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• Baldur's Gate 3 has something on PS5 it didn't on PC: pre-loads 2 days before launch

  16-08-2023 23:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to PS5 just over a month after its PC release, and this time you'll actually be able to pre-load it.Developer Larian Studios has confirmed that you'll be able to pre-load Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5 as of September 4 at 16:00 UTC. For my fellow Americans who have no idea what that means, 16:00 UTC translates to 9am PDT / 12pm EDT. The game will release at that same time on September 6, the very same day that Xbox players will be diving into Starfield.If you pick up the digit
  
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• Wolverine will fight an entire army of Sabretooths next year

  16-08-2023 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wolverine and Sabretooth are arch-enemies, with a rivalry that stretches back decades. And in January, Marvel Comics promises to tell "the definitive Wolverine and Sabretooth story" in the core Wolverine title.Titled 'Sabretooth War,' the ten part story will run in the ongoing Wolverine title, starting in January's Wolverine #41 and culminating in Wolverine #50. Wolverine writer Benjamin Percy will be joined by co-writer Victor LaValle, who has written several recent Sabretooth stories. Artists
  
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• Modern Warfare 3 promises "the largest Zombies offering to date" and a new type of campaign mission

  16-08-2023 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of the big Modern Warfare 3 reveal, Activision's confirmed that Zombies will return and it's apparently joined by a new type of campaign mission.In a new blog post, Activision and the general Call of Duty team says "our vision to deliver back-to-back Modern Warfare games has been years in the making" starting with the development of Modern Warfare 2. The game's being talked up as Call of Duty's first "direct sequel in back-to-back years," which might explain why Modern Warfare 3 sounds ver
  
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• Before this Metroidvana became a hit, it was laughed off at its director's old workplace: "You aren't a designer, get back to coding"

  16-08-2023 22:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Before it became a hit Metroidvania, The Messenger was only a pitch in its director's mind - and one that wasn't exactly a big hit with their old employer.In an Escapist documentary on the making of Sabotage Studio's JRPG prequel to The Messenger, Sea of Stars, director Thierry Boulanger touched on the series' origins. Apparently, he had originally pitched The Messenger at a studio while he was working as a gameplay programmer, well before he started up Sabotage. His pitch was soundly rejected."
  
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• Starfield devs answer 16 questions from the community and issue a warning: "Don't get caught with those harvested organs"

  16-08-2023 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the run-up to Starfield's launch, two lead devs from Bethesda took to Discord to hold a little Q&A answering questions sourced from hopeful fans, and the resulting info dump also came with a helpful bit of advice: "Don't get caught with those harvested organs." Just like my grandpa used to say.Lead quest designer Will Shen and lead designer Emil Pagliarulo fielded 16 questions in total. You can view the full conversation on the official Bethesda Game Studios Discord after signing up for S
  
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• Starfield has over 20 named characters for you to recruit

  16-08-2023 20:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Starfield developers have revealed a few more details about the companions that can join you in-game, including the fact that there are over 20 named characters for you to recruit."There are over 20 named characters who can join your crew," lead quest designer Will Shen said in a recent Q&A on the official Bethesda Game Studios Discord. Shen added that "four of them are from Constellation and have the most story and interaction with the player, but all of the named characters have their
  
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• Starfield has a jail system for criminals that's "more like Skyrim than Fallout 4's Commonwealth"

  16-08-2023 20:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield has a jail system more similar to Skyrim's prison than Fallout 4's Commonwealth, Bethesda has revealed.In a Discord Q&A on Wednesday, Bethesda explained how Starfield deals with criminals, and it does indeed sound pretty similar to Skyrim. If you're caught committing crimes, you'll have the option to surrender and go to jail for an unspecified period of time, or pay a fine. Or, if you really like to live life on the edge, you can try to resist arrest and make a run for it, but cons
  
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• You can buy a house in all of Starfield's major cities, and there's at least one secret hideout to unlock

  16-08-2023 19:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda has confirmed a few details about how Starfield player homes will work in a new fan Q&A. In short, you'll be able to purchase someplace to live in every major city in the game, and other options will be available if you complete certain questlines.In a Q&A hosted on the official Bethesda Game Studios Discord, lead quest designer Will Shen explained that "there’s housing in different cities that the player can get. Some you have to purchase and some are rewards for specific
  
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• Starfield has "some good non-lethal options" but a pacifist playthrough isn't "totally feasible"

