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• 136,000 Call of Duty accounts have gotten banned since ranked launched for Black Ops 6: "We’re not slowing down in our mission to shut down cheaters"

  17-01-2025 23:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is barreling towards the launch of Season 2, and ahead of that the devs are taking a moment to update the community on what's going on with anti-cheat. In short, well over 100,000 accounts have been banned since ranked mode was introduced, and the devs are working to make further anti-cheat improvements in Season 2 and beyond.There have been "over 136,000 Ranked Play account bans since the mode launched," according to a new blog post. Notably, these are indeed account b
  
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• Please enjoy Super Smash Bros. boss Masahiro Sakurai's reaction to the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal: "Oooh!"

  17-01-2025 23:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Smash Bros. and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai has a number of vague characters to say about the recent reveal of the Switch 2, and well, and I don't really know what else to say.As if it's news to anyone at this point (hi, grandma), Nintendo finally lifted the lid on the Switch 2 after months of heavy rumors, speculation, and leaks. It looks a lot like the current Switch, but bigger and a little more mature, and there's a Nintendo Direct planned for April where we'll learn about some of t
  
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• Friends star David Schwimmer finds it "really moving" how the show is still helping fans 30 years on: "I just feel really grateful"

  17-01-2025 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  How does it feel to be known to several different generations for different iconic roles? That is what I wanted to know when I spoke with David Schwimmer about Goosebumps: The Vanishing, the second season of the horror-comedy anthology that was recently released on Disney Plus and Hulu.After all, at this point perhaps he will be largely known to some folks for playing Dr. Anthony Brewer, Goosebumps: The Vanishing's botanist father who quickly gets in over his head. But there are likely plenty th
  
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• Nintendo says it believes in "giving proper credit" as it gets called out for failing to give proper credit to the original devs behind Donkey Kong Country Returns

  17-01-2025 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo left the original developer out of the credits for the new HD Switch port of 2010 Wii platformer Donkey Kong Country Returns, but it swears the snub doesn't reflect who it really is."We believe in giving proper credit for anyone involved in making or contributing to a game's creation," Nintendo tells Eurogamer, "and value the contributions that all staff make during the development process."Despite this purported ethos, the credits for Donkey Kong Country Returns' Switch port vaguely ac
  
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• Old School RuneScape gets one of 2025's first Steam review bombs after survey gauges in-game ads and price hikes: "To read this review, please upgrade to the Deluxe package"

  17-01-2025 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  A RuneScape and Old School RuneScape player survey sent by developer Jagex which floated hypothetical but radical changes to the way both MMOs handle premium membership subscriptions, including tiers with in-game ads and exclusive benefits, sparked a firestorm of player backlash and protest. Despite quick attempts from Jagex CEO Phil Mansell (Mod Pips) to assure players that these changes aren't actually happening, that outrage has now spilled over to Steam in one of the year's first true-blue r
  
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• Severance season 2 tried its best to shield us from spoilers but might have let slip a Mark reveal on day one – on its own official podcast

  17-01-2025 22:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well, the first episode of Severance season 2 is here – but the 10th episode of the official podcast might have spoiled a reveal that takes place later on in the season.Warning: Spoilers for Severance season 2 below.On today's episode of The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott, the two discuss season 2 episode 1 with special guest Tramell Tillman. As first pointed out by a Reddit user, the ad breaks in the episode drops one singular word that is important to the series as a w
  
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• Vampire Survivors dev teases "one more original expansion," online co-op, and what sounds like a whole new game in the studio's "biggest, chaotic-est, surprising-est" year yet

  17-01-2025 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a new Steam update, Vampire Survivors developer Poncle has outlined plans for the future of the Gothic horror roguelite phenomenon, as well as what's in store for the studio generally.Thankfully, the developer was a lot more generous in sharing plans for 2025 than that awfully cryptic roadmap from November, but still didn't get into a lot of specifics. In terms of new paid Vampire Survivors content, Poncle definitely isn't done despite the daunting task of following the "full circle" moment t
  
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• After that Deadpool and Wolverine stunt, Marvel unveils a disappointingly normal popcorn bucket for Captain America: Brave New World

