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• PlayStation legend Mark Cerny tried to kick off the Spyro the Dragon speedrunning scene back in 1998, and he held the world record for 12 years

  08-04-2026 23:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mark Cerny is best known as the soft-spoken engineer who serves as PlayStation's lead console architect, having designed the PS4, PS5, and yes, even the Vita. But his history with PlayStation goes back much further to his time as president of Universal Interactive Studios, where he helped produce Spyro the Dragon. Despite the executive title, Cerny was very serious about the game, to the point where he was single-handedly trying to kick off its speedrunning scene back in 1998.In the December 199
  
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• Alien: Earth season 2 adds Game of Thrones icon Peter Dinklage in a mystery role

  08-04-2026 23:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alien: Earth season 2 is shaping up as Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has joined the cast in an unnamed mystery role. The series was renewed for a second season back in November following critical acclaim for the first season.Dinklage's casting (via THR) brings him back to prestige TV after eight seasons as the cunning Tyrion Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones. Though Game of Thrones waxed and waned throughout its long run, Dinklage's performance as Tyrion was consistently praised as one of
  
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• Skyrim and Fallout artist says Todd Howard would tell devs "we can do anything but we can't do everything," and 95% of player-reported issues were flagged internally before launch

  08-04-2026 23:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  These days, the vast majority of games ship with bugs that are later patched out, but Bethesda games in particular have earned themselves a somewhat dubious reputation for the sheer amount of glitches and performance issues they usually have at launch. To this day, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has bugs that have persisted for 15 years, and a former Bethesda artist who worked on the game has shared a design philosophy held by executive producer Todd Howard that may have contributed to that associa
  
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• Despite good reviews, The First Berserker Khazan development team reportedly dissolved over disappointing sales just days after Nexon CEO praised the game

  08-04-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Neople development staff behind action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan have reportedly been reassigned under parent company Nexon following disappointing sales for the game, effectively splitting up the team. An April 8 report from Korean outlet Yonhap News, citing a statement from a Nexon official, says personnel have been moved to other projects that will benefit from their experience. Neople apparently claimed this doesn't represent the dissolution of the Khazan team, but the future of th
  
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• I can be a roguelike hater, but I slammed the Steam wishlist button on this one after my sicko coworker showed me its Hades upgrades and dark dollhouse world

  08-04-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  I don't often play new games in my free time, because if it doesn't have girls, gore, or dresses, I'm not touching it, and those special qualities are hard to find in our modern gaming landscape overpopulated by Crimson Desert-type guys. Tell me I'm missing out, that I'm crazy, but I won't budge. Goat-like stubbornness makes it more special when I have a revelation, like the one I experienced just now while realizing my coworker – who has 350 hours logged in Arc Raiders – and I both
  
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• Alfred Molina goes from Doctor Octopus to actual octopus as the voice of a sentient sea creature in Netflix's new movie about an eccentric aquarium

  08-04-2026 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alfred Molina became a movie icon as Spider-Man's arch-enemy Doctor Octopus, and he must have really liked having extra limbs because he's now turning into a literal octopus in Netflix's new drama Remarkably Bright Creatures.In Remarkably Bright Creatures, Molina voices Marcellus, a sentient octopus who resides in an aquarium where he watches human life unfold, surreptitiously influencing their behavior. You can hear Molina's Marcellus voice throughout Netflix's new trailer for the movie, seen b
  
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• The Boys star Jack Quaid would "kill" to be in a BioShock adaptation: "Just to be involved even in the slightest"

  08-04-2026 22:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that The Boys has come to an end, Jack Quaid is pitching himself a future role in Netflix's upcoming BioShock adaptation (or any adaptation, really)."I've said this before, I'll say it again: BioShock. I would kill to be in a BioShock adaptation," Quaid told Collider. "I actually don't even know what character I'd be... Just to be involved in the slightest. That game was probably one of the first horror games that I ever played. That twist in that game, which I won't spoil, is incredible."Ne
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4 is currently the highest-rated episode of any Disney+ live action MCU show

