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• The indie horror I've been raving about for 2 years headlines an incredible $13 Halloween games bundle that includes 12 other spooky treats

  31-10-2025 22:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  After two months of celebrating, the actual night of Halloween is a bittersweet moment of closure for me, which makes it all the more crucial to fully soak in the atmosphere before it's all over for another 10 months. Let me tell you, if I didn't already have plans for the night, and didn't already own most of the games included, I would almost surely be purchasing this Humble Games indie horror bundle and marathoning some of the best spooky gems in recent memory.Humble's Indie Fears bundle incl
  
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• Stranger Things creators say they've known the final scene for "six or seven years," and "always knew what the last 40 minutes were going to be"

  31-10-2025 21:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The start of Stranger Things season 5 is just around the corner, and though it's taken nearly 10 years to get here, the show's creators Ross and Matt Duffer say they've known how the series would end for nearly as long.Speaking in a panel at Italy's Lucca Comics and Games Festival (via Variety) alongside Stranger Things cast members Gaten Matarazzo (who plays Dustin Henderson), Noah Schnapp (the actor behind Will Byers), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), and Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), the Du
  
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• Rockstar accused of "ruthless" firing ahead of GTA 6, cutting over 30 employees tied to dev union: Take-Two claims "gross misconduct," labor group says "we won't back down"

  31-10-2025 21:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games just fired over 30 staff members located in UK and Canada offices, and parent company Take-Two say the former employees were responsible "for gross misconduct." Meanwhile, Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) claims Rockstar is guilty of "union busting."Bloomberg reports the impacted employees were all either current union members or planning to organize a union at Rockstar, and they were members of the same private Discord group dedicated to the topi
  
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• Arc Raiders roadmap confirms new map Stella Montis, expanded quests, 2 new Arcs to fight in November, and a new Raider Deck battle pass for December

  31-10-2025 21:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders launched barely 24 hours ago to strong Steam user reviews and even better player counts, and it seems the devs at Embark Studios aren't taking a break to bask in the early success. They've just unveiled a post-launch Arc Raiders roadmap covering the remainder of 2025, and there's plenty more in store over the next two months.The November updates, landing under the title North Line, will include a new map called Stella Montis and two new arcs called Matriarch and Shredder. There aren'
  
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• It: Welcome to Derry's cast of child actors had to face their fears when joining the Stephen King spin-off, and meeting Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise: "I think I almost crapped my pants"

  31-10-2025 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new members of It: Welcome to Derry's Losers Club weren't all fans of the series before signing on...and quite literally had to face their fears on set."I never watched any of the movies until I absolutely had to, because, Pennywise was always my literal number one fear. It's crazy full circle," Blake Cameron James tells GamesRadar+. "Because [it's] my number one biggest fear, and then I do a show for it – it's so crazy. So I never watched any of the movies, and so I literally had to,
  
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• Death Stranding 2 just got another themed controller, and this one's going to be really hard to buy

  31-10-2025 20:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you weren't contented with the Death Stranding 2 Limited Edition DualSense Controller which released in May this year — and I get the impression that many people weren't — then Backbone is here with another games controller themed around he latest Kojima creation.The Backbone One - Death Stranding 2 Limited Edition is, as the name suggests, a new version of the popular mobile controller Backbone One, themed around the long-box-balancing walking simulator. More so than most release
  
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• Even the original Deus Ex art director isn't happy with the controversial remaster: "Oh, what the f*ck. No. This did not need to happen"

  31-10-2025 19:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although it isn't out until February, Deus Ex Remastered hasn't exactly been a huge hit with fans thanks to its lackluster visuals, and now even the game's original art director is joining in.In an upcoming episode of the FRVR podcast, Deus Ex art director Jerry O'Flaherty reacted rather bluntly to the remaster, developed and published by the Embracer-owned Aspyr. O'Flaherty didn't mince words."Oh, what the f*ck," he said. "No. This did not need to happen. Sorry whoever was involved in this. Oh
  
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• Square Enix finally says the words Final Fantasy 14's MMO fashion devotees have waited years to hear: "From Patch 7.4 onward, you'll be able to equip any glamours regardless of your class/job!"

