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• Steve Rogers gets his own Asgardian armor in this preview of his team up with Volstagg of the Warriors Three

  24-01-2025 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Writer J. Michael Straczynski is in the midst of his series of one-shots pairing unlikely Marvel heroes and villains who have had few encounters, and the next one will bring together Volstagg of the Asgardian Warriors Three with Steve Rogers, the original Captain America.We've got an early preview of unlettered pages by artist Bernard Chang. And even though they don't have word balloons yet, the pages deliver the thrills big time, showing off Steve Rogers' new Asgardian armor, complete with a wa
  
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• Last of Us season 2's Abby joins the cast of Godzilla x Kong sequel

  24-01-2025 22:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kaitlyn Dever has joined the cast of Grant Sputore's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sequel.According to Deadline, Dever is set to star in the upcoming pic with Sputore to direct, taking over for Adam Wingard, and Shang-Chi writer Dave Callaham to pen the script. The sequel was announced in May of last year.The new movie is described as "a continuation of the franchise centering Godzilla, Kong and an assortment of other Titans." Godzilla x Kong grossed nearly $555 million worldwide against a bud
  
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• Peach Momoko's horror manga style X-Men will finally get their superhero costumes in Ultimate X-Men #11

  24-01-2025 21:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peach Momoko's Ultimate X-Men has proven to be the most unique title of the relaunched Ultimate Universe, channeling the writer/artist's singular vision for a totally new version of the mutant team. Now, with the X-Men finally taking shape as a superhero team, they'll finally don their costumes in the upcoming Ultimate X-Men #11.We've got an early preview of interior pages of Ultimate X-Men #11 by writer/artist Peach Momoko, script adaptor Zack Davisson, and letterer Travis Lanham, in which Nico
  
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• The Witcher 3 director's upcoming open-world RPG Blood of Dawnwalker keeps revealing new vampires, and I can't get enough of this deliciously Gothic lore

  24-01-2025 21:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker, the upcoming debut project from the team of ex-CD Projekt Red developers at Rebel Wolves, is drip-feeding lore on its vampiric characters, and I'm genuinely hooked.As someone who will gleefully play, watch, read, listen, and otherwise engage with anything and everything vampire-related, I've been fully on-board with Dawnwalker since it first bared its long, jagged teeth earlier this month, but I promise that isn't just because it's about vampires. We've only seen a few m
  
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• YouTuber reinvents the modern speedrun by chugging laxatives and shocking himself with a dog collar while playing Five Nights at Freddy's most disappointing sequel, and I can't stop watching

  24-01-2025 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'll never understand humanity's desperation to invent new forms of pain. As if our bodies' natural inclination toward heartburn and broken bones wasn't enough, we had to go out of our way to create bombs, nailguns, and, in one YouTuber's case, Five Nights at Freddy's laxative challenge runs."There's a ton of different speedrun categories," Wigglesworth says in his debut laxative video. "All are very cool, but I want to push the limits of the speedrunning world by introducing my own category dub
  
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• Final Fantasy meets horror monsters in new Image title Lost Fantasy

  24-01-2025 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indigo Children creator Curt Pires is back at Image with Lost Fantasy, a new ongoing comic created with his former Money collaborator, artist Luca Casalanguida. Action-packed and full of monsters and mystery, the new series is inspired by video games, with Final Fantasy a particular touchstone (as you'll probably see from the hero's sword!)"I'm so excited to be back at Image Comics with Lost Fantasy, the first title in a brand-new slate of best-in-class comics and graphic novels that I'm bringin
  
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• Daredevil fans are theorizing about why Matt Murdock hung up the mask, and some of the suggestions are seriously dark

  24-01-2025 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming Disney Plus show Daredevil: Born Again is set five years after the original Netflix series, and it looks like Matt Murdock has hung up his Daredevil mask by the time the new show begins. But we've previously seen him suit up for She-Hulk, so this must be a relatively recent development for the lawyer-turned-vigilante. So, what could have happened for him to pack in his crime-fighting? Marvel fans are certain it's something pretty dark, and involves at least one death."Given the timefram
  
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• Six years after the original show ended, the first full trailer for Suits LA spin-off teases celebrity guest stars, OG Suits vibes, and the return of Harvey Specter

  24-01-2025 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first full trailer for Suits spin-off show Suits LA is here giving us another look at the new Harvey and Rachel, plus a few familiar faces too.The trailer opens with a client played by Victoria Justice approaching the series lead Ted Black (Stephen Arnell) and telling him she does not want him to represent her because he seems "a little sheepish," which seems unlikely as the clip then switches to Black claiming he is "the best attorney in the country." We then get to meet Black’s co-wo
  
