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• Your eyes do not deceive you, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has penis jiggle physics

  05-05-2025 23:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dangled the promise of swimsuits with which to dress up its cast of depressed hotties in front of me, I'm only a little ashamed to say I leapt at the opportunity to complete a slightly janky, kinda frustrating parkour minigame for the privilege. What I wasn't prepared for was for the game to so thoroughly deliver on the bisexual energy it had been building up to that point.At various points on the Expedition 33 world map, you'll find Gestral beaches offering mini
  
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• Russo Brothers confirm they directed the Thunderbolts post-credits scene on the set of Avengers: Doomsday - "We left you a little something"

  05-05-2025 23:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have confirmed that they are indeed the directors behind the extra long post-credits scene of Thunderbolts* with a message posted to their social media, urging fans to make sure to stick around for the end of the movie to get their first taste of Doomsday."If you haven’t seen Thunderbolts… Go now! @jakeschreier made a fantastic film!" reads the Russo brothers' post. "Congratulations to the entire cast and crew. And make sure to stay
  
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• Fanmade Zelda: Majora's Mask PC port can now run Doom, and as mod support comes to the N64 classic there's already dabbing, quality-of-life upgrades, and a playable CJ from GTA: San Andreas

  05-05-2025 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask served as the proof of concept for the N64: Recompiled project, promising to open the floodgates for a massive wave of fanmade PC ports for classic Nintendo 64 games. Now, full-on mod support for this version of Majora's Mask is here, and there's already such an array of goofy memes and genuine quality-of-life upgrades that I'm having a tough time imagining playing the game any other way.Zelda 64: Recompiled just got its big 1.2 update with mod support over the
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 head was "bored" at Ubisoft and hungry for a JRPG, and made the highest-rated game of 2025 – "Somehow it worked, which still makes no sense to me"

  05-05-2025 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche was previously a brand development manager and narrative lead at Ubisoft, but left to found Sandfall Interactive in 2020 when he found himself "bored" and "wanting to do something different," as he told BBC.Broche had a hankering for an RPG shaped, as co-founder François Meurisse told us earlier this year, by a "heritage of JRPGs" like Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, and 10. For its reactive turn-based combat system, the team also stood on the
  
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• After 25 years, a weird Sega icon is back with a new game from the "entire original team," remasters, and a countdown website that only has 8,529 hours to go

  05-05-2025 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ecco the Dolphin, the unofficial Sega mascot for the sickos, is making a comeback after 25 years with a brand new entry in the series created by "the entire original team."Peculiarly announced in an Xbox Wire Q&A with Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata, the new, still untitled Ecco the Dolphin game is in development alongside remasters of the Sega Genesis games Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time.The OG Ecco the Dolphin games, about a time-travelling bottlenose dolphin saving th
  
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• Marvel reveals the meaning of the Thunderbolts asterisk by changing the name of its own movie

  05-05-2025 22:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  It should be no surprise whatsoever to Marvel fans that the asterisk at the end of the title of Thunderbolts* has a meaning that ties directly back to comics. But now, Marvel is spoiling the meaning itself in a new poster that straight up renames the movie.There will be mild spoilers ahead for Thunderbolts*, so if you want to go in totally unspoiled, turn back now.Marvel has now fully renamed Thunderbolts* as New Avengers, the name taken by the team at the end of the film, at least for its curre
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 anticipation partly fueled by "palpable desperation" in the world, analyst says, and people wanting "something to bring joy" no matter the launch games

  05-05-2025 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're now just one month away from the Nintendo Switch 2 launch on June 5, and with GTA 6 delayed to May 2026, analysts agree that the new console is poised to be the single most important gaming anything released this year.Veteran analyst and Circana games lead Mat Piscatella predicts that the launch rush will be filled with price-insensitive Nintendo enthusiasts who are hungry for the new thing, no matter the cost or the launch games. The real measure of the system will come months afterward a
  
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• Fans can get a sneak peek at Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle when they go to see the 4k re-release of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

  05-05-2025 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans can get a special sneak peek of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle when they go to see the theatrical 4k re-release of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train.We don't know how long the sneak peek is exactly, but we do know that Infinity Castle is set to hit theaters in September - and we haven't gotten a trailer just yet. According to a press release from Crunchyroll, the Infinity Castle movie kicks off a "three-part cinematic trilogy [that] represents the final
  
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• After playing Ghost of Yotei "at several stages of its development," former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida swears it's "even better" than Ghost of Tsushima

  05-05-2025 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former head of PlayStation Indies Shuhei Yoshida has so far been glad to tell interviewers that Ghost of Tsushima successor Ghost of Yotei is awesome, and he'll do it again: Yoshida maintains that Ghost of Yotei is really, super awesome in a new interview with French site PlayStation Inside."Ghost of Tsushima felt incredible to play," Yoshida says, "and having played Ghost of Yotei at several stages of its development, I can assure you that it will be even better, and that Sucker Punch has done
  
