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• Huntrix is officially returning to the stage as Netflix greenlights KPop Demon Hunters 2: "There's so much more to this world we have built"

  12-03-2026 23:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Huntrix fans, warm up your sing-a-long skills, because KPop Demon Hunters 2 is officially coming to Netflix, with the original film's directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning for the hotly anticipated sequel."I feel immense pride as a Korean filmmaker that the audience wants more from this Korean story and our Korean characters," says Kang in a statement. "There's so much more to this world we have built, and I'm excited to show you. This is only the beginning.""These characters are l
  
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• Arc Raiders devs spent 3 years fighting "on a daily basis" over whether it was "a battle royale," "a hero looter shooter," "a co-op Soul game," or "a co-op Shadow of the Colossus game"

  12-03-2026 23:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter. There's no doubt about that, right? Apparently, that fact wasn't obvious to developer Embark Studios when the game was early in development – or even several years into production. Different teams within the studio had different, contradictory ideas about what the game should be, and it was only after a dramatic shift in production that the game finally started to take shape."I started in 2020 at Embark, one year into production, and no one could answe
  
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• 10 years later, one of the only live-service horror games still standing learned how to win the "hellish" attention war: "We didn't create a live game. We created a game that sort of lived"

  12-03-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  It doesn't matter if they're AAA or indie; third-person or first-person; dystopian, militaristic, or horror, live-service games keep meeting Highguard's fate – arriving in a gorgeous bubble of hype only to get popped and delisted. But not Dead by Daylight, whose developer Behaviour Interactive is now celebrating 10 years of the asymmetrical multiplayer's success at Game Developer Conference 2026, where creative director Dave Richard and head of partnership Mathieu Cote tells GamesRadar+ th
  
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• Everything announced at FGS Live From GDC 2026

  12-03-2026 23:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final whistle has blown on FGS Live From GDC Festival of Gaming 2026, our sister show, which directly follows the Future Games Show Spring Showcase.This year’s event brought viewers a mix of world premieres, exclusive trailers, and developer interviews from the GDC show floor in San Francisco, and was presented by FGS hosts Amy Mallett and Nathan Byrne.If you couldn’t join the dynamic duo when FGS Live From GDC was broadcast, never fear, as we’ve tapped up all the announcem
  
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• Everything announced at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026

  12-03-2026 22:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The dust has settled on this year’s Future Games Show Spring Showcase Powered by HyperX, leaving behind a trail of wishlist-expanding video games to sink our teeth into.Shai Matheson (LEGO Batman in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight) and Devora Wilde (Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3) helped viewers navigate a busy run of show, featuring intricate developer deep dives, release dates and demo drops, as well as several all-important world premiere trailers.
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• Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy has been exclusively announced to complete the survival horror trilogy

  12-03-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Survival horror fans have endured a long wait since Remothered: Broken Porcelain launched in 2020, as a sequel to 2018's debut Remothered: Tormented Fathers. However, that patience is soon to be rewarded as a third entry in the series – Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy – has just been announced via a world exclusive premiere at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by HyperX and is coming later this year.Wishlist Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy on Steam nowOn the Sicilian slopes of
  
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• Throw fists and firepower in neon-soaked gun-fu action game The 9th Dragon

  12-03-2026 22:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Neon-drenched gun-fu adventure The 9th Dragon just got its world premiere during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by HyperX.Wishlist The 9th Dragon on Steam nowSet within the narrow streets and cramped apartments of Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City in 1986, The 9th Dragon is a narrative-driven action game that rarely lets up on the combat.Playing as Rookie, an undercover cop who's infiltrated the local organized crime syndicate, it's your job to fight your way through this largely la
  
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• A new trailer for Hulu's Malcolm in the Middle revival proves life is still unfair – and I can't wait to reunite with my favorite dysfunctional sitcom family

  12-03-2026 22:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair has arrived – and it's more absurd than I could've ever even imagined.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, Malcolm's doing just fine some 20 years after the show's end, living a happy and nondysfunctional life with his daughter Lea (Keeley Karsten) and girlfriend Tristan (Kiana Madeira). The reason his life is so good, he says, is because he completely cut his parents and brothers out of his life some time ago... and doe
  
