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• Maybe some N64 games are better left forgotten, but don't tell that to the reconstituted Star Fox studio seemingly teasing a Buck Bumble revival

  20-04-2026 23:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Right about now, it's time to rock with the biggity Buck Bumble. Those were the words that introduced a generation – or, rather, a handful of millennials – to the joys of cyborg bumblebee warfare, and it seems they're now more relevant than ever. Original developer Argonaut Games came back to life just a few years ago, and the studio is taking the opportunity of April 20th's green haze to seemingly tease a Buck Bumble revival."Right about now Buck Bumble is officially your new wholes
  
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• Blizzard lawsuit kills huge private World of Warcraft server as a cease and desist ends another

  20-04-2026 23:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last week, reports began to circulate that Valve had scored a legal victory against the popular World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW, and the owners of the server have now confirmed that it will soon be shutting down. It seems Blizzard has been prolific with the cease and desist orders, too, as Stormforge is also scheduled to shut down next month."After almost 8 years online, Turtle WoW is heading towards shutdown," the devs say in their announcement. "The final day of operation will be M
  
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• Meet the dev who quit Rockstar Games during GTA 6 fever to make his own game, a single-player MMO-like where you tank for NPCs

  20-04-2026 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Solo indie developer Oren Koren got into game development about six years ago, smack in the middle of the COVID pandemic. A software veteran, he started off by tinkering with the Unity game engine, used to make games in a range of genres, and played a classic indie card: making a giant open-world RPG. "Of course" he chose an enormous RPG, he tells me. But, get this, those are really hard to make, so he scaled down and focused on smaller projects until, eventually, he ended up working in design a
  
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• Square Enix slaps Final Fantasy 14 content creator with lawsuit over alleged harassment, continuing its crackdown on the MMO's bullies

  20-04-2026 22:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Square Enix has successfully taken legal action against a Final Fantasy 14 content creator it claims harassed its executives and employees. Again. In March, the developer triggered Japanese fan blog Netoge Sokuho's apologetic shut down after claiming one of its posts harmed its staff's reputation, and the blog's administrator was made to pay Square Enix an unspecified sum. This new situation is similar – Square Enix's official statement, translated both by Automaton and DeepL, reveals anot
  
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• Starving Kingdom Hearts 4 hopefuls lap up tiny breadcrumbs from actor James Woods: "I can't comment, but I wish I could!"

  20-04-2026 22:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingdom Hearts 4 was confirmed to be in development back in 2022, but Square Enix has been woefully silent on the project in the years since, with the most recent meaningful update being a batch of screenshots from May of last year that ended a three-year drought. Director Tetsuya Nomura recently suggested it won't be until next year that we receive another big update, so for now, fans are left desperately lapping up breadcrumbs from anyone involved. Today, those breadcrumbs come courtesy of act
  
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• Talk to Me directors have an impossibly cool cameo in the new Street Fighter trailer despite dropping out of the film

  20-04-2026 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a deep cut Easter egg in the new Street Fighter trailer, and it involves none other than directing duoDanny and Michael Philippou aka RackaRacka.In the trailer, which can be viewed above, there's a scene where two literal street fighters are fighting in a crowd in a parking lot. That exact frame (and you can see the trailer and video game side by side in a handy video from Nerdist) is a direct homage to the loading screen from 1991's Street Fighter 2 (the movie itself takes place in 1993
  
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• Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow begins filming as James Gunn gives us a sneak peek at Lex Luthor's mind games and the Brainiac logo

  20-04-2026 21:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has shared the first behind-the-scenes look at Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow as filming has finally begun.Gunn took to Twitter to share an image of a chessboard, Lex Luthor's inmate ID, and some kind of box that displays the Brainiac logo. If I had to speculate, this is a scene where Superman goes to visit Luthor in prison in order to persuade him to join in the fight against Brainiac. Superman slides the box across the table and the two partake in a game of chess (which has happene
  
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• New horror movie Hokum may be about a haunted hotel, but director Damian McCarthy promises it's nothing like Stephen King adaptation The Shining