  16-08-2023 19:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield will let you talk your way out of a lot of trouble, but the devs say a true pacifist run of the spacefaring RPG isn't "totally feasible."As part of a Discord Q&A, lead quest designer Will Shen and lead designer Emil Pagliarulo discussed the viability of a totally non-violent playthrough of Starfield, the idea being to avoid killing anyone, or potentially anything, whatsoever. "I can’t guarantee every mission can be completed in pacifist mode, but we do have a couple of s
  
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• The Witcher star looks unrecognizable in new Netflix sci-fi horror

  16-08-2023 19:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Eamon Farren has stepped out of the fantasy world of The Witcher and into the modern-day sci-fi nightmare that is Netflix's T.I.M, directed by Spencer Brown.Per Netflix, the film sees a prosthetics engineer named Abi (Georgina Campbell) move to the countryside with her husband Paul (Mark Rowley) in order to work on Integrate Robotic's latest product - a humanoid artificial intelligence called T.I.M. - Technologically. Integrated. Manservant (Farren). Things take a turn for the worst, however, wh
  
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• One Super Mario Bros fan is trying to give the game the definitive edition it's deserved for 38 years

  16-08-2023 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Mario Bros. is inarguably one of the most important games ever created, yet after 38 years it's never really gotten the definitive edition it's deserved. One fangame is aiming to change that.Originally released in 1985, Super Mario Bros. didn't give us the first appearance of Mario or the first instance of a side-scrolling platformer, but it was so instrumental in popularizing both of those things that it's tough to imagine video games as they exist today without it. The NES and Famicom ga
  
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• Strays producers Lord and Miller had no plans to cut dick-biting from their R-rated dog comedy: "We’re going to go all the way"

  16-08-2023 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Strays producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller had no intention of doing their R-rated dog comedy by halves – including one of the NSFW moments teased in its first trailers.Reggie (Will Ferrell), you see, has been a Bad Dog. That’s according to his layabout owner Doug (Will Forte), anyway.After being abandoned and left in the care of his fellow strays – Bug (Jamie Foxx), Maggie (Isla Fisher), and Hunter (Randall Park) – the mutt sets about subverting the road trip comedy by
  
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• Starfield players have very little reason not to trust this companion, but they're getting suspicious anyway

  16-08-2023 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're still a few weeks away from playing Starfield, but fans have already decided not to trust one of the game's companions. Over on the Starfield subreddit, fans have begun taking sides and have collectively decided not to trust Barrett, one of the game's companions. Despite not properly meeting the Constellation member themselves yet, fans are on high alert and have a list of reasons why this guy might be just a little bit shady. It doesn't get much clearer than this Reddit post whi
  
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• Void Rivals #3 reveals some surprising links to the wider Transformers universe

  16-08-2023 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici's Void Rivals sprung a helluva surprise on the comics community a couple of months back when it was revealed to be a secret tie-in book to Transformers and G.I. Joe. The first part of the shared new Energon Universe, Void Rivals #1 saw protagonists Darak and Solila cross paths with the Autobot Jetfire. In #3 - published today - Kirkman strengthens the links between the new book and the wider Transformers continuity. Spoilers from here on in. The sec
  
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• A free Tamagotchi-like that puts a little anime girl on your desktop is taking over Steam

  16-08-2023 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  VPet-Simulator, an idle game that places an anime girl on your desktop, is the latest hit on Steam.If you've ever felt "my desktop background feels a little boring today," or, more specifically, "I'd like an anime girl on my desktop background," then VPet-Simulator has you covered. The game (of sorts) does literally that: it places an anime girl on your desktop background."Feeling like the computer desktop is too dull? Need something cute to heal oneself? Come and try this new completely free an
  
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• This 'Dark Souls with cats' RPG has been so successful, its devs have added the ability to create your own cat in the game

  16-08-2023 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  This 'Dark Souls but with cats' RPG has been so successful on Kickstarter that its developer has added an extensive character creation tool that lets you add your actual cat as a playable character.A few months ago, we wrote about Kristala, which is basically Dark Souls 4 except you play as a Khajiit from Skyrim. Since then, the game's Kickstarter campaign has gone live and now, in its final 24 hours, it's managed to raise more than £50,000 over its initial goal - clearly, people are excit
  
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• I couldn't be more excited for American Truck Simulator to finally add the most boring states in the US

