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• The Boys Homelander actor Antony Starr says fans constantly offer him milk: "It's the best joke they can think of"

  10-04-2026 23:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys star Antony Starr takes great pains to ensure fans he's nothing like his murderous supervillain dictator Homelander, but there's one particular quirk of the character that the show's viewers apparently love to bring up with him quite often: his almost fetishist love of milk, especially breast milk."Yeah, like it's the first time. Like it's the best joke they can think of," Starr says on Jimmy Kimmel Live when asked if fans ever offer him milk. "Waiters will play it super cool, then they
  
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• Exit 8 becomes one of the highest-rated video game movies ever with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

  10-04-2026 23:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  After first premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, Exit 8 is now one of the highest-rated video game movies of all time.Based on the viral indie horror video game of the same name, the movie follows a character known only as The Lost Man (Kazunari Ninomiya) who learns that his girlfriend is pregnant and panics at the idea of becoming a father. When he gets off the train, he finds himself trapped in an endlessly looping corridor. Much like the game, The Lost Man must proceed to Exit 8 by identif
  
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• Netflix reportedly cancels Kerri Strug Olympic biopic Perfect as Mille Bobby Brown exits the starring role

  10-04-2026 23:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Millie Bobby Brown is free of her decade of service to Netflix smash-hit Stranger Things, she's apparently moving on from one upcoming starring role on the streamer, leading to the film being outright canceled.As reported by Deadline, Brown has exited her starring role as gymnast Kerri Strug in Olympic sports drama Perfect over creative difference. In response to her departure, Netflix has scrapped the film entirely just ahead of its planned start date this summer. Perfect was to be dir
  
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• Bethesda king Todd Howard isn't a master of game design or programming, says Pete Hines, "but there is nobody that is better" at combining them: "Look around the industry. Who else?"

  10-04-2026 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  24 years at Bethesda taught former head of publishing Pete Hines what a great game looks like and who's capable of making one. According to the now-retired executive, it's Todd Howard.Bethesda's current director and lord of its brand-defining franchises – Howard led Skyrim in 2011, directed Fallout 4 in 2015, among other accolades to chisel on a stone tablet – is not amazing at the technical aspects of his job. Hines tells Kirk McKeand in a new installment of the journalist's Firezid
  
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• Before his cancelled Star Wars movie, Steven Soderbergh pitched two James Bond movies, including a "parallel franchise" set in the '60s and a "contemporary extravaganza"

  10-04-2026 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Filmmaker Stephen Soderbergh pitched some rather unconventional James Bond movies to then-producer Barbara Broccoli."I had pitched in 2008 the idea to Barbara Broccoli of a parallel franchise. [It would be] cheaply made, where you get people like me, who are interested in that approach to do one of these things," Soderbergh told The Playlist, when asked about his first idea. "Set in the ’60s, R-rated, violent, sexy. Fictional backstory to real historical events, different actor, different
  
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• Half-Life writer was surprised how few FPS games followed Valve's approach to story: "Medal Of Honor, for instance, and Call Of Duty both followed those principles, but it was inconsistent"

  10-04-2026 22:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Half-Life is one of the most successful and influential games ever made, but not every aspect of its design was far-reaching. Writer and designer Marc Laidlaw was surprised Valve's narrative tricks weren't more widely applied across the FPS genre, despite heavy hitters like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty taking some sporadic cues from Gordan Freeman's adventure.Valve's FPS puts you into the shoes of Gordan Freeman, and you never leave them – every aspect of the game's story is delivered f
  
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• People are debating the darkest horror movie endings and, yep, these will keep you up at night

  10-04-2026 21:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Many horror fans have strong stomachs when it comes to shockingly terrifying content in movies, but even the steeliest of us has seen movies that have tortured our psyches with endings that leave no silver lining whatsoever, leading horror fans to discuss the darkest movie endings they've ever watched. Don't worry, we won't spoil any of the details.The person who started the Reddit thread that sparked the conversation called out the notoriously tragic ending of The Mist, which seems like a very
  
