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• Microsoft launches its new Adaptive Joystick with 3D printable accessories

  19-03-2025 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft has just announced, and released, its Xbox Adaptive Joystick, the latest in the brand's range of peripherals designed for those with different mobility needs. The $29.99 wired device has hit the brand's own shelves exclusively, and offers seven fully remappable buttons. with a cable connection direct to an Xbox console, PC, or the Xbox Adaptive Controller pad.It's the latest addition to Microsoft's Adaptive range, a series of controllers designed to meet the needs of those with limited
  
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• Ex-Bethesda dev turned indie says "good things often happen by accident," like that time Skyrim players convinced themselves the RPG's foxes were leading them to treasure

  01-04-2025 02:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Bethesda designer Joel Burgess, who's now heading up his own studio Soft Rains, says players generally aren't aware just how much of what they consider game design was actually created by mistake.Before starting up Soft Rains, Burgess worked on Bethesda games including Fallout 3, 4, and 76, as well as Skyrim, and in a conversation with GamesRadar+ during Game Developers Conference 2025, he explains a common misconception about game development."So much happens by accident," Burgess says.
  
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• Palworld dev says the studio went dark for months because "the team was getting burnt out from all the social media stuff, I was getting burnt out, our CEO was under attack in Japan"

  01-04-2025 00:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld proved to be an incredible success story in 2024, launching to massive sales numbers and record-setting Steam player counts, but the combination of extreme popularity and obvious visual similarities made it an easy target for criticism and straight-up harassment. According to Pocketpair community manager John "Bucky" Buckley, that contributed to the studio's radio silence in the early months after Palworld's launch."There were a lot of very upsetting moments in those first couple of mon
  
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• Metaphor: ReFantazio had to dial back an early battle system inspired by a notoriously brutal 2003 JRPG, because 20 years later, players found it "irrational" and "just not fun"

  31-03-2025 23:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Metaphor: ReFantazio originally had a much more brutal battle system that took notes from the notoriously challenging 2003 JRPG Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne, but thankfully Atlus had mercy on players and dialed it back.Speaking at year's Game Developers Conference, Metaphor: ReFantazio lead battle planner Kenichi Goto, who's been instrumental to Atlus combat systems going back to Shin Megami Tensei 3, said the original plan was to carry over that game's system of sometimes randomly deciding wh
  
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• Spider-Man's ex Mary Jane Watson is officially Venom, but she and the symbiote are "not together by choice"

  31-03-2025 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  All-New Venom launched with four suspects named as possible new hosts for Venom - Robbie Robertson, Rick Jones, Madame Masque, and Luke Cage. But now, the host has been revealed, and it's none of them. Instead, it's none other than Mary Jane Watson.That won't be a total surprise to fans who have been keeping up with writer Al Ewing and artist Carlos Gómez's ongoing title, as there have been some hints that Mary Jane could indeed be the new Venom in the first four issues of the series.Now,
  
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• At a ridiculously detailed showcase of the open-world engine behind the RPG Crimson Desert, I asked a ridiculously detailed question about water and all hell broke loose

  31-03-2025 23:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've sat through a lot of tech demos in my career. One that still lives in my head, an absolute classic of the form, is an old Uncharted showcase that Sony trotted out back when we were still wowed by video game water that looked mostly like water rather than freshly microwaved aloe vera gel. And if Nathan Drake fell into this distinctly watery water, you could watch his clothes dry in real-time. You obviously wouldn't because you'd be too busy playing a video game, not stalking tech features, b
  
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• Super Mario Bros 2 player crashes the game, casually posts the clip online, and accidentally makes "the biggest 2D Mario speedrun discovery in years"

  31-03-2025 22:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  A massive new discovery in the 2D Mario speedrunning world has been made, and it's all thanks to an entirely accidental gameplay clip that a casual player happened to post online.On March 13, a user going by Luigi's Sidekick posted a few clips on Twitter while playing through the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 – best known to most of us English-speakers as The Lost Levels – via the Nintendo Switch Online NES library. In one of those clips, the game simply crashes in the final level, 8-
  
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• The world's "largest PC strategy game" has a novel idea – what if it was OK for people to leave?

