Here's a first proper look at gameplay from Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, the upcoming real-time strategy title that lets you conqueror the Seven Kingdoms as one of numerous factions.
Fresh from Gamescom's Opening Night Live broadcast, we have word that Game of Thrones: War for Westeros will launch in early 2027 and have a playable beta before release. More details on exactly when you'll be able to play will follow later this year.
Footage shown today included numerous heroes from the HBO series in action, including Jon Snow, Jaime Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen and the Night King — who ends the trailer sat firmly upon the Iron Throne. Oh dear!
Thankfully you will have your own chance to rewrite Game of Thrones' climactic battle...
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Tides of Annihilation has confirmed Resident Evil Requiem actress Angela Sant'Albano as the new voice of Gwendolyn.
Eclipse Glow Studio announced the news at gamescom Opening Night Live (ONL) 2026. It came with a new trailer for the highly anticipated Arthurian action-RPG, giving Tides of Annihilation fans a taste of Sant'Albano's new take on Gwendolyn.
Sant'Albano is a star with a resume that includes parts in The Nevers, and Disney's live-action Dumbo movie, but the gaming world is still celebrating her for the part she played in Resident Evil Requiem. She showed up in Capcom's ninth mainline installment as Grace Ashcroft, a newcomer to the series with a shaky voice and deadly aim.
Despite half of the last Resident Evil being...
Opening Night Live 2026 is almost upon us, and with it comes the promise of big new gameplay reveals, plenty of new trailers, and a long list of announcements.
Taking place on August 25 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm UK time / 8pm CEST, with a pre-show 30 minutes before, Opening Night Live will see The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley once again host a show full of reveals.
We've already run through what to expect from ONL 2026, but in short, CD Projekt has confirmed The Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past, will be there in a big way, but don’t expect The Witcher 4 to make an appearance. Elsewhere, real-time strategy game Game of Thrones: War for Westeros premieres new gameplay during ONL. We also know Final Fantasy VII Revelation...
Infinity Ward has pushed an unplanned update for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta in order to quickly address fan feedback.
Although the first beta weekend for Modern Warfare 4 is coming to a close, Infinity Ward has pushed an unplanned update that will fix spawns. This isn't the final update for spawns as part of this beta, but is an "early piece" of a larger improvement, so fans aren't being tortured during the final moments of this beta. The fix is live in all modes besides Hardpoint, but a fix will arrive for Hardpoint as well during the beta's second weekend.
This is likely just one of many fixes coming ahead of weekend two. Players have been vocal about spawn issues, the time to kill being too rapid, and more. Infinity...
NBA 2K27 is teasing a crossover with Rockstar Games, seemingly to promote Grand Theft Auto 6.
At the end of the trailer for NBA 2K27 Season 1, there's a very cryptic tease. The camera tilts down toward a purple-ish poster sporting palm trees, which looks awfully similar to the very first artwork Rockstar released for GTA 6. Seagulls and police sirens can be heard in the background before the camera pans over to an arcade cabinet. One machine has the 2K logo and the other has the Rockstar Games logo. On the screens, the words "Season 3" can be seen in the GTA 6 font and color scheme.
Seasons tend to last about six weeks, so we can expect Season 3 to launch around the time of GTA 6's release in November. It's unclear what exactly this...
Arc System Works has apologized for the troubled PC launch of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and admitted it will now be "extremely difficult" to regain player trust.
Producer Takeshi Yamanaka offered a post-mortem on the release of the studio's new superhero fighting game during an interview with VGC. He noted that, when it comes to the content itself, fans have mostly nice things to say about Marvel Tokon, but the positivity isn't being shared by users across all platforms.
"They’re playing matches every day, they’re in training mode, they’re coming up with new combos, and we see them posting those on social media," Yamanaka said. "However, at the same time, unfortunately, in the PC version of the game, there have been in-game issues...
If you're a fan of strange and unholy fast food concoctions, then you'll definitely want to see what the crazed scienticians at KFC and Nabisco have concocted. Fresh off the reveal of their fried chicken-flavored Oreo cookies in China, the two companies have reversed that fusion to create the Oreo Original Recipe Chicken Burger.
This bizarre collab was revealed by KFC China on Weibo (via Dexerto). It looks every bit as strange as it sounds. The sandwich starts off ordinarily enough, with a fried chicken patty and lettuce, but it's topped with brown mashed potatoes dusted in cookie crumbles and placed between two Oreo cookie-flavored buns.
Like any good fast food mash-up, we can't decide if we're grossed out by this creation or deeply...
