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• SNES Classic Preorders Will Begin This Month

  01-08-2017 18:54
  Despite an accidental preorder retail listing last month, Nintendo has announced that the Super NES Classic Edition will officially be available for preorder later in August.
  In a Facebook post, Nintendo said the company "can confirm that it will be made available for pre-order by various retailers late this month." While declining to mention a specific number, Nintendo said "A significant amount of additional systems will be shipped to stores for launch day, and throughout the balance of the ca
  
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• Dan Trachtenberg says he's still looking to make more Predator movies despite his new deal with Paramount: "My God, there are so many exciting things we can do"

  11-02-2026 14:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dan Trachtenberg's first-look deal with Paramount "does not mean" he's going to stop making Predator movies, the director has confirmed.In a new interview with io9, the filmmaker explained that he's "simultaneously figuring out all of the next steps" for the sci-fi franchise and what he'll be getting up to over at Paramount."I'm in this moment that I was in when Prey came out, where I was like, 'What do I do next?'" Trachtenberg revealed. "[I] got very excited about a Predator protagonist and go
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fan says their merch has been detained by government officials who think it's "possibly" a relic: "Customs opened the package and decided the art book looked a bit too ancient"

  11-02-2026 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Of all the wildest video game-related situations you can imagine, this fan's alleged debacle with an official Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 art book has to be the most out there.If you haven't seen the mind-boggling thread on Reddit yet, user "Ahmed15252" explains how they own The Expeditioner's Journal – a 48-page artbook that players got alongside the special Monolith Set from Sandfall Interactive – and how it was apparently snagged by customs upon entry in Iraq.
  Why, though? Accordi
  
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• Stranger Things play The First Shadow could finally be heading to Netflix, with filming reportedly taking place this week

  11-02-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite figuring prominently into Stranger Things season 5, Stranger Things play The First Shadow can still only be seen on stage. But that could soon change, as performances have reportedly been put on pause this week in order for a professionally filmed version to be captured, presumably destined for Netflix.As per Collider, performances of Stranger Things: The First Shadow have been cancelled on Broadway this week, through to Saturday, February 14, in order for a filmed version of The First S
  
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• Director of scrapped animated movie two years in the making speaks out on why Sony pulled the plug: "It wasn't commercial enough"

  11-02-2026 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The director behind the Thai-Inspired animated movie from Sony Pictures Animation has come forward and shed some light on why the studio decided to pull the plug on the project.Animator Mat Braly took to Instagram to explain why his movie, which was two years in the making, is no longer going forward with Sony. “At the very start of 2025, I received the unfortunate news that the movie I had been working on for 2+ years at a major animation studio would not be moving forward,” said Br
  
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• The Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight is today, here's how to watch the stream as Blizzard gears up to show off a new Diablo 4 class and region

  11-02-2026 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment is showing off new Diablo 4, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 2: Resurrected content during the Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight stream, and we've got you covered with when, where, and how to watch it live.Overwatch 2 got its big blowout last week which revealed the game being renamed to Overwatch, and a host of other reveals, but most importantly a jetpack cat as Blizzard tries to get in on the Mewgenics hype. But the fun times couldn't last for long as Blizzard is taking us
  
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• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner says there's "less of an inherent danger" of the show ending up like Game of Thrones, but George R.R. Martin would be "highly" involved past season 3

  11-02-2026 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is based on George R.R. Martin's novellas that chronicle the adventures of the hedge knight Dunk and his squire Egg.But, there are only three novellas, and the second season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is already in production – meaning the show will soon run out of source material."After the way Game of Thrones ended, some people are understandably worried when they hear that only 3 D&E books have been publishe
  
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• The Last of Us' Ashley Johnson shares her reaction to the season 2 backlash: "Sometimes that passion feels really great, and sometimes it feels not great"

  11-02-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us actor Ashley Johnson, who surprised fans when she cameoed as Ellie's ill-fated mom Anna in the HBO TV show, says she "understands" the backlash to season 2 – but that "sometimes it feels not great" when players' passion for the games inspires such intense negativity.When asked by The Direct about the response to the second chapter, Johnson, who brings Ellie to life in both Naughty Dog's The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, said: "Yeah, I feel like with The Last of Us,
  
