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• Cyberpunk 2077's best shopkeeper was originally a "vapid" side character devs had no idea what to do with, says actor, until a few redrafts made her "one of my favourite characters I've ever voiced"

  02-04-2026 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Actor Erica Lindbeck hated Misty Olszewski, one of the characters she plays in Cyberpunk 2077, until developer CD Projekt Red gladly transformed her into someone completely different.Before rewrites, fan-favorite tarot reader Misty was disappointing and completely "vapid," Lindbeck tells The Gamer in a new interview. The new age goth girl was limited to only a fistful of one-liners, and Lindbeck expected Militech manager Meredith to be the most significant example of her work on Cyberpunk 2077.A
  
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• "Gabe really had a great vision": Steam became a PC gaming cornerstone because Valve built a community with "stickiness," says Nightdive chief who worked on GameStop's Steam competitor

  02-04-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Before Valve cemented Steam as a go-to PC gaming destination, way back in the primordial days of digital distribution, GameStop was among the companies trying to finagle a sustainable platform for selling games digitally. Larry Kuperman, a newly retired games veteran best known for his work at retro specialist Nightdive, was part of the team behind the GameStop-acquired online store Impulse, and he suggests Steam's golden ticket to PC gaming dominance was fairly simple in theory but hard to fore
  
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• Frodo actor Elijah Wood says he regularly gets mistaken for fellow '00s movie icon Tobey Maguire: "Hey, Spider-Man!"

  02-04-2026 22:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elijah Wood is world famous for playing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but that doesn't stop him from getting mistaken for another '00s genre movie icon, Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire."Most recently I think it was actually Tobey Maguire. Which does still happen, and it's always for Spider-Man. It's not for any of Tobey's other work," Wood tells the HappySadConfused podcast. "It's just 'Hey, Spider-Man!' Nope. Nope. Nope. I won't correct people."The case of mistaken identity goes
  
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• Sony buys machine-learning company to help "enhance gameplay visuals, improve rendering techniques, and unlock new levels of visual fidelity" in PlayStation games

  02-04-2026 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony is investing in AI-powered machine learning technology to help advance visual fidelity in PlayStation games, the company has announced.In a news release, Sony says it's reached an agreement to acquire UK-based machine learning company Cinemersive Labs as part of its mission to continually explore "new ways to push the boundaries of visual computing and deliver richer, more immersive gameplay experiences."Sony says Cinemersive Labs employees will be a part of SIE's Visual Computing Group, wh
  
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• Elijah Wood appears to confirm Aragorn recasting rumors in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum: "Those are tough boots [to fill]"

  02-04-2026 22:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elijah Wood may or may not have confirmed that Viggo Mortensen will not be reprising his role as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.In a new interview with the Happy Sad Confused Podcast, host Josh Horowitz brought up the forthcoming film and said, "Tough act to follow for someone to play Aragorn... Leo Woodall, that's true."Wood replied, "Right, that is true. That's gonna be tough... Those are tough boots [to fill]... but that's gonna be great."The film was officially announc
  
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• "Fortnite's cultural moment is starting to fade," games analyst says amid mass layoffs, and its downturn is part of the "erosion of American leadership" in video games

  02-04-2026 22:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fortnite's not dead, but it's suffering a "downturn" in engagement that Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has blamed for recent layoffs affecting over 1,000 employees. According to one industry analyst, Epic's declining fortunes mark one example of a broader collapse of "American cultural dominance" in video games."It's in the nature of empires to destroy themselves," NYU professor and games industry researcher Joost van Dreunen dramatically begins in a new analysis. As he explains, "the news of Epic Games'
  
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• It took 3 years for PlayStation to earn $300 million in PC sales according to former manager, which makes the platform less than half as lucrative as the PS4 and PS5

  02-04-2026 22:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  PlayStation's PS PC unit earned only a total of $300 million between 2021 and 2023, former PC planner and insights manager Jerry Liu reveals.Liu added the detail to his LinkedIn profile, spotted by industry sleuth Timur222 on Bluesky. Liu's profile now explains he helped PS PC "grow from $0-300M in Net Revenue for Sony in 3 years" by, among other things, convincing "leadership to pursue more aggressive pricing strategy that helped to increase gross revenue of the business unit by 25%+." But whil
  
