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• Pokemon archeologist travels 12 hours to reunite a 17-year-old Diamond save file with the player who was forced to sell the barely functional, chewed cartridge after his partner's car wreck

  28-11-2025 23:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  YouTuber Purple Thunder has spent years creating videos about Pokemon save file archeology – buying up old, used cartridges and seeing what kinds of discoveries these old save files hold. The latest find is perhaps the most heartwarming, though, as Purple Thunder has just reunited a 17-year-old, 300-hour Pokemon Diamond save file with its original owner, who never wanted to part with it in the first place.As Purple Thunder explains in a recent video, he picked up a copy of Pokemon Diamond
  
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• Despite having a script, James Cameron says his upcoming World War II movie has been put on the backburner: "I have 10 other projects"

  28-11-2025 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Cameron says his first post-Avatar 3 outing won't be Ghosts of Hiroshima after all."I have 10 other projects," Cameron said on The Town with Matt Belloni. "That one just sort of hit the headlines briefly because of the book announcement and trying to push the book to a best seller because the author is a friend of mine. Doesn't mean I'm not going to make the film, but I've written the script, and it's not slated right now, and I don't even have a distribution partner on it. So it's pretty
  
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• I was informed of what seems to be the only game on Steam with this many 100% positive reviews, and I need you to see it with me

  28-11-2025 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  A few days ago, I wrote about the odd story of Omelet You Cook, a highly rated cooking roguelike that lost a streak of over 500 100% positive Steam user reviews to a random person who openly wanted "to be different" and negative despite loving the game. Its co-developer, Dan Schumacher, said at the time that there was only one game on Steam with more reviews than Omelet You Cook and a totally perfect score. The cogs of Steam fascinate me, so I needed to know what it was.So, I asked. As someone w
  
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• Michael B Jordan says Creed 4 is "eventually, definitely" happening: "I still might be able to get a couple of really good swings at the franchise"

  28-11-2025 22:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years after making his directorial debut with 2023's Creed III, Michael B. Jordan, who also stars as Adonis Creed in the Rocky spin-off series, is promising that a fourth film is still in the works, alongside an expansion into a whole "Creed-verse.""Eventually, definitely. It's a franchise that's been really kind to me in a big way. I love MGM and Irwin Winkler and everything they've got going on. I think there's a bit more story to be mined through that," Jordan tells Variety, though he has
  
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• Silksong devs "have other games that we plan to make" that aren't just Hollow Knight, but their own deaths weigh on them: "It’s not that far off if you spend 7 years per project"

  28-11-2025 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  We don't like to talk about it, the thing all living creatures have in common, but it's an inevitability on what seems to be an increasing number of game developers' minds as they get older: death. Apparently it comes not only for us, but also Hollow Knight studio Team CherryThe Silksong developer describes its plans to expand beyond the Metroidvania series in a new interview with Bloomberg, though co-founders Ari Gibson and William Pellen worry they might die before they can ship everything the
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actors Ben Starr and Jennifer English worry the J’RPG wouldn’t be “as sexy” if it wasn’t French: “French people are just sexier”

  28-11-2025 21:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is beautiful and melancholy, sure, but I think there are two adjectives that go above all others: French and sexy. That's how co-stars Jennifer English (Maelle) and Ben Starr (Verso) see it, at least.Asked what excited him about taking on the role of Verso in a new Future Games Show interview, Starr says that "It cannot be understated how sexy this game looked." (I'm sorry to be pedantic, Ben, but I think you meant "overstated.")"I am such a huge turn-based RPG fan,"
  
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• The first Strangers: Chapter 3 trailer is here, reminding us that they actually did make three of these films

  28-11-2025 21:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for The Strangers - Chapter 3 is here, and it is in fact one of the trailers of all time for one of the movie series ever. The film is the final chapter in director Renny Harlin's Strangers trilogy, a reboot of the original 2008 The Strangers.Here's the trailer:The Strangers - Chapter 1 was released on May 17, 2024, followed by The Strangers - Chapter 2 on September 26, 2025. Both films received fairly dismal critical reception, with audiences mostly skipping them in theaters.
  
