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• Krypto will be in Superman: Legacy, teases James Gunn

  09-05-2023 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has seemingly revealed that Krypto the Superdog will feature in Superman: Legacy. Gunn is both writing and directing the movie, which is currently in pre-production.In an interview with Toronto Sun, Gunn joked to Guardians of the Galaxy 3 star Chris Pratt that he could play the superdog in the upcoming movie, and when Pratt responded, "It sounds like there's going to be a character called Krypto in Superman – breaking news," Gunn confirmed, "It is a scoop, I guess."Gunn has also
  
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• Lego is combining Star Wars with Marvel for an all-new set, and you get to design it

  11-10-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anything goes when you're playing with Lego as a kid, and now that creativity is making its way into the real world as the toy-maker mashes up Star Wars with Marvel for the first time.Called 'Hope Assembles,' Lego revealed the crossover at New York Comic Con 2026 as a first-of-its-kind project... but fans will be the ones designing these sets. It's all part of the 'Ideas' initiative, where the community submits designs that will be voted on by the community and Lego itself. The most popular sets
  
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• Josh Brolin talks Sicario 3 without Taylor Sheridan

  10-10-2026 22:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  This week, it was announced that the long-awaited Sicario threequel was finally underway with Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, and Benicio del Toro reprising their roles (via Deadline). However, the trio will change tactics, since the scribe of both Sicario and Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Taylor Sheridan, won't return for a third. Instead, writing duties will fall to Peaky Blinders creator and writer of the upcoming Bond movie, Steven Knight, with director Padraic McKinley calling the shots. After the
  
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• Avatar: Seven Havens co-creator and EP explain the show's new animation style, say they wanted to make an “old school anime”

  10-10-2026 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Air, water, fire, and earth are back in force after the first three episodes of Avatar: Seven Havens dropped this week. The sequel series is set after Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra and follows two twin Avatars, Pavi and Nisha. These two youngsters are successors to Korra, who was believed to have brought about the world-changing event known as the mysterious Cataclysm, seemingly leaving a mark on the Avatar's legacy. So far, the biggest takeaway from the new series i
  
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• James Bond will return in comic book form written by Grant Morrison

  10-10-2026 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  We may still be waiting to hear which new star will take on the license to kill, but equally great news about 007 reveals a new comic book series is on the cards, and they've got a mastermind to handle it all. Grant Morrison, the brilliant comic book writer behind one of the greatest Superman comics ever, All-Star Superman, and the co-creator of Damien Wayne, has been announced to handle a new series of adventures in partnership with IDW and Ian Fleming Publications.In a statement to The Hollywo
  
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• Nicolas Cage finally confirms he's opening a case in True Detective season 5

  10-10-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After reports way back in August that he was set to be the new star to flash his badge in the HBO anthology series, Nicolas Cage himself has confirmed that he's set to walk the beat as the newest lawman in True Detective season 5. At NYCC, the legendary star revealed he's heading back to the small screen after his recent stint as Spider-Noir, which was canceled after its first season on Prime Video. "You can only do so many movies back to back to back, and necessity is the mother of invention,"
  
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• New Risk of Rain 2 expansion debuts to "Very Positive" Steam reviews

  10-10-2026 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Risk of Rain 2's Hallowed Concepts DLC is another hit for one of the best roguelikes around. Years after a shaky start, Gearbox seems to be doing a much better job with the genre icon.The Borderlands maker bought Risk of Rain 2 back in 2022, as the original developers soon went to work at Valve. The beloved roguelike then found itself in troubled waters. Gearbox's first major update to the game post-buyout, Seekers of the Storm, was hugely divisive with series fans, but the publisher has since t
  
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• Starfield modder brings seamless planetary landing to Bethesda's RPG "without any loading screens"

  10-10-2026 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the big criticisms leveled against Starfield at launch was its lack of seamless planetary landing. Spacefarers can essentially pick a landing zone and go through a glorified loading screen to reach their destination, but they couldn't fly into a planet's atmosphere and land directly themselves a la No Man's Sky.A Starfield modder is now working to change that, and their results are already super impressive. Frederik Wessberg today posted a clip of the "Seamless Landings" mod that's still
  