  08-04-2026 22:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  As of the time of this writing, Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4, titled 'Gloves Off', is the highest rated episode of any live-action MCU show on Disney Plus. That's not entirely difficult, as many of Disney Plus' MCU series have middling reviews at best, but the episode is still a high water mark, nearly reaching a perfect 10.Per IMDb's rankings, 'Gloves Off' sits at a 9.6 rating, just a tenth of a point above the finale of Loki season 2, which sits at a 9.5. There is actually one Disn
  
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• The OG Xbox was meant to be a PC-console hybrid, and the console's co-creator says Project Helix is "very similar"

  08-04-2026 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox's next-gen console, currently known as Project Helix, is set to bridge the gap between consoles and PCs. Microsoft has been vague about the details – other than the fact that it'll play "Xbox and PC games" – but rumors have long suggested that this machine will have some version of Windows running underneath the hood. To Ed Fries, one of the key creators of the original Xbox, it sounds a whole lot like the idea the console was building around in the first place.In a new episode
  
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• Steam charts rocked by Road to Vostok, a "single player Tarkov" FPS by a solo ex-military dev who says "the past 24 hours have been absolutely insane"

  08-04-2026 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Road to Vostok, a "hardcore" single-player survival shooter praised by some as a solo spin on the likes of Escape from Tarkov, launched on Steam in Early Access this week on Tuesday, April 7. Made and published by Finland-based studio Road to Vostok Ltd. – which is really solo dev Antti Leionen, who's been at this for four years and who was clearly betting the farm on this title – the game caught fire like dry brush, rocketing to, at the time of writing, seventh place on Steam's glob
  
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• Pokemon Champions reportedly has a "massive bug" that's trapping 'mons from Pokemon Home "in limbo"

  08-04-2026 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Champions has launched to mixed reviews and all sorts of controversy from reports of performance issues to the removal of longheld competitive strategies, but arguably the most urgent issue is that it seems to be trapping some players' Pokemon "in limbo."Competitive Pokemon VGC player Justin Carris (thanks, Kotaku) flagged the issue on Twitter, warning Pokemon Champions players of "a massive bug with transferring pokemon between Pokemon HOME & Champions."Carris reports that he was tr
  
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• James Gunn denies Fallout and Andor stars are testing for Superman-obsessed alien queen Maxima, but there's still one role to cast for Man of Tomorrow

  08-04-2026 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Reports are circulating that Man of Tomorrow director James Gunn is considering Andor actor Adria Arjuna for the role of Maxima in the Superman sequel. However, Gunn himself has debunked those rumors, calling them "crazy."The reports, courtesy of Deadline, also initially named Marisa Abela and Ella Purnell as other candidates for Maxima. However, Gunn refuted the rumors so forcefully on social media that Deadline issued a retraction, altering their article to remove Abela and Purnell's names as
  
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• Marvel Zombies is returning for season 2 and will deliver "on an MCU thing that has never really happened before"

  08-04-2026 19:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum has confirmed that Marvel Zombies is indeed returning for season 2... but will it clear up that wildly confusing season 1 ending?"I don't think it's a spoiler, but I saw the first animatic of the first episode of Marvel Zombies season 2 this morning," Winderbaum told The Escape Pod. "It was crazy. I can't say anything about it. But it delivers not just on like zombies, but also on like an MCU thing that has never really happened before that we're very excited to do
  
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• Valve admits it's "time to make some bigger improvements" to Steam's mod system, drops massive Steam Workshop update with "completely rewritten" pages

  08-04-2026 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam Workshop: it exists. Over 3,000 games and millions of people use it, Valve reminds us all in a new blog post, but it could be better. Valve wants it to be better, so it's rolled out a new, still-in-beta version of its modding emporium in the hopes that trying mods and other user-made content via Steam will be more appealing. "Today we've updated the Steam Workshop to make the browsing experience quicker and easier to use," Valve announces. You can try the new version of the Workshop by
  
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• Just Cause co-creator made new crime game Samson because he is sick of "swallowing all the crap that the industry feeds us"

