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• Video Game Deep Cuts: That Slime Prey's Card Thief

  29-05-2017 04:44
  
  This week's top articles/videos include a great GDC video about storytelling in Slime Rancher, the surprising plot of the canned Prey 2, and a 'design deep dive' into mobile standout Card Thief....
  
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• Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider movie has a release date – and it's right after Marvel's X-Men

  17-08-2026 23:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ryan Gosling's surprise Ghost Rider movie has a release date... and 2028 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Marvel.Ghost Rider, directed by Shawn Levy, is set for July 28, 2028, making it the third Marvel movie set for 2028. Black Panther 3 is set for December 15, 2028, with X-Men releasing on May 5, 2028 (H/T Variety). Gosling and new Black Panther David Jonsson took the stage during Marvel's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con following their big standalone movie announcements. The rest
  
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  Diablo creator David Brevik is honest with himself. He truly loves the 1991 Dungeons and Dragons-lite, Dungeon Master cousin Eye of the Beholder, but he seems certain the landmark PC game has the worst ending. Ever. Brevik recounts his time playing the game to PC Gamer in a new interview, saying, "I had mapped out all the levels on graph paper. I was really into it. And then at the end, I killed the final boss, and a little dialogue box pops up and says 'Congratulations, you win!' or whatever. T
  

• "Rockstar literally just spent over a billion dollars": Ori studio founder wants you to stop demanding 60 FPS on Xbox Series S just because GTA 6 can run on it

  17-08-2026 22:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar has long been able to pull off some incredible feats when it comes to bringing massive, technically demanding games to lower-powered consoles like Xbox Series S and Nintendo Switch, and while it's more fun to chalk it up to witchcraft, a lot of it likely has to do with the unparalleled resources available to a company funded by some of the most profitable intellectual properties of all time. Most people wouldn't take issue with that, but if you're the founder of a much smaller studio fa
  
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• It: Welcome to Derry season 2 has finally been officially announced by HBO after months of radio silence

  17-08-2026 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been nearly 10 months since It: Welcome to Derry premiered, and HBO Max has finally given it the green light for season 2.HBO released a brief teaser, which you can watch below, that takes us all the way back to 1935... as season 1 took place in 1962 and It returns to Derry every 27 years (though keep in mind that this timeline is adjusted from the Stephen King novel in order for It to die in a more modern 2016, rather than 1985). Andy Muschietti has plans for two more seasons of the hit pr
  
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• "Many people" tried securing a Palworld collab and failed, lead says, but Pocketpair isn't unique: "Almost every popular game is getting collab offers"

  17-08-2026 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld gets tons of collaboration pitches that are destined to fail, but Pocketpair's publishing lead John "Bucky" Buckley says the creature catcher isn't the only game surrounded by suitors. Apparently, this is simply the way life goes for games as mega-popular as Palworld, whose recent 1.0 launch helped it earn $700 million in total revenue since 2024. Buckley explained his view on collaborations in a set of messages in the official Pocketpair Discord server on August 14, reacting to his une
  
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• You'll be "quite easy to kill" in Blood of Dawnwalker during the day because Rebel Wolves didn't want "an overpowered protagonist"

  17-08-2026 20:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz recently teased the legendary abilities players will need to possess if they want to kill the final boss right after the prologue, and now we have a little more context around why that's going to be such a humbling stretch goal. According to Tomaszkiewicz, you'll be "quite easy to kill" for about half of the time you're playing the game.Talking toEdge Magazine for issue #427, Tomaszkiewicz says protagonist Coen's nature as a human-vampire hyb
  
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• God of War Laufey star Deborah Ann Woll destroyed The Last of Us 2's infamous golf club prop during her "very first day on set"

  17-08-2026 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Perhaps no single object in all of video games is quite so haunted by infamy as the golf club in The Last of Us Part 2. The prop used to represent that golf has apparently remained in PlayStation's motion capture studio for all these years – until, it seems, the day Deborah Ann Woll walked on set for God of War Laufey.First, if you haven't yet played The Last of Us Part 2 and have somehow avoided learning about its first act twist for all these years, here's a SPOILER WARNING for the rest
  
