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• This new Xbox controller looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen, but it could be one of the best gamepads of 2025

  07-01-2025 14:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you follow the news closely, you'll know that PlayStation files a lot of patents. Every other month, there seems to be a headline that says Sony will implement some weird and whacky features for its consoles, or create a new bit of hardware that looks totally incoherent next to the brand's existing lineup.If you're still waiting for the PlayStation Banana gamepad to sweep into our list of the best PC controllers though, I have some bad news for you. Most of the patents the company is awarded
  
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• Fallout lead Tim Cain wonders if "gamers know what they like" and reckons feedback is much better when it's specific and focuses on what you want

  08-01-2025 18:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Cannonballing into a deep developer discussion, original Fallout mastermind Tim Cain asks if "gamers know what they like" in a new video exploring player feedback and preferences. One conclusion he draws is that, no matter what you look for in games, "it would be far better if you said exactly what it is you want instead of just saying what it is you don't want."Riffing on similar remarks from Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, Cain agrees that "people love to talk about what they hate"
  
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• Mecha Break, the lovechild of Armored Core and Titanfall, gets a closed beta test that you can sign up for now

  08-01-2025 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming multiplayer sci-fi shooter Mecha Break is opening applications for closed beta tests on PC and Xbox Series X.Imagine if Titanfall 2 and Armored Core 6 had a baby. That's Mecha Break. I played it at Gamescom last year and it seems to have undergone a lot of changes since then. As reported by Automaton, this closed beta will let you jump into a revamped PvPvE mode that implements changes based on previous player feedback.If you want to check it out for yourself, beta signups are live now
  
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• New trailer for Reacher season 3 sees the hero forced to face his haunted past – and square up to his new 7-foot teammate

  08-01-2025 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alan Ritchson's retired military police officer finds himself stumbling across something he'd never thought possible in the action-packed new trailer for Reacher season 3: a guy who's bigger than him."You're weaker than I thought," Olivier Richters' Paulie laughs, as he and Reacher are forced to train together before a particularly dangerous mission. Reacher gets the last laugh, though, when he suddenly releases Paulie's hand during an arm wrestling contest and the 7-foot brute punches himself
  
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• Ubisoft says it's "deeply disturbed" by abuse allegations at support studio that contributed to Assassin's Creed Shadows, Dark Souls, The Last of Us, and more

  08-01-2025 18:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft says it's "deeply disturbed" by allegations of physical and emotional abuse at Brandoville Studios, a now-closed Indonesian art and animation office that's contributed to numerous AAA games including the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows."We are deeply disturbed by the recent reports surrounding Brandoville Studios," a Ubisoft spokesperson tells Eurogamer. "We strongly condemn all forms of abuse, and our thoughts are with the affected employees."Those reports were brought to the attentio
  
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• Twitch star Shroud argues Overwatch is "absolutely a much better game" than Marvel Rivals, and "people forget" how good it was at launch: "That game took over the world"

  08-01-2025 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Marvel Rivals continues to surge in popularity and get pulled into inevitable debates comparing it to fellow hero shooter Overwatch, Twitch star Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek has taken a moment to remind players not to "disrespect the GOAT" that is Blizzard's game. As reported by Dexerto, Shroud defended Overwatch earlier this week during a Marvel Rivals stream, making it clear which one of the two he prefers. "Overwatch is absolutely a much better game, but you gotta remember that's like co
  
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• Imagine Infinity Nikki with a bazooka loaded with love rockets and you get this Doom Eternal-flavored shooter that’s all about killing with kindness – and guns

  08-01-2025 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hidden between the obvious wonders of the world – the imposing Taj Mahal, the astounding Pyramids of Giza, Sonic the Hedgehog – is the more subtle miracle of girlkind's commitment to the color pink, which is so powerful that upcoming movement shooter Incolatus rightfully transforms it into a bunch of guns.
  A:✅Y2K ✅Girlypop✅Arena Shooter✅Movement shooterWhere standing still is not an option pic.twitter.com/9fRDIDXrvLJanuary 8, 2025
  Machine guns, nail guns, bubb
  
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• After 9 years staring at his face, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director's favorite character is Cloud: "I don't think there was a time that I haven't seen him in front of me"

