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• Baldur's Gate 3 used a movie-style intimacy coordinator for its sex scenes

  24-07-2023 23:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 made use of intimacy coordinators for its sex scenes, an apparent first for a traditional video game.Intimacy coordinators help plan scenes featuring simulated sex or other intimate physical contact in movies and TV, with the goal of making sure that the actors involved are comfortable and don't feel pressured into things they haven't consented to. Use of intimacy coordinators began to grow after the MeToo movement, and today you'll find credits for the role in everything from Ho
  
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• Call of Duty devs acknowledge Modern Warfare 3 leaks that are too obvious to ignore

  24-07-2023 22:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Modern Warfare 3 leaks have officially gotten too obvious to ignore, as even the Call of Duty developers themselves have begun to acknowledge them.Earlier today, Twitter user (X user?) algebra_sloth posted an image of several Monster Energy boxes sporting a logo for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, stylized here as 'Modern Warfare III.' Given how frequently Call of Duty has teamed up with Monster in the past and the volume of other recent Modern Warfare 3 leaks, this is about the least surpri
  
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• Oppenheimer viewer spots historical error

  24-07-2023 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following Oppenheimer's global theatrical release, one moviegoer spotted a minor historical error.Andrew Craig, director of Election Policy at the Joseph Rainey Center and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, pointed out that 50-star flags are used in a scene that takes place in 1945. The scene in particular sees Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) address the residents of Los Alamos, who are celebrating after a 'successful' detonation of the Trinity bomb. The correct flag flies behind Oppenheimer in
  
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• Xbox reveals the pizza-scented controller the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have always deserved

  24-07-2023 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had their choice of controller, it would undoubtedly be this official TMNT-themed Xbox gamepad that smells like pizza.Admittedly, this is also my dream Xbox controller. Some of my earliest memories are from watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series and drooling over the supremely melty delicious-looking New York pizza the turtles were always slurping down. Even the really wacky pizzas they ordered, like that one topped with jelly beans and saus
  
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• The Boys spin-off Gen V trailer is Euphoria meets superheroes

  24-07-2023 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new teaser trailer for The Boys spin-off Gen V has arrived and it's a little sexy but mostly very gory.Patrick Schwarzenegger, who stars as Golden Boy, previously described the series as 'Euphoria meets superheroes' and yeah, we see that now. The new teaser sees the university's first-ever freshman class compete for the top ranking – all while partying way too hard, making genitals explode, and punching people to death (we're pretty sure that's a fist that goes through someone's back and
  
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• Yoshi-P is exhausted by Final Fantasy 16's most toxic haters

  24-07-2023 20:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida, AKA Yoshi-P, is calling out abusive feedback from fans of the venerable RPG series.In a mini-documentary broadcast in Japan (via translator Audrey Lamsam of Aitai Japan), Yoshida is seen reacting to pre-release feedback from a Final Fantasy 16 trailer. In the clip, he admitted to feeling tired out by some of the game's more hostile critics."There's a lot of people who just yell at you, people I've never seen, met, or talked to before. It's weird," he said
  
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• Invincible's Atom Eve is getting her own visual novel

  24-07-2023 19:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Publisher Skybound Entertainment has announced Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, a new visual novel all about - you guessed it - Atom Eve from the comic and animated series."Play as Atom Eve, the fan-favorite superhero from the Invincible universe," the Steam store page says. "Get to know Eve like never before as she navigates her life with the Teen Team, her family, and her friends while figuring out the best way to use her incredible powers as a force for good." A press release on the game makes
  
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• Florence Pugh isn't naked in some versions of Oppenheimer

  24-07-2023 18:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oppenheimer has been censored in some regions – leading to the inclusion of a CGI dress in one scene involving Florence Pugh’s Jean Tatlock.As confirmed by IGN, the intimate moment between a post-coital Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) and his Communist lover sat across from each other – the last time they meet – has been changed for Indian audiences. Instead of showing flesh, the censors opted to cover Pugh’s body with a black dress. You can see a screenshot of the sce
  
