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Guilty Gear Strive Anime Teaser Trailer Debuts At Anime Expo

During Anime Expo, Arc System Works unveiled a world premiere teaser trailer for its upcoming Guilty Gear anime, Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers, which is set to be released sometime next year. Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Riders is a 3D CG anime adaptation of the eponymous fighting game that is being animated by SANZIGEN. While the teaser gave little away story-wise, the trailer did showcase the long-running fighting game's central characters, Sol Badguy and Sin Kiske. The trailer, which is stylized in a similar fashion to the game's cutscenes, pits the pair against a mysterious new foe named Unika, who has a grudge against Gears. Guilty Gear stands head and shoulders above other fighting games series thanks in part to it being one of...

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Horizon Zero Dawn TV Series No Longer Moving Forward at Netflix - Report

According to a report on the alleged "toxic, bullying, manipulative, and retaliatory behavior" of The Umbrella Academy showrunner Steve Blackman, The Horizon Zero Dawn TV series is seemingly not moving forward at Netflix. As reported by Rolling Stone, twelve staffers and a HR complaint have detailed the hostle workplace that was said to have been fostered by Blackman, although the showrunner has said these claims are "entirely untrue" and "completely absurd." At the end of the report, it is stated that Blackman was offered an overall development deal reportedly worth $50 million at Netflix in 2020, and the Horizon Zero Dawn series was part of that package alongside an original outer-space thriller series called Orbital. Now...

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PlayStation Reveals The Shapes Collection Figures With God of War, Horizon, and Ghost of Tsushima

PlayStation has announced a new line of collectible figures called The Shapes Collection which includes franchises such as God of War, Horizon, and Ghost of Tsushima. Revealed on the PlayStation Blog, the six inch figure collection will premiere with an Aloy figure from Horizon Forbidden West for $49.99. It's a "deluxe collector grade figure with 42 points of articulation and 12 different accessories including multiple face plates and alternative hands." The figure will be released in August 2024, with preorders now available. Coming soon after in The Shapes Collection is Kratos and Atreus from God of War Ragnarok, Varl from Horizon Forbidden West, and Jin Sakai from Ghost of Tsushima. These figures have between 24 and 34 points of...

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13 Games to Play If You Loved Skyrim

There's nothing quite like the first time you explored Skyrim. From the moment you narrowly escape your grisly execution in Helgen and emerge into the legendary RPG's vast wilderness, it's an adventure that allows you to go anywhere and everywhere with no limitations, and it's this sense of sheer freedom that's had millions of players returning to its cold, untamed landscape for over a decade. But after spending years exploring the many different versions of Skyrim that have been released, it's safe to say we're all looking for some new games to scratch that fantasy adventuring itch. So, to ease the wait until we get an official follow-up in the long-anticipated Elder Scrolls 6, we've compiled a list of some of the best games in the...

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Patch Addresses Overpowered Weapons and More

Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has released the first hefty game update, Version 1.12.3, following the release of Shadow of the Erdtree, which reduces the strength of overpowered weapons. Detailed on publisher Bandai Namco's website, the patch includes several changes and bug fixes including the reduction of power of several weapons deemed too strong. These include the Smithscript Dagger, Smithscript Cirque, Smithscript Axe, Smithscript Greathammer, Smithscript Spear, Smithscript Shield, and Golem Fist — and something used in the "OP" build discovered hours before the patch was released. FromSoftware has "fixed a bug" that saw thrusting shields "consume less stamina than intended." The Smithscript Dagger and Smithscript Cirque...

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Zenless Zone Zero Review

Playing with nostalgia-laden imagery from the early 2000s, Zenless Zone Zero sees developer HoYoverse pivot gracefully from the fantastical settings of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail into an enticing urban dystopia. It’s a universe where you’ll duke it out in glitzy real-time fights as a trio of streetwear-clad agents, solving simple puzzles as their handler between battles to help them navigate a labyrinth of encounters – and that’s before you get to the carousel of social side activities layered on top. A mouthful of tasteful influences combine into something effortlessly stylish but also a bit inconsistent, occasionally undone by a lack of depth. Yet Zenless Zone Zero got its hooks into me regardless; its relentless charm...

