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The Best Deals Today: AirPods Pro 2, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Apple Watch Series 10, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Sunday, July 13, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers. Apple AirPods Pro 2 for $149 Apple AirPods Pro 2 are still $100 off after Prime Day, and it's hard to argue that there is any other deal better than this right now. For $149, you are getting some of the best and most convenient earbuds out there, which are perfect for taking calls, listening to music, and so much more. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for $34.99 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was one of the most enjoyable RPGs of 2024, featuring a gorgeous remade HD-2D world and voice acting. If you haven't had the chance to check this one out yet, Amazon has Nintendo Switch copies available for only $34.99. In my opinion, the...

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The Best Deals Today: Apple AirPods Pro 2, Split Fiction, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Saturday, July 12, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers. Apple AirPods Pro 2 for $149 Apple AirPods Pro 2 are still $100 off after Prime Day, and it's hard to argue that there is any other deal better than this right now. For $149, you are getting some of the best and most convenient earbuds out there, which are perfect for taking calls, listening to music, and so much more. Split Fiction Split Fiction is still one of my favorite games of 2025 for many reasons, but above all else, it's an unforgettable time with a friend. This co-op adventure stars two writers, Mio and Zoe, as they traverse through their stories that have come to life thanks to a company called Rader Publishing...

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Of Ash and Steel Is an Old-School RPG With On-the-Job Training for Fantasy Adventurers

Dispatched by the crown as part of a secret expedition to a remote island part of the realm, you're ready for a life of adventure. But in third-person RPG Of Ash and Steel you're not one of the highly-trained, well-armored holy knights trying to enforce the will of the king… you're the clever orphan-turned-cartographer along for the ride because the maps of the island, Grayshaft, are pretty bad. Perhaps they're bad because the island suffers periodic volcanic eruptions so devastating that it's blanketed in deadly ash that cakes inside your lungs and kills you, eruptions so awful that ships avoid the island for the entire year when one seems imminent. Which is obviously why brave cartographer Tristan has agreed to go there. And so like...

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Split Fiction, One of the Best Co-Op Games Ever, Hits Lowest Price Yet in Prime Day Deals

Some of my favorite childhood memories come from playing co-op games with my friends over summer break. Now, as an adult, summers don't quite hit the same. Whether it's the weight of the world bearing down on me or the severe lack of couch co-op games, I'm not sure. But, every once in a while, a special game comes around that brings me back to that feeling of pure joy. Split Fiction, the follow-up from It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios, launched earlier this year and features another amazing co-op adventure designed specifically for two players. Despite being only a few months old, the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game are already discounted to just $35 during Prime Day. Don't wait too long, though, as Prime Day ends...

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Monster Hunter Wilds Will Try To Cut Down on the Arch-Tempered FOMO With New Update

Capcom has continued to fine-tune and update Monster Hunter Wilds since its launch in February, and in a new Guild Report, it's addressing one specific piece of feedback: the fear of missing out on time-limited content. Over on X/Twitter, Capcom said it had received requests to make time-limited Arch-tempered monsters permanently available to hunt. In response, the developer is making the fights with Arch-tempered Rey Dau and Uth Duna permanently available to hunt. Arch-tempered Rey Dau swoops in on July 23 alongside the Festival of Accord: Flamefete's arrival, and will be permanently available from then on. (Capcom does note that the event quest that's available now will end on July 16.) Arch-tempred Uth Duna will also arrive on...

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Final Fantasy Producer Naoki Yoshida Says There's Not a 'Clear-Cut Answer' Whether Future Entries Will Be Turn-Based, Following Clair Obscur's Success

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one of the breakout hits of 2025. It's also a classically styled turn-based role-playing game, taking cues from many popular series, including Final Fantasy. These two factors have both led to many questions about whether Final Fantasy might return to its own roots, and now the question's been posed to one of Final Fantasy's front-facing leads. Naoki Yoshida, the director/producer of Final Fantasy 14 and producer of Final Fantasy 16, was asked in an interview with AnimeNewsNetwork whether mainline Final Fantasy games could go back to being turn-based, in the wake of Clair Obscur's success. "With this question of turn-based versus action, it tends to isolate the gameplay to just the battle system,"...