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• Hunt for Gollum "doesn't have to" live up to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, says Elijah Wood: "It is a side quest"

  02-04-2026 22:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum has a lot riding on it, with Gollum actor Andy Serkis directing the film as well as starring in it. But Frodo actor Elijah Wood says that, despite the pressure to deliver something special, the new movie doesn't have to stand in the shadow of its predecessors."I don't think it has to, because it doesn't bear the weight of the trilogy," Wood tells the HappySadConfused podcast (around the 46 minute mark) when asked how The Hunt for Gollum will li
  
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• Arknights: Endfield lead says good gacha systems don't "impact the player's ability to enjoy the gameplay," and Endfield is "trying" to fix its confusing gacha

  02-04-2026 21:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even by gacha standards, progression and monetization in Arknights: Endfield is pretty confusing. Before and at launch, the newly released action RPG spin on Hypergryph's Arknights drew criticism for convoluted currencies, opaque character drop rates and "pity" maximums, and a rotating banner system that obscures how your investment is tracked. In an interview with GamesRadar+ at GDC, lead developer Ryan (his preferred name for press) discussed the response to Endfield's gacha system and some pl
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 dev teases 3 new modes: something "very competitive," one for players who don't "have the time" for "the Slay the Spire experience," and a new multiplayer setting

  02-04-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slay the Spire 2 feels a lot like the original hit roguelike deckbuilder, but among the new cards and classes, it did make an enormous change: multiplayer. And studio Mega Crit, as co-founder Casey Yano tells PC Gamer, is already feeling out some other new game modes that could be equally impactful. Right now, we have standard (and Ascension), daily, and custom runs, obviously with multiplayer slotted in. Yano teases "three specific things that I have in mind" for new modes, which he generally k
  
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• Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord is officially renewed for season 2 before season 1 has even premiered

  02-04-2026 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fan favorite Star Wars villain Darth Maul is about to get his own animated streaming series on Disney Plus, and along with anticipating the show's impending premiere, we've now got season 2 to look forward to. Yes, Maul - Shadow Lord has been renewed before the first episode has even aired.The confirmation comes via the official Star Wars site hot on the heels of the show's creator and current Star Wars top dog Dave Filoni teasing a second season for the show in an interview with Vanity Fair, in
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 devs were caught off guard by 13,000 negative Steam review spike: "It was much more extreme than any previous types of negative feedback"

  02-04-2026 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano has been making games for a while, so when Slay the Spire 2 was abruptly rocked by over 13,000 contrasting negative Steam reviews within two days, he wasn't particularly shaken. But, he tells PC Gamer, some newer folks at the studio were a little more surprised. "I think it depends on who in the studio," Yano says of the reaction. "Because I'm used to negativity and harsh feedback, and I'm pretty immune to it. But some of our other folks on the team, they weren't
  
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• Pokemon Pokopia speedruns are already a thing, and they somehow don't use the cozy life sim's fastest ability

  02-04-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Pokopia players have already figured out how to speedrun the cozy life sim, with the time to hit credits sitting at around three hours. YouTube creator PulseEffects has shared a video detailing how its done, and while the point of the game obviously isn't to hit credits as fast as you can, it's certainly interesting to see how such a laid back game can be minmaxxed like this.I won't go into all the details here for the sake of spoilers (that's what the video is for, if you wanna see 'em)
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 lifts restrictions on gifting after 4 years, allowing players to give other fans of the MMO single-character mounts, minions, and more: "Finally"

  02-04-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Once again, Square Enix has lowered restrictions on gifting mounts, emotes and other select items between players of Final Fantasy 14. The community is relieved at being able to treat each other a little, for however long the possibility remains open.Today, April 2, a 'Buy For a Friend' option in the online store will let you pick up a present for an account you're fond of. The selection, according to the official site, is: Mounts (Single Character), Minions (Single Character), Emotes, Orchestri
  
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• Anime Awards 2026 nominees revealed as Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man battle for Film of the Year