  31-03-2025 22:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The "largest PC strategy game in the world," Teamfight Tactics, has a pretty unusual stance on players leaving the game. According to Peter Whalen, TFT game director at Riot Games, that's fine! Especially if your design philosophy is specifically built around the idea that folks will leave, but also they will return.During a Teamfight Tactics panel at GDC 2025 attended by GamesRadar+, Whalen admitted that most games hit players "with mechanics like daily quests, progression loops, and deep meta
  
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• Balatro creator LocalThunk stays so anonymous, a GDC attendee couldn't believe how he "crushed" the roguelike's base difficulty: "'Wow you must have played this before!'"

  31-03-2025 22:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are, of course, many benefits to maintaining anonymity in our increasingly exposed, digitized world. Remaining under-the-radar affords you privacy to exist more peacefully, or, if you're pseudonymous Balatro creator LocalThunk, it allows you to sneak into your own GDC demo booth like a little rat in a pizza parlor."One of my fav moments from GDC," LocalThunk says in a series of posts on Bluesky. "They had a booth set up to play Balatro since it was an award nominee. I watched for a bit, th
  
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• The Last of Us HBO showrunner says "flat out" that "I am not going to go past the game" like Game of Thrones did with George R.R. Martin's novels

  31-03-2025 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin says he and co-showrunner Neil Druckmann have no plans to pull a Game of Thrones and break the show off into directions that aren't included in the source work."I am not going to go past the game. I’ll just say that flat out. So if people are thinking, 'Oh, these guys are planning the old cash grab thing,'" Mazin told The Hollywood Reporter. "I'm basically setting a decade of my rapidly dwindling life on fire to tell this story. The show is so hard to
  
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• Larian boss defends mods as D&D owner Wizards of the Coast blasts a Baldur’s Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod offline with a DMCA: "There are good ways of dealing with this"

  31-03-2025 21:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dungeons & Dragons IP holder Wizards of the Coast may have cast an unceremonious DMCA on fans' Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod, but that doesn't mean Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke – who called the made-with-love mod "amazing" earlier this month – agrees."Free quality fan mods highlighting your characters in other game genres are proof your work resonates and a unique form of word of mouth," Vincke says in response to Wizards of the Coast's takedown in a series of Twitte
  
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• New Black Mirror season 7 trailer reveals how Will Poulter's Bandersnatch character returns to the Netflix show - with a Sonic the Hedgehog namedrop

  31-03-2025 21:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Black Mirror has arrived - and we're ready for more existential dread.The new trailer, which can be viewed below, teases not one, but two sequels: Plaything, a follow-up episode to Bandersnatch, the interactive movie that hit Netflix in 2018, and USS Callister: Into Infinity, a part-two to the acclaimed episode USS Callister. We see Will Poulter return as Colin Ritman, who, while a video game pops up on a computer screen, warns, "These are living individuals. They're not obscen
  
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• Former Nintendo marketing leads say the Wii U flopped so bad that getting third-party support on Switch was "really hard," but the Switch 2 marks a new era: "There's no more proving yourself"

  31-03-2025 20:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Switch 2 will be a renaissance for third-party support on Nintendo platforms, two of the company's former marketing leads predict.The Nintendo-shaped podcast Kit & Krysta, hosted by ex-Nintendo employees of more than 10 years, Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, recently posted an episode explaining why they have "full-blown optimism" about the Switch 2 and, in particular, its potential for third-party support. The duo was around for Nintendo's struggle to attract third-party publishers on the Switch
  
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• The Baldur's Gate 3-themed Stardew Valley mod that Larian boss Swen Vincke called "amazing" gets DMCA'd by D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast

  31-03-2025 19:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Village is a massive, Baldur's Gate 3-themed mod for Stardew Valley that's so impressive it's even gotten Larian boss Swen Vincke's seal of approval. Naturally, all this goodwill has gotten D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast slinging DMCA takedown notices at the mod.Yes, if you head over to the Nexus Mods page for Baldur's Village, you'll find that it's been "under moderation review" since March 29. A Nexus Mods rep confirmed to our friends at PC Gamer that this is, indeed, the resu
  
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• After PlayStation boss praises Nier Automata as a savior for Japanese games overseas, Yoko Taro says he was specifically told to focus on Japan because it wouldn't fly overseas

  31-03-2025 19:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  During the Xbox 360 and PS3 era, there was a trend of Japanese game developers trying to make games to appeal to western audiences. Capcom was a big proponent of this with the likes of Lost Planet 2, which felt like a way to get Americans to like Monster Hunter by adding guns and robots to it, or the edgy Devil May Cry reboot DmC: Devil May Cry. However, over the last few years we've seen Japanese games abandon this trend to massive success, with the likes of Persona, Yakuza, Monster Hunter, and
  
