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Dead by Daylight Is Finally Getting a Five Nights at Freddy's Killer – and He's Voiced by Matthew Lillard

After nine years, Behaviour Interactive is finally bringing Five Nights at Freddy’s to Dead by Daylight – and Matthew Lillard is joining in on the fun. It’s a collaboration that has been in the works for a while, but it wasn’t until today’s Dead by Daylight PAX East presentation that the studio was ready to reveal exactly how it will keep players scared as the asymmetrical multiplayer game approaches its ninth birthday. Freddy Fazbear and his animatronic-filled pizza emporium headline Behviour’s plans for this year’s anniversary chapter, which is expected to arrive in June. Lillard, who starred as William Afton in 2023’s Five Nights at Freddy’s movie adaptation, has embodied the spirit of the role once again to lend his likeness and...

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Doom: The Dark Ages Review

If there’s one thing that’s kept the name Doom up near the top of the list of first-person shooters, it’s how it’s always boldly reinventing being a badass, super powered, one-man army against the armies of Hell. Three decades ago we got the original old-school run-and-guns, then a jumpscare-laden horror shooter, then a modern reimagining of the old-school run-and-gun, and a mobility-focused action shooter in 2020’s Doom Eternal. The form that Doom: The Dark Ages takes on is actually one that is very different from Eternal, a game that I rank as one of my favorite shooters of all time. In fact, it’s so different that initially I was turned off by the heavier feel of the movement, the lack of a double jump or airdash, and the sheer chaos...

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Mewgenics Is One of the Most Exciting Roguelike I’ve Played in Years

It feels strange to say that a game about obsessively breeding cats so you can send them into wild battles across back alleys and dirty sewers might end up being one of the most nuanced and thoughtful strategy games I’ve played in a long time, but that’s exactly what I found with Mewgenics. I got to go hands-on with the next roguelike from the creators of The Binding of Isaac for a few hours recently, and although its original incarnation was first announced a whopping 13 years ago, seeing the version we are actually getting in action has immediately made it one of my most anticipated games in the coming year. The pitch of Mewgenics is actually fairly simple: you run a house full of cats that you can expand and upgrade day by day, and...

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Activision Is Suing the Creators of a Call of Duty Hack It Says Is So 'Toxic' It's Causing Fans to Quit Playing the PC Version of Black Ops 6 Altogeth

Activision is suing the people behind a well-known Call of Duty hack it alleged is so "toxic" it's causing fans to stop playing the PC version of Black Ops 6 altogether. The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California and viewed by IGN, takes action against Lergware and GameHook, two Call of Duty hacks that Activision has been trying to shut down for some time. Both hacks include a set of selftitled "toxic" functions, including features that let users "kick" other players from Activision’s multiplayer servers (sometimes referred to as a "rage" cheat), or even crash multiplayer servers entirely. GameHook also lets players cheat by using "aimbots," which cause weapons to automatically hit opponents, and "ESP Bots," which...

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Patch 1.2.3 Is a Big One, Nerfs Maelle's Game-Breaking Stendahl Build

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive has released Patch 1.2.3 for its well-received role-playing game across all platforms. The update makes a long list of fixes and, crucially, balance changes, including nerfing Clair Obscur’s most game-breaking build (patch notes below). Sandfall had signalled this change was coming, saying it hadn’t planned to make any balance tweaks this early — just bug fixes, “unless something clearly stood out.” “Well, Stendhal did,” the developer continued. The build in question is (was!) for young fencer Maelle and a sword called Medalum, which unlocks a Virtuose Stance that deals 200% bonus damage. Players were combining this with ability-stacking and the Stendahl skill, which deals...

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Return to Silent Hill Movie Will Be a 'Faithful Adaptation' of Silent Hill 2, Cineverse Promises

According to Cineverse, which has acquired the rights for the third Silent Hill film in the U.S. when it releases later this year, Return to Silent Hill will be a "faithful adaptation" of the original Silent Hill 2's story. “Silent Hill is one of the best video game franchises, period, and Christophe Gans did a phenomenal job capturing the atmosphere of the games once again with Return to Silent Hill,” Cineverse executive director of acquisitions, Brandon Hill, told Variety. Director Christophe Gans added: “I am delighted to partner with Cineverse, which has shown a genuine understanding of fanship. Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation created out of deep respect for a true masterpiece of a game, Konami’s iconic Silent Hill 2. I...

