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Minecraft Live 2025 is done and dusted, and developer Mojang has announced a long list of new upgrades and content coming to the best-selling video game of all time.
Mojang revealed Minecraft's first game drop of the year, called Spring to Life. This will introduce a variety of updates to the Overworld that will make biomes "feel more immersive and alive," such as new variants for cows, pigs, and chickens, and new ambient features and sounds (glittering firefly bush, falling leaves, and whispers of sand). Spring to Life launches on March 25.
The second game drop of the year doesn't have a name just yet, but we do know what it will include. There's a new block called the Dried Ghast that can be rehydrated to form a new mob variant...
Minecraft developer Mojang has no intention of incorporating generative artificial intelligence into its game development process.
The ever-increasing creep of generative AI into game development makes itself evident by the day, whether it’s Activision admitting to using generative AI art in Call of Duty: Black Op 6, or Microsoft building Muse, an AI designed to "generate game ideas."
But, by the sound of it, Mojang has no plans of taking advantage of its parent company’s new technology, much preferring the human touch that resulted in Minecraft becoming the biggest-selling game of all time with an incredible 300 million sales.
“Here for us, just like Minecraft is about creativity and creating,” stated Minecraft Vanilla game...
Freshly revealed at Minecraft Live, a major new graphical update is on the way to Minecraft, titled "Vibrant Visuals."
This upcoming upgrade will initially be released for compatible Minecraft: Bedrock Edition devices, but there are plans to bring Vibrant Visuals to Minecraft: Java Edition in the future. It includes improved visual elements such as directional lighting, volumetric fog, pixelated shadows, and noticeably shimmering water. Purely a visual enhancement, Vibrant Visuals makes no changes to Minecraft’s gameplay. For example, "visual shadows will not impact light levels in a game-mechanics sense, or affect where hostile mobs spawn."
Players will be able to toggle between the new and previously existing visuals of Minecraft...
In an age when many live service games of its kind have pivoted to a free-to-play business model, Minecraft stubbornly remains a premium experience. During a recent interview with IGN, developer Mojang said it's determined to stick with the established "buy and own the game" approach, even now, 16 years after it came out. In short: don't expect Minecraft to go free-to-play any time soon.
“Yeah, it doesn't really work with the way we built it," explained Ingela Garneij, executive producer of Minecraft Vanilla.
“I mean we built the game for a different purpose. So monetization doesn't work in that way for us. It's a purchase of the game and then that's it. For us it's important that our game is available for as many people as possible...
Minecraft celebrated its 15th anniversary last year, but despite growing into those troublesome teenage years, it appears that developer Mojang has no plans to replace it with a sequel.
On a recent trip to the Stockholm studio, IGN asked about the possibility of the best-selling game of all time getting a sequel. Ingela Garneij, executive producer of Minecraft Vanilla, had an amusing, yet to-the-point answer for us: “Do you think we're going to have an Earth 2? No, no, there's no Minecraft 2.”
While Minecraft 2.0 is evidently not on the horizon, that doesn’t mean the survival-crafting phenomenon won’t continue to evolve. In fact, plans stretch way into the future, with a goal of at least doubling its current lifespan.
“We've existed...
The weekend is officially here, and we've rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Saturday, March 22, below:
Imported PlayStation and Xbox Consoles Are on Sale
AliExpress has brand new PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch OLED consoles on sale for prices you won't find anywhere else. These are unopened, retail boxed, genuine gaming console that have been imported from another country (usually Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, or Mexico). Region locking is determined by your account, not by console, so all of these systems will play in the US without any problems. You'll also be able to select English as your default language just like any console you buy here. AliExpress offers a return window but the...
Ubisoft has hailed another Assassin’s Creed Shadows player milestone, but has yet to confirm a sales figure for the game.
In a social media post, Ubisoft said Shadows has seen 2 million players since going on sale on March 20, up from the 1 million on day one.
That’s enough to surpass the launches of both Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey, Ubisoft added. “Thank you for joining the journey in Feudal Japan!”
It’s an impressive start for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but it’s worth bearing in mind that Ubisoft has yet to announce a sales figure for the game. Still, we do know it’s the top-selling game on Steam, where Ubisoft recently returned after years of PC launch exclusivity on the Epic Games Store.
At the time of this article’s...
