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• Helldivers 2 devs need "more time" to sort out the shooter's divisive weapon balancing: "We're cooking"

  20-05-2024 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead needs "more time" to get an upcoming weapon balance patch right, but fret not, the team is "cooking."A user in the Helldivers 2 Discord recently asked an Arrowhead community manager whether they had a timetable for a new weapon balance patch launching, as seen in the screenshot below. The community manager responded that the developer needs "more time," but reassures the player that "we're cooking."
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• Poor Things director's new movie with an all-star cast earns a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, but not everyone agrees

  20-05-2024 16:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new movie from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness, has debuted to a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. The film recently premiered at Cannes and has garnered an impressive 92% critics score from 25 reviews so far. "This long, scaldingly original film enthralls even as it frustrates, defying conventional logic while presenting an absurdist riff on modern society. It's never boring, and yet, Lanthimos' outré sensibility demands a special brand of patienc
  
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• Everything revealed at the Warhammer Preview Show at a glance, including a Necromunda dungeon-crawler

  20-05-2024 15:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another Warhammer Preview Show just dropped, and that means more models to salivate over. Even though it operated under the shadow of the massive new Age of Sigmar boxset reveal, it had some surprises of its own. Reinforcements and a new Codex for a pair of Warhammer 40K armies dropped alongside a fresh spin on Necromunda that should appeal to RPG fans. A highly anticipated update for the Horus Heresy was also revealed.To save you a bit of time, I've rounded up the headlines. Here's all the cool
  
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• Alien: Romulus director had an extensive call with James Cameron to go over granular details, right down to the ship’s engine sizes

  20-05-2024 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest entry into the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus, is set tantalizingly between Ridley Scott’s seminal ’79 original and James Cameron’s superlative sequel. And, in an exclusive new look at the film, director Fede Álvarez tells us it’s "an amalgamation of Alien and Aliens on many levels".Speaking to Total Film in our new issue, which features Twisters on the cover, Álvarez explains that he embraced many of the same practical filmmaking techn
  
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• Daisy Ridley absolutely wants John Boyega back in her Star Wars film: "It feels like we should"

  20-05-2024 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daisy Ridley has reiterated how keen she is for John Boyega’s Finn to return in her upcoming Star Wars movie. The Rey star shared her hopes, after previously sharing her support for her co-star.Ridley "played coy" to The Hollywood Reporter when she was quizzed on if Finn could return for the upcoming film. It’s set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker and will see Rey back to try and rebuild the Jedi order once again. While she didn’t reveal if he’d return,
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 director bragged it could be the "RPG of the decade" during development - then immediately regretted it

  20-05-2024 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3's director has reflected on the game's early development process, and why he regretted saying it could be the RPG of the decade.At a presentation at Digital Dragons in Poland, Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke revealed to attendees how the RPG looked in the early stages of development. Vincke revealed Larian originally wanted to have a "dungeon master" tell the player what was going on via voiceover, but Vincke felt it was a "little too ambitious" for Larian to handle.Baldur's
  
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• Sorry Venom fans, Venom 3 has been confirmed to be the last movie in the saga

  20-05-2024 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bad news Venom fans, but it looks like the franchise’s upcoming third installment will be the alien symbiote’s last dance as Sony has revealed that Venom 3 is the final film in the series. "The third and last Venom, is going to be huge," said Sony Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman whilst speaking on the future of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe in an interview with Deadline. Rothman’s comment gives us hope that the movie will go out with a bang but also confirms V
  
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• The Boys star says the ending of season 4 is "f****** nuts" – and wants the superhero show to run for as long as possible

  20-05-2024 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Boys season 4 is almost out, and Hughie star Jack Quaid has said it's his favorite season yet. Speaking ahead of the launch of the bloody and brutal superhero show, the actor also teased some details about what the ending will hold, after it was just renewed for season 5. "They always find a way to somehow find new beats, and they never repeat themselves," Quaid told Collider about the new season. "It’s been really cool. This is my favorite season that we’ve ever done. The w
  
