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• On the heels of Rise of the Ronin's PC launch, its director says there's a "significant" amount of Japanese Switch gamers: "I am closely watching how this will change with the release of Switch 2"

  11-03-2025 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rise of the Ronin director Fumihiko Yasuda is carefully watching the amount of Japanese gamers who prefer to play games on Nintendo Switch - and whether that's going to change with the release of the Switch 2.Yasuda's comments are noteworthy in the wake of Rise of the Ronin's PC launch, which is currently being skewered on Steam due to apparent performance and optimization issues primarily. With that in mind, a Rise of the Ronin Switch port seems like a disastrous proposition, but it does sound
  
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• Stardew Valley Expanded creator is building an "even more ambitious" mod with a whole new city and "dungeons inspired by The Legend of Zelda"

  11-03-2025 22:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stardew Valley Expanded was so good it got creator FlashShifter a job working with ConcernedApe, but he's not done building mods in his spare time. In fact, he's working on a new project called Castle Village that aims to be "even more ambitious than SVE.""I’m working on 'Castle Village,' which is an entirely new mod," FlashShifter explains in an interview with Nexus Mods. "It was originally supposed to be included in the Stardew Valley Expanded 2.0 update, but I recently decided it was be
  
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• Dino Crisis gets a fresh trademark filing by Capcom, but it might not mean the 26-year-old survival horror franchise will get a new installment like fans expect

  11-03-2025 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom applied for a new Dino Crisis trademark on March 4, a Japanese watchdog site reveals, though the developer's seemingly renewed interest in its nearly 30-year-old horror franchise might not be as meaningful as fans are begging it to be. Capcom's been here before.Public U.S. records reveal that, since Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami directed the Jurassic massacre back in the '90s, Dino Crisis has been getting renewed trademarks; Capcom last filed and was approved to renew the game's ori
  
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• Netflix is making a brand new adaptation of Cujo, the infamous Stephen King book about a killer dog

  11-03-2025 21:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix is making a new adaptation of Stephen King's Cujo - and honestly, I'm surprised it took this long.According to Deadline, Netflix has brokered the deal - but no directors and writers have been attached yet. The 1981 novel (which King allegedly does not remember writing) sees a St. Bernard basically become a murderer after being bitten by a bat and contracting rabies. It's an especially sad tale given that it involves an abusive husband, a kid who has seizures, and well, the whole dog thin
  
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• Veteran Dragon Age dev says one big delay is better than several small ones: "You are laying band-aid on top of band-aid on top of band-aid"

  11-03-2025 20:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  BioWare veteran Mark Darrah has some advice for developers navigating a potential delay, and he reckons it's better to rip off the band-aid with one big delay rather than continually move dates around.Darrah published a nine-minute video to his YouTube channel entirely dedicated to the upsetting topic of game delays, which, these days, come around, more often than not, several times in a major game's development. Darrah advises studios to make the difficult decision to announce one major delay a
  
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• Dark Souls 2 fans remind Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima that he won’t be taking the DS2 acronym that easily

  11-03-2025 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima seems to be in good spirits after revealing the game's June 26 release date in a combat-heavy trailer shown at SXSW this weekend, cheerily discussing game moments that will make you "probably throw the controller" and his behind the scenes desires about needing "an actor who 'would surpass' Mads Mikkelsen" with fans on Twitter. Kojima's getting more personal, and he's even gotten comfortable with calling Death Stranding 2 by the affectionate nickname DS2 &
  
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• Minecraft Pocket Edition got its name because one of its devs was a big "Nintendo nerd" who wanted to pay homage to the Game Boy Pocket

  11-03-2025 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minecraft is one of those games that's on just about every platform imaginable. Its mobile version used to adorably be called the Pocket Edition, and now we know why: one of its developers is a massive Nintendo nerd."A bit sad to see that the naming 'Minecraft: Pocket Edition' is completely gone nowadays, but understandable," tweets Daniel Kaplan, a founding member of Mojang, co-founder of Coffee Stain, and current CEO of Keepsake Games."Why Minecraft was called Pocket Edition and not Mobile Edi
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds players are tricking the action RPG into thinking they completed hunt quests in mere seconds using the power of poison ammo

