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• Eleven and Will got competition! Holly Wheeler will be a "centerpiece" in Stranger Things season 5, say Duffer Brothers

  06-11-2025 23:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Will Byers and Eleven are arguably the two most important kids in Stranger Things thanks to their ties to the Upside Down and the villainous Vecna. But co-creator Matt Duffer now tells SFX that another character will step up to the plate in Stranger Things season 5: Holly Wheeler, the younger sister of Mike and Nancy Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard and Natalia Dyer, respectively).Played by twins Anniston and Tinsley Price, Holly Wheeler has done a lot of growing up over the course of the show's four seas
  
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• "I counted every box in Baldur's Gate 3": The real Baldur's Gate 3 completionist is the person who dug through the RPG's code to find every last crate, chest, and barrel

  06-11-2025 23:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  "There are 17,412 boxes in Baldur's Gate 3," reports Newbie Indie Game dev, a dedicated RPG fan who dug through Larian's code to find and tabulate every crate, chest, and barrel.Sure, you could take that information and close out this window and just keep it in your back pocket for trivia night, but for me, the story of tracking down and finding every box in Baldur's Gate 3 is more interesting than the number itself. Yes, that is a lot of boxes, but how did Newbie arrive at that number with any
  
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• After another GTA 6 delay he called unlikely, Take-Two CEO says "bad things happen" when games are rushed and breaks out his favorite phrase: "I'm highly confident on the new date"

  06-11-2025 23:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 has been delayed again, chest-bumping its already late 2026 launch date back further with a new plan to release in November 2026, but at least publisher Take-Two is being chill about it.No worries, bro. Take your flip-flops off. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick tells IGN, "I'm highly confident on the new date," repeating what he said nearly a year ago about developer Rockstar's initial 2025 launch goal.Relax, bro. Rockstar was accused of "ruthless" union-busting only last week; at the time, a
  
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• JRPG grind is dead, the advanced Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake auto-battle system killed it – though devs say players may still "be in trouble if they get careless"

  06-11-2025 22:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake differs from its original '80s editions and joins forces with the automatic battle system that has now been part of the JRPG series for decades. In this case, Square Enix devs have improved on the already smooth auto-battle system and practically turned what's in the Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake into water – though they warn players not to be too impressed with their innovation.You don't want to get complacent. Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas is "the very first game" Outer Worlds 2 lead studied after the original and has one important part that will "continue forward in any Obsidian project"

  06-11-2025 22:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been 15 years since Obsidian Entertainment released the now beloved Fallout: New Vegas, but the developer can't escape it. Though it turns out, it doesn't want to. As part of a larger interview about The Outer Worlds 2, game director Brandon Adler tells GamesRadar+ that, after the original Outer Worlds, New Vegas was the "very first game" he studied when making the sequel: "It was definitely a touchstone."Amongst Fallout fans and RPG fans at large, New Vegas is often held up as a pinnacle o
  
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• "Of course, you must be on Steam. But Steam isn't the entire world": CEO of game distribution company says yes, some PC gamers prefer "local" stores to Valve's mega-shop, and China is a huge factor

  06-11-2025 22:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Steam is massive, and the vast majority of digital PC games live and die by their success on Valve's platform. But other platforms, particularly those serving regions where Steam's reach is limited, can be huge factors in a game's global success. That's the argument presented by Vadim Andreev, CEO of Rokky – a company specialized in helping game publishers reach PC gamers outside of Valve's ecosystem."Steam is the centre for everyone, yes," Andreev says in an interview for the latest issue
  
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• GTA 6 delayed 6 more months as Rockstar commits to November 2026 and says “sorry”

  06-11-2025 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 has been delayed again, and is now set to release on November 19, 2026.Rockstar's long-awaited game was previously set to launch on May 26, 2026, and before that, was meant to launch at an unspecified date in 2025."We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve," Rockstar says in its announcement."We want to thank you again for your patience
  
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• Mass layoffs hit Square Enix hours after it shares plans to have AI handle "70%" of its quality assurance and debugging soon

