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Assassin's Creed Shadows Was the Best-Selling Game in the U.S. for March

Assassin's Creed Shadows debuted last month to become the best-selling game in the U.S. for March 2025 in dollar sales. This is according to analytics firm Circana, which reports that Shadows has also become the second best-selling game so far this year, trailing only Monster Hunter: Wilds and ahead of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. It was also the best-selling game on Xbox in March, and second best-selling game on PlayStation and Steam. We reached out to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella for a bit more context on Assassin's Creed: Shadows' success. He told us that Shadows' launch was the third-biggest in franchise history in the U.S., following Assassin's Creed 3 and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. "It's a great start, so now we'll have to...
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Xbox Game Pass Is a Ridiculously Good Deal for RPG Fans Right Now

I may have dabbled with Xbox in the early days, but at some point I made the full switch over to PC gaming. The high frequency of Steam sales has usually been enough to tide me over on newer releases. So while I knew Game Pass was out there and did occasionally offer some big name games, there was never a moment where it felt like it would be worth it for me, personally. Well, until yesterday. Bethesda and Virtuos shadow-dropping Oblivion Remastered straight onto Game Pass? A badly kept secret, but still an insane reveal. Tomorrow, the gaming subscription will get Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the stylish debut from Sandfall Interactive that takes inspiration from the JRPG greats. I have to admit, as a die-hard RPG fan: Microsoft, you...
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Monster Hunter Wilds Player Uses an Unconventional Method to Dodge an Attack: Their Emotes

The ferocious beasts of Monster Hunter Wilds have many dangerous, even lethal moves they can throw at you. Some players are finding some interesting ways to dodge those attacks though, like emoting their way around them. The Photo Pose Set Vol. 1 contains a few extra emotes players can purchase for $3.99 in Monster Hunter Wilds, including the Photo Pose: Vanish Sign. This can pop your hunter up into the air, leading one player to try dodging a specific attack in a very strange way, and succeeding. It's a neat interaction and fun, possibly consistent way to dodge Mizutsune's aquatic beam sweeps. As for whether this is a real advantage or not, it still seems only usable in very specific circumstances, and with a good deal of planning...
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Into a Hearth Yonder Announced for PC

Developer Sway State Games has announced Into a Hearth Yonder, a new cozy creature-collecting MMO-lite with a charmingly colorful art style that's in the works for PC. It's due out next year. Players in Into a Hearth Yonder, whether playing solo or with friends, will explore the world of Viteria with your loyal following of automata – little companions that can augment your gameplay, like by buffing combat, farming, fishing, mining, and crafting. "We thought it would be fun to embody player stats and skills as cute, Tamagotchi-like automata," said Sway State studio head Chris O'Kelly. "You take joy in collecting and caring for them, and in return, they enhance your exploration of Viteria, improve your quality of life, and empower you...
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Original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Designer Says Bethesda's Remaster Is So Impressive It Could Be Called 'Oblivion 2.0'

Original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion senior game designer Bruce Nesmith has said Bethesda and Virtuos' Oblivion Remastered is so impressive that he’s not sure calling it a remaster "actually does it justice." The mastermind behind much of what made the OG 2006 RPG so special shared his thoughts about the newly announced – and released – Oblivion remaster during a recent conversation with VideoGamer. He touched on the “blood, sweat, and tears” that went into bringing every inch of Cyrodiil to life, and that’s why it’s been such a shock to see Oblivion reimagined in nearly every way. “I was assuming this was going to be a texture update,” Nesmith said. “I didn’t really think it was going to be the complete overhaul that they’ve...
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Oblivion Shows Remakes Could Be Key to Bethesda Getting Back on Track

By Azura, by Azura, by Azura – the rumors were true. Yesterday, Bethesda set the internet on fire by finally pulling back the curtain on Virtuos’ remaster (or is it really a remake?) of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. An ‘Elder Scrolls Direct’ of sorts culminated in the surprise shadow-drop, which near-immediately transformed into hundreds of thousands of concurrent players. This moment of global hype and celebration feels like a much-needed port in the current storm Bethesda Game Studios has been facing in recent years. From conducting years-long damage control to rectify Fallout 76’s misfire launch, to the lackluster reception of its new sci-fi universe, Starfield, the studio’s most recent output has had many fans asking the same...
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Yes, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Still Has All the Bugs, Glitches, and Memes Fans Know and Love From 20 Years Ago

