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• Xbox wants Fable to have Diablo-level cutscenes as Matt Booty casually reveals Blizzard is helping out with the RPG reboot's cinematics

  16-04-2026 23:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty has very casually revealed a genuinely encouraging update on the new Fable game: Blizzard is going to be "helping out" with the reboot's cinematics.This is fantastic news. Blizzard cinematics have been best-in-class for literal decades. I'll never forget seeing the original Diablo intro cinematic on my 1997-era CRT monitor and thinking video games would never look better. To this day, Diablo 4's recent Lord of Hatred animations have been blowing me away. I w
  
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• Blizzard is "helping out" with Fable cinematics, Xbox's Matt Booty casually reveals, which sounds fantastic

  16-04-2026 23:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty has very casually revealed a genuinely encouraging update on the new Fable game: Blizzard is going to be "helping out" with the reboot's cinematics.This is fantastic news. Blizzard cinematics have been best-in-class for literal decades. I'll never forget seeing the original Diablo's intro cinematic on my 1997-era CRT monitor and thinking video games would never look better, and to this day, Diablo 4's recent Lord of Hatred animations have been blowing me awa
  
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• Elder Scrolls co-creator believed bugs were a necessary evil for Bethesda's massive RPGs: "I think the trade-off has proven to be acceptable by the fans"

  16-04-2026 23:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Every time a Bethesda RPG launches, even the studio's most stalwart fans know to prepare themselves for an array of bugs ranging from the amusing to the infuriating. But that's not a modern problem, as the bugs have been around ever since the first Elder Scrolls title launched way back in 1994. Series co-creator Vijay Lakshman figured these issues were more or less inevitable when you built RPGs of this scale."The Elder Scrolls was (and continues to be) a very complex system of statistical gener
  
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• Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team reportedly freed from support studio prison and allowed to pitch its own games again

  16-04-2026 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft Montpellier made an outstanding Metroidvania game in 2024's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and its publisher, big Ubisoft, rewarded it by dissolving the team. I know what you're thinking – the company is so thoughtful. It might, at least, be becoming more sentimental, as French journalist Gauthier "Gautoz" Andres reports Ubisoft Montpellier was just authorized to regroup.Andres, the founder of indie French media site Origami, shares in a Bluesky post translated by GamesRadar+, "
  
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• Team behind Ubisoft's best game in years reportedly freed from support studio prison and allowed to pitch its own games again

  16-04-2026 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft Montpellier made an outstanding Metroidvania game in 2024's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and its publisher, big Ubisoft, rewarded it by dissolving the team. I know what you're thinking – the company is so thoughtful. It might, at least, be becoming more sentimental, as French journalist Gauthier "Gautoz" Andres reports Ubisoft Montpellier was just authorized to regroup.Andres, the founder of indie French media site Origami, shares in a Bluesky post translated by GamesRadar+, "
  
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• After 11 years in limbo, the live-action Call of Duty movie finally has a release date

  16-04-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Activision's long-gestating, live-action Call of Duty movie finally has a release date.Paramount announced a June 30, 2028 release date during its presentation at CinemaCon (H/T The Hollywood Reporter). Peter Berg is set to direct, write, and produce the film alongside Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, who will also write and produce."I told everyone we were only going to make a movie if its right. In David Ellison, we found that partnership," producer Rob Kostich, also president of Activisio
  
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• Arc Raiders and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 help show "mid-price is the new sweet spot" for games, analysts say

  16-04-2026 22:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  "Mid-price is the new sweet spot everywhere," finds a new analyst report from Newzoo on PC and console gaming, with $40 extraction shooter Arc Raiders and $50 turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 helping to lead a wave of hits in this pricing bracket.Newzoo examined launch MSRPs in 2025 across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox in the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. On PC, the firm found that games that cost more than $50 represent just 39% of revenue, but they're a much larger 79% on Pl
  
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• Top Gun 3 in the works with Tom Cruise

