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Blobfish has announced that its top-down spud shooter, Brotato, is getting DLC in the form of the Abyssal Terrors expansion, and local co-op is on the way, too.The developer behind the hectic monster-dodger revealed the new deep-sea-themed content as part of the Triple-i Showcase today, giving viewers a peek at what’s in store with a first-look trailer, below. Brotato: Abyssal Terrors promises a bundle of goodies for those who purchase it, including more than 10 unique potato characters, more than 10 new weapons, and more than 30 game-changing items. It, along with what Blobfish describes as a “significant” update, will arrive together sometime this summer.“Brotato: Abyssal Terrors beckons players to set sail on a treacherous...

Vampire Survivors is officially come to PlayStation platforms. Announced during today's Triple-I Initiative showcase, Vampire Survivors' devs confirmed that the wildly popular roguelite will be releasing this summer. It was previously released on PC, Switch, mobile, and Xbox.Additionally, new Vampire Survivors DLC was revealed, this time featuring characters from Contra. They include Brad Fang from Contra: Hard Corps, better-known as the wolf with the gun grafted to his arm. The new DLC will be out May 9.Originally released in 2022, Vampire Survivors was first released on Mac and Windows, with the latter becoming the most-played Steam Deck game in August and September 2022. Eventually, Vampire Survivors developer and publisher Luca...

Mega Crit has announced Slay the Spire 2, the sequel to the wildly popular indie that helped inspired an entire generation of digital deckbuilders.Revealed during the Triple-I Showcase on Wednesday, Slay the Spire 2 was shown in a short trailer that seemed to confirm the return of the Ironclad and Silent classes while introducing a brand-new character — The Necrobinder. The official description for the new character reads, "A wandering lich who seeks to bind the forgotten corpse. Calls up on her trusty left hand, Osty in combat."In addition to the trailer, Mega Crit included several gameplay screens, which are stylistically quite similar to the previous game. Check them out below.First released in 2019, Slay the Spire earned...

Diablo 4 launched summer 2023 across PC and console, including the last generation of PlayStation and Xbox consoles. That means it was built to run well on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, hardware now over a decade old.Although Blizzard has yet to release new features for Diablo 4 that leave the last generation of consoles, and indeed the current minimum specifications on PC, behind, Diablo boss Rod Fergusson told IGN in a recent interview that the time may well come for such a tough decision to be made. Right now, though, with the upcoming launch of Season 4 and, later this year, the game’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, Blizzard is maintaining parity.“There’s always a time and a place for when maybe it’s time to no longer support...

When Diablo 3 got its pre-Reaper of Souls expansion patch dubbed 'loot 2.0' in 2014, it was credited with turning Blizzard’s action role-playing game around. Critics and players called loot 2.0 a big improvement on Diablo 3, with changes that sparked renewed interest from a community that had dropped off following the base game’s 2012 release. Now, 10 years later, Blizzard is aiming to repeat the trick with Diablo 4 Season 4.For the first time, Blizzard launched a Public Test Realm (PTR) that let players get stuck into the sweeping changes to itemisation Season 4 will bring when it launches on May 14. Hardcore Diablo 4 fans who have stuck with the game despite its many ups and downs since last summer have positive things to say about...

A dedicated Far Cry 5 player is using the game's map editor to recreate the iconic Whiterun from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.YouTuber Mojo Swoptops shared a short video of their work so far, where they walk through the main street of their Whiterun recreation. Starting at the entrance to the city, they walk past The Drunken Huntsman, Warmaiden's, and Breezehome before arriving in the marketplace, where The Bannered Mare, Belethor's General Goods, and Severio Pelagia's house are all on show."I decided not to replicate it 1:1 and instead have some fun using some of the other interesting assets I have at my disposal," Mojo Swoptops said in the description. "So far I am happy with the progress, but nothing can match the quality and art...

The Witcher has moved far beyond its core collection of books and games, with a Netflix show, official manga, tabletop game, and even a cookbook all on offer, but now it's even showing up in language learning app Duolingo.Spotted by Reddit user GeraltAndYennefer, one of the questions in Duolingo's Finnish course asks for a translation of the phrase: The bride is a woman and the groom is a hedgehog. "Is this a Witcher reference?", the Reddit user asked.IGN has confirmed with Duolingo that this is indeed a deep cut nod to the beloved fantasy series, specifically to the short story A Question of Price, which was adapted for TV in Season 1 Episode 4 of the Netflix series.The Witcher protagonist Geralt of Rivia attends a banquet...