  20-04-2026 20:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Damian McCarthy's new horror movie Hokum may be set in a creepy hotel but it couldn't be further from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, the writer-director insists.In the latest issue of SFX magazine, which features Stranger Things: Tales From '85 on the cover, the Irish filmmaker recalled how he actively tried to avoid being inspired by the acclaimed Stephen King adaptation – and that he initially found it dangerously "tempting" to lift certain scenes and scares."It was almost like, 'We real
  
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• Gamers obsess over Valve boss Gabe Newell telling critically ill Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw to "get better" instead of resigning, but the full story is even better

  20-04-2026 19:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The story of Valve founder Gabe Newell telling Erik Wolpaw, key writer on studio-defining hits like Half-Life 2 and the Portal duology, not to resign but instead to focus on recovering from serious health complications has been making the rounds online. Tens of thousands of likes, upvotes, shares, and comments have been hurled at what certainly appears to be a very successful Reddit karma farm today, in case we needed more evidence that the internet loves Newell and Valve (until it briefly doesn
  
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• Xbox Game Pass gets "grim prognosis" from former PlayStation CEO, new Xbox head Asha Sharma tells him they should "chat sometime"

  20-04-2026 19:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox Game Pass doesn't have many friends left. Once Microsoft made Game Pass Ultimate 50% more expensive in 2025, fans declared themselves betrayed, and even Xbox co-founder Laura Fryer was shocked by the company's apparent allegiance to "greed over gaming." Former Sony Interactive Entertainment America CEO Shawn Layden now thinks Xbox should just let the floundering subscription service die with dignity, but new Xbox lead Asha Sharma seems to want more time. This tension between old and new gam
  
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• Star Wars is "about families," so The Mandalorian and Grogu will explore what it's like for Rotta to be Jabba the Hutt's son, says Jon Favreau

  20-04-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mandalorian and Grogu is bringing Star Wars back to the big screen after seven long years. And, according to director and writer Jon Favreau, like much of the saga, fathers and sons are at the heart of the story. But it's not just the (surrogate) father and son you're thinking of.Speaking in the new issue of SFX Magazine, on sale 22 April, Favreau notes that his love for deep-cut Star Wars characters led him to explore the effect that being the son of Jabba the Hutt might have on Rotta &ndas
  
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• EarthBound creator says Mother 3 is still a cutting-edge RPG, even as fans continue their 20-year wait for an official translation

  20-04-2026 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi has released a message to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his final game, the still-yet-to-be-translated Mother 3.EarthBound is probably the only Nintendo franchise to really earn the "cult classic" moniker. The original game, known as Mother in Japan, localized for English but never actually released in its day. Mother 2 would eventually be released in the US as EarthBound in 1995, though it didn't see a European launch until 2013 on the Wii U.But middling sa
  
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• "We need to adjust our pricing" - The cost of the Meta Quest 3 and 3S is rising by up to $100, and that plays right into Valve's hands if the Steam Frame ever launches

  20-04-2026 18:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Meta has announced that, following months of layoffs of its VR workforce, it's raising the price of its VR headsets. In a statement made at the end of last week via a blog post, Meta said, "Starting April 19, 2026, we’ll be increasing the prices for our Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S headsets."We’re making this change because the cost of building high-performance VR hardware has risen significantly. The global surge in the price of critical components — specifically memory chip
  
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• I went hands-on with the worst disguise in all of Star Wars

  20-04-2026 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  If we can be real for a second, Lando's disguise at the beginning of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is terrible. It's become something of a meme for how obvious Calrissian is wearing it when the crew infiltrates Jabba's Palace, and having been hands-on with a replica version that you can pre-order soon, I can confirm that it won't do much to hide your identity from pesky Hutts. It will look great on your shelf, though.During a visit to Disney's London HQ, where I was able to preview all manner of
  
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• They weren't "distributed on Steam," but Hades 2 lead who oversaw that true ending change says myths are also "told and retold" by design

