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• Remnant 2 player finds a free way to reset your Traits: just spam the dodge button

  31-07-2023 23:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Remnant 2 player has found a super-simple dupe exploit to get infinite Trait resets, effectively helping to mitigate the impact of the game's much-maligned Trait caps.Normally, you can reset your Traits with an item called an Orb of Undoing, but it's a single-use item with a fairly steep cost to purchase. In a video posted to the r/remnantgame subreddit, user NonHeroJC demonstrated using an Orb of Undoing then immediately backing out of the menu and dodging. The trait reset goes through, but
  
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• As Diablo 4 stumbles, Path of Exile 2 goes for the jugular with closed beta date

  31-07-2023 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  In what seems to be a strategically timed announcement, the highly anticipated action-RPG sequel Path of Exile 2 has set a June 7, 2024 closed beta date, just as Diablo 4 stumbles through Season 1. Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games announced the beta at ExileCon, Path of Exile's aptly named BlizzCon alternative.It's hard to say with any certainty whether Grinding Gear deliberately timed this news to coincide with the backlash around Diablo 4 Season 1, but it sure looks like the former
  
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• Fans have been remaking Oblivion in Skyrim's engine for 11 years, so of course there are now rumors of an official remake

  31-07-2023 22:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  New rumors claim that an official remaster-turned-remake of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion is in the works, some 11 years after fans began remaking the storied RPG on their own. That's according to a now-deleted Reddit post first flagged by Xfire, in which a self-described ex-employee of remake specialist Virtuos Games alleges multiple unannounced games due in the next few years. The list includes an internal project purportedly codenamed Ominous and billed as a "narrative climbing game," as
  
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• Bandai Namco raked over the coals for downplaying lesbian marriage in hit Gundam anime

  31-07-2023 21:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bandai Namco has put itself in the crosshairs of the anime community by downplaying the relationship between the openly married female leads of last season's hit series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. This backlash started over the weekend after the official Witch From Mercury and Gundam Twitter accounts shared a statement addressing comments in a new issue of Japan's Monthly Gundam Ace magazine. To put it simply, voice actor Kana Ichinose discussed the marriage between series l
  
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• At long last, the PS5 finally lets you mute the dreaded "beep sound" that's been non-negotiable since PS3 days

  31-07-2023 21:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PS5's new beta firmware update includes an option to adjust the infamous start-up beep sound's volume, all the way down to a full-on mute if you prefer.The software update is rolling out to PS5 beta testers today, and as we covered earlier, it effectively doubles the capacity limit for replacement SSDs, from the previous 4TB cap to 8TB. However, while us chronic game hoarders were singing the praises of the update, we glossed right over the fact that a PlayStation console trademark since the
  
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• This $6 3D Metroidvania looks like the lost N64 game I've needed for 27 years

  31-07-2023 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new indie Metroidvania called Pseudoregalia has hit Steam to overwhelmingly positive reviews, and it looks like exactly the 3D Castlevania game we should've gotten back in the N64 days.Pseudoregalia is a 3D Metroidvania with lo-fi aesthetics where you explore a "perverse image of noble living" called Castle Sansa. While it very much looks like an N64 game, you can rest assured that it features modern conveniences like a 'playable frame rate,' a 'usable control scheme,' and 'no more fog than is
  
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• Cities: Skylines 2 maps are now "bigger than some countries"

  31-07-2023 18:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Cities: Skylines 2 devs have finally detailed the exact map size in the new city builder, and while it can't rival the modded maps for the original game, we're still looking at a map size of 159 square kilometers.As noted in the latest dev diary video, 159 square kilometers is "bigger than some countries." A Cities: Skylines 2 metropolis would rank near the bottom of the list of geographically largest countries, but your dreams of constructing an exact replica of Liechtenstein in a city-buil
  
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• If you wanted a Spy Kids reboot, you're in luck with this first look

  31-07-2023 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you were in the market for a new Spy Kids movie, you're in luck. Robert Rodriguez is back in the director's chair for Spy Kids: Armageddon, a reboot of his original franchise starring Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Connor Esterson, and Everly Carganilla.Per Netflix, Spy Kids: Armageddon is a "relaunch of a classic family franchise which will revolve around the activities of a multicultural family. Tony (Esterson) and Patty (Carganilla) must use all their gaming skills to save their spy parents
  