  17-01-2025 20:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has unveiled not one, but two popcorn buckets ahead of the premiere of Captain America: Brave New World - and they're comparatively pretty normal, all things considered.Last year, the unveiling of the Dune popcorn bucket sent the internet into a frenzy because of its rather suggestive appearance (though I'm sure that wasn't the intention). Well, Deadpool and Wolverine decided to take it one step further with a popcorn bucket made to look like Wolverine's open mouth (and made sure we knew
  
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• Resident Evil 4 director Shinji Mikami promised 20 years ago to disembowel himself if the legendary third-person shooter ever left GameCube, so nobody tell him it's now on over 10 different platforms

  17-01-2025 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil 4 celebrates its 20th anniversary this month, and you can honor the slimy shooter by playing it on PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, iPhone, or on your friend's brother's girlfriend's iPad… just don't tell series creator Shinji Mikami, who once threatened to slice himself open if the game ever left GameCube."Biohazard 4 will definitely release only on the GameCube," Mikami told the Japanese magazine Hyper Capcom Special for its summer 2
  
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• With Assassin's Creed Shadows Ubisoft "didn't want to hold the player's hand too much with icons," so you have to hire scouts to mark the world map for you

  17-01-2025 20:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft is continuing the drip feed of information leading into the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows this March, and this time the devs are breaking down what to expect from exploration. Basically, you're going to have to work a little bit harder to find your way this time around."We didn't want to hold the player's hand too much with icons and markers," game director Charles Benoit explains in a new blog post. "We wanted to craft an open world where information was key and would become a form
  
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• One of my favorite Lego sets, the Piranha Plant, returns to a record low price

  17-01-2025 18:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'll die on the hill (or warp pipe, in this instance) that the Lego Piranha Plant is one of the best Lego sets of the entire range. It's quirky, full of character, easy to build, and looks amazing on a shelf or desk. And crucially, it's not too expensive - especially now.You can currently pick the Lego Piranha Plant kit up for $47.95 at Amazon instead of $59.99, and it's literally never been cheaper than that. Indeed, I've not been able to find the set for less across the entirety of last year..
  
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• I'd say these Warhammer 40K heavy metal Space Marines stole the show at Warhammer Las Vegas Open 2025

  17-01-2025 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Games Workshop)1. Warhammer 40K
  2. Age of Sigmar
  3. Necromunda
  4. Old World & Horus Heresy
  January can be a miserable time on the whole, so forces of evil hogging the spotlight in the Warhammer Las Vegas Open 2025 show feels appropriate. It was basically wall-to-wall bad-guys up in here, regardless of whether we're talking Warhammer 40K or Age of Sigmar.While the forces of Chaos took center stage, the ever-reliable undead also received some much-needed reinforcements. Necr
  
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• Storm clashes with Thor and a whole pantheon of thunder gods to celebrate her 50th anniversary

  17-01-2025 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  2025 marks 50 years since Storm's 1975 debut in Giant-Size X-Men #1, and Marvel Comics is marking the occasion in April's Storm #7, which will bring together five thunder gods from around the Marvel Universe in observance of Storm's power over weather.Written by ongoing Storm scribe Murewa Ayodele and drawn by guest artist Luciano Vecchio, Storm #7 will invite in Thor, Chaac, Sango, Mamaragan and Susanoo, storm gods from different cultures, all of whom will come together for a massive battle, wi
  
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• Nintendo's stock price fell after the Switch 2 reveal due to a lack of information on price, launch date, and more, says analyst: "Without these details you can't establish earnings forecasts"

  17-01-2025 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially announced yesterday after months of rumors and leaks, but it seems investors weren't impressed, as the company's shares fell as much as 7.2% after the reveal.As reported by the Wall Street Journal, despite a 26% gain in Nintendo's stock price ahead of the announcement, it seems the hype wasn't worth it for a lot of investors. According to Tomoichiro Kubota, a senior market analyst at Matsui Securities, the lack of specifics around price, software plans, or la
  
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• First Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero DLC adds 11 characters from Akira Toriyama's final film, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, including 4 Gohans and 4 Piccolos

  17-01-2025 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bandai Namco has just lifted the veil on the first Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero DLC. As previously announced, the content will focus on the movie Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, but now we know it'll feature 11 additional characters, including no fewer than 4 Gohans and 4 Piccolos.The Hero of Justice DLC pack officially launches on January 23, but Season Pass owners will get three days of early access starting January 20 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT. There's no word on price for this DLC just yet,
  
