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• Penguin showrunner to produce DC Poison Ivy TV show, won't be set in Matt Reeves Batman universe

  21-10-2026 23:29 via GamesRadar+
  
  As Clayface rolls into theaters, another standalone project based on a Batman villain is moving forward at DC. The previously rumored live-action Poison Ivy TV series is a go, and The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc is in talks to produce.According to Deadline, the upcoming Poison Ivy series will be part of the DCU, rather than being part of Elseworlds, which is the universe that belongs to Matt Reeves and The Penguin. No plot or casting details have been announced as of yet. We also don't kno
  
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• Star Wars: Battlefront 3 reportedly in the works at Respawn and Dice

  21-10-2026 23:24 via GamesRadar+
  
  In the wake of EA's closure of beloved RPG studio BioWare, two other EA studios are teaming up for an undisclosed project reported to be a revival of Star Wars: Battlefront 3.It's been several years now since reports claimed Star Wars: Battlefront 3 had been shelved EA, but just this week rumors of a revival and team-up between Respawn and Dice surfaced. And now, those rumors are heavily substantiated as EA confirms it's "bringing together our Respawn and DICE studios to collaborate on a future
  
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• Is D. dead or alive? Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator tortures us by revealing he "knows what happens next"

  21-10-2026 23:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  True to form, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 crushed its audience and left us all collectively asking, 'What's next?'But instead of Lucy going to the moon (as was the case in season 1's heartbreaking ending), the second season – which followed a new set of characters around Night City – wrapped up with something a little more ambiguous.Spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners follow.In the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 ending, D. (real name David) once again merges the two 'halves' of AI entit
  
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• The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 devs join creators mourning BioWare

  21-10-2026 22:52 via GamesRadar+
  
  EA has closed BioWare, canceled the next Mass Effect, and, most importantly, upended the lives of even more game developers in a tumultuous time for the industry. In response, developers are paying tribute to the legendary RPG studio online, with many calling its games pivotal to their own creative paths.17-year BioWare veteran and longtime director Michael Gamble shared the studio's news post. "Your support has meant everything to me over the past 17 years at BioWare," he writes.New Bungie head
  
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• Diablo 4 players find homebrew fix to a huge season 15 annoyance, but you'll need a good friend

  21-10-2026 21:35 via GamesRadar+
  
  The Splinters of Evil are some of Diablo 4 season 15's rarest drops, but once you get your hands on a specific type – Hatred, Terror, or Destruction – that's all you can hold of that type at once. Blizzard seems to have intentionally designed this specific seasonal drop to not stack, meaning you can only have one splinter of each type in your inventory at once. That might seem like a pretty niche problem applicable only to endgame players in the highest Torment tiers, and it is, but
  
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• Standing on BioWare's grave, EA says "we should be proud" to be top "publisher in Western HD gaming"

  21-10-2026 20:34 via GamesRadar+
  
  Now-closed RPG legend BioWare is a mere footnote in a new message from EA's top brass communicating the company's next chapter following a buyout deal led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. COO David Tinson and CSO Cam Weber maintain that "we should be proud" of what EA has become. "Today, we're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming," the executives' joint statement, first shared with EA employees, reads. "That's an extraordinary position to lead from, and one we should be proud o
  
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• EA cancels new Mass Effect, closes BioWare after being bought by Saudi Arabia

  21-10-2026 19:15 via GamesRadar+
  
  Mass Effect and Dragon Age maker BioWare is closing down after more than 30 years as an RPG powerhouse. In a statement posted online today, studio leadership confirmed that BioWare "is closing and early development on the next Mass Effect project is ending."The announcement comes not long after EA was acquired by private investors led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in a deal that sparked concerns of closures and layoffs exactly like this. "There is nothing easy about writing those word
  
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• In a Steam Next Fest plagued by AI slop, the biggest single-player demo is a game about fighting AI

  21-10-2026 18:59 via GamesRadar+
  
  Rather than any one game, this Steam Next Fest, Valve's latest game demo extravaganza, has been dominated by generative AI and discussions around it. A record 8,000 demos, many of them plainly or proudly marked by AI, have made it more difficult for game developers to cut through. If previous Steam Next Fests were noisy, this one is cacophonous. But there are, as ever, plenty of promising games coming out and coming up. To that list of games, let's add Probably Stolen, a job sim that feels named
  