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Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada Says the Developers Actually Love Anna, Despite What Fans Think

Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada's official X/Twitter account has quickly become the fighting game community town square thanks in part to his extra long behind-the-scenes trivia posts and occasional Waffle House asides. Harada's latest bit of Tekken lore dump put to bed a long-running fandom perception that Tekken devs have always hated Anna Williams. In an impromptu Q&A X/Twitter post, Harada responded to a fan's question about the relationship dynamic between Nina and Anna. In his 1,317-word response — which was written during his lunch break — Harada also addressed the community rumor about Tekken devs hating Anna by stating the exact opposite. "By the way, there is a small group of people who believe that Anna is not loved by...

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Full List of GTA San Andreas Netflix Cheat Codes

Yes, you can play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas via Netflix—I know; we were surprised when we learned that, too. Even better, cheats work, meaning you can wreak havoc from the comfort of your mobile or tablet device. We've compiled the full list of GTA San Andreas Netflix cheat codes, which includes cheats such as infinite health and stamina, one-hit kills, and weapon spawns. There are even codes to change the weather if you'd prefer brighter (or stormier!) surroundings. While there's nothing wrong with playing as intended, there's something special about popping a cheat code to spawn a fast car to evade the maximum Wanted Level. GTA San Andreas is chaotic as is, but cheats take things to a whole new level of madness. All GTA San...

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The Elden Ring Community Loves Shadow of the Erdtree's New Thrusting Shields

Is the new Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, too difficult? Opinions are mixed, but fortunately, there are many options to make the DLC more doable if you're struggling. One of them that's particularly beloved by the community right now is one of the new weapons introduced in said DLC: thrusting shields. The Elden Ring community has reached a consensus: these shields are good. Real good. There are dozens of threads on the Elden Ring subreddit praising them over the last few weeks, with one thread in particular shooting to the top of the subreddit in recent days with the following subject: "New Thrusting shields are the strongest weapons in the entire game and it's not even close. NG+ DLC was absolutely obliterated. Thrusting...

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Battlefield 2042 Is Getting a Limited-Time Crossover With Dead Space Next Week

Battlefield 2042 is keeping its post-launch content rolling with a surprise Dead Space crossover event. The limited-time event, which has been given the name Outbreak, brings more than just an Isaac Clarke-like engineer skin for players to enjoy. EA and Dice say the mode will see squads “tested by their human resilience and resourcefulness against a new and relentless enemy all while trying to escape the Boreas laboratory.” Its first trailer shows enemies that cross between Necromorphs and standard zombies rushing players as they use non-Plasma Cutter weaponry to cut them down. The Battlefield 2042 Dead Space crossover event runs from July 9 through July 16, and you can see its trailer below. With Outbreak comes a selection of free...

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Blumhouse Games Reveals James Wan's Involvement and What It Would Take for a M3GAN Game to Become Reality

When Blumhouse Games revealed its first six projects last month, some familiar names were noticeably absent. Well known in Hollywood for breakout successes like Get Out and M3GAN, Blumhouse Games shied away from leaning on established properties with its new indie label at the jump... But that doesn't mean they're off the table. "Certainly we will [incorporate established IP] eventually," Blumhouse Games president Zach Wood tells IGN in an interview following June's reveal. "So much of that I think comes down to the right timing. It's the right idea, it's the right creative partner, it's what else is happening with that IP in the world because we want to do it right, and we know that fans are going to come with their own expectations...

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Final Fantasy 14 Keeps Infamous Low-Poly Grapes Amid Dawntrail Graphical Upgrade

Final Fantasy 14's infamous low poly grapes remained untarnished despite the rest of the game receiving a big graphical upgrade upon the release of expansion Dawntrail. As reported by Game Spark and translated by Automaton, developer Square Enix is keeping up the running joke which began in 2022 when it released the Endwalker expansion. This beloved expansion was praised across the board with one small exception: ridiculous cuboid bunches of grapes which essentially have a JPEG printed across them, found in one of its maps. They became an instant meme amongst the Final Fantasy 14 community and even Square Enix eventually got in on the joke too and gave away real world collectibles inspired by the grapes at the Final Fantasy Fan...

