Minecraft modder makes Minecraft 2 by replacing literally everything in Mojang's iconic sandbox game with the number 2 - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

Minecraft likely won't receive an official sequel from Mojang any time soon as the sandbox gem instead evolves via updates - but that doesn't mean "Minecraft 2" can't exist separately, as proven by one creative YouTuber.Fingees, a YouTuber best known for silly Minecraft mod videos, has outdone himself with what may just be his most impressive creation yet - Minecraft 2. Despite its name, though, Fingees' "mod" is no sequel. It's actually a surreal two-themed take on Mojang's beloved game. "The o

Hideo Kojima pitched Death Stranding to Norman Reedus at a sushi restaurant before there was even a script, and "he instantly said yes"

Hideo Kojima has shared the origin story behind actor Norman Reedus starring in Death Stranding, and as all great things do, it happened in a sushi restaurant.Propelled to stardom by his fan-favorite role as Daryl Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, Reedus' instantly recognizable face is also that of Death Stranding protagonist Sam Porter Bridges. And it sounds like it didn't take a whole lot of convincing either."When I had just started my own studio and had nothing, I pitched the DS pro

Not even Black Adam, Shazam, and the Marvel Family are safe from Amanda Waller's power-stealing androids in Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1

Absolute Power is about to devastate the DC Universe by taking away the powers of most if not all of DC's superheroes. And with Superman himself potentially down for the count, the "next most powerful supers in the DCU" are Shazam (AKA the Captain), and the rest of the Marvel Family.In Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1, Amanda Waller, who is leading the charge to depower and neutralize all the superheroes in the DC Universe, sends The Last Son, one of her power-absorbing Amazo androids, to

After finishing its 10-year journey, Destiny 2 comes full circle as the first gun in the series destroys PvP after it's reborn as the new Exotic Khvostov 7G-0X

The primordial days of the original Destiny began with a Ghost inexplicably voiced by Peter Dinklage, a wizard that may or may not have come from the moon, and exactly one gun: the trusty, rusty Khvostov assault rifle. In The Final Shape, which has capped off this MMO's 10-year Light and Darkness saga, Bungie's given this iconic weapon yet another chance at life as a Destiny 2 Khvostov Exotic, this time as the 7G-0X model, because it's always 7 with Bungie. And what do you know, it's an absolute

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The best retro collection ever made is getting a massive expansion all about the game industry's first console war

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration set a new standard for retro collections when it launched in 2022, proving that these compilations could be much more than random assortments of beloved games by turning the whole thing into an interactive documentary. Now, Atari 50 is getting a massive expansion with 39 additional games that's telling more of the publisher's history, including the story of gaming's first console war.Atari 50 is split between five "timelines" focusing on different parts of t

Steam adds a feature console players have loved for years: a built-in recording tool to capture and share your gameplay, which you can try in beta today

Steam is beta testing a new built-in recording tool that lets you automatically or manually record gameplay footage and clip, replay, and share it seamlessly.Of course, versions of this have existed on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo consoles for years, but until now Steam users had to resort to using capture cards or third-party software to record their gameplay. This is legitimately massive news for PC gamers and comes with a wide range of applications that'll improve usability for content cre

Valve says "more players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller," and nearly 60% of them are on team Xbox

More and more PC gamers, or at least those whose device of choice is tracked by Valve, are pushing their mouse and keyboard aside to either plop their controller on their desk mat or, like sensible people, recline their gaming chairs a few notches, push their arm rests forward, rest a controller in their lap, and relax like their console-playing fellows. Steam controller usage is up to 15%, Valve reveals in a brief new report, and "the controller landscape has changed."That figure, a daily

Indie dev behind acclaimed dungeon crawler corrects Steam users who think their reviews don't matter: "One review certainly can make a difference"

The indie developer behind an acclaimed dungeon-crawling word game has spoken out against Steam users who leave flippant reviews assuming they won't have an impact on the overall rating.Paul Hart, one of the creators of Cryptmaster, recently shared a screenshot of a Steam review which was filed by the user as negative despite praising the game. "This game is amazing, but it has a VERY niche target auditory," reads the review. "I put 'not recommend' review mainly so that whiners and haters know w