  08-01-2025 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 has a standout line up of characters - in a series already bursting with loveable faces - but Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director didn't hesitate when choosing a favorite child. "This might sound cliché, but it would be Cloud for me," Rebirth and Remake's director Naoki Hamaguchi said in an interview with Danny Pena. "And the reason is quite simple: I've been on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake project for about 8 or 9 years at this point, and I've always had Cloud there, vi
  
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• James Mangold's Star Wars movie is set thousands of years in the past because he's "not interested in being handcuffed" by the massive canon

  08-01-2025 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Star Wars movie is on the way from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold, and it's going to be set tens of thousands of years back on the Star Wars timeline.Why set it so far in the past? Well, it's because Mangold doesn't want his hands tied by Star Wars's formidable canon."The Star Wars movie would be taking place 25,000 years before any known Star Wars movies takes place," he told MovieWeb. "It's an area and a playground that I've always [wanted to explore] and th
  
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• Nexus Mods got death threats after removing Trump and Biden mods for Marvel Rivals, owner says it's been site policy for years: "It's so dumb, and these people are so dumb"

  08-01-2025 17:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nexus Mods has found itself at the center of drama after removing political Marvel Rivals mods from its site, but it's now taken the opportunity to remind users that it was "simply executing our existing file submission policies."The mods in question saw Donald Trump and Joe Biden – or rather, their heads – added to NetEase's hit third-person shooter Marvel Rivals, as replacements for Captain America's face. Nexus Mods site owner Dark0ne acknowledged this on Reddit a few days ago, re
  
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• Pokemon Go datamine finds that, yes, we're probably getting a Pokemon Presents showcase on Pokemon Day

  08-01-2025 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new datamine suggests we'll be getting another Pokemon Presents in 2025, and get this, it'll be on Pokemon Day, just like it has been every year since 2021.This news might seem a bit superfluous, but if the Pokemon Go datamine done by mattyoukhana_ (Matt) is accurate, it'll be "the first 'official' confirmation of one happening, despite it being commonplace on Pokémon Day."The datamine shows text with the title "gotour_2025_pokemon_day" followed by a line that reads: "Pokemon Presents 2
  
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• Mass Effect veterans have another Normandy-type "major hub" in their new space RPG Exodus, but this time it's an entire city

  08-01-2025 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Exodus, the upcoming game from a few veteran game developers who worked on the original Mass Effect trilogy, has a hub world. Good news for anyone who liked pestering everyone on the Normandy in between any excursion! But this time, the hub world is an entire city that'll change over the course of in-game decades.Archetype Entertainment co-founders and former BioWare higher-ups James Ohlen and Chad Robertson sat down to dish more information on Exodus in this month's Q&A video, where the duo
  
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• This Lego PS2 design has moving internals, and it could become a reality alongside Simpsons and Jumanji kits

  08-01-2025 15:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lego has just closed its latest qualification round for the third Lego Ideas Review of 2024. In case you're unfamiliar, Lego Ideas is a contest in which Lego creators compete for their designs to be made into an official Lego set.Of the many entries, 54 submissions have now hit the 10,000 supporter milestone, and will be joining what's called the 10K Club as they await announcement of the winning designs. While you wait, why not check out some of the best Lego sets to get an idea of the standard
  
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• The former Halo, Batman Arkham, and Doom devs' studio is "halting work" on its upcoming game to search for a new publisher to bring "creative vision to life"

  08-01-2025 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jar of Sparks, the studio founded by former Halo Infinite developer Jerry Hook, has stopped work on its upcoming game as it parts ways with publisher NetEase.As reported by Pure Xbox, Hook made a LinkedIn post on the Jar of Sparks profile which explains that work on its in-development title is being put on hold as the company searches for "a new publishing partner who can help bring our creative vision to life," so it's no longer working with NetEase, the developer and publisher of Marvel Rivals
  
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• Deadlock updates will be "a little bit more spaced out" so Valve can "improve our development process," but you can expect bigger major patches when they arrive

  08-01-2025 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valve's invite-only third-person hero shooter and MOBA mashup Deadlock may still be in the early development stages, but from this point on, players can expect its major patches to be less frequent as the team adjusts its update schedule. That comes from Valve dev 'Yoshi' on the official Deadlock Discord server, who explains that the schedule adjustments will "help improve our development process." They elaborate: "While it was very helpful for us in the beginning, we've found that our fixe
  