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• CDPR has "hired so many modders" that "half of the quest team" for Cyberpunk 2077 started in mods

  21-10-2026 18:39 via GamesRadar+
  
  While development is currently ongoing for Cyberpunk 2, Cyberpunk 2077 is still getting updates from CD Projekt Red. Amid conversations around the latest, Edgerunners-themed addition, the lead developers champion how prominent mods are, to the point that a significant amount of the current team have been plucked from the modding scene.As part of one of the company's RedStreams, the discussion turns to modding and how it's helped leadership sculpt both Cyberpunk 2077 and its follow-up. The compan
  
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• Sauron faces a Balrog, wears the One Ring, and gathers his dark army in fiery new The Rings of Power season 3 trailer

  21-10-2026 18:34 via GamesRadar+
  
  A new trailer for The Rings of Power season 3 has finally arrived, and it's a smoky, fiery return to Middle-earth where the stakes are higher and darker than ever. The trailer, which you can watch above, is very much focused on Sauron. The villain sits on his throne, dons the One Ring, and even faces a Balrog in the footage, as he gathers his formidable army of Orcs and speaks to the Nazgûl. Galadriel also features heavily in the trailer, and we're finally introduced to her husband Celebor
  
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• Clayface star was "really cutting through" prosthetics on his eyes during gruesome airplane sequence

  21-10-2026 18:14 via GamesRadar+
  
  Clayface, the latest movie from DC Studios, is a villain origin story for the titular Matt Hagen – with copious amounts of body horror. After being horrifically disfigured by a mobster, Matt – previously an up-and-coming Hollywood actor – gains shapeshifting powers after receiving experimental treatment from Dr. Caitlyn Corr. But, this comes with a terrible cost: when he gets too emotional, he can completely lose control of his body. The result is a grisly, R-rated horror flick
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem's physical PS5 sales were nearly twice as large as its total Xbox sales, analyst finds

  21-10-2026 18:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  Resident Evil Requiem reportedly made more money from physical sales on PlayStation than it did on Xbox overall, making Sony's decision to kill discs look even more questionable. Resident Evil Requiem is probably the biggest game of 2026 – at least until something comes out in a month's time – and Capcom's game has naturally become quite the hit, having sold 8 million copies the last time Capcom checked in, and was the fastest-selling game in the series to date. Sony is planning to s
  
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• Don't call the new Diablo board game a dungeon crawler, it's a "dungeon battler" with fighting and loot all the way down

  21-10-2026 18:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  A Diablo board game is on the way, but don't assume it'll be a classic dungeon crawler; the developers are calling it a "dungeon battler" where you'll fight to the bitter depths for glory and loot against unrelenting foes.So far, it sounds grim enough to gel with Diablo's gritty atmosphere. After selecting a dungeon in the darkest corner of Sanctuary, you'll fill it with a horde of monsters and bosses represented by gnarly miniatures before grinding your way through them using one of four iconic
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.5 adds a new quest as a prequel for Edgerunners 2

  21-10-2026 17:52 via GamesRadar+
  
  CD Projekt Red has detailed some of the new features coming to Cyberpunk 2077 for its 2.5 update, including a new quest that serves as a prequel to Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2.In a new episode of REDStreams, the developers at CD Projekt Red teased what's coming in this week's new update. The highlight – which the team didn't shed much light on to avoid spoiling it – is a new quest that will be a prequel to what you're watching in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2, created alongside members
  
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• Football Manager 27 is getting a free preview for everyone on PC, to restore faith after FM26

  21-10-2026 17:40 via GamesRadar+
  
  Last year was not a good one for the Football Manager series. In a display of confidence in this year's course correction, FM27 is going live for a limited time ahead of launch to ensure everyone understands that things are different now.The move was announced on social media by Sports Interactive. This limited preview period will start on October 29, and it'll last until November 3, putting it right over Halloween weekend. The best part? It's completely free for everyone.Hopefully, nobody will
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator explains why season 2 opens old wounds by mentioning David

  21-10-2026 16:43 via GamesRadar+
  
  David is dead and his story is over. No, that's not a spoiler. CD Projekt Red made that very clear going into Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2. So color us surprised when not only was David referenced in the new season, but was also connected to one of Night City's biggest corpo conspiracies.Now, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator Bartosz Sztybor has revealed why everyone's favorite edgerunner was brought up by D. during the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 ending, as well as being listed as one of se
  