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• Stranger Things fans are wondering why a central character from season 4 is absent from season 5: "Bro went to pick some mushrooms and never came back"

  28-11-2025 21:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  After joining the California Crew in Stranger Things season 4, fans are wondering why Argyle is absent from Stranger Things season 5.As one fan put it: "Bro went to pick some mushrooms and never came back." In Stranger Things season 4, Argyle (played by Eduardo Franco) is introduced as Jonathan's stoner friend who he works with at a pizza place. In season 4 episode 4, Argyle pulls his van around to rescue Will, Jonathan, and Mike, and effectively becomes part of the "California Crew" aka the par
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr is still ready to "lose to Megabonk" at The Game Awards, since one "person's game of the year is going to be another person's worst game of all time"

  28-11-2025 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indie megahit Megabonk may have officially dropped out of The Game Awards after being nominated for Debut Indie Game along with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but voice actor Ben Starr is nonetheless readying himself for a public bonking.Starr, the silky voice of Expedition 33's possibly evil Verso, and Maelle actor Jennifer English share their thoughts on the French JRPG's stuffed awards season in a new video with Future Games Show, which asks them to predict how many categories Clair Obscur will
  
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• James Cameron "almost" directed Wicked 15 years ago, but he "couldn't find the song"

  28-11-2025 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Cameron says he almost directed Wicked some 15 years ago – though he's not the only director who threw his hat in the ring."I almost made Wicked," Cameron revealed on The Town with Matthew Belloni. "I really love the story. The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorites. This is going back 15 years. I couldn't find the song."Up until its massively successful release in 2024, Universal had been trying to make a Wicked movie since the 1990s. And because this well before the stage musical came
  
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• Team Cherry teases Silksong DLC and the return of a character revealed 7 years ago: "We've noticed that people would like an expansion" like Hollow Knight's Pantheon

  28-11-2025 19:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Australian developer Team Cherry is working on more content for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and it sounds like some of it will at last revisit Steel Assassin Sharpe, a curious assassin bug teased in a blog post seven years ago almost to the day.Speaking with Bloomberg, Team Cherry leads Ari Gibson and William Pellen wade deeper into plans for post-launch Silksong content, acknowledging comparisons to the many DLCs released for the original Hollow Knight."We will make sure to deliver on all of our o
  
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• Silksong devs "maybe" aren't going to The Game Awards and think they're "safe" from a GOTY win because of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is "exceptional and broadly palatable"

  28-11-2025 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  2025 has been filled with exceptional new game releases, but I think most would agree there's a pretty clear frontrunner for the Game of the Year title in Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Even the devs at Team Cherry, which finally delivered the exceptional Hollow Knight: Silksong this year, figure they're "safe" from the burden of delivering a GOTY acceptance speech for The Game Awards in December.Ari Gibson and William Pellen, the co-founders of the Australian studio behind
  
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• This nautical take on the boomer shooter is filled with 90s cartoon absurdity, and it's already one of my favourite games of the year after only playing an hour

  28-11-2025 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Before the start of this week, I didn't know Captain Wayne – Vacation Desperation existed, and thankfully, when I did find out, it was releasing the very next day... and it took all of 30 minutes of playing to start seriously rethinking my game of the year list.As much as I adore a good boomer shooter, it is one of those genres – like the Metroidvania – where there are so many good takes on it now that it's becoming harder and harder for new ones to stick out, whereas one of my
  
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• Silent Hill f owes its popularity to fan art, theories, memes, and more, say leads: "Games that do get talked about even months after release are the ones that are fun to theorize about"

  28-11-2025 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Silent Hill f saw a stellar start after Konami's release, between its "Very Positive" beginnings on Steam and over one million sales in just four days – but according to its developers, a big reason why the new horror game is so successful is its community.Speaking in a recent interview with Dengeki Online (as translated by Automaton), director Motoi Okamoto and writer Ryukishi07 both explain that Silent Hill f attracted more players worldwide than the Silent Hill 2 remake – and this
  
