Marvel Rivals has what it takes to shake up the PvP shooter genre if it can maintain its hero fantasy while also making balance changes

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. People WANT to fly around shooting repulsors as Iron Man. We WANT to smash things as the Hulk. We WANT to master the elements as Storm. That imbalance is the big downside to the Marvel Rivals hero fantasy. Sasserstated on the VideoGamer podcast. Marvel Rivals is getting a Splatoon mode and turning Groot into a Christmas tree for the holidays....

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Carrie Park

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto found it hard to watch his own kids playtest Super Mario 64: "Geez, does this kid have any brains?"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Thankfully, the children’s abilities (or lack thereof) aside, the playtest had been a success. Until this game, I was very sceptical about something like this being fun." Check out where Super Mario 64 fits in our list of thebest Mario games of all time.

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Nicole Mckay

The long-awaited next entry in the cult classic horror RPG series Pathologic is getting a free "prelude" game, and after 19 years we'll finally see the mysterious Capital

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Both are due to launch on PC and consoles in 2025.

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 28 words · Kim Barrett

The Rings of Power season 2, episode 7 is the show's version of The Two Towers – and it's the best episode of TV released all year

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In a year of excellent TV, one show stands above the rest. I’m talking about The Rings of Power, Prime Video’s sweeping Tolkien adaptation. Here at GamesRadar+,we loved it so much we crowned itourbest show of 2024. Certainly the best I’ve seen in 2024. It really seems everyone is indeed doomed to die....

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 157 words · Jose Mack

The Witcher fans in shambles after a new book reveals just how old Geralt really is

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. For most of The Witchers' history, it hasn’t actually ever been specified how old Geralt is. In aReddit postfrom u/joa_08, many fans remarked on how differently they had estimated Geralt’s age.

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 48 words · Jimmy King

There was "no version" of Sonic 3 that wouldn't include Live and Learn according to director Jeff Fowler: "The fans would hunt me down"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Spoilers for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 follow. The fans would hunt me down if I didn’t," Fowler joked. Sonic 3 is now in cinemas. For more on the threequel, check out our guides to theSonic 3 endingand cameo-filledSonic 3 post-credits scenes. Then sprint on over to all theSonic 3 Easter eggsyou may have missed....

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Michelle Kelly

When making Kingdom Hearts, the "one thing" RPG icon Tetsuya Nomura "wasn't willing to budge on" was a non-Disney protagonist

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “That was one thing I wasn’t willing to budge on.” “For Sora’s coloring, I was very conscious of Mickey Mouse,” he continued. I was very intent on that." “I wanted to try making a game where the player could do anything. For example, the map is 3D, but we deliberately did not include an easy-to-understand 2D-overhead minimap display…...

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Jamie Anderson

With Sonic, Persona, and Yakuza under its belt, Sega thinks making a subscription service like Xbox Game Pass would be "very interesting"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. But Sega might just run into the same trouble that most Hollywood companies did when following Netflix’s footsteps.

December 21, 2024 · 1 min · 35 words · James Sosa

2024 was the year I rekindled my love of shooters – and it's all thanks to Stalker 2, Black Ops 6, and Space Marine 2

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Over the last couple of years, the shooters I’ve played have shifted drastically. This year, that changed. Since Black Ops 6 released, I’ve likely played it more nights than not. Appropriately, it was the first Stalker game that sparked my interest in “realistic” FPS games. Bandits could be killed with a single well-placed shot between the eyes, but crucially, so could I....

December 20, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Shane Love

32 movies that spawned iconic internet memes

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In the age of the internet, movies don’t have to stop at being movies. But what movies have actually become part of the universal meme canon? the uptick of social media in the late 2000s spawned the beginning of modern meme culture. Here are 32 movies that have spawned iconic internet memes. Unfortunately, poor distribution rights outside Asia have made this gem of world cinema unknown to most English-speaking audiences....

December 20, 2024 · 3 min · 599 words · Lauren Flores

5 games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle available on PC Game Pass

Here are some of our favourites. These are modern classics that deserve to be played in sequence. After all, killin' Nazis never really gets old. And by extension, Lara Croft might never have come to exist. it’s possible for you to play with up to eight players too! As for the Indiana Jones connection? It’s all there, just with added monsters. GamesRadar+ created this content as part of a paid partnership with Microsoft and PC Game Pass....

December 20, 2024 · 1 min · 92 words · Kathy Gardner

After 6 years, Frostpunk 2 dev's unannounced game is canceled because it was conceived "under very different market conditions" when story-driven games "held stronger appeal"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Marsza said “more than half” of the current team will be allowed to transition to the projects. Marsza also said the Covid-19 pandemic destabilized Project 8’s development and led to multiple delays. We look forward to sharing more details soon, Marsza said.

December 20, 2024 · 1 min · 59 words · Brittney Wallace

After 7 years, the final Team Fortress 2 comic is finally here, wrapping up an 11-year saga with a touching tribute to the late voice actor who played Soldier

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. reads a cheeky blog post from the team behind the Team Fortress 2 comics. “Literally everyone alive when construction started was dead by the time it finished. Which isn’t too bad.” The Team Fortress 2 comics take place following Gray Mann’s takeover of Mann Co. after the Robot War. ‘The Days Have Worn Away’ is a whopping 330 pages long....

December 20, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Danny Hernandez