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• Destiny 2 dev working on multiple "unannounced projects" with Sony

  05-01-2023 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny 2 developer Bungie is working on a "number of unannounced projects" with the help of Sony.That's according to Bungie senior lead designer Tom Farnsworth, sharing the news via his personal Twitter account on January 4. According to the veteran Bungie developer, the studio is currently beavering away on a few select unannounced projects, all of which have the support of Sony in some way.
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• Reboot of controversial cult horror gives Final Destination and The Monkey a run for their money, as its first trailer showcases increasingly gruesome ways to die

  28-01-2026 14:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Controversial cult horror Faces of Death's long-delayed reboot has finally unveiled its first trailer – and it's predictably morbid.The promo may only be 55 seconds long but it crams a whole bunch of gnarly demises in, from a man being mauled by a bear and someone getting beheaded to someone getting run over by a train. As the frame pulls back, each of the black-and-white clips moves into position to form a skull. Be warned before hitting play below, it's genuinely disturbing!Based on John
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds players were right; buying $500 of DLC unintentionally made the game run better, so Capcom has fixed it

  28-01-2026 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this month, Monster Hunter Wilds PC players reported that the open-world RPG's hub area runs more smoothly if you have purchased all $500 of DLC. Capcom has now confirmed that this was due to an error in the code, and has been fixed in the latest patch.The Monster Hunter Wilds Ver. 1.040.03.01 update not only confirms that there was an issue and what was causing it in the patch notes, but also that it's been fixed. Capcom says the team was alerted to the issue through user reports.The st
  
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• Jason Sudeikis is back on the pitch in first look at Ted Lasso season 4, which hits Apple TV this summer

  28-01-2026 14:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years after season 3 set out to mark the end of the series, Apple TV has shared the first look at Ted Lasso season 4, which is hitting the streamer very soon.In the first look images, which you can check out below, we can see Jason Sudeikis back as Ted, but this time he's coaching a women's football team alongside Sex Education star Tanya Reynolds. In another picture, we can see Ted reunited with Hannah Waddingham's character, Rebecca Welto,n standing outside of a private jet. So, we can ass
  
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• Studio formed by OG Diablo leads is announcing its debut action RPG this week, and you can play a demo of it ahead of Steam Next Fest in February

  28-01-2026 13:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Moon Beast Productions – formed of ex-Blizzard developers who worked on Diablo – is gearing up to reveal its debut ARPG title this week.While the studio hasn't released a title yet, it's hard to think of a studio with a better action RPG pedigree than Moon Beast Productions, which is formed of ex-Blizzard North talent who worked on Diablo, Torchlight, and Hellgate: London, with a majority of the team having worked on Diablo 2 (aka: the best one). And this week we'll finally have a ch
  
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• Game of Thrones fans have spotted a small A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms detail that hints Egg is hiding something

  28-01-2026 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're watching A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, you might have noticed that Ser Dunk the Tall's squire, Egg, might not be quite what he seems.For one thing, the child is unusually precocious, and he has a pretty posh accent for an orphaned low-born kid. In fact, the latter is what might have given him away, as some fans have noticed.In the first episode of the new show, Egg climbs onto Dunk's horse, dressed up in armor, and pretends to be a knight. When Dunk catches him, Egg exclaims, "My lor
  
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• Peak patch finally lets you kick other players, but be warned – scouts can't be "un-kicked"

  28-01-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peak developer Aggro Crab has just released patch 1.53.a, which adds a number of new features and bug fixes to the game. The most exciting addition is that you can now kick other players from the game. This is a long-awaited option, as it will allow hosts to kick people with connection issues, rather than forcing them to restart the whole session.According to the Peak patch notes, while Peak players are still not allowed to kick our fellow scouts in-game, and you should feel ashamed for even thi
  
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• James Wan says he wants to take Saw back to its "psychologically scarring" roots, by moving away from gore in Saw 11

  28-01-2026 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that the Saw franchise is back in the hands of original co-creator James Wan, the horror master has plans to take it back to its heyday."For me to finally come back to it, I feel I have probably the freshest outlook. I feel I can come back to it with a new perspective, whilst knowing that with this next movie I want to hark back to the spirit of the first movie," said Wan in an interview with Letterboxd. "One of the things I really want to do with this next Saw is make it scary again. I want
  