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Overwatch 2 Director Says Blizzard Wants to 'Get Back to' Story Content After Fans Feel It 'Dropped the Ball' With PvE

Overwatch 2 Game Director Aaron Keller has addressed criticisms that Blizzard Entertainment “dropped the ball” when it comes to things like story content, PvE, and animated shorts. The face of Blizzard’s popular hero shooter opened up about the team’s struggles during an interview with content creator Jay3 and Overwatch 2 voice actor Conor McLeod. Although the multiplayer title is largely known for its team-based gameplay, Keller recognizes that some story content will need to "come back" for Overwatch 2 to be "firing on all cylinders." “One of the things that we hear our players talk about a lot, you see online… it feels like Overwatch has dropped the ball when it comes to story and lore,” Keller said in response to a question from...

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Latest Escape From Tarkov Wipe Stirs Up Emotive Responses From Fans and Devs Alike

While server wipes have long been a staple of MMO shooter Escape from Tarkov ever since it released in 2017, some players are particularly unhappy about this week's cull. The latest wipe, this one nicknamed the "Hardcore Wipe," introduced big changes to the game, buffing the challenge and removing quests and maps. This wipe is particularly brutal as Tarkov also now boasts slower progression and harder difficulty, too, making it harder for players to recover their pre-wipe status and inventory. Although developer BattleState Games has been "monitoring player feedback closely" and is committed to tweaking balancing changes where necessary after the wipe on July 9, fans are taking to social media to complain, and evoking a... strong...

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Cult of the Lamb Returns to Comics in New 'Schism Special' | Comic-Con 2025

The popular Cult of the Lamb franchise recently made the leap to comics in the graphic novel Cult of the Lab: The First Verse. Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, IGN can exclusively reveal the next chapter in the Cult of the Lamb Saga, Cult of the Lamb: Schism Special #1. Cult of the Lamb: Schism Special #1 is a one-shot, 48-page comic that reunites the creative team from The First Verse, including writer Alex Paknadel (Red Goblin) and artist Troy Little (Rick and Morty vs. Cthulu). This new issue is again a collaboration between comic book publisher Oni Press, game publisher Devolver Digital, and development studio Massive Monster. Here's Oni's official description of the book: In the aftermath of their first and closest follower’s...

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Every Video Game Canceled in 2025

While it's often a matter of last resort, video game cancellations are unfortunately a reality of the games industry. There's no single cause for why games don’t reach the finish line after months, or more often, years of development. Reasons for canceled games range from fast-shifting market dynamics and corporate restructuring to ballooning development costs and other creative challenges. In 2025, 17 games have been confirmed or reliably reported to be canceled so far. Each of these games is listed below, ordered chronologically by the official announcement, or a report, of its cancellation. Transformers: Reactivate On January 8, 2025, it was announced that Transformers: Reactivate, an online action game in development at the...

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Ousted Subnautica 2 Leadership 'Files Lawsuit' Against Parent Company Krafton as Row Over $250M Bonus Gets Personal

The founders of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, along with former CEO Ted Gill, are filing a lawsuit against parent company Krafton amid an increasingly bitter row over a $250 million bonus. In a new statement, Cleveland called recent events "an explosive and surreal time," and told fans anxiously waiting to play Saubnautica 2 that they "all deserve the full story." It's just the latest twist in a long, convoluted dispute between Unknown Worlds' original management and Krafton, the Korean mega publisher of battle royale behemoth PUBG. Krafton acquired Unknown Worlds in October 2021 and at the time, said the Sabnautica studio would continue to operate as an independent outfit. Last week, however...