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• The Steam store goes down as Valve seemingly joins the whole internet struggling amid PHP issues

  21-10-2026 16:36 via GamesRadar+
  
  The Steam store went down earlier today. Game downloads and library functionality seem stable, but, smack in the middle of the big Steam Next Fest demo blowout, the store itself was unavailable in both the client and web versions of Steam. Instead, you'd run into error "E502 L2 - We were unable to service your request. Please try again later," with a sad little blob expressing discontent. Tag yourself: I'm the purple blob blinking in bewilderment. Fortunately, we at GamesRadar+ were still able t
  
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• Backlash to Sony ending PS5 discs comes from a "vocal minority of a revenue minority," analyst says

  21-10-2026 16:04 via GamesRadar+
  
  Come January 2028, Sony will be out of the physical games market, ceasing production on new discs for PlayStation consoles. There's been fervent outcry since this was announced, with studios across the industry reacting to the shift. As loud as the pushback seems, one analyst believes it's really the smaller half of the overall audience.In a newsletter examining Sony's push toward digital, Rhys Elliott, head of market analysis at Alinea Analytics, examined the market forces that led to the choic
  
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• Clayface director didn't want to reference Batman as the film is like how "Joker is the story of one person in Gotham"

  21-10-2026 16:02 via GamesRadar+
  
  Clayface might take place in Gotham City, but the DC location's famous protector, Batman, is nowhere to be seen. That's because Clayface is the standalone tale of Matt Hagen, an up-and-coming Hollywood actor who is horrifically disfigured by a mobster after a drunken bad decision on a night out. But, was director James Watkins ever tempted to include an obvious reference to the Dark Knight? "I wasn't," he tells GamesRadar+ when we meet with him in London to discuss the film. "Because I sort of f
  
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• What to watch before Clayface: The DC movies and shows to watch before the DCU's first horror movie

  21-10-2026 15:57 via GamesRadar+
  
  Just in time for Halloween, Clayface is gearing up to scare audiences silly in theaters across the world as the DCU's first horror movie reintroduces fans to the gloopiest Batman villain. But just because this is the monster's first solo movie docent mean you have to go in blind. Starring Tom Rhys Harries, the new movie follows budding Hollywood actor Matt Hagen as he reaches his prime, only to have his stardom tragically cut short when a local gang leaves him horribly disfigured. Abandoned and
  
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• Xbox is reportedly planning three waves of layoffs between now and January

  21-10-2026 14:19 via GamesRadar+
  
  Xbox is reportedly planning three more waves of layoffs this month, in November, and in January 2027 as part of its planned 3,200 job cuts before the end of the fiscal year.Earlier this year, after near-yearly layoffs since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard King at the end of 2023, it was announced that a further 3,200 jobs would be cut throughout FY27. This included Xbox separating from Compulsion Games, Undead Labs, and Double Fine, while Ninja Theory is at risk of closing after a deal fe
  
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• It's not just Xbox celebrating 25 years - retro translucent green tech is taking over

  21-10-2026 13:58 via GamesRadar+
  
  Xbox's 25th Anniversary has spawned a whole army of translucent green gaming gadgets, with brands from 8BitDo to GameSir and Razer getting involved with that iconic '90s aesthetic. The best part is none of this stuff will cost you the $899.99 going rate of the full Xbox X25 limited edition console, with some special editions coming in cheaper than the X25 controller to boot. You can peer into the internal workings of a Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K gaming mouse, for example, or a simple controller c
  
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• When is Clayface on streaming? Speculation on the HBO Max release date

  21-10-2026 13:18 via GamesRadar+
  
  When is Clayface heading to streaming? While the Clayface streaming release hasn't been officially confirmed just yet, we already have a pretty good sense of when it could drop. As it's a DC Studios and Warner Bros movie, Clayface will stream on HBO Max following the digital release of DCU body horror on PVOD.The new movie is our first trip to the DCU Chapter One's Gotham, and sees wronged movie star-turned-gloopy-shapeshifter Matt Hagen on a quest for violent revenge. Relative newcomer Tom Rhys
  
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• Crimson Desert DLC features everything from shipbuilding to marriage

