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• A Metroidvania that looks like Zelda and plays like Nier Automata is all I've ever wanted, and these indie devs are bringing it to life

  11-09-2023 23:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  A gorgeous 3D Metroidvania that's "inspired by Nier Automata, Zelda, DMC and The Witcher" is one heck of a pitch, and Anima Song From the Abyss has already fully captured my interest.Currently on the verge of smashing its Kickstarter goal, Anima Song From the Abyss is an action RPG featuring an open-ended world that expands as you unlock new abilities to reach new areas. In classic Metroidvania style, your character is highly mobile, with a suite of high-speed movement options like double jumps
  
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• Ubisoft's new shooter has been delayed after failing certification

  11-09-2023 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  XDefiant, the upcoming shooter from Ubisoft, has been delayed after failing to pass certification.An update from Ubisoft explains in detail the process by which a game is submitted for certification by companies like PlayStation and Xbox. The companies don't check for functionality bugs that might affect gameplay, but they do look out for what are referred to as compliance bugs, which Ubisoft says "relate to the systems and overall experience that the first parties expect from games on their pla
  
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• One Piece's beloved dirtbag clown is also in the MCU

  11-09-2023 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Internet has gone absolutely cuckoo for One Piece's Buggy the Clown, with thirst TikTok's using clips from the Netflix live-action adaptation amassing tens of millions of views. The clown pirate, who serves as one of the several antagonists in both the anime and live-action versions of One Piece, is played by none other than Jeff Ward. Before becoming the East Blue's resident Flashy Fool, Ward joined the Agents of Shield.Yep, Buggy the Clown has a permanent spot in the Marvel Cinematic Unive
  
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• This Silent Hill- and Resident Evil-inspired indie horror game's "secret ingredient" is live-action cinematics

  11-09-2023 21:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  It is my great privilege at the dawn of this spooky season to tell you about a new, weird, and wonderful indie horror game inspired by classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Tenebris Somnia is an upcoming spookfest with a nightmare-inducing monster that comes to life in live-action cinematics.Even without the live-action component, Tenebris Somnia is incredibly compelling as a big fan of old-school horror, particularly Clock Tower. The demo currently available via Steam is a nicely polishe
  
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• Hellboy meets the Yule Cat in his first visit to Iceland this winter

  11-09-2023 21:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  This holiday season, Hellboy is taking a trip to Iceland to meet one of the island nation's most eccentric and interesting mythical figures, the Yule Cat. The story will take place in 2023's aptly named Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat, which carries on Dark Horse Comics' tradition of releasing a new Hellboy special every holiday season.Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat will be written and drawn by Barbarian Lord creator Matt Smith along with colorist Chris O'Halloran and letterer Clem Ro
  
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• Disney is releasing an absolutely massive and equally pricey boxset of its classics

  11-09-2023 20:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney is releasing an absolutely massive – and pricey – boxset of its animated classics.The boxset, called the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, contains 100 animated Disney (and Pixar) films on Blu-ray that span from 1937 to 2023 and retails for a whopping $1,500 USD. The set also comes with digital codes for each title, the original theatrical poster art, a collectible lithograph from Disney Animation’s all-new musical comedy Wish, a collectible crystal Mickey ears hat
  
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• Tiny Starfield hack lets you leave your ship and explore space

  11-09-2023 20:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out that Starfield has a hidden, but surprisingly robust support for spacewalking - and all you have to do to unlock it is type a few commands into the in-game console.Footage of a Starfield player leaving the bounds of their ship and flying around an asteroid field recently drew tons of attention over on the game's subreddit, and it's easy to see why. Here's something that isn't technically possible in the game being done in such a convincing fashion that it looks like an official expa
  
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• Deadpool 3 director responds to leaked set photos: "It bums me out"

  11-09-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite the fact we’ve not seen a single second of Deadpool 3 footage, you’ll likely have already sunk your claws into a handful of its surprises. Both Hugh Jackman in a comics-accurate Wolverine costume and a curious prop – a gigantic 20th Century Fox logo – have both been spotted on location during filming for the new Marvel threequel.Shawn Levy, speaking to Total Film magazine in the new issue out on September 14, which features Wonka on the cover, knows it comes with
  
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• Scream creator Kevin Williamson really wants Neve Campbell to return in next sequel: "Pay her the money"

