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• Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse delayed indefinitely

  28-07-2023 23:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has taken Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sequel Beyond the Spider-Verse off its schedule indefinitely, according to a new report from Variety. The delay comes amidst work stoppages due to the ongoing WGA East/West and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Per a source cited by Variety, the voice cast of Beyond the Spider-Verse won't be able to complete their work for the film on time for the film's previous March 29, 2024 planned release date.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is currently in the t
  
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• Diablo 4 is finally buffing the game's weakest classes

  28-07-2023 23:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Diablo 4 developers held another livestream "campfire chat" today where they revealed a slew of changes with the intention of course correction after a controversial season 1 launch.In the livestream, Diablo 4 game director Joe Shely joined associate game director Joe Piepiora, community manager Adam Fletcher, and lead class designer Adam Z. Jackson to reveal some of the biggest changes coming in patch 1.1.1, which will go live on August 8. Chiefly, two of Diablo 4's most infamously un
  
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• Matt Murdock is dead, and his resurrection will have hellish consequences

  28-07-2023 23:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Matt Murdock may be dead - but not for long. After sacrificing himself in the penultimate issue of writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Marco Checchetto's Daredevil run, Matt Murdock will somehow return to life. And the consequences of his resurrection will bring Hell on Earth as writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Aaron Kuder take over with an all new Daredevil #1.Daredevil #1 will pick up with Elektra in the role of Daredevil as the protector of Hell's Kitchen, with Matt Murdock attempting to retire. Bu
  
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• Weird Barbie's house was inspired by Psycho

  28-07-2023 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Weird Barbie's equally weird house was inspired by the Norman Bates house in Psycho – and this doesn't surprise us one bit.“One of my early references is that you go up the stairs, and there’s the Psycho house, and we brought in other elements.” production designer Sarah Greenwood told Variety. Alfred Hitchock's 1960s iconic horror thriller features the infamous Bates house has a creepy staircase that begins on the street and leads up to the house. "Its design was de
  
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• The new Exorcist movie joins The Last of Us and Stranger Things for Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights 2023

  28-07-2023 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Exorcist: Believer is joining The Last of Us and Stranger Things as one of the big attractions in this year's Halloween Horror Nights from Universal Studios."Angela. Katherine. Two missing girls have been found with no memory of what happened to them," reads the attraction's official blurb. "But wherever they went, the ultimate evil has returned with them. Witness a chilling chain of events as you enter the most terrifying scenes from the new Blumhouse film."The trailer for The Exorcist: Be
  
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• Everything You Need To Know About Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail

  28-07-2023 21:13
  
  Final Fantasy XIV publisher Square Enix and developer Creative Business Unit III revealed the MMO's next expansion, Dawntrail, during Day 1 of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023. Square Enix revealed this 7.0 expansion that acts as a new beginning for Final Fantasy XIV with a new cinematic trailer. After the trailer, director Naoki Yoshida took to the main stage to host a keynote presentation, and it was during this that we learned a lot about the Dawntrail expansion, which will hit the ga
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 free trial expanding to include Stormblood expansion

  28-07-2023 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix is expanding Final Fantasy 14's much-beloved free trial. Director and producer Naoki Yoshida reveals at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest that, once update 6.5 rolls around later this year, the free trial will include the Stormblood expansion, which follows Heavensward and comes before Shadowbringers.At the time of writing, the current free trial allows you to level up as many characters as you'd like up to level 60 with no restrictions on playtime. Whether or not the level cap is incre
  
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• Netflix fixes Game of Thrones-style error in One Piece trailer

  28-07-2023 20:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has scrubbed out a Game of Thrones-style error in the new trailer for its live-action One Piece series.In the newest trailer, a quick shot cuts to a crowd seated for Roger's execution. One of the extras is wearing what looks to be an Apple Watch (or some other smart watch variety). The fantasy series takes place in a world full of magic, whimsy, pirates, and people who get stretchy superpowers from eating fruit – so the modern-day piece of technology is a little out of place. As fi
  
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• Nearly 13 years later, Final Fantasy 14 is finally coming to Xbox

