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• Massive Stalker 2 patch starts chipping away at the notoriously glitchy game's worst problems, including over 80 cutscene problems and nearly 2,000 more bugs

  19-12-2024 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stalker 2 released this November with a swarm of game-breaking bugs attached to it, so developer GSC Game World just issued an enormous update to start the arduous pest control process. "Just before Christmas and New Year's, we are ready to present Patch 1.1," the developer writes on Steam, the first patch of its kind. It apparently impacts over 1,800 issues, starting with a much needed upgrade to the FPS survival horror game's NPC AI system A-Life.NPCs should now no longer be able to sudde
  
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• Batman V. Superman star Jesse Eisenberg thinks that playing Lex Luthor in the poorly received film "hurt [his] career in a real way"

  19-12-2024 20:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jesse Eisenberg says that playing Lex Luthor in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice hurt his career "in a real way"."I was in this Batman movie and the Batman movie was so poorly received, and I was so poorly received," Eisenberg told Dax Shepherd on his Armchair Expert podcast. "I’ve never said this before and it’s kind of embarrassing to admit, but I genuinely think it actually hurt my career in a real way, because I was poorly received in something so public. I've been in poorly r
  
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• Preview Grant Morrison and Matt Fraction's one-page horror stories from Ice Cream Man #43

  19-12-2024 20:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  W. Maxwell Prince's brilliant horror series Ice Cream Man is one of our comics of 2024, landing at number 10 in our recent Best Of list. It's been a superb year for the book, but there's still exciting stuff to come in 2025. As previously revealed, January 29's Ice Cream Man #43 is a "One-Page Horror Stories" special featuring all-new tales from Prince, and a host of some of the biggest names in comics including Grant Morrison, Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Patton Oswalt, Geoff Johns, Zoe
  
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• Sonic 3 isn't even out yet but Sonic 4 is officially happening, racing towards a 2027 release date: "This is not a drill"

  19-12-2024 19:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic 4 is officially a go and racing toward a 2027 release, per Variety.The news comes just a day ahead of Sonic 3's official theatrical premiere, which signals that Paramount is happy with the threequel's early reviews. Variety reports that Sonic 3 is expected to rake in $55 million to $60 million from 3,800 North American theaters this holiday season (and that's just the domestic box office), hence the early green lighting of yet another sequel.While its box office success is yet to be confir
  
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• Hideo Kojima originally had "no plans" for a character like Metal Gear Solid's Cyborg Ninja until Yoji Shinkawa's art had him saying "hell yeah, a ninja cyborg!"

  19-12-2024 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metal Gear Solid's Cyborg Ninja is one of the 1998 game's most memorable characters, backflipping all over protagonist Snake with his chiseled exoskeleton and hissing haunting musings about life. But the cerebral humanoid soldier might not have ever got the chance to stick a katana in your face if director Hideo Kojima hadn't been so enthusiastic about character designer Yoji Shinkawa's art. "From the very first [design] plans I drafted, Shinkawa was in there changing things on his own," Ko
  
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• The Secretlab Christmas sale has arrived, and some of the deals are just as good as Black Friday

  19-12-2024 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  I don't have an Advent calendar this year, but luckily, I have another way of measuring how close we are to Christmas. Secretlab sales don't come around often, but you know when the brand's Christmas sales arrive, it's time to get your last-minute Christmas shopping done.Secretlab has to be one of the most popular gaming chair brands out there, but its price tags can reach pretty high numbers once you've chosen your design, materials, add-ons, and whatever else. It truly is a Christmas miracle t
  
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• One of the most iconic D&D RPGs ever made stood out among Baldur's Gate and Fallout as it was the "first" to make companions "feel like fully functional parts of the story"

  19-12-2024 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite launching so soon after other monumental RPG releases like the first two Fallout games and the original Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment carved its name into history as one of the best titles of all time - amid fellow Dungeons & Dragons entries and otherwise.Speaking to PC Gamer in a recent interview, Black Isle Studios founder Feargus Urquhart has the answer to Planescape: Torment's startling success - or at least a big part of it. "In Fallout and Baldur's Gate," explains the lead
  
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• Final Fantasy 7's original director suggests Cloud should be proud of the JRPG's infamous love triangle: "What a lucky guy"

  19-12-2024 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7's scandalous love triangle burned even hotter in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's 2024 reappraisal of the 1997 game, and while some fans still disagree on which empathetic, pretty girl is best for bad boy protagonist Cloud, the original Final Fantasy 7 director thinks he should simply be grateful."Cloud's thought of deeply by two different women," producer Yoshinori Kitase told Inverse in a new interview. "What a lucky guy."If you can look past the murderous fervor of the Final Fantasy
  
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• As Path of Exile 2 sees new players fall to scammers' old tricks, RPG veterans step in to raise awareness: "Be careful, exile!"