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• Everyone is trying to work out the rules of 'timeslipping' thanks to the Loki season 2 trailer

  31-07-2023 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just a couple of months before the series is set to release on Disney Plus, Marvel has unveiled the official trailer for Loki season 2 trailer – and it features as much period-hopping, timey-wimey mayhem as we've come to expect. (It also features more Jetskis, McDonalds' uniforms, and key lime pies than we were anticipating, but that's not what we're concerned about here). The clip also introduced 'timeslipping', which is seemingly causing Tom Hiddleston's titular anti-hero to glitch
  
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• This relaxing game takes the fun of Power Wash Simulator underwater for you to clean the homes of cute little creatures

  31-07-2023 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a successful Kickstarter campaign, upcoming underwater adventure Loddlenaut has received a new trailer full of little Loddles. You may recognize this relaxing game from Wholesome Snack 2022, as well as various indie showcases since then. If it's brand new to you though, let us show you what Loddlenaut is all about. Developed by Moon Lagoon, and published by Secret Mode - who you may recognize from A Little to the Left - Loddlenaut looks like it could be one of the most adorable games
  
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• Remnant 2's rarest class was hidden in the game's code: "We knew we couldn't stop datamining, so we leaned into it"

  31-07-2023 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gunfire Games is well aware of how keen players are to rifle through a game's code, and as such, opted to include a secret class in Remnant 2 that could only be found by datamining. "To unlock the Archon in Remnant 2, one must penetrate the code itself," principal designer Ben Cureton wrote on Twitter. "We knew we couldn't stop datamining, so we leaned into it and created an entire Archetype that could be shared with the community once revealed by those with the ability to see between world
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 devs wanted to get the Pixel Remaster games playable in the MMO

  31-07-2023 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14's devs tried to get the Pixel Remaster games playable in the MMO, but found it to be impossible.Speaking at a roundtable interview at FanFest last week, as attended by GamesRadar+, director Naoki Yoshida revealed a pretty fascinating new detail. It turns out the Final Fantasy 14 developers have been experiment with getting old Final Fantasy games playable in the MMO for well over a year."And with like, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series coming out, we thought that wouldn't
  
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• Zack Snyder hyping up Blue Beetle is the most wholesome thing you'll see today

  31-07-2023 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder has shared his enthusiasm for Blue Beetle – and it's the most wholesome thing you'll see today. Taking to Twitter, Snyder wrote: "Looking forward to taking my kids to see Blue Beetle. #RepresentationMatters #BlueBeetle" Accompanying the tweet was a picture of Blue Beetle himself, set to be played by Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña in the DC film. 
  Looking forward to taking my kids to see Blue Beetle. #RepresentationMatters #BlueBeetle pic.twitter.com/dJZxQxlWIOJuly
  
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• Your new favorite anime show is climbing the Netflix charts

  31-07-2023 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anime is dominating the Netflix streaming charts at the moment, thanks to the return of Baki Hanma. Season 2 of the adaptation of the popular Japanese manga has been storming up the streaming platform’s charts. The hugely violent anime sees Baki, the strongest high schooler in the land, facing several different enemies to retain his ass-kicking title. In the second season, his major opponent is Pickle, a perfectly preserved prehistoric man known for making mince meat of dinosaurs. Jus
  
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• This NES style gaming keyboard comes with giant mappable super buttons

  31-07-2023 17:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Retro fans are being treated to 8BitDo's first gaming keyboard today, and she's a beauty. Featuring those classic gray and red NES tones (a burgundy Famicom colorway is also available), hot-swappable switches, and wireless connectivity, this is a TKL keyboard for true Ninty fans but also those after a suite of controls at their fingertips. That's because, as well as the dedicated media controls on the deck itself, the 8BitDo retro keyboard also packs two giant NES A/B buttons into a separat
  
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• This gorgeous farming sim will let me live out my lifelong dream of raising way too many adorable animals

