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• WWE 2K25 finally adds the intergender matches that WWE itself is too cowardly for, plus an open-world mode exclusive to current-gen consoles

  28-01-2025 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  2K has lifted the veil on WWE 2K25, and this year's edition of the game finally lets you pit male and female wrestlers against each other in intergender matchups - something WWE itself rarely allows onscreen - when it launches on March 14."WWE or player-created Superstars from the men’s and women’s divisions can now compete against each other to set up limitless matchups across all game modes," 2K explains in a press release. Intergender matches were once a staple of WWE games in wre
  
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• Spider-Hulk, Spider-Prowler, Count Parker, and more are the latest Spider-Man variants as the Spider-Verse and Venomverse prepare to go to war

  28-01-2025 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Spider-Verse and Venomverse are about to collide in a big battle that may indeed prove to be the capstone on the shared Spider-Venom-Verse concept (at least until Marvel finds a way to spin the web anew some time down the road). It all kicks off in the one-shot Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood, which introduces four new Spidey variants who will play a role in the story ahead.We've got an early unlettered preview of Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood, showing off a single page for each of the one s
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 2 brings back a beloved game mode fans have been begging for, but all I care about is a practically meaningless bug fix

  28-01-2025 22:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has started to roll out its impressive Season 2, which brings back the series' worshipped Gun Game, but I'm less excited about a vintage game mode than I am about a subtle bug fix that restores free-for-all winner circles to what they should be.The fix is buried deep in developer Treyarch's patch notes (and, as far as I can tell, not listed at all in its Season 2 announcement), but it should repair "an issue where final placements were being incorrectly calculated" and
  
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• "Oryx is back": Destiny 2's final Episode takes the MMO to the site of the iconic Taken King expansion for a Coil-inspired roguelite mode, and also Star Wars armor

  28-01-2025 20:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  It must be a day that ends in Y, because Destiny 2 players are excited to revisit some stuff they first played years ago. (It's me, I'm players.) Destiny 2 Episode 3: Heresy launches Tuesday, February 4, and we're going back to the Dreadnaught ship introduced in Destiny's Taken King expansion for a Hive and Taken-focused not-season. The kicker, as Bungie revealed during a dev stream today, is that "Oryx is back," at least in "some capacity," according to the game's narrative lead.Oryx looms over
  
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• GTA 5 Trevor actor wants the fan-favorite to be in GTA 6 just so Rockstar can kill him off immediately

  28-01-2025 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steven Ogg, the voice actor who plays Trevor Philips, one of Grand Theft Auto 5's three protagonists, would love to see the unhinged character go out with style in GTA 6.In an interview with ScreenRant, Ogg says, "It would be fun if Trevor appeared in it just to be killed at the beginning." This would put a twist on his own introduction in GTA 5, where he brutally kills Johnny Klebitz, a character from GTA 4 who went on to be the protagonist in The Lost and Damned DLC. Ogg explains: "I thin
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 stress test is here for real after its accidental early PS5 launch, but Larian asks that you please don't use photo mode for bug reports

  28-01-2025 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a hiccup accidentally released it early for PS5 players, Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 stress test is now out on all platforms, ready to be popped and broken. Larian just asks that, as you're pushing Patch 8 to its limit, report bugs the old fashioned way, OK?Though, Patch 8 may tempt you toward some more experimental means of communication; in its recent community update on Steam, Larian notes that internal playtesters have taken to sharing issues through Patch 8's new photo mode."Thanks to t
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's award-winning Aerith actor once worried she wasn't "cut out" for the role, but was reassured by a co-star that Square Enix "cast you for a reason"

  28-01-2025 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite her relative lack of experience when taking the role, the actor behind Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth's Aerith Gainsborough says her worries were eased when Barret Wallace's actor reminded her that Square Enix "cast her for a reason."As part of a video series on Square Enix's YouTube channel, actors Briana White (Aerith) and John Eric Bentley (Barret) meet up for a chat – a party chat, if you will. The whole hour is worth watching for the rather wholesome vibes they bring, but
  
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• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man showrunner says he wants to subvert fan expectations by having a new take on classic Marvel villain Norman Osborn