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20 Years Ago This Losing Racehorse Charmed Japan — Now an Anime Horse-Girl Game's Western Launch Has Brought Her a New Army of Fans

Umamusume: Pretty Derby, the Japanese mobile game in which you raise anime horse-girls, has brought Japan’s most unsuccessful racehorse a second boom in popularity following its western launch on Steam — with her positive, never-give-up attitude inspiring a whole new set of fans overseas. Cygames’ Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise centers around a cast of anime girls with horse ears and tails. Each one is based on a real racehorse, with the personalities, designs and stats of each character reflecting their IRL counterparts. With the 2021 free-to-play mobile game finally getting its English-language debut this June on Steam, more international fans have been discovering the charms of Umamusume’s characters. Pink-haired Haru Urara...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Drops to Just $19.99 for Amazon Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day ends tomorrow, but there are plenty of amazing deals still in stock. We've seen price cuts on hundreds of popular movies, books, toys, and of course, games. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection for the Nintendo Switch is certainly a standout here. Right now, you can pick it up for $19.99, a nice 60% off the original price of $49.99. Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Is 60% Off for Prime Day The Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days collection just released this past February. It's a compilation of 14 retro games based on the globally popular trading card game. Here are the games you get in the bundle, many of which are available in the West for the first time with this release: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (GameBoy, 1998) Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel...

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Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Blames Leads for Delay in Statement, Saying They 'Abandoned Responsibilities'

The ongoing drama around Subnautica 2's delay and its team's upheaval continues, with the company Krafton issuing a lengthy public statement today accusing the studio's leaders of having "abandoned responsibilities" on the game, alleging they focused on personal projects rather than fulfilling their contracted roles and suggesting the game's delay is their fault. In the published statement sent to press, which we've reprinted in full below, Krafton claims it made "multiple requests" to Unknown Worlds founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire to resume their responsibilities as game director and technical director respectively, but claims they both declined. "In particular, following the failure of Moonbreaker, KRAFTON asked Charlie to...

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Don't Fold on This Prime Day Deal for Balatro on Nintendo Switch

Fun fact – the term “balatro” comes from ancient Rome and refers to a professional jester or buffoon. Considering you are reading this on IGN right now, there’s a strong chance that hearing “Balatro” instead fills you with images of poker hands and Ben Starr dressed in clown make-up as Jimbo, the star of last year's breakout title that has taken the gaming world by storm (and was nominated for IGN's Game of the Year 2024). Whether you have spent hours in the game or are just interested in jumping in and seeing what the hype is all about, the Nintendo Switch version of Balatro is currently $19.99 – down from $29.99 – as a part of Amazon’s Prime Day sale. Balatro Special Edition (Switch) In Balatro, you earn points by playing various...

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Amazon's Comic Book and Graphic Novel Deals Are Dangerously Good for Prime Day

It's day three of Prime Day (Prime week?), and we've been collecting all the best deals for you to take advantage of. The ongoing buy 2, get 1 free sale on books and comics is one of the best we've seen in a while, and some complete graphic novel collections are steeply discounted aside from the bundle deal. Dozens of other mainstream superhero comics from Marvel and DC are included, as well as some indie heavy-hitters like the Walking Dead. If physical media isn't quite your thing, I'd highly recommend the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, which is one of the best ways to read high quality digital comics. It's $100 off for Prime Day. The Best Comic Deals for Prime Day Today Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin and the...

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Prime Day Knocked Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Down to $35, and Sales Soared 2,000% Overnight at Amazon

Predating Square’s original Final Fantasy by nearly a year and a half, Enix’s Dragon Quest series exploded in popularity and became a cultural phenomenon. That passion continues even now with Dragon Quest’s latest release, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which was released last year. Thanks to Prime Day, you can snag yourself a physical copy for $34.99 on PS5 and Switch. Even with some modern design updates and quality-of-life feature additions, this game still manages to provide that classic turn-based RPG goodness that fans look for. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Drops to $34.99 Whereas the first two Dragon Quest titles (which are getting their own HD-2D remasters later this year) were more restrictive when it came to party...

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Drops to Lowest Price Since Release in Prime Day Deals

Set in 1579, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been a long time coming. Less than six months after its release, Ubisoft's latest addition to the long-standing stealth series has snuck its way into Amazon's Prime Day deals. The Limited Editions of both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of Assassin's Creed Shadows are currently going for $47.49, over 30% off the list price of $69.99 and the lowest price we've seen so far. Assassin’s Creed Shadows - Limited Edition (PS5) Assassin's Creed Shadows features dual protagonists, the shinobi Assassin Naoe and the historical samurai, Yasuke, which the player can swap between. Both have their own unique styles of gameplay, so you can tackle many...

