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• Xbox warns of store errors ahead of Starfield release

  05-09-2023 23:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the hours leading up to the proper Starfield launch, Xbox is warning that some error messages may be common in the early moments."If you experience any issues getting into Starfield today, please note that we are rolling out the game and it may take time to propagate through the system," Xbox says in a tweet from its support account. "If you receive an error message such as ‘do you own this game or app?’ or ‘are you too early’ - please be patient and try again shortly.
  
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• Blizzard seemingly confirms Diablo 4 will have annual expansions, which sounds a lot like an MMO

  05-09-2023 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has apparently revealed that Diablo 4 will be getting annual expansions like the MMO it most decidedly isn't.Diablo franchise boss Rod Fergusson casually made the news in an interview with Dexerto, in which he seemingly confirmed annual expansions will accompany the seasonal updates in Diablo 4's roadmap going forward."When you look at the launch of the game and this first season, we see that as building a foundation on which we can build for the future," he said in the interview. "So,&
  
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• After 15 years, GTA dev's anti-piracy measures are still only hurting legitimate players

  05-09-2023 19:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  In 2008, Rockstar brought its full line-up of PC games to Steam, and players quickly discovered that several of those titles were distributed with illegal cracks made by pirate groups. 15 years later, that fact is still having unintended consequences for legitimate players of the GTA dev's classics.If you were a PC gaming fan back in 2010, you might recall that players discovered the logo for the piracy group Myth buried inside the executable file for the official Steam release of Max Payne 2, s
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix 5 is great news for Minthara romancers and nipple haters

  05-09-2023 19:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix is here, and it sounds fairly robust. Not only does it unlock a bunch of previously bugged dialogue for romancing Minthara, it also fixes a laundry list of smaller issues like, ahem, exposed nipples.Undoubtedly the biggest highlight of Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix 5 are "several new dialogues allowing you to explore and deepen the relationship, and discover more details of Minthara's backstory." The full patch notes clarify that, "Alongside many lines of interactive dialog
  
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• The video game Spider-Man is officially meeting up with the mainstream Peter Parker

  05-09-2023 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Peter Parker of the video game world of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is traveling across the Spider-Verse himself for a new ongoing digital first Infinity Comic series which brings back the classic title Spider-Man Unlimited.Written by Christos Gage with art from Simone Buonfantino and Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, Spider-Man Unlimited #1 is now available on the Marvel Unlimited comic reading app, with new chapters planned to release every Tuesday.In the new Spider-Man Unlimited's opening 12-part arc (the st
  
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• The latest Loki season 2 trailer features new look at a deep-cut Thor villain

  05-09-2023 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Studios’ brand new trailer for Loki season 2 gives us a further glimpse at what looks like to be a darker and more turbulent installment with the introduction of famed Marvel villain, the Zaniac.Marvel has released a teaser for its upcoming second season of Loki featuring a new look at everyone’s favorite god of mischief, familiar faces such as Sylvie, and a quick glance at this season's new extraterrestrial villain.During the trailer we see a snippet of what looks like a movi
  
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• Starfield infinite money glitch that existed in Skyrim rears its head once again

  05-09-2023 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  An infinite money exploit that existed in Skyrim is also possible in Starfield. In Skyrim - and every other Bethesda Game Studios game, for that matter - there are chests hidden throughout the world that store the items sold by vendors. If you manage to reach them, you can pocket the contents, giving you limitless supplies of items and cash. Fortunately, the studio's mammoth new space-based RPG is no different. In a video posted on YouTube, user vNivara has revealed how you can ma
  
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• Todd Howard says Starfield's barren planets are boring on purpose

  05-09-2023 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's barren planets are intentionally boring, reveals Bethesda.In an interview with the New York Times (via VG247), Bethesda's managing director, Ashley Cheng, and Starfield game director Todd Howard, discussed the new game's vast universe and its occasionally boring planets. "The point of the vastness of space is you should feel small. It should feel overwhelming," Cheng explains. "Everyone’s concerned that empty planets are going to be boring. But when the astronauts went to
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 director is already working on his next game

  05-09-2023 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke says he's already moved on to his "next game," and that his "creative path" with the game "is done now."In an interview with Dungeons & Dragons, Vincke was asked about what comes next after Baldur's Gate 3. As well as mentioning that he was taking some time for himself, the game director admitted that he's already "busy on the next game" - but also that "I never play my games again when they're finished."Speaking during PAX West, Vincke said "I woke up in
  
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• A beloved 2022 video game is being turned into a movie – and it’s a purr-fect choice