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Xbox 360 classic Dead Rising is back with a "Deluxe Remaster," but nobody's sure how to feel about the new look and sound of iconic protagonist Frank West

Capcom has announced Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster, a brand-new update of the classic Xbox 360 zombie game that promises some major graphical upgrades. But the updated version of beloved protagonist Frank West is proving controversial among series fans.The brief teaser trailer for the Deluxe Remaster, which you can see below, features a truncated cutscene from the game's opening. Capcom says this is "an updated release with a brand new look," and the publisher ain't kiddin'. A brief glimpse of Fr

Hades 2 takes another big step forward with Patch 3, and the devs are "now focusing on our first Major Update slated for later this year"

Hades 2 Patch 3 is out today, June 26, bringing another smorgasbord of changes to developer Supergiant's already stellar roguelike. After this laundry list of updates, the studio says it's "now focusing on our first Major Update slated for later this year," while still "monitoring your feedback," suggesting future patches will be smaller or less frequent until the big update finally arrives.Some nice Boon changes are right at the top of the lengthy patch notes. Several Duo and Legendary Boons wi

The new Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree patch buffs are way smaller than you'd think, but they let me instantly defeat a boss I'd been stuck on for hours

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree just got a little easier thanks to a new patch that makes Scadutree buffs stronger, and my own before-and-after experience with one of the expansion's more notorious bosses made it seem like a night-and-day change. But players have now done the math on the new buffs, and the numbers are so small I don't know what to believe anymore.The Fextralife wiki shows exact numbers on how the Shadow of the Erdtree Scadutree Fragments affect your damage and defense in the D

This cozy cowboy-themed life sim looks like Red Dead Redemption meets Stardew Valley, with a debut trailer that features Arthur Morgan himself

Red Dead Redemption and Stardew Valley, somehow, collide in the upcoming indie farming adventure Cattle Country - and its first trailer features an iconic voice that fans of Rockstar's cowboy series may just recognize.Developer Castle Pixel just debuted its new life sim, Cattle Country, in a trailer starring Arthur Morgan's voice actor Roger Clark, and it's brilliant. I'm not sure whether I want the upcoming game more after hearing the legend himself tell me to "stick around, partner - and welco

Terraria creator and Palworld dev both had their eye on this city-builder and automation sim hybrid that's already tearing it up on Steam

Go-Go Town is the city-building automation sim that's currently blowing up on Steam with glowing reviews, and it turns out the developers behind Terraria and Palworld had both caught wind of its cuteness.Go-Go Town zoomed into early access earlier this month on June 18 and instantly courted a crowd thanks to its cute and colorful world. The chibi townsfolk, terraforming, and the player character's mayoral duties also sent echoes of Animal Crossing, which can never hurt, but Go-Go Town is l

Harry Potter TV show gets a wand-erful creative duo – including a director on The Last of Us and Succession

The Harry Potter TV show has conjured up a creative dream team as it names its showrunner and director.Francesca Gardiner, who was in the writers’ room for Succession’s awards-laden final season, has been named as showrunner.Mark Mylod will helm 'multiple episodes' of the series. His directing credits also include Succession, as well as The Last of Us season 2.The Harry Potter show will be a reboot of the series, likely featuring the same trials, tribulations, and Triwizard tournamen

This Sorcery in Shadow of the Erdtree is the most broken thing I've seen since day-one Elden Ring, Intel or Faith builds can use it, and I can't believe it hasn't been nerfed

Early Elden Ring players may remember the dominance of an Incantation called Swarm of Flies, which was once capable of dealing frankly absurd bleed and stagger damage. Well, there's a new Sorcery in Shadow of the Erdtree that makes pre-nerf Swarm of Flies look tame. Intelligence and Faith builds can both use it, and I truly cannot believe it wasn't nerfed in the DLC's first patch, which actually made the DLC easier with a buff to early Scadutree levels. This spell is downright oppressive and it'

