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• GOG slashes classic horror FPS FEAR to $1 and speeds up its preservation program launch "to properly recognize Monolith's contributions to gaming" after shock closure by WB

  26-02-2025 23:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  GOG is taking steps to honor Wonder Woman and Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions' legacy after the studio's shock closure this week, bringing the 2005 action-horror FPS FEAR to its game preservation program sooner than previously planned and slashing its price all the way down to $1 for a couple days.On Tuesday, Warner Bros. shut down Monolith, MultiVersus developer Player First Games, and mobile-focused studio WB San Diego. It also canceled the Wonder Woman game altogether. It was
  
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• This cozy Steam Next Fest demo is an ASMR cafe with catgirls, which sounded like my worst nightmare before I experienced its soothing anime world for myself

  26-02-2025 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  So I'm in my room surrounded by vanilla cough drop wrappers and crumpled Kleenex, and I'm looking through the Steam Next Fest charts for a demo to play. My chest is aching, my throat feels like I've been eating tree bark, and my snot – well, I won't get into it, but it's not good. I'm sick, OK? And the kinds of bullet hell, roguelite purgatory, and hack-and-slash heaven I usually like to play in aren't good for being sick. You see, I had no choice but to put my misgivings about anime catgi
  
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• Cozy Steam Next Fest demo is an ASMR cafe with catgirls, which sounded like my worst nightmare before I experienced its soothing anime world for myself

  26-02-2025 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  So I'm in my room surrounded by vanilla cough drop wrappers and crumpled Kleenex, and I'm looking through the Steam Next Fest charts for a demo to play. My chest is aching, my throat feels like I've been eating tree bark, and my snot – well, I won't get into it, but it's not good. I'm sick, OK? And the kinds of bullet hell, roguelite purgatory, and hack-and-slash heaven I usually like to play in aren't good for being sick. You see, I had no choice but to put my misgivings about anime catgi
  
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• Nicolas Cage just wants to surf but keeps getting bullied by locals in bizarre trailer for new thriller being compared to Midsommar

  26-02-2025 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for The Surfer has arrived - and it's just as weird as we expected.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, Cage's protagonist returns to his beachside hometown in Australia - but they don't want him there. Cage is determined to surf at the beach he's always known and loved, but the locals keep telling him, "Don't live here, don't surf here." There's lots of dramatic shots of Cage looking angrily and longingly - and there's one scene of him laughing maniacally. Cage Rage i
  
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• This open-world game imagines a cartoony Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom where the Master Sword is the Master Shield – it's coming to all platforms and I dig its Steam Next Fest demo

  26-02-2025 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  A good enough idea can be the tentpole for a whole game. The Knightling, an upcoming open-world game which seems directly inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, is all about the shield. You can shield slide around just like Link does in the open-world Zelda duology, except it's even more important for getting around The Knightling's 3D platformer-style world, delightfully sculpted from ramps and speed boosts that all but scream "shield slide here." But your
  
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• The Wheel of Time showrunner teases future of the Amazon fantasy series beyond season 3: "My job is to do everything I can to get it to the end"

  26-02-2025 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Wheel of Time may not have been renewed for season 4 yet, but showrunner Rafe Judkins knows there was never a chance the show would get a satisfactory ending in just three seasons."I can see versions of the show that are six or seven seasons, but part of what makes the series great is the length," Judkins says in the new issue of SFX magazine, which features the 30 greatest shows of the SFX era on the cover and hits newsstands on February 26.The series of novels on which the show is based, w
  
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• A brother and sister are caught in a supernatural war of gods and monsters in new fantasy manga God Tier

  26-02-2025 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two siblings struggle to survive a war between the gods and humanity in a new fantasy manga coming in June from Mad Cave Studios' new all-ages Nakama Press imprint.In the 144-page first volume of God Tier, from writer Mario B. Long and artist Kuroi, Pablo Costello and his sister Anna find themselves caught between Earthly problems in the form of rival gangs and cops, and more supernatural threats posed by gods and monsters. Mad Cave Studios is describing the new book as delivering "an explosive
  