  19-12-2024 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a heartening display of camaraderie, returning Path of Exile players are cautioning sequel newcomers that they could be falling foul of some petty in-game scams that have been around since the original."PSA: Double check your Divine trades" and "report scammers," begs one poster on the Path of Exile 2 subreddit. As an always-online multiplayer RPG, players spend a lot of time interacting with strangers and friends alike. Trading items is part and parcel of what makes Path of Exile 2 tick, but
  
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• "We've been listening to the response" - Helldivers 2 is making amends with fans upset over crossover prices by giving away Killzone 2 items for free

  19-12-2024 17:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Helldivers 2 crossed over with Killzone 2 earlier this week, but the hit shooter's first collaboration was struck with complaints over exorbitantly priced microtransactions. As an apology for the high price tags and to continue its streak of goodwill gestures, developer Arrowhead Game Studios is now offering the crossover's second batch of goodies for free.To quickly catch you up, Helldivers 2's first official collaboration is with fellow PlayStation shooter Killzone 2. The first wave of items i
  
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• James Gunn explains how his Superman movie strikes a balance between Silver Age comic book aesthetics and modern storytelling

  19-12-2024 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first official trailer for James Gunn's Superman reboot movie has arrived, and viewers are already noticing the film's apparent Silver Age inspired tone, with its bright colors and big sci-fi concepts. But Gunn himself says the film relies on striking a powerful balance between that kind of classic Superman imagery and more modern storytelling.Speaking at a press conference for the trailer's premiere which GamesRadar+ attended, Gunn explains that, while the aesthetic of the Silver Age is imp
  
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• This Xbox controller deal will give you a blue Christmas in the best possible way

  19-12-2024 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even with Christmas Day closer than ever, not all of us are able to get our holiday shopping done in record time. While it can be a little stressful to have to leave everything so last minute, it can save you some well-needed cash when deals like this appear. Over this festive period, I've spotted some big gaming discounts that have made a return to retailers like Amazon after featuring in Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.Deals like this official Xbox Wireless Shock Blue controller that's dro
  
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• Christopher Nolan says Gladiator II is one of his favorite films of 2024: "Why are there sharks in the Colosseum? Because we demand them"

  19-12-2024 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Legendary director Christopher Nolan has announced his favorite movie of 2024, sharing his love for fellow British director Ridley Scott in the process.Nolan picked Gladiator II as his movie of the year, as part of Variety’s list of directors' top movies of 2024. "Like the best long-awaited sequels, Gladiator II must be a remake and sequel in one, and it’s testament to Scott’s brilliance that he manages to balance the individual pathos of the original with the expansionist dema
  
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• Within just 1 day, Zenless Zone Zero devs pushed out a butt-obscuring update for the action RPG that got swiftly hotfixed after many down-bad fans came unglued

  19-12-2024 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Zenless Zone Zero hotfix has righted the supposedly criminal wrong of depriving its players of looking at anime butts."Since the Version 1.4 update, we have been closely monitoring feedback and suggestions," reads a post on the game's official Twitter. "As such, we have promptly addressed and fixed several issues that appeared after the update as soon as we received feedback." This new hotfix came just hours after the developer launched a new patch, one that caused character models in the
  
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• James Gunn explains how All-Star Superman influenced his reboot movie, especially Nicholas Hoult's "badass" Lex Luthor

  19-12-2024 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Writer/director James Gunn has made no secret about the influence his upcoming Superman reboot movie has taken from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's classic comic book All-Star Superman. And now, with the release of the first official trailer for Superman, Gunn is opening up about the influence the story has had on his film - especially its portrayal of Lex Luthor."I mean, All-Star Superman, there's a couple of them, but All-Star Superman is the thing that we borrow the most heavily from," Gun
  
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• James Gunn says the Superman trailer really captures the "essence" of the upcoming DC movie: "Optimistic but not without its darker moments"

