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• Some GTA 5 players can't bring their characters to the new PC upgrade, and the open-world game's mixed Steam reviews are hammering FPS caps and a lack of text chat

  04-03-2025 23:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Finally, the next-gen "Enhanced" upgrade that GTA 5 players on PS5 and Xbox Series X have been enjoying for the past three years is available on PC - but the launch hasn't been a perfectly happy time. The new version is getting hammered in the Steam reviews thanks to a few key features that are missing and a very inconsistent account migration process.Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced is now the only version of GTA 5 available on Steam, and it's been provided for free to all previous owners of the gam
  
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• 45 years after the original Dark Phoenix Saga, Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan will travel back in time to save X-Men history

  04-03-2025 23:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ms. Marvel is going on a journey through X-Men history in a series of five one-shots commemorating 50 years since the landmark release of Len Wein and Dave Cockrum’s Giant-Size X-Men #1 which redefined Marvel's mutants forever. And now, Kamala Khan, whose journey takes her through some of the most beloved and important X-Men stories, may just wind up redefining parts of X-Men history again.As previously announced, the series of five one-shots will kick off with Giant-Size X-Men #1, and now
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows is the first game in the series with "a fully customizable sandbox" as your base, which is where Yasuke and Naoe hang out and pet baby animals

  04-03-2025 23:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Shadows is set to release in only a few, negligible weeks, but you shouldn't prepare for its impending reveal by practicing your stealth kills in Assassin's Creed Mirage, or by refreshing your understanding of the franchise's sci-fi underpinnings – who cares? Go pick out some paint swatches for the new Hideout, what Ubisoft's calling the series' first "fully customizable sandbox!"Concealed behind towering hills in a lush and flowering valley, the Hideout will act as warrio
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds takes an infamously rare and annoying material from the old games and absolutely buries you in it – and also buries you in tiny spiders

  04-03-2025 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Among many other quality-of-life wins (and some losses), Monster Hunter Wilds seems to make a point of shoveling piles of a once-rare material at players while simultaneously making it nearly worthless, and we have a bunch of little spiders to thank.First, a history lesson. Throughout the Monster Hunter series, several pieces of high-value equipment have required some version of Monster Fluid to craft, which is ordinarily extracted from small bug monsters. Squishing bugs – easy, right?The
  
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• Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey adds Shogun star to its massively star-studded cast, and I'm getting Oppenheimer vibes all over again

  04-03-2025 22:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shogun star Cosmo Jarvis has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey - and I don't think the cast list is ever going to end.According to Deadline, Jarvis has joined the pic in an unknown role, which is now filming in Morocco.The blockbuster, which boasts a budget of x, is based on Homer's epic poem. The story follows Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who tries his damndest to return home after the 10-year-long Trojan War - but it doesn't exactly happen that way. The journey lasts 10 years
  
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• Ben Stiller asked President Barack Obama to appear in Severance and he declined in the most Obama way: "Hey Ben, big fan of the show"

  04-03-2025 22:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  President Barack Obama turned down a voice role in Severance - and he did it in the most Obama way possible."I get an email back from President Barack Obama. ‘Hey Ben, big fan of the show, love Season 1, can’t wait for Season 2. Don’t think I have time in my schedule to make this happen,'" Stiller shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.Stiller, who serves as lead director and executive, asked Obama to do the voice of Lumon, which is anthropomorphized in a training video of sorts in season
  
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• After 7 years, one of my favorite manga is suddenly ending and I don't know how to feel: My Dress-Up Darling finishes this month before the anime even gets season 2

  04-03-2025 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Romance comedy cosplay manga My Dress-Up Darling – which Square Enix has published in English since 2020, some two years after the series began in Japan in early 2018 – will end with its next chapter, due to release in Japan this month on Friday, March 21.As Anime News Network reported, the Japanese magazine Young Gangan announced the impending ending last month. Series creator Shinichi Fukuda confirmed the news on her personal Twitter, adding (via machine translation): "The next epi
  
