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Bandai Namco and From Software have announced that another round of server maintenance for Elden Ring will be carried out today. Furthermore, the developer expects maintenance on the PlayStation and Steam servers to take longer than first thought.Earlier this morning, the Elden Ring Twitter account announced that multiplayer server maintenance would begin on March 23 at 1am PT / 8am UK / 7pm Japan, with an expected duration of one hour. However, a follow up message announced that the PlayStation/Steam server maintenance "will be prolonged".As of 10am UK time, the servers are still down on PlayStation.Elden Ring is currently going through what feels like its first major update phase following its release. Just last week patch...

There are lots of discounts to love in today's haul. The obvious ones: bargains on modern games of the moment, like Ghostwire, GT7, Elden Ring and Pokémon Arceus. And for the connoisseur who's unafraid to wind the clock back: Broforce, Black Mesa, Trials Rising Gold, Sekiro and Streeties IV. You know what you like. Pick your own pay-less poison.Notable Sales for Nintendo SwitchPurchase Cheaply for PCExciting Offers for XO/XSProduct Savings for PS4/PS5Adam’s our Aussie deals wrangler. You can watch him game on YouTube.Continue reading...

Tunic creator Andrew Shouldice joins us for the first half of this week's show to discuss the ins and outs of creating the new Xbox-exclusive action-adventure largely by himself. Plus: our reactions to the announcement of the new Witcher game, our reactions to the report of toxic leadership at Ori developer Moon Studio, and more.Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 download of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out our latest IGN Unfiltered interview, where Joseph Staten – one of Halo's original creators and now the head of creative on Halo Infinite – discusses his fascinating career:Oh, and you can be featured on Unlocked by tweeting us a video Loot Box...

Cyberpunk 2077 has just received a new patch with a lot of bug fixes.The new update, patch 1.52, doesn’t add any new content, but it does fix a lot of Cyberpunk 2077 bugs including one crucial fix that solves that game’s saving issues on PlayStation.Patch 1.52 began rolling out today with dozens of tweaks that are also aimed at improving the game’s performance across various platforms. The most notable fixes besides the saving issues include memory improvements and crash fixes on next-gen consoles.Importing a PlayStation 5 save while not connected to the PlayStation Network will no longer stop you from continuing the game. Additionally, an issue with importing PS4 saves has been fixed – no longer creating a corrupted save game...

Telltale will invite newcomers to jump into The Wolf Among Us 2 alongside loyal fans of its original game, as the sequel presents a narrative that stands on its own.In the latest issue of Edge magazine, Telltale CEO Jamie Ottilie discussed the long-awaited follow-up to the 2013 noir adventure The Wolf Among Us, based on Bill Willingham's Fables comics. Ottilie indicated that newcomers to the series would be able to "come in at this point and understand what's going on" despite the game following on from the first series."We strive to design our narratives so they can stand on their own," Ottilie said, though he hopes some new players might consider revisiting the first season before jumping in with its sequel. It shouldn't matter...

Developer Small Impact Games and publisher Team17 have announced Marauders, a new space-pirate looter-shooter first-person shooter for up to four players. It will be released in PC Early Access later in 2022.Marauders is a highly replayable "dieselpunk"-themed space-pirate FPS set in an early-1990's alternate future. You'll make raids and try to survive, upgrading your gear through XP along the way – gear that will persistently stay with you from match to match. Check out the first trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below.With a PvE or PvP combat loop of "raid, loot, and escape," Marauders isn't all about boots-on-the-ground (er, ship) shooting. It's also got space dogfights pitting your ship against others...

Of all the characters in the Borderlands universe, perhaps none is more recognizable and deserving of their own game than Tiny Tina. The 13-year old ballistics expert, voiced by Ashly Burch, quickly became a fan favorite after her debut in Borderlands 2. But how did a 13-year old lover of explosions even end up on Borderlands’ main world Pandora? And better still, why would someone so obsessed with revenge and blowing things to pieces be so interested in spinning up a world of her own within the fictional universe of Borderlands' fictional D&D analog, Bunkers and Badasses?Well, to answer that question ahead of the launch of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, let's dig into the weird, wacky, and wonderful origins of Tiny Tina herself, with some...

Grab a slice of pizza, because Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is set to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime in 2022. While we don’t have the specific release date yet, this collection of 13 classic games is already available for preorder on most platforms (see it at Amazon).Read on to find out where you can get it, how much it costs, what games are in the collection, and more.Preorder TMNT: Cowabunga CollectionPS5See it on Amazon - $39.99PS4See it on Amazon - $39.99Xbox Series X|S / Xbox OneSee it on Amazon - $39.99Nintendo SwitchSee it on Amazon - $39.99PCNot yet availableSo far, the game is only available to preorder from Amazon. As the...

