It’s a big day for No Man’s Sky thanks to the launch of cross-save support, the release of PS5 Pro footage, and the return of the Normandy from Mass Effect.
Following hot on the heels of the Halloween-themed The Cursed update, Hello Games’ long-running space sim finally has cross-save support on all platforms, a feature the developer said had been years in the making. “This has been a huge undertaking, and is one of most requested features,” Hello Games said.
“Being able to jump seamlessly between platforms is really transformative. Players can play from the comfort of their sofa on console, continue an Expedition on the move with Switch or Steam Deck, build an incredible base on their beefy PC rig, and view it in incredibly...
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Free-to-play Smash Bros.-style brawler MultiVersus has significantly underperformed, publisher Warner Bros. Discovery has admitted, contributing to a further $100 million writedown for the company’s games business in 2024.
Warner Bros. Games acquired MultiVersus developer Player First Games in July just two months after the game relaunched on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S following early access and open beta releases throughout 2022 and 2023.
"Our team is excited to join the Warner Bros. Games family, and we feel that this will be great for MultiVersus overall,” Huynh said at the time. “We are working to make the MultiVersus game experience the best it can be and having our development team integrated with the...
It's November 7, which means it's once again Mass Effect Day for all who celebrate. That also means Dark Horse is back with another jaw-droppingly cool collectible, this time spotlighting the main hero of the original Mass Effect trilogy.
IGN can exclusively reveal a first look at the Mass Effect: Commander John Shepard 1:6 Scale Statue. Get a closer look at this piece in the slideshow gallery below:
This Commander John Shepard statue is a follow-up to last year's Commander Jane Shepard statue, obviously spotlighting the character in his male incarnation this time. The statue depicts Shepard ready to leap into action while holding an M-8 Avenger assault rifle and Omni-Blade. It also includes interchangeable helmeted and unhelmeted...
Take-Two is set for a pretty 12 months, with Rockstar’s GTA 6 and Gearbox’s Borderlands 4 just two of the massive games due to launch during the 2026 fiscal year.
Reporting its most recent financials, Take-Two insisted GTA 6 is still on course for launch during fall 2025, despite ongoing speculation that Rockstar may delay the game into 2026.
Meanwhile, Take-Two’s publishing label, 2K, is set to release another crucial game, Borderlands 4, during the same fiscal year (at some point between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026).
Is there a danger, then, that GTA 6 will eat Borderlands 4’s lunch? Not so, according to Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick. Speaking to Variety, Zelnick said that while he couldn’t offer a release date for GTA 6, the...
Death Stranding is finally on Xbox after Kojima Productions surprise-announced the game’s release on Xbox Series X and S.
Hideo Kojima’s first post-Metal Gear game first launched as a PS4 exclusive published by Sony Interactive Entertainment back in 2019, before releasing on PC a year later.
Today, November 7, 2024, Death Stranding Director’s Cut is on Xbox Series X and S and Windows PC courtesy of publisher 505 Games and alongside a 50% launch discount.
The timing of the launch, which comes exactly five years after the PS4 exclusive release, suggests Sony's console exclusivity deal for Death Stranding has now expired.
“Kojima Productions will continue its focus on bringing their award-winning IP, Death Stranding to more platforms...
Call of Duty Zombies YouTuber MrRoflWaffles had a disastrous end to a high round Black Ops 6 run, leaving the game at round 147 and after 12 hours of play rather than saving and quitting.
Black Ops 6’s round-based Zombies mode sees players face off against endless waves of the baddies in a bid to reach ever higher levels of difficulty. Saving in Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode is only available to solo players, and you can only save one solo match at a time, which means if you leave the match without saving, there is no save to return to.
MrRoflWaffles, who has 2.11 million subscribers on YouTube, set out to break his personal best of round 141 and to hit round 200 before the disastrous mistake put an end to the attempt.
The disaster...
Life simulation game inZoi is delayed to March 28, 2025, its producer and director has announced.
The Sims competitor from PUBG company Krafton was set to launch in early access form on PC later in 2024, but that became increasingly unlikely with no release date announced and the year end fast approaching — despite the developer insisting it was still on track only last month.
Inzoi is "a life simulation game where players become gods within the game, allowing them to change everything as they wish and experience endless new stories in various forms of life." This was enough to capture the attention of disgruntled The Sims fans, with many claiming they'll switch to Inzoi for good once it's fully released. The recently released...
Welcome back to a slightly surreal Thursday of bargains. Do you know what I say in strange times? Video games—entertainment via escapism, and that's exactly what I have for you here today. I'd start by looking to some top-tier AAA JRPGs on Switch first, then grab a bunch of PS5 Pro Enhanced games cheap (for future wow-factor investment). But hey—you do you.
