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• Stalker 2 gets another delay, this time to November so devs can sort out its technical issues

  25-07-2024 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  GSC Game World has announced Stalker 2's delay from September 5 to November 20, to give its development team time to fix bugs.Today, July 25, the Stalker 2 studio announced that its upcoming first-person shooter had been subjected to a two-month delay, pushing it out of releasing in just a matter of weeks on September 5. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now launch later this year on November 20 instead.The shooter's delay is, quite simply, down to bugs. "We know you might be tired of waiting,
  
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• In a first for Dragon Age, The Veilguard director reiterates the RPG won't have DLC as BioWare pivots to work on Mass Effect 5

  02-11-2024 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon Age: The Veilguard is set to be the first game in the series without any post-launch DLC plans as developer BioWare pivots toward the upcoming Mass Effect 5.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Dragon Age: The Veilguard creative director John Epler reportedly reiterated that the new fantasy RPG wouldn't follow in its predecessors' footsteps as the studio has no current plans for future additions. Dragon Age has had various fan favorite expansions over the years, but the sudden change is supposedly
  
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• Crashed your Baldur's Gate 3 save with a Skyrim-grade mod overflow? Larian made a video just for you

  02-11-2024 19:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 now has official mod support, prompting players to download 50 million total mods and 10,000 that change Withers' name to Bone Daddy. But just in case you've smashed your Baldur's Gate 3 save with enough mods to make a seasoned Skyrim player blush, then developer Larian Studios made the perfect video for you."We've been hearing from a lot of you about how you're delving into the wide and wonderful world of modding now," the video explains. "Maybe you're thinking to yourself, 'How
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance dev explains that the RPG had to take place at a very specific point in time - so that there aren’t any guns

  02-11-2024 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  According to series creator Daniel Vavra, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is set during a very specific period of European history to make sure there’s enough weapon variety without having to add guns.When creating a fictional medieval world, there’s typically no issue with the technology and weapons you add into the game since they aren’t tied to anything specific in the real world - you don't hear anyone complaining about the lack of muskets in Elden Ring after all. For Kingdom Com
  
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• After 3 years and over 30 updates, Vampire Survivors finally has vampires - and even Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion actor is here as Dracula

  02-11-2024 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Vampire Survivors' bullet heaven remix on the roguelike formula has been so popular that it's basically sprouted an entire subgenre, but it's never made good on its titular promise of surviving vampires until now, that is. Oh, and it's even found a way to bring Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion into the fold (kind of).Developer Poncle and rights owner Konami have collaborated on a massive Castlevania-themed DLC for the smash hit roguelike that, after three whole years and over 30 updates, is finally ad
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas director on the “blessing” of working on the RPG: “I never thought I’d get a chance to work on Fallout [again]”

  02-11-2024 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  After the cancellation of the first Fallout game he worked on, Josh Sawyer was determined not to squander a second chance to work on the series when the opportunity to direct Fallout: New Vegas arose.Over the last decade, Josh Sawyer has effectively cemented himself as a household name in the game industry, directing both Pillars of Eternity games and, more recently, 2022’s medieval art RPG Pentiment. But for many, his crowning achievement will likely always be 2010’s Fallout: New Ve
  
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• Metal Gear Solid Delta dev says that Konami wants to make the remake feel familiar but not old: "Our whole goal [...] is to make sure that it still feels like the game that you played 20 years ago"

  02-11-2024 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Metal Gear Solid Delta aims to invoke fond memories of the original Snake Eater, series producer Noriaki Okamura is keen to ensure it doesn’t play like a 20-year-old game.In Play issue 46, Okamura shared his thoughts on the remake, and how important it is to strike a balance between nostalgia and more modern creature comforts. “Our whole goal when we’re making this remake is to make sure that it still feels like the game that you played 20 years ago, but without making it
  
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• Despite its crabtastic Soulslike hit, indie dev say funding for its "best game yet" just fizzled: "2024 is really taking no prisoners"