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• Protect your castle stronghold with paperwork and punishment in Gate Guard Simulator

  12-03-2026 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's the late Middle Ages and everyone wants to reach the sanctuary found within the castle walls, but some have less pure intentions than others. In Gate Guard Simulator, you are cast as the gate warden – the last bastion of law and justice, tasked with rooting out the ne'er do wells to keep everyone safe. As seen in the latest gameplay trailer at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by HyperX, this is sometimes easier said than done.Wishlist Gate Guard Simulator on Steam nowHelp
  
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• Our latest look at Life is Strange: Reunion sees Max and Chloe try to infiltrate a mysterious party

  12-03-2026 22:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Deck Nine has appeared at the Future Games Show's Spring Showcase powered by HyperX to give us a peek at Life is Strange: Reunion in full flow.As part of a gameplay preview, we see protagonists Max and Chloe arrive at a mysterious house party where the only enforced dress code is a special mask. As the pair only has one between them, Max goes in to snoop around.Wishlist Life is Strange: Reunion on Steam nowAfter some of that snooping, you only notice a mascot that looks to me like a cockatrice &
  
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• Quite a Ride has you cycling through a Stranger Things-like mystery, but beware, "If you stop moving for too long, the fog and what hides inside it catches up to you"

  12-03-2026 22:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers behind the upcoming psychological horror Quite a Ride, where a bike is "your only lifeline," have dropped into the Future Games Show's Spring Showcase powered by HyperX to delve into what their game is all about. As part of a segment, Goodwin Games teases that you'll need to keep cycling to keep your phone charged up as you seek to leave a fog-covered zone, known as a Blind Spot. "This is a game about dread, tension, and enigma," Goodwin Games teases. "Where exploration fits the m
  
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• Co-op open-world crafting and roadtrip game Outbound finally gets a release date, and it's soon

  12-03-2026 21:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been excited for Outbound for a long time, and this new trailer from the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by HyperX (which just so happens to reveal the long-awaited release date) manages to capture everything about why it's so appealing. With crafting, exploration, co-op gameplay, pettable dogs, and VW Camper-inspired wheels to cram it all into, there's definitely a reason why Outbound has amassed more than a million Steam wishlists. Dropping April 23, 2026, Outbound is launching
  
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• The Dungeon Experience entirely dismantles the very concept of the 4th wall in its new RPG-lampooning trailer

  12-03-2026 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  A deep dive on comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience just dropped during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by HyperX,and while I can't promise exactly how much you'll learn about the feeling of playing the game by watching it, I can promise you'll get up close and very personal with a mudcrab.Wishlist The Dungeon Experience on Steam nowThe Dungeon Experience is all about flipping the traditional RPG difficulty curve on its head. Somehow, that aforementioned mudcrab - normally
  
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• Green Lantern John Stewart is joining the cast of Man of Tomorrow as Aaron Pierre signs on for the Superman sequel

  12-03-2026 21:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow is shaping up to have even more DC heroes in the mix as Aaron Pierre has signed on to the Superman sequel, following his leading role as Green Lantern John Stewart in the upcoming Lanterns streaming show. This makes John Stewart's next appearance official (via Variety), and seemingly confirms that he'll be a full-fledged Green Lantern by the time Lanterns wraps up. The series follows Stewart as he trains to replace Hal Jordan as Earth's protector.Interestingly enough
  
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• Dev behind the hottest friendslop game of 2025 has no problem with the divisive term and says it "all the time" — "What's so bad about hanging out with your friends and playing games"

  12-03-2026 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The term friendslop has proven divisive, particularly among people who make friendslop games, but the developer who's arguably wearing the genre crown has no issue at all referring to his work that way."Consider friendslop. Let's defend - why are we hating on friendslop? Why is it slop? I love this term, I say it all the time," Peak co-creator Nick Kaman says during a GDC panel attended by GamesRadar+. "But what's so bad about hanging out with your friends and playing games like this?"I definite
  