  11-09-2023 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scream writer Kevin Williamson has come out in support of Neve Campbell following her exit from the franchise – and said how keen he is for her to reprise the role of Sidney Prescott in the upcoming seventh installment.Back in June 2022, it was announced that Campbell would not be appearing in Scream 6 following a pay dispute. "There were plans for Sidney, and they are no longer, unfortunately," the actor said at the time. "I'm sure they'll make a good movie. As a woman, I have had to work
  
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• Pouring points into Starfield's Security skill gives you access to this essential lockpicking hack

  11-09-2023 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a helpful hack in Starfield that makes popping locks a lot easier, but you'll need superior lockpicking skills if you want to take advantage of it.Lockpicking in Starfield works differently from other Bethesda games. Here, each lock contains layers of rings with gaps that must be filled using Digipicks. You need to be clever about the order in which you use these, though, or you could find yourself with none that match the required patterns of holes in a later layer, preventing you from
  
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• The Boys isn’t stopping any time soon – and its creator has had a vision for years about where it all leads

  11-09-2023 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys cinematic universe might be growing, and don’t expect the series to end any time soon. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Amazon executive Vernon Sanders shared that they’ve been having plenty of conversations with series creator Eric Kripke about what comes next. "I will say this: Eric has had a vision for what this all leads to for years now, and we've been in an ongoing conversation about what comes next," Sanders told the publication. "So, it's probably p
  
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• Tim Burton says his "back to basics" approach to Beetlejuice 2 reminded him why he liked making movies

  11-09-2023 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a recent interview, king of modern gothic cinema, Tim Burton revealed how he has gone back to his roots with Beetlejuice 2, working with the original cast. In a recent interview with The Independent, the director opened up about all things filmmaking; his past projects, and the production Beetlejuice 2. He shared that working with some of the original cast of the 1988 Beetlejuice brought him back in time and reminded him of why he started making films in the first place. "I do enjoy
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a heartfelt detail that players will never get to see on-screen

  11-09-2023 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has several sweet moments between Kata and Bode that we'll never see.As revealed by Noshir Dalal, a mo-cap actor on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, there's several moments between his character, Bode Akuna, and his daughter Kata that we'll never see as they take place just off-screen. Thankfully, Dalal has revealed some of these moments on Twitter, and it's made the pair's relationship even more heartwarming. "In the scene where Cal meets Kata, she asks Bode, 'Papa, what&
  
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• Steam players hate NBA 2K24 almost as much as they hate Overwatch 2

  11-09-2023 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  NBA 2K24 launched last week, and players have already made it the second-worst-rated Steam game of all time.The latest entry in the NBA 2K series launched without any reviews from major gaming outlets, but the fan response to all versions of the game has been overwhelmingly negative. Broadly, fans are saying that the on-court gameplay is as sharp as ever, but discussion of 2K24's high points are being absolutely choked out by long-standing criticism of the series' aggressive microtransactions, a
  
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• Wonka director teases Timothée Chalamet's singing voice, but says the movie isn't a musical

  11-09-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  From what we've seen so far of Wonka, the origin story of Roald Dahl's eccentric chocolatier from Paddington director Paul King, it looks like it's set to be an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza. However, according to King, it's not really a musical, – but he's full of praise for leading man Timothée Chalamet's singing voice."The Oompa Loompas sing a lot in the book, and Dahl always uses poetry. But I didn’t want it to just become a musical where people are singing di
  
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• This Starfield gun mod is so bad it might as well not exist

  11-09-2023 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've found it: the very worst, nay, pointless, mod in all of Starfield.You know how weapons in Starfield have magazines, dictating how much ammunition is stored in a clip before you have to reload? It turns out there's a weapon mod in Starfield that doubles your weapon's magazine capacity. The trouble is, this mod has been equipped to a knife, a weapon that famously doesn't use ammo.
  If the reload times of a knife ever got you down, this is the mod for you. Somewhat painfully, this mod would be
  
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• Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag pulled from Steam over a “technical issue”, not the rumored remake

  11-09-2023 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed: Black Flag was removed from Steam due to a "technical issue," dashing hopes of a shadow-dropped remake. Last week, fans noticed that the pirate-themed parkour 'em up was missing in action on Valve's storefront with no explanation given. Could it be related to the reported Black Flag remake or something more out of the ordinary? Sadly not - it's just a technical issue. "We are aware that Assassin's Creed Black Flag is currently unavailable for purchase on Steam," a Ubi
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Times Square comparison shows just how much has changed since the first game