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• X-Men '97 season 2 gets a major update, but Marvel streaming boss is asking people to be patient

  20-05-2024 13:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  X-Men '97 has just wrapped up on Disney Plus, but another season is in the works – though it might take a little while. "It's still an animatic phase. Animation takes so long to make as I'm sure you know. There was a great bit about this in Invincible season 2," Marvel streaming boss Brad Winderbaum explained to ComicBook.com. "They just nailed it so hard, it is the greatest. And it takes a long time. Because the studio wants to see how successful the first season is before they green
  
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• Upcoming horror sequel MaXXXine starring Mia Goth is a "very rich movie" with a "Terminator-like aesthetic" says director

  20-05-2024 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next chapter in Ti West’s X trilogy, MaXXXine will transport fans to yet another decade, the ‘80s. But it’s not just all spandex and big hair in the threequel, as the director has taken influence straight from some of the era’s most risque and action-packed movies. "It’s a very rich movie," West tells Total Film in our new issue out on Thursday May 23, which features Twisters on the cover. The director goes on to explain how MaXXXine boasts everything from
  
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• New horror movie debuts to a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, as first reactions call it an "instant body horror classic" that is "one for the sickos"

  20-05-2024 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Substance has landed rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, as the new Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley-led horror movie is called an "instant body horror classic".Landing an 11-minute standing ovation at the festival, the film is written and directed by  French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat. Taking its inspiration from cell division, the movie imagines a new revolutionary product called The Substance, which allows users to create an alter-ego that’s younger, more beautiful, and mor
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 developer is gearing up for its "two very ambitious RPGs" by opening a 7th studio on the Witcher devs' territory

  20-05-2024 12:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has opened a brand new studio, as it's working on two new "very ambitious" RPGs.Earlier today, May 20, Larian announced it has opened up a brand new studio in Poland, called 'Larian Studios Warsaw.' Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke said in a press release that the new Polish studio is a chance to recruit a lot of outstanding talent, that he saw for himself last year when visiting Poland for the Game Industry Conference."On top of that, many of them want to work on
  
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• New Doctor Who companion actor breaks silence on surprise early appearance in the show

  20-05-2024 12:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Who will be introducing a new companion in its next season, played by Andor star Varada Sethu. But, if you watched the latest episode, 'Boom,' you might have noticed a familiar face popping up quite early…Sethu played Mundy Flynn in the episode, and, if you're confused about just what's going on, the team behind the sci-fi show have explained all. "It's a delight to welcome Varada to Doctor Who, earlier than expected, though things are about to get timey-wimey," showrunner Rus
  
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• Death Stranding 2's filming and recording is complete, but now it's entering an "adjustment phase" that'll last for over a year

  20-05-2024 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Death Stranding 2's filming and recording is now complete, but the sequel is now in an "adjustment phase" that will take about a year to complete.As reported by Famitsu (and translated by Automaton Media), Hideo Kojima recently appeared on a radio broadcast, where he addressed Death Stranding 2's ongoing development. The game director revealed that Kojima Productions has finished filming and recording with Death Stranding 2's cast, although it's unclear if this is the English or Japanese cast.Wh
  
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• GTA 6 publisher says "perfection is hard to measure," but Rockstar is trying to create "an experience that no one has seen before"

  20-05-2024 11:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 publisher's CEO has said Take-Two is "highly confident" in being able to hit the fall 2025 release window, and Rockstar Games is trying to create "an experience that no one has seen before."Last week, publisher Take-Two announced a fall 2025 release window for GTA 6, finally dispelling weeks-long rumors of a potential delay into 2026. Shortly after the news, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick appeared on CNBC, seen below, to field questions about Rockstar's creative process, and how confident th
  
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• Ghost of Tsushima becomes PlayStation's biggest single-player launch on PC, beating God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man

  19-05-2024 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ghost of Tsushima, the open-world samurai romp that debuted in 2020 as a PS4 exclusive, has become the publisher's biggest single-player launch on PC based on concurrent player counts.Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut made its way over to digital storefront Steam earlier this week, on May 16, packaging in the original game's sword-slashing campaign, as well as exclusive armor sets, developer commentary, and the Legends co-op mode in the Director's Cut. PlayStation's growing multiplatform app
  
