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• Arc Raiders has a hidden "magic" system: you've never noticed it because you're not supposed to, but it helps Arc do their job

  17-03-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  At a GDC panel attended by GamesRadar+, Arc Raiders machine learning research lead Martin Singh-Blom explained the systems behind the adaptive locomotion that fuels much of the Arc's behavior. Among the machine rewards and references, behind the directives and neural net training, a more fantastical-sounding element caught my attention: a "magic" system that serves as a quiet stop-gap to help the Arc do what they need to do, namely pursuing and ultimately killing players. The "magic" of Arc Raid
  
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• After 4 years of work, solo dev breaks down in tears after opening Steam and learning his game made $250,000 in a week: "I feel like I really don't deserve this"

  17-03-2026 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tangy TD is one of a zillion small indie titles that people are quietly enjoying on Steam. It's got 89% positive reviews, vibrant pixel art, and a generally nice vibe, but it's not the kind of wild success story that tends to generate headlines. Yet for Cakez, the solo developer who created the tower defense game, it's an emotional success story.Cakez is also a streamer and YouTuber, and has been documenting his journey developing Tangy TD from the very start four years ago. When the game finall
  
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• New The Super Mario Galaxy Movie teaser seems to confirm that Pikmin will appear in the new movie in what will be their first meaningful crossover in Nintendo history

  17-03-2026 22:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new teaser for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie featuring all of the film's characters has been released... and those are definitely some Pikmin, y'all.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, we get a teeny tiny glimpse of a trio of Pikmin... which have never had a meaningful crossover with The Super Mario franchise save for the odd Easter egg or unlockable feature. It does make me wonder if the movie, which takes place in the dreamy outer space scenery we all love and recognize from Super M
  
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• Nintendo producer can't say if there will be another 3D Donkey Kong game, but Bananza's positive reception helps him "communicate the potential for that character"

  17-03-2026 22:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  No one knows whether there will be more 3D Donkey Kong games, and Nintendo refuses to confirm one way or the other, but Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura has suggested the latest outing's positive reception helps him sell Nintendo on the great ape's potential.Of course, Donkey Kong is a Nintendo icon right up there alongside Mario and Zelda, but unlike those heroes, he's been largely confined to the 2D space even in modern entries like the fantastic Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze. That ch
  
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• Subnautica 2 early access release date set for May despite lawsuit disaster: "We have passed KRAFTON's milestone review last week and are now ready to start our open development journey"

  17-03-2026 21:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Subnautica 2 will finally launch into early access in May. The long-awaited survival game sequel has been held up amid a long-percolating dispute between publisher Krafton and several of the original heads of developer Unknown Worlds. Now, in the wake of the legal ruling that reinstated Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, the game is ready for the public."We want to take a moment to sincerely thank every member of the Unknown Worlds team and our partners," Steve Papoutsis, who served as CEO while Gill
  
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• Epic Games producer says people worried DLSS 5 is "detracting from art direction" are "absolutely insane," and "you guys would be going nuts" if it was not AI

  17-03-2026 21:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Epic Games lead producer Jean Pierre Kellams maintains that, had you not known NVIDIA's new rendering model DLSS 5 was powered by AI, you would collapse from the euphoria of seeing Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft look like her skin was made out of other people's skin."I know everyone is looking at faces, but look at the leather jacket. Look at the correct lighting on the neck," Kellams argues in a series of Twitter posts discussing NVIDIA's applying DLSS 5 to Grace, who I believe has suff
  
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• "We referenced Elden Ring" on Nioh 3 and "the Soulslike label is correct," says lead dev, but it's not a "response to or interpretation" of FromSoftware's work

  17-03-2026 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as the original Nioh owes some of its vision to Dark Souls, Nioh 3 took cues from Elden Ring as it charted a transition to open-world exploration. However, Nioh 3 producer Kohei Shibata says the series has developed its own "Nioh series-like" appeal and direction, and on the list of priorities this comfortably ranks above influences from FromSoftware or other developers or games. Speaking with GamesRadar+, Shibata reflects on how the Soulslike label has been applied to Nioh. The samurai act
  