  11-09-2023 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Marvel's Spider-Man 2 visual comparison has made the sequel feel worth the wait thanks to just how much better developer Insomniac has made New York look.As highlighted by Twitter user Okami Games, developer Insomniac has stepped up its game between Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered (released for PC in 2022) and the soon-to-be-released Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PS5. If you take a look at the two screenshots below, you're sure to see exactly what I mean - the PS5 version is brighter and more colour
  
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• Streamer who beat Elden Ring with her mind is now schooling Halo and Valorant players

  11-09-2023 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Twitch streamer who put the Elden Ring community to shame by beating the game with her mind is now turning her talents to shooting games.Earlier this year, we spoke to Perrikaryal, a Twitch streamer going viral for her playthrough of Elden Ring. Using a device called an Electroencephalogram (EEG) that picks up changes in the brain's electrical activity, a little extra coding meant that a game controller could register an input - like pressing the Attack button - and make it happen in the gam
  
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• The owner of Borderlands developer Gearbox is reportedly considering selling the studio

  11-09-2023 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Borderlands developer Gearbox could be up for sale, according to a new report.Earlier today, Reuters reported that Gearbox could be up for sale under parent company Embracer Group. The latter company is reportedly weighing up its options for the Borderlands developer, looking to "shore up its finances.""Embracer is weighing selling the unit, which is known for first-person shooter game Borderlands, after receiving interest from third parties, two of the people said," Reuters writes. Embracer is
  
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• Fight Club creator explains why he "wasn't a big fan" of the David Fincher movie's ending

  11-09-2023 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fight Club creator Chuck Palahniuk has opened up about his disappointment over the movie's ending. While discussing his new book Not Forever, But For Now with Variety recently, the author reflected on the complicated legacy of David Fincher's adaptation, which polarized critic opinion and sparked controversy upon its release in 1999, before going on to become a cult classic. When the publication asked him outright whether there was anything he didn't particularly like about the big screen t
  
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• There's blood in them thar hills in Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian's Canary

  11-09-2023 15:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  American Vampire and Night of the Ghoul co-creator (not to mention ace Batman writer) Scott Snyder is returning to horror once more this November with Canary, a new limited series published by Dark Horse.Drawn by Dan Panosian, the three-issue series is set in the dying days of the Old West and follows a Federal Marshal as he investigates a series of brutal slayings near a supposedly cursed mine."Canary blends Gothic Horror and the Western genre into a world never seen before," said Dan Panosian
  
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• Get to level 100 in just 5 hours with this Starfield farming technique

  11-09-2023 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Starfield player has found a savvy way of earning XP that lets you gain 100 levels in just five hours.The technique, discovered by YouTuber Patrick Maka, isn't available right away, as you'll need some skill points in Science and the Outpost Engineering skill to pull it off. It also involves a fair bit of repetition and a generous supply of resources, but is well worth the effort if you're looking to earn oodles of experience in Starfield in a short space of time. 
  Starfield - XP Farm Gui
  
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• Starfield scientist discovers every planet has a food chain

  11-09-2023 15:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Starfield player roleplaying as a scientist has made a genuine in-game scientific discovery.In the Starfield subreddit post below, one player explains that they're roleplaying a "white-coast scientist build," forgoing quests in favor of surveying planets. It's a pretty "chill" experience, as the player explains, but enigmatic beetles kept giving them strange problems.
  I may not be the first, but I think I just discovered something. This game is super-smart! from r/Starfield
  The trouble is, the
  
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• Deadpool 3 director says this might be the last time we see Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

  11-09-2023 15:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy has said we might never see Hugh Jackman's Wolverine again after the new movie. Jackman will reprise his role in the threequel opposite Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool – and, considering Logan was thought to be Jackman's last time as his Marvel character, this is already something of an extra treat. "Like the rest of the world, I've waited two decades to see Wolverine in a whole movie with Deadpool, and I don't know if this is our last shot at Wolverine on
  
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• Timothée Chalamet sets a high bar in these exclusive Wonka images

  11-09-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The works of Roald Dahl have always been a rich seam of inspiration: not just as vehicles for getting children interested in reading, but also as source material for films. Arguably the most famous of his works - in terms of both the book and the film spin-off - is 1964’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, adapted for the big screen as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971. Tim Burton also had a crack at a film version in 2005.While it’s Charlie Bucket who gets the golden t
  
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• There aren’t enough Lord of the Rings, DC, and Harry Potter adaptations, according to Warner Bros. head

