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• Stardew Valley on Switch Gets Major Patch Update

  29-11-2017 23:47
  The popular indie farm RPG Stardew Valley has just released an update for the Nintendo Switch version which comes with a plethora of bug fixes.
  The official patch notes contain a list of all the fixes found in the update but most notably are improvements to save times, crashing, audio glitches, and rumble during handheld mode as well as support for Nintendo's video recording feature.
  Players familiar with these bugs will appreciate the much-needed patch after excessive save times and random cras
  
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• A single map inspired Fallout 3's lead designer to create the RPG's entire story: "It's got to go back to those original themes"

  18-01-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout 3 calls back to the original CRPG Fallout in more ways than one. The box art is obviously an ode to the first game in the series, and was actually the very first piece of art created for the threequel. But even Fallout 3's central story was thought of as a return to "those original themes" explored in Interplay's classic, according to the game's lead designer Emil Pagliarulo, who said he was inspired by a single map.Speaking to Edge Magazine, Pagliarulo remembered seeing "an overhead map
  
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• "Will this blow up the server?": Arc Raiders players are so good at killing Arc that Embark is considering how to "escalate" PvE, dev teases a Shredder escape and "the giant walking ones in the background"

  18-01-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spend enough time in Arc Raiders maps like Blue Gate and you're sure to notice some abnormally large, amusingly Tick-like Arc roaming in the background. Where the Queen and Matriarch are imposing mobile fortresses, these background Arc are basically mountains with legs – impossibly gargantuan machines. I don't think an Anvil is gonna cut it. Developer Embark Studios doesn't seem ready to drop something of this size on us just yet, but it is cooking up some new Arc to make PvE feel dangerou
  
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• Terminally ill GTA 6 fan with 6-12 months to live has seemingly been put in touch with Rockstar about playing the game early

  18-01-2026 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar Games has seemingly gotten into contact with a terminally ill fan looking to play GTA 6 before its launch later this year on November 19, 2026.That's according to a now deleted LinkedIn post from Ubisoft developer Anthony Armstrong, who appealed on behalf of a family member diagnosed with cancer and "given 6-12 months to live.""The reason I am reaching out is that they are a huge GTA fan and, with this latest update, he may not be around long enough to actually get to see GTA 6 launch,
  
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• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple director Nia DaCosta made sure the return of that character was not “a big return of the superhero”

  18-01-2026 15:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, besides being a simply brilliant sequel to an already impressive franchise revival last year, ends on a moment that some fans might not have anticipated. After managing to escape the clutches of Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) and the Bone Temple, we then cut to a very familiar cottage we’ve not seen since 28 Days Later. It’s here we’re reunited with Cillian Murphy’s Jim, who has seemingly been living on this untouched plot of land si
  
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• The Last of Us director used Ellie and Joel's bond as a reference for his new game, but the biggest inspiration was Ico, the first that made him cry

  18-01-2026 14:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 game director Bruce Straley is back with a game that basically sells itself from the word go: Coven of the Chicken Foot has you play as a witchy grandma with chicken feet as she builds a bond with a hulking fantasy creature. And Straley's taking some inspiration from lots of places, from his own post-apocalyptic work and a Studio Ghibli classic to Fumito Ueda.Speaking to GamesRadar+ about his upcoming "semi-open-world" explorative puzzle game, Straley explains that
  
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• The very first Fallout 3 art was the box art, but the most difficult bit to create was the iconic Vault suit

  18-01-2026 14:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Box art isn't traditionally the first bit of art that's drawn up when making a game - whatever's printed on physical boxes and digital thumbnails usually comes when it's time to market the thing - but that's exactly what happened with Fallout 3 as the devs thought it was important to start at the very beginning and reimagine Fallout 1's box art."It started with the box art," lead artist Istvan Pely remembered in an interview with Edge Magazine. "The original Fallout 1 box, with the power armor o
  
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• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reveal Netflix’s way of moviemaking involves reiterating the plot “for people on their phones”