  16-04-2026 22:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Four years after the massive success of Top Gun: Maverick, a third film is officially in the works.Paramount announced the news during its CinemaCon panel, confirming that both Tom Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer would be returning (H/T Variety). The news comes just two months after Bruckheimer announced that they were "expecting a script shortly."Top Gun: Maverick, directed by F1 helmer Joseph Kosinski, earned a whopping $1.5 billion against a budget of $170 million at the global box offi
  
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• Xenosaga shows signs of life for the first time in 20 years as Japan-only spin-off JRPG gets official Steam and Switch port

  16-04-2026 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  While developer Monolith Soft has gone on to do great things alongside Nintendo with the Xenoblade series, the Xenosaga games have effectively been dead since the final entry launched in 2006. But now, at long last, there are signs of life. An obscure spin-off of the JRPG series called Xenosaga: Pied Piper is getting a modern release on Steam and Switch.Xenosaga: Pied Piper was originally released for Japanese feature phones, also known as keitai, in 2004. That was an era when major Japanese pub
  
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• OG Last of Us designer is still "pissed" about Naughty Dog re-doing his work for the remake: "It is literally taking my scripts, pushing delete, and putting all new scripts in"

  16-04-2026 20:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  For players like myself, The Last of Us Part 1 is a gorgeous modernization of one of the greatest survival horror games ever made, but for some of the developers who worked on the original game, the remake is a "sour spot" because it straight-up replaces many of the assets and systems they created. At the very least, it's still a major pain point for original Last of Us combat designer Benson Russell, who gave an impassioned explanation in a recent interview.Russell, who was senior game designer
  
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• Jughead causes a pie-fight apocalypse in new Archie one-shot from Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow writer

  16-04-2026 20:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Newsarama can exclusively reveal that Archie Comics is set to cause a food fight to end all food fights in Jughead: Piemageddon, a new one-shot comic from writer Tom King and artist Dan Parent, later this summer."I wanted to write a comic that spoke not only to our time, but to all times—a comic that challenged facile definitions of love and literature by transcending those perpetual platonic shadows and revealing a priori the tragic and comedic conditions inherent to our own precious, dis
  
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• Daredevil: Born Again fans are debating if the latest episode retcons a foundational Murdock and Nelson moment from the Netflix show's first season

  16-04-2026 19:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 5 features an extended flashback centered on Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson's friendship... and fans are wondering if one small line was a retcon, a blip from the writers, or just part of an ongoing conversation between friends.Warning: Major spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 5 ahead!In episode 5, Matt is faced with the decision to either save Bullseye from being apprehended by Fisk's men, or let him be killed by Fisk. While Matt is grappli
  
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• Pokemon and Palworld clone Pickmos removed from Steam: "We are revising the game to ensure a controversy-free experience"

  16-04-2026 19:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not even developer Pocketpair fully understands what makes its survival, monster-grabber Palworld so ridiculously successful, but it seems Pickmos creator PocketGame is eager to try. The upcoming game looks like a sloppy copy-paste of its Pokemon and Palworld inspirations, fans of those franchises worry, and it's just been pulled from Steam after its publisher Networkgo decided to intervene. Networkgo explains in a Steam update posted on April 16, telling potential players, "We've heard your fee
  
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• Metro 2039 takes on tunnel Nazis in a story shaped by the Ukraine war: "Sheltering from rocket attacks are interrupting but not stopping us"

  16-04-2026 19:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metro 2039, an all-new entry in the apocalyptic, tunnels-and-gasmasks-filled FPS series, has finally been unveiled by Ukrainian developer 4A Games. It's promising "a much darker tone" this time around, which is saying something for one of the bleakest franchises around. Although when you factor in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it's not hard to understand why, with 4A changing the game's story to reflect their reality of making the game under "rocket and drone attacks". Metro 2039 follows a ne
  
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• Solo dev livestreams the moment his wife learns his 4-year indie project made $600k on Steam in just one month: "She didn't think it would be this much"