  31-10-2025 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  As always, the latest Final Fantasy 14 dev stream ran down an array of fresh content coming in the next patch, including new story quests, dungeons, and other additions. But all those reveals paled in comparison to the news that MMO fashionistas have been waiting years for: yes, you can finally equip whatever outfits you want, regardless of your current class or job.The news was first announced by director and producer Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida during the latest Letter from the Producer live strea
  
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• Studio Ghibli, Square Enix, Bandai Namco and more Japanese companies demand OpenAI avoid unauthorized use of their IP: "There is no system allowing one to avoid liability"

  31-10-2025 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Japanese organization Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) – on behalf of member companies like Studio Ghibli and Square Enix creating anime and video games – has formally requested OpenAI avoid unauthorized use of its IP in the Sora 2 AI video generator.In a written request CODA sent to OpenAI on October 27 and publicly announced on October 28 (noticed by Automaton), the organization says it "considers that the act of replication during the machine learning process m
  
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• Dune: Awakening addresses the issue that made me and many players quit the survival MMO with a Base Backup Tool to stop your home blowing up and breaking down if you take a break

  31-10-2025 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Funcom has some very big features in store for Dune: Awakening fans alongside upcoming Chapter 3 content, from improvements to game balance to long-awaited character transfers and the soon-to-be coveted Base Backup Tool.The developers reveal the additions and changes that are underway in a new post on Reddit, and there is plenty to look forward to, y'all. One of the first features they cite is the cargo container – a storage unit that can be carried via ornithopter, as previously announced
  
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• It: Welcome to Derry finale is going to leave you "destroyed," tease creators, who say there's a "trick" that’s tied to "the reason we're telling the story backwards"

  31-10-2025 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've been taken back in time for another dose of Pennywise with It: Welcome to Derry, the new prequel series to Stephen King's eponymous book and the recent two-part movie adaptation. While we're only two episodes in, the co-creators have left some hints about what’s to come in the finale.According to Barbara and Andy Muschietti, who co-developed the show, the ending will be "emotional," packing a real punch for viewers. "Destroyed," Barbara bluntly told Collider about what effect it&rsqu
  
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• This is why I'm keeping a watchful eye on Switch 2 SD card deals this Black Friday

  31-10-2025 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Too impatient?(Image credit: Future)If you just picked up your Switch 2 and want some extra storage asap, there are some deals on compatible microSD Express cards available across US and UK retailers available on the run up to Black Friday.Shop for Switch 2 SD cards at Amazon
  Shop for Switch 2 SD cards at Best BuyThe Nintendo Switch 2 is only compatible with the best microSD Express cards, so if you want more storage, you're gonna eventually have to bite the bullet and grab a whole new SD card.T
  
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• Pokemon TCG Pocket reportedly made $245 million more than Pokemon Go managed in its first year

  31-10-2025 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon TCG Pocket has reached its one-year anniversary and managed to have the highest-performing first year for a Pokemon mobile game.It may not feel like it, but it's been just over a year since The Pokemon Company killed our productivity by releasing Pokemon TCG Pocket upon the world. Naturally with it being a free mobile game, there are ways to spend money on it. As someone who doesn't understand the appeal behind buying virtual cards (I don't even really see the appeal of physical ones eit
  
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• EA insists it "will maintain a thoughtful, steady approach to AI" and calls it "a tool to empower our people" after its CEO said generative AI is "the very core of our business"

  31-10-2025 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  New messaging from EA offers some insight into the company's communicated approach to AI, at a time when it's reportedly pushing 15,000 employees to use the technology in their workflow.An updated EA employee FAQ posted online by the US Securities and Exchange Commission includes a new section asking, "Will our approach to AI change under new ownership?" This follows reports that EA's buyers – Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and private equity firm
  
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• Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith got to play Cyberpunk 2077 before the RPG's infamous launch, only to see his V randomly T-pose pantsless: "We're fixing that, right?"

  31-10-2025 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 didn't exactly boast the smoothest launch, with an unimpressive release that saw players grappling with all sorts of bugs – including Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith himself, who ran into an absolutely hilarious problem before the RPG even dropped.Pondsmith, the mastermind behind the tabletop RPG that started it all, recalls his first time playing Cyberpunk 2077: "I actually got to play it before the game came out." Explaining that he picked a male V as his female counterpa
  
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• Aladdin star debunks rumors the live-action Disney sequel will film next year as "completely fake"

  31-10-2025 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aladdin 2 won't be filming next year after all.That's according to star Naomi Scott, who played Princess Jasmine in the first film. After rumors that cameras would roll on the sequel next year with Scott, Aladdin actor Mena Massoud, and Genie actor Will Smith returning started picking up traction online, fan page Naomi Scott Brasil reached out to the actor directly on Instagram. "Fake boo," Scott wrote, adding: "Completely fake."‘Aladdin 2’ NÃO VEM AÍ! Perguntamos para
  