In retro news, I'm Tekken the time to celebrate the illustrious 29th of a 3D fighter king—a long-in-the-jaguar-tooth progenitor of a 58M copies sold series that still endures. Though I was a staunch Virtua Fighter / Saturn man at the time, I remember coveting my mate's copy of this more approachable and well-presented competitor. The concept of controlling each limb with a...
The Borderlands Movie hit box offices back in August to poor results, to say the least. But Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick doesn't think the film hurt the Borderlands video game franchise at all. In fact, if anything, he thinks the movie was good for the games.
Speaking to IGN ahead of the company's Q2 earnings call today, Zelnick admitted that Borderlands hadn't performed as well as he'd hoped, but that he doesn't feel too torn up about it:
"Obviously that movie was disappointing," he said. "That said, it actually sold more catalog. So, I don't think it hurt at all, if anything I think it may have helped a little bit. It does highlight something that I've spoken about many times which is the difficulty of bringing our...
Take-Two has sold indie publisher Private Division to an unknown buyer in the wake of shuttering Roll7 and Intercept Games, saying that it wants to focus on its core and mobile businesses going forward. While virtually all of Private Division's live and unreleased games will go to the new buyer, Take-Two says it will continue to support No Rest for the Wicked, the recently-released action RPG from Moon Studios that's currently in early access.
Take-Two announced the move during Wednesday's earnings results, saying in a statement, "We are grateful for the contributions that the Private Division team has made to our company and are confident that they will continue to achieve success in their new home."
The Private Division sale...
Konami has revealed the voice actress behind Metal Gear Solid character Eva after keeping it a secret for 20 years, and it is, in fact, Ariel from The Little Mermaid.
Part 3 of the Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series documentary, below, features series star David Hayter speaking with Jodi Benson, the voice of the aforementioned Ariel, Barbie from Toy Story, Thumbelina from Thumbelina, and, as it turns out, Eva from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
Eva, a spy who fought alongside protagonist Naked Snake in the third game and also appeared in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, was originally listed in the credits with voice actress Suzetta Miñet.
Fans quickly deduced this wasn't a real name though, and even though those in...
You can use an Xbox or PS5 controller to play PC games, but what if there was a dedicated Steam controller? Brushing past the too-weird concept Valve released in 2015, there’s a new entry in the field. The third-party accessory maker Hori is releasing a new Wireless Horipad for Steam Controller that takes its cues from the physical controls on the Steam Deck. It has some great features, and it’s up for preorder now for $59.99, with a release date of December 16 (see it at Amazon). Let’s take a look.
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The Wireless Horipad for Steam Controller has three dedicated menu buttons for playing on Steam Deck (docked or undocked) or in Steam Big Picture mode. Like the Deck, the thumbsticks have capacitive...
The developer of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has confirmed the game does not feature controversial anti-piracy tech Denuvo, or indeed any DRM at all.
During a Twitch stream to reveal gameplay of the hotly anticipated Medieval open-world RPG, Warhorse Studios PR chief Tobias Stolz-Zwilling issued some strong words about the many posts and messages the developer continues to receive about Denuvo playing a part of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.
Stop texting under every post we do that Denuvo is in the game, because it’s not.
“I can tell you right now the exact situation,” he said. “The exact situation is that KCD2 will not have Denuvo in there, it will not have any DRM system at all. We never confirmed it. There were some discussions of...
One of the biggest selling points of the PS5 Pro is that it can boost the image quality of PS4 games, even though they have not technically been “enhanced” for the console by either Sony or developers. And while there are over 3,000 PlayStation 4 games to date, there’s one many of us hold dear to our hearts: Bloodborne. With a sequel now seeming little more than a pipedream, we’re left with only one option – to play through the original again on PS5 Pro to make the most of the console's Enhanced Image Quality feature.
But does the PS5 Pro actually make Bloodborne look any better? If you’ve pre-ordered a PS5 Pro then you can check it out for yourself, but if you’re still sitting on the fence then check out the video below and see if...
Warcraft 2: Remastered appears to be set for an announcement from Blizzard soon after a logo for the game appeared on internal servers.
As spotted by Wowhead and X/Twitter user Stiven, Blizzard updated its content delivery network (CDN) to mention a 'Warcraft II: Remastered Internal Alpha.' Blizzard has yet to announce the game, and IGN has asked for comment.
The CDN update also includes background images and logos for Warcraft 2: Remastered, which lean on the original's naval theme.