  11-03-2025 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter Wilds players have discovered a devious new exploit that's allowing them to complete hunt quests in a matter of seconds – or at least, that's what the action RPG thinks.Before Monster Hunter Wilds' launch, some hardened action RPG veterans were left concerned that the latest installment in the series might be a bit too easy. While Capcom was quick to reveal that "a new level of challenge" is coming in the game's first title update in April, seeing certain screenshots of hunt
  
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• 30 years after the original Age of Apocalypse, Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan will travel to the alt-reality to save X-Men history

  11-03-2025 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's series of one-shots commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of Giant-Size X-Men #1 rolls on with Giant Size Age of Apocalypse #1. As with the rest of the one-shots, the story focuses on Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan traveling through X-Men history as she battles Legion, the mutant responsible for the birth of the original Age of Apocalypse reality, to stop him from changing the biggest events in the X-Men's timeline.Alongside the main story by writers Colin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds' infamously confusing menus spare no player, not even Gemma's voice actor herself: "This is honestly what I’m struggling with the most"

  11-03-2025 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nobody is safe when it comes to Monster Hunter Wilds and its infamously monstrous menus, not even Gemma's voice actor herself, who reveals it's what she's "struggling with the most."After requesting "tips for beginners" before hopping into Capcom's latest action RPG, which Gemma actor Kristen McGuire admits is her first-ever foray into the Monster Hunter series, fans provided all sorts of advice. Upon securing the best Monster Hunter Wilds weapons for her play style, however, McGuire has returne
  
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• Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding's themes of connection came about because "I thought I lost everything when I became alone nine years ago"

  11-03-2025 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Death Stranding 2: On the Beach released a brand new trailer the other day that – among other things – featured a character that strongly resembles Solid Snake. Fans have often theorized that elements of Death Stranding’s story are about Hideo Kojima’s exit from Konami, and by extension, the Metal Gear Solid series, with this lookalike only adding fuel to the fire. However, Kojima himself outright confirmed this inspiration at SXSW (where the trailer premiered).When talki
  
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• Hideo Kojima says "it was very difficult to direct" Death Stranding 2's big kiss scene, but Norman Reedus thinks "it was niiice" locking lips with Léa Seydoux

  11-03-2025 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the centerpieces of the new Death Stranding 2 trailer is a big kiss between Norman Reedus's Sam and Léa Seydoux's fragile. Hideo Kojima found this a difficult scene to direct, but Reedus found the romantic moment pretty pleasant.A kiss between the two characters is a particularly notable romantic consummation here, since Sam suffers from aphenphosmphobia, or the fear of being touched. "Sam has this phobia, but finally kisses Fragile," Kojima explained during a SXSW panel. "But this
  
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• Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has a new update on The Winds of Winter: "I wish it would come faster"

  11-03-2025 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  George R.R. Martin has a new update on The Winds of Winter, but it doesn't sound like the next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series is coming anytime soon."I have to finish the books. That's the one thing I'm completely in control of," Martin told Collider. "There's no budget limitations. There's no other executives on the studio side that I have to please, or other writers with different views. The books are what I'm going to make them. And, I think the one I'm writing is coming pretty wel
  
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• DC Pride 2025: A revamped special issue starring Green Lantern Alan Scott, new books, and a host of variant covers

  11-03-2025 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC has announced its plans for the publisher's annual Pride celebrations for 2025, including the fifth edition of the Eisner and Ringo award-winning DC Pride title, which, this year, is taking a slightly different approach to previous volumes.DC Pride 2025 is a one-shot featuring work from a host of acclaimed creators, including Tim Sheridan, Vita Ayala, Josh Trujillo, Skylar Patridge, A.L. Kaplan, Max Sarin, and more. Where previous editions of the DC Pride series have opted for a traditional a
  
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• Balatro creator says it's "useless" for him to give advice to other devs because "I only have one data point" and it was a 5 million-sale success story