Major changes are coming to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone this week in the Season Two Reloaded update.A new 12v12 mode is coming to Vanguard, while Warzone's Rebirth Island is getting its biggest update since launch, as revealed in a blog post on the Call of Duty website. The update is coming to Vanguard on March 22 and Warzone on March 23.The 24-player Vanguard mode adds a large map set in the Alps, where players will fight to cross snowy terrain on foot or in new vehicles (a motorbike, squad vehicle, and tank) as they aim to capture each base and win the game.Vanguard is also receiving a refreshed ranked system in Season Two Reloaded, where the best 250 players in the world will enter their own skill division above...

Casey Hudson, the co-creator and director of the Mass Effect Trilogy, looks to once again be returning to space as his new studio Humanoid Studios has confirmed it is working on an "all-new science-fiction universe."The news comes via Humanoid Studios' updated website, where it states that "our current project is a multi-platform AAA game, focusing on character-driven narrative in an all-new science-fiction universe."While that alone may not 100% mean the game is set in space, the website features four pieces of concept art (which you can see below) that teases an adventure that looks to very much take place among the stars.The images show a massive skull of... something being approached by people in spacesuits, a beautiful...

I recently had the pleasure of playing LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Though I was restricted to [Han] solo play and the New Hope episode, I've punched through enough bricks in my career to know when something is building above the norm. That said, I'm including a discount for it today. If you've already preordered, trust your feelings and stay on target.Notable Sales for Nintendo SwitchPurchase Cheaply for PCExciting Offers for XO/XSProduct Savings for PS4/PS5Adam’s our Aussie deals wrangler. You can watch him game on YouTube.Continue reading...

Snoop Dogg will soon join Call of Duty: Warzone, Vanguard, and Mobile as a playable operator.All the details on Snoop's arrival come by the way of a Call of Duty blog, where it confirms the first chance to play as the legendary rapper and entrepreneur will be in Season 3 of Call of Duty: Mobile through a special Lucky Draw on April 1, 2022.This Lucky Draw version of Snoop has him "decked out head-to-toe in a 24K gold embroidered outfit" and includes a "new signature weapon based on a fast-firing Legendary SMG that's gold-plated and diamond-encrusted." Oh, and the weapon's death animation has been compared to the "lights of a mini-concert" that gets "even flashier" when you kill more people.On April 19 (yes, just one day before...

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that a new Witcher game is currently in development and that it will use Unreal Engine 5.While not much has been revealed about this upcoming game, the announcement did confirm that this new game will be "kicking off a new saga for the franchise and a new technology partnership with Epic Games."No development timeframe or release date were given either, but CD Projekt Red did share a teaser image (which you can see below), that features a medallion and the phrase, "a new saga begins."CD Projekt did state, however, that "we are not planning on making the game exclusive to one storefront" despite working together with Epic.There was also no word as to whether Geralt of Rivia would star in this new...

Godfall, the former PS5 launch title by Counterplay Games and Gearbox Publishing, is finally headed to Steam and Xbox. To mark the occasion, it's receiving its largest free content update to date.As confirmed by Godfall publisher Gearbox, Godfall: Ultimate Edition will arrive on Steam, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One on April 7. Gearbox also confirmed that the Xbox Series X/S versions will receive exclusive hardware-based enhancements, including Variable Refresh Rate and support for Dolby Vision.Godfall: Ultimate Edition will include the base game, the Fire & Darkness expansion, and the three content updates: Primal, Lightbringer, and Exalted. Gearbox also noted that previous exclusives such as pre-order bonuses and Ascended Edition...

Bungie has confirmed it did not order the copyright strikes currently impacting the Destiny YouTube community.A number of channels have been affected by these strikes, but Bungie said in a tweet (below) that, while its aware of the issue, "these actions are not being taken at the request of Bungie or our partners".It also said its own channels have been affected by the copyright claims, and a popular lore explanation channel, My Name is Byf, has been hit as well.This and the other channels include Bungie-owned music from the Destiny games, though the developer's own copyright guidelines don't make clear if this is a violation.According to its IP and trademarks guidelines, "Bungie strongly supports the efforts of our community...