September's PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup has leaked online ahead of Sony's official announcement.
As detailed by Dealabs' ever-reliable billbilk-kun, next month's list of titles available to PlayStation Plus subscribers will include last year's Sniper Elite: Resistance, placing you behind the long gun barrel of a British agent infiltrating Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944.
"A solid stealth-based shooter," is how IGN's Sniper Elite: Resistance review described the game, affording it a 6/10 score. "It fails to set its sights high enough in order to pull off a truly spectacular execution," we added.
Released back in 2022, the classic Japanese role-playing game inspired Chained Echoes is next on the roster. Inspired by classics...
This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary, he’ll be sharing his memories from the platform’s first quarter-century.
When I worked at Official Xbox Magazine, the first thing you came upon when you entered our area of the office was our demo station. There sat a small couch and our biggest TV, a behemoth 36-inch CRT that could display at 480p – meaning, the same resolution as every other console game, but without the interlacing, thus creating a crisper image. Because when developers came through to show us their in-progress games, we wanted...
Rebel Wolves is stepping into the spotlight with a dark fantasy RPG where daylight does not necessarily mean safety. Becoming a vampire might even be the best chance you have of saving the people you love.
As we explored in our look at how The Blood of Dawnwalker is shaping up to be the next must-have action RPG, its human-vampire duality, reactive quests, and technical combat give it plenty of reasons to stand out.
The Blood of Dawnwalker sends players to a plague-stricken corner of 14th-century Europe, then puts a ticking clock and a very sharp set of fangs at the heart of the adventure. From its release date and story to its day-and-night gameplay, time system, editions, PC specs, and latest trailer, here is everything you need to...
IGN has an exclusive excerpt of Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion, including narration by Astarion actor Neil Newbon himself.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion, from author T. Kingfisher, is a prequel novel set before the events of Larian’s role-playing masterpiece, Baldur’s Gate 3. It follows Astarion during his time in servitude to the vampire lord Cazador Szarr. Stephen Rooney, one of the senior writers of Baldur’s Gate 3, was consulted to help ensure the novel’s authenticity within the game’s world and lore. The audiobook version is narrated by Neil Newbon, and you can see photos of Newbon in the recording booth below.
"This was the one of the very first scenes I wrote, part of getting the geography of the city set firmly into my mind,” T...
Pokémon development veteran James Turner is returning to the world of pocket monsters, after previously leaving to make The Plucky Squire.
Turner is notable as being the first Westerner to officially design Pokémon, working for years at the series' core development studio Game Freak. Four years ago, however, Turner departed the company to co-found his own studio, All Possible Futures.
This fledgling team then released innovative indie platformer The Plucky Squire, which saw 2D characters leap from their storybook home to explore 3D surroundings. It's unclear what's next for the studio or any potential sequel now Turner has moved on again.
Last night, Turner revealed via a post on X/Twitter that he had begun a new role as Creative...
Focus Entertainment has announced it has forged a “major publishing partnership” with independent racing studio Maverick Games for its upcoming project, Clutch. The company notes the deal “strengthens Focus Entertainment’s portfolio with its first entry into the open-world racing space.”
“At Focus, we look to partner with creators who are redefining their genre,” said Focus deputy CEO Vincent Chataignier in a statement published in conjunction with the announcement. “Mike Brown and his team are regarded as one of the defining creative voices in the racing genre, and Clutch embodies exactly the creative ambition Focus Entertainment wants to champion.”
Clutch is set to arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC early- to mid-2027...
CD Projekt Red has confirmed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion will come with more Gwent, and card game lovers are already celebrating.
The Witcher 3 earned a lot of praise when it launched back in 2015. While Doug Cockle's gravelly delivery as Geralt helped sell its story, and its RPG gameplay quickly hooked in every kind of fantasy fan, many would say Gwent was what truly kept them coming back for more.
"In Gwent, gamers clash with friends in fast-paced duels that combine skill-based play with bluffing, and careful deck construction," an official description from CD Projekt Red says. "The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse...
Beard Papa’s is teaming up with Persona to celebrate the RPG series’ 30th anniversary with some special cream puffs.
Beard Papa’s is a Japanese dessert chain with locations sprinkled across the US. It’s best known for its primary offering, cream puffs, which come in a variety of different flavors and combinations for customers to choose from.
Starting September 4, participating Beard Papa’s locations within the United States will transform their interiors and offer up several new flavors of cream puffs in collaboration with Persona.