  11-09-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It may feel like we’ve seen a lot of DC, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter on our screens over the past few decades, but the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO thinks otherwise. David Zaslav says he thinks they’ve been underusing these franchises.Per The Wrap, he said at a recent conference: "One of the other real strengths of Warner Bros. is we talk about the great IP that Warner Bros. owns. But, for us, the challenge is that our content, our great IP – Harry Potter, DC, Lord of the
  
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• New Intel Arc A770 driver is causing Starfield crashes, fan problems, and PC freezes

  11-09-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems the latest Intel Arc driver update has caused an array of unintended issues with the Acer Predator BiFrost model of the A770 GPU. In an attempt to add more stable support for Starfield's launch last week, Intel sent out two updates to the A770 in late August/early September. While these have had mixed results for A770 cards trying to play the game, it seems to have caused inadvertent problems for the 16GB Acer version.The list of issues includes disruption to the way the graphics card's
  
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• New Intel Arc A770 driver fumbles Acer model, creates host of technical problems

  11-09-2023 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems the latest Intel Arc driver update has caused an array of unintended issues with the Acer Predator BiFrost model of the A770 GPU. In an attempt to add more stable support for Starfield's launch last week, Intel sent out two updates to the A770 in late August/early September. While these have had mixed results for A770 cards trying to play the game, it seems to have caused inadvertent problems for the 16GB Acer version.The list of issues includes disruption to the way the graphics card's
  
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• No, upgrading your PC won’t solve Starfield optimization issues - here’s why

  11-09-2023 14:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you’re struggling to run Starfield, you might be wondering whether your gaming PC needs an upgrade. However, while revamping your rig could help alleviate optimization issues, one fan has highlighted why your graphics card and hardware potentially aren’t to blame. That’s sure to please any of you out there trying to run the Bethesda RPG using an Intel Arc A770 GPU, and it makes the developer’s comments in regard to system requirements sound even sillier. It’
  
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• Starfield NPCs have "fake smiles" and it's actually really creepy

  11-09-2023 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Starfield fan has figured out what's off about the game's NPCs, and it comes down to their "fake smiles."Twitter user Delaney King, who also happens to be a character artist on Dragon Age, has pointed out what it is that makes Starfield's NPCs seem a little… off. In a thread, King explains that the Bethesda characters have an issue with their smile, more specifically, with "the orbicularis oculi muscle not contracting," which gives humans (and characters) a 'Duchenne smile.' As Kin
  
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• The Sandman is getting rare physical release from Netflix featuring some intriguing extras

  11-09-2023 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix is planning a physical release of its acclaimed Neil Gaiman adaptation The Sandman. The DVD and BluRay box set is one of few shows to make the jump from digital for the streaming platform.Due out November 20, 2023, it will feature all eight episodes of The Sandman season 1 as well as the bonus episode (which adapts some fan-favorite stories). As well as this, viewers will be able to see some behind-the-scenes extras too, including two features called 'The Sandman: Behind the Scenes Sneak
  
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• One leaked GTA 6 screenshot is the sole survival of a Rockstar copyright "nuke"

  11-09-2023 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  A GTA 6 leaker just suffered the might of a Rockstar copyright claim, but the developer apparently forgot to take down one screenshot.On September 9, the Twitter user below first posted leaked GTA 6 material, alleging that they’d secured a view of the game’s map. Rockstar then issued a copyright claim on the leaked image, taking it offline with immediate effect, but apparently forgot to take down the second image seen in the tweet just below.
  In the GTA 6 leaked 'car crash' test in l
  
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• Nicolas Cage names his favorite movies once again proving he's a man of taste

  11-09-2023 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Household name Nicolas Cage has appeared in over 60 films in his lifetime (and probably even more internet memes). This year alone he starred in the high-stakes action movie Sympathy for the Devil, played Dracula himself in comedy horror Renfield, and even made a cameo as Superman in The Flash. With so much industry experience, what could this man possibly be sitting down to watch at home? Yesterday, in an interview with Letterboxd on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festiva
  
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• Loki season 2 starts immediately after season 1 ending, new footage reveals

  11-09-2023 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Loki season 2 kicks off immediately after the season 1 ending, new footage screened at D23 has revealed. According to LaughingPlace.com, the new footage begins with Loki in the TVA, with a menacing statue of Kang the Conqueror looming over the skyline. In the Loki season 1 finale, the villain was revealed to have taken over the TVA following the death of He Who Remains. Mobius, who no longer recognizes Loki, and other TVA guards are shown chasing the trickster. In an effort to get away
  