The first thing that strikes me in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga isn't a bolt of blaster fire, but the game's stunning visual presentation. Developer Traveller's Tales latest dive into the galaxy far, far away covers much of the same cinematic ground as 2007's Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, but this totally rebuilt, re-imagined entry immediately looks leaps and bounds better than its predecessor.My 90-minute hands-on preview begins at the start of Episode IV, on Princess Leia's diplomatic ship, as she's attempting to keep the recently acquired Death Star plans away from Darth Vader. In The Complete Saga, the Corellian Corvette is mostly comprised of bland corridors and rooms covered in white and gray hues. Fifteen years...

Tokyo's Shibuya district is one of the liveliest places on the planet. Day or night, it's generally densely packed with people and positively thrumming with energy. Ghostwire: Tokyo shows us another side of this iconic urban hub, after a supernatural force leaves its streets eerily deserted. It's a nightmarish vision, but an absolutely incredible recreation nonetheless – this city slice feels astonishingly like the real thing (albeit with more conspicuous shrines), and the game's dedication to its setting is paired with an equal level of zeal for embracing Japanese folklore and tradition. The catch, however, is that it’s let down by bland mission design and one-dimensional combat, making it a lot less fun to actually play than it is to...

After officially announcing their return to games last year, Sierra On-Line founders Ken and Roberta Williams are ready to show off their new project. Previously referred to as The Secret, it will be a "reimagining" of Colossal Cave Adventure — the seminal 1970's text adventure game credited with inspiring Zork, Rogue, and other formative PC games, as well as for laying the groundwork for the PC role-playing genre as a whole.Titled Colossal Cave 3D Adventure, it is a first-person adventured designed in Unity for VR and PC. Like the original, the underlying concept is relatively simple: players explore a cave seeking treasure, encountering characters along the way including a troll, a bear, a snake and a pirate. The quest...

Someone has found one of The Witcher 3's final Easter Eggs nearly seven years after it was released in May 2015.YouTube user xLetalis discovered that Vivienne, a character that players can free from a curse at the risk of her dying in seven years, can actually be found dead after waiting that long in-game.Vivienne is at the centre of the Blood and Wine expansion's The Warble of a Smitten Knight quest, where Geralt finds her half turned into a bird. He offers to lift the curse, though warns Vivienne that she may only live as long as the animal as a result.She accepts, departs, and can later be found in Skellige. By meditating for seven years (more than 2,500 days), or by using console commands to otherwise speed up time, the...

We've got my favourite kind of deal here—one that benefits a worthy cause while also being jam-packed with amazing goodies. I'd also like to personally recommend that Nioh 2 physical copy for $10 and the reduced Ace Combat 7 for any PSVR owner looking to get their mind blown. Those deals and more await you below.Notable Sales for Nintendo SwitchPurchase Cheaply for PCExciting Offers for XO/XSProduct Savings for PS4/PS5Adam’s our Aussie deals wrangler. You can watch him game on YouTube.Continue reading...

Editor's Note: The war in Ukraine is an ongoing, painful and emotive topic. IGN urges community members to be respectful when engaging in conversation around this subject and does not endorse harassment of any kind.Epic Games has committed to donating all of its Fortnite proceeds to humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine for the next two weeks.As detailed by The Fortnite Team, Xbox is joining Epic in this effort by committing their net proceeds from Fortnite during the same timeframe so "we can get more aid to the people of Ukraine."The donations will be collected from March 20 - April 3 and the funds will be sent to Direct Relief, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations World Food...

15 years ago a mysterious GameFAQs user called Ditman333 casually posted about a discovery he’d made in Resident Evil 4. He had stumbled upon a glitch that allowed the player to move 50% faster. All of a sudden, the emerging Resident Evil 4 speedrunning community took notice and the glitch became a revelation.But speeding up the player wasn’t the glitch's only use. Ditman had opened up a Pandora’s box of glitches that allowed speedrunners all over the world to expose new exploits and even bypass entire sections of the game altogether. Resident Evil 4 speedrunning exploded in popularity, with new finds and records still being set to this day, all thanks to Ditman’s simple discovery.But in 2007 the original post has been purged from...

Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2: Resistance has not only added Doctor Strange and Prowler to its Battle Pass, but it has also removed building from the battle royale.Fortnite's newest season asks players to "join the resistance in the final battle to free the Zero Point." To help in this mission, Fortnite players will be able to use "all-new tactics like sprinting, mantling, and more" alongside the ability to actually drive an Armored Battle Bus - "complete with Chonkers Tires, a Cow Catcher, and two types of turrets."However, the biggest change appears to be the removal of building from Fortnite's standard modes. To help with this drastic change, Fortnite has added an Overshield that will sit on top of your Shield and Health and...