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has only been out for 24 hours, but already players are enjoying its nostalgia-fueled gameplay — bugs and all. Every veteran Bethesda fan knows the studio’s games come with a generous dollop of jank. Oblivion, which first launched in 2006, was one of the chief culprits, with objects flying all over the place, characters making poorly-timed (but often hilarious) on-screen interjections, and things happening in the background that, in the context of what was going on in the foreground, were perfect meme material. Nearly 20 years later, and Bethesda’s remaster (not a remake, it’s insisted), has all the “charm,” of the original, as Todd Howard put it. And that’s not an issue. In fact, it’s quite...
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Oblivion Remastered’s Funny Character Faces Are Going Viral for Being Total Nightmare Fuel — and for Looking Like the Original Fallout Talking Heads

As thousands flock to the launch of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, the character creator is being used to generate terrifying (and often hilarious) abominations. Yes, Oblivion is back, and so are those funny faces. Oblivion Remastered, developed by remake specialist Virtuos using Unreal Engine 5, has a long list of visual and feature improvements. It runs at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second, as you'd expect, but other changes are more meaningful. Everything from the leveling systems to character creation, and combat animations to in-game menus have been improved. Meanwhile, there's lots of new dialogue, a proper third-person view, and new lip sync technology. The changes are going down well with fans, some of whom...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review

It’s one thing to wear your influences on your sleeve, and it’s another to wield those influences to create something that can confidently stand on its own merits. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is explicitly built on many of the ideas of great modern and classic Japanese RPGs, and French developer Sandfall isn’t shy about it – nor should it be. From the bold stylings within its magnificent turn-based combat to the melodramatic but genuine storytelling tropes it largely embraces, so much of Clair Obscur feels familiar yet refreshing. Its superb execution on those ideas puts its own stamp on them for one of the more somber but hopeful journeys I won’t soon forget. In Clair Obscur, the people of Lumiere live in a fractured reality: Every...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Launches Big on Steam — and It’s Only Going to Get Bigger

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered launched big launch on Steam, where it enjoyed a peak concurrent player count of over 180,000 on release day. After Bethesda shadow-dropped Oblivion Remastered yesterday, April 22, the game climbed to the top of Steam’s global top-selling games list, which is sorted by revenue. It’s ahead of the likes of Valve’s own Counter-Strike 2, viral hit Schedule I, and Blizzard’s Overwatch 2, which itself received a significant new update. Oblivion remastered was also the fourth most-played game on Steam yesterday, behind only Counter-Strike 2, PUBG, and Dota 2. It’s currently the most-played single-player RPG on Steam, ahead of the resurgent Baldur’s Gate 3, and has a ‘very positive’ user review...
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The Andor Cast Reacts to 5 Major Moments From the Season 2 Premiere

The following contains major spoilers from Episodes 1-3 of Andor Season 2. After nearly three years, the long-awaited second season of Andor has arrived on Disney+. Taking place in the lead-up to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (which itself leads directly into Episode IV - A New Hope), Andor follows a cast of characters - both Rebel and Imperial - as they fight for control of the Galaxy. The first three episodes of Season 2 were filled with action, drama, heartbreak, and some of the funniest scenes of the show so far. Talking exclusively with IGN at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, the cast spoke in depth about some of the most jaw-dropping moments from Episodes 1-3. Cassian Andor struggles to fly a TIE Avenger. In the opening...
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AU Deals: Your Cheapest Copy of Oblivion Remastered, Doom Dark Ages, Metaphor, Mario, and More!

