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• My favorite isekai anime is back after 4 years, and Ascendance of A Bookworm season 4 got a huge animation upgrade at the Attack on Titan studio

  13-04-2026 22:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The anime adaptation of Ascendance of a Bookworm has returned for a fourth season almost four years to the day after the April 2022 beginning of season 3. The fantasy isekai anime is now being handled by Attack on Titan and The Ancient Magus' Bride studio Wit rather than Ajiado, the studio behind Izetta: The Last Witch and Kakushigoto. It is, bar none, my favorite isekai anime, and it's looking better than ever. Ascendance of a Bookworm stars a young peasant girl named Myne. Internally, the girl
  
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• Xbox Game Pass "has become too expensive for players," new CEO reportedly admits in leaked memo

  13-04-2026 22:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last year, Xbox Game Pass got a massive, 50% price hike that made the top tier of the subscription service a whopping $30 per month. New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma seems to recognize that's a problem, according to a leaked memo which suggests she's keen to offer a cheaper – or at least "more flexible" option for players."Game Pass is central to gaming value on Xbox," Sharma says in an internal memo to Xbox employees, which was obtained and published by The Verge. "It's also clear tha
  
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• 2 years after the Chucky TV show was cancelled, franchise creator Don Mancini is making a "scary" new Chucky movie for theatrical release

  13-04-2026 22:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chucky is headed back to the big screen, and with franchise creator Don Mancini at the helm.According to BloodyDisgusting, Mancini told the crowd at Steel City Con that he's currently writing a new Chucky movie and that he intends to make it "scary." Mancini is the screenwriter behind all seven Chucky movies (though he was not involved with the 2019 Child's Play remake, which remains non-canon to the franchise as a whole). He also directed Seed of Chucky, Curse of Chucky, and Cult of Chucky. The
  
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• Luke Cage actor Mike Colter reveals his MCU return in Daredevil: Born Again season 3 moments before deleting the spoiler

  13-04-2026 22:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems we finally have an answer to whether the full Defenders team is reuniting in the MCU as part of Daredevil: Born Again season 3. Well, at least three of them, as Luke Cage actor Mike Colter posted and then quickly deleted a behind-the-scenes photo from the currently in production third season of Born Again showing him alongside Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock and Deborah Ann Woll's Karen Page.Fortunately, a social media user who goes by the name Levi managed to preserve the photo, which you c
  
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• The first demented trailer for Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man is here and it looks like if the last 10 minutes of Weapons was a whole movie

  13-04-2026 21:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for shock horror auteur Eli Roth's new gruesome thriller has arrived, and it lives up to Roth's promises that he wants to outdo even the most hardcore of his previous films. Roth previously revealed that the movie involves a horde of kids on a brutal rampage, and, well, yeah, that's exactly what the trailer delivers.Here's the trailer. If you don't have a strong stomach for blood and guts, just take my word that it is hilariously, ridiculously violent:Judging by that trailer, I
  
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• New Horrified D&D board game goes to Ravenloft, and here's your exclusive first look at it

  13-04-2026 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Horrified board game series is returning to the world of D&D, this time taking players to the appropriately terrifying realm of Ravenloft. GamesRadar+ can exclusively announce Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons – Ravenloft, a new installment of the Horrified franchise and the second title to merge the monster-hunting board game series with D&D. In this new version, players will work together to face off against four new threats, including the iconic vampire Count Strahd Von Zaro
  
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• Capcom's golden age continues with Pragmata, which joins Resident Evil Requiem and Monster Hunter Stories 3 among 2026's top 10 highest-rated games on Metacritic

  13-04-2026 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following the critically successful releases of Resident Evil Requiem and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Capcom has yet another hit on its hands with new sci-fi action adventure game Pragmata, which is receiving positive reviews ahead of its launch later this week.Currently standing at an 85 Metacritic score on the day the game's review embargo lifted, Pragmata is Capcom's third critically acclaimed new release this year and among Metacritic's top 10 new games released this year a
  