  31-07-2023 17:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  This gorgeous RPG will have me raising a family of adorable animals, and I can already tell I'm going to need someone to rein me in.Wish Upon A Llama is an upcoming "open-ended RPG" from developer Millionhare Studios where the player's main aim is to raise and breed an array of adorable farm animals (including llamas, bunnies, geese, sheep, pigs, and fish) as well as get familiar with the local townsfolk. Although it may look like Stardew Valley on the surface, this game definitely offers some m
  
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• Switch 2 is out next year and still has handheld mode and a cartridge slot, multiple reports claim

  31-07-2023 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Switch 2 - or whatever Nintendo's next console ends up being called - is due out in 2024, according to multiple new reports from outlets that have a reliable track record on reporting insider information.The new console is set to launch in the second half of 2024 and some key developers already have dev kits, VGC reports, further claiming that Nintendo wants to build up a strong supply of consoles to avoid launch shortages. The console itself has not yet been officially named, but the repor
  
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• People think Timothee Chalamet's Wonka stole his look from a Muppet

  31-07-2023 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Timothee Chalamet's Wonka looks a bit like a certain Jim Henson muppet – and, uh, we agree.A Twitter user provided a side-by-side comparison between Chalamet's wardrobe in the upcoming musical prequel and Gonzo the Great in The Muppet's Christmas Carol... and it's rather uncanny. Both Wonka and Gonzo are wearing a brown top hat (that's seen better days), a burgundy coat with sleeves just short enough to get a glimpse at their white undershirts, and a similarly knotted neck scarf. Even more
  
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• People are just finding out about the scrapped Ryan Gosling and Guillermo del Toro Haunted Mansion film – and they're distraught

  31-07-2023 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The internet is discovering Guillermo del Toro's scrapped Haunted Mansion movie, which was set to star Ryan Gosling – and, as you might imagine, everyone is distraught.The release of Barbie has catapulted us into the Age of Gosling, and it's got us doing everything from calling for a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his Kenergetic performance, crying out for The Nice Guys 2, and appreciating the actor's cover of "Push." Now, we're also crying real tears over what could have been. 
  
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• A Final Fantasy 14 TV show would need to be made by Yoshi-P, says Yoshi-P, who doesn't have time for it

  31-07-2023 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 could get a TV adaptation, but director Naoki Yoshida would want a lead role in its production."I would love to have a Final Fantasy 14 TV series," Yoshida said at a roundtable interview at FanFest in Las Vegas, attended by GamesRadar+. However, the director has one condition for the TV show: he has to be in a "supervisor director" or some other lead production role.Unfortunately, Yoshida has doubts he could hypothetically squeeze in this role. He's already the head of Creative
  
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• Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P on the MMO's Dawntrail arc: "I think we have enough ideas to fill two whole expansion packs"

  31-07-2023 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Dawntrail, Final Fantasy 14 may or may not be set for another decade-long storyline.As Final Fantasy 14 players well know, Endwalker concluded a decade-long overarching storyline that began in A Realm Reborn. With Dawntrail, the next expansion after the climactic events of Endwalker, the MMO might not be kicking off another decade-long storyline."In terms of will this be as long as the saga we've putting in with Hydaelyn and Zodiark, versus what we're going to be telling through Dawntrail a
  
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• Netflix's #1 movie is a new actioner starring Jackie Chan and John Cena – but it was filmed five years ago

  31-07-2023 15:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new action-comedy is topping the charts on Netflix: Hidden Strike, starring John Cena and Jackie Chan, is currently the number one movie on the streamer. Chan stars as a Chinese military man turned private security contractor who's sent to the Middle East to rescue workers from a Chinese-run oil refinery under attack, while Cena is a former US marine who's enlisted to help. A lot of Netflix subscribers are enjoying the movie, taking to Twitter to share their thoughts."I really missed Jack
  
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• Diablo 4's next patch will guarantee Legendary drops from Treasure Goblins

  31-07-2023 15:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's developer is making a big change to Treasure Goblins in the next update, and it's very much for the better.Treasure Goblins randomly appear as you battle your way through Sanctuary, and they can cough up rare and valuable items when defeated. Unfortunately, you're not guaranteed to get anything good, and often you're left with lacklustre loot rather than prized treasure. Thankfully, that's set to change as Blizzard is revising the drop rates to make battling treasure goblins much more
  