  06-11-2025 20:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Layoffs have hit Square Enix in the US and UK, with upwards of 100 employees reportedly impacted.Several laid-off employees confirmed the news on social media. I reached out to Square Enix for comment and clarification, and received the following reply from a company spokesperson:"We are reorganizing our operations in North America and Europe to strengthen our development structure and to drive a globally integrated marketing strategy."This was an extremely difficult decision, made following car
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 4 hopium is in overdrive thanks to a single image of Sora's voice actor in the studio: "YALL IS IT TIME??? IS IT FINALLY TIME????"

  06-11-2025 20:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Haley Joel Osment, the actor best known for seeing dead things in The Sixth Sense, is also known around these parts as Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series, and it seems he's in the studio recording voice lines for something. That something, for Kingdom Hearts diehards chugging hopium from a keg stand, is proof that we're about to get Kingdom Hearts 4 news.Announced in 2022 to coincide with the series 20th anniversary, Kingdom Hearts 4 has remained fairly elusive since then. Square Enix said when
  
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• 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (November 7-9)

  06-11-2025 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  We have found the best new movies and TV shows to watch this weekend so you don't have to. From the MCU's latest movie starring Pedro Pascal to a new critically-acclaimed show from the creator of Breaking Bad, these top-notch recommendations will keep you entertained and up to date this post-Halloween week.As the cold nights of November are probably making you want to curl up in the sofa under a blanket and watch something on TV, we've decided to give you some ideas.We've put together a guide wi
  
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• "Printing money": Rockstar reveals GTA+ membership will now let anyone play GTA Online – and it's not trailer 3, but it does bode well for GTA 6 Online

  06-11-2025 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's OK, put the binoculars down. You can rest now. Rockstar has seemingly revealed its suspicious edits to the GTA 6 PlayStation store page was related to its GTA + membership and not a third GTA 6 trailer, as some fans who haven't slept in two days thought.Two days ago, these people noticed GTA 6's store page on PlayStation consoles suddenly included information about GTA+, a Rockstar subscription service that grants access to a number of its titles. If you're not really picking up on "new GTA
  
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• 37 years after the last movie, Gremlins 3 is officially happening with Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg on board

  06-11-2025 19:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official - Gremlins 3 is in the works with the original film's writer Chris Columbus on board to direct, with legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg executive producing (via Variety). It's been 35 years since the franchise last bowed in theaters with Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and by the time Gremlins 3 reaches theaters in 2027, it will have been a full 37 years between movies - and a full 43 years since the first film.The original 1984 Gremlins film is considered a horror comedy classic, wit
  
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• With 11 million copies sold, Peak continues the Bing Bong divorced dad saga in latest update: "The divorce court has allowed Bing Bong to visit his kids"

  06-11-2025 19:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest update for co-op hit Peak contains new badges, items, outfits, and a massive biome called the Roots to explore with friends. That's all well and good, but the real news regards a much anticipated update on the Bing Bong divorce saga: he can see his kids now.For the unaware, Bing Bong is a talking plushie beloved by all whose divorced dad status was revealed through Reddit AMAs and a popup in game that reads, "fun fact: Bing Bong is divorced." Though I'm not sure he would find that to
  
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• Super Mario World, Zelda: The Wind Waker, Mario Kart 8, and more return to Japan's biggest speedrun event after Nintendo cited "unauthorized use"

  06-11-2025 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this year, Nintendo cried foul over RTA in Japan – the country's biggest speedrun event – publicly showing off the publisher's games. The charity speedrun event was forced to cut Nintendo games from its next showcase and promise to ask permission to show them in the future. Whatever the conditions of that permission, things seem to have been worked out, as Nintendo games have now returned to the RTA in Japan lineup.RTA in Japan recently revealed the lineup for its upcoming wi
  
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• Analysis of 260,000 Silksong Steam reviews shows what players love and hate about Team Cherry’s brutal sequel: 2 damage, long runbacks, and... Elden Ring?