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• The Last of Us season 2 episode 4 director stole a script-writing tip from the show for her live-action The Sims movie: "It's such a good idea"

  05-05-2025 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kate Herron says she learned a script-writing trick from The Last of Us Showrunner Craig Mazin - and that she's using it for her live-action adaptation of The Sims."It’s tricky to know what I can say, but I’m very indebted to Craig and Neil for giving me an opportunity to direct on it. Getting to do that was like a bucket list kind of moment," Herron told Variety during an interview about directing The Last of Us season 2 episode 4. "I just hope I get better at my job. OK, actually,
  
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• Ex PlayStation boss says $50 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the "perfect balance" of AAA ambition, AA budget, and "independent vision" – "This is the path the industry should be pursuing"

  05-05-2025 20:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former PlayStation head Shuhei Yoshida is a big fan of acclaimed JRPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and he hopes its successful formula becomes the template for more game development going forward.Despite launching in Oblivion Remastered's massive shadow, Clair Obscur has been massively successful both in terms of critical and player reviews and sales, proving there's more than enough room in the industry for two big RPGs to co-exist and thrive underneath similar spotlights.Part of its attraction
  
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• James Gunn's dog has a wild reaction to seeing himself as Superman's Krypto: "Every time he sees himself come on screen, he tries to murder himself"

  05-05-2025 19:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Superman's dog Krypto has gotten a lot of attention as part of the marketing for James Gunn's Superman movie reboot, as the character in the film is modeled directly on Gunn's own dog, Ozu. But it turns out that Ozu himself has a specific reaction to seeing himself on screen, with his excitable nature coming out whenever he sees Krypto."This is my dog Ozu barking at the screen," Gunn explains in a video posted to social media, showing Ozu having a bit of a fit while watching the now familiar tra
  
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• Switch 2 fans so desperate for news they've already decoded Donkey Kong Bananza's secret banana alphabet, which I didn't even know existed

  05-05-2025 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  People learning fantasy languages is nothing new; for example, there are more enthusiasts who can speak Star Trek's Klingon fluently than there are for some actual languages. And, well, there's no sign of it stopping: Ahead of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game, YouTuber 2Chrispy posted a video titled "I Decoded the Ancient Monkey Scrolls of Donkey Kong Bananza," in which they – surprisingly – decode the ancient monkey scrolls of Donkey Kong Bananza.During the reveal trailer for the
  
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• The first post-Rise of Skywalker Star Wars project won't be the Ryan Gosling movie, but a new novel starring Finn and Jannah

  05-05-2025 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ryan Gosling is about to star in Star Wars: Starfighter, a new film by Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy that will pick up the saga after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. But before that, the first story told in post-Rise of Skywalker continuity will come in the form of a young adult novel that stars Finn and Jannah, as seen on the Penguin Random House catalogue site.Titled Star Wars: The Last Order, the novel is written by author Kwame Mbalia, best known for his award-wi
  
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• That Gears of War remaster is also coming to PS5, and it's out this August for $40 – or free for some "longtime fans"

  05-05-2025 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a seemingly endless period of rumors and speculation, Xbox has unveiled Gears of War: Reloaded. This is a full, $40 remaster of the original Gears of War set to launch on August 26 across Xbox Series X and PC, including Game Pass, and it's coming to PS5 too.Gears of War: Reloaded will be priced at $40, but "as a token of our gratitude to longtime fans," you'll get it for free if you've purchased a digital version of the previous remaster, Ultimate Edition, on Xbox or PC.This story is devel
  
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• Even John Romero is worried about Joy-Con drift on Nintendo Switch 2, so here's hoping those "not Hall effect sticks" hold up better than the originals

  05-05-2025 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Though it never approached the level of the Xbox 360's red ring of death, Joy-Con analog stick drift became a serious issue with the original Nintendo Switch, and doubly so with the Switch Lite, which has controllers baked right in.Gradual wear would regularly lead the sensors on the analog sticks to misread inputs or, infamously, register movement all on their own. It's a nasty hardware fault that many players are hoping the Nintendo Switch 2 will avoid, and we can officially add Doom Guy and R
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer was first hired as a voice actor after she "saw a post on Reddit" calling for auditions: "I've never done that, it sounds kinda cool"

  05-05-2025 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Among the immense praise that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received so far, there's been particular love for its story and characters. But the game's lead writer had an unusual path to penning the plot, as she originally joined the game as a seemingly inexperienced voice actor."I saw a post on Reddit by [director] Guillaume [Broche] asking for voice actors to record something for free for a demo," eventual lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen tells the BBC. "I was like: 'I've never done that, it
  
