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• Tips for making a quality game on a tiny budget

  22-10-2015 18:09
  "As I'm developing my first commercial game on my own, I don't promise to have all the answers -- but I've gathered some advice that might help you!"...
  
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• The Wild Robot is officially getting a sequel, with the director of Netflix's Nimona at the helm

  06-03-2026 14:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  A sequel to animated hit The Wild Robot is officially in the works, The Wrap reports.Troy Quane and Heidi Jo Gilbert will be co-directing the film, titled The Wild Robot Escapes – Quane having previously directed Netflix's fantasy adventure movie Nimona, while Gilbert worked as head of story on The Wild Robot. Chris Sanders, who helmed the first movie, will be writing the script.Released in 2024, The Wild Robot follows Roz, an abandoned robot who gets stranded on a remote island with only
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem Leon actor says the new horror game "could have been just a solo Grace" outing, but the dual protagonists make it feel "like 2 different games"

  06-03-2026 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Leon Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides explains why he thinks Capcom chose Leon to return for Resident Evil Requiem, when it could've easily been a Grace-centric game.Speaking to GamesRadar+, Apostolides says: "They chose to partially center the story around Raccoon City. And if you're going to do that, you need to have certain characters come back, [from RE1, 2, or 3]. You know, you need somebody to come back that Raccoon City really affected." However, Raccoon City obviously affected most of the
  
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• Netflix's new Peaky Blinders movie debuts to rave reviews and a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

  06-03-2026 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Peaky Blinders' big screen debut has so far proved successful, as new movie Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has landed a rather impressive Rotten Tomatoes score.The film sits at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is ironic as that is the same score that the Peaky Blinders series as a whole has, with seasons 2, 3, and 6 scoring 100%.Critics seem largely impressed with the film, with many praising Cillian Murphy's return to the role of Brummie gangster Tommy Shelby. "Cillian Murphy's TV icon Tommy She
  
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• Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is back in theaters – and we're still no closer to finding out when it'll drop on Crunchyroll

  06-03-2026 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following its hugely successful theatrical run in late 2025, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is back in US theaters – though you'd better book tickets quick if you want to catch the hit anime movie on the big screen.While it's unclear as to exactly how long it'll stick around, distributors have described its return as "limited", meaning that it'll likely be showing for no longer than a couple of weeks. Screenings in North America and Canada have already kicked off, while those across the pon
  
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• Ubisoft is "hated" by the public and "many of their own developers," but it's "far from impossible" for it to make great games after the big restructure, veteran dev says

  06-03-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A veteran Ubisoft developer says it's hard to imagine the company returning to its glory days of back-to-back hits, but all hope isn't lost for the Assassin's Creed publisher.An anonymous Ubisoft worker recently spoke with Game File's Stephen Totilo about how the publisher went from putting out several well-liked games a year to being in the position that it's in right now: two studio closures, six game cancelations, including its long-awaited Prince of Persia remake, and more project delays jus
  
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• Twisters star joins movie adaptation of bestselling novel about two game devs founding their own studio

  06-03-2026 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Twisters star Daisy Edgar-Jones has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of bestselling novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, which follows the lives of two game devs founding their own studio.Edgar-Jones will play Sadie Green, the lead female role, according to Variety. No other casting has been confirmed just yet. The movie hails from Paramount, which picked up the novel's rights before it had been published.The novel, penned by Gabrielle Zevin, is a bestseller ranked by the New York Tim
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 surpasses Elden Ring Nightreign as Steam's biggest roguelike, as early access sequel sees launch players rise 162,000% over the original game

  06-03-2026 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well, Slay the Spire 2 is out, but going by the monumental launch numbers, you probably already knew that. Developer Mega Crit celebrated by showing us the contrast between the sequel and its forebear in terms of audiences and, um, the team's picked up a few fans.In 2017, the first Slay to Spire arrived to a whole 193 concurrent players. The community grew in the intervening years, but it started small. Fast forward to now, and the sequel has brought in 314,425 concurrents within 24 hours of goi
  
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• Mike Flanagan's Exorcist movie adds 11 familiar faces from the Flana-verse