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• Kratos actor Christopher Judge clarifies he doesn't want to join the God of War TV show because he's "old as balls," but wants game devs to "get the love and respect they deserve"

  17-08-2026 18:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Christopher Judge, one of the most recognisable and iconic voices in video games, has clarified some recent comments he made on the God of War TV show. Although Ryan Hurst has had to abdicate the lead role, the voice of Kratos wasn't throwing in his hat to take Hurst's place, despite initial impressions.While attending FanExpo Boston, Judge commented on what he believes is a common problem across video game adaptations. "You have this pre-existing, successful property, and the first thing you do
  
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• Two new Discworld board games are on the way, and one of them adapts fan-favorite Blue Moon City

  17-08-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two new Discworld board games are inbound, and one of them gives a fan-favorite a Terry Pratchett-inspired makeover.Revealed by developer Modiphius Entertainment (which is also responsible for the Discworld TTRPG), 'Kill Sam Vimes' and 'Readers Digested' allow players to mess with some of the setting's most beloved characters. While the first sees you attempting to outscore your rivals and murder the eponymous City Watch Commander, the second reimagines award-nominee Blue Moon City by legendary
  
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• "This win was purely out of spite" – Fighting game icon SonicFox says winning Marvel Tokon's first major tournament was fuelled by catching flak for criticizing it

  17-08-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  After catching flak for their opinions on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, fighting game icon SonicFox has commented on their win in the game's first major tournament.Marvel Tokon has been available for just over a week, and it has already had its first major tournament appearance at CEO 2026 over the weekend. The tournament had 1,057 entrants – the second-highest at the tourney behind Street Fighter 6's 1,110 – including the likes of Marvel vs Capcom legend Justin Wong, Leffen, and Son
  
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• The new Avengers: Doomsday trailer has fans convinced there's a huge Doctor Doom twist hiding in plain sight, and Cillian Murphy is a key part of the theory

  17-08-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Avengers: Doomsday just dropped a "special look" at D23 over the weekend, and a major new theory has caught on like wildfire among fans, suggesting that Robert Downey Jr. might not be the movie's true Doctor Doom after all.For two years now, we've known that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU, not as Tony Stark, but as Victor von Doom. However, in the latest "special look," a close-up of a masked Doom opening his eyes has people questioning whether RDJ is the movie's only Doom. RDJ, you s
  
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• The PS6 doesn't have a release date yet, Sony CEO says, largely because getting parts is still a nightmare thanks to AI

  17-08-2026 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're coming up to the time where Sony would typically reveal the next generation of the PlayStation. But if you're eagerly anticipating the PS6, I would make sure to breathe, because the corporation doesn't have any kind of launch window for the hardware yet.Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Hiroki Totoki, the CEO of Sony, said there's no release date for the follow-up to the PlayStation 5. Generally speaking, consoles tend to have about seven years before another full iteration comes along.
  
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• Ex PlayStation boss told Clair Obscur Expedition 33 devs not to call it a turn-based RPG: "That alone might cause players to overlook it"

  17-08-2026 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  It sounds like a detail from an alternate universe now, but former Sony Interactive president Shuhei Yoshida was convinced turn-based JRPGs were too unpopular while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was in development. So he advised its publisher, Kepler Interactive, to describe the 2025 game as something different from what it actually was, and the studio listened.Yoshida spoke about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and the guidance he'd given other indie publishers during his tenure as PlayStation's indi
  
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• Paying $200+ for a PS5 pro controller is crazy, so pay $87 for this Razer one instead

  17-08-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  I think we can all agree that most technology is getting way too expensive, but if there's one absurd thing to me, it's the price tags of some of the best PS5 controllers. Sure, I love a controller with extra buttons, enhanced designs, and the ability to customize with swappable parts, but $200 is needlessly, inexplicably pricey when PC controllers that don't have to go through licensing for Sony's console cost way less. Clearly, someone at Woot agrees with me, because one of the most expensive,
  
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• "It's a relentless onslaught": As Marvel's Wolverine faces backlash, Insomniac community lead calls out social media algorithms for pushing "negativity"