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• 3 years after the series ended, Prime Video drops first trailer for a feature-length Jack Ryan movie starring John Krasinski

  17-03-2026 21:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Ghost War, Prime Video's feature-length Jack Ryan movie that is set to serve as a proper send-off to the series in lieu of a fourth season, is finally upon us.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, Jack (John Krasinski) is back and the stakes are higher than ever. He reunites with now-retired Mike November (Michael Kelly) and former CIA boss James Greer (Wendell Pierce), and as they are the only three who possess enough knowledge to take down an unseen enemy. Per the
  
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• Beloved Mario RPG hides a secret "'Toads ramming each other rapidly' test room" where "talking to Peach causes the Toads to ram each other rapidly"

  17-03-2026 20:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Have you ever wanted to see Mario's Toads ramming each other rapidly? You'll get no kinkshaming here, because somebody at Nintendo was right there with you. The 2019 3DS remake of beloved RPG Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story features a hidden, unused room where you can make a group of Toads, er, ram each other rapidly.Here's how prolific Mario trivia hound Supper Mario Broth explains it on Bluesky: "Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey contains an unused 'Toads
  
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• The Last of Us sparked "internal fight" at Naughty Dog, says veteran designer: "We had to tell the team 'it's not just another zombie game'"

  17-03-2026 19:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Long before The Last of Us was the generational achievement in video game storytelling that it is today, there was an internal struggle at developer Naughty Dog to ensure it wasn't "just another zombie game."The Last of Us firmly establishes itself as a story-led adventure with extreme emotional stakes in its opening scene, potentially the most devastating 20 minutes in the entire medium. And while the survival horror gameplay is expertly interwoven between story beats and morally gray character
  
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• Invincible creator Robert Kirkman says MCU-style superhero storytelling isn't "novel" anymore, which is why box office is down "The audience is a little bit more discerning"

  17-03-2026 19:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  It'll be news to no one that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is on something of a downswing. While there's still plenty of excitement around upcoming releases like Spider-Man 4 (which is currently drip-feeding its new trailer) and Avengers: Doomsday, the box office is down – in fact, 2025 was the first non-pandemic year since 2011 that a Marvel Studios movie wasn't one of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of the year.But the MCU isn't the only game in town, and neither is James Gunn's DCU.
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again showrunner says they took "what worked and didn't work" from season 1 and used it to "build a story that satisfies" for season 2

  17-03-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 showrunner Dario Scardapane and executive producer Sana Amanat say they're "two of the most brutal critics" as both fans and creators of the hit Disney Plus show."I think the thing that we try to do consistently is we take all the stuff from the books, we take all the stuff from the fans, we take all the stuff from the Netflix show, we take all the stuff that worked and didn't work in season one, and it all kind of goes into a pot," Scardapane tells GamesRadar+, wh
  
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• AI making something to GTA 6's scale is "laughable," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says, but the tech isn't as awful as you think: "I don't believe machines have the ability to be good or evil"

  17-03-2026 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 publisher Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick isn't intimidated by generative AI, and he's not afraid of it, either. He tells Christopher Dring during a new episode of his The Game Business podcast that AI isn't the great, creative equalizer that some people purport, and others fear – "not even the littlest bit." In fact, "The notion that somehow new tools would allow an individual to push a button and generate a hit, and market a hit, and bring it to many millions of consumers around the
  
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• What do you do as the billionaire king of gacha with "tens of millions" of players each month? Plot to "build a virtual world for 1 billion people by 2030," says Genshin Impact maker

  17-03-2026 18:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Years into Genshin Impact's life, gacha kingpin HoYoverse (or miHoYo, or sometimes Cognosphere) is still pursuing a plan to get 1 billion people into a virtual world of its own making within the next four years, affirming a more abstract idea first discussed in the early days of the company's post-Genshin boom. Xin Ning, lead gameplay engineer on Genshin Impact's freshly released Miliastra Wonderland user-generated content (UGC) platform, discussed the company's overall philosophy at a GDC talk
  
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• Ghost of Yotei dev says cutting features from games is "really important," so Sucker Punch had weekly meetings where "people would clap" every time something got deleted