  19-12-2024 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn says the long-awaited trailer for his highly-anticipated Superman movie captures the true "essence" of the first film in the newly established DCU.Speaking at a trailer launch event GamesRadar+ attended earlier this week, Gunn dived deeper into his intentions with the teaser explaining: "I think I wanted the trailer to really get the essence of the film. You know, the film is optimistic, yet not without its darker moments. It's a big science fiction movie, but at the same time, incred
  
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• After 17 JRPGs across 30 years, Bandai Namco is gearing up to release more Tales of remasters "fairly consistently" and "as much as possible"

  19-12-2024 16:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bandai Namco is gearing up to release more remasters in its cult Tales of Vesperia/Berseria/Arise/various-other-words series far more regularly after dipping its toes in the remastered waters with next month's Tales of Graces f Remastered.Tales of has been running for nearly three whole decades at this point, but the series' whopping 17 mainline games are scattered across a bunch of different systems. The JRPG series might have started life on the SNES, though it soon spawned sequels as PS1 excl
  
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• 20 years of the Nintendo DS: celebrating the innovative handheld in the latest Retro Gamer

  19-12-2024 16:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just in time for the Christmas break, Retro Gamer pays tribute to the greatest-selling handheld of all time. Veteran coders, Paul Machacek and Paul Hughs explain what it was like coding for the dual-screened system, while ex-gaming journalists Matthew Castle and Simon Miller explain what it was like experiencing the likes of Nintendogs and Brain Training for the first time.“I’m not sure I fully appreciated the DS at first glance,” recalls Matthew. “Back then you often tho
  
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• James Gunn says Superman's been less popular in recent years, but there's a surprisingly simple reason his is the first movie in the DCU

  19-12-2024 15:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has a pretty simple reason for why Superman is the first feature-length project in the DCU.Speaking to press at an event GamesRadar+ attended earlier this week, ahead of the launch of the Superman trailer, Gunn spoke about why he wanted this to be the first movie in the DCU.He explains: "Probably the fact that I had started writing it before I came to DC Studios has something to do with it. But listen, [with] DC, Superman is the first superhero. We have seen Batman in recent years. We
  
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• After the PS5 Pro's less dramatic changes, PlayStation architect Mark Cerny says the next-gen will focus more on CPUs, memory, and machine-learning

  19-12-2024 15:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  With every console generation, the jump in technology gets less and less noticeable to the point where Sony had to zoom in on the most hard-to-notice background details to sell its new PS5 Pro. We'll likely never have another brain-frying moment, like the jump from 2D to 3D, but lead PlayStation architect Mark Cerny still believes in generational hardware leaps. When asked about whether drastic generational leaps can still exist in an interview with Digital Foundry, Cerny explained that the
  
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• James Gunn says he is bringing back that iconic John Williams score in Superman to "pay tribute" to when he first heard it as a child

  19-12-2024 15:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Superman trailer boasts many nostalgic moments for die-hard fans of the Kryptonian, including the original John Williams score – a detail that stems from DC boss James Gunn's own lifelong love of the hero."I mean, the John Williams scores… it's one of the greatest scores of all time. And you know, it's the thing I loved when I saw the movie as a child," said Gunn at a press conference for the launch of the Superman trailer attended by GamesRadar+. "If that was the thing I li
  
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• Epic Superman trailer features a bloody and bruised Clark Kent, the first look at Lex Luthor, and introduces a whole bunch of heroes to James Gunn's DCU

  19-12-2024 15:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Superman trailer is finally here and it seems like James Gunn has pulled out the big guns out for this one. You can watch it above
  The hugely anticipated DC adaptation, which kicks off the whole new DCU Chapter One, has a lot of hype around it. Now we can see why too as David Corenswet flies onto our screens as the Man of Steel in the first teaser for Superman.Also starring Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, the trailer gives our first hint at what to expect fro
  
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• Sonic 3 is the second highest-rated video game movie on Rotten Tomatoes – and what's in first place may surprise you

  19-12-2024 14:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  According to Rotten Tomatoes, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the second-best video game movie of all time – and what's in first place may surprise you...In the review aggregator's ranking of adaptations, Werewolves Within tops the list with an impressive 86% fresh rating, meaning the latest Sonic flick, which debuted to 85%, just missed out on the #1 spot.Directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me, A Wounded Fawn), the cult horror comedy takes inspiration from the social-deduction VR game of same name. Muc
  
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• One Piece creator and star of Netflix show teases the challenges of bringing season 2's Grand Line arc to life: "We need to shock audiences"