  06-11-2025 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hopefully equipped with suitable personal protective equipment, one brave Hollow Knight: Silksong scholar extracted and analyzed 260,000 Steam user reviews of the game to quantify trends in what people like about Team Cherry's critically acclaimed, but unabashedly cruel, sequel. The results absolutely will not shock you.YouTuber and *checks notes* game dev Newbie Indie Game Dev took a magnifying lens to Silksong's Steam reviews in a recent video study (video by Nati Mendez, per the description).
  
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• Battlefield 6 lead says "stick it out" on bots, because they're essential to avoid waiting "possibly forever" to get into "the playlist of your choice in regions with low population"

  06-11-2025 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Battlefield 6 lead David Sirland has explained why bots exist in the game, and that players will have to make do for now.While the current trend in multiplayer complaints is centered on skill-based matchmaking (which Battlefield 6 appears to have, although EA hasn't fully confirmed how it works), players have been vocal about the prevalence of bots in their games. As such, Battlefield 6 lead David Sirland says, "It's clear there is confusion on what makes bots be in games in BF6," before breakin
  
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• Predator: Badlands almost centered on a team-up between Yautja protagonist Dek and Prey's Naru, but director Dan Trachtenberg wanted "no humans in the movie"

  06-11-2025 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg has revealed that the new movie could have been Prey 2, but he ultimately decided that there are other, bigger things waiting for Naru."I think I would say there's a bigger plan down the line," Trachtenberg told Dexerto, when asked if he considered bringing Naru back for Badlands. "I did think about the pairing before it was Thia, but then I thought, 'Well, then I'm not doing the premise,' and I really wanted to do the premise: the Predator is protago
  
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• Knights of the Old Republic's Bastila Shan actor Jennifer Hale was "gobsmacked" by the Star Wars RPG's big twist: "It completely shocked me"

  06-11-2025 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  When it comes to legendary plot twists, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic's big one is up there among the most surprising. The reveal, where you learn you've actually been a Sith the whole time, is executed to perfection, so effective in fact that voice actor Jennifer Hale even found herself taken aback.She performed the part of Bastila Shan, a Jedi Knight who can rally her allies through the power of meditation. Looking back at the RPG from BioWare, Hale recalls how surprised she was to le
  
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• inZOI takes a page from The Sims' most beloved expansions with a store management system that'll let you "open stores anywhere"

  06-11-2025 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  inZOI's recent updates have gotten a pretty positive response from players, and the devs at inZOI Studio aim to keep the momentum rolling with a big December update addressing some of the biggest points of community feedback. Director Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim has started detailing some of that update's content, and chief among the new features is a shop management system taking a page from some of the most beloved Sims expansions."Many players requested a more realistic economy and shop management fe
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard are both "very LGBTQ+ friendly," former EA dev says, "but one handled it perfectly and one fumbled it"

  06-11-2025 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Who you date, who you murder – it's all up to you in Baldur's Gate 3 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Though, a former EA employee says BioWare's latest Dragon Age installment isn't quite as graceful about it as Larian's D&D masterpiece.Speaking to FRVR in a new podcast episode, former EA designer Alex Hutchinson speculates on what will happen to what the publisher calls its "player-first values" after a group, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, recently moved to buy it for
  
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• The Legend of Zelda movie is now filming in New Zealand, but good luck figuring out which game is being adapted from this vague synopsis

  06-11-2025 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda movie has now begun filming – and a new synopsis provides some extra context to an adaptation that has largely been kept under wraps until now.As revealed in a product listing through the Film and Television Industry Alliance (H/T IGN), The Legend of Zelda movie is now shooting in New Zealand. The country once provided the backdrop for Peter Jackson's iconic Lord of the Rings Trilogy but, now, we can swap The Shire and Mount Doom for Hyrule.Up until now, all that was kn
  
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• MissingNo walked so Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions could run, as the new DLC lets you officially go beyond the Level 100 limit for the first time in the series' 29-year history