  08-04-2026 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  In case you missed it, there's a new game out from one of the directors of the Just Cause series, Samson. It's a Max Payne-esque gritty thriller, and though the feedback hasn't been the strongest, the main man behind the project is proud of putting it together.Christopher Sundberg, co-founder of Avalanche Studios and co-director of the Just Cause games, considers Samson a statement against "swallowing all the crap that the industry feeds us," per an interview he conducted with GamesRadar+. Video
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again star Vincent D'Onofrio says that Fisk becomes "more of a loose cannon" after that shocking episode 4 ending: "It's a dangerous thing"

  08-04-2026 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Vincent D'Onforio says we can expect to see Fisk at what might very well be his worst in the second half of Daredevil: Born Again season 2.Warning: Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4 ahead!"He's devastated," D'Onofrio told Entertainment Weekly. "He's always been broken, he's always been incredibly narcissistic, and that midway point moving forward, he becomes more of a loose cannon than he has ever been before. Considering the position that he's in as mayor, it's a dangerous t
  
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• Everything Evercade: All the latest cartridge releases and consoles for Blaze's modern retro platform

  08-04-2026 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Since its debut in 2020, the Evercade has become a force to be reckoned with. Not only is it a bastion of physical gaming that has released over 600 ports of classics and indie capers on cartridges (no, really, those are still a thing), but its ecosystem of best retro console contenders now covers everything from handhelds and traditional TV boxes to authentic-feeling arcade machines with cart compatibility. Yes, the Evercade started as a singular retro handheld with physical cartridge support,
  
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• Street Fighter 6 director says Shigeru Miyamoto is "a North Star guiding all game creators" and working with him on Zelda: The Minish Cap "shaped the way I approach game development"

  08-04-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Street Fighter 6's director recalls working with Shigeru Miyamoto on The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and says the experience still affects him to this day.Fans have known Takayuki Nakayama as one of Capcom's all-stars ever since he directed Street Fighter 6, but as a developer, he'd already been with the company for over 20 years by that point – debuting with the Japanese-exclusive Jojo no Kimyo na Boken: Ogon no Kaze (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind's PS2 adaptation) back in 200
  
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• Everything is cooler when it glows in the dark, and that includes this new Super Mario Switch 2 case

  08-04-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  As a '90s kid, I live by the ethos that everything is better when it glows in the dark. This thought process only grew after years spent drifting off to sleep by the light of the glowing solar system on my childhood ceiling. Even now, I still feel drawn to anything with that nostalgia-fueled, hazy green glow, especially when a brand like Turtle Beach manages to include it on a Switch 2 case.The new Koopa Troop Turtle Beach PlayTrek Travel Case does just that. It's available to pre-order for $29.
  
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• Crimson Desert has everything except a female protagonist, so modders added one with 98 face presets and 159 hair styles: "F*** John Desert"

  08-04-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tired of looking at Crimson Desert protagonist Kliff's chiseled little snarl, modders have decided to give him a new face…and body. And probably a new outlook on life. They've made a character creator and transformed Kliff into the wild adventure game's first female protagonist. Technically, Crimson Desert already had one. Developer Pearl Abyss eventually allows you to unlock and play as glamorous supporting character Damiane – but, as many annoyed fans have noticed, Damiane has man
  
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• Former GTA 6 artist also "can't wait" for Trailer 3, but warns the final game won't be exactly like what you see: "That view is getting madly polished"

  08-04-2026 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're all just casually waiting for the next GTA 6 trailer to arrive, as the release of Rockstar's blockbuster game gets closer and closer. A former artist on the project is just as excited as everyone, but they warn not to take everything in the footage on face value.On an episode of the Kiwi Talkz podcast, David O'Reilly, an environmental artist who worked at Rockstar for a number of years, contributing to Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 5 and GTA 6, talked up the next big teaser. "I can't wait for
  
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• Stellar Blade 2 won't be revealed until it's good enough to be revealed, ShiftUp CEO says, which is probably something more devs should try

