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• Persona boss says it out loud: turn-based RPGs never left, it's just that "recent critically acclaimed games have brought renewed attention to them"

  12-05-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and fellow GOTY trophy glutton Baldur's Gate 3 before it were held up by some as a return to form for turn-based RPGs. But while they did respectively bring or reintroduce a lot of people and attention to JRPGs and CRPGs, and serve as exemplars of their genres, turn-based games never really went away or needed saving. Kazuhisa Wada, head of Persona team P-Studio at Atlus, says "what we're calling a 'resurgence' may simply be the rediscovery of things that had fallen o
  
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• ConcernedApe spends 5 days a week on Haunted Chocolatier and 2 on Stardew Valley, says the new game is "a lot harder" to make

  12-05-2026 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  We still don't know how long it's going to be before Haunted Chocolatier is ready, and it seems like even Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone isn't sure, either. Making the new game is a lot more challenging than creating Stardew Valley, according to Barone – after all, he didn't have the legacy of one of the biggest indie hits of all time to deal with back then.Barone now tries to spend five days a week on Haunted Chocolatier and two on Stardew Valley, as he explains in a new interview with Game I
  
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• ConcernedApe says future Stardew Valley update might let you cheat on your spouse, because "you should be able to do wicked things" in a sandbox game

  12-05-2026 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is still considering following through on his quarter-joking suggestion that a good life sim should include homewrecking and all of its ugly aftermath. Stardew Valley is a farmland sandbox, and Barone explains to GameInformer in a new interview that he believes, "In a sandbox game, you should be able to do wicked things and then face the consequences." So while he disclaims he's against destroying a household just because you find kindly step-fat
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says RPGs like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "may have been inevitable" as new players favor real-time games over turn-based

  12-05-2026 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 found commercial and critical acclaim for many reasons, but the heart of Sandfall Interactive's French RPG is a turn-based combat system that mixes in real-time elements like parrying enemy attacks and timing combo inputs. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi reasons that such a hybrid of turn-based and action elements may have been "inevitable" as pure turn-based RPGs lost ground to action with younger, newer generations of gamers.Speaking with
  
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• Ex-Mass Effect lead isn't using AI on his new Star Wars RPG: "I'm just really unimpressed with it"

  12-05-2026 21:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  The use of AI in game development is becoming increasingly common with an apparent trajectory toward ubiquity, but that hasn't stopped a number of high-profile developers from outright rejecting the tech in favor of 100% human-made games, and you can now count former Mass Effect series head Casey Hudson among them.Hudson left BioWare a second time in 2020 and founded the now-defunct studio Humanoid Origin the following year, and in 2025 opened Arcanaut Games, which announced a spiritual successo
  
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• Ian McKellen says he always wanted a "good speech" in X-Men, but that comic book movie speeches are limited to "pow!"

  12-05-2026 19:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sir Ian McKellen says comic book movie monologues are rather short in length... and that's pretty understandable coming from an award-winning West End and Broadway actor."I think the script has been grounded in work based on the most wonderful writing," McKellen told the crowd at a screening for The Christophers attended by GamesRadar+. "Whether it's Shakespeare or Marlowe or Oscar Wilde or Noel Coward or Tom Stoppard or Simon Stevens or in translation, and they express what they want to say in
  
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• Hot off Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss wants to "accelerate development" on open-world Pokemon-like MMO DokeV as it aims to release a new game "every two to three years"

  12-05-2026 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss is officially in pre-production for another boundless adventure DokeV, its Pokemon-esque monster catcher first announced in 2019. But, uh, forget about that last part – Pearl Abyss is hoping to redefine itself as a developer with lean release cycles after Crimson Desert took seven bloated years.Pearl Abyss confirms reports from March and explains in its new Q1 earnings letter that DokeV is officially "in development," as is its self-described "exosuit M
  
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• Scuf launches new Omega PS5 controller, and would you look at its adorable little ears

