The self-inflicted video game leaks are showing no signs of slowing down as Microsoft has now leaked a handful of Minecraft reveals from the September 28 Minecraft Live showcase.
Reddit user ozzAR0th spotted an update to the Minecraft Live website that included a 'Watch the Highlights' section as if the showcase had already wrapped. “Get the latest and greatest news from this year’s show,” it said.
These highlights will include “a first look at the pale garden and its hostile mob, the creaking,” though no further details were shared on what this possible biome and baddie will be. The showcase will also reveal “insight into bundles and Hardcore mode.”
Finally, fans can expect more information on the somewhat infamous A Minecraft...
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Welcome back to saving a bunch on top games while reminiscing on the retro greats that made us. I'll be your host for today's discounts, which include a slightly cheaper Black Myth: Wukong and $12 VR games for anybody who bought a PS VR2 to play the best of PCVR. That's what I'll be buying 'em for, at least.
In olden times news, I'm equipping the Grunt Birthday Party Skull for Halo 3's 17th. The AU launch for this was more or less a life event for myself and many of you—to the tune of 50K units ($6M) sold in 24 hours. Perspective check: That was one-in-four Xbox 360 owners, and a bigger dollar debut than the previous title holder, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (the film). Personally, I was stoked to finally "finish the...
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus monthly games for October 2024 at today's State of Play, which will be available from October 1 through November 4, 2024.
The biggest edition to the line-up is WWE 2K24 on PS4 and PS5, which IGN gave an 8/10 in its review and compared to its predecessor saying, "While not drastically different, WWE 2K24 is better in almost every way, touting small but smart additions to well-tested systems and modes as opposed to taking bigger risks."
Next up is last year's remake of Dead Space on PS5, which we gave a 9/10 and called "a superb remake and undoubtedly the definitive way to experience one of the best survival horror shooters that Capcom never made."
Finally, PS Plus users will get access to Doki...
The upcoming LEGO-Horizon crossover, LEGO Horizon Adventures, received a release date: it will be released on November 14 for PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch – matching the date that Sony accidentally leaked last month.
LEGO Horizon Adventures, a family friendly take on Guerrilla's two-game (so far) series about Aloy and her survival in a world taken over by machines, was announced back in early June. We got to play it in June; check out our preview impressions. We also wondered about who exactly this game is for – though it is pretty cool that everything in the game could apparently be built out of real-life LEGO sets.
Catch up on everything announced at today's State of Play livestream.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of...
Sony has confirmed that Horizon Zero Dawn will be the next in its string of remasters, officially unveiling the project at today's State of Play. Its release date is October 31.
The new project will include 10 hours of re-recorded dialogue along with other visual enhancements. Those who already own the PS4 version will be able to upgrade for $9.99.
While this is the studio's first official look at project, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered was seemingly accidentally confirmed last week via an ESRB rating. A remaster had been heavily rumored for some time before that, however, with reports of its existence stemming back to 2022.
Those rumors only ramped up back in May after Sony pulled Horizon Zero Dawn from PS Plus. Sony hadn't...
Monster Hunter Wilds Release Date Revealed During State of Play; New Monsters Shown In Story Trailer
During the Sony's September 2024 State of Play livestream, Capcom showed a new story trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds. But the big news was the reveal of the game's launch date: the Monster Hunter Wilds release date is February 28, 2025, and it'll be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
For a recap on everything else, check out our roundup of everything announced during State of Play.
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We already knew Keanu Reeves would be voicing Shadow in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but he's taking his voice talents to Sega's video games as well.
Announced during today's Sony State of Play (in a moment of pure "wait, was that Keanu?"), Reeves will voice Shadow as part of an upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations DLC, the "Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Pack." Interestingly, the update will arrive on December 12, a week before Sonic the Hedgehog 3's release on December 20, and be inspired by scenes in the movie. It's certainly the latest big development in what Sega's dubbed "The Year of Shadow," — and really, it's hard to get a bigger headliner for it than Reeves.
We first learned that Reeves would be playing the famous hedgehog...
During a segment featuring PS5 Pro architect Mark Cerny in today's Sony State of Play, a number of games were confirmed to support Sony's upcoming mid-gen refresh console, including Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Metal Gear Solid Delta, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Assassin's Creed Shadows.
Cerny referenced his 10-minute presentation from earlier this month in the new State of Play before teeing up a montage of big-name third-party games that will support Sony's $700 enhanced PS5.