There’s never been a better time to start building a big ol' pile of shame, my fellow patient gamer. Whether you’re keen to pick up a cult favourite or just want to marvel at how cheap Mass Effect is going for, today's best gaming deals are a tidy mix of crowd-pleasers and critical darlings. And now, without much more ado, here are my favourite deals on The Citadel. This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I'm celebrating the 32nd birthday of the Sega Mega Drive II, a beast I still own and adore. Bristling with 16-bits of power (and blast processing technology), this bit of kit arrived on my birthday, with a copy of Streets of Rage from a MegaZone subscription deal, and basically made my year. I was to eat well with Sonics 1 through 3...
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Bethesda Gifts The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Keys to Entire Skyblivion Modding Team

The Elder Scrolls fans are praising Bethesda today after the developer gifted free game keys for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered to the entire team behind popular Oblivion mod, Skyblivion. In a post on BlueSky today, the Skyblivion team shared news of Bethesda's outreach with their community. "As massive fans, we're beyond grateful for the generous gift of Oblivion Remastered game keys for our entire modding team! This means so much to us. Thank you for everything, Bethesda!" Skyblivion is an upcoming fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion made by the TESRenewal volunteer modding group. It uses Bethesda's Creation Engine to recreate Oblivion in the game's sequel, Skyrim. The project has technically been in the works...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Once Again Offering Paid Horse Armor DLC

In 2006, Bethesda was riding high on the success of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. In an effort to keep fans coming back to Cyrodiil, the developer started releasing small paid DLC packages for the game. Little did the company know that it was galloping headlong into controversy when it dropped its first DLC pack that April: horse armor. Even if you weren't following games at the time, you've likely heard of the horse armor controversy. Though DLC certainly existed pre-horse armor, Oblivion's Horse Armor Pack (which cost 200 Microsoft Points on the 360 Marketplace, approximately $2.50 at the time) really caused a stir due to the armor being essentially useless. Now, in 2025, cosmetic upgrades such as this are commonplace, which has...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Mods Have Already Been Published Online

Bethesda has confirmed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered does not feature official mod support, but that hasn't stopping dedicated fans from already pushing out a few unofficial mods of their own. A handful of community mods made their way to popular website Nexus Mods just hours after Bethesda and Virtuos’ Oblivion reimagining shadow-dropped for players across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. Although these mostly amount to small customization options, it’s proof that few modding communities are as dedicated as those found in The Elder Scrolls fanbase. At the time of this story’s publication, a surprising 22 mods are available on the site. The first to cross the finish line simply allows PC players to personalize...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Interactive Maps Now Available

IGN's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered maps are here! Our interactive maps track essential locations across Cyrodiil and Shivering Isles, including Main Quests and Side Quests, locations such as Dungeons and cities, and more. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Interactive Maps The available map filters for our Cyrodiil and Shivering Isles Oblivion Remastered interactive maps include: Locations, such as Daedric Shrines, Magical Stones, Oblivion Gates, and Cities. Services, including Blacksmiths, Innkeepers, Trainers, and Merchants. Items, such as Daedric Artifacts and Skill Books. Quests, including Main Quests, Side Quests, and Guild Quests, so you always know exactly where to go for your next objective. You can...
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Bethesda Comments on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Changes: 'We Never Wanted to Remake It'

Bethesda Game Studios is clarifying its stance on why Virtuos’ newly released The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered isn’t considered a remake. The studio behind the classic fantasy RPG series touched on why it’s called Oblivion Remastered and not Oblivion Remake in a post on X/Twitter today. It’s a lengthy explanation for what Bethesda itself defines as a remaster and why it chose to take the path that it has. As the developer thanked those who are playing Oblivion for the first time or revisiting it, it outright said it “never wanted to remake it.” “We never wanted to remake it – but remaster it – where the original game was there as you remember playing it, but seen through today’s technology,” Bethesda explained. The studio’s...
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Opinion: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hit Harder Than Skyrim – And Still Does

Ask most gamers who were around for the Xbox 360 and, Red Ring of Death aside, odds are most of them will share a lot of fond memories with you. And The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion generated plenty of those memories for a lot of Xbox 360 owners. I’m one of them. I worked at Official Xbox Magazine at the time, and for whatever reason, the hugely successful port of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind to Xbox never quite hooked me. But right from the jump, Oblivion – which was initially planned to be a day-one launch title for the second Xbox – did. We did multiple cover stories on Oblivion leading up to launch – the screenshots alone blew everyone away – and I eagerly volunteered for each trip out to Bethesda in sleepy Rockville, Maryland...
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Oblivion Remastered Is Already on Sale for PC