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• First trailer for new Netflix sci-fi series from the Duffer Brothers is like Stranger Things for senior citizens

  13-04-2026 19:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for new sci-fi series The Boroughs has arrived... and it feels a lot like Stranger Things for an older audience (and I mean that in the best way).In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, Sam (Alfred Molina) gets dropped off at a luxurious retirement community by his daughter Claire (Jena Malone). Everything seems beautiful, fun, and idyllic... until he and a few of the other folks, including Wally (Denis O'Hare), Judy (Alfre Woodard), Renee (Geena Davis), and Art (Clarke P
  
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• "Elder Scrolls 6 is taking so long that we're just making our own," declare RPG devs taunting Todd Howard and wearing the skin of Morrowind like a jacket

  13-04-2026 19:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers behind an upcoming open-world RPG called The Lantern of the Laughless Saint stop just short of throwing a white glove at Todd Howard's face in a new trailer for the game, billed as a Morrowind-inspired prologue to an even bigger RPG called The Holy Fool. NerveLabs, whose recent oddball release Angel Engine has fared decently well on Steam, rightly argue that The Elder Scrolls 6 has taken way too long. In fact, "Elder Scrolls 6 is taking so long that we're just making our own," the
  
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• Nobody can touch the $10,000 Super Mario 64 speedrunning bounty except for the guy who started it in the first place

  13-04-2026 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Mario 64 speedrunning legend Suigi currently holds world records in all five of the game's major categories. Earlier this year, he started a crowdfunded bounty worth over $10,000 as he practically begged for somebody to beat any of his times. So far, however, Suigi himself has proven to be the only one up to the task, as he's just broken one of his own world records for the third time since the bounty got underway.When Suigi claimed all five Super Mario 64 records, the game's speedrun scen
  
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• Warhammer Classics brings over 20 RTS, FPS, and fantasy football games from the last 30 years to Steam "to safeguard this legacy for future generations"

  13-04-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Surprise, Warhammer Classics has revived well over 20 games spanning three decades in a massive new Steam collection, with many of them hitting the platform for the first time. And the best part is that they're out now.Games Workshop has partnered with publisher SNEG to stretch back into the 1990s and restore a bunch of games in the grimdark series, from 1995 RTS Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat onward. The publisher describes the initiative as a "new label in classic video game preservation,
  
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• Fortnite's low-priority bug reports are regularly wiped, which Epic Games CEO says is "normal," but Rust boss says he'd "rather have them logged than forgotten," even if they're old

  13-04-2026 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  When it comes to bugs and glitches in Fortnite, Epic is pretty ruthless about what gets priority, according to CEO Tim Sweeney. There's a queue of importance, but the whole list gets wiped periodically, something that's prompted one of the leads on Rust to provide an alternative methodology.On Twitter, Sweeney responded to a report that Epic just deletes the backlog of bug reports, even when entries haven't been looked at yet. "We prioritize reported bugs," he says. "We fix them in priority orde
  
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• New Skyrim mod turns Bethesda's RPG into the "ultimate" MMO I've always wanted by transforming NPCs into real players

  13-04-2026 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Of all the various ways to enjoy Skyrim out there, from a heavily modded PC experience to one on the go via Switch 2, I've always wanted the ability to play it with other Elder Scrolls fans – and, now, it seems I've got one thanks to Keizaal Online.Sure, we've got Skyrim Together already – but I've been yearning for an online multiplayer experience that feels more akin to something like The Elder Scrolls Online… an MMO, but not quite as big or large-scale. That's what Keizaal
  
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• Founder of dead MMO Ashes of Creation denies blowing its Kickstarter fortune on trading cards, private chefs, and antiques: "Categorically false"

  13-04-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The saga of Ashes of Creation, a fantasy MMO with a successful Kickstarter campaign that's no longer available, continues. Accusations of misappropriated funds and general mismanagement have been shot down by the founder of Intrepid Studios, the studio behind the project, Steven Sharif.This chapter starts with YouTuber NefasQS, who claims to have acquired all of the accounting of Intrepid Studios between 2015 and 2026. This comes on back of mass layoffs within the company in February, leading to
  
