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• After beating all 165 Elden Ring bosses on the hardest possible difficulty despite being level 1, streamer reckons they might "finally be ready for Shadow of the Erdtree"

  24-05-2024 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prolific SoulsBorne streamer MissMikkaa has successfully beaten every boss in Elden Ring on New Game Plus seven difficulty as a level one Tarnished.Every time you think the streamer can't top their previous achievement, they go and do something like this. Apparently not satisfied with beating Malenia twice at the same time while using a dance pad for one controller, MissMikkaa has beaten all 165 bosses in Elden Ring while keeping their Tarnished at a paltry level one, but on New Game Plus seven
  
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• Avatar 4 is getting a new narrator, and the actor was told about it "12 years ago"

  19-12-2025 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sam Worthington's Jake Sully has guided audiences through Pandora in all three films of the Avatar franchise. However, it appears the Toruk Makto is stepping aside in upcoming films for a new voice to emerge."I narrate the next one, [Avatar 4]," Sigourney Weaver, who plays teenage Na'vi wunderkind Kiri, told Jake's Takes. "It's a major part of the saga for Kiri."After confirming she was told back in 2013, right around the time when the Avatar sequels began to take shape, Weaver explains that the
  
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• A Nintendo Wii-like console that's giving the PS5 and Xbox Series X a run for their money wants to succeed where the Mario maker failed: "We are standing on a giant’s shoulder"

  19-12-2025 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nex Playground's CEO says the company has a plan to avoid the same fate as the Nintendo Wii, where many owners bought only a handful of games.Even as someone whose job it is to know about the goings on in the games industry, the Nex Playground came out of nowhere for me. The first thing I had heard about it was last month; it was the second-best-selling console of the week ending in November 22, beating out the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S – only coming in behind the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US
  
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• Arc Raiders producer says "the work is just beginning" on the extraction shooter, reveals Christmas gift of 1,000 tokens to all players: "We're here for the long-term"

  19-12-2025 12:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Few games have had a better year than Arc Raiders. After months of anticipation from open betas, the shooter from Embark Studios arrived in October to widespread acclaim. As such, with the end of the year approaching, executive producer Aleksander Grondal has taken some time to address the rousing reception and announce a little gift to players."Internally, we were having a blast playing [Arc Raiders] before release, and your reaction to the tech test in April gave us an inkling of what was to c
  
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• Former Destiny artist and Marathon art director leaves Bungie following fallout from its now-resolved controversy

  19-12-2025 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marathon art director Joseph Cross is departing developer Bungie just months before the extraction shooter launches in March 2026.Cross announced his leaving via his LinkedIn page and social media channels, though there's no bad blood in the exit. "I'm incredibly proud of the visual world we built for Marathon," he wrote on Twitter. "Getting support at this scale for something a bit different is rare, and the art team at Bungie is the best in the biz. I'll be enjoying playing the game as a fan w
  
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• The Lenovo Legion Go 2 will allegedly turn into a big Steam Deck at CES, but I'm hoping it'll also be cheaper

  19-12-2025 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is fresh on the scene, but we're apparently getting a Steam Deck flavor at CES 2026. By that, I mean a SteamOS version of the best gaming handheld contender could make an appearance during the January tech showcase, but I'm hoping it's a chunk less than the Windows 11 model.These early CES leaks come courtesy of Windows Latest, who claim the SteamOS Lenovo Legion Go 2 will be the company's "most powerful handheld yet. It's a bit of a strange comment to make, given it'll se
  
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• Hideo Kojima says watch the OD teaser trailer "100 times" and you'll get a "big hint" about what his new horror game actually is: "I can't say anything else"

  19-12-2025 12:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're as confused about what OD is as everyone else then director Hideo Kojima has a message for you. While he won't say what it is outright, he tells gamers to watch the teaser trailer "100 times" and they'll maybe see a "big hint."In an interview with Nikkei Xtrend, translated by GamesRadar+, Kojima says that OD is a kind of media "like no other," despite being made entirely in a game engine. "I think when you first see OD it looks like horror," he says. "But the system it uses isn't ordin
  
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• Deltarune Chapter 5 is still "several months" away, admits Undertale mastermind Toby Fox – but "progress is going excellently"