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• Severance fans are convinced that's not really Helly R in the first episode of season 2

  17-01-2025 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning! This article contains mild spoilers for Severance season 2, episode 1. If you've yet to tune in, and don't want to know anything that happens, turn back now.It may have been three whole years since Severance season 1 aired but now that season 2 has finally kicked off, it feels like no time has passed at all – especially for Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan. In the new season's opener, the innies found themselves back at Lumon, with Milchick informing them that they're kind of famous
  
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• DC's 2025 Free Comic Book Day plans include a preview of Superman Unlimited and the first appearance of a mysterious new Absolute Universe character

  17-01-2025 16:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's still a few months out, but comic book publishers are already starting to promote their Free Comic Book Day wares for 2025. Hot on the heels of yesterday's Superman Unlimited announcement, DC has revealed that readers will be able to get an early taste of the new series in a special flipbook...The DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition features two new stories, one for each of DC's core superhero universes. The DC All In side features an exclusive 'Zero Issue' preview of Supe
  
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• First reactions for The Boys and Yellowjackets stars' new horror movie are calling it "absolutely bonkers" and "genuinely brilliant"

  17-01-2025 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions are in for new horror movie Companion – and viewers are calling the film, produced by Barbarian director Zach Cregger, "absolutely bonkers," "wickedly funny," and "a blast."The Boys star Jack Quaid plays Josh, while Yellowjackets' Sophie Thatcher is Iris, a duo in a less-than-conventional relationship. For one thing, Iris is a robot and, more specifically, a sex bot."Part darkly comedic satire, part high concept horror, #CompanionMovie is ALL kinds of fun!" said one cri
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again season 2 filming will start before season 1 even airs as Charlie Cox teases Marvel character's future

  17-01-2025 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 will go into production before season 1 even premieres, Charlie Cox has revealed.The star confirmed that the new season would shoot before season 1's release at Fan Expo (H/T ComicBookMovie.com), and he also hinted that he'd like to continue playing the character in the future."By the time we release it on March 4, by then we'll already be shooting season 2," he said, to applause from the crowd. "It's just the gift that keeps on giving."And by the sounds of it, he
  
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• New Captain America: Brave New World teaser gives us our best look yet at Danny Ramirez's Falcon and has everyone making the same joke

  17-01-2025 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new teaser trailer for Captain America: Brave New World has arrived – and we're ready for Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson to take flight.In the brief clip, which can viewed below, we see Sam clash with Harrison Ford's Thaddeus Ross – who has no problem disrespecting him. Honestly, I would probably be in a consistent bad mood too if I was seconds away from turning into Red Hulk. But Marvel fans are still making that same joke – when Ross tells Sam that he's "not Steve Rogers," Sam
  
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• Not even 3 months after releasing Dragon Age: The Veilguard, game director Corinne Busche is leaving BioWare following an 18-year career with EA

  17-01-2025 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Almost three months have passed since BioWare finally saw the long-awaited release of its new RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a decade-long project led by game director Corinne Busche.Busche is now reportedly departing from BioWare following her 18-year-long career at EA, where she worked as both a designer and design director on various entries within The Sims series including The Sims 4. The news was initially revealed by journalist Jeff Grubb in an online post and later confirmed by Eurogamer.
  
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• For the first time, a man has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of selling an "illegally modified" Nintendo Switch

  17-01-2025 15:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo just officially revealed the Switch 2, and the company is still trying to stop people from selling illegitimate versions of its predecessor.As reported by NTV (and spotted by TheGamer), Fumihiro Otobe, a 58-year-old Japanese man, was arrested for allegedly violating trademark law by selling "an illegally modified Nintendo Switch" online. This is apparently the first arrest in Japan relating to the sale of an illegally modified Switch.As we've reported recently, Nintendo takes its tradem
  
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• 14 years after it came out, a deep-cut Thor Easter egg has been unearthed – and it's spawned a discussion of the best hidden details in the MCU

