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• EA's "Call of Duty with magic" shooter will absolutely melt your PC, according to these system requirements

  17-08-2023 23:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Immortals of Aveum is an FPS that ditches the guns in favor of high-powered magic, and according to the newly revealed system requirements, this Unreal Engine 5 game will absolutely melt your PC.The official system requirements for Immortals of Aveum offer specialized specs across four different performance targets, ranging from 1080p at 60FPS to 4K at 120FPS. Now, you'd expect that latter target to require top-of-the-line hardware - and it does - but what about something a bit more normal for t
  
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• After backlash over using AI to clone dead voice actors, Smite and Paladins studio says it will change its contract

  17-08-2023 23:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Smite and Paladins developer Hi-Rez Studios has responded to backlash over the alleged use of AI to replicate actors' voices, arguing that it'll only do so under certain circumstances when an actor dies or is incapacitated while under contract, and now pledging to change its contract in response.Voice actor Henry Schrader, who has credits on Genshin Impact, Blue Lock, and One Piece, said in a tweet Thursday that Hi-Rez "will be using AI to clone voices" and added that it had "refused to add in a
  
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• After backlash over using AI to clone dead voice actors, Smite and Paladins studio changes contract

  17-08-2023 23:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: Hi-Rez president Stewart Chisam has shared an updated version of the rider described in the below report. The controversial clause which previously stipulated that the studio could use AI to replicate the voices of dead actors seems to have been removed in its entirety.Original story...Smite and Paladins developer Hi-Rez Studios has responded to backlash over the alleged use of AI to replicate actors' voices, arguing that it'll only do so under certain circumstances when an actor dies or
  
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• Modern Warfare 3: Everything we know about Call of Duty 2023

  17-08-2023 22:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming on November 10, and it's going to be a massive celebration. The franchise turns 20 in 2023, and Activision is going all out on this one. Not only is Modern Warfare 3 the first back-to-back sequel we've ever received, it's also set to be a true return to form: faster, more aggressive, and larger than ever before. Building on the success of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will feature brand-new gameplay mechanics, all 16
  
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• Elden Ring madman farms 10 million Runes at level 8, lets the community decide how to spend them, then tragically loses it all

  17-08-2023 21:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fellow Tarnished, grab an Estus Flask and pour one out for DementedEnjoyer, a headstrong grinder who recently lost a 10 million Rune investment to the cruel fate assigned to them by the Elden Ring community: beating the game at level eight using only a bow.This all started 10 days ago when DementedEnjoyer alerted the Elden Ring subreddit to their latest achievement: farming four million Runes at level eight "for no specific reason." They asked the community what they should do with their newly o
  
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• It's Johnny Vs. Johnny as Human Torch and Ghost Rider clash in Contest of Chaos

  17-08-2023 20:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Contest of Chaos tournament is heating up, with the hero-vs-hero competition rolling into Fantastic Four Annual #1 with a clash between two of Marvel's most fiery heroes: Johnny Storm and Johnny Blaze.The battle of the Johnnys is part of the aforementioned Contest of Chaos story, in which the sinister witch Agatha Harkness has set up a tournament of superheroes. This chapter is created by writer Ryan North, artist Alan Robinson, colorist Guru-eFX, and letterer Joe Caramagna.We've got an
  
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• Modern Warfare 3 will undo Modern Warfare 2's most controversial changes – here's everything from the Shadow Siege reveal

  17-08-2023 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out in the open after Warzone 2's big Shadow Siege reveal event, and it looks like the direct sequel to Modern Warfare 2 is walking back some of its least popular changes. A fact sheet from Activision outlines the headliners of Modern Warfare 3, including many fundamental changes to multiplayer combat. Here's a big one: core multiplayer health has been increased to 150 to lengthen the average time-to-kill, seemingly in response to criticism of Modern Warfar
  
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• Modern Warfare 3's Open Combat missions sound more like Dishonored than Call of Duty