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• Marvel Rivals' new Clone Rumble mode sounds like the kind of absolute chaos multiplayer games need more of

  04-03-2025 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Rivals has officially lifted the veil on Clone Rumble, a new mode launching later this week that sounds like an absolute chaotic blast pitting teams against each other in the ultimate mirror match.In Clone Rumble, which launches March 7, each team picks one hero, and those two heroes will be the only options that players can choose between for the duration of the match. "Uncover new strategies as identical abilities clash," as the devs exclaim in the description of the trailer below, but
  
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• Doom Academy #5 brings the series to a close with a confrontation between Doctor Doom and his students

  04-03-2025 22:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Doom is the master of the Marvel Universe having officially conquered the world, and among the many changes he's made is bringing the students of the former Strange Academy under his wing as the Doom Academy, who are now the stars of their own limited series tying into the One World Under Doom status quo.We've got an early look at the solicitation for Doom Academy #5, the finale of the limited series by writer MacKenzie Cadenhead and artist Pasqual Ferry, along with the main cover for the
  
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• It Takes Two dev's new co-op game Split Fiction launches as Metacritic's highest rated game of 2025, beating out Monster Hunter Wilds and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

  04-03-2025 21:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Split Fiction, the new co-op romp from It Takes Two studio Hazelight, has debuted as Metacritic's highest rated game of 2025 so far, beating out acclaimed titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.At the time of writing, Split Fiction has a Metascore of 91, indicating "Universal Acclaim" and topping the second highest-rated game of 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds, by one point. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the third highest-rated game of the year so far with an 88 Metascore.F
  
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• Cult text-based zombie MMO Urban Dead is shutting down after "a full 19 years, 8 months and 11 days" because of new UK legislation

  04-03-2025 19:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  The UK Online Safety Act passed into law in 2023, and it properly comes into effect in 2025 with the threats of millions of pounds in fines. For Kevan Davis, the solo British dev behind the text-based zombie MMO Urban Dead, the risks presented by this legislation are too great, and his browser game is set to shut down on March 14, 2025."The Online Safety Act comes into force later this month, applying to all social and gaming websites where users interact, and especially those without strong age
  
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• Echoing Xbox and Steam, PlayStation rolls out a beta program where you sign up to "test participating games for the PS5 console and PC" plus new features

  04-03-2025 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony is following in Xbox and Steam's footsteps with an official PlayStation beta program that'll let players test out certain new games and features ahead of their official launch.To be clear, Sony has held various beta programs over the years letting players test and provide feedback for in-development games and features, but this new one is more like a centralized hub where testers will be able to access all available betas in one place and choose which ones they want to participate in. It's
  
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• "Don’t gaslight me": Borderlands 4 CEO Randy Pitchford begs fans to be optimistic about the upcoming FPS, otherwise "we'll all pay the price"

  04-03-2025 19:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Borderlands 4 is still a few months away from its September release, so developer Gearbox's CEO Randy Pitchford is asking fans to please, please send all of their good vibes, thoughts, and prayers to the FPS in the meantime. He's begging, really."Want the best Borderlands?" Pitchford says on Twitter. "Root for us and cheer us on."Pitchford's request comes after Gothalion, audience director for publisher Midwest Games, wondered in another Twitter post why Pitchford muted a fan for expressing "mil
  
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• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 launches this July with new parks for "for the first time in 10 years," and you can pre-order to get a demo in June

  04-03-2025 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 launches this summer, remaking both classic extreme sports games in a single package with a massive pile of new and returning content.Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 arrives on July 11 across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch, and it'll be available day one on Xbox Game Pass. A Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes playable Doom Slayer and Revenant characters alongside other digital goodies, will let you play early on July 8.If y
  
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• First trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new crime drama sees Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan rule a brutal mafia empire

  04-03-2025 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for MobLand, created by Ronan Bennett and directed by Guy Ritchie, has arrived.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, we see some explosions, some bashed in faces, and a determined Tom Hardy - who is hired as the fixer for Piece Brosnan and Helen Mirren's mafia empire.Per the official synopsis, the series "showcases two generations of gangsters, their businesses, the relationships they weave and the man they call to fix their problems." The series was initially conceive
  
