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• Activision didn't actually lose the delisted Transformers games, Hasbro says shortly after insinuating Activision lost the Transformers games

  01-08-2023 23:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  After one Hasbro rep suggested that Activision Blizzard had lost the hard drives that held the code for the well-loved Transformers games it published, Hasbro's PR is now saying that statement was made in error.At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Transformers fansite Transformer World 2005 interviewed a Hasbro representative about the Gamer Edition line of toys. As part of that conversation, the site asked if the Gamer Edition Transformers might lead to a re-release of the delisted Activision Transf
  
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• Do movies have room for more than one live-action Spider-Man

  01-08-2023 23:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Is there room on the big screen for more than one live action Spider-Man? Andrew Garfield, the Peter Parker of the Amazing Spider-Man film franchise, the character's second movie incarnation, has offered up some recent comments that have fans hopeful he might come back as Spider-Man again. And at the same time, Thomas Hayden Church, who played Sandman in the original Spider-Man movie franchise, has speculated on the possibility of revisiting the version of Peter Parker played by Tobey Maguire, s
  
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• Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are adding dog companions and I guess I have to play Call of Duty now

  01-08-2023 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty is bringing back companion pets to fight alongside you in Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer and Warzone 2, and don't worry, they can't be hurt.Longtime Call of Duty fans will remember something similar from the oft-overlooked Call of Duty: Ghosts, which featured a playable German Shepherd named Riley, who would go on to make appearances in subsequent entries as a finishing move. Now, Call of Duty season 5 is introducing a new furry friend named Merlin, an utterly dapper canine available
  
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• Zack Snyder still plans on doing a Sucker Punch director's cut

  01-08-2023 22:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder says he still plans on doing a director's cut of his 2011 action-fantasy film Sucker Punch. "I've never gotten around to doing the director's cut. I still plan to at some point," Snyder told Letterboxd. "But in the original ending when Babydoll is in the chair in the basement with Blue - she's already been lobotomized - when the cop shines the light on her, the set breaks apart and she stands up and she sings a song on stage."The movie does end with a lobotomy, but in a way
  
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• Marvel fans are debating the dumbest decisions in the MCU, and Spider-Man's big blunder is taking a beating

  01-08-2023 21:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel fans are debating as to which character made the dumbest decision in the MCU – and they've made some good points.The highest-voted comment comes from u/ubcthrowaway-01, who points out a very careless move made by Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Far From Home: "I think Peter giving EDITH to Mysterio right after meeting him and not doing a background check or anything was pretty dumb. Didn’t even double-check with Fury or I guess Talos before doing that."In Far From Home, Nick Fury
  
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• PSA: Starfield lets you play on Xbox and PC without having to buy both versions

  01-08-2023 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield will let you play on both Xbox and PC without having to buy both versions, thanks to Xbox's Play Anywhere feature.If you're somehow not already familiar, Play Anywhere is Xbox's in-house program that basically means if you buy a supported game on Xbox Series X/S, you can also play it on PC (and cloud) and vice-versa. Your saves transfer between versions seamlessly too, so you can play some of the game on one platform and then hop over to the other and start from the same spot. The feat
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 will wipe your Early Access saves, but the devs say you should delete them yourself

  01-08-2023 20:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 officially launches this week, at least on PC, but if you've been playing the Early Access version the devs have some important recommendations for you to follow ahead of the 1.0 release.Today, developer Larian Studios posted a PSA to social media, asking Early Access Baldur's Gate 3 players to launch the game, delete their saves, and then uninstall before the official launch on August 3. "This will reduce the risk of file conflicts when the final game downloads, and should mean
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom becomes Subnautica with this first-person submarine build

  01-08-2023 19:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over the course of the past two months, multiple Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players have shared ideas to create a submarine that lets you explore the game's underwater areas from a first-person perspective, and they've finally got an impressive working model.That's quite a feat considering that Tears of the Kingdom doesn't let you go underwater or play in first-person, but a player who goes by smaho_neko figured out a way to change that. As Automaton West notes, smaho_neko previously discovered
  
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• 20 games in the Wholesome Games Steam sale you should check out, including one of the best Stardew Valley-likes

  01-08-2023 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie game highlighter Wholesome Games is hosting its very own event over on Steam with solid discounts on some of my favorite games from the last few years.The Wholesome Games Celebration event on Steam runs until August 7, 2023 and gives fans an opportunity to find their next favorite cozy game. Although all of the games featured in the event have some kind of heartwarming or cute element to them, it covers a wide variety of genres, and many standout games are currently on sale by no less than
  
