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• I can't believe they're making me choose between American Truck Simulator's Oklahoma DLC and Baldur's Gate 3

  21-07-2023 23:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today, developer SCS Software announced that the long-awaited Oklahoma DLC for American Truck Simulator will launch on August 1 - just two days before the PC launch of Baldur's Gate 3 on August 3. Yes, I am probably the only person on Earth affected by this announcement, but what am I supposed to do?See, I thought I dodged a bullet when the PC launch of Baldur's Gate 3 was brought forward a month, niftily giving RPG fans a lengthy span of time with the game before Starfield shows up to dominate
  
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• The Walking Dead: first trailer and new title for Rick & Michonne series

  21-07-2023 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  AMC has finally unveiled a first look at the upcoming Rick and Michonne focused spin-off series, newly titled The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, which sees Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reunite on-screen for the first time in almost five years.The trailer debuted during the show's panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 21. Lincoln and Gurira were unable to attend the event, due to the ongoing SAF-AFTRA strike in the US.Teasing an "epic love story" between its two leads, the new horror-
  
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• Surprise Diablo 4 hotfix coming today will reduce difficulty of Nightmare Dungeons

  21-07-2023 23:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of an effort to address the multitude of complaints over Diablo 4's most recent update, Blizzard is nerfing the difficulty of Nightmare Dungeons to make them easier for a wider array of classes and builds to complete."We're making a reduction in the difficulty of some aspects of Nightmare Dungeons to kind of retune some things," associate game director Joe Piepiora said as part of today's campfire chat stream. "Roughly where you are with a Nightmare Dungeon tier 70, that's kind of actual
  
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• Walking Dead spin-offs Dead City and Daryl Dixon get renewed for second seasons

  21-07-2023 22:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead universe lives on. AMC has ordered a second season of both Dead City and the upcoming Daryl Dixon spin-off."This next chapter in the Walking Dead Universe continues to thrive with a terrific inaugural season for Dead City and highly anticipated new journey for fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon coming in September," said AMC president of entertainment Dan McDermott in a press release. "We can’t wait to bring Dead City fans back to the epicente
  
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• Diablo 4 devs make big promises after Season 1 fallout: faster leveling, fewer player nerfs, a better endgame, and more

  21-07-2023 22:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 developers are going all in on damage control following the rapidly intensifying backlash over the launch of season 1, which kicked off with a devastating round of nerfs for some of the most popular builds.Community manager Adam Fletcher began the developer livestream by addressing the feedback from Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.0 in surprisingly candid terms: he straight-up admitted the patch made the game less fun. From there, game director Joe Shely and associate game director Joe Piepiora deta
  
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• The Best Players In Madden NFL 24

  21-07-2023 22:08
  
  Following its announcement in June, we traveled to EA Sports in Redwood City, California, to learn all about what players can expect from this iteration of the long-running Madden NFL franchise. Madden NFL 24 brings new improvements to the FieldSense system, Franchise, Superstar, and even the skeletons of the on and off-field character models. Not only that but this year signals the return of the popular minigames that have been missing for many years. However, one of the biggest announceme
  
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• Fast X director wants to make a Fortnite movie

  21-07-2023 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fast X director Louis Leterrier says he would love to make a Fortnite movie."Because the game is incredible," Leterrier explained to fellow director Justin Simien during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. "The characters... I mean there's so much more to be told. It'd be funny. It would be full of action and everything."Fortnite, first released in 2017, is an immensely popular battle royale video game that can be played online with hundreds of others. Players are dropped into a map with the goal of
  
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• Blizzard gets candid with Diablo 4 Season 1: "We know it is bad, we know that it's not fun"

  21-07-2023 20:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kicking off the community address it scheduled in response to intensifying backlash to the Diablo 4 Season 1 patch, Blizzard opened with candid agreement that the game is less fun after the update. "We want to acknowledge everyone's feedback in regards to reducing player power," says associate community management director Adam Fletcher. "We know it is bad, we know it is not fun. We ourselves know that it's not the greatest play experience for players out there." "We do want to explain
  
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• Blizzard gets candid with Diablo 4 Season 1: "We know it is bad, we know it is not fun"