  12-05-2026 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Scuf Omega controller is officially out in the wild, debuting today at a lofty $219.99. The officially licensed PS5 gamepad looks pretty standard at first glance, but there are some hints of this device's more competitive aspirations in there. This is a fully programmable monster, with toolless TMR thumbstick swapping and a suite of in-app controls. The best part? Two little adorable nubbins on each side provide additional bumper controls, akin to those of the Scuf Envision Pro from a couple
  
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• Diablo 4 lead says "there's often no ideal solution" when it comes to doing anything in the action-RPG: "Often, we just have to pick a thing"

  12-05-2026 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game development is tricky as is, but on games like Diablo 4, it can be especially tough because of the ambiguity around what approach to take. Many decisions boil down to just making a move, seeing how it lands, then adjusting based on feedback, according to one of the leads on Blizzard's hellbound action-RPG."We're often faced with solving real problems, and we don't always have the ideal solution in front of us," Zaven Haroutunian, associate game director on Diablo 4, told IGN. "In fact, ther
  
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• New Star Wars RPG led by Mass Effect boss backed by $100 million fund "bringing common sense back to the games industry" as it "treats developers so badly"

  12-05-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  I can't tell you when Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will come out, but we have strong assurance that it will indeed be coming out. This is thanks to funding from a newly established holding company founded by a former president of NetEase, who's managed to obtain a substantial starting investment.This entity is called GreaterThan Group, and it's founded by Simon Zhu, who led NetEase for 12 years while investing in numerous other teams, such as Quantic Dream and Rebel Wolves. The operation
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 fans behind OG Baldur's Gate remake mod revamp Candlekeep to give it "the massive visual overhaul it truly deserves"

  12-05-2026 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Baldur's Gate 3 community remains as creative as ever, three years on from the release of Larian Studios' big RPG – so creative, in fact, there's a team of fans currently bringing the original Baldur's Gate game from 1998 back to life via its threequel.If you've not heard of the project yet, the idea for the Baldur's Gate remake sprouted when an unlocked version of Baldur's Gate 3's official modding tools showed up over on NexusMods in September of 2024 – so, nearly two years ago
  
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• Shigeru Miyamoto filled Star Fox with animals because Star Wars and Gundam already had human sci-fi covered: "We're going to create our own original science fiction!"

  12-05-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shigeru Miyamoto previously explained why Star Fox was Star Fox and not Star Man or Star Robot, and it's all thanks to Gundam, Star Wars, and other Sci-Fi that were popular before the game began development.Following the announcement of Star Fox – the new remake of Star Fox 64 – Twitter user Genki_JPN resurfaced and translated an old Iwata Asks interview from the release of Star Fox 64 3D – the old remake of Star Fox 64 – in 2011, where the developer recalled how Star Fox
  
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• World of Warcraft streamers attend top-secret Blizzard event, leaving fans hoping for the version of the MMO they've tried to manifest for years

  12-05-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The World of Warcraft community has always had Classic, a vanilla experience in which fans can enjoy the MMO as it was before all of its expansions, but what about Classic Plus?If you've not heard of it yourself, World of Warcraft Classic Plus doesn't actually exist – yet, anyway – but has circulated the web for years now as players yearn for a cleaner, modern take on the base Classic release… a version with more modern updates and quality-of-life features, basically. Think Ol
  
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• "Sony please stop hitting yourself," former Xbox exec says after latest DRM controversy

  12-05-2026 17:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not an exaggeration to say Sony's winning the current console war against Microsoft. The PlayStation 5 is comfortably outselling the Xbox Series X/S. But yet, despite being the market leader, Sony's made some own goals of late, and a former lead from its green-tinted rival is calling them out.In a new video on her YouTube channel titled 'Sony Please Stop Hitting Yourself! Why Quiet Changes Backfire', Laura Fryer, previously an executive producer at Microsoft Games Studios, looks at recent u
  
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• This official Solo Leveling anime PC is stunning and looks almost as overpowered as Sung Jin-woo himself

  12-05-2026 16:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  I was raised on Toonami and the original Akira English dub, and so the best gaming PC rig I can envision in my mind is always anime-themed. But no matter what my imagination can conjure, nothing comes quite as close as the official Starforge Systems anime collaborations, like this Solo Leveling PC.The creator-owned brand teamed up with the Solo Leveling anime series back in October 2025 to release a PC bundle starting from $2,499.99 (Starforge Systems), and it's a glorious sight to behold, espec
  
