The developer of upcoming open-world action fantasy game Crimson Desert has revealed its single-player open world adventure game has "unavoidably" slipped from a Q4 2025 release to Q1 2026.
In its latest call with investors, Pearl Abyss said this was due to "longer than expected timelines arising from schedule coordination and collaborations with multiple partners for offline distribution, voiceovers, console certification, and other launch preparations."
The company said a firm release date will be announced "at a more appropriate time based on business considerations," but did not specify what those "business considerations" would be.
Players can still expect to see Crimson Desert at Gamescom and PAX West, however, as well as...
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Krafton has issued a response to a recent lawsuit filed by the former leads of Subnautica 2, offering rebuttals to the developers' claims and alleging they "resorted to litigation to demand a multimillion-dollar payout they haven't earned."
This comes in reply to a legal complaint filed by former Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, and fellow co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, last month. In it, the former leads alleged that Krafton went out of its way to hinder Subnautica 2's development, delay the game, and ultimately fire them from their roles all in an effort to stop them and other employees from collecting a $250 million bonus payment that would have kicked in if the game's early access released on time later this year and...
Phasmophobia maker Kinetic Games has revealed it "wouldn't write off" a sequel to the viral hit ghost-hunting game, but is keen to keep working on the current version "until we're really happy with it."
In an interview with IGN to discuss today's launch of the Grafton Farmhouse map rework, art director Corey J. Dixon suggested the five-year-old game might finally exit early access next year alongside its well-publicized Horror 2.0 update, which is currently slated for 2026.
"We definitely have plans for 1.0, probably in line with our Horror 2.0 update, where we feel the game is feature-complete," Dixon said. "It doesn't mean we'll stop working on it — we still want map reworks and new maps and stuff in the future, so there'll be more...
2025 has already been a productive year for Phasmophobia maker Kinetic Games, not least because though it's only August, we've already seen a major overhaul of the in-game journal, the release of the (terrifying) reworked Bleasedale Farmhouse, and now a revamp for the fan-favorite Grafton Farmhouse map has just gone live.
As we dive into the final half of the year — and get ever closer to spooky season — we sat down for a chat with art director Corey J. Dixon to talk about what's new, when Phasmophobia will finally feel finished, the possibility of Phasmophobia 2, and what it's like working with Blumhouse Films on a movie adaptation.
IGN: Tell us about the reworked maps. Why rework them at all?
Corey J. Dixon: [Creator] Dan [Knight]...
Monster Hunter Wilds’ crucial update 1.021 goes live tomorrow, August 13 (Tuesday August 12, 2025 7.30pm PT), and ahead of that Capcom has released early patch notes alongside a message to the community apologizing for the state of the game.
Director Yuya Tokuda confirmed update 1.021 expands the endgame, adds 9★ Monsters and Talismans, and makes improvements to weapon balance, quality of life changes, and optimizations.
Monster Hunter Wilds update 1.021 Required Space (Current Update Only)
PlayStation 5: Approx. 3 GB
Xbox Series X|S: Approx. 2 GB
Steam: Approx. 2 GB (With High Resolution Texture Pack: Approx. 6 GB total)
Of particular interest to PC players will be Capcom’s effort to improve “stability.” Monster Hunter Wilds has a...
The world of roguelikes is a broad one. It’s less a strict genre and more of a flexible framework – one that many games use to deliver quick, rewarding gameplay, even in short bursts of 20 minutes or so. Battle Train takes that familiar structure, fuses it with railway-building mechanics, and turns it into something deeply satisfying on just about every level.
Each match places you on one side of the battlefield and your opponent on the other, with cards drawn to lay down tracks toward key resources, falling special items, and enemy depots. The goal is to guide your train through these targets, because while Battle Train does feature life totals, it doesn’t rely on traditional attacks. Instead, your offence is all about driving your...
NVIDIA RTX Remix is a modding platform for RTX AI PCs that allows modders to remaster classic games by adding full raytracing, enhancing textures, adjusting lighting, moving environmental objects, and adding DLSS 4 to improve image quality and performance. RTX Remix released in March this year, and there are already more than 350 active projects using it and more than 100 released mods.
To showcase the improvements this technology makes possible, NVIDIA is hosting a competition featuring 23 user-created mods for a wide range of classic titles, including BioShock, Portal 2, and multiple Need for Speed, Star Wars, and Call of Duty games. These mods will face off in four categories with a grand total of $50,000 up for grabs, with winners...