  11-03-2025 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  LocalThunk, developer of the phenomenally successful Balatro, has weighed in on a conversation about indie games, his unique place within the industry, and why "I really hate when people in my position don't see the absurd bias we have."Mat Piscatella, an industry analyst at Circana posts on Bluesky that "it's impossible to selectively 'find' and fund the one next massive viral hit indie game." When a game like Balatro sells over 5 million copies, publishers obviously want to find the next one,
  
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• Ori and the Blind Forest developer is now "fully independent" after "months of negotiation" with what remained of its gutted publisher

  11-03-2025 17:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ori and the Blind Forest developer Moon Studios is now "fully independent" after "months of negotiation" with what’s left of Private Division.The studio moved away from the titular white dog-spirit-thing to create a Diablo-esque action RPG – No Rest for the Wicked – which launched into early access last year. The game was published by 2K Games’ subsidiary Private Division, but after 2K sold the publishing arm (which resulted in the closure of Roll7 and Intercept Games), m
  
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• Marvel fans are revealing who they'd like to see added to the Thunderbolts lineup, from Moon Knight to a major Hulk villain

  11-03-2025 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thunderbolts* isn't even out in cinemas yet, but that hasn't stopped Marvel fans from discussing which comic book characters they'd love to see join the anti-Avengers team.Taking to Reddit, anthonystrader18 asked users who they'd add to the lineup if they had a choice, and it turns out that many people had the same suggestions. The most common picks were Emil Blonsky AKA Abomination (Tim Roth), Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl), and Jessica Jones' character Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor), who isn't
  
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• First reactions to new clown horror movie say the slasher is giving Terrifier a run for its money

  11-03-2025 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions are in for new horror movie Clown in a Cornfield after its premiere at SXSW – and viewers are full of praise for the slasher comedy with a twist.Directed by Tucker & Dale vs. Evil helmer Eli Craig, the movie is based on the novel of the same name by Adam Cesare and made by the same production company behind the Smile franchise. The film follows teenager Quinn (Katie Douglas), who moves to a small town in Missouri after the death of her mother. Their fresh start is d
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor comes face to face with what might just be the best merch to come of the RPG yet – a 5-foot Funko Pop figure of his character

  11-03-2025 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Of all the merchandise to come out of Baldur's Gate 3, this nearly life-sized Funko Pop figure of Astarion might just be the best – and it looks like the vampire elf's own actor probably agrees.As the lengthy wait for Patch 8 rolls on, the RPG's cast is making appearances at conventions like Seattle's recent Emerald City Comic Con. While there, Astarion actor Neil Newbon came face to face with a Funko Pop figure of his character – one that's about five feet tall – alongside Sha
  
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• New horror movie starring White Lotus and Yellowstone actors gets a great Rotten Tomatoes score as early reactions call it the "perfect date night movie"

  11-03-2025 17:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new twisty thriller has been impressing critics after debuting at the SXSW festival. Drop, from horror director Christopher Landon, is currently at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews.The movie stars The White Lotus actor Meghann Fahy as Violet, a single mother who goes on a date with Yellowstone actor Brandon Sklenar's Henry. While she's on it, Violet is terrorised with a series of anonymous drops on her phone, threatening her sister and her son. They'll only survive, they tell her, if
  
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• The first all-new Katamari Damacy game in almost 8 years is trapped in Apple Arcade jail, and I can only hope it follows in Hello Kitty Island Adventure's footsteps to eventually escape

  11-03-2025 17:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Almost eight years since its last totally new game, Katamari Damacy is back with a fresh installment, but there's an unfortunate catch – it's been banished to Apple Arcade jail for the foreseeable future.Revealed today, Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE is bringing back the beloved, classic gameplay consisting of "roll katamari into objects, create increasingly massive orb" that everyone has loved for over 20 years, except this time there's a modern twist, with the focus being on building the K
  
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• After 11 years, Family Guy suddenly brings back a deep-cut character for season 23