  19-12-2024 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  With One Piece season 2 just around the corner, Netflix has dropped the most wholesome interview between star Iñaki Godoy and One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda where the two shed some light on why the Grand Line will play a challenging yet pivotal role in the second installment."Why make the Grand Line so challenging? It's tough! I’m very tired!" said star Godoy during the creator's set visit in Cape Town. Oda replied: "In that universe, the Grand Line is the harshest of the seas
  
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• Rescued The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush studio confirms it's making "games that only Tango Gameworks can make" after Krafton saved it from the Microsoft graveyard

  19-12-2024 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of a swift studio buyback after an attempted shutdown, Tango Gameworks has confirmed it is back in business creating "unique games."Now working under PUBG publisher Krafton, Tango studio leads Colin Mack, John Johannas, and Kazuaki Egashira sat down with 4Gamer to discuss their next steps. "After business succession or acquisition, you may be told to 'copy the popular games' or 'make sequels because sequels are safe,'" Hi-Fi Rush director Mack explained. "However, Krafton values R
  
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• I wish I'd waited for this Lego deal before buying my favourite set of the year

  19-12-2024 13:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  I did something I never do when I first saw the Lego Mario & Yoshi set on the shelves - I bought it outright at full price. I've been a deal hunter for years now, I really should know better, but the pixelated promise of a full Super Mario World build in my collection proved too powerful. I paid £114.99 for this set back in October, but if you've managed to hold off for a discount there's a reward waiting at Amazon.The figure is now available for just £89.99 with delivery ahead o
  
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• Manor Lords' next big update adds the city builder's first new maps and lets you build bridges to stop drunk villagers from drowning

  19-12-2024 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  If Manor Lords' one and only map has burned itself onto the other side of your eyelids after dozens of hours, then rejoice! Developer Slavic Magic has given us an early look at the game's first new maps, as well as a list of other upcoming features. Slavic Magic decided to spread a little holiday joy by sharing a preview of Manor Lords' upcoming and undated update. The biggest new additions are easily the two new playable maps, Swiss Valley and Winding River, which are coming alongside a ma
  
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• The Penguin season 2 looks promising, as Matt Reeves reveals he's talking to the showrunner about continuing the DC show

  19-12-2024 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Matt Reeves' The Batman universe looks to be expanding even further, with the director recently revealing that he's talking to The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc about doing a second season.Originally billed as a limited series, the DC spin-off follows Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) as he tries to take control of Gotham's underworld following Carmine Falcone's death in The Batman. Unfortunately for him, Falcone's daughter Sofia (Cristin Milioti) has just been released from Arkham – and she
  
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• Feathers McGraw's return 30 years after The Wrong Trousers wasn't the original plan for Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl but Aardman needed "something more villainous"

  19-12-2024 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park has explained why bird-brained villain Feathers McGraw finally returns to the stop motion series three decades after his debut in 1993's The Wrong Trousers."He wasn't part of the first idea, to be honest," Wallace and Gromit creator and Vengeance Most Fowl co-director Park tells GamesRadar+ of the rubber-glove-wearing stick-up artist who infamously made his bow as Wallace's nefarious lodger."We started writing, in the early days, a story about Wallace inventi
  
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• 5 reasons why The Finals Season 5 is the perfect time to jump into the arena

  19-12-2024 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Finals, Embark Studio's excellent FPS, has just entered its fifth season. As it celebrates its first birthday, we're here to tell you why you Season 5 is the best possible time to jump in if you haven't already.First up, Season 5 makes The Finals bigger and better than it's ever been before. Each new season has brought new additions and improvements, and this is the best state the game's ever been in. New sponsors, new weapons, and new gadgets mean The Finals is more chaotic, inventive, and
  
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• CD Projekt Red says Ciri is "faster, more agile" in The Witcher 4, but she won't be OP like she is at the end of The Witcher 3: "Something totally happened in between"

  19-12-2024 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following CD Projekt Red's first real reveal of The Witcher 4 with its cinematic trailer at The Game Awards 2024, questions surrounding Ciri's new role as protagonist as well as the canon ending of the studio's previous RPG arose.The studio addresses these questions and more in a GamesRadar+ interview, but doesn't yet confirm which ending from The Witcher 3 is canon - despite fans speculating about it being the one that sees Ciri becoming a Witcher herself. Given how powerful the White Wolf's ad
  
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• Balatro creator speaks out as PEGI doubles down on its 18+ rating, "blaming EU laws" for the roguelike's adults-only categorization: "This sucks"