  08-04-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shift Up CEO Hyung-Tae Kim says the upcoming Stellar Blade 2 won't be shown at all until it's in a good state. Speaking to 4Gamer (via TheGamer), Kim explained, "there are always times when it looks like nothing is happening from the outside," as, aside from acknowledging the game exists, ShiftUp hasn't actually said anything about the sequel to its 2024 breakout hit. So, obviously, there's a camp wondering what's going on with it because nothing has been shown yet, but Kim assures that that's e
  
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• Pokemon Champions patches out strategies competitive players have been using for years, but hey, at least Freeze has finally been nerfed

  08-04-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Champions makes some surprising changes to staple mechanics and strategies fans have been using for years, and it's safe to say that they're going to take some getting used to. As a PvP battle hub that'll soon be the purpose-built place for the official Pokemon Video Game Championships (VGC) and its tournaments, you'd largely expect battle mechanics to remain in line with what veteran players have been used to up to this point. Not so, apparently, as certain status effects have been sign
  
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• Peak co-dev turned indie investor says "too many developers develop their game secretly for several years," and it's putting its friendslop fortune into helping devs find a better way

  08-04-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Whether or not you consider "friendslop" a dirty word, there's no doubt that the makeshift genre is making its mark on the industry. Games with simple hooks and short development cycles have been dominating the indie scene, and one developer – Peak co-dev Landfall – is aiming to pay its success forward by funding and advising studios making similar games. While those aims might sound altruistic, the name of the company's publishing arm is named with a sinister spin: Evil Landfall."We
  
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• New Star Wars book hints at a time skip between The Mandalorian season 3 and The Mandalorian and Grogu

  08-04-2026 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian and Grogu will be blasting onto our screens very soon – and, by the sounds of things, there'll be a time skip since we last saw the titular duo. In The Mandalorian season 3 ending, Din Djarin and Din Grogu settle on Nevarro. According to new Star Wars book The Mandalorian: The Visual Guide (via The HoloFiles), Mando and Grogu have "grown quite comfortable on Nevarro between assignments" and have "made a life for themselves." That certainly sounds like we might be jumping ah
  
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• Astronaut shows how to roll D&D dice in space, so Artemis II has no excuse not to run a campaign around the moon

  08-04-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out that D&D and the best tabletop RPGs cannot be held back by something so trifling as gravity, because an astronaut just showed off how to roll d20 dice in space.While in orbit around Earth's poles, astronaut and card-carrying tabletop fan Rebea Rogge solved one of science's great mysteries - how to roll for an ability check in zero-g. Because seriously, how are you meant to roll Initiative against troublesome goblins when your D&D dice float off around the cabin in a shower o
  
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• Arc Raiders patch saves the whole game by fixing the Rocketeer sound, and also stops Trigger Nades from "sometimes" dealing 300% damage

  08-04-2026 17:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Arc Raiders patch has been rolled out, fixing a selection of bugs and annoyances in the extraction shooter from Embark Studios. A mismatched sound issue is the topline change, while some combat changes and fixes for Close Scrutiny make up the bulk of the other alterations.You weren't hearing things from the Rocketeers when engaging them in a firefight; they really were using the wrong alert. This is now fixed, negating any confusion, though a player on Reddit has a particular request: "Bri
  
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• Glorious has entered the gaming audio ring with the GHS Eternal and GHS Eternal RGB gaming headsets

  08-04-2026 16:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Glorious has been keeping my fellow GamesRadar+ co-workers busy with gaming keyboards and mice to review for years now, but now it's my turn. On April 7, the brand unveiled a pair of new best gaming headset contenders with the GHS Eternal and the GHS Eternal RGB, which are compatible with gaming PCS, the PS5, and the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.Not only is the GHS Eternal and the GHS Eternal RGB the brand's first foray into gaming headsets, but they're both available right now for just $59.99 (
  
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• The Boys showrunner wants the superhero satire to also be "the most accurate inside-Hollywood show" with as many "obscure" inside jokes as possible