  21-07-2023 20:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kicking off the community address it scheduled in response to intensifying backlash to the Diablo 4 Season 1 patch, Blizzard opened with candid agreement that the game is less fun after the update. "We want to acknowledge everyone's feedback in regards to reducing player power," says associate community management director Adam Fletcher. "We know it is bad, we know it is not fun. We ourselves know that it's not the greatest play experience for players out there. "We do want to explain
  
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• Football Manager player sets world record with a 10,000-hour campaign spanning 500 virtual years

  21-07-2023 20:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Football Manager 2023 player has broken the world record for the longest ever campaign with a game lasting 500 virtual years.As officiated by Guinness World Records, Polish Football Manager player Paweł Siciński set out to set a new world record for the longest single game in January 2018 and continued playing all the way until the in-game date of May 21, 2546. In real-world time, he played the game for 10,887 hours, which equates to 453 days and 15 hours. Guinness World Records
  
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• This wholesome indie game bundle is a perfect way to laze away the summer days

  21-07-2023 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Humble Bundle is back with another banger, this time with its Whimsy & Wonder bundle. Full of games with relaxing gameplay and bright, joyful art, it's got some great little indies which may have slipped your notice previously.As with all Humble's bundles, you can pay what you want. At its lowest tier, for $5/£3.92 you'll get A Short Hike and Assemble With Care. If you've yet to play these games, that's a pretty good price! If you pay $8/£6.28, you'll also get Garden Story, Lemon
  
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• Here's how Breath of the Wild's Captured Memory locations changed in Tears of the Kingdom

  21-07-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  A dedicated Zelda player has visited crucial spots from Breath of the Wild to see how they've changed in Tears of the Kingdom.The brilliant feat can be seen just below. It sees user LanternSoup trekking all over Hyrule to find all the Zelda Breath of the Wild Captured Memories locations. They've then compared them with photos from the exact same spots in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, to showcase how the Hyrule has changed between the two games.
  I visited all the "Captured Memories"
  
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• THOSE GAMES is a pitch-perfect parody of "those games"

  21-07-2023 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've ever wanted to actually try one of those quirky puzzles falsely advertised in a terrible mobile game ad, a new Nintendo Switch and PC titled called - I promise I'm not making this up - YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! might be just what you're looking for. YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!, as the name suggests, offers a selection of "those games" for you to try and clear. Basicall
  
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• The Playdate now has its own Game Boy camera

  21-07-2023 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ever wished you could use the Game Boy camera with the Playdate? Well, you can’t, and it’s probably not something that’s crossed your mind anyway. However, a modder has cooked up the next best thing for Panic’s cranky little handheld by creating a compatible alternative, and the mod is more like Nintendo’s original accessory than you’d think. The original Game Boy Camera is arguably one of the most lovably silly pieces of Nintendo handheld hardware. For t
  
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• New sci-fi series The Man From Maybe looks absolutely bananas - and brilliant

  21-07-2023 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Man From Maybe is the latest mind-bending comic from cult artist Shaky Kane - and it looks like an absolute blast of psychedelic thrills. Announced at this year's San Diego Comic Con, the three-issue series is written by Weird Work's Jordan Thomas and published by Oni Press. The story follows a masked bandit as he investigates what appears to be a crashed alien spaceship in a future of rampant corporate greed. That is, of course, only part of the story which begins with the double-lengt
  
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• Diablo 4 Sorcerers dealt another blow by bugged Uniques with zero stats, all because Blizzard forgot to remove a placeholder item

  21-07-2023 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Those opting to stick with Diablo 4's Sorcerer class have been dealt another blow as bugged Uniques with zero stats have been popping up.Over on the Blizzard forums, one player explained that while playing as a level 48 Sorcerer the previous night, they had a rather peculiar Unique Sacred Staff drop. "It has damage stats but nothing else," they said. "No intellect, no 'reduced damage from ranged' no aspect, nothing!"Another player had the same experience and posted a picture of the underwhelming
  
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• MTG Doctor Who cards add fish fingers, custard, and a lot of gorgeous artwork