  05-09-2023 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  I come bearing good mews: Stray, the a-paw-able 2022 stealth adventure which sees you play as a stray cat, is being turned into an animated movie.Entertainment Weekly has revealed that the project is currently in the works at Annapurna Animation.Robert Baird, co-head at the animation studio, has teased the premise for the adaptation, which features the player-controlled cat later team up with a robot called B-12 in a desolate futuristic world without humans."This is a game that's all about what
  
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• This PlayStation Portal rival just smashed its Kickstarter goal - and I’m not surprised

  05-09-2023 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the world of mobile gaming, a perfect controller can be hard to come by. Even with our personal favourite, the Backbone One, it can feel like you need to make compromises on comfort and accuracy, particularly if you have larger hands or want to take part in longer sessions. You can always connect a regular gamepad via Bluetooth, but if you don't have a good way to set your phone up as a display or there are connection issues, this isn't a perfect fit either. Luckily, if mobile controller
  
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• New The Exorcist: Believer trailer sees Ellen Burstyn confront Regan's demon

  05-09-2023 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for The Exorcist: Believer is here – and it sees Ellen Burstyn's Chris MacNeil take center stage.In one particularly spooky moment, Burstyn confronts one of the possessed girls and addresses the demon directly: "We've met before." This confirms that the girls are indeed possessed by Pazuzu, the very same demon that possessed Regan MacNeil some 50 years ago in William Friedkin's original Exorcist film.Per the official synopsis: "Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitia
  
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• Warner Bros confirms Barbie digital release date amid online confusion

  05-09-2023 17:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Since Barbie was released in cinemas back in July, it's earned well over $1 billion the global box-office but those who aren't able to get to theaters, or movie fans who would simply rather watch stuff at home, have been itching to know when the super successful comedy will come out digitally. Well, Warner Bros. has now confirmed it'll be available to buy or rent from September 12  – and good thing, too, as fans on Twitter were recently swept up in some confusion regarding its on
  
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• Star Wars Jedi Survivor finally fixes Performance Mode and PC stuttering

  05-09-2023 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Star Wars Jedi Survivor patch has fixed PC performance issues, as well as reworked the game's entire performance mode on consoles.The new patch for Respawn's sequel only just went live earlier today on September 5 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, but it's the former platform that's got the lion's share of the fixes. Chiefly, patch seven is going in on fixing and optimizing performance for PC players. 
  Patch 7 for #StarWarsJediSurvivor arrives today (9/5) 🛠️Performan
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 is reviewing even better on PS5 than it did on PC

  05-09-2023 16:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 had a great launch last month, and it seems to be getting even better reviews ahead of its PS5 release this week. It's been over a full month since the release of Baldur's Gate 3 on PC and after getting multiple positive reviews - including our five-star Baldur's Gate 3 review - it's time for the Larian RPG to get a second lease of life, this time on PS5. As pointed out by the Twitter user below, Baldur's Gate 3's console release has, once again, gone down extremely wel
  
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• Movie fans share their favorite funniest moments of 2023 – from Barbie to Dungeons & Dragons

  05-09-2023 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Movie fans are sharing the funniest cinematic moments from 2023 thus far – and we're not surprised to see Ryan Gosling's Ken top the list. We rounded up some of the top choices, which include everything from Dungeons & Dragons to Oppenheimer.
  What's the funniest movie moment of the year so far?This has to be up there: pic.twitter.com/uvC9LokqOzSeptember 3, 2023See more
  The original tweet in question contains a moment from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which stars Chris P
  
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• "What no Silksong does to a mf": Hollow Knight fan remakes Mantis Lords fight in 3D

  05-09-2023 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Hollow Knight fan remade the Mantis Lords fight as a 3D game, which probably won't do anything to help with the wait for Hollow Knight Silksong.As The Gamer reports, one super talented Hollow Knight fan has taken the intimidating Mantis Lords boss fight and remade it entirely in 3D from scratch, complete with operational combat and the knight's healing ability. The top-rated subreddit comment sums up the situation succinctly: This really is what "no silksong does to a mf."
  I remade Hollow Knig
  
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• This movie connections quiz will seriously put your Hollywood knowledge to the test

  05-09-2023 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Immaculate grids are the hottest new trend in quizzes – and now there’s a movie edition to test your Hollywood knowledge.Set on a 3x3 square, you’re given six categories in the Crossover Grid. As of writing, they’re the actors Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Russell Crowe, plus movies with a From there, you have to name a movie that shares a common element in the intersecting squares. For example: which movies have both Christian Bale and Russell Crowe been i
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 devs cut a gamebreaking D&D spell because "it literally would have doubled the size of the game"

  05-09-2023 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke has shared the D&D spell that Larian most wanted to include but couldn't as it would have "doubled the size of the game" if they had.In an interview with Dungeons & Dragons, Vincke was asked what he'd have liked to add to the game and the development stories that erupted from attempting to do so. His response was quick: "We wanted to do Dispel Magic."In D&D, the spell's effect is pretty much as it sounds - you pick a target within range, cast the
  