  11-03-2025 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as The Simpsons and South Park continue to march forth, so too does Family Guy. The animated stalwart has reached season 23, now so old it has a wealth of in-jokes and references to draw from. One particularly deep cut happened in episode 4 of the current season, where a character unseen for 11 years finally came back.The episode, 'Lois C.K.,' centers on Lois becoming a comedian. During one of her sets, a crowd-member stands out among the positive reception, clapping and laughing along. He'
  
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• BlizzCon 2026 is official, and after missing 4 BlizzCons in 6 years, Blizzard aims to "meaningfully elevate" the event

  11-03-2025 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After an on-again, off-again run for BlizzCon since 2020, the fan convention is officially returning next year. BlizzCon 2026 is set to return as a live event at the Anaheim Convention Center near Los Angeles on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13."For 2026," Blizzard says in a press release, "alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, friendly competition, hands-on gameplay, and more, we aim to meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration
  
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• Atomfall boss "very familiar" with Baldur's Gate 3 director's frustrations with publishers, as he recalls horror advice that games are "faster to make" if you "make fewer bugs"

  11-03-2025 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The CEO of Atomfall developer Rebellion says Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke's frustrations with publishers "cuts across every industry" and are "very much" familiar to him.At The Game Awards last year, Vincke gave a speech addressing the state of the industry, calling out everyone, including publishers. "I've been fighting with publishers my entire life, and I keep on seeing the same mistakes, over and over and over," he said. "It's always the quarterly profits. The only thing that matters is
  
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• Despite those retirement reports, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy is "very involved" in the Rey Star Wars movie, according to Daisy Ridley

  11-03-2025 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daisy Ridley has shared another update on her Rey Star Wars movie, and, despite all those retirement reports, it sounds like Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy is still very hands-on."I believe that she's very involved," Ridley told The Direct. "I think there was reporting that was not true. So yeah, very [involved]."Kennedy herself has debunked rumors of her imminent retirement. "The truth is, and I want to just say loud and clear, I am not retiring. I will never retire from movies. I will die mak
  
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• "You can't rewrite the past just because of a bad breakup": Legendary indie devs' feud is going public

  11-03-2025 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers behind Limbo, the 2011 game that helped the industry take indies more seriously, have been feuding for a while, and now it's been made even more public thanks to a recent LinkedIn post and a company statement.Dino Patti, co-founder of Playdead and an executive producer on both Limbo and Inside writes: "My old partner has threatened me with an IP lawsuit because I used a publicly available picture, in a LinkedIn post three months ago, of the game Limbo that we created at Playdead t
  
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• Rare Blade Runner board game prototype is being auctioned for over $500 but there’s a far cheaper way to bring the neo-noir classic to your tabletop

  11-03-2025 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  In 1982, the same year Harrison Ford made his first appearance as Rick Deckard, his image featured in lo-fi greyscale on a manual for a board game adaptation you’ve likely never played: Blade Runner.There’s a very real reason why you won’t have seen this game anywhere near any best board games list. According to legend, only 100 prototype copies were made before the plug was pulled on the project due to licensing issues. As a result of this rarity and the film’s legacy, e
  
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• Scarlett Johansson doubles down on never coming back as Black Widow: “Natasha is dead. She is dead. She’s dead. Okay?"

  11-03-2025 16:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scarlett Johansson is really done with the MCU, even if some fans refuse to believe it. In a recent interview, the actor confirmed (again) that her Black Widow is not coming back. Ever."Natasha is dead. She is dead. She's dead. Okay?," she told InStyle, leaving no room for argument."They just don't want to believe it," Johansson added, talking about Marvel fans. "They're like, 'But she could come back!' Look, I think the balance of the entire universe is held in her hand. We're going to have to
  
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• Lady Gaga jokingly celebrates Joker 2 reception and Razzie nominations: "Joke's on them. I love winning things"