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• Dressed in their best digital pigeon cosplay, Fall Guys devs reunite after Epic layoffs to serve up REPO and Peak-style "tasty friendslop"

  31-10-2025 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Like "walking simulator" before it, "friendslop" seems to be another derogatory genre moniker now being reclaimed by its enthusiasts and developers. The devs behind Fall Guys are reuniting after the layoffs at Epic Games with a new studio called Panic Stations, with plans to offer a buffet of goofball co-op games in the vein of REPO and Peak every year."We are… Panic Stations!" as the YouTube description for the video announcing the studio exclaims. "A brand new games studio run entirely
  
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• Arc Raiders lead says no goofy skins here as Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty players push for visual realism: "I don’t think the novelty is worth the trade"

  31-10-2025 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders has become the latest game to have developers assure fans that it won't devolve into ridiculous skins, in an era where Call of Duty has followed the Fortnite model.As part of Battlefield 6's numerous dunks on Call of Duty this year, one of the most notable was the developers stating it's "really important to us" that cosmetics "feel grounded," a sentiment that contrasts with Call of Duty's increasingly outlandish content, which has featured collaborations with Nicki Minaj and Beavis
  
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• Helldivers 2 is "starting to break at the seams," game director admits, since Arrowhead kept choosing new content over bug fixes: "Now we're paying the price"

  31-10-2025 16:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Trust me, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has heard you talking about how bad you want optimization for months now. Its devs understand – they know it's their fault."The calls are coming from inside of the house," game director Mikael Eriksson says candidly during a new, official Q&A on YouTube. "Now we're paying the price a little bit for this. So that is why we're so focused right now on addressing this and rethinking a little bit about how we're developing the game."With its latest
  
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• EA claims "our creative freedom and player-first values will remain intact" after buyout, and "even with the new debt" of $20 billion it will work to grow the company

  31-10-2025 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  An updated version of an FAQ shared with EA employees addresses concerns that the company will be over-encumbered with the $20 billion debt it stands to absorb following the closure of its pending leveraged buyout, as well as fears that EA games could face creative restrictions or censorship under new owners – notably including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.On September 29, an initial draft of this FAQ assured EA employees worried about layoffs that there would be "no immediate cha
  
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• Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly getting ready to bid on DC and Harry Potter studio Warner Bros

  31-10-2025 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warner Bros. Discovery is about to become the latest media conglomerate to go up for sale as Netflix, Apple, and Amazon are reportedly interested in bidding on the 55-billion-dollar company.Last week, Bloomberg reported that Warner Bros. Discovery was getting ready to ask potential bidders to sign a non-disclosure agreement. The potential bidders in question are reportedly Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.Should one of these companies acquire WBD, they would also own CNN, TBS, HGTV, and Food Network.
  
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• M3GAN 2.0 may have bombed theatrically, but the sequel is the most-watched horror movie this Halloween

  31-10-2025 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  People might not have flocked to theatres for M3GAN 2.0, but they're apparently enjoying the horror-comedy in their droves at home. New data has the doll's cinematic follow-up topping the charts for Halloween streaming this year.Nielsen has released some facts and figures around viewing habits for the spooky season, looking at the last few years and what horror movies we've been tuning into. Among the stats is a chart for the first week of October 2025, and right up top, in number one, is M3GAN
  
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• Sony is stepping up its plans for more live-action movie adaptations of anime and manga properties

  31-10-2025 15:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The anime boom is well and truly underway and, according to one Sony boss, plans are afoot to bring live-action adaptations of some of Japan's finest exports into theaters.Speaking at the Tokyo International Film Festival (H/T Variety), head of Sony Pictures International Production Shebnem Askin opened up on plans to adapt more anime and manga properties."Since I came here, I’m taking so many great meetings with a lot of companies that are producing incredible stories with anime. We are s
  
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• Nintendo's surprise Animal Crossing: New Horizons update isn't winning over everyone: "Isn't this just more Happy Home Paradise?"