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• MMO high roller hits triple legendary drop so rare that people are struggling to even calculate the odds

  24-07-2023 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  It is 10:54am on a Monday morning and I've had to do a ton of math that I am frankly not qualified for, all because of an unbelievably lucky Old School Runescape player who bagged three ultra-rare drops in a true feat of MMO RNG. I honestly don't know where to begin, so let's start with this tweet from OSRS diehard Bazilijus, who recently obtained three mega-rare items from Old School's clue scrolls in a single day, with the Twitch clips to back it up. 
  ?????????????????? 3 IN DAY 1 LO
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom continues the story of Breath of the Wild's unhappily married NPCs

  24-07-2023 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom continues the story of Breath of the Wild's unhappily married NPCs.If you've played Breath of the Wild, you may recall running into Jogo, a Hylian man visiting Rito Village with his wife, Juney, for their honeymoon. Unfortunately for Jogo, it's far from the idyllic start to married life he was expecting, as his wife is cold, bored, and, as a result, constantly complaining. Fearing he'll end up divorced, he attempts to cheer her up with baked apples and asks for Link's
  
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• Get Super Mario Bros Wonder free with this 3 for 2 offer at Best Buy

  24-07-2023 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looking for a way to tie up your Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario RPG pre-orders? Or maybe you missed out on Pikmin 4 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? If you happen to be a My Best Buy Plus or Total member, you can score three Nintendo Switch games for the price of two right now. That means you can secure a recently released Switch title for free - that's nearly unheard of in the world of Nintendo Switch deals. There are, of course, plenty more titles included in these
  
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• Joseph Quinn's first post-Stranger Things movie gets first look

  24-07-2023 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Settimana internazionale della critica (SIC Venezia) has released the first look at Hoard, Joseph Quinn's first post-Stranger Things outing.Written and directed by UK filmmaker Luna Carmoon, the indie film is in competition at SIC Venezia (known as 'the Italian version' of the Cannes Film Festival).Hoard is a "tale of mother and daughter," first following main character Maria as a child, then skipping ahead to her as an 18-year-old navigating both the past and the present. Things become even mor
  
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• After three years, Death Stranding players discover a boss will bite your ear off if you refuse to fight

  24-07-2023 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over three years after it originally launched, Death Stranding players are only just finding out that it's possible to lose an ear in a boss fight.Well, that's not their ear, to be fair. It turns out that during the climactic boss fight with Higgs, if you keep blocking the boss's attacks and basically refuse to fight back, Higgs will literally bite a chunk out of Sam Porter Bridges' ear. That leaves Sam with a mangled ear for the rest of Death Stranding.
  If you keep blocking Higgs' punches, you'
  
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• After 3 years, Death Stranding players discover a boss will bite your ear off if you refuse to fight

  24-07-2023 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over three years after it originally launched, Death Stranding players are only just finding out that it's possible to lose an ear in a boss fight.Well, that's not their ear, to be fair. It turns out that during the climactic boss fight with Higgs, if you keep blocking the boss's attacks and basically refuse to fight back, Higgs will literally bite a chunk out of Sam Porter Bridges' ear. That leaves Sam with a mangled ear for the rest of Death Stranding.
  If you keep blocking Higgs' punches, you'
  
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• A 12-minute Armored Core 6 gameplay briefing is less than 24 hours away

  24-07-2023 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Armored Core 6 gameplay briefing is set to broadcast very soon.As announced on social media earlier today, the stream will be shown via both YouTube and Twitch on July 25 at 7am PDT / 10am EDT / 3pm BST. Bandai Namco says that "language subtitles will be available on YouTube. Please enable closed captions to select your language."There are no details on what to expect from the stream - just that this will be a "gameplay briefing" and will be 12 minutes in length (back-end YouTube data suggest
  
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• Some fans think Spider-Man will team up with Invincible in season 2

