8+ min ago (211+ words) Early Access might be rough, but that's what Early Access is there for Hytale, the blocky fantasy take on Minecraft's sandbox gameplay, is in new hands. After Riot Games cancelled the project following years in development, original owner Simon Collins-Laflamme bought back the rights and finally has an early access release date set. But his marketing strategy is, urm, unconventional, to say the least. Part of the problem is that the team are returning to a build from four years ago to continue the vision laid out in Hytale's viral 2018 trailer, so some elements are obviously behind or outdated. "The first impression will be rough, but the path ahead matters more." As amusing as it might be, I do think Collins-Laflamme is probably smart to keep expectations in check since people have been waiting to try Hytale for years. If…...

56+ min ago (281+ words) Voicing Maelle and Alicia was difficult Jennifer English is no stranger to putting herself in other character's shoes, having had roles in everything from Elden Ring to Baldur's Gate 3, but she still had a tough time playing a dual role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 because, well, it's a two-in-one type of gig. Spoilers ahead for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Clair Obscur is full of twists and turns, but perhaps no revelation is bigger than finding out that the world you've been exploring for hours is sort of 'fake' - it's painted. Not only that, some characters are actually just 'painted' doppelgangers of 'real' people on the outside. That's the case for Jennifer English's two roles - Maelle and Alicia - which is what gave her some grief. "At the moment, I'm really reflecting on playing Alicia," the actor told GamesRadar+ at the Golden Joystick…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (233+ words) Mamoru Oshii's legendary anime films, from Ghost in the Shell to Angel's Egg, sometimes subtly evoke very video gamey logic. And that's no coincidence. The iconic director is, in fact, also a gamer, and he hasn't been able to pull himself away from one of Bethesda's post-apocalyptic wastelands for eight entire years. While talking to TheFilmStage about the theatric re-release of Angel's Egg, Oshii was asked whether or not he's been playing any games lately. The director expressed that he has a "deep respect for all of Hideo Kojima's works," which perhaps isn't too much of a surprise considering Oshii makes a bonkers cameo in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach as an eccentric pizza chef (AKA pizza guy.) "I've been playing the game Fallout 4 for eight years," Oshii said of the game he can't quite seem to quit, describing it…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1838+ words) It's time for round two as Cyber Monday deals take up the mantle and kick into gear this weekend. Whether you're hunting down PS5 games, Nintendo Switch accessories, or a whole new PC rig I've got you with all the biggest offers live on the shelves right now. We're talking record-low prices on some of the best gamepads the GamesRadar+ team has tested, the year's biggest games seeing some of their first discounts, and headsets you'll have to hear to believe all sailing down to their best rates yet. I've been covering Cyber Monday deals for over six years now, and this year feels particularly solid. I've been covering Cyber Monday deals for over six years now, starting off at our sister site TechRadar where deal-hunting was my full time job. These days I'm testing all the latest and greatest gaming…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago (864+ words) Nick is a freelancer whose work can be found at Screen Rant, The Digital Fix, and Looper. He loves movies, TV, DC, and Marvel. He also believes that the best Robin Hood is still a talking fox. Welp! The demogorgon is officially out of the bag and has been snapped into place by none other than the bowl-cut advocate of Stranger Things, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp). After the first volume of the final season was released this week, it's now been confirmed that all that neck rubbing has led to Will having similar abilities to Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). According to the newly super-powered star, though, a poster almost spoiled everything early. In an interview with Glamour, Schnapp spoke about his character's new breakthrough and that it was almost revealed in the show's marketing. "It's…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago (577+ words) Nick is a freelancer whose work can be found at Screen Rant, The Digital Fix, and Looper. He loves movies, TV, DC, and Marvel. He also believes that the best Robin Hood is still a talking fox. MCU fans can probably pinpoint where the franchise started to fall off the tracks: its first woefully received post-Endgame film, Eternals. All the pieces were there to make this film work and introduce a new team of heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after its most beloved bunch had just finished saving the universe. It had Oscar-winning director Chlo" Zhao at the helm with a host of stars, including Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, leading the charge. Unfortunately, things didn't go too well for the film, which still stands at 47% on Rotten Tomatoes (even though we didn't mind it). It turns out, though,…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago (230+ words) "She was born to be in one of these movies; she's hilarious." Speaking to IndieWire about the future prospects of the Knives Out franchise, the director admitted that "There are so many great actors I'd like to work with. But, yes, if you're reading this, Meryl Streep, I feel like you'd slot into a murder mystery very well. She's already proven she can handle whodunits, having appeared in three seasons of the hit show Only Murders in the Building. Factoring this in, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to see her go toe-to-toe with Daniel Craig's southern sleuth. Also, the fact that she's Meryl Streep assures it wouldn't be that much of a stretch for her to do anything, if we're honest. Further pushing for his dream pick, Johnson told Variety, "I feel like Meryl Streep would kill it....

1+ day, 18+ min ago (286+ words) The Xbox 360 classic really is undead Capcom is reportedly taking another stab at reviving its (un)Dead Rising series, this time with a sequel featuring Frank West, star of the first game. The rumor comes from a MP1st report, partly corroborated by VGC, which claims that a new Dead Rising game has been in the works for a few years now. According to the site's anonymous sources, Frank West will this time be trapped in an infested Hollywood studio lot by the game's main villain, a film director looking to shoot the 'perfect' movie. The new Dead Rising is also apparently bringing back Frank's camera and the time limit mechanic, which put a timer on everything from main missions to helping survivors. And it just might be a direct sequel to the original 2006 game - you know, the one Capcom maybe-not-coincidentally remastered…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago (268+ words) "We don't want to grow too much as a company" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is maybe the most surprising success story of the year. A JRPG love letter not made in Japan from a first-time, relatively slim French studio wasn't always pegged to be a best-selling game of the year frontrunner, but Sandfall Interactive's CEO Guillaume Broche doesn't think the unexpected success should change the developer much. Sandfall Interactive has a little over 30 full-time employees, and used dozens more outsourced workers to finish Clair Obscur, so Broche also doesn't see the point in expanding unnecessarily. "We don't want to grow too much as a company," he said. "We work well as we are now, as a small team, and we want to stay like that, because we are very happy, and why change?" Of course, that doesn't mean Sandfall won't incorporate…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (403+ words) Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget. Hollow Knight: Silksong was carrying so much hype on its shoulders - eight years worth, to be exact - that when developer Team Cherry finally stepped out of the shadows to give the world a release date, it sent other game making indie teams into a bit of a panic. But Team Cherry kinda feels bad about all the drama; it's just that they didn't even know Silksong's release date until a week or so before we did. To rewind, Team Cherry announced Silksong's release date in a long-awaited trailer, two weeks before the game would eventually come out worldwide. What followed…...