  02-11-2024 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Crab's Treasure was undoubtedly one of this year's biggest (or smallest, depending on how you look at it) surprises, but despite selling well and getting love from all corners of the internet, its developer is struggling to get its third game funded. Developer Aggro Crab first made a name for itself with satirical dungeon crawler Going Under, a game about an unpaid intern who beats up corporate ghouls using random office junk left lying around. Then it continued its streak of quirky
  
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• Millions of Fortnite players watch Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice livestream a concert as part of a rap-themed Chapter 2 Remix that includes Eminem and a tribute to Juice WRLD

  02-11-2024 01:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Prelude to Fortnite's Chapter 2 Remix kicked off today and included a surprise Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice performance that was livestreamed from Times Square in NYC, and the season kicks off fully tomorrow and runs until the finale on November 30.Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix will replace the original chapter's bosses with rappers including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Ice Spice. Meanwhile, the "remixed and reimagined" Chapter 2 will also include a live celebration of the late rapper Juice WRLD and giv
  
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• Former GTA 6 designer says the open world sequel will "blow people away" and "people will be talking about it for ages" because Rockstar has "raised the bar again"

  02-11-2024 00:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Rockstar game designer Ben Hinchliffe says GTA 6 is going to blow you away with how realistic it is.As spotted by Dexerto, Hinchliffe appeared on the GTAVIoclock podcast (timestamped here), and at one point was asked about GTA 6, which he worked on before leaving Rockstar and founding his own studio, Just Add Water Development, in May 2022."I think just seeing, when I left, where it was, and playing that final version and how much, if anything, has changed – how much things have cha
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows aims to "restore the balance" between the series' historical and modern stories

  01-11-2024 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed has always featured a blend of historical fiction wrapped up in modern-day conspiracy yarns, but in recent years the plot has struggled to find its focus between the two timelines. Ubisoft aims to correct the balance with Assassin's Creed Shadows.I'm gonna need to drop a little spoiler warning if you're still working your way toward the end of 2012's Assassin's Creed 3. Still here? Good. At the end of that game, modern-day series protagonist Desmond dies, bringing a sudden end t
  
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• BioWare hopes Dragon Age: The Veilguard brings the studio "back into the conversation as a top game studio" after Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda flops

  01-11-2024 22:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon Age: The Veilguard is officially out in the wild, and BioWare is hoping its success will bring the studio back into the fans' good graces.A new Bloomberg report details Dragon Age: The Veilguard's turbulent development, which saw the project go through two internal reboots, first from a single-player RPG to a live-service game and then back to the single-player RPG that ultimately released on Halloween. BioWare boss Gary McKay told Bloomberg "a lot of things started to fall into
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows lead shuts down "attacks driven by intolerance" over the game's Black samurai and woman warrior, condemns "personal attacks" against devs

  01-11-2024 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Where Ubisoft executives have generally toed a vague line regarding still-burning controversies and "polarized comments" over the protagonists of Assassin's Creed Shadows, series executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté minced no words dismissing "attacks driven by intolerance" and the idea that the studio or this particular game are "driven by modern agendas." Côté discussed the history of the Assassin's Creed franchise and the importance of Assassin's Creed Shadows du
  
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• Apex Legends was a top 50 Steam Deck game, but EA's dropping Valve's handheld because it can't tell if those players are actually dirty cheating Linux users

  01-11-2024 22:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  EA has announced that it's pulling Linux support for Apex Legends, meaning that the game is no longer officially supported on Steam Deck. The devs say it's down to just how hard it is to catch cheaters on the operating system."The openness of the Linux operating systems makes it an attractive one for cheaters and cheat developers," the devs explain in the announcement. "Linux cheats are indeed harder to detect and the data shows that they are growing at a rate that requires an outsized level of
  
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• Agatha All Along creator says she wrote several post-credits scenes but it was a "Marvel decision" not to include them

  01-11-2024 21:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Agatha All Along creator Jac Schaeffer said she had written several post-credit scenes for the show, but that it was ultimately Marvel who decided not to include them."That’s a Marvel decision. I know nothing more than that," Schaeffer told Variety. "I wrote a number of tags, because you always do on every Marvel everything. I love writing tags. I think some of my best writing is in the tags that were never made. I should have a little binder of my tags. They’re so fun to write, beca
  