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The First Descendant Dev Offers Solution for Frame-Rate Drops: Delete and Reinstall the Game

The First Descendant’s rough launch continues, with players reporting significant frame-rate drops across PC and console. Nexon’s free-to-download looter shooter launched big this week with a high concurrent player count on Steam, but user reviews are ‘mixed’ in response to what some are calling “microtransaction hell” as well as various performance problems and rewards issues. Check out IGN's The First Descendant review in progress to find out what we think of the game so far. The main performance issue revolves around frame-rate drops across all platforms, which for an action game can cause gameplay problems. Nexon has acknowledged this and suggested a workaround. The developer is linking these frame-rate issues to those who...

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Battlefield 3, 4, and Hardline Being Delisted This Month on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

EA is delisting Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, and Battlefield: Hardline from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 digital stores on July 31, 2024. Announced on X/Twitter, the delisting comes ahead of Xbox 360 and PS3 servers for all three games being shut down on November 7, 2024. Thus marks the end of an era for some of the most popular multiplayer shooters of all time. Players who own the games either physically or digitally will still be able to play their single player portions but all multiplayer modes will cease to be playable. All DLC will similarly be removed from sale on July 31. Servers for the PC version of Battlefield 3 will be unaffected by the sunsetting, EA clarified, as will Battlefield 4 and Battlefield: Hardline servers...

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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Has Classic Frank and Even Chuck Skins, but Only if You Preorder

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster completely refreshes the original game but fans who don't love the revised character design of protagonist Frank West can switch back to the original — as long as they preorder. The wholly single player game, which arrives September 19, 2024 at $50 or $60 for the Digital Deluxe Edition, comes with preorder bonuses too, publisher Capcom revealed in an X/Twitter post. Players gain access to the Frank West 2006 skin, the Chuck Greene Skin (from Dead Rising 2), and the Willamette Parkview Mall Bee skin alongside three music tracks. This bonus content isn't included in the Digital Deluxe Edition content by default either despite it including myriad skin packs including ones from Resident Evil and Mega Man...

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The First Descendant Enjoys Big Player Numbers on Steam Despite ‘Microtransaction Hell’

Nexon’s free-to-download looter shooter The First Descendant has enjoyed a huge launch on Steam but players have hit out at ultra aggressive microtransactions. The First Descendant is a Warframe-esque action game designed to be played co-op with friends, with progression tied to a deep-rooted grind that involves completing missions and defeating bosses. Check out IGN's The First Descendant review in progress to find out what we think of the game so far. But it’s the monetization that has sparked debate during the early days of The First Descendant’s launch, as well as issues giving players rewards they're owed that have forced Nexon into offering compensation. Korean company Nexon, which is behind other multiplayer-focused...

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A Rare Baldur's Gate 3 Bargain, 80% off FC 24, Ludicrously Reduced LEGO Games, and More!

The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, and it's no doubt shredding many a bank account right now. That being said, if I could draw your attention away from the many 80-to-90% off deals, I'd point out that the not oft discounted Baldur's Gate 3 is down by 20%. Also, anybody after a difficulty hit that's arguably as brutal as Shadow of the Erdtree, best go invest in that half-off Sekiro GOTY. Reasonably priced PTSD for all! In retro news, I'm celebrating the 32nd birthday of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Truth be told, I was a Mega Drive kid to begin with, though I lived opposite a SNES guy, so I had the benefit of both worlds (until I just went out and bought one myself). While I had the goods on him with some of "our"...

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau Developer Surgent Studios Hit With Layoffs

Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios has been hit with a round of layoffs, the studio confirmed in a statement on X/Twitter on Tuesday. The statement, which you can read in full below, clarifies that just over a dozen employees were affected, acknowledging that Surgent is unfortunately only one of many studios seeing layoffs this year. "It's a difficult time in the games industry, but we remain incredibly proud of our entire team's work on ZAU and of the praise it has recieved from critics and players alike," the statement says. "Our focus now is on supporting those affected, continuing our work on ZAU, and looking to the future with our next creative projects." Surgent Studios founder and Tales of Kenzera director...

