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On June 6, 2025, 1047 Games launched Splitgate 2. Now, less than two months later, the developer is about to “unlaunch” it. It's also taking Splitgate 1 offline, and laying off 45 employees. Today, 1047 revealed its plans to temporarily wind down support on the game it just released so the studio can go heads-down on what it says will be a complete overhaul of Splitgate 2. The game will remain playable during this time, and will still receive its promised Chapter 3 update and some bug fixes, but other than that, Splitgate 2 as we know it is done. …That is, until early 2026, when the studio promises it will return with “big, sweeping changes.” While all this sounds pretty dire, it might not come as a surprise to Splitgate 2 players...
Ubisoft has announced "lower-than-expected" results for its latest financial quarter, and blamed the newly-relaunched Rainbow Six Siege X. Assassin's Creed Shadows, meanwhile, has continued to perform "in line with expectations", and recently passed 5 million unique players. Ubisoft has to date not provided an exact sales figure for the game, which is also offered as part of its Ubisoft+ subscription service. In a statement, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot described the quarter as featuring "mixed results". So what went wrong? Ubisoft has pinned the blame on "temporary but signficant disruptions" in player spending within Rainbow Six Siege X, its newly-relaunched shooter that it describes as having faced "technical pricing issues"...
Supermassive Games, developer of Until Dawn and the Dark Pictures Anthology horror series, has said it will lay off up to 36 staff in a fresh wave of redundancies. In a statement published to the studio's social media this afternoon, Supermassive also confirmed a delay to its long-awaited sci-fi horror project Directive 8020, which will now arrive in "the first half of 2026". Announcing the studio's job losses, Supermassive said it had been forced to adapt its team structure to "better align" with "a challenging and ever-evolving environment" in which to make games. The cuts follow an earlier round of redundancies in March 2024, when the developer said it would shed around 90 workers in a similarly-worded statement. Supermassive...
The 4v4 superhero brawler Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is making its playable debut this summer. Arc System Works' next fighter will be playable at Evo 2025 in Las Vegas. The build being shown off at Evo 2025 will let players build their four-person team from a lineup of six Marvel favorites: Captain America, Iron Man, Storm, Star Lord, Ms. Marvel, and Doctor Doom. Players can get a feel for how Arc System Works' take on Marvel fighting feels, and walk away with a collectible pin. Taking place August 1 through 3, the Las Vegas Evo event is one of the largest fighting game tournaments of the year. Featuring main stage events around games like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8, as well as side tournaments and open competition around beloved...
Saber Interactive, the video game company behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, has announced a brand new Hellraiser game alongside a trailer that’s not for the faint of heart. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is a story-driven, single-player survival horror action game set in the Hellraiser universe. It's developed by Boss Team Games, creator of the recently delisted Evil Dead: The Game, and is due out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam. Hellraiser, for the uninitiated, is a cult classic horror franchise made up of 11 films and various comic books, all based on The Hellbound Heart novella by English author Clive Barker. The star of the show is Pinhead, a ‘Cenobite’ who harvests human souls to torture in...
There's a new version of Resident Evil 2 made specifically for arcades, and an early version of it is already playable at Namco Funscape in the UK. Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot, as this on-rails lightgun iteration is known, is the product of a collaboration between Bandai Namco and Capcom to create a fresh arcade iteration of the latter's survival horror classic. IGN has visited Namco Funscape in Romford, north-east London, and gone hands-on with Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot ourselves — as you can see in our first footage above. In it, we can see that Dead Shot has split Resident Evil 2's narrative into five episodes, with the first two already unlocked. It's believed that this arcade cabinet has been installed within Namco Funscape for...
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The new Monster Hunter Wilds update is almost here. From tomorrow, July 23, the Festival of Accord: Flamefete seasonal event kicks off, ushering in new quests and cosmetic gear, as well as special equipment earned from "event-exclusive login bonuses and event quests." It runs for two weeks. The "majestically decorated" Grand Hub is all set for summer, as is your feathery friend, courtesy of the new Firebird Caparison Seikret Decoration. There's also special forgeable equipment up for grabs — use the tickets you earn throughout the event — as well as complimentary vouchers that can be used at the canteen. Tickets can also be used to forge the Afi α armor set and Felyne Afi α Palico equipment. Equipping it will help you unlock even more...
