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The Game Awards 2024: Everything Announced

The Game Awards 2024 has arrived and is set to once again not only celebrate the best games of the past year, but also give fans an exciting glimpse of the future of video games. Anything can happen at The Game Awards, and we're here to gather all the biggest and best announcements, trailers, reveals, and more from one of the biggest shows of the year! We'll also be updating this roundup throughout the show, so make sure to keep refreshing and checking back! We're also updating our The Game Awards 2024 Winners list live so you can see who takes home the biggest honors of the night! The Witcher 4 Revealed With Debut Trailer, CD Projekt Confirms Single-Player Open-World Action RPG CD Projekt Red has officially unveiled The Witcher 4...

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Ninja Gaiden Returns as a Side-Scroller Called Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - The Game Awards 2024

Ninja Gaiden has returned as a new 2D side-scrolling action platformer called Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Revealed at The Game Awards 2024 with the trailer, below, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound sees new character Kenji Mozu face off against a demonic army. It's published by Dotemu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge's) and developed by Blasphemous maker The Game Kitchen under licence from Koei Tecmo. Dotemu said Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is based on the NES version of Ninja Gaiden. Here's the official blurb: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is due out summer 2025 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles. Be sure to check out IGN's round-up of everything announced at The Game Awards 2024 for more on what's coming to the...

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AU Deals: A New All-time Low for Star Wars Outlaws, Super Cheap Mario RPG, and 75 Bucks off NBA 2K25!

Thank your own personal deity—possibly trickster God Sun Wukong—it's Friday! As per always, I'm going to get your weekend started right with a bunch of price slashes. If I don't see you, stay safe, save often, and catch you Monday! In retro news, I'm celebrating the 21st birthday of Outrun 2, the closest Sega got to arcade racer perfection. Essentially, the essence of the 1986 original—going flat out in a Ferrari with some rad tunes on your radio, a romantic prospect riding shotgun, and branching scenery whipping past—was modernised with a new emphasis on sublime drifting and six more prancing ponies in your stable. My mates and I spent a ludicrous amount of coins in the multiplayer-linked cabinets of this. It's a sin that the ports...

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Anime Last Stand Update Adds New Units, Lag Fixes, and a Legend Stage

Anime Last Stand developer Boss Studio is back with the Fate/Stay Night Inspired update, which adds a new Legend Stage, six new units, major lag fixes, and more to the Roblox tower defense experience. The latest update and its patch notes made its way to Roblox players yesterday. It’s yet another update that comes with new content to mull over, but the most substantial change lies with the adjustments to the battle pass. The team says players will now receive “much better rewards” with the pass, which also now consists of 100 tiers to complete. Anime Last Stand’s latest update also comes with three new units – King of Heroes (Celestial), Archer of Red (Mythic), and Rogue Lancer (Mythic) – as well as three new evolutions – King of...

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Former Bungie Director Chris Barrett Suing Sony Interactive Entertainment and Bungie for More Than $200 Million

Former Bungie director Chris Barrett is suing PlayStation and Bungie for more than $200 million, denying allegations of sexual misconduct and claiming that his firing was intended to avoid paying out nearly $50 million owed under his employment agreement. IGN has reached out to Sony and Bungie for comment. The 81-page lawsuit lays out seven counts against Bungie and SIE, including Family and Medical Leave Act [FMLA] retaliation, defamation, and breach of contract. Barrett is seeking at least $100 million in defamation damages in addition to more than $90 million for money owed under retention agreements, alleged Washington Rebate Act [WRA] violations, and other compensation. Reports emerged earlier this year that Barrett, a Bungie...

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Blue Lock: Rivals Codes (December 2024)

Last updated on December 12, 2024: Checked for new Blue Lock: Rivals codes! If you're looking for Blue Lock: Rivals codes, IGN has you covered! In this article, you'll find the latest active and working Blue Lock: Rivals codes in December 2024, which you can redeem for free rewards in the Roblox Experience, including Spins, Cash Boosts, Cash, and more. All of the Blue Lock: Rivals codes below 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 or one has expired? Let us know in the comments below! Active Blue Lock: Rivals Codes (December 2024) Below, you'll find a list of active and working Blue Lock: Rivals codes that you can redeem for...

