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• Sheet Pan Pancakes

  07-11-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Pancakes are a brunch favorite, but making them for a crowd is no easy feat. Our solution? These easy sheet pan pancakes—essentially a giant, fluffy, buttery pancake that you'll cut into squares and serve warm to friends and family.
  
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• Amazon cuts ties with Forza Horizon 5 director's upcoming open-world driving game as it focuses on Tomb Raider, cloud gaming platform Luna, and more

  25-02-2026 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon has announced that it will no longer be publishing the upcoming narrative-led open-world driving game currently in development at Maverick Games, a studio founded by Mike Brown, creative director on Forza Horizon 5. It does so as part of the company's mysterious and ongoing "strategic evolution."Amazon's gaming arm has undergone a lot of changes over the last six months. In October, Amazon Game Studios announced 14,000 layoffs as part of "role reduction," which involved the cancellation o
  
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• Andor creator Tony Gilroy explains why Bix doesn't accompany Cassian for an on-screen mission in season 2 of the Star Wars show

  25-02-2026 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Andor season 2 was a hit with both critics and fans, but no show is perfect: one piece of criticism levelled at the season involved Adria Arjona's Bix Caleen and the fact that she didn't get an on-screen mission of her own in the show's second outing.Now, the Star Wars show's creator Tony Gilroy has shared his reasoning for keeping Bix's rebel activities off-screen."I put a [Bix and Cassian mission] off screen. In the first scene at the safe house [in season 2 episode 4], they’re talking a
  
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• 10 years on, Marvel fans are still confused over the Doctor Strange post-credits scene: "Did Marvel forget about that?"

  25-02-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  One whole decade after the movie hit screens, Marvel fans are realizing that the Doctor Strange post-credits scene has never been resolved, and are wondering if the MCU will ever give us any answers."Will the Doctor Strange post-credit scene get resolved?" asked one fan on Reddit, adding, "With a lot of unresolved end credits recently, I remembered about the Doctor Strange one and how there are 'too many sorcerers in this world'... Did Marvel forget about that, or could this somehow be answered
  
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• Bo-Katan Kryze actor Katee Sackhoff says she'll be back as her Star Wars character: "She's based off Dave Filoni's wife, so I have job security forever"

  25-02-2026 13:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Katee Sackhoff's Bo-Katan Kryze might not be a confirmed cast member for The Mandalorian and Grogu or Ahsoka season 2, the actor has reassured fans that Bo-Katan is still around.At Fan Expo Vancouver, Sackhoff confirmed that there's a chance for Bo-Katan to return. "Always! She's not dead. She ain't going anywhere," she said, as reported by The Direct.Plus, according to Sackhoff, her character actually has a personal connection to Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni, which is why she's likely
  
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• "You will hear more about that soon": New Xbox boss is "committed to returning to Xbox," and that "starts with console"

  25-02-2026 13:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox's new CEO, Asha Sharma, says you'll hear about the new hardware soon, so don't stay too attached to that Series X.While it certainly doesn't feel like it, we're approaching the point where news of new consoles from Xbox and PlayStation should emerge. The PS3, PS4, and Xbox One all had seven-year lifespans, and the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 will reach the seven-year mark in 2027. While there's been rumors of the PS6 being delayed, rumors on the Xbox side have pointed to it being a windows mach
  
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• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star says Egg's dad Prince Maekar Targaryen will not return for season 2

  25-02-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like our favourite white-haired prince won't be returning for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2, despite his Egg son now being missing."I’m not going to be in season two," said star Sam Spruell, who plays Prince Maekar Targaryen in the new Game of Thrones spin-off, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.This is quite shocking as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ended with Maekar's youngest son, Egg, going against his father's wishes and riding off into the sunset with Dun
  
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• Blizzard declaws Overwatch terror Jetpack Cat in a new hotfix, but gives new heroes like Emre, Anran, and Mizuki some needed TLC

  25-02-2026 12:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's been a hotfix for the heroes in Overwatch, and as the choices are proving a tad controversial, we can only say nature is healing. Emre, Mizuki, and Anran are among the central buffs, whereas the Jetpack Cat nerfs we were warned about have arrived, heralding the end of its furry dominance.For Emre, his burst rifle damage got a 10% increase, going from 20 to 22, according to the patch notes. Then, Mizuki's Kekkai Sanctuary maneuver, his ult that serves as a protective bubble for allies and
  