  11-03-2025 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lady Gaga jokingly addressed the reception to Joker: Folie à Deux during her SNL opening monologue, including the sequel's multiple Razzie nominations."Anyways, I’m an actor now. And I’ve been very diligent about selecting films that can showcase my craft as a serious actor, films such as Joker 2," she said during her appearance on the comedy sketch show. "Apparently people thought it was awesome."Gaga played Lee Quinzel in the movie, a new take on Harley Quinn. "Joaquin and I
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds dev says the game's success is thanks to an "emphasis on the story," but I think that's only a tiny aspect of it

  11-03-2025 15:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom producer Ryozo Tsujimoto reckons that Monster Hunter Wilds’ increased focus on story is one of the big reasons for the game’s massive sales figures.Monster Hunter Wilds has been an absolute behemoth for Capcom, selling 8 million copies within the first three days of release and becoming Capcom’s fastest-selling game of all time in the process. While it was bound to do well by virtue of having the words ‘Monster Hunter’ in the title (World and Rise are current
  
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• Game of Thrones creator makes sudden cameo in TV show for apparent joke about The Winds of Winter

  11-03-2025 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  George R. R. Martin made a surprise cameo in the TV show Dark Winds, with an apparent dig at his long-delayed new novel, The Winds of Winter. The scene is in the season 3 premiere, and he’s not the only famous face involved.We got the first episode of Dark Winds season 3 this week, featuring a pair of true ne'er-do-wells in holding. Joe Leaphorn stops by to check on them, revealing a chess game, with Martin on end, thinking of his next mode of attack, and opposite him? Hollywood icon Rober
  
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• I just watched the first 10 seconds of this indie roguelike’s trailer, and it's not even trying to be subtle about being an unlicensed 40K game

  11-03-2025 15:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Do you love FTL: Faster Than Light? What about Warhammer: 40,000? Well, combine those two things and you get Void War, a pixelated space-faring roguelike that's very heavily leaning into its inspirations.I absolutely adore FTL. It's my Steam game with the most hours pumped into it by far. It never got a sequel though. Instead, developer Subset Games moved onto Into The Breach, which is still good, but it just doesn't give me the same je ne sais quois. I played the free Void War demo and am happy
  
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• The battle to steal the Disco Elysium successor's spotlight continues as former and current ZA/UM devs reveal teasers for their new RPGs simultaneously

  11-03-2025 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The battle to steal the Disco Elysium successor's spotlight continues, as the original RPG's studio ZA/UM and a new indie studio featuring former developers from ZA/UM, Rockstar, and more have revealed details about their new games at the exact same time.Last October, the aforementioned new indie studio Longdue revealed it was working on a psychological RPG billed as a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium. This RPG was later revealed to be called Hopetown, but on the very same day as that initia
  
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• After 37 years, this Commodore 64 classic returns with a new Metroidvania sequel that gives serious old-school Castlevania vibes

  11-03-2025 14:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Almost 40 years have passed since Beyond the Ice Palace first released on the Commodore 64 in 1988, but new life has been breathed back into the classic platformer thanks to a recent sequel.The surprise sequel only launched yesterday, currently sitting on Steam with a 10% discount as an introductory offer and "positive" reviews overall so far. Beyond the Ice Palace 2 ticks all of the nostalgia-inducing boxes boasted by genre classics like the old-school Castlevania games, featuring engaging leve
  
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• Resident Evil director offers update on his horror movie adaptation of Until Dawn-sounding video game from over 20 years ago: "It's going to be very, very scary"

  11-03-2025 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The House of the Dead movie just got an exciting update from its director Paul W.S. Anderson, with the filmmaker promising to "push the envelope" when it comes to his big-screen take on the horror video game."It's going to be immersive and very, very scary," he told Variety, while promoting In the Lost Lands. "It'll all play out in real time, so it reflects the experience of playing the video game. The only time it stops is when you beat the game or you die. That's going to be the only way out."
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again had Disney Plus' biggest premiere of 2025, but its viewership is lower than Agatha All Along and The Acolyte

  11-03-2025 14:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again might have been one of everyone's most anticipated new TV shows, but its premiere wasn't quite the smash hit you might've been expecting.As reported by TheWrap, the Marvel Phase 5 show secured Disney Plus's biggest premiere of 2025, but its 7.5 million global views (across its first five days streaming) have fallen short of the premieres of both Agatha All Along (9.3 million views, though across an extra two days) and The Acolyte (11.1 million views). It's also lower than L
  