  17-08-2023 20:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 developers have revealed a few more details about how the game's more open-ended campaign missions will work, and I'm getting some light but promising Dishonored vibes.The story of Modern Warfare 3 picks up directly after the previous game. Captain Price and Task Force 141 will take on the ultranationalist aims of Vladimir Makarov in a "dark and gritty campaign experience." The game will feature traditional Call of Duty campaign levels on top of a new class of
  
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• Modern Warfare 3 comes with all 16 launch maps from 2009's Modern Warfare 2, remastered and modernized

  17-08-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  This year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will include every launch map from 2009's Modern Warfare 2, remastered and expanded with new modes and gameplay features.The news was leaked earlier and indirectly revealed through Call of Duty's ARG marketing campaign, but now we have explicit confirmation from Activision via press release. The complete list of 16 launch maps includes: Afghan, Derail, Estate, Favela, Highrise, Invasion, Karachi, Quarry, Rundown, Rust, Scrapyard, Skidrow, Sub Base, Term
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pre-orders are live now

  17-08-2023 19:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 pre-orders are officially underway, following today's announcements from Activision. The UK has jumped first, with very early pre-order options available at Amazon. We're still waiting on US options, but retailers are readying their troops as we speak.The standard Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pre-order bonuses leaked just yesterday, and are rumored to include access to the multiplayer open beta and single player campaign up to a week ahead of release as well
  
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• Starfield will let me pursue my space trucking dreams, but there's a massive caveat

  17-08-2023 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  As an enthusiast of both science fiction and driving long distances through empty spaces, I've been hoping that Starfield would let me achieve my dreams of becoming a space trucker. The recent Starfield dev Q&A brought equal parts good and bad news on that front.As with any Bethesda game, maintaining a headcanon is essential to how you tackle roleplaying, and the devs know that. "My latest character is a working shlub named Mitch Dombrowski," lead designer Emil Pagliarulo said. "He's a husky
  
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• Bruce and Damian enjoy some family time while tackling the mystery of Shush in Batman and Robin #1

  17-08-2023 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Dynamic Duo are back once again with a brand new Batman and Robin comic coming in September from DC. Written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Simone Di Meo, the new series will focus on the relationship between Bruce and Damian Wayne as they try to reconcile their roles as superheroes with their lives as father and son. Bruce, especially, wants Damian to develop as a teenager - something that may prove hard for the young assassin turned crime-fighter. As well as battling the usual
  
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• After 16 months and 3 continents, this Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has finally seen all of its artworks in real life

  17-08-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has finally come to the end of their journey, after challenging themselves to see every piece of art in the game in real life.Last year, we wrote about May, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons player on a journey to see every piece of in-game art in real life. Now, on August 17, almost an entire year later, May has now completed the mammoth task. To get to this stage, the Animal Crossing fan had to travel to 3 continents, 10 countries, 17 cities, and visited 29
  
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• After 18 years, the Xbox 360 store is shutting down, taking hundreds of digital games with it

  17-08-2023 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox 360 marketplace is set to shut down in 2024, nearly two decades after the storefront's original launch in 2005.As of July 29, 2024, you will no longer be able to purchase Xbox 360 games through the console itself or the legacy web store. However, you'll still be able to purchase backwards compatible Xbox 360 games to play on modern Xbox consoles.Even on Xbox 360, Microsoft promises that you'll continue to be able to redownload and play previously purchased g
  
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• The internet is sharing their favorite guilty pleasure movies, from National Treasure to Batman Forever

  17-08-2023 17:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  We all have a guilty pleasure movie, a film that we know might not be good, per se, but that's enjoyable enough for us not to care. Reddit users are sharing their choices, with picks including Nicolas Cage stealing the Declaration of Independence and Hugh Jackman as a monster hunter. The thread defines a guilty pleasure movie as one that's "usually not highly praised (maybe slated, maybe treated neutrally, maybe just not talked about at all) that you're aware is quite heavily flawed and ave
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 Collector's Editions are being resold for over $1,000

  17-08-2023 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Collector's Editions of Baldur's Gate 3 are selling for over $1,000, roughly five times their base retail price.Looking at eBay at the time of writing, you can see various Collector's Editions of Baldur's Gate 3 listed for north of $1,000. In fact, that's a pretty conservative average price for the special editions, which can get as expensive as nearly $2,000 in some cases.What's even more shocking is that these expensive resold Collector's Editions are selling. We've seen numerous special editi
  
