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• Team Cherry are "healthy workaholics," Silksong voice actor says: "They were working a lot" but understand "people have lives and need to have a good quality of life"

  30-10-2025 23:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lauren Koopowitz, the voice actor behind mapmaker Shakra and more than 20 other characters in Hollow Knight: Silksong, says Team Cherry is a bunch of "healthy workaholics."Talking to Dan Allen Gaming, Koopowitz was asked if Team Cherry is the type of studio to work 12-hour days to meet tight deadlines. Koopowitz said "it depends on the cycle of where the game is at and what deadlines are around."More generally, she had positive things to say about Team Cherry's approach to work-life balance:"The
  
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• Helldivers 2's 150GB PC install is "unacceptably large," and Arrowhead hopes to work out a solution that could "theoretically slice the size in half"

  30-10-2025 22:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're playing Helldivers 2 regularly on PC, you've certainly noticed the size of the game's footprint on your hard drive: a whopping 150GB. That's a whole lot bigger than the game is on console, and developer Arrowhead knows it's frustrating to have such a massive chunk of your storage space eaten up by a single game. The studio has addressed the issue multiple times in recent months, and game director Mikael Eriksson wants you to know it's still a priority for the dev team."PC file size is
  
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• Arc Raiders launches to over 260,000 concurrent players and 88% positive early reviews on Steam, outdoing The Finals even at $40

  30-10-2025 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders is finally out, and while the devs have acknowledged the "insanity" of launching between Battlefield 6 and Black Ops 7, it seems those worries might be for naught. The extraction shooter has launched to strong early reviews on Steam, and even with a $40 price tag it's managed to outdo developer Embark's previous, free-to-play title The Finals in terms of sheer player count.As SteamDB shows, Arc Raiders has reached a peak concurrent player count of 263,739. That figure is still rising
  
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• After 22 games over 27 years, the live-action Call of Duty movie is finally moving forward with Deepwater Horizon director and Yellowstone creator at the helm

  30-10-2025 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Activision's long-delayed Call of Duty movie is finally moving ahead...and with a director and writer in tow.Per a new press release from Paramount, Peter Berg is set to direct, write, and produce the Call of Duty movie alongside Taylor Sheridan, who will also write and produce. According to the release, the upcoming live-action feature film is "designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what fans love about the iconic series, while boldly expanding the fran
  
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• Strip club DJ returns to a truly inescapable MMO, accidentally becoming a community legend and real-life GTA character: "Stripper saw me playing, I have been deeply judged"

  30-10-2025 21:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  When thousands of people from your favorite MMO's community flock to a strip club DJ caught hitting a crab at the club, you take notice. When that DJ responds to your hail mary inquiry on Reddit, you take notes.Earlier this week, Reddit user, Old School RuneScape player, and strip club DJ Common_Vagrant (who I'm just going to call CV) turned heads in a post declaring, "It's dead at the club, so I’m hitting up the crab." The attached photo shows a laptop perched inconspicuously on a mixer,
  
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• You can finally play the Ghost of Yotei animator's dinosaur Soulslike, where you carve through dinos with a giant sword between your teeth, thanks to a Steam demo I can't believe I'm recommending

  30-10-2025 21:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  To say I'm not a Soulslike guy is an understatement. I kind of hate Soulslikes. I generally seek out cinematic, emotionally resonant storytelling, fast-paced action, and games that don't make me hate myself. Soulslikes offer none of that. And yet, here I am, recommending a Soulslike.But this one's different! Dinoblade, a game that started out as a joke from Sucker Punch senior animator Jean Nguyen, has a fresh Steam demo where you're a dinosaur inexplicably duking it out with your fellow dinos.
  