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• Stranger Things creator reveals exactly when we'll finally learn the truth about the Upside Down: "This is something that has been planned for 10 years now"

  28-11-2025 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  With the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 now available to watch on Netflix, fans are closer than ever to getting real answers about the show's most burning questions, including the truth behind the Upside Down. After almost a decade, it's about time.The show's creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently teased that upcoming episodes will deliver more information about the mysterious realm, unveiling some long-awaited revelations regarding how the story started in the first place. "Esp
  
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• GOG shades Steam in support for horror game banned by Valve: "We've always believed that players should be able to choose the experiences that speak to them"

  28-11-2025 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  GOG has waded into the drama surrounding Horses, the experimental horror game banned on Steam, by publicly backing its acclaimed indie developer and proclaiming that the company's "proud" to host it.For some background, Italian developer Santa Ragione has been behind some beloved horror games over the years, including Saturnalia and Mediterranea Inferno, but it recently hit a road bump (or an impenetrable brick wall) when Valve blocked its upcoming game, Horses, from releasing on Steam, easily t
  
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• Old copy of Fortnite from before it went free-to-play sells for $42,500, and while you might think that's weird, remember that the person who bought it probably won't play it anyway

  28-11-2025 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  A pristine copy of Fortnite for Xbox One has just sold at auction for an eye-watering $42,500 USD. You might reasonably wonder why a free-to-play game would command such a price, but this is a case of several oddball bits of Fortnite history – and the price-hiking effect of Wata grading – combining into one massive price tag.This sealed, 2017 copy of Fortnite was given a 10 A++ grade by Wata Games, which essentially means that it's as close to perfect condition as it gets. Slabbed in
  
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• Modretro finally just revealed its 4K N64, and I really wasn't expecting a transparent 2000s console get-up

  28-11-2025 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Modretro M64 just got treated to an official announcement following a bunch of teasers back in July. In case you're out of the loop, it's the retro gadget maker's answer to the Analogue 3D, and it's set to replicate Nintendo's original N64 console while adding 4K output in a similar fashion. That's anything but a surprise, but its transparent shell has actually caught me off guard.It's a small detail, but you'll forgive me for thinking the Modretro M64 might take cues from the company's Chro
  
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• Palworld dev isn’t impressed by "so-called" AAA, prefers indies since they "include the kind of systems you can’t find in other games": "AAA titles are overwhelmingly about graphic quality and fidelity"

  28-11-2025 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair's publishing manager, John 'Bucky' Buckley, has discussed his preference for indies over AAA games, saying that big-budget titles are "overwhelmingly about graphic quality and fidelity" and that he doesn't "have much interest in their gameplay mechanics," admitting that he hasn't really touched them.In an interview with 4gamer about the publishing arm of the Palworld developer, Bucky discusses his gaming preferences, showing a clear inclination for indie games over AAA titles. As tran
  
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• Demon Slayer's Tanjiro actor and manga diehard says Infinity Castle sequel fights could surpass the Akaza showdown: "It's gonna blow some minds, for sure"

  28-11-2025 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Demon Slayer's Tanjiro English dub actor Zach Aguilar has teased the "awesome fights" coming down the line in the remaining instalments of the Infinity Castle trilogy.Spoilers for the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle ending follow.When asked by GamesRadar+ if future Infinity Castle sequels could match the intensity of Tanjiro and Giyu's showdown, Aguilar, a self-confessed manga reader, said, "I think there's a lot of awesome fights to come.""Without spoiling anything, I will say there are some real
  
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• GTA 6 might've won the "Most Wanted Game" award at the Golden Joysticks, but The Witcher 4 wasn't far behind

  28-11-2025 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's the most wonderful time of the year – with the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 behind us and The Game Awards coming next month, voting is in the air as players scramble to ensure their favorite nominees bag some wins.Long-awaited new games like Grand Theft Auto 6 – a title that, much to fans' dismay, saw yet another delay recently – and The Witcher 4 are no exception there. The former game did end up nabbing the "Most Wanted Game" award at the Golden Joystick event, unsurprisi
  