  19-12-2024 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  LocalThunk, developer of card-based roguelike Balatro, has challenged PEGI on the game's 18+ rating after the regulatory body cited it for "gambling." Unfortunately, their pleas fell on deaf ears, and Balatro's rating will not be lowered."Talked with PEGI and they do not see anything wrong [with] Balatro being rated 18+, nor with EA Sports FC (and similar games) having a 3+ rating," LocalThunk shares on Twitter. Balatro is a card game that features no active gambling premise, lootbox, or other m
  
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• Even Tom Nook couldn't refuse this record low Lego Animal Crossing deal

  19-12-2024 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're building up your own miniature Lego Animal Crossing village, you shouldn't need one of Tom Nook's infamous mortgages to pick up one of the best sets - K.K.’s Concert in The Plaza kit just hit a record low price.You can currently grab one of the biggest Lego Animal Crossing sets for $59.99 at Walmart instead of $74.99 and, so far as I'm able to tell, it's never been cheaper. OK, so it arrives after Christmas. But if you want a self-gift to chase away the winter blues, this should
  
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• Steam Winter Sale 2024 start time – Valve's last discount offering of the year starts soon

  19-12-2024 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Steam Winter Sale for 2024 is nearly here, offering us an excuse to swell our backlogs further for the holiday season.While we'll need to wait and see what's on offer, our time covering Valve's discount bonanzas tells us that we'll see plenty of price slashing organized nearly into numerous genre lists – RPGs, roguelikes, you name it. As for the sort of developers taking part, that'll likely include everyone from triple-A powerhouses to indie darlings.The winter sale is just the start,
  
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• Helldivers 2 leads say the game is fun because, yes, "you get to play as the bad guys" and "shout 'freedom!' while killing bugs"

  19-12-2024 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's no secret that third-person online shooter Helldivers 2 is a moreish experience, and according to Arrowhead Studios, that compulsion essentially boils down to the unique opportunity of becoming an intergalactic pest control agent.GamesRadar+ sat down with game director Michael Eriksson and production director Alex Bolle to discuss the "rollercoaster of a year" for the studio, with a specific question in mind: "Why do you think this narrative - the forever war - keeps pulling people in?" Tru
  
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• Sony becomes the largest shareholder in Elden Ring and Dark Souls' parent company, despite acquisition chatter

  19-12-2024 11:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony has been in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the massive anime and manga publisher that just so happens to own FromSoftware as well, for weeks now, but the negotiations haven't ended in a total buyout as many expected it to. Sony is instead set to become the media conglomerate's largest shareholder.Rather than an acquisition, the two companies today "signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement" that will make Sony its "largest shareholder, holding approximately 10% of its shares, i
  
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• Sonic 3's writer thinks Jim Carrey deserves an Oscar nomination for his work in the film: "That's right, I said it"

  19-12-2024 11:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic 3 co-writer Pat Casey has given his verdict on Jim Carrey's performance in the upcoming video game movie, believing he deserves an Oscar nomination for his dual roles as both Ivo and Gerald Robotnik."Jim Carrey deserves an Oscar nom for Sonic 3. That's right, I said it," Casey tweeted. One reply cheekily asked which character Carrey should be nominated for after the actor pulled double duty in the Sonic threequel. The reply? "Good point. He should be nominated twice."
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• Sonic 3 cast have their say on whether the threequel is the end of the series: "If you keep liking what we're putting out there, we'll continue to make these movies"

  19-12-2024 10:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sonic 3 may be an ending of sorts as the lightning-fast hedgehog's movie trilogy comes to a close, but that doesn't mean his race is run just yet. In fact, if the cast had their way, they would happily make more – if fan demand is there."I guess the great thing about these movies is that if the audience continues to love them, we hopefully get to keep making them," James Marsden, who has played Tom Wachowski in all three Sonic movies, tells GamesRadar+."It's a rare thing nowadays to be abl
  
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• Arrowhead CEO addresses Helldivers 2 Killzone crossover prices, admits this didn't hit "the sweet spot" and says "we will persevere and improve things in due course"

  19-12-2024 01:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  As expensive Killzone skins whip the Helldivers 2 community into a tizzy, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani is doing damage control on Discord, admitting the pricing missed the market and pledging vague changes.In case you missed it, Helldivers 2 is doing its first big crossover with a bunch of cosmetics inspired by Killzone, specifically the villainous Helghast faction with their distinctive helmets and weaponry.So that's the good news, but the bad news is that the cosmetics are on the pricier side.
  
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