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• Fallout co-creator Tim Cain is "looking forward" to generative AI for games, TV, and his doctor appointments in dire predictions: "Like a game and you want more content? It'll just generate it"

  10-04-2026 21:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says a world where AI generates games, TV shows, and even doctor's appointments is inevitable, and he's even "looking forward" to that future.In arguably the veteran game developer's saddest "fun Friday" video ever, Cain envisions a world in which dead MMOs come back to life with AI-generated players mimicking real-life personalities, where generative AI makes Joey from Friends a lawyer instead of a struggling actor, and where you take vacations in VR. Yes, really."Th
  
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• Disney extraction shooter like Arc Raiders reportedly coming from Fortnite maker Epic Games in November

  10-04-2026 21:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's no need to check your calendar – April Fools' Day has come and gone, and a real report from a legitimate outlet suggests that Fortnite studio Epic Games is building a Disney extraction shooter with the intent to release it later this year.This Disney extraction shooter is expected to launch in November, according to Bloomberg's report, which cites four current or former employees with knowledge of the project. It's "along the lines" of Arc Raiders, but will feature Disney character
  
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• Marvel Rivals will become a "'moving anime' experience" by 2027, says creative director, as devs evolve past PvP with PvE, Infinity Saga updates, and more game modes

  10-04-2026 21:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  You know Marvel Rivals as the "super hero team-based PvP shooter" it's advertised as… but not for much longer. Creative director Guangyun Chen has the game's content planned out through 2027, and he believes it will become something greater. Something almost indefinable. "Our goal is to shift from being 'just a shooter' to a comprehensive Marvel 'moving anime' experience," he tells FRVR in a new interview. "What?" says a top comment in a related Reddit thread. It's like some people have n
  
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• "Go try that s*** in Red Dead Redemption 2": Nobody makes games like Bethesda, says studio veteran Pete Hines, so "put some respect" on Todd Howard and the Creation Engine team

  10-04-2026 21:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The flexible and reactive sandbox that Bethesda RPGs are known for delivers a "level of freedom" that "everybody else runs away from," reckons retired studio veteran Pete Hines, and a lot of that comes down to the studio's Creation Engine. In a long interview with journalist Kirk McKeand's Firezide Chat, Hines digs deeper into an argument he's made before: nobody does it like Bethesda. Here, he focuses on how Bethesda "leans into the shit" that game developers would normally avoid due to technic
  
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• Broken Sword devs showered in $400,000 after promising to drop AI upscaling and draw 55,000 frames by hand for remastered sequel: "No AI, just humans"

  10-04-2026 19:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  2024's Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars remaster is a broadly well-regarded revival of a classic point-and-click adventure, enjoying overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews even with its use of AI upscaling. But for the devs at Revolution Software, AI was more trouble than it's worth. They're ditching the tech for the upcoming remaster of the sequel, and judging by the success their Kickstarter has already seen, fans are happy about the transition."This game has over 55,000 unique frames of an
  
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• Crimson Desert allows players to do what GTA 5 didn't – stop the train, but not by using a mech or a dragon

  10-04-2026 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Of the many, many things one can get up to in GTA 5, you can't stop the train. Rockstar made sure that thing was player-proof in every conceivable way. Naturally, since Crimson Desert has a locomotive, people have started looking into ways to bring it to a halt, and wouldn't you know it, there's a way to do so.The YouTuber BjornTheBear compiled his scientific research in the area. His methodology is carefully constructed and executed, so as to get the purest results feasible. By which I mean, he
  
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• Monster Hunter and Pragmata creators praise The Legend of Zelda as the series turns 40: "A source of inspiration in countless ways for so many game creators"

  10-04-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter series creator Kaname Fujioka has shouted out The Legend of Zelda series as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.Speaking to GameInformer Fujioka – who directed the likes of the original Monster Hunter through to 4, and was most recently an Art Director on Monster Hunter Wilds – congratulated the developers on 40 years of Zelda, saying "As a fan, I have nothing but gratitude for the Zelda team, who, amidst the industry’s rapid changes, have never given up while car
  
