Diablo 4 has good news and bad news: goblins are straight-up borked, but the big XP/gold buff is going live today and lasts way longer - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

Blizzard has acknowledged two major issues with Diablo 4's big one-year anniversary festivities: Treasure goblin loot drops aren't worth the effort and the timing of the Mother's Blessing gold and XP buff wasn't initially clear.The solution to the issue with treasure goblins isn't year clear, but community manager Adam Fletcher says an announcement on that front is coming "soon." As for when exactly the Mother's Blessing event starts, Blizzard had previously only said it would start during Part

Prime members can grab the PS5 Slim for its lowest price yet today

PS5 deals have been taking the shelves by storm over the last week, with Sony’s Days of Play sale slashing prices on the console itself and plenty of games. The vast majority of retailers have kicked the PS5 Slim down from £479.99 to £439 to the event, but Amazon is offering its Prime members an extra special discount.An extra £40 off the PS5 Slim at checkout means you can grab the latest console for just £394.95 at Amazon right now - that’s a full &poun

Will Smith reveals his two picks for the best movies he’s ever made

Will Smith has revealed his picks for the best movie he’s made in his career."I think the individual best movie that I’ve ever made is The Pursuit of Happyness. I think that’s the one where it wasn’t just me," Smith said on Hot Ones when asked to choose the four performances that defined his career by host Sean Evans. "Right behind that is the first Men in Black – direction, cinematography, and music."Smith also pointed to two fan-favorite movies, Bad Boys and the l

The Boys showrunner teases that season 4 has the "scariest" episode yet which "you'll never be able to get out of your eyeballs"

The Boys are back with a brand new fourth season, one that creator Eric Kripke says includes episodes that are much bloodier and more brutal than we have ever seen before in the show. "There is certain imagery, for sure, this season, that you’ll never be able to get out of your eyeballs," Kripke tells SFX magazine in the new issue, which features The Boys season 4 on the cover.Since season 3 of the Amazon Prime Video show was nothing short of blood and violence, including a man exploding f

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2K Games teased another entry in one of its "biggest and most beloved franchises" - and it now seems to be strategy juggernaut Civilization 7

Publisher 2K Games has seemingly spoiled its own impending Civilization 7 reveal.Earlier today, the 2K Games official website featured a banner and logo for Sid Meier's Civilization 7 on the front page, alongside text that read "Coming Soon." Nonfunctional links to "Wishlist Now" and "Watch Trailer" were also on the website - but all evidence of a Civilization 7 has since been scrubbed from the page.Either way, the publisher recently teased it would reveal another entry in one of its "bigg

A noted Knights of the Old Republic fan, The Acolyte showrunner would love to bring the fan-favorite Star Wars RPG to life: "It would be a really interesting story"

Star Wars' newest streaming series offers us a glimpse of what a galaxy far, far away looked like about 130 years before we were first introduced to it, the earliest we've ever seen of the universe in live-action, but the show's creator eventually wants to stretch things all the way back to the Knights of the Old Republic era.BioWare's Knights of the Old Republic, Obsidian's often-overlooked Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, and the still-ongoing MMO Star Wars: The Old Republi

This Baldur's Gate 3 fan is trying to beat the entire RPG on one of its hardest difficulties as Scratch, the adorable dog companion with just one damage-dealing ability

One creative Baldur's Gate 3 player is trying to get through all three of the RPG's acts while only dealing damage as Scratch - all while on Tactician difficulty.This article contains story spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3's first act.YouTuber Legendary is living up to his handle it seems as he attempts to complete Baldur's Gate 3 in its entirety as everyone's favorite dog companion, Scratch. We've now seen players beat the RPG as four cats and run the entire game as a wheel of cheese, but watching

A Quiet Place prequel star Lupita Nyong'o thinks the franchise could "go on forever"

A Quiet Place is expanding its world with a prequel later this month, starring Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn. The new entry in the horror franchise takes the action back to the first day of the invasion as we find out how the world when quiet.However, its star Nyong'o thinks that there's more potential stories to be told beyond this in the dystopian world. Speaking to SFX magazine in the new issue about A Quiet Place: Day One, which features The Boys season 4 on the cover, she tells us more."W

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Zack Snyder's new Netflix project gets a fresh look

Netflix has unveiled a fresh look at Zack Snyder's next project for the streamer – Twilight of the Gods, a Norse mythology animated series.Along with the new pictures, which you can see below, the first footage from the show has also been released in a teaser for Netflix's animated output. It's only a few seconds of the show, but it looks seriously action-packed. "We fear no gods," declares main character Sigrid, before she jumps into battle.
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Marvel star Tom Hiddleston reveals his unusual inspiration for Loki was Superman

Tom Hiddleston has played Marvel’s God of Mischief Loki since he was 28 years old in countless MCU films and shows.However, the actor has now shared he initially found it tricky to get into character for his first audition, until he found some unusual inspiration in another superhero: Christopher Reeve’s Superman. He starred in Richard Donner’s 1978 blockbuster and its subsequent sequels."I remember thinking, ‘This is almost Shakespearean, this language," Hidd