  20-04-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hades 2 dev Supergiant Games changed its hit roguelike's true ending last year following fan feedback, and while the studio's creative director Greg Kasavin notes that "there's something about story that seems immutable," at the end of the day, it was quite a fitting thing to alter given that it's based on Greek mythology.Kasavin previously told us that the "post-launch patch was created in response to player feedback," but he's now elaborated on that even further in an interview with GamesRadar
  
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• Starfield "was the best-selling video game of the week" in US for first time in nearly 3 years, reports analyst, despite Bethesda's rough PS5 port of the RPG

  20-04-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield has suffered a rough couple of weeks following its so-called "unplayable" PS5 port and subsequent disappointing fixes from Bethesda Game Studios, but it's not all doom and gloom for the space RPG – in fact, things might be a lot better than they seem.Veteran analyst and Circana games lead Mat Piscatella reveals as much in a new online post, explaining that Starfield was actually "the best-selling video game of the week in tracked physical and digital US full game dollar sales dur
  
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• Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced reveal showcase as it clowns on its own "worst-kept secret"

  20-04-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's going to be a reveal showcase for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced later this week. I know, you've probably already heard that fact several times across the internet recently, but we have just passed an important milestone for the event: Ubisoft itself has just confirmed that it's happening.The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced worldwide reveal showcase will be broadcast on April 23 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST on Ubisoft's YouTube channel. In a social media teaser for the reveal
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 won't get an endless mode like Balatro because it limits "infinite strategies," but creator says "maybe a modder will think of a way to make it work"

  20-04-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Slay the Spire 2's been out for a little while, experienced players are starting to look for a greater challenge. Sadly, whatever new obstacles are inserted, some variation on letting you play for as long as you can survive is unlikely, simply because the RNG isn't there mechanically.Casey Yano, co-creator of Slay the Spire and co-founder of studio Mega Crit, explains why this is in a post-launch QnA. "Probably not, the deckbuilding gets less exciting the longer a run goes on," he says,
  
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• After over 1,000 hours in Baldur's Gate 3, I'm scared to hear Larian say Divinity might be an even bigger RPG: "There is no limitation anymore on how big an act can be"

  20-04-2026 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Baldur's Gate 3 is undeniably visually impressive, it isn't quite as graphics-forward as other big RPGs – but that was an intentional decision on Larian Studios' part, according to technical director Bert van Semmertier.The lead reveals as much in a new issue of Edge, explaining that the developers "deliberately stay a bit behind the curve" with their in-house Divinity Engine – a toolset they've upgraded for Divinity now.
  That's because, although Larian could try and outdo o
  
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• Commodore is now blocking custom C64 Ultimate firmware, but it's exploring ways to balance "user freedom with user protection"

  20-04-2026 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Commodore 64 Ultimate just got its first firmware update, but it's upsetting FPGA fans who prefer using custom software builds. While the patch provides the microcomputer remake with perks like USB mouse support, a music detect mode for the RGB lighting, and various other improvements, the company has also decided to "prevent non-Commodore FPGA-level firmware builds from being installed." In a blog post titled "Why We're Protecting Your Commodore 64 Ultimate FPGA," the reborn microcomputer m
  
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• Commodore is gearing up to block custom C64 Ultimate firmware, but it's exploring ways to balance "user freedom with user protection"

  20-04-2026 17:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Commodore 64 Ultimate just got its first firmware update, but proposed future changes are upsetting FPGA fans who prefer using custom software builds. While version 1.1 provides the microcomputer remake with perks like USB mouse support, a music detect mode for the RGB lighting, and various other improvements, the company is also planning to "prevent non-Commodore FPGA-level firmware builds from being installed" down the road.In a blog post titled "Why We're Protecting Your Commodore 64 Ulti
  
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• Hideo Kojima flexes on NASA, shows Death Stranding 2 players traveled further than the Artemis 2 mission in the same time span

  20-04-2026 17:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hideo Kojima is casually flexing on NASA by sharing a graphic showing the cumulative Sams in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach have travelled further than the Artemis 2 Lunar Flyby Mission did in the same 10-day period after the PC version launched. In a graphic shared onto Hideo Kojima's Instagram account, titled "Sams vs Artemis 2," records taken "from a 10 day period after the PC version launch" are shown. Between April 1 and April 10, 2026, the Artemis 2 mission's Orion spacecraft had travelle
  