BRZRKR writer Matt Kindt has teamed up with a surprising collaborator for new murder mystery comic Gilt Frame: his mom

Matt Kindt has built an enviable reputation with comics like Mind MGMT and Dept. H, not to mention his best-selling collaboration with Keanu Reeves, BRZRKR. Now he has joined forces with a new and somewhat surprising collaborator: his mother.Matt and Margie Kraft Kindt have teamed up for Gilt Frame, described as "an eccentric and electrifying crime thriller starring the most unlikely detective duo in the history of murder mysteries." The three-issue whodunnit will be written by the two Kin

A Quiet Place: Day One director explains how the prequel sets up A Quiet Place Part 2

A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski explains the film's tie-in to A Quiet Place Part 2."I thought it would be fun to, bring in a little bit of a connection to A Quiet Place Part 2. But I also wanted to use Henri’s character to sort of stand in for what Sam's story could have been, that was kind of the story of this family man who wanted to escape the city," Sarnoski tells GamesRadar+.Henri (Djimon Hounsou) is one of the main protagonists in A Quiet Place Part 2, and is a

GTA Online just locked a quality-of-life feature players have wanted for ages behind the GTA+ paywall, and fans worry it sets a dangerous precedent for GTA 6

GTA Online just made collecting cash from your businesses much, much easier, but only if you subscribe to GTA+. Putting a paywall on a basic quality-of-life feature is not going down well with players, who fear that we're seeing some very bad precedents for monetization in GTA 6.With the launch of this week's GTA Online Bottom Dollar Bounties update, GTA+ members now have access to the new Vinewood Club app on their in-game phones. As Rockstar explains on the official site, this app "lets you ea

Batman: Caped Crusader trailer teases a new take on Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and the rogues gallery in Amazon's new animated show

The first trailer for new DC animated series Batman: Caped Crusader has arrived (via IGN) – and Bruce Wayne looks like he has his hands full.In the new footage, we see that Gotham City has turned on Batman and the cops are intent on hunting him down. We also get a new look at Harley Quinn (who announces that "the kings don't run this court anymore, a jester does"), Catwoman, and a whole host of villains, including Two-Face and Scarecrow.The voice cast includes Hamish Linklater as Bruce Wa

First trailer for new Tom Hanks movie reveals its bizarre one-of-a-kind premise – a story set over 100 years with a camera that never moves

Tom Hanks has zipped through time before – most notably in Cloud Atlas and Forrest Gump – but never quite like this.As you’ll soon glean from the first trailer from Here (which you can watch above), the camera is completely fixed on one room for the entirety of its runtime. No cuts, no change in angles, nothing.The upcoming movie, also starring Robin Wright, paints a portrait of a family across decades – from humble beginnings and first loves, to family gatherings that a

As Nintendo moves on from Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom beats both Doom: The Dark Ages and Gears of War as this summer's most wishlisted game

Echoes of Wisdom is gearing up to be another big Legend of Zelda release, with Nintendo's upcoming game reportedly already dominating charts as this summer's most wishlisted reveal.It's a wonderful time to be a Zelda stan, with last year's monumental Tears of the Kingdom release and now the upcoming Echoes of Wisdom launch. Nintendo's new entry in the iconic series marks the arrival of the first-ever Zelda game to feature the titular princess as its main, playable protagonist - a massive deal fo

As Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail looms, fans gather to wave goodbye to the expansion that ended a 10-year saga

Final Fantasy 14 players are bidding farewell to Endwalker in the best way they know how: by getting together for big group photos.Final Fantasy 14 just went offline for Dawntrail maintenance earlier today, June 26, effectively booting everyone out until the new expansion launches into early access later this week, June 28. Basically, none of the MMO's millions and millions of players around the world can play Final Fantasy 14 right now, which is what's led to many bidding farewell to Endwalker,

Apple's AAA push with Assassin's Creed, Resident Evil, and Death Stranding ports to iPhone are reportedly flopping with Mirage only selling about 3,000 copies