Helldivers 2 is an absolute gaming giant right now, with consistent updates for the live-service shooter, and plenty to be excited about for the future, there's never been a better time to pick up the game and join the fight to spread managed democracy! If you're looking for the best deal on the game for PS5 in the UK, we've saved you some time and found it for you.If you want to pick up the Helldivers 2 Super Citizen Edition for £49.99, beforehand buy the £50 PS Gift Card and use code PLAY15 at Currys, knocking an additional 15% off the overall cost, and now costing £42.50 instead. For Helldivers 2 standard edition on PS5, for £35, there's even a £35 Gift Card which can be bought for £29.75 using the PLAY15 promo code as well. Apply...

Blizzard has announced that its games are coming back to mainland China in summer 2024 after almost a year and a half off the market. Additionally, Microsoft (which now owns Blizzard) and NetEase have entered another separate agreement to bring NetEase games to Xbox and other platforms.Blizzard’s games were taken offline in China in January 2023 after NetEase and Blizzard were unable to reach a new publishing deal. However, both companies have now reached one. The deal will include all of the games that Chinese players had access to from the previous agreement, including ones like Overwatch, Diablo, and World of Warcraft.While both parties are working to relaunch the games, more details will be revealed later. Phil Spencer chimed...

2023 is a tough act to follow. IGN awarded 83 games a review score of 8 or higher last year, including five 10s — among which were two generational greats in Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. A year later, the release calendar looks comparatively light, with Switch all but certainly in its final year as Nintendo’s primary console and Sony not releasing "any new major existing franchise titles" until 2025.Despite the relative sparsity, 2024 is not without its big hitters: Several Q1 games — Helldivers 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Dragon’s Dogma 2, to name a few — have been released to critical acclaim and commercial success, with dozens of high-potential games still to come, including Star Wars Outlaws...

Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws is connected to the greater Star Wars universe in some interesting ways, and one of those ways will see the return of Lady Qi’ra.Information on the character’s return comes from Game Informer, which spoke with developer Massive Entertainment about its open-world sci-fi spinoff. The adventure sees the main character Kay Vess coming face-to-face with various criminal bosses. According to Game Informer's cover story, Lady Qi’ra will be among the bunch and represents Crimson Dawn.Warning: Some plot details and one spoiler for Solo: A Star Wars Story below.For those who don’t remember the formidable crime lord’s name, she appeared in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. Played by Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke...

Blizzard has announced that a coming update to World of Warcraft: Classic re-introducing the fiery Cataclysm expansion will land on May 20.Officially, Classic will heat up a little before that on April 30 with the pre-patch event. Cataclysm's pre-patch back in the day was one doozy of a change, too. It introduced playable Worgen and Goblins, set the dragon Deathwing loose on Azeroth, and because of Deathwing's escapades, transformed the entire landscape of Azeroth's main continents.The full expansion on May 20 will include seven new (to Classic) zones, nine new dungeons, three new raid dungeons, the Archeologu profession. Flying will be introduced to Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms. Additionally, with the transformation of the main...

In a developer livestream showcasing their upcoming expansion, Bungie made a bevy of announcements for what awaits players in Destiny 2: The Final Shape.The livestream opened by announcing a new subclass called Prismatic, which fuses Light and Darkness powers to let players mix and match Destiny's long roster of abilities to create their own Guardian cocktails.As art director Dave Samuel explained, "One of the concept artists early on created this very evocative image of a Guardian with Light armor and Dark armor.""We're like, 'we really need this in The Final Shape. This is the ultimate form of being a Guardian to wield Light and Darkness at the same time,' " added Catarina Macedo, The Final Shape's project lead. "We built...

Star Wars Outlaws might be one of Ubisoft's most highly anticipated single-player games in a while, but you’ll still need an internet connection to install it.Information on the next big Star Wars game spinoff comes from its box art and pre-order information, which became available on retailer websites (like Best Buy) across the internet today. Those who have already gone on to pre-purchase their copy ahead of its August launch might have glossed over the physical game case’s cover, which says “internet required to install the game” next to the ESRB rating.It means that, even if you own a physical copy, you’ll need to be connected online when booting up Star Wars Outlaws for the first time. It’s currently unclear how large the...

Star Wars Outlaws is set to release August 30 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This open-world adventure from Ubisoft puts you in the shoes of Kay Vess, an outlaw who, along with her companion Nix, runs jobs for (and sometimes against) the galaxy’s biggest crime organizations. The game is now available for preorder in three editions. Below, we run down what you get in each one, along with pricing and availability. Let’s get to it.Preorder Star Wars Outlaws (Standard Edition)PS5Get it at Best Buy - $69.99 Get it at GameStop - $69.99 Get it at Target - $69.99 Get it at PS Store (digital) - $69.99Xbox Series X|SGet it at Best Buy - $69.99 Get it at GameStop - $69.99 Get it at Target - $69.99 Get it at Xbox Store (digital) -...