Though we haven't yet played them on PS5, we have recently had hands-on previews with Dragon Age: The Veilguard (twice, in fact) and Metal Gear Solid Delta, which we felt was an incredibly faithful remake for better and for worse. Resident Evil 4 Remake...
Just days after Nintendo sued developer Pocketpair for alleged patent infringement, Pokemon-with-guns game Palworld has appeared at Sony's State of Play in a surprising shadow drop: the game is out on PS5 at last, starting today.
The monster battling adventure materialized during the State of Play today featuring a player character cheekily designed to look rather like Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy, complete with a team of pals.
We didn't really see any new game details in the trailer, but it concluded with the message that the game is out today on PS5.
Palworld's release on PS5 comes just after the news that Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are filing a lawsuit against developer Pocketpair, alleging that Palworld infringes on multiple...
The Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has officially called a strike against League of Legends, with the union saying that a company that produces the game, Formosa Interactive LLC, tried to subvert the ongoing video game strike.
SAG-AFTRA posted a strongly worded statement on its website today, accusing Formosa of “a flagrant violation of labor law.” According to the statement, Formosa allegedly tried to “cancel” one of its struck video games after the start of the strike. When the company was told that was not possible, SAG-AFTRA says, Formosa “secretly transferred the game to a shell company and sent out casting notices for ‘NON-UNION’ talent only.”
SAG-AFTRA calls the alleged...
Activision has announced all the changes coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Multiplayer based on feedback to the recent beta.
Black Ops 6, due out October 25, has Multiplayer developed by Treyarch, with the Campaign developed by Warzone developer Raven.
Treyarch outlined the various changes to Multiplayer that will be made in time for Black Ops 6’s release date. The developer also addressed the ongoing community debate about the size of the multiplayer maps after the beta maps revolved around very small, often chaotic close quarters gameplay. Treyarch insisted the majority of Black Ops 6’s 12 core 6v6 maps at launch are medium-sized, and that the eight maps in the beta “trended smaller in size” and included some Strike maps...
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It turns out that it’s really hard to kill a Tekken character, especially with gravity. Despite Tekken series creator Katsuhiro Harada doing his best to convince us that Heihachi Mishima was actually, really, truly 100% dead this time around, lo and behold the third DLC character for Tekken 8 is none other than the King of Iron Fist himself.
The upcoming free story expansion for Tekken 8, titled Unforgotten Echoes, is all about explaining the how and the why of Heihachi’s return, and as part of a preview event, I got to play the entirety of the two-hour-long DLC campaign. My general impression? If you’re able to turn your brain off and just let it take you for a ride, it’s more good (albeit quite silly) ass Tekken story content...
Developer Relay has announced Gravity Forge, a new third-person co-op-supporting "horde-slaying movement shooter" powered by Unreal Engine 5 that puts you in the shoes of a parkour-expert assassin who can manipulate gravity (including walking on walls), create gravity wells, and more in a dieselpunk setting. It's in development for PC. Check out the first trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below.
Relay describes how they're aiming to set their game apart: "Gravity Forge offers the player an extra degree of freedom in both movement and combat. The environment becomes a weapon. You can walk on walls, create gravity wells, change properties of the environment (gravity, size, mass), and discover new ways to interact...
As we edge closer to the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, there’s been an overwhelmingly positive reaction from those who’ve had the chance to preview the game. An exhaustive character creator, slick combat, and expansive scenery definitely left us excited to get our hands on The Veilguard this October. But if you’re a Dragon Age fanatic you may be wondering about one incredibly vital thing: who do we get to kiss? As part of our continuing IGN First coverage, we sat down with game director Corinne Busche to talk romance and relationships as vital parts of the game.
The Veilguard is a veritable candy shop with different flavors of romance. You want a buff gym rat? Taash. A heroic pet dad? Davrin. An elegant older fellow with an...
Dungeons & Dragons' iconic Baldur's Gate has been recreated as a modern city in Cities: Skylines, using Baldur's Gate 3 as a guide.
Reddit user Impossible_Active271 shared their creation with a handful of side-by-side screenshots, showing how the medieval fantasy city of Baldur's Gate has been reimagined as something one might see today.
Main streets have been replaced with highways, pubs have been replaced with diners, towers have been replaced with skyscrapers, and so on. Even the statue in the middle of the city stands recreated in the Cities: Skyline version.