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• Stranger Things season 5 trailer has fans convinced that Will Byers will be the one to defeat Vecna in a wild full circle moment

  30-10-2025 21:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for Stranger Things season 5 has arrived, and fans are convinced that Will Byers will be the one to beat Vecna...rather than his adoptive, super-powered sister Eleven.There are two key factors in this new fan theory: what Vecna says to Will in the trailer, and the show's overall history with Dungeons and Dragons. In the clip, Vecna (Jamie Campbell-Bower) grabs Will and says: "William, you are going to help me. One... last... time." When was the first time? Well, when the Mind
  
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• The revived King of the Hill is renewed for seasons 16 and 17 alongside the upcoming season 15

  30-10-2025 20:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The revival of King of the Hill has landed with a resounding boom, bringing fans of the cult show back to Arlen in a big way. And as it turns out, the Hill family and their friends will be sticking around for some time to come, as the animated series has been renewed for seasons 16 and 17.News of King of the Hill seasons 16 and 17 comes via the show's official social media account, with a fun gag based on the classic "Yep," "Yup," "Uh huh," exchange of the show's main cast of Hank Hill and his b
  
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• 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (October 31 - November 2)

  30-10-2025 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Are you looking for the best new movies and shows to watch on streaming this weekend that are not necessarily Halloween-themed? You've come to the right place. While everyone is checking out the best horror movies to watch during the scariest night of the year (as they should), there are several new releases and season finale episodes that also deserve your attention.So you don't miss out on the best streaming releases, we've put together a guide with six great new movies and TV shows now availa
  
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• Assassin's Creed 3's controversial, hours-long opening was meant to solve a classic game narrative problem, but the team didn't realize it was "too long" until "the last two months" of development

  30-10-2025 18:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been over a decade since Assassin's Creed 3 launched, and I still remember the controversy over the game's extended narrative opening, which spent hours setting you up for a big plot twist before finally putting you in control of the actual protagonist and letting you loose to play the game. Looking back, creative Alex Hutchinson agrees that the intro is too long, but it was there to solve a very particular problem common in game narratives.First, a quick spoiler warning if you still plan t
  
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• The Aliens game from Borderlands studio Gearbox ended up a flop, but Tiny Tina and Horizon actor Ashly Burch was just "excited" to be involved: "Are people even going to remember that I was in this?"

  30-10-2025 18:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games in the Alien franchise are hit or miss, to put it lightly. For every Alien: Isolation, there are a few already-dead facehuggers, like the disastrous Aliens: Colonial Marines. Although the 2013 FPS lives in infamy, voice actor Ashly Burch has fonder memories.Well-known as the performer behind Tiny Tina in Borderlands and Aloy in the Horizon series, Burch was just starting to break in when Colonial Marines arrived, and she reveals that her time on Pandora actually got her through the d
  
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• After winning fans back with Stardew Valley-like DLC, inZOI continues its redemption arc by following in The Sims 4's footsteps with a focus on the afterlife

  30-10-2025 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  inZOI has had quite the Early Access journey on Steam since PUBG developer Krafton first launched it at the tail end of March, suffering from dwindling players before making a nice comeback with its Stardew Valley-like DLC – and there's still plenty in store.Earlier this month, director and producer Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim unveiled "realistic tragedy, the darker sides of life, and unpredictable dramatic events" and more are underway for future updates following fans' requests. More immediately
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Baldur's Gate 3 are leading a turn-based renaissance, and it's leaving games like Pokemon Legends: Z-A far behind

  30-10-2025 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Recently, I've been playing Pokemon: Legends Z-A, and struggling slightly to get to grips with its meta-shifting move away from turn-based combat. Away from my Switch, I've also finally got around to playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ahead of what I predict will be a slew of Game of the Year wins. It's rare that two such different takes on turn-based RPGs occupy so much space in my head at once – and that makes the gulf between the two even more apparent.I'm completely absorbed by Clair
  
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• Fallout co-creator Tim Cain remembers buying Super Nintendo games "for $59 in the '90s," but while digital games saved publishers money "those cost savings for digital weren't passed on to consumers"

  30-10-2025 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout co-creator, The Outer Worlds co-director, and all-round chatty RPG icon Tim Cain is back with another insightful industry vlog, this time breaking down the pros and cons of digital gaming, where he argues that digital storefronts are the reason why game prices haven't matched inflation."Digital is cheaper. It's cheaper for everybody," he starts off in his latest YouTube video. "It's less costs all around. So, in theory, prices should've dropped, but it didn't." Cain's argument is that di
  
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• The Stealth 700 Gen is my Halloween headset of choice, and it just got a spooky rare discount