In what's gotta be the worst-kept secret in recent gaming memory, Bethesda has shadow-dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for Xbox, PS5, and PC. If you're a PC gamer (or a Steam Deck owner, as it's verified on Deck) you can save some cash, because it’s already on sale for PC. Right now, both Fanatical and Green Man Gaming are offering deals on the Steam version of Oblivion Remastered that drop the price up to 17%. Not bad on a brand-new version of a classic game. Oblivion Remastered PC Deal Get it at Fanatical (Steam) – $41.49 Get it at GMG (Steam) – $41.99 The standard edition of the game comes with the original base game, plus the Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine story expansions, as well as some additional...
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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Fans React to All the Biggest Changes, Say It's Good Enough to Be Called a Remake

Bethesda Game Studios and Virtuos’ The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is out now and features a wide range of improvements and tweaks that give the 19-year-old RPG classic a fresh coat of paint. The team behind the overhaul revealed all during a special broadcast today, hitting the highlights of the biggest changes. It’s a livestream that acted as a showcase for drastically altered visuals as well as a handful of gameplay changes that will have Cyrodiil looking and feeling more foreign than ever, and fans have already taken notice. Although some players are hesitant about some of the many, many changes, most players seem to be happy to have another excuse to dive back into one of Bethesda's defining games. Oblivion in Unreal...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Publisher Acknowledges the 'Barbenheimer' Energy of Releasing the Same Week as Oblivion Remastered

So, who's excited to play the latest AAA fantasy RPG made in Unreal Engine 5 coming to Xbox (and Game Pass), PlayStation, and PC at launch? Heck yeah, I too am stoked for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33... or The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? With Bethesda finally getting around to officially revealing and shadow-dropping its long-rumored and often-leaked Oblivion remaster, RPG fans this week now have a difficult choice between spending hundreds of hours in Cyrodiil, or embarking on an expedition to take down the murderess Paintress in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And while it's certainly not unheard of for two same-genre games to release the same week, the similarities between the two are provoking both joyful and frustrated...
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Voidling Bound, a New Monster-Taming Action Game, Announced for PC

A group of ex-Skylanders developers have announced Voidling Bound, a new monster-taming action game for PC that's due out next year. Watch the announcement trailer above and check out the first screenshots in the gallery below. Hatchery Games promises plenty of third-person action, branching paths that let you customize your Voidling's appearance, playstyle, abilities, and elemental alignment. You can level them up, breed them, collect them, and craft them. The developers set up their sci-fi world as such: "Defenseless against a devastating parasite threatening all life forms, humanity must team up with recently discovered Voidlings to unlock their full potential through the neural bond. Become bound as one, as the last line of defense...
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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Finally Revealed in First-Look Gameplay — and It's Out Today

Bethesda has finally revealed the worst-kept secret in video games: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. In a gameplay video published online, Bethesda showed the new visuals and gameplay features for the remaster of its much-loved open-world fantasy role-playing game, which is developed by remake specialist Virtuous using Unreal Engine 5. Bethesda chief Todd Howard discussed the evolution of Bethesda games, and the visual upgrades the near 20-year-old game has now received. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion launched in 2006 as a follow-up to fan-favorite Morrowind on PC and Xbox 360, with a PlayStation 3 release following in 2007. It’s set in the fictional province of Cyrodiil, and revolves around the player character's bid to...
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Cloudheim: The Zelda-Styled Action-RPG Shows Off Crafting Gameplay