  28-01-2025 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peter Parker is back, and so is one of Spider-Man's most legendary villains, Norman Osborn. However, the version of the character we see in Disney Plus' new animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is quite different from what we're perhaps used to.Set in an alternate timeline, the show introduces Osborn (voiced by Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo) as Peter's mentor and ally. As part of an interview with GamesRadar+, showrunner Jeff Trammell says part of this new take on the cha
  
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• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man showrunner says he wanted to subvert fan expectations by having a new take on classic Marvel villain Norman Osborn

  28-01-2025 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peter Parker is back, and so is one of Spider-Man's most legendary villains, Norman Osborn. The version of the character that we see in Disney Plus' new animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, however, is quite different from what we're perhaps used to.Set in an alternate timeline, the show introduces Osborn (voiced by Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo) as Peter's mentor and ally. As part of an interview with GamesRadar+, showrunner Jeff Trammell says part of this new take on t
  
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• Ryan Coogler explains why making his new horror movie Sinners was "more exciting" than working on Marvel's Black Panther movies

  28-01-2025 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  From Black Panther to Creed, Ryan Coogler has helped shape some of the biggest movie franchises around. With his next film, Sinners, he dipped his toe into the world of horror for the first time – though, by the sounds of things, it was more of a dive-in head-first situation...In a Q&A attended by GamesRadar+, which celebrated the flick's new trailer dropping online, the filmmaker got candid as to why it's "maybe more exciting" than his previous works."I feel like I'm the luckiest guy
  
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• Black Panther director reveals the one reason why making his new horror movie was "more exciting" than working with Marvel

  28-01-2025 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  From Black Panther to Creed, Ryan Coogler has helped shape some of the biggest movie franchises around. With his next film, Sinners, he dipped his toe into the world of horror for the first time – though, by the sounds of things, it was more of a dive-in head-first situation...In a Q&A attended by GamesRadar+, which celebrated the flick's new trailer dropping online, the filmmaker got candid as to why it's "maybe more exciting" than his previous works."I feel like I'm the luckiest guy
  
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• Michael B. Jordan fights off bloodthirsty vampires (and his own twin brother) in new trailer for Black Panther director's Stephen King-inspired horror Sinners

  28-01-2025 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new trailer for Ryan Coogler's upcoming vampire horror movie Sinners is here – and it's brimming with brothers, blues music, and bloodsuckers.Set in 1930s Mississippi, Michael B. Jordan (who's previously worked with Coogler on Fruitvale Station, Black Panther, and all three Creed films) plays twin brothers Elijah and Elias Smoke, who find themselves fighting for their lives – and eventually, one another – when they return to their hometown.While the promo, which you can wa
  
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• Black Panther director's Stephen King inspired horror movie Sinners gets wild trailer that sees Marvel star Michael B. Jordan fight off bloodthirsty vampires

  28-01-2025 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new trailer for Ryan Coogler's upcoming vampire horror movie Sinners is here – and it's brimming with brothers, blues music, and bloodsuckers.Set in 1930s Mississippi, Michael B. Jordan (who's previously worked with Coogler on Fruitvale Station, Black Panther, and all three Creed films) plays twin brothers Elijah and Elias Smoke, who find themselves fighting for their lives – and eventually, one another – when they return to their hometown.While the promo, which you can wa
  
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• From Thor to Bucky Barnes, Marvel fans are discussing which characters' MCU origin stories are better than their comic counterparts

  28-01-2025 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Superhero origin stories are the genre's bread and butter – but who does it better, the comic book source material or Marvel's movie adaptations? Fans are discussing which characters get a better backstory on screen, and answers range from Thor to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's villain."Some have said that the MCU 'ruin' the comic books but I wanna know what character origin story and personality is better in the films compared to the comic books selves," a Reddit user wrote. "For me as
  
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• George R.R. Martin has high praise for the next Game of Thrones spin-off: "It's as faithful as adaptation as a reasonable man could hope for"