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• The Witcher 4 devs hint at Ciri's morality and those delicious RPG story branches: "The situation that may happen after the trailer is over is such a tough choice"

  26-02-2025 21:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of a new behind-the-scenes dive into The Witcher 4's reveal trailer, developer CD Projekt Red discussed its approach to the game's branching story moments and how new protagonist Ciri will navigate choices."The ambiguity of the whole story itself, I think, plays very much to the way Sapkowski was crafting his Witcher stories," says director Tomek Suwalski of Platige Image, an animation studio that worked on the reveal trailer. "It's also very in our Eastern European mentality that there'
  
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• The Boys season 5 sets a Supernatural reunion with Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins joining the cast

  26-02-2025 21:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The boys of Supernatural have been reunited... for The Boys season 5.The official Twitter account for The Boys shared a video of Jensen Ackles assembling Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins alongside the caption "Season 5 just got a bit more Supernatural." You can watch the video down below.Supernatural premiered in 2005 on The WB (R.I.P.) and ran for 15 seasons (you read that right) before finally ending in 2020 on The CW. Padalecki and Ackles starred as Sam and Dean Winchester respectively. Coll
  
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• Riot walks back controversial League of Legends changes: Hextech Chests, Exalted skins, and Blue Essence costs are all being reworked

  26-02-2025 21:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  League of Legends has been stepping in a lot of mud these past few months, but now Riot is acknowledging its mistakes and committing to walking back some of the game's most controversial changes.In a new dev video update and accompanying blog post, League Studios' Andrei Van Roon and Paul Bellezza addresses several elephants in the room. "We know that some of you are frustrated—even questioning if Riot is still the company you’ve always known," reads the blog. "We aspire to put playe
  
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• This 93% positive Steam Next Fest survival game demo wants to combine Minecraft and No Man's Sky with "RPG-style depth," and so far it's actually pulling it off

  26-02-2025 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cubic Odyssey may well be the most ambitious game in the latest Steam Next Fest. The latest from developer Atypical Games, which has dabbled in open-world survival craft before, Cubic Odyssey promises "an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness." The result, based on the game's Steam Next Fest demo, feels like Minecraft spliced with No Man's Sky, shooting for "RPG-style depth."This is the kind of game pitch that might get yo
  
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• Jack Black playing Minecraft is the most wholesome thing you'll see all day

  26-02-2025 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warner Bros. has released a video of Jack Black and co-star Emma Myers playing Minecraft – and it's impossibly wholesome.In the brief clip, which you can check out below, Black and Meyer show off their respective Minecraft builds – with Black proudly presenting his mansion and a "stairway to heaven" that took him hours to build. The two are playing ona special server that was set up for the entire cast and crew of the film.A Minecraft Movie stars Black as Steve, an expert crafter who
  
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• Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin had high praise for Resident Evil director's take on his fantasy short story, saying it "captures his voice better than anyone had in an adaptation before"

  26-02-2025 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of George R.R. Martin's short stories is getting the big screen treatment in Paul W. S. Anderson's In the Lost Lands. The fantasy action movie, which stars Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista, tells the story of a witch and a hunter who head on a dangerous journey to find an artifact for a queen.Resident Evil director says in the new issue of SFX magazine, which features the 30 greatest shows of the SFX era on the cover and hits newsstands on February 26, that he felt the pressure to impress Ma
  
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• Absolute Wonder Woman's new lasso changes everything

  26-02-2025 18:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gateway City is under attack from the Tetracide – a gigantic kaiju beast from beneath the sea. Only the Absolute Wonder Woman can help, but even her massive sword isn't enough to slay the beast. Now, with things reaching a crisis point, there's only one solution: it's time for Diana to go big or go home – quite literally, as it turns out.Yep, Absolute Wonder Woman #5 is out now, from the team of writer Kelly Thompson and artist Hayden Sherman, and it delivers a thrilling climax to th
  
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• Razer's new Minecraft collection celebrates the creepers we all love to hate