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Astro Bot Finally Gets 2 Long-Awaited, Fan-Requested Bots

Astro Bot just got a brand new update, adding five new challenge levels complete with their own new special bots to unlock. And two of the new bots are from a series that had previously gone unrepresented in the game, despite being beloved by PlayStation fans. If you don't want it spoiled, we'll just say that you can unlock one of these bots by rescuing it from the challenge level High Inflation, while the second bot comes only after you beat all five brand new challenge levels in the Vicious Void Galaxy and rescue the other bots inside. Warning! We're going to spoil exactly who all the bots in the DLC are below the video, so if you don't want to know, get outta here! The two bots in question are Cloud and Sephiroth, both from Final...

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Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Says It's Been 'On the Back Foot' With Ensuring Game's Quality and Health, Doubles Down on Years of Future Content — Inc

Sea of Thieves developer Rare has broadcast a frank and revealing hour-long discussion about the future of its long-running pirate live-service game, just a week after the studio was hit by layoffs and the cancellation of its long-gestating next project, Everwild. There was no mention of the layoffs in today's Sea of Thieves Community Direct broadcast, which instead focused squarely on Rare's plans for Sea of Thieves. These plans include a revamped approach to new seasons, the launch of subscription-funded custom servers, and detail on how the studio will improve the game's overall health and performance. Overall, the message here was that Rare was committed to Sea of Thieves for the forseeable future — with a mention at one point of...

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Tony Hawk Pro Skate 3 + 4 Global Release Times Confirmed

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is almost here! The legendary franchise returns on July 11 (or 10, depending upon where you are in the world and what platform you're playing) with everything you loved, only this time expect more skaters, new parks, gnarlier tricks, eardrum shattering music, plus a whole lot more. While most people will be able to play from midnight local time this coming Friday, July 11, those who bought the digital deluxe edition are able to jump in early from midnight their time on Tuesday, July 8 (although Steam and Battle.net users get a head start on their head start and can play from 9pm on July 7). We thought the long-anticipated remake was great, slapping it with a 8 and writing in the IGN's Tony Hawk's Pro...

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Shark Dentist Announced for PC

Shark Dentist, a new PC game from developer Alice Games, is exactly what it sounds like: you are a shark dentist who must perform dental work on anaesthetized sharks, but if you mess up, they might wake up in pain and rip your head off. There's a lot more to it than that, though. You'll have to manage anasthesia doses and oxygen levels; monitor the shark's pulse; administer drugs; work on teeth with circular saws, drills, and mirrors; and more – all the while the deadliest creature on earth hangs suspended from the ceiling just inches from your face. There will also be randomized events to deal with that will keep you on your toes, like pain spikes and tool malfunctions as well as debuffs. Be sure to watch the trailer at the top of...

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With Fallout Season 2 Waiting in the Wings, Fallout 76 Creative Director Says Bethesda Has Plans for Tie-Ins With the Amazon Show

With anticipation for Fallout Season 2, fans are wondering if Bethesda will capitalize on the smash hit Amazon show in a more significant way this time around. Fallout Season 1 hit Prime Video in April 2024 and was an instant breakout hit. While the show’s popularity sparked a flood of new players across all Fallout games, Bethesda — and by extension parent company Microsoft — failed to make the most of it with, for example, the release of a new Fallout game. Xbox boss Phil Spencer ended up insisting that everyone involved benefited from the show’s success, and that not having a new game lined up for the launch “gave us some creative liberty that [we] wouldn't have had if we tried to coordinate production of two very different...

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ARK: Aquatica Gets A Release Date But Fans Are Unconvinced By Its 11-Second Teaser Trailer

ARK: Aquatica — the new expansion for ARK: Survival Evolved — finally has a release date, and it's soon: July 15, to be precise. Snail Games announced its "in-house developed new expansion map, Ark: Aquatica" at GDC in March. The studio described the expansion as a non-canonical side story to Ark in “an ambitious underwater setting featuring 95% of gameplay taking place beneath the surface." However, the Ark: Survival Evolved expansion trailer released alongside the announcement was resoundingly condemned after fans discovered evidence of generative AI imagery. OG developer Studio Wildcard immediately distanced itself from the discussion, clarifying on social media that Ark: Aquatica was not being developed by its team. It also...