  02-04-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The nominees for Crunchyroll's 10th Anime Awards are in, and the spotlight is on some of the biggest names from the industry, including Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man, as fan voting begins.Ahead, we run through some of the biggest shocks, surprises, and talking points ahead of one of anime's biggest nights of the year, including Solo Leveling's many nominations, Dan Da Dan making waves, and The Summer Hikaru Died emerging as a leading contender.The event, which takes place on May 23 in Tokyo, wil
  
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• Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream fans say who needs an official Switch stylus when you can use carrots and inside-out bags of chips for next-level Mii creation instead

  02-04-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has had me in a chokehold since its recent demo dropped, and judging by fellow fans' mind-blowing Mii creations, I'm not the only one – but just how are they designing some of these?That's what I've been asking myself, at least, since I first browsed online forums after playing the demo. I figured folks are using styluses on the touchscreen – because how could they not be, with some of the fine attention to detail with the game's new paint tool I've s
  
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• After 7 years of development, The Last of Us Online was 80% complete and was scrapped to make room for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

  02-04-2026 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us Online's game director Vinit Agarwal has shared that the multiplayer spin-off game was scrapped in part to make room for Naughty Dog's next single-player offering, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.Per an interview with Lance E. Lee, the canceled game's director reveals the project was essentially a victim of the post-Covid video game boom. As he explains, PlayStation and countless other publishers saw gamers spending more time and money in online games than ever – no surpr
  
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• PS5 price increases be damned, Amazon still has consoles at their previous rates - for now

  02-04-2026 18:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today's the day the PS5 base price jumps all the way up to $599 (for a Digital Edition, no less). That's right, April 2 was the date set by Sony for all of its consoles to skyrocket up the price scale - but Amazon didn't seem to get the memo. The retailer still has both the PS5 Digital Edition and PS5 Disc consoles at their previous MSRPs at the time of writing, giving anyone who slept on the last few days of stock hunting a reprieve before those numbers jump up. I've been tracking PS5 deals thr
  
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• The Last of Us Part 3 hopium will never die as former Naughty Dog lead confirms the studio's secret game besides Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has been in the works for at least 3 years

  02-04-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fresh from a round of The Last of Us Part 3 hopes being raised by some vagueposting by Neil Druckmann, comments by a former lead at Naughty Dog suggest that something might be in the works. It's all kept pretty hush-hush, but it's definitely enough to keep the dream alive.In an appearance on the Lance E Lee Podcast from Tokyo, Vinit Agarwal, previously the game director on The Last of Us Online, speaks about his experience being in such a role before leaving Naughty Dog. Having worked on the new
  
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• The Replay theme for April is Starfield: send us your gaming clips for a chance to win Amazon vouchers!

  02-04-2026 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  To celebrate both the new DLC and PS5 release, and mankind's actual return to the moon, Starfield is the theme for this month's Replay. You can send in clips of any game you're playing right now for a chance to win some Amazon vouchers, but there's a special separate prize for the best Starfield stuff we get.GamesRadar+ Replay is our community series where you can submit your gaming clips and streams for a chance to win Amazon vouchers. You can send in anything, from any game, and if it's cool,
  
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• Call of Duty Zombies dev starts new studio with 2 failed PlayStation collabs behind him, just 1 week after Sony shut down his last project: "Third time's the charm"

  02-04-2026 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Call of Duty producer Jason Blundell has about as much intention to stay dead as the zombies he helped shape for developer Treyarch. It's only been a week since Sony suddenly closed his last studio, Dark Outlaw Games, and the FPS legend is already back with another one.Blundell just announced Magic Fractal Studios alongside former Dark Outlaw dev and YouTuber JCbackfire, who says during a new stream, "I really am excited for the future." In addition to Sony closing Dark Outlaw last week a
  
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• Here's the Replay March winner: an epic Arc Raiders escape

  02-04-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Every month the GamesRadar Replay series challenges you to send us the funniest, weirdest, amazing or surprising gaming clips for the chance to win an Amazon voucher. We'll also show the best on the site and all our socials, so if you want the world to see your achievements, accidents or discoveries, let us know! This month's March winner is ZACHARYYYY9810, for this epic Arc escape under pressure: A post shared by GamesRadar+ (@gamesradar)A photo posted byon If you want to be in with a chance of
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Rosalina actor Brie Larson proves being a space princess can't save you from experiencing peak Mario Kart: "Are you actually kidding me right now?"