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Europa Universalis V Announced as Paradox's Next Grand Strategy Game With Cinematic Reveal Trailer

Paradox Interactive has announced that its next grand strategy game is Europa Universalis 5, following a tease posted last week. The publisher behind titles such as Cities: Skylines, Crusader Kings, and Stellaris pulled back the curtain on its latest continuation with a sweeping cinematic trailer today. It’s being developed by the Barcelona, Spain-based Paradox Tinto, the same team that’s aided in the development of Europa Universalis 4 for the last few years. While there’s no release date yet, the Europa Universalis 5 Steam page is already online. “Challenge your strategic skills over 500 years of history, in Europa Universalis 5, the latest version of the celebrated grand strategy game,” a description shared by Paradox says. “Master...

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4: First Impressions of the Remake

Remakes and remasters are very much an “in” thing at the moment, and while it's no surprise that we would eventually see what are arguably two of the best entries in the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series make their way to modern platforms, I definitely didn't expect this package to be as robust of a remake as it's shaping up to be. From the instantly recognizable levels of THPS 3, to the controls that activated a muscle memory I didn't realize was stored in my brain for over 20 years, and the refreshing pick-up-and-play two-minute time limits, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is definitely shaping up to not only be one of 2025’s better remakes, but a game that may keep you kicking and pushing for dozens of hours this summer. As the name...

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Mafia: The Old Country Tells a Story That Doesn't Require a 'Massive Time Commitment,' Publisher Sets Price at $50 and Announces Release Date

Mafia: The Old Country has a release date: August 8, 2025 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. The Hangar 13-developed gangster game also has a new trailer showcasing the combat and new stealth mechanics. We also have a handful of new screenshots showing off Mafia: The Old Country, below. The announcement comes alongside some interesting quotes from the developer and publisher, 2K. Hangar 13 President Nick Baynes described Mafia: The Old Country as a "focused, linear experience that combines quality storytelling, authentic era immersion and a refined take on the familiar Mafia gameplay." He continued: "That focus allows us to deliver a story that’s gritty, grounded, brutal and emotional. Embracing early 1900s era...

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Alien: Rogue Incursion Is Getting an Upgraded Non-VR Edition for PS5 and PC — but There's No Xbox Version Yet

Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One, a single player action-horror game set in the Alien universe, is getting an upgrade and you won't even need a VR headset to play. Alien: Rouge Incursion - Part One: Evolved Edition hits PC and PlayStation 5 on September 30, 2025 and features "even deadlier Xenomorphs and enhanced visuals." Players can wishlist the new non-VR edition of the game starting today on Steam and PlayStation. The original version of game launched across PlayStation VR2 and PCVR via Steam in December 2024, then released on Meta Quest 3 in February. Developed and published by Survios, the new Evolved Edition of the Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One retails at $29.99 for the standard edition with the Digital Deluxe edition...

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The Midnight Walk Review

In the beginning, the story goes, there was the Dark, and then there was Fire. In Judeo-Christian myth, the first thing that God does is make light to drive out the nothingness of the darkness. Much of human achievement is based on the harnessing of fire: the ability to cook food, to stay warm, and travel to space. Something to sit around and tell stories. The language of creativity is the language of the flame; inspiration is a “spark.” It was impossible for me not to think about this kind of stuff when I was playing The Midnight Walk, a dark puzzle-horror adventure with an eerie stop-motion animation style that demands comparison to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. But developer MoonHood Studios knows that fire doesn’t...

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Stardew Valley Creator Says He 'Might Eventually Make a Stardew Valley 2,' But It's 'So Much Easier to Add More Stuff to Stardew Valley Than Make a Ne

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has suggested that he may "eventually make a Stardew Valley 2." Before you get too excited, though, in the same interview with TigerBelly, the developer also admitted that it's "so much easier to just add more stuff to Stardew Valley than to make a whole new game from scratch." "It's all the systems — all the major systems — are already all done. That’s the stuff that’s not fun to do. When I make an update [for Stardew Valley now], it’s like, you know, oh, throw in this, throw in that. Let’s add green rain — like, these random, whimsical ideas." "I might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2, to be honest," Barone added, though (thanks, Nintendo Life). In the same interview, Barone...