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• Indie dev who lives in a village of 1,000 people stunned as over 250,000 Steam users buy his roguelike: "It's not adding up in my head"

  10-04-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  One indie developer who lives in a village with a population of 1,000 people can't quite wrap his hand around the fact that 250,000 Steam players bought his fantasy roguelike about dwarves."It's crazy, but I have no reference point," the mostly solo developer behind Dwarves: Glory, Death, and Loot says in an interview with Jake Lucky of the Gaming Interviews YouTube channel.The developer, known as Rafa, reveals that his RPG/roguelike/auto-battler mish-mash kind of snowballed into a relatively gi
  
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• "Feels a bit like Elder Scrolls": Starfield is finally "starting to feel like a solid Bethesda title," fans say following Free Lanes update with exploration improvements

  10-04-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bethesda rolled out a substantial Starfield update recently, in the form of the hefty Free Lanes. Between the advertised additional mechanics, features, and surprise qualify-of-life tweaks, fans of the space RPG truly believe it's become something more people should play.The update's namesake mechanic alone is something to rave about, because it allows players to fly through particular star systems without needing fast travel. This creates the opportunity to relax and play at a different speed w
  
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• Popular Stardew Valley-like Starsand Island removed from Steam for using "visual elements from a classic title" without permission, devs say they've already sent a new build to Valve

  10-04-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starsand Island, the charming new "carefree" take on Stardew Valley from Chinese developer Seed Sparkle Lab, is no longer available to purchase on Steam following its creators' use of "visual elements" from another game without permission.Eagle-eyed fans noted that it had been taken off Valve's platform yesterday, with posts online circulating with questions regarding why it wasn't up on Steam anymore. Now, it seems we've got an answer from Seed Sparkle Lab itself.
  In its announcement on the mat
  
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• Keanu Reeves' new Apple TV movie debuts to just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes as critics call it "a fascinating mess"

  10-04-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Keanu Reeves' latest movie hasn't quite received the desired outcome on Rotten Tomatoes.Outcome, a new dark comedy directed by Jonah Hill, is currently sitting at a disappointing score of 27% on the review aggregator site, based on 26 reviews.Per the official synopsis, the Apple TV movie follows Reeves' Reef Hawk, "a beloved Hollywood star who must dive into the depths of his hidden demons after being extorted with a mysterious video that's sure to shatter his image and end his career." The cast
  
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• The indie studio reviving Castlevania follows Clair Obscur Expedition 33's lead: "Being a French team, we were arrogant enough to set the game in France"

  10-04-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  French developer Evil Empire is following Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by going all-in on injecting its culture into the upcoming Paris-set Castlevania: Belmont‘s Curse.At the Triple-i showcase yesterday, we finally got another look at Castlevania: Belmont's Curse – Dead Cells DLC developer Evil Empire's take on the classic Konami series – and alongside new gameplay, the developers gave a brief commentary over the trailer to let fans know what to expect from the game. This helpe
  
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• Rhythm Heaven Groove pre-orders are live, and there's thankfully no game-key cards in sight

  10-04-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rhythm Heaven Groove was unveiled way back during a March 2025 Nintendo Direct, just before the launch of the highly anticipated Switch 2. While attention quickly shifted to the new shiny bit of tech, the dedicated Rhythm Heaven fandom was left in the lurch. But their patience has finally been rewarded as Rhythm Heaven Groove is finally on its way.Quick Links(Image credit: Nintendo)Quick pre-orders:US: $39.99 at Best Buy
  UK: £32.95 at TheGameCollectionAlso known as 'Rhythm Paradise Groove'
  
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• The Boys season 5 theory speculates Homelander might face a fate worse than death

  10-04-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 5 got off to an explosive start, and it's already got fans wondering about Homelander's ultimate fate. The following will contain spoilers for The Boys season 5 premiere, so turn back now if you're not up to date! It's well known by now that the mission to kill Homelander is the driving force of this fifth and final chapter, but one fan has noticed another aspect of the story that could come into play. "Idk why it's taken me so long to realise that the worst thing that could happ
  