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• The Punisher: One Last Kill team wants to make a Punisher movie next

  12-05-2026 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Punisher: One Last Kill director says he and Frank Castle star Jon Bernthal don't want to stop at a TV special – the pair wants to make a Punisher movie next."I don't know what the plans are for the future of the Punisher," Reinaldo Marcus Green told The Direct. "The only thing that we hope that we were able to accomplish is the demand for more. Hopefully, Jon [Bernthal] and Marvel will come together to make something worthy of what the audience would want to see out of that character.
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 has almost 80,000 negative Steam reviews – nearly 14 times more than the first game received in 9 years

  12-05-2026 16:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slay the Spire 2 has been subject to a number of negative review waves since its launch, and they're now accumulated in the roguelike sequel having almost 14 times as many negative Steam reviews as its predecessor in just two months.As highlighted by The Gamer, Slay the Spire 2 has a "Mostly Negative" recent rating on Steam at the time of writing, with a total of 79,824 bad reviews logged since its launch. The positive reviews still outweigh them for the time being, with 109,074 giving it a big
  
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• 007 First Light will run at 60fps on PS5 Pro, IO Interactive confirms, and for $900 I'd sure hope it does

  12-05-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  IO Interactive has confirmed performance for the PS5 and PS5 Pro versions of 007 First Light, while poking fun at some previous jabs about the game.Last year, during the State of Play reveal for 007 First Light, most came away excited for the game, given that the Hitman developers take on James Bond seems like a perfect fit. But at the same time, many thought the game looked pretty rough, with some performance issues cropping up during the showcase, leading to online jabs about the game. Now, ju
  
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• Gen V's Marie Moreau is coming for Homelander in the first teaser for The Boys season 5 episode 7

  12-05-2026 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Butcher, Starlight, and co are pulling out all their stops to take down Homelander in the first teaser for The Boys season 5 episode 7 – and that includes pulling Gen V's Marie Moreau and Jordan Li into the fight. After last week's episode saw Antony Starr's breast milk-guzzling baddie inject himself with V1, thanks to the help of his morally confused dad Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), Hughie's not feeling too optimistic in the Avengers: Endgame-esque promo (via Discussing Film). "It's over.
  
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• Devil May Cry season 2 is not a "do-over" of the divisive Devil May Cry 2, but the showrunner finds it "more interesting" to adapt "great concepts that don't work"

  12-05-2026 15:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Devil May Cry season 2 shares more than just a number with Devil May Cry 2. The Netflix series follows up its first animated effort by bringing in a handful of characters and lore from the much-maligned Devil May Cry 2, universally regarded as a low point for the hack-and-slash franchise. That includes Uroboros corporate overlord Arius and his ploy to reawaken the demon lord Argosax.So, why choose to adapt a divisive entry instead of one of Devil May Cry's more storied chapters? That's a questio
  
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• Nintendo announces brand new choose-your-own Switch 2 bundle a week after unveiling price increase plans

  12-05-2026 15:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo only just announced its own Switch 2 price increases, but it's taking to the airwaves with some more positive news today. The brand is releasing a new choose-your-own bundle with game options including Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Pokemon Pokopia - all coming in at $499.99 with the console itself. We're essentially getting two more options in the mix - the Mario Kart package was available from day one but has been particularly difficult to find in stock as of late. It was
  
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• Lego Minas Tirith might be the most damn impressive Lego set I've ever seen

  12-05-2026 15:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The beacons have been lit, and after getting a good look at Lego Minas Tirith, I can safely say: good freakin' lord. A brick-built version of the Lord of the Rings city has been rumored for some time, but I wasn't expecting the reality to be so staggering - both in terms of size and ambition. There was talk of a micro-scale version with accompanying minifigures, along with whispers of a larger model recreating the top of the citadel where Aragorn has his coronation. But as it turns out, the real
  
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• "A range of new chairs to suit different needs" - LiberNovo is expanding its chair family by introducing an "entry level" non-electric model, and somehow, a "Pro" version