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• Upcoming sci-fi thriller Fort Solis shows off another tense slice of gameplay

  01-08-2023 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new indie studio on the block, Fallen Leaf Studio, has shown off another look at its upcoming sci-fi thriller Fort Solis.We start with a lone astronaut driving across the surface of the Red Planet, whose vehicle is being rocked from side-to-side by the elements. Upon exiting his vehicle, maintenance engineer Jack Leary reveals he's arrived at a place called Fort Solis to respond to an alarm. With not a soul in sight and the place under lockdown, it would appear not all is well.What then foll
  
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• Suits producer offers update on potential revival – and whether Meghan Markle would ever return

  01-08-2023 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Suits executive producer Gene Klein has weighed on the likelihood of a revival series, following the show's newfound success on Netflix. Back in June, the first eight seasons of the cancelled legal drama, which ran for nine seasons between 2011 and 2019, was plonked on the online platform in the US – climbing to the top of its TV chart within a few days, and becoming the number one show across all of streaming. As it continues to prove popular, TVLine asked Klein whether a continuatio
  
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• Diablo fans react to their ARPG rival's latest gameplay dump: "If Diablo 4 had as many features as Path of Exile most of its playerbase would quit"

  01-08-2023 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as Blizzard is facing backlash following the release of Diablo 4 Season 1, developer Grinding Gear Games has revealed new gameplay and the closed beta date for its upcoming action-RPG Path of Exile 2. But despite the frosty reception to the new season, it seems Diablo 4 fans haven't been won over by the Path of Exile sequel just yet. In a post over on the Diablo subreddit, user ChornLane argues that Path of Exile's complexity is what is putting off fans of Blizzard's action-RPG. "If Di
  
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• Evil modder combines Elden Ring's worst boss with Dark Souls' best for cursed results

  01-08-2023 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Elden Ring mod will give players the chance to fight an iconic Dark Souls boss duo blended into two of Elden Ring's most-hated bosses.The Garden of Eyes has long been working on FromSoftware-related mods, and this time they're outdoing themselves with an overhaul mod for Elden Ring that entirely reworks the latest FromSoftware game. In a new showcase for the project, the modder revealed they've combined the Godskin Duo with Dark Souls' Ornstein and Smough to create the abomination known as
  
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• The Last of Us and Apex Legends stars to host Future Games Show at Gamescom

  01-08-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us star Troy Baker and Apex Legends' Erika Ishii are teaming up to host this year's Future Games Show at Gamescom.The pair will guide you through all the announcements from the show, which takes place on Wednesday, August 23, at 11:00 PT / 14:00 ET / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST. You can watch it on YouTube, Twitch, Steam, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and here on GamesRadar+.Tune in to see over 50 games from publishers and developers, including Frontier Developments, Raw Fury, Thunderful Gam
  
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• Path of Exile 2 will go in an "Elden Ring sort of direction" rather than the "MMO path" of Diablo 4

  01-08-2023 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Path of Exile 2 will follow an "Elden Ring sort of direction" rather than Diablo 4's "MMO path", according to the game's director. In an interview with IGN, Jonathan Rogers talks about the upcoming game's Leagues and how they'll differ to Diablo 4's seasons. "[Blizzard] certainly has a lot more around like cool down rotations and things like that, but also just the more open world design and that kind of thing," Rogers explains, "whereas we're going more in the kind of like Elden Ring sort
  
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• You can now watch some of Crunchyroll's best anime for free

  01-08-2023 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news, anime fans. You can now watch some of Crunchyroll’s biggest and best shows – free of charge.The anime streaming service has announced that its free ad-supported tier now includes Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, Vinland Saga, and more. "It’s part of our service to fans when we can make popular titles more accessible," Crunchyroll chief content officer Asa Suehira said in a statement. "These titles will be part of the 1,000 hours of Crunchyroll’s library availab
  
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• Fans baffled as Netflix removes one of their original, Oscar-winning movies

  01-08-2023 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix UK is removing Jane Campion's Oscar-winning Western, The Power of the Dog.The film bears Netflix's Original label, much like Hemlock Grove or Arrested Development – which were also recently removed from the streamer. What makes The Power of the Dog different from other Netflix Originals, however, is its involvement with the BBC. While the film is distributed by Netflix, it's also produced by BBC Films.It's likely that the film will head to BBC iPlayer, much like the Netflix Origina
  