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• Doctor Who fans think they've spotted a tease for surprise villains in new season 2 trailer

  04-03-2025 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  As yet, the Daleks aren’t believed to be making an appearance in Doctor Who season 2. Some eagle-eyed fans have spotted a tease for what could be the Doctor’s mortal enemies in a new trailer, spurring all sorts of speculation.We're nearing the premiere of Doctor Who season 2, the second to be both led by Ncuti Gatwa and streaming on Disney Plus. A trailer posted by Disney Germany contains some new footage from these misadventures in the TARDIS, and a particular moment where someone g
  
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• MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s autistic hero may be able to protect the multiverse but that doesn’t make her immune to sensory overload

  04-03-2025 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first section of the Magic Story for MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm has just recently dropped. While Magic is considered one of the best card games, it’s not just its gameplay that fans value, but also its world. Alongside every mainline MTG release comes a multi-part short story (which can also be enjoyed as a podcast) that not only sets the scene for the latest set but also introduces you to key players in the setting.
  As episode one of MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s story begins, we&rsquo
  
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• James Gunn confirms that the Starfire animated TV show will be Elseworlds like Batman and Joker

  04-03-2025 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new DC Universe (DCU) keeps expanding, with bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran recently announcing a new slate of projects that are already in the works.The list includes Starfire, a new animated series that chronicles the origins of the iconic Teen Titan, and now we know that the show won't be part of the main DCU. "Starfire is Elseworlds, as are most our family animated shows," Gunn confirmed on Threads this week while replying to a fan.In case you're not familiar with it, DC Elseworlds is
  
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• Helldivers 2 has an endgame problem, but a developer assures us "things are coming," they just can't say what yet because otherwise our expectations will be too high

  04-03-2025 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Helldivers rejoice! A Helldivers 2 developer says "things are coming" when asked about plans for late-game progression in the co-op shooter.In the game's Discord server, one fan asks if developer Arrowhead is thinking about late-game progression. It's a good question. I've got a buddy who's been level 150 for months and has absolutely everything unlocked. Now he just plays for the pure love of managed democracy."Things are coming," replies developer Sephez. They don't go into any detail so as no
  
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• The Sims 4's hyper-realistic competitor inZOI will only "sort of" have sex – but I'm sure a Wicked Whims-style mod will take care of the rest

  04-03-2025 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Sims-like gem inZOI, with all of its stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals, is underway from PUBG developer Krafton with only weeks left to go now before release – but will it contain some form of sex akin to WooHooing in The Sims 4?According to Krafton, yes – or, well, "sort of." Speaking in a recent Discord Q&A, assistant director Joel Lee confirms as much after a fan asks if inZOI will include "interactions for the purpose of creating babies." While the life sim will indeed hav
  
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• Marvel star Vin Diesel might be teasing a Groot movie: "Disney wants their Planet X!"

  04-03-2025 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel star Vin Diesel appears to be teasing a new Groot project – and it might even be a movie.In a lengthy Instagram caption discussing his upcoming projects, Diesel wrote: "Disney wants their Planet X! Which some say is Marvel’s most anticipated movie, haha. The film where Groot returns to his home planet." Check out the full post below.
  A post shared by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel)A photo posted byonWe last saw Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but, of course, Groot also starre
  
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• Nintendo knows you're waiting for Mario Kart 9, but it still wants you to run a million laps in Mario Kart 8 first

  04-03-2025 18:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like Mario Kart 9 is probably going to be among the first games coming to the Switch 2, but Nintendo is insistent that its predecessor isn't dead yet, as it's now trying to get players to complete one million laps in the racing game to celebrate the red-hatted plumber mascot himself.When the Switch 2 was first unveiled, Nintendo teased us with a few short looks at an untitled Mario Kart game, that most of us are just calling Mario Kart 9 despite the fact that it could technically be cal
  