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• Hytale devs hire Minecraft modders behind incredible Create mod, teasing that it "opens the door to automation and a whole lot more" in their sandbox RPG

  10-04-2026 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Mojang continues to focus on smaller updates for Minecraft, like its recent Tiny Takeover drop and the soon-to-come Chaos Cubed, the creators behind one of the sandbox game's most beloved mods reveal that they're now working on Hytale.For anyone out of the loop, Hytale is a big Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG that's been in the works for a good decade now, having just launched into early access in January. Its creators, Hypixel Studios, are the same folks behind Minecraft server network Hypixe
  
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• Keychron essentially just made its top keyboards 3D-printable

  10-04-2026 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Keychron has updated its GitHub repository to include firmware source code, 3D model files, and even keycap and control knob designs for its K, L, P, Q, and V series decks in the last few days. With new files being added as recently as one hour ago, we've essentially got everything we need to customize and 3D print some of the best gaming keyboards the brand has to offer. I say essentially, because the actual switches and PCB will still need to be purchased. While the former can be grabbed from
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 players surprised by patch that actually makes the game easier with big Ironclad buffs and nerfs to infuriating enemies: "F*** that guy"

  10-04-2026 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slay the Spire 2 has released a brand new beta patch, and so far it seems to have gone down a hit because that damn Living Fog enemy has rightfully been nerfed.The full list of patch notes was released onto the Steam news page for Slay the Spire 2, with developer Mega Crit detailing "two major changes" to the leaderboards as a highlight of the patch – those being only showing your friends scores to avoid cheaters filling it up, and a change to the daily run scoring system – but there
  
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• Call me bananas, but having to buy a fancy new Asus GPU cable to avoid molten ports shouldn't be a thing

  10-04-2026 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  I sometimes feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone when it comes to the best graphics cards today. The price of premium Nvidia and AMD GPUs is bad enough, but the fact that there's a market for power supply cables that are less likely to melt when connected to the latter is just ludicrous. That's not to say I blame Asus for creating the ROG Equalizer, a freshly announced 12v-2x6 PCIe power cable that expands its GPU load capacity from 9.2 amps to 17A, but I've no idea how we got to this stage. For c
  
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• Attack on Titan studio apologizes and heads back to the drawing board after using generative AI in an anime opening

  10-04-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wit Studio, the animation team behind multiple seasons of Attack on Titan, has apologized after an internal investigation uncovered generative AI in its latest anime series Ascendance of a Bookworm.Upon the debut of Ascendance of a Bookworm's fourth season, a backlash began brewing among viewers after some – including those on Reddit – spotted odd details that were reflective of work generated by AI during its opening (or 'OP') sequence.As it turns out, that was precisely the case. I
  
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• GTA 6 user-generated content monetization will make some players "millionaires," claims content creator who had a "party with Rockstar"

  10-04-2026 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar Games is remaining mum about its upcoming juggernaut GTA 6 – marketing supposedly doesn't kick off until later this summer – but that doesn't mean we're not hearing anything about the game, official or otherwise. New whispers claim GTA 6 is going to feature a big-name rapper and might even enrich a few fans that toy with its user-generated content tools.That comes courtesy of content creator HipHopGamer, who told PC Gamer in an interview that "there's things in Grand Theft A
  
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• Netflix has a new shark horror movie starring a former Bridgerton lead, and the reviews are actually pretty good

  10-04-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  After the success of Under Paris, Netflix has doubled down on its shark-themed content with a new movie called Thrash. And given the amount of shark cinema we've had since Jaws first wowed audiences, it's actually got a surprisingly unique premise.Directed by cult horror director Tommy Wirkola, best known for the Dead Snow movies and Violent Night, the new film sees a small town overrun by sharks in the aftermath of a hurricane. Bridgerton actor Phoebe Dynevor leads the cast as a pregnant woman
  
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• Marvel fans think they've cracked why Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania flopped