  21-07-2023 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  A load of new MTG Doctor Who cards just dropped, and… well, they're really rather handsome.Revealed by publisher Wizards of the Coast as part of SDCC, the preview gave us our first look at new MTG Doctor Who cards ahead of the set's launch this October. While an abundance of the Tardis, Doctor, and aliens were to be expected, what we didn't anticipate was how good it'd all look in Magic: The Gathering's painterly style. While some recreate shots from the show, most are original illustrati
  
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• My new favorite strategy city-builder is like Dorfromantik with a doomsday timer

  21-07-2023 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you know me, then you'll know that I love my Dorfromantik-likes. Chill, tile-based puzzling with a focus on nature? Count me in. So it's not a surprise that I've found myself playing Land Above Sea Below. It was available as a demo in the most recent Steam Next Fest, and now it's back as a free prologue. In Land Above Sea Below, you start off with a Tree of Fall. You place tiles around the tree to grow your island, and the aim is to keep raising the height of your island to combat rising
  
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• Diablo 4's first Battle Pass doesn't give enough Platinum for the cheapest store item, let alone the next pass

  21-07-2023 16:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Diablo 4 Battle Pass gives you enough Platinum to almost buy the cheapest item in the in-game store.The debut seasonal pass for Diablo 4 just went live yesterday, July 20, with the start of Season 1, and it's already not looking positive for player feedback. Players have discovered that the pass offers a maximum Platinum payout of 666 Platinum, and while that's a cute reference, it's not actually enough to purchase a single item from the in-game store.
  The Battlepass Gives 666 Platinum. The
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. didn't book a role in The Holiday because of his terrible British accent

  21-07-2023 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Downey Jr. was confident about getting a part in Nancy Meyers' 2006 romcom The Holiday – but his attempt at a British accent said otherwise."We both got called in just as seat fillers… [Director Nancy Meyers] needed someone to read with the gals and we're sitting there going, 'It's about to happen for us,'" Downey explained on The Howard Stern Show, which he crashed alongside Jimmy Fallon. During the audition, Downey read for Jude Law's part, while Fallon read for Jack B
  
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• Skyrim player creates literal cursed ring that grants 'infinite' health but instantly kills them if they take it off

  21-07-2023 15:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Skyrim has a plentiful supply of rings to make you a more formidable Dragonborn, but one fan eager to cheat death entirely opted to craft their own and found themselves in a rather tricky pickle as a result.Over on the Skyrim subreddit, user AnkokunoMasaki explained that they'd managed to create a ring that provides infinite health. The downside? Well, it turns out that having that tiny piece of metal on their finger is, in fact, now the only thing keeping them alive, as once they remove it, the
  
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• Lady Gaga had a specific way of keeping in character on Joker 2 set

  21-07-2023 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lady Gaga had a specific request on the Joker 2 set – and it seems like a way of keeping in character as Harley Quinn. The actor, who was born Stefani Germanotta, also stayed in character while filming House of Gucci. "I didn't know Stefani at all," Joker 2's director of photography Lawrence Sher said in an interview with The Trenches TALK podcast. "And strangely, I felt like I never really even met her, even during the makeup/hair tests. Because again, maybe it was my philosophy
  
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• Kraven bites off more than he can chew in an art preview of Marvel Unleashed #1

  21-07-2023 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Unleashed looks like a really fun new comic that, as well as bringing together numerous animal heroes for an exciting adventure, will introduce us to a brand new character in D-Dog. The four-issue limited series is written by Kyle Starks and drawn by Jesús Hervás. In the series, Kraven abducts Lockjaw, but he hasn't counted on the Inhuman's friends coming to the rescue. That includes a whole host of familiar animals from different parts of Marvel continuity.We've got an
  
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• World of Warcraft community creates fake character to fool AI

  21-07-2023 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The World of Warcraft community managed to trick an AI-powered bot into publishing an article about an character that was entirely made up.Earlier this week, the WoW community was all a rumble about Glorbo, a character that was right around the corner for Blizzard's long-running MMO. The trouble was, Glorbo was entirely fictitious, a fake feature deliberately hyped up by the WoW community in the hopes of tricking an AI bot to write about it on a website employing AI writers.It didn't take long f
  
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• Fans think the Spider-Man 2 PS5 reveal might have spoiled a major plot point