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• Welcome to the future: Scream 7 director and star Neve Campbell livestreamed the first Scream movie on TikTok

  11-02-2026 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming horror sequel Scream 7 continues to take full advantage of technology, as director Kevin Williamson and star Neve Campbell host a TikTok livestream like we've never seen.On February 10, fans got the chance to watch the first Scream movie for free on TikTok Live via the official Scream account. The livestream saw Scream 7 director Williamson, and stars Campbell and Isabel May watch the movie right alongside fans. The trio reacted to the scares and offered behind-the-scenes commentary fro
  
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• Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc gets a surprisingly early streaming release on Crunchyroll

  11-02-2026 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is officially coming to Crunchyroll for its streaming debut.As confirmed by the anime streamer on its official website, the Chainsaw Man movie's streaming release is slated for a Spring 2026 window. In anime terms, Spring typically refers to the months of April, May, and June.While Chainsaw Man coming to Crunchyroll isn't surprising in itself, Reze Arc received a late October release in most territories – ensuring a possible six-month turnaround for
  
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• Overwatch smashes its Steam record, more than doubling its previous concurrent player peak with over 165,000 people jumping in as Blizzard's hero shooter enters a new era

  11-02-2026 12:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a time of great upheaval in Overwatch 2. Now rebranded to simply be Overwatch, the hero shooter's undergoing a soft reset, starting with the latest season, which kicks off a six-part narrative arc and introduces a number of fresh members to the roster. As a relaunch of sorts, it's working, because the FPS just hit a new all-time peak for concurrent players on Steam.Season 1 of Overwatch's Reign of Talon began yesterday, February 10, and there was an immediate surge in interest. 165,651 play
  
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• Discord raises more questions while attempting to quell age verification fury by saying an AI model can look at "patterns of user behavior" to predict how old many folks are anyway

  11-02-2026 12:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Days after announcing unpopular plans to age-lock accounts, Discord has made some clarifications about its "age assurance update," reiterating that "facial scans never leave your device," IDs are "deleted" after getting your age, and a lot of the time it knows who its adult users are because of the "advanced" AI model it's developed to predict folks' ages. That last part feels like it might raise more questions than answers.Earlier this week, Discord announced that "teen-by-default" settings are
  
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• Insomniac dashes Marvel's Wolverine hopes, says more info is coming in spring despite Sony's State of Play happening this week

  11-02-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Insomniac has seemingly squashed hopes of Marvel's Wolverine appearing in this week's State of Play, saying we won't learn anything about the game until spring 2026.Marvel's Wolverine seems like PlayStation's big game for 2026. I mean, there's Marathon, but from Sony's multiplayer track record, that may not last the year. After a brief teaser in 2021, we finally got a full, blood-soaked reveal last September, with the promise of a 2026 release date. And after missing The Game Awards, all eyes ar
  
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• Insomniac dashes Marvel's Wolverine hopes, says more info is coming in spring despite Sony's State of Play being coming this week

  11-02-2026 12:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Insomniac has seemingly squashed hopes of Marvel's Wolverine appearing in this week's State of Play, saying we won't learn anything about the game until spring 2026.Marvel's Wolverine seems like PlayStation's big game for 2026. I mean, there's Marathon, but from Sony's multiplayer track record, that may not last the year. After a brief teaser in 2021, we finally got a full, blood-soaked reveal last September, with the promise of a 2026 release date. And after missing The Game Awards, all eyes ar
  
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• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner admits cutting a major line from the novella was "a mistake": "That scene was in the script at one point, then fell out"

  11-02-2026 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  While A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is so far a very faithful adaptation of George R.R. Martin's source material, a few changes have been made to the story of the hedge knight Dunk and his squire Egg.Two of these changes, though, were actually just mistakes on the part of showrunner Ira Parker.When asked during a Reddit AMA why a pivotal line from the novella was cut, Parker responded: "Honestly it was a mistake on my part. Not my first not my last on this show. That scene was in the script at
  
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• After Andor cost over half a billion dollars to make, The Mandalorian and Grogu will reportedly be the cheapest Disney-produced Star Wars movie