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• 24 years later, RuneScape gets its own survival game – RuneScape: Dragonwilds turns the MMO into a co-op game with RPG juice and Valheim energy, and it's out this year

  31-03-2025 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a new RuneScape on the way, and this time it's a co-op, open-world survival crafting game called RuneScape: Dragonwilds, marking a significant shift in direction for the storied MMO.Developer Jagex revealed RuneScape: Dragonwilds today, and it's already on Steam ahead of its spring 2025 early access launch. CEO Jon Bellamy adds that it's "an entirely new RuneScape experience set within the iconic world of Gielinor and is a game which is worthy of wearing the RuneScape name.""We’ve
  
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• "I'm lookin' at you, Korok Seeds": Former Diablo and Ghost of Tsushima dev outlines what makes a good collectible, and dunks Zelda: Breath of the Wild's worst grind into C tier

  31-03-2025 18:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sometimes, hoovering up every possible collectible in a game can be incredibly satisfying, giving you a real sense of accomplishment for finishing the busywork you didn't technically need to do. Other times, it can be a frustrating, boring nightmare, and developer Joe Morrissey has set out the key points he thinks separates the two, and surprise surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's notorious Korok Seeds aren't a glowing example.Morrissey served a designer on Ghost of Tsushima and
  
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• Hollow Knight: Silksong is so late that this stylish and extremely Hollow Knight-inspired Metroidvania, made by a studio called Whalesong, might launch first

  31-03-2025 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the seemingly eternal wait for Silksong chugs on, another independent developer enters the limelight with a Hollow Knight-esque Metroidvania of its own – and it's stunning.The Silksong launch copium is at an all-time high right now, especially after the recent Steam page tweak pointing to a 2025 release. There's no telling when Team Cherry's long-awaited sequel will truly finally drop, however, but it's not the only upcoming launch Metroidvania stans have to look forward to anymore. Mor
  
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• GTA 3 on the Sega Dreamcast now has a 60fps "performance mode," but it makes the game almost unplayable

  31-03-2025 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Buckle up folks – GTA 3 on the Sega Dreamcast now runs at a smooth, crisp 60fps, but the performance mode really tones down the textures and almost everything else to get it there. Who needs GTA 6?Falco Girgis, one of the developers working on porting GTA 3 to the Dreamcast, shares a video on Twitter showcasing the performance mode.
  Our team mad scientist, Esppiral, just added a 60fps "performance mode" toggle to our Sega Dreamcast port of Grand Theft Auto 3.... WHAT NOW, PS2 AND XBOX!? ..
  
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• House of the Dragon will introduce one of the most "truly memorable Game of Thrones characters" in season 3: "He's one of those true fan favorites"

  31-03-2025 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 3 has added two new cast members to its line-up, and one of them is a "fan-favorite" Game of Thrones character. The new season, which has now started filming, is bringing Ser Roderick Dustin and Ser Torrhen Manderly to the screen.The former will be played by Tommy Flanagan, who is best known for starring as Cicero in Gladiator and Morrison in Braveheart. In George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, Ser Roderick Dustin – also nicknamed Roddy the Ruin – is a seaso
  
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• Tomodachi Life sickos waited 12 years for a sequel, and now it's so popular it's even overshadowed the Nintendo Switch 2 buzz in Japan

  31-03-2025 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's Japanese Twitter account's post about the upcoming Tomodachi Life sequel was a big deal, and it turns out it was more popular with fans than the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2.Last week's Nintendo Direct was a bit of an unconventional one, seeing as it is the last one solely dedicated to the original Nintendo Switch before we get the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct later this week. While we did see a couple of heavy hitters with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokemon Legends: Z-A, it was
  
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• Zack Snyder is trading in superhero movies for the UFC – and everyone is making the same joke

  31-03-2025 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Zack Snyder is trading in DC for the UFC and directing a new movie about an up-and-coming fighter who gets a shot at the top.Per The Hollywood Reporter, Brawler will follow the story of a "young fighter rising from the rough streets of Los Angeles to get a shot at a UFC championship but having to battle his inner demons as he fights for redemption."Snyder is also set to pen the screenplay with executive producers Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad, the latter being his frequent collaborator who co-wr
  
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• The PS5 stutter issue is real, and players are still begging Sony for a fix months later as even more extensive testing proves it