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• After 35 years, the silliest debate about one of the most beloved NES games has finally been settled by the original director

  19-05-2024 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  For 35 years, English-speaking NES gamers have been debating one important topic: how do you pronounce the name of the Bubble Lead weapon from Mega Man 2? Now, all these years later, the game's original director has put the issue to rest.The second word of Bubble Lead, of course, could be pronounced either 'led,' as in the metal, or 'leed,' as in guiding someone forward. The correct pronunciation here was the subject of no end of schoolyard debates, but now, finally, long-retired director Akira
  
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• Terraria meets FTL in this open-world pirate game from a solo developer - and its early access reviews are glowing

  19-05-2024 16:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Seablip has been on my radar for a while thanks to its Next Fest demos because who can resist the allure of a game that plays like Terraria, remixes FTL's lovely ship management, and has a boatload of pirates? Thankfully, the game's proper early access release has enjoyed smooth sailing and glowing reviews.Seablip is a side-scrolling, gorgeous pixel art game that has you captain a pirate ship across an open world map full of islands to explore and treasure to plunder. You can also
  
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• Jodie Comer teases "emotional" 28 Years Later script, and says it's "so exciting" to work with Danny Boyle on the horror movie sequel

  19-05-2024 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jodie Comer is "so incredibly excited" to start working with director Danny Boyle on his new 28 Days Later movie 28 Years Later – but she's "terrified" of saying anything more about the project than that...In the new issue of Total Film, which is out on Thursday May 23, and features Twisters on the cover, the Killing Eve star took some time out of promoting Jeff Nichols' period-set drama The Bikeriders to tease her involvement in the zombie horror. "Having met Danny, he's incredibly s
  
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• Peter Jackson messaged Richard Armitage to ask if he needed money when he saw his stolen The Hobbit sword for sale online

  19-05-2024 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Hobbit star Richard Armitage has revealed that his character's sword from the movies was stolen – and he didn't realize until Peter Jackson saw it listed for sale online and messaged him to ask if he needed money. When asked what his most memorable end-of-shoot gift is, Armitage tells Total Film, "Orcrist, the sword from The Hobbit. I just did not expect to be gifted the original sword from the shoot." The actor played Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves, in T
  
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• Undertale mastermind Toby Fox says Deltarune is still far away, but "We haven't burned out making it yet! Actually, the opposite!! We're on fire!! A lot!! Ouch!!"

  19-05-2024 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Undertale's solo developer Toby Fox has given an update on the next few Deltarune chapters, clarifying that development is going well but the "release date is still quite far."Deltarune has had quite an unconventional release for an RPG. You might remember that the first chapter was released for free back in 2018 with the second following in 2021. There are currently three more chapters in development at the same time, though chapters 3 and 4 are launching together, with the former "pretty much
  
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• Free Stars, sequel to the 1992 open-world game that inspired Mass Effect, smashes its Kickstarter campaign over 600% funded

  19-05-2024 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The founders of Toys For Bob are making a sequel to their 1992 open world space game and it's just ended its crowdfunding campaign over 600% past its funding goal. Free Stars: Children of Infinity is a sequel to Star Control 2, the classic game in which you captain a ship across the galaxy, shoot at enemies from a top-down perspective, and talk to funky aliens with a branching dialog tree allowing you to change your relationships with them. You might mistake that description for Mass Effect
  
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• Two JRPGs inspired by the classics are doing great on Kickstarter right now – one ended over 750% funded, and the other's fully funded in less than 48 hours

  18-05-2024 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two Japanese-inspired RPGs that are borrowing from genre classics are absolutely booming on Kickstarter.Runa is the 'Xenoblade Chronicles meets Persona' game we've reported on before, on account of its lush fields and social systems that let you grow closer to characters in the world. Coming from the Madrid-based team, Runa has ended its crowdfunding campaign having reached over $375,000 or £296,494 - 750% over its original goal. Runa reached most of its stretch goals too, e
  