  30-10-2025 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the resident audio tech nerd of the hardware team, I have no shortage of the best gaming headsets at my disposal. Yet it's the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 that's going to keep me company through this Halloween weekend.Unlike many other PS5 headsets I've tested, the Stealth 700 Gen 3 remains one of the few pairs that actually gets loud enough to make me sit up in my couch in fright, just how I like it. If you're a fellow horror game fan, you can treat yourself to the booming cups for $149.9
  
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• My new Steam obsession is this love letter to Metal Gear Solid which nails the PS1 aesthetic in a shoot-'em-up inspired by '90s games and anime

  30-10-2025 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Steam Next Fest is over, I downloaded the demo for Birdcage, which is a shoot-em-up inspired by the games of Treasure (notably Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga), with storytelling and aesthetics that are a massive love letter to Metal Gear Solid. Which is a roundabout way of saying this is absolutely my jam.Shoot-em-ups (or shmups, as their friends call them) are one of those genres that fell somewhat by the wayside after their peak in the late 1990s. The Sega Saturn and Dreamcast (as well as
  
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• As Amazon kills New World, League of Legends co-creator and Riot co-founder puts a call out for "star devs" from the MMO: "We’re always on the lookout for S-tier talent"

  30-10-2025 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fantasy MMO New World got the death knell from Amazon this week, as the company announced season 10 would round out updates to the game amid wider layoffs affecting some 14,000 jobs. Players and devs alike are commiserating, and now a co-founder of Riot Games has put out a call for the talent who are seeking their next gig.In the immediate wake of New World being sunsetted, someone tweeted at Marc Merrill, who co-created League of Legends and now serves as co-chair and CPO at Riot, stating that
  
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• Mojang is finally revealing all of Minecraft: Java Edition's code after 16 years to "make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods"

  30-10-2025 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well over a decade has passed since the release of Mojang's monumental sandbox game Minecraft, with countless mods dropping in that time – but a new change to the Java Edition could mean more Minecraft mods than ever before.That change is the removal of obfuscation – a process that sees bits and bobs of Java Edition's code obscured and inaccessible. Mojang details its plans to axe obfuscation in an exciting new announcement, one that comes mere days after its post unveiling more of t
  
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• KPop Demon Hunters songwriter and Rumi singing voice EJAE confirms she used no AI to write the Netflix film's songs, and says Huntr/x AI comparisons are "hurtful"

  30-10-2025 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  KPop Demon Hunters is nothing short of a global phenomenon, and its incredibly catchy soundtrack is still dominating the music charts.In a new interview, EJAE, who both provides the singing voice for Huntr/x's Rumi and helped pen multiple songs on the soundtrack, has confirmed she used no AI while crafting the music.When asked by Wired if she used AI for the film, EJAE replied: "No. One thing I find so interesting, so fascinating, is people are like, 'Oh, it's an animated character, and it's a g
  
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• With James Wan back in charge of Saw, star of the original says he'd be keen to return to the horror franchise

  30-10-2025 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  When a franchise's timeline is as complicated as Saw's is, cameos and comebacks aren't out of the question – even when most of the characters don't make it to the end credits alive. With that, Cary Elwes, who played Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the original, has expressed interest in reprising his role in the series.When asked by TheDirect whether he'd be keen to play Gordon again, now that creator James Wan will be "hugely involved" in Saw 11 and beyond, Elwes candidly replied: "For sure.""I lo
  
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• Indie horror hit REPO's "Monster Update" lives up to its name by being absolutely huge, with 10 new freaks to contend with

  30-10-2025 17:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  REPO has released its second major update, appropriately titled "The Monster Update," as it adds 10 new enemies to the game.REPO has been hyping up its big new update for some time now, but as the devs said they "want to be a bit more secretive," we didn't actually find out much about it ahead of time… Well, except for the fact that you can "twerk enemies to death," but the world needed to know that. However, earlier this month, the update was described as something that "reinvigorates th
  
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• The Witcher creator reveals why Liam Hemsworth 'replaced' Henry Cavill in season 4's opening montage of iconic scenes