Good Diablo 4 Season 4 vibes keep coming as Steam reviews recover to 'Mostly Positive' and the action-RPG hits a new all-time peak

Diablo 4 is enjoying a renaissance with a new high Steam user review score and peak concurrent player count.After a rocky life for the better part of a year, Diablo 4 looks to have genuinely turned a corner for good, thanks in no small part to Blizzard listening to players' pleas and making Season 4 near-universally loved by the community. That newfound praise has now seen Diablo 4 soar to new heights, with a 'Mostly Positive' average Steam review score."Exactly where the game should have been f

Will Arcane season 2 have a time jump? Fans seem to think so following the latest teaser

Netflix has unveiled a brief new look at Arcane season 2 and even though it's just a few seconds long, it's already sparking theories amongst fans.The clip was shown as part of the streamer's Next on Netflix Animation event on Thursday (June 6), which also teased the likes of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and Terminator Zero. Later, it was shared on the League of Legend show's official Twitter.Captioned "Piltover's finest, on the case", it sees Vi (Hawkeye's Hailee Steinfeld) tinke

Final Fantasy 6 is one of the few games RPG icon Tetsuya Nomura feels he "could have done a better job on" – "I don't really feel that way about many other games"

Square Enix veteran Tetsuya Nomura has spoken out about his experience working on Final Fantasy 6, and although he has a "strong attachment" to the JRPG, to this day he feels that there are parts of it that he "could've done a better job on."Nomura recently served as the creative director of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but for Final Fantasy 6, he was the character and monster designer. In an official interview posted on the Final Fantasy website in celebration of the classic JRPG's 30th anniversary

It’s not a Sonic 3 trailer, but SEGA has news on another video game threequel movie – as Angry Birds 3 goes into production

SEGA has announced that The Angry Birds Movie 3 has gone into production with a suitably high-flying teaser.In it, Red adjusts his trajectory and enters the game’s trademark slingshot, heading for the skies. Watch it for yourself below.
A little bird told us that The Angry Birds Movie 3 just launched into production... 🤫 pic.twitter.com/ATALruFd3yJune 6, 2024See more
And that’s it – nothing else just yet on casting, story, or even a release window. It’s very much

The Boys showrunner has an "ending in mind", but won’t repeat a mistake he made with Supernatural

Fans of The Boys will recall showrunner and creator Eric Kripke originally planned for the Prime Video superhero series to bow out after five seasons.Now, as Kripke tells SFX magazine in the new issue, which features The Boys season 4 on the cover, he may overshoot that initial promise."I am – without hyperbole – literally the worst person in history at predicting how long their show should go," Kripke says. "No one in the entire history of the entertainment business has been more wr

2 years later, Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P is "really torn" over whether removing one of the MMO community's most beloved skills was the right call

A couple of years have passed since Final Fantasy 14 infamously axed the Samurai's Kaiten ability, but it's still on everyone's mind - including the director's own.While attending a Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail preview event, GamesRadar+ spoke to director and producer Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida regarding the Samurai job and its long-lost Kaiten ability. "Firstly," the developer clarifies that he can "promise" us the class "won't be simplified any further." As for Kaiten, Yoshi-P is "really torn about

We've finally heard Marvel star as the voice of Lara Croft in upcoming Netflix anime, and fans are loving it

We've finally heard a snippet of Marvel star Hayley Atwell's Lara Croft voice – and fans are obsessed.Atwell, who is Peggy Carter in the MCU and recently starred in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, is lending her voice to the iconic adventurer in Netflix's new animated series. So far, though, we haven't heard just what that'll sound like… until now. Check out the new footage below."HER VOICE SOUNDS AMAZING. HAYLEY ATWELL MY LARA CROFT!!!" is one enthusiastic r

My favorite mini console for playing Atari games just got its first discount

The Atari 400 Mini (aka THE400 Mini) swiftly became my favorite way to play retro microcomputer games when it arrived in March. It’s anything but cheap, but the fact it looks exactly like the original system and can run all the classics using HDMI is arguably worth the investment. That said, you can now grab it for less thanks to a shiny new discount, and the deal is sure to appeal to enthusiasts and collectors alike.Over at Amazon right now, the Atari 400 Mini is currently available

Team Fortress 2 actor throws support behind players speaking against the state of the shooter: "I have never seen such passion"

A Team Fortress 2 voice actor has commented on the state of Valve's game as players speak out about the developer's inaction on tackling bots.Earlier this week, for the first time in its history, Team Fortress 2's recent Steam reviews hit an average of 'Mostly Negative.' The reason behind this? A wave of bots taking over the shooter, making it "unplayable" for many over the course of months, and developer Valve holding off on addressing the bots and eliminating them from Team Fortress 2.Now, act

Less than a year and a half after the Harry Potter RPG's release, a Director's Cut of Hogwarts Legacy is reportedly in the works

Little over a year after its release, it's been reported that a 'Director's Cut' version of the Wizarding World RPG Hogwarts Legacy is in development, and apparently, a pretty unexpected studio is involved with it.According to a new Bloomberg report, "many" employees at British developer Rocksteady Studios - which developed the Batman: Arkham games and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - are helping with the so-called Director's Cut. Rocksteady wasn't involved with the initial version