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• 20 years after quitting Bethesda, veteran Morrowind dev returns to the funky RPG to create new mods

  18-05-2024 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of Morrowind's designers and writers has returned to the game via an expansive quest mod 20 years after leaving Bethesda Game Studios.Douglas Goodall worked on the RPG factory's loveably funky, alien Morrowind leading up to its release in 2002 before departing the studio. But over the past year, more than two decades after his first tenure in Morrowind, the veteran developer has circled back around to the classic game.Goodall's latest modding endeavor (under his NexusMods moniker AFFA, in co
  
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• Over 50 hours later, one Manor Lords player builds a city so big that "the game is no longer really playable" and even the developer himself is "impressed"

  18-05-2024 15:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Manor Lords player has spent more than 50 hours creating a city so large that it's pushing the strategy game to its limit - a feat that has "impressed" the game's very own creator. Redditor Busy-Shallot shared their game-breaking achievement in the post embedded below, showing off the biggest Manor Lords city that I've seen surfing the interwebs. "I have reached the destination of my journey," the post reads, "I have reached 4,548 inhabitants in one region."
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• Austin Butler addresses Heat 2 rumors and teases his new Western from Hereditary director

  18-05-2024 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Austin Butler has addressed those Heat 2 rumors – and, while he may be keeping mum on that movie for now, he can share a little something about his upcoming Western, Eddington, directed by Ari Aster."Yeah, I… I mean, I love the first film, but no comment on that," Butler tells Total Film in our new issue out on Thursday, May 23, which features Twisters on the cover, when talk turns to the Heat sequel rumors.  Butler is rumored to be playing Chris Shiherlis, the right-hand man o
  
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• Long-time Dark Souls and Elden Ring dev thinks Miyazaki stores the entire story in his head: "The lore probably only exists in Miyazaki's imagination"

  18-05-2024 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fromsoftware's long-time translator reckons the SoulsBorneRing director stores every lore tidbit in his head - item descriptions bouncing all over the place.Lead translator Ryan Morris, from localization studio Frognation, is a name you might not have heard before but his fingerprints can be seen in the translated versions of almost every beloved Soulsborne game - Demon's Souls, the Dark Souls trilogy, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Armored Core 6, and even the Demon's Souls remake. Morris re
  
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• House of the Dragon season 2 actor says the world of Game of Thrones has never seen a more "insidious" character before

  18-05-2024 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 2 is almost here – and, judging by the trailers released so far, we're in for one epic season of fiery Targaryen civil war as the Greens and Blacks go up against each other for the Iron Throne. The first season ended with a dramatic turn of events, too: Aemond accidentally caused the death of his nephew Lucerys in a disturbing dragon chase. Aemond is firmly on Team Green, while Lucerys was Rhaenyra's son – and Rhaenyra is gunning for the throne as the
  
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• Yes, that is Doctor Who’s new season 2 companion in Boom – but the mystery cameo leaves us with more questions than answers

  18-05-2024 04:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Some spoilers for Doctor Who episode 3 follow. You have been warned. ‘Boom’ was an instant classic: a nerve-shredding, landmine-stepping trip to a planet caught in the middle of a never-ending war.Amid the chaos and tension, you may even spot a surprise familiar face. Among the very few characters with their boots on the ground (and in the mud) on Kastarion 3 is Anglican soldier Mundy Flynn, played by Varada Sethu.Sethu is all set to be the Doctor’s next companion in the s
  
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• Former XCOM boss Jake Solomon says he doesn't play XCOM-likes, but "Into the Breach is incredible" and he's honored to have inspired it: "I'll put that on my resume"

  18-05-2024 02:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Into the Breach, the acclaimed 2018 turn-based strategy game from Subset Games, is getting some high praise from XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon.Into the Breach was created by former FTL developers Justin Ma and Matthew Davis, ostensibly inspired by the success of XCOM. And as it turns out, Into the Breach happens to be the only game like XCOM that Solomon has played - and he's a massive fan. "If something is an XCOM-like or if it's clearly an XCOM-like, I've never played t
  
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