  16-08-2023 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  American Truck Simulator's next few rounds of DLC are recreating some of the most boring places in the US, and I for one could not be more excited to drive through the flyover states.Developer SCS Software released American Truck Simulator back in 2016 with a handful of west coast states, and once or twice a year ever since we've gotten new states as DLC as the game's map slowly expands toward the east. We've gotten the gorgeous forests and important urban centers of Washington, the beautiful mo
  
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• Even the Riverdale cast thinks the show is ridiculous

  16-08-2023 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Riverdale is one of the most ridiculous shows on television – and the cast is well aware of that."I think it’s important to acknowledge that our show is made fun of a lot. People see clips taken out of context. By 2019, 'Riverdale Cringe' videos had become a genre online, be they TikTok reactions to particularly funny lines of dialogue or YouTube compilations of strange moments from the show. and are like, What? I thought this was about teenagers," Lili Reinhart explained to Vulture.
  
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• Starfield preloads begin tomorrow on Xbox as Bethesda's space RPG goes gold

  16-08-2023 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield has finally gone gold, and has set its pre-load date for both PC and Xbox platforms.Earlier today on August 16, Bethesda announced that Starfield had finally gone gold, after many years of hard work. The new RPG will be available for pre-loading starting tomorrow, on August 17, for Xbox Series X/S players, but PC players will have to wait until the end of the month on August 30 to pre-load the new game.
  Prepare for launch.#Starfield has gone gold! Preloads begin tomorrow for @Xbox X|S
  
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• NHL 24 Gameplay Improvements And October Release Date Revealed

  16-08-2023 17:00
  
  Each year, the NHL development team at EA Sports attempts to recreate the fast-paced and hard-hitting sport of professional hockey within its games. While the results have been hit or miss over the last few years, EA Sports aims to deliver myriad updates to NHL 24 to make it feel more authentic to the real-life game of hockey than ever before.It all revolves around the Exhaust Engine, which is a system that dictates player performance based on stamina while rewarding players for attacking on off
  
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• Star Wars Outlaws' place in the wider universe means it doesn't have multiple endings

  16-08-2023 16:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite a big focus on player choice, Star Wars Outlaws won't be offering multiple endings.Earlier today on August 16, Game Informer published an interview with Navid Khavari, narrative director on Star Wars Outlaws at Ubisoft Massive. When directly asked how many endings Outlaws would offer, Khavari sort of sidestepped the question, revealing that every playthrough would offer variation via the game's reputation system, instead of multiple endings.
  The story choices you make in Star Wars Outlaw
  
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• This "monster-taming JRPG sim" is exactly what Stardew Valley meets Pokemon would look like

  16-08-2023 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  This upcoming monster-catching farming sim plays precisely like how I'd imagine a Stardew Valley and Pokemon mash-up would. Chronomon is currently live on Kickstarter and takes everyone's favorite elements from Nintendo's pocket monster game and ConcernedApe's farming sim and combines them into one game. According to its developer, Stone Golem Studios, Chronomon is a "monster-taming JRPG sim" that can be played on your smartwatch, phone, and PC.The developer specializes in smartwatch gaming
  
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• Modern Warfare 3 Zombies set to return according to cryptic texts

  16-08-2023 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Zombies mode appears to have been confirmed, in just about one of the weirdest reveals ever.Cast your mind back a few eons (to earlier this week), and you might recall a phone number revealed to Call of Duty influencers that the red dot on the minimap would be returning for Modern Warfare 3. This sentient phone number is now back at it again, and this time it appears to have confirmed to several influencers that the Zombies mode is returning for the new game late
  
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• Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime gets first trailer and release date, 13 years since the original

  16-08-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Netflix's Scott Pilgrim anime is here – and it reunites the entire cast of the 2010 movie for the first time in 13 years.Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley, who developed the anime series alongside BenDavid Grabinski. The animation is headed by Science SARU, with direction by Abel Gongora. The film, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, directed by Edgar Wright, follows Scott Pilgrim (Cera), a Toronto-living slacker and bassist, who mu
  
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• Marvel fans have noticed the new Captain America has been mysteriously absent