  02-04-2026 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Being a part of the Super Mario universe doesn't stop you from experiencing prime Mario Kart, as Princess Rosalina actress Brie Larson found out in a way that's awful for her but great for us watching.In a video for IGN, the cast of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had a mini Mario Kart Tournament. And during a race between the host, Larson, and the Bowser family of Jack Black and Benny Safdie, the Rosalina actress got well and truly Mario Kart-ed. Chris Pratt asked Larson about having a Luma of her
  
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• Over 5 months since Pokemon Legends: Z-A's release, Home compatibility finally lets you offload your shiny-stuffed boxes ahead of Pokemon Champions

  02-04-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new update to Pokemon Home has, at long last, added support for Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Five months after the new RPG launched, you can finally upload your 'mons to the storage service, and you'll even get some Alpha starters as a reward for your troubles.Pokemon Home version 4.0.0 launched earlier today, offering support for both Legends: Z-A and the forthcoming Pokemon Champions. The mobile version of Home, specifically, has also added Challenges and stickers, and updated the Pokedex for each
  
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• After nearly 1 year, viral Steam horror hit Lethal Company is back with another big update boasting 3 new creatures that are sure to leave my pals and me screaming

  02-04-2026 17:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a while, but Lethal Company's solo developer Zeekerss has finally unveiled a big, brand-new update for his smash-hit horror game on Steam – and he's already got more up his sleeve for the future, too.Nearly a year has passed now since the last major Lethal Company patch, Version 70 (also dubbed the "Incubating Update"), dropped in June of 2025. Although we've seen a few more minor fixes roll out since then, there hasn't been anything quite as big – until this week, that is.
  
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• Crimson Desert modder restores a full-fat food system left on the cutting room floor: "Everything this mod uses already exists in the game files"

  02-04-2026 17:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert is a game with an unending number of features stacked on top of each other like a wobbly Jenga tower, but Pearl Abyss' RPG almost had one more system to add to the pile, at least, according to a modder who believes they've discovered a system that was fully built, but abandoned for some reason.Eating food is already a huge part of Crimson Desert's core gameplay. Spamming consumable dishes in the middle of a fight is a surefire way to keep yourself alive, despite the muscle cramps
  
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• It sure sounds like Homelander will kill A-Train in the final season of The Boys

  02-04-2026 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 might just well spell the end for A-Train – and, in a new interview, actor Jessie T. Usher seems to imply that his demise will come at the hands of none other than Homelander."I saw the end coming long before it came and I was glad that I had an aired-out, isolated moment with Antony [Starr, who plays Homelander]," Usher told ABS-CBN News. "He's like a person who I've built a lot of the driving force of what motivated this character or changed this character. I was happy
  
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• Witch Hat Atelier release schedule: what time is episode 1 on Crunchyroll?

  02-04-2026 16:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Witch Hat Atelier is about to put a spell on you. One of the spring season's leading lights is a new anime that sees young girl Coco on a path to becoming a magic user after a tragic event. If that intrigues you, or you want to get on the ground floor of a show that those in the know are buzzing about, you're in the right place.Below, you'll find the Witch Hat Atelier episode 1 release date and streaming time for where you live, news of a double-episode premiere, and much more besides.Then, dive
  
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• Arc Raiders Flashpoint's new map condition is "hell on Earth" and it's giving players "flashbacks" of Helldivers 2's Malevelon Creek: "Nothing but pure chaos everywhere"

  02-04-2026 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Embark Studios is keeping Arc Raiders players on their toes with the new map condition. Close Scrutiny is taking a toll on the community, as people try to make headway against what's proving to be the toughest set of obstacles in the extraction shooter yet.Part of the Flashpoint update, Close Scrutiny offers great reward, but with high risk. Arc Assessors drop around the map, providing massive loot, but to get to them, you've to navigate all the Vaporizers and Surveyors knocking about. Much easi
  