This all appears to be pointing toward Blizzard’s Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct stream, set for November 13 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK. Blizzard has said this stream will include "something for everyone," from old-school fans of the...
With Black Friday fast approaching, one of the standout video game deals right now is Final Fantasy 16 for just $24.97 at Amazon—a substantial discount from its original $69.99 price tag and the lowest Amazon price since launch, according to CamelCamelCamel.
It’s unlikely we’ll see a further price drop during Black Friday sales, so this is a prime opportunity to pick it up while it’s still available. Given the demand, this deal may not last long once word spreads, so consider acting quickly to secure a copy.
Looking for more deals today? One of the best offers around right now can be found via Amazon Buy 1 Get 1 50% off sale. This sale includes some stellar titles too, like the recently released Metaphor: ReFantazio, Space Marine 2...
This week’s release of Stardew Valley 1.6 on console and mobile has come with a number of problems, including disappearing chickens. Now, players are reporting performance issues following the release of the update, although the game’s developer has a solution.
In a tweet, Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone suggested removing all hats from pets if you’re experiencing performance issues in Stardew Valley 1.6. “We will address the problem as soon as possible.”
Earlier this week, Barone came up with some Stardew Valley lore to explain the disappearing chickens issue, blaming it on a wild coyote on the farm.
Barone also has some lore to explain the performance issues, tweeting: “There's rumors of a strange rash affecting pets' ears in Zuzu City...
The gargantuan success of Hogwarts Legacy has sparked a major Harry Potter push at Warner Bros., and the game’s sequel will now share some story elements with the upcoming TV show.
Hogwarts Legacy, developed by Avalanche Software and released in February 2023, is now up to an astonishing 30 million units sold, Warner Bros. confirmed to Variety.
Warner Bros. has called Hogwarts Legacy 2 one of its “biggest priorities” as it looks to bring the unannounced follow-up to fans in the next couple of years.
David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, told Variety that Avalanche has been coordinating some of the big-picture storytelling elements in the Hogwarts Legacy sequel with the storylines that will play out in...
When we already have a theme park simulator as good as Planet Coaster, it can be tricky to imagine what a sequel might add. And Planet Coaster 2, most of the time, does feel pretty similar to the first one. That isn't necessarily a bad thing since I really liked the original. Adding water rides is exciting and refreshing, and even deeper visual customization is downright impressive, while equally daunting in how the options are presented. But this is still much more of a park decorating sim than a park management one.
Where the recent Frontier games (Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo) have really excelled is in the nearly ridiculous amount of visual customization options available. Hundreds of modular pieces that can be recolored...
Stardew Valley 1.6 added a hidden experimental multiplayer feature to the mobile version of the game, developer Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has revealed.
In a blog post, Barone said the feature is hidden because it may have some bugs or issues, and the nature of the mobile platform “could make a multiplayer session frustrating.”
“Mobile multiplayer works pretty much the same as on other platforms, except there is no farm ‘discovery’ capability,” Barone explained. “You can only connect via IP. You can, however, join a PC-hosted farm from a mobile device via IP.”
The ideal “mobile multiplayer” scenario, Barone added, would be to connect to a PC-hosted farm from a high-end mobile device on a local network (using wi-fi, unless you have...
The survival action RPG Enshrouded just launched a new update called Souls of the Frozen Frontier, and it adds lots of new content. There’s a new region with new loot and quests, a higher level cap, new crafting tier, new dynamic weather changes, and lots more. It’s the biggest update since the game launched in early access.
For the uninitiated, Enshrouded is a third-person survival game that takes place in Embervale, a massive open world that up to 16 players can explore at once. The game world is entirely made out of voxels, and you can terraform the world around you to build a base, castle, or even a village block by block. There are tons of options to build your ideal home. Want an underground lair? You can build that. How about a...
Smash hit co-op shooter Helldivers 2 seems ripe for a crossover, but which franchises might it partner with? That’s a fun conversation players have been having ever since the game’s explosive launch earlier this year. Now, Helldivers 2’s creative director has had his say, revealing a number of intellectual properties he’d love to work with.
In a tweet, Arrowhead CCO and Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt cautioned against doing too many crossovers, saying “it would dilute the IP and make it a ‘not Helldivers’ experience.” However, he also published an extended list of IPs he “really would love to do a take on!”
Aliens
Starship Troopers
Terminator
Predator
Star Wars
Fifth Element
Blade Runner
Warhammer 40k
Trench Crusade...
Ubisoft has released its first developer update for Star Wars Outlaws, with new creative director Drew Rechner promising big changes after the open world adventure debuted to disappointing sales.
