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The puppeteer behind Star Wars droid BB-8 has said Disney's divisive sequel trilogy will eventually become as beloved as the saga's prequels — in around a decade's time.In an interview with Gamereactor, BB-8 operator Brian Herring compared the current mood around Disney's Star Wars sequels to the initial response for George Lucas' prequels — which were widely despised by veteran fans back in 2000s.Over time, fan opinion towards the prequels has softened somewhat, as the young

Shares in Pearl Abyss, the developer and publisher of Crimson Desert, skyrocketed today after the company announced 3 million sales — addressing a significant stock price collapse that occured around the game’s launch.Yesterday, Pearl Abyss announced Crimson Desert had sold an impressive 3 million copies in just five days. The open world action game launched on March 19 and sold 2 million copies in a day, with an additional 1 million copies sold in the subsequent four days.It's an impressive

Avatar: Fire and Ash is set to end its long run of exclusivity in theaters with a digital release at the end of March.James Cameron’s sci-fi sequel arrives on digital March 31, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and DVD on May 19. It does so with over three hours of never-before-seen extras.Avatar: Fire and Ash has made $1.5 billion at the box office since its release in December. While that’s a huge amount for any movie in theaters, it’s significantly down versus the previous two Avatar f

HBO boss Casey Bloys has discussed the "serious security" around its Harry Potter TV series, in the wake of death threats sent to Snape actor Paapa Essiedu. Comments by Essiedu hit the headlines earlier this week after the actor, who is English of Ghanian descent, acknowledged a wave of toxic and racist abuse sent to him following the announcement of his casting last year. This included death threats, and in particular a message that told him to "Quit, or I'll murder you.&quot

A "fan-driven collaboration designed to give players a new way" to play EverQuest is on the way: EverQuest Legends.Developed by Daybreak Games in partnership with Game Jawn, EverQuest Legends boasts everything you'll remember from the hugely influential game, including the original art style, graphics, zones, spell effects, loot, and music, along with "countless" contemporary improvements that improve things like the user interface, upgraded spell and ability management,

Marathon has been out for a few weeks now, and we’ve yet to get an official sales figure. So, how’s it doing? According to one analyst: “Marathon hasn't exactly made the splash Sony and Bungie wanted.”Bungie’s ultra hardcore extraction shooter has sold around 1.2 million copies so far, according to a report by Alinea Analytics, generating gross revenues of around $55 million across PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.While Marathon is a first-party Sony game in the sense tha

Sony's main PlayStation Plus Game Catalog addition for April 2026 has been leaked online. As ever, the forthcoming month's additions have been posted ahead of time by reliable leaker billbil-kun from Dealabs — though, this time, just one title has been determined. That game is Lords of the Fallen, the 2023 Souls-like action RPG that's a successor to the classic 2014 title of the same name. PlayStation Plus subscribers signed up to all membership tiers (Essential, Extra and Premium) w

Tekken 8's development team has released a statement promising to address the "strong community response" arising after hundreds of fans left negative Steam reviews, bringing the fighting game's recent reviews rating down to "Mostly Negative" on Valve's platform.With hundreds of Tekken fans sharing their unhappiness via Steam reviews and the feedback portal over the last week or so, the Tekken team has responded to the "large volume of feedback," reveali

Fortnite staff who survived yesterday's mass cull of workers say they're unable to comprehend the impact on the game's future this year "and beyond."Yesterday, Epic Games announced it was making 1,000 team members redundant. In a statement, Epic boss Tim Sweeney blamed the job losses on the company "spending significantly more than we're making" amid a downturn in interest in Fortnite — despite it remaining one of the most popular games in the world.In the hou

Reacher star Alan Ritchson acted in self defense in a recent fight with a neighbor that went viral on the internet, and will not face criminal charges, according to local police.Tennessee police said the 43-year-old action movie giant acted in self-defense in a confrontation with neighbor Ronnie Taylor on Sunday. Ritchson hit the headlines when TMZ published a video showing Ritchson striking Taylor several times as Taylor kneeled on the ground in a suburban neighborhood in Tennessee, with Ritchs