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• Loki season 2 trailer teases war, mischief - and the return of Kang

  31-07-2023 15:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Loki season 2 is here and, yes, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson) are on another mission across time and space and they even bump into a certain Goddess of Mischief in Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). What could go wrong?As you can see from the trailer above, Loki is back inside the TVA. That's the good news. The bad news is, he's currently timeslipping - essentially being thrown across the timeline and ended up in various temporal hotspots throughout history.It's a
  
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• One of the best things about Baldur's Gate 3 is how its boar goes down ladders

  31-07-2023 13:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the best things about Baldur's Gate 3 is how its boar descends ladders, no really. As highlighted by @matttwood on Twitter, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has unexpectedly added a hilarious animation for the boars in the game, or more specifically, when they're climbing down a ladder - which I guess is a regular thing in the RPG? As you can see from the video below, the Baldur's Gate 3 boar is surprisingly agile, until it's not.At first, the pig appears to be quite nimble,
  
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• The Witcher writer defends scripts and has cryptic response to Henry Cavill's recasting

  31-07-2023 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher season 3 volume 2 marks the end of the road for Henry Cavill’s Geralt ahead of his imminent replacement with Liam Hemsworth. Since the news was announced last year, the actor has never explicitly said why he was leaving the show. Of course, that hasn’t stopped speculation (see our handy breakdown of all of the rumors here) that it was allegedly to do with the show not adhering to Andrzej Sapkowski’s source material as religiously as Cavill had wanted. Now one o
  
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• Sony has the ultimate troll for everyone who wants Amazing Spider-Man 3

  31-07-2023 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony pulled the ultimate troll move on people hoping for an Amazing Spider-Man 3, and we're laughing through the tears. On TikTok, the studio posted a video with a poster of Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man. "Standby for an important announcement," read the overlaying text, rocketing hype to sky high levels. Anyone expecting a threequel reveal, though, was swiftly disappointed when the video cut to none other than Rick Astley. Yep, that's right – Sony has Rickrolled the 1.4 million a
  
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• One of Dark Souls' weirdest bugs is likely Microsoft Excel's fault

  31-07-2023 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark Souls players are rediscovering how a critical bug is the fault of Microsoft Excel.Somehow, the preceding sentence is true. Last week, one relative Dark Souls newcomer reached out on Twitter to ask why they were seeing a player transform into a vampire in a coffin whenever a gauntlet-based weapon attack landed on the opposing player in PvP combat.The Dark Souls veteran, below, was swift to remind everyone that this is a bug and that it comes about through Microsoft Excel. Everyone was sort
  
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• Barbie originally had a post-credits scene – here's the first look at a scrapped cameo

  31-07-2023 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you stuck around in expectation of a Barbie post-credits scene, you may have been left disappointed. As new behind-the-scenes shots reveal, however, an after-credits stinger was planned – including a cameo from narrator Helen Mirren.As shown in the Art of the Cut conversation with editor Nick Houy, a corkboard of every single main Barbie scene is shown. The eagle-eyed among you will notice there’s something after the end-credits: Titled ‘Midge in Labor’, the post-credi
  
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• Jigsaw actor confirms Saw X character return in funny viral video

  31-07-2023 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amanda is back for Saw X – and Tobin Bell has confirmed the news himself.In a new clip, posted by the official Saw Twitter account, Jigsaw actor Bell is standing in a filthy, tiled room – the bathroom where much of the first Saw movie took place. A voice off-camera asks him to "come here for a second", and walks out of frame. "Tobin, you dropped something," says another voice, zooming in to show a napkin dropped on the floor with the words "Amanda is back" written on it. Amanda,
  
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• Disney is reportedly stopping its physical releases in Australia – and we hope it's not the start of a trend

  31-07-2023 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney is reportedly ending its physical media releases in Australia – and we're pretty sad about it. According to 7news, the studio's final DVD release delivered to Australian (and New Zealand) stockists will be Guardians of the Galaxy 3 this August, as the company departs the Australian physical media market entirely. The move is said to be down to falling physical sales as streaming increases in popularity. You'll still be able to bag Disney DVDs and Blu-rays from retailers wh
  