  06-11-2025 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  For the first time in series history, your pocket monsters will be able to exceed the Level 100 limit in Pokemon Legends: Z-A's DLC thanks to something called "hyperspace levels".The Pokemon Company and Game Freak today blew the lid off of Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension expansion, which is adding even more Mega Evolutions to the game, bringing back returning creatures, and dusting off X/Y's Korrina from retirement - she was a gym leader in the 3DS entry, so there's some nice Lumiose City co
  
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• The Witcher author says "there is no cooperation at all between me and the games," and he won't play The Witcher 4 because "it's not an entertainment for me"

  06-11-2025 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher author Andrezj Sapkowski says he doesn't really work with CD Projekt Red anymore, but while he probably won't play The Witcher 4, that's got nothing to do with his relationship with the devs.Speaking at an event for his new book attended by GamesRadar+ (you can see the entire transcript here), Sapkowski was asked whether he had any involvement with the development of The Witcher 4. In response, he said, "I know practically nothing about it," beyond "general information" like the choi
  
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• Star Wars: Visions features a full-circle nod to a famous Back to the Future moment

  06-11-2025 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 takes things full-circle with a hilarious Back to the Future Easter egg.In the moment, which happens in "The Lost Ones," we see a character dressed up in a yellow outfit that bears a strong resemblance to a hazmat suit.This is a throwback to Back to the Future, specifically the moment where Marty McFly dresses up to spook his father George and inspire him to write his sci-fi novels.Marty calls himself Darth Vader and says he's "an extra-terrestrial from the planet Vul
  
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• Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead has an entire "Meta" team internally, but they aren't in charge of the best guns: "They define the rules of the whole game, and you’ll find your beloved Game Masters in this"

  06-11-2025 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The universe of Helldivers 2 is truly organized chaos, with multiple parties at war with each other at any given time. Overseeing all of this carnage at Arrowhead is the 'Meta' team, who control the flow and feel of the multiplayer shooter.As explained in an introduction to the development team, they manage and maintain the quest for liberty. "Meta is responsible for the entire galaxy’s systems," the blog reads. "They define the rules of the whole game, and you’ll find your beloved G
  
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• The Simpsons showrunner says a revival of animated sitcom The Critic has "definitely been discussed" but there's "one thing standing in the way"

  06-11-2025 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean is stepping down as showrunner of the iconic series after more than 20 years, and his next projects might include a revival of beloved animated sitcom The Critic."Oh, there's a lot of reasons that make sense. There's other stuff I have in the works, non-Simpsons, including something with Jon Lovitz," Jean told Cracked of why he was leaving.After Jean expanded more on his reasons for stepping away, Cracked followed up by asking if the Lovitz project could be a revi
  
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• Netflix wishes fans a Happy Stranger Things Day by releasing first look at upcoming animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From '85

  06-11-2025 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  In celebration of Stranger Things Day 2025, Netflix has shared the first look at upcoming animated spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85, and we can't get over how much the little cartoon Hawkins Six look like the real characters.Netflix has shared the first two images from the new series. The first, which you can see above, shows animated versions of Eleven, Will, Dustin, Mike, Lucas, and Max. The other image, shown below, sees a large Demogorgon holding the group hostage and tr
  
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• Soon-to-be-laid-off dev tells boycott-curious players to "please buy this game" he's about to be laid off from, because it still helps the folks getting cut

  06-11-2025 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine has laid off developers weeks before launching its next game, Possessors, and a developer facing layoff has asked people not to boycott the game over it.It's been a rough year for Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash developer Heart Machine, with the follow-up title Hyper Light Breaker launching to "Mixed" reviews with its early access launch. Last month, the developer confirmed that it is ending development on Breaker and going through layoffs. Last week
  
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• Palworld team announcement tease reminds us 2025 isn't over yet: "Thinking we should announce one final publishing game for the year"

