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• Positional dungeon crawling

  02-10-2015 18:56
  "I don't think that positioning-based mechanics are easier to develop. They have more complex interactions. But they are easier to understand for the player."...
  
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• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man star Rebecca Ferguson says the Netflix movie works as a "standalone film" even if you haven't seen the show

  06-03-2026 01:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is set to bring the era of Tommy Shelby to an explosive end. Alongside many returning favorites, the Netflix movie also introduces some new figures to the world, including Rebecca Ferguson's mysterious Queen of the Palmer Witches, Kaulo Chirklo. But if you haven't seen the show, don't worry, as Ferguson says being up to speed with the (mis)adventures of Shelby and co. isn't a prerequisite.Speaking to GamesRadar+ alongside co-star Cillian Murphy in London, Ferguso
  
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• Cillian Murphy says Netflix's Peaky Blinders movie is the "natural conclusion" for Tommy Shelby

  06-03-2026 01:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is now playing in theaters, and star Cillian Murphy says that the long-gestating movie was designed to close the book on his time as Tommy Shelby.Speaking to GamesRadar+ at a press event in London, the Oppenheimer Oscar winner shared his thoughts on his final outing as anti-hero Tommy Shelby, 13 years after first donning the famous flat cap. "We'd been talking about making a film for a long time," Murphy begins. "And then we were going to do series 7, and then th
  
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• Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman is bringing Spider-Man 4 stars Spidey, Hulk, and Punisher together for a story that's "unrestrained by continuity"

  05-03-2026 23:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in theaters this summer, and the three main stars of the movie, Punisher, Hulk, and Spidey himself, are colliding in a new comic that kicks off just in time for the film's release.The five issue limited series is titled Spider-Man: Long Way Home, borrowing the naming conceit of the first three MCU Spider-Man movies. It's written by Marvel superstar Jonathan Hickman, who spearheaded the X-Men's Krakoa era and the latest incarnation of the Ultimate Universe, inclu
  
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• 15 years after Dark Souls, Nioh 3 devs faced the exact same design problem: "That might be one reason some people felt that the game was a little bit easier"

  05-03-2026 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Confession time: I hated Dark Souls the first time I played it. This was partly because I was young and stupid and resistant to change, but also, when I first tried it, I ran straight into the Catacombs area and promptly got my rib cage rotated like a rotisserie chicken. You aren't supposed to do that, you may have heard, nor are rib cages; you're supposed to go through the more sensibly scaled Undead Burg. How you navigate Dark Souls directly affects how difficult it feels. That's part of the m
  
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• For the first time in Diablo history, the Butcher will be a playable character in Diablo 4's new Season of Slaughter

  05-03-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Butcher has been terrifying Diablo players for three decades now, famous for randomly sprinting up to players and slaughtering them in the middle of dungeons, but soon he'll be a lot less scary... because you'll be able to control him.Announced today during Blizzard's developer update livestream, Diablo 4's new season is titled the Season of Slaughter. As it turns out, that's an apt name for a season in which one of the big highlights is that you can "become The Butcher.""As The Butcher, you
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem Leon actor says he's "cautiously optimistic" about upcoming film adaptation from Weapons director Zach Cregger

  05-03-2026 22:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil Requiem voice actor Nick Apostolides says he'll be seated in the theater when the time comes for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie to hit the big screen."I'm cautiously optimistic," Apostolides, who provides the voice and motion capture for main Leon Kennedy, tells GamesRadar+. "This is the first time I'm really a big fan of the director's previous works. I think he's a very talented guy. He's got a great vision. And the fact that I read somewhere that the studios have kind of giv
  
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• Xbox Project Helix announced, "next generation console" will "play your Xbox and PC games," Microsoft says

  05-03-2026 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prepare for Xbox Project Helix, Microsoft's codename for its next-gen console.Newly appointed Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma has just teased her first project as former Xbox boss Phil Spencer's controversial heir, and it's a big one.
  Sharma writes in a March 5 Twitter announcement that Xbox Project Helix is the "next generation console" among a number of examples displaying Microsoft's "commitment to the return of Xbox."
  "Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games,"
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 flies past 165,000 concurrent Steam players, instantly nearly tripling the all-time peak for the original roguelike icon and dethroning Marathon as Steam's top-selling game