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• Fortnite looks set for a Jujutsu Kaisen crossover

  31-07-2023 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fortnite looks set to get some Jujutsu Kaisen crossover skins in the near future.As ever, the new collaboration comes via a datamine from Fortnite's most recent update. It feels like there's a plethora of Fortnite datamined information online at any one time, and this time, dataminers have uncovered evidence of three Jujutsu Kaisen skins heading to the battle royale game.
  FORTNITE X JUJUTSU KAISEN!Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro y Satoru Gojo llegarán pronto a la isla de fortnite!Cr&eac
  
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• Remnant 2's concurrent player record is double that of the first game

  31-07-2023 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remnant 2's concurrent player record is more than double that of its predecessor.The Soulslike-inspired shooter sequel launched last week and, as spotted by Eurogamer, it's managed to attract over 100,000 simultaneous players in its first weekend, more than twice the 48,289 concurrent record held by 2019's Remnant: From the Ashes. According to Steam DB, the game's all-time player peak now stands at 110,856. This is higher than many big-name titles managed to achieve on Steam, including FIFA
  
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• Andrew Garfield thinks his Spider-Man has "endless potential" – and it’s time to give us The Amazing Spider-Man 3

  31-07-2023 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Could we finally get some justice for The Amazing Spider-Man 3? Andrew Garfield has shared some new insight into his version of Peter Parker post-Spider-Man: No Way Home, and it seems like he thinks there is plenty more story to tell."The story never ends, whether we film it or not," the actor said when asked about The Amazing Spider-Man 3 in the new official art book of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (via SpiderMan3News on Twitter). "There's a story happening in a universe somewhere. There's endless
  
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• A former Stardew Valley dev is working on their own life sim set in California

  31-07-2023 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former Stardew Valley developer is now working on their own life sim game, this time set in a bustling California city instead of Grandpa's farm.As highlighted by myPotatoGames over on Twitter, the currently unnamed city life sim is being developed by Mr. Podunkian, who previously assisted with some of Stardew Valley's development alongside the game's original developer Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone - which is why the two games appear to have very similar feel to them. According to Mr. Podun
  
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• The Ayaneo Pocket Air isn't a Steam Deck rival, but it could be the next best retro handheld

  31-07-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Modern handhelds are anything but lightweight, but the newly announced Ayaneo Pocket Air is an OLED portable that, well, actually fits in your pocket. That’s largely because it has more in common with a smartphone than the likes of the Steam Deck, but the company’s first Android device promises to bring high end features to the retro emulation scene.Just last week, I shared my Ayaneo 2S review, and the premium handheld gaming PC packs a punch. Ultimately, it serves as a testament to
  
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• Saw X’s brain surgery trap already looks like a series all-timer

  31-07-2023 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Saw X trailer has given us a gory glimpse of Jigsaw’s next game – and you won’t be sleeping easily tonight, that’s for sure.Set between the first two Saw movies, the interquel again stars Tobin Bell’s John Kramer, this time on a personal quest for revenge after a team of surgeons failed to remove a tumor from his brain.As you can imagine, Kramer hasn’t taken this lightly. If the trailer is any indication, he’s trapped all of the medical team inside a
  
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• Final Fantasy 14's beloved writer has stepped back from writing duties

  31-07-2023 12:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14's lead writer has stepped back into a more managerial role after the Endwalker expansion.Final Fantasy 14's FanFest in Las Vegas just wrapped up, and during the festivities was a panel from famed game writer Natsuko Ishikawa, reflecting on her career throughout the MMO. The presentation from Ishikawa revealed that after Endwalker launched, the writer transitioned into managing and editing the game's writing team instead of directly writing the main scenario.
  Natsuko Ishikawa's r
  
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• PS5 beta update doubles replacement hard drive space limit

  31-07-2023 11:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new PS5 software update is rolling out today in beta format only.The new software update for PS5 beta testers will be going out around the world at some point today on July 31. Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about the beta update is that storage for M.2 SSD devices will effectively double, letting players use 8TB devices instead of devices capped out at the previous 4TB limit (see our guide on how to install an M.2 SSD into a PS5 for more).
  New PS5 system software beta features revealed:
  
  
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