  19-12-2025 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox previously said he doesn't think the latter game's Chapter 5 "will be released in the first half of 2026" – and that's looking very possible now, as he reveals the next part still has quite some time ahead of its launch.Speaking in a recent winter newsletter, Fox first shares a new video from the fifth chapter's Castle Town. It's what comes after the clip that's grabbed my attention, however – an entire status update on Chapter 5. In it, he ex
  
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• Kingpin actor says Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is "looking real good" as he shares a dark new image of the villain

  19-12-2025 12:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is still a few months away, but we just got a first early review from Vincent D'Onofrio. The actor, who is reprising his role as Kingpin in the new episodes, took to social media to share a dark and mysterious image of his villainous character, while revealing his first impressions about the second season."Just watched some episodes of the second season of DD Born Again. Looking real good!" he wrote on Twitter, making fans really excited about the upcoming release.
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday trailer is now in cinemas, and it confirms Marvel's worst-kept secret

  19-12-2025 11:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  You may have had doubts over the legitimacy of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer leak, but it's real – and just confirmed a major MCU return.If you're sitting down to watch Avatar: Fire and Ash this week, be sure to get there with enough time to watch the first Avengers: Doomsday teaser.In it, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is shown getting off his Triumph motorcycle and returning to the house he shares with Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter. Then, one final twist: Steve is shown cradling his baby. It
  
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• Even though Overwatch 2 canceled its story mode, Blizzard teases "to lean further into storytelling and character development" for the FPS' 10th anniversary

  19-12-2025 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Overwatch celebrates its milestone 10th birthday next year, and Blizzard developers are making big promises about what's ahead.When asked about what the team was most excited for in 2026, in a chat with Xbox Wire, Overwatch 2 devs said they're looking forward to deepening "the universe and lore surrounding our Heroes, moving beyond their functional roles in a game." Overwatch's ongoing story has only tiptoed forward - very slowly, I might add - since its debut, but the team is apparently "eager
  
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• Avatar: Fire and Ash frame rate explained – why do some scenes look so smooth?

  19-12-2025 11:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you saw Avatar: Fire and Ash in James Cameron's format of choice (high frame rate 3D), you might be wondering why some scenes looked so smooth. The Avatar movies often experiment with technology, with varied frame rates becoming the norm since Avatar: The Way of Water, for many of the franchise's underwater sequences in particular.But if you're curious about the 'smooth' look to some scenes (or are eager to read Cameron's passionate rebuttal), then you're in the right place. Below, we'll take
  
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• What is the yellow liquid in Avatar: Fire and Ash? Amrita explained

  19-12-2025 11:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not all flamethrowers and power loaders in Avatar, you know. The Way of Water first interrogated the idea that the RDA – and humans as a whole – were in search of a yellow liquid named Amrita, a valuable resource which could only be found on the planet of Pandora.Fast forward to Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Amrita is on the radar again – and even factors into the finale in a big way. So, if you need an explanation on why certain forces are fighting over the material, or just
  
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• Pluribus is moving its finale release date, presumably to avoid clashing with Christmas and Stranger Things

  19-12-2025 11:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The season finale of Pluribus, which was recently announced as Apple TV's most-watched show ever, is arriving earlier than expected. Although new episodes have been releasing weekly on Fridays, the ending of the first season is now scheduled to drop on Wednesday (December 24), ahead of the Christmas celebrations.This is not an unusual move for the show, which also changed its release day in late November to avoid clashing with Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Shifting from December 26 to December
  
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• Who are the Ash people in Avatar: Fire and Ash? Varang's clan, explained

  19-12-2025 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After three years away, we return to Pandora for another action-packed adventure in Avatar: Fire and Ash – and this time, it's not just whale-hunting humans Jake Sully and co have to worry about. Still reeling from the death of their son, Neteyam, the fractured family find themselves defending their home from the murderous Ash people, or Mangkwan clan, led by the vindictive Varang in the latest sequel.But why would Na'vi attack Na'vi? In Avatar: The Way of Water, we saw that Ronal and the
  
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• Toruk Makto explained – what does Jake Sully's mythical title mean in Avatar, and why is it important to Avatar: Fire and Ash?