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• Crimson Desert bosses are getting destroyed by the "Beekeeper Build" harnessing the power of friendship – and also thousands of bees

  13-04-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert players have discovered a new strat for the game's punishing combat, and it involves a ton of bees. As posted by YouTube user Club_of_Gamers, a video shows protagonist Kliff getting into a fight with the Machina Knight boss with the Marni Longsword, and instead of swinging for the boss to engage in a heated sword fight, they instead go straight into their inventory and start releasing bees that they had previously captured onto the battlefield. This trick actually manages to take
  
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• Police visit 91-year-old woman who missed check-in calls only to find her "playing video games in her bedroom" and "trying to beat her record"

  13-04-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The urge to lock yourself away and obsess over a game for days on end apparently doesn't fade with age. A 91-year-old Ohio woman was recently surprised by a visit from police during an extended gaming session, which had apparently been so absorbing that she'd missed check-in calls and alarmed welfare agents. As News 5 Cleveland reports, the unnamed Westlake, Ohio woman is part of the city's "Are You Okay?" police program. Members of the program receive daily calls to confirm their wellbeing &nda
  
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• The Steam Machine could pull some pretty big moves with just 8GB VRAM, thanks to a savvy Valve engineer

  13-04-2026 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm not the only one sweating about the Steam Machine featuring just 8GB VRAM, but it might not actually be a big deal. At least, it won't be if a new Linux memory management proposal by Valve engineer Natalie Vock is anything to go by, as it could help GPUs with entry-level specs and the company's own devices boost fps thanks to good old optimization.Currently working within Valve's Linux graphics driver team as an independent contractor, the 21-year-old developer has developed two kernel patch
  
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• Fans agree that this new Warhammer 40K mini is fantastic, and it leaves the Space Marines far behind

  13-04-2026 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Warhammer 40K model from the new edition has been revealed, and fans seem to be unanimously agreeing that it's bloody awesome. Publisher Games Workshop has been unveiling a new model for Warhammer 40K 11th Edition launch box each week, and this time we're faced with a new version of the greenskins' resident space wizard - the Ork Weirdboy. This hero is a real departure from the norm; rather than the brute strength Warhammer 40K Orks are known for, it unleashes raw psychic power on the fo
  
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• 13 years after Breaking Bad ended, Bryan Cranston has the final word on viewers who hated Skyler White

  13-04-2026 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has the final word on Skyler White hate after his Malcolm in the Middle co-star Frankie Muniz shared his unfavorable thoughts on the character.Although he "loved Breaking Bad," Muniz said that he "wanted to kill Skyler to make [Walter's] life easier" during an appearance on Hot Ones Versus with Cranston. He added, "Your life would have been so much easier! You were such a bad guy, you could have just gotten rid of her. All she did was complain! Look at the money!
  
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• New Horrified D&D board game goes to Ravenloft, and here's your exclusive first look

  13-04-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Horrified board game series is returning to the world of D&D, this time taking players to the appropriately terrifying realm of Ravenloft. GamesRadar+ can exclusively announce Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons – Ravenloft, a new installment of the Horrified franchise and the second title to merge the monster-hunting board game series with D&D. In this new version, players will work together to face off against four new threats, including the iconic vampire Count Strahd Von Zaro
  
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• PS6 rumors suggest the next console war will be fought on a completely new battlefield, and the Steam Machine might be in prime position

  13-04-2026 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the PS5 might be facing its own price concerns, the PlayStation 6 is the console on everyone's lips this week. The next generation is claimed to consist of three new devices, launching at the same time between $350 and $1,000, running across a budget model, main console, and a handheld. The rumors come from popular leaker Moore's Law is Dead, who ran through the PS6's likely pricing structure (from the host's perspective) in a live stream three days ago. Outside of the obvious component di
  