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• Street Fighter 6 tournament host forgets to turn off nude mods

  01-08-2023 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Street Fighter 6 tournament host forgot they had nude mods installed when they entered the tournament, leading to one of the most awkward moments in esports history.Recently, competitive fighting game player Marcus "PackZ" Parker was taking part in a Street Fighter 6 tournament that he was co-hosting. Normal situation, right? Incorrect, because apparently Parker forgot that he had nude mods installed for his version of Street Fighter 6, and proceeded to throw down with a naked Chun-Li.Of cours
  
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• Remnant 2 devs promise "free additions to the game" as the hit RPG crosses 1 million sales in just days

  01-08-2023 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remnant 2 developer Gunfire Games says the massively improved sequel has now sold one million copies in just four days, and as I work through my second campaign clear in co-op, I can see why.This figure comes with a small caveat, since Remnant 2 was playable more than four days ago if you pre-ordered the fancy deluxe edition, but its launch sales are still an explosive success. Gunfire CEO David Adams thanked fans in an announcement, saying "this was a multi-year journey for us and we couldn&rsq
  
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• Hey Amazon, don't make us wait another two years for a Good Omens season 3 announcement

  01-08-2023 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good Omens season 2 has hit Prime Video, and everyone is unanimously calling for one thing: renew the show for season 3 already, Amazon! Fans of the hit series have been rallying around a single cause to watch the new episodes as much as possible, therefore making a third season more likely. The show stars Michael Sheen as angel Aziraphale and David Tennant as the demon Crowley, and is based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett. While season 1 adapt
  
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• The Witcher 3's Geralt actor being in Baldur's Gate 3 has everyone making the same jokes

  01-08-2023 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 features the voice of Geralt of Rivia, and surprise surprise, everyone's making the same joke.Developer Larian has published Community Update #22 for Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam. In a section focusing on the actors behind the RPG's cast, Larian very casually reveals that Doug Cockle, famed for portraying Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3, will be portraying an unknown character in Baldur's Gate 3.Upon making this discovery, the Baldur's Gate community all have the same joke to make.
  
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• Fans have pointed out an Evil Dead Rise/Barbie comparison – and it's toe-tally weird

  01-08-2023 15:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bet you'd never imagine reading this sentence: Evil Dead Rise fans have spotted a parallel between the horror sequel and Barbie. It's a stretch, yes, and it's toe-tally weird to boot, but they've spotted it – and taken to Twitter to highlight it. On July 29, Madrid-based writer Pedro J. García posted two shots from the respective films, and joked about how similar they looked. The one from Barbie was of Margot Robbie's foot and ankle, permanently extended to look like a doll's,
  
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• Remnant 2's hidden class is seemingly bugged and dealing a zillion damage

  01-08-2023 15:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remnant 2's hidden class is capable of doing a ludicrous amount of damage, and it's likely due to a bug.When working on Remnant 2, developer Gunfire Games came to the conclusion that it wasn't going to be able to persuade people not to rummage around in the game's code, so instead, it decided to lean into the idea and created the Archon, a class that could only be discovered by datamining. Being a super secret class that, even when you know what to do, takes a lot of effort to unlock, you'd expe
  
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• Star Wars seemingly confirms Anakin Skywalker is in Ahsoka – via an unlikely source

  01-08-2023 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anakin Skywalker is seemingly back in Ahsoka – if you believe this official Amazon listing, anyway.As first spotted by Star Wars News Net, a t-shirt depicting Hera (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in the Disney Plus show is accompanied by a description that lists multiple characters in Ahsoka. Spot the odd one out… "Transport yourself to a galaxy far, far away with cool new apparel featuring Ahsoka Tano, Sabine Wren, Anakin Skywalker, Mon Mothma, and all your favorite Star Wars Ahsoka
  
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• Diablo 4's damage-stealing Caged Heart of the Barber is ruining everyone's day

  01-08-2023 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4 players reckon the Barber is completely ruining the game.No, this isn't the sort of barber that cuts your hair, but it's the sort of barber that will apparently cut down your enjoyment of Diablo 4. That's according to dozens of players, at least, all of which believe the notorious Caged Heart of the Barber, introduced with Diablo 4 Season 1, brings a number of problems to Blizzard's game.Take the post just below, for example. The player in question quite literally proves, on screen for
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 players praise Larian Studios for the attention to detail in the RPG