  08-04-2026 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke wants to give The Studio a run for its money. As well as being the frontrunner of superhero satire, the show's creator says he's also aiming to parody Hollywood as accurately as possible. "We have this goal that – on top of everything else – we want to be the most accurate inside-Hollywood show," Kripke said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "Obviously, The Studio does it better," he continued, referring to Seth Rogen's meta Apple TV come
  
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• Who is Oh-Father in The Boys season 5? The new evangelical Supe explained

  08-04-2026 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 has finally landed on Prime Video, and the show didn't waste any time offering up reveals, new characters, and a shocking, poignant death in the new chapter's double-billed premiere. Of the fresh faces glimpsed in the two-parter, the most notable was Oh-Father, Daveed Diggs' new Supe, who's introduced as Ashley's fiancé in the final chapter's opener 'Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite'. In a recorded interview, Firecracker (Valorie Curry) describes him as "head pastor, pre
  
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• Invincible season 4 episode 6's post-credits scene has everyone panicking, until the punchline

  08-04-2026 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest episode of Invincible season 4 features a fake-out post-credits scene that had everyone briefly scared – before the punchline was revealed. The following will contain spoilers for episode 6, so turn back now if you're not up to date! If you're still reading, you'll know that, in the post-credits scene, the camera slowly zooms in on the grave of Conquest. Dramatic music begins to build in the background, as if Conquest is going to burst free at any moment. Could it be…? As
  
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• Tom Holland can't believe Christopher Nolan's movie magic on "masterpiece" The Odyssey, despite being in the middle of it: "How on earth has he done that?"

  08-04-2026 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Holland has seen Christopher Nolan's upcoming historical epic The Odyssey – and his verdict is in."I can tell you that it is an absolute masterpiece, and I’m taking myself out of that equation," Holland, who plays Odysseus's son Telemachus in The Odyssey, told GQ."Chris Nolan’s movie is fantastic. It’s unlike anything that I’ve ever seen before. I think when I saw the movie, I found myself asking a question that I haven’t asked about a movie for a long tim
  
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• Game of Thrones star reveals her "very, very, very funny and kind of insane" role that was cut from Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder

  08-04-2026 16:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Four years after the film's release, Lena Headey has finally revealed her cut role in Thor: Love and Thunder."I wasn't in it, but I worked on it. There were three of us. We were [a] coven of witches," Headey told ScreenRant. "I think it was Taika's invention, and they were kind of Thor's guide in the underworld, but they were very, very funny and kind of insane. I think there was this whole story of like, 'They got fired,' when actually it was just like, 'What are they doing here?' But I think t
  
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• The Boys season 5 just revealed how Homelander could survive the Supe Virus

  08-04-2026 15:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 is already off to an explosive start, with a major full-circle character death in the premiere episode. But episode 2 clues us in on exactly how Homelander could survive the Supe plague that Butcher and the Boys are counting on to take the laser-eyed psychopath down. Full spoilers for The Boys season 5 episode 2 follow.In The Boys season 5 episode 2, 'Teenage Kix', Butcher, Hughie, Kimiko, Starlight, and Frenchie sneak into the 'Kix Crib' with the intention of testing their rev
  
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• No Man's Sky Xeno Arena update lets you "raise, train, and battle the alien creatures found across the universe," is inspired by Hello Games' love of Pokemon, Palworld, and World of Warcraft's pet battling

  08-04-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new No Man's Sky update is going live today, and it's a huge one for the Pokemon-loving, creature-collecting sickos like me, because Xeno Arena is all about raising and battling the many alien creatures found in Hello Games' vast universe.Hello Games managing director Sean Murray had been teasing something for the last few days in his own traditional fashion – via emojis. This time, he'd been filling his Twitter feed with stadiums – or so we thought, as he was clearly going for the
  
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• Dragonheir: Silent Gods is overhauling its entire gameplay system ahead of its partnership with Heroes of Might & Magic III