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• Jason Momoa says his first Supergirl scene proves he was "born" to play Lobo, but he doesn't know if he will appear in the DCU in future

  28-01-2026 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jason Momoa exudes confidence at the best of times, but hearing the ex-Aquaman actor talk about making a splash as incoming DCU anti-hero Lobo will certainly make you sit up and take notice.Lobo is set to make his bow in this year's Supergirl alongside Kara Zor-El actor Milly Alcock, and the cigar-smoking, motorcycle-riding loudmouth will apparently be making his mark from his very first seconds on screen."I'm super pumped. It felt just awesome [playing Lobo]," Momoa said on Project Big Screen.
  
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• Star Wars' Daisy Ridley says it's unlikely we'll get any news about the Rey movie before 2027: "In the future sometime"

  28-01-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  May the patience be with you, fellow Star Wars fans! We may not hear any news about the franchise's promised Rey movie until 2027 at the earliest, Daisy Ridley has revealed.The actor was asked by USA Today how likely it is that we'll get an update on the film this year, to which she candidly replied: "Maybe. I don't know about 2026. In the future sometime, yeah."Disney and Lucasfilm announced that they were working on a Rey movie way back at Star Wars Celebration 2023. We were told it'd follow R
  
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• After 30 years of using every PS1 controller you could dream of, I'm convinced most players will just want to use their DualSense with the OG console

  28-01-2026 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Using cursed controllers with all the best retro consoles is firmly a special interest of mine. However, I'm fully aware that not everyone wants to use antiquated wired gamepads, let alone daft mechanical gloves or pads with a big directional ball on the top, and I'd probably tell friends seeking a great PS1 controller to just use their DualSense.Don't get me wrong, I fully believe using the original gamepad with consoles like the PS1 is part of the experience. I'm currently playing through Fina
  
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• Arc Raiders adding Legendary guns aimed at PvP is “completely possible,” but Embark bans any "one-shot" kills: "I think that gameplay is deeply boring"

  28-01-2026 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 2026 roadmap has already brought considerable change to Arc Raiders, bringing an invasion of birds, more modes, and two new Epic augments. In an interview with Embark Studios, we raised the question of creating another set of weapons, to continue ramping up the extraction shooter, and apparently it's not out of the realm of possibility."I think that's completely possible," Virgil Watkins, design lead on Arc Raiders, tells GamesRadar+ on the possibility of getting legendary guns. "But the way
  
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• Arc Raiders adding Legendary guns aimed at PvP is "completely possible," but Embark bans any "one-shot" kills: "I think that gameplay is deeply boring"

  28-01-2026 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 2026 roadmap has already brought considerable change to Arc Raiders, bringing an invasion of birds, more modes, and two new Epic augments. In an interview with Embark Studios, we raised the question of creating another set of weapons, to continue ramping up the extraction shooter, and apparently it's not out of the realm of possibility."I think that's completely possible," Virgil Watkins, design lead on Arc Raiders, tells GamesRadar+ on the possibility of getting legendary guns. "But the way
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds' latest PC performance patch is already earning rave reviews from players: "THEY DID IT!"

  28-01-2026 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter Wilds has received a new patch on PC, and it looks like this is finally the one that does the trick.Capcom detailed the new patch in a post on the Monster Hunter Wilds Steam news page. Firstly, Capcom acknowledged the bug that caused the game to run better in base camp when a player owned all of the game's DLC, saying, "After receiving user reports, our internal testing confirmed that CPU load could increase around the Support Desk at Base Camp or the Grand Hub" and that "This is
  
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• James Gunn has shared a cryptic Superman set photo, and DC fans think it's teasing Martian Manhunter

  28-01-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has shared a cryptic social media post – and it could be teasing Martian Manhunter in the DCU.In the post, which you can see below, Gunn has shared multiple pictures of a Chocos-themed office (Chocos are the DC equivalent of Oreos), during what seems to be a marketing meeting, judging by the papers left on the table.pic.twitter.com/KxmDn4aCxjJanuary 27, 2026Chocos are particularly loved by Martian Manhunter in DC lore, so this latest post from Gunn could be tea
  
