Daily NewsRadar: Fast and loose with Destiny 2, Thor loses his sense of humor, family-friendly Eli Roth, and more

Whether your tastes run to Marvel or the macabre, we've got some hot news tips for you on this tumultuous Tuesday. Enjoy. 

Destiny 2's latest update turns the action up a notch

The latest Destiny 2 update - bless their hearts - promises to increase speed and firepower in the game. Update 1.1.4 is out today, and sandbox design lead Josh Hamrick explains it all in this handy video. The TLDR? Bungie learned "don't sand the coolness down."

RIP funny Thor 

The Thor that director Taika Waititi created with Thor: Ragnarok was a mischievous masterpiece, but it sounds like you should kiss goodbye to that particular flavor of Asgardian god with Avengers: Infinity War. “I came into this and called Joe and Anthony [Russo, the directors] and said, ‘Look, don’t write me the old Thor, we’ve got a new Thor now,’” Hemsworth told The Telegraph. "I was really protective of what I’d created with Taika. They then said, ‘No this is a whole different thing; Thor’s never faced something like this, never been a part of this large and ensemble.’"

A new super model arrives in GTA Online 

If you've got big bucks to spend in GTA Online, you could do worse than splash out on the Pegassi Tezeract, now available from Legendary Motorsports. Find out what else is new in San Andreas here. 

Get a look at season 4 of Fear the Walking Dead

The latest season of the spinoff starts on AMC on Sunday, April 15, and promises some storyline spaghetti when it crosses over with its daddy, The Walking Dead. Start hunting for clues and constructing theories with this latest sneak peek. 

Hostel's Eli Roth goes family-friendly with The House with a Clock in Its Walls

He made his name with a movies about flesh-eating viruses and Slovakian torture facilities, but Eli Roth's latest movie is an adaptation of a '70s children's book by John Bellairs. Starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black, it'll be out on September 21, and you can watch the (torture-free) trailer here. 

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Rachel Weber is the former US Managing Editor of GamesRadar+ and lives in Brooklyn, New York. She joined GamesRadar+ in 2017, revitalizing the news coverage and building new processes and strategies for the US team.