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• The Boys star Jack Quaid's commitment to the bit is unmatched as his latest marketing stunt for upcoming action movie Novocaine goes viral

  11-03-2025 14:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jack Quaid just can't seem to catch a break as his latest marketing stunt for the upcoming action movie Novocaine leaves him broken and bloody at a basketball game.The star was seen at the Kings vs Clippers NBA game on March 9 with Novocaine co star Amber Midthunder, but every time The Boys actor appeared on the jumbotron, he seemed to be getting more and more beaten up as the game went on, from having his arm in a sling to bruises materialising on his face. Fans caught the actor’s injurie
  
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• A TV remake of a '90s cult classic movie has been canceled by Prime Video after only one season

  11-03-2025 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon Prime Video's Cruel Intentions joins the list of canceled TV shows in 2025, as the series has been scrapped after just one season, Variety reports.The show premiered in November 2024 to mixed reviews, with a score of 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. The original 1999 movie of the same name also received a mixed critical reception upon release, but went on to become a cult classic. No such similar luck for the TV show, though, it seems.Based on the 1999 movie of the same name (which in turn is base
  
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• Matthew McConaughey still thinks his own season of True Detective is the best one: "It was one of the great events in TV"

  11-03-2025 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just over ten years on from its debut, Matthew McConaughey has shared his thoughts on True Detective, and why he thinks his season is still the best. The actor was recently asked if he watched the latest season of the show – True Detective: North Country – which starred Jodie Foster and Kali Reis."I watched, I saw it. Yeah, there’s a lot about it that I appreciated," McConaughey told Variety about the 2014 show. "My favorite season – and I feel like I can say this objecti
  
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• Logitech just refreshed its wireless charging gaming mouse pad, and it might finally be cheap enough to be worthwhile

  11-03-2025 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Logitech has just released the PowerPlay 2 mouse pad, the next generation of its wireless charging mats promising never-ending power as you play and pause. The new iteration looks similar to the original, albeit with a much slimmer form factor and a slightly lower price point. The Logitech PowerPlay 2 comes in at $99.99 / £89.99 and is available to order today.That's $20 cheaper than the lofty MSRP of the previous model. The first PowerPlay mouse pad hit the shelves all the way back in 201
  
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• Andor season 2 showrunner Tony Gilroy calls Cassian “Star Wars Jesus” ahead of the show’s return on Disney Plus

  11-03-2025 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars has never been coy about religious or political allegories, what with Light and Dark sides, and the oppressive Empire being overthrown by the Rebel Alliance. But Tony Gilroy has made a choice comparison regarding Andor season 2, calling Cassian the “Jesus” of the franchise, in a manner of speaking.He made the comments to Collider during a discussion on the burgeoning arrival of Andor season 2, comfortably one of the most anticipated releases on Disney Plus this year. When a
  
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• Fortnite has had Tomb Raider's Lara Croft locked away in battle pass exclusivity jail for almost 4 years, but she's reportedly getting a new skin very soon

  11-03-2025 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tomb Raider's very own Lara Croft could be coming back to Fortnite for the first time inyears.Fortnite may not have been the first game to do a battle pass, but it’s safe to say it's the reason why what seems to be every game has one now. I personally don’t mind them too much, but the absolute worst thing about them is that once they’re gone, you can’t get anything from them (what do you mean I can’t get the Spider-Man skin?). One such skin was Lara Croft, who appea
  
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• The Doctor Doom actor from 2005's Fantastic Four thinks Robert Downey Jr.'s take on the role in the next Avengers movies will be "pretty extraordinary": "I love watching his work"

  11-03-2025 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Julian McMahon, the Doctor Doom actor from the 2000s Fantastic Four movies, has revealed his excitement over Robert Downey Jr.'s take on the role in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars."It's Robert, you know what I mean? What are you going to say? His body of work speaks for itself. He's a super talented guy. I love watching his work," McMahon told Screen Rant.McMahon pointed to his time on the Fantastic Four series as operating in a very different environment to the monolithic MCU syst
  