  18-01-2026 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have reunited on screen once again this weekend with their Netflix crime thriller The Rip, and now the Oscar winners have shared some guidelines that were suggested during the film's development for the streaming service. During an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Damon explained that the go-to route that he and his co-star and longtime friend are used to wasn't factored in when making a Netflix movie.“The standard way to make an action movie that we learn
  
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• Speedy Gonzales set to get his own standalone movie

  18-01-2026 10:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warner Bros. looks to be returning to its army of animated Looney Tunes characters and putting all the attention on one of its fastest, with news that a Speedy Gonzales film is in the works. The fastest mouse in all of Mexico has been handed over to director Jorge R. Gutiérrez, who teased the announcement on social media.The director posted a photo on Instagram wearing a similar hat and bandanna that Speedy was synonymous with, and holding a toy version of the character. Gutiérrez
  
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• James Gunn once again pumps the brakes on The Flash casting rumors

  18-01-2026 09:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Every so often, DCU co-head and Superman director, James Gunn, dares to battle against the waves of fandom in order to set the record straight. Whether it's squashing rumors that have gone viral or addressing fans' demands about the franchise's future, he’s a director who’s happy to get involved in the conversation and stop it when things go too far.One such incident recently involved more flames being fanned over the possibility of Grant Gustin reprising his role as The Flash after
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the French RPG's success was "completely unexpected from pretty much everybody" at the studio

  17-01-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite a handful of promising trailers and appearances at several Xbox showcases, I don't think very many people were anticipating that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 would become the giant hit that it eventually snowballed into, least of all the people who made it in the first place.Calling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a success is a slight understatement, too. The debut game from French developer Sandfall Interactive has shifted over five million sales as of last year, on top of winning more game
  
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• God of War TV show Kratos actor says he's "grateful to pick up the axe"

  17-01-2026 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a surge of news surrounding video game adaptations this week. Not only did Sophie Turner get Tomb Raider-ready as Lara Croft, but Amazon also announced their pick to become the former Ghost of Sparta, aka Kratos, in their upcoming God of War series.Former Sons of Anarchy star Ryan Hurst has been announced to take on the live-action version of the role for the show, which is being penned by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, For All Mankind, Outlander). For Hurst, it’s hardly
  
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• Dragon Age veteran defends studio's attempt to make something different with Anthem: "BioWare's always been changing"

  17-01-2026 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah, who had been at BioWare for over two decades working on iconic games, recently defended the studio's swing (and miss) with Anthem, the exosuit-boasting looter shooter that was both a massive departure for the developer and a big failure.When asked if he wanted to set the record straight about anything, in an interview with Destin Legarie reflecting on Anthem's recent shutdown, Darrah mentioned how a lot of people would come "out of the woodwork"
  
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• Danganronpa creator's massive tactical RPG has secretly been two games all along, which, y'know, makes sense considering the enormity of 100 routes

  17-01-2026 16:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's no secret that The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a huge game, to put it lightly. Before launch, the veterans behind Danganronpa and Zero Escape were boasting of 100 routes dense enough to be considered proper endings, but now, almost a year after its release, developer Too Kyo Games has revealed that The Hundred Line has actually been two games in one all along.On social media, the developer said that The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy has been masquerading as a single game this
  
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• Arc Raiders devs are looking at buffs for terrible skills: "We know. There's certain skills I don't choose ... we're not deaf to the state of it"

  17-01-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  To put it mildly, several skills on the Arc Raiders raider skill tree seem better than others. To put it less mildly, as I said to design lead Virgil Watkins in a recent interview, player testing has found that several skills have an indiscernible impact on gameplay. Fortunately, Watkins says Embark is "not deaf" to the sorry state of these unlovable skills, and buffs are "100% on our radar." (Here are our picks for the best skills in Arc Raiders.)"I think even internally, we know," he says. "Th
  
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• Hytale releases first big update with new content, tons of fixes, and a tease for pet dogs as devs promise to "improve the game as quickly as possible"

  17-01-2026 15:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hytale's first big update in early access is out now with a whole host of bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, new content and customization options, and a vague, dog-related tease.Developer Hypixel published its extensive list of patch notes earlier today, and the update's highlight is undoubtably the addition of "dinosaurs and other NPCs to populate the underground jungles." But be warned: their behaviour is still a work in progress, much like everything else in the blocky sandbox.What rai
  