  06-11-2025 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are just under two months before 2025 comes to a close, which means you are probably already checking out at work for the year. Pocketpair Publishing, however, certainly isn't. The publishing arm of the team behind Palworld is teasing it still has something up its sleeve before the year is out.Taking to Twitter, Pocketpair Publishing teases good things to come in a simple November 5 post that says, "Thinking we should announce one final publishing game for the year." This would be a great
  
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• Battlefield 6 lead agrees "we need more of the large sandbox" maps but also defends small maps: "There are different types of Battlefield maps in all games"

  06-11-2025 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A recurring criticism of Battlefield 6 has been the map sizes compared to previous entries. Even during the open beta, players were noticing how intimate the play areas felt for a game where large destruction was a hallmark. It seems the devs are aware of this, and are potentially looking at remedying the problem.David Sirland, lead producer on Battlefield, posted on Twitter asking if there were any issues his team had missed recently. A fan replied, calling the maps the "biggest issue," listing
  
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• Helldivers 2 lead says "our features would be considered ready and implemented in the release build at the very last minute," so Arrowhead wants to "stop that" with the game cracking

  06-11-2025 16:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead looks to address long-festering technical issues, it's also working to adjust several internal processes. According to production director Alex Bolle, that includes giving the "last step in the development process before release" more elbow room, seemingly to avoid adding to the game's pile of problems.Bolle's role is the focus of the first in a new series of blog posts from Arrowhead, dubbed "Diving Into the Development Team." The goal, it seems, is to help p
  
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• 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street was "premature", says OG actor Robert Englund – but he'd be eager to see a re-do of Part 2 and a franchise-ending prequel soon

  06-11-2025 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  You don't need to be a genre fan to know that Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is widely considered one of the best horror movies of all time. Its 2010 remake is, well, not – and it's got the 14% score on Rotten Tomatoes to prove it.Now, original Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund has shared his thoughts on the maligned flick, suggesting that it wasn't necessarily bad but rather, "premature". In a new chat, he told Indiewire: "I love a lot of the actors in the movie, so I'm not goin
  
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• "Rockstar, you're disgusting": Fired GTA 6 devs protest outside studio offices after dozens of unionizing employees were accused of leaking "confidential information"

  06-11-2025 16:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and laid-off GTA 6 employees, among other supporters, have been protesting outside of Rockstar North and Take-Two's London office.Over the last week, Rockstar Games has been accused of union-busting after firing over 30 workers who were all said to either be current union members or involved in unionization efforts at the developer. IWGB claimed the firings were "the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry.
  
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• Pokemon Legends: Z-A's DLC expansion Mega Dimension launches next month, adding new Mega Evolutions, more returning Pokemon, and a familiar face from X and Y

  06-11-2025 15:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Legends: Z-A hasn't been out a full month yet, but it's good news for anyone already craving more content, as its Mega Dimension DLC expansion arrives next month on December 10.Today, we got not one, but two new trailers showing us our first proper look at the DLC, where bizarre spatial distortions have begun to form around Lumiose City. With the help of a new character called Ansha and her mythical Pokemon Hoopa, we'll be able to venture into Hyperspace Lumiose (via the power of donuts)
  
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• A new Star Wars comic reveals that Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker met again after The Last Jedi

  06-11-2025 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Star Wars comic reveals that the final meeting between Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi wasn't actually the last time the two crossed paths.Marvel Comics' Star Wars: Legacy of Vader is set between the events of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker and details Ben Solo's history with the Knights of Ren. The latest issue, released this week, reveals that Kylo Ren met his uncle Luke again – as a Force Ghost.Of course, the last time the pair meet on-screen is on Crait, but
  
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• One day after adding them, indie co-op game Peak is nerfing its new zombie enemies: "We did playtest the zombies. I guess the playtesters were just too good"

  06-11-2025 15:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  After adding zombies in its latest biome update, the Peak developers have bowed to pressure and nerfed the undead in a new hotfix one day later.Yesterday, Peak's developers announced "The Roots update" which introduced a brand new biome into the game, Roots. This biome is a redwood forest filled with mushrooms and spooky bugs. But it introduced something even scarier, the zombies of campers who didn't make it to the top of the peak. However, within a day of the patch appearing, the zombies have
  