  21-07-2023 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has been getting more loose-lipped on Marvel's Spider-Man 2 recently, revealing more details at San Diego Comic Con 2023 ahead of the game's release in October.Some fans suspect Sony's gotten a bit too loose-lipped however, as it looks like the company has spoiled a plot point of the game in the reveal of the limited edition Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 and Dualsense controller bundle.In the reveal video, the symbiote is shown covering up the console before a spark of electricity volts through
  
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• Forget Barbenheimer, there's a new same-day cinema clash: Saw Patrol

  21-07-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  July 21 is a date that will go down in cinematic history. By now, you will have heard all about Barbie and Oppenheimer releasing on the same day. How about a new cinematic clash of the titans? It's time to circle September 29 in your calendars, people.Yep, Saw X and Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie are both launching on the same later this year. The counter-programming chef's-kiss has even got its own moniker: Saw Patrol.Lionsgate has already firmly planted its flag in the sand, tweeting, "Reporting
  
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• Black Mirror star Alex Lawther has been cast as lead in new Alien

  21-07-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  The End of the F*cking World's Alex Lawther is gearing up to take on a Xenomorph or two, having nabbed the lead role in FX's upcoming Alien TV series – and he won't be doing it alone. The Black Mirror star will be joined on screen by Samuel Blenkin, who recently appeared in the fifth season of Charlie Brooker's aforementioned sci-fi series. According to Deadline, the show, which is an Equity production has already started filming in Bangkok, Thailand, though some of its actors have ye
  
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• Spider-Man 2 features a returning enemy from the first game

  21-07-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will see the return of Mr. Negative, one of the chief antagonists from the original game.Yesterday, developer Insomniac premiered a brand new story trailer for Spider-Man 2, straight from San Diego Comic Con. You can check out the trailer just below, which quietly reveals that none other than Mr. Negative will be returning in some form from the original game, and after having murdered Jefferson Morales, the father of Miles Morales, no less.You might recall that in the origi
  
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• Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer will not be coming to streaming anytime soon

  21-07-2023 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Unlike many other new releases, don’t expect Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer to arrive on streaming anytime soon. The director is famously a champion of theatrical releases for his films, and his latest epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb is no different.When Nolan ended his partnership with Warner Bros. and began working with Universal for the release of Oppenheimer, they made a deal on a guaranteed theatrical release window. Back in 2021, Univers
  
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• As Marvel's Spider-Man 2 fans praise character models, dev promises they'll look even better by launch

  21-07-2023 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Spider-Man 2 fans are praising the game's character models, and developer Insomniac promises that they'll look even better come launch day.Yesterday, as part of San Diego Comic-Con, Insomniac treated us to a new story trailer for the highly-anticipated web-slinging sequel. The video shows Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Mary Jane Watson, as well as Harry Osborn - who is pretty much confirmed to be the game's antagonist, Venom - and fans were quick to point out just how impressive their
  
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• Samuel L. Jackson says cut A Time to Kill scene robbed him of an Oscar

  21-07-2023 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Samuel L. Jackson has said a cut scene from A Time to Kill could have won him an Oscar. The film, directed by Joel Schumacher, co-stars Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, and Donald and Kiefer Sutherland. Jackson plays a father on trial after killing two men who raped his young daughter, based on John Grisham's novel of the same name. In conversation with Vulture, Jackson explained that some scenes of his didn't make it to the final cut. "In A Time to Kill, when I kill those guys, I
  
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• DC's Outsiders return - with a twist

  21-07-2023 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC superteam the Outsiders will be returning later this year with a new monthly book and a surprise new MO. The 12-issue series - the first Outsiders title in three years - will be written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and drawn by Robert Carey. It focuses on the stripped back line-up of Batwoman and Luke Fox as they reevaluate their place in Gotham City. Disillusioned by the events of the forthcoming Gotham War arc, the pair decide to reinvent themselves as archaeologists, delving in
  
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• Diablo 4 rogue players are showing their whole ass thanks to a new Battle Pass item

  21-07-2023 12:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 players have made a surprising discovery when applying one of the new Battle Pass items on the Rogue class - and it's got some players blushing. Shortly after the official launch of the Diablo 4 Battle Pass, players were quick to notice an interesting new look for the Rogue class when certain items are applied to the character. As you can see from the Reddit post below, if you equip the Artisan's Tunic from the Battle Pass along with the Exceptional Leggings on a female Rogue, you
  