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• A classic '00s movie is getting a gender-swapped TV reboot at Disney Plus

  08-01-2025 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  A pilot for a Holes TV show has been ordered at Disney Plus, Variety reports, but there's a twist – it will follow a group of teenage girls instead of boys.Per the project's official logline, "In this reimagining of the beloved 1998 book from Louis Sachar, a teenage girl is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose."Liz Phang, who's previously worked as a producer on shows like Yellowjackets and The Haunting of Hill House, i
  
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• Nvidia's cloud gaming service is coming to VR headsets, but you'll only be able to play flatscreen games

  08-01-2025 14:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Standalone VR headsets are getting more use cases by the day as manufacturers figure out new software features and integrations. The latest news from CES, however, brings more portable gaming allowance to the PICO 4 Ultra, Meta Quest 3, and Apple Vision Pro.Nvidia GeForce Now is like the GPU manufacturer's version of Netflix or Game Pass, and it allows you to integrate your existing gaming libraries to its cloud streaming servers so that you can play them on whatever device you want. Later this
  
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• Fantastic Four star says motion-capture legend Andy Serkis helped with his performance and yes, he said that iconic Marvel catchphrase

  08-01-2025 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of the release of The Fantastic Four: The First Steps this summer, Ben Grimm star Ebon Moss-Bachrach has revealed some details about the new Marvel movie. The latest take on the iconic comics marks the First Family's first major entry into the MCU (bar that Chris Evans cameo in Deadpool and Wolverine).While very little is known about the plot, other than the fact it will be a period piece, Moss-Bachrach did give some insight into playing The Thing in a new interview. Speaking on Jimmy Kimm
  
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• Squid Game season 2 is on track to beat season 1 on Netflix, but it's just been knocked off the top spot by something completely different

  08-01-2025 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Squid Game season 2 broke Wednesday's Netflix record – and now it's smashed another milestone.According to Variety, the new season raced to 126.2 million views in 11 days, which is a figure higher than any other Netflix show has reached in the same amount of time. Considering season 1 hit 265.2 million views in 91 days, it looks like season 2 is on track to beat it in the next 80 days.But, in the US, the show has been displaced from the top spot by something unexpected: WWE Monday Night RA
  
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• With everything from Helldivers to Zelda getting the big screen treatment, OG Final Fantasy 7 director would "love" for the JRPG to get another movie

  08-01-2025 13:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy hasn't always had the best luck when it comes to big screen adaptations, but the series' producer and director of the original Final Fantasy 7 still hopes that someone can do it justice with another movie.Video game movie adaptations are all the rage right now. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is tearing it up in theatres. The Super Mario Bros. Movie made serious bank for Nintendo. And everything from The Legend of Zelda to Helldivers is getting the blockbuster treatment as we speak. So it see
  
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• Netflix is releasing two highly anticipated new anime shows based on popular manga on the same day this week

  08-01-2025 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two highly anticipated new anime shows are arriving on Netflix this week – and they're both dropping on the same day.Baban Baban Ban Vampire and Sakamoto Days are both premiering on the streamer this Saturday, January 11, kicking off its anime offerings this year with a bang. New episodes of both shows are set to drop weekly until the end of their first seasons, with Sakamoto Days taking a mid-season break and returning in July.Baban Baban Ban Vampire follows Mori Ranmaru, a public bathhou
  
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• GTA 3 dev thought riding the train was "boring," which led to the creation of the series' cinematic camera: "The team found it surprisingly entertaining"

  08-01-2025 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij is no stranger to revealing tidbits of information about the development of some of the older GTA games, and he's now explained how GTA 3's cinematic camera first came to be – it turns out we can thank the train for being kind of "boring" at first.In a new thread on Twitter, Vermeij – who worked on GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA 4 – reveals that he "found riding [the train] boring," but even though he "considered let
  
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• I'm really hopeful that The Last of Us season 2 flips a key part of the game's story – and I think the new trailer just confirmed it