  24-07-2023 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Some fans think Spider-Man might make an appearance in Invincible season 2 – and their theory is a lot more probable than you might think.There are two key clues in the new Invincible season 2 teaser trailer, which can be viewed above Spider-Man voice actor Josh Keaton is listed as a new member of the voice cast, and a brief shot of Mark Grayson aka Invincible's phone shows him looking at what appears to be the cover of Marvel Team-Ups #14: Spider-Man meets Invincible.Keaton first voiced S
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO is a new comic series beginning in October

  24-07-2023 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a limited comic series later this year, all focused around a romance."Only two things can stop a heart from beating: love and death," reads the slightly ominous description of Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO on Dark Horse's website. The new comic series unfolds over four issues, beginning later this year on October 18, all centred around a romance in the midst of a gang war.It's a setup that admittedly sounds a whole lot like Romeo and Juliet, only likely with more drugs and viole
  
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• AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPU with 16GB VRAM could arrive this week

  24-07-2023 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looks like a new AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPU is on the cards, and images and details relating to a 16GB version have surfaced online. The Sapphire GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition) graphics card appears to be exclusive to China, but the variant will apparently join the RX 7900 XT and XT this week. It’s also got less in common with its new-gen counterparts than you’d think.We’re still eagerly waiting for more AMD runners to enter the best graphics card race, and there’s a lack of mid
  
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• Devs and players accuse Diablo 4 of menu design that makes you accidentally pay for its Battle Pass

  24-07-2023 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Developers and players are less than impressed with how easy it is to accidentally activate Diablo 4's Battle Pass, and are accusing Blizzard of purposely designing it that way. Diablo 4 streamer Rurikhan recently took to Twitter to share their frustration at the game's menu design after they inadvertently redeemed their own Premium Battle Pass while trying to view their progress in the Season menu. As the accompanying video clip shows, all it takes is a single click, and the transaction go
  
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• This 11-minute sneak peek for the new Pokemon anime series is painfully relatable

  24-07-2023 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've got a brand new look at Pokemon Horizons: The Series, and it looks like an incredibly relatable anime.Just below is nearly 11 minutes of the new Pokemon anime series, which despite being billed as a "sneak peek," is more like at least a third of the first episode. Opening the episode is newcomer protagonist Liko, picking up the baton from Ash Ketchum, and she's a bit of a stick in the mud.Liko's sort of going through a bit of an existential crisis (I know, heavy for Pokemon). She has no fr
  
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• Greta Gerwig gets emotional while explaining Barbie's most poignant scene

  24-07-2023 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: This article contains spoilers for Barbie's third act. Make sure you’ve seen the movie before reading any further.Towards the end of Barbie, Margot Robbie’s Stereotypical Barbie is struggling with what it means to be human. To explain it to her, Barbie inventor Ruth Handler shows her a montage of home videos of real women of all ages set to Billie Eilish’s haunting 'What Was I Made For?'In a recent interview, presenter Andrew Freund explains his friend appeared in this
  
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• Mr. Run And Jump | New Gameplay Today

  24-07-2023 15:00
  
  Join Wesley LeBlanc and Brian Shea as the two discuss Mr. Run and Jump, a new challenging platformer from developers Graphite Lab and Heavy Horse Games that originally started out as a homebrew game for Atari 2600. Wesley's played the opening hour of the game, and Brian completed and reviewed it for Game Informer – you can read his Mr. Run and Jump review here. In this New Gameplay Today, we check out some of the first levels in Mr. Run and Jump as well as some late-gam
  
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• Barbie's Greta Gerwig had to fight for one of the movie's most heartfelt scenes

  24-07-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie may be full of outlandish moments and jokes, but Greta Gerwig says the one scene Warner Bros. executives suggested she cut was far from wild. In fact, the director would even go as far to say that it's "the heart of the movie". In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Gerwig touched on the moment in the film that sees Margot Robbie's Barbie start chatting with a random elderly lady at a bus stop. After getting upset when Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt), the teen she suspects is playing with
  
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• It seems like WandaVision is getting a physical release – with no disc