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have confirmed today The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, which will be written by Philippa Boyens, Stephen Colbert, and Peter McGee.Shadow of the Past, which the companies caveat is currently a working title, will be produced by Peter Jackson’s New Zealand-based WingNut Films, in association with Stephen Colbert’s production company Spartina.The announcement explains Shadow of the Past will be set 14 years after the passing of Frodo, and see “Sam, Merry, a

PlayStation has reportedly shut down Dark Outlaw Games, a studio hired by the console maker to make an unknown first-party title, as well as laid off a number of other individuals involved in mobile development.This comes from Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who posted the news on Bluesky today. Dark Outlaw Games was founded by Jason Blundell at Sony's behest, and was only quietly announced by Blundell on a podcast in March of last year after having been rumored the year before. At the ti

NetEase Games has pulled from decades of comic book history to pack Marvel Rivals with 48 playable heroes – but will it ever slow down?We caught up with creative director Guangyun “GuangGuang” Chen and executive producer Danny Koo to learn more about the trajectory of their ongoing superhero hero shooter at GDC. While opening up about how NetEase plans to maintain its one-hero-per-month live-service strategy, the pair touched on whether players could soon see an original character created just f

Samsung announced a spate of new Mini LED TVs – TVs that use LED backlights behind the display to selectively light areas of color and leave darker areas dim or unlit, creating better contrast than what a normal backlit LCD is capable of. That includes two new, more affordable options that could compete with many of IGN's favorite budget-minded TVs.There are two main models of Mini LEDs coming, the M70H and M80H, both available in sizes up to 85 inches, but will differ in terms of price, ove

Xbox's new CEO Asha Sharma just got back from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, where she seemingly made the rounds among both high-level executives and indie developers in an effort to lay out her vision for the brand to come. And reportedly, one component of that may involve making Xbox Game Pass more affordable.This comes from a report by The Information, which spoke to multiple individuals who themselves spoke to Sharma about Game Pass. They claim that s

Maybe I'm just making incorrect assumptions here, but in my head, only a very, very small number of people at this time know what's going to happen in Avengers: Doomsday. The film, planned to hit theaters on December 18 of this year, is expected to be a dramatic conclusion to Phase Six of the MCU and features just about every Marvel hero we've seen in the MCU so far that isn't dead (and seemingly at least one who we thought was? Maybe?). Naturally, then, everyone is wildly specul

Sam Altman’s OpenAI has shut down its controversial video generation app Sora, the company announced Tuesday. As a result, Disney has exited the $1 billion investment deal it made last year with OpenAI that would have allowed Sora to license Disney-owned characters and content.In a social media post (which can be seen below), Sora announced: “We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora matte

HBO has described its commitment to the upcoming Harry Potter TV series as a "financial investment we wouldn't normally make" in order to bring the series' full story to life.Filming for the show began last summer, with a plan to turn each of the Harry Potter books into a full season of television. That plan will see work on the series continue for much of the next decade, with actors signed up to portray their characters through the end of production.Speaking today at the Seri

Chapter 232 of Chainsaw Man just released on Shonen Jump, and it seems this is truly the end for Tatsuki Fujimoto’s massive shonen series.The new chapter, titled 'Thank You, Chainsaw Man,' was first positioned as the series' conclusion at the start of March, when Chapter 231 released with the note "Final chapter coming 03/24." The note was later changed to a standard "To be continued," but rumors were already circulating. Publisher Viz Media soon confirmed the new

Marvel Rivals is officially coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, according to its developers.In an interview with IGN at the Game Developers Conference, I asked Marvel Games executive producer Danny Koo if a Switch 2 version was still being considered. In response, he confirmed to IGN that it was actually in progress already. "We're working on it, but when we have news, we'll announce that one."Just to be super sure he was really confirming a Switch 2 version at last, I reworded th