  19-12-2025 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avatar: Fire and Ash is now playing in theaters, and after skipping The Way of Water, Toruk Makto is back. The sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water, it sees the Sully family reckoning with the death of eldest son, Neteyam, while attempting to stay one step ahead of the RDA and Col. Miles Quaritch. There's also a new threat in the shape of the fiery Ash People, led by the formidable Varang.Of course, everyone who watched 2009's Avatar knows that Jake Sully is no ordinary Na'vi. He emerged in that f
  
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• Sigourney Weaver "wasn't thinking about" the Aliens Power Loader scene during her Avatar: Fire and Ash showdown with Varang, but she can see the parallel

  19-12-2025 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sigourney Weaver might play Kiri in Avatar: Fire and Ash, but her first collaboration with James Cameron was in 1986's Aliens.In that film, Weaver reprised her role as Ripley, which saw her face off against the Alien Queen in what might be the most iconic scene of Weaver's career to protect young Newt. With the help of a Power Loader, Ripley saves the youngster with the famous line: "Get away from her, you bitch!"Now, if you've already seen Avatar: Fire and Ash, that scene might have come to min
  
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• Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn explains why Carol's big love scene is "much larger" than sexual tension: "That's one of the most complex moments we filmed"

  19-12-2025 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  "Stursia Nation is going to be very happy," Zosia actor Karolina Wydra tells GamesRadar+ of the long-awaited moment that finally saw her Pluribus character and Carol (Rhea Seehorn) lock lips – and much more – in the Apple Plus series' latest episode.With shipping between the pair running rampant (#Stursia, as you may have guessed, is an amalgamation of Carol's surname Sturka and Zosia), you could expect the actors involved to be overjoyed by a joining of a very different kind.For Rhe
  
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• Legendary D&D designer tells Larian's AI critics to "maybe lighten up on the creatives who work their a*ses off day in and day out," says the RPG community he helped create "used to be a lot more appreciative"

  19-12-2025 02:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has been taking a lot of heat after revealing it's using AI for concept art and placeholder text in the new Divinity, even though it also assured fans there won't be any AI-generated content in the final game. Now, one of the most venerable names in the D&D community is stepping up in support of Larian.Robert Kuntz, one of the original D&D authors and designers whose work was foundational to the franchise and RPGs in general in the '70s, shared a tweet in
  
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• League of Legends is getting a new client, "entirely new visuals," and "a bit of new gameplay" in a massive 2027 update reportedly codenamed League Next

  19-12-2025 01:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Riot Games is gearing up for a massive League of Legends overhaul that'll revamp Summoner's Rift with "entirely new visuals," integrate a new client into the game itself so it doesn't open from a separate launcher, add new gameplay elements, and improve the new player experience."We're often asked if we're gonna make League of Legends 2 some day, and the answer to that has been and remains, no," says League executive producer Paul Bellezza in a video update confirming a Bloomberg report that was
  
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• Naughty Dog devs reportedly in mandatory overtime to complete Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet internal demo by December

  18-12-2025 22:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Developers at Naughty Dog have reportedly spent the last seven weeks shackled to mandatory overtime, in a pinch to finish an internal demo of bounty hunter game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet by December.Bloomberg explains staff members at The Last of Us studio have been urged to put in at least eight additional hours of work per week, and this has been true since October. Staff is preparing for a demo review by parent company Sony, and the Intergalacic team has apparently already missed mul
  
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• Ark 2 planned for 2028 release, with 2027 Ark: Survival Ascended expansion introducing and testing out "a lot" of the sequel's mechanics and features

  18-12-2025 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Studio Wildcard has revealed that it's planning on releasing Ark 2, the full-fledged sequel to the original Ark: Survival Evolved, in 2028.Studio Wildcard co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz gave a fairly comprehensive overview of the two-year roadmap for Ark: Survival Ascended, the updated remaster of Survival Evolved that released in 2023, during a presentation for parent company Snail Games' Investor Day (via the Epic Games Store). The game's first big expansion pack, Lost Colony, launches this week
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the J'RPG has "very Japanese" gameplay, which makes it possible to play "without taking a single hit": "Even if I'm told it's impossible, I want to keep trying"