  05-03-2026 21:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even those ardently apathetic to roguelike deckbuilders (hi, that's me) can't help but admire Slay the Spire (hello, also me). Hardcore genre fans have been waiting over half a decade for the sequel, but Slay the Spire 2 is finally here – and already outperforming both its predecessor and every other big new release on Steam.Slay the Spire 2 hit Steam Early Access today and, as SteamDB shows, quickly reached a peak of 165,423 concurrent players – a number that's continuing to rise. F
  
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• As death threats derail Helldivers 2's wholesome D10 challenge, Sony and Arrowhead address “increasing hostility in the community”: “We do not tolerate threats of violence, harassment, or doxxing”

  05-03-2026 20:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  What began as a, perhaps mischievous, but otherwise innocent fan challenge for Helldivers 2 developers to play their own game on the highest difficulty in exchange for a $1,000 charity donation has turned into a quagmire. Both developer Arrowhead and publisher Sony are putting on their wading shoes in an effort to rid it of weeds.Arrowhead and Sony both addressed all players in a joint statement posted on official Helldivers 2 social channels March 5, making it clear that "Arrowhead Game Studios
  
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• War Machine director says practical FX was "paramount" to make the sci-fi action movie feel as real as possible: "We set off a bomb in the quarry that was 550 feet high"

  05-03-2026 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  War Machine director and co-writer Patrick Hughes says the upcoming Netflix sci-fi action thriller needed to feel like a nightmare come to life."To me, it was paramount," Hughes tells GamesRadar+, when asked how important it was to make the movie feel as realistic as humanly possible. "And that was part of the push. Obviously, we have a visual effects VFX component to the film, but everything else was just 100% real, which meant it was real world locations in the real world wilderness, with real
  
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• Resident Evil fans would "go ballistic" for a Code Veronica remake, says Leon Kennedy's actor, spitting 100% facts

  05-03-2026 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  What Leon Kennedy wants, Leon Kennedy gets, is what I say after seeing what that weathered and unbelievably handsome soldier goes through in Resident Evil Requiem. And, Capcom, what Leon wants is a remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica. You know what to do.In conversation with PC Gamer, Leon Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides made the case not for Resident Evil 5 to be remade, or Resident Evil 6, but the series' brilliantly punishing 2000 Dreamcast middle child, Code Veronica."I would like to see a
  
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• 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (March 6-8)

  05-03-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  From sci-fi action to the perfect blend of comedy and drama, these are the best new movies and shows to watch on streaming this weekend. It's hard to believe we are in March already, and that we've had two full months of outstanding streaming releases, from the new Bridgerton season to the return of some of the best anime shows now airing.Below, we've put together a list of 6 great new movies and shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, and Hulu, which are some
  
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• 21 years after its unceremonious end, Firefly fans are hoping that teasers for a March announcement mean the show is finally returning

  05-03-2026 19:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans of beloved cult classic sci-fi series Firefly have been hoping for a return for over 20 years at this point, and if the stars of the show are to be believed, it might finally be happening.In a series of social media posts, lead actor Nathan Fillion, who played Captain Mal Reynolds on the show, visits his co-stars to tell them that there's some kind of announcement coming on March 15. Fans are naturally extrapolating this into hope that the announcement will mark a Firefly revival.Firefly ra
  
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• I've been interviewing devs for 13 years, and it's rare to hear someone say this about their own critically acclaimed RPG weeks after release: "Nioh 3 is a great game but it's not perfect"

  05-03-2026 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Creators generally look back on their old work with a mix of fond nostalgia and unendurable cringe. Likewise, even the proudest game developers will probably eventually tell you that an element or idea – or in my experience talking to devs, many elements – could've been handled better with the benefit of hindsight. But I was nevertheless pleased with how candidly Nioh 3, still warm from a February 6 launch and awaiting paid DLC, was assessed by two of its lead developers in an interv
  
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• War Machine star Alan Ritchson says Reacher was the most physically demanding role he'd ever played before signing on to the new Netflix sci-fi film: "Every day was a unique challenge"