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• Hello Sunshine is a survival game that takes place in the shadow of a giant robot, and you can sign up to test it soon

  12-03-2026 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hello Sunshine, a "mystery survival" game where your best hope of keeping yourself alive in a massive desert is by sticking close to the shadow of a giant robot, just got a developer deep dive at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by Hyper X.Wishlist Hello Sunshine on Steam nowCreative director Ragnar Tornquist and game director Jonathan Nielssen introduced the new presentation, which introduced your protagonist, The Nomad. Tornquist explains that the game is all about heading off on
  
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• "It's not a full game mode, but here": Resident Evil Requiem gets kawaii makeover as Capcom tries to appease Resident Evil 2 director, who's been begging for a scare-free game since 1998

  12-03-2026 21:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's plenty of beauty to observe in Resident Evil Requiem – it's called Leon Kennedy's eyes – but I can't blame Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya for being more distracted by the game's lobotomized mutants eager to plunge a chainsaw into his chest cavity. Capcom is doing its best to soothe him, then, with a special image of nearly-helpless protagonist Grace Ashcroft being choked to death."It's not a full game mode, but here…" Capcom writes on its official English Resid
  
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• "Truly a celebration of all things Batman" - New developer commentary for Lego Batman takes us through gameplay, action, and so very many costumes

  12-03-2026 21:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  New details about Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight have emerged as part of the Future Games Show's Spring Showcas powered by HyperX, as interview with TT Games' Executive Producer Matt Ellison has given as a behind the scenes look at the upcoming superhero open world game: and dear god, are there a lot of costumes for players to find.Wishlist Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on Steam nowThe commentary contextualizes and adds details to gameplay footage we've seen before, in which Ell
  
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• Sneak through the kingdom performing daring heists in retro immersive sim Project Shadowglass

  12-03-2026 21:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  As soon as you see Project Shadowglass in action, you know that something special is going on. The game is presented with pixelated graphics that are dripping in nostalgia, however its revolutionary 3D pixel art technology means you have full 360 degree freedom to move around and explore this world, and at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase powered by HyperX we got a world exclusive gameplay teaser to showcase some never-before-seen features.Wishlist Project Shadowglass on Steam nowIn Project
  
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• "Break in, take it, get out" - Cordura is the new psychological survival horror that looks like Dishonored by way of Little Nightmares, and I'm creeped out already

  12-03-2026 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming psychological survival horror game Cordura, just got its first proper story trailer as part of the Future Games Show's Spring Showcase powered by HyperX, and if what we've seen is any indication the end result is going to be terrifying. A cinematic trailer that sets up the Cordura's premise, the two minutes that ensue frame a Victorian-era burglary to what might be the worst house to step foot into.Wishlist Cordura on Steam nowA grizzled, leering cockney voice sets the tone, presumably
  
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• "Typical hubris" led to one of WoW's "s**ttiest" quests, admits creator Jeff Kaplan, who thought he was a clever designer but was "actually a dips**t"

  12-03-2026 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jeff Kaplan have forever become known as "Jeff from the Overwatch team," but once upon a time he was "Jeff from the World of Warcraft team." And he's sorry – sorry for those of you who had to deal with the infamous Green Hills of Stranglethorn quest. Nonetheless, it still holds "a really special place" in Kaplan's heart, both because of the writing he did for it and the lessons it offered to him as a young quest designer."The Green Hills of Stranglethorn holds a lot of emotional value for
  
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• Win one of 5 HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless headsets thanks to the Future Games Show

  12-03-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thanks to our friends at HyperX and the Future Games Show, we've got five HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless headsets to give away to our lucky readers. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to fill in the form below. Yes it's that easy! (also available here as a separate webpage) If you're not familiar with the HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless then let me introduce you. Retailing for $299.99 / £254.99, this is a premium headset that's all about immersion. That's making sure you
  
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• 2 words were all it took for the Octopath Traveler team's new Zelda-like action RPG throwback to shoot to the top of my most wanted list: "Cat collecting"

