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• Skyrim player shocked to find they’ve spent 10 years hating the RPG’s combat all because they’ve been accidentally abusing the levelling system this whole time

  09-11-2024 14:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  A big part of Skyrim's appeal is its variety. Whether it’s through mods or roleplaying, every playthrough is different, and there’s no wrong way to play the game. Well, that’s the case for most people, but not for one player who discovered they had been playing the game wrong for a decade, all because they didn’t understand the levelling system.A few weeks ago, a Reddit post from u/Ok_Objective_5025 appeared on the Skyrim subreddit explaining that, while they loved the ga
  
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• New vampire horror movie Nosferatu used 5,000 "well-trained" rats which director Robert Eggers now admits was a mistake: "I didn't know that rats are incontinent"

  12-11-2024 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nosferatu director Robert Eggers recently found out the hard way that, while practical effects are sometimes the best way to go, they also smell really, really bad."There's 5,000 real rats. So basically, if there's rats in the foreground, they're real, and they thin out and become CG rats in the background," Eggers explained during a Q&A that followed an exclusive screening of the film in Los Angeles, hosted by Guillermo del Toro. "And they were well-trained – like when the rats like r
  
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• Joker: Folie a Deux actor says the musical-superhero movie is the "worst film ever made"

  12-11-2024 21:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Joker: Folie a Deux actor Tim Dillon has some pretty harsh words for the poorly received musical-superhero sequel."We would sit there, me and these other guys were all dressed in these security outfits because we’re working at the Arkham Asylum, and I would turn to one of them and we’d hear this crap and I’d go, 'What the f--- is this?' And they’d go, 'This is going to bomb, man.' I go, 'This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen," Dillon said on the Joe Rogan Experienc
  
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• Arcane season 2 act 2 trailer brings revolution to the undercity and promises to finally pay off an arc we've been waiting for since season 1

  12-11-2024 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Arcane season 2 trailer is here, and it teases an intense escalation of the conflict between Piltover and Zaun, as well as the payoff for an arc fans have been waiting for since the first season.Spoilers for Arcane season 1 to follow.The trailer sees the misadventures of Jinx, Vi, and company come to a head as the struggle between Piltover and Zaun continues to boil over following Jinx's attack on the council at the end of season 1. We also get to see our first tease of what appears to
  
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• Deadpool and Wolverine originally had a "deleted scenes extravaganza" that would've showed Deadpool "was in the MCU the whole time"

  12-11-2024 19:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assembled: The Making of Deadpool and Wolverine has arrived, and executive producer Wendy Jacobson says they had a plethora of "crazy ideas" for the third movie."We had a 'Deadpool's Deleted Scenes Extravaganza' where we were going to try and show that he was in the MCU the whole time - you just didn't see his scenes, they were all on the cutting room floor," Jacobson explained, adding that they were "really just trying to find a reason for this movie to be."The accompanying image for Deadpool's
  
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• V For Vendetta, Kingdom Come, The Authority, and Superman: Birthright are just some of the 15 new titles added to DC's Compact Comics range

  12-11-2024 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this year DC announced a new line of trade paperbacks reprinting some of the publisher's biggest titles into a compact and more affordable format. DC Compact Comics are 5.5" x 8.5" trade paperbacks that retail for $9.99 US. The series has been such a success that DC has now announced that all of the first wave of titles (including the likes of all-time classics such as Watchmen, Batman: Hush, Far Sector, and All-Star Superman) will be reprinted, while also revealing a second wave featuri
  
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• Dragon Age: The Veilguard was being imagined by BioWare's art director before Inquisition was even out, but this 10-year-old concept art makes it look like a very different RPG

  12-11-2024 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  There might have been almost 10 years between Dragon Age: The Veilguard and its predecessor, but that certainly doesn't mean that ideas for it hadn't been brewing for a long time before its initial reveal in 2018, as some old concept art from BioWare art director Matt Rhodes proves.Over on Twitter, Rhodes has shared seven pieces of concept art that were created before Dragon Age: Inquisition had even hit shelves to imagine what could be next for the RPG series' story. "All the way back in 2014,
  
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• New Doctor Who merch could hint at the next big villain facing Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor – and it's a familiar face from the '70s