  28-01-2025 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has shared high praise for the next spin-off in the series.Taking to his Not a Blog page, Martin revealed that he has watched all six episodes of the upcoming A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms."Ira [Parker, showrunner] and his team wrapped the first season months ago, and moved right on to post production," Martin wrote. "I've seen all six episodes now (the last two in rough cuts, admittedly), and I loved them. Dunk and Egg have always been favorites of mi
  
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• Lady Gaga addresses Joker 2 backlash: "People just sometimes don't like some things"

  28-01-2025 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lady Gaga has broken her silence on the audience backlash to Joker: Folie à Deux.Gaga, who played Harley 'Lee' Quinn in the sequel to 2019's Joker, said in an interview with Elle, "People just sometimes don't like some things. It’s that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it. And you keep going even if something didn’t connect in the way that you intended."While Gaga's work in the sequel – which includes several mu
  
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• Bethesda fans raise $140k for prolific VA's medical bills as Bethesda describes him as "an incredibly talented and instrument part of our games"

  28-01-2025 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Beloved Bethesda voice actor Wes Johnson has a GoFundMe set up in his name while he "continues to battle for his life in an intensive care unit."According to a GoFundMe page, Johnson was supposed to host an event raising money for the National Alzheimer’s Foundation in Atlanta, but he never arrived. Johnson was found "unconscious" in his hotel room by security, and received medical attention at the scene.Over $140,000 has already been raised for Johnson, smashing the original $50,000 targe
  
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• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man showrunner explains the one thing about the Marvel hero that the team wanted to get right: "At the end of the day, he's a guy who cares"

  28-01-2025 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  While we impatiently wait to hear good news about Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and the MCU's Spider-Man 4, another version of Peter Parker is landing on Disney Plus this week in the animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. But with the character having such a long and varied history on screen, how did this show set itself apart?In an interview with GamesRadar+, showrunner Jeff Trammell spoke about the unique aspects of this new adaptation, revealing the one thing about the M
  
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• Star Wars fans are debating the saga's darkest moment, and it's reminding us how messed up the galaxy actually is

  28-01-2025 16:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars fans are debating which scene is the darkest of the saga, and it's a disturbing reminder about just how messed up things can get in the galaxy far, far away.Taking to Reddit, one fan posed the question with a picture of the body of the Jedi Tera Sinube encased in amber, as seen in Obi-Wan Kenobi."Bix being tortured with the dying sounds of the children of a genocided species," reads the top comment at the time of writing, referring to a moment in Andor where Bix was subjected to the ho
  
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• Amazing Spider-Man #1 will introduce major new Marvel villain Hellgate, Peter Parker's "greatest challenge in the new era"

  28-01-2025 15:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazing Spider-Man is inching towards the end of an era, with the current run wrapping up with March 26's #70 and a brand new #1 launching the following month. While Joe Kelly is remaining in place as the series' writer, he will be joined by artists Pepe Larraz, and John Romita Jr. for the next stage of Peter Parker's ongoing adventures. But a new series also needs new villains, and that's exactly what Marvel is now teasing...Enter Hellgate! This intimidating figure is being described as "Spider
  
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• Veteran GTA dev says Rockstar should make a GTA 4 remaster, but "it would be better" if it was a "quality remaster" this time

  28-01-2025 15:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  A fan-made GTA Vice City mod that ports the game to GTA 4 had its YouTube page taken down by Take-Two, and while a former Rockstar dev says it's just doing what companies do, it would be better if it made quality remakes itself.Last week, the YouTube channel that was sharing videos about Vice City: Nextgen Edition was taken down by Take-Two and the modders released the mod as a free standalone download in retaliation. They're based in Russia, so it seems like it will be difficult for Rockstar to
  
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• The wildest D&D world is coming back in 2025, and I can't wait

  28-01-2025 15:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  D&D is bringing back one of its most unique worlds in 2025, publisher Wizards of the Coast has confirmed.A new sourcebook for the steampunk setting of Eberron was revealed during our visit to Wizards of the Coast's Renton studio this month, and it'll hit shelves on August 19. Called 'Eberron: Forge of the Artificer,' it revisits the D&D location with all-new adventure outlines, alongside the revised Artificer class and a major change to one of Eberron's more iconic elements – Drago
  