  05-03-2026 19:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alan Ritchson is best known for playing Jack Reacher in the stunt-heavy, action-packed hit Prime Video series... but playing 81 in Netflix's War Machine proved to be a much bigger, and unexpected feat."I had finished shooting Reacher season three, the whole season was this build up towards this fight with the giant Olivier Richters...he's 7'2, 400 pounds," Ritchson tells GamesRadar+. "And we spent three weeks filming this entire episode where we just fought continuously. The reference was like a
  
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• "The more things that can break when you pull the trigger, the better": Helldivers 2 veterans stole Arrowhead's "fantasy approach" to action while making stunning new horror Metroidvania

  05-03-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Helldivers 2 directors Linus Larsson and Mattias Snygg now have a very different Earth to tend to in Silver Pines, an upcoming small-town horror Metroidvania, which will also be the first game made by their new indie studio Wych Elm. But, though the dingy Americana of Silver Pines is rawer than anything Super Earth's craven democracy is willing to produce, Larsson and Snygg tell GamesRadar+ there's still a development trick they're stealing from their time at Arrowhead."It is that sort of
  
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• The Last of Us is amazing, but "I wouldn't want to play another game set in small town USA," says indie dev behind unique Polish survival horror: "It might get a little repetitive"

  05-03-2026 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Broadly speaking, it doesn't take much to make something set in a small town in the '90s off-putting. Make the locals a bit standoffish, create a sense of time leaving the place behind, gently suggest there's some sort of mystery to be solved, and you've got a creepy atmosphere. Holstin does all of this in 1992 Poland, and the Eastern European backdrop makes it standout against the likes of The Last of Us and Alan Wake.Speaking to GamesRadar+ about the project, game director Rafał Sankowski
  
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• "Where does Xbox fit all of a sudden?": Former Microsoft VP says it "maybe" should have taken "full advantage of Minecraft" while it had a chance instead of getting distracted by Bethesda exclusives

  05-03-2026 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Xbox and Sega boss Peter Moore says that he believes Microsoft hasn't taken advantage of owning Minecraft as it should.Speaking to GamesBeat, Moore says, "When they acquired Mojang and Minecraft, it was purposely built, almost, for – how do we use AI to continuously evolve this?" He says this is mostly down to Minecraft's potential for user-generated content in the vein of something like Fortnite.He explains, "UGC has always been an important part of keeping people engaged. Roblox i
  
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• Christian Bale on exploring the more "comedic" sides of Frankenstein's monster in new sci-fi horror The Bride: "He's rotting, he stinks to high heaven, and he can't die"

  05-03-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Bride star Christian Bale has opened up on his character's unusual connection to Jake Gyllenhaal's "Fred Astaire"-esque Ronnie Reed – and exploring the more "comedic" side of Frankenstein's monster."When he was younger, he did the worst things possible – murdering children – but he was a man child himself," the former Batman actor tells GamesRadar+, making clear how much he empathised with Mary Shelley's iconic creation. "He didn't know any better. He had the worst parent i
  
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• World of Warcraft players beg Blizzard to "turn down" the "noisy af" Sunwell after Midnight, but others surrender their ears to the light: "Please turn it up"

  05-03-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  With the new housing system and removal of combat mods, there are plenty of new features to explore in World of Warcraft after Blizzard's big Midnight release – but fans are a bit busy grappling with some, erm, unexpected noise right now.In case you haven't heard it yet – somehow– the magical Sunwell sitting directly to the north of Silvermoon City is loud. Very loud. Even though it's to be expected, considering that we're talking about a magic energy transformer of sorts, it's
  
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• Arc Raiders was recording private Discord DMs in plain text, engineer claims in report on "serious privacy and security violations," which prompted a hasty hotfix from Embark

  05-03-2026 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Embark Studios has rushed out a hotfix after it was reported that Arc Raiders had been quietly recording players' private Discord DMs.Engineer Timothy D. Meadows reports on what he calls "serious privacy and security violations" connected to last year's juggernaut shooter, explaining that messages sent between two players were being captured by the Arc Raider's Discord SDK and "written in full to a plaintext log file stored locally on the user's machine," unbeknownst to the players themselves. T
  
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• Homelander seeks out immortality (and takes over the Oval Office) in explosive new trailer for The Boys season 5