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• League of Legends players protest new gacha system that puts a recolored cosmetic behind a $200 paywall

  17-08-2023 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  League of Legends players are up in arms over a new gacha system putting a high-end cosmetic behind a paywall of up to $200.Earlier this week, developer Riot Games revealed the new skins heading to the game with its next patch. As well as a suite of introductions to the game's Cosmic skinline, the patch includes a 'Chroma' - a recolor of an existing skin, sold separately - for Dark Cosmic Jhin, which was released in 2019.While the Chroma - dubbed Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin - offers new art and a s
  
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• Godzilla is king of the monsters in first look at spin-off show

  17-08-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Apple TV Plus has unveiled the first look at Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a new Godzilla and Titans series.Per the official synopsis, the series picks up after the battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and showed the world that monsters are real. Two siblings follow in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. "Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit
  
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• First look at Stranger Things' Joe Keery and Ted Lasso's Juno Temple in Fargo season 5

  17-08-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fargo season 5 is officially coming this fall – and we have our first look at characters played by Stranger Things' Joe Keery, Ted Lasso's Juno Temple, and more. Set in the Midwest in 2019, Temple plays housewife Dot, whose mysterious past catches up with her and finds her on the run from the law. Hot on her heels is local sheriff Roy Tillman (Mad Men's Jon Hamm) and his son Gator (Keery). The new season's cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dot's mother-in-law Lorraine, w
  
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• On P.T's 9th anniversary, Guillermo del Toro has some strong words for Konami

  17-08-2023 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been 9 years since Hideo Kojima's P.T. was unveiled, and one person that's particularly bitter about the fact it never got released is filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. On August 12, The Game Awards reminded everyone of what could have been by tweeting: "9 years ago today at @gamescom, the innovative P.T. demo was released by Hideo Kojima on PS4 to reveal the SILENT HILLS project with @RealGDT and Norman Reedus. The full game was never released." We'd be surprised if you didn't know a
  
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• The hottest roguelike on Steam is like a free anime Vampire Survivors, and it's got 2,400 glowing reviews after just 10 hours

  17-08-2023 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  A secretly massive roguelike has come to Steam, and in just 10 hours it's crossed 2,300 reviews with a 99% positive rating, and with some 45,000 active players during non-peak Steam hours. It's the kind of success most indies could only dream of, and the game is totally free. That roguelike is HoloCure - Save the Fans, a Vampire Survivors-style pixel-art action game based on the vtubers of the Hololive brand owned by Japanese company Cover. Whether you're a Hololive fan or a Vampire Survivo
  
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• Fake Starfield leaks continue to keep community on its toes as fabricated spoilers hit social media

  17-08-2023 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The long-awaited Starfield release is finally near after years of development and delays, sending anticipation levels among fans to a fever pitch. What could be worse, then, than having something that you’ve waited so long to play spoiled? The threat of Starfield leaks currently has the community on its toes. That caution is probably wise given how frequently NDAs crumble, though plenty of what’s threating your feeds right now seems to come from some pretty dodgy sources.Over St
  
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• Everyone's a bit confused by Netflix suddenly adding an HBO original

  17-08-2023 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another HBO Original series has popped up on Netflix – and subscribers are (understandably) confused.Ballers, a comedy-drama that stars Dwayne Johnson as a retired NFL player turned football manager, hit the streamer this week. Created by Stephen Levinson, the Miami-based show ran for five seasons, from 2015 to 2019. The cast also included John David Washington, Rob Corddry, Omar Miller, and Arielle Kebbel.Last month, viewers were just as confused when HBO's Insecure (written, directed by,
  
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• Alan Wake 2 gets delayed away from big releases like Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros Wonder