  21-10-2026 13:08 via GamesRadar+
  
  Pearl Abyss has released a new overview trailer for Crimson Desert's upcoming Charting the Unknown DLC expansion, and it sure is a lot.Crimson Desert has had a bit of a wild year. It launched and was immediately quite beloved by fans, but it garnered criticism for lacking a good story – something the studio's CEO even admitted – and for a few other bits and pieces along the way. However, Pearl Abyss has been updating the game as if it were a live service, with near-constant updates t
  
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• 28 Years Later stars Cillian Murphy and Jack O'Connell are set to play brothers in A Quiet Place 3

  21-10-2026 13:04 via GamesRadar+
  
  Seven months after his casting was first announced, Jack O'Connell has revealed that he and Cillian Murphy are set to play brothers in John Krasinski's A Quiet Place Part 3."A Quiet Place felt like family. It's about family, obviously. Got John Krasinski and Emily Blunt involved, and Cillian and I play brothers," said O'Connell to Collider at the Newport Beach Film Festival. "There was a real familial feel to that one."O'Connell joined the franchise back in March, but this won't be Murphy's firs
  
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• Even if I don't have time for Halloween or Christmas decorations, this Disney mainstay always makes me feel festive

  21-10-2026 13:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  I love a good decoration, but sometimes life gets in the way. Halloween sweaters make it easy to get into the spirit (hah) of things even when you're slammed for time, and that's why they're usually high on my wishlist around this time of year.While there are some great options out there across all kinds of fandoms (I have my eye on a Gengar cardigan from the Pokemon Halloween lineup, for example), I'm always drawn to the Disney Store's Spirit Jerseys. Besides having it down pat in the looks dep
  
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• If the idea of an $1,800 Xbox that doesn't even run physical games horrifies you, I'd pick up an Evercade Nexus and ignore the next generation

  21-10-2026 12:53 via GamesRadar+
  
  I don't think I have to say that an $1,800 Xbox is not okay, but spending time with the Evercade Nexus has personally compounded the absurdity. I enjoy new-fangled consoles and PCs as much as the next hardware editor, and I wouldn't say Blaze's new portable is a direct competitor. However, we're at a stage where rather than just giving the big dogs of the industry our moolah, even when things soar to used-car prices, I'd rather invest in a handheld that's actively trying to project the art of ph
  
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• Bourne director Paul Greengrass was offered a Bond film but felt too "loyal" to his own franchise

  21-10-2026 12:52 via GamesRadar+
  
  Jason Bourne director Paul Greengrass says he was offered a Bond film to direct, but turned it down out of loyalty to his own series.“They asked me after I did Bourne Supremacy,” Greengrass said on The Rest Is Classified podcast.“I have immense admiration and respect for what [producers] Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson did with that. And [Daniel Craig] was a fantastic James Bond."Judging by the timelines, it appears Greengrass was being lined up to helm Casino Royale, a job
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 patch fixes progression issues and overzealous enemy AI in DMZ

  21-10-2026 12:37 via GamesRadar+
  
  It's not even fully out yet and we have Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 patches. Of course, early access necessitates such things, especially when you're one of the biggest franchises in the industry, and on this occasion, the devs are looking at DMZ, Call of Duty's spin on an extraction shooter.Those who pre-ordered Modern Warfare 4 have been playing the mode for a few days, and things need to be tightened up. Enemy AI is altered in a couple of cases where it's overreaching, in one instance wher
  
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• Resident Evil director Zach Cregger still wants to make his Batman story, Henchman: "I'm so fascinated by that"

  21-10-2026 12:14 via GamesRadar+
  
  Resident Evil director Zach Cregger is still keen to make his Batman movie. The film idea isn't strictly a Batman movie in the traditional sense, as it would follow a pharmacist who becomes a henchman of the Joker's. So, it sounds pretty similar to Cregger's Resident Evil movie, which takes place "on the periphery" of Resident Evil 2 and follows a medical courier through a terrible night in Racoon City. "I like small, intimate stories that are relatively simple," Cregger told A Shot magazine, ad
  
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• Life is Strange game director gives upcoming Amazon TV adaptation his blessing: "I couldn’t be prouder"