  10-04-2026 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Three years later, Marvel fans think they've worked out why Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was such a disappointment – and it's because it (if you'll excuse the pun) was too afraid to stay small."I honestly think the biggest issue with Quantumania is not just the CGI, or MODOK, or even Kang. It is that the film feels weirdly embarrassed by what made the Ant-Man movies work in the first place," wrote one fan on Reddit.The movie sees Paul Rudd's tiny hero is accidentally transported to th
  
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• This cozy board game feels just like Stardew Valley, and it's my favorite game of 2026 so far

  10-04-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was when we needed to choose between two potential settlers (a farmer and aspiring businesspeople) for our village that the Cozy Stickerville board game clicked for me. "Oh," I thought. "It's a choose-your-own Stardew Valley." And if that doesn't sell you on the idea, lord knows what will.I'd seen fans of the best board games going nuts for this since the beginning of the year, and gosh, I regret all the time I wasted not playing it. Cozy Stickerville isn't your classic head-to-head challenge
  
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• Arc Raiders stamps out another duplication exploit in Embark's latest hotfix that also fixes some annoying PS5 crashes

  10-04-2026 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can reset the counter, because yet another duplication exploit in Arc Raiders has been patched out. Embark Studios just rolled out a hotfix for the issue, while sorting another separate problem and some annoying crashes in the extraction shooter.In a message shared in the official Discord server, community manager Ossen announces the fix is now live. It addresses another duplication glitch, and as usual, no specifics are given, lest players get crafty about trying it or testing these protect
  
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• If your Netflix watchlist is looking a little barren there's a good reason – the number of movies released in the first few months of 2026 fell to an 8-year low

  10-04-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're only a few months into the year, but if you've been feeling like there isn't that much to watch on Netflix at the moment, that's because fewer original movies have been added in 2026 than in over eight years. In a new study by French newsletter Netflix & Chiffres (H/T What's On Netflix), it has been found that fewer Netflix original movies have been added to the streamer in the first quarter of 2026 since 2017. From the start of January to the end of March 2026, just 23 Netflix feature
  
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• Turns out the Nintendo Wii can run Mac OS X, and I've now got cursed Apple iMac G3 ideas

  10-04-2026 14:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upon hearing that the Nintendo Wii could now run Mac OS X thanks to a clever new port, I wasn't initially surprised. Believe it or not, enthusiasts have already got operating systems like Windows NT and Linux working on Ninty's best retro console contender, but after diving into modder Bryan Keller's development journey, I now feel compelled to shove the system inside an iMac G3.In a massively detailed blog outlining the Mac OS X Wii port, Keller shares the extremely complicated process of creat
  
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• No Man's Sky Xeno Arena update feels like "a really great and simplified Pokemon clone," fans say, and is basically "a whole new game" to play within the survival gem

  10-04-2026 14:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  A couple of days have passed since No Man's Sky received its new Xeno Arena update, and that means the community has had more than enough time to get a first taste of its Pokemon and Palworld-esque creature battling system – a system that's already proving popular.In case you're out of the loop, the Xeno Arena update dropped on April 8, adding a pet-battling system that's reminiscent of creature-collectors like Palworld, Pokemon, and the like. It's certainly an unexpected addition to the s
  
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• Phantom Blade Zero lead knows "a profound technological revolution is unfolding" with AI, but doesn't really care: "Human artistry is not merely a means for creating value"

  10-04-2026 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Phantom Blade Zero inches ever closer to its release later this year, S-Game CEO and director Soulframe Liang stresses that everything in the long-awaited game was entirely made by human hands, not by generative AI."Phantom Blade Zero is currently in the intense, final stages of development," Soulframe writes in a recent social media post ahead of the game's launch on September 9, 2026. "With the time we have left, we are pouring every available resource into pushing every aspect of the game
  
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• Maul – Shadow Lord features a very deep cut Star Wars: Battlefront Easter egg

  10-04-2026 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars fans have been loving Maul – Shadow Lord as the new Disney Plus animated show delves deeper into the beloved Sith Lord's story. It's also packed full of Easter eggs and inside nods for viewers to enjoy, including a brilliant and very deep-cut Star Wars: Battlefront reference.In the show's opening episode, we meet Spybot, Maul's droid accomplice who is fast becoming a fan-favorite. While he's a new character for the show, if you listen carefully you might notice something familiar
  