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• Stranger Things: Tales From '85 showrunner promises the upcoming animated series won't just be a throwaway "Monster of the Week" adventure

  20-04-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite taking place in between Stranger Things seasons 2 and 3, showrunner Eric Robles says Stranger Things: Tales From '85is more than just filler and that everything in the upcoming animated show happens for a reason."It really has all the feels," Robles explains in the new issue of SFX magazine. "We didn't want to just do a Monster Of The Week show. We want to make sure that things happen for a reason, and there's not just creatures for the sake of creatures. Everything that happens in the s
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave actor had no idea fans could love video game characters as much as they do those in TV and film: "It didn't occur to me"

  20-04-2026 16:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Gustave actor Charlie Cox admits he was "completely ignorant" to the passion fans would feel towards his character.Be warned, there are spoilers ahead for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – specifically, events that take place at the end of the RPG's first act. Proceed with caution if you've not got that far yet!Speaking in an interview with GamesRadar+ ahead of the 2026 BAFTA Game Awards, we asked Cox if he had any idea how grand Gustave's iconic final scene would
  
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• Evil Dead Burn trailer promises bloody one-shot carnage with levitating Deadites – and I couldn't be more excited

  20-04-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Evil Dead Burn trailer has been unleashed, and it promises exactly the kind of murderous mayhem we've come to expect from the horror franchise. It also hints at a potential tie-in with TV spin-off Ash vs. Evil Dead, which would make it the series' first non-standalone film in 34 years...Directed by Infested's Sébastien Vaniček, the film is rumored to follow Alice (Souheila Yacoub), as she visits her in-laws in the wake of her husband's death. The family reunion takes a hellish tu
  
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• Take-Two CEO says if AI replaces anyone, it should be Elon Musk after his claim GTA 6 could come from gen-AI before Rockstar: "The richest guy on Earth, wouldn't that be job number one for AI to take?"

  20-04-2026 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of GTA 6 publisher Take-Two, has responded to comments made by Elon Musk about how the profundity of generative AI will change game development. In short, he disagrees and takes a shot at the Tesla CEO.Back in January, Musk agreed with a Twitter user that, "There’s definitely a non-zero chance we get 'generate your own GTA 6 in a few minutes' before GTA 6." Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, then chimed in: "We have text-to-image and text-to-video, so text-to-GTA
  
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• It all makes sense: GameSir's bizarrely discontinued TMR controller is being resurrected as an officially licensed Xbox peripheral, but a new 8K polling model is perfect for PC players

  20-04-2026 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was strange to see one of GameSir's best controllers disappear from the shelves a little after a year from its release, especially when, by all accounts, the GameSir Tarantula Pro had proven popular with critics and customers. But now, it seems it was all for a reason, because the brand had bigger plans for one of its best PC controllers to become a certified Xbox Series X controller. The GameSir Tarantula Series was announced last week, and it brings three new versions of this pad back from
  
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• Elden Ring movie sets 2028 release date, full cast, and confirms it will be filmed for IMAX

  20-04-2026 16:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  A24's live-action Elden Ring movie finally has a release date and a full cast list.According to a press release, Elden Ring is set to hit theaters on March 3, 2028, and will be shot in IMAX. The upcoming film, based on the popular fantasy action RPG of the same name, is directed by Alex Garland, who also penned the script (who created a 160-page script to present to FromSoftware and the creators of the video game in order to obtain their blessing).Prior to this announcement, we knew that Kit Con
  
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• Stranger Things: Tales From '85 boss has a perfectly valid explanation as to why new kid Nikki isn't in season 3 of the main show: "It wasn't like it is now"

  20-04-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Given that she's clearly not present in Stranger Things season 3, those preparing to tune into upcoming spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From '85 are justifiably concerned about new character Nikki Baxter. Will she move away at the end of 10 episodes? Fall out with Eleven and co? Die?! As is stands, anything's possible, since Netflix is keeping details of the animated series firmly under wraps. But whatever happens, showrunner Eric Robles has an ironclad explanation prepared as to why we never he
  