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• Former Last of Us dev says "the idea of a monolithic GTA 6" or Elder Scrolls 6 is "intimidating"

  10-10-2026 15:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  A former Naughty Dog veteran who worked on The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 is more excited about the idea of shorter games rather than "monolithic" blockbusters like GTA 6 or The Elder Scrolls 6.Matt Radford was a visual effects artist on some of Naughty Dog's biggest hits before opening his own studio called 5th Corner, and he recently spoke about the merits of shorter games in an interview with Kiwi Talkz (embedded below)."I'm 38 years old," Radford says. "And I think that there's also somethin
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Persona join the increasingly bonkers roadmap for Sonic Racing Crossworlds

  10-10-2026 14:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic Racing: Crossworlds already has a pretty hectic lineup of characters, but Sega's Year Two DLC roadmap takes things one step further. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, Persona, Godzilla, Hello Kitty, Bayonetta, Evangelion, the Dreamcast itself, and much more are all coming to the well-liked kart racer before the end of 2027.Sonic's most recent and surprisingly great take on kart racing is no stranger to bonkers crossovers. The game's first year of post-launch content welcomed everybody fro
  
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• MTG Marvel Darkhold Destiny has a wild pitch featuring the supernatural and teamups with a "pantheon of gods"

  10-10-2026 02:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  As is only right now that Halloween's lumbering toward us, Magic: The Gathering has revealed a particularly spooky set with MTG Marvel Darkhold Destiny.Due to launch in April 2027 and up for pre-order now at Amazon, this expansion dives headfirst into the supernatural; the press release for MTG Marvel Darkhold Destiny promises "the growl of werewolves at the door, the hissing of vampires who thirst for divine blood, [and] the chanting of witches as they enact their dark arts." It also teases MTG
  
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• Hytale creator is giving early access players 1 copy of the RPG for every chapter released until 1.0

  10-10-2026 01:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're playing Hytale in early access via the premium Cursebreaker Edition, you might want to keep an eye out on your account inbox the next time a new chapter releases on the long road to 1.0.Simon Collins-Laflamme, founder of Hytale studio Hypixel, announced on Twitter that he's giving away a single copy of the Standard Edition of Hytale early access to everyone with the fancy Cursebreaker Edition – for every time a new chapter releases until the game gets its 1.0 update, whenever tha
  
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• The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer arrives online, promising unholy horrors for Scarlett Johansson

  10-10-2026 00:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror aficionado Mike Flanagan has a schedule so big it's enough to make your head spin. No sooner has his modern-day take on Carrie arrived on Prime Video this week than the trailer for his new iteration of The Exorcist: Martyrs has crawled online. We're compelled to tell you to brace yourself. The new film sees Scarlett Johansson as a police detective who encounters some very paranormal activity after witnessing the execution of a serial killer named Father Sunday (John Leguizamo). Unfortunat
  
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• VisionQuest star Ruaridh Mollica compares Tommy figuring out his powers to Peter Parker

  10-10-2026 00:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lot of familiar faces are going to be re-uploaded back into the MCU next week with the arrival of VisionQuest on Disney+. Already, reactions are beaming about the new series, which will see Vision have a father-son bonding session with his son, Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica), while Ultron (James Spader) tries again to pull strings he absolutely shouldn't touch.In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+, Mollica discussed finding his footing as Tommy, aka Speed, and compared it to Tobey Magui
  
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• Mike Flanagan dreams of directing a new Jaws or Jurassic World movie

  10-10-2026 00:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  After giving us a sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, and a new addition to The Exorcist franchise in the can, Mike Flanagan is proving himself a brave filmmaker who can take on any cinematic staple and deliver. What then might a Jaws or Jurassic World movie look like with the director at the helm? As both are properties he'd love to have a crack at.During a Reddit AMA, the showrunner for the new Carrie series was asked which other franchise he'd like to dive into, and what it would be, leading
  