Thanks to a renewed focus on the ideas the series was originally built on, Shadows is the most satisfying Assassin’s Creed has felt in years. You can fluidly move from ground to castle rooftop thanks to the best parkour system since Unity, and a grappling hook only makes the journey to a great vantage point even speedier. Perched on a tightrope high above the enemy, you’re only a drop away from scoring the perfect kill… provided you’re playing as Naoe, that is. Take control of Yasuke, Shadows’ second protagonist, and it’s a whole different game.
Yasuke is slow. He is clumsy. He can’t kill silently. And he climbs like a grandpa. He is the antithesis of an Assassin’s Creed protagonist. He is one of Ubisoft’s most baffling design choices…...
Editor's Note: This initial review in progress is based only on the PlayStation 5 version so far, with the PC version experiencing launch issues.
Although Bleach is the flashiest member of the shonen anime “big three,” standing shoulder to shoulder with mega popular series like One Piece and Naruto, it has long suffered from middle child syndrome when it comes to arena fighter adaptations. Bleach Rebirth of Souls aims to break the cycle of run-of-the-mill anime fighters this series has previously been part of, delivering a unique action game that attempts to raise the genre to greater heights. Even though I still have a lot left to play before my final review, having only spent 10 hours with it since I received review code just before...
BioWare has almost entirely moved on from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but that isn’t stopping its remaining team from sneakily adding a small DLC weapons pack to the game.
Dragon Age fans gathered in shock after the RPG’s Steam page was updated to include free add-on content in the form of the Rook’s Weapons Appearance Offer yesterday. It’s not much but still more than welcome considering EA had previously signaled that Dragon Age: The Veilguard wouldn’t receive much support in the future. As its fifth patch promised that future updates would largely focus on tackling game-breaking bugs all the way back in January, brand-new content feels like a bit of a miracle – even if it’s not much.
Strangely, the Rook’s Weapons Appearances bundle...
The GOG Preservation Program is growing with a solid list of inductees, including classic titles like Silent Hill 4: The Room, Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption, Fallout 2, Deus Ex, and more.
The PC digital storefront detailed how it planned to expand its retro-gaming-focused service yesterday, providing fans with a lineup of games it has committed to support for the foreseeable future. It’s a list of 26 titles that GOG says will “remain playable in their best versions” that players can safely assume they’ll have access to for years to come.
Silent Hill 4: The Room is one title that will benefit from the GOG Preservation Program in more ways than one. In addition to securing its future, GOG says the entry’s status with the service...
The first big update for Monster Hunter Wilds looms on the horizon, and next week, Capcom will host a showcase to spotlight what's in store for Title Update 1 in Monster Hunter Wilds.
The Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase airs on March 25 at 7am PT / 10am ET on the Monster Hunter Twitch channel. Hosted by producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, the showcase will spotlight what's arriving alongside returning monster Mizutsune.
Currently, there's no exact date locked in for Title Update 1 outside a general "early April" window. A firm launch date for the first big content drop of Monster Hunter Wilds would be one of the big takeaways players would likely want to see in the spotlight.
As for content, we know Mizutsune — a leviathan monster with...
When I emerged from a quarantine zone bunker into the lush green surrounds of England’s Lake District during Atomfall’s opening moments, my mind didn’t immediately go to Bethesda’s Fallout series like I had expected. Instead, I thought of Elden Ring. That’s because, while not nearly as enormous in scale, this survival-action adventure takes a similar approach to FromSoftware’s 2022 masterpiece in the way it drops you into a foreign land with no clear idea of who you are and only cryptic clues as to which direction to go in, trusting you to find your own fun and unearth its many mysteries organically as you carve a path through its varied and often intimidating terrain. It’s a freeform storytelling structure that succeeded in keeping me...
Looking for the best games like Atomfall to help you survive a bleak, post-apocalyptic world on your own terms? We thought so — that’s probably why you’ve landed here. If you were hoping for a cosy game recommendation, you’d want to head down the hall and take a left. But for those sticking around, Atomfall […]
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Is there anything cooler than a samurai who wields a gun? If Dark Horse's newest Rise of the Ronin collectible is any indication, not really. IGN can debut the first images of the Rise of the Ronin: Ryoma Statue, which is being sold exclusively through the Dark Horse Direct website.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for a look at this very stylish video game collectible:
Here's Dark Horse's official description of the Ryoma statue:
At 12.75” tall, Ryoma stands ready to strike with his pistol ready. His sheathed blades rest at his side in a sling, a bold reminder to his enemies of his roots in the Hokushin-Itto-ryu school of swordplay. His intricately detailed haori and hakama ripple in the wind, embodying a legacy that shapes...