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• Starfield's milk carton-led physics experiments are putting Skyrim's cabbage avalanches to shame

  11-09-2023 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's latest physics testing game is putting Skyrim's cabbage avalanches to shame.Starfield boasts a scale that's out of this world, both literally and figuratively, but its physics engine may well be the most jaw-dropping aspect of Bethesda's new space-based RPG. Recently, we saw a bunch of potatoes roll out of an airlock with incredible realism, and the latest physics experiment, this time involving milk cartons, is even more impressive.A video posted on Twitter shows YouTube user Dennio
  
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• Armored Core 6 fans pray two of the game's hardest bosses have been reined-in following mysterious patch notes

  11-09-2023 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Armored Core patch 1.02 is out now, and among the details, one of the more noteworthy features is that the patch has “adjusted certain attacks performed” by both Balteus and the Sea Spider, widely seen to be two of the hardest bosses in the new game. Sadly, it’s difficult to get a read on just how the two bosses have been affected. You’d expect the bosses to have been negatively impacted by Armored Core patch 1.02, since they’re both seen as incredibly dominant
  
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• First look at Aquaman 2 teases monsters, Black Manta, and Jason Momoa riding a giant seahorse

  11-09-2023 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Finally, the first Aquaman 2 teaser is here – and it sees Jason Momoa ride a giant seahorse using an octopus saddle, because of course it does. We wouldn't expect anything less from the underwater DC sequel...The main purpose of the promo, which you can watch above, is to alert fans to the fact that the official trailer is set to make a splash online on Thursday (September 14), but that doesn't mean there's not plenty of interesting stuff in the 30-second clip. We get glimpses of the titul
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West 'Complete Edition' has been rated in Singapore, and fans are hoping it releases on PC

  11-09-2023 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horizon Forbidden West 'Complete Edition' has been rated in Singapore, leaving fans to hope a PC release of the sequel is on the way soon too. The IMDA (Singapore's rating board) has rated a game titled 'Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition'. According to the rating, which has since been taken off the website, the 'complete edition' will contain Horizon Forbidden West along with its DLC Burning Shores in one neat package. The rating doesn't confirm what platforms the new edition of
  
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• Starfield continues its march towards being a Star Wars game as modders swap police for stormtroopers

  11-09-2023 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield looks increasingly like a Star Wars game with each passing fan interaction. The latest is a work-in-progress Starfield mod that turns the police into stormtroopers, and it's already a treat. At the time of writing, the mod replaces anyone in a UC police uniform with a stormtrooper. At some point, Kboykboy plans to replace characters in UC armor with imperials, those in Freestar armor with rebels, and, of course, you'll get Star Wars weapons. Even with plenty on the way, though, it
  
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• Deadpool 3’s Shawn Levy has cryptic response to rumors he’s directing Avengers Secret Wars

  11-09-2023 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shawn Levy already has some pretty huge franchises linked to his name, including Stranger Things and Star Wars. But it seems his foray into the MCU with Deadpool 3 may be lining up a long-term partnership. Levy has been linked to Avengers: Secret Wars, which is currently lined up for a 2027 release as part of Marvel Phase 6. The reports (which were doing the rounds on Twitter) were based on the rumor that Deadpool 3 would lead straight into the events of the Avengers movie. Speaking to
  
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• Key Star Wars Rebels detail may have cracked how Grand Admiral Thrawn will return in Ahsoka

  11-09-2023 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Ahsoka theory might have cracked how Grand Admiral Thrawn will be making his return thanks to a key detail from Star Wars Rebels. In the Rebels season 4 finale, both Thrawn and Ezra Bridger vanished into hyperspace after some purrgil took the ship they were both on to locations unknown. But, as TikToker Count Izzee points out, earlier in the episode we learn that the remains of the Jedi Temple Ezra used to access the World Between Worlds was moved from the planet Lothal to Thrawn's sh
  
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• Phil Spencer hasn’t decided if The Elder Scrolls 6 is an Xbox exclusive yet

  11-09-2023 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox’s head of gaming says The Elder Scrolls 6’s exclusivity still hasn’t been decided.Speaking in the interview with Bloomberg last week, Xbox head Phil Spencer, along with Starfield game director Todd Howard, was quizzed on The Elder Scroll 6’s eventual platforms. "We look at it on a case-by-case basis with the games that we build," said Spencer in response to the game’s exclusivity."We want to make sure our games are available in so many different places," Spence
  
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