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• The obscure SNES puzzler Nintendo originally distributed via satellite broadcast has just been released outside of Japan for the first time on Nintendo Switch Online

  24-01-2025 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest round of Nintendo Switch Online games has been revealed, and Fatal Fury 2, Super Ninja Boy, and Sutte Hakkun are joining the SNES library. While those titles might not have topped too many wishlists for the service, I am absolutely delighted that Nintendo's tossing a bone to the retro gaming sickos.Fatal Fury 2 is certainly the most well-known of the games on this list, as the second entry in a long-running fighting game series that's about to get a new sequel later this year. These d
  
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• Ninja Gaiden 2 Black doesn't register Xbox controllers on PC Game Pass, but you can play with a DualSense

  24-01-2025 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you were excited to head to PC Game Pass today to download Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, which was stealth-dropped after Xbox's Developer Direct last night, you may be in for some technical troubles.Being a nostalgic hack-and-slash adventure, one of the best Xbox Series X controllers is likely what you'll reach for when booting up the game since it's probably what you experienced the original release with. This is exactly the thought I had this afternoon after installing all 80GB of the game in the m
  
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• Breaking Bad is leaving Netflix – but not for another two years

  24-01-2025 17:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the best TV shows of all time, Breaking Bad, will soon be leaving Netflix – but you still have time to watch it before it disappears.According to What's on Netflix, the streamer will hold the licence to stream Breaking Bad until April 18, 2027. But, that could end up being pushed back (the show was supposed to be removed in February 2025, until that was postponed). So, you might end up having a little bit longer with the show.Better Call Saul is also scheduled to depart Netflix on A
  
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• Palworld devs faced "so many challenges" in the survival game's first year as pre-launch attention "brought its own difficulties" and post-launch "accusations" were "a lot to handle"

  24-01-2025 17:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld designer and community manager John "Bucky" Buckley has been speaking out about the "many challenges" faced by developer Pocketpair before and after the hit survival game's early-access launch, including the "countless accusations" which proved "a lot to handle" on top of everything else.In a new interview with Eurogamer, Bucky admits: "There were so many challenges, to be honest." This wasn't just after the game actually released, though, as he explains: "Pre-launch, we started gaining
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows' Japanese setting has been "very, very tricky" because Ubisoft wants to be "respectful" and "avoid telling a culture about their own culture"

  24-01-2025 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft is finally taking the series to a setting that fans have been begging for since the start, but feudal Japan has been "very, very tricky" for the devs, who "want to be respectful" and "avoid telling a culture about their own culture."Speaking to GamesRadar+, Shadows' associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois explains the unique challenge that came with the Japanese setting. First and foremost, he says that the team is "really good at taking a place that ha
  
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• The Lord of the Rings anime movie sets streaming date, meaning every movie will be available in one place

  24-01-2025 14:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  After hitting theaters in December, new anime movie The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim is making its way to streaming, joining the rest of the franchise on HBO streaming service Max.The news was confirmed in Max’s most recent promotional video announcing its February 2025 programming slate. Although The War of Rohirrirm is not listed on Warner Bros. Discovery’s 'What's new on Max' list, the movie is featured towards the end of the video. An exact date is yet to be revealed. C
  
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• Sonic 3 star says she "would love" to do a Tails spin-off series – and she's already got an idea for it

  24-01-2025 14:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 star Colleen O'Shaughnessy has called for a Tails spin-off because, well... why should Knuckles have all the fun?In a new interview with ComicBook, the voice actor said she "would love" to see a show explore who the sweet, tech-loving fox, whose full name is Miles Prower, was before he met the titular speedster. "I think you could absolutely do a spin-off with Tails. An origin story for Tails would be amazing, to see where he came from… a little baby Tails."Is it of c
  
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• Have a spare 24 hours? You can watch almost every 2025 Oscars Best Picture nominee at selected theaters in a special marathon

  24-01-2025 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that the 2025 Oscar nominations have been announced, you might want to start brushing up on the most nominated entries. AMC theaters are here to help out a bit with that, putting on a 24-hour marathon of the Best Picture nominees in several theaters across the US.The line-up includes nine of the Best Picture nominees: A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, The Brutalist, Anora, Conclave, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, and The Substance. The only one missing is Emilia Pérez, which i
  
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• A "difficult-to-watch" new body horror movie featuring "barbaric" cosmetic surgery has already made one person throw up at Sundance