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Elden Ring Community Heroes Like Let Me Solo Her Helped Inspire The Acolyte's Hit Villain

Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Acolyte's fifth episode! If you haven't already, be sure to check out IGN's review of The Acolyte: Episode 5. The Acolyte's fifth episode rejuvenated Star Wars fans' affinity toward the series thanks to its kick-ass lightsaber fight scene and palpable online fervor for its villain's exposed musculature. While The Master's ties to series villains like Kylo Ren have yet to be officially revealed, his flowy armor and yoked arms owe their inspiration to a surprising source: scantily clad Elden Ring badasses like Let Me Solo Her. In a recent interview with Inverse, The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland shed some light on the early character design process of The Master (AKA The Stranger AKA...

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Neva Is a Stunning New Puzzle Platformer From the Makers of GRIS

I think Neva and I are going to get along quite well. To this end, people who know me know what kinds of games I like: first-person shooters, point-and-click adventures, story-driven third-person action-adventures, and puzzle-platformers – or as I like to call them, Limbo-likes. If your game tells a poignant, emotionally compelling story with a beautiful art style, gorgeous music, and no dialogue whatsoever, then there is a good chance that I’m going to really like that game. It doesn’t always pan out, though; Black The Fall was a shameless and mediocre clone of Playdead’s seminal 2016 masterpiece Inside. Somerville was made by an ex-Playdead developer but couldn’t quite reach the narrative heights of Limbo or Inside. But Neva, the...

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveals a Host of Customizable Difficulty Options, Including the Ability to Turn Death Off Entirely

Dragon Age: The Veilguard will have a number of difficulty options that allow players to tweak the experience to their liking. Developer BioWare revealed more about the latest installment in its fantasy franchise as part of this month’s Game Informer cover story. Features like the hundreds of character customization sliders and pronoun options separate from your character’s gender live up to game director Corinne Busche’s promise that Dragon Age: The Veilguard was created with inclusivity in mind. This desire was carried over into the difficulty options too, which include standard choices like the story-focused Storyteller path, a balanced Adventurer mode, or the more crushing Nightmare mode, which can’t be changed once a playthrough...

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Call of Duty Warzone Patch Nerfs the Kar98k and Superi 46

Activision has issued an update for Call of Duty Warzone that nerfs a number of weapons that had come to dominate the meta. The highlight here is a nerf to the Kar98k after the iconic Call of Duty marksman rifle was added to the game in Season 4 and came to dominate battle royale just as it did Verdansk when Warzone launched. The Kar98k has seen three adjustments with today’s patch: Lower Torso Modifier decreased to .95x, down from 1.1x. Arm Modifiers decreased to .95x, down from 1.2x. Leg Modifiers decreased to .95x, down from 1x. Meanwhile, the Superi 46, which had become an instant meta submachine gun with its release as part of Season 4, is also nerfed. There are two adjustments here: Lower Torso Modifier decreased to 1.1x...

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Eagle-Eyed GTA Fan Spots a Single Piece of Jewelry From the GTA 6 Trailer in the New GTA Online Update

It feels like an age since Rockstar broke the internet by releasing the debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6. Since the December 2023 release of GTA 6 Trailer 1, as it’s called, information-hungry fans have analyzed the trailer to within an inch of its life, coming up with all sorts of outlandish theories and predictions about what to expect when Rockstar finally releases the game next year. Now, though, they have something tangible to work with, something more than speculation to chew on: a necklace. As redditor DogWifDreads signaled, the latest GTA Online update, Bottom Dollar Bounties, appears to have added the necklace worn by perhaps the standout character from the GTA 6 trailer: the woman in the bikini. Comparing a screenshot...

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Seemingly Features a Takedown Animation Cut From Assassin's Creed 3

Ubisoft appears to have revived a takedown animation spotted in a 2012 Assassin's Creed 3 demo for upcoming Japan-set Assassin's Creed Shadows. As reported by GamesRadar, Reddit user BrunoHM noticed similarities between the 2012 PAX East demo of Assassin's Creed 3 and a recent trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows. While taking down an enemy, the former's protagonist Connor jumps on their back to stab them before doing a forward roll to continue his momentum. And what appears to be the exact same movement can be seen performed by Assassin's Creed Shadows' dual protagonist Naoe. "Considering the pivot blade and dynamic seasons returning, I wonder if we have some fans of [Assassin's Creed 3] within [Assassin's Creed Shadows' developer...