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FTC Loses Appeal Challenging Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has secured another victory over the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its quest to secure Activision Blizzard. The FTC’s appeal to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the company behind Call of Duty was denied by San Francisco’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today, further cementing a purchase that was originally announced in late 2022 (via Reuters). It was a move decided by a three-judge panel that brought an end to the FTC’s questioning of the July 2023 decision to allow Microsoft to finalize its purchase. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has faced scrutiny from across the board for more than three years. Select U.S. Senators were among the first to oppose the transaction, bringing up concerns...

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Halo Infinite's Latest Update Gives the Xbox FPS a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm: 'It REALLY Should Do a Relaunch Ad Campaign'

Halo Infinite's "Summer 2025 Update," running until June 10, is now live. The update comes with new playlists, the new Mutilator power weapon, sandbox updates, new Forge tools, more weapons on the Weapon Bench, and more, including 50 more tiers, four armor sets, bonus XP, and an extra challenge slot for those upgrading to the Premium Operation Pass. For some, this may be too little too late. Halo Infinite has been subjected to significant changes over the last few years, including the rebranding of its developer, 343 Industries, to Halo Studios. This came after player numbers for Halo Infinite dropped off dramatically after launch as fans expressed frustration over a lack of content, poor progression systems, monetization, and more...

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Palworld Developer Pocketpair Says It’s Being Forced to Patch the Game Due to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s Lawsuit

Palworld developer Pocketpair says recent patches made changes to the game that were forced upon it as a result of the ongoing patent lawsuit with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. Palworld launched on Steam priced $30 and straight into Game Pass on Xbox and PC early 2024, breaking sales and concurrent player number records in the process. Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe has said Palworld's launch was so big that the developer couldn’t handle the massive profits the game generated. Still, Pocketpair acted swiftly to capitalize on Palworld’s breakout success, signing a deal with Sony to form a new business called Palworld Entertainment that’s tasked with expanding the IP. It later launched the game on PS5. After Palworld’s huge launch...

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AU Deals: Great Prices on Death Stranding 2, Tony Hawk's, Civ VII, Final Fantasies, and More!

With the chill of winter settling in, there’s no better excuse to bunker down and get stuck into some stellar titles at not-so-stellar prices. This latest round of discounts features genre greats, cult favourites, and a few under-the-radar gems, all primed for your backlog. Get scrolling to get saving! This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I'm celebrating the 27th birthday of Gran Turismo, a game whose realistic handling and 150-car garage boggled my mind at launch. This was clearly no Ridge Racer. It basically taught pre-L-plater-me how to corner correctly with its 100-page instruction booklet. Nailing apexes, weight shifting, drifting—it filled my empty petrolhead up and made sure I'd learned by placing driving tests between me and...

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Former BioWare Lead Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Team was 'Jerked Around' Due to EA's Disinterest in the Franchise

Former Dragon Age series executive producer Mark Darrah says he doesn’t feel EA and BioWare efficiently supported his team during the early development of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The ex-BioWare developer shed light on his time working on the legendary fantasy RPG franchise during a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel. His story recounts events that transpired throughout 2017 or, according to Darrah, “the most impactful 12 months in BioWare’s history.” He touches on not only decisions that affected the early development of last year’s Dragon Age game but how a change in attitude was tied to the final days of development on Mass Effect: Andromeda. It starts in late 2016, when Darrah was moved over to the team that would...

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Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director’s Cut Released as Free Upgrade

In 2024, indie developer VEA Games released Nikoderiko: The Magical World, their love letter to classic platformers. Now, they’ve released a Director’s Cut that refines gameplay and adds new content, and they’ve offered it as a free upgrade. If you missed out on Nikoderiko the first time around, it’s a family-friendly platformer with an art style inspired by Saturday morning cartoons. It stars mongooses Niko and Luna and can be played in single-player or couch co-op. You travel through the game’s varied worlds on a quest to retrieve an ancient relic stolen from you by the nefarious Baron Grimbold, and you can team up with animal mounts to defeat his Cobring army and save the local tribes. Since the release of the base version of the...