  16-08-2023 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years ago, the world was introduced to the new Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finale. Sam Wilson donned his own red, white, and blue suit and wielded that Vibranium shield in a triumphant debut, taking up the mantle after Steve Rogers handed it over in Avengers: Endgame. Despite this momentous occasion, though, Sam Wilson has not been seen or heard from since in the MCU. No one has mentioned that a new Captain America took flight and no reference to Sam has been ma
  
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• House of the Dragon showrunner wanted Daemon's dragon to have "failed white boy rapper" energy

  16-08-2023 15:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Given its title, it's hardly surprising that Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon features way more dragon action than the original show. With that, the sound designers were tasked with creating a ton of new dragon noises that suited each of the winged beasts' unique personalities – and one of them had the bizarrest of briefs."The descriptions that [showrunners] Ryan [Condal] and Miguel [Sapochnik] gave for these characters, for these dragon characters, were never, 'I want the drag
  
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• Tom Hardy shocks festival-goers by joining in with a medieval joust

  16-08-2023 15:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Hardy shocked attendees of the Loxwood Joust in West Sussex, England when he made a surprise appearance at the medieval festival's jousting competition. "This might have happened today… Random day out in the English countryside nipping to the shops," Hardy shared on his Instagram story last Sunday (August 13), along with a video of himself kitted out in chainmail and armor and facing off against an opponent. "Not quite BJJ but not bad either," he added, referring to Brazilia
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 players want an "old man" voiceover for ancient wizards

  16-08-2023 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 players really want an "old man" voiceover for their wizard characters.Now, if you've played Baldur's Gate 3 since it launched out of early access on PC this month, you'll know there are eight total voices for the player character: four male, and four female, any of which can be assigned with any body type. These voices do sound pretty young, admittedly, generally giving off the vibe of a 20 or 30-something person behind them.What Baldur's Gate 3 players really want is a voiceove
  
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• Cozy MMO Palia gets "first real patch" after mixed open beta response

  16-08-2023 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cozy MMO Palia has received its "first real patch" since its open beta launched last week, and it adds new quests, quality-of-life fixes, pets, and more. Palia developer Singularity 6 has rolled out Patch 0.116, sharing its patch notes afterwards. "The time has come for the first real patch update for the game since Open Beta," the patch notes read, "prior, our focus has been on several hotfixes to address some of the more immediate issues. Now, we are ready to start introducing some of the
  
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• Harrison Ford has the best ever reaction to finding out a snake has been named about him – and it involves singing to plants

  16-08-2023 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Harrison Ford had the best possible reaction to finding out a new species of snake has been named after him. Per a press release from Conservation International, a snake species discovered in Peru has been named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi (the Salamandra journal has published the details). If you ask us, that name is absolutely perfect, but Ford himself (jokingly) doesn't agree. "These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it's always the ones that terrify children. I don't un
  
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• Canceled Netflix series Warrior Nun is being resurrected as a movie trilogy

  16-08-2023 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warrior Nun is coming back from the dead in a big way. After weeks of passionate fans campaigning for the canceled fantasy series to be saved, showrunner Simon Barry confirmed it'd return in July – and now, executive producer Dean English has revealed that it's coming back as a movie trilogy."I need to start by thanking all of you loyal fans," he said in a YouTube video, which was posted on a website set up to #SaveWarriorNun. "It's because of you and your incredible energy that we keep pu
  
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• The Ayn Odin 2 is a powerful Android handheld with Game Boy color vibes, and it’s under $300

  16-08-2023 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another handheld console is gearing up to join the fold, and the Ayn Odin 2 will offer exceptional Android specs for less than the Steam Deck. Sure, the portable might not pack as much of a punch as handheld gaming PCs, but its chip of choice and Game Boy inspired aesthetics are definitely designed to lure into modern retro gamers. Plus, it'll probably have an easy time trumping similar devices like the Razer Edge and Logitech G Cloud. It’s needless to say that the gaming handheld spa
  
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• The cheapest Steam games won't be quite as cheap anymore

  16-08-2023 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steam's cheapest games are about to get a bit more expensive outside the US.Steam has announced changes to how the cheapest games on its storefront will be priced. Valve is changing the cheapest price point for games in non-USD currencies, in line with some updated conversation rates the company released back in October 2022.In essence, the minimum $0.99 price point in USD currency is staying the same, but it's other currencies' cheapest price points that are changing to keep in line with this.
  