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• The Lego Star Trek Enterprise set is perfect, and you can win one signed by Riker if you're quick

  06-11-2025 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lego is boldly going where it's never gone before (but everyone hoped it would) with the first ever Lego Star Trek set, and we've now got our first look at the kit – The Next Generation's Enterprise.Although it's got a name harder to say quickly than a Klingon greeting, the Lego Icons Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D is magnificent enough to earn that lofty moniker. This 3,600-piece kit recreates Starfleet's flagship vessel along with nine minifigure versions of her crew including Pi
  
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• Prepare to engage your overdraft, because the Lego Star Trek Enterprise is incredible (but you can get one free if you're quick)

  06-11-2025 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lego has finally pulled back the curtain its first ever Lego Star Trek set, boldly going where it's never gone before (but everyone hoped it would) with a Lego Enterprise from The Next Generation.Although it's got a name harder to say quickly than a Klingon greeting, the Lego Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D is magnificent enough to earn that mouthful of a moniker. This 3,600-piece kit recreates Starfleet's flagship vessel along with nine minifigure versions of her crew including Picard, R
  
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• Former FPS pro Shroud says Arc Raiders should win GOTY over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, even if he thinks "multiplayer gamers are the minority"

  06-11-2025 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  As we inch ever closer to the end of another loop around the sun, debates over which game should win the (always objective, totally never up-for-debate) Game of the Year title are heating up. Popular Twitch streamer and former FPS pro player Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek has even waded into the discourse, loudly campaigning for his audience to rally around Arc Raiders so it can topple arguable frontrunner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.Speaking during a recent livestream, Grzesiek gushed about the newl
  
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• Netflix and A24 are teaming up to adapt infamously stressful video game Overcooked into a reality cooking show

  06-11-2025 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the most stressful but addictive games on the market is getting the on-screen adaptation treatment, well, kind of.Netflix and A24 are teaming up to make a reality show based on cooking simulator Overcooked, as per Deadline. Rather than turning the game into a movie or TV show, the streamer is making an unscripted competition series, much like Squid Game: The Challenge.The upcoming series, which is currently in the early stages of development, is said to be in the same vein as Netflix show
  
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• Battlefield 6 has finally disabled those OP IFV missiles that turn any map into a no-fly zone, with a proper update coming next week

  06-11-2025 13:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The life of a pilot in Battlefield 6 just got much easier, as those dreaded homing missiles have been turned off for the time being. This comes after consistent complaints about players being killed soon after spawning because it's simply too hard to shake the weapon once fired.The official Twitter account of Battlefield 6 shared the update today, October 6. "We've temporarily disabled the Lock-Guided Missile (MR Missile) for the Infantry Fighting Vehicle as we work to address inconsistencies wi
  
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• The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson says he came out of making the film "loving Star Wars fandom more than I did even going into it"

  06-11-2025 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last Jedi might be one of the more divisive of the Star Wars movies, but director Rian Johnson has said he's only had a great experience with the fandom.The movie, which is Episode 8 of the Star Wars saga, was released back in 2017. It's both deeply beloved and criticized by separate parts of the fandom.At Newport Beach Film Festival, Johnson was asked if the response to the film, either positive or negative, is what stopped him returning to the galaxy far, far away (H/T Gizmodo)."No, not at
  
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• Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan is his "best lead character," but it's a "toss-up" with GTA 4's Niko Bellic

  06-11-2025 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar Games co-founder and writer behind many of the studio's best games, including Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 3, 4, 5, Vice City, San Andreas, and more – Dan Houser – has been talking about who he believes to be the best character he's ever made, and it turns out it's not an easy choice for him.Speaking to Lex Fridman on his podcast, Houser discusses some spoiler-heavy points around Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan (if you know, you know), noting that the way his story and i
  
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• Vince Gilligan is avoiding one Breaking Bad mistake by plotting out a "general roadmap" for where Pluribus is going next