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• First look at Black Mirror season 7 is a glimpse at the Netflix series' surprise sequel episode starring The Penguin's Cristin Milioti

  28-01-2025 15:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has revealed a very brief first glimpse of Black Mirror season 7, featuring a returning character played by The Penguin's Cristin Milioti.Milioti will star in a sequel episode to season 4's 'USS Callister,' the first time the show has followed up on any previous episodes. She played Nanette in the Star Trek parody episode (with a dark twist) back in 2017, a new programmer at Callister Inc., a company founded by Robert Daly (Jesse Plemons) and James Walton (Jimmi Simpson) that produces a
  
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• As Metroidvania fans lament Ori dev's plan to work on its Souls-like for another 5 years at least, CEO says "we just had a call with Microsoft a few days ago" and "let's see what'll happen"

  28-01-2025 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developer of the beloved Ori games may be committed to its Early Access Diablo-like No Rest for the Wicked for the next 5-to-10 years, but Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler says that doesn't necessarily mean you won't see another Metroidvania from the studio in that time.Over on Discord, Mahler has been chatting to fans about all things Ori, with some previous remarks about the studio working on No Rest for the Wicked for the next 5-to-10 years as development isn't ending after it hits 1.0 resu
  
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• Reese Witherspoon was chosen to be foreperson by her fellow jurors because of Legally Blonde: "I definitely did not go to law school"

  28-01-2025 13:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Reese Witherspoon has shared that, when she did jury duty, her fellow jurors wanted her to be foreperson because of Legally Blonde."I did not want to do jury duty," Witherspoon said on the Graham Norton Show. "It was probably seven years after Legally Blonde, I got called for jury duty. And it was in Beverly Hills, and I thought, 'Surely they're not gonna pick me.' They picked me for a long trial, y'all. It was like, probably two weeks."When it came time to choose a foreperson, "they all unanimo
  
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• Quentin Tarantino says that 2019 was the "last year of movies" as streaming took over: "What the f*ck is a movie now?"

  28-01-2025 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino is not very happy with the movie industry at the moment. In a recent talk at Sundance Film Festival, the legendary director said that theatrical releases have gotten "drastically worse" since 2019, a year he considers "the last fucking year of movies".In a conversation with film critic Elvis Mitchell, Tarantino opened up about his views on cinema and streaming today, and why theater might be his new favorite medium."That's a big fucking deal pulling [a play] off, and I don't kn
  
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• Someone has edited all three Nosferatu versions together shot-for-shot, and horror fans are fascinated by one particular parallel

  28-01-2025 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Nosferatu fan has edited together all three versions of the movie in a fascinating compilation. YouTuber Matt Skuta plays scenes from Nosferatu: Symphony of Terror (1922), Nosferatu the Vampyr (1979), and Nosferatu (2024) side-by-side to compare how each filmmaker tackles different scenes. You can watch it here.Key moments have been chosen for the short video, including the opening scenes between Thomas Hutter and Ellen Hutter, Ellen's possession scenes, and the final moments of each film. O
  
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• Stephen King praises Longlegs director's new horror movie adaptation of his own short story: "It's batsh*t insane"

  28-01-2025 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stephen King has shared his verdict on upcoming horror-comedy movie The Monkey – and it's got his seal of approval."You've never seen anything like THE MONKEY. It's batshit insane," the author wrote on Threads. "As someone who has indulged in batshittery from time to time, I say that with admiration."Written and directed by Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins and adapted from King's short story of the same name, The Monkey follows twin brothers Hal and Bill (both played by Theo James), who witn
  
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• Elder Scrolls co-creator is "super-grateful" for fan remakes, but says their existence is bittersweet: Daggerfall might have been "flaky and weird," but "no one had to recreate Casablanca"

  28-01-2025 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Elder Scrolls games have left a long-lasting legacy on the industry, but fans aren't content to just keep them as relics of the past – they want to remake them, and the series co-creator has mixed feelings about that.Speaking to VideoGamer, Elder Scrolls co-creator Ted Peterson comments on fan project Daggerfall Unity, a remaster that brings the almost 30-year-old game a fresh coat of paint. "Oh my god, Daggerfall Unity has been the best," Peterson says. "It's funny. Like, it's gr
  