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• "Completely broken": Square Enix rushes out Final Fantasy 7 patch for the OG JRPG's new Steam version following fan reports of dizzying battle speed and other technical issues

  25-02-2026 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7's latest Steam launch aimed to update the almost 30-year-old JRPG classic, but it's landed a 'Mostly Negative' rating on release for technical issues, most notable of which is the doubled battle speed. This was fixed in a launch-day patch, though players report that other issues remain.Square Enix announced that a new version of the original Final Fantasy 7 would replace the then-current 2013 PC port. At the time this statement was made, the company didn't clarify what changes th
  
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• Sony CEO confirms studio's Spider-Man spin-off universe will get total reboot, but says partnership with Marvel is "great"

  25-02-2026 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  After notorious flops like Madame Web, Morbius, and Kraven the Hunter, Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman has confirmed an all-new, rebooted Spider-Man universe is on the way.Speaking to Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw on The Town With Matt Belloni podcast, Rothman was asked by Belloni if the Spider-verse was "dead," to which Rothman responded: "No."When asked if the studio would return to the universe, Rothman said "yes," and when asked if the eventual return would be "a fresh reboot" with "new people,"
  
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• Project Hail Mary first reactions are calling the Ryan Gosling sci-fi movie a "must-see space odyssey" and an "epic cinematic achievement"

  25-02-2026 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions to Project Hail Mary are here – and the sci-fi movie looks like it's shaping up to be the first blockbuster hit of the year.Directed by Across the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie's Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a ship with no memory of his life or why he's in space. As he works out that he's the sole survivor of an Earth-saving mission to a faraway sun, he teams up with an alien called Rocky in an attem
  
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• Netflix is proving it does know the importance of theatrical releases as One Piece season 2 sets sail to debut in over 200 theatres

  25-02-2026 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Listen up One Piece fans, it's time to see how many snacks you can stuff into your straw hat as One Piece season 2 is heading to theaters.Netflix is set to show the first two episodes of One Piece season 2 in select cinemas on March 10, across the US, Canada, and Japan. Tickets will be available from February 26 from participating theaters, and screenings in North America will start at 6pm.The screenings will take place almost three months after Netflix showed the final ever episode of Stranger
  
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• As Xbox exclusives continue to land on PS5 and Switch 2, new CEO says "we're going to keep meeting players where they are," but "the plan's the plan until it's not the plan"

  25-02-2026 12:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft is "going to keep meeting players where they are," though it sounds like that could easily be subject to change down the line.The identity of Xbox has been all over the place over the last decade or so, but the most impactful and confusing bit has to be spending billions on acquiring Bethesda and Activision to bolster its output, only to give up on first-party entirely and release pretty much every one of its games on PS5. As such, all eyes are on the new
  
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• Spider-Noir's new teaser gives us best look yet at Electro and Nic Cage's webslinger beating up gangsters

  25-02-2026 12:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Noir is slowly crawling up our most-wanted list, with the latest teaser for Nicolas Cage's shadowy take on the webcrawler only adding to our excitement.The promo, which you can see below, aired on US television and features a handful of new shots that weren't present in the initial Spider-Noir trailer.New promo for ‘SPIDER-NOIR’Coming to Prime Video on May 27.pic.twitter.com/LLDayIAcLMFebruary 25, 2026For starters, we have a different scene with Cage's Ben Reilly and Cat Hardy
  
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• How to watch the Scrubs reboot, JD, Turk, and Elliot return to our screens tonight

  25-02-2026 11:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scrubs is back in action, with a whole nine-episode Season 10 landing on ABC and streamers across the world today. JD, Turk, and Elliot are all heading back to Sacred Heart this week, and we're showing you exactly how to watch the Scrubs reboot right here.How to watch the Scrubs rebootUS: ABC via Sling TV / Hulu (30 day free trial)UK: Disney+ next day (£5.99 per month)AUS: Disney+ next day ($15.99 per month)ABC is running this OR (with support from Sling TV and Hulu), but those watching ab
  
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• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, RoboCop: Rogue City publisher Nacon files for insolvency, requiring "rapid implementation of a financial restructuring" with creditors to continue operations