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Intel Arc B580 Review

Intel is finally heading into its second generation of dedicated graphics cards with the Intel Arc B580. And while the company could have fallen into a trap of trying to compete with Nvidia and AMD at the high end, Team Blue instead has created one of the best budget graphics cards on the market right now. At $249, the Arc B580 is cheaper than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and slots in right next to the Radeon RX 7600. However, because both of these cards are based on older technology, it’s little wonder that Intel is able to eke out a lead. It’s refreshing to see a flagship graphics card aim for the masses, rather than holding a prohibitively expensive price tag that very few can actually afford. And while there are a couple games...

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Space Marine 2 Players Want One Thing From Secret Level’s Warhammer 40,000 Animation in the Game

Secret Level’s impressive Warhammer 40,000 episode is perhaps the most authentic realization of a Space Marine’s fighting power seen in an animation. Fans of Space Marine 2, however, are focusing on one thing: a weapon used in the episode but currently not in the game itself. The Secret Level Warhammer 40,000 episode, called And They Shall Know No Fear, is a sequel to the recently released Space Marine 2, and stars protagonist Titus on what looks like a suicide mission to defeat the forces of Tzeentch. But while Titus appears in the animation as he looks in Space Marine 2, there’s a weapon players have yet to see in-game: a Power Axe. It sounds innocuous, but the action scene in which this axe is used steals the show. We see it...

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Mafia: The Old Country Trailer Leak Reveals Summer 2025 Release Window

A new trailer for Mafia: The Old Country has leaked alongside a summer 2025 release window, ahead of a presentation at The Game Awards later today, December 12. X/Twitter user @DJari2020 posted a brief snippet of the trailer, below, which seemingly appeared as a YouTube ad. It offers a first look at the gameplay, characters, and narrative of Mafia: The Old Country, promised to be a gritty mob story set in 1900s Sicily. The trailer closes with a vague summer 2025 release window, but this is still a touch more clear than the previously announced general 2025 date. That's potentially running close to GTA 6's fall 2025 release window, should Rockstar's game resist a delay in 2026. Mafia: The Old Country was revealed at gamescom in August...

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Has a 'Canon Mode' That Makes Every Dialogue Decision For You

Assassin's Creed Shadows features a Canon Mode that makes every dialogue decision for the player instead of having them choose, Ubisoft has revealed. Creative director Jonathan Dumont was asked by a fan on Reddit how much weight player choices have in Assassin's Creed Shadows. "Choices come more into play when recruiting allies and romancing some of the characters," Dumont said, before revealing the ability to remove these choices altogether. "Since the fanbase is divided on branching dialogues, we have incorporated an option called Canon Mode which allows you to play the game with choices already made for you, to give you a choice free experience," he added. "Hope this makes it fun for everyone." Role-playing games have long...

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dataminers Are Having a Field Day, Uncover Information Up to Season 9

With the release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch 5, dataminers have uncovered information on cosmetics set to hit the game up to Season 9. The Year 1 roadmap for Space Marine 2 includes new content up to Season 4, which is set to kick off at some point in 2025 (we're currently in Season 2). Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive are releasing new Champion skins for specific classes with each season. The game launched in September with an Ultramarines Champion skin for the Heavy class, and this week’s game-changing Patch 5 added the Dark Angels Champion skin for the Bulwark class. Now, based on fresh datamines, that cadence looks set to continue with each season up to Season 9...

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Massive Open World Map Confirmed for Assetto Corsa EVO

Driving simulation specialist studio Kunos Simulazioni has today revealed that the upcoming Assetto Corsa EVO will feature a large, open-world map that "faithfully recreates the iconic Eifel region surrounding the legendary Nürburgring." The confirmation comes via Kunos' official website. According to Kunos, the map will make its way into Assetto Corsa EVO in mid-2025, at an unspecified point during summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The open world will be released in stages, and will eventually cover 1600 square kilometers. New features and content will be added as the map expands. Kunos explains the map is fully laser-scanned, and will boast "unmatched detail." Local businesses based around the Nürburgring are also set to feature...