  12-03-2026 19:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've had my eye on the Octopath Traveler creators' new action RPG, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, since it was announced last summer, but now that Square Enix has announced cat collecting as a prominent feature, I suddenly can't wait for this thing.I love cats. There's a cat in my Bluesky profile picture, there are no less than three pictures on my walls prominently featuring cats, and there's a cat curled up next to my feet as I write this. If you put a cat in your game, I will
  
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• Family Guy is getting a Stewie spin-off that sounds a lot like The Magic School Bus, and we're as confused as you are

  12-03-2026 19:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fox and Hulu have ordered a new Family Guy spin-off about everyone's favorite mischievous, time-traveling toddler... and the premise sounds pretty similar to The Magic School Bus.According to Deadline, the spin-off, appropriately titled Stewie, has been given a two-season order (with an episode count that, so far, looks to be under 15 episodes per season). The spin-off series sees Stewie (voiced by Seth MacFarlane, of course) forced to enroll in a new "not exactly top-of-the-line" preschool full
  
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• Hannibal creator says his "dream" Silence of the Lambs adaptation is "still out there in the universe" and that Zendaya remains his top pick for Clarice Starling: "[She'd] bring a completely different temperature"

  12-03-2026 19:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller has confirmed that he's still aiming to get a fourth season of the show going over ten years after it ended with season 3, saying it's "still out there in the universe." He's also reiterated that he'd like to adapt The Silence of the Lambs with Zendaya in the lead as Clarice Starling. "I would love to do a Clarice story," Fuller tells Screen Rant. "I'm a big fan of Zendaya. I think she would be an amazing Clarice Starling, and bring a completely different temperatur
  
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• Console and PC players trade hope and despair while they await Crimson Desert, as first PS5 Pro footage looks promising but Steam suddenly warns of Denuvo DRM

  12-03-2026 19:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a phrase that keeps coming up in discussions about Crimson Desert, and one I continually come back to every time I write about it: "It looks too good to be true." PS5 and Xbox players in particular have been skeptical, since you don't have to look much further than Cyberpunk 2077 for a game that looked great on PC at launch but offered a dismal experience on console. Today, the monkey's paw curled, as the first console footage looks very impressive, but Steam is suddenly warning PC gamer
  
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• You'll wish you'd been ghosted after watching the new trailer for upcoming horror movie Obsession

  12-03-2026 19:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crushes suck at the best of times. What's worse than pining over someone who doesn't see you in a that way? Worse than day-dreaming what your life could be if they just dug you back? Well, Obsession poses that question – and the answer will make your skin crawl. As spelled out by the above trailer, which is the most revealing look at the horror film we've got so far, hopeless romantic Bear (Michael Johnston) is smitten by his best pal Nikki (Inde Navarrette). Scared to wreck their decades-
  
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• Fans agree that new Lego Tintin set is an "Instant-buy"

  12-03-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Lego Tintin set inspired by a fan's design has officially blasted off, and it's available to pre-order now ahead of an April 1 release date. (No, this isn't an April Fool's - it really is due to land next month.)The "Lego Tintin Moon Rocket" is a massive, 1,200-piece monster set designed for ages 18+ and made for display. The iconic red and white ship from the Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon books obviously takes center stage, but the kit also features five minifigures: Tintin, Capt
  
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• "I don't think we've seen anything like this in any other survival game": Subnautica 2 devs say new base-building system uses "techniques that haven't been used in games in this way before"

  12-03-2026 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Constructing your lab will be a central facet of underwater exploration in Subnautica 2, and the tools available to you are evolving for the sequel. In the latest development vlog, Unknown Worlds Entertainment gets into the added customization that'll be available in the marine survival sim."This is a brand new system, I don't think we've seen anything like this in any other survival game," Kiel McDonald, base design lead on Subnautica 2, says."What we're doing is kind of novel. We're using some
  