  11-02-2026 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're now just a few months away from The Mandalorian and Grogu – the first brand new, theatrically released Star Wars movie in seven years. But following a costly flop in Solo: A Star Wars Story and ballooning costs, a new report suggests that the Mando movie may have the lowest budget of any Disney-era Star Wars movie to date.As noticed by Collider, California Film Commission figures have revealed that The Mandalorian and Grogu's production budget is a thrifty – though still hardly
  
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• Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 is already going on a break after just six episodes

  11-02-2026 11:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  We may only be six episodes into Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, but the hit shonen anime is already putting its feet up for a brief break.With rumors of a recap episode swirling around social media, the official Jujutsu Kaisen Twitter account moved to confirm an 'intermission' would take place on February 19.Instead of a new episode, we're getting a recap with 'newly recorded' narration – presumably a run-through of the Culling Game so far, as well as the preceding Shibuya Incident arc.Jujutsu K
  
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• You can now play the Valheim leads' side project - a "cozy & dark" co-op dungeon crawler blending Lethal Company and Phasmophobia with a dash of Animal Crossing - thanks to its new Steam demo

  11-02-2026 01:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Back in November, a team of Valheim leads quietly announced their new studio Grip Jaw and debut project Begraved, a game billed as a mishmash of Lethal Company, Phasmophobia, and Content Warning, and now you can check out what they've been up to yourself.Grip Jaw is a small studio led by Valheim creative director Robin Eyre, and it just released a free demo for Begraved on Steam, giving you the chance to go hands on with what sounds like a pretty interesting concept. You start out in a huge mans
  
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• Spider-Noir TV creators explain why Nicolas Cage's Spider-Man is "jaded" Ben Reilly instead of "boyish" Peter Parker

  11-02-2026 00:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Noir showrunner Oren Uziel and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller say there's a very good reason why Nicolas Cage is playing Ben Reilly instead of classic Spider-Man Peter Parker in Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming Spider-Noir streaming series. As it turns out, it all comes back to the need for the show to have the same hardboiled feel as classic film noir shows, with Peter representing a level of optimism that Spider-Noir doesn't have."This character's very different from the Peter P
  
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• Square Enix throws a bone to Xenogears fans on the classic JRPG's 28th anniversary, but with no remake or remaster in sight, folks are behaving exactly as you'd expect: "I'm on my knees here"

  10-02-2026 23:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  February 11 marks the 28th anniversary of the beloved JRPG Xenogears, and Square Enix is offering one tiny crumb of a birthday cake: a single tweet acknowledging the game's existence. Still, that's the most official validation Xenogears diehards have gotten in years, and many are already taking the opportunity to beg for a remake. Or a remaster. Or any kind of modern release at all.Square Enix's tweet is a simple celebration of Xenogears' legacy, calling it (via machine translation) "a new gener
  
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• HBO's Baldur's Gate 3 TV show may not involve Larian, but Wizards of the Coast's former Head of Story has signed on as a consultant

  10-02-2026 23:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 game studio Larian doesn't seem to be involved with HBO's recently announced streaming series that will serve as a live-action sequel to the smash D&D video game. But they won't be without a guide into the inner workings of Dungeons & Dragons, as former Wizards of the Coast game architect Chris Perkins has signed on as a consultant for the show.Per Deadline, Perkins joins The Last of Us TV co-creator Craig Mazin, who will bring his experience adapting video games to the s
  
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• 19 years after Frank Darabont's devastating adaptation, Mike Flanagan is set to make a new movie based on Stephen King's The Mist

  10-02-2026 23:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan is gearing up for his fifth Stephen King adaptation – and this time, it's a new take on The Mist.Per Deadline, Flanagan will direct and write the screenplay. Warner Bros. is set to produce the pic in conjunction with Flanagan's Red Room and Spyglass Entertainment.The Mist, King's 1980 novella, follows a man named David Drayton who takes shelter in a supermarket after a dense mist surrounds the small town of Bridgton, Maine. Hidden amongst the murkiness are an unending supply
  
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• "I think Speranza is heavily underutilized": Arc Raiders boss wants to see more social elements and thinks the main city is ripe for "something else"

  10-02-2026 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios sizes up a massive launch and considers how to build on the community it's cultivated, CEO Patrick Söderlund has his eye on social elements and interactions across the player base. Amid discussion of a more Destiny-style hub area, he reckons the city of Speranza is especially fertile ground.Speaking with IGN, Söderlund examines the balance of PvE and PvP that defines Arc Raiders, and the surprisingly friendly player base that's sprung up around i
  