I'm looking at a map of my city, Kansas City, right now, and wondering what I should do for fun this coming weekend. Should I visit the giant purple Zoroark stomping over downtown? If I want to see the Superman with the glowing red eyes in the suburbs to the south, I first have to pass Ralsei Deltarune sitting atop the highway, smoking an enormous blunt. I could go visit the Northland, but there is an enormous United Airlines plane straddling the Missouri River, which might make transit a bit confusing. Hmm. Options, options.
That probably sounded like nonsense if you're not aware of wplace, a delightful new time waster in the form of a world map where users can draw a single pixel in a color of their choice, wherever they like, once...
Oh no, the latest World of Warcraft patch has us teaming up with an evil cosmic void being who has tried to kill us many times already and will definitely stab us in the back later...but we're all kind of okay with it? Partially because we have no choice but also because she's hot and sarcastic?
I'm talking about Xal'atath. You know, this lady. Heads up, I'm going to talk in this article about spoilers for World of Warcraft: The War Within leading up to the events in Patch 11.2, Ghosts of K'aresh that dropped last Tuesday. If you haven't started playing the patch yet and don't want to know what's happening, maybe don't keep reading.
Even if you're a lapsed World of Warcraft player, you might know this lady if you've dipped in as...
The Space Marine scream is back! Back where it belongs, according to many Warhammer 40,000 fans who had complained about its removal from Dawn of War’s iconic intro cinematic for the new version released to promote the upcoming Definitive Edition.
Deep breath… last month developer Relic Entertainment released an "enhanced" version of Dawn of War’s intro cinematic to accompany the announcement of the August 14 release date of the Definitive Edition. The video, below, reveals the insertion of dialogue from the 2004 Dawn of War real-time strategy game into its intro cinematic, replacing some of the original audio along the way. Chief among the changes was the removal of an “iconic” (at least, for Warhammer 40,000 fans!) guttural scream...
Walmart is offering a steep discount on one of the most recently released themed Xbox Series X wireless controllers. For a limited time, the Xbox Wireless Controller Doom: The Dark Ages Limited Edition is on sale for $54 with free shipping. It is sold by Walmart directly and not a marketplace vendor. Even if you don't own an Xbox, this is still a great deal, since it's also one of the best PC gamepads for the price.
Get Doom: The Dark Ages Limited Edition Xbox Controller for $54
This Xbox controller is themed after the new Doom: The Dark Ages, which we recently reviewed. Specifically, it's modeled after the Doomslayer's blood-splattered matte green armor with 3D elements like silver helmet spikes and plated sheathing across the top...
At the Develop Conference in Brighton, MachineGames’ Design Director Jens Andersson and Audio Director Pete Ward told an audience how the Swedish studio approached making Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the well-received return of the adventuring archaeologist to the world of video games.
Their talk revealed a number of insights into the stresses of the game's development, how it all came together pretty late in the day (as video games tend to), and the audio quirks that threw more than a few spanners in the works. But what shone throughout was just how much effort the developers put into recreating the world of Indiana Jones as authentically as possible. Everything from the iconic sound of the whip to how market stalls would have...
Former Dragon Age franchise boss Mark Darrah has discussed BioWare's difficulty getting a remaster of the series' first game off the ground, and why it would be a much tougher project than Mass Effect's trilogy re-release.
Firstly, speaking about the future of the Dragon Age series after the mixed response to last year's Veilguard, Darrah told YouTube channel MrMattyPlays that he was "not sure" how a new entry in the series would get started. Darrah has spoken in the past of how BioWare is now a single-project studio, and with the company now slimmed-down in size and solely focused on Mass Effect 5, that leaves Dragon Age on pause for the forseeable future.
Instead, Darrah said, he believed BioWare should next focus on remakes of the...
We’re now half a year since the troubled launch of Civilization 7, which has fewer players on Steam than both Civilization 6 and the 15-year-old Civilization 5. But according to the boss of Take-Two, Civ 7 is projected to meet the company's initial internal expectations over the course of its lifetime.
Civilization 7 has had a rough launch on Steam and has struggled for players on Valve’s platform ever since its launch in February. Reaction is ‘mixed,’ according to Steam user reviews. Civ 7’s Steam performance does not paint the entire picture, of course. The strategy game also launched on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch (the Nintendo Switch 2 version and a VR version recently launched, too). But Civilization’s bread and butter...
Some sales weeks feel like filler, but this one’s a greatest hits album. I’ve been revisiting a few personal favourites and picking up titles I swore I’d get “next sale” for years. Turns out, patience really does pay off in the gaming aisle. Get scrolling to get saving!
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In retro news, I’m firing up the ol' plasma engines to light a cake for WipEout HD, a PS3 anti-grav racer that brought the gravy. The entry took everything a diehard series fan like me loved and polished it to a shine, delivering blistering speeds, stomach-churning tracks and a killer electronic soundtrack that still bangs today.