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• New Lara Croft voice actor is hyped about Sophie Turner's Tomb Raider: "Lara looking mighty fine"

  17-01-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  2026 is the year of Lara Croft. Besides the pistol-packing adventure hero returning to her original adventure by way of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Ms. Croft will also be brought to life once more by way of Amazon Prime Video’s Tomb Raider television adaptation starring Sophie Turner. The former Game of Thrones stars donned the shades and the shorts of the beloved adventurer and certainly nailed the look of Croft. But while fans chimed in on the debut appearance, one person who was qu
  
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• Evil Dead director Sam Raimi reveals his favorite horror movies include Jaws and The Grudge

  17-01-2026 11:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  He’s responsible for some of the goriest, messiest, stickiest cinematic experiences in horror movie history, but in a mild bit of probing for fans of Sam Raimi, the Evil Dead director has chimed in with the scary movies that have given him the willies over the years.This year, Raimi will be returning to the genre with Send Help, the new movie that sees Rachel McAdams as a worn-down staff member who finds herself stranded on a desert island with her no-good boss, played by Dylan O’Bri
  
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• James Cameron says he needs to figure out a cheaper way to make Avatar movies for Avatar 4 and 5 to happen

  17-01-2026 10:54 via gamesradar.com
  He’s no stranger to splashing cash on the cinema-dominating blockbusters he’s churned out, but when it comes to Avatar 4 and 5, James Cameron has admitted he might need to watch the purse strings a little this time around.Even after earning $1.2 billion at the box office following the success of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the Pandora-based threequel is still leagues behind the previous instalments. Avatar still stands as the most successful film of all time with $2.9 billion, and Avatar:
  
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• After 14 years, RuneScape's awful microtransaction shop is going away next week because Jagex wants the MMO to be "a safe haven, a storm-weathering bet against the falling trust in the world"

  17-01-2026 02:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  War, economic uncertainty, collapsing guardrails of democracy, these are things that keep a lot of people up at night these days. But Jon Bellamy, CEO of RuneScape studio Jagex, knows of one very familiar virtual space you can return to when it's a little too scary out in the real world.Bellamy is doing his small part in getting us through all of the madness of today by following through with Jagex's earlier stated commitment to deleting RuneScape's long-festering microtransaction shop, Treasure
  
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• Assassin's Creed Hexe, the next mainline game in the series and reportedly a witchy RPG, adds Mirage and Valhalla writer as lead scriptwriter

  16-01-2026 23:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Grilli, a longtime Ubisoft writer with credits on Assassin's Creed Origins, Valhalla, and Mirage, has signed on as lead scriptwriter for what's understood as the next mainline installment in the series, the reportedly witchy RPG codenamed Hexe.Grilli announced the news on his Linkedin, writing: "I'm thrilled to share that I'm starting a new position at Ubisoft Montreal as lead scriptwriter on Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe. Incredibly grateful to be a part of this team and project!"
  
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• Longtime Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy has regrets about Solo: A Star Wars Story – and says they put Alden Ehrenreich in "an impossible situation" by casting him as Han

  16-01-2026 22:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says Solo: A Star Wars Story is the only film released during her 14-year tenure that she has a "bit of regret" about."I don’t really have any regrets. Well, maybe a bit of regret about Solo: A Star Wars Story," Kennedy told Deadline. "I brought Larry Kasdan in on, and we were so excited about that idea. And then when you’re into something and you realize fundamentally, conceptually, you cannot replace Han Solo, at least right now."The 2018
  
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• Prime Video's God of War TV show casts The Fall Guy star as Thor's wife Phoebe

  16-01-2026 21:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prime Video's God of War TV show has cast Teresa Palmer as Phoebe/Sif, wife to Thor and Norse goddess of Wheat, Harvest, and Family.Per Deadline, the upcoming live-action series, based on the wildly popular video game franchise of the same name, follows Kratos (Ryan Hurst) and his son Atreus as they set out to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Throughout their adventures, "Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better h
  