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• The most emotional moment in the Christopher Reeve Superman documentary came from a poem his son accidentally found the night before filming

  01-11-2024 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  New documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is guaranteed to make you weep, as it explores the life of the legendary actor, including the time after a tragic horse riding accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. There are happy tears too though as we see him take on the role of the Man of Steel and find new joys in becoming a disability activist.Ultimately, it's a very emotional movie, so make sure you bring tissues, which will most certainly be needed during the most affecting
  
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• 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (Nov 1-3)

  01-11-2024 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a chill in the air now that November is finally here, but thankfully there's plenty of new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Max, and Apple TV. With so much choice out there it can be a little daunting to pick something new on streaming to watch this weekend, which is why I'm here to help you make the decision. There's literally hundreds of movies and shows to watch across the best streaming services, but you won't want to miss the l
  
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• Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone unveils glorious collection of fan-made Jack-o'-lanterns and pledges to "add every Stardew pumpkin to my folder"

  01-11-2024 19:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has revealed a growing personal collection of fan-created Jack-o'-lanterns inspired by the farming sim phenomenon.Halloween is officially over, which means I am sad, but this news from Barone is reason enough for me to pretend it isn't for just a little while. In a tweet, the developer shows off a folder he apparently keeps on his personal computer that's full of pictures of pumpkins — specifically pumpkins with their tops ripped off, their
  
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• Ubisoft stealth drops 9 seconds of new Assassin's Creed Shadows gameplay during Apple's latest Mac presentation

  01-11-2024 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're gobbling up every crumb of pre-release Assassin's Creed Shadows footage you can get your hands on, you're in luck, as Ubisoft has just stealth dropped a few more specks of sustenance for your consumption as part of Apple's MacBook Pro announcement stream.The clip is all of nine seconds long, and shows Naoe - the stealthier of the game's two protagonists -  sprinting across a rooftop, deploying a grappling hook, and swinging over to the outer wall of a nearby fortress. It looks qui
  
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• Matthew Lillard thinks the Scream franchise is in a "good place," but that the movies got "too violent": "I don't think Ghostface ever needs a shotgun"

  01-11-2024 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  OG Scream star Matthew Lillard isn't too worried about the current state of the franchise."I think it's in a good place. I think that [the movie being] back in the hands of Kevin Williams is great. I love what [Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin] were doing before. nothing against them. In fact, I thought they were taking a really exciting way," Lillard tells GamesRadar+."I thought the movie got too violent. I think 6 was, like... I don't think Ghostface ever needs a shotgun. I think that t
  
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• Rick Remender and Paul Azaceta's new horror comic The Seasons feels like Tintin meets Wes Anderson in Hell

  01-11-2024 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Uncanny Avengers, Deadly Class, and The Sacrificers writer Rick Remender is back with a new creator-owned comic at Image. The Seasons, co-created with artist Paul Azaceta, is being billed by the publisher as "an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever experienced in comics," which is a pretty bold claim. The Walking Dead and Void Rivals creator Robert Kirkman, meanwhile, has called it "a comic that will make you remember why you fell in love with comics in the first place." W
  
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• A new Godzilla movie is on the way, from the creators of the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One

  01-11-2024 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Toho and Godzilla Minus One's Takashi Yamazaki are teaming up for another movie about the King of the Monsters.The news was shared via the Japanese entertainment company's Twitter on November 1, with a video captioned "EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT". In it, it confirmed that Yamazaki would be writing, directing, and overseeing the VFX. The announcement coincides with Godzilla Minus One, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects earlier this year, rereleasing in US theaters.In a follow-up clip
  
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• Sony was working on the PS5 Pro before the PS5 even launched: "We design everything with having 1 ahead in our mind"

  01-11-2024 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony was working on the PS5 Pro even before the PS5 launched, since the company designs "everything" while being "one ahead in our mind," Sony Interactive Entertainment's Platform Business Group CEO, Hideaki Nishino, has revealed.This comes from a new interview with Variety alongside SIE's Studio Business Group CEO, Hermen Hulst. Nishino says the company "learned a lot" from the previous console generation's PS4 Pro, and found that "in addition to the PS4, 20% of customers actually got the PS4 P
  