  24-01-2025 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new body horror movie inspired by Cinderella has debuted at Sundance, and it's already made one person throw up.The Ugly Stepsister, written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, focuses on Lea Myren's 'ugly' stepsister who undergoes a grisly transformation in the hopes of winning the prince.Variety writes that, during the premiere, one audience member vomited into the aisle, and the report describes "several difficult-to-watch scenes of crude cosmetic surgery, including its protagonist eating a
  
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• There's actually an alternate version of one of The Avengers' best scenes that you probably didn't know about

  24-01-2025 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  It may be almost 13 years since The Avengers came out in theaters, but we're still discovering new scenes. Sharing the insight on Reddit, one Marvel fan revealed that there's actually an alternate version of one of the movie's best scenes: when the Hulk smashes Loki and calls him a "puny god" in Stark towers."When The Avengers (2012) came out on DVD, Marvel released an app you could download from the App Store that went along with the movie," XGonGiveItToYaX shared on Reddit. "You could have thi
  
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• Nosferatu director Robert Eggers will never make a movie set in modern times: "The idea of photographing a cell phone is just death"

  24-01-2025 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nosferatu director Robert Eggers has no intention of making a movie set in modern times."The idea of having to photograph a car makes me ill," Eggers told Rotten Tomatoes, when asked if he'd make a contemporary movie. "And the idea of photographing a cell phone is just death. And to make a contemporary story you have to photograph a cell phone. It's just how life is. So, no."But how far into modern times would Eggers venture? "I might go potentially to 1950," he added. "But before World War 2 is
  
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• Win 4K & Blu-ray collector’s editions of Hawkeye and Loki

  24-01-2025 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Four more Disney+ TV shows are getting swanky collector’s edition releases, with two MCU shows up first. Season one of Hawkeye (the Avengers spinoff series starring Jeremy Renner as the ace archer) is out now, with season two of Loki (which sees Tom Hiddleston’s god of mischief navigating the multiverse in search of his female counterpart) following on 27 January. Two Star Wars sets (season one of Ahsoka and season three of The Mandalorian) are set to follow on 10 and 24 February res
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds' foes have higher health and flinch resistance than they did in World, "but this doesn't mean that hunts will be tedious"

  24-01-2025 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's little over a month to go now until the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, and it sounds like making use of certain new mechanics wisely will be key to dealing with the action RPG's beefed-up monsters. In Monster Hunter Wilds, hunters will be able to use Focus Mode to aim their attacks and guards, as well as unleash powerful Focus Strikes, which deal catastrophic damage to any wounds inflicted upon monsters (formed after they've been repeatedly attacked in the same spots). However, wi
  
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• Win a Blu-ray of The Wild Robot

  24-01-2025 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you love your animated movies you may well know Chris Sanders’s name – he co-wrote and co-directed Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon (as well as voicing Stitch). His new film is a solo effort. Based on a children’s book by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot follows a robot designed to serve people that's shipwrecked on a verdant island, which has no human population but abundant wildlife. Roz (as the robot comes to call itself) then transforms its programming by a
  
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• It seems everyone in Hollywood is backing Denis Villeneuve after his Oscars snub, including Spider-Verse's Chris Miller: "There were many films that had great directing this year but what Denis did was masterful"

  24-01-2025 13:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The fallout from the 2025 Oscars nominations continues, as Spider-Verse producer Chris Miller reveals his displeasure with Dune 2 director Denis Villenueve being snubbed from the Best Director picks yet again."There were many films that had great directing this year but what Denis did — in all aspects of the craft — was masterful," Miller wrote on Twitter.Despite Dune 2 picking up a nomination for Best Picture, Vinnenueve's work as director wasn't recognized by the Academy. Instead,
  
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• 40 years after the original, Nosferatu director Robert Eggers is making a sequel to David Bowie's cult fantasy Labyrinth

  24-01-2025 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Eggers is taking a break from universal monsters and is heading for the land of magic goblins as he looks to direct a new Labyrinth movie.Over 40 years after the original movie starring David Bowie as the Goblin King hit screens, Eggers has closed his deal to write and direct a Labyrinth sequel from TriStar Pictures, as reported by Deadline.This is just one part of a huge week for the director, as the news comes just one day after Focus Features revealed Eggers’s next project as the
  
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• First reactions to Disney Plus's new animated Spider-Man series claim "it's the freshest take we've seen on the web-head in... forever"

  24-01-2025 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions to Disney Plus's new animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man are in – and it seems to be going down a treat with critics. Featuring the voice talents of Hugh Dancy as Otto Octavius, Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk, Charlie Cox as Daredevil, and Oscar-nominee Colman Domingo as Norman Osborn, the new show sees Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) getting to grips with being a web-slinging do-gooder. Non-canon to the MCU, it's set in an alternate timeline
  