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Umamusume: Pretty Derby Dev Reminds Fans to Follow the Rules When Visiting the Real-Life Japanese Racehorses Behind Their Favorite Anime Horse-Girls

Japanese developer Cygames published a list of rules for fans wanting to visit the real-life horses behind the characters in its anime racehorse-girl management game Umamusume: Pretty Derby, which got a long-awaited global release this June. Yes, anime racehorse-girl management game, you heard that right. In the world of Umamusume: Pretty Derby, racehorses are reborn as cute anime girls, complete with equine ears and tails. The franchise started off in 2018 as an anime, followed by a Japan-only release of the mobile game in 2021. In the game, players can talk to, train and manage horse-girls like Special Week and Mejiro McQueen, sharing in their triumphs and losses. As a result, the Umamusume franchise has inspired a cult following...

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Why Digital Eclipse’s Gold Master Series Is Essential To Game Preservation And Education

Without hinting at the creaky knees or permanently retreating hairline that might betray my advanced age, it’s somewhat easy for me to recall a time when gaming classics such as the original Prince of Persia, Tetris, Karateka and Mortal Kombat enjoyed their heyday. Fast forward several decades to the present day, and while many of […] Continue reading...

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More Drama in the Murky World of Subnautica 2 as Official Delay Confirmation Comes Hot on the Heels of Damaging Report Into Now Unlikely $250M Bonus

Subnautica 2 is officially delayed to 2026, publisher Krafton has confirmed to IGN. The news follows a report that claimed the delay may cost the development team a $250 million bonus. Krafton, the Korean company behind smash hit battle royale PUBG, acquired the $500 million-valued Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds in October 2021. At the time, Krafton insisted Unknown Worlds would continue to operate as an independent outfit. Following its announcement, the hotly anticipated Subnautica 2 was set for an early access release later in 2025. However, last week, Unknown Worlds founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, and CEO Ted Gill, were replaced by former Striking Distance CEO, Steve Papoutsis, in a shakeup that shocked the...

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Nintendo's Shorter Game Development Cycle Is One of the Most Sensible Things I’ve Heard in Years

In 2014, Nintendo faced a financial shortfall when the Wii U was severely underperforming. To avoid layoffs, then-Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced he would take a 50% pay reduction to avoid cutting staff. This decision saved thousands of jobs, and Nintendo employees were able to stay on to help develop their next console: the Nintendo Switch, the company’s most successful home console of all time. It’s a legendary moment in games industry history, one that highlights Nintendo’s clear-eyed approach in moments of crisis. Nearly a decade later, Nintendo’s new president Shuntaro Furukawa offers his own pragmatic solution to confront the turbulence currently roiling the games industry. In the most recent Q&A with investors to...

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July 2025 Includes Cyberpunk 2077, Twisted Metal, and More

Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog July 2025 additions, revealing highlights for Extra and Premium subscribers that include Cyberpunk 2077, Risk of Rain 2, Planet Zoo, and more. A breakdown of the full lineup of 10 titles set to arrive for subscribers throughout July arrived in a PlayStation Blog post. CD Projekt Red’s dystopian sci-fi RPG is the clear standout this time around, with Sony explaining that it, along with a 30% discount for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, are available today to help celebrate the PlayStation Plus 15th anniversary. The rest of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog games for July 2025 will release in the coming weeks. It starts with Extra tier games like Bluey: The Videogame, Planet Zoo...

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Rare Announces Unprecedented Sea of Thieves Community Direct Broadcast, Week After Microsoft Layoffs

Sea of Thieves developer Rare has announced its first ever Community Direct broadcast to discuss the game's imminent and longer-term future, a week after Microsoft's latest round of layoffs hit the studio hard. Rare was one of several Xbox teams that suffered cuts as part of last week's devastating decision by Microsoft to shed around 9,100 employees across Xbox and its wider company. The changes saw Everwild, Rare's long-gestating fantasy project, canned after around a decade in development, while numerous staff members working on the title — including, it's believed, Rare veteran Gregg Mayles — are now expected to leave the studio. Against that backdrop, Rare has said it will now talk directly with Sea of Thieves fans about the...

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