  24-07-2023 14:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems like WandaVision may be making history as the first MCU TV series to get a physical release, over two and half years after its initial release on Disney Plus – but there's one stumbling block. The physical release won't actually contain a disc, Blu-ray, DVD, or otherwise. This tactic is becoming more common in the games industry, with titles like PlayStation's God of War: Ragnarok also releasing without a disc. These releases often contain a download code instead, but there's
  
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• PSVR 2's haptic feedback might still use a PS4 controller's rumble motor

  24-07-2023 14:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  A recent post on the PlayStation Blog revealed the R&D and hardware iterations that went into the development of PSVR 2, and it's been confirmed that one prototype used the PlayStation 4 controller's rumble motor.Haptic feedback continues to be a bespoke PlayStation 5 feature, and in the world of the best VR headsets, it's entirely exclusive to Sony's latest visor. It now comes to light that the earliest iterations of this feature saw mechanical design engineers using rumble motors from the
  
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• Liam Hemsworth apparently looks "awesome" as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher

  24-07-2023 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of his preparation to play Geralt of Rivia, Liam Hemsworth has already donned the wig and armor of the iconic monster hunter – and according to The Witcher’s producer, he looks incredible.Speaking to Express Online, Tomek Baginski intriguingly said: "One thing I can tell is I’ve already seen [Liam] in Witcher makeup and in the Witcher look. And he looks awesome." While he didn’t reveal much more about if this was in the full white wig and amber eyes, the producer
  
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• Star Wars Outlaws will let you betray Jabba the Hutt, if you're feeling bold

  24-07-2023 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Outlaws will let you work with Jabba the Hutt himself.As IGN reports from San Diego Comic Con, a big focus for Star Wars Outlaws is Tatooine, and with that comes the criminal element notorious throughout the rogue planet. As such, our smuggler protagonist Kay Vess will be able to take on jobs for none other than Jabba the Hutt.Not only will we be running missions for Jabba the Hutt, but we'll actually be able to betray the chief Hutt. Ubisoft didn't offer up any specific details on wha
  
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• Barbie earns Greta Gerwig the biggest box office weekend of any female director

  24-07-2023 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie's Greta Gerwig has made Hollywood history, with the fantasy comedy earning the biggest box office opening for any female director. According to Variety, the movie made a whopping $155 million in the US – and $182 million internationally.In regards to the States, Captain Marvel, which was released in 2019 and co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, previously held the title with $153 million. Before that, it was Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, which pulled in $103 million in 2017. Giv
  
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• Mission: Impossible 7 suffers franchise-worst slump at the box office

  24-07-2023 13:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has been eclipsed by Barbenheimer – resulting in a historic second-week drop for the franchise at the box office.As per The Hollywood Reporter, Dead Reckoning only brought in $19.5 million in the US in its second weekend, a drop of 64% from its $56.2 million opening. That’s the worst week-on-week drop for the Mission: Impossible series. The previous low, Mission: Impossible 2, fell 53% upon its release in 2000.It’s slightly be
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 lead says your first playthrough should be a custom character

  24-07-2023 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 is nearly here, and if you're planning to delve into the expansive RPG but aren't sure whether to choose an origin character or create your own, Larian Studios founder and the game's creative lead Swen Vincke has some advice for you. "I would always pick a custom and discover my companions," Vinche said in an interview with Dropped Frames. "I think the origins come into play when you replay it."The freedom to sculpt your character to your liking is enticing in any RPG, but i
  
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• The Dragon Ball creator’s most obscure manga is shaping up to be a charming open-world game

  24-07-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sand Land's gameplay has been shown off at San Diego Comic Con, offering a promising glimpse of what's to come from the videogame adaptation of one of the Dragon Ball creator's lesser-known mangas.The 12-minute gameplay clip starts with our protagonist, the demon prince Beelzebub, charging through the desert in a car before a giant worm takes pursuit – eat your heart out, Dune. The player soon takes over as we rush towards a small settlement. Once we reach our destination, the game op
  