Helldivers 2 CEO says devs can have a doctor-patient relationship with their communities: "The patient is wrong, but they are also still in pain"

Helldivers 2's CEO has explained that developer Arrowhead Studios has a somewhat doctor-patient relationship with players.No, the Helldivers 2 studio isn't going to start patching up your busted knee or taking your temperature. But in the same way that patients sometimes Google their symptoms and come up with incorrect diagnoses before a hospital appointment, Helldivers 2 players can sometimes think up unworkable fixes to in-game problems.During a studio workshop called 'US and Them: build

House of the Dragon showrunner says he's most proud of Daemon's story in season 2 as he teases the Targaryen's "haunted past"

House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has revealed which part of season 2 he's the most proud of – and it's exploring Daemon Targaryen's "haunted past"."The story that I’m most particularly proud of this year is Daemon’s story," Condal tells SFX magazine in the new issue, which features The Boys season 4 on the cover."It was very hard to break and very challenging to dramatize and film and then edit. But in the end, I think we succeeded and we stuck the landing

Helldivers 2 CEO says Arrowhead will "likely circle back on all the content," so you might be able to grab that Malevelon Creek cape you missed

If you missed out on Helldivers 2's limited-time Malevelon Creek cape, fear not, as Arrowhead's newly appointed CEO has reassured players that "we'll likely circle back on all the content" eventually, giving Helldivers everywhere a chance to pick up what they missed.Since its launch, Helldivers 2 has been very generous with its distribution of content, with Warbonds containing new unlockables like armor, weapons, and emotes all available forever, so you can get everything from them regardless of

Netflix reveals who is voicing The Terminator in new anime – and even Skynet couldn’t have made a better choice

Justified and The Mandalorian actor Timothy Olyphant will voice The Terminator in the upcoming Netflix anime Terminator Zero.Produced by Production IG, who have just come off a box office success with the Haikyu movie, The Terminator sees a soldier sent back to 1997 – when Skynet became sentient – to protect a scientist. On her tail? The Terminator – played by Olyphant.The synopsis reads: "2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless a

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 confirms release date, and unveils two new images

AMC has confirmed The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 release date, and unveiled two new images from the show that see Norman Reedus's Daryl and Melissa McBride's Carol in action.The France-set spin-off, which earned hugely positive reviews when it premiered back in late 2023, will return on September 29.It's good news for fans across the pond, too, as Sky and NOW have announced they'll be hosting the zombie horror-drama in line with its US launch. (The UK-based platforms recently aired

Former Dragon Age lead thinks The Veilguard being more similar to Mass Effect was "inevitable," but it "likely means good things for gameplay"

A former Dragon Age lead writer thinks the series having "a closer alignment with Mass Effect's style was inevitable," but it could mean good things for gameplay.Yesterday, BioWare revealed Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the game formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, and announced that 15 minutes of gameplay would be coming next week on June 11. The developer also announced brand new gameplay details, including the fact that players can bring along two companions for every fight, not unlike the M

MaXXXine director teases X sequel's "gruesome" deaths, though admits it's not as obviously horror as its predecessors

Given how they're both packed with gore and jumpy moments, there's no denying that the first two installments of Ti West's X trilogy, X and Pearl, are horror movies. MaXXXine, the upcoming third chapter, is a little different, though, according to the director.While he'd still describe it as a scary movie, West admits to SFX magazine that his definition of the genre might not align with other people's. "If you're expecting something like X, something very in your face, a horror beat all the time

The Boys showrunner teases what to expect from Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character – and his dynamic with Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher

The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has teased what to expect from Jeffrey Dean Morgan's mysterious new character, and his relationship with Karl Urban's potty-mouthed protagonist Billy Butcher."He's instrumental in helping Butcher and adds a new element that can really help Butcher accomplish his goals," tells SFX magazine in the new issue, which features the Prime Video show's fourth season on the cover. "People are really going to love it because watching those two work off each other, it's just

Longlegs director teases an "unrecognizable" Nicolas Cage as a demonic serial killer in new horror movie

Longlegs director Osgood Perkins says Nicolas Cage is unrecognizable in the upcoming horror thriller – and we're ready for the non-stop nightmares."We derived the voice of the character, the look of the character, the attitude. What references is Nic going to use in terms of people in his life or other actors? He’s very upfront that he pulls from other people a lot. So which other person is he going to do?" Osgood Perkins tells SFX magazine in the new issue, which features The Boys s

29 years later, a cult classic horror boomer shooter is getting an "HD revival" from the masters of retro remakes

The 1995 cult classic horror first-person shooter Killing Time is getting an HD revival.Killing Time: Resurrected, because of course that's the title, is an HD remaster of the original goofy shooter, which takes place in the 1930s and follows a student who gets trapped in a mansion that just happens to be terribly haunted because some rich jerk performed a ritual to try to forever and then bailed when she inadvertently summoned a bunch of demons into the house.Demons, in this game, come in the