A top down view of the city is also compared with a map of Baldur's Gate, showing how the modern city similarly folds around the ocean with docks jutting out.
It's not...
Six Days in Fallujah is getting a large update in November, bringing with it the first of its promised documentary story missions. Called the Command and Control update, its two story missions will focus on the opening of the Second Battle of Fallujah, which began on November 7, 2004 and saw some of the conflict's worst fighting.
The missions will include documentary videos that play before, during and after missions, featuring interviews with both Iraqis and Americans who were present during the fighting in which more than 100 members of the military, over 1,000 insurgents, and at least 800 civilians were killed. According to the release, the missions will focus at least partly on the origins of the Islamic State group as well as the...
With Sony’s September 2024 State of Play broadcast just hours away, the inevitable leaks have begun. First up we have the heavily rumored Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered, assets for which were spotted on the PlayStation Store before being swiftly removed.
According to the store description (via resetera), Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered is developed by Embracer-owned video game revival specialist Aspyr, and launches December 10, 2024 to coincide with Soul Reaver’s 25th anniversary. There’s even a trailer and a number of screenshots, all lifted from PSN before Sony reversed its mistake.
“Experience the epic conflict of Kain and Raziel in original form or with remastered graphics,” reads the description. The games...
With Mortal Kombat 1 expansion Khaos Reigns almost upon us, developer NetherRealm has lifted the lid on its new characters and, in particular, its brand new animalities.
Animalities, free for all Mortal Kombat 1 players as part of an update released today, September 24, see characters transform into an animal before tearing apart their opponent in the trademark over-the-top style. Animalities return to Mortal Kombat alongside the release of Khaos Reigns, having made their debut in Mortal Kombat 3 all the way back in 1995.
Now, NetherRealm has revealed Peacemaker’s Animality. Peacemaker, a DLC guest character lifted from the DC Universe featuring the likeness and voice of actor John Cena, transforms into an eagle for a patriotic...
Original Life is Strange developer Don't Nod has announced it had a rough start to the 2024/25 financial year and has pressed pause on two projects as a result.
Don't Nod's latest financial report revealed its recent release of Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden "did not achieve the commercial results" it hoped for and it has changed its plans going forward as a result.
The studio is "temporarily pausing two projects in the design phase," for example, enabling it to "prioritize resources and maximize the chances of success of the titles with the greatest potential at present."
This will seemingly see Lost Records: Bloom & Rage pushed to the forefront following a "particularly positive reception" at Gamescom, Don't Nod said...
Frostpunk 2 developer 11 bit studios says it’s already broken even amid a collapse of the company’s share price.
In a tweet, 11 bit studios said its self-published city-building survival sequel has already sold over 350,000 copies since going on sale on September 20. That milestone was announced just a few days after launch.
What’s more, revenue made from the game so far is already enough to cover the cost of development as well as marketing. “The total estimated sales revenue has already covered the costs we spent on producing and marketing the game,” 11 bit studios said.
“Big, big thank you to you all for your support! It (almost) melts our frozen-solid hearts. The work doesn’t stop here, we are continuously working on improving...
Just days after PlayStation game God of War Ragnarok launched on PC to a ‘mixed’ Steam user review rating over its forced PlayStation Network account linking, a mod has been released that bypasses the requirement entirely.
Sony had made it clear on the God of War Ragnarok Steam page that a PlayStation Network account would be required to play Sony Santa Monica’s purely single-player adventure, but that failed to prevent a number of negative reviews singling out the policy.
While God of War Ragnarok’s Steam user review rating is now up to ‘mostly positive,’ one modder has decided to take matters into their own hands by stripping out the PSN requirement.
iArtorias’ NoPSSDK mod, which has been downloaded 1,764 times from Nexus Mods at...
It's a big week for PlayStation fans, with a State of Play kicking off at 3 PM on September 24, and preorders for all things PS5 Pro and 30th anniversary live on September 26. We'll be covering preorders for the PS5 Pro and the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Edition right here on IGN, or for immediate notifications, be sure to follow @IGNUKDeals on Twitter/X.
For now, there's an electric deal ongoing at eBay with promo code SEPTSAVE20. It's a hot 20% off eligible retailers, including one of our favourites The Game Collection Outlet. This includes the upcoming EA Sports FC 25, with preorders down to £50.36 for PS5, PS4, and Xbox (down from £69.99). But, note that this code will expire by September 27, so act fast to avoid disappointment...