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Transformers Is Getting a Racing Adventure Game With Rogue-Lite Elements

Transformers is getting a racing adventure rogue-lite called Transformers: Galactic Trials, due out in October on PC and consoles. It’s the first ever console Transformers racing game. Transformers: Galactic Trials is published by Outright Games, which specializes in video games for kids, and developed by 3DClouds. Outright said that in this new unique hybrid gameplay experience you can play as iconic Autobot and Decepticon characters across a single-player mode, with two-player co-op in local multiplayer for the Arcade mode. Here’s the official blurb: As players progress and collect new relics, they level up their skills and unlock new playable characters and skins. The single-player mode, called Galactic Trials, lets you...

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Microsoft Confirms Xbox Game Pass July 2024 Wave 1 Lineup

Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Game Pass July 2024 Wave 1 lineup, revealing what subscribers can expect for the first half of this month. Kicking things off on July 3 is Typhoon Studios’ 2020 action adventure Journey to the Savage Planet (Cloud, Console, and PC), which makes a return to the Game Pass library. IGN’s Journey to the Savage Planet review returned a 6/10. We said: “This comedy exploration experience blasts off with a lot of fresh ideas, but doesn't quite stick the landing.” Also on July 3, Fair Play Labs’ Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits Game Pass. This Nickelodeon-based platform fighter got a 9/10 from IGN’s review. We said: “Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 knocks nearly every single one of the...

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Looks Like Scorpion From Mortal Kombat Is Coming to MultiVersus

A developer on MultiVersus has hinted that Scorpion from Mortal Kombat is set to hit the brawler. Player First Games community manager Ajax replied to a Scorpion MultiVersus concept posted to X/Twitter in a way that confirmed nothing but teased everything. MultiVersus is a Warner Bros. take on Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series, and includes a number of characters owned by the company, such as DC superhero Batman and The Matrix villain, Agent Smith. Warner Bros. also owns Mortal Kombat and its developer NetherRealm, so it would make sense to see the series’ famous ninja turn up in MultiVersus at some point. MultiVersus re-released across PC, PlayStation and Xbox in May after a beta ran from July 2022 to June 2023. On Steam, the May...

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Original Frank West Voice Actor Says Capcom Didn't Ask Him to Return for Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster brings back the classic zombie game without its original voice actor, who has said publisher Capcom didn't ask him to return. As reported by ComicBook, original Frank West voice actor Terence J. Rotolo responded to a fan in an Instagram message, shared by @FrankByDaylight on X/Twitter, saying he wasn't contacted by Capcom for the remaster and "the reasons are the producers' own." Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster was announced on June 27, 2024 as, unsurprisingly, a remaster of the original Dead Rising. Capcom released a trailer alongside the announcement too but fans were quick to notice a new voice behind the classic protagonist Frank West. "The answer to your question is I have no answer," Rotolo said. "All...

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Call of Duty’s New ‘Extra Crispy’ Gun Lets You Cook, Eat, and Turn Your Enemies Into Fried Chicken and People Are Blaming It All on Fortnite Once Agai

The impact of all-conquering metaverse battle royale Fortnite on Call of Duty — indeed the competitive multiplayer video game landscape — is a topic of long-running debate. In truth, Activision left Call of Duty’s military sim tone behind long ago, resulting in what players have now: a no-holds barred fusion of pop culture and modern warfare. But Call of Duty’s latest gun has thrust that debate back into forums and social media once again, and that’s because it’s perhaps the silliest weapon ever seen in the first-person shooter franchise. Dataminers unearthed the trailer for the “Extra Crispy” gun, which lets users cook, eat, and turn their enemies into fried chicken. Call of Duty dataminer @realityuk_ was first to bring it to fans'...

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Tech Experts Reveal Why Some Games Run Better on PS5 Despite Xbox Series X Being More Powerful

It is widely accepted that Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console is the most powerful ever made, so why do some games run better on Sony’s PlayStation 5? That’s a question finally answered by the tech experts at Digital Foundry. Both Microsoft and Sony launched the next-generation of consoles at the same time, November 2020, and while the less powerful Xbox Series S obviously struggles on the performance front, the Xbox Series X is a tech monster; it's capable of 12 teraflops of GPU performance, whereas the PS5 is capable of 10.28 teraflops. Xbox executives have said they wanted to avoid repeating the narrative established in the last generation, where the Xbox One was significantly underpowered compared to the PlayStation 4 resulting in...

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