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• "Assassin's Creed Black Flag is the best pirate game of all time" according to Windrose devs, so of course they "took inspiration" from it for their viral open-world seafaring game

  10-04-2026 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Windrose have cited Assassin's Creed: Black Flag as the best pirate game ever made ahead of the early access launch of its own survival game.Speaking to Automaton in a new interview, the Windrose producer known mononymously as Phil (or Yar_master) was asked why the team wanted to create a pirate game, and if there were any piracy adventures that inspired it. Phil explains: "It's a combination of what we wanted to create and what we thought the players would want to play. We ind
  
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• Reports of One Piece's demise are greatly exaggerated – and Netflix has the season 2 numbers to prove it

  10-04-2026 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix's One Piece isn't sinking any time soon, despite reports on the contrary, as season 2 topples season 1's streaming record.According to Nielsen's latest streaming numbers (per The Hollywood Reporter), One Piece season 2 drew in 1.62 billion minutes on streaming during its opening week in the March 9-15 period, with only sequel sensation Zootopia 2 bettering those figures on Disney Plus (1.72 billion).That exceptional debut actually stands out as the live-action adaptation's highest audien
  
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• Marvel TV boss agrees What If…? should have given fans an episode on what happened if the other half of the Avengers were snapped

  10-04-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  What If…? might have shown us countless possibilities for the Marvel universe, but there's one in particular that fans have wanted – and even TV boss Brad Winderbaum agrees. Appearing on The Escape Pod, Winderbaum played an agree or disagree game with the hosts, and, when asked if What If…? should have included an episode where the other half of the Avengers were taken out in the Blip, Winderbaum agreed. "Yeah, you guys are 100% right on that," he said.In the Blip, half of th
  
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• Stranger Things star reveals he was supposed to make 3 more Power Rangers movies and the studio planned to make the franchise the next Hunger Games

  10-04-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Power Rangers star Dacre Montgomery has revealed that his 2017 Power Rangers movie was supposed to have three sequels – and Lionsgate wanted the franchise to be the studio's next Hunger Games."It was a four-picture deal with Lionsgate," he told MovieWeb, adding that the studio planned to do with Power Rangers what it had done with The Hunger Games franchise. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 had released two years earlier in 2015."It was gonna be a whole big thing. But what can y
  
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• The Boys fans have some wild theories about what's going on with Black Noir in season 5

  10-04-2026 13:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although only two episodes of The Boys season 5 have been released so far, fans have noticed that we haven't heard Black Noir speak yet and have some wild theories on why that may be. You may be wondering, hasn't Black Noir always been silent? Well, the original Black Noir wasn't able to speak due to brain damage from a war-related accident, which we saw in a flashback in season 3. However, after Homelander found out that Black Noir knew that Soldier Boy was his biological father and had been ke
  
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• I assumed the Atari Pocket Player Pro would be a modern version of my first ever crusty clone console, but it's actually a solid budget handheld

  10-04-2026 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  I have a big spot for budget retro handhelds, but I wasn't initially sold on the Atari Pocket Player Pro. My doubts weren't sparked by its design, its ability to emulate the original VCS, or its hearty selection of 100 games. Instead, I'm ashamed to admit that I pre-judged the portable due to its similarities with the first console I ever owned, which happens to be a crusty Atari clone that hits many of the same notes despite a 30-year age gap.Just so we're clear, I now feel silly for doubting t
  
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• Like a phoenix, Razer's Hammerhead gaming earbuds are back with a shiny new 2.4GHz charging case

  10-04-2026 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  April is a month typically associated with rebirth, so it feels entirely fitting that Razer chose it to drop the next iteration of its flagship gaming earbuds. The brand-new Razer Hammerhead V3 Hyperspeed gaming earbuds were unveiled on April 9 and come equipped with a feature-filled case that's not just decked out with an on-case LED bar, but also serves as a 2.4 GHz wireless receiver.As you'd expect with the best gaming earbuds, the included HyperSpeed Case charges the earbuds when placed insi
  