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• Quentin Tarantino says The Hunger Games "ripped off" Battle Royale and fans clap back: "He would know – his entire career is built on ripping off other IPs"

  28-11-2025 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  While he keeps his fans wondering what his next (and last) movie will be, Quentin Tarantino has dropped some incendiary quotes about The Hunger Games franchise, calling it a rip-off of the Japanese classic Battle Royale.During his recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the filmmaker noted that Suzanne Collins' story, which follows a group of teenagers forced to fight to the death in a dystopian country's televised contest, is surprisingly similar to Koushun Takami's novel, which foc
  
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• Helldivers 2 ramps up the authoritarian satire as High Command takes action against civilians who make too much eye contact, and fans think a new rebel faction is on the way

  28-11-2025 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arrowhead Game Studios is ramping up the authoritarian satire in Helldivers 2 as the game's democracy-obsessed, space-colonizing, seemingly mono-cultural government is starting to crack down on citizens who make too much and not enough eye contact with authority figures. And a recent Major Order has players speculating that a new faction might be in the works.A Major Order from earlier in the month tasked divers with gathering resources for The Center for Citizen Surveillance & Safety, which
  
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• "Hope is not lost" for Assassin's Creed Shadows to follow Mirage's lead and add the fan-favorite manual jump in a post-launch update

  28-11-2025 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Assassin's Creed Mirage has added the much-requested jump button, there's a chance Shadows may also make the leap. It's a harder addition to make than you might think, but one of the game's directors suggests it could be feasible.Associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois addresses the desire in an interview with JorRaptor. "Hope is not lost," he starts. "We don't want to rework the entire control of Shadows because of all the fight mechanics that we have embedded on it. So it makes it
  
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• Police confirm Arc Raiders fan got a visit from officers in real life after a concerned motel guest heard him plead for a revive: "I got shot, please get me up!"

  28-11-2025 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Arc Raiders player had the cops called on them while playing the game in a California motel room after a concerned guest mistook their desperate shouts into a headset for a sign of real danger, in what you might call a glowing review of the tension this game creates.Reddit user YoMopho shared this story with the Arc Raiders Reddit community. GamesRadar+ contacted the Seaside, California police records department to confirm it. The department said officers did indeed respond to this sort of ti
  
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• James Cameron says if Avatar: Fire and Ash doesn't make money, he's "absolutely" ready to walk away – but he might write a book to wrap up the plot

  28-11-2025 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Cameron is ready to leave Pandora behind if Avatar: Fire and Ash doesn't make money at the box office.Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time, and Avatar: The Way of Water isn't far behind it in third place. Both movies grossed over $2 billion."Absolutely," Cameron said on The Town with Matthew Belloni podcast, when asked if he was prepared to walk away from the franchise if Fire and Ash didn't make enough money. "I've been in Avatar land for 20 years. Actually, 30 years, because
  
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• Fan-made Rogue One archive is a treasure trove of information on the Star Wars movie, including over 35 deleted scenes and moments

  28-11-2025 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  If the critically-acclaimed Andor season 2 left you eager to revisit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story again, you can do more than just give it a rewatch – thanks to an incredible fan-made archive, you can also discover a treasure trove of information on the Star Wars movie, including over 35 deleted scenes and moments.Named Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Archive, the archive offers the opportunity to watch the beloved film in a different light."This project started as just a late night investiga
  
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• Hytale early access release date set for January 2026 just weeks after it's reacquired by original founders, following 5 years and cancellation at Riot: "If you don’t feel comfortable pre-ordering, please don't"

  28-11-2025 16:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minecraft-inspired survival crafting sandbox game Hytale will enter early access on January 13, 2026, developer Hypixel has announced.This release date announcement comes just weeks after original Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflame, joined by other studio veterans, reacquired Hytale from Riot Games. The game spent five years in development under Riot, only to be canceled earlier this year, and that was after an already sizable development cycle pre-reveal."If you wish to pre-purchase the game
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners actor has spoken to CD Projekt Red about season 2 and "what they have planned next for the franchise" but "truly" doesn't know if that involves David