  17-03-2026 18:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fundamental to any creative endeavour is killing your darling. It doesn't matter how good an idea is, if it doesn't fit, it needs to go. Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch Productions is all about cutting out fluff, to the point the team celebrates getting out the samurai sword on their work."We try to make it a pretty positive thing at the studio," Jason Connell, co-creative director on Ghost of Yotei, says during a talk at GDC 2026 attended by GamesRadar+. "It's hard - you make an idea and you
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem's Leon actor yearns for a team-up with the "underutilized" Sheva Alomar, so Ada and Claire might want to redownload Hinge: "I just love her character"

  17-03-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Long-time Leon Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides has shouted out Resident Evil 5's co-op partner Sheva Almoar as someone he'd love to see team up with his character in a future Resident Evil entry.It's pretty clear that Capcom holds some Resident Evil protagonists in higher esteem than the others. It's Chris and Leon at the top; Claire, Ethan, and Jill are a tier below that; and then everyone else. And while the world is probably happy to see a lack of Billy Coen in new entries, the likes of Rebecc
  
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• If you were hoping for Destiny raid loot from Marathon's Cryo Archive map, these exclusive mods ought to do it: "This weapon deals significantly increased damage against [REDACTED]"

  17-03-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marathon update 1.0.5 is rolling out on all platforms today, and with it Bungie has officially added the Cryo Archive map to the game. Described as a raid-like encounter, Cryo Archive immediately turned heads among the Destiny 2 community, which is accustomed to grinding raids for prestige loot. In classic Bungie fashion, Marathon players have yet to figure out how to access Cryo Archive, which is still listed as redacted in-game, but Bungie has at least shared some exclusive loot to daydream ab
  
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• "Welcome back ACNH treasure islands": Pokemon Pokopia fan creates Cloud Island you can use to get some of the cozy game's rarest goodies, and it's reminding us all of our Animal Crossing days

  17-03-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's no secret that Pokemon Pokopia is a hit with Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans (hi, it's me), thanks to its cozy gameplay loop and relaxing island vibes – but now, thanks to players, it's even more like the adorable Nintendo gem that stole our hearts in 2020.If you haven't heard of "treasure islands" in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, they aren't as active as they were during the peak COVID era, but they're still around.
  Put simply, fans would (and still do) set up their islands &ndas
  
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• First reactions to Daredevil: Born Again season 2 are calling the Marvel show an "upgrade" from season 1 and "the season of television Daredevil fans have been waiting for"

  17-03-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions are in for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 – and the Man Without Fear's second MCU outing is getting an overwhelmingly positive reception. Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk actors Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio are getting particular praise for their performances, and the general consensus seems to be that the second installment of the show is an improvement on the first."Daredevil: BornAgain season 2 is 5/5 stars for me," wrote GamesRadar+'s Lauren Milici. "YES it is so s
  
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• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run release schedule: what time is episode 1 releasing on Netflix?

  17-03-2026 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run is about to launch on Netflix, but what time is it going to drop and what does that mean for the anime's future?We won't be horsing around here: below, you'll find the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run episode 1 release date and streaming time in the US and UK, plus some more speculation about episode counts and schedules. Let's hope it avoids the controversy of Stone Ocean...While you wait, be sure to check out the new anime also debuting in the spr
  
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• Helldivers 2 gives in after 2 years, releases first roadmap for Machinery of Oppression: new enemies, biomes, missions, vehicles, and more as Arrowhead once again says "this is just beginning"

  17-03-2026 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Liberty finally has a plan. In an unprecedented move, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has put out a full roadmap for the coming months, letting us see everything that's coming our way in the unending quest to defend Super Earth.Dubbed the 'Machinery of Oppression', the outline covers the robot-centric 6.0 update, and proceeding additions. "Our fight for liberty continues to grow, and with each new front comes more opportunities to spread Managed Democracy across the galaxy," Arrowh
  
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• First Dune 3 trailer teases an older Paul Atreides, Robert Pattinson's new villain, and battles aplenty on Arrakis and beyond