  08-01-2025 13:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for The Last of Us season 2 not only confirms the show's release window, but also teases a major narrative shift to the story. Now, we're going to be getting into big The Last of Us Part 2 game spoilers to discuss this one so make sure you've played it through before reading on.Still here? Well then you'll know that the key driver behind Abby's mission of revenge is the loss of her father. He's the doctor who was about to operate on Ellie at the end of the first game who Joel
  
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• The Batman 2 director teases "completely different" sequel, as he promises the movie's main villain will surprise DC fans

  08-01-2025 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Matt Reeves has opened up about The Batman 2, promising a "completely different" take on the DC character and a main villain that even the most clued-up comic book fans won't predict.Speaking with MTV's Josh Horowitz at the Golden Globes 2025, the director was asked whether he'd seen the speculation online as to who the follow-up's foe would be, with Horowitz mentioning that Freeze's name has come up a lot. "I mean, you know, you just kind of look at them casually and go, like, 'Oh, is that what
  
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• Microsoft says it's working on "bringing the best of Xbox and Windows together" to make handheld gaming better, and it should have more to share this year

  08-01-2025 12:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft is working on ways to make gaming more convenient on PCs and handheld devices this year, by combining "the best of Xbox and Windows."In an interview with The Verge at CES 2025, Microsoft's vice president of "next generation" Jason Ronald says the team is working on ways to use their knowledge of gaming consoles and their PC expertise to improve the gaming experience on Windows PCs and handhelds."I would say it's bringing the best of Xbox and Windows together, because we have spent the
  
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• Skeleton Crew episode 7 ends with a sinister Star Wars callback to Revenge of the Sith

  08-01-2025 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: The following contains spoilers for Skeleton Crew episode 7! Turn back now if you're not up to date! Skeleton Crew episode 7 has set the stage for a dramatic finale, with Jude Law's Jod Na Nawood drawing his lightsaber against the kids and their parents.It's a chilling moment, made even more sinister by the fact that the framing of the scene directly parallels that infamous Revenge of the Sith moment when Anakin Skywalker draws his own lightsaber before slaughtering the younglings.
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• In tweaking legendary creatures D&D Monster Manual designers admit DMs don't always "want to choose the most deadly option every round"

  08-01-2025 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wizards of the Coast's Jeremy Crawford and F. Wesley Schneider recently spoke to Todd Kenreck in a livestream about the upcoming D&D Monster Manual – the final coreDungeons & Dragons rule books expected to drop this year. When asked what's changed, Crawford replied, "Everything is new in some way." A bold claim, but one that they're backing up with some dramatic tweaks to monsters that will affect legendary creatures in particular.In a previous interview, Crawford told us that the
  
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• Nintendo still hasn't announced the Switch 2, but one accessory maker is now showing off mock-ups allegedly created using the real console

  08-01-2025 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Switch 2 leak floodgates appear to have fully opened now as tech event CES 2025 continues, and one accessory maker has shown off what it claims to be mock-ups of Nintendo's upcoming console, which it alleges are molded from the real thing. According to French language site Numerama (translated by Google and DeepL), accessory maker Genki has shown off two mock-ups at the event, as well as a video supposedly showing what the new console's Joy-Con controllers will look like. It's claimed t
  
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• Taron Egerton's Die Hard-style thriller is Netflix's fifth most-watched movie of all time – but the director hasn't heard about a sequel

  08-01-2025 11:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Netflix's new thriller Carry-On has been a huge hit for the streamer, already landing in the number five spot in the all-time most-watched movies list. Starring Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek, a TSA agent at Los Angeles International Airport, the Christmas-set thriller has wracked up 149 million views since it was released on December 13.This puts it just behind Bird Box and The Adam Project, which are currently in third and fourth place. However, despite Carry-On's success, the director has revea
  
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• Monster Hunter Wilds gets a second beta test with a "returning monster from the series," but improvements from the first round "won't be ready" in time

  08-01-2025 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monster Hunter Wilds is stomping toward release with a second open beta test spread over the course of two weeks in February, as if next month wasn't already stacked with cool stuff to play.Series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto announced the news via a cute video, embedded below, where he explains that the second beta has all of the same content as the first, including the scarily realistic character creator, a slice of the game's story, and a quest to slay the furry cutie Doshaguma. But this time, Gy
  
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