Rechner said in the update that Ubisoft had been "gathering and actioning players' feedback" since launch and has identified key areas where it can "elevate the game experience to better meet" player expectations.
Sentiments such as these are often seen in the wake of disastrous game launches but Star Wars Outlaws debuted to positive reviews. Poor sales shook a struggling Ubisoft, however, and it is now working to improve the game ahead of what it hopes will be a sales bump alongside its Steam launch and the holiday period.
This will...
Metal Slug Tactics lives up to its stone-cold classic namesake from SNK’s golden era with its painstakingly detailed pixel art, head-bopping soundtrack, and snappy structure. It magnificently translates the run-n-gun series into its first turn-based tactics game, but doesn’t sacrifice substance for cheap nostalgia, either. Aside from a few annoying quality-of-life issues and bugs, Metal Slug Tactics’ excellent retro-inspired shell houses a well-made, distinct, grid-based tactics roguelite that cleverly adapts its frantic roots into a more orderly genre without missing a step.
Like pretty much every mainline Metal Slug game (the most recent being 2009’s Metal Slug 7), Tactics puts you in command of the Peregrine Falcons, an elite...
Assassin's Creed Shadows will lay the foundation for a new modern day story after years of Ubisoft struggling to match the interest in Desmond's storyline from the original Assassin's Creed games.
Marc-Alexis Coté, Ubisoft's vice president executive producer of Assassin's Creed, said at a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) event attended by Eurogamer that Ubisoft has "struggled to find its footing" with the modern day aspect of Assassin's Creed in recent years.
"Desmond's journey was at the heart of the modern day conflict driving the search for powerful Isu artefacts, Pieces of Eden, that could change the course of history," Coté said. "However, with his death at the end of Assassin's Creed 3, we faced a creative...
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now a week old, fans of the Multiplayer portion of the game are having their say on the controversial — and unskippable — Winner’s Circle feature.
The Winner’s Circle shows the top three performing players from the winning team after the Play of the Game has run its course. Under normal circumstances it lets each player who does well enough to appear on the podium perform an emote, most of which are either toxic or hilarious depending on your point of view.
Black Ops 6 isn’t the first Call of Duty to feature The Winner’s Circle mechanic, as it’s appeared in the likes of Black Ops 3, Infinite Warfare, and WWII. But it’s impact feels particularly pronounced this year, and the debate around it was only...
I'm pretty happy that I can direct you, without fuss, to the very free and criminally under-bought Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy. If that slick, '80s-infused action isn't for you, pick up a fedora (freely again) to slip into the patently awesome Mafia: Definitive Edition. Otherwise, I've scoured the stores for a wide range of other bargains. Get amongst them before they're gone.
In retro news, I have something different for you. Typically I pick a yesteryear game of the day, drag out the console that hosted it, play it, and then post photos of that. Today, you can spot that stockpile of retro machines as I'm unboxing and adding a new entry to their midst—the PlayStation 5 Pro. This PS-provided unit is being used by me to evaluate 50+...
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone finally brought update 1.6 to console and mobile devices today, but there’s one small issue – everyone’s chickens are going missing.
The developer warned players about the poultry disappearances in a post on X/Twitter. He says that those who start a new meadowlands farm and open their animal door on day one will find that their chickens are vanishing. It’s a public service announcement that let’s players know that there's a small issue with update 1.6, and a fix is on the way. Until a follow-up patch arrives, ConcernedApe says players can blame their missing chickens on a sneaky coyote that only appears on day one.
It’s unclear when Stardew Valley will fix its missing chicken...
Our IGN First "cover story" game for November is Marvel Rivals, the upcoming 6v6 hero shooter featuring many of Marvel's biggest superheroes. We kick off our exclusive coverage with five exclusive minutes of gameplay showing Psylocke, the most recently confirmed hero added to Rivals's sizable roster.
Take a look at the exclusive gameplay above, and if you missed it, you can check out the Psylocke reveal trailer in the video below.
If you missed our hands-on preview impressions from the closed beta from over the summer, you can read that after you finish the Psylocke video. And stay tuned all November long for more exclusive Marvel Rivals coverage on IGN!
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's...
Treyarch and Raven Software have published yet another Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 update, this time targeting a few of the game’s more annoying elements, such as the flashbang screen effect, the Recon Combat Specialty, and the spawn system.
The November 4 update is only the developer’s latest patch seeking to iron out the experience. Although players quickly took to this year’s Call of Duty when its release date arrived a few weeks back, many have made it clear that there are more than a few kinks left to deal with. Today’s update is one of the beefiest yet, as it tackles common issues and more while promising to provide even more specific fixes in the future.
One tool that players of every skill level can’t seem to stand is the...