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• The Last of Us season 2 episode 4 director compares Josh Peck’s cameo to Drew Barrymore in Scream: "People just wouldn’t see it coming"

  05-05-2025 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us season 2 episode 4 director Kate Herron says Josh Peck's surprise cameo – and the fate of his character – was so much fun to film, and it might remind you of another famous cameo.Warning: Major spoilers for The Last of Us season 2 episode 4 below!"That was so fun," Herron told Entertainment Weekly. "We had people read [for the part], obviously. Josh's read came in, and Josh is fantastic. We were like, 'We need to get Josh.' But also the idea of it just being Josh... I
  
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• Fallout star Walton Goggins on the real-life complicated relationships that form the "genesis" of brutally honest new indie comedy The Uninvited: "It was so important to tell this story"

  05-05-2025 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Walton Goggins says it was vital to tell the story of The Uninvited, which is based on a strange event that occurred at his and director Nadia Conners' Hollywood home."It's a true story. The genesis of the story is true," Goggins tells GamesRadar+. "I would imagine that there are there are elements of our relationships that are that are sprinkled throughout – elements of my my wife's relationship with her mother, certainly, how my wife has felt at times about her own career and what she ha
  
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• LocalThunk shouts out "4th person to join the Balatro Discord" as their new deckbuilding tactics game gets rave reviews: "I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP"

  05-05-2025 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The deckbuilding gods have unleashed good karma upon the land: Balatro solo developer LocalThunk recently praised the poker roguelike's early supporter Pengonauts for his new deckbuilder, which is already collecting seriously positive reviews."I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP," LocalThunk posts on Bluesky alongside an image of Pengonauts' builder, StarVaders, and its 100% "critics recommend" rating at the time."Just as an aside for how indie devs support each other behind the scenes," LocalThunk
  
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• Naughty Dog won't do it, so this ex-AAA dev and his wife made their own Jak & Daxter-inspired retro platformer – it feels great and crushed its Kickstarter goal

  05-05-2025 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a now-successful Kickstarter campaign that could pass for a me-seeking missile, the husband-and-wife team behind action platformer GearGrit channel "early 2000s console gaming" and stop just short of writing Jak 2 in the sky with smoke.With Naughty Dog busy with The Last of Us, The Last of Us 2, The Last of Us again, The Last of Us 2 again, and even some other games when it's not re-releasing at least one of those – I'm being mean, but sci-fi adventure Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
  
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• A Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist trained an AI model to draw like him, and look at that, it wasn't worth it

  05-05-2025 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona and Shin Megami Tensei's iconic artist Kazuma Kaneko has trained an AI model to create artwork based on his style for his next game, but in the end, he reckons it would've been quicker to just create the art himself.Former Atlus artist Kazuma Kaneko is one of those video game artists that has cemented themselves as a legend thanks to their style. From the early days of the Megami Tensei, through Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, Devil Summoner, and most recently, Metaphor: ReFantazio Kaneko's
  
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• After nailing his first JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio lead UI designer has one piece of advice for his old self: "Your PC is going to break in 2021. Do something about it!"

  05-05-2025 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metaphor: ReFantazio's lead UI designer Koji Ise thinks success and failure were a vital part of the game's development, so – if given the chance – they wouldn't give any game-related tips to a hypothetical past self.Since Persona 5's gameplay was revealed back in 2015, one of the things synonymous with Atlus has been the absolutely sick UI and menu design. Amazing UI has been a core part of spinoffs like Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Tactica, and then Persona 3 got a total menu o
  
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• Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone says Disney's farming RPG got him to take notice by its title alone: "Wait, it's called Dreamlight Valley? What's going on here?"

  05-05-2025 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Stardew Valley obviously didn't create the farming sim genre, it's definitely one of the main games that led to the resurgence of the cozy game. The likes of Ooblets, Cozy Grove, Coral Island, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth have all blown up in the time since (although Animal Crossing: New Horizons can take just as much blame for that). One of the bigger entries into the genre over the last few years is Gameloft's Disney Dreamlight Valley, which infuses the genre with a roster of Disne
  
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• The Last of Us managed to keep a major cameo secret – and it's the perfect surprise

  05-05-2025 04:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us season 2 has had a whole bunch of surprises up its sleeve so far, from tweaks to the game storyline to exciting new casting. The latest came in the form of a cameo in season 2 episode 4 that no one saw coming.Be warned, we're getting into spoiler territory from here on out, so make sure you're up to date on the HBO show before reading on.Alongside an earlier than expected appearance of Isaac Dixon, the latest episode of the game adaptation also featured a small cameo from Josh Pec
  
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