  06-03-2026 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan's Exorcist movie has added 11 new cast members – and they're all familiar faces for anyone who's seen any of the director's other projects.Deadline reports that Rahul Kohli, Hamish Linklater, Gil Bellows, Carl Lumbly, Robert Longstreet, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan, Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr., Benjamin Pajak, and Carla Gugino have all joined the cast of Flanagan's next horror movie.These actors have appeared in Flanagan's TV shows like The Haunting of Hill House, The Hau
  
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• "This seems a bit meaner than it was intended": Slay the Spire 2 lead backtracks on Marathon "small indie passion projects" joke as the roguelike unexpectedly dominates Steam

  06-03-2026 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday was a huge day for game releases between Bungie's Marathon and Mega Crit's early access release of Slay the Spire 2, leading to a real David and Goliath moment, but who's who in this scenario is now up for debate as the indie roguelike absolutely dominates Steam and causes the devs to backtrack on a joke aimed at the new extraction shooter."Congratulations to the Marathon team on their launch! Don't let small indie passion projects like this pass you by just because Slay the Spire 2 is
  
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• New Daredevil: Born Again season 2 TV spot is packed full of new footage, including another look at returning villain Bullseye

  06-03-2026 12:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're just over two weeks away from seeing the Man Without Fear return to the small screen in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, and the new teaser suggests the sophomore season may take the action up a notch.In the new TV spot, posted on Twitter by Warling, we see Charlie Cox's blind lawyer by day and vigilante by night grapple with a city on the edge under Wilson Fisk's rule. Protests and riots are breaking out, Bullseye has returned, and Fisk has more power than ever. But according to Murdock, h
  
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• Lucasfilm boss Dave Filoni says The Mandalorian and Grogu is "a big celebration" of the duo and "a completely different era of Star Wars" compared to The Force Awakens

  06-03-2026 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's only a few months until The Mandalorian and Grogu finally lands, bringing Star Wars back to the big screen for the first time in six years.But, by the sounds of things, it won't be like previous films we've seen in the saga. "Episode VII was a completely different entity,” Dave Filoni, co-writer and second-unit director of The Mandalorian and Grogu, and who is also the president and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, told Empire magazine."I had dreams of Episode VII since I came out
  
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• Mario Kart World content update seemingly leaked by Nintendo itself as players reckon a fan-favorite mode is on track to return to the Switch 2 racer

  06-03-2026 12:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has seemingly leaked a new Mario Kart World update ahead of Mario Day next week, which might bring back a fan-favorite to Battle Mode.Mario Kart World launched alongside the Switch 2 last June, and since then, Nintendo has been strangely quiet about any major updates for it. Obviously, the game being $80 caused a lot of controversy, and if Nintendo was to announce paid DLC right away, the backlash would likely be even more extreme. Players have already theorized the game might get a DK-
  
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• Project Helix "might be Microsoft's last attempt to make their hardware business work," analyst suggests: "There is nobody in this industry who believes there will be another Xbox if this next machine fails"

  06-03-2026 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a wild few weeks for Xbox fans, from Phil Spencer's departure after almost 40 years to yesterday's reveal of the mysterious Project Helix – but hopefully, it's the mark of a bright future for Microsoft's gaming division.If it's not, and Project Helix fails, there might not be any future Xbox hardware at all anymore – or so analyst Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO and founder of Japanese game industry consultancy Kantan Games, thinks.
  Speaking with GamesRadar+ following the announcement
  
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• Marathon stays competitive with Arc Raiders, hits Steam with 91% 'Very Positive' reviews as fans let out a sigh of relief: "Bungie cooked"

  06-03-2026 11:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite a turbulent journey to get here, Marathon has finally crossed the finish line and it's turned out exactly as you'd expect from a new Bungie FPS: it's good.Marathon launched in full last night and it's already been met with a strong reception from players, debuting to a 'Very Positive' Steam rating, while an impressive 91% of its 4,400+ user reviews give it the thumbs up. That means it's even staying competitive with the subgenre's current big dog, Arc Raiders."Love this game's aesthetics
  
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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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