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• Silent Hill: Ascension devs are taking on Borderlands now

  24-07-2023 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Borderlands is getting an interactive show from the studio behind Silent Hill: Ascension.The past weekend saw San Diego Comic Con spring into life (against the backdrop of the historic actors and writers strike), and one announcement that might've flown under the radar is that there's a Borderlands interactive TV series called 'EchoVision Live' coming to town from developer Genvid Entertainment.
  It’s not an #SDCC without some major news. We’re partnering with @GearboxOfficial to brin
  
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• Get ready to check in at The Continental as John Wick prequel sets release date

  24-07-2023 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  John Wick prequel series The Continental has set a release date on streaming service Peacock. During the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con, it was confirmed the first episode will debut on September 22, followed by Part 2 on September 29 and Part 3 on October 6. The Continental explores the early days of the iconic hotel from the John Wick film series that offers a haven to the network of assassins. Colin Woodell plays a young Winston Scott in the 1970s as he becomes the proprietor
  
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• Barbie and Oppenheimer smash the box office in fourth biggest weekend ever

  24-07-2023 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie and Oppenheimer – or Barbenheimer, as the internet has affectionately named them – combined forces to smash the box office, bringing in numbers way ahead of expectations. Together, the films spurred the fourth biggest box office weekend ever, and the biggest since Avengers: Endgame was released back in 2019. Per Variety, Barbie brought in an astonishing $155 million domestically, while Oppenheimer scored an equally impressive $80.5 million domestic tally. That makes
  
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• Meta Quest Pro hasn't been discontinued, despite reports

  24-07-2023 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  A few reports surfaced late last week that claimed Meta Quest Pro, the company's mixed-reality headset aimed at professionals and early Metaverse adopters, had been discontinued. These claims were made when one of the manufacturers of the headset's parts, Goertek, was said to no longer be receiving orders for the VR headset's production, with The Information suggesting Oculus would let supply run out as the device's production ceased.ZDNet, Dexerto, and others echoed these claims in the lat
  
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• Ayaneo KUN is a chonky new Steam Deck rival with four times the battery

  24-07-2023 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ayaneo knows a thing or two about premium handheld gaming PCs, but specs for the Ayaneo KUN suggest it’ll be a monstrous Steam Deck rival. Not only will it boast a large 8.4-inch QHD screen and high spec AMD Ryzen Phoenix APU, but its battery is set to be four times the size. That’s probably a good thing too, as it sounds like the portable’s punchy specs will need every drop of juice they can get.You could say Ayaneo makes some of the best handheld gaming PC options out there,
  
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• Starfield sleuth spends 200 hours piecing together the entire skill tree

  24-07-2023 12:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the more dedicated Starfield fans has spent around 200 hours compiling the game's skill systems based on footage and teasers.You might think the Starfield subreddit post is the culmination of all 200 hours of research, but that's merely the tip of the iceberg. There's actually a 44-page Google document compiling all evidence of every Starfield skill, including breaking them down into categories like 'Physical' and 'Social' skills.
  After almost 200 hours of research, here is the complete s
  
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• Christopher Nolan has the final say on the Inception ending

  24-07-2023 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was a final shot that mesmerized a generation of moviegoers. The Inception ending, which featured Cobb’s spinning totem maybe (or maybe not) coming to a stop, ignited years of debate on social media – and it’s a conversation that continues to this day.Much of Inception dealt with Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his crack team of thieves trying to enter a person’s subconscious to steal valuable information. It's unclear by the end, however, whether Cobb himself is in a sub
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine studio reportedly working on an unannounced game

  24-07-2023 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Insomniac is working on another game aside from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Marvel's Wolverine.Project director Erin Eberhardt spoke last year in 2022 at a seminar with Full Sail University, and a clip of the seminar has now made its way onto Twitter. The Insomniac Games project director says she's working on an "unannounced game," but that she "can't really talk a lot about it."Eberhardt doesn't specifically say whether this game is Marvel's Wolverine, and because the clip is old, there's some sp
  
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