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• Dell just launched a brand new Alienware QD-OLED monitor, and it boasts the "world's highest pixel density"

  04-03-2025 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dell just unveiled a brand new Alienware AW2725Q QD-OLED gaming monitor, but this time it's 4K 240Hz flavored. Yes, it's not the first UHD panel with such a refresh rate to hit the scene, and it certainly won't be the last. But its $899 price tag could help it claim the throne, especially since it pairs more pixels than ever with extra speed.Available at Dell from today, the 27-inch Alienware AW2725Q is apparently the first QD-OLED screen ever to hit a pixel density of 166 PPI. That alone more t
  
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• Robert Pattinson worries he will be a "f*cking old Batman" by the time filming on The Batman 2 finally starts

  04-03-2025 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans are not the only ones who are eagerly waiting for The Batman 2 to start filming — Robert Pattinson is hoping to wear the superhero suit again soon, and he is worried he might be too old for it by the time it happens.While interviewing Mickey 17 co-star Naomi Ackie for Hero Magazine, the actor offered a brief update on the upcoming DC sequel. When asked is he is going to do Batman again soon, he replied: "I f*cking hope so"."I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f*cki
  
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• Undertale's Toby Fox teases arrival of Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4: PS5 testers are "slurping the last drops of soda from between the ice cubes now"

  04-03-2025 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Solo Undertale developer Toby Fox has been teasing the 2025 release of Deltarune's next two chapters – and with PlayStation 5 testing possibly wrapping up, it sounds like Chapters 3 and 4 might be just around the corner.Deltarune has been in the works for over six years now, with Fox confirming late this past fall that its long-awaited Chapters 3 and 4 would "100% come out in 2025." At the turn of the year, the beloved dev created an online thread with frequent updates on the coming chapte
  
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• TV show based on underrated Disney movie quietly cancelled amid streaming shake up

  04-03-2025 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s been 16 years since Tiana graced our screens in The Princess and the Frog, and we’re going to be waiting some time longer for her return. Disney has shelved an upcoming sequel TV series that had been in production since 2020, with some layoffs now expected as a result.The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which states that the show Tiana, intended to eventually come out on Disney Plus, is officially canned as part of a move away from longform releases on the service. An un
  
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• Blumhouse horror movie The Woman in the Yard's new trailer has genre fans trying to predict its twist – and some of their theories sound pretty plausible

  04-03-2025 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for new Blumhouse horror movie The Woman in the Yard has got genre fans already trying to predict its twist – and some of their theories sound pretty plausible.Directed by genre fave Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, The Shallows), the film centers on a family haunted by a mysterious figure dressed in black, who's plonked herself on their front lawn and issued them a chilling warning: . While the first promo released was very cryptic, this one, which you can watch above, give
  
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• Dave Bautista says playing a vampire is "at the top of my list" after starring in Resident Evil director’s werewolf fantasy In the Lost Lands

  04-03-2025 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dave Bautista’s new werewolf fantasy movie In the Lost Lands will soon hit screens, seeing the star play a western wanderer with a hidden secret. But it sounds as though this won't be the last creature feature of Bautista’s as the star confesses he would like to play another horror icon next."Still at the very top of my list is I want to play a vampire," says Bautista to GamesRadar+.“More than anything, I want to play a vampire, but I'm looking for that perfect role."Now, the s
  
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• We all yearn for construction jobs as simulator RoadCraft takes a podium spot in Steam Next Fest's most-played demos just behind PvP mech game Mecha Break

  04-03-2025 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Frenetic action fighter Mecha Break claims the top spot as Steam Next Fest's most-downloaded demo, but simulator RoadCraft where you fix up areas ruined by natural disasters with awesome construction equipment.I don't know why, but when I was a kid I owned many toys of heavy-duty construction vehicles. Diggers, tractors, bulldozers, you name it. I even had a JCB VHS that was all about working on building sites. Clearly, it's not just a kid thing, as RoadCraft is at number three on Steam Next Fes
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows will take upwards of 80 hours for completionists, creative director confirms, and Ubisoft is considering adding New Game+ post launch

