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The 1995 classic Toy Story not only kicked off Pixar’s run of box office hits, but ushered in a new era of CGI animation. 24 years later, the fourth movie in the series releases on June 21, and the new trailer is here.

This latest Toy Story 4 trailer features all the movie’s new toys, including talking spork Forky, Canadian motorcycle star Duke Caboom, and fluffy dolls Ducky and Bunny, alongside the old favorites. Forky is the favorite toy of Woody and co’s new owner Bonnie, and when he goes missing, the rest of the gang must set about trying to get him back. Check it out above.

Toy Story 4 sees all the main cast of the previous movies return, including Tom Hanks (Woody), Tim Allen (Buzz), Annie Potts (Bo Peep), Joan Cusack (Jessie), Blake Clark (Slinky Dog), Wallace Shawn (Rex), and John Ratzenberger (Hamm). Forky is played by Arrested Development’s Tony Hale, Duke Kaboom by Keanu Reeves, and Ducky and Bunny by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.

Toy Story 4 isn’t the only doll-related movie hitting theaters on June 21. The horror reboot Child’s Play also arrives that day, and last month a new poster was released, showing evil Chucky having murdered poor Woody.

For more on Toy Story 4, check out the first full trailer, plus this teaser focusing on Duke Caboom.

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Double Fine Productions latest post-apocalyptic action game, Rad, launches on August 20 for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One, the California-based company tweeted out.

Initially announced back in March during Nintendo’s Nindies Spring Showcase, Rad is the newest game from the Psychonauts developers. A 3D action roguelite set in a post-apocalyptic world in love with 80s aesthetics, the game is a collaborative effort with Jump Force publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment. In case you missed it, check out the reveal trailer below.

Rad puts you in the mutated shoes of a teenager combing through a wasteland overwrought by radiation and monstrous enemies. Throughout the game, you’ll encounter mutations that work as randomized power-ups to diversify and add nuance to your moveset. Mutations seem to run the gamut, ranging from a cobra head, which grants greater attack distance, to bat wings and more.

We had the opportunity to check out Rad in a hands-on preview during GDC 2019. In the preview, Michael Higham expressed cautious optimism, saying, “It’s refreshing to hear where Rad draws inspiration and see it in action. And it channels that quirky Double Fine personality in a genre and theme that can seem worn which certainly helps Rad stand out.”

The return of Stranger Things is one of the big TV events of the year, and it’s now only six weeks from release. Following the recent batch of new character posters, Netflix has revealed the first clip from the season.

We’ve known for some time that Season 3 is set during the summer of 1985. This first clip is set by the pool, where bad boy Billy Hargrove (Dacre Montgomery) is working as a lifeguard, much to the delight of various admirers, including Nancy and Mike’s mom Karen (Cara Buono). It’s very funny and is set to the classic Cars song “Moving In Stereo.” Check it out above.

All the main cast are back for Season 3. So that’s Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Noah Schnapp (Will), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), and Sadie Sink (Max). There’s also Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton as lovelorn teenagers Nancy and Jonathan, plus Winona Ryder as Will and Jonathan’s mom Joyce; and, of course, David Harbour as everyone’s favorite small-town cop Jim Hopper.

There are some new characters too. In keeping with the tradition of casting actors who became famous in the ’80s (Ryder, Matthew Modine, Paul Reiser, Sean Astin), Princess Bride star Cary Elwes is joining as sleazy politician Mayor Kline. There’s also the offspring of some ’80s stars; Jake Busey, son of Point Break star Gary Busey, will play a journalist named Bruce, while Maya Thurman-Hawke (daughter of Uma and Ethan) is set to play a character named Robin.

For more on Stranger Things Season 3, check out the first trailer and this early teaser and poster, plus GameSpot’s look at everything we’ve learnt about the season so far.

Correction: this story originally incorrectly stated that From Software’s rumored new title could be a Game of Thrones game. Martin himself has only confirmed that he did some “consulting” work for a new game developed in Japan. What’s more, the rumor is that Martin is working with From Software on a new video game project of some kind but not necessarily a Game of Thrones game. GameSpot regrets the error.

HBO’s Game of Thrones is officially over, but the series is continuing with a two-hour documentary on May 26 and then potentially a new prequel TV show. Outside of TV, author George R.R. Martin is keeping busy. He wrote on his blog that he did some consulting work on a video game from a studio in Japan. He never says it is a Game of Thrones game, so he may only be doing consulting work for writing or other world-building, but it’s still exciting to think about.

Martin said this mysterious game is being developed “out of Japan.” Gematsu reports that Sekiro, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware is working on the game, which is an open-world title featuring horse-riding. Hidetaka Miyazaki is reportedly working on the title with Martin. It remains to be seen if it is a Game of Thrones game, however.

The game is said to be published by Bandai Namco, with a reveal at Microsoft’s E3 2019 briefing planned for June. The game has reportedly been in development for three years. Gematsu notes that it only confirmed this information with a single source but decided to publish its story in light of Martin’s blog post revealing a new game in development by a Japanese studio.

It would definitely be an intriguing development to learn that From Software was working on a new title from Hidetaka Miyazaki with the help of George R.R. Martin, even if it isn’t a Game of Thrones game. It is the kind of announcement that would be a huge get for Microsoft if it were to premiere at the Xbox E3 briefing. Even if the cat is out of the bag now–if this is even real–it’s exciting to think about.

From Software’s latest big release was Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, which was published by Call of Duty publisher Activision. The game was received well by critics and it sold more than 2 million copies around the world in less than 10 days.

Correction: this story originally incorrectly stated that From Software’s title could be a Game of Thrones game. The only suggestion is that Martin is working with From Software on a new video game project of some kind.

The Game of Thrones series finale, “The Iron Throne,” aired on Sunday and it was divisive. Not everyone enjoyed how writers/showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff wrapped things up for the show that began back in 2011.

The book series on which the show is based, George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire,” however, might have a different ending. The author wrote on his blog today that the ending to his book series, which finishes with The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, might be different than the TV show.

Or maybe not.

First off, he said he knows he’s late with The Winds of Winter, but he promises that “it will be done.” He isn’t ready to commit to a release date, but he stressed that it will be finished, and then A Dream of Spring will follow. But how will it all end?

“The same ending as the show? Different? Well… yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes,” Martin said. “I am working in a very different medium than David and Dan, never forget. They had eight hours for this final season. I expect these last two books of mine will fill 3000 manuscript pages between them before I’m done… and if more pages and chapters and scenes are needed, I’ll add them. And of course the butterfly effect will be at work as well; those of you who follow [my blog] will know that I’ve been talking about that since season one.”

Martin added: “There are characters who never made it onto the screen at all, and others who died in the show but still live in the books… so if nothing else, the readers will learn what happened to Jeyne Poole, Lady Stoneheart, Penny and her pig, Skahaz Shavepate, Arianne Martell, Darkstar, Victarion Greyjoy, Ser Garlan the Gallant, Aegon VI, and a myriad of other characters both great and small that viewers of the show never had the chance to meet. And yes, there will be unicorns… of a sort…”

But what will be the “real” ending to Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire? Martin says that is a “silly question.” Instead, Martin said fans should get comfortable, sit back, and buy his books to find out how it all ends.

“How about this? I’ll write it. You read it. Then everyone can make up their own mind, and argue about it on the internet,” he said.

For lots more on Game of Thrones, check out GameSpot’s recap of the series finale in the video embedded above. You can also read GameSpot’s The Iron Throne review here.