  12-11-2024 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Doctor Who merchandise may have given us a clue about who next season's big bad could be – and it's a familiar face.Per Bleeding Cool, new t-shirts, pins, and other merch featuring a character called "the Guardian of Chaos" are listed on the Forbidden Planet and Walmart websites and set to go on sale in January 2025. The character is also known as Black Guardian, one of the Guardians of Time.Played by Valentine Dyall, whose likeness is on the shirt, he first appeared on the show in 197
  
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• Arcane star weighs in on whether or not Jinx is actually a villain: "I feel sorry for her"

  12-11-2024 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jinx has done a lot of unquestionably bad things in Arcane. She's stolen Hextech, forged weapons, kidnapped people, and well... committed murder, but Ella Purnell, who voices the character, isn't so keen on people calling her a villain.The Fallout star recently appeared on the first episode of Afterglow, a new Q&A-style companion show that sees the Netflix series' actors and creatives chat about the biggest talking points from each episode. When asked whether or not she sees the blue-haired
  
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• Arcane star teases Vi's guilt over Jinx's creation and her "complex" journey in season 2: "She’s willing to go as far as she can to save her people"

  12-11-2024 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arcane star Hailee Steinfeld has opened up on the Netflix series' complicated "family dynamics" – and her character Vi's guilt over the creation of Jinx.“We go on a journey with her as an audience to try and understand how she’s trying to come to that realization [of creating Jinx, the monster]," Steinfeld said on Netflix's Arcane Afterglow.Steinfeld continued, "It’s a question that she’s also asking herself. She’s willing to go as far as she can to save her p
  
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• Arcane's Hailee Steinfeld explains why that kiss between Vi and Caitlyn will be so important in season 2: "It unlocks a newfound vulnerability"

  12-11-2024 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  When recording Vi's first kiss with Caitlyn, Arcane season 2 star Hailee Steinfeld knew it'd be a big deal to fans. Personally, though, she was more thrilled that the characters themselves would get to enjoy the sweet, albeit fleeting, embrace in the midst of the raging war between Piltover and Zaun.Steinfeld was asked to share her reaction to the long-awaited smooch in the first episode of Afterglow, a new Q&A-style companion show that sees the Netflix series' voice actors and creatives cha
  
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• 23 years on, Bridget Jones is still looking for love as new movie's trailer sees The White Lotus star join and Hugh Grant return to witty rom-com series

  12-11-2024 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for rom-com sequel Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is finally here, and it promises more love life-related chaos for the diary-writing dreamer.The promo opens with Renée Zellweger's Bridget meeting up with Colin Firth's Mark Darcy pre-dinner party. The loved-up pair grin at one another as they shimmer up to someone's home, as a voiceover tells us: "There are memories that will never leave us, but sometimes, those memories are suddenly all we're left with."With that, he
  
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• Squid Game creator says he changed the ending of the Netflix show halfway through: "This is not where the story should be headed"

  12-11-2024 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Squid Game may just be about to return with season 2, but a third season is already on the horizon. Earlier this year, Netflix confirmed that their most-streamed show of all time would be ending with season 3, and the creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed some new details about the ending.He explained that he actually had the final journey all mapped out when he started writing the show, before changing his mind. "Usually when I get to writing a script, I do it where I think of the ending first,
  
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• This is one of the most impressive Lego sets I've built, and it's never been cheaper

  12-11-2024 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  An (Optimus) prime deal on one of my favorite Lego sets just rolled out, bringing the kit down to a record low price.OK, I'm sorry. But dad jokes aside, it's worth drawing attention to this cracking discount on Lego Optimus Prime nonetheless - you can now get it for $143.95 at Amazon instead of $179.99 (and if you're in the UK, it's £94.99 at Very rather than £160). So far as I can tell from price-matching software, it's never been cheaper in the US. Seeing as it actually transforms,
  
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• Dwayne Johnson addresses "ridiculous" set behavior controversy, admits to peeing in bottles: "Yeah that happens"

  12-11-2024 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dwayne Johnson has cleared up those rumors about his set behavior – although some of them, he says, are true."I pee in a bottle. Yeah. That happens," Johnson told GQ, adding there's also some truth to him being late to set. "Yeah, that happens too. But not that amount, by the way. That was a bananas amount. That’s crazy. Ridiculous."Earlier this year, The Wrap released a report that the comedy action-thriller Red One was delayed from a Christmas 2023 release to a November 2024 releas
  