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• Stranger Things spin-off creator says it's meant to feel like a "lost season" of the main show: "You could easily take this and make it the live-action version"

  10-02-2026 22:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stranger Things: Tales from '85 showrunner Eric Robles says the spinoff is meant to feel like a lost season of the flagship show and explain what Mike, Eleven, and co. got up to on their winter break before season 3."You could easily take this and make it the live-action version," Robles told Empire. "We wanted to go back to Hawkins and feel like a lost season... when the kids weren't trying to save the world–they were just trying to save the town."The animated series takes place between S
  
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• Nicolas Cage says his performance in live-action Spider-Verse spin-off Spider-Noir is "70 percent Bogart, and 30 percent Bugs Bunny"

  10-02-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  A fresh look at Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly/Spider-Man in Spider-Noir has arrived, showing off a pulpy take on the Spidey variant, who first appeared in 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, also voiced by Cage. And according to the man himself, he's bringing his usual eccentricity and intensity to the role, channeling both classic film noir vibes and even some cartoonish antics."For me, this character was 70 percent Bogart, and 30 percent Bugs Bunny," Cage tells Esquire. "I was basically Mel
  
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• Longtime Zelda producer says "the hardware evolution" lifts "restrictions" but, more importantly, "greatly influences the game design"

  10-02-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The sky's the limit in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom quite literally, but the acclaimed 2023 open-world adventure wouldn't be possible without Nintendo pushing the very limits of the mobile Switch's hardware capabilities.Talking to Polygon, veteran Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma opened up about how advancements in technology not only make games prettier, but also give developers more freedom to bring grand ideas to life."The idea of having a seamless game experience is not just re
  
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• With Ubisoft's dire finances, widespread cancellations, and a disastrous launch working against it, famously AAAA game Skull and Bones celebrates Year 2 with a big ol' kraken

  10-02-2026 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  I offer you three truths. One: Ubisoft is so desperate to cut costs after years of financial decline that it's lopping off digits at the weigh-in and starting to eyeball its limbs. Two: Steam player counts, which are more visible than those on console, provide useful but not holistic data, especially in this era of subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and, notably, Ubisoft+. And three: Ubisoft has a history of supporting some lower-performing games for the long haul. Just, you know, not The
  
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• Helldivers 2 passes 150,000 players on Steam for the first time in months thanks to Cyborgs, who may actually be the good guys: "I'd be playing for the Cyborg faction if given the option"

  10-02-2026 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shocking the most loyal patriots, it seems that Cyborgs from the original Helldivers game may not be the villains Super Earth made them out to be. In fact, the half-human rebels seem to be solely responsible for Helldivers 2 having a major resurgence on Steam right now.According to SteamDB, Helldivers 2 has enjoyed a 24-hour peak of 151,969 players (and 150,237 people are currently playing as of writing) – the last time Arrowhead's squad-based shooter hit those kinds of democratic numbers
  
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• I love knowing how games are lying to me, and this breakdown of graphical tricks in Half-Life and more is an incredible peek behind the curtain: "The underwater concrete is just literally wobbling"

  10-02-2026 21:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Games have been lying to us for years – and I love knowing how those wonderful lies work. Sleight-of-hand tricks have been the backbone of graphical innovations for years, and even the most cutting edge games have some clever shortcuts hiding behind the curtain. A thread full of these tricks has been making the rounds on social media, and it seems everything from Halo to Half-Life has incredible technical cheats laying just below the surface.For Halo, it's simply blurry tires. As Weird Wes
  
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• "We have made back our development budget after 3 hours": Over 8 years in the making, strategy roguelike Mewgenics is an instant hit for The Binding of Isaac creator and his team

  10-02-2026 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mewgenics, the peculiar new tactical roguelike from the mind behind The Binding of Isaac, launched today alongside overwhelmingly positive reviews from players and critics, and now we officially know it's shaping up to be a big commercial success as well.Coming from The Binding of Isaac maker Edmund McMillen and his longtime collaborator Tyler Glaiel - a team that also brought us The End is Nigh - Mewgenics is about as much of a departure for the co-creators as it gets. It's still very much a ro
  
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