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Sony Confirms Interest in FromSoftware Parent Company Kadokawa Group

Sony has confirmed its interest in aquiring FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa. The PlayStation manufacturer cleared the air regarding reports that it was looking to pick up the gaming and anime mega company in a recent interview with Yahoo Japan. It’s acknowledgement of what could be a bombshell moment for entertainment fans everywhere, but until a deal is finalized, it is probably best to keep expectations for a potential buyout at a minimum. “It is true that we have made an initial statement of intent,” Sony said regarding its interest in Kadokawa (translated via DeepL). “We would appreciate it if you would allow us to refrain from further comment.” Rumors that Sony may soon acquire Kadokawa first emerged from a Reuters report...

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Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2024 - Everything Announced

Once again, non-profit Day of the Devs officially returned Wednesday with an indie showcase featuring nearly 20 independent games across multiple genres, platforms, studios, and styles as part of the run-up to The Game Awards. The show featured everything from a stop-motion game that’s entirely made of felt, a game where you engage in medieval warfare with modern guns, the return of an unreleased puzzle game first announced over a decade ago, and something to do with changing channels on a one-bit TV. You should really go back and watch the whole thing, but if you’re skimming the highlights, here’s a rundown of everything we just saw at Day of the Devs: Faraway The presentation opened with Faraway – a single-player, one-button...

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Sonic x Shadow Generations Collector's Edition Now Available at Amazon, Includes Dreamcast Statue, Chao Figurines and More

Previously limited, pun intended, to Limited Run, and completely sold out, the Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector's Edition is now available to preorder at Amazon. Shipping by July 31, 2025, it might be late, but it's a good opportunity for anyone who missed the previous preorder window. It's available for PS5, Switch, and Xbox, and priced at $249.99, it includes an overload of nostalgia. Get it for PS5/PS4 - $249.99 Get it for Switch - $249.99 Get it for Xbox - $249.99 The Collector’s Edition adds a range of exciting extras, with the main attraction being the stunning statue featuring Sonic and Shadow standing atop a model of SEGA's final console, the Dreamcast, where Shadow debuted in Sonic Adventure 2. Other highlights...

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Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector's Edition is Up for Preorder

Update 12/11/24: A new collector's edition of the game is now available for preorder. It's a hefty box that comes with a ton of stuff and packs a hefty price of $249.99. It's set to release sometime next year. Read on to see what comes with it. Get it for PS5/PS4 - $249.99 Get it for Switch - $249.99 Get it for Xbox - $249.99 This package may be late to release, but it comes with a whole lot of rad stuff. Here's what's included: Sonic & Shadow Dreamcast Statue Full game in physical form Reversible Cover, Legacy Skin for Modern Sonic (Pre-order Bonus), Gerald Robotnik's Journal - a 28-page logbook chronicling Gerald's innermost thoughts and drawings while he created Shadow the Hedgehog and the Ark Space Station The Art of Sonic x...

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Additions for December 2024 Revealed

Sony has revealed the full line-up of PlayStation Plus Games Catalog additions for December 2024, which includes Sonic Frontiers, Forspoken, and more. Announced on the PlayStation Blog, a total of 12 games are joining the library, 11 on the PlayStation Plus Extra tier and one on the PlayStation Plus Premium Tier through a PSVR2 offering. They're available December 17. Though the monthly offerings usually include a handful of classic games too, Sony has already released Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves this month. It did so as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, though didn't mention they'd replace the usual releases. PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for...

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Meet the Medieval Cast | IGN First

You don't need to have played the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance to get up to speed with the sequel, thanks to an extended intro that fills you in on the broader details. But it might help to know a bit about the main cast before you set off into the medieval Bohemian countryside. The story features a rich cast made up of both real historical figures and fictional ones, and the politics of it all can be tricky to untangle. Luckily, we've got you covered. Let's meet the characters of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Be warned that these bios contain some spoilers from the first game! Wenceslaus IV and Sigismund of Hungary: A Clash of Kings In 1378, 25 years before the events of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the emperor Charles IV, who...