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• Doom: The Dark Ages "isn't designed to be the end" of the iconic shooter series, with director Hugo Martin saying he "wouldn't have a problem doing this for a long time"

  24-01-2025 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doom: The Dark Ages is finally releasing this May on all platforms, but id Software creative director Hugo Martin says fans don't have to worry about the new shooter marking the end of the iconic series.Speaking with PC Gamer during a recent preview event, Martin reveals that The Dark Ages isn't a conclusion of any kind despite standing as the third entry amid the series' more modern titles. "It isn't designed to be the end of something," explains the director - but that doesn't mean that develo
  
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• Marvel unveils first look at Charlie Cox's Daredevil and other major cameos in new Spider-Man TV show

  24-01-2025 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  A fresh look at Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has shown off cameos from Charlie Cox's Daredevil and more.In the featurette, which you can see below, we see glimpses of Captain America, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Doc Ock, Scorpion, and other familiar faces.Cox is returning to voice Daredevil, while the rest of the cast includes Colman Domingo as Norman Osborn, Hugh Dancy as Doc Ock, Kari Wahlgren as Aunt May, and Hudson Thames as Peter Parker himself.Despite Cox reprising his role, though
  
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• Dune star Josh Brolin reacts to Denis Villeneuve Best Director snub at the Oscars: "Apparently, I am going to quit acting"

  24-01-2025 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Josh Brolin has reacted to the news that Denis Villeneuve didn't secure a Best Director Oscar nomination for Dune 2. The star, who plays Gurney Halleck in the franchise, previously said that he'd quit acting if Villeneuve wasn't nominated, and now it seems like he's doubling down on that."Just want to say congratulations on the ‘Dune’ best picture nomination, to Greig Fraser on cinematography, for best visual effects, for Patrice [Vermett] on production design and for sound," Brolin
  
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• The first look at DC's Supergirl movie is hiding a comic-accurate scene from one of Kara's best adventures

  24-01-2025 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday, James Gunn revealed the first look behind the scenes of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. But what you may not have spotted was a nod to a comic-accurate scene pulled straight from the panels and pages of one of Kara's best adventures.In the background of the image, which you can see below, a sci-fi bar area can be glimpsed. That's likely due to Woman of Tomorrow adapting a moment from the second issue of Tom King's 2022 comic of the same name.
  Thrilled to see cameras roll at Warner Bros.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows director defends Yasuke's inclusion in the game from "noise online": "We know why Yasuke is in the game, we know how he fits"

  24-01-2025 12:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of Assassin's Creed Shadows' long-awaited launch, Ubisoft has spoken out a little more about "noise online" – specifically, the controversy surrounding protagonist Yasuke – with the associate game director asserting that the devs "know how critical he is" and "how he fits." Alongside female warrior Naoe, Black samurai Yasuke is one of the two main stars of Assassin's Creed Shadows, but since his reveal, some have shared disparaging comments online questioning his inclusion
  
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• Star Trek: Section 31 cameo explained – breaking down the A-list appearance no one saw coming

  24-01-2025 09:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning – the following features major spoilers for Star Trek: Section 31 so make sure you have seen the new sci-fi movie before reading on...After 90 minutes of twists, turns, and shocking character deaths, Star Trek: Section 31 still has one more surprise in store with the final scene… A wild, last-second cameo that you definitely won’t see coming.To give a little bit of set-up here, after the main mission of the movie is complete, the remains of the team gather at Philippa
  
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• GTA 6 parody previously pulled from PlayStation store now set to release on Steam after being updated "to emphasize its unique direction," dev wants Sony to reconsider

  24-01-2025 02:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The GTA 6 parody game titled Grand Taking Ages, which was previously pulled from the PlayStation Store, is now geared for a July 2025 release on Steam - and the developer says recent updates designed to distinguish the game from GTA 6 should be enough to bring it back to Sony's storefront.We first spotted Grand Taking Ages back in early December before it had been pulled from the PlayStation Store and before the developer reworked it. The game was previously called Grand Taking Ages 6 in an even
  
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• Marvel reveals its full slate of April 2025 comics and covers featuring the X-Men the Avengers, Spider-Man, and more

  24-01-2025 01:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's already time for Marvel Comics' full April 2025 solicitations, and spring is shaping up to be pretty big for the House of Ideas.April's Storm #7 marks the mutant hero's 50th anniversary in the Marvel Universe, having debuted way back in 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1. At the same time, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur will celebrate 10 years since their 2015 debut in an anniversary special.And speaking of giant lizards, April will bring the release of Godzilla Vs. Hulk and Godzilla Vs. Spider-Man
  
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