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• Massive 007: First Light spoilers and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake details are just the start of a huge leak from an Indonesian ratings board

  13-04-2026 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Indonesian games rating board is reportedly responsible for a massive leak affecting many an unreleased game, including 007: First Light and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced.As VGC reports, the leaks stem from the Indonesian Game Rating System, which made a massive whoopsie this week and accidentally caused spoilery details from several upcoming games to spill across the internet due to a security flaw.The most notable of which is IO Interactive's 007: First Light, as more than an hour o
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.5 will lock limited jobs out of even more content, fans of the MMO unhappy Square Enix is "putting the 'limited' in 'limited job'"

  13-04-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the long-awaited Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.5 – the very same that seemingly marks a return to the Void – approaches, Square Enix has revealed more about the MMO's exciting update… but not everything about it is positive.Or, at least, one recently unveiled change isn't. As per a new post on The Lodestone, the go-to official website for all things Final Fantasy 14, limited jobs – including the hotly anticipated Beastmaster class – are facing… well, an unpopu
  
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• Artemis II hype sees Kerbal Space Program beat all-time Steam player record 11 years after launch

  13-04-2026 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sadly, most of us won't ever come close to being astronauts, leaving us to live vicariously through the incredible work of crews such as those involved in the Artemis II from NASA. In that spirit, plenty of people have booted up Kerbal Space Program to enjoy some astro-exploration of their own, setting a record for the spaceflight sim.Since the Artemis II's launch on April 1, there's been a steady uptick in players of Kerbal Space Program, as can be seen on SteamCharts. In fact, the influx start
  
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• Primer comic co-creator hints that an animated series about the artistic teen superhero might be in the works at James Gunn’s DC Studios

  13-04-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Primer co-creator Tom Krajewski has hinted that an animated series based on the colorful teen hero could be in the works at DC Studios.A DC fan account recovered a conversation from December 2025 between the comic book writer and another IG user, which is still available in the comment section of the first pinned post on Krajewski's personal Instagram account. A fan wrote, "They definitely need to make an animated series about Primer. She could be DC's equivalent to Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil
  
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• That cameo in Daredevil: Born Again may have just been confirmed, but one fan theory perfectly justifies it

  13-04-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  After fans spotted a potential major cameo in the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel's TV boss has seemingly confirmed that the Watcher made an appearance in season 2, episode 4 – and there's a perfect theory to explain why he was present."Always watching…" Brad Winderbaum wrote on Instagram alongside a screenshot of the scene, which saw a broken window and fluorescent lights in Fogwell's Gym combine to look suspiciously like Jeffrey Wright's omniscient What If…?
  
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• 4 episodes into Maul – Shadow Lord, and Star Wars fans are still blown away: "Not a single second of this show has been wasted"

  13-04-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars fans have had two weeks and four episodes to enjoy Maul – Shadow Lord, and it's safe to say they're absolutely loving it. So far, the story chronicles the efforts of Maul, the former leader of the Shadow Collective, to take revenge on the crime lords who abandoned him after the Clone Wars – and recruit a young Twi'lek by the name of Devon Izara as his apprentice. "Not a single second of this show has been wasted, every second is straight peak," is one fan's reaction to epis
  
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• The Boys releases its surprise casualty's "last words" – and it fixes the main issue I have with season 5 so far

  13-04-2026 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys has released a season 5 farewell message that only improves the premiere's big death scene.Spoilers for The Boys season 5 follow.The Boys' official Twitter account posted a recording from A-Train (Jessie T. Usher, in character for the final time) that justifies his last defiance of Homelander."For the first time in a long time, I want you to know the real me," A-Train (real name Reggie Franklin) tearfully says to the camera in what he knows is a definitive goodbye."I just want my nephew
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is now the third-highest-grossing video game movie of all time, as it crosses half a billion dollars at the box office