  16-04-2026 18:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  For four years, the developer known as Cakez toiled on a tower defense game called Tangy TD. He livestreamed his entire game dev journey, and after the game launched, clips of Cakez and his wife reacting to the title's success soon went viral. After a month, those successes have compounded into something astronomical – as shown by a delightful new clip where Cakez reveals to his partner that the game's made well over $600,000.Cakez set up the moment for viewers in a recent stream, challeng
  
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• Battlefield 6 2026 roadmap shows EA hopes to win players back with way more maps, including "legendary" Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 3 maps

  16-04-2026 18:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite a purportedly huge launch, 2026 hasn't been especially kind to Battlefield 6, what with EA laying off a number of devs associated with the FPS back in March. Now, in order to generate some renewed buzz for the shooter, the roadmap for the rest of the year has been unveiled, and I hope you like new maps, because there are plenty.To start us off, in May, two classic areas have been re-imagined to the "visual fidelity and gameplay" of Battlefield 6, a press release states. First up is the o
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion and Lae'zel actors join D&D creator's official campaign, but not as their RPG characters

  16-04-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The actors behind two of the most beloved Baldur's Gate 3 companions are taking part in an actual-play TV series from Dungeons & Dragons creator Wizards of the Coast.Astarion actor Neil Newbon and the voice of Karlach, Devora Wilde, are set to take part in the actual-play – a form of live tabletop game playing streamed for viewers to watch – series, aptly dubbed Dungeon Masters, alongside Dispatch star Mayanna Berrin and Christian Navarro from 13 Reasons Why.
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• Overwatch players beg Blizzard to revert changes to a popular mode after removing perks and 5v5 matches: "Who asked for this?"

  16-04-2026 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Overwatch players are urging Blizzard Entertainment to revert the Mystery Heroes mode back to how it was before the launch of Season 2. Overwatch Season 2 launched earlier this week, and while the game has been pretty well-received since it went from being Overwatch 2 to just Overwatch again earlier this year, Season 2 is off to a bit of a rough start thanks to Sierra's overpowered ult and underpowered everything else, and a Nintendo Switch 2 version that launched in a real rough state, and may
  
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• "Games like Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and Skyrim" help make PC gaming the only platform where over half of revenue is from "games outside the top 20," report says

  16-04-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Many of the same games top revenue and playtime charts across platforms every year as time and money are concentrated in evergreen live service titles, but a new report says you can find greater, increasing diversity and long-tail popularity in PC gaming. Newzoo analysts, per market analysis manager Tianyi Gu, report that PC is the only observed platform where over 50% of revenue comes from games outside the top 20 – a full 56% in 2025 for Western markets, in fact, and that's up from 48% i
  
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• Wondering why GTA 6 Trailer 3 is taking so long? Rockstar already answered that question 14 years ago

  16-04-2026 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems like the entire games industry is collectively waiting for the next trailer for GTA 6. We're just under one year removed from the second slab of footage, with nary a sign of anything else happening on the publicity trail. But, as it turns out, Rockstar explained why this happens a long time ago.As uncovered by GTA 6 Countdown on Twitter, Rockstar commented on the piecemeal PR campaign for GTA 5 back in 2012, revealing it's simply a matter of things being ready when they're ready. "We ha
  
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• Final Fantasy 14's 8.0 update isn't going to be another "rebirth" for the MMO, Yoshi-P says, as it isn't on the scale of A Realm Reborn

  16-04-2026 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  No, Final Fantasy 14 8.0 – the MMO's hotly anticipated next expansion – won't be quite as game-changing as A Realm Reborn was back in 2013.At least, that's why director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida says in a new interview with Famitsu (as machine-translated via DeepL and Google). According to the legendary lead, calling the upcoming expansion a "rebirth" of Final Fantasy 14 – or implying that the game will be "reborn" come its arrival – isn't exactly accurate, because Square E
  
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• Buyers beware, fake Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are afoot in Europe but they're easier to spot than you think