  12-05-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  LiberNovo, the company behind 2025's viral Kickstarter chair, is expanding its offering. Three new versions of its popular Omni chair are set to hit the shelves, catering to distinct portions of the market. Yes, that supposedly includes different budgets too, so if the current best gaming chair is out of your reach, you may now be within swinging distance of affording one.The first of three new LiberNovo chairs you can pre-order through the company's website is the Omni SE, an "entry level" mode
  
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• Hasbro CEO says "you should expect more" crossovers for D&D

  12-05-2026 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hasbro's CEO says that D&D fans can expect more collaborations in the not-so-distant future. I was able to catch up with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks earlier this month and, while discussing the company's focus on making video game magic from its many IPs, the Mass Effect-style Exodus came up - along with how it could interact with one of the best tabletop RPGs going forward. What with it having been pitched as "D&D in space," and thanks to Dungeons & Dragons leaning on third-party content
  
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• As The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake rumors swirl, Nintendo boss teases "new titles beyond those already announced"

  12-05-2026 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amid rumors of a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake releasing later this year, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has said there's still unannounced Switch 2 games on the way.During the company's latest shareholders Q&A (translated by Genki_JPN), Furukawa was asked about the rate Nintendo Switch 2 titles are releasing at, responding, "While it would be ideal to deliver new titles more frequently and in a more timely manner, as you pointed out, software development periods have become
  
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• GTA 6 Trailer 3 copium is at an all-time high, with fans convinced today "might actually be the day" Rockstar gives us news

  12-05-2026 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the long-awaited GTA 6 release looms closer, fans are becoming understandably restless – so restless, in fact, that they've now determined a new trailer must be dropping today.It's been a long 13 years or so since Grand Theft Auto 5 graced our consoles with its iconic presence, and we're all champing at the bit for Rockstar Games' next title: the ever-elusive GTA 6.
  Throughout the past decade, various theories about the new GTA have popped up, with fans using everything from pizza boxes
  
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• Amazon's upcoming live-action Voltron movie starring Henry Cavill will not get a theatrical run

  12-05-2026 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Unfortunately, it looks like the upcoming Voltron live-action remake starring Henry Cavill will not see the big screen, as Amazon confirms the movie will go straight to streaming. Amazon MGM Studios broke the news during its slate presentation at Amazon Upfront (H/T Discussing Film), confirming that the Voltron movie will skip a theatrical release and debut straight on streaming, either on Prime Video or add-on channel MGM+. The movie is set to adapt the 1984 animated series, Voltron: Defender o
  
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• House of the Dragon star says season 3's opening battle will be "huge"

  12-05-2026 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 3's opening battle is going to be "huge", according to one of the show's stars. "Again, this battle was an absolute mad one to film," Abubakar Salim wrote on Twitter. "The training done for it all and the choreography was intense. It's going to be huge." Salim plays Alyn of Hull, the bastard son of Lord Corlys Velaryon (who's Rhaenyra's uncle) (and ex-father-in-law…).Both Alyn and Corlys will be involved in the battle, which is set to be an epic showdown between
  
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• 2015's Fantastic Four writer says he "wasn't privy to whatever drama happened on set" and he didn't know his "entire script had been thrown out" until he saw the film

  12-05-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 2 writer Jeremy Slater also co-wrote 2015's much maligned Fantastic Four, and he has reflected on his experience. The superhero movie, directed by Josh Trank, holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 9% and lost an estimated $80-$100 million for 20th Century Fox."Not at all," Slater told The Hollywood Reporter, when asked if he was aware of set "drama". "I worked really extensively with Josh Trank, and I had a great time doing it. I was really creatively fulfilled and excited. I thoug
  
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• Sega downsizes free-to-play division after "weak performance" from Sonic Rumble Party, moving over 100 devs onto "full game" releases in "mainstay IPs"

  12-05-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  You may or may not be aware a new Sonic game came out last year. Sonic Rumble Party is a free, Fall Guys-esque experience, and you'd be forgiven for having missed it since the reception wasn't great. The returns haven't been, either, and Sega's rolling back its free-to-play plans in lieu of this and other releases underperforming.The company says as much in the financial report for the fiscal year 2026. According to the presentation, "new F2P titles struggled in FY2026/3" – specifically, S
  