  08-04-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dark fantasy RPG Dragonheir: Silent Gods has just released its long-teased crossover with Ubisoft's iconic strategy game, Heroes of Might & Magic III. The centerpiece of a major new season, this partnership offers players an event-exclusive new mode, two game-changing rewards, and a host of other additions that make this update Dragonheir's biggest content overhaul since launch.Alongside the Heroes of Might & Magic III crossover, the biggest addition to this new season of Dragonheir: Sil
  
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• Tom Holland says Spider-Man: Brand New Day is undergoing reshoots to add humor and "[layer] in a villain plotline in a new way"

  08-04-2026 14:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just over three months before upcoming Marvel movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day is due to swing into cinemas, star Tom Holland has confirmed that the film is undergoing reshoots to add comedic value and some extra scenes involving a villain. "We’re finding some ways to add a little bit more humor," said the star in an interview with GQ, confirming that at the time of the interview, he was in London doing said reshoots. "We’re layering in a villain plotline in a new way and some really
  
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• As Marathon faces the kind of cheat users Destiny 2 fans know all too well, Bungie promises "we have a zero-tolerance policy" and that anti-cheat improvements are on the way

  08-04-2026 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bungie has acknowledged the influx of cheaters in Marathon and says it's expanding its efforts in order to better quell the issue.Since Marathon launched last month, it swiftly faced the same problem as almost every online game in this day and age: rampant cheating. This has caused criticism from the community, including Destiny 2 streamer GernaderJake, who says: "Apparently, high ranked lobbies are just filled with blatant cheaters. It's almost a guarantee you'll match them. How is Bungie so qu
  
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• Marvel TV boss wants the MCU to follow Stranger Things and put its shows on the big screen: "Maybe we could do it for the finale of Daredevil"

  08-04-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Television boss Brad Winderbaum wants Disney Plus shows to get theatrical releases – and he thinks the Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale could be a good place to start."I want to do that so bad," Winderbaum told The Escape Pod podcast when asked if he was interested in following in the footsteps of Netflix and Stranger Things by showing significant episodes in the multiplex. "Maybe we could do it for the finale of Daredevil… We gotta do it." There are still four more epis
  
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• The Boys season 5 finally gives A-Train his Quicksilver moment, and fans spotted the Marvel gag immediately

  08-04-2026 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 is here, and it's already brought with it a pitch-perfect Marvel parody. The following contains spoilers for The Boys season 5, episode 1, so turn back now if you're not up to date! In the new episode, which fans are already saying is leaving them "literally breathless," A-Train gets a big hero moment before his untimely death. In a delightfully accurate parody of the Quicksilver scenes in the Fox X-Men movies, time seems to slow down for A-Train during the Freedom Camp breakou
  
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• The Boys season 5 premiere features a full-circle moment with its big death and fans think it's a "perfect" ending

  08-04-2026 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 has kicked off on Prime Video and it proves that no one is safe in the superhero show's final episodes. Now, before we get too far into that, take this as your official spoiler warning as we're about to discuss a major moment from the series premiere. If you're still reading then you'll know that A-Train is the first big casualty of the final season. The Supe speedster defected from team Homelander back in season 4 and has been helping Starlight out with the rebellion since. In
  
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• Starfield's Free Lanes update comes with a quality-of-life feature fans have spent months begging Bethesda for, and many more: "One less mod in the LO!"

  08-04-2026 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Free Lanes update is now live in Starfield, Bethesda's biggest yet in the spacefaring RPG. But besides the namesake ability to fly between planets in a star system and some other features, it brings a load of quality-of-life changes the community has been waiting for.An immediate highlight in the patch notes is the Always Show Landing Camera option, for people who want to be able to see their ship land each and every time it does. This might seem small, but it makes for greater immersion as
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again season 2's shocking 'death' was literally in front of our eyes this whole time – in a previous trailer

  08-04-2026 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel has long kept major spoilers out of its trailers, but suddenly flipped the idea on its head for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 – by dangling a significant 'death' in front of our eyes the entire time.Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4 follow.Kingpin's boxing match at Fogwell's Gym may have ended with a knockout, but the final parting shot was still to come, courtesy of Wilson Bethel's Bullseye.As Mayor Fisk celebrated with his newly won belt, the marksman put a t
  