  26-02-2025 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer has just unveiled its latest collaboration, and this brand just got even greener. The Minecraft collection features all the creep you could ask for, with a special paintjob hitting the Razer Kraken V4 X, Razer Cobra, Razer BlackWidow V4 X, and Razer Gigantus V2 M. These are all cheaper peripherals but if you're a Notch fan they're well worth a look.Of course, this being Razer, the Minecraft collection kicks up those green levels another notch. From the full creep-face of the mouse pad to t
  
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• Weeks after EA said Dragon Age: The Veilguard "did not resonate with a broad enough audience," BioWare's RPG is coming to PlayStation Plus as a free monthly game

  26-02-2025 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not even been four full months since Dragon Age: The Veilguard released, but the RPG is already heading to PlayStation Plus as one of the three monthly games that subscribers will be able to claim and keep next month.Announced in a post on the PlayStation Blog today, Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be available to claim from March 4 for PS Plus subscribers, no matter what tier they're paying for. After claiming it, you'll be able to download and play the RPG at any time as long as you're sti
  
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• This Steam Next Fest gem is all the joy of clearing dungeons in World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 without the MMO grind or subscription fees

  26-02-2025 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Much like the game's whole vibe, Fellowship's pitch is pleasingly simple. The co-op RPG offers all the dungeon-clearing action you know and love from Final Fantasy 14 and World of Warcraft without the barriers to entry.After loading up Fellowship's Steam Next Fest demo, I'm invited to a tutorial that offers the familiar. You play as one of the demo's two tank characters as you learn to juggle ability cooldowns, draw aggro, and interrupt nastier foes from unleashing nastier abilities. The joy of
  
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• New Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 stress test update nerfs one of the Dungeons & Dragons RPG's most OP subclass cantrips – and axes "physics for genitals in Photo Mode"

  26-02-2025 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Larian Studios prepares to release the long-awaited Patch 8 to the public, select lucky fans are enjoying the massive Baldur's Gate 3 update early via its stress test – but not all will be happy to learn that it's just been patched, nerfing one of the overpowered new subclass cantrips.The last patch for the stress test saw various bugs resolved, including one that rendered Gale constantly hungry for more magical items, but the new one feels a bit bigger as it tackles the upcoming subcla
  
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• Team behind slasher horror You're Next reveal their scrapped idea for a twisted sequel: "My point is, it's really good we didn't make this movie"

  26-02-2025 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  You're Next director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett have explained why they think it's a "really good" thing they never made a sequel – despite having a very clear idea on where they wanted the story to go.Released in 2011, the original follows Erin (Sharni Vinson), who tags along with her boyfriend Crispian (A. J. Bowen) to a weekend away to celebrate his parents' wedding anniversary. During the stay at their luxurious state, however, the estranged family find themselves targeted b
  
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• Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo's new Netflix sci-fi movie The Electric State is "by far and away the hardest VFX film" they've made so far

  26-02-2025 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Directors Joe and Anthony Russo may have multiple Marvel movies (including two Avengers instalments) under their belt, but even that pales in comparison to the work put into their new Netflix sci-fi film The Electric State."It's the most tech-intensive movie we've made," Joe Russo says in the new issue of SFX magazine, which features the 30 greatest shows of the SFX era on the cover and hits newsstands on February 26."The majority of the characters are CG. [We used] a very experienced team of mo
  
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• The devs behind my favorite indie fighting game are building an open-world bicycle racing game and its Steam Next Fest demo is even better than I hoped

  26-02-2025 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Back in 2014, developer Messhof delivered what I still consider the definitive indie fighting game in Nidhogg. I would never have predicted the devs' eventual pivot into open-world bicycle racing games with the upcoming Wheel World, but after playing through the game's Steam Next Fest demo I'm already in love.Wheel World's setup involves ghosts and ancient cycling spirits, but all you really need to know is that it takes place in a gorgeous cel-shaded open-world with a delightful aesthetic and v
  
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• Jason Momoa pitched being cast as Lobo as soon as James Gunn got his DC job in a text with "ten billion exclamation points": "It was always part of the plan"