  28-11-2025 16:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cyberpunk Edgerunners' David Martinez actor Zach Aguilar has revealed he's spoken to CD Projekt Red about the anime's next chapter – but that doesn't mean he's reprising his character anytime soon."I'm super thrilled for them, to be honest. I got to meet [writer and CD Projekt Red franchise creative director Bartosz Sztybor], and he is just this absolutely fantastic, super kind Polish man," Aguilar told GamesRadar+. "He told me, 'You did a phenomenal job with that role. I just want you to
  
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• MMO player endures "heavy chest pains" and struggles "to stay awake" as his girlfriend brings him food during 4-day grind to become first in the world to reach max level

  28-11-2025 16:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Evergreen MMO Old School RuneScape recently released its first new skill, Sailing, which prompted a rare race to become the first player in the world to reach the maximum skill level of 99. Countless diehard grinders showed up for the race, and after a few days, a player named AsianGrinder took first place. In a post-mortem of the Sailing grind, AsianGrinder says it was anything but easy, complaining of physical pain from long gaming hours.Sailing, as the name suggests, is about maintaining a bo
  
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• Valve artist says that's "like saying food products shouldn't have their ingredients list" as Epic's Tim Sweeney and more call on Steam to drop the 'Made with AI' label

  28-11-2025 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Discourse is swirling around Steam's AI labelling after Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney doubled down on calling out the platform's handling of such assets. In response to someone claiming the category is unnecessary, an artist at Valve says it's crucial for allowing people to make informed purchases.Matt Workman, a cinematographer and motion capture specialist, posts on Twitter that "Steam and all digital marketplaces need to drop the 'Made with AI' label,” because he believes it's becoming mea
  
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• Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says "leaving some mystery" and undeveloped lore in games is important so players are keen to play follow-ups and sequels: "If you tell everything, players will want nothing"

  28-11-2025 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says it's important to leave breadcrumbs of unsolved lore in games so players are interested in it expanding in the eventual follow-ups.In a YouTube video titled "Leaving Some Mystery," Cain offers some advice: "Don't feel like you need to address every question the player might have." As an example, he says, "In Fallout, we didn't address what Harold was. We didn't need to, wasn't important to the story, isn't important to the setting. It's a fun mystery."Cain talks
  
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• Stranger Things fans are divided about maligned season 2 episode after the return of a key character in season 5: "It was pointless"

  28-11-2025 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stranger Things season 5 has brought back a key character from one of the most talked-about episodes of the show's history, leading fans to reconsider if it's as "pointless" as some viewers thought. We're going to be talking spoilers now, so stop reading if you haven't watched the new episodes yet!In the seventh episode of season 2, titled The Lost Sister, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) sees a mysterious girl in her psychic visions, pushing her to run away from home to find her. The girl's name is
  
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• The Outer Worlds 2 director's stance on AI is that "Obsidian should never outsource the things that it's amazing at," like the famed RPG dev's knack for good writing

  28-11-2025 15:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obsidian Entertainment's been responsible for some of the best RPGs in the biz (Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars KOTOR 2, Pillars of Eternity, to name a few), so the director behind The Outer Worlds 2 sees no reason why the developer should outsource its best qualities to AI.Speaking to the My Perfect Console podcast, Brandon Adler said one of the things he realized while directing the studio's latest sci-fi satire was that "Obsidian should never outsource the things that it's amazing at, like our
  
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• Kingdom Hearts writer says the series "freed me from the despair I felt at the time" as video games pushed for photorealism

  28-11-2025 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scenario writer for Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Kazushige Nojima, says that he felt "despair" as the video game industry began to push towards realistic designs, but that working on the Disney x Final Fantasy crossover "freed him" from this feeling.Nojima is a veteran creator in the video game industry, who has worked as the scenario writer on some of the best games of all time, including Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 10. He recently took to Twitter to talk about his recollection of how the video game ind
  
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• Stranger Things fans think season 5's standout character is hilarious newcomer Derek Turnbow, and we agree