Barely anybody is buying the Assassin's Creed, Resident Evil, and Death Stranding mobile ports that came out earlier this year, according to a new report.Apple recently made a big push during the promotion campaigns for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, and its high-end iPads when it announced that several big-budget, action-adventure games would get ported - and, stunningly, actually run - on the new handhelds. Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage, Kojima Production's Death Stranding, and

A Quiet Place: Day One director got the job because of a Nicolas Cage movie

A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski says he got the job because John Krasinski loved Pig, his first-ever feature film."John Krasinski saw Pig. I guess he liked it, because he reached out and said, 'Hey, do you want to bring a little bit of that Pig touch to A Quiet Place?' He told me that they wanted to do a New York day one movie and gave me some time to think about what my in to that would be." Sarnoski tells GamesRadar+. Krasinski directed the first two A Quiet Place movies, writ

Invaders 1, Hosts 0: Shadow of the Erdtree's annoying Winter Lanterns are a great Rune Arc farm, because they can basically do your job for you in PvP

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is pushing fans to their limits, with a slew of deadly new bosses to defeat that even the most hardened Soulslike veterans are struggling with. Because of this, you might have found yourself utilizing the power of the Great Runes for some extra buffs, and there's a great – if not slightly evil – way to farm for as many Rune Arcs as you need to get powered up for every major fight.If you were unfamiliar, Great Runes are dropped by Elden Ring's Shardbe

SteamWorld Heist 2 plays like a perfect follow-up to a great XCOM-style tactics game, and it's borrowing from Final Fantasy to add even more depth

Back in April, I noted that the SteamWorld series had never seen a bad game, and after an hour of hands-on time with SteamWorld Heist 2 during Summer Game Fest, it doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon. Heist 2 already has all the makings of an incredible XCOM-like strategy game, with just the right blend of tactical depth and pick-up-and-play mission design to keep you coming back for more.
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Elden Ring streamer shows you can simply bludgeon Shadow of the Erdtree's awful final boss to death - in just 50 seconds and with only 11 hits

An Elden Ring streamer has beaten Shadow of the Erdtree's supreme final boss in 11 hits and 50 seconds. Be warned, there are spoilers for the DLC's final boss here!The honor belongs to streamer Calebhart42, seen in the clip just below. The streamer manages to utterly decimate Promised Consort Rahan, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss, in roughly 50 seconds, and what's more, they managed to pull it off with just 11 swings of their weapon (if you're counting visceral attacks as one big

FromSoftware is so desperate for struggling Elden Ring players to level up their Shadow of the Erdtree blessings that it's now just telling them where they are

As Elden Ring players grapple with Shadow of the Erdtree's difficulty, FromSoftware opts to reveal precisely "how to strengthen your character" - hopefully making the DLC a bit easier.It's no secret - despite the Souslike genre's trademark feature being the hardcore difficulty it presents players with, a good few Elden Ring fans are struggling to progress through Shadow of the Erdtree's challenging new content. FromSoftware is well aware of this it seems, with the studio releasing an Elden Ring

One Star Wars theory might have guessed how Sol and the Sith know each other in The Acolyte

Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Acolyte episode 5! Turn back now if you're not up to date!The latest episode of The Acolyte has finally unmasked the mysterious Sith Lord and revealed his identity to be Qimir.Still, though, questions surround the reveal – including how Qimir and Sol know each other. Sol recognizes that the Sith is familiar, but he can't quite place why.Well, one theory suggests that the duo are actually brothers, and, honestly, we're prett

Director of new horror with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score explains why it's important to support "arthouse" and "unusual" scary movies

It seems the most popular horror movies at the moment are all remakes, sequels, and prequels, or focus on themes we have seen before. Enter Stopmotion, the kind of "unusual, out there" film we don't see every day – and just the kind of movie genre fans should be supporting, says its director."It's very important," Robert Morgan tells GamesRadar+ in response to being asked what he thinks of movies like his being celebrated in the community. "If you think about making films like this,