  28-07-2023 20:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Close to 13 years after it was released on PC and PlayStation, Final Fantasy 14 is releasing on Xbox.That comes from director and producer Naoki Yoshida, who revealed the news at Final Fantasy Fan Fest, with none other than Xbox boss Phil Spencer. Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Xbox Series X|S sometime spring 2024, with open beta due to kick off during the patch 6.5 run this year. You're getting 4K support with the MMO on Xbox, though you'll only be able to download Final Fantasy 14 digitall
  
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• I only fell in love with Pikmin 4 after the credits rolled

  28-07-2023 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pikmin always seemed like one of those Nintendo franchises destined to be little more than a historical curiosity, consigned to the same dusty IP warehouse where the company has stuffed the likes of other beloved cult classics like Earthbound and Golden Sun. Yet despite regularly disappointing sales, Pikmin keeps getting second chances. As a fan since the launch of the original game 22 years ago, I couldn't be happier about that fact, and with Pikmin 4 the series has finally gotten the sequel it
  
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• Howard the Duck celebrates his 50th birthday this November

  28-07-2023 20:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of Howard the Duck, and Marvel Comics is celebrating the birthday of the foul-mouthed fowl with a one-shot that brings back his fan-favorite modern creative team of writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Joe Quinones along with a whole gang of other creators.In the one-shot, simply titled Howard the Duck #1, Howard gets a look at some of the various paths his life could have taken courtesy of the Peeper (no word on whether there's any relation to Peepers, one
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail adds two new DPS jobs, and Yoshi-P might be baiting us over what they are

  28-07-2023 20:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 is getting two new DPS-focused jobs in Dawntrail next summer.That comes from director and producer Naoki Yoshida, who teases what's to come at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest. He confirms that we're getting two, and that one will be a melee DPS and the other will be a caster.He then sent the crowd wild by revealing his t-shirt. Now, to explain that a tad. Yoshida is known to tease upcoming content with his choice of, yes, shirt. He wore a Batman T-shirt before revealing the Dark Knigh
  
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• Sonic Superstars: Exclusive Look At The First Six Zones

  28-07-2023 20:00
  
  Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher:Sega Developer:Arzest, Sonic Team Release: 2023 Sonic Superstars aims to give players an experience loyal to those initial Classic Sonic entries on the Genesis. However, unlike past games like Sonic Generations and Sonic Mania, which relied heavily on fan-favorite zones from previous games, Sonic Superstars forges its own path within the Classic Sonic series, delivering all-new stages that still deliver that
  
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• 10 years later, one of the scariest indie horror games ever is coming back in Unreal Engine 5, and I'm not prepared

  28-07-2023 19:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slender: The Arrival is one of the scariest indie horror games I've ever played, and it's coming back with a "huge update" built in Unreal Engine 5 sometime this October.I'll never forget the first time I encountered the nightmare-inducing Slender Man, based on the infamous creepypasta, during my early college years. I was at a friend's house with another buddy, and we were playing the original Slender: The Eight Pages. The bite-sized concept game is still considered one of the best horror game
  
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• Smash Bros director says "it's fair to assume there will be another one," and he can't imagine anyone else making it

  28-07-2023 19:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Smash Bros. lead Masahiro Sakurai says another entry in the series is likely, but he's having a tough time imagining the series continuing without him."The question now is, what happens next time?" Sakurai muses in the latest episode of his YouTube game design series. "I mean whatever comes after Smash Bros. Ultimate. One option would be to separate the series itself from the original creator. But for now, at least, I can't really imagine a Smash Bros title without me. You might think that
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail kicks off the MMO's next 10-year adventure

  28-07-2023 19:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14's next big expansion is called Dawntrail, and it launches in summer 2024.Director and producer Naoki Yoshida has taken to the stage at Fan Fest to deliver a keynote about the chonky update, punctuating the moment with a big ol' trailer. Things started with the Warrior of Light out on the sea before we got some familiar shots of old faces and locations greatly explored. From Thancred to Y'shtola, the whole gang is here.As for the story, Yoshida says he wants the next expansion to
  
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• Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon fans are planning to forsake bullets in favour of a punch-only playthrough