  13-04-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has pulled in an impressive $628.7 million globally since its US release on April 1, marking it the third highest-grossing video game movie of all time. No mean feat, really, considering its mixed reviews and disappointing 43% score on Rotten Tomatoes.According to Box Office Mojo, the colorful sequel, which introduces franchise favorites Yoshi and Rosalina, made $372.5m of the above sum during its opening weekend alone, which falls just short of the $377m earnt by it
  
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• Xbox confirms the leaks, the next Metro game is called Metro 2039 and will be showcased later this week

  13-04-2026 15:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox has announced another showcase this week, with the world premiere of the next game in the Metro series: Metro 2039.Over the weekend, a series of leaks emerged for a new Metro game, including cutscene and gameplay clips, with the videos titled Metro 2039. Later in the weekend, Nate The Hate – who is best known for their Nintendo leaks – said on Twitter that there will be an Xbox showcase on April 16, 2026, and that it will be where the new Metro game will be revealed. And now, th
  
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• The latest Analogue 3D update adds "advanced HDR" that will make your OLED screen look even more like a CRT TV

  13-04-2026 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's time to update your Analogue 3D firmware, as Version 1.2.5 just dropped. This time around, the FPGA N64 patch includes "Advanced HDR" features that give the retro console's original display filters a brightness and color gamut boost that'll help your OLED screen almost like a real CRT TV. According to the Analogue 3D Version 1.2.5 patch notes, the advanced HDR features are "designed for OLED displays." That's going to sting if you're using a conventional LED display, but the console maker s
  
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• Starfield "doesn't even run properly" and is "unplayable" on PS5, report fans requesting refunds from Sony: "Classic Bethesda"

  13-04-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Bethesda Game Studios had Starfield fans excited for its big PlayStation 5 release, its launch isn't going well for some from a performance point of view – players have spent the last few days reporting various bugs and crashes while trying to enjoy Starfield on PS5, and they're not happy.Look, I'll be the first to admit that Bethesda is no stranger to rough releases – heck, Skyrim on Switch 2 is just one recent example, with plenty before it. I love the studio's RPGs, but i
  
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• The movie only just come out, but Super Mario Galaxy Movie toys are already receiving their first stellar discounts

  13-04-2026 15:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie launched weeks ago, and ever since, I've been fawning over its many, many toys. The Hatchin' Yoshi is definitely up there with the best toys I've laid my eyes on as a Super Mario fan, but there's plenty besides the interactive green dino, ranging from articulated figures of Rosalina and Bowser Jr to glow-in-the-dark Luma yo-yos.I feel like I've barely spent time eyeing them up for my collection, and yet multiple Super Mario Galaxy Movie toys are seeing discounts for
  
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• Rebellion brews in new Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer

  13-04-2026 15:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has arrived, and it'll give you chills. In the trailer, which you can watch above, we see a quiet rebellion beginning to brew among the tributes of the Second Quarter Quell as Haymitch meets his allies. We also get a glimpse at what he's up against, with a terrifying shot of Haymitch running full pelt away from what appears to be the arena's volcano erupting.Stealing the show, though, is Ralph Fiennes's President Snow. The actor puts his
  
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• The Punisher's Jon Bernthal says the upcoming special's comic-book inspiration was his "north star" when taking on the character again, as it shows Frank "in all his gruesome glory"

  13-04-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  It has finally been revealed which comic The Punisher: One Last Kill is based on, and from Punisher star Jon Bernthal's comments, it sounds like we might see a newer, even tougher side to the vigilante. The upcoming Marvel Special will pick up not long after we saw the anti-hero escape from Daredevil: Born Again villain Wilson Fisk's underground jail. Although it won't adapt the comic book entirely, The Punisher: One Last Kill finds inspiration from The Punisher, Welcome Back, Frank by Garth Enn
  
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• New footage of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping reveals first look at Kieran Culkin as a younger Caesar Flickerman

