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• George R.R. Martin takes on Greek mythology and Hercules/Heracles in new animated movie as fellow producer promises: "We're reimagining a timeless legend"

  21-05-2025 23:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin is joining up with Lion Forge Entertainment to produce a new animated movie about the fabled 12 labors of Hercules (or Heracles, as the mythic hero is known in his native Greece), as reported by THR. The film will be co-produced by Lion Forge Entertainment CEO and founder David Steward II, and Lion Forge president and chief creative officer Stephanie Sperber.Titled A Dozen Tough Jobs, the film is an adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name by write
  
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• Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says game devs should "try to do something that nobody's done before" because chasing trends is "going to be stressful"

  21-05-2025 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  We all know the gaming industry is brutal; the next best thing comes along before the current best thing has even had its 15 minutes in the spotlight. Chiming in, Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto recently reflected that he's worried the younger generations of game developers still want to waste their energy on this ruthlessly competitive cycle."Really when we're talking about working with younger people, I always tell them trying to chase the trend or trying to one-up the thing that's the most
  
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• Simon Pegg says a Shaun of the Dead sequel or reboot is "best left alone" because "sometimes, when you sequelize a film like that, you can end up spoiling the original"

  21-05-2025 21:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning star Simon Pegg has built a reputation as one of the most beloved genre actors around, with his heartfelt zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead launching him to international recognition. Still, even though he's worked with Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright on multiple spiritual follow-ups to the cult-classic film, Pegg says he's got no interest in a direct sequel or reboot of the film."I think it's best left alone. I don't think there's any point in rebooti
  
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• Rick and Morty season 8 showrunner explains that sometimes, an idea is just too good to not be an episode: "You can't unhear it once you've heard it"

  21-05-2025 21:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Animated sci-fi adventure series Rick and Morty notably and frequently plays around with its own structure. Some episodes are entirely their own, some tie into a larger narrative, some are mostly the former with some of the latter. According to showrunner Scott Marder, this mixture is thanks in part to an inability to ignore killer ideas.Check Out the Full Review(Image credit: Adult Swim)Rick and Morty season 8 review: "Largely plays it too safe after years of crossing boundaries"For Marder, a "
  
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• 2 months after being pulled from its 2026 release, the live-action Street Fighter movie is still alive and Jason Momoa and WWE superstar Roman Reigns are in talks to star

  21-05-2025 21:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  After news that the film had been pulled from its initial March 2026 release, Legendary's Street Fighter movie is still ago - and with four new cast members in tow.According to Deadline, Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo (Warfare), and WWE superstar Roman Reigns have all been added to the cast in undisclosed roles.Details surrounding the live-action film have been a bit murky. In February, Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip) was officially tapped as director after Danny and Michael Phi
  
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• "9 months to finish the whole game": Years before The Great Circle, Indiana Jones was dropped on the Monkey Island creator when another studio "wasn't actually making the game"

  21-05-2025 21:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last year, Bethesda and MachineGames delivered a stellar new addition to the world of Indiana Jones with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the first console game for the franchise since Lego Indiana Jones 2 in 2009. Some players may remember, however, that prior to the Lego games, there had been a handful of desktop Indiana Jones point-and-click graphic adventure games, one of which was made in a mad dash 9-month period.Ron Gilbert, creator of the long-running adventure game series Monkey Isla
  
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• "This game took over my life": The Fantasy Life sequel, an RPG-heavy life sim 13 years in the making, is a hit on Steam with record numbers for its publisher and 92% positive reviews

  21-05-2025 20:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first new, full-fat Fantasy Life game in 13 years looks to have been worth the wait, with 92% of its more than 2,000 Steam reviews giving a thumbs up the day of its full release.Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is the sequel to the original Fantasy Life, first released in Japan in 2012 for the 3DS. The series blends life/farming sim trappings like fishing, cooking, and crafting with Zelda-like dungeons and combat, with this new installment delivering a considerable expansion of that
  
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• Jason Momoa's passion project Chief of War unveils epic first trailer

  21-05-2025 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jason Momoa leads the indigenous people of Hawaii into a fight against Western colonizers in the first trailer for epic-looking Apple TV Plus series Chief of War.Taking place in the late 18th Century, the historical drama follows Momoa's Ka'iana, a warrior who tries to unify the divided islands as Europeans and the United States' begin to invade. Check out the action-packed teaser above."You will see the Prophecy fulfilled, Ka'iana," a voiceover whispers to Momoa's character as the clip opens. "
  
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• Death Stranding 2 was written before the pandemic, but illness and isolation had a heavy impact on Hideo Kojima and pushed him toward games that "don't already exist in the world"

  21-05-2025 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Death Stranding 2: On the Beach right around the corner, we're ready to dive back into the post-apocalyptic world Kojima Productions first introduced in 2019. As we enter this next chapter, director Hideo Kojima finds himself reflecting on the unexpected parallel between the first game's continental rift and the real-world coronavirus pandemic that soon followed.In a conversation with Edge magazine, Kojima discussed how he had already written the sequel by the time the pandemic hit, only fo
  
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• For Mario Kart World, Nintendo had to dig out the oldest Mario lore like dusty books in an ancient library: "Does Mario, in fact, eat mushrooms?"