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• Xbox has barely mentioned Conker's Bad Fur Day in 10 years, but popstar Doja Cat just put the cult N64 platformer in front of 24 million people in the funniest way

  01-11-2024 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Conker's Bad Fur Day hasn't been in the public eye much (or at all) in recent years, but pop star and rapper Doja Cat just put the bad-mouthed squirrel in front of 24 million people. Conker's Bad Fur Day has certainly grown into a cult classic thanks to some creative levels, alongside the juxtaposition between developer Rare's Banjo-Kazooie-like cartoony designs and some of the raunchiest scenes you'll find on the Nintendo 64. It was almost a South Park episode wearing a mascot platformer's
  
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• Mike Flanagan is producing a new horror movie with Midnight Mass and Oppenheimer stars

  01-11-2024 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mike Flanagan is set to produce a new action-horror movie led by Midnight Mass star Kate Siegel and Oppenheimer star David Dastmalchian, per Deadline. The film, titled Epilogue, takes place a year after a zombie apocalypse is said to have ended. But, one couple must find a cure for their daughter, who is infected. The Fall of the House of Usher helmer Michael Fimognari is directing, with Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason writing. Along with Flanagan, Mortal Kombat producer Todd Garner,
  
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• Eddie Redmayne reveals the big differences between The Day of the Jackal TV series and the best-selling thriller novel

  01-11-2024 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Published in 1971, Frederick Forsyth's best-selling political thriller The Day of the Jackal centers on a nameless assassin who's tasked with killing French president Charles De Gaulle by a far-right terrorist organization. The film adaptation, which was released in 1973, follows the same story but Sky's new take on the source material modernizes the plot, bringing it into the 21st Century and giving 'The Jackal' an entirely different target.That's not the only way in which it differs from the n
  
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• Horizon Zero Dawn remaster continues the series' curse as Dragon Age and Monster Hunter Wilds' beta soak up all the chatter

  01-11-2024 17:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Horizon curse began life as an unfunny joke, then it became an entire internet meme, then it seemed like incredibly bad luck, and evidence of its actual existence now seems irrefutable as it's now going up against Dragon Age and a last-minute Monster Hunter Wilds beta. The Horizon series is haunted.To catch up anyone who isn't terminally online, Horizon: Zero Dawn had the misfortune of launching too close to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild back in 2017. Though it still sold incredibl
  
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• Highlander reboot starring Henry Cavill from John Wick director gets a disappointing filming update

  01-11-2024 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Highlander movie from John Wick director Chad Stahelski, starring Henry Cavill, has received a disappointing update. Per Redanian Intelligence, production kick-off on the reboot has been pushed back from January 2025 to May 2025, which, the report speculates, is down to Cavill's Voltron movie, which is set to film from December 2024 to April 2025. This isn't Highlander's first delay, either, with a previous hold-up reportedly occurring thanks to Stahelski undertaking reshoots on up
  
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• Sound the alarm, the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon just hit its lowest price

  01-11-2024 16:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're looking for the ultimate Star Wars set, it's likely that you've drooled over the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon at some point... but the price may have put you off. That's why the kit dropping to its lowest ever price is a big deal. Literally.Rather than beating around the bush, let's get to it: you can currently get the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon for £525 at Argos instead of £735, which is a discount of £210 all in. According to price-matching software, it's literally ne
  
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• Cult of the Lamb dev says the roguelike is "just like Animal Crossing" except "more realistic, since you can't buy a house"

  01-11-2024 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cult of the Lamb fans have been hit with "a dose of reality" by the roguelike game's Twitter community manager, who's compared the indie hit to Animal Crossing in a way that's in equal parts hilarious and truly painful. Over on Twitter yesterday, the official Cult of the Lamb Twitter account shared a new parody animation from YouTube channel 64 Bits, which reimagines Nintendo's adorable cozy life sim series Animal Crossing – transforming it into something which looks and feels much mo
  
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