  17-03-2026 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer is finally here for Dune 3 – and it looks like a suitably big, bold ending to the sci-fi epic trilogy. In the new clip, which you can watch above, war is raging across the galaxy, and Paul Atreides is about to become a father. In a tender moment with Chani, she tells him that if the baby is a boy, she'll name him Leto after Paul's late father.Otherwise, though, it's all battle and bloodshed. Paul laments that he's struggling to do what's best for his family and keep them
  
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• Unofficial Animal Crossing PC port is here, offering the widescreen 4K experience the 24-year-old GameCube classic deserves

  17-03-2026 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original Animal Crossing is now on PC, and while the unofficial port is labeled as a non-final "playtest," early indications suggest it could already be the best way to play the 24-year-old cozy game. And given the advancements that other PC ports of classic console games have brought to the table, I'd wager that it won't be long before a massive pile of impressive mods and new features arrive, either.Hackers have been decompiling the source code for Animal Crossing – that is, specific
  
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• Acer's Arrow Lake gaming laptops are heading our way this July, but it's going to take a lot to drag me away from last year's models

  17-03-2026 17:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Acer has unveiled more details around its 2026 gaming laptop lineup, with Arrow Lake refreshes of its Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, Predator Helios Neo 16 AI, and Predator Helios Neo 18 AI slated to hit the shelves in July. That's a little later than we've seen new generation machines in previous years, but it's no secret as to why. Just like the rest of the industry, even the best gaming laptops are facing uncertainty due to component shortages. RAM and SSDs are being hoovered up by AI manufactur
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again season 2 showrunner talks reuniting the Defenders for the first time in 7 years: "Bringing [Jessica Jones] back in this season was top of the checklist"

  17-03-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 showrunner Dario Scardapane and executive producer Sana Amanat say bringing back Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones was a must for the second season of the hit Marvel-Disney Plus show."I really love the work that Melissa [Rosenberg] did in Jessica Jones," Scardapane tells GamesRadar+. I think it's one of the best genre television shows done. I think Krysten's created an amazing character. Bringing her back in this season was top of the checklist. It's not in the episo
  
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• "It's all going to change": Palworld devs aren't "force wiping anyone" for the survival game's big 1.0 update, but they "softly recommend you start from scratch"

  17-03-2026 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  PocketPair publishing lead John 'Bucky' Buckley says you won't need to make a new save file with the launch of Palworld 1.0, but you might have a better time if you do. Palworld is now over two years old, originally launching into early access back in January 2024. Since then, the game has had a steady string of updates, plus new ports like a PS5 edition released toward the end of 2024 and a Mac version released in 2025, with a Switch 2 version "worth considering" even amid a lawsuit from The Po
  
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• "The majority of this building is working on The Elder Scrolls 6": Todd Howard says Bethesda's full focus is on the RPG it announced in 2018, and "it's so different than Starfield, so different than Fallout"

  17-03-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda Game Studios is dedicating most of its attention to The Elder Scrolls 6 now, and it's come as a breath of fresh air to the developers – one that hits quite differently to Fallout and Starfield, according to Todd Howard.The Bethesda boss himself reveals as much during a recent roundtable interview attended by GamesRadar+, explaining how Starfield affected Bethesda's appetite for other projects.
  "The majority of this building is working on The Elder Scrolls 6," he admits. "It's amaz
  
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• Arc Raiders boss says Marathon has "done a really good job" fixing things after "heavily criticized" technical test: "That's unusual. So credit to that team"

  17-03-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Since coming out late October last year, Arc Raiders has been the current hotness in terms of multiplayer shooters. Just recently, it got some extraction-based competition in Marathon, Bungie's new futuristic FPS. Though they share similarities, an exec at Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios believes there's room for both, and he admires the design approach."I feel like the game is more PvP prone. PvE doesn't feel like the focus of that game," Patrick Söderlund, CEO and founder of Embark,
  
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• With The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says Bethesda has "handled" the Creation Engine "better than we ever have" thanks to lessons learned from Starfield

