Pokémon World Championship competitor Ian Robb had seemingly defeated opponent Fernando Cifuentes in the quarterfinals of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, advancing to the penultimate round of the Pokémon's most prestigious competitive event. But when the next round began, Cifuentes was in Robb's place, sparking confusion among observers and throwing the bracket into chaos.
As it turned out, Robb had been issued a loss over what The Pokémon Company International Global Esports and Events Director Chris Brown called an "unsporting conduct penalty" in a follow-up interview with IGN.
"It was an unsporting conduct penalty," Brown said. "We applied it to the match that had just occurred and the standard penalty for that's a match loss."...
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Minecraft Realms have been struggling with downtime and other connectivity issues for almost a week now, and fans are taking notice.
Fans trying to access Realms have been reporting long loading times, connection errors, and other problems since at least August 13. It appears to have started around the release of Minecraft update 1.21.20, which included updates to Realms invite links as well as various bug fixes.
On August 15, Mojang tweeted that the Realms team was working "around the clock" to resolve the Bedrock Realms service issues. It subsequently reported that service had been restored, but connectivity issues continued throughout the weekend.
"We are still hard at work to bring Realms back online for all players. As of now...
Today, Amazon is offering the powerful and high capacity Anker Prime 20,000mAh USB Power Bank for $99.99, a 23% price drop from its original $130 MSRP. This is the successor to the Anker 737 that we deemed one of the best Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally chargers. It boasts an absolutely massive 200W of USB power delivery to charge all of your mobile devices simultaneously.
Anker Prime 20,000mAh Power Bank for $99.99
with 200W of USB Type-C Power Delivery
The Anker Prime can be used like any other power bank; it does a fine job of charging any of your standard mobile electronics. However, its main purpose is to charge more power hungry devices like laptops, portable gaming systems, and high end phones. It has two USB Type-C ports and...
Baldur's Gate 3 is getting a big bad new ending for the Dark Urge playthrough in September and developer Larian Studios has shared a first look at its cinematic.
In a post on X/Twitter, the studio showed (spoilers ahead) what appears to be the Dark Urge protagonist sacrificing their beloved companions Shadowheart, Lae'zel, and Wyll, using mind control to force them to jump to their deaths.
The "cinematic teaser" is 52 seconds long, suggesting the full version must be fairly significant. It will arrive alongside the final full update to beloved role-playing game Baldur's Gate 3 sometime in September, though no specific release date has been announced yet.
"Father would be so proud," reads the post. "Embrace your destiny and feast...
Games about high stakes, globetrotting military operations with the balance of global power at stake are a dime a dozen. But take their automatic weapons and tactical gear and replace them with flying brooms and pointy hats, and now we’re firmly in “things you don’t see everyday” territory. Tactical Breach Wizards’ imaginative setting pairs well with its snappy and witty script. The actual tactics in its main campaign didn’t challenge my brain as often as its jokes tickled my funny bone, but the small encounters kept a brisk and engaging pace that put hours of my time under a magical handkerchief and made it disappear in a blink of an eye.
Tactical Breach Wizards is a pretty literal name, all told. Your party, a rag tag group of magic...
PC gamers, your wait will be over soon, as Square Enix has officially announced that Final Fantasy 16 is headed to PC on September 17, 2024.
Announced ahead of tomorrow's gamescom Opening Night Live presentation, the publisher confirmed that the PC port is on the way and will cost $49.99. Final Fantasy 16's two DLC expansions, Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide, are launching simultaneously on PC, too, but you'll need to pay extra if you want to play them. While it's unclear if the story add-ons can be purchased individually, Square Enix is offering a "Complete Edition" version of the game for $69.99 that comes with the base experience, both DLC expansions, and a few miscellaneous in-game items. Additionally, Square Enix...
Developer 7Levels and Legendary entertainment have announced Kong: Survivor Instinct, a new narrative-driven 2.5D action-adventure game for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S that puts you in the shoes of a father desperately searching for his missing daughter as Titans like Kong and Abaddon – not to mention the enemy mercenary group the Hyenas – get in your way. Kong: Survivor Instinct is due out this Fall. Take a look at the reveal trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below.
"7Levels has brilliantly captured a unique corner of the Monsterverse through a gripping 2.5D action-adventure experience, weaving in a very human storyline," said Legendary Entertainment's VP of Interactive Media Sam Rappaport. "Experiencing the...
There are few ideas more worthy of a sequel than that which powered Splitgate. Cribbing Aperture Science’s portal tech and loading it into a competitive arena shooter? I mean, c’mon – who the heck wouldn’t want to play that?! But while the first stab at this awesome concept proved too much of a rough draft to keep players’ fickle attentions for long, Splitgate 2 hopes to build on what worked by making modest improvements to the formula. After playing four hours of its fast-paced PvP matches for myself, I think this streamlined sequel stands a much better chance of keeping my attention, even though it seems like it won’t exactly swing for the fences with the kind of significant overhauls one might hope for.