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• "We're 2 different beasts": Studio behind CRPG Solasta 2 bought their dev team copies of Baldur's Gate 3 and they "love" it, but devs say comparisons to Larian's game aren't entirely accurate

  12-03-2026 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  As another party-based Dungeons & Dragons CRPG, Solasta 2 is of course courting a bunch of comparisons to the elephant in the genre: Baldur's Gate 3. But the developers at Tactical Adventures think their game is different enough to stand apart from Larian Studios'."I guess that from the start, we've tried to show our differences, but everyone is comparing us to BG3, so there's no way to avoid it," CEO Mathieu Girard says in an interview with interview with Eurogamer, before marketing directo
  
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• Pedro Pascal was as surprised as everyone else when Lucasfilm unceremoniously announced The Mandalorian and Grogu on social media

  12-03-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney and Lucasfilm's announcement of The Mandalorian and Grogu on social media, back in January 2024, was as much of a surprise to Pedro Pascal as it was to Star Wars fans.In a new interview with Empire magazine, the actor, who reprises his role as titular hero Din Djarin in the new sci-fi movie, recalled hearing "whispers" about the big screen spin-off around that time. He didn't know, though, that it was actually happening until he saw news of the project being shared online. "I suppose I mi
  
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• Starlight actor is already anticipating "mixed" reactions to The Boys season 5 finale: "The emotional gravity of it kind of caught me by surprise"

  12-03-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys star Erin Moriarty thinks fans will have "mixed" feelings about the season 5 finale – and it's all because of Homelander."I think it's going to be mixed. You think with The Boys it would just be like, 'Holy fuck,' but I think it's going to be emotional," Moriarty, who plays disillusioned former Seven member Starlight, told Collider.She has a surprising reason for thinking that, too: cruel and sadistic Homelander. Or, more specifically, Antony Starr's performance as Homelander. "I
  
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• Genre-hopping Hades 2 studio doesn't want to make a game that's bigger and better than the last: "We're trying to make a game that has the potential to be someone's favorite game from us"

  12-03-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Supergiant Games studio director Amir Rao says the studio's goal isn't to make games bigger, but rather it aims to make something that could end up as someone's favorite game from the studio. Supergiant Games has one of the best pedigrees of any indie studio. And while Hades may have been its breakout hit in many ways, previous titles like Bastion and Transistor are incredibly beloved, with many preferring them over the Hades games. But the thing about Supergiant is that – with the excepti
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 players can't decide if they love or hate the Spectral Knight, who can break your deck, but whose "debuff will be more of a buff" once you understand the fight

  12-03-2026 18:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of players have been jumping into Slay the Spire 2 since the roguelike went into early access on March 5. As the community explores everything Mega Crit's sequel has to offer, opinions are starting to split on one of the Elites, because their effect can be a real nuisance in the wrong circumstances.In Act 3, you'll face the Knight Trio; three knights, each dealing a distinct kind of menace. The Flail Knight is all about damage, while the Spectral Knight continuously turns y
  
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• Universal movies like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and The Odyssey will play exclusively in theaters for five weeks, up from a current minimum of just 17 days

  12-03-2026 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Universal is dropping the 17-day release minimum that was implemented during Covid in favor of a five-week release window, which will increase to seven weekends in 2027.According to Deadline, Universal movies will now play in theaters for a minimum of five weekends, rather than a minimum of 17 days, and will receive a minimum of seven weekends starting in January 2027... the latter of which makes it the longest release window for any studio.You might recall that, back in 2020, Universal implemen
  
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• Nine years later, the Hyperkin Retron HD is nowhere near as crummy as I remember, and it's a solid starting point for playing physical NES carts on any screen

  12-03-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  I know this will upset some gatekeepers, but the Hyperkin Retron HD is a perfectly serviceable NES clone. I'm not saying it exactly mimics Ninty's OG best retro console contender, nor am I giving it a pass for some of its shortcomings. That said, I feel like this system could help new players start a collection or start using their old libraries for under $40, and you won't even necessarily need to look at upscalers.Let me back up a bit, as I want to delve into my relationship with the Hyperkin
  