  01-08-2023 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of the game's full release, Baldur's Gate 3 players are praising developer Larian Studios for the level of detail they're already seeing in the RPG.As highlighted by a Reddit user, one moment in Baldur's Gate 3 shows just how high the level of detail is in the game. As the post below explains, the person in question was playing Baldur's Gate 3 when they were pickpocketed by a Tiefling kid. After chasing them, the kid jumped into a pile of rubble and disappeared beneath it. This didn't stop
  
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• Lenovo is cooking up a handheld gaming PC, and I’m hoping it’s the cheapest Steam Deck competitor yet

  01-08-2023 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The handheld gaming PC scene is blossoming into something beautiful, and Lenovo is reportedly set to join in. We don’t know much about the Windows 11 portable as of yet, other than the fact it’ll use an AMD APU, so it’s hard to tell what the company’s battleplan is. However, there’s a chance it’ll become a true Steam Deck competitor that challenges Valve’s 64GB model on price, and I think that’s exactly what the fledgling market needs right now.&nb
  
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• This wild Star Wars theory about Han Solo's invisibility just might... be true?

  01-08-2023 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A wild Star Wars theory that suggests Han Solo is invisible to the dark side has us second guessing everything we know about the Force. Han, of course, famously has no Force powers of his own, but still manages to wriggle out of just about every tight corner he finds himself in across the saga. That might seem like a high degree of intergalactic street smarts or even just plain old luck, but this theory presents another take: actually, Han can't be seen by the dark side at all. Does th
  
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• Everyone is overjoyed by Ke Huy Quan's debut in the Loki season 2 trailer

  01-08-2023 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has finally unveiled the first official trailer for Loki season 2 and with it, our first proper glimpse at Ke Huy Quan's new character OB. Since the promo launched, fans have taken to social media to share their joy over the Everything Everywhere All at Once star's introduction – and how excited they are to see more of him in the show."OH MY GOD. THE KING HAS RETURNED," one enthusiastic viewer tweeted, while another said: "I want him in more things.""The King! The Oscar winner! The
  
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• Simon Pegg names his favorite Cornetto Trilogy movie – and it’s (probably) not what you’d pick

  01-08-2023 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Simon Pegg has named his favorite Cornetto Trilogy movie and, no, it’s not the one you’re thinking of."My favorite of the Cornetto trilogy is The World’s End because it’s the least audience friendly," Pegg told Discussing Film of the 2013 sci-fi film that saw a group of friends attempt a pub crawl – inadvertently stumbling on an alien invasion in the process. "It’s the darkest of the three. It’s the most challenging, and I love the idea of actually
  
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• Starfield reportedly matches Skyrim and Fallout for Achievements on offer

  01-08-2023 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield will seemingly have 50 Achievements to unlock, according to a new leak.As spotted by VG24/7, the Starfield hype account seen just below on Twitter claims to have received new leaked information. The screenshot they received claims Starfield will have a grand total of 50 Achievements to unlock on both PC and Xbox Series X/S systems.
  ‼️ I just got DM’d this photo; #Starfield will apparently have 50 achievements at launch. #Xbox pic.twitter.com/Oi1f3Fn626July 29, 2023Se
  
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• Loki season 2 references an offbeat '80s Marvel villain

  01-08-2023 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The trailer for Loki season 2 features references to 'timeslipping', a peek at He Who Remains, and… a reference to a deep-cut Marvel Comics villain?In the midst of Loki's time-hopping escapades, he ends up in a street outside a cinema, which is displaying a poster for a film called 'Zaniac'. While it may look like any pulpy, retro title, the titular creature actually has a history in Marvel Comics – specifically, the Thor comics of the '80s.
  Wow! Thor comic reference! Just as the fi
  
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• Wingspan creator's next board game project is a little seedy - literally

  01-08-2023 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The creator of Wingspan, critical darling and often regarded as one of the best board games, has announced their next project.Called 'Undergrove,' it's described by publisher AEG in the press release as "an engaging area control and cube conversion game set in the enchanting Pacific Northwest." Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton (the former of which brought us Wingspan), the board game challenges you to plant seeds and pair them with "the most effective" mushrooms so that they grow
  