  25-02-2026 11:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  French video game publisher and gaming peripherals manufacturer Nacon has reportedly filed for insolvency today.Nacon – publisher behind titles like action-adventure gem Hell is Us, FPS RoboCop: Rogue City, and the not-so-well-received 2023 Daedalic Entertainment game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – has announced its decision to file for insolvency in a new press release.
  The letter first outlines what prompted today's decision from Nacon, citing the failure of its majority sharehold
  
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• Ex-Diablo 2 leads have "tons of conflicted feelings" about going up against the iconic ARPG with their new indie competitor Darkhaven

  25-02-2026 01:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Darkhaven is a new ARPG "made by many of the original creators of Diablo and Diablo 2," and its developers are now part of an extremely exclusive club of people being forced to compete against their own game.If you're an indie developer coming out with a new ARPG, Diablo is obviously the standard bearer that your game will inevitably be compared to. And with Diablo 2, arguably the most beloved game in the Blizzard franchise, having recently added its first new class in 25 years, Darkhaven is gea
  
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• GTA 4 was apparently "so ahead of its time" that its own tech lead didn't know helicopters could do this: "Didn't really consider the side effects"

  24-02-2026 23:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The GTA games have often been technical marvels within their respective eras, and some tricks are still impressive to this day. As fans reminisce over the incredible water physics that Grand Theft Auto 4 gave us back in 2008, even one of the game's original tech leads is shocked at what the game can do.On Twitter, fan account GTA 6 Countdown shared a clip of a helicopter landing in a shallow lake in GTA 4. As the chopper comes down, the rotors push away the water, creating a dry spot for you to
  
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• Finally, a new pirate game that's actually good: I can't stop playing the Steam Next Fest demo for this open-world survival game with Assassin's Creed Black Flag sailing, Sea of Thieves combat, and Ark crafting

  24-02-2026 23:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a few years of rough sailing for fans of pirate games. Without naming names, I feel like there hasn't been a whole lot of treasure on treasure island recently, but it looks like a cask of salvation has washed ashore in the truly shipshape Steam Next Fest demo for Windrose, an open-world PvE survival crafting game blending influences from genre titans like Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Sea of Thieves, and Ark.In my many seasons playing Steam Next Fest demos for work, I've scarcely com
  
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• Stranger Things: Tales From '85 confirms casting for the latest member of the Hawkins gang with a wave of new posters

  24-02-2026 23:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you thought Stranger Things was done and gone, think again, cause Netflix is giving us a brand new look at its animated spin-off show Stranger Things: Tales From '85 with a series of electrically eye-catching character posters that also confirm the casting of the newest member of the Hawkins gang.Netflix has now confirmed that previously announced cast member Odessa A'zion will voice Nikki Baxter, the newest character adventuring alongside Eleven, Will, and the rest. The rest of the cast incl
  
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• This cyberpunk Metroidvania co-written by a Resident Evil veteran also wants to be an RPG with romance, and I went from "this looks cool" to "I need this right now" playing the Steam demo

  24-02-2026 23:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've had my eye on a cyberpunk Metroidvania called Altered Alma for over a year now, so I was excited to give its demo a play in this week's Steam Next Fest. After clearing a few areas and getting some upgrades, I'm pleased to report that it is indeed good. I am also surprised to report that it's taken a page or two from Cyberpunk 2077, not just in its RPG elements, but also in some very sexy romance scenes that caught me off guard in the latest trailer.A problem I often have with action game pr
  
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• Ubisoft CEO fights nepotism accusations after appointing son to lead new Assassin's Creed studio – by insisting "Ubisoft was created as a family company"

  24-02-2026 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft just named subsidiary Vantage Studios as its new Assassin's Creed leader, and CEO Yves Guillemot wants you to know it's OK that he appointed his son Charlie to watch over it.It's OK, since nepotism might be as central to Ubisoft as Far Cry or Rainbow Six. Specifically addressing nepotism accusations about Charlie Guillemot's appointment to co-CEO of Vantage in a recent interview with Variety, Guillemot begins by simply saying "Ubisoft was created as a family company."Indeed, Guillemot an
  
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• "We've made mistakes": Discord delays age verification rollout but promises no meaningful change as co-founder spends 1,857 words trying to sound apologetic