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• As Overwatch 2 takes notes from Fortnite and goes back to its roots for a few weeks, Epic goes one better with the confirmation of Fortnite OG's permanent return

  12-11-2024 17:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's official – Fortnite OG really is making a comeback in a matter of weeks, and this time, it's for good – a welcome announcement for nostalgic players amid what feels like a sudden surge of temporary classic modes in the likes of Overwatch 2.This announcement comes just a week after a leak from an anonymous source that claimed that the battle royale's first chapter throwback would be arriving as a separate experience to the all-new Chapter 6 content, which is also expect
  
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• Deus Ex actor tells the series' corporate overlords they "dropped the ball" over canceled sequel, because its protagonist is still his most popular character

  12-11-2024 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Deus Ex's leading voice actor says the series' corporate overlords "dropped the ball" by canceling an upcoming game.Elias Toufexis, who provided the voice of Adam Jensen in both Human Evolution and Mankind Divided, took to Twitter to note that "I've had major roles in extremely popular projects." The actor's resumé includes Star Trek, Supernatural, Starfield, and Assassin's Creed, but he says none of those roles are the ones he thinks he's best known for."At comic cons and conventions, yo
  
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• As Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P hopes upcoming patches "show more of what makes Wuk Lamat so great," patch 7.1 makes a start by redubbing one of Dawntail's most memed-upon scenes

  12-11-2024 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The climatic battle of Final Fantasy 14's Dawntrail expansion has got some new voice work, which follows comments from producer and director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida that the team hopes to "show more of what makes Wuk Lamat so great" as the abuse thrown at the English VA behind the lead "breaks his heart."If you log into the MMO today, you'll find Final Fantasy 14's 7.1 patch waiting for you. The highlights are a few more hours of story content, the debut of the Final Fantasy 11 crossover raid, a
  
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• Stardew Valley's adorable hat-selling mouse has gone missing in the latest patch, but only in Spanish - and you can still buy hats from him

  12-11-2024 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yet another peculiar Stardew Valley bug has popped up with the release of the farming sim's latest patch, and this time creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone doesn't have a lore reason to help fix it - he has a linguistic reason instead.Over the weekend, a Twitter user alerted Barone to a new bug attached to the abandoned house near the Wizard Tower. Originally empty, once you've earned your first in-game achievement, a small mouse will move into the house, whereupon they'll set up a business selli
  
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• The Simpsons Hit & Run has quietly been the arena for an incredible 10-year speedrunning gauntlet, dominated by one runner who broke 45 records in a row

  12-11-2024 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  For more than ten years, The Simpsons Hit & Run has been the home of a speedrunning arms race of blistering intensity, and I'm shocked that this is pretty much the first I've heard of it.Last week, speedrunning YouTuber Summoning Salt released their history of the game's speedrunning scene, starting by revealing that for the first ten years of its life, Hit & Run was something of a no-go for runners. The grind for coins required to complete the game, coupled with a combination of both un
  
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• Squid Game season 2's star Lee Jung-jae says he felt "horror" stepping back into the arena on the Netflix show: "It's a kind of feeling that I would never forget in my life"

  12-11-2024 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix's hugely popular, ultra-violent show Squid Game is coming back for a second season, and it seems like it will be just as brutal as its shocking first season. The new episodes follow protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) as he returns to the arena to try and take the games down from the inside.Naturally, this means he'll be returning to the arena where he watched 455 of his fellow contestants die. It's a dark place to pick up with the character once again, and as actor Lee Jung-jae expl
  
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• Squid Game creator addresses rumors of David Fincher's English-language Netflix spin-off, saying if it were to happen, he'd be excited to see it "as a fan"

  12-11-2024 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Squid Game returns in just a few months with its penultimate season, but it seems it may not be the end of the road of the Netflix series. Back at the end of October, Deadline reported that an English language spin-off was in early development with Fight Club's David Fincher being eyed to direct.Netflix hasn't confirmed anything about this yet and it's all still in rumor stage, but original series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said he's open to the idea. Speaking to GamesRadar+ and other press at
  
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• Exclusive: New Star Wars action figures bring moody Jedi and droids aplenty to your collection