  16-04-2026 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  That's right, while the escalating prices of the best SSDs for gaming were already upsetting, there are now fake drives you need to be wary of - at least, if you're based in Europe, that is.According to the website Computer Base, one of its readers named etoo received not one but two counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs from a retailer based in Austria. While the packaging looked like the real deal from the images Computer Base provided, opening the box revealed a drive with a blue PCB. The 990 Pro
  
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• Stranger Things: Tales From '85 showrunner teases Will's relationship with Hawkins' punky new kid Nikki: "We liked the idea of bringing somebody in who's never gonna judge him"

  16-04-2026 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stranger Things: Tales From '85 is set to reunite us with Eleven, Will, and co as it fills us in on what the youngsters got up to between the winter-themed Snow Ball and the opening of Starcourt Mall. All in animated form, too. It'll also introduce us to Hawkins' newest new kid: Nikki Baxter...Now, it's fair to say that fans have been a little dubious as to Nikki's involvement so far. She's got a super alternative look that many – read: those who seem to have forgotten Eddie Munson already
  
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• Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaker "decided to troll" Paramount, but had no intention of releasing the full movie

  16-04-2026 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaker, who "decided to troll" Paramount, but had no intention of releasing the full movie, has spoken out – and says they were never going to release the full movie online.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the person behind Twitter account ImStillDissin – whose identity remains undisclosed – reveals they were sent the full copy of the Avatar sequel movie by a hacker acquaintance, but initially didn't know what they were in possession of
  
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• The Neo Geo AES is back, but the retro console remake is effectively the real deal reborn with HDMI

  16-04-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Many of the best retro consoles today are remakes, but the Neo Geo AES+ is about to bring back SNK's luxury at-home arcade system using real hardware. Rather than using emulation or replicating the '90s machine's innards using FPGA tech, it's apparently powered by "re-engineered" ASIC chips that have HDMI abilities while retaining original AV output and cartridge support.Set to release November 12 for $249.99 / £179.99, the Neo Geo AES+ is ridiculously cheap compared to the $650 original.
  
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• A year later, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Daredevil star Charlie Cox has finally played the hit J'RPG: "I'm not very good at it"

  16-04-2026 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil actor Charlie Cox has revealed he's finally played some of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, although he hasn't beaten it yet.In an interview with GamesRadar+ ahead of the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards, Cox reveals that, almost a year after the game's massive run began and it became the most-awarded game in history across other awards shows, "I've since played a bit of it." However, he adds, "Not the whole thing, I haven't completed it."Granted, the process is somewhat daunting, as he says, "ther
  
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• Riot is "more committed to" the League of Legends MMO "than ever," co-founder says, but it did consider buying the now-dead Ashes of Creation

  16-04-2026 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  All sorts of revelations are being uncovered about Ashes of Creation, the fantasy MMO that finally went into early access last year after a successful Kickstarter in 2017 only to crash and burn shortly after. One of the biggest is that Riot Games apparently considered forking over a nine-figure sum for the project, and the company has now confirmed that much."We looked at making an investment or even acquiring Intrepid a few years ago, but Riot decided not to move forward with discussions," Marc
  
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• In a post-pricey console world, this new budget GXTrust Forta PS5 headset is a sight to behold

  16-04-2026 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've become so accustomed to seeing eye-watering price tags when covering anything to do with Sony's current-gen pixel-pusher, especially in the wake of the latest wave of price increases. That's why I was pleasantly surprised by the Forta Wireless PS5 headset and its £69.99 MSRP.The best PS5 headsets aren't always super expensive. But spotting anything with official Sony PlayStation branding at a reasonable price point is a relief in this day and age. The new Forta Wireless is available r
  
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• First Street Fighter trailer is a campy, '90s extravaganza with plenty of violence, and I will be seated

  16-04-2026 15:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for the Street Fighter movie has arrived and yeah, that's Noah Centineo as Ken Masters singing "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes at a karaoke bar.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, Ken is a washed-up fighter who seems rather depressed and at a loss. With some (rather violent) encouragement from Chun-Li (Camille Liang), Ryu (Andrew Koji) convinces Ken to enter the World Warrior Tournament –a competition between the strongest fighters from all over the world. The tra
  