  28-07-2023 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon fans are planning to forsake bullets in favour of a punch-only playthrough.FromSoftware is known for its punishingly difficult titles, and for as long as the Souls series has existed, players have been finding ways to make the experience even more brutal. We saw one Dark Souls fan beat the entire game using just their feet, while some very skilled Elden Ring players managed to conquer the Lands Between without levelling up once. Now it appears fans are keen to br
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 consoles and accessories are already being scalped

  28-07-2023 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Spider-Man 2-themed accessories and consoles went up for pre-order, but within an hour they were being resold at steeper prices.Welcome to scalping, where the latest victim is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 fans looking forward to the sequel. Earlier today on July 27, PlayStation put up new Spider-Man 2 PS5 pre-order items, including the Spider-Man 2 PS5 Console Covers on the PlayStation Direct storefront, retailing for $64.99.Less than an hour later, the Limited Edition Console Covers were sold
  
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• Fans are giving classic JRPG Earthbound the remake it deserves

  28-07-2023 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mother² - or Mother Squared, if you prefer - is a fan-made remake of the SNES classic Earthbound, and it continues to look extremely impressive in a recent trailer showing off recent development progress. Mother Squared is a from-the-ground-up remake of the original SNES game built by fans in the open-source game engine Godot. The art is very reminiscent of the original, but with substantially more detailed sprites and an expanded widescreen presentation. Perhaps most notably, the whol
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 fan creates their own character builder tool ahead of the game's full release

  28-07-2023 17:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Baldur's Gate 3 fan has created their own character builder tool, allowing future players to plan their character ahead of the game's full release. As spotted over on the Baldur's Gate subreddit, user SmokkeHearb has taken it upon themselves to create an online Baldur's Gate 3 character builder. Here, players will be able to plan their character ahead of the game's full launch on August 3 (PC) and September 6 (PS5). You can try out the tool here, and share your creations with other player
  
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• Secret Invasion director responds to negative reviews

  28-07-2023 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official, Secret Invasion has the most poorly reviewed episode of all the series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show's director Ali Selim doesn't seem to mind too much, however. In a new interview with Variety, which took place after the finale was released on Wednesday, July 26, the filmmaker argued that it'd be unrealistic for creatives to try and appease every single viewer – and that it might even compromise storytelling if they do."I don't feel bad about mixed reviews
  
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• Elden Ring accidentally revives the notorious Dark Souls 3 frontstab backstab

  28-07-2023 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elden Ring's latest patch might've inadvertently re-enabled a broken feature from all the way back in Dark Souls 3.That's right baby, the old frontstab backstabs are back! Backstabs in Dark Souls 3 were finnicky beasts - they were seriously unpredictable in PvP combat, and would often see someone backstab another player when they were facing their opponent head-on.Well, we're here today to report that Dark Souls 3's busted backstabs appear to be back, only in Elden Ring this time. As you can see
  
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• Secret Invasion director reveals when Rhodey became a Skrull – but fans aren't convinced

  28-07-2023 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Secret Invasion director Ali Selim has answered one of the show's biggest questions – if Rhodey (Don Cheadle) has been a Skrull this whole time, when, exactly, did we lose the real Rhodey?"I think his legs not working in the end of episode 6 and him being in the hospital gown points to [Captain America: Civil War]," Selim told ComicBook.com. "And, from there, does it have to be definitive, or is it more fun for the audience to go back and revisit every moment, every Rhodey moment, and look
  
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• You can call this Saw phone number for a scary surprise

  28-07-2023 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lionsgate has released a spooky phone number you can call in order to speak to Jigsaw himself.When you call the number, embedded below, Tobin Bell's John Kramer answers and says he would like to play a game. The call lasts for 40 or so seconds before he asks you to text, "I want to play a game" to the same phone number in order to unlock a "challenge" of sorts. Well, it doesn't knock you out and put you in a Saw trap but it does link you to a first-look photo of Jigsaw in Saw X. That's way bette
  
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• MMO dev reassures bamboozled players that mysterious new items are real, but only drop in a special new way