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• After Castlevania and Devil May Cry, Adi Shankar's friends have told him to adapt Pragmata next

  12-05-2026 12:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Adi Shankar is one of the most prolific creatives in the video game adaptation space – even before it exploded into the trend we now see across cinemas and television. But despite being pressed by friends – and asked by GamesRadar+ – whether he would be open to adapting Capcom's latest hit Pragmata, it appears he is heading in a different direction."The amount of people that texted me [I should adapt Pragmata] was concerning," Shankar jokes. "They were like, 'Oh my god, you've
  
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• Modder designs an ultra premium PSP shell from the ground up that puts my handheld plans to shame

  12-05-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been meaning to get around to some basic PSP mods for a while, but one of my favorite modders basically just remade the retro handheld. Rather than simply buying a cheap replacement shell or swapping in an IPS display, YouTuber Polymatt has designed and manufactured the portable's body using brass and acrylic from scratch.As with all of Polymatt's videos, this PSP project is all about the journey rather than the finished product. The video details what the modder admits is a project that do
  
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• Invincible is planning more "side quests" even after season 4's controversial episode scored a record-low rating

  12-05-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Invincible creator Robert Kirkman has confirmed that season 5 will feature more standalone storylines that don't originate from the comics. This comes after season 4's self-contained episode, 'Hurm', divided viewers.The outing took Mark Grayson to Hell for an adventure with a character called Damien Darkblood. The storyline didn't feature in the comics and didn't resonate with all viewers, securing just 6.5 on IMDb and sitting as the show's lowest-rated episode. Speaking to The Direct, Kirkman w
  
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• Mortal Kombat 2 writer says one of the big "mistakes" from the first movie was not having the game developers "as creatively involved as they should have been"

  12-05-2026 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Critics and audiences are in agreement that Mortal Kombat 2, which has just hit theatres, is a huge improvement on the first film, and that might be because the developers of the Mortal Kombat game franchise were more involved this time around. In an interview with Forbes, writer Jeremy Slater, who was brought on board for the sequel, said, "One of the mistakes we wanted to rectify from that first movie was not having NetherRealm Studios as creatively involved as they could have been." So, for r
  
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• The long-awaited Mineru's Construct Legend of Zelda amiibo is up for pre-order, and my collection couldn't be happier

  12-05-2026 12:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Mineru's Construct Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom series amiibo has finally been unveiled in all its Zonai glory.The new amiibo is set to launch on September 17 2026, and is available to pre-order for $34.99 at Nintendo right at this very moment. You won't just need a copy of Tears of the Kingdom to use this NFC collectible either, as it's compatible with a whole host of Legend of Zelda titles, including Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment and Breath of the Wild. Of course, if you want
  
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• Sega cancels its "Super Game" project following free-to-play struggles, but new Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio are still on the way

  12-05-2026 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sega has announced that it has canceled its "Super Game" initiative following its games as a service struggles, but the rebooted Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio games are still coming.In its latest financial results, a slide titled "Reviewed the strategic positioning of GaaS" details that the company's free-to-play titles like Sonic Rumble Party struggled after releasing. Alongside this is a note, which says: "Decided to cancel Super Game." This was an initiative first announced back in 2021, with
  
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• What time is The Punisher: One Last Kill on Disney Plus?

  12-05-2026 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 may be over, but we're returning to the world of the Defenders already. This time, Frank Castle (who was notably absent from season 2) takes center stage in a new TV special, The Punisher: One Last Kill.Co-written by Punisher star Jon Bernthal, the special sees Frank try to give up vigilante life and let go of his need for revenge, only to be drawn into a new conflict with a criminal empire. It's set to fill in the gaps between Daredevil: Born Again season 2 and Sp
  
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• Ian McKellen jokes about his Gandalf return in Andy Serkis's The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum: "Who would have thought there was more?"