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• Finn Jones teases Heroes For Hire arc in Daredevil: Born Again season 3

  09-10-2026 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+ at New York Comic-Con, Finn Jones revealed that he and a friend may be going into business together in Daredevil: Born Again. The third and final season of the Disney+ show will reunite him with his former Defenders, including Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter). However, fans may be most excited to see Jones and Colter back together, as the two could finally partner up as the Heroes for Hire. Speaking about the superhero reunion
  
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• My new cozy obsession is a Lord of the Rings-inspired Animal Crossing riff blowing up on Kickstarter

  09-10-2026 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  We live in a heavy world right now, with stressors like AI, layoffs, and political crises seemingly around every corner with no signs of slowing down, which is why, even in the spooky month of October, I'm leaning into the cozy gaming space more than ever. Animal Crossing is still my go-to home away from home, but I'm always on the lookout for some place else to escape the real world."We wanted our game to feel like The Lord of the Rings x Animal Crossing," reads the caption on a YouTube short f
  
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• Designer who "fixed" Grand Theft Auto's driving releases a "remaster" of it

  09-10-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original driving system in Grand Theft Auto was led by veteran programmer Pat Kerr, who's credited as saving the game's cars by Rockstar veteran Obbe Vermeij. Some 30 years later, Kerr's revisited that pioneering vehicle tech in a new demo you can play for yourself. "In the early days of GTA1 development, the driving just wasn’t fun," Vermeij recalls. "Then Pat Kerr, who is handy with physics but wasn’t even on the team, dropped in some driving code that fixed it. He’s now
  
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• Gears of War E-Day sold just 62k copies on Xbox versus 1.7 million Game Pass players, analyst says

  09-10-2026 21:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day sales topped 230,000 across Xbox and Steam following an October 1 launch, according to estimates from analyst firm Alinea.Market analysis head Rhys Elliott reports the Xbox player base is larger than it appears, even if premium sales were dominated by Steam. An estimated 62,000 people bought the game outright on Xbox consoles, with 168,000 buyers on Steam. SteamDB ownership estimates, which are always fallible and are especially volatile shortly after launch, support this fig
  
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• US console market hasn't been this bad "since the early 80s," analyst says

  09-10-2026 20:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  It is absolutely no surprise to anyone in the market for a new gaming console that prices have risen rather sharply in the last year-and-change, but fresh insights from a trusted industry analyst put some context into just how bad things have gotten.The ongoing RAM shortages, coupled with tariff-driven increases in hardware prices, have driven each of the three big console manufacturers; Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo; to drive up console prices numerous times in less than two years. If you want
  
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• D&D Star Wars is giving me Andor vibes with promises to let you "fly daring missions" and fight the Empire as a secret Rebel team

  09-10-2026 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like we could be dogfighting with the Empire in X-Wings and trading blaster-fire with Stormtroopers during 2027's D&D Star Wars, and I'm getting big Andor energy from the newly-announced adventure book.Revealed at New York Comic Con 2026, Tyro Squadron: Adventures will launch next year alongside a D&D Star Wars core book. Developer Wizards of the Coast is still keeping its Sabbac cards close to the chest where the latter is concerned, but the campaign takes place during the Orig
  
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• Will PvE mode split Arc Raiders in two? "It's very possible," says executive producer

  09-10-2026 19:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is the talk of the town, but an even bigger change could be on the horizon. From October 13 through October 20, developer Embark will test something that some players have wanted from day one: a pure PvE mode. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal tells me this test is an essential step toward answering a question that even the devs have had since launch, even if it ends up splitting the game in two one day.Originally, Arc Raiders was a pure PvE game about
  
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• Marvel Rivals devs try not to spoil Avengers Doomsday ahead of MCU event