  31-03-2025 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Extensive testing has confirmed the existence of a persistent PS5 stutter issue when making use of the console's variable refresh rate option. The problem is only going to be apparent to players using high-end TVs that offer VRR support in the first place, but those are the most demanding gamers in Sony's audience – and they've been begging for a fix for months.Typically, TVs and monitors run at 60Hz, so if a game runs at 60fps, you're getting exactly one new frame every time the screen re
  
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• James Gunn calls Milly Alcock "indomitable" as he shares new look from the Supergirl film set

  31-03-2025 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is flying to cinemas next year, and we just got a new look at star Milly Alcock during filming. Unfortunately, it's not an official still from the film or a superhero suit reveal, but it's getting us excited for what's in store for the upcoming DCU movie.Last January, DC boss James Gunn shared a first look of Supergirl, which showed Alcock from behind and seated in a director's chair with the Supergirl logo on it. Now, to celebrate Supergirl's anniversary, Gunn has p
  
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• Over a year after it was axed, Coyote Vs. Acme is finally coming to theaters after getting a new lease on life from Hellboy studio

  31-03-2025 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a long battle to get to the screen, including being outright canceled as a tax write-off for Warner Bros., the new Looney Tunes movie Coyote Vs. Acme is finally coming to theaters thanks to a deal between Warners and distributor Ketchup Entertainment, which has acquired the rights to release the film.The movie, which stars John Cena among many other big names, was put on ice back in 2023 as part of a wave of cancelations in which Warner Bros. shelved films that were complete or near comple
  
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• Jack Black weighs in on the amount of hate the first Minecraft Movie trailer got: "There's always so many people that are sensitive to everything you put out there"

  31-03-2025 17:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's no secret that when the first Minecraft Movie trailer dropped last September, fans were a little worried about the film due to the uncanny valley-ness of the whole thing. However, despite the backlash that followed, star Jack Black and director Jared Hess have confessed that they never saw the negative reaction coming."I mean, I was surprised, because I loved the trailer. I was like, 'Oh, this is going to go over great,'" said Black to GamesRadar+. "And, you know, there's always so many peo
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Aerith actor is throwing her hat into the ring for the Legend of Zelda movie: "I just wanna audition for Zelda so bad"

  31-03-2025 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie finally has a release date, and fans are now taking to social media with posts featuring who they think should act in the film – but one in particular, Aerith's voice actor from the Final Fantasy 7 Remake herself, wants a shot herself.Briana White, the iconic English voice behind beloved character Aerith Gainsborough, shares as much in a recent post online. Responding to news of the live-action film's 2027 release, the actor says she wants to
  
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• Dread it, run from it, the Palworld dating sim is real – and Pocketpair is tripling down with a Steam page starring "Chillet's little sister" and "Yandere Splatterina"

  31-03-2025 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Palworld developer Pocketpair reveals it's actually working on Palworld ~ More Than Just Pals, a school dating sim and visual novel with some, uh, interesting character designs. We all thought it was an April Fools' Day joke, but it has a Steam page now. This thing is real.Pocketpair announced this game last year, but as the debut trailer also dropped March 31, everyone took it to be an early April Fools' Day joke. This latest trailer expands upon some of the gameplay seen in the original, and t
  
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• It took Assassin's Creed Shadows players 9 days to find a new way to insta-kill certain enemies, and Hitman's Agent 47 would be proud

  31-03-2025 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Ubisoft transformed the Assassin's Creed series from an action-adventure game to an RPG, fan response was a bit mixed. While Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey are well-liked and considered to be some of the best games in the series, shifting to an RPG meant that some things the series was known for had to go away. One of these is the ability to just stab at will and instantly kill any enemy with your hidden blade if you are stealthy enough, but obviously, that doesn't make much sense whe
  
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• The Witcher 4 has "a huge team" focused on the believability of the RPG's world, because even things like trees and foliage always need to belong

  31-03-2025 16:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 4 is easily one of the most exciting upcoming RPGs on the horizon, and the devs at CD Projekt Red have now revealed that they have "a huge team" focused on making its world feel "believable" and "grounded."Speaking in a new episode of CD Projekt Red's AnsweRED podcast (further below), senior communication manager Paweł Burza, game director Sebastian Kalemba, environment art director Michał Janiszewski, and engineering production manager Jan Hermanowicz discuss the process o
  
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