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The Original Halo Trilogy Soundtrack on Vinyl Is Up for Preorder

Halo was a groundbreaking video game on a number of fronts. Right out of the gate, it cemented Microsoft’s new Xbox console as a serious competitor for Sony and Nintendo. It established a first-person shooter control scheme for controllers that we basically still use today. And the music… well, it was instantly iconic and remains so today. The music rules. Now, Halo Studios and Laced Records are putting out remastered original soundtracks for Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3 on vinyl, available individually or in a collected set (see it on Amazon or the IGN Store). Halo Original Trilogy Original Soundtrack Preorders Also available individually Halo: Combat Evolved - Amazon | IGN Store Halo 2 - Amazon | IGN Store Halo 3 -...

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Marvel Rivals Dev Says Hero Shooters Need a Really Strong Hook to Convince Fans to Ditch the Game They’re Already Playing

The director of Marvel Rivals has discussed the difficulty of successfully entering the packed hero shooter market, pointing to failures like Concord as evidence of the increasing need to have a strong hook that helps convince players to ditch the game they're already invested in for something new. Sony’s Concord is one of the biggest video game disasters in PlayStation history, lasting just a couple of weeks before it was brought offline amid eye-wateringly low player numbers. Sony later decided to kill the game entirely, and shut its developer. Concord was the latest in a string of recent hero shooter flops, which includes Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Post-launch content for that game comes to an end early...

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Video Games Are the Future for Dead Franchises Like Indiana Jones

When Steven Spielberg and George Lucas first brought Indiana Jones to the screen with Raiders of The Lost Ark in 1981, they would scarcely have believed the cultural impact their character and franchise would have over the next 40-plus years. Since Harrison Ford initially hung up his fedora following 1989’s The Last Crusade, we’ve had a string of imitators that have met varying degrees of success. Fascinatingly, Jones’ influence can most keenly be felt not in movies but in video games, with the most obvious examples being the Tomb Raider and Uncharted games. Of course, both of these franchises have also been translated into Hollywood blockbusters, and both experienced middling success – perhaps a sign that Indy’s signature style of...

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Cyberpunk 2077 Players Discover Secret Quest Based on Hit Indie Game Added With Patch 2.2

We’ve already reported on the cool things Cyberpunk 2077 players are doing with Patch 2.2’s new and improved photo mode, but it turns out the update also added a secret quest to the game. The quest in question is actually a crossover with LocalThunk's smash hit poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder Balatro, which itself received Cyberpunk 2077 card packs back in October. Warning! Cyberpunk 2077 spoilers ahead! The Balatro quest sees ‘Jim B’ message V to ask them to track down rogue Jokers scattered around Night City. Jim B helps V out on this treasure hunt by providing images that point players in the right direction, complete with card-based puns. You'll know you're in the right spot by the joker image sprayed on a surface. It’s...

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Cyberpunk 2077 Players Use Patch 2.2's Photo Mode to Hang Game Crash Screenshots on Their Apartment Wall, Recreate Memes, and Unleash Panam-ception

Now Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.2 is out in the wild, players are having fun digging into the new photo mode features to create all sorts of wild and wacky shots. 2.2 vastly improves the photo mode, increasing the scope of the camera while adding improved lighting and the ability to spawn up to three NPCs from a list of 20 characters. There’s a new gallery you can display in your apartment to show off your snaps, too. During a community video, game director Paweł Sasko predicted players would use this to create Panam-ception, and that’s exactly what redditor TheSadDiamond has done. Speaking of Panam, the popular romance option is the early days focus of Cyberpunk 2077 players’ experiments with the new photo mode, perhaps unsurprisingly...

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Players Discover Unannounced Research Centre, Which Houses All Sorts of Unreleased Secrets

As Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players dig into the recently released game-changing Patch 5 update, they’ve uncovered something developer Saber Interactive appears to have accidentally added early. Redditor MrBossman4411 noticed a Thousand Sons icon in the Heraldry Editor, which points to a so far unannounced Research Centre. The Thousand Sons are one of the enemy factions in Space Marine 2, a Space Marine Traitor Legion so far unplayable in the game itself. This was further explored in a video by Warhammer 40,000 YouTuber Chapter Master Valrak, and is verified as being live in-game at the time of this article’s publication by IGN. The Research Centre appears to be a Battle Barge expansion in which you unlock and potentially...