  28-11-2025 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  When the first character posters for Stranger Things season 5 were released, many fans were confused as to who the new kid wearing the rainbow-striped T-shirt was, only for him to become everybody's favorite character.Some spoilers follow for Stranger Things season 5 volume 1, so turn back now if you haven't seen it, and check out our Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 review.It's quite rare for a character to be introduced in the very final season of the show, have audiences absolutely hate him
  
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• The Outer Worlds 2 lead says his RPG isn't a critique of capitalism, but Baldur's Gate 3's publishing lead isn't so sure: "Expression in video games is cooked"

  28-11-2025 14:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Outer Worlds 2 is one of those games that feels like an obvious critique of capitalism, but game director Brandon Adler recently said Obsidian Entertainment didn't want to be "preachy" and denied that it is one – a move Larian Studios publishing director Michael "Cromwelp" Douse isn't a fan of.Or, at least, he doesn't seem to be, judging by a recent post online in which he responds to the director of The Outer Worlds 2's new statement regarding the game and its supposed critical take o
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas fans uncover an early build for the iconic RPG, featuring the original Mr House design and a steamy romance to go alongside it

  28-11-2025 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout fans have uncovered an in-progress build of Fallout: New Vegas, with the original Mr. House design intact and a saucy romance to go along with it.Fallout: New Vegas is best known for two main things, one being that it's the best Fallout game, and the other being its extremely short development cycle. As a result of that rushed development, the game had some cut content in order to get it over the line in time, and running on consoles. One such piece of cut content was an alternate Mr. Ho
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again fans are worried season 2 will be delayed after a recent update: "A 1-year turnaround in this day and age was too good to be true"

  28-11-2025 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney Plus announced earlier this year that Daredevil: Born Again season 2 would arrive on March 4, 2026, but fans are worried that's not the case anymore.Although the streamer hasn't made any official announcements at the time of writing, their press portal has modified the show's release information, changing it from 'Debuts on Disney+ March 4, 2026' to 'Debuts on Disney+ in 2026' (via The Direct). This sudden change might be the result of a page update, or it might be the first step towards
  
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• Stranger Things star says Vecna and Will's relationship mirrors that of Harry Potter and Voldemort, and the side-by-side shot is uncanny

  28-11-2025 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's no doubt that the final scene of Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 had all of our jaws on the floor, but star Noah Schnapp says that the inspiration behind that tense showdown actually came from Harry Potter movies, and we can really see it.Warning: major spoilers follow for Stranger Things season 5 volume 1, so turn back now if you haven't seen it, and check out our Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 review.At the end of volume 1, Vecna finally made his dramatic entrance when he stepped
  
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• Despite working on Star Wars since The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm design director Doug Chiang says "only George [Lucas] truly knows what Star Wars design is... I don’t always get it 100 per cent right”

  28-11-2025 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lucasfilm's executive design director Doug Chiang has spoken about his philosophy when it comes to designing all things Star Wars in a galaxy far, far away.In conversation with Creative Bloq, Chiang, who described his role as "[overseeing] Star Wars design for our films, games, new media and theme parks" as well as passing on lessons learned from series creator George Lucas, said: "Star Wars design is more sophisticated than it first appears. On the surface, the designs may seem simple and obvio
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows lead says microtransactions pay for free updates: "It allows us to do the Isu stuff, the quest stuff, the parkour updates"

  28-11-2025 13:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Shadows' lead knows the open-world hit's in-game shop is divisive, but it apparently pays for all the free Assassin's Creed updates we've been getting, both good and bad.Ubisoft has been running the Animus Shop, or an equivalent real-money store, in its Assassin's Creed games for at least two console generations, stocking its digital shelves with everything from shiny loot, unique mounts, XP boosts, in-game currency, and fancy cosmetics - and Assassin's Creed Shadows is no diffe
  
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• Superman scene-stealer Skyler Gisondo has joined the cast of Shrek 5 as one of the "brogres"

  28-11-2025 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Superman standout Skyler Gisondo has joined the cast of Shrek 5 as a "brogre," AKA one of Shrek's sons.Gisondo will voice Farkle, starring opposite his ogre bro Marcello Hernández, who will voice Fergus. Zendaya, meanwhile, is the voice of Felicia.The rest of the cast includes returning original cast members Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona, and Eddie Murphy as Donkey (no word yet if Antonio Banderas will be back as Puss in Boots, but here's hoping).A post shared by DreamWorks S
  