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• Nine years later, the Hyperkin Retron HD is nowhere near as crumby as I remember, and it's a solid starting point for playing physical NES carts on any screen

  12-03-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  I know this will upset some gatekeepers, but the Hyperkin Retron HD is a perfectly serviceable NES clone. I'm not saying it exactly mimics Ninty's OG best retro console contender, nor am I giving it a pass for some of its shortcomings. That said, I feel like this system could help new players start a collection or start using their old libraries for under $40, and you won't even necessarily need to look at upscalers.Let me back up a bit, as I want to delve into my relationship with the Hyperkin
  
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• 22 years later, Star Wars fans are reassessing one 2004 Special Edition Return of the Jedi change

  12-03-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  22 years ago, the 2004 physical release of the Star Wars Special Editions made a change to Return of the Jedi which, even decades later, is still spurring debate. Originally, the last words heard in the original Star Wars trilogy were "he's my brother," when Leia tells Han that her and Luke are actually siblings. Since 2004, though, it's been a Gungan on Naboo shouting "wesa free!" as part of the celebrations around the second Death Star's destruction and the Emperor's (apparent) death. You migh
  
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• "A lot of games would be canceled": Arc Raiders lead recalls cutting all but 25 people in "desperation" when Nexon "gave us one more try" to salvage the flailing shooter

  12-03-2026 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders was one of the biggest games of last year and is still the extraction shooter top dog months after release, but there was a time when things weren't so smooth sailing for developer Embark Studios. In fact, at one point, the game's production became so rocky that the team had to cut almost 100 developers.Embark's production director Caio Braga says as much in a panel from the Game Developers Conference 2026, attended by GamesRadar+, fittingly called WHEN YOUR GAME ISN'T FUN. The lead
  
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• "Trying to build a skyscraper with hand tools": Minecraft devs swore off yearly updates after giant Caves and Cliffs patch pushed them to the brink

  12-03-2026 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mojang admits the Caves and Cliffs update's new world generation tech was so much of a monumental task, the studio swore off yearly updates. Speaking at a GDC 2026 Minecraft panel (attended by and reported on by PC Gamer), general manager Ryan Cooper describes Mojang's approach to player feedback when deciding on new updates. And with the Caves and Cliffs update, Cooper explains, "We were getting so much feedback from our community that we just decided to take on additional work." Caves and Clif
  
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• The first thing Arc Raiders testers told Embark after the game pivoted to PvP was "they didn't like the PvP," and they didn't feel any better about its looting: "They were not very happy"

  12-03-2026 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders is in the awkward position of being a popular PvPvE game with some players who despise PvP but, you know, at least developer Embark Studios is used to it. Production director Caio Braga shares during a Game Developer Conference 2026 panel attended by GamesRadar+ that Arc Raiders' PvP has been controversial from the second it was conceived.Braga says during his talk – candidly titled "WHEN YOUR AAA GAME ISN'T FUN" – that Embark decided on "a big reset" at one point during
  
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• As horror fans call for more continuity across the series, Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell explains why he hasn't played Ash in a movie since 2013

  12-03-2026 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bruce Campbell has revealed why he hasn't played Ash Williams in more Evil Dead movies, and the reason is amusingly Bruce Campbell: he's not into schmoozing studio bosses.While the actor fronted Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) and its follow-ups Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, and has produced each Deadite-filled film that followed, his character Ash Williams has been notably absent from the big screen over the last three decades. The smarmy, wild-eyed survivor popped up in the post-credits s
  
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• Jeff Kaplan calls Overwatch 2 "one of my biggest mistakes," names devs who "didn't like PvP" and executive pressure as reasons for troubled development

  12-03-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The development of Overwatch 2 was troublesome, to say the least. Some PvE elements wound up being scrapped, and there were tensions over the release schedule. Jeff Kaplan, a former director on Overwatch, considers the whole ordeal one of his greatest failings in the industry."It's one of my biggest mistakes I've made as a creative leader in my career," he says on the Lex Fridman podcast. "There were two points of failure for me. The first was, I had people on the game team who didn't like PvP o
  