Kaiserpunk has an immediately interesting premise: rebuilding society from the ashes of an alternate timeline World War I that raged so much longer and more mercilessly that it left the survivors in a post-apocalyptic struggle for survival. When it leans into being a city builder with a roaring 20s flair, that scenario can really shine. But the diet grand strategy game playing out on its dissonant strategic map, as well as a host of technical issues that I could maybe forgive if this were an Early Access launch instead of the full thing, make me wish I'd perished in 1916.
Each game of Kaiserpunk begins with laying out a few ramshackle houses and modest farms on one of its varied but fairly flat maps based on real-world locations, which...
The latest in Ubisoft’s long line of stealth-action open worlds, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, is finally here. But where does it rank in the series? We’re asking you to make that decision. There have been over 30 games released under the Assassin’s Creed banner, but we’re just including the “mainline games” here, so no mobile, side-scrolling, VR entries, or spin-offs like Bloodlines or Liberation here, I’m afraid.
AC started all the way back in 2007 when Desmond Miles stepped into the Animus to fill the shoes of his ancestor Altaïr, and now finds itself in 16th-century Japan 18 years later as players take control of Naoe and Yasuke. This latest adventure is the 14th in the core series, and I’ve had a go at ranking them via one of our IGN...
Activision’s war on Call of Duty hacking continues, with four more cheat providers reportedly shut down ahead of the hotly anticipated return of Verdansk to Warzone.
Call of Duty content creator LunchTime took to social media to reveal the four Call of Duty cheat providers confirmed to have shut down this week. Activision has yet to make a statement on the purge, but it comes as part of the company’s overall bid to improve Black Ops 6 and Warzone’s poor reputation among its core community for cheating.
The mega publisher has spent millions of dollars developing its anti-cheat technology as well as pursuing cheat makers in the courts, with a number of recent high-profile successes. Earlier in March, Phantom Overlay announced it was...
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster launches on June 26, 2025, developer Nightdive Studios has announced.
The modernized version of the much-loved, 1999 sci-fi horror action role-playing game is set for release on PC and, for the first time, consoles. Expect a launch on Windows PC via Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, and the Humble Bundle Store, and on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch.
Nightdive Studios rebuilt System Shock 2 for modern platforms using its proprietary KEX Engine. As you’d expect, it has improved visuals, enhanced gameplay, improved performance, cross-play co-op multiplayer, and mod support, among other modern video game features.
Here’s the official blurb on System Shock...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows saw over 1 million players on launch day, Ubisoft has announced.
The game released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S on March 20, and just before 4pm in Canada, Ubisoft took to social media to say it had crossed the 1 million player mark.
“It's not even 4pm here in Canada and Assassin's Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players!” Ubisoft said.
“Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you!”
While 1 million players on launch day is an impressive achievement, it’s difficult to gauge success when Ubisoft itself hasn’t offered a sales figure or indeed a sales target.
What we do know is that...
Split Fiction is getting a film adaptation, according to Variety, which reports a package is being put together in response to offers for the movie rights coming in from “multiple top Hollywood studios.”
Variety’s sources stated that Story Kitchen, a media company that specialises in film and TV adaptations of games and other non-traditional properties, is currently assembling the project’s writers, director, and cast into a package deal. The upcoming film adaptation of Hazelight Studios’ previous game, It Takes Two, was handled by the same team. Other Story Kitchen projects (formerly known as dj2 Entertainment) include the Sonic the Hedgehog films and Netflix's Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
No further details are known at...
Baseus is offering a couple of outstanding power bank combo deals over at Amazon. These include high-capacity power banks with oodles of charging output for laptops or power hungry handhelds, as well as slimmer power banks - including MagSafe options - that can still fast charge tamer mobile devices like the iPhone 16 or Nintendo Switch.
Baseus 20,800mAh 145W Power Bank + Baseus Picogo 10,000mAh 45W Power Bank for $59.99
This bundle covers all of your potential needs. You get a high-capacity 20,800mAh power bank with 145W of power output for laptops or newer gaming handhelds like the Asus ROG Ally X or Legion Go. You also get the Picogo, a compact power bank with a retractable USB cable and enough power output to fast charge an iPhone...