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• Maul – Shadow Lord's Twi'lek apprentice is in a "tug of war" between Maul and her Jedi Master, and the Star Wars show's creatives are "fascinated" by the fan theories

  02-04-2026 15:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Maul – Shadow Lord is set to explore the titular former Sith Lord's attempts to claw back his criminal empire, it also involves an intriguing dynamic between Maul and a Twi'lek Jedi Padawan named Devon Izara. Devon survived Order 66 along with her Master, Eeko-Dio Daki. Maul is out to recruit Devon as his apprentice, and, though we've seen Maul allied with his brother Savage Oppress in The Clone Wars, and attempting to corrupt Ezra Bridger in Star Wars Rebels (which is set after Shad
  
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• Maul – Shadow Lord's Twi'lek apprentice is in a "tug of war" between Maul and her Jedi Master, and the Star Wars shows' creatives are "fascinated" by the fan theories

  02-04-2026 15:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Maul – Shadow Lord is set to explore the titular former Sith Lord's attempts to claw back his criminal empire, it also involves an intriguing dynamic between Maul and a Twi'lek Jedi Padawan named Devon Izara. Devon survived Order 66 along with her Master, Eeko-Dio Daki. Maul is out to recruit Devon as his apprentice, and, though we've seen Maul allied with his brother Savage Oppress in The Clone Wars, and attempting to corrupt Ezra Bridger in Star Wars Rebels (which is set after Shad
  
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• "It would just be Palworld 2": Pocketpair lead says adding a best-in-class feature from the viral pirate game it's publishing would be near impossible

  02-04-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair Publishing is now involved with a pirate survival game that's gone viral many a time, called Windrose, but incorporating the pirateventure's best feature into Palworld is apparently almost impossible.That's according to Pocketpair's head of publishing and communications, John 'Bucky' Buckley, who announced the company is handling regional publishing duties for Windrose over in Japan.Ahoy, mateys!Pocketpair Publishing is proud to announce that we will be the regional publisher for Wind
  
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• Barely a week later, GTA 4 pre-release build that was a treasure trove of cut Rockstar ideas is being scrubbed from the internet

  02-04-2026 15:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The in-development GTA 4 build found on a console purchased for £5 by a fan in Scotland earlier this week has been taken down. This week, a user on the GTA forums posted a build of GTA 4 that was found on a dev kit that they picked up at a car boot sale in Edinburgh, Scotland (where Rockstar North is stationed). The leaked build featured assets and ideas that never made it into the game, including a ferry. This inspired comment from Obbe Vermeij, former technical director at Rockstar North
  
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• The Boys season 5 release schedule: what time is episode 1 on Prime Video?

  02-04-2026 15:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys are back for the final season, which means spoilers are about to run rampant on social media the second new episodes land.To help you get ahead of the game as Prime Video's diabolical superhero show comes to a close, we've put together a go-to guide on The Boys season 5, episode 1 release date, and its streaming time in the US and UK.We'll also have details on episode counts, a slightly less-than-routine release schedule, and more. Once you've sped through, A-Train style, be sure to che
  
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• Minecraft introduces Herdcraft, Mojang's latest annual joke update, and suddenly I'm a pseudo-summoner with a sentient inventory to command

  02-04-2026 15:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Mojang is now focusing on smaller updates for Minecraft, like the recent Tiny Takeover drop and soon-to-come Chaos Cubed, it's still made time for its annual April Fool's snapshot – and Herdcraft, as this year's prank patch is dubbed, is brilliant.The Herdcraft "update," as Mojang outlines in its joke – but very real – patch notes online, takes your inventory… and, well, deletes it. Sort of, anyway. "The inventory is gone, and it's gone for good," as the develop
  
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• New Daredevil: Born Again season 2 trailer introduces a copycat Bullseye – and fans have a theory who's behind it

  02-04-2026 14:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new teaser for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 includes an interesting detail: someone who appears to be a copycat Bullseye."Look at this, here we have a Copycat Bullseye," one fan pointed out on Reddit, referencing a masked sniper in the trailer, while some have a theory that the mysterious character is someone close to Fisk. "And it's Buck Cashman. Look at the eye," someone else replied.Others are unsure if that's the case, as Buck's actor Arty Froushan is confirmed to return as Fisk's right-
  
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• One Piece Elbaph Arc release schedule: when is episode 1156 on Netflix and Crunchyroll?