  04-03-2025 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Shadows is going to be another chunky game for anyone who wants to complete everything they possibly can in the upcoming feudal Japan jaunt, as creative director Jonathan Dumont confirms it could take upwards of 80 hours for completionists.Previously, Dumont rather confusingly stated that "Shadows' main journey is comparable to Origins/Odyssey and Valhalla," suggesting that the main story could take anywhere between 30 and 60 hours to complete, which was a very large range of ti
  
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• Capcom asks Monster Hunter Wilds players how they feel about the game in a survey longer than most hunts, and I guess y'all had feedback because it crashed due to "heavy traffic"

  04-03-2025 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  On the heels of an explosive launch that's seen 8 million copies of Monster Hunter Wilds sold in record time, Capcom's put out a survey asking players a range of questions about their gaming experience, Monster Hunter history, and their opinions on the new entry in the series. I was halfway through it when the whole thing crashed due to "heavy traffic," so I can only assume that a vocal chunk of those 8 million players had Things To Say as performance complaints continue amid ongoing patches.The
  
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• New graphic novel Magda, Intergalactic Chef puts a sci-fi twist on The Great British Bake Off

  04-03-2025 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Great British Bake Off meets sci-fi adventuring in Magda, Intergalactic Chef – a new graphic novel series from writer Nicolas Wouters, illustrated by Mathilde Van Gheluwe.The series, which will be told across three volumes, follows 12-year-old Magda, an alien with an incredible gift for cooking. "But when Magda's talent for inventing unique and delicious dishes earns her a spot in the famous intergalactic cooking tournament, she stumbles upon an interstellar conspiracy to rig the compe
  
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• This Catan Kickstarter will yassify your copy of the board game, and it's already hit $300,000 in pledges

  04-03-2025 16:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  You know the feeling: you’re playing Catan and you’re all stocked up on wool, grain … but really what you need is some lumber and ore. Thankfully, this Kickstarter project has you sorted. The Catan Masterpiece Series is an official set of components and accessories that offer a host of premium upgrades for one of the best board games crafted from wood, metal, resin, gemstones, or the just very fanciest of plastics.
  There are plenty of bougie additions to choose from and tack o
  
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• Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood gives unexpected answer on what movie should be removed from cinematic history: "There's nothing pure about it"

  04-03-2025 16:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Given his roles in the epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Frank Miller's Sin City, Elijah Wood knows a thing or two about what makes a good on-screen adaptation. So, when asked what film he'd nominate to be blinked out of existence, he chose Tim Burton's questionable take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from 2005.He made the suggestion during a round of Movie Fights, a panel show from Screen Junkies where personalities debate topics based on the silver screen, in 2017. In his mind, Burt
  
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• The first look at Thunderbolts' Sentry suit seemingly leaked in new Marvel merchandise

  04-03-2025 15:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thunderbolts* is only two months away, and there is still plenty of unsolved mysteries about the MCU film. Along with the real meaning behind the asterisk in the title, fans are waiting to know more about Lewis Pullman's character, who has already been revealed as Robert Reynolds, aka The Sentry.While we wait to know what kind of role he will play in the story, one key aspect of the superhero has seemingly been revealed this week through some early Marvel merchandise.The first Thunderbolts*' Fun
  
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• Konami spent over 5 years bringing an iconic JRPG series back to life as reviving Suikoden "would be over" before it began if they released a "half-baked product"

  04-03-2025 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Konami spent five years remastering Suikoden 1 and 2 because the devs knew their attempts to revive the iconic JRPG series "would be over" before they began if they "were to release a half-baked product."Speaking to Dengeki Online, producer Rui Naito reveals that planning for the remasters began in 2020 before an announcement came in September 2022. While an initial release window of the following year was missed, Naito says it was for a good reason. Even with a remaster, you only get one chance
  