As someone who’s been hooked since the original PlayStation days, WipEout HD felt like the ultimate evolution. It...
Look, I don’t blame you – navigating your way around the slightly loopy and labyrinthine narrative chronology of the Metal Gear games is quite the task. Luckily for your sanity, we’ve put together this handy and streamlined guide, which lists and details all of the Metal Gear games in chronological order by the year they took place. Oh, and beware all ye who live in fear of spoilers, because they are very much in abundance from this point forward.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (1964)
Unfolding during the tumult of the Cold War, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater centres on main protagonist Naked Snake. A skilled operative belonging to the clandestine FOX organisation, Naked Snake finds himself tasked with entering the fictional...
We've rounded up the best deals for Saturday, August 9, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers.
The Best Deals for August 9, 2025
Doom: The Dark Ages for $44.99
Doom: The Dark Ages is on a major sale for the first time, and you can save $25 off a PlayStation 5 copy at Best Buy this weekend! This game takes the Doom Slayer back to the medieval ages, acting as a prequel to both Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal. The latest update was just released this week as well, so really, there has never been a better time to hop in.
Stellar Blade Complete Edition for $59.99
Stellar Blade made the jump to PC in June, and just a few months later, you can save 25% off the Complete Edition at Amazon. This package includes the base game...
In the world of movies, prequels have a somewhat mixed reputation. There's the ones that enrich their existing worlds and stories, like X-Men: First Class. There's the ones that ruin the mystery, like the heinous Hannibal Rising. And then there's the ones no one can actually agree on, like the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Over in the world of games, though, prequels tend to fare better than their cinematic counterparts. Just look at the recently released Mafia: The Old Country, an enjoyable romp through the early 1900s that chronicles the formative years of the earlier games' criminal empires.
Prequel games often benefit from better technology and development tools, making them visually and technically more impressive than their...
Diablo general manager and Gears of War veteran Rod Fergusson has left Blizzard.
Fergusson confirmed the news on his personal Twitter/X account:
"After five years of driving the Diablo franchise forward with four big launches, it's time for me to step away from Blizzard/Microsoft, sword in hand, and see what's next," Fergusson wrote. "The teams are set up for success, with an exciting slate of releases ahead. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built together and looking forward to what comes next for Diablo, and for me."
Blizzard confirmed this news to IGN today as well, but declined to offer further comment as to why Fergusson has left the company, or who will run the Diablo franchise going forward.
Blizzard president Johanna...
Grass Wonder, one of the real-life racehorses that inspired a character in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, passed away on August 8 at age 30, prompting an outpouring of condolences from fans of Cygames’ anime horse-girl franchise.
The stallion Grass Wonder is one of the real-life Japanese racehorses Cygames turned into a character for its Umamusume: Pretty Derby anime and games. As all Umamusume’s characters are anime girls with equine ears and tails, Grass Wonder also got a sex change. In the Umamusume universe, Grass Wonder is a friendly but determined girl who grew up in America but loves Japanese culture, echoing how the real horse was American-bred but trained in Japan. The character’s light brown hair with a white dot at the front...
British indie developer Bithell Games has shed the "majority" of its full-time staff, just weeks after the launch of its time-loop action game Tron: Catalyst, after failing to land a new large-scale project.
That amounts to 11 team members being made redudant, Bithell Games boss Mike Bithell announced today in a statement posted to social media, and an uncertain future for what the studio will do next.
"It became clear leading up to the release of our most recent game that we were not immune to the challenges faced by many game development teams seeking funding partners in 2024 and 2025," Bithell wrote. "We've fortunately been able to communicate these challenges ahead of time, and work with affected staff to ease departures as much...
A brand new major patch for World of Warcraft dropped earlier this week, including new dungeons, a new raid, a new delve, lots of new story, a big (gorgeous) new zone, and more. But don't sleep on this patch's best, most important feature: the ability for your character to lean back against a wall and look brooding or nonchalant, just like you've always wished they could.
Okay, but seriously! WoW's latest patch, 11.2, Ghosts of K'aresh, adds a brand new emote to the game: /lean. It does exactly what it sounds like. Your character leans back, either relaxing against whatever wall or support is behind them or, if there's nothing, will just sort of lean in mid-air awkwardly. It's a fairly small addition, but players are already having a...
Tencent has updated its Light of Motiram Steam page just days after Sony filed a lawsuit alleging the upcoming game was a "slavish clone" of Horizon.
The complaint, filed in a California court at the end of July, outlined numerous similarities, comparing various marketing screenshots from both games, as well as their descriptions.