  28-07-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Old School RuneScape developer Jagex has reassured players that the mysterious new items in its MMO are real but says they only drop in a special new way.Earlier this week saw the arrival of Desert Treasure 2 - The Fallen Empire, Old School RuneScape's first Grandmaster quest since 2019. Described as the game's "most ambitious quest to date", it continues the storyline of 2005's Desert Treasure and offers four brand new bosses, as well as a host of powerful rewards. "It's absolutely dripping wit
  
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• Final Fantasy 6 director is still pushing for a remake

  28-07-2023 15:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Final Fantasy figurehead is pushing for a Final Fantasy 6 remake - again.Just last month, Final Fantasy mainstay developer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that while a Final Fantasy 6 remake would be "difficult," he's constantly being approached by other developers at Square Enix, who want the remake to eventually happen.That comment enabled a outpouring of speculation from Final Fantasy 6 fans that a remake could one day happen. Now the same thing is probably going to happen all over again, because
  
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• Exclusive reveal: the blood-soaked Art of Dead Island 2 book

  28-07-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've always felt that leafing through concept art and exploring what might have been is one of the best things about game releases, so it's a pleasure to be able to exclusively reveal The Art of Dead Island 2 by Dark Horse here on GamesRadar.Although it's a little ways out (it's due to launch in bookstores on February 6, 2024 and February 7 in comic shops), The Art of Dead Island 2 is stuffed with insights into the game's development, its characters, enemies, and environments - 192 pages of it,
  
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• MTG goes dark Disney with its take on fairytale icons

  28-07-2023 14:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  A wealth of new details have dropped for upcoming MTG sets as a part of MagicCon Barcelona (ranging from Lost Caverns of Ixalan to Doctor Who), but the most attention-grabbing reveals might be for Wilds of Eldraine - a fairytale collection that provides a Magic: The Gathering twist on characters perhaps best known for their role in Disney movies.Taking place in a world largely inspired by Arthurian legend and Grimm's Fairy Tales, Wilds of Eldraine builds on what we saw in the previous set (2019'
  
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• Everyone is confused by the superpowers in the Secret Invasion finale

  28-07-2023 14:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Secret Invasion finale came with a major Super Skrull moment – but it has everyone puzzled. In the episode, Emilia Clarke's G'iah is revealed to have used the Harvest, a machine containing the DNA of all those who fought in the major battle in Avengers: Endgame. That's given her superpowers, but a rather random collection of them; her arms go Hulk, Drax, Frost Beast, and Korg mode, while she also uses Mantis's telepathy powers, Captain Marvel's energy abilities, and Ghost's phasin
  
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• Spider-Man 2 PS5 pre-orders are now live - here's where to buy

  28-07-2023 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's time to celebrate the upcoming release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in web-slinging style - Spider-Man PS5 pre-orders are open now. We don't know how quickly these consoles will zip off the shelves, but it's the first special edition PlayStation 5 and it's tying in with one of the most popular titles in the brand's catalog - so all bets are off. You'll find Spider-Man PS5 pre-orders live across the UK right now, with Very storming ahead of other retailers with its own stock. US retailers w
  
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• The long-dormant Lando series seems to finally be back on track – and Donald Glover is on board

  28-07-2023 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lando seems to finally be about to get his day in the sun. The long-dormant spin-off from Solo: A Star Wars Story was first announced back in 2020 by Disney with Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien at the helm, but since then it’s been crickets.Earlier this year at Star Wars Celebration, LucasFilm head Kathleen Kennedy seemed to imply that it was still in the making. Then, Simien admitted that he hadn’t had an update on the show in years from his side. Well, now it seems that the
  
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• A long-dormant Star Wars series seems to finally be back on track – and Donald Glover is on board

  28-07-2023 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lando seems to finally be about to get his day in the sun. The long-dormant spin-off from Solo: A Star Wars Story was first announced back in 2020 by Disney with Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien at the helm, but since then it’s been crickets.Earlier this year at Star Wars Celebration, LucasFilm head Kathleen Kennedy seemed to imply that it was still in the making. Then, Simien admitted that he hadn’t had an update on the show in years from his side. Well, now it seems that the
  
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• Why bother fighting a Gleeok in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when you can just chuck them into a chasm?