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• 22 years after the release of Bruce Almighty, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now officially Jim Carrey’s highest-grossing movie

  04-03-2025 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now Jim Carrey's highest-grossing movie of all time, overtaking previous record holder Bruce Almighty.The latest Sonic movie has a current total of $485.7 million at the global box office, while Bruce Almighty made $484.4 million when it was released back in 2003.Carrey plays a dual role in the movie as Dr. Ivo Robotnik (AKA Eggman) and his grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik. Keanu Reeves joins the franchise to voice Shadow the Hedgehog, alongside a voice cast that al
  
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• A Monster Hunter Wilds bug doomed one player to fight the 5-minute punching bag tutorial boss for a freakin' hour: "I’ve had to sharpen my weapon at least 15 times now"

  04-03-2025 15:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The very first thing you do in Monster Hunter Wilds is hit an Akira drift on a giant bird, which is a non-trivial part of why our Monster Hunter Wilds review is so positive. The second thing you do is fight a Chatacabra, the noob-friendly beginner monster of this game – an armored toad to Monster Hunter World's giant iguana tutorial. This hunt usually takes 3 to 10 minutes, but thanks to an immensely amusing bug, one player says they encountered some sort of Ultra Instinct Chatacabra that
  
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• Cobra Kai mock trailer that sold the Karate Kid revival is revealed by the Netflix show’s co-creator

  04-03-2025 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Strike first, strike hard, no mercy. This is the creed of the Cobra Kai dojo, and the MO of the creators who revived Karate Kid after three decades. Jon Hurwitz, co-creator of the sequel show, has shared the sizzle reel that helped successfully land the production, as well as why AC/DC became so meaningful to the series.Posting on Twitter, Hurwitz revealed the mock trailer used by himself, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald to help shop Cobra Kai around. The short edit combines clips from Karate
  
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• Dave Bautista says "I always look to Clint Eastwood" when approaching a western role: "He's always going to be my gold standard"

  04-03-2025 14:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dave Bautista has just checked playing a cowboy off his bucket list as the star takes on the role of weary wanderer Boyce in the upcoming fantasy-western movie In the Lost Lands – a character that he says is heavily inspired by genre icon Clint Eastwood."I always look to Clint Eastwood," says Bautista to GamesRadar+ when asked if he was inspired by any western actors when approaching the new movie. "You know, I love Clint Eastwood. When I think about cowboys, when I think about westerns, I
  
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• New Monster Hunter Wilds patch fixes a bunch of progress-blocking bugs, but there's still a network error bug playing havoc with SOS signals

  04-03-2025 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter Wilds adds fixes to a long list of known bugs in patch 1.000.04.00, but one that causes a network error when you fire an SOS Flare still persists.Just like the SOS Beacon in Helldivers 2, the SOS Flare in Monster Hunter Wilds allows you to call for reinforcements when you're out on a hunt. If you do it right after a quest begins, though, you could be met with a network error, so hold off for a while or just don't use them at all if you want to play it safe. There are plenty of oth
  
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• I figured Assassin's Creed Shadows' Red Bull collab would just be some naff cosmetics, but it's actually a pair of surprisingly useful gameplay boons for Naoe and Yasuke

  04-03-2025 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally set to release this month, but ahead of its launch, a collaboration with Red Bull has been revealed that'll let you get your hands on two useful-sounding items for free.Last year, an apparent leak of the Animus Hub revealed images of cosmetics and weapons that players will be able to earn, and it was also claimed that in-game partnerships with companies including Red Bull, VISA, and Intel were happening. While Ubisoft quickly stepped in to clarify some "inaccu
  
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• This roguelike city-builder casts you as a benevolent Lord of the Rings villain, and its Steam Next Fest demo accidentally consumed my entire evening

  04-03-2025 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  On the final evening of Steam Next Fest, I had a choice to make. Several uninterrupted hours lay between me and the end of the week, and several hundred demos meant I had myriad potential ways to fill that time. I narrowed my search to try and find a quick, popcorn-y roguelike, the kind of thing that might let me turn my brain off for a while before the start of the work week, but my eye wandered to the bright red banner of The King is Watching.A roguelike, yes. But a roguelike city-builder? On
  