  09-10-2026 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Rivals developer NetEase is taking extra care to make sure it doesn't leak anything about Avengers Doomsday as it plans a crossover with the MCU film.2026 has been a big year for the Marvel Rivals team as the developers have been celebrating the four Avengers MCU themes with new cosmetics and modes throughout the year on the Path to Doomsday. This kicked off in April with an Avengers themed event that had a 6v1 asymmetrical mode in which you team up against a single Loki, while this week
  
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• Ex-PlayStation boss prefers "good 20 to 25-hour games" over 100-hour behemoths

  09-10-2026 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games have gotten large, and quite expensive, both to make and buy. Some might argue, myself included, they are generally a bit too big for their own good, and the bloating budgets aren't helpful for the industry. Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden agrees, and he believes if publishers focus on smaller releases, it'll help everyone.He provided his views during an appearance on the Expansion Pass podcast. "I've been involved with plenty of games that ar
  
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• Bloodborne PC port with full multiplayer can't get FromSoftware fans to vibe with vibe coding

  09-10-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Bloodborne isn't officially available on PC – and at this point, might never be – a good few fans have worked to port it over themselves… including those behind The Hunter's Dream, a multiplayer emulation that might not be as ambitious as it seems.The PlayStation 5 is seeing various emulation projects take off, finally allowing PC players access to Sony exclusives – but Bloodborne's own The Hunter's Dream might not really be that.
  As per its official website and
  
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• PlayStation creator turned AI CEO Ken Kutaragi predicts AI daydreams will replace video games

  09-10-2026 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ken Kutaragi is best known as the father of the PlayStation, having led the development of the PS1, PS2, and PS3 consoles. While he retired from Sony in 2007, he's keeping busy as an AI firm CEO who seems convinced that video games will soon be replaced by AI daydreams. The most incredible part is that he also seems to believe that's a good thing."AI will transform games into entertainment, and change human sensibilities," Kutaragi tells 4Gamer (via Power Up Gaming) at a recent university panel.
  
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• Wardogs Season 2 will pay people to join blue team to fix its "notoriously lower win rate"

  09-10-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wardogs Season 2 sees developer Bulkhead address imbalance in the game's teams, with notorious blue loser Lonestar receiving targeted bonuses to entice players to join up as part of a "social experiment" in game balance. The Season 2 patch notes take a swing at "faction balance," with Bulkhead acknowledging that "Wardogs is a game that isn't supposed to be always perfectly balanced." The running gag with blue team, however, bolstered by legitimate gameplay concerns, has started to materially aff
  
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• GTA 6 shows Jason nude, and fans are wondering if Rockstar will go full Red Dead Redemption 2

  09-10-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are many lingering questions about GTA 6, and a significant amount of them center around Jason's nude body. After it was confirmed we get to see the protagonist in his birthday suit, the collective audience for Rockstar's upcoming crime sandbox have been pondering the finer details of his naked self – and making a few memes.It all stems from a preview by IGN that notes they got to see Jason fully unclothed for a shower scene. The moment was used to demonstrate how you can flip perspe
  
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• The new Ocarina of Time figures are nowhere to be found, but some of the best Zelda amiibo are back at Nintendo UK

  09-10-2026 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The newest Young Link and Zelda amiibo have come and gone at US retailers, but pre-orders still have yet to appear for us UK-based fans. And trust me, I've checked.I've been refreshing the Nintendo UK online storefront every day since the figures were unveiled during the 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct, and yet they're still yet to show their little, plastic uncanny valley faces. Today's check came up empty just as they always do, yet I did at least spot that some of my favorite Legend of Zelda
  
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• WoW: Forever patch notes leave fans asking Blizzard "why" and hoping for more class changes

  09-10-2026 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new patch for the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta is upon us, bringing everything from the new City of Dalaran dungeon to various class changes – but it's not exactly landing well with all of the MMO's early players, it seems.The World of Warcraft: Forever patch notes outline a lot, and that's a bit of an understatement – we're entering the fourth week of the Beta, after all.
  You'll find them over on Blizzard's official forums, beginning with bug fixes and leading into a plethora o
  
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