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AU Deals: 25 Years Later, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Remains a Cult Hit Gem and its Remaster is a Steal

While many of you wouldn’t have batted an eyelid to the fact, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 have been re-released today. Frankly, I’m just not seeing nearly enough rejoicing online about this fact. Or, indeed, cheap deal guides on where to buy these two long-forgotten classics for the least amount of coins possible. That being the case, I’ve taken it upon myself to fix both of those problems with a quick article that’s equal parts praise and price-slashing… What is Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver exactly? In evolutionary terms, it was basically the edgy, goth step-sibling of the original Tomb Raider. In 1999, developer Crystal Dynamics (who, incidentally, would go on to inherit the house of Croft seven years later) effectively aped...

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AU Deals: A Slew of Stocking Filler Cheapies, Prime Gaming Freebies, and 2024 AAAs for Less!

As we race at breakneck speed to the business end of December, gifts will most likely be needed. The trick, it seems to me, is finding a way to spend minimal amounts of money on gifts that appear expensive, at which point one can spend the dollars saved on something great for oneself. Obviously, that's where today's deals come in. And if you mention any of this conversation to my friends or relatives, I'll simply deny it. In retro news, I've baked a big 26-shaped wumpa fruitcake for Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. After playing the absolute blue boardshorts off the first two Crash games, I can vividly recall being stoked as I super belly flopped into this newy at launch. Aside from an influx of vehicular mini-games, this was more or less...

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IGN Awards 2024: The Nominees

As the end of the year quickly approaches, it’s time once again to look to the best of the best in pop culture from the past 12 months. From games to movies to TV and beyond, we all played, watched, streamed and read a lot of great stuff in 2024. There was the amazing combat of Black Myth: Wukong, the jaw-dropping sci-fi of Dune: Part Two, and the twists and turns of Prime Video’s Fallout Season 1. Horror hit The Substance wrecked our worlds – and our appetites – while Shogun enthralled us with its historical fiction set in feudal Japan. Indiana Jones gave us his most thrilling adventure in years in The Great Circle, and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road took on new life in comics form. Today we present the full list of nominees for the...

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Marvel Rivals: The Comic Book Origins of the Game's Unlockable Skins

Marvel Rivals may have just launched, but it already boasts a deep roster of iconic Marvel heroes and villains (and a few oddball picks for good measure). The game also includes unlockable skins for every single character. Some of these skins are popular costumes from the MCU. Others are original designs created by NetEase. But many are skins directly inspired by the comic books themselves. Let’s break down every comic-inspired skin in Marvel Rivals and see how they compare to the source material. Check out the slideshow gallery below or read on to learn more. Black Panther: Bast’s Chosen As seen in: Marvel Legacy #1 (2017) This version of Black Panther isn’t T’Challa, but rather his distant ancestor Bashenga. Bashenga served as...

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Black Ops 6 and Warzone December 10 Patch Features Big Changes to Multiple Weapons

Treyarch and Raven Software have published patch notes for their December 10 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone update, revealing a list of changes that will impact the current weapon meta. The team behind the latest Season 1 update unveiled all of the changes in two blog posts published on the Call of Duty website. The first covers core Black Ops 6 features, mentioning tweaks to weapon motion, aiming idle sway delay, maps, and modes. It’s an update that also comes with general adjustments to stability across the experience, including a handful of Zombies changes, too. However, the real focus of the December 10 Black Ops 6 update revolves around weapon balancing and headhsot damage. Treyarch explained its goals in detail in a...

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People Can Fly Suspending or Scaling Back More In-Development Games While Laying Off 120 Workers

Polish developer People Can Fly, the studio best-known for Outriders and Gears of War Judgment, is suspending or scaling back more projects amid what CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski is calling "external market pressures." In a statement released on X/Twitter, Wojciechowski announced that People Can Fly is suspending Project Victoria, scaling down Project Bifrost, and restructuring internal teams. The decision follows the April cancellation of Project Dagger, an action-adventure game originally set to co-developed and published with Take-Two Interactive before it pulled out in September 2022. As part of the cutbacks, People Can Fly says it's either suspending or laying off 120 workers, adding to 2024's already grim games industry layoff...

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