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• After the successes of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, Dave Bautista and Milla Jovovich talk pressures of starring in the first George R.R. Martin movie

  04-03-2025 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Best known for writing the books that launched TV series Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, George R.R. Martin will soon see the first film adaptation based on his works hit the big screen with In the Lost Lands. However, after the show’s successes, stars Dave Bautista, Milla Jovovich, and director Paul W.S. Anderson seem to be feeling the strain of adapting the iconic writer’s works."Oh yeah, I'm definitely feeling the pressure. I do have a bit of anxiety, because we’ve,
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds' worst feature is its "ridiculously poorly built UI," according to fans of the new action RPG – but there's already "a mod that fixes that"

  04-03-2025 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter Wilds has arrived, but not all fans are happy with the new action RPG from Capcom – or, more specifically, with its "ridiculously poorly built UI."As any big release goes, Monster Hunter Wilds has been met with both praise and criticism, with the latter coming alongside feedback regarding everything from poor performance issues to what players are dubbing "the worst pop-up menu in the game." A recent Reddit thread highlights complaints of the latter nature, which refers to t
  
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• This is why fans think Spider-Man will become the MCU's most important character after Avengers: Doomsday

  04-03-2025 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Marvel Phase 6 about to kick off with The Fantastic Four: First Steps and two new Avengers movies on the way, fans have plenty of theories for what's in store for the future of the MCU. Following the leak of some concept art for Avengers: Doomsday last weekend, one particular theory involving Tom Holland's Spider-Man is gaining support.The leaked images seem to confirm that a major Secret Wars storyline could be introduced in Avengers: Doomsday. We're talking about Battleworld, a medieval-l
  
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• New look at Alien: Earth has fans theorizing over whether they can hear a Predator in the background

  04-03-2025 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  FX has offered up a thrilling new look at new TV series Alien: Earth – and it's got sci-fi fans believing that the show will actually be a crossover of two of the genre's most famous franchises.As part of a showreel for its 2025 line-up, which you can watch above, the network gave us our best glimpse of Earth's terrifying Xenomorph yet. But it's not necessarily what you can see in the footage that has caught people's attention, it's what you can hear – and what they think they can h
  
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• First look at the legendary Invincible War in Invincible season 3 promises a comic-accurate adaptation of a fan-favorite storyline

  04-03-2025 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prime Video has given us our first look at the Invincible War in Invincible season 3 episode 7, the penultimate episode in the current season – and fans can't wait.The Invincible War is a fan-favorite comic storyline and sees a bunch of Mark variants from the multiverse arriving on Earth to face off against the version of Mark that we know best. It's based on Invincible #60, written by Robert Kirkman, which was first published in 2009. We saw Angstrom Levy (voiced by Sterling K. Brown) as
  
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• This year's Best Actor Oscars speech broke a record that was over 80 years old

  04-03-2025 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Adrien Brody made Oscars history again this year. In addition to being the youngest winner of the Best Actor award, he's now the record-holder for longest acceptance speech in Academy Awards history, breaking a record that’s stood since World War Two.Brody added a second Best Actor statue to his awards cabinet at the 97th Academy Awards, for his performance in The Brutalist. The honor definitely wasn't lost on him, since he commemorated the achievement with a speech that lasted five minute
  
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• The Among Us 3D demo did so well that you can still download it even though Steam Next Fest has ended

  04-03-2025 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Among Us 3D demo has done so well during Steam Next Fest that it's being left up "a lil longer," so grab it while it's hot.Among Us shot to fame during the pandemic. There was no better way to spend your time indoors than accusing your friends of murder and sabotage in a heightened state of paranoia. You can play the standard 2D version on just about everything, but the 3D iteration was locked to VR headsets, until now.Among Us 3D is just like regular Among Us, only now all the beans and map
  
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