  26-02-2025 17:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn said it was always in the cards for Jason Momoa to play DC hero Lobo."Jason was literally the first text I got after DC Studios was announced," Gunn told The Nerds of Color. "And his text was, 'Lobo baby' with ten billion exclamation points. So essentially, I was like, 'I think that’s a pretty good idea' so it was always part of the plan."It was announced back in 2023 that the former Aquaman star would go onto play Lobo in Gunn and Peter Safran's newly established DCU. The inter
  
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• Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies' "spiritual sequel" smashed its $200k Kickstarter target in under an hour, and the sci-fi fantasy MMORPG is now on track to double its goal

  26-02-2025 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stars Reach – the upcoming sci-fi fantasy MMORPG from Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran Raph Koster – is already fully funded on Kickstarter after reaching in its goal in under an hour.Developed by Playable Worlds, Stars Reach is shaping up to offer players what's essentially a "parallel world" with thousands of planets to explore, which they can have a real, permanent impact on thanks to the fact that "we simulate everything," Koster previously told us in an interview. Fr
  
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• Tom Hardy’s upcoming Netflix action movie from The Raid director gets its first ultra-violent teaser trailer

  26-02-2025 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first teaser trailer for director Gareth Evans’ upcoming action movie starring Tom Hardy is here, and it looks just as violent and bloody as the filmmaker's past projects.The one minute long teaser, released by Netflix, opens with Hardy as a New York City police officer entering a crime scene to find nine dead bodies. It soon becomes apparent that the killing spree has come from a gang led by Timothy Olyphant (Justified, The Mandalorian). The rest of the clip shows Hardy going against
  
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• The Witcher 4 devs say Ciri's actions in the RPG's reveal trailer are "different than what Geralt would do"

  26-02-2025 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt Red has released a 10-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Witcher 4's cinematic reveal trailer, which has given some interesting insight into the RPG's focus on Ciri as the protagonist rather than Geralt.Story director Tomasz Marchewka previously explained that "from the very beginning we knew it had to be Ciri" as the protagonist, with game director Sebastian Kalemba adding that "it just felt natural to us and we believe that Ciri deserves it." Ciri and Geralt are two
  
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• After 16 years, EA brings burglars back in The Sims 4 ahead of its Businesses and Hobbies expansion – but that's not all

  26-02-2025 16:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  After revealing the upcoming Businesses and Hobbies expansion for The Sims 4, EA went on to tease the return of burglars – 16 years after they were last seen in the series when The Sims 3 launched – and the infamous NPCs are finally back now alongside some other goodies.While the beloved series' new burglars aren't the raccoons in trench coats people speculated they might be, they're here nonetheless – and they're just as silly as they were in the first three Sims entries. A sh
  
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• William Shatner was "so impressed" by a Star Trek writer's idea for a new Captain Kirk return that he's ready to give them a shot: "I'm awaiting a pitch"

  26-02-2025 16:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a surprise admission, William Shatner has revealed that he's been approached about another return as Captain Kirk – and is open to the idea."I have been asked to come back as Kirk so many times," Shatner said during an appearance at Fan Expo Vancouver (H/T The Direct). "If Kirk is going to come back, it has to mean something. It has to be the show. But I was so impressed by this writer, so I said let's talk after I'm done in Vancouver. So I'm awaiting a pitch to make the show, it should
  
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• Juggling Control 2, the Max Payne remakes, and FBC: Firebreak means developer Remedy isn't "as close as usual"

  26-02-2025 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remedy Entertainment feels good about its first full foray into the co-op realm with FBC: Firebreak, says one developer, even if the studio doesn't feel as tight-knit as it once did.FBC: Firebreak is further expanding the Remedy Connected Universe later this year, this time with a first-person shooting co-op game where you (and some internet friendos) team up, suit up with weapons and paranormal gear, and then run into the loveably weird, liminal office corridors of The Oldest House, which you m
  
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• 7 years on from the original, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reunite in sinister, sun-soaked first trailer for comedy thriller sequel Another Simple Favor