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• Steam players are reverting back to GTX 1660 graphics cards, despite Nvidia's best efforts

  01-08-2023 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nvidia GTX 1660 released back in 2019, but Valve’s latest Steam Hardware Survey figures suggest people are still buying the graphics card. Rather than necessarily jumping from lower spec favorites like the GTX 1650 to the new RTX 4060, players appear to be sticking with the GTX line of GPUs for the most part.I’m hesitant to call the Nvidia GTX 1660 one of the best graphics cards around, but its price makes it a top option for budget gaming PC builders. That said, I’d be car
  
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• Elden Ring saxophonist achieves legendary "hitless doot run" by completing the game without taking a hit

  01-08-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The "world's first no-hit run of Elden Ring using a non-traditional controller" has been accomplished using an electric saxophone.The "Hitless Doot Run" was accomplished earlier this week by streamer DrDreComposing, and the climactic moments seen below are spectacular to witness. The streamer obliterates Radagon of the Golden Order in just a few swings of their fists and doots on the saxophone, before facing off against the Elden Beast itself.
  Last night, I beat Elden Ring (any%) without taking
  
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• A successor to a cult classic PlayStation title has smashed its Kickstarter goal in less than an hour

  01-08-2023 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of PlayStation cult classic Patapon are back with a new rhythm-based game, which was funded via Kickstarter in less than an hour.If you were playing games on the PSP back in the early 2000s, you're sure to be familiar with Patapon. The rhythm strategy game saw players take control of a group of anthropomorphic eyeballs called Patapons as they battled against various enemies in time with a sequence of drum beats. The game - as well as its sequels - was later remastered for the PS4,
  
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• Disney is apparently sitting on an unreleased Alien vs. Predator anime series

  01-08-2023 12:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director Shinji Arakami has confirmed rumors that he helmed an unreleased Alien vs. Predator anime.Speaking at anime convention Otakon (H/T Anime News Network), Arakami confirmed that work on the series was "completed almost seven years ago" but he "didn’t know why they didn’t release [the series]".Aramaki detailed plot points from the anime, namely that the series would have taken place on a ‘giant immigration ship'. The director, who has helmed Blade Runner: Black Lotus and G
  
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• Cryptic Star Wars tease from Billy Dee Williams has us very excited

  01-08-2023 11:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Billy Dee Williams has shared a cryptic Star Wars announcement tease – and it's got us very excited indeed. The actor played suave smooth-talker Lando Calrissian in the original trilogy and returned again for The Rise of Skywalker. Though a Lando TV show is in development, Williams is so far not attached to the project. "I am thrilled to share that something truly magnificent is coming soon," Williams shared on Twitter. "This is a dream come true for me, on all that has sustained
  
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• Tears of the Kingdom player slays Gleeok in under 10 seconds by lobbing swords at them

  01-08-2023 11:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has slain a dreaded Gleeok in under 10 seconds, somehow.Well, the "somehow" part becomes weirdly obvious once you've seen their method. Just below, you can see the player in question squaring off against the Flame Gleeok, which turns out to be no match whatsoever for four Gibdo Claymores, which come soaring through the air towards the boss to slay the beast in well under 10 seconds flat.
  By request, here is me killing a Gleeok in 10 seconds from r/t
  
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• The writer of 2020's scariest horror movie has had a sequel idea for three years

  01-08-2023 01:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Host, one of the best horror movies from 2020, might be getting a sequel.Host was a surprise hit when it premiered on Shudder in July 2020, right at the height of the Covid pandemic, and capitalized both on the universal fear of the health emergency and of the paranormal. Three years later, words and phrases like "quarantini" and "social distancing" ring like echoes of a nightmare from the past, which is why a sequel to a movie whose plot and structure are based around the pandemic has always se
  
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• Dang, Baldur's Gate 3 won't let you pre-load a single one of its 122 GB

  01-08-2023 01:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Larian Studios has confirmed Baldur's Gate 3 won't be available to pre-load ahead of its August 3 launch, which means you'll have to download the whole 122GB file after you buy the game.As spotted by PC Gamer, the new Baldur's Gate 3 community update confirmed that you won't be able to pre-load anything ahead of launch, at least not on PC. "Baldur's Gate 3 will launch on August 3rd at 5pm Gent time, or your non-Belgian timezone equivalent as shown above. There will be no pre-loading of the game
  
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