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• Starfield's shaking up pickpocketing from Skyrim and Fallout

  21-07-2023 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield quietly makes a huge change to pickpocketing for Bethesda games.If you haven't played any RPGs from Bethesda's illustrious history, you might not know that pickpocketing always caused time to stand still, so your character could figure out what to steal. Starfield's changing all that, so that pickpocketing is done in real time while the world's still moving around you, as we can see from the clip below.
  This is the first Bethesda game that features pickpocketing in real-time from r/Sta
  
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• A "hardcore" Baldur's Gate 3 campaign could take 200 hours, and "the replay value is very high"

  21-07-2023 12:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  We already know Baldur's Gate 3 is going to be a meaty RPG. Developer Larian Studios says a casual playthrough will take around 75 to 100 hours, but for hardcore players who want to see as much as they can with one character, the completionist route could be well over 200 hours long.But Larian is also promising lots of reactivity and different perspectives for us to play through the game with. In an interview with PC Gamer in its latest magazine edition, Larian Studios co-founder and creative di
  
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• Dune 2 could be pushed back to 2024

  21-07-2023 12:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbenheimer fever may be sweeping the planet, but some of 2023’s other notable releases could reportedly be shifted back to 2024.According to Variety, Dune: Part Two – the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel – could move from its initial release date of November 3 to next year.Warner Bros. is also "assessing potential new dates" for its holiday season crop, including DC sequel Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom and The Color Purple.It’s worth tempering expectations, however, of a
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 trailer finally kills the Venom debate

  21-07-2023 11:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has laid to rest any doubts about Venom's true identity.Yesterday saw a new trailer for Spider-Man 2 out of San Diego Comic Con, which chiefly set up the new story for the sequel. Harry Osborn and the rogue's gallery of villains are pretty much the focus for the new trailer, and while Kraven the Hunter and Mr. Negative might be a big deal, it's a shared line between Harry and Venom that all but confirms the characters are one and the same.Right near the be
  
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• The Marvels trailer sees our heroes go higher, further, faster to defeat Zawe Ashton’s villain

  21-07-2023 11:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for The Marvels is here and it sees Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan, and Monica Rambeau back for more body-swapping antics.In the latest look at the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie, we get our first hint at what exactly is behind the unusual scenario. Zawe Ashton’s villain Dar-Benn says, "Captain Marvel, the annihilator, you took everything from me and now I’m returning the favor," before conducting some kind of spell that links our heroes together. The rest of the traile
  
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• Doctor Doom's X-Men, Nightcrawler's origin, and more from Marvel's SDCC X-Men panel

  21-07-2023 02:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Comics' Designing the X-Men panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego introduced some new X-Men stories planned for the upcoming 'Fall of X' era, which will shake up the mutant status quo on the island nation of Krakoa, including two whole new teams of X-Men and a "definitive" origin story for a fan favorite mutant.First up, there's X-Men Blue: Origins #1, a one-shot by writer Si Spurrier and artist Wilton Santos that tells the true origin of classic X-Man Nightcrawler."You think you kn
  
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• New Marvel's Spider-Man 2 story trailer and limited-edition PS5 console revealed

  21-07-2023 01:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation has revealed a new Marvel's Spider-Man 2 story trailer and limited-edition PS5 console based on the upcoming superhero sequel.Both the console and the trailer were revealed during San Diego Comic Con 2023. The beautifully designed console and controller feature a black and red design with the Spider-Man logo featured prominently and what looks like the symbiote taking over the console from the lower corner. The limited edition bundle includes the console, DualSense controller, and a
  
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• Giant Robot Hellboy is a totally absurd idea that actually makes perfect sense

  21-07-2023 00:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is teaming back up with longtime BPRD collaborator artist Duncan Fegredo for Giant Robot Hellboy - a three issue limited series coming from Dark Horse that is all about exactly what it says in the title. In the limited series, which is rounded out by colorist Dave Stewart and artist Clem Robins, a literal giant robot version of Hellboy will take on a series of kaiju. Giant Robot Hellboy #1 features a main cover by Fegredo, and a variant by Mignola and Stewart. S
  
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