  13-04-2026 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new sneak peek at The Hunger Games: The Sunrise on the Reaping gives us our first look at Maya Hawke and Kieran Culkin's characters in the upcoming prequel.Based on Suzanne Collins' novel of the same name, the movie is set 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games. Joseph Zada stars as Haymitch Abernathy, a tribute from District 12 at the 50th Hunger Games, AKA the Second Quarter Quell. In the original movie trilogy, he's played by Woody Harrelson and is a mentor to Katniss and Peeta. He'
  
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• Gloomhaven-style RPG declared dead because "continuing to make this game is just not feasible"

  13-04-2026 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Please join me in pouring one out for another fallen board game franchise that's gone too soon, because the Gloomhaven-style Descent: Legends of the Dark is no more. Developer Fantasy Flight has announced that its dungeon-crawling series (Descent: Legends of the Dark and its expansion, Act II) is being discontinued. This is because, "Simply put, the game is too expensive to make." That means the upcoming Act III expansion is no longer in development either, so the franchise's ongoing story has c
  
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• Hackers behind GTA 6 maker Rockstar Games' latest breach say they're releasing the stolen data

  13-04-2026 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The group responsible for a recent Rockstar Games hack is threatening to release information it stole from the GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 maker.Earlier this weekend, an infamous hacking group that calls itself ShinyHunters allegedly dug its way into the developer's cloud servers and extracted, it said, a sizeable amount of sensitive data from the company. The group then threatened to leak the data it purportedly obtained if Rockstar Games failed to pay an unspecified sum. The hacking group
  
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• The Last of Us led Naughty Dog to accept crunch is "what it takes to make games at our level," former designer says, so Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet devs are probably deep in it

  13-04-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crunch remains a rampant problem in the industry, as a tonic to studios big and small needing to hit their release schedules. Naughty Dog is no exception, and after numerous massive games like Uncharted and The Last of Us, the company views overworking as something of a given, according to a former dev.After reports circulated of crunch on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet this past December, Benson Russell, former senior game designer at Naughty Dog, provided some insight on the Kiwi Talkz pod
  
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• Uncharted 2 dev says the truck chase "was taken directly from Resident Evil 5" because The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann thought it was "f***ing awesome"

  13-04-2026 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Uncharted 2's truck chase was apparently added because Neil Druckmann really liked a similar scene from Resident Evil 5.During Uncharted 2's campaign – in one of the seemingly endless ways Nathan Drake gets put into immense amounts of danger throughout its campaign – you get chased down by a truck down an alleyway that you'll need to shoot enough times to blow it up. Now, according to former Naughty Dog designer Benson Russell (who worked on the Uncharted trilogy and The Last of Us),
  
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• After apologizing for generative AI use, Ascendance of a Bookworm anime studio replaces its opening credits

  13-04-2026 13:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shortly after apologizing for generative AI use in its opening credits, Ascendance of a Bookworm studio Wit has replaced the intro. When season 4 debuted, fans spotted that the opening might have used AI. According to a statement posted by Wit, the studio investigated the claims and discovered generative AI had indeed been used in the background art and promised to replace the art in question before episode 2. The production committee also shared an apology online, pledging to replace the OP for
  
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• Vincent D'Onofrio says Daredevil was at the "top of its game" when it was canceled at Netflix

  13-04-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio always expected Daredevil to return, because it was firing on all cylinders when it was unceremoniously dumped at Netflix."Charlie [Cox] didn't [expect to return], but I did," D'Onofrio told GQ. "Every time Charlie used to say we're not coming back, I used to say, 'I think we're coming back' and he used to think I was just being delusional."D'Onofrio continued, "I just felt there was no reason other than them starting Disney Plus that we were pulled from Netflix.
  