  12-11-2024 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games set in a galaxy far, far away are some of the most memorable entries in the saga, so it stands to reason that Star Wars action figures based on them would be equally cool. And based on the toys GamesRadar+ can exclusively reveal, that's certainly the case.Unveiled as part of Hasbro's Gift the Galaxy initiative that runs from November 12 to December 17, these Black Series Star Wars action figures recreate characters from Battlefront II and Jedi: Survivor. Both are dual packs with two
  
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• There's a white Steam Deck OLED in town, and it reminds me of silly light side Darth Vader fan art

  12-11-2024 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've been holding out for a new Steam Deck, you're sort of in luck, as Valve just unveiled a new white OLED model. No, it isn't going to run your PC games any faster, meaning you'll have to wait for a handheld sequel if you're looking for a performance bump. But, if you've been holding off on buying a portable PC in general, this limited edition $679 variant could entice you to the bandwagon.Scheduled to arrive November 18, 2024, the white version of the Steam Deck OLED is a bit of a looker
  
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• Marvel star Sebastian Stan wants to see Steve Rogers return to the MCU – and he has two prequel ideas for Bucky Barnes

  12-11-2024 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes in the MCU, has some ideas about prequels involving his character.Stan appeared at Comic-Con Liverpool in the UK, where he was asked which MCU films he would potentially wish to make prequels for."We could probably do with a prequel before Captain America: The First Avenger, so we could really learn maybe more about their friendship," he commented (via Comic Basics), referring to the friendship between Bucky and Steve Rogers. "Their relationship, you know."
  
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• Loki season 3 gets the smallest tease from Marvel producer, and we're still holding out hope

  12-11-2024 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Loki season 3 isn't completely off the cards yet, at least according to Marvel producer Brad Winderbaum.He was quizzed about all things MCU at D23 Brazil, where he shared a tiny tease on the God of Mischief's future to CinePop. When asked if Loki season 3 could be on the cards, he replied simply: "There's always a chance".While it's not much, it certainly has us intrigued. Loki season 2 ended with a huge sacrifice from Tom Hiddleston's beloved anti-hero as he placed himself at the center of Yggd
  
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• As Arcane fans wrestle with one major character arc, the show's creators admit struggling with "a very different perception" of cops: "The trust in the institution is much more shaken"

  12-11-2024 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The response to one major character arc from the first act of Arcane's latest season is drawing mixed reactions, especially from fans who aren't up-to-date on their League of Legends lore, but the show's creators understand.This article contains spoilers for Arcane Season 2.As Riot began to tease the second season of its animated show, players began to notice that Vi - the long-imprisoned street rat who many saw as a symbol of the show's undercity - appeared to have joined the Enforcers, an oppr
  
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• Denzel Washington joins Black Panther 3 cast in a beautiful full circle moment after the late Chadwick Boseman once said: "There is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington"

  12-11-2024 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  After stealing the show in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Denzel Washington has announced that he will star in Black Panther 3 and that the director is currently thinking up a role for the star."Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next Black Panther," said Washington in an interview with TODAY, after listing off all of the other roles he is planning to take on after Gladiator 2 starting with Othello, Hannibal, a mystery film with Steve McQueen, and King Lear. "After that, I’m g
  
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• After 5 years of radio silence, Valve's all-but canceled game re-emerges with 6-seconds of rare gameplay footage, and I mourn not getting to see these incredible water shaders in real life

  12-11-2024 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers behind indie gem Firewatch once had another single-player first-person adventure in the works called In the Valley of Gods. That was, until Valve snapped 'em up and put the team to work on other projects. I'm still bummed out about it, though one former developer has stepped up to reveal a peep at what we could have got – and hey, might still get.Over on BlueSky, Valve's Matthew Wilde – who is also behind Counter-Strike 2's water shaders and Half-Life: Alyx's excellent
  
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• Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom nearly broke Link's 30-year vow of silence, but Nintendo decided to keep him mute because no one knew what he would say

  12-11-2024 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was supposed to buck one of the series' longest-running trends, but Nintendo eventually changed its mind because it "felt too wrong."Speaking to Famitsu (translated by Automaton), series producer Eiji Aonuma explained that since Zelda herself is the main character of Echoes of Wisdom, she had to lose the ability to talk out loud. "After all, in the Zelda series, the protagonist does not speak. This is why Link doesn't talk either," Aonuma explained.However,
  
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