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• Modders have already got around Starfield's biggest controversy, but it might still crash your game

  05-09-2023 15:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Modders have already found a way around Starfield's biggest controversy, but it's far from a perfect solution.With a near-endless supply of planets and systems, one of the most thrilling aspects of Starfield is the level of freedom it offers players. That being said, you can't endlessly explore the planets you visit. Venture far enough from a landing spot, and eventually, you'll be met with an invisible wall and the message: "Boundary Reached: Open the map to explore another region, or return to
  
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• First Chicken Run 2 trailer teases the return of Mrs Tweedy and a high-tech break-in mission

  05-09-2023 15:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first full trailer for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is finally here. Aardman Animations, the studio behind the original, collaborated with Netflix for the release of the egg-erly anticipated sequel, and unveiled a super-short teaser back in July, but the above is our first proper look at the movie. "Last time, we broke out of a chicken farm. Well, this time, we're breaking in," poultry protagonist Ginger (Thandiwe Newton, replacing Julia Sawalha) explains in the clip. It's hardly a "
  
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• Wayne Manor gets a surprising new owner in Batman #137

  05-09-2023 15:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Money is at the heart of the Gotham War - the DC event that has rippled out of the horror-themed Knight Terrors. Catwoman's scheme to reduce violent crime has been to retrain the thugs of Gotham as elite cat burglars with rules and a strict code of conduct. They only target the rich, in a Robin Hood-like effort to redistribute the city's wealth, and they no longer assist monsters like the Joker. So far it seems to be working, but Batman is not impressed. Partly out of genuine concern and hi
  
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• PowerA launches new officially licensed Xbox controller just in time for Starfield

  05-09-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The list of officially licensed Xbox Series X/S controllers continues to grow as PowerA has announced today that it's launching an update to its Spectra Infinity gamepad. The new "Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox Series X/S with Lumectra" is available worldwide today.The good news is, this is the cheapest Xbox controller to release since the GameSir G7 SE which joined the fold earlier in the year. The Advantage Controller will retail for only $44.99 in the US, and while we don't have a confir
  
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• Liam Neeson thinks Disney is diluting Star Wars with all the spin-offs

  05-09-2023 13:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Liam Neeson has shared his thoughts on the growing universe of Star Wars, and it seems he’s not overly impressed. Appearing on the Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast recently, Neeson was asked if he gets approached a lot for autographs when he made the admission."Not all the time," he explained, "I mean it is a cult. There’s so many movies and spin-offs now I think it's diluting the whole thing, that’s my personal thing. Occasionally there’s kids after a Star Wars autog
  
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• Dragon Age creator says Baldur's Gate 3's romances are "lovely," but feature the same mistakes he used to make

  05-09-2023 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon Age writer David Gaider has said Baldur's Gate 3's romances feel "like the work I was doing 10 years ago," but that this isn't necessarily a bad thing. In an interview with RPS, Gaider discusses the romance offerings in Larian's recently released RPG, explaining: "Sometimes it can be a little bit too overt. I'm playing through Baldur's Gate 3 right now. It's great, but it also feels like the work I was doing ten years ago, when I just started plonking away at trying to write romances
  
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• Life is Strange devs' new adventure game takes inspiration from Death Stranding

  05-09-2023 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jusant, the new game from Life is Strange developer Don'tnod, actually drew inspiration from Death Stranding, of all things.The new venture from Don'tnod is unlike anything the studio has done before. Jusant was described earlier this year when it was revealed as an "action-puzzle climbing game with meditative vibes," and tasks us with scaling a lot of mountains by carefully putting ourselves on the best ledges and footholds within our reach.Kevin Poupard, co-director of Jusant, spoke to GamesRa
  
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• Sex Education season 4 will have a Stranger Things-style feature-length finale

  05-09-2023 13:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sex Education is going the Stranger Things route. No, that doesn't mean a Demogorgon is going to be terrorizing the teens of Moordale, but it does mean that Sex Education season 4 is going to have a pretty hefty finale.Netflix revealed the runtimes of the upcoming final season of the comedy-drama when they shared some redacted episode synopses to tease the plot. While most episodes clock in just under the hour mark, the season finale is 83 minutes long. Stranger Things season 4 made headlin
  
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• The actor everyone thinks is Marrok addresses Ahsoka speculation

  05-09-2023 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sam Witwer, a veteran Star Wars actor who has recently been linked to playing the mysterious Marrok, has confirmed he is in Ahsoka.While appearing on a livestream (H/T ComicBook.com), Witwer said: “I don't know what the rules are. Honestly, I was just about to say that I didn't work on Ahsoka, but I did. So, yeah I don't think I can say anything but that I'm proud of [show creator] Dave [Filoni]."The identity of the masked Marrok, the figure who has accompanied Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati,
  