Control was IGN’s Game of the Year in 2019 – and I was one of the many editors that voted for it – but even I was skeptical when Remedy, a studio known for telling great single-player stories in third-person games, announced it was doing a Control multiplayer game. That project turned out to be FBC: Firebreak, a three-player PvE first-person multiplayer shooter set six years after the events of Control. And in the hands-off demo I saw, it very quickly became clear that my skepticism was completely unwarranted. Firebreak is refreshingly original in an oversaturated space, delightfully weird amidst a sea of same-y military and/or sci-fi online shooters, and perhaps best of all, it doesn’t require a massive commitment like so many of its...
It's a post-apocalyptic, action adventure platformer, and now ReSetna has made 14 updates in just one month after responding to fan feedback. Indie developer Today’s Games calls it a "game reworked by players" and is dedicated to continuing working with its community.
The latest update, the Ruby Armor Upgrade, includes an overhaul of the combat system, better player controls, and a strong focus on the way battles will feel. Players facing the final boss will get a new cut scene, the game's environments have had a renovation, and the UI has been tweaked to provide clarity for players. Oh, and there's that gorgeous red armor set too.
Combat improvements
All weapons are improved, more responsive and enjoyable: animations and combos...
God of War Ragnarök update version 06.02 patch notes are here to help celebrate the franchise’s 20th anniversary with details about everything included in the Dark Odyssey Collection.
Santa Monica Studio unveiled the full patch notes today. They come with a breakdown of everything included in the celebratory update, including the Dark Odyssey cosmetics for Kratos, Atreus, and Freya, as well as an updated look for all of the God of War’s godly weaponry. It's a solid bundle of content available now at no extra charge.
In addition to all of the Norse-themed goodies included in this latest God of War Ragnarök update, players can now enjoy a special customization option. Found as the “Edit Appearance” feature, the option allows players to...
Sony has confirmed The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC specs ahead of its April 3 release date, PSN sign-in incentives, and announced new content coming to No Return Mode across PC and PlayStation 5.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, developer Naughty Dog listed the features that support studios Nixxes Software and Iron Galaxy helped bring to the PC version of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which arrives a year after the PlayStation 5 version.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC features:
Nvidia DLSS 3 Super Resolution support
AMD FSR 3.1 and AMD FSR 4 support with upscaling and frame generation
VSync and framerate cap options, including an uncapped framerate option
DirectStorage support
Adjustable Texture Quality
LOD Distance...
Fans quick to celebrate the reveal of a Microsoft Flight Simulator PlayStation Store page were left let down after it was discovered that the actual product is little more than “copycat shovelware.”
Xbox and PlayStation fans gathered to discuss a potential port for the popular flight simulation game after Reddit user CreativeRaspberry314 shared Trophy information related to a potential PS4 and PS5 version earlier today. It would be exciting – if not somewhat unsurprising – to see Microsoft bring more Xbox titles to PlayStation fans, but the spotted store page isn’t officially related to Microsoft Flight Simulator in any way, shape, or form.
“Sadly, this is just a copycat shovelware game,” one Reddit user added. “Straight up...
The next wave of sale events has arrived, with spring sales popping up left and right to show off a variety of exciting discounts. If you've been on the hunt for some good video game deals in these sales, Woot's a great place to look as it has quite a few to check out in its Spring Video Game Sale. At the moment that includes a great discount on Monster Hunter Wilds.
Monster Hunter Wilds is currently on sale for just $54.99 for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, 21% off its usual price of $69.99. If you've had this one on your radar, now's a great time to grab it for your physical game collection. Woot also notes that the there's only nine days left of this deal (or it's available until it's all sold out), so you'll want to act fast...
Ubisoft has activated the Animus once more, this time to take us back to Japan’s Sengoku Period. Assassin’s Creed Shadows features a number of historical figures from 1579, including Fujibayashi Nagato, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Yasuke – the African samurai who served Oda Nobunaga. As with the previous games in the series, these figures are woven into a story that combines fact with fiction to tell a tale of revenge, betrayal, and murder – including that time Yasuke had to kill everyone to gather enough XP to use a gold-tier weapon.
Yes, Assassin’s Creed is historical fiction, and its whole MO has been finding gaps in the past that can be used to tell a science fiction conspiracy tale about a secret society that’s looking to take over the...