  17-08-2026 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Marvel's Wolverine faces criticism online, Insomniac Games' director of community and marketing has called out the "relentless onslaught" of negativity amplified by social media algorithms, saying it's not "representative" of overall opinion. Last week, we saw a wave of Marvel's Wolverine preview content published online by different outlets, bringing a bunch of new information about Insomniac's next game and more footage to pore over. Critics have generally had plenty of positive things to s
  
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• After Lanterns goes full murder mystery, James Gunn defends DCU from tonal whiplash criticisms

  17-08-2026 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  DCU overseer James Gunn has defended the cinematic universe from complaints about tonal whiplash, especially in the wake of Lanterns' gritty murder mystery premiere.A fan on Threads raised a common concern for those who have been on the ground floor since DCU: Chapter One launched with Creature Commandos.They wrote, "As an 'Elseworlds' story, this first episode of Lanterns is way better than the conceit of 'True Detective meets DCU'. That said—and along with Supergirl, Creature Commandos,
  
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• Disney has released a list of "essential" Marvel movies to watch before Avengers: Doomsday, and fans are debating the most confusing omissions

  17-08-2026 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney Plus has released a list of essential Marvel movies to watch ahead of Avengers: Doomsday... and there are definitely some glaring omissions.At a glance, the full list, which can be viewed below (and also over on Disney Plus itself), makes perfect sense. However, it's interesting to me, and a few other fans, that both Captain Marvel and The Marvels are omitted from the list. Firstly, The Marvels does sort of lead directly into Avengers: Doomsday... Secondly, if we're going by the San Diego
  
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• No, it's not Towelie - but this South Park x SteelSeries mouse pad is nearly half price until midnight

  17-08-2026 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  When SteelSeries dropped its South Park collab earlier this year, I knew I had to get that Towelie mouse pad on my desk some way or another. It wasn't just everyone's favorite "worst character ever" on show here, though, the collection also featured all four boys lined up on the same QcK (L) mouse pad. If you're more interested in the hijinks of our main characters than their troubling towel pal, Woot has the deal for you. As part of its Summer of Gaming Sale, the brand has added an additional 2
  
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• Woot's Summer of Gaming Sale only runs for another 15 hours but includes record-breaking discounts across PS5, Switch, and more

  17-08-2026 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Woot has just launched its Summer of Gaming Sale, and this year's offers are hitting everything from Nintendo Switch games and accessories to some of the best PS5 controllers and headsets we've tested so far. And they're hitting them hard. That's because not only are top gadgets seeing some of their heaviest discounts to date here, but you can also scoop up an additional 20% off with promo code GAMER20 at checkout. That's turning some of the offers I've come to recognize as particularly valuable
  
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• Deus Ex director Warren Spector is "a little bitter" new Disney Plus series won’t credit him or the other Epic Mickey devs for Oswald's revival

  17-08-2026 16:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Disney looks to revive Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for an upcoming Disney Plus series, Epic Mickey director Warren Spector commented on the game's role in bringing the character back. At the latest D23 event – amid all of the Marvel and Star Wars announcements and Kingdom Hearts 4 news – Jon Favreau introduced a first look at his upcoming Disney Plus animation and live action series Oswald.This features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who was created by Walt Disney before Mickey Mouse. Disne
  
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• New Disney Lorcana digital game sounds like a cross between MTG Arena and Pokemon TCG Pocket

  17-08-2026 16:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  A digital version of the Disney Lorcana trading card game is on the way, and it's being joined by a host of new sets for the classic tabletop version.Unveiled over the weekend at D23 (Disney's biennial fan event where it reveals new info on movies, products, and theme parks), the Disney Lorcana digital game will be playable on mobile and desktop via an app. While details are scarce right now, it sounds as though this may be similar to MTG Arena and Pokemon TCG Pocket. Regarding the project, publ
  
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• Konami’s Castlevania relaunch will be delisted and removed before the popular side-scroller gets the chance to escape Apple Arcade jail

  17-08-2026 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Not even vampires and their respective hunters are immune to industry headwinds. Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls is being delisted from Apple Arcade in a matter of days, followed by a complete shut down of the game's servers, rendering it totally inaccessible."Thank you for playing Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls," reads Konami's announcement. "Since its launch on Apple Arcade in September 2021, the game has continued to be supported by many players. However, we have decided to terminate the servi
  