  17-01-2025 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel movies are known for including Easter eggs and hidden nods, but it seems some of them are so deep cut that it takes years for them to be unearthed. This includes one detail from 2011's Thor which a fan on Reddit recently spotted.The moment comes in an early scene when Thor is stripped of his godly powers and banished to Earth. As Odin casts him out, he pulls Thor's cloak off him and for a brief moment, you can see the Bifrost illuminated."I myself just found out that, in the first Thor mo
  
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• Pre-order the D&D Monster Manual 2024 for cheap before they're consumed by the collective gelatinous cube that is the Dungeons & Dragons fandom

  17-01-2025 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Here be Dragons! And cheap ones at that. In comes the 2024 D&D Monster Manual, finally, and it's currently available for pre-order. I imagine not for long, however, considering how quickly the new D&D Dungeon Master's Guide vanished when it came up for pre-order. Not to worry, because we've checked around for the best price still available, so you can aquire one to stash in your bag of holding.Still, if you're in the market for Wizard's of the Coast's latest installation of the official
  
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• "Single-player games now cost so much" which is why you need to buy remasters so PlayStation can "keep investing in great new games" according to ex-Sony president

  17-01-2025 13:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  It often feels like we get more remasters than new games these days, but according to retired PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida, they're needed to fund fresh projects.In an interview with Kinda Funny Games (spotted by Push Square), host Greg Miller asks, "I wonder what you think fans get wrong, [something] that they just don't understand about making games?""I joked about Hermen [Hulst, PlayStation co-CEO] sometimes making too many remasters," Yoshida replies. "I think the people who complain ab
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: how do both gaming handhelds compare?

  17-01-2025 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been waiting to compare the Nintendo Switch 2 to the Steam Deck for what feels like a millennia. Now that Ninty has made its next console official, it's finally time to pit it against Valve's powerhouse in the best gaming handhelds ring. Naturally, both devices are very different beasts with something unique to offer players, but stacking them up side by side could help you decide on a new portable pal.In many ways, the Switch 2 is a souped-up version of Nintendo's 2017 console. Next-gen en
  
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• Mission: Impossible 8 director says the latest movie features "the most difficult thing we've ever done" – and it's got the perfect first reaction from an early screening: "I almost had a heart attack"

  17-01-2025 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie says the upcoming eighth instalment of the Tom Cruise-led action franchise features "the most difficult thing" they've ever done in the series – and it's already received a perfect first reaction from an early viewer."We had a small screening and someone said, 'I was suffocating throughout the entire sequence. I almost had a heart attack.' And I thought, 'I guess we did something right," McQuarrie told Empire of
  
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• The first ever Alice in Wonderland anime movie gets a spellbinding trailer

  17-01-2025 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  A trailer for the first ever Alice in Wonderland anime movie is here, and it's a spellbinding, dreamy trip through another world.In the clip, which you can watch above, we're taken through an oversized keyhole to Wonderland, where we see all the familiar elements of the classic tale – like the 'eat me' label, a clock, red roses, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts playing card – but in a beautiful, paper art style.The movie is titled 'Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to - Dive in Wond
  
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• Ahead of the Switch 2, fans excited about Mario Kart 9 are already prophesying the havoc of 24 players in the series' most chaotic map: "I'd just put down the controller"

  17-01-2025 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 reveal finally dropped, and it confirms everything from a screen that's at least 30% bigger to a new 24-player Mario Kart 9 - and unsurprisingly, fans are running wild with what the latter could mean for the game.Although Nintendo has yet to confirm whether the new Switch 2 teaser truly does showcase Mario Kart 9, it's almost certainly the case - after all, Donkey Kong looks to have received a Mario movie-themed glow-up and Princess Peach is seen sporting a dif
  
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• New D&D not piquing your interest? Dragonbane's newest free old-school quickstart adventure will surely sate your appetite instead

  17-01-2025 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're a stickler for an old-school TRPG system, accompanied by delicious fantasy artwork, then Dragonbane might just be the thing you're looking for. And lucky for us, Free League just put out a free quickstart adventure to draw us away from the D&D hype train. Welcome to 'Dragonbane: The Sinking Tower'.Kickstarted back in 2022, Dragonbane was an ode to Sweden's first and biggest tabletop RPG system, Drakar och Demoner. Launched in celebration of the original game's 40th anniversary, it
  
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• Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan pays heartfelt tribute to "dear friend" David Lynch, while Nicolas Cage, Steven Spielberg, and more remember "brave, brilliant" filmmaker