The developer of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is in talks with Sony over the game’s potential support for the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro.
PS5 Pro, due out in November priced $700, has an AI-powered upscaling feature called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) that can automatically improve the image clarity of games.
In an interview with IGN, Saber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits said he’s hopeful the PS5 Pro will improve Space Marine 2 by default via PSSR.
“What I'm excited about is the AI upsampling of the graphics,” he said. “So I have my kickass AMD machine, a kickass Nvidia machine right there. And the game looks f***ing great. But when I play on the PS5, I play performance.”
Space Marine 2 has two...
Though this is a place of daily deals—the polar opposite of exorbitant prices—let's talk about the (suspected Australian) pricing of the new 30th anniversary range of PS5 products. A known and legit leaker at Dealabs Magazine has divulged some US prices, which allows us to extrapolate. TL;DR: the 30th DualSense should be A$125, and the PS5 Slim Digital console ought to be A$780-$800. The PS5 Pro Bundle isn't mentioned, making this next statement an even bigger guesstimate: probably A$1700+.
In retro news, I'm celebrating the 32nd birthday of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, a true RPG classic. I co-played this around launch with my SNES-owning neighbour, and it was an all-consuming experience—tense dungeon crawling/puzzling...
X/Twitter will have to comply with a subpeona regarding the identities of several Genshin Impact leaker accounts after a federal judge ruled against the social media platform's attempt to throw it out.
The news comes from Torrent Freak and Stephen Totilo's Game File newsletter, detailing the latest in miHoYo's crackdown on leakers. Cognosphere, the miHoYo-owned publisher of Genshin Impact, filed the subpeona last fall, attempting to force X Corp. to “disclose the identity, including the name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail addresses(es)” behind four popular leaker accounts: @HutaoLoverGI, @GIHutaoLover, @HutaoLover77, and @FurinaaLover.
As Totilo notes, three of the accounts are currently suspended. The only one...
Looking to upgrade the storage capacity of your Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, or ASUS ROG Ally? Here's a great deal on a very well-rated Samsung memory card with your choice of two different capacities. Both Samsung direct and Amazon have the 512GB Samsung Pro Plus Micro SDXC card for $29.99, or the 256GB for $19.99. A compact USB card adapter is also included. Samsung offers free shipping on both items. Amazon offers free shipping on the 512GB model but if you're not a Prime member, you'll need to get your order total to $25 to get free shipping on the 256GB model. If you want to pick a memory card that performs well and has a reliable track record, then look no further. Samsung is one of the most highly recommended memory card brands...
Ara: History Untold is the latest in a procession of turn-based 4X games trying to settle on the once-sovereign territory of Sid Meier's Civilization, and it's one of the more competent challengers to do so. The liveliness and detail of its animated towns and cities never fail to delight me – as a historical ant farm, at least. But it expects more of us as a world leader than Civ ever has, and doesn't really provide us with the tools to make it truly feel good to be the king.
On a basic level, Ara doesn't have a vastly different view of history from its 4X forebears. Starting from roughly Neolithic times, you race down a tech tree split up into three acts of four ages each along a familiar and narrow path based mostly on Europe and...
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is set to release for Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 19. The biggest new addition in this installment is a career mode, which lets you create a character and start working from any airport in the world. You can complete certifications for Medevac, Remote Cargo Ops, Aerial Firefighting, Search & Rescue, and more. All told, Flight Sim 2024 comes in two physical editions and four digital editions this time around (see it at Amazon). Read on for full details about what comes in each, as well as pricing.
One quick note before we dive in: Below, you'll find the number of aircraft and airports that are included in each edition. To see specifically which aircrafts are included, check out this image from the...
Sega has announced that it'll host the fourth annual Sonic Central presentation tomorrow, giving fans a glimpse into some of what's to come in the Sonic the Hedgehog world.
The presentation will take place at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 24. Sega didn't reveal specifics of what will be shown outside of "a sneak peek of some of our upcoming projects, partnerships, and events happening through 2025."
It should mark a busy day for gaming news, as Sony also just announced the latest State of Play for later on Tuesday.
As for what could be at the Sonic Central, Sega could always announce new projects, but there are a few things on the docket that we already know about. The most immediate is the impending release of Sonic x...