  24-02-2026 22:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Discord's promise to bring age verification worldwide read like a threat to many users of the mega-popular social platform, and the backlash was swift and loud. Today, the company has announced it's delaying the verification rollout to the second half of the year in a self-effacing 1,857-word blog post responding to criticism, penned by its co-founder. But the most important part of the message is this: age verification is still happening, whether you like it or not."Let me be upfront: we knew t
  
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• Despite prior reports of failure, Funko will be making "original" TV shows and movies in a deal "designed to unlock new storytelling opportunities"

  24-02-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  As it turns out, that long-gestating Funko Pop movie still happening... and we can expect so much more to come.According to Variety, the toy company has struck a deal with production company Rideback and AI entertainment company Spuree to "develop and produce film, TV and animated content," including "hybrid, live-action, scripted, and unscripted formats." Rideback is perhaps best known for producing It: Chapters 1 and 2, the live-action Lilo and Stitch, as well as The LEGO Movie.Funko Inc. laun
  
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• Arc Raiders just pulled a Helldivers 2: players spot enormous, unannounced UFOs after Shrouded Sky update goes live

  24-02-2026 21:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The big Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky update arrived earlier today, and we now know developer Embark Studios very purposefully left a major addition out of the lengthy patch notes: there are UFOs zooming through the sky.Reddit user Bewarden was among the many players whose gasts were flabbered by this discovery (thanks, PC Gamer). In the clip they shared, a huge flying ship with blue lights on its underside is seen soaring over Spaceport during the new hurricane map condition. A heavy whoosh fades ou
  
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• "This isn't an insurgency": Xbox co-founder says Phil Spencer exhausted himself "managing the beast" at Microsoft to "try to do the right thing for games," and he feels "worst" for Sarah Bond

  24-02-2026 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox co-founder Seamus Blackley thinks now-former Xbox boss Phil Spencer might have exhausted himself trying to prop up the game side – but the person he's most concerned about in the aftermath Microsoft's leadership shakeup is ex-president Sarah Bond, who's just resigned after almost 10 years with Xbox."The person who I feel worst for is Sarah Bond, who was more than capable from a leadership standpoint," Blackley tells GamesBeat in a new interview. "Super cool, actual gamer."Unlike Bond,
  
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• Deadpool actor cast as Baldur for God of War TV show

  24-02-2026 20:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ed Skrein has been cast as Baldur in Prime Video's upcoming God of War streaming series, which has been taking its cues directly from God of War: Ragnarok. Skrein is well known for his roles in Deadpool and last year's Jurassic World: Rebirth.Baldur is an important character in the God of War franchise as the primary antagonist of GoW: Ragnarok, working as an enforcer for his father Odin thanks to his nigh-invincibility.In mythology, Baldur's death is the key inciting incident of Ragnarok, the e
  
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• Xbox is not "dead" after CEO change, says original co-founder: "It's literally something I nearly died to bring into existence" and "seeing it struggle and being unable to act is hard"

  24-02-2026 20:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clarifying his stance following recent comments on the direction of Xbox under new CEO Asha Sharma, original Xbox co-founder and console designer Seamus Blackley stressed that he does not think the whole brand and business is "dead," though he does think it's in for some hard lessons."I have been asked 59 times now, due to this [Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat] article, if I believe [Xbox] is dead," Blackley says on Bluesky."No," he continued. "I love Xbox as my own flesh and blood. It's the most wo
  
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• Assassin's Creed 3 director says Ubisoft's Skull and Bones dev team was "junior" and "trying to essentially make Black Flag crossed with World of Tanks or World of Warships," but without the "experience"

  24-02-2026 20:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed 3 director Alex Hutchinson was as surprised as anyone to see the development of Ubisoft's infamous AAAA pirate game Skull and Bones drag on for so long, especially since, in his view, he and his team already laid the foundation for what they were making.There was a time when many doubted whether Skull and Bones would ever release. Development began way back in 2013 when it was intended as a multiplayer expansion for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, and without going into its incr
  
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• Fallout 4 is now on Switch 2, and first impressions say the port is way better than the disastrous Skyrim launch last year

  24-02-2026 19:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Switch 2 version of Fallout 4 launched just a handful of hours ago, and the first impressions are dramatically more positive than those that came alongside Bethesda's Skyrim port late last year. It's too early for any definitive rulings right now – it doesn't appear that anybody got early access to create a complete technical breakdown – but it seems we've got a solid way for Nintendo fans to get in on Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG.Our first indication that Fallout 4: Anniversa
  
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