  17-08-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alan Wake 2 is being delayed by just over a week, and its developer is being pretty candid about the reasoning.Earlier today, developer Remedy Entertainment announced Alan Wake 2's release date would be moving back from its initially planned October 17 release date, and will now launch on October 27. "October is an amazing month for game launches and we hope this date shift gives more space for everyone to enjoy their favorite games," a press release from the developer reads.Remedy also thanked
  
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• Diablo 5 won't spend a decade in development, as Blizzard president commits to shorter waits between titles

  17-08-2023 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard's president has said a potential follow-up to Diablo 4 - Diablo 5, if you will - won't spend as long in development as the current game did.Diablo 4's development timeline was anything but smooth. The game reportedly went through multiple iterations at Blizzard, with multiple personnel stepping into and departing from leadership positions. In all, Diablo 4 took roughly a decade to develop, from initial conceptualization to release.Now, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has said a follow-up
  
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• Marvel fans are expecting character deaths in Thunderbolts – and they're already predicting which ones

  17-08-2023 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Thunderbolts are coming to the MCU next year, but Marvel fans are already wondering how long the supergroup will last before one – or more – bites the dust.They're a group of supervillains (or characters that have been antagonists at one point or another within the MCU) who go on government missions – and we've already seen John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and Yelena (Florence Pugh) get recruited by Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) at the end of The F
  
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• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon producer teases spin-off's new mutated zombies that "change all the rules"

  17-08-2023 14:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is going to shake up the franchise in more ways than one. For starters, or shall we say entrées, the spin-off relocates the action to France. Now, though, executive producer Greg Nicotero has teased the introduction of a new strain of zombie that's set to "change all the rules"."These zombies have mutated to a point where if they touch or bite you or their blood gets on you, it burns you significantly," he recently told TV Insider, before adding: "Dixon takes
  
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• The Last of Us showrunner reveals his favorite scene and it's quite the emotional choice

  17-08-2023 14:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us co-showrunner Craig Mazin has opened up on the scene from season 1 that he's proudest of – and it's got us teary-eyed just thinking about it."I have a certain place in my heart for a scene in the last episode that I ended up shooting because our director had gotten COVID. It's the scene where Joel reveals to Ellie why he has that scar on his head," Mazin told The Hollywood Reporter. "She says, 'Time heals all wounds.' And he says, 'It wasn't time that did it.'"This is one of
  
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• Jamie Dornan almost played Nathan Drake in Uncharted

  17-08-2023 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jamie Dornan reveals he had a screen test for Uncharted’s Nathan Drake years before Tom Holland – and reveals how close he came to portraying the PlayStation icon."I remember I did a screen test for Uncharted years ago when they were going to make it with a different director," Dornan told the Happy Sad Confused podcast."It went well and there was a point where it looked like maybe I was doing it," Dornan revealed. "Then it all went quiet and went away – the director fell off."
  
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• A Baldur's Gate 3 physical edition is on the way, but there's a catch

  17-08-2023 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 will be getting a physical edition, the only problem is you have to be in Japan to get your hands on it. As reported by Game*Spark (via Gematsu), Baldur's Gate 3 will be getting both a digital and physical release in Japan later this year. Unfortunately, for the rest of the world, it seems this is exclusive to the country as there doesn't seem to be any physical release planned for anywhere else - which is sad news for all the collectors out there. As revealed in the or
  
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• Lenovo Legion Go leak suggest Switch style controllers, but is that what we really need?

  17-08-2023 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Lenovo Legion Go leak has landed, and the handheld PC is posing for the camera. Shared images reveal something that looks pretty close to a Nintendo Switch in terms of design, as its controllers appear to detach. However, I’m not entirely convinced that’s what the portable scene needs right now, removable Joycon style gamepads might be a blessing and a curse.The Legion Go is anything but short of competition, as portable gaming PCs like the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Ayan
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix temporarily freezes saves after being rolled back over game crashes

  17-08-2023 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix has been rolled back after developer Larian revealed it was causing crashes.Yesterday on August 16, Larian announced that Hotfix 4 for Baldur's Gate 3 was rolling out, aiming to fix several bugs and crashes, as well as adding the ability to wake up sleeping companions from Long Rests. However, the developer then tweeted that Hotfix 4 had been rolled back with immediate effect after it was inadvertently crashing the game for players.
  Due to a build error causing new c
  