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• The Witcher's new Netflix anime film didn't want to mess with a good thing and just asked Doug Cockle to play his Geralt exactly how he is in the games

  28-01-2025 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher's Doug Cockle may be swapping the fantasy series' video game universe for the Netflix one in upcoming anime film Sirens of the Deep, but that doesn't mean he had to adapt his portrayal of Geralt to be more in line with Henry Cavill or the surrounding cast."I don't think there was anything particularly new about [this] Geralt. The writers were really good about keeping him familiar. I think if he wasn't, that would be a problem," Cockle told GamesRadar+ of Sirens of the Deep, which al
  
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• The Bear star will lead a new Netflix series based on a book by Call Me By Your Name author

  28-01-2025 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jeremy Allen White is swapping cheffing for romantic ventures as the star is set to lead Netflix’s upcoming drama series based on a popular romance novel.The Bear star will lead the streamer’s new bisexual drama titled Enigma Variations, as reported by Variety. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Call Me By Your Name author André Aciman. The author is set to serve as executive producer for the show, with Amanda Kate Shuman serving as writer, executive producer
  
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• Agatha All Along season 2 won't be happening according to one of its stars, who reveals showrunner also turned down WandaVision season 2

  28-01-2025 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Agatha All Along season 2 won't be happening, according to one of its stars.“There won't be one,” Patti LuPone, who played Lilia Calderu in Agatha All Along, said on “Andy Cohen Live" (via TheWrap). "Jac Schaeffer, the creator, came into my trailer and she said, 'Patti, I'm just here to tell you that Lilia's going to die,' and I went, 'But I wanted a second season.'"But, Schaffer isn't keen on second seasons. "[Schaffer] said, 'I don’t do second seasons,'" LuPone added. "
  
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• After 4 years, Fallout: New Vegas' massive New Mexico mod is canceled: "Continuing forward simply isn't sustainable"

  28-01-2025 12:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The massive Fallout: New Vegas mod set in New Mexico, Fallout: Nuevo México, has come to a close after about four years in development with creators citing costs and an "enormous" workload.Speaking in a recent announcement on Discord, Nuevo México's lead project designer states that the mod is now no longer in production. "I know this isn't the kind of news you were expecting to see today," writes the modder, "and trust me, it's not easy for me to write this either. After a lot of
  
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• Quentin Tarantino is in "no hurry" to make his final movie – and has teased what he's "probably" doing next instead

  28-01-2025 12:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The saga of Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final movie continues to rumble on. Now, the Pulp Fiction director has revealed why he's in "no hurry" to start production on his next film project."I’m in no hurry to actually jump into production. I’ve been doing that for 30 years," Tarantino said in conversation with Elvis Mitchell at Sundance (H/T Variety). "Next month my son turns five, and I have a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. When I’m in America, I’m writing. When I&rsq
  
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• James Gunn responds after new Superman flying clip goes viral for the wrong reasons: "There is absolutely zero CG"

  28-01-2025 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has weighed in after a new clip of Superman sparked quite a debate online. The director of the upcoming DC movie clarified the use of CG on a flying scene of David Corenswet's Man of Steel.The short clip comes at the end of the latest trailer, and left some fans calling it "goofy" and comparing it to other face-focussed flying scenes on film. Others wondered if CGI might have been used on Corenswet's face in the sequence, including one fan who wrote to Gunn.Posting on Threads, they wr
  
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• Helldivers 2 creative director announces a sabbatical after 11 years of grind, immediately starts a game jam that "wasn't that great" in the end

  28-01-2025 11:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Helldivers 2 creative lead Johan Pilestedt is taking a sabbatical "for a while" after 11 long years of grind to "redeem what was lost from all of those that supported me for over a decade."Explaining the news on Twitter, Pilestedt explains that working on the Helldivers IP for so long has meant putting his family second and it's now time to change that. While Pilestedt doesn't share how long he'll be away for exactly, he does share that he'll be "working on the next Arrowhead game" upon his retu
  
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