Arc System Works revealed the final character in the Guilty Gear Strive Season 1 pass.As announced during the Guilty Gear Strive ARCREVO America Finals, Arc System Works announced that boss character Testament is returning to the series. Testament is a ranged fighter who uses their scythe to hit opponents from afar.Check out the screenshots below.Furthermore, Arc System Works announced that it is working on Season 2 for Guilty Gear Strive which will add four additional characters to the roster. Plus, add cross-platform play between PS4, PS5, and Steam PC.Arc System Works, known for developing visually-stunning fighting games, is going all out on announcements. Alongside Testament and the new season pass, ASW announced three...

Despite its rocky start, Square Enix has confirmed that there are "no plans to reduce the scale of development on Babylon's Fall."Babylon's Fall, the latest game from PlatinumGames, was released earlier this month and was met with mostly negative reviews. On Metacritic, a site that aggregates game reviews, the game is currently sitting at a 42.In our 4/10 Babylon's Fall review, we said that it "isn't a broken action RPG, but it isn't a good one, either – and it's one of the ugliest games in several console generations."Despite these reviews and more, Square Enix is doubling down and wishes to make this game as great as it can be. On Twitter, the official Babylon's Fall Twitter account tweeted out a message to fans that looks to...

While Elden Ring has been having numerous issues on PC, the version on Steam Deck is now running a lot smoother and Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais has shared how they fixed the handheld gaming PC's problems with the game.At launch, one of the biggest issues those who chose to play Elden Ring on PC ran into was related to frame rate and stuttering. As reported by Eurogamer, its "working theory" was that "we were looking at yet another PC game suffering from shader compilation issues: split-second pauses whenever a new visual effect came into play."This is a much bigger issue to solve on PC as the range of hardware specs on systems are obviously a lot greater than seen on console. Using this same thought process, the Steam Deck also...

The latest PlayStation State of Play brought a ton of new information on Avalanche Studios' upcoming open-world action RPG, Hogwarts Legacy. Although it’s not out until this holiday season, the broadcast showed off a ton of new gameplay and shed some light on plot details.More specifically, we got the first information on the villains of Hogwarts Legacy – one is an entirely new character to the wizarding world, while the other may have familial ties to another wizard referenced in the original series.Who is Ranrok?During the roughly 20-minute presentation, we learned that one of the things your wizard or witch will be tasked with will be stopping a rebellion led by a Goblin named Ranrok. This would not be the first time...

Hearthstone's next expansion, Voyage to the Sunken City, is coming on April 12 in NA and April 13 in ANZ, and has a colourful nautical theme based around the ancient city of Zin-Azshari, which (according to World of Warcraft lore) was sent to the bottom of the ocean in the cataclysm. (More details in our annoucement article from yesterday.) Across the set's 135 cards you'll find vengeful Naga, sunken treasure, pirates, sea monsters and more. Today, we're going to showcase two of those elements, with Nellie, the Great Thresher, a brand new legendary for Warrior.As you can see, Nellie is one of the new Colossal creatures, which means that it's too big to fit on one card. It's a Colossal +1, so summons one additional appendage when it...

The Media Indie Exchange (MIX) is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2022, and to honor the milestone of when its first-ever event was held at IGN’s offices in at GDC 2021, it is kicking off a year full of indie game goodness with both the MIX Online Showcase and the Black Voices in Gaming stream.IGN is carrying both streams and, as usual, this watch guide will provide you with everything you need to know to watch the shows, including when they start, a list of places you can watch them with us, and what you can expect to see at the shows.The MIX Online Showcase and the Black Voices in Gaming Stream Start TimeThe MIX Online Showcase will take place on Tuesday, March 22, at 10am PT/1pm ET/5pm GMT. If you live in Australia, that...

Players in Elden Ring have known for a while that there are sometimes hidden walls in the game that lead to new areas. However, a new discovery takes this to an absurd length. A player has discovered a wall in Volcano Manor that only disappears when you hit it 50 times.Over on Reddit, user teristam came across a wall seemingly inconspicuous wall in Volcano Manor. However, he soon found out that if the wall is hit 50 times, then the wall goes away, revealing a room. This room belongs to Rya and Knight Bernhal, which can be easily accessed normally just by finding its regular entrance.Polygon confirmed that the walls in Volcano Manor don't behave like the other walls in the game that can be broken. There's usually a sound cue that...