  18-12-2025 21:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's turn-based and parryable combat is one of the game's most memorable aspects, and director Guillaume Broche says that's partly because French studio Sandfall Interactive made a surprisingly "very Japanese" design choice while constructing it.Broche describes Sandfall's philosophy toward combat in a new Japanese Denfaminicogamer interview, translated by Automaton. The interview also features Capcom veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who's now leading Stupid Never Dies studio
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 director says "a lot has become lost in translation" since Divinity's announcement and the AI blowback that followed: "It would be irresponsible for us not to evaluate new technologies"

  18-12-2025 20:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke says "a lot has become lost in translation" since Larian's announcement of Divinity and the intense AI backlash that followed comments made by Vincke seemingly in embrace of AI in game development.When Divinity was announced at The Game Awards 2025, initial reactions ranged from intense anticipation, to disgust at some of the more explicit content, and confusion about whether the game will be a turn-based CRPG like the Original Sin games, or if it were an act
  
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• 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (December 19-21)

  18-12-2025 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Our list of the best new movies and TV shows to watch on streaming during the last weekend before Christmas is packed with unmissable titles. This is your reminder to take a break from gift hunting and food planning and enjoy some streaming gems now! As Avatar: Fire and Ash lands on the big screen, these are the titles that should be on your radar to watch at home, with picks from all the best streaming services out there.Below, we've put together a guide with 6 great new movies and shows to wat
  
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• Bethesda is teasing Starfield "2.0" behind closed doors, influencers claim – but don't expect a Cyberpunk 2077-scale overhaul

  18-12-2025 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over two years have now passed since Bethesda Game Studios released Starfield, and there haven't been too many updates since the launch aside from the Shattered Space DLC – but that could change soon, judging by rumors circulating online.In August, Bethesda veteran Tim Lamb said the studio was hard at work improving the space RPG's travel system – but not much else has come in the way of solid news in the months following. That is, until now, as various content creators and influence
  
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• Ludicrous Fallout: New Vegas meme becomes a reality thanks to Fallout season 2 advertising on the Las Vegas sphere: "They made my f*****g meme real holy s**t"

  18-12-2025 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Don't let your memes be dreams. As Fallout season 2 introduces more of the world to the glory of New Vegas, Amazon Prime Video decided to rent a little space on the Las Vegas sphere, incidentally replicating a hilarious meme involving one Mr. House.Right now, if you're in the vicinity of Sin City, you can see Robert Edwin House, as portrayed by Justin Theroux, adorning the circular eyesore. The sharply dressed head of New Vegas is one of several advertisements associated with Amazon's show runni
  
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• The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 boss is skeptical AI can replace "industry talent" and can’t imagine "reducing headcount thanks to" the tech: "It’s not gonna be making The Witcher 5"

  18-12-2025 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Michał Nowakowski, joint CEO at CD Projekt, the parent company of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer, shut down a question during an earnings webcast about AI being used to "reduce headcount." The person asking the question describes "numerous reports that AI is making many people redundant", a claim Nowakowski adamantly refutes.During CD Projekt's investor audio webcast for Q3 2025 earnings, someone asks whether AI tools can reduce headcount without compromising quality. "How would y
  
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• Nintendo finally wins Wii Remote legal battle after 15 years, potentially earning $8 million in "remarkable" court ruling manufacturer has already appealed – so please hold for another 15 years

  18-12-2025 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has tentatively won a patent law battle it has been waging for 15 weary years – though BigBen Interactive, now Nacon, has already appealed a German court's decision requiring it to hack up about $8.2 million in damages and legal fees. Hey, what's another 15 years of waiting?In any case, Nintendo of Europe lawyers celebrated the "remarkable" ruling in a December 16 press release (spotted by games fray). Patent attorney Christof Karl and IP lawyer Pascal Böhner explain it's unc
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update nerfs the "hardest boss" of Verso's Drafts - a little red lifebuoy that made a diving minigame impossibly difficult

  18-12-2025 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sandfall Entertainment celebrated winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards by making extra hard versions of several Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 bosses and a new area. Less than a week later, something's already been nerfed, indirectly creating an achievement for anyone who managed to complete the challenge before now.In the latest Clair Obscur patch, there's a change to part of Verso's Drafts. "Nerfed the hardest boss in Verso's Drafts (red lifebuoy) by moving it slightly to make a quest easi
  
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