I’ve been trawling the digital shelves again, and this week’s loot is proper tempting. Whether you're craving deep-cut indies, triple-A chaos, or a splash of nostalgia, there’s a little something for everybody. My entire professional and personal life has been video games, so you’re not just getting a list; you’re getting personal picks with "been-there, clocked-that" clout behind them. This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I’m lobbing an incendiary artillery shell across hexagonal terrain to light an 18-candle cake for Field Commander, Sony’s turn-based tactics attempt on PSP. This was a rare indulgence for 2006 me, a handheld strategy title that didn't just copy Advance Wars but tried to outflank it with a more serious military tone...
The Edge of Fate is a title that’s perhaps a bit too on the nose for a game balanced on a blade honed by years of iteration but also worn dull by time. In the storied and rich tradition of Destiny 2, this latest expansion once again takes a few major steps back after finally feeling like maybe it’d found its footing. The 14-mission campaign is monotonous and padded to the gills with busywork (despite having a sometimes-compelling story), the RPG and buildcrafting rework is locked behind one of the worst grinds Destiny has ever seen, and the new planetoid of Kepler isn’t up to Bungie’s usual standards. But even as it stumbles in its attempt to redefine itself after the excellent ending to its original story in The Final Shape last year...
We already knew that Daredevil star Charlie Cox feels like a "total fraud" anytime someone gushes to him about one of this year's biggest games, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but now the voice of Gustave is determined: "I wanna play the game." Cox, who plays party member Gustave, is among Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s star-studded cast, which also includes Jennifer English as Maelle, Ben Starr as Verso, and Andy Serkis as Renoir. But as his actual work on the game only amounted to a single four-hour recording session, Cox admits he didn't really know what he was getting into, saying games have "come a long way" since the last time he played, and yet he still doesn't own the game, let alone a console to play it on. "I remember being in...
The long-running Hunter x Hunter series recently received a new video game adaptation with Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. With a beloved brand and a notable fighting game developer on board, you might hope this would go off without a hitch. Yet in the days since launch, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact has been the subject of discourse and criticism within the fighting game community. Its gameplay hearkens back to the kind of scrappy, seemingly overpowered bouts many enjoy in this particular environment, but several issues have been holding Nen x Impact back; namely, the netcode. Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact is a tag-team fighting game that went live five days ago on July 16 and, at the time of writing, has a little over 140 total...
Developer Massive Entertainment and publisher Ubisoft have announced that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the very good 2023 first-person shooter set in the titular world of Pandora, is getting another big update timed to the third anniverary of the game's launch on December 5 (and the release of the third Avatar movie, Fire and Ash, on December 19) that will add an optional third-person perspective mode as well as a New Game+ mode. Watch the new trailer above. Massive says it has "reworked animations, controls, audio, and camera systems to ensure the experience feels seamless and intuitive" when playing in third-person perspective. Meanwhile, your inventory and skills will persist when making another run through the campaign in New...
The Dying Light series quickly earned its place in the pantheon of great zombie games by blending brutal first-person combat with satisfying parkour movement – all set within dangerous open worlds. The series has thus far delivered on offering a slick and thrilling survival experience, but with the upcoming Dying Light: The Beast, we see developer Techland return to its roots for a more focused concept that lets an amped up returning protagonist Kyle Crane loose in an even more hostile setting. I got to spend over four hours playing the opening of Dying Light: The Beast, getting reacquainted with Kyle Crane as he comes to grips with a more feral world after the events of the second game. Playing The Beast was very much like a...
Our third "Mafia Monday" in July offers you an introduction to the Torrisi crime family members you'll meet in Mafia: The Old Country, the upcoming prequel to and fourth major entry in the long-running narrative-driven action-adventure series. You play young Enzo Favara as he works his way up in the Torrisi family. This is the third entry in our IGN First series of exclusives on Mafia: The Old Country. Be sure to check out the exclusive gameplay and our hands-on preview that we've already posted. And next week we'll have a deep-dive interview with the game director and development studio president about returning Mafia to its linear roots. For now, though, get to know your early-20th-century Sicilian family by clicking through the...
Ready or Not's console port finally released last week, and it's already surpassed one million sales. Combined with sales of its early access PC version, which released in December 2023, the game has now topped 10 million units sold. "When we launched Ready or Not on PC, it took about 36 days to reach 1 million units sold," said VOID CEO, Julio Rodriguez. "On console, it took about 3.6 days. I’m incredibly proud of the team and what we’ve accomplished together. It’s a huge moment — and one we don’t take for granted." Rodriguez then went on to thank Ready or Not's players and "everyone who believed in the project." Last week, July 15, VOID Interactive proceeded with changes introduced to controversial shooter Ready or Not despite...