  17-03-2026 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda Game Studios has learned quite a lot from Starfield and its iteration of the Creative Engine, apparently – and when it comes to new games like The Elder Scrolls 6, developers are applying those lessons to make for better tech… and a better RPG.Todd Howard, the iconic Bethesda boss himself, reveals as much during a recent roundtable interview attended by GamesRadar+.
  Speaking about how experience devs gathered during the production of Starfield has impacted their work on The
  
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• "We were never going to make Mass Effect": Skyrim and Fallout artist says when it came to Starfield, the sci-fi RPG had to adapt

  17-03-2026 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield's lead artist says that Bethesda was "never going to make Mass Effect" when it came to building out the galaxy of its sci-fi RPG.In a group interview with GamesRadar+, Istvan Pely, who served as lead artist on Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 before Starfield, and also worked across Skyrim and Oblivion, explained that Bethesda's take on intergalactic travel wasn't ever likely to imitate what BioWare had previously done with its Mass Effect games.Ahead of Starfield's PS5 release, Pely says that
  
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• New trailer for Maul – Shadow Lord teases more lightsaber duels, more action sequences, and a detective hot on the former Sith's heels

  17-03-2026 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Maul – Shadow Lord has dropped, teasing even more exciting action in the animated Star Wars spin-off.Set around a year after the events of The Clone Wars (i.e. between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope), the show sees Maul cross paths with a young Jedi Padawan named Devon Izara as he attempts to rebuild his criminal syndicate away from the Empire. However, detective Brander Lawson is hot on his heels, and wants to put a stop to Maul's criminal activities before they attr
  
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• Todd Howard was "really, really sorry" to see former Xbox chief Phil Spencer retire, but says new CEO Asha Sharma "is great"

  17-03-2026 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda's Todd Howard was "really, really sorry" about Phil Spencer's departure from Xbox, but says that "everybody's really optimistic" about the future under new CEO Asha Sharma.In a group interview with GamesRadar+, Howard said that Sharma had not yet visited Bethesda's Maryland studio, "but everybody has talked virtually." Sharma took over leadership of Xbox last month after the abrupt departure of Phil Spencer after nearly 40 years at Microsoft. Former Xbox president Sarah Bond left Micros
  
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• "There's more to come for Starfield": Bethesda says the Terran Armada DLC and Free Lanes update aren't the end of the line for RPG

  17-03-2026 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda has just announced that a suite of changes and improvements is coming to Starfield on April 7. Not only is the massive RPG finally coming to PS5, but Bethesda is working to feed big updates through core aspects of the underlying meta – introducing interplanetary travel within systems, more expressive exploration, and a wider focus on customization – through the Free Lanes update and the next premium story DLC, Terran Armada.Given that Bethesda Game Studios is now hard at wor
  
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• Starfield PS5 release date confirmed as the price of the base game falls by $20 for all platforms

  17-03-2026 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Starfield PS5 release date has been set for April 7, 2026. This is a key moment for Bethesda Game Studios, which is now in a position to put its sprawling science-fiction RPG in front of the PlayStation community following almost three years of Xbox Series X console exclusivity.You'll be able to purchase Starfield on PS5 for just $49.99 from April 7, with Bethesda confirming that the price is falling for the standard edition of the game across all platforms. Starfield was originally introduc
  
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• Starfield expansion Terran Armada coming this April alongside Free Lanes update with new planetary travel, Todd Howard says Bethesda knew "we needed to do something that affects the game flow on a meta level"

  17-03-2026 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda has announced some big changes coming to Starfield this April, following confirmation that the RPG is finally making its way to PS5. Players across all supported platforms will be able to access two new batches of Starfield content that make some fairly significant changes to the way the original game plays – it's not quite the fabled 'Starfield 2.0' but it's the closest thing Bethesda is willing to develop.First up is the Free Lanes update, which lands on April 7, 2026. This is a
  
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• Arc Raiders update nerfs notorious Il Toro shotgun from basically every angle: pellet damage, fire rate, dispersion, reload time, and damage falloff

  17-03-2026 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' new Patch 1.20.0 has finally freed the Il Toro shotgun from the swamp of controversy. Balance adjustments attempt to make sure the high-powered firearm now exists in the more reasonable land of contentment."This is an adjustment many of you requested," Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios writes in reference to Il Toro's changes in Patch Notes 1.20.0, posted on Steam March 17. "We have tuned the Il Toro to address its DPS and effectiveness at range, especially when combined with a c
  