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• 5 weeks after the Stranger Things finale, Netflix unveils first look at Duffer Brothers' creepy new show with an ominous title

  28-01-2026 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix has unveiled the first look at Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, the new show from Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers.Per the official logline, "Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen is an atmospheric horror series set at a wedding, following a bride and groom in the week leading up to their ill-fated nuptials. That’s not a spoiler – just read the title."Daisy Jones and the Six star Camila Morrone plays Rachel, the bride, while The White Lotus' Adam DiMarco is
  
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• After 5 years, a major Attack on Titan mystery has finally been resolved

  28-01-2026 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thanks to an upcoming rerelease, Attack on Titan fans will finally know what happened to Mikasa Ackerman five whole years after Hajime Isayama's hit manga came to an end.This January, the 145-minute-long theatrical compilation film, Attack on Titan: The Final Chapter – The Last Attack, will land in theatres once more, bringing together the final two episodes of Attack on Titan. However, the film also answers one burning question fans have had since the two-part finale hit screens in 2023,
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem director says you can thank the "strict" women at Capcom for "hot uncle" Leon Kennedy: "A design that would make anyone’s heart throb"

  28-01-2026 12:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil Requiem's director, Koshi Nakanishi, says that the team at Capcom, in particular the women at the company, are to thank for Leon Kennedy's new "hot uncle" design in the upcoming ninth entry in the long-running survival horror series. He describes how Leon has a lot of fans inside the company who were "pretty strict" with his sexy older look.In an interview with Automaton, Nakanishi describes the recurring Resident Evil protagonist as not "just handsome" but "cool personality-wise t
  
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• Wonder Man showrunner confirms the Marvel show didn't kill off a major real-life Disney actor and "promises" to bring them back if they ever make season 2

  28-01-2026 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wonder Man delighted in skewering the bright lights of Hollywood but, in a shocking mid-season twist, seemingly bumped off a real-life Disney Legend to spell out exactly why superpowered actors have no business working on sets. As it turns out, the actor's face isn't quite as gruesome as it first appeared.Spoilers for Wonder Man below.The fourth episode of Wonder Man followed the tragic plight of DeMar Davis (AKA, Doorman), a man who is suddenly imbued with the power to create a dark void in his
  
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• As Highguard continues to get trashed online, Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke says "I don't like people s***ing on things" as "it's easy to destroy things, it's a lot harder to build them"

  28-01-2026 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a wild few days in the gaming community following the arrival of Highguard and its "Mostly Negative" reviews – but it seems not everyone agrees with the criticisms, or perhaps such negative criticisms against games in general.Baldur's Gate 3 director and Larian Studios lead Swen Vincke is one such person, taking to the web to share his thoughts on critiques following games' releases – especially those that are more negative in nature. "I don't like people shitting on things
  
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• Arc Raiders patch fixes notorious Stella Montis Seed Vault extract, and removes Buried City guitar puzzle that was "damn near impossible" entirely

  28-01-2026 10:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Headwinds update is now live for Arc Raiders, filling the city with birds and giving players a new mode to play around in. The Seed Vault extract on Stella Montis has been sorted, and that damned puzzle for the guitar in Buried City has been switched off.Yes, you read that right. Most people familiar with the extraction shooter will be familiar, but for those who aren't, Buried City contains a map-wide orienteering exercise you can complete to get some nice guitars. It involves pressing 15 b
  
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• Fallout season 2's latest episode suggests the creators may have made a single New Vegas ending canon after all

  28-01-2026 04:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Contrary to what the Fallout showrunners were saying before release, it appears the Prime Video series' second season has made a New Vegas ending choice canon.Spoilers for Fallout season 2, episode 7 follow.During the closing minutes of Fallout's most recent episode, Walton Goggins' Ghoul makes his way up to the top floor of Lucky 38. There, he places the cold fusion diode in House's dormant machine and discovers something altogether more sinister.As the monitors begin to whir back to life, a fa
  
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• Fallout season 2, episode 7 ending: what's inside Hank's mainframe, explained

  28-01-2026 04:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  What's in the box? Fallout season 2's most recent episode slowly worked its way towards revealing what was lying behind the square-shaped mainframe door in Hank's Vault-Tec testing facility. And the answer was certainly not what we were expecting – even if it likely has far-reaching implications for both the Fallout season 2 finale and beyond.Spoilers for the Fallout season 2, episode 7 ending follow.Lucy wanted answers and she certainly got some this week. On the face of it, the morbid he
  
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• Wonder Man ending explained: Simon's fate and how does it affect the wider MCU?