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• My Hero Academia prequel series lands streaming date and brand new trailer, and it looks just as action packed as the original show

  11-03-2025 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  New My Hero Academia prequel show My Hero Academia: Vigilantes has just got a brand new trailer and release date, giving us a sneak peek at the events taking place before one of the most popular anime series.The trailer for the upcoming anime, which has been unveiled by Toho Co., introduces us to the show’s group of wayward superheroes ready to break the law for the good of the city. The clip also includes the show’s theme song titled ‘Kekka Orai’ performed by Japanese mu
  
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• MTG's meme-filled Spongebob Secret Lair is enough to kill the average player from the 1990s

  11-03-2025 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  As if the notion of an MTG Spongebob Secret Lair drop wasn't strange enough on its own merit, Magic: The Gathering has leaned hard into 'the bit' with a swathe of meme cards that almost feel too ridiculous to be legit.If you're not familiar with Secret Lair, it's an ongoing series of limited-run mini sets consisting of reprints with wild theming and unexpected crossovers. Since Secret Lair began in 2019, we've seen everything from Hatsune Miku to Fortnite grace the cardboard of one of the best c
  
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• James Gunn reveals Jason Momoa text him about Lobo the day he was announced as DC Studios co-head

  11-03-2025 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has revealed the text Jason Momoa sent him about Lobo the day it was announced Gunn and Peter Safran would be taking over as co-CEOs of DC Studios.Momoa has been cast as Lobo in the DCU and will appear in the upcoming Supergirl movie, but rumors had long swirled about the actor taking on the anti-hero role."On the anniversary of Lobo, I can't help but think of a text I received from Jason Momoa on the morning it was announced Peter & I were the heads of DC Studios – the day
  
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• Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy is the star of Sony's leaked AI-powered character prototype, which allows users to ask questions to an unsettling, emotionless version of the protagonist

  11-03-2025 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony seems to be experimenting with the technology to create chatty, AI-powered characters that can respond to verbal questions during gameplay, as a leaked internal video has shown off a prototype of Horizon Forbidden West's Aloy doing just that.The video – which has now been taken down from YouTube following a copyright strike – was revealed by The Verge (after being shared by an anonymous source), and is presented by Sharwin Raghoebardajal from PlayStation Studios Advanced Technol
  
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• James Cameron's wife cried for four hours after he showed her Avatar 3: "She kept trying to get her s**t back together"

  11-03-2025 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Cameron has shared another early reaction to Avatar 3 – and it's yet more evidence Fire and Ash will be the most emotional movie in the franchise yet. Speaking in a new interview, the director says he showed his wife Suzy Amis Cameron a version of the movie from late 2024 and she could not stop crying."My wife watched the whole thing from end to end," Cameron told Empire magazine. "She had kept herself away from it and I wasn’t showing her bits and pieces as we went along. This
  
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• Square Enix remembers that Chrono Trigger exists, announcing various new projects as it celebrates the Dragon Ball, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest royalty behind the cult JRPG

  11-03-2025 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chrono Trigger is 30 years old today, and Square Enix is celebrating with a tease that "various projects that go beyond the world of the game" are launching over the next year "to express our gratitude" to everyone who has played the beloved JRPG so far.The news comes from Square Enix's socials, where the company asks you to sit tight and "please look forward" to more information as it comes over the next year."Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of "Chrono Trigger" in 1995," a tweet
  
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• Hideo Kojima says he chose Death Stranding 2's Solid Snake lookalike because he needed an actor who "would surpass" Mads Mikkelsen

  11-03-2025 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima has revealed more about the casting of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’s new character, Neil, who took much of the focus in the brand new trailer released earlier this week. Even with the announcement of the Death Stranding 2 release date (June 26, 2025), this new character has been the focus of much of the buzz from the latest trailer, mainly due to his striking resemblance to Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid. Now, Kojima has shed some more light on the casting of Italian ac
  
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