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• 10 years later, Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan debunks the game's first controversy: "We actually didn't nerf Tracer's butt"

  10-04-2026 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anyone who was both chronically online and in the Overwatch trenches a decade ago might remember one of the game's first ever controversies, sometimes referred to as Tracer's butt-troversy. Former Overwatch director and co-creator Jeff Kaplan now says some fans were going through a Mandela Effect – Blizzard never actually did anything to Tracer's butt. The controversy has been well documented but has also been shrouded in lots of misinformation over the last 10 years. It all kicked off whe
  
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• Shigeru Miyamoto gave Exit 8's director some advice 10 years ago that completely changed the approach to his indie horror adaptation

  10-04-2026 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  As game adaptations go, Exit 8 isn't an obvious choice. The indie horror hit is a walking simulation game where the player gets stuck in a loop in the Japanese metro. Not the easiest idea to bring to the screen, right?Well, director of the movie adaptation Genki Kawamura says he approached it in a different way, and it's all thanks to some advice from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Speaking to Game Informer, he revealed they met almost a decade ago and the interaction stuck with him. "So, in te
  
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• There's a wild Marvel Easter egg hiding in plain sight in Daredevil: Born Again season 2

  10-04-2026 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 features a pretty neat Marvel Easter egg, but fans are trying to work out whether or not it's intentional. Warning: there are spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4 ahead!Around 47 minutes into this week's episode, after Daredevil intervenes in the fight between Fisk and Bullseye and tackles the sharpshooter into the alley outside Fogwell's Gym, there's a fun visual reference to the Watcher.One fan on Reddit noticed that two of
  
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• Homelander actor Antony Starr went full method after a phone went off during The Boys season 5 filming: "Scariest s*** I've seen in my life"

  10-04-2026 12:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  An extra on The Boys season 5 has recounted a moment that saw Homelander actor Antony Starr lay down the law on set."Can finally share this story, but someone’s phone went off during a take," HackermanJoe said on Twitter, referring to filming of A-Train's funeral, which necessitated various crowd shots. They continued, "Antony Starr, in full character as Homelander, stood up and looked at the crowd to very sternly say 'turn off your fucking phone'. Scariest shit I’ve ever seen in my
  
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• Maul – Shadow Lord BTS video reveals cool detail that makes sure you'll never hear his lightsaber the same way again

  10-04-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Maul – Shadow Lord featurette has revealed Sam Witwer didn't just voice the titular Star Wars villain, he... kind of voiced his lightsaber, too – and now you're never going to look at them the same way again. In the behind-the-scenes clip, in which the cast and crew gush about the ways the Disney Plus show is pushing the boundaries of small-screen storytelling, sound editor David W. Collins explains: "You actually have the sound of Sam screaming built into the saber."I mean, if
  
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• Theater chain listing claims that Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes place after the events of Avengers: Doomsday

  10-04-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day hitting the big screen this summer, a US cinema chain has listed the Marvel movie on its website, but the movie description states that it takes place after Avengers: Doomsday, which sure is news to us.The synopsis over on Regal Theatres reads, "After Doomsday, Peter Parker tries to focus on college and leave Spider-Man behind. But when a new threat endangers his friends, he must break his promise and suit up again, teaming with an unexpected ally to protect th
  
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• Crimson Desert roadmap reveals boss rematches, extra difficulty settings, new pets, and more coming to Pearl Abyss's open-world fantasy adventure over the next 3 months

  10-04-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Crimson Desert's been out almost one full month, Pearl Abyss has unveiled a roadmap, of sorts, for the mammoth fantasy adventure. Between boss rematches, UI tweaks and improving what you can see on the horizon, there's a lot coming to Pywel.Three distinct new features headline the offerings. First are those chances to take on bosses again, using them as a benchmark for your skills and abilities. Then there's going to be some re-blockading needed, just to keep the Greymanes extra busy, a
  
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