  28-01-2026 03:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lights, camera, action: the Wonder Man ending contained all three, with Simon Williams' name up in lights at the reboot of his beloved superhero franchise, Trevor Slattery filming a shock confession, and that thrilling third-act escape.But what went down in the Wonder Man finale and how – if at all – does it affect the wider MCU? Below, we'll run through the major plot beats of the Disney Plus series' eighth episode and, as the dust settles on Simon and Trevor's Hollywood adventure,
  
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• When does Wonder Man take place on the Marvel timeline?

  28-01-2026 03:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the not-too-distant past, it was easy to keep track of the Marvel timeline. For the most part, each new movie was one step forward towards a definable, well, endgame. But nowadays, you need a Tony Stark-level intellect to keep up with the when, where and how of the MCU, with shows and movies rarely taking place concurrently.We've already broken down the entire Marvel timeline into release and chronological order, but you might be wondering where Marvel Studios' latest show, Wonder Man, fits &
  
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• Wonder Man showrunner says the Marvel show "could have been a tax write-off," but producers fought to save it

  28-01-2026 00:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The MCU's new streaming series Wonder Man is a hit among critics, but there was a chance that it was almost canceled as a "tax write" off while early in production. Wonder Man director Destin Daniel Cretton opened up about the show's unlikely path to success while navigating 2023's WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that temporarily shut down the US film industry."We were halfway through ours," Cretton says at a live event (via Laughing Place), explaining the timing of the strikes. "You know, it could ha
  
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• Embark confirms Arc Raiders' new update broke looting speed and made it a lot slower: "The team is aware of this, as it's not intended"

  28-01-2026 00:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Raiders across Speranza are eagerly digging into Tuesday's big Headwinds update, part of the Arc Raiders Escalation roadmap. At least, they would be if they weren't stuck slowly digging into loot containers that were much easier to plunder before the update.Through unknowable technical fumbles, Headwinds has noticeably slowed looting speed, giving countless players whiplash like they just got off the interstate and shifted to a school zone speed limit.Every loot container in Arc Raiders, from gl
  
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• Ryan Reynolds is reportedly focused on developing Deadpool 4

  27-01-2026 23:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite his many comments to the contrary, it seems Ryan Reynolds is indeed hard at work on Deadpool 4. Reynolds previously said "Oh god no," when asked if he was planning on Deadpool 4, but he's reportedly back in the saddle developing a new entry in the franchise.The report comes courtesy of Puck, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the project. Even though Reynolds made no bones about his hesitation to dive right into the next movie after 2024's Deadpool and Wolverine, saying he had plan
  
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• "People can hate me for this if they want": Manor Lords publisher says most indie publishers are "predatory and opportunistic," and "not particularly competent either"

  27-01-2026 23:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender says most indie publishers are bad news. That might seem like a weird thing for the boss of the indie publisher supporting strategy hits like Against the Storm and Manor Lords to say, but he suggests indie devs should be very, very careful about who they choose to partner with."People can hate me for this if they want," Bender tells our friends at PC Gamer, "but most indie publishers are not people indie developers should work with. The vast majority of indie publishe
  
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• Arc Raiders just nerfed the most popular way to farm Queen and Matriarch reactors, but hey, at least gun cases won't spit out worthless Burlettas as often

  27-01-2026 22:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Arc Raiders Headwinds update is upon us, which means – on top of additions like the Bird City map modifier – players are already picking apart a fresh array of balance changes. In particular, valuable Queen and Matriarch reactors are about to be harder to come by, and the idea that gun cases are going to be slightly less useless from here on hasn't really taken the sting out.Here's how the patch notes put it: "Slightly lowered the chances of finding Matriarch and Queen unique par
  
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