  26-02-2025 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Murder, mystery, and the Marina Grande? The first trailer for Another Simple Favor, the eagerly anticipated sequel to Ghostbusters director Paul Feig's comedy crime thriller, is here – and it looks just as sinister, silly, and sun-soaked as we expected.The fun teaser opens with Anna Kendrick's Stephanie reading an excerpt from her book 'The Faceless Blonde', which recounts how her path previously crossed with the mysterious, alluring Emily (Blake Lively). "I think about her all the time,"
  
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• Simi Liu says Shang-Chi 2 is still coming despite Destin Daniel Cretton directing Spider-Man 4: "I don’t think anything’s been impacted"

  26-02-2025 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shang-Chi star Simu Liu says the sequel is still coming despite Destin Daniel Cretton turning his attention to Spider-Man 4."I don't think anything's been impacted," Liu told ScreenRant. "I think we're all... I speak to Destin often and there's nothing coming out of both of us but excitement to make this film."The 2021 film stars Liu as Shang-Chi, a martial arts master who is forced to confront the past he thought he left behind when he becomes involved with the mysterious Ten Rings organization
  
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• James Gunn has held screenings for Superman and the feedback means they're "making little changes" – and won't rule out "tiny" reshoots

  26-02-2025 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn says that the first screenings for Superman have happened, and they've been learning some key details from them. The director of the new superhero movie also admitted they weren't ruling out some small reshoots too.The DC Studios head revealed the details at a press conference attended by The Nerds of Color who shared an extensive report of everything said. "We’ve done screenings, we’ve done real screenings," Gunn said. "Definitely learning stuff all the time, definitely e
  
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• The Wheel of Time showrunner explains the one big benefit of being Prime Video's lesser-known fantasy series: "Amazon's letting us fly our freak flag!"

  26-02-2025 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Wheel of Time's Rafe Judkins has promised a "weird, edgier" season 3, as the Prime Video show further distances itself from the likes of Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings – just like Robert Jordan's novel series did when it got to books 4 and 5.As part of an on-set feature in the new issue of SFX magazine, which features the 30 greatest shows of the SFX era on the cover and hits newsstands on February 26, the showrunner explained the big benefit of being the streamer's slightly les
  
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• Marvel fans are just realizing a neat detail in Captain America: The Winter Soldier is different wherever you watch it

  26-02-2025 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Some Marvel fans have just realized that there's an interesting detail in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The movie features a close-up of Steve Rogers' notes about pop culture moments he missed, and one fan shared it on Reddit.They wrote that their "headcanon" was that Rogers invested in Apple after he wrote it down on his list. However, then some viewers realized that the version of the list they'd seen in the movie was actually pretty different. "Interestingly, that list was different de
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey and Wind Waker collide in this expressive Steam Next Fest 3D platformer that's already an early GOTY contender for me

  26-02-2025 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  What if an ocean full of islands were all tightly designed platforming areas, sort of like if The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker had you sailing between levels from Super Mario Odyssey? That's what Demon Tides is all about, except rather than sailing peacefully across the seas you barrel over waves as a spinning snake, and these levels that hide hidden gears can be jumped through using your own customizable move set.From Fabraz, this is a sequel to Demon Turf that largely does its own thing with a
  
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• An AI is trying to 'teach' itself Pokemon Red after its previous versions weren't smart enough to solve it, and it's very slowly working its way through the Kanto gym leaders

  26-02-2025 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The frankly terrifying rise of AI would be enough to convince anyone that a robot takeover is imminent, but one large language model's attempts to play through Pokemon Red have reassured me that it might still be a ways off yet.Over on Twitch, Claude Plays Pokemon (Claude being the name of the AI, which was developed by Anthropic) has been wandering through Pokemon Red for the last 22 hours, and the end is nowhere in sight. With a badge in hand, a Squirtle named Shell, a Nidoran named Spike, a P
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again will bring to life iconic Marvel comic book panels, including a key Kingpin moment from Frank Miller that star Vincent D'Onofrio has framed in his office