Star Wars fans have a brand new AAA game to look forward to this year. Star Wars Outlaws is coming on August 30, and it promises to put players in the shoes of smuggler, criminal and all-around scoundrel Kay Vess. Kay must navigate the criminal underworld in a desperate bid to pull off an impossible heist and buy her freedom.With Ubisoft releasing a new trailer for Star Wars Outlaws, we have a better idea of what Kay’s mission involves and the many criminals and villains she’ll encounter along the way. Let’s break down everything we learned from this new footage, from the new and returning criminal syndicates to that unexpected Han Solo cameo.Star Wars’ Criminal UnderworldThe Star Wars movies may be all about the conflict between...

Alongside an action-packed and story-filled trailer, Ubisoft has revealed that Star Wars Outlaws will officially be released on August 30, 2024.Star Wars Outlaws, which is set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, puts players in the shoes of a scoundrel named Kay Vess during a "golden age for the Underworld."In the trailer, this golden age was proclaimed by the crime lord Sliro of the Zerek Besh syndicate to the other groups like the Pykes, Crimson Dawn, and Hutts. He continues by saying, "The Empire controls every corner of the galaxy, but they're distracted by a Rebellion that won't quit. It's an opportunity to make millions."Kay Vess finds herself in the middle of all of this when she crosses...

In their small office tucked away in Quebec City, Canada, IGN sat down with three of Yellow Brick Games’ technical gurus: CTO Louis Tremblay, VFX Lead Raphaelle Dubois-Beauchamp, and Game Director and Co-Founder Frederic St-Laurent. Together we discussed the unique aspects of their upcoming game, Eternal Strands, which makes impressive use of Unreal Engine 5’s capabilities.IGN: I keep hearing people on your team talking about the concept of “merging physics with magic.” Can you talk about what that means and how you’re accomplishing that with Unreal 5?Tremblay: In Eternal Strands, we wanted to merge our magic with the physics gameplay. That was something that […] we wanted to achieve for a very long time is trying to bring the...

Children of the Sun bills itself as a tactical third-person puzzle-shooter, but not all of those descriptors are equally relevant. Discard any attachment you have to the idea of it being a tactical third-person shooter in any traditional or meaningful way, and focus purely on the puzzle part. Children of the Sun, rather, is a supernatural sniper game where you control the path and speed of just one bullet per level – one part Hitman: Sniper Assassin, one part Seinfeld magic loogie. Essentially, you need to pause, pivot, and plot your single shot to kill every enemy on each level, all without losing said bullet beyond the boundaries of the map, or striking a part of the environment. It’s clever and compulsive, and I’ve found stitching...

EA has insisted its Iron Man game is still in the works after adding developer Motive to the list of owned studios working on the Battlefield franchise.Motive studio general manager Patrick Klaus said a “group” of developers from the Montreal-based Motive are joining Criterion, DICE, and Ripple Effect “to continue unlocking the full potential of Battlefield.” This group includes the directors who worked on Motive’s 2023 Dead Space remake: Philippe Ducharme (Executive Producer) and Roman Campos-Oriola (Creative Director). The pair will build a team to work on what’s coming next for Battlefield.Meanwhile, work on Iron Man continues, Klaus said in a blog post. “In parallel, development continues to move forward on our Iron Man...

With the Connected Battlefield Universe's development now in full swing, EA announced today that Battlefield 2042 Season 7 will officially be its last.Writing in a blog, Battlefield general manager Byron Beede explained that it's time for the franchise to "turn from the present to the future." To that end, he says, EA will continue to support Battlefield 2042 with "in-game challenges, events, modes, and of course, ongoing maintenance," but will be moving away from a seasonal structure when Season 7 wraps up in June."We know this news may be disappointing. However, as we looked at what the future of the series required, it became clear it was time for us to shift our resources and focus to be fully dedicated to what comes next,"...

The part creature collector, part eerie horror Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge is getting a film adaptation.As reported by Engadget, developer Black Salt Games and media company Story Kitchen announced the live action film but didn't give much away beyond a brief synopsis."Think The Sixth Sense on the water," it begins, referencing the 1999 Bruce Willis horror mystery film. "A grounded atmospheric cosmic horror blend of HP Lovecraft and Ernest Hemingway." No release window for the Dredge film was shared.This isn't Story Kitchen's first video game project, as it's also behind adaptations of Sifu and Vampire Survivors, which are getting a live action film and animated series respectfully.Dredge arrived on March 30, 2023...