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• Lanterns co-creator Damon Lindelof says he was "sloppy and careless" after mocking the 'Green' in Green Lantern

  17-03-2026 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns co-creator Damon Lindelof has clarified his recent comments poking fun at the 'Green' in Green Lantern."I made a dumb joke on a comedy podcast. I’m not going to bob and weave about context, the joke was dumb, the fandom is not. I owe them an explanation and a genuine reflection of my actual feelings," began on Instagram.A post shared by Damon (@damonlindelof)A photo posted byon While including a throwback to wearing a Green Lantern shirt during 2004's Comic-Con, Lindelof not only
  
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• Fresh off his Best Actor win, Michael B. Jordan says his favorite film is this Studio Ghibli classic in a post-Oscars street interview

  17-03-2026 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Known anime nerd and newly minted Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan says his favorite movie of all time is Princess Mononoke.In a post-ceremony street interview, Jordan told popular TikToker Maurice aka The People Gallery that his favorite movie was the 1997 Studio Ghibli classic... point blank period. The period fantasy-drama, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, follows a young prince named Ashitaka who travels west in search of a cure after fighting a demon and incurring a nasty curse on his arm as a res
  
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• Arc Raiders dev Embark Studios confirms co-founder is gone after allegations of misconduct with The Finals streamer: "We found the situation unsustainable and mutually agreed to part ways"

  17-03-2026 15:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders and The Finals developer Embark Studios says it has "mutually agreed to part ways" with CCO Rob Runesson after allegations that he engaged in misconduct with a The Finals streamer. Runesson was one of the numerous Dice veterans who co-founded Embark Studios. The studio says an external legal investigation "did not substantiate the allegations," but adds that "we found the situation unsustainable."Those allegations were made public last month, when they were read on Twitch by The Fina
  
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• Logitech G is finally launching a new gear shifter for its sim racing ecosystem, and it took so long to make because "it underwent months of rigorous stress testing on every gear transition"

  17-03-2026 15:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Logitech is finally launching a new gear shifter for its latest sim racing ecosystems, the Logitech G RS H-Shifter. The new gear stick will play with the brand's G Pro Wheel and pedal set, as well as more up-to-date RS Wheel Hub and RS50 loadouts, which we deem the best PC racing wheel currently on the shelves.The new RS H-Shifter is available from today in both the US and UK for $159.99 / £159.99 at Logitech. You can plug it directly into the RS50 or G Pro wheel base if you wish, but ther
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day live trailer launch –all the clips posted throughout the day from Spider-Man 4, as they drop

  17-03-2026 15:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Exciting news, web-heads, not only is the Spider-Man 4 trailer releasing tomorrow (March 18), but micro-clips from the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer are dropping on social media throughout the day, via Spidey mega-fans, as the "new day" begins in cities around the world.It's an unusual trailer rollout for sure, and makes the cast-reveal livestream for Avengers: Doomsday seem small fry in comparison. Tom Holland announced the news over on Instagram, noting: "Without that incredible community,
  
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• Nintendo really just silently dropped the biggest backwards compatibility update in the Switch 2's life, and I need to upgrade my setup

  17-03-2026 15:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  I was shocked to find that original Switch games looked somehow worse on the new handheld when I reviewed it at launch, but Nintendo has just released a new Switch 2 update that fixes all that. The new 'Handheld Boost Mode' allows the device to run original games in docked mode, bumping resolution from 720p up to the full 1080p the display is capable of. Previously, these games were trying to spread an HD picture across a larger FHD display, which meant they ultimately ended up looking blurrier
  
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• Nintendo casually releases Switch 2 update that makes almost every OG Switch game run better, so you can take any of your favorites on the go without sacrificing performance

  17-03-2026 14:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Nintendo Switch 2 update has included a widespread update to almost every original Switch game, without the need for dedicated upgrades.Nintendo's approach to updating original Switch games for Switch 2 has been weird so far. There's Nintendo Switch 2 Editions, Switch 2 enhanced games, games that just work better without an update, and then some games that are exactly the same as they were on Switch. This isn't entirely unique for Switch 2, PS5 did this too, but Nintendo has decided t
  