  26-02-2025 15:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming Marvel show Daredevil: Born Again may not strictly be adapting the story of the legendary Frank Miller comic run, but it is certainly drawing heavy inspiration from its visuals.The new series follows returning characters Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox) as they are set on a collision course as the former sets his sights on becoming mayor of New York.Not only are audiences in for a treat being reunited with these beloved characters from Net
  
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• Doctor Who season 2 reveals release date that's very soon after leak – and announces an X-Men guest star

  26-02-2025 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a leak gave away the Doctor Who season 2 release date, it's finally been officially announced – and it's very soon.A promo video aired during a rugby game said the new season would be out this April 12, and, thanks to the official announcement from Disney and the BBC, we now know that date to be correct. Yep, Doctor Who season 2 is arriving this April 12. The first episode will drop at 12am PDT/3am EDT on Disney Plus, and on BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK. New episodes will then follo
  
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• The Walking Dead: Dead City promises "higher stakes" season 2, as AMC reveals opening two minutes and release date

  26-02-2025 14:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  AMC has confirmed when The Walking Dead: Dead City will return, and it's super soon. The horror spin-off, led by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan, is set to start rolling out its eagerly anticipated second season on May 4 – and to ramp up our excitement, the network has unveiled the new chapter's opening two minutes.In the promo, which you can watch below, two members of The Croat's Burazi are seen bulldozing their way through the streets of the Big Apple before they come across a suit
  
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• Mickey 17 director Bong Joon Ho explains the one big change he made from the original novel for the new Robert Pattinson sci-fi movie

  26-02-2025 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following the release of his Oscar-winning hit Parasite, all eyes were on what director Bong Joon Ho would do next. Finally five years later his next project is arriving on our screens and according to our own five star Mickey 17 review, it's a treat!Adapting the novel Mickey7 by author Edward Ashton, director Bong's movie follows the life of Robert Pattinson's Mickey, a man who signs up to be an "expendable" for the human colony on the planet of Niflheim. Undertaking dangerous assignments for t
  
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• Kevin Feige and Dave Filoni are reportedly among the names in the running to replace Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy for Lucasfilm top job

  26-02-2025 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  After news broke that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy is planning to retire by the end of 2025, talk has naturally turned to who her successor should be."One reason Kathy stuck around for so long is because there is no credible alternative," a source told The Hollywood Reporter. Kennedy has been in the post since 2012 after being handpicked by George Lucas and oversaw the launch of the sequel movie trilogy, as well as the expansion of the franchise into Disney Plus TV shows.However, "what p
  
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• Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs says the films weren't "much fun to make" because "it's quite boring making big special effects films"

  26-02-2025 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, has shared his candid thoughts on filming the franchise."It's a terrible confession to make: they weren’t that much fun to make," he said on The One Show (H/T Variety). "It's quite boring making big special effects films."But, that doesn't mean he has any bad feelings about his experience. "However the pleasures all come afterwards," he continued. "I see and meet people for whom their lives were changed by it, and still peop
  
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• Supergirl gets a new costume and a new comic from former TMNT writer Sophie Campbell

  26-02-2025 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're inching towards the much-hyped Summer of Superman with James Gunn's hotly-anticipated new movie coming soon, not to mention a whole heap of comics from DC. Kal-El isn't the only member of the Super-Family getting a new comic and a new movie, however. Ahead of next year's Supergirl movie, this May will see the release of a brand new ongoing Supergirl series from long-running Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles writer Sophie Campbell, who will both write and draw the book.According to DC, the new S
  
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• Stranger Things season 5 is so top secret, even Eleven star Millie Bobby Brown won't see the full episodes before their release

  26-02-2025 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  You might think that being the star of one of Netflix's most popular shows comes with some perks. However, Millie Bobby Brown has shared that she's planning on watching the final season of Stranger Things when it arrives on Netflix later this year, just like the rest of us."They would never do that, we haven’t done that for 10 years," she told Variety when they asked if she'll see the episodes early. "I don’t think they’re going to start on the last season." She then added: "I
  