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• The actor behind one of Game of Thrones' most legendary characters is in talks to join the cast of The Batman 2

  20-04-2026 15:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Batman 2 cast looks to be growing again, as Game of Thrones star Charles Dance could be joining the DC movie's line-up. Dance played Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, the fearsome Lannister patriarch who, though not appearing in all eight seasons, made a major mark on the show. According to Deadline, Dance is in talks to join the cast. Nothing is confirmed yet, but Deadline says it's "believed" that he would be playing Harvey Dent's father. Harvey Dent, of course, is the real name of the v
  
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• Roblox safety chief knows age checks are "unpopular," but "the cost of not acting is greater than the friction of acting"

  20-04-2026 15:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Roblox's chief safety officer has responded to concerns about the game's ongoing implementation of age check requirements, noting that "we understand it's unpopular," but "the cost of not acting is greater than the friction of acting."In the last few months, Roblox rolled out age checks for players who wanted to access its chat function, with users asked to go through a facial age estimation process using their device's camera. What's more, earlier this month, it was announced that age verificat
  
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• Amid the search for writers and directors, Bloodborne producer says he's feeling "all the pressure in the world" to get the movie adaptation right: "Gamers need it"

  20-04-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  JackSepticEye says he's putting "all the pressure in the world" on himself to deliver the best Bloodborne movie possible. Speaking with RadioTimes Gaming at the BAFTA Games Awards, the Irish YouTuber described the FromSoftware title as his "favorite game ever made", as he also revealed that the team behind the adaptation will soon start searching for possible writers and directors. "I'm just super excited that anything Bloodborne is being talked about or being mentioned again in 2026," JackSepti
  
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• "After 11 years leading the first-party development," PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida says he was "fired" from the role for not listening to ex-Sony boss Jim Ryan

  20-04-2026 14:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shuhei Yoshida, former lead helming Sony's first-party PlayStation Studios, explains he was "fired" from his role for not listening to ex-boss Jim Ryan.Speaking at Australian festival ALT: GAMES this year, as reported by This Week in Video Games, Yoshida recalls his time at PlayStation Worldwide Studios.
  "I helped Santa Monica to make God of War, Naughty Dog to make Uncharted and The Last of Us, and Sucker Punch to make the beautiful Ghost of Tsushima," he says. "Ghost of Tsushima was one of the
  
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• New rumors suggest PS6 will massively out-perform the Steam Machine, but I'm not sure that's what we need right now

  20-04-2026 14:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another leaker has been stirring the PS6 pot just a few days after Sony's three-console next gen strategy started swirling around the rumor mill. This time we're looking more at performance and less at price, though. Kepler L2, a leaker generally considered fairly reliable, has posited that the PS6 will over performance gains at around 3.1x the PS5's current ray-traced framerates, following from "AMD's most optimistic estimate" that its new system will be able to deliver up to 10x the ray-traced
  
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• Mortal Kombat 2 will embrace the more "outrageous" side of the fighting franchise: "It's a purposeful swing into the crazy"

  20-04-2026 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  2021's Mortal Kombat didn't exactly hold back, skewering its fighters with an unhinged blend of gore, guts, and mayhem.Even so, director Simon McQuoid – who returns for the sequel – is leaning more into the weird and wild side of the iconic fighting game franchise for Mortal Kombat 2."The thing we wanted to embrace was the outrageous nature of Mortal Kombat," McQuoid said in an interview with SFX magazine. "I got better at seeing that as an advantage. Then we amplify things, so that
  
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• Marvel fans are convinced the Avengers: Doomsday trailer will be officially released soon after cryptic social media tease

  20-04-2026 14:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel fans are convinced that the first proper trailer for Avengers: Doomsday may be hitting the internet a lot sooner than we originally thought."*suena música de Avengers*," Marvel Studios' Latin America account tweeted yesterday (April 19), which translates to "*Avengers music plays*."Fans seem to have taken that as a sign that the trailer will be dropping imminently, with one replying, "DAMN IT, RELEASE THE TRAILER ALREADY!!!" and another writing, "UPLOAD IT NOW, thanks."Four Doomsda
  