Hatsune Miku's concert tour has faced backlash after the virtual pop star appeared on a screen instead of as a hologram to perform her set.The Miku Expo 2024 North America tour kicked off at the Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on April 4 but was instantly met with criticism, as concert-goers took to social media platforms such as X/Twitter and TikTok to express their anger and disappointment over the underwhelming experience of the show.A lot of people had seemingly expected the world-famous Vocaloid star to step out on stage in her hologram form to sing for the crowd, typical of the character's other events and appearances, so those ticket-holders were shocked to learn that they had gathered together to watch Miku perform...

When Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm revealed DLC character Ermac in the summer of 2023, it suffered a backlash from the community for what many considered to be a downgrade compared to the Mortal Kombat 11 version of the soul-obsessed red-clad ninja.The version of Ermac seen in the Kombat Pack reveal last year showed the character without a mask, which meant fans got a view of Ermac’s new dehydrated mummy face. But that wasn’t the only issue. Ermac’s design was seen as simplistic without much of the detail that fans love from previous versions.Now, NetherRealm has finally unveiled Ermac gameplay, and it shows a significant improvement in design. For a start, the character now wears a mask, and appears to have a more...

The Star Wars Outlaws release date has leaked online early — and the source of the leak is Ubisoft itself.As reported by Gematsu, the description of the Ubisoft Japan YouTube video for the new Star Wars Outlaws trailer set to go live at 9am PT today, April 9, confirms the release date of August 30, 2024 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.The YouTube description, now offline along with the video itself, also confirmed a Gold and Ultimate Edition of the game, which comes with a Season Pass and three days of early access. Pre-order bonuses include the Kessel Runner Bonus Pack, which includes cosmetics for the Trailblazer spaceship and speeder.Star Wars Outlaws is one of Ubisoft’s biggest releases of 2024, and is in...

Helldivers 2’s period of relative stability lasted just two days, with developer Arrowhead unleashing the full might of the Automatons upon Super Earth forces.After some players had hoped for the addition of a third enemy faction to the explosive third-person PS5 and PC co-op shooter, Arrowhead has now released a new Major Order calling on the Helldivers 2 community to hold back the latest Automaton invasion fleet.On April 7, Helldivers 2 players were told they had completed their mission to completely eradicate the Automaton threat. “You did it, Helldivers,” read an in-game statement. “Operation Swift Disassembly was a success! With the bots eradicated and bugs contained, the galaxy is free once more.”But this proved to be...

Avatar: The Last Airbender is the latest franchise to collaborate with ever popular battle royale Fortnite as content based on the beloved animated series arrives in store today, April 9.Revealed in a post on X/Twitter, below, a handful of main characters from the show will be available in the Fortnite Shop, but interestingly not the last airbender himself. Fortnite leaker Shiina suggested Aang will be included as part of an Event Pass later instead of being immediately purchasable.In the meantime, however, fans can buy skins of water bender Katara, earth bender Toph, and fire bender Zuko, with the trio joining the titular character from Avatar: The Legend of Korra, who arrived on April 2.Publisher Epic Games is yet to share...

Call of Duty has a new weapon that asks players to fork out an eye-watering $80 in COD Points in order to unlock it.This week, Activision released the B.E.A.S.T. Glove melee weapon as part of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone’s tie-in with new movie Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. It apes Kong’s new weapon in the film that lets him unleash new energy-powered punches.You need to buy four separate 2,400 COD Point bundles to unlock the glove. In-game, this is called the 'Titan Collection', and the B.E.A.S.T. Glove is the exclusive reward for completing it. As you’d expect, this weapon skin packs a punch, and it also has a unique inspection animation. However, it does not let you equip camos and does not have a unique finisher...

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released update 01.000.202 and via the patch notes confirmed it addresses general game stability and crashes. But as the Helldivers 2 community anxiously awaits what’s next for the game following the apparent eradication of the Automatons, players are wondering what secrets the update may hold.Let’s start with what we know. Update 01.000.202 tweaks stats user interface for weapons to take into account any explosive damage done by them. According to Arrowhead,this is to give weapons that do damage with explosive projectiles a more fair representation in the UI. Most notably affected is the PLAS-1 Scorcher, the developer added.Then there’s a long list of crash fixes, which are certainly welcome...

UPDATE: The ‘Catalogue Expansion’ ship module is no longer in Helldivers 2 after the release of the latest update, patch 01.000.202.ORIGINAL STORY: There’s what looks like a bug (not that kind!) in Helldivers 2 that has left some players scratching their heads — and the developer of the game is certainly having fun with it.Players noticed the unannounced addition of the ‘Catalogue Expansion’ ship module for the bridge. According to its description, this adds “new stratagem permits” to the ship management terminal for purchase. But the description for its upgrade effect is lifted from the ship module viewed prior, rather than its own distinct descriptor.Developer Arrowhead then leaned into the Helldivers 2 narrative to warn...