  21-05-2025 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario Kart World looks like a big step in the evolution of the racing series. This upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game has an open world, drive-thrus, and costumes for the drivers. What you might not know, though, is that during development, developers had to dig deep into the lore to answer the real questions, like whether Mario does indeed eat mushrooms.In a new Ask the Developers blog post, graphic artist Masaaki Ishikawa says: "The designers came up with various ideas, thinking that if the theme
  
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• Nintendo says Mario Kart World isn't called Mario Kart 9 because simply adding more courses wasn't the plan "this time" – "We wanted to take the series to the next level"

  21-05-2025 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has revealed that Mario Kart World isn't simply called Mario Kart 9 because the plan was to do more than add a couple of courses into the mix.Before we knew what the next Mario Kart would be properly called, plenty settled on MK9 for ease more than anything, though it did kick off a debate over whether that's what it should be called – does the existence of Mario Kart Tour mean we should have gone to 10?It ultimately mattered little as Nintendo went with Mario Kart World anyway, b
  
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• Ubisoft casually confirms its best series is coming back with job postings for "a prestigious AAA title for the Rayman brand"

  21-05-2025 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a decade of doing pretty much nothing with the character, Ubisoft is hiring staff for a "prestigious AAA title" in the Rayman series.It's been over a decade since Ubisoft casually released one of the greatest platformers ever made in Rayman Legends and then decided to do nothing substantial with the character since. A couple of mobile games and an appearance in the Netflix series Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix later, Rayman showed a spark of hope by appearing in the DLC for Mario
  
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• Andor fans are paying tribute to the show's saddest death: "True unsung hero, nobody will ever know what he sacrificed"

  21-05-2025 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final episodes of Andor season 2 are full of poignant and heartbreaking moments, but one of the show's least dramatic deaths is probably its saddest. Star Wars fans are paying tribute to Lonni Jung, a rebel spy in Luthen Rael's network working for the ISB alongside Dedra Meero, an "unsung hero" who died for the cause in season 2 episode 10.In the episode, Lonni warns Luthen that he has complete access to Dedra's private storage, in which he'd found out something major, but wouldn't disclose
  
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• Mario Kart World devs who "aren't that good at Mario Kart" are "favorites" in the Nintendo office because they can be the best playtesters: "Oh, so you don't get that. Interesting!"

  21-05-2025 18:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario Kart World developers who aren't that great at actually playing Mario Kart were "favorites" on the team, according to general gameplay designer Shintaro Jikumaru, because they could spot things more proficient shell tossers couldn't.Mario Kart's always been a series that appeals to pretty much everyone, from traditionally non-gamers who are just there to maybe ride a Bullet Bill for a short 'n' sweet time to sweaty pros prepared to whip their siblings with the Wii mote in order to secure a
  
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• 3 years later, Sony kills PlayStation Stars loyalty program where redeeming a single 'free' game could require over $1,000 in other purchases: "We've learned a lot"

  21-05-2025 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation Stars, the loyalty program that Sony rolled out in 2022 largely as a way to reward regular players with digital collectibles and very occasional game redemptions, is "winding down."In a new post on the PlayStation Blog, Grace Chen, vice president of network advertising, loyalty, and licensed merchandise, says "we’ve learned a lot from evaluating the types of activities our players respond best to, and as a company, we are always evolving with player and industry trends."Chen sp
  
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• Matt Smith and Austin Butler get wrapped up in a crazy criminal underworld in colorful trailer for Black Swan director’s new film

  21-05-2025 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming crime thriller from legendary director Darren Aronofsky has revealed a new trailer, featuring Elvis, House of the Dragon, and The Batman actors being pulled into a messy criminal underworld.The new trailer for Caught Stealing, which you can watch below, opens with Austin Butler as a bartender named Hank Thompson living in New York City in the ‘90s. One day, Hank is asked by his punk neighbour, Russ (Matt Smith), to look after his cat. However, pet sitting duties get a little messy
  
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• Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains the big ape's redesign was all in service of making him "more expressive"

  21-05-2025 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the hot topics among Nintendo fans this year has been Donkey Kong's new redesign. When Nintendo Switch 2 was first unveiled back in January, the tiny snippet of Mario Kart World gameplay had a new design for the big ape that was more in-line with the version seen in The Super Mario Bros Movie. Then the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct showed us what Nintendo was cooking with the new design, with the reveal of Donkey Kong Bananza.Speaking to IGN, Donkey Kong (and Zelda, Mario, Pikmin, the list goe
  
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• My favorite GTA 6 trailer is now this fan-made PS2 demake that uses San Andreas to show off just how far graphics have come in 21 years

  21-05-2025 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer has dropped, sort of. A fan has remade Rockstar's official second GTA 6 trailer in the style of a PS2-era GTA, and the nostalgia is off the charts.It's pretty much a shot-for-shot remake of the trailer but in GTA: San Andreas' art style. My only complaint is that Jason isn't shirtless right at the start, he's wearing a vest. Boo. Boo I say.The animations also aren't spot on, but they weren't back in the day, either. I remember CJ's fingers being permanently
  
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• The Last of Us star confirms Kaitlyn Dever's Abby will be the focus in season 3

  21-05-2025 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us season 3 will predominantly center on Kaitlin Dever's Abby, Catherine O'Hara has revealed.In the run-up to the HBO adaptation's season 2 finale this weekend, the actor, who brings booze-loving therapist Gail to life in the show, was asked by Variety whether or not we'd see more of her character in the next chapter."I don't know. Craig [Mazin] did say definitely not this next season," O'Hara candidly replied. "It's the Abby story. Maybe. But I think it was to serve Joel and Ellie."
  
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