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• ChatGPT code snuck onto the Playdate, but don't worry, handheld creators Panic are now barring AI games

  20-04-2026 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  In theory, the Playdate should be the perfect portable for escaping the horrors of generative AI. It looks like retro handheld, wields a monochrome screen, and pairs low specs with crank controls to create a platform geared towards indies. All that wasn't enough to keep ChatGPT away from the quirky device, though, so its creator, Panic Inc., has stepped in to tackle use of the tech ahead of its Season 3 game drop.In a Bluesky post, Panic pairs a Playdate Season 3 announcement with some clarifica
  
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• Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson addresses Peeta's "silly" rock camouflage scene: "Why didn't someone stop it?"

  20-04-2026 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  With the second Hunger Games prequel ready to hit theaters later this year, the franchise is having a sort of resurgence, which has led star Josh Hutcherson to address the scene that turned him into an internet meme. Those who have seen the first Hunger Games movie will remember the unforgettable scene where Peeta evades the other contestants by camouflaging himself to blend into a boulder. Although we saw the baker boy showcase his painting talents in earlier training sessions, fans were still
  
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• OG Avatar actor tells fans to "stop talking" about The Last Airbender movie leak and "watch it when it comes out"

  20-04-2026 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Original Avatar actor Michaela Jill Murphy has asked fans to stop engaging with the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie leak. Murphy voiced Toph Beifong in the animated series. Taking to TikTok, Murphy told fans to respect the creatives involved by ignoring the leak."Stop talking about it, and stop sharing things about it," Murphy said. "I'm Michaela Jill Murphy, AKA Jessie Flower, the original voice of Toph Beifong in the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Nickelodeon. And, if you want
  
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• Avengers: Endgame re-release will include Doomsday footage and be a "critical companion story"

  20-04-2026 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Five years after it first debuted in theaters, Avengers: Endgame is getting a re-release – and a new version of the movie is hitting the big screen, featuring brand-new footage from Avengers: Doomsday."It’s critically important to re-release the movie, and, in fact, we’ll be re-releasing the film with footage that is set in the Doomsday story that we have added to Avengers: Endgame," co-director Joe Russo said during an appearance at Sands Film Festival (via Deadline)."It&rsquo
  
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• Windrose sells 1 million copies in less than a week, and as the open-world pirate game passes 220,000 concurrent Steam players, devs say the support is "absolutely astonishing"

  20-04-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  More and more people are taking to the seven seas through the open-world pirate adventure Windrose. The game just hit two major milestones, and developer Kraken Express has taken to social media to thank everyone for hopping in.On Twitter, the studio posts about not only shifting one million copies already, but setting yet another concurrent player record on Steam, this time at over 200,000. "Thank you! The boar sends its two-tusked regards," the tweet reads."Jokes aside, your support has been i
  
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• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's next DLC will add over 30 characters, and Shenron is finally answering my wish by fixing the biggest problem with the original roster

  20-04-2026 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bandai Namco has confirmed the new Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero DLC will be titled Super Limit-Breaking NEO, and it'll add over 30 characters and fix the biggest problem with the original roster in the process.The main event of Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 was the confirmation that Dragon Ball Project Age 1000 will in-fact be Xenoverse 3, but for me, the best news was Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero having its expansion announced, after being teased earlier this year alongside Age 1000. Bandai Na
  
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• The Last of Us season 3's latest casting hints at a chunkier backstory for Yara and Lev

  20-04-2026 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us season 3 is adding a Sinners star to its cast, and it might give an opportunity to flesh out more of Yara and Lev's story.As per Variety, Li Jun Li will play Miriam, the Seraphite mother of Yara and Lev. In The Last of Us Part 2, the character remained unnamed – but had a pivotal role in kickstarting Yara and Lev's journey due to her actions.We already know that Michelle Mao will play Yara and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's Kyriana Kratter will play Lev. The inclusion of Li, who
  