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• Sanrio fans raise up - Woot's Summer of Gaming sale has dropped this Hello Kitty headset to its lowest price yet

  17-08-2026 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer has been dropping new headsets inspired by plenty of Sanrio's cutest characters, but what about Hello Kitty herself? Well, there's been a couple of pairs inspired by the iconic cat herself, from a Bluetooth release to the Hello Kitty Kraken Kitty V2 USB wired headset.The latter of which is usually found at Amazon for its full $109.99 price, which is far more than I'd be comfortable dropping for a wired-only headset, no matter how cute it looks. Fortunately, Woot has just shared its Summer
  
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• IRL Homescreen for Wii physical discs now includes a secret bookshelf mechanism that will save you from the horrors of deciding what to play

  17-08-2026 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like that "IRL homescreen" that brings the feel of a digital library to your physical game shelf is going from strength to strength. In fact, it now features a secret mystery bookshelf-style mechanism that will save you from indecisiveness when choosing what to play, transforming the process into a roulette lightshow.Created by AlmostInventor, the IRL homescreen project still lets you highlight games for retro consoles or even new releases on your shelf like you would using a digital li
  
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• "LGA 1700 is still a good socket" - Maybe don't throw out your DDR4 motherboard just yet, as Intel says Raptor Lake will be supported "for years to come"

  17-08-2026 14:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The current memory crisis has a lot to answer for, but it could be helping Intel to turn a new pro-consumer leaf, as the brand's VP and General Manager of its Enthusiast Business has told Tom's Hardware that he wants to support the Raptor Lake platform for years into the future. The LGA 1700 motherboard socket is still home to some of the best CPUs for gaming, despite its controversies, but if Intel is planning AMD-style socket longevity, it could see a bit of a redemption arc coming.Intel's VP,
  
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• Pompompurin is now getting the Razer treatment as a new and ridiculously cute headset has appeared at Target

  17-08-2026 14:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  No Sanrio character is free from being transformed into cute and practical Razer tech, and that includes Pompompurin, who will soon be available as a wireless Bluetooth headset.
  A listing for the headset has appeared at Target for $139.99 as discovered by my old stomping ground at Dexerto, and is set to be available in-store and online on October 4. Much like the Cinnamoroll pair before it, this is not technically a new model, but a re-skin of Razer's Kraken Kitty V2 Bluetooth pair, a wireless h
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 4 hype sees the series' first collection top Steam's sales chart, becoming the best-selling paid game on the store following a big discount

  17-08-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amid a deep sale and the biggest news drop for Kingdom Hearts 4 to date, the series collection became the top-selling paid game on Steam. At last weekend's D23 event, Kingdom Hearts 4 got its biggest batch of new info to date with a new trailer that confirmed the first Disney world for the upcoming Square Enix RPG will be none other than The Land of the Dead from Pixar's Coco, with Miguel and Hector joining Sora's party. Alongside that, we got confirmation that we'll be able to play as Mickey, D
  
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• Canceled Star Wars RPG surfaces 1 year after it was officially scrapped, revealing Jedi and Mandalorian combat, looter shooter gameplay, and more we'll never get to experience ourselves

  17-08-2026 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Footage of a canceled Star Wars action RPG has surfaced online just over a year after the studio that was making it closed.The internal name for the game was reportedly Star Wars: Magellan, and it was in development at the formerly Zynga-owned Echtra Games until the studio was shut down last June. After Zynga acquired the studio in 2021, it was announced that the devs were working on "a new, yet to be announced role-playing game (RPG) for cross-platform play, in partnership with Zynga's NaturalM
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed a huge box office milestone, and has already made more than No Way Home in 3 weeks

  17-08-2026 13:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day's spectacular run at the box office continues, as the MCU movie has hit a major milestone after less than a month in theaters.Over the weekend, Brand New Day crossed the $2 billion at the global box office. As well as being an enormous sum of money, this is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's already topped Spider-Man: No Way Home which, lest we forget, featured three Spider-Men (Spider-Mans?) and served as the climax of the 'home' trilogy – an impre
  
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