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• Mckenna Grace opens Pokemon cards at the Oscars, and it's one hell of a vibe

  17-03-2026 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Oscars are cool and all, but the chance of pulling rare Pokemon cards between awards is the real rush. Ghostbusters and Five Nights at Freddy's 2 star Mckenna Grace made it her mission to be the first person to open Pokemon boosters at the event, and honestly, it's a vibe.While on the red carpet, self-professed Poke-fan Grace excitedly showed off what she had in the pockets of her Jigglypuff-pink dress – a handful of packs including Journey Together (which is honestly one of the few se
  
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• Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar says a Hulu exec who is "not a fan of the original" is to blame for the spin-off being axed

  17-03-2026 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  After announcing that Hulu will no longer be moving forward with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, original star Sarah Michelle Gellar has shed a little more light on who is to blame for the cancellation. “We had an executive on our show who was not only not a fan of the original, but was proud to constantly remind us that he had never seen the entirety of the series and how it wasn’t for him,” said Gellar to People. "That’s very hard when you’re taking a propert
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 24-hour trailer launch is making Avengers: Doomsday's cast reveal look small scope: "It's never been done before"

  17-03-2026 13:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is almost here as the upcoming Sony/Marvel movie swings into view with a unique marketing campaign.Over the next 24 hours, beginning March 17, passionate Spider-Man fans on social media will be the ones debuting fragments of the upcoming trailer. "We are working on something incredibly exciting for the release of the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer," Spidey actor Tom Holland said in a video posted online."We have had so much love and support since day dot
  
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• Weeks after the Steam Deck disappeared, Retroid discontinues Pocket G2 "due to ongoing fluctuations in memory pricing"

  17-03-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things aren't going well at Retroid HQ right now. Only a couple of weeks after the cancellation of the 12GB Retroid Pocket 6, the only slightly cheaper alternative has suffered the same axe swing. The Retroid Pocket G2 has been "temporarily discontinued" due to ongoing component shortages across the industry, a phrase many of the best retro handhelds have come to fear. Not only that, but price increases continue with the Pocket Classic seeing a shift up to $149 from $129. It's just one of many p
  
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• Invincible co-showrunners Robert Kirkman and Simon Racioppa say it won't go the way of Stranger Things and end with a feature-length finale

  17-03-2026 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  In recent years, it's been all the rage for episodes of long-running shows not only to balloon in length, but to bring their stories home with a feature-length finale. See: Stranger Things, and this week's Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. But on the eve of Invincible season 4, co-showrunners Robert Kirkman and Simon Racioppa say the Prime Video superhero series will stay true to its small-screen origins to the very end."I'll regret saying this if we ever do it, but I think that when a televisio
  
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• "We need to push back harder": Nvidia's DLSS 5 "AI slop" filter is being torn apart by industry veterans from Baldur's Gate 3, Palworld, and many more

  17-03-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  DLSS 5 from Nvidia was revealed yesterday, in a video demonstrating several recent releases getting upscaled by the "real-time neural rendering model," including Resident Evil: Requiem and Starfield. It's essentially an AI upscaler, with the results being rife with that weird, uncanny feel generative content has, and some developers are voicing their concerns."This DLSS 5 AI dogshit is actually depressing man," Dave Oshry, co-founder and CEO of New Blood Interactive, posted on Twitter. "Even wor
  
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• Dune 3 star Robert Pattinson describes his shapeshifting villain Scytale as "unusual" and "interesting": "You can't really tell whose side he's on"

  17-03-2026 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Pattinson has teased what to expect from his Dune 3 villain Scytale – and he seems like he's going to be a slippery character. "He's an unusual character in the book," Pattinson said at a Dune 3 trailer launch event. "I mean, you can't really tell whose side he's on, and it's kind of what makes him quite interesting."In Frank Herbert's novel, Dune Messiah, Scytale is part of the Bene Tleilax, a mysterious sect of genetically altered humans with specialist skills in genetic engineeri
  
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