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• The new Dragon Ball game that everyone thought was Xenoverse 3 has finally been confirmed as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3

  20-04-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  As speculated by fans, Bandai Namco finally confirmed that the previously announced Dragon Ball Project Age 1000 was actually Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 all along.Earlier this year, at the series' 40th anniversary event, a new Dragon Ball game was announced with the catchy title, "New Game Project Age 1000," with a new character designed by series creator Akira Toriyama, who passed away in 2024. Due to the "Age 1000" subtitle being near the timeframe the Dragon Ball Xenoverse series takes place &nd
  
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• Ryan Reynolds has "some stuff kind of written" for Deadpool 4, but it won't be centered around himself: “I think he’s a supporting character"

  20-04-2026 12:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  After the third Deadpool movie smashed box office records in 2024, star Ryan Reynolds is finally thinking about a fourth installment. "I have some stuff kind of written," said Reynolds in an interview with Today. However, if Reynolds does indeed go ahead with the movie, it sounds as though the mutant will be taking a backseat. "I think he’s a supporting character. He’s a guy that is great in a group," added the star. Reynolds first made his debut as the potty-mouthed X-Man briefly in
  
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• Disney accused of "sequel erasure" after new Star Wars merchandise only covers the original trilogy and prequels

  20-04-2026 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars fans are accusing Disney of ignoring the sequel trilogy, after a new merch release apparently ignores The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. A new set of Spirit Jerseys, which you can see below, come themed for each of the three prequels and each of the three original trilogy movies, with a mystery seventh jersey featuring a pattern not yet revealed. Conspicuously absent, however, are Episodes 7-9. Your destiny awaits! Will you receive one of the six episode Spiri
  
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• Crimson Desert's Kliff mocap actor says "what it lacks in narrative it more than makes up for in other aspects"

  20-04-2026 11:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert star Trevor McEwan – the performance capture actor and reference model for protagonist Kliff – understands why some players might find the open-world adventure's story a bit lackluster, but he reckons the game "more than makes up for" it with other aspects. Speaking on Reddit, McEwan is asked for his take on Crimson Desert's plot, with one fan noting that many players find it rather "barebones." The actor responds, "Yeah, I get that, but I think what it lacks in narrat
  
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• Link's leaked look from The Legend of Zelda movie is Twilight Princess-coded, with a bold new design choice

  20-04-2026 11:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Uh-oh. The Legend of Zelda movie's director of photography might need the Ocarina of Time to undo a big mistake – after they accidentally leaked Link's look.In now-deleted social media images from Gyula Pados (which you can see below, as the internet kept them from prosperity nano-seconds after they were posted), there is a fun Link to the Past-style memento for the camera department. More importantly for audiences, however, is a taste of how Link will look in the upcoming Legend of Zelda
  
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• Capcom praises Pragmata's "strong start" as the sci-fi game sells 1 million copies in just 2 days, despite not having the brand power of Resident Evil or Monster Hunter

  20-04-2026 11:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pragmata has only been out in the wild for a couple of days now, but it's already proven itself as one of the best-rated Capcom games on Steam – and, now, as a new title that boasts over a million sales after just 48 hours of being available.Capcom announces the massive milestone in a new official press release, first outlining what Pragmata is – a sci-fi action-adventure game that features protagonist Hugh and his adorable android companion Diana – before diving into what make
  
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• Spider-Noir showrunner says season 2 could throw the Marvel hero in the midst of World War 2: "Geopolitical struggle would be an amazing canvas"

  20-04-2026 10:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first season of Spider-Noir hasn't even hit Prime Video yet, but showrunner Oren Uziel is already thinking of ideas for season 2 and its late '30s setting. Based on the Marvel comic of the same name, the upcoming live-action series is set in New York City in 1933, at a time of mobsters and dames, rising crime, and financial depression. Amongst the grime, it is up to Nicolas Cage's down-on-his-luck private investigator Ben Reilly to restore balance as he recovers from a personal tragedy.Howev
  
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