  02-04-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a surprisingly long break, One Piece is back with the Elbaph Arc, which sees Luffy and the Straw Hats embarking on a journey to the fabled land of the giants.We're somehow over 1150 episodes in, however, and the small matter of trying to figure out when new One Piece episodes are dropping hasn't gotten any easier. In fact, it's complicated more by Netflix and Crunchyroll holding the streaming rights, depending on where you're watching from.Below, we will guide you through choppy waters wit
  
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• Nintendo fans are torn on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's big Peach and Rosalina twist: "It's a blatant retcon"

  02-04-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo fans are sharing their reactions to a big twist in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and opinions are pretty divided. Now, be warned that the following will contain spoilers for the movie, so turn back now if you're not up to date! In the film, it's revealed that Peach and Rosalina are actually sisters, which is a mix-up of the usual lore, where a familial connection has never been confirmed. While some fans are opposed to the change, others are embracing it. "It's a blatant retcon. Rosalin
  
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• God of War Greek trilogy's Kratos actor T.C. Carson says Sony Santa Monica "realized that they let me go prematurely," but "they came back" to him for the remake

  02-04-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kratos' original voice actor has explained how Sony approached him about returning to the role for the upcoming God of War Greek remake trilogy.Earlier this year in a PlayStation State of Play, Sony confirmed the development of the long-rumored God of War Greek trilogy remake, with the original Kratos voice actor T.C. Carson presenting the news alongside the announcement and shadowdrop of God of War: Sons of Sparta. It was confirmed that God of War's Norse saga Kratos actor Christopher Judge has
  
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• Resident Evil's PS1 trilogy finally comes to Steam alongside cult classic JRPG Breath of Fire 4, but Capcom's retroactive DRM isn't going down well with everyone

  02-04-2026 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is no April Fool's joke. Capcom's just casually dropped the original Resident Evil trilogy onto Steam without warning, alongside the publisher's cult classic JRPG Breath of Fire 4.With no prior announcement, Capcom re-released all three PS1 games in its first survival-horror trilogy earlier today: 1996's Resident Evil, 1998's Resident Evil 2, and 1999's Resident Evil 3. All un-remade and un-remastered. The only improvements that are present come from the games' previous GOG ports, which inc
  
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• Avatar's future seems secure as one producer says they're going "full speed ahead" on Avatar 4 and 5

  02-04-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite a trio of billion-dollar successes, the relative underperformance of Avatar: Fire and Ash had left some considering whether we would be returning to Pandora for the planned fourth and fifth movies in director James Cameron's sci-fi franchise.Those fears can be eased somewhat now, thanks to producer Rae Sanchini's comments in a new interview with Inverse.“Right now we’re figuring out the schedule. We’re working hard on it right now, budgeting, scheduling, planning, build
  
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• Despite a low Rotten Tomatoes score, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is already breaking box office records

  02-04-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  While The Super Mario Galaxy Movie holds a low Rotten Tomatoes score of 42%, that isn't stopping audiences from flocking to the movie. According to Deadline, the film scored a $34 million haul in the US for the best opening day of 2026, besting Project Hail Mary, which brought in $33.1 million across previews and its opening day. But, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's opening is also the best opening Wednesday of the month of April, gliding past its predecessor, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which s
  
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• Crimson Desert has made around $200 million on its 4 million copies sold, analyst estimates, and PlayStation 5 sales account for almost half of that

  02-04-2026 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fantasy open-world adventure Crimson Desert is doing very well, by all available data. Developer and publisher Pearl Abyss announced this week that it has sold four million copies, bringing in what an analyst believes to be around $200 million and counting.In the Alinea Insight newsletter (thanks, IGN), Rhys Elliot, Alinea's head of market analysis, looks at Crimson Desert's innings for March. The release has made $200 million in its first two weeks, Alinea Analytics estimates, with $75 million
  