Cloudheim, an upcoming action-adventure RPG from developer Noodle Cat Games that we exclusively announced earlier this year, is now showing off its crafting system and shop system in a new gameplay trailer. You can watch it above and take a look at crafting and shop system screenshots in the new gallery below. Noodle Cat explains that while they hope players will enjoy crafting in Cloudheim, it won't be forced upon them: "Crafting in Cloudheim doesn’t force players to deeply engage if they don’t want to - you can spend time finding specific materials, or just throw all your loot into stations and see what happens." Furthermore, there's also smelting and forging, alchemy, and cooking. Shopkeeping is also an opt-in gameplay element –...
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Steel Seed Review

With poorly lit metal halls, flickering neon lights, a larger than life mechanical sprawl, and a cyborg ninja protagonist, Steel Seed has a lot on the surface that piqued my interest, as I can be easily lured into B-tier sci-fi stories if things look weird enough. Unfortunately, this one is weird in all the wrong ways. Its stealth action and energetic platforming are its best traits, but they are uneven across the roughly 12-hour campaign. Some really cool moments and creatures end up lost amongst miles of dreary and uninspired spaces, overshadowed by frustrating combat and a flimsy story that sap whatever shuddering signs of life this machine had in it. The problems with Steel Seed start with its hero’s generic presentation. Zoe...
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With Baldur's Gate 3's Steam Player Count Booming Following Patch 8, Larian Now Has 'Room to Focus on Making Our Next Big Thing as Good as We Can'

Baldur’s Gate 3 has seen a significant boost in player numbers on Steam following the release of the hotly anticipated Patch 8, and this has set developer Larian up nicely to focus on its next big game. The enormous, game-changing Patch 8 launched last week and with it added 12 new subclasses to Baldur's Gate 3. Its release sparked a player surge as fans flocked to test out the new subclasses as well as the brand new photo mode. On Steam, Baldur’s Gate 3 hit a player concurrent peak of 169,267 over the weekend — an incredible feat for a single-player focused role-playing game in its second year. Sony and Microsoft do not make PlayStation nor Xbox player numbers publicly available. Reflecting on the release of Patch 8, Larian chief...
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Sega Arcade Racer OutRun Gets Surprise Movie Adaptation From Transformers Director Michael Bay and Madame Web Star Sydney Sweeney

Sega’s arcade racing game OutRun is set for a surprise movie adaptation, with Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney attached. The Hollywood Reporter said that Universal Pictures has Transformers director Bay lined up to direct and produce the OutRun movie, with Sweeney also signed on as a producer. Jayson Rothwell will write the screenplay, although there are no plot details yet. Nor is there a release date. On the Sega side, Toru Nakahara, who worked on the Sonic movies, is a producer, and Sega America and Europe CEO Shuji Utsumi will oversee the film. OutRun began life in 1986 as a graphically impressive arcade driving game designed by Sega developer legend Yu Suzuki. It’s seen numerous versions and ports over the years, with a proper...
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AU Deals: Score the Lowest Prices on The Last of Us 2, LEGO, Horizon, and LEGO Horizon!

Your wallet will be breathing a sigh of relief today as a treasure trove of gaming steals crash down on every platform under the sun. Whether you’re questing through Hyrule or organising zoo habitats, these slashed prices prove that epic adventures don’t have to cost an arm and a leg. From slice‑and‑dice shooters to heart‑warming Japanese RPGs, there’s a gem waiting to level up your collection. This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I'm celebrating the 20th birthday of the needlessly verbose Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict. A solo/multi and 1st/3rd-person hybrid, UC2 was an important series milestone that added melee combat, fatality moves, and a character class system of Light, Medium, or Heavy. My overriding memory of it...
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Check Out These Persona Vinyl Soundtracks at IGN Store!

Persona is quickly becoming one of the biggest RPG series out there, with fan demand and support only growing with each passing year. The series is best known for its deep narratives, excellent turn-based combat, and beloved characters. However, it's hard not to argue that the Persona franchise has grown as much as it has thanks to its music. When it comes to purchasing video game soundtracks, what better way to enjoy them than on vinyl? Many of the Persona soundtracks were quite hard to obtain on vinyl previously, whether due to high prices or limited availability. Now, however, iam8bit and Atlus have teamed up once more to create brand-new, moderately priced releases that you can now pre-order at IGN Store. Check Out The Persona...
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