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• Fallout 4 modder known for their user-friendly menus has worked their magic on Starfield

  05-09-2023 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  A popular Fallout modder has worked their magic on Starfield's menus, making them much easier to use. Modder m8r98a4f2 has long been tinkering with the menus and UI in Fallout 4, optimizing them for a more user-friendly experience, and now, with the arrival of Starfield, they're doing the same with the menus in Bethesda's mammoth new RPG. The mod, dubbed StarUI Inventory, "improves all inventory screens" in the game, according to its creator. Among its many features is a more compact d
  
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• This room full of potatoes proves just how good Starfield's physics engine is

  05-09-2023 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield is turning out to be a real loot hoarder's dream. Not only are there oodles of knick-knacks to find, but you're given a big ol' ship to stuff them in. For some, though, it's not about the variety of tat, but seeing how much of one item you can store. Like the fan below, who has absolutely stuffed one room with potatoes. In the clip below, Reddit user Moozipan opens the hatch on their ship to allow a flood of tots to come spilling out. If you, like me, are wondering why the clip is
  
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• Elden Ring players are still discovering rare summons after 900 hours

  05-09-2023 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  An veteran Elden Ring player discovered a new summon after 900 hours, and others are sounding off with their most obscure summoning experiences.As you can see just below, one dedicated Elden Ring player with nearly 900 hours in FromSoftware's latest, only just found out that Sorceress Sellen can be summon for the Red Wolf of Radagon boss fight. This makes perfect sense narratively speaking, since Sellen originally attended Raya Lucaria Academy before being kicked out, but it's still an incredibl
  
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• Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn's new film debuts with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

  05-09-2023 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stranger Things breakout star Joseph Quinn’s new movie Hoard has earned some rave early reviews at the Venice Film Festival. The directorial debut of Luna Carmoon is a coming-of-age story, beginning in the mid-1980s with a young girl called Maria and her mother (Hayley Squires), who spends her time hoarding rubbish.After a tragic accident, the movie cuts to a decade later during Maria’s teenage years (where she is now played by Saura Lightfoot Leon) living with a foster mother. When
  
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• New Mario voice actor won't be revealed until the credits of Super Mario Wonder

  05-09-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  We won't find out who the new voice of Mario is until the credits of Super Mario Bros. Wonder roll. As reported by Nintendo Life, Nintendo isn't announcing the voice actor taking over from Charles Martinet prior to Super Mario Bros. Wonder's release - meaning we'll have to wait for the credits to roll to find out who'll be playing Mario from now on. In case you missed it, last month Nintendo announced that Martinet would be stepping down as the voice of Mario after 32 years and that he'll i
  
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• A "weird" new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is on the way

  05-09-2023 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avast, mateys! Craig Mazin, best known for writing Chernobyl and The Last of Us, is working on a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie – and he has an update we should all treasure.While speaking to the L.A. Times, Mazin revealed that he’s working with long-time Pirates veteran Ted Elliott, who wrote Curse of the Black Pearl and On Stranger Tides. Despite the dream team behind the project, Mazin thought it wouldn’t get made.He said, "We pitched it and thought there’s no way
  
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• A little trickery in Starfield will net you a great armor set

  05-09-2023 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of Starfield's best armor suits can be obtained via a busted glass case.In the basement of The Lodge, if you didn't already know, is hidden a glass case, complete with an imposing 'Master' Lock attached on the outside. Rather than cracking the lock to get the armor set though, it turns out you can just position yourself to look through a gap in the actual glass, and grab the armor set for yourself.
  One of the better suits in the game is in a glass case in the basement of The Lodge. It's supp
  
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• The Witcher 4 is making work on tabletop RPG "impossible"

  05-09-2023 12:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The long-running Witcher tabletop RPG will be going on a lengthy hiatus thanks to the Witcher 4 (codenamed 'Polaris'), but all is not lost.Commenting to IGN on the "disappointing" pause in development, Witcher tabletop RPG lead developer Cody Pondsmith noted that they "don't have a time frame yet as many things are still up in the air" with the Witcher 4. Because of their interconnected nature (the RPG is set between the second and third video games, and both teams communicate regularly to make
  
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• Persona 3 Reload might make a big change to romances

  05-09-2023 11:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 3 Reload will seemingly make romances optional.As first reported by Noisy Pixel, the Singaporean government recently posted a bunch of information about Persona 3 Reload, for the purpose of classifying Atlus's remake. Among the information was a sentence that suggests the remake will make a big difference to romances."When the player sufficiently builds up the male protagonist’s bonds with certain female characters, it can culminate in optional depictions of characters hugging and
  
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