These storefronts will feature Persona-themed digital menu boards, bakery case graphics, posters, television displays, and more, transforming them into a real-life Persona menu screen. And for mega-fans...
Publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward have promised to update Captain Price's hair in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 after images of his botched haircut went viral.
As last weekend's closed beta dredged up conversations revolving around its time-to-kill (TTK) speeds and problematic spawn placements, other fans aimed at Captain Price and his barber. It's mostly thanks to a few images that have circulated across social media, with fans pointing out that, maybe, Modern Warfare 4's version of the classic character should invest in some hair gel.
He looks…unwell, at least when compared to past versions of Captain Price. Whether he's chasing down Vladimir Makarov or walking you through a training course, Price is known to have a...
Alleged footage from Avalanche Studios' canceled Iron Man game has surfaced online.
In the early 2010s, Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios was working on an Iron Man game. The project was never officially announced to the public, but Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg confirmed its development and cancellation during an interview in 2022. Now, gameplay for that title has popped up online via Reddit, reportedly sourced through a PS3 developer kit.
The gameplay is extremely unfinished, but it shows Iron Man flying around in a large environment, fighting jets and attacking various facilities. One of the more in-depth videos appears to be an unfinished E3 demo which shows Iron Man in hand-to-hand combat with...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is adding more options for how your operators appear in-game.
The recently released Modern Warfare 4 beta has given players their first look at a ton of features, maps, and other content that will be available in the final game. Some of these things were heavily advertised before launch, such as the fluidity of movement and a new system that randomly generates gun builds for you.
One feature that was kept under wraps, however, allows players to equip different cosmetic items on the fly in-game. Ghost, for instance, can remove his mask (which comically reveals another cloth mask underneath) and put it back on. Valeria can equip a hockey mask. And Captain Price can smoke a cigar, which will appear...
We’re starting a new series at IGN called The Long Game, where we focus on things you can invest in early in new or popular games that will pay off in the long run. We’re starting this series with Stardew Valley, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary this year and is one of the most successful indie games of all time.
If you’ve never played Stardew Valley before, it’s a farming and life sim where you leave your job at a soulless corporation to manage a farm left to you by your deceased grandfather. The farm has seen better days, so it’s up to you to restore it to its former glory. That means clearing the land, tilling the soil, planting and watering seeds, and upgrading your home and equipment to gather items more efficiently.
As...
You don’t see many video game preorder discounts anymore – unless you’re a PC gamer. In that fine tradition, here’s a great deal on Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, which comes out Thursday. Fanatical has Steam codes on sale for $38.49, which amounts to a hefty 23% discount off the $49.99 MSRP. That’s a great deal on a terrific collection of games that appear to run great on PC. This is a preorder deal that ends August 27, the day the game releases — or when Fanatical runs out of codes. In other words, time’s running out, so grab it soon.
Save 23% Off Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 (Steam)
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As the “Vol. 2” in the title suggests, this is the second collection of Metal Gear Solid games. The...
I first played Control Resonant back in June, having made my way through the same couple of hours as my colleague, Mitchell Saltzman, detailed in IGN’s first preview. Much like him, I had a great time getting to grips with the series’ newfound melee systems, hacking and slashing away at the Hiss threats that have broken out into the sequel’s open Manhattan. But I’ll admit that introduction did leave me a little wary of whether the dial may have been turned a little too much to the action side of things, and wondering if its open-world playground was merely there to serve as a place to grind XP and hone combat skills. As the studio steps further into the world of the action RPG, is it necessary to tread ground that won’t click with me in...
The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window, CD Projekt has confirmed.
The announcement comes via a special video message from Michał Nowakowski, Joint Chief Executive Officer, CD Projekt Red. Assuming CD Projekt hits 2028 for The Witcher 4, and the company sticks to its ambitious release strategy for this new The Witcher trilogy, we could see The Witcher 5 in 2031 and The Witcher 6 in 2034.
Nowakowski said CD Projekt will show off The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion Songs of the Past at gamescom this week, including "a taste of its dark story" and the new content.
Eslewhere, Nowakowski confirmed The Witcher 4 will not be at gamescom 2026. "Our team here at CD Projekt Red HQ is hard at work on a brand new saga, one with Siri at...
Key Preview Takeaways:
It's essentially Jacques Cousteau by way of The Adventures of Flapjack.
Nautus feels, in many ways, like a careful mash-up between Steamworld Dig and Subnautica.
Gameplay above the surface is cozy, but when you take your submersible under the sea, it becomes a Metroidvania-inspired survival-action game.