  05-03-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's all-out war in the first full trailer for The Boys season 5, as Starlight, Billy Butcher and co plot to take down Homelander – with the help of a well-recognized, newly recruited speedy Supe.The promo, which you can watch above, opens with Antony Starr's cape-wearing antagonist ominously telling his awestruck ally Firecracker (Valorie Curry): "My power is absolute. At heights no one's even dreamed of. But I have a bigger destiny."Said destiny? Finding V1, Vought's very first iteration
  
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• Shigeru Miyamoto had to "force" in Super Mario Bros 3's iconic Frog Suit because he thought it was fun even though it sucked

  05-03-2026 18:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Super Mario Bros 3 is widely regarded as one of the best Mario games ever made, and certainly the peak of the series on NES. Its wide array of unique items and power-ups, including one that lives in infamy: the Frog Suit. The adorable sight of Mario dressed up as a four-legged frog is one of the platformer's most enduring images, but it always kind of sucked in practice. In fact, that's part of why Shigeru Miyamoto was so keen to keep it in the game.The legendary Nintendo designer said as much i
  
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• Oblivion multiplayer "coming soon," claim creators of platform that transformed Black Myth: Wukong with the same co-op treatment

  05-03-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sometimes, stopping the Mythic Dawn from causing a cataclysm in Cyrodiil in Oblivion can be lonely. It's you against the combined forces of a deathcult! Yes, you have some NPCs to help, but this is a Bethesda game, they're not always the finest company. That's all going to change, thanks to a new toolkit that's bringing multiplayer to the fantasy RPG.Oblivion multiplayer is a project stemming from ReadyM, a platform designed to bring multiplayer into games where it's otherwise unsupported. The t
  
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• Marathon is already the top-selling new game on Steam, dethroning Resident Evil Requiem

  05-03-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  "It's a marathon, not a race," is the old saying to get across that sometimes success comes slowly. Bungie's Marathon is ignoring its namesake and sprinting across the starting line as Steam's best-selling new game.The storied studio behind Halo and Destiny is prepping to launch its first-ever extraction shooter in mere hours, and it's already poised quite nicely for success. Marathon's pre-order currently sits at second place on Steam's Top Sellers chart that ranks games based on revenue genera
  
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• Season 2 of hit Netflix show with 98% Rotten Tomatoes score unveils its White Lotus-esque first trailer

  05-03-2026 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Beef season 2 is here – and it's all couples, country clubs, and chaos. Though if you tuned into the first chapter, that last part is unlikely to shock you...While that saw Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's verbally (and sometimes, physically) beat the heck out of one another following a fairly innocuous road accident, the second installment centers on another feud: Oscar Isaac's Josh and Carey Mulligan's Lindsay vs. Charles Melton's Austin and Cailee Spaeny's Ashley.As the
  
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• Highguard lead says "everyone has their thoughts on why the game failed" and "many are way off," as director admits "when you're out of time and money – you have to release a game with the runway you have"

  05-03-2026 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of its shooter's negative reception, Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has suffered mass layoffs and announced the game would be permanently shutting down – a decision that has come as a result of various factors.Design director Jason McCord dives into the Highguard shutdown in a new LinkedIn post – one that's come after director and studio head Chad Grenier's own thread, in which he said there wasn't "enough revenue to keep anyone employed" in the end.
  "The pos
  
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• Pokemon Winds and Waves hints might have been hiding in Scarlet and Violet all along, fans theorize, and now folks reckon we may have an unsolved mystery on our hands

  05-03-2026 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon fans have noticed some little details in Scarlet and Violet that seemingly foretold Pokemon Winds and Waves four years early, leading to speculation that two new 'mons might have been teased, too.Pokemon Scarlet and Violet rival Nemona has some interesting decor in her house, but when the game first released in 2022, no one really paid it much attention – likely being too busy focusing on the horrible performance issues. However, once Pokemon Legends: Z-A released last year, some n
  
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• Wolfenstein fans better "get psyched," because a tabletop RPG is on the way

  05-03-2026 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  It feels like a good day to fight Nazis, because Modiphius has revealed a new Wolfenstein tabletop RPG.Set to focus on MachineGames' The New Order and The New Colossus, this Wolfenstein tabletop RPG will utilize the Modiphius 2d20 system as seen in the Fallout and Star Trek TTRPGs. It casts players as resistance fighters battling the Nazi regime in an alternate universe where they won World War II and will come to crowdfunding as of Fall 2026.Where have I heard that name before?(Image credit: Ro
  
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