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Success Continues as Its Soundtrack Tops Billboard Classical Music Album Charts

Developer Sandfall Interactive has announced that the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack has managed to top Billboard album charts in the weeks since its release. As fans continue to flock to the mega-hit turn-based RPG, one element that seems to have almost everyone pleased is its music. It’s been a specific highlight for those discussing Sandfall’s debut title on social media, and now, that praise is being reflected across Billboard. Head to the Billboard website and you’ll find that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 currently sits atop both the Classical Albums and Classical Crossover Albums charts. Sandfall also revealed that the soundtrack has managed to make a mark at 13 on the Official Soundtrack Album chart and 31 on the...

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As Call of Duty: Warzone Cheating Complaints Ramp Up Following the Return of Verdansk, Activision Insists It’s Caused ‘Chaos’ in the Cheat Marketplace

Following the euphoric reception to the return of Verdansk to Call of Duty battle royale Warzone, familiar complaints have begun to resurface, chief among them cheating. Call of Duty has a reputation for cheating (it comes with the territory of being such a hugely popular shooter and having a free-to-download battle royale). Cheating is more prevalent on PC (Activision recently confirmed as much, to the point where it said if you believe you’ve died unfairly to a console player, it’s much more likely that they’ve used ‘intel advantage’ than cheats). So, some console players head straight into Call of Duty’s settings to turn off crossplay across the board, just to take the potential for PC cheaters ruining their day out of the equation...

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Elden Ring Nightreign - Raider Class Hands-On Impressions - IGN First

One of the great things about Elden Ring has always been the diversity of playstyles it enables, and one of my favorite playstyles is loading up on Strength, grabbing the largest weapon I can find, and crushing foes with posture-breaking jumping attacks and charged-up heavy strikes. If that’s you too, then allow me to introduce you to the Raider in Nightreign (see the video below). While the Guardian — the other big burly class with lots of health and an affinity for big weapons — is more focused on defense with a shield as a starter weapon and an ultimate ability that can mitigate damage for the entire party for an extended period of time, the Raider is designed as an absolute offensive powerhouse. The most important ability of the...

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Five Things to Know to Prepare You For Empyreal

Discover the secrets at the heart of a mysterious Monolith in Empyreal, a single-player third-person action RPG from UK indie developer Silent Games. In Empyreal, you play as a lone mercenary who has made their way to a distant planet with the aim of helping the Expedition delving inside the Monolith, defeating the enemies within and uncovering the secrets of the universe. With level-changing items, unique weapon archetypes and multiple questlines, how you explore the Monolith is up to you ⁠– here are five things to know to prepare you for Empyreal. CARTOGRAMS Within the Monolith are four Quadrants, each housing a variety of crafted levels for you to explore. While the level layout of the Quadrants remain the same, the enemies, loot...

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The Thaumaturge, Amnesia: The Bunker, and Evil West Lead May’s Humble Choice

A new month means a new Humble Choice lineup, and there are some great options available to kickstart May. Leading the charge this month is The Thaumaturge followed by Amnesia: The Bunker and Evil West, plus five more. This month also comes with one month of IGN Plus for free, which is a great bonus on top of the collection of PC games you get to add to your library. Alongside IGN Plus, there are 8 games in total that you get to keep forever for $11.99 when you sign up to become a member, which we've listed out below. Humble Choice Games for May 2025 The Thaumaturge - Deluxe Edition Amnesia: The Bunker Evil West Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter Ultros Corpse Keeper One Month of...

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EVE Vanguard Makes A Lot of Big Promises, But Delivers Good Gunplay

It's almost surreal to ride a drop pod down to the surface of one of EVE Online's tens of thousands of planets in the upcoming shooter tie-in, EVE Vanguard. I've flown by them hundreds of times in the many years I've been playing the venerable spaceship MMO, but usually at astronomical distances. I always wondered about what was going on down there. I would make up stories about it in my head. Now I have a high-powered space rifle in my hands and I'm experiencing the universe up close and personal. And while it was a very, very build that couldn't show off a lot of the bigger promises, to my disappointment, there are some promising hints already. As a quick caveat, the footage you're seeing is still from an early build and a lot of...