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• These Star Wars action figures are causing a stir, and they're up for pre-order now

  16-04-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Knights of the Old Republic II still holds a special place in many fans' hearts, so it's not surprising that a new dual-pack featuring Star Wars action figures of its villains is causing such a stir. Luckily enough for anyone building a collection of the best Star Wars toys, it's up for pre-order now.This two-pack set comes with both Darth Nihilus and Darth Traya, the antagonistic but oh-so-well-dressed forces we must contend with throughout that 2004 video game (complete with their signature li
  
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• KPop Demon Hunters and Spider-Verse animation studio making a modern-day Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie, with Taika Waititi as Willy Wonka

  16-04-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Taika Waititi is voicing Willy Wonka in a contemporary, animated twist on the classic Roald Dahl tale Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with animation from KPop Demon Hunters and Spider-Verse studio Sony Pictures Imageworks, Netflix has announced.Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, which is set to release in 2027, is described as "brand new adventure set in modern-day London", and will star Heartstopper's Kit O'Connor as Charlie Paley. Despite the familiar name, however, this Charlie is all-new
  
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• A new contender for my favorite headset has been revealed as Turtle Beach unveils the new Stealth Pro II

  16-04-2026 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Turtle Beach is mostly associated with creating the best gaming headsets for the budget-conscious, but today it has revealed something a little bit different. The brand has just unveiled the new Stealth Pro II, a brand-new premium pair that introduces Hi-Res audio support, and more juicy high-end features.The $349.99 / £299.99 headset launches on May 17, later this year, and will be compatible with the PS5, PC, the Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2 thanks to its simultaneous Bluetooth and 2.4G
  
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• Windrose sells 500k copies in 48 hours, proving the hunger for piracy is alive and well ahead of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake

  16-04-2026 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pocketpair Publishing has announced that over 500,000 players have picked up Windrose in the first two days, as it continues to tear up the Steam charts.Last week, it was confirmed that the co-op pirate adventure game Windrose would enter early access on April 14, and after an extremely popular Steam Next Fest demo, all signs pointed to it popping off when that day arrived. And unsurprisingly, that's exactly what happened, as the game has made its mark on the Steam charts with almost 100,000 con
  
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• Hundreds of hours in, many Crimson Desert players are only just finding out they've not actually been completing Sanctums properly: "You need to what now"

  16-04-2026 14:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's no secret that Crimson Desert can be a bit confusing, as it is quite a massive game and doesn't always tell players what to do step-by-step. As a result, it turns out that fans haven't exactly been cleaning Sanctums properly.In Crimson Desert, there are several challenges that require us to cleanse and restore specific Sanctums – take the Sanctum of Temperance for example. Many of us (hi, it's me) haven't been doing so properly, apparently.
  As one Reddit user in the same position poin
  
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• A web of Spider-Man: Brand New Day Lego sets and toys just got shown off, and they're spectacular

  16-04-2026 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The web of intrigue surrounding Spider-Man: Brand New Day tightens as we draw closer to release, and things just got a whole lot more interesting with the reveal of new toys and Spider-Man Lego tying into the movie.Besides sneakily revealing that Savage Hulk will appear in the movie (but that he won't be gray, as rumored), these Spider-Man: Brand New Day toys give us a better look at villains such as Scorpion and Tombstone. The latter is particularly interesting, because we haven't actually seen
  
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• The Boys fans are convinced Homelander will get his hands on V-One thanks to a hidden detail in the season 5 trailer

  16-04-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  After finding out that it was the V-One in Soldier Boy's system that saved him from Billy Butcher's Supe-killing virus in the latest episode of The Boys season 5, Homelander is on the hunt for the first iteration of Compound V. Smarty pants Sister Sage insists there's not a drop left out there but thanks to a (truly bizarre) vision of an angelic Madelyn in episode 3, the breastmilk-guzzling antagonist is convinced it's his "destiny" to find some and use it to become immortal. As the plot ramps u
  