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• Animal Crossing players can't agree whether the new hotel tourist feature is a laggy, vibe-killing mess or "the best thing that could have happened to the game"

  16-01-2026 20:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The biggest addition in Animal Crossing: New Horizons' new 3.0 update is the new hotel feature, which lets you design guest rooms for visiting tourists and collect new items in the hotel's souvenir shop. What many players weren't expecting, it seems, was for tourists to actually show up.I won't lie, I also dove right into decorating hotel rooms without thinking too much about the implications, like the fact that if I spend hours creating the coziest rooms I possibly can, people will probably wan
  
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• A "Space Marine-Killer," pirates, and everything else revealed at the New Year Warhammer Preview 2026

  16-01-2026 20:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pirates, revamps of old models, and more have been unveiled as part of the New Year Warhammer Preview 2026 livestream.Now that we're halfway through January, Games Workshop is finally lifting the curtain on what we can expect this year from Warhammer 40K, Age of Sigmar, and beyond. If you want all the details quickly, you're in the right place - I'm breaking down all the New Year Warhammer Preview 2026 reveals right here as they happen. Let's dig in!New Year Warhammer Preview - Warhammer 40,000(
  
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• A "Space Marine-Killer," Custodes, pirates, and everything else revealed at the New Year Warhammer Preview 2026

  16-01-2026 20:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pirates galore, a revamp of Henry Cavill's favorite army, new undead storming through the Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40K teases, and more have taken center stage in the New Year Warhammer Preview 2026.Now that we're halfway through January, Games Workshop is finally lifting the curtain on what we can expect this year from its various game systems - and hobbyists will need to clear a lot of space on their desks, by the looks of things. Warhammer 40K, Age of Sigmar, and Horus Heresy have all receive
  
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• "It took Anthem a very long time to admit to itself that it was a looter shooter," BioWare veteran says, which is why it was taking lessons from Diablo instead of Destiny

  16-01-2026 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Heading into launch, Anthem was often called a "Destiny killer" – though that was a label assigned by press and enthusiasts, not by the devs at BioWare themselves. Yet by the time Anthem launched in 2019, it seemed clear that the devs had missed some key lessons from Bungie's looter shooter. As veteran producer Mark Darrah explains in a new interview, BioWare was still trying to take lessons from the venerable Diablo series rather than Destiny."I think it took Anthem a very long time to ad
  
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• Arc Raiders had an auction house-style trade system at one point, but Embark removed it because it ruined loot: "It turned the game into just being about coins"

  16-01-2026 18:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  In December, CEO Patrick Söderlund of Embark Studios discussed the latent potential of player trading in Arc Raiders and how future updates could lean into this element of interaction. According to design lead Virgil Watkins, the studio actually "partially built" a more robust trade system at one point in Arc Raiders' development, and though it was ultimately removed, there's still ambition to make trading a more fun and social part of the game.For clarity, here's what Söderlund said:
  
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• Minecraft-inspired RPG Hytale, created by Minecraft multiplayer server devs, gets mod to make it look more like Minecraft

  16-01-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wearing its influences on its sleeve, Hytale doesn't shy away from how much inspiration from Minecraft goes into the RPG. But if the fantasy adventure's aesthetic wasn't similar enough to Mojang's blocky builder for you, a modder is already bridging the gap between the two games.As a quick history lesson, Hytale's roots go back to a Minecraft server in the mid-2010s. Eventually outgrowing that platform, developer Hypixel retained the block-based visual style as the project grew into its own dist
  
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• One of Steam's hottest top-sellers is the zombie apocalypse sim that previously dominated Steam Next Fest, and it's celebrating with a Dead by Daylight collab

  16-01-2026 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Quarantine Zone: The Last Check was a breakout hit at one of last year's Steam Next Fest events, garnering more than one million Steam Wishlists thanks to a hot demo, and its winning streak has only continued now that it's properly launched.For a game set in the thick of a zombie apocalypse, Quarantine Zone surprisingly doesn't cast players as a struggling survivor or a guns-blazing soldier. It instead riffs on indie classic Papers, Please by having players operate a military checkpoint that's i
  
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