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• Blizzard's canceled World of Warcraft follow-up was a "1 server, 1 world" MMO with GTA and Animal Crossing influences, ex dev says, but it was so big it "could never ship"

  12-03-2026 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment's scrapped MMO, Titan, is a well-known not-so-secret at this point, but one the game's developers and eventual (now former) Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has spilled almost all of the project's tea.For those not in the know, shortly after World of Warcraft became a global juggernaut, the studio began work on another similarly massive online RPG. Blizzard itself has never shed too much light on the project, apart from the fact that it was officially canned in 2014 and a fe
  
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• Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day gets a new trailer full of alien possession, psychic powers, and all manner of high strangeness

  12-03-2026 16:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Steven Spielberg's alien sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day is here, and it's bringing the legendary director's fascination with aliens, extra-terrestrials, and UFOs back to the big screen in a movie about what happens when people find out the truth.Here's the trailer:"I've always been fascinated with things that cannot be explained. And I've made a lot of movies about things that can't be explained, from sharks to saucers. When I was just a little kid, I remember developing a real
  
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• After Jujutsu Kaisen's flowchart-geddon, Yuji's actor says "not grasping" the Culling Game rules is perfectly fine

  12-03-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jujutsu Kaisen's Culling Game, on paper, should be a home run. After all, battle royale with sorcerers in Japan, complete with plenty of peril and powerful foes, is a killer premise. But those who watched Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution or Jujutsu Kaisen season 3's first two episodes may have had their brains scrambled by the wall of text that suddenly cropped up to explain the Culling Game's rules.On top of that, a further entry – featuring Tengen breaking down the Culling Game rule by rule in
  
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• After stepping down from Scream 7, Happy Death Day director sets horror return with supernatural pic that may or may not be set on an airplane

  12-03-2026 15:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Landon is set to make his directorial return to horror with Final Boarding, based on the short story of the same name.There isn't much information out there about Final Boarding, though we do know that Landon is writing and directing it for Sony's Screen Gems (H/T Deadline). It was reported last year that Screen Gems President Ashley Brucks had optioned the story from Clarence Hammond, a former colleague from her tenure at production banner Paramount Players. The film was initially a
  
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• Lord and Miller explain how their work on the Spider-Verse movies inspired their new sci-fi film Project Hail Mary: "People want a visual experience they've never seen before"

  12-03-2026 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Project Hail Mary directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller got their start in animation with 2009's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, and it's a medium the duo has returned to frequently in the almost-two-decades since.Their most recent – and ambitious – endeavor has been the Spider-Verse franchise, a visual feast that combines a bunch of different animation styles to convey mutliple alternate universes and versions of Spider-Man (Lord wrote 2019's Into the Spider-Verse, and the p
  
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• The next Pokemon TCG set is Chaos Rising, with "Mega Floette ex wreaking havoc as night falls in Lumiose City"

  12-03-2026 14:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've now got our first look at the next Pokemon TCG set, Chaos Rising, and it seems to be going big.As with the last few expansions, this one reels in more Mega Evolution Pokemon ex in abattle against Mega Floette ex, which is "wreaking havoc as night falls in Lumiose City." According to the Pokemon TCG Chaos Rising press release, players must call on the help of allies like Mega Greninja ex, Mega Pyroar ex, and Mega Dragalge ex "to ward off this dangerous threat." This addition to the best car
  
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• One Piece star fought for a manga-accurate Nami costume "for the fans" despite shooting in "the dead of winter": "She was really, really badass"

  12-03-2026 14:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Piece star Emily Rudd's Nami costume differs slightly in the Netflix show from the manga (and anime), but the actor wanted to make sure it was as accurate as possible "for the fans."For the show's Reverse Mountain arc, Nami's blue patterned tank top from the manga and anime becomes a long-sleeved shirt because of the weather conditions during filming, but her miniskirt stayed the same at Rudd's insistence."In the manga, it is a vest, but because she has a lot of action and we were shooting i
  
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