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Genshin Impact Updates Shop to Show How Much You Need to Spend to Guarantee Pulling a Character — and Now Players Want HoYoverse to Sell the Character

Genshin Impact is one of the most popular gacha games in the world. The free-to-play action RPG from HoYoverse lets players spend a virtual currency called Primogems to have a chance (a “wish”) to obtain rare characters of varying power. It’s a microtransactions system that has proved controversial, but a money-spinner for the developers, generating billions of dollars in revenue over the years. In most games of this type, the amount of money you have to spend to eventually pull a character is withheld from the player — and you can see why given the poor odds available. But now, HoYoverse has updated Genshin Impact to do just that, revealing front and centre just how much needs to be spent. The Genshin Impact shop now tells U.S...

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Wagarashi Codes (May 2025)

Last updated May 07, 2025 - Added new Wagarashi codes! Looking for codes for Wagarashi? We've got you covered. When you take on the newly released Naruto-inspired fighting game, these active codes will give you Clan Rerolls, and more. Working Wagarashi Codes (May 2025) 20KFavourites3! - Clan reroll 20KFavourites2! - Clan reroll 20KFavourites! - Clan reroll 12500LIKES! - Clan reroll BugFixes4! - Clan reroll BugFixes3! - Clan reroll BugFixes2! - Clan reroll BugFixes1! - Clan reroll ElementRR2! - Secondary Element reroll ElementRR1! - Primary Element reroll All the codes above have been tested as working at the time of submission. However, codes with unknown expiry dates may stop working at any time. Spotted a new code we haven't...

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Will GTA 6 Be S-Tier? Rank Every Rockstar Game

A new GTA 6 trailer is here and, in case you missed it, we broke down all of the secrets and details from it. Sadly, though, we’re going to have to wait until May 26, 2026, to actually play Lucia and Jason’s story. So, in the meantime, why don’t we think about all of the Rockstar games we’ve already enjoyed over the years and rank them for fun? Rockstar has developed and released over 30 games since its creation in 1998, and is responsible for famous series such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Manhunt. But which comes out on top? Just to clarify, you won’t see the likes of LA Noire or Max Payne 2 here, as we’ve strictly gone with Rockstar-developed games, rather than ones the studio has published. I’ve had a go at ranking...

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Destiny 2's Year of Prophecy: Here's Everything Guardians Need to Know

Get ready, Guardian — Bungie just unveiled what's coming up in its sci-fi shooter, Destiny 2, including two new expansions and major seasonal and core game updates coming to both paying and free players, all badged under the "Year of Prophecy." Year of Prophecy is the first year to boast four "major content beats," with two paid expansions and two major updates. The former is paid content while the latter will be available to all players. First up is Rite of the Nine, a "fresh take on dungeon diving for both seasoned dungeon crawlers and those stepping into the depths for the first time" that is already available to all players for no additional cost. While the dungeons themselves — Prophecy, Spire of the Watcher, and Ghosts of the...

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Will Street Fighter Creator’s New Saudi-Backed Boxing Game Pack a Punch? Japanese Fans React

Street Fighter creator Takashi Nishiyama is developing a brand new boxing game in collaboration with long-running boxing magazine The Ring. The news was revealed on the official X account of Turki Alalshikh, the Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Alalshikh acquired American publication The Ring back in November 2024. According to the tweet, the untitled game will feature original characters and combine "The Ring’s unmatched authority in boxing with game developer Dimps’ decades-long experience in crafting classic games." Dimps is Takashi Nishiyama’s company. Its most recent game was Freedom Wars Remastered, a reworking of a PlayStation Vita game for modern consoles released in January 2025. According to the...

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Boundary-Pushing Co-op Adventure Split Fiction nears 4 million sales

Hazelight's fan-favorite co-op adventure, Split Fiction, has sold almost four million copies. Publisher EA confirmed the milestone in its latest financial results, calling the game a "hugely successful launch" and name-checking it as one of the reasons the publisher ended the 2025 financial year with a "strong finish." "4 MILLION SOLD!!!!" developer Hazelight exclaimed on social media in response to the news. "So many of you have picked up Split Fiction already, it’s amazing… "Seeing the fun you have with our game and the love you show for Mio, Zoe and each other warms our hearts here at Hazelight. And so many hot dogs made… " Split Fiction pulls you into the many worlds of two fiction writers in a boundary-pushing co-op adventure...

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