  21-10-2026 12:03 via GamesRadar+
  
  Director of the Life is Strange video game, Michel Koch, has visited the set of the upcoming Amazon TV adaptation, and it sounds like the Prime Video series has his seal of approval. "This month, I experienced one of the most surreal weeks of my life," said Koch on Instagram, saying that "being on the set of the Life is Strange show" was "a highlight of my career." The post continues: "I met some of the most wonderful, passionate, talented and kind human beings, united by their passion for the g
  
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• Cyberpunk loremaster confirms year of Edgerunners 2 despite creator saying it's a "spoiler"

  21-10-2026 11:57 via GamesRadar+
  
  CD Projekt Red loremaster Patrick Mills has revealed which year Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is set in."Ok so the thing is that I am seeing a lot of people assuming s2 takes place before 2077 but it doesn't, it takes place in 2078," Mills clarified on Bluesky. "Moving things forward, time doesn't stop in Cyberpunk."Mills added, "There's stuff in there that points to this but we never made it explicit."The 'stuff' in question has already been picked apart – including Arasaka's lower stan
  
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• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 fans think V briefly appears in the new season, and it could mean female V is canon

  21-10-2026 11:51 via GamesRadar+
  
  Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is now out on Netflix. The new season, which is set one year after the events of the game, appears to feature a nod to Cyberpunk 2077 player character V, and may have confirmed that female V is canon to the world.As spotted by several Cyberpunk fans on social media, in episode 4, D. and Roman infiltrate an Arasaka Data Archive in the hope of uncovering the identities of those responsible for the massacre of D.'s Snake Nation clan. Instead, Capri recovers a list of
  
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• GTA 6 could cost the US economy $1 billion due to an estimated 1.5 million workers calling in sick, economist says

  21-10-2026 11:44 via GamesRadar+
  
  An economist reckons the long-awaited launch of GTA 6 could cost the US economy $1 billion due to an estimated 1.5 million workers taking the day off sick.That comes from the International Business Times, which reports that an economics professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona offers a simple reason for his academic projection – notably not an official forecast. People need time to play Rockstar's long-awaited opus when it launches on November 19, and work is simply in the way. Pe
  
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• The Hunt for Gollum's Aragorn actor says he's not trying to "outdo" Viggo Mortensen

  21-10-2026 07:23 via GamesRadar+
  
  Jamie Dornan is set to play a younger Aragorn n in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and he's well aware that he's got some big shoes to fill."There's pressure when you're trying to follow in those footsteps," Dornan said via ScreenRant. "I've been asked to play a super-iconic role, and I'll do my best. But for me, Aragorn will always be just Viggo. His performance is one of my all-time favorites, and I feel honored to try to recapture at least some of the energy he originally brought
  
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• VisionQuest just gave us a new insight into Tony Stark's death, and it's devastating

  21-10-2026 05:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  VisionQuest episode 3 is now out, and the new episode gives us a fresh insight into a major event in MCU canon. Alongside Paul Bettany's synthezoid, a number of Stark AIs appear in VisionQuest, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., who was the AI in Tony's suit during the events of Avengers: Endgame. And her perspective on Tony's sacrifice play is heartbreaking.Talking to E.D.I.T.H. (Emily Hampshire) following J.A.R.V.I.S.' own sacrifice at the end of episode 2, F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Orla Brady) recalls her history r
  
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• VisionQuest episode 4 finally explains the Stark AIs' origins, and E.D.I.T.H. star says it made "so much sense"

  21-10-2026 05:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  VisionQuest episode 4 revealed the origins of the Stark AIs, finally explaining one of the big questions surrounding the show. In a touching moment with E.D.I.T.H. and Ultron, the weapons expert revealed that they were all based on real people. Before we get into spoilers, make sure you've watched the latest episode.However, during her discovery, her origin story left her conflicted. She finds out that the real Edith was Edith Marks, a fighter pilot whose husband died in a plane crash. "Why woul
  
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• VisionQuest episode 4 Butcherbird's true identity explained: Who is Jocasta?

  21-10-2026 05:00 via GamesRadar+
  
  VisionQuest episodes 3 and 4 are here... but it's the latter that really raises the stakes and kicks the action into high gear. From here on out: it's spoiler time. Don't scroll ahead if you haven't seen VisionQuest episodes 3 and 4, which are streaming on Disney Plus right now.At the end of episode 3 and leading into the beginning of episode 4, Vision experiences a power surge during his (seemingly) last battle with the Paladin. During that surge, an unknown synth hacks his mainframe and corner
  
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