  31-10-2025 14:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Animal Crossing: New Horizons is officially coming to the Switch 2, but that's not all – it's also getting a surprise new update four years after Nintendo's last big patch… although the big news isn't proving so exciting for some fans.Major Animal Crossing: New Horizons content updates came to a halt in 2021 with 2.0 (not counting bug fixes and more minor patches), with Nintendo explaining at the time that it'd be the final significant release for the cozy sim. That's what makes the
  
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• Nintendo wins $17,500 lawsuit against Switch pirate who reportedly told the company he "can do this all day" and "I run the streets" after streaming unreleased games

  31-10-2025 14:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a streamer who regularly taunted the company while streaming a number of pirated games ahead of launch.Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Colorado man Jesse Keighin in November 2024 over streaming pirated Nintendo games ahead of time, like Mario & Luigi: Brothership and Super Mario Party Jamboree.However, as TorrentFreak (via VGC) reports, even after the lawsuit was filed, Keighin continued to seemingly taunt the company. A Facebook post saying, "Should have
  
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• Lanterns is no longer set to premiere before Supergirl, according to DC report

  31-10-2025 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a potential shake up to the DC slate, it sounds like Lanterns could actually arrive after Supergirl, according to the latest update.As spotted by the Green Lanterns Podcast, The Hollywood Reporter indicated earlier in October that Supergirl would arrive before Lanterns while discussing Peacemaker season 2. "The finale will mark the last of the Gunn-verse we'll see until June's Supergirl," said the publication's newsletter.The podcast reached out for clarification, and, according to the email
  
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• The Social Network 2 will be "wonderful," says Jesse Eisenberg, whose reasons for not returning are "completely unrelated" to how good it'll be

  31-10-2025 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a sequel to The Social Network in the works, called The Social Reckoning, but Mark Zuckerberg won't be portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg. The actor declined to return for The Social Network 2, and he's now explained a little about why, and apparently it has nothing to do with the quality of the picture.Eisenberg is doing the rounds for Now You See Me 3 at the minute, and during a stop on Today, he was asked about why he’s chosen not to be involved in The Social Reckoning. "Listen, for r
  
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• Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Carrie, one of Stephen King's shortest novels, might be getting more than one season

  31-10-2025 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Carrie cast photo has us convinced the horror show is getting more than one season, despite being based on one of Stephen King's shortest novels.One of Mike Flanagan's frequent collaborators, Michael Trucco, took to Instagram on October 30 to share the official snapshot, alongside a heartfelt caption that described the upcoming series as "something very special... and damn entertaining!"What's perhaps most interesting, though, is that the photo's border reads "Carrie season 1". Might that
  
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• Horror fans are discussing which beloved scary movies are actually not that great

  31-10-2025 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror fans are going against the genre and discussing their most unpopular opinions, including which beloved horror movies are not really that great.One fan took to Reddit, asking, "I’m curious to see what some of your unpopular opinions are on a beloved horror film and why it flops for you," before going first with, "For me, it’s Bone Tomahawk. I’m not sure what the hype is about. It was an okay movie, but it felt like too much traveling for a two-hour-plus movie."There is no
  
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• Horror hit Talk to Me is getting a bizarre TV spin-off: a "fully immersive XR experience" that's only available to watch on Meta headsets

  31-10-2025 13:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Talk to Me is getting a TV show spin-off, with a strange, technological twist: it'll be shot in 3D – and you'll only be able to watch it on Meta VR headsets.According to a press release, the currently untitled show will follow "a group of young travelers chasing the ultimate party on a European island until they discover the Hand, a supernatural high deadlier than any drug." It's also been described as "Euphoria with possession."Without spoiling too much, the movie ends with a character, w
  
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• The Witcher showrunner explains why season 4's standout episode went full Wicked for its Jaskier flashback: "Part of the fun of television is to mess around with it"

  31-10-2025 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher creator and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich says the fifth episode of season 4, titled 'The Joy of Cooking' is "probably" her favorite of the series."We love experimental swings," Hissrich begins while breaking down (in our humble opinion) the season's standout episode in an interview with GamesRadar+. In the episode, Geralt and his accompanying 'Hansa' group sit around a fire and recount their past adventures. While Geralt's is more of a tried-and-tested flashback, Jaskier dabble
  
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• The Scream 7 killer might be hiding in plain sight in the new trailer, as horror fans notice a key detail

  31-10-2025 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Scream 7 has arrived, and while it teases another hunt for Ghostface, a quick detail tucked away in the footage might have spoiled the killer's identity already.As spotted by one eagle-eyed fan on Twitter, McKenna Grace's character at one point is seen in a blue plaid skirt. That might not seem like a huge deal, but, as they point out, multiple other killers in the franchise have worn the same pattern. Check out the comparison below.Mckenna Grace, that's a very unique color
  
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• Otherwise excellent Borderlands 4 patch accidentally brings back the infamous crit knife: "How does this go through testing?"