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• Doctor Who fans are debating the best performance by an actor playing The Doctor

  16-08-2023 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  For a show about travelling anywhere in time and space, us Doctor Who fans sure love looking back to the past. Case in point: a new discussion has erupted on social media around the best performance by an actor playing The Doctor – and it’s got us revisiting some old classics.@PoorlyAgedWho kicked things off. They tweeted: "What’s the best performance any actor has ever given as the Doctor? I’ll start: David Tennant in Midnight," referring to Ten’s tense trip around
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3's most mysterious character might be a lot more powerful than you think

  16-08-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 players are slowly realizing that there might be a lot more to the game's most mysterious character than they first thought.This article contains worldbuilding and minor story spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.During the game's first act, you'll meet Withers, a bizarre, seemingly undead figure who lends his very peculiar set of skills to your party. From his place in your camp, Withers will help you resurrect dead party members, respec your character, and take on hirelings to fill any
  
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• Diablo 4 player trading re-enabled as Blizzard stamps out gold duplication exploit

  16-08-2023 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Player trading has already been re-enabled in Diablo 4, roughly one day after it was disabled “until further notice” due to a gold duplication exploit. Blizzard just issued the statement on the game’s dedicated forums, saying, “We have re-enabled trade in Diablo IV this evening after a backend fix to address the exploit.”Diablo 4 players initially sensed that something was up when others were bidding eye-watering amounts of gold on items – more so, natura
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 players are putting their patch 1 wishlists together, and Act 3 is in the spotlight

  16-08-2023 12:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3 hasn't got a release date yet, but fans are already prepared with their wishlists. On August 15, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke tweeted: "We're all very enthused by your feedback. It's very rewarding. Our focus now is fixing any issues you report, but we are listening to suggestions." The Baldur's Gate 3 developer continues: "Current roadmap: a) Hotfix 4, b) Patch 1 (+1000 fixes and tweaks), c) Patch 2. The latter will already incorporate some requests."B
  
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• House of the Dragon director reveals why season 2 was cut down to eight episodes

  16-08-2023 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon director Clare Kilner has revealed why season 2 of the fantasy drama is two episodes shorter than season 1, with eight episodes instead of 10."There are eight wonderful episodes with so much happening in every episode, and we have trouble, at times, bringing them down to one hour," Kilner told The Hollywood Reporter when asked why it made sense to go shorter for round two. "Ryan [Condal, showrunner]’s decision was to give it a good opening and a good ending, and they&rs
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 turns into The Witcher 3 with two great camera mods

  16-08-2023 12:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 can now be played in a third-person perspective with button movements, not unlike modern RPGs like The Witcher 3.As first reported by PC Gamer, two new mods on the Baldur's Gate 3 modding scene really help transform the new RPG. Firstly, there's the 'WASD Character Movement' mod, which does exactly what it says on the tin by letting you control your player character with the WASD movement keys, not unlike how you'd do with, well, basically any modern 3D game.This is then combined
  
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• Retro-inspired JRPG Sea of Stars passes certification ahead of launch

  16-08-2023 11:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sea of Stars has officially passed certification, paving the way for its launch later this month.The retro-inspired RPG is set to finally release towards the end of the month on August 29. Considering this, Sea of Stars effectively passed certification across all platforms with precisely two weeks to go until launch, so if you were worried about its release date slipping, you've nothing to fear.
  🌙 Sea of Stars has officially passed certification on all platforms ☀️August 15,
  
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• Director Angel Manuel Soto talks potential Blue Beetle trilogy: "Tonally, we want to mature with him"

  16-08-2023 10:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director Angel Manuel Soto has outlined his plans for a Blue Beetle trilogy."When [writer] Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and I were working on the script, we always saw this as the first act," Soto tells GamesRadar+ of his new DC film."You’re introduced to the world, you meet him, [there’s] an inciting incident, and then he’s off to the new world. We wanted to do that part then – for the next movie – see him take what he’s learned, put it into practice, fail, triumph,
  
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• Phasmophobia's "biggest update ever" surprise launches this week and changes pretty much everything

  16-08-2023 01:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Phasmophobia: Ascension, billed as the multiplayer ghost-hunting game's "biggest update ever," is releasing on Thursday, August 17, Kinetic Games has announced.The update, also called Progression 2.0, changes pretty much everything about Phasmophobia. Don't get me wrong, the foundation is still the same: Gather a few friends together and identify ghosts inside haunted locations using various tools to find evidence. However, almost everything else about the game is being updated and expanded, so
  
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