  06-11-2025 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Vince Gilligan has a better idea of how Pluribus should end compared to his early days on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul"I have more – at this moment – an idea of how the show should end than I usually do, certainly than I did on Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul," Gilligan told Screen Rant. "Having said that, I always will quickly get rid of a good idea for a better idea. If better ideas come along, I'll happily discard what I'm thinking of right now."To that end, Gilligan has pla
  
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• Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto says one of the reasons Pokemon Red and Green were made was because creator Satoshi Tajiri joked Mario couldn't be surpassed unless fans were sold 2 copies of a game

  06-11-2025 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto has shared a story about the creation of the Pokemon franchise, and why most new entries tend to be split into two games.Few series have the overwhelmingly strong sales numbers of Pokemon – the games are consistently best-sellers on their given platforms, with every Game Boy having its respective Pokemon game as its overall best-seller and every main series game cracking the top 10 of their console's sales. And according to the Wikiped
  
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• New Wonder Man trailer shows Simon Williams desperate to star in a superhero reboot – and teases his powers without solving the mystery of how he gets them

  06-11-2025 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Wonder Man has arrived, and, in it,Simon Williams is absolutely desperate to star in a superhero movie.Not just any superhero movie, however, but the eponymous Wonder Man, a reboot in the works from a legendary director (despite the dreaded superhero fatigue). Naturally, that's a job anyone would want in Hollywood, but Williams is really, really keen.That's very similar to what we've already seen in the first trailer, but, intriguingly, this trailer also shows a glimpse of Simo
  
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• A popular Roblox game is next in line to get the movie adaptation treatment, but it's not the one you think

  06-11-2025 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news Roblox fans, one of the app's most popular games is being turned into a movie, and no, it's not Brookhaven, Adopt Me!, or Dress to Impress.Production company Story Kitchen has a movie in development based on the Roblox game Grow a Garden, and it's working with the game's creators to bring it to life, as reported by Deadline.Developed by Splitting Point Studios, Grow a Garden is essentially a farming simulator, allowing players to live out their gardening dreams and grow flowers, vegeta
  
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• Hideo Kojima, Fede Alvarez, and Bong Joon Ho are the latest names raving about Osgood Perkins' new movie Keeper: "He is the wizard of horror"

  06-11-2025 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Longlegs and The Monkey director Osgood Perkins is back with another spine-chilling horror movie, and it's already being praised by some very impressive names.The film is shrouded in mystery, but it stars She-Hulk's Tatiana Maslany and Murder in a Small Town's Rossif Sutherland as a couple on an anniversary trip that turns terrifying.A new trailer, however, shows off some very kind words from some giant creatives. "Keeper is an experience of pure terror," says Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvare
  
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• Arc Raiders is now the highest-rated multiplayer shooter on OpenCritic, beating the likes of Overwatch and Quake 2 as positive reviews for the ex-Battlefield devs' new game pour in

  06-11-2025 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After weeks of server slams and beta tests, Arc Raiders is out properly, and it's getting an incredibly warm reception. As positive reviews come in, the game is currently the highest-rated multiplayer shooter on OpenCritic, beating out the likes of Counter-Strike and Overwatch.At time of writing, Arc Raiders has a score of 93 on OpenCritic, taken from 21 reviews. This places it in the upper echelon on the aggregator to begin with, but more specifically gives it the number one spot in terms of mu
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday star Channing Tatum says the Marvel movie could be the biggest movie of the next decade: "Everyone in the world is going to see this movie"

  06-11-2025 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  With so much of Avengers: Doomsday under lock and key, it appears Gambit actor Channing Tatum is on a one-man mission to raise the hype levels through the roof for the upcoming MCU crossover."Look, everyone in the world is going to see this movie," Tatum told Deadline. "It's hard to say this because, I mean, you hear these things and go, 'Of course'. But they've topped themselves every time. This will be the biggest movie of next year and maybe even the next 10 years."Why? For Tatum, it all stem
  
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