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• Marvel star Simu Liu reacts to sudden TV show cancelation by praising his co-star: "You deserve the world"

  16-04-2026 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spy series The Copenhagen Test has been canceled by Peacock after just one season. The TV show, which starred Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu and Scream's Melissa Barrera, was very well received by critics but failed to turn the dial with audience numbers.According to Variety, figures show that while it reached the top 10 spot in its first week of release on Peacock, viewer numbers quickly dropped off. This is all despite a very respectable 71% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The eight-part seas
  
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• Steven Spielberg promises the Disclosure Day trailers don't spoil the movie, and that nothing from the third act has been revealed

  16-04-2026 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Good news, sci-fi fans. It looks like the curse of movie trailers spoiling the whole film will not affect Steven Spielberg's upcoming extraterrestrial tale Disclosure Day, as promised by the director. Whilst at CinemaCon 2026, Seilberg took to the stage to promote the new movie, adding that no part of the movie's climax has been and will not be shown in any type of marketing. The official CinemaCon Twitter page confirmed the news, writing, "Spielberg says he was very careful and protective of NO
  
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• As Windrose servers buckle under nearly 100k concurrent Steam players, devs admit they "don't yet have a clear answer" for a fix, ask fans if they "happen to know someone at a major ISP"

  16-04-2026 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  There have been some choppy waters for Windrose post-launch. While the open-world pirate adventure has managed to attract consistent player numbers, with around 6 figures in Steam concurrents thus far, the servers' overall stability could be improved.In seeking a remedy, developer Kraken Express has turned to the community for assistance. "If you happen to work with, or know someone at a major EU/NA ISPs who might be open to speaking with us, we would truly appreciate an introduction," the team
  
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• The Boys season 5 calendar theory may have spoiled when the show's biggest deaths will take place

  16-04-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite being on spoiler lockdown, it appears The Boys has been telling us when season 5's biggest deaths will take place – and it's all thanks to a calendar.Spoilers for The Boys season 5 follow.The Boys' official accounts, as you can see if you scroll down, have posted a bloodied calendar outlining the release dates of each final season episode.But some dates, as soon becomes apparent, are more blood-splattered than others. That's sparked a fan theory that suggests the bloodier the date,
  
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• Stranger Things: Tales From '85 showrunner explains why he's not keen on fans describing the animated spin-off as a Saturday morning cartoon

  16-04-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The art style. The slightly more child-friendly tone. The episodic cliffhangers? It's no wonder we're all getting big "Saturday morning cartoon" vibes from Netflix's new animated series Stranger Things: Tales From '85. Hell, it's even set during the time cereal-munching kids would plonk themselves in front of the telly to kickstart their weekend...In a recent interview with GamesRadar+, though, showrunner Eric Robles explained why he's deliberately "trying to stay away from the term" in the run-
  
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• Henry Cavill is back as a swordfighting hero in first Highlander footage, and it could fix the Geralt of Rivia-shaped hole in my heart

  16-04-2026 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  I know it's been years, but I'm still mourning Henry Cavill's exit as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher. But, with the reports of the new Highlander footage at CinemaCon, I think there may be a silver lining to the actor's exit after all. The former Superman star is leading the reboot as an immortal, sword-wielding Scottish warrior who finds himself destined to fight endlessly with others of his kind. Directed by John Wick's Chad Stahelski, it's been described as "John Wick with swords", and the fi
  
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• Capcom attempts to patch Street Fighter 6's controversial incest storyline, but it's really not any better as Alex's wife is still his "distant relative" and basically a stepsister

  16-04-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Street Fighter 6 has patched the controversial storyline that saw Alex marry one of his relatives, but instead of getting rid of the relation entirely, Capcom has opted to make it slightly more vague. Last month, Street Fighter 6 released Street Fighter 3 protagonist Alex as DLC, which in turn saw the game reach its new all-time peak on Steam, as clearly many were excited to play as what I consider to be one of the best fighting game characters of all-time. But soon after launch, players checked
  