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• Star of Ryan Coogler's The X-Files reboot says there's a "massive amount of pressure" on the new series – but not for the reasons you might think

  08-04-2026 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Leading the reboot of one of the most beloved sci-fi series has to come with a bit of trepidation, but according to star Danielle Deadwyler, the biggest pressure comes from the fact that Ryan Coogler is dedicating his X-Files remake to his mother."That's a massive amount of pressure. It's his mom," said The Woman in the Yard star Deadwyler to Variety in an interview posted on Twitter. "I dedicate so much to my mom, and my ability to do my work is in part due to my mother, because I am a mother t
  
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• I review Lego for a living, and I think these are the best new Lego sets in April 2026

  08-04-2026 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that we're a ways into April, the dust has started to settle on this month's new Lego sets. So, which ones are worth your hard-earned money and time? There's certainly enough to choose from, particularly if you're a Star Wars fan.I review the best Lego sets for a living, and I've set that know-how to the task of breaking down April's new Lego sets to bring you the most must-have models. Which ones from each range are likely to be the most satisfying to build, and why do they stand out as dis
  
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• The Boys season 5 episode 1 finally reveals Ashley's superpowers, and gives a new tongue-in-cheek meaning to her hair loss

  08-04-2026 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been almost two years since we saw Ashley inject herself with Compound V, and it's safe to say fans have been desperate to find out what superpowers the substance gave her. Well, now we finally know, thanks to the first episode of The Boys season 5. Spoilers to follow! If you've not yet watched The Boys season 5, episode 1, turn back now.As revealed in 'Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite', Ashley has the ability to read minds. A handy skill, really, when you're the vice president of the Unite
  
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• Rumored new Star Fox game for the Switch 2 will be announced this month, prominent leaker claims, so you'll want to keep an eye on the Nintendo Today app

  08-04-2026 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Nintendo leaker has doubled down on his claim that we'll see a brand-new Star Fox game announced via the Nintendo Today app later this month.NateTheHate, who has made massive waves among the Nintendo fan community over the last year thanks to a series of accurate leaks – most notably, the exact day that Nintendo was going to reveal the Switch 2 and a number of Nintendo Direct dates – has doubled down on previous comments about Star Fox. Late last month, shortly after Nintendo surpr
  
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• I can't decide if this custom Sonic 2 controller with spin dash force feedback is genius or Eggman-levels of ridiculous

  08-04-2026 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been playing too much Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the original Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) lately, so much so that I see the horrors of Metropolis Zone when I close my eyes. Therefore, when I tell you that an electronics enthusiast is putting together a custom controller that marries the blue blur's spin dash with real-time force feedback, I promise I'm not hallucinating. In a clip shared to r/SEGAGENESIS, Dr_BrownBR demonstrates the in-progress Sonic 2 controller and its synced-up rumble. The id
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again fans can't decide exactly what this week's shocking episode means for one character

  08-04-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The stakes have been raised in Daredevil: Born Again season 2 thanks to a shocking development in episode 4. Before we get any further, though, consider this your official spoiler warning – turn back now if you haven't seen the episode and don't want to know what happens!Well, if you're still here, you'll know that Bullseye's latest target was none other than New York's First Lady, Vanessa Fisk. After disrupting Mayor Fisk's boxing match, the sharpshooter took aim at Kingpin with a souveni
  
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• Sorry, Hunt for Ben Solo truthers – Steven Soderbergh isn't interested in reviving his scrapped Star Wars movie under new Disney and Lucasfilm leadership: "If it was gonna happen, it would have happened"

  08-04-2026 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bad news for Ben Solo fans, as Steven Soderbergh has poured water over any possibility of the scrapped Star Wars movie getting off the ground now Disney has new leadership. The film would have been titled The Hunt for Ben Solo, with Adam Driver reprising his role as the redeemed titular character after The Rise of Skywalker. However, while Lucasfilm felt very positively about the idea, Disney boss Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment co-chair Alan Bergman weren't so keen. So, with Josh D'Amaro taki
  
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