  31-10-2025 12:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox has had its eye on player feedback, previously admitting it has "seen the discourse" about OP builds and promising "more options are coming soon" as the crit knife build dominated the meta.Just last week, the team released a hefty patch addressing said crit knife, with "major balance tuning" and a plethora of much-needed nerfs… However, days later, the now-infamous crit knife, which has been dubbed "broken" and "overpowered" by fans, is back yet again. The
  
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• IT: Welcome to Derry's premiere pulled in 5.7 million viewers, making it HBO's third-best series debut behind House of the Dragon and The Last of Us

  31-10-2025 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  New IT prequel series IT: Welcome to Derry is not only breaking records within the killer clown franchise, but is fast becoming one of HBO's most successful shows.The first episode of IT: Welcome to Derry, which premiered on October 26, managed to pull in 5.7 million US viewers in its first three days, according to Warner Bros. Discovery, combining views from both the network channel HBO and the streaming service HBO Max.This puts the IT: Welcome to Derry series debut in HBO's top three in the h
  
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• Battlefield 6 devs quietly remove controversial "blue crayola" skin after sparking a backlash from fans who felt it went against EA's promise of grounded and realistic skins

  31-10-2025 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Battlefield 6 have removed one of the controversial outfits introduced in Battlefield 6 Season 1 after major fan backlash.Ahead of the launch of Battlefield 6, the game's producers emphasized that it's "really important to us" that cosmetics "feel grounded," which was music to everyone's ears after the other big military shooter, Call of Duty, adopted a similar approach to Fortnite with crossover skins. What started with the likes of football and NBA players, Lara Croft, and ot
  
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• The Witcher season 4 earns series low Rotten Tomatoes score as Liam Hemsworth's Geralt arrives on Netflix

  31-10-2025 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh dear. The Witcher season 4 has finally arrived on Netflix, and it's set the wrong kind of record for the show. On Rotten Tomatoes, this is now the lowest rated season thus far, and by some margin.The fourth season of the fantasy TV series is sitting at 53% on the review aggregator, based on 17 reviews at the time of writing. For comparison, that’s 26% below season 3, which has a 79% score based on 47 reviews, and 42% below season 2, which sits at 95%. Ouch.Neither of those are the secon
  
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• Mark Hamill says Star Wars: Starfighter's Ryan Gosling doesn't need any advice from him: "I had my time. I'm going to ask for advice from them"

  31-10-2025 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mark Hamill says Star Wars: Starfighter's Ryan Gosling needs no advice from him ahead of becoming the galaxy far, far away's next leading man."I’ve been a fan of his and I became a super fan when he played Beavis on Saturday Night Live," the Luke Skywalker star told People."None of those people need advice from me," Hamill added of Starfighter's cast. "They’re doing so well. I had my time. I’m going to ask for advice from them."Set approximately five years after 2019's The Rise
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday writer says he's only ever had one idea rejected by Marvel: a deep-cut X-Men Easter egg in Loki

  31-10-2025 11:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Michael Waldron says he "can't think of many times" where his ideas for the MCU were rejected, except for when he tried to put a bizarre X-Men Easter egg in Disney Plus series Loki.The writer-producer, who penned Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, took to Reddit on October 30 to promote his new TV show Chad Powers. In the Ask Me Anything, he was quizzed by a fan on how he approaches writing for an existing universe. "How do you stay creative
  
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• It's official: Anime is good for your health – as Crunchyroll is being used to treat lazy eye

  31-10-2025 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  No, you're not seeing things: Crunchyroll anime is now being used to treat lazy eye thanks to a new virtual reality treatment.As per a Crunchyroll press release, the anime streamer is partnering with digital health company Luminopia to bring content to its VR platform.Instead of the traditional eyepatch method, the FDA-approved method sees children aged 4-12 with amblyopia (AKA, lazy eye) being prescribed one hour of viewing a day, six times a week.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Luminopia'
  
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• Silksong has been sent back in time to the N64 era with a fan-made demake, and I shudder to think of how hard it would be with 5th-gen controls

  31-10-2025 01:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The time-honored demake tradition has come for Hollow Knight: Silksong, sending Team Cherry's brutally difficult Metroidvania back to the N64 era.Created by the talented game dev and artist Gustavo Barros, who goes by Botão Select on YouTube, this exceptional Silksong N64 demake takes the smooth, vibrant visuals from the game's Moss Grotto location and mutes down the colors, blurs the resolution, and adds about a hundred thousand polygons for texture. The result indeed looks like Hollow K
  
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