  28-07-2023 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  A The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has made a game-changing discovery that works as an extremely easy way to get rid of a big boss Gleeok. Reddit user u/ThornyFox has shared a video in the Tears of the Kingdom subreddit which not only gives fellow players a hassle-free way to get rid of a Gleeok, but also features one of the smoothest transitions I've ever seen. Along with the video, the Reddit user asks: "Why fight a Gleeok when you can just throw it into a chasm?"If it was
  
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• Remnant 2 dev says much-maligned Trait caps aren't going away

  28-07-2023 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remnant 2 devs have responded to one of players' biggest criticisms of the shooter sequel.Remnant 2 only launched in full earlier this week, but players near-instantly cottoned onto one aspect they didn't like. In the original game, the Traits players acquired weren't capped out at a maximum level, but this time, Remnant 2 places a limit on the amount of points players can put into individual Traits, as well as in Traits as a collective group.Players really aren't fond of this change. The Reddit
  
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• I build gaming PCs, and my favorite 12th gen Intel i5 CPU is less than $150 right now

  28-07-2023 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  I’ve been putting together gaming PCs for over a decade, and most of my builds feature an Intel i5 CPU. Don’t get me wrong, popping a cutting edge chip into your rig comes with benefits, but it's far from being a necessity when it comes to running games. With that in mind, I want to share with you this Intel Core i5-12400F deal, as it’s both my current favorite processor and available for under $150 right now. Over at Amazon, you can grab the Intel Core i5-12400F for $149.
  
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• Prep for Baldur's Gate 3 with the old games and D&D spinoffs for $12

  28-07-2023 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're pumped to dive into Baldur's Gate 3, you can get a headstart by trying out the previous games in the series on PC for a whole lot less.That's because Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition, and numerous spin-offs (including Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights, which are both set in the same universe) are available for $12 on Humble Bundle. You aren't just getting a handful of old-school CRPGs, though. The 2021 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous game is
  
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• The PS5 just dropped to its lowest price ever

  28-07-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is not a drill. PS5 deals have dropped the console to its lowest price yet this weekend, with the latest generation device taking its first major price drop. You'll have to move quickly on this one, though, because we don't know how long it will last. We're seeing the PS5 standard edition available for just £399 at Amazon right now - that's £80 down from the £479.99 MSRP. This is a spectacularly rare event, the console by itself has never strayed further than £4
  
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• Massive PS5 deals drop console to lowest ever price

  28-07-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is not a drill. PS5 deals have dropped the console to its lowest price yet this weekend, with the latest generation device taking its first major price drop. You'll have to move quickly on this one, though, because we don't know how long it will last. We're seeing the PS5 standard edition available for just £399 at Amazon right now - that's £80 down from the £479.99 MSRP. This is a spectacularly rare event, the console by itself has never strayed further than £4
  
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• Alan Wake 2 developer's nightmarish technical disaster reminds us how annoying game development can be

  28-07-2023 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alan Wake 2 is described as Remedy's "first survival horror game," but its communication director recently experienced their own very real nightmare when they tried to show a demo of the highly anticipated sequel to a VIP."Today was peak dev 'fun,'" Thomas Puha tweeted, explaining that the latest build of Alan Wake 2 "had some issues," so he instead decided to use the demo from Summer Game Fest, which "took hours to find."
  Today was peak dev ”fun”. Had to show the AW2 demo to a VIP.
  
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• Greta Gerwig tried to put a 'fart opera' into Barbie and we're so glad she didn't

  28-07-2023 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Barbie is consistently hilarious, but it might not have been the case if Greta Gerwig snuck in a joke that she thought was “really funny” – and no one else agreed.Speaking to IndieWire, the director revealed early test screenings for the smash hit included a "fart opera" halfway through."We’ve always tried to get in a proper fart joke and we’ve never done it. We had like a fart opera in the middle. I thought it was really funny. And that was not the consensus," Gerw
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player decimates the final boss in under a minute by simply throwing weapons