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• Looks like The Last of Us showrunners have found their Abby – but they're not ready to tell us who it is

  17-08-2023 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looks like The Last of Us showrunners have found their Abby Anderson ahead of season 2 – but we're not going to find out who they've cast anytime soon. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, co-creator Craig Mazin appeared to hint that he and Neil Druckmann had filled the role and were preparing to announce the news before the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike hit."[It] stopped us in our tracks. Things were in process," he told the publication. "Look, Abby was the first role that we w
  
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• Obi-Wan Kenobi director says season 2 could still happen someday: "Never say never"

  17-08-2023 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obi-Wan Kenobi might be billed as a limited series, but, according to director Deborah Chow, a season 2 isn't totally out of the question. The series saw Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen return to their Star Wars roles in a story set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. "You always think you're going to end a series like this in some magnificent way, but instead you end up in a parking lot with second unit and hardly anybody there," recalled Chow in conversation with The Hol
  
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• The Last of Us showrunner on how long the show could last: "Four [seasons] seems like a good number"

  17-08-2023 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us co-showrunner Craig Mazin has teased a season count for the HBO show – and it’s a little longer than we were expecting."We’ve laid out our vision to HBO for how this series should lay out across not one season, but multiple seasons," Mazin told The Hollywood Reporter.When asked if The Last of Us would last four seasons – a number he landed on earlier in the interview – Mazin replied: "You never know. It can end up being three or five. But four seems l
  
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• Modern Warfare 3's Shadow Siege event explained

  17-08-2023 12:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Modern Warfare 3 reveal event is about to take place, and here's everything you need to know about the Warzone 2 event before it kicks off.Previously, Activision announced that Modern Warfare 3 would be revealed in Warzone 2 on August 17. The reveal event itself has been dubbed the 'Shadow Siege event,' and it's commencing at precisely 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. BST/7:30 p.m. CEST.Rather than take place directly in Warzone 2's traditional Battle Royale mode, the Shadow Siege event
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 director says the game's success means "we can continue to make games like this"

  17-08-2023 12:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3's director has said that thanks to the game's success, Larian Studios "can continue to make games like this" in the future. On August 17, Swen Vincke, Baldur's Gate 3's director and CEO of Larian Studios, shared a story by PC Gamer that praised the RPG on Twitter, adding: "So proud of my team - none of us can believe this is really happening. But the greatest thing about all of this is that we can continue to make games like this."The director continued: "Yes, they are risky
  
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• This is the 30 billion gold crossbow that got Diablo 4 trading suspended

  17-08-2023 11:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's trading was suspended earlier this week, and it looks as though the culprit responsible is a crossbow worth 30 billion gold.When Blizzard disabled Diablo 4's in-game trading earlier this week, it was in reaction to players spending an eye-watering amount of money on trading items. The developer was swift to disable in-game trading due to the devastating impact these figures could have on the in-game economy, and Blizzard only re-enabled trading after stamping out a gold duplication ex
  
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• Blue Beetle director teases possible future DCU plans: "The potential is endless"

  17-08-2023 10:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto has outlined how Jaime Reyes could fit into James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC cinematic universe."No, we haven't had a direct conversation about it, but we have had conversations about the importance of Jaime and Blue Beetle within the universe, as well as his stories in the comics," Soto tells GamesRadar+ when asked if there have been any talks about where exactly Blue Beetle goes next. Gunn, now in charge at DC Studios, previously said Jaime Reye
  
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• Dear god, Starfield is even bigger than we thought with an eye-watering 140 GB file size on PC

  17-08-2023 01:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans of Bethesda have known Starfield was always going to be an absolute behemoth of a game, but now we know it's even bigger than we initially thought, at least in terms of its install size.Steam had previously listed Starfield's file size as 125 GB - which is already massive - but now the number appears to have been updated on Microsoft's side. Now, if you check the Microsoft Store or Xbox app, you'll see the file size is actually 139.84 GB on PC, enough to make even the burliest of SSDs cry.
  
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