Someone has recreated a whole new Fallout map in the GZDoom Engine. In a stunning and surprisingly cinematic teaser, modder Alexander "Red888guns" Berezin has been hard at work recreating Fallout's city of Necropolis from the original Fallout game. As PC Gamer points out, the Fallout: Bakersfield project was initially unveiled back in 2022, but we've heard very little since, leading some to speculate that the project may have been abandoned. Now, however, we know Berezin is still working on recreating the Necropolis sequence, complete with the obligatory boss fight with Harry in the watershed. To be honest, it's kind of wild that this entire world has been recreated by just two people — Berezin and what's presumed to be a family...
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has chalked up Star Wars Outlaws' lackluster performance to the "choppy waters" of the sci-fi saga's fandom. Addressing shareholders at a recent Q&A, Guillemot didn't reflect on the game's own performance issues, bugs, or complaints about repetitive gameplay, instead saying: "Outlaws was released at a time when the brand that it belonged to was in a bit of choppy waters." I's true that the Star Wars brand has taken a bit of a battering of late, with a middling reception to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and lower-than-hoped viewership of various Disney+ spin-offs like Book of Boba Fett and The Acolyte. But attributing Outlaws' mixed reception to broader issues with the fandom has raised a few eyebrows...
If your pile of shame isn’t already toppling over, this Monday's digital sales are about to give it a cheeky nudge. Some cracking deals have landed across all the major platforms, and I’ve taken the liberty of digging through the rubble to highlight the stuff I’d personally vouch for. From genre juggernauts to indie oddballs, there’s a bit of everything on offer. This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I’m using a wizard’s fireball to light 25 candles on a cake baked for Gauntlet Legends on Dreamcast, a four-player dungeon crawler where button-mash and food theft reigned supreme. Released in 2000, this home version of the arcade classic turned my lounge room into a battleground, complete with booming voiceovers and enemies that respawned...
The Chinese Room, the acclaimed British indie studio behind last year's oil rig horror game Still Wakes the Deep, has now officially cut ties with its former parent company Sumo Digital. The studio, which also developed indie darlings Dear Esther and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, has now completed a management buyout, a spokesperson for The Chinese Room has confirmed to IGN. Today's news follows an uncertain few months for the Brighton-based studio, after Sumo's previous announcement it would be refocusing its efforts "exclusively on development services for partners", rather than continuing its work on original franchises. In a message to press today, The Chinese Room said it had looked "increasingly likely" the company would be...
We've rounded up the best deals for Sunday, July 20, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers. Donkey Kong Bananza Out Now Donkey Kong Bananza is officially out now, and this game has consumed my weekend just as much as Death Stranding 2. It's been decades since Donkey Kong's last 3D outing, and this might just be DK's best game yet. There are hundreds of different bananas to find across each layer of the planet, and the new Bananza mechanics are a joy to experiment with. In my opinion, Bananza is worthy of picking up a Nintendo Switch 2 — it's that good. Persona 3 Reload for $20 Persona 3 Reload is available at Walmart for just $20. This was one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2024, and for the most part, it delivered...
Unreal Engine is probably the most well-known video game tool set in the world. Its fifth iteration is the system that forms the foundation of Fortnite and dozens of other games, including Black Myth: Wukong, the Oblivion remaster, and the upcoming Witcher 4. But did you know that Unreal Engine is used for more than just making video games? The technology, developed by Epic Games, has also been used to create theme park rides, television shows, and movies – and is fast becoming a regular tool for the entertainment industry. Taking centre stage in Galaxy’s Edge, the Star Wars-themed section of Disney’s parks in Florida and California, is the Millennium Falcon. Head inside and you can ride Smuggler’s Run, a simulator experience that lets...
Digital Extremes says the "backlog" of dev kits is the reason players have yet to see an official Nintendo Switch 2 port for Warframe. Studio CEO Steve Sinclair explained why the team behind the popular space ninja action game hasn’t created a port for Nintendo’s sequel hybrid console during a press Q&A IGN attended ahead of today’s TennoCon 2025 livestream. He said the Digital Extremes tech team is “so excited” to see what a Nintendo Switch 2 Warframe port would look like but can’t even begin development until they get their hands on the necessary hardware. “Our tech team is so excited to take advantage of the high-speed cores and the other really cool features of it,” Sinclair said. “There’s just such a backlog for dev kits. So...