  12-05-2026 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gandalf actor Ian McKellen will be donning his wizard's hat once more very soon in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and the legendary actor has joked about his comeback. Speaking at a London Q&A for his new film The Christophers, attended by GamesRadar+, McKellen briefly spoke about his highly anticipated return in the context of a longer answer about the types of roles he is looking for at this stage in his career. Speaking about a play he has lined up for "when I come back from
  
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• Grogu is "not on the typical Jedi path of a youngling," but he has "trained with some of the best Jedi teachers" like Luke Skywalker and potentially Yoda, says The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau

  12-05-2026 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Grogu might be small, but he has a big destiny. The green youngling has demonstrated his strength in the Force over and over again, and he even trained with the legendary Luke Skywalker for a little while. But Grogu left his Jedi training to return to his adoptive father, Din Djarin, as seen in The Book of Boba Fett. As The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau explains to us when we meet in London to talk about the new Star Wars movie, though, not following the traditional Jedi path doesn'
  
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• Palworld Online trademark filed as fans speculate a Pocketpair MMO could be on the way

  12-05-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like Palworld might be set to get some sort of multiplayer-only spin-off, as developer Pocketpair has filed a trademark for Palworld Online. As spotted by Gematsu, trademarks for Palworld Online have been filed in both South Korea and the United States. On the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website, there are actually two separate filings – one with a logo that matches the same font as the regular ol' Palworld we know and love, and one with the Palworld Online n
  
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• Crimson Desert DLC teased as Pearl Abyss looks to "broaden the game to the next level" following record quarterly revenue of around $180 million

  12-05-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert arguably stands as one of the biggest new games of 2026, and new quarterly financial reports from developer Pearl Abyss help solidify that – it's so big, in fact, that the developers are potentially cooking up some DLC for it.In a new earnings letter covering its quarterly financial performance, Pearl Abyss reveals that Crimson Desert has actually earned the company a record quarterly revenue, raking in around $180 million on its own.
  Compared to Black Desert Online's own re
  
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• Cheaper AMD Radeon RX 9050 GPUs are seemingly inbound, and it's almost better than the RX 9060

  12-05-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm not exactly surprised that an AMD Radeon RX 9050 is apparently coming. Sure, we'd ideally be getting more SKUs in the middle tier at affordable prices with more than 8GB VRAM, but this latest graphics card seemingly has an edge over the RX 9060 when it comes to core count.According to a report by Videocardz, the AMD Radeon RX 9050 matches the RX 9060 XT with a Navi 44 GPU and 2,048 Stream Processors. Effectively, it's acting like the non-XT version doesn't exist by borrowing specs from its b
  
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• Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 teases a big change for Sauron as release date confirmed

  12-05-2026 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 officially has a release date and a first look at Charlie Vickers' return as Sauron. The Prime Video show will be arriving back on our screens on November 11 as a new era begins for Middle-earth.The first image released from the new season shows Sauron wearing Morgoth's Iron Crown in what looks like a cave. He's seemingly done away with his Annatar disguise too, returning to his darker roots and looking more similar to his Halbrand disguise back
  
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• Mortal Kombat writer says they "always knew" one character would be resurrected in Mortal Kombat 3 but "altered their death" to make their fate more of a mystery

  12-05-2026 11:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 2 writer Jeremy Slater has already confirmed one dead character will return in the threequel.Spoilers for the Mortal Kombat 2 ending follow."My pitch in the round table was you need two shocking deaths," Slater told Variety. The first happens early on in the movie, and sees Cole Young (Lewis Tan) brutally dispatched by Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford).Kahn also disposes of another major character – Ludi Lin's Liu Kang. But as he perishes in flames, his fate is left decidedly open-ende
  
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• First reactions to Marvel's Punisher special compare it to The Raid and say it's like a comic "come to life"

  12-05-2026 10:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fresh off the release of the Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale, Marvel's new Punisher special is out this week. Early reactions from critics to The Punisher: One Last Kill have been trickling in – and it's fair to say they're pretty mixed.The standalone story sees Jon Bernthal return once again as Frank Castle after the events of the first season of Daredevil: Born Again season 1. The story sees him trying to live a life free of revenge as the rise of a new criminal empire pulls him ba
  
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