  30-10-2025 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher season 4 kicks off with Clive Russell's Stribog recounting some of Geralt's finest – and not-so-finest – hours.. Crucially, though, some details are different when revisiting scenes such as Ciri's forest reunion and Geralt's showdown with Vilgefortz – not least of all that, this time, The White Wolf is played by Liam Hemsworth.Far from rewriting history and overwriting the outgoing Henry Cavill, The Witcher showrunner and creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich chanced upon
  
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• After breaking box office records, a prequel to the Conjuring is officially underway – but stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson may not return

  30-10-2025 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  In appropriately seasonal news for Halloween week, another Conjuring movie is in the works.Last Rites was billed as the final movie in the franchise, but after it had the biggest global opening for a horror movie ever, it seems the series will live on. The film grossed over $487 million worldwide.Per Variety, Warner Bros. and New Line are developing a prequel, with Last Rites writers Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg set to write the script. Rodrigue Huart is in talks to helm the film.The prequel i
  
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• Dragon Age's The Inquisitor actor knows the character is "probably not coming back," but sees a world where BioWare brings back all protagonists "Avengers Assemble-style"

  30-10-2025 17:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the four actors behind Dragon Age Inquisition's protagonist reckons the character's story is done and dusted, but part of her also thinks it's possible that BioWare channels its inner Marvel Studios and pulls every hero out of retirement/The Fade for one last adventure.Alex Wilton Regan - the actor behind Cyberpunk 2077's Alt Cunningham, Perfect Dark's (RIP) Joanna Dark, and Dragon Age's Inquisitor - told GamesRadar+ about her hopes for the fantasy series' future at MCM Comic Con London."
  
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• Deltarune fans spent 2 years recreating Chapter 1 "in its entirety" inside SNES RPG Earthbound, which feels like the ultimate tribute to Toby Fox's romhacking start

  30-10-2025 17:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox tinkered with Earthbound romhacks very early in his game dev career, and that inimitable, SNES oddness went on to inform the RPG duo that so many fans know and love today. So it's only fitting for a crew of those fans to have spent two years painstakingly rebuilding Chapter 1 of Deltarune inside their own Earthbound romhack, which will be released for free this month.Chromadeline, one of the eight developers of the upcoming Earthbound romhack Bound to the
  
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• Road House director Doug Liman is making his own, separate sequel from the Jake Gyllenhaal remake, following a dispute with Amazon

  30-10-2025 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a falling out with Amazon MGM, Road House remake director Doug Liman is making his own, separate sequel to the original 1989 movie instead.According to Deadline, Liman has quietly acquired the rights to Road House, directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring the late Patrick Swayze, and will make a direct sequel titled Road House: Dylan. The news comes after Liman's reported ongoing tiff with Amazon, which began when the director boycotted the film's release due to the studio's alleged refus
  
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• Konami sounds pleased with Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater and Silent Hill f as it reports a jump in game sales: "Beautiful yet terrifying"

  30-10-2025 17:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Konami's had a banner year, with big releases from both Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill. With the former, we got the long-awaited remake of the third game in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and a brand new installment in Silent Hill f for the latter.Both have done well critically and, as a new financial report states, commercially. In a round-up for March through September of this year, the publisher notes that both games crossed the threshold of one million "initial sales" globally. In ot
  
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• Corsair's new Tardis-looking controller argues that the joystick is on the way out

  30-10-2025 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If there was any doubt that leverless fighting game controllers were getting big, Corsair has waded in to give us yet another option, ready for tournaments or just fiercely competitive gamers who want more than what the best PC controllers can offer.Corsair's — deep breath — Novablade Pro Wireless Hall Effect Leverless Controller is out right now. You can buy it at the Corsair website, although it sounds as though the brand will be bringing it to certain retailers at some point to.Co
  
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• Netflix viewers are convinced the Stranger Things season 5 trailer spells doom for Steve Harrington

  30-10-2025 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first major Stranger Things season 5 trailer has finally dropped, but it features a pretty glaring omission: Steve Harrington.The character, played by Joe Keery in the Netflix show, barely features in the latest trailer, and now fans are convinced that's a bad sign for his odds of survival."The lack of Steve in this trailer has me real nervous for what's in store for him," says one person on Reddit."That hug with Dustin looks to me like Steve about to go on a kamikaze mission. Which I hate b
  
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