  28-07-2023 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Tears of the Kingdom player has destroyed the game's final boss by yeeting the same weapon at it six times over.Be warned: there are spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom's final boss here!Still with us? Fabulous. If you somehow didn't already know, or couldn't have guessed, the Demon King Ganondorf is Tears of the Kingdom's final boss, but that climactic boss fight is apparently no match for the same claymore being thrown at him on repeat.
  Killing the final boss in less than a minute from r/tears
  
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• Blue Beetle director originally wanted to make a Bane film – and fans want to see it

  28-07-2023 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto originally wanted to direct a Bane movie – and it's something fans would like to see. "I wanted to pitch ideas, and one of them was the Bane origin story," Soto told Den of Geek. "I always thought that there was something interesting in exploring his reality and how a character like that comes to be."But, Warner Bros. instead told Soto: "There's this character that we've been developing for a couple of years. The Blue Beetle, a Latino superhero."
  
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• The Witcher fans think they've found the last picture taken of Henry Cavill as Geralt

  28-07-2023 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher season 3, which marks Henry Cavill’s final time playing monster hunter Geralt of Rivia, is now out in full on Netflix.As viewers struggle to say goodbye to the actor’s very beloved performance, one fan account thinks they’ve found what might be his final picture in the iconic costume. Posing with the soldiers who he fights in his final scene in episode 8, Cavill is pictured smiling in the white wig and Geralt outfit. While we, of course, can’t know for ce
  
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• Is it just me, or is the new AMD Radeon RX 7900 actually an RX 7800 XT in disguise?

  28-07-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The AMD Radeon RX 7900 is now officially a thing, and while it’s currently only available in China, it comes in at roughly $649. That’s arguably a decent price point for a graphics card armed with 16GB RAM and a cut-down Navi 31 GPU, as its older RX 7900 XT sibling can set you back $250 more. However, while I’m hoping the new card on the block eventually makes its way across the globe, I can’t help but shake the feeling that it’s actually an RX 7800 XT in disguise.&
  
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• CRPGs are getting way more popular, and Baldur's Gate 3 has definitely played a part

  28-07-2023 12:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 has helped the CRPG genre to surge in popularity, with three million extra players enjoying it this side of 2023.According to Michael Douse, director of publishing at Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios, the number of players who own a CRPG game on Steam has grown exponentially in just a short amount of time. In a tweet, Douse wrote: "Last year, there were 13 million players who owned a game with 'CRPG' as one of its top 10 tags on Steam (effectively, 13 million people owned
  
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• Diablo 4 players use a 27-year-old trick to best The Butcher

  28-07-2023 12:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's Butcher is falling victim to the same exploit from 27 years ago.If you didn't already know, The Butcher has been terrorizing Diablo players since back in the 1990s. The fear-inducing enemy could be trapped behind a locked door in the original Diablo, and it's this trick that players are now using all over again to slay the Butcher in Diablo 4.As first reported by Icy-Veins, Diablo 4 players are now trapping the Butcher behind doors, and repeatedly attacking the heckin' large brute unt
  
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• We're even more excited about this new Star Wars show – thanks to comparisons with the best lightsaber duel

  28-07-2023 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  We were already excited about The Acolyte, 2024’s new "mystery-thriller" Star Wars show set hundreds of years before the prequels. Now, next year can’t come soon enough – thanks to a pitch-perfect tease from star Manny Jacinto about the Disney Plus series’ use of lightsabers."If you loved that sequence with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and Darth Maul, I think you're going to enjoy this show," Jacinto told Entertainment Weekly, referring to ‘Duel of the Fates’, the clim
  
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• Here are the Baldur's Gate 3 release times around the world

  28-07-2023 11:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Baldur's Gate 3 release times have been revealed ahead of launch next week.For the unfamiliar, Baldur's Gate 3 is finally exiting early access next week on Thursday, August 3, and it's set to be one of the biggest games of the year - not just by size. The Baldur's Gate 3 release times, as you can see below, begin at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET for the US crowd, and translate to 4 p.m. BST/5 p.m. CEST for the European players out there.
  It's almost time: Baldur’s Gate 3 releases on PC next Thu
  
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