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• Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's nine-month theatrical run has finally come to an end, and there's still no Crunchyroll streaming date in sight

  13-04-2026 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well, it's official: Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is no longer in cinemas – and what a theatrical run it has been. Since its original Japanese release date on July 18, 2025 and its US rollout from September 12, the movie has proven to be a big hit with cinemagoers over the last nine months. Due to initial success, which earned around $555 million worldwide, it was reshown in North American and UK territories from March 2026, accumulating a total of $738.5 million. The whopping sum smashed
  
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• Xbox co-creator "vastly more excited" about Steam than Project Helix because Valve is "relentlessly focused on cool games"

  13-04-2026 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Original Xbox designer and co-creator Seamus Blackley is looking forward to whatever Valve and Nintendo are cooking up much more than Microsoft's next-gen console hybrid, Project Helix.Microsoft has yet to properly spill the beans on its upcoming console, simply codenamed Project Helix for now, but Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma did soft-confirm rumors that the hardware would straddle the line between traditional console and gaming PC."I don't know as a developer what I'm excited about and I d
  
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• Call 911, Lenovo now wants nearly $3,000 for its Legion Go 2 handheld, but it might actually be discontinued

  13-04-2026 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm not really sure Lenovo is trying to gain asking $2,849.99 for the Legion Go 2. Yet, that's how much the brand's best gaming handheld contender will now set you back at the official store. That's almost double the original $1,480 launch MSRP, so I really think someone should just put the portable PC out of its misery.It feels wrong even saying this, but the semi-good news is that the 2TB Legion Go 2 is still available for $1,849.99 at B&H Photo, but no one should be buying the handheld ev
  
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• Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear spiritual successor Physint reportedly casting for a villain with a German accent who evokes "Mads Mikkelsen in Hannibal but with flair"

  13-04-2026 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Casting details for Hideo Kojima's upcoming Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor, Physint, have reportedly emerged, hinting at the game's villain.According to MP1st, a new casting call for the project, codenamed "Shimmer," has surfaced, revealing that Mari Ueda, who founded motion capture company Pivot Motion, which worked on Death Stranding 2, will be the casting director for the game. The listing is looking for four actors, with the call looking to fill the roles of passengers on a hijacked bu
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again's Wilson Bethel says his fingers are "extremely crossed" for Bullseye to share the screen with Punisher in the future: "It would be a dream"

  13-04-2026 12:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 star Wilson Bethel knows what he wants from future seasons of the Marvel show: a showdown between Bullseye and Punisher.Episode 4 of the show's second season saw the sharpshooter lure Fisk's anti-vigilante task force to a diner by lying about a sighting of Frank Castle, but the two didn't actually cross paths. Still, that doesn't mean something might not happen in the future."It would be a dream for me to get to shoot a Punisher-Bullseye sequence," Bethel told Coll
  
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• Maul – Shadow Lord star hints we might finally learn the former Sith Lord's surname in the Star Wars show

  13-04-2026 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you have ever wondered what Star Wars villain Maul's real last name is, then we have good news for you, as we may now be closer than ever to finding that out, thanks to Maul – Shadow Lord star Sam Witwer. After a fan shared a drawing on Twitter of the former Sith Lord working at a hypothetical bar called 'Opress Brothers Bar', a conversation started around what Maul's surname is. Witwer joined the debate, saying, "Holy crap. Wait... Is Maul's last name Opress??? Maul Opress? If they're
  
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• Pokemon and Palworld clone Pickmon changes its name by one letter to "better align with our brand identity and lore"

  13-04-2026 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last month, the world was introduced to Pickmon, a creature-collecting, survival-crafting game that looks an awful lot like Palworld, complete with some monster designs that look incredibly similar to certain Pokemon. Now, though, developer PocketGame (not Pocketpair) has announced it's changing the game's name.Considering how akin the game looks to those two established creature collectors, you might have expected quite a drastic change here to help fend off any comparisons, perhaps in an attem
  
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• Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel footage may have leaked after claims Nickelodeon "accidentally" emailed someone the "entire" movie

  13-04-2026 11:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The wait goes on for fans to see Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel movie on Paramount Plus this fall. But if you believe one viral post, there's a leaked scene out in the wild – and potentially more waiting in the wings.Over the weekend, Twitter user Imstilldissin claimed to have been "accidentally emailed" the entirety of Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender (H/T IGN). To prove its legitimacy, they even posted a short clip from the project, which sees older versions of Aang, Sokka, and Katara
  
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