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• Highly anticipated Reacher spin off adds The Night Agent and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood stars to its cast

  26-02-2025 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news, Reacher fans: not only is Reacher season 4 on the cards, but upcoming spin-off series focusing on female lead Francis Neagley is well on the way as it adds five stars to its cast.Now officially titled Neagley, the series will star The Night Agent’s Greyston Holt as Detective Hudson Riley, Mortal Kombat 2’s Adeline Rudolph as Renee, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Damon Herriman as Lawrence Cole, as well as Jasper Jones as Keno and Matthew Del Negro who will play
  
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• 8BitDo just launched its new Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller - and it's leaving Hall effect thumbsticks in the dust

  26-02-2025 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  8BitDo has just launched its latest controller and the Ultimate 2 Wireless is packing some seriously slick sticks. Hall sensor thumbsticks have become the norm for gaming controllers in the last few years thanks to their immunity to drift, but a new player is entering the field that takes things a step further. Say hello to TMR (tunneling magneto-resistance) technology. It's an advancement of the Hall sensor electromagnetics you might know from the best PC controllers, and it's primed to be the
  
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• The Harry Potter TV show's Dumbledore star John Lithgow says it "was not an easy decision" to sign on to the HBO reboot

  26-02-2025 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Harry Potter TV show has its first bit of confirmed casting news after John Lithgow broke his silence on taking on the role of Albus Dumbledore. There were some rumors the part was initially going to Mark Rylance, but Lithgow has been the main name in contention for the past two weeks.Now, the Interstellar and Conclave star has opened up about the decision, revealing it was not an easy one to make. "Well, it came as a total surprise to me," he told Screen Rant. "I just got the phone call up
  
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• The Elden Ring anime made entirely by fans of the RPG is almost here, and even Let Me Solo Her can't wait: "They're honestly cooking up something amazing"

  26-02-2025 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  While there's no official animated adaptation of the RPG from FromSoftware yet, an Elden Ring anime made entirely by fans is arriving this summer – and even Let Me Solo Her is looking forward to it, apparently.The fan-made Elden Ring anime was originally meant to drop late last year but was delayed to summer 2025 – a season that's just months away now. The production's director, who goes by "SteinsAlter" online, has been posting teasers since the project's initial reveal in 2024 &nda
  
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• Jade Empire could've joined Dragon Age and Mass Effect as "another franchise" if it wasn't for Xbox’s "absolute moronic advice," says BioWare co-founder

  26-02-2025 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has said the worst bit of advice he ever received in the industry came when Microsoft convinced the studio to release cult classic RPG Jade Empire at the tail end of the OG Xbox's life cycle."Microsoft was like 'no no, you should release it now, right at the end of the cycle, because it's a great time'," Zeschuk tells the My Perfect Console podcast in an interview recalling his time at the storied developer just before he moved on from the industry entirely to pur
  
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• Channing Tatum's Gambit movie was set to be a "screwball romantic comedy" and one of its stars thinks it's "kind of odd" that it was canceled

  26-02-2025 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Years after its cancelation, it's been revealed that Channing Tatum's Gambit movie was meant to be a "screwball romantic comedy"Lizzy Caplan, originally the female lead of a Gambit movie once slated for 2018 before being quietly shelved, told Business Insider that the unmade Marvel movie was in the vein of '30s romcoms."It was a really cool idea. It’s kind of odd that it got scrapped. Those movies don’t seem to ever get scrapped, but it did."Caplan added, "We got down the road, we we
  
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• Discover the greatest TV shows of the last 30 years with the latest issue of SFX

  26-02-2025 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well here’s a blast from the past! Buffy Summers and Mulder & Scully are amongst the TV characters on the cover of SFX 389. Don't forget: if you live in the UK you can use this tool to find a stockist near you. Or you can order a copy online.
  The 30 Greatest Shows of the SFX Era
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  SFX is marking its 30th anniversary this year, and we’re doing various things to mark the occasion. This month we’ve enlisted the help of friends of the mag – inclu
  
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