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• Charlie Cox thought one of Daredevil: Born Again season 1's fan-favorite episodes was "really dumb"

  02-04-2026 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again star Charlie Cox has an unpopular opinion about season 1 – he didn't like the bank heist episode. In fact, he thought it was "really dumb.""I was not a fan of the bank episode in season 1 of Born Again," Cox admitted during a panel at C2E2 2026 (via Popverse), referring to episode 5, 'With Interest.' "I thought it was really dumb, and I really fought against doing it in a polite way. I did end up watching it because I had to know, because I was told that when they wer
  
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• The Boys season 5 features the "craziest line" the writers could think of, but someone already beat them to it in real life

  02-04-2026 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 will be bringing the Prime Video superhero series to an end, and we're expecting some typically outlandish storylines. However, The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has revealed that real life kept outpacing them in the writers' room. "A lot of things that were far-fetched for us, you know that were like, 'That's crazy,' have come to pass in a way that's really, really fucking troubling," he explained to TV Guide. "There's a line – I won't give it away. There's a line in episo
  
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• PlayStation handheld rumors suggest it will beat the Xbox Series S, but I wouldn't bother thinking about it or the Steam Deck 2 until at least 2028

  02-04-2026 12:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rumors of a next-gen PlayStation handheld are making the rounds yet again, and I'll admit that they include some exciting performance details. The short of it is that the PS6 portable could outpace the Xbox Series S and even the yet-to-be-announced Steam Deck 2. Just don't expect the latter devices to clash on the best gaming handheld battlefield any time soon, as we're talking at least 2028 before anything arrives.In a Neogaf thread, well-known hardware leaker KeplerL2 says the PlayStation hand
  
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• Gears of War 6 was considered before The Coalition decided on E-Day, JD Fenix actor says as he pitches a bonkers sequel about Marcus fighting his zombie son

  02-04-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War 6 was apparently considered to be a possibility for developer The Coalition before the studio decided to rewind the clocks for Gears of War: E-Day, according to the actor who plays JD Fenix in the chainsaw-gun-swinging action series.Liam J. McIntyre might be preparing to put on Logan's claws in Marvel's Wolverine later this year, but the actor recently took the time to look back on the Gears of War games he starred in over on social media."We did gears 4 and 5, and there was a sugge
  
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• Forget Fox, we can't stop thinking about the Metroid Easter egg you may have missed in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

  02-04-2026 11:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is jam-packed with Easter eggs, from Nintendo 64 nods to deep-cut pulls from the plumber's video game past.On top of that, Glen Powell's Fox McCloud flies onto the scene from the Star Fox series and factors into the Mario movie sequel's plot in a significant way.But prior to meeting the Arwing pilot in the Gateway Galaxy, Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) are busy looking for anyone who can help them save Rosalina.In the landing bay, however, you
  
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• Valve has another Steam "refresh" up its sleeve, revamping its storefront with new sections that look way cleaner – and honestly, I kind of love it

  02-04-2026 11:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valve is here with another big Steam "refresh" that sees its beloved decades-old storefront redesigned for the better, with detailed game information, entirely new sections, and more.Late last year, the Steam store got a new look, and although it had users divided, it seems that Valve isn't quite done sprucing up its platform just yet – or ever, really, seeing as Steam has been out in the wild now since 2003 in some shape or form (you know, in case you didn't feel old already).
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• Weapons prequel Gladys adds Godzilla writer as we get one step closer to horror villain Aunt Gladys' return

  02-04-2026 10:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Weapons helmer Zach Cregger will be penning the script for the movie's prequel with Godzilla writer Zach Shields. Revolving around undeniably the best part of the 2025 horror – Amy Madigan's terrifying Aunt Gladys – the movie now has a working title of Gladys and an official update from Warner Bros.Per Deadline, Shields will be working with Cregger to bring the story to the screen, fresh off producing the latest series of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. If his name rings a bell for Mons
  
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