As we explained at the time, just like Horizon, Light of Motiram takes place in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by giant robot dinosaurs who roam large, natural environments such as tropical forests, deserts, and snowy mountains. Both games even feature red-haired women protagonists that wear very similar outfits and styles, and devices similar to Aloy's "Focus" earpiece.
Sony believes that these aren't...
Remember Starfield? Launched to huge fanfare in 2023, Bethesda's big sci-fi hope landed to a mixed reception from players — who have since gone on to complain about the game's disappointing first expansion and lack of substantial ongoing support.
However, one bright spot on the horizon appears to be signs of Bethesda finally adding the highly-requested ability to travel in your spaceship from one planet to another — rather than what happens now, as you load up a loading screen to enter orbit, and from there load up another loading screen to get to where you're going.
Fragments of code uncovered by Starfield fans now suggest Bethesda has a more streamlined experience in the works, though potentially still with some caveats. While you...
The best Metal Gear Solid bosses are the ones that leave a lasting impression with fights that are both thematically rich and mechanically engaging. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater truly stands out in the series for its boss encounters, not just because of the scale of the personalities you’re up against (and yes, we mean that quite literally), but also because of the unique mechanics each battle brings to the table.
With the arrival of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, bringing renewed attention to the classic, it’s the perfect time to revisit what makes each of the original game’s bosses so memorable. We’ll be breaking down what sets them apart and sharing a few thoughts on each one along the way. Expect some spoilers—we’ll keep...
Borderlands 4 will cost $70, publisher 2K Games confirmed in June. That seemingly innocuous fact was big news after the price of the upcoming looter shooter was thrust into the headlines when Gearbox development chief Randy Pitchford sparked a backlash with a series of controversial tweets.
The outspoken Pitchford had responded to a fan who had expressed concern about the prospect of paying $80 for Borderlands 4, saying: “if you’re a real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen.”
Pitchford ended up having to address the negativity surrounding his comments, which some suggested might have harmed Borderlands 4’s chances of success. But this was hardly the latest drama revolving around Randy Pitchford, who often gives the press plenty...
inZoi's first free DLC, Island Getaway, will release on August 20. It also just so happens to coincide with the release of the life simulator's rollout on Mac, too.
inZoi says the Southeast Asia-inspired map was "shaped by feedback from our players, going all the way back to [the] Early Access launch earlier this year." As well as introducing the new dual-island map Cahaya, players will also get new activities like swimming, snorkelling, and farming.
"This DLC reflects a vision we’ve built together with our community," said director and inZoi CEO, Hyungjun "Kjun" Kim. "Developing a game in a new genre has been a real challenge, but the support we’ve received means everything to us — and we’re just getting started."
Here's what...
I have had a bit of a, shall we say, adversarial relationship with poker in the past. If I were invited to an evening poker game with my buds, I would always find some trite reason to get out of it because, despite the lure of decent convo and foaming, mind-warping beverages. I knew nothing about Poker, didn’t care to learn and knew even if I did, I would be pants at it anyway. Yes, I was a weapons-grade idiot. Luckily for me and others that are similarly afflicted, a form of salvation was to be had courtesy of indie developer LocalThunk and Balatro – a game that not only made me interested in poker (an unfathomable state of mind for me previously), but which also made me appreciate both card games and roguelike deck builders a whole...
Doom: The Dark Ages remains one of the best shooters of 2025 so far, and it seems it’s only getting better with Update 2 dropping this week.
Not only does the update add new skins and bug fixes, but a new Ripatorium adds an infinite arena for, well, ripping through foes ad nauseum. Better yet, you can get this new and improved version of the Doom Slayer for under $45 at Best Buy.
Best Buy is now offering a $25 discount on Doom: The Dark Ages on PS5, bringing the price down to just $44.99 from $69.99, and it’s a great time to jump in.
It's the best price for a physical copy of the game from major online retailers right now, with Amazon OOS, Walmart listing for $49, and Target down to $55.99 today as well. For those looking to buy...
Fortnite is set to add pet-like cosmetic "Companions" to its battle royale, a series of fresh leaks suggest. Initial designs include a range of dogs, as well as a turtle on a skateboard.
Datamined images sourced from yesterday's new Fortnite season update show what looks to be a golden retriever, a pair of pugs, a robot dog based on the game's iconic Cuddle Team Leader, and the aforementioned skateboard-wielding aquatic reptile.
Fortnite fans have been aware of plans by developer Epic Games to release pet-like Companions for some time, based on bits of evidence dug up and posted online from past datamines. But today is our first glimpse at the Companions themselves, from what look to be user interface icons for them.
If Fortnite...