To be a cozy game is to embrace all things chill and atmospheric, finding comfort in routine and bonding with a growing community of characters, taking it one day at a time. With the upcoming Nautus from developer Magic Design Studios, it's bringing those chill vibes to a tropical island setting where the waters below hide long-held secrets, and some quirky friends will help you uncover them. It's a...
Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has reflected on turning 63 and what he wants to do next, in the years he has left remaining.
Amid birthday congratulaitons from other industry creatives, Kojima reflected upon the passing of time and Kojima Productions' own 10th anniversary celebration, while noting that he would continue to focus on game development despite various other "opportunities."
"As I get older, the things I 'have to do' and the things I 'want to do' continue to increase," Kojima wrote via posts on both his Japanese and English X/Twitter accounts. "At the same time, the time I 'have to do them' continues to decrease. I constantly need to reassess how I use my time and how I live my life."
Still...
This is an IGN opinion piece from writer Tim Brinkhof, who loves challenging video games and has bested all of Black Myth: Wukong’s bosses (except Erlang, who continues to stand in the way of ultimate victory).
Black Myth: Zhong Kui is still years away. But if the recently released gameplay trailer provides an accurate impression of the final product, it seems we should expect the game to be a lot less epic than its predecessor, Black Myth: Wukong. As someone who adored the mythological scale and scope of developer Game Science’s triple-A debut, Zhong Kui’s grittier, muddier, more grounded approach initially struck me as disappointing. However, the more I think about it, the more I like it.
Based on many of the comments posted below...
I imagine the Xbox stories I’ve been sharing on IGN recently in the run-up to the brand’s 25th anniversary probably seem a little ridiculous or even a bit crazy now – like how I got to be one of the first people to ever play through Halo 2 while playing in a storage closet at Bungie – but I promise you it was all pretty normal back then. Today I have another one of those stories for you, and it’s one of my favorite gaming memories of all time. It’s about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
If you were a gamer back when the Xbox 360 first came out, you’ll remember how big a deal it was that the Xbox 360 was the first console of the “HD Era,” as the entire history of video games up to that point (at least on the console side – respect to my...
Level Infinite is going big at gamescom. The video game publisher, a division of Tencent, is headed to the annual convention in Cologne, Germany with a slew of playable demos, big announcements, and fan experiences for Dune: Awakening to Control Resonant, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and more.
I spoke exclusively with Level Infinite’s Senior Director of Marketing Anthony Croutts about the company’s plans for gamescom, which include four major titles, a bevy of partner studios, and some exclusive announcements, one of which IGN can tease right now.
The Hunt: Showdown 1896 exclusive gamescom reveal.
"In our lineup this year, we have a couple of exciting announcements that we're going to be making,” Croutts says. “Some games we’re announcing...
The gacha game landscape gets substantially busier every time HoYoverse announces a new title. Genshin Impact propelled the company into the stratosphere, while Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero have since catered to different tastes and helped the developer reach even more corners of the gaming world.
With that in mind, it isn’t surprising to see HoYoverse turn its attention to creature collecting with Honkai: Nexus Anima.
A Colourful World With a Darker Side
Honkai: Nexus Anima is a little bit of a lot of things. It combines HoYoverse’s familiar taste for dark, twisted storytelling with what might be the company’s most colourful world yet. Almost every corner bursts with detail, helped by the fact that this universe isn’t...
The Best Deals Today: Nintendo Switch 2, LEGO Tropical Aquarium, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Nintendo Switch 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Civilization VII, select LEGO sets, AirPods Pro 3, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, August 22, below.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with MTG Card for $34.99
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale today for $34.99 at Amazon. This physical version of the game includes an exclusive Zack Fair Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy card, which is perfect for fans and collectors alike. If you've yet to experience this massive RPG, take a chance and pick up a copy this weekend at a discount. It's pretty great exploring beyond Midgar on the Switch 2, just saying.
Resident Evil Requiem for...
This is an IGN opinion piece from Charlie Lopresto, who believes that love can bloom, even on a battlefield. He first encountered Metal Gear Solid on a demo disc from Pizza Hut and has since completed three hundred missions in VR– the kind that’s indistinguishable from the real thing.
Like Old Snake, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a fossil. A genetic dead-end of gaming evolution, the unhinged and overflowing masterpiece that barely left a mark on the artform. Despite its commercial and critical success, MGS4 is rarely regarded as top tier Metal Gear. But is that actually fair?
Trapped on dead console hardware for the better part of its hard life, thanks to the new Master Collection Vol. 2 it’s finally possible for...