Most of Splitgate 2’s tweaks...
Nexon has unveiled The First Descendant Season 1, called Invasion, alongside fresh details on a new playable character, lore, and plenty more coming to its popular free-to-play co-op focused looter shooter.
The new Descendant is Hailey, a legendary sniper who stars in the trailer, below. Also coming with Season 1 are new Invasion Dungeon challenges and seasonal power scaling. Here’s the story setup:
Season 1 starts on August 29 and will be available via a series of three updates across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Series X and S, and PC via Steam.
The First Descendant Season 1: Invasion’s three big updates will introduce:
New Descendant: Hailey - Rising from a supply soldier in the guerilla unit is Hailey, a legendary...
Geoff Keighley has teased the reveal of a brand new game some fans believe is a new entry in the Dying Light series.
Keighley tweeted a live action video called The Beast, which depicts a woman desperately trying to escape from a terrifying beast in a wooded area. Alongside the tease is the promise of more information at ONL, which kicks off at 11am PT / 2pm ET tomorrow, August 20.
But what is The Beast? Fans have already linked it to a recent trademark for a new Dying Light game called Dying Light: The Beast, which popped up on the United States Patent and Trademark Office last week. Dying Light developer Techland is listed as the owner of the trademark.
The question now is whether Dying Light: The Beast is DLC for Dying Light 2...
Silent Hill 2 is set to release for PS5 and PC on October 8 – or October 6 if you spring for the pricier deluxe edition. A full remake of the survival horror classic that landed on PlayStation 2 in 2001, this new version of the foggy fight-fest features updated graphics, controls, and more. It’s also now available to preorder at all the usual retailers (see it at Amazon). Read on to find out what’s new in this remake, as well as what kinds of preorder bonuses you can expect.
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The PlayStation 5 and PC version of Until Dawn reportedly costs $59.99 and fans are once again debating what a good price for remakes is.
The $60 price tag hasn't been confirmed officially but comes from Dealabs' billbil-kun, one of the most reputable leakers who for the past several years has announced each month's PlayStation Plus games before PlayStation itself. This price is therefore likely.
Its reveal has been met with mixed reactions from PlayStation fans, with some saying the level of remaster or remake going on here justifies the near full price product. Others, who point out Until Dawn turns a decade old in 2025, are less enthused.
"I'm not paying full price for a game that's been about $10 for the past decade," said...
Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science has confirmed the global release times for the hotly anticipated action game, revealing when it goes live across the world.
The release date is set for 10am UTC+8 on August 20, which means Black Myth: Wukong actually goes live at 7pm Pacific on August 19 and 3am UK on August 20.
Black Myth: Wukong is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West and is set for release on PlayStation 5 and PC this week, with an Xbox Series X and S version slated for a later date (find out why here).
IGN’s Black Myth: Wukong review returned an 8/10. We said: “Despite some frustrating technical issues, Black Myth: Wukong is a great action game with fantastic combat, exciting bosses, tantalizing...
Ever since Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver stalked onto the scene a quarter of a century ago, it’s fair to say that the trials and tribulations of its spectral protagonist, Raziel, have lingered long in the memories of those who were lucky enough to play it back in the day. With a whole new generation […]
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While sprawling amusement parks and beloved animated movies often spring to mind when you think of the House of Mouse, the company has also produced a wealth of video games over the last three decades. Beyond the classic 2D platformers of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, Disney has delivered a diverse range of titles and […]
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Ubisoft has revealed the PC requirements for the highly anticipated open world Star Wars Outlaws ahead of its August 27, 2024 release date.
A Ubisoft blog post revealed the Minimum, Recommended, Enthusiast, and Ultra settings for the game alongside a 65GB SSD storage requirement.
At the very least, players will need a GeForce GTX 1660, AMD RX 5600 XT, or Intel ARC A750 graphics card to run Star Wars Outlaws, alongside an Intel Core 17-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 4600 processor, and 16GB of RAM. These Minimum settings produce 1080p visuals at 30 frames per second at low presets.
The Recommended settings (at 1080p, 60fps, and high presets) require a GeForce RTX 3060 TI or AMD RX 6700 XT, an Intel COER I5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, and 16GB...
Amazon’s recently revealed Prime Video animated anthology series reportedly includes a Warhammer 40,000 episode.
Last week, Deadline reported that Amazon was working with the team behind Netflix’s much-loved series, Love, Death & Robots, for an adult-focused animated anthology of its own called Secret Level.
Secret Level is made up of original short stories set in the worlds of video games. Deadline reported that Amazon Games’ New World, Spelunky, and PlayStation titles were “rumored to be among the games and IP featured on the series,” with a reveal potentially set for gamescom’s Opening Night Live this Tuesday, August 20.
Now, Redanian Intelligence has followed up with a report that claims that Clive Standen (Vikings) will...
The original Resident Evil 2 has a release date on GOG.
The classic 1998 survival horror video game returns to PC on August 27, 2024. This version is based on the original PC version from 1998, and includes a “variety of quality of life improvements, compatibility with modern systems, full modern controller support, and even more,” GOG said.