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• Stranger Things fans have noticed that Steve and Will didn't interact until season 5: "Acting like coworkers on different shifts"

  28-11-2025 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stranger Things features its fair share of supernatural events, but even weirder than the Upside Down or a little girl with telekinetic powers is the fact that two major characters in the show have not properly interacted until the recently released season 5.We're talking about fan-favorite Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) and the forever traumatized Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), who have finally directed words at each other in episode 3 of the new season. Some fan accounts have noted this strange fun
  
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• Palworld publisher vows to "keep leveraging" the success of the survival game to "help cool people make cool games," like this fantasy looter-shooter made by a small team

  28-11-2025 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair, the developer and publisher behind Palworld, is determined to use its power and success for good. As the company's monster collect-'em-up continues to thrive, it’ll be using the additional funding and resources generated from Palworld to uplift other worthwhile releases, like a co-op survival game involving giant rats.John 'Bucky' Buckley, communications director and publishing manager at Pocketpair, said as much on Twitter. "We're going to keep leveraging the success of Palwor
  
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• With The Game Awards weeks away, new Remedy trademark for what could be Control 2 surfaces

  28-11-2025 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remedy has filed a trademark for "Control Resonant" in Europe, and given The Game Awards are mere weeks away, it has speculation running rampant.Control is over half a decade old now, which definitely isn't making me feel ancient. But since then, Remedy has kept busy with Alan Wake 2, FBC Firebreak, and the upcoming Max Payne remakes. And while we've known Control 2 is coming for a number of years now, details have been relatively thin. However, back in February, it was confirmed that Control 2
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 writer says Dragon Quest taught him that protagonists should be "self-insert for the player", but realized "I shouldn't be so set on the idea that a silent protagonist is the only way"

  28-11-2025 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Responding to legendary Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii's comments that Final Fantasy's protagonists "speak a lot", series writer Kazushige Nojima says that the advent of character animations opened his eyes to the possibility of chatty characters.In an interview with Game Informer, Horii says, "There's one key difference that I really saw back then: the protagonists in the Final Fantasy titles, they speak a lot. Whereas for Dragon Quest, the key objective for [the games], or the experience it o
  
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• Vecna's master plan is way more terrifying than we first thought as fans spot a major clue in season 5 volume 1

  28-11-2025 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Stranger Things fan has spotted a major clue in Stranger Things season 5 that may shed some light on what Vecna's master plan actually is, possibly leading to his domination over the whole world.Warning: major spoilers follow for Stranger Things season 5 volume 1, so turn back now if you haven't seen it, and check out our Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 review.At the end of the dramatic mid-season finale, we learn that Vecna has been disguising himself as an imaginary friend called Mr. Wha
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. shares cryptic new Marvel art of Doctor Doom and Iron Man for Thanksgiving, adding fuel to the theory they'll be connected in Avengers: Doomsday

  28-11-2025 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of his debut as Doctor Doom in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, Robert Downey Jr. has shared some new, cryptic artwork of his two Marvel characters.Downey Jr. shared the new picture to Instagram to mark Thanksgiving, and it shows Doom and Iron Man breaking a wishbone together. See it below.A post shared by Robert Downey Jr. (@robertdowneyjr)A photo posted byon Of course, this could just be a lighthearted reference to the fact that Downey Jr. now has dual roles in the MCU. But, it could als
  
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• The Odyssey IMAX prologue is rumored to hit theaters in a matter of weeks attached to screenings of two of the best movies of the year

  28-11-2025 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Those viewers planning to (re)watch two of the best movies of the year – Sinners and One Battle After Another – with their upcoming IMAX screenings might get an unexpected pre-Christmas gift.According to rumours (via World of Reel), a 5-minute and 47-second prologue of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey will be attached to screenings of both films, starting on December 11. A new trailer will also be included before screenings of Avatar: Fire and Ash, which hits theaters on December 19.T
  
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