Digital Extremes just brought its TennoCon 2025 livestream to a close after revealing a smorgasbord of information about the future of Warframe and Soulframe. The studio behind the popular multiplayer space ninja action game and its free-to-play fantasy follow-up treated in-person and remote fans to hours of announcements, including a fresh look at never-before-seen gameplay, new cosmetics, and some of the major updates still yet to come in 2025. It was yet another jam-packed showing for the Digital Extremes team as it careens toward the launch of more story expansions for Warframe and the eventual launch of Soulframe. From Warframe’s new The Old Peace Narrative Chapter and the devil-frame Uriel to Soulframe’s fresh gameplay updates...
We are in the era of handhelds, and there's no denying that the Steam Deck led the way for handheld gaming PCs to prosper. But are modern iterations finally dethroning the first monarch? Lenovo most certainly threw down the gauntlet. The Lenovo Legion Go S is now our favorite handheld gaming PC, and one huge feature it has in common with the Steam Deck is that it runs SteamOS. If you don’t know, the Legion Go S is currently the only third-party handheld gaming PC that officially supports SteamOS. SteamOS is one of the major reasons why the Steam Deck is beloved, and why we loved the Legion Go S so much. But if you’re hunting for a handheld gaming PC with this way-better-than-windows OS, which do you get? Legion Go S vs. Steam Deck...
indie.io is a video game publishing platform that works with lots of different developers and publishes games in a variety of genres. They’ve published dozens of games, several of which are discounted on Nintendo Switch right now as part of a sale that will run through July 30. As with indie.io’s library as a whole, the sale includes a wide range of genres. There’s cozy adventures, tactical RPGs, creature collectors, management sims, and more. You can check out the full sale here, but we thought we’d highlight six games that showcase the diversity of titles that are available. Let’s get started: Echoes of the Plum Grove Sale: 20% off The cozy farming sim genre has been thriving in recent years, and Echoes of the Plum Grove adds to...
If you're envious of the Steam Deck experience or looking for an alternative to Windows 11, you're in luck. You can install the Steam Deck’s operating system, SteamOS, on your gaming PC for free using Valve's official SteamOS recovery image. While Valve doesn't guarantee support for every PC yet, SteamOS can run on most AMD-powered systems. It only took an hour to get it up and running on my PC and you can do the same. Before You Get Started There are a couple things you'll need to install SteamOS on your PC, and a few things you should know before trying this. For starters, SteamOS hasn't had a full PC release yet, so it's only officially supported on a handful of devices. You can still try to install it on PCs that don't have...
Games Workshop’s The Big Summer Warhammer Preview Show 2025 offered a tantalising look at the tabletop wargaming company's upcoming slate, and we’ve rounded up everything revealed to help you catch up in case you missed the livestream. There were announcements for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Legions Imperialis, Warhammer Underworlds, and even a surprise Space Marine 2 reveal. This live report is now concluded. The Leagues of Votann Proceedings kicked of with a reveal for The Leagues of Votann (Warhammer 40,000's take on space dwarves). It's a huge plastic expansion, the biggest since the faction launched, that includes new troops, new artillery, new heroes and new abominable...
Nightfarers might want to prep and gear up. FromSoftware is sending out its next set of enhanced bosses, the Everdark Sovereigns, for Elden Ring Nightreign at the end of this month. The next four Everdark Sovereigns will arrive as part of a "new Everdark cycle" in Limveld, starting on July 31. The four bosses up for upgrades this time are Tricephalos, Augur, Equilibrious Beast, and Fissure in the Fog. For the past Everdark Sovereigns, FromSoftware has adhered to a weekly release schedule. Though it's unconfirmed whether the rollout will be the same again, or which Everdark Sovereign will be the first to arrive, FromSoft's teaser image does show Libra, the Equilibrious Beast fight, ready for battle. I'm curious to see if this affects...
Square Enix has announced it will end Windows 10 support for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV this October. The publisher confirmed in a statement that support will end on October 14, 2025, coinciding with Microsoft's own end-date for security updates and support. "You will likely be able to play FINAL FANTASY XIV on Windows® 10 systems even after the end of support," the company said. "However, after we discontinue support, we will as a general rule no longer be able to provide support for problems arising as a result of the operating system." Square Enix said it may responded to requests for technical support regarding Windows 10 issues after the end of support, but this will be limited, on a case-by-case basis, and not guaranteed...