Here’s a comprehensive list of all the features of the Resident Evil 2 GOG release:
Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Six localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese).
Improved DirectX game renderer.
New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling and more).
Improved audio...
The annual Opening Night Live show is set to feature a long list of games, but one particularly high-profile upcoming sequel will not be there: Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Anticipation for Silksong is so great that those who host livestreams packed full of game announcements, reveals, and new trailers are having to manage expectations by saying Team Cherry’s game will not appear.
In recent years, shows like ONL have seen their chat overrun by requests for Hollow Knight: Silksong, perhaps to the detriment of games that do end up appearing. So it makes sense that Geoff Keighley, who runs ONL as well as the annual Game Awards show, would want to tweet to confirm the Hollow Knight: Silksong no-show. “Just to get this out of the way, no...
An email sent from the Black Myth: Wukong marketing team tells content creators they must not include “feminist propaganda” or use what are called “trigger words” such as COVID-19.
The email, which hit social media after it was sent to a number of content creators by a representative of Chinese games company Hero Games, was verified by IGN over the weekend via a source who asked not to be named. It includes a Steam key to pre-download the game on PC ahead of the Black Myth: Wukong release date of August 20, and a link to a Google document that outlines the “Do’s and Don’ts” for content creators who intend to cover Black Myth: Wukong during its August launch period.
There is just one entry in the “Do’s” category: “enjoy the game!”...
Ever since the release of the Resident Evil 2 remake, developers have returned to the well en masse to give their classic games a new lease of life, more often than not with mixed results. From what I’ve seen so far, the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake doesn’t come close to hitting the heights of Resident Evil 2 – a blueprint for how a great remake is made – but it certainly feels like developer Bloober Team has made a lot of the right decisions when building on the survival horror classic’s undeniable legacy, even if at times it feels a little too safe.
I played the opening three hours of Silent Hill 2 and it was immediately apparent from the off that the remake gracefully captures all the important elements; an oppressive tone and...
Mondays are kind of rubbish, unless you can score a game bargain to brain-hack yourself into thinking, hey, this wasn't so bad after all. I've got a bunch of discounts that can fit this (smaller) bill. Personally and after watching Luke Reilly's round-up on Alien games, I'd go for that 42% off Aliens: Dark Descent. Such a criminally underplayed gem that nails the survival horror factor of Jim Cameron's god-tier action blockbuster.
In retro news, I’ve baked a big, 15-shaped cake for Shadow Complex, a Metroidvania that broke XBLA sales records. Built by Chair Entertainment, a dev who’d go on to make the (sadly delisted) Infinity Blade trilogy, this 2.5D romp hooked me with its “suspiciously well-trained hikers discover a black site”...
The weekend is officially here, and we've rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Sunday, August 18, below:
Lies of P for $39.99
Lies of P was one of the most overlooked titles of 2023. Based on the classic story of Pinocchio, this title acts as a souls-like, offering a wide variety of bosses and enemies to face off against. If you're a fan of RPGs or action games that you can get lost for hours in, this is a great choice.
ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme Gaming Handheld for $499.99
or Open Box (Excellent) for $420.99
Best Buy is taking $200 off the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme gaming handheld, now only $499.99.That's the best price we've ever seen for a brand new unit. If you're willing to get a used model, Best...
Dome Keeper launched back in 2022 and was already a brilliant little roguelike, however I found it to be a little too minimalist for my needs at the time. Two years later, however, it’s emerged back on my gaming radar following a massive update back in July, which brought with it a shocking amount of […]
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The Dragon Age is an era in the history of Thedas, specifically one where nobody on the continent could seem to catch a break. Each mainline game in Bioware’s fantasy RPG series introduces a new character facing (mostly) new threats, while DLCs, novels, and comics expand on this sprawling world and, of course, its beloved characters. From the Chantry’s tales of Andraste to the darkness of the Deep Roads, Dragon Age is a franchise you can’t help but lose yourself in.
I’m not going to lie to you: each mainline Dragon Age game takes place pretty much immediately after the last one. Still, maybe you’re trying to figure out what order to play the DLCs in. Most likely, you’re planning a refresher before The Veilguard drops. Or, maybe...
Video game movie fever continues unabated, with obscure Sega fighting game series Eternal Champions the latest to get its own live-action film.
Originally released in 1993, Eternal Champions was Sega's answer to the popularity of Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat. It was heavily hyped for its graphics and enjoyed strong sales, even receiving a sequel on the Sega CD, but it was ultimately axed because Sega reportedly wanted to focus on promoting Virtual Fighter in the U.S.
Since then, Eternal Champions has fallen into obscurity as the publisher (and the world) has largely moved on. Now though, it's getting its own movie.
According to THR, Jurassic World writer Derek Connolly is set to pen a live-action version of Eternal Champions...
Ubisoft is the latest video game company to be hit with another wave of layoffs.
As first reported by Bloomberg and later independently confirmