update brings new challenges to the life sim, but more importantly, it adds Wreck it Ralph character Vanellope von Schweetz. If you're not familiar, in the movi
  
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• GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin isn't "in any legal danger" after Steam takedown

  20-07-2023 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a whole lot of speculation from armchair lawyers following Dolphin's removal from Steam, the developers behind the popular GameCube and Wii emulator say "we do not believe that Dolphin is in any legal danger."Back in March, the Dolphin devs announced that the emulator was coming to Steam. Some time later, Valve reached out to Nintendo over the release, and Nintendo requested that Valve block Dolphin's Steam launch, citing DMCA concerns. While Nintendo never sent an official DMCA takedown n
  
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• Ant-Man's Kathryn Newton originally auditioned for another MCU role – Hawkeye's Kate Bishop

  20-07-2023 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kathryn Newton may have made her Marvel debut as Cassie Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, but she also auditioned for none other than Hawkeye's Kate Bishop.In Marvel Studios' Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, we get to see footage from Newton's 2019 screen test with none other than Jeremy 'Hawkeye' Renner.Kate Bishop, created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Cheung, first appeared in Young Avengers #1 back in 2005. She becomes the third character and first f
  
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• Exclusive: These Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures toys are just too darn cute

  20-07-2023 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures was announced, it was inevitable that some very sweet toys would be along for the ride too - but to be honest, these might take the cake. GamesRadar+ can exclusively reveal a handful of new action figures, toys, and a plush for Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures, and you can get a good look at them (along with product descriptions and where they'll be available) below. Prices start at $9.99, so these are likely to be good additions to any Star Wars gifts yo
  
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• Exclusive reveal: These Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures toys are just too darn cute

  20-07-2023 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures was announced, it was inevitable that some very cute toys, action figures, and assorted plushies would be along for the ride too - but to be honest, these might take the cake. GamesRadar+ can exclusively reveal a handful of new Star Wars Young Jedi Adventure toys, and you can get a good look at them (along with product descriptions and where they'll be available) below. The Nubs plush in particular Prices start at $9.99 and everything will be on she
  
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• Here's the Diablo 4 Season 1 start times for today

  20-07-2023 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Diablo 4 Season 1 release times have been revealed for players around the world ahead of launch today.If you somehow didn't already know, Season of the Malignant is going live today on July 20. The exact Season 1 release times around the world are 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/6 p.m. BST/7 p.m. CET, and at that time the brand new seasonal event for Diablo 4 will kick into gear.The Season of the Malignant will be offering brand new story quests to undertake as soon as it goes live today. This means if
  
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• I can't believe this Horizon Forbidden West recreation was made in Dreams

  20-07-2023 17:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Horizon Forbidden West fan has created their very own version of Aloy's world in Dreams, and Guerrilla should hire them it's that impressive. Earlier this week, Dreams artist Martin Nebelong shared a video of their Horizon Forbidden West project to Twitter, explaining that it was made entirely from scratch using only Media Molecule's software Dreams and a PS5. "In my opinion," Nebelong writes in the tweet, "[Dreams is] the most powerful UGC platform in that it allows the artists expressio
  
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• Unstoppable Tears of the Kingdom player spends 200+ rockets kidnapping a Bubbulfrog and flying it around Hyrule

  20-07-2023 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the many Bubbulfrogs inhabiting the caves of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom recently received the cross-country trip of a lifetime thanks to the rocket-powered efforts of one determined player. Earlier this week, Reddit user Zeldaswitch9 shared a post and video (below) documenting their quest to kidnap a Bubbulfrog, remove it from its homey cave, slap it on a floating platform, and take it to meet all the sky dragons in Hyrule. "Bubbulfrogs must get lonely in their caves,
  
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• Armored Core 6's new trailer goes incredibly hard

  20-07-2023 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a brand new story trailer for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, and it goes unbelievably hard.Bandai Namco and FromSoftware debuted the new story trailer for Armored Core 6 earlier today on July 20, and you can check it out just below. The trailer looks like it sets up the main events of Armored Core 6, positioning us as someone known only as "621," who's about to embark on a mission of paramount importance.
  "621…I’ll give you a reason to exist. Let’s get to work."#ARM
  
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• The Curse of La Llorona isn't actually a Conjuring Universe movie, says director

  20-07-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Curse of La Llorona isn't actually a part of The Conjuring Universe despite its two Annabelle-related cameos, says director Michael Chaves. It only became known as the eighth installment in the hit horror franchise, apparently, because of a presenter's unfortunate misunderstanding at a film festival.Based on Mexican folklore, the '70s-set film, which was released in 2019, centers on Anna (Linda Cardellini), a social worker who wrongly accuses a troubled mother of murdering her young children
  
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• After 2 months, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players are working together to help completionists 100% the game

  20-07-2023 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  A couple of months after the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players are now working together to 100% their save files, down to every last tiny landmark.Over on the Tears of the Kingdom subreddit, there are multiple recent posts from Zelda completionists that are desperately working towards finishing the game once and for all. We've spotted several of these posts so far, and it's heartwarming to see the community coming together to help these players finally put their save
  
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• New Gran Turismo trailer raises the stakes, sees David Harbour get tough

  20-07-2023 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Gran Turismo has arrived – and the stakes have gotten even higher.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, we see that coaches Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom) and Danny Salter (David Harbour) don't really have that much faith in the GT program – which is designed to turn avid players of the video game into real-life race car drivers. Danny gives an extra dose of tough love to Jann (Archie Madekwe), however, because he thinks he has a shot at becoming a skilled driv
  
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• Gladiator 2 and Deadpool 3 strike shutdowns will cost $600,000 per week

  20-07-2023 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Production has shut down on several major blockbusters due to the ongoing actors' strike, including Gladiator 2 and Deadpool 3, which were currently filming in Malta and London. And the cost of the shutdown is a big one – according to a new report from Variety, the cost of holding on to soundstages containing a movie's sets is an estimated $600,000 per week. Actors are currently on strike, joining striking screenwriters and members of the WGA union, after negotiations between SAG-AFTR
  
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• Atari is bringing retro arcade gaming back with PCB collection, sort of

  20-07-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Retro arcade game parts are coming back in a sort of unexpected way, as Atari has launched a series of collectable PCBs. The boards don’t come with chips and resistors, and your bank account will hate the price, but if you’re looking for something different to display in your game room, this could be it. Not to mention each piece serves as an arcade history book page.I know some of you out there aren’t going to know what an old retro arcade machine looks like. After all, we all
  
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• WD Black's latest PS5 SSD has taken its first discount - here's why you shouldn't buy it

  20-07-2023 14:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Internal SSDs have been going cheap for a little over a year now. The best SSDs for gaming are at discount prices almost constantly, and that goes for even the latest and greatest drives.In the US right now, the brand new officially licensed WD Black SN850P PS5 SSD is on sale at Amazon. Despite launching to markets in June, is now on offer - reduced by 13% to $129.99. For newcomers to the best SSDs for gaming market, or even experienced shoppers, seeing a brand new officially licensed PS5 S
  
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• ASRock Intel Arc A770 GPU sneaks onto graphics card scene with 16GB VRAM

  20-07-2023 14:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Intel Arc graphics card has stealthily entered the fold, as an ASRock Phantom Gaming Arc A770 16GB GPU is apparently inbound. The new model joins its 8GB sibling, but it’s unknown whether it boasts faster memory speeds in addition to more VRAM. It’s also $30 more than the existing card, but cheaper than the recently discontinued Limited Edition variant by Intel and Acer BiFrost equivalent.Intel Arc graphics cards are still outnumbered on the best graphics card battlefield, bu
  
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• Margot Robbie told studios Barbie would make $1 billion – and she might be right

  20-07-2023 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Margot Robbie says she had high hopes when she started pitching a Barbie movie to studios. The star and producer of Greta Gerwig’s new movie based on the Mattel doll said she felt the movie could make $1 billion at the box office."I think my pitch in the green-light meeting was the studios have prospered so much when they’re brave enough to pair a big idea with a visionary director," Robbie tells Collider. "And then I gave a series of examples like, 'Dinosaurs and [Steven] Spielberg'
  
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• Elite Diablo 4 builds are now getting pummelled by the Butcher after patch 1.1.0

  20-07-2023 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 players are seriously struggling with the Butcher after the latest patch, as well as other areas of the game like Nightmare Dungeons.Diablo 4's patch 1.1.0 kicked into gear earlier this week, blasting out a wide range of nerfs basically affecting every elite build in the game. Players have seen their builds decimated by the new patch, and nowhere is that more evident than when facing off against intimidating foes like the Butcher.
  Butcher now nearly unkillable while solo at higher NM ra
  
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• Netflix CEO speaks out on strikes: "We’ve got a lot of work to do here"

  20-07-2023 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has addressed the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes in an earnings interview."Let me start by making something absolutely clear: This strike is not an outcome that we wanted," Sarandos said during Netflix’s Q2 earnings (H/T Variety).He continued, "We make deals all the time. We are constantly at the table negotiating with writers with directors with actors and producers with everyone across the industry. And we very much hoped to reach an agreement by now."The writers&rs
  
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• I survived Barbenheimer 2023, and all I got was this (amazing) t-shirt

  20-07-2023 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbenheimer t-shirts prove that the internet, in fact, isn't all bad. When folks found out that both Barbie and Oppenheimer were launching on the same day, magic happened and a most wonderful meme was born. Poking fun at how brilliantly opposite they are (one a comic fantasy, and the other a Very Serious Thriller), this marriage has resulted in some pretty fun Barbenheimer t-shirts. We've rounded up a few of our favorites below, allowing you to memorialize this momentous moment in tee form
  
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• Greta Gerwig hasn't ruled out a Barbie sequel: "Listen, anything's possible"

  20-07-2023 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie director Greta Gerwig says she isn’t ruling out a potential return to Barbie Land in a new interview with the Inside Total Film podcast.Asked by Total Film if there's potential for a sequel, Gerwig opened up about more Barbie adventures. "That's true," she said of the open-ended nature of the movie. "No, listen, anything's possible. I would say today, the main thing I'm focused on is the next 15 days and then I'll see what happens after that."Gerwig adds, "I will say I loved ma
  
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• Christopher Nolan talks Oppenheimer’s blockbuster status: “It’s been a while since this type of film has been put out there”

  20-07-2023 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  They don’t make ’em like this any more. Unless the ‘they’ you’re talking about is Christopher Nolan. His latest film, Oppenheimer, opens this week in the middle of a busy summer blockbuster season, when multiplexes are also showing franchise sequels and recognisable properties like Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible, and Barbie.Oppenheimer is a unique offering. Sure, it has the director’s signature scope and grand-scale IMAX photography. It moves with a pulse-
  
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• Greta Gerwig says she is "terrified" of her Narnia movies

  20-07-2023 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie director Greta Gerwig is set to take us on another magical trip to a different world soon – though, this time, instead of leading us into the pastel pink delights of Barbie Land, she'll be transporting us through the wardrobe to the snowy lands of Narnia. The director is set to direct at least two Netflix movies based on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, and, when Inside Total Film podcast sat down to talk all things Barbie with Gerwig, we asked if her take on Narnia would
  
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• A viral Twitter thread has been made into a horror movie – and its first trailer is here

  20-07-2023 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Viral Twitter thread Dear David, which saw Buzzfeed illustrator Adam Ellis document an alleged haunting in his New York apartment, has been made into a movie.Ahead of its release in October, Lionsgate has just unveiled the flick's first trailer, which boasts way more supernatural scares than the "based on actual events" tease would lead you to believe. Watch above if you're feeling brave enough.Directed by John McPhail, who grabbed genre fans' attentions with his festive zombie musical Anna and
  
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• James Cameron has the final word on AI: "I warned you in 1984!"

  20-07-2023 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director James Cameron has spoken about screenplays written by AI – and on the threat of AI more generally. And he does say he warned us all…"I just don’t personally believe that a disembodied mind that’s just regurgitating what other embodied minds have said – about the life that they’ve had, about love, about lying, about fear, about mortality – and just put it all together into a word salad and then regurgitate it," Cameron told CTV News when asked a
  
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• Starfield fans fear a very expensive sandwich threatens economic chaos

  20-07-2023 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Starfield economy is already being thrown into chaos as fans puzzle over the game's sandwich : spaceship ratio.Last month, StarfieldDB noted that the value of your first Starfield ship, The Frontier, is listed at 7,350 credits, while a Salami Sandwich costs 75 credits. Put simply, that means that trading in roughly 100 sandwiches should earn you enough moola to take to the stars in your very own ship.More recently, Reddit user Mr_Twiddles posted their concern that a more gourmet sandwich - t
  
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• Two years after Kickstarter success, Star Fox-style cat-girl roguelike returns with one of the coolest trailers of 2023

  20-07-2023 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years after a smashing Kickstarter campaign, this roguelike cat-girl game is back with one of 2023's best trailers so far.That game would be Whisker Squadron: Survivor, an on-rails shooter which takes your feline crew through blistering missions. You can check out the launch trailer for the new game just below, which is without a doubt one of the coolest trailers we've seen throughout the whole year.
  ANNOUNCEMENT: Whisker Squadron: Survivor will launch on Steam on August 21!Here's our launch
  
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• 2 years after Kickstarter success, Star Fox-style cat-girl roguelike returns with one of the coolest trailers of 2023

  20-07-2023 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years after a smashing Kickstarter campaign, this roguelike cat-girl game is back with one of 2023's best trailers so far.That game would be Whisker Squadron: Survivor, an on-rails shooter which takes your feline crew through blistering missions. You can check out the launch trailer for the new game just below, which is without a doubt one of the coolest trailers we've seen throughout the whole year.
  ANNOUNCEMENT: Whisker Squadron: Survivor will launch on Steam on August 21!Here's our launch
  
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• The latest Sims 4 expansion lets horses break into your home and watch you sleep

  20-07-2023 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Sims 4 expansion pack adds horses to the game, and they are already causing neighhem. On July 20, The Sims 4 developer Maxis rolled out a brand-new expansion for its life sim called Horse Ranch. As you may have guessed, this update finally adds a bunch of long-boys (horses and goats) to the game, as well as all the accessories you'll need to care for them, and a new suitable location to house them in the form of Chestnut Ridge. Now that players are getting to grips with the new e
  
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• Ben Affleck’s Batman reportedly axed from Aquaman 2 after new reshoots

  20-07-2023 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s not been smooth sailing for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’s journey to the big screen so far. The Jason Momoa-led sequel has faced several release date delays and multiple reshoots over the past few years, and it seems like more are happening.The Hollywood Reporter details that one big ongoing issue has been Batman – and it now seems Ben Affleck’s version of the character is on the cutting room floor. The latest cut of the film, which now operates under the watchful e
  
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• Christopher Nolan talks Oppenheimer’s R-rating: "It was something we definitely anticipated"

  20-07-2023 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  As far back as Batman Begins in 2005, Christopher Nolan has been making films rated in the PG-13 bracket, or 12A in the UK. That changes with Oppenheimer. The biopic of the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ marks Nolan’s first R-rated (or 15 certificate) film since Insomnia in 2002.The BBFC states that Oppenheimer’s 15 certificate is due to "strong language, sex", but there are other aspects of the film that ensure it’s not exactly all-ages viewing, from alcoholism to all
  
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• Leaked King Kong game has you avenging your monkey parents

  20-07-2023 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon looks to have leaked a brand-new King Kong game. Well, that's Kong without the "King," to be precise. Skull Island: Rise of Kong is apparently a new game that's coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, according to a new listing that went live earlier today on July 20 on Amazon Spain (and reported by Gematsu).
  Amazon Spain has leaked the announcement of Skull Island: Rise of Kong by GameMill Entertainment (Avatar: TLA - Quest for Balance, Nick All-Star Braw
  
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• John Boyega ranked the Star Wars sequels and, yep, we're getting The Last Jedi discourse again

  20-07-2023 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Brace yourselves. Finn actor John Boyega has – light-heartedly – ranked the Star Wars sequels and, of course, it’s reignited the years-old debate over whether The Last Jedi is good or not.Appearing on Hot Ones’ Truth or Dab Rapid Fire, Boyega was asked to list Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker in order from best to worst."Star Wars: The Force Awakens is most definitely the best," Boyega said. "Second, for me, comes [The Rise of Skywalk
  
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• Uh oh, it looks like Walmart is canceling Starfield Constellation Edition pre-orders

  20-07-2023 11:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield fans are starting to panic as it seems Walmart is canceling some of their customers' pre-orders for the Constellation Edition of the upcoming game. The first inkling we got that something could be going on at Walmart was from a post over on the Starfield Reddit. One fan shared a screenshot of their pre-order for the Starfield Constellation Edition which, instead of featuring the usual $299.99 charge, now said that the pre-order had cost them $0.00 - which understandably sent alarm
  
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• Diablo 4 devs walk back patch changes as Metacritic score plummets

  20-07-2023 11:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's devs are already rolling back changes from its latest patch as players are review bombing it.Diablo 4 patch 1.1.0 went live earlier this week, ahead of Season 1 launching later today on July 20. Blizzard immediately acknowledged a lot of players didn't like the patch, with it nerfing a vast amount of builds and characters at large, including in particular the Sorcerer, which players believed was basically useless before the new patch kicked the class while it was down. One change
  
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• The Superior Spider-Man returns this October

  20-07-2023 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  October 2023 marks 10 years since Otto Octavius took over Peter Parker's body and his life to become the Superior Spider-Man, and Marvel is celebrating with a new one-shot from writer Dan Slot and artist Ryan Stegman, the creative team of the original Superior Spider-Man saga.Joining Slott and Stegman on the one-shot, titled Superior Spider-Man Returns #1, are artists Mark Bagley, Humberto Ramos, and Giuseppe Camuncoli, all of whom contributed to the classic Superior Spider-Man run from a decade
  
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