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• First footage reports of Werwulf promise a horror on par with Nosferatu

  16-04-2026 12:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  After taking over Christmas 2024 with vampire picture Nosferatu, director Robert Eggers is claiming winter 2026 with Werwulf, and by the sounds of what was shown behind closed doors at CinemaCon, the upcoming horror movie may be even scarier than its predecessor. During Focus Features' presentation at CinemaCon 2026 on April 15, Eggers took to the stage to present the first Werwulf trailer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trailer is mostly in black and white, and opens with Aaron Taylor
  
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• Invincible season 4 goof is an embarrassing animation mistake that should have been spotted

  16-04-2026 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Invincible's animation woes continue as Thragg's epic fight scene contains an embarrassing mistake that really should have been noticed in advance.Spoilers for Invincible season 4 follow.As spotted by viewers in Invincible season 4's penultimate episode, the Viltrumite War in space sees a character literally disappearing from the frame.The moment in question, as you can see below, features Tech-Jacket firing an explosive projectile at a Viltrumite and sending him flying across the stars. But, bi
  
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• Starfield is somehow coming to Switch 2, it appears, despite the RPG's "unplayable" PS5 launch and Skyrim's own initially disastrous port

  16-04-2026 11:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield on Switch 2 might actually be happening after all, it appears – despite the, erm, very rough start on PlayStation 5 that the RPG has had… and, you know, the Skyrim port debacle.In case you missed it, Starfield is "unplayable" on PS5 – or so fans say – thanks to a slew of bugs and crashes. Bethesda Game Studios is on the case, however, unveiling earlier this week that it's "narrowed" the problems "down to a small number of causes" and is working to fix the RPG f
  
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• The search for the new James Bond is taking so long because of Amazon's "care and deep respect" for the process

  16-04-2026 11:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The search for the next James Bond is still ongoing, and Amazon has explained the reason for the long wait. Speaking at CinemaCon, the head of film at Amazon MGM Studios addressed the elephant in the room."Now, I know you’re all wondering when we’re going to announce who’s playing James Bond," Courtenay Valenti told audiences (per Variety). "Don’t get too excited. Please know that we’re taking the time to do this with care and deep respect. It is the dream of a life
  
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• Christopher Nolan says The Odyssey was "an absolute nightmare" to film – and from the new footage reports I can understand why

  16-04-2026 10:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Nolan took to the stage at CinemaCon to debut some new footage from his upcoming epic The Odyssey – and he had a few things to say about making it. The Oscar-winning director opened up about the extremely difficult filming process of the movie, praising his leading man, Matt Damon, for dealing with it so well."This movie was a nightmare to film… but in all the right ways, and we had an incredible time filming," Nolan said of the process, per The Hollywood Reporter. He ex
  
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• After Wolfenstein, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle felt "very natural" to MachineGames since it involved even more punching Nazis

  16-04-2026 02:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was a natural fit for Wolfenstein developer MachineGames, not because they're both first-person action games, but because they both prominently feature Nazis as a punching bag for the player character, a tried and true crowd pleaser.We caught up with MachineGames creative director Axel Torvenius ahead of this year's BAFTA Games Awards, and we had to ask him if there was an intentionality behind taking on a game where Nazis are the bad guys after making Wolfenst
  
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• This Elder Scrolls-like RPG gets better and better: It's got Morrowind's weirdness, Skyrim's NPC schedules, and it'll cost "$20 max"

  16-04-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lantern of the Laughless Saint, a self-described Elder Scrolls-like RPG being made by indie developers tired of waiting on The Elder Scrolls 6 to release, just keeps getting better and better.Anyone feeling like they might not outlive The Elder Scrolls 6's development cycle probably felt immediately drawn to The Lantern of the Laughless Saint when developer NerveLabs proudly declared "we're just making our own" RPG since Bethesda is "taking so long." Even studio head Todd Howard seems to thi
  
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