  17-01-2025 12:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Filmmaker David Lynch died yesterday (January 16) at the age of 78, and Hollywood has paid heartfelt tribute to the visionary director behind works like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, and Blue Velvet."Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie," Kyle MacLachlan, who played Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks but first worked with Lynch on his 1984 adaptation of Dune, wrote on Instagram."H
  
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• Severance fans think they recognize the voice of the Lumon building in season 2's premiere – and it's an A-list star

  17-01-2025 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Severance season 2 has just hit Apple TV Plus, and fans have already started sharing their theories, including who that mysterious voice behind the Lumon building could be.Warning, this article contains mild spoilers for Severance season 2 episode 1, so make sure you have seen the premiere before reading on. But first, read our spoiler-free Severance season 2 review.During the season 2 premiere, Lumon staff Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), Irving (John Turturro), and Dylan (Zach Cherry),
  
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• This Netflix movie might have flopped with critics, but the director claims 500 million people watched it

  17-01-2025 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix movie Don't Look Up wasn't a huge hit with critics when it was released in 2021, scoring just 56% on Rotten Tomatoes.But director Adam McKay has claimed that almost half a billion people watched the movie on the streamer, which would make it a massive success with audiences. "The estimates of how many people saw that movie – Netflix will never say exactly – but it’s somewhere between 400 million and half a billion," he told NME.Don't Look Up is a satirical dark comedy a
  
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• Hollow Knight: Silksong developer teases us with a bunch of cryptic Nintendo Switch 2 clues including a cake, Imagine Dragons, and some Australian wine

  17-01-2025 12:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Strap in Hollow Knight fans, because I've got another vague conspiracy theory for you to latch onto as you desperately await Silksong news.Hollow Knight co-creator William Pellen has changed his Twitter account details and seems to be sending us on an ARG Easter egg hunt that fans believe is hinting we'll get more Silksong news at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct that's coming April 2, 2025.First off, he tweeted "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow," ahead of the Switch 2 announc
  
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• Avengers: Endgame directors fought "for months" to have the iconic portals scene, which was originally totally different

  17-01-2025 11:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  "On your left." Those three words are part of the DNA of every Marvel fan and moviegoer who witnessed Avengers: Endgame's iconic portals scene. But it was almost very different.Now, though, Endgame co-director Joe Russo has revealed the original plan for the climactic moment – and how they fought "for months" to change it in post-production."There was probably some debate regarding the most famous moment, I think, of all the Marvel films, which is the portals opening at the end of Avengers
  
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• Resident Evil and Bayonetta dev Hideki Kamiya calls out Switch 2 leakers, hopes they're "covered in s**t," "thrown out of the atmosphere," and "crushed as soon as possible"

  17-01-2025 01:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Famed video game developer Hideki Kamiya, who's known for Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, and for directing the original Resident Evil 2, has some very, very choice words for people who leaked images and information about the Switch 2 before it was revealed.First spotted by Eurogamer, Kamiya took to Twitter to post a trio of profanity-laden messages to Switch 2 leakers, and really, it's genuinely hard to pick the one quote to show y'all first. They're all so good. Let's just start chronologically why
  
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• PlayStation cancels unannounced live-service God of War game from Demon's Soul Remake studio and live-service game from Day's Gone dev

  17-01-2025 01:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has reportedly canceled two unannounced PlayStation games: one, a God of War live-service game from Demon's Soul Remake studio Bluepoint, and the other an untitled live-service game from Day's Gone developer Bend Studio.This comes from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, with confirmation from a spokesperson for Sony. Despite the cancelations, neither studio is closing according to the spokesperson."Bend and Bluepoint are highly accomplished teams who are valued members of the PlayStation Studios f
  
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• David Lynch has died and I don't know what to do except thank him for nearly 50 years of ethereal TV and film

  17-01-2025 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It feels fake, or like one of those elaborate internet hoaxes made up by someone with a lot of time on their hands. When David Bowie passed, we all thought his official Facebook page had been hacked – mostly because none of us had known he was sick. When it was first reported back in November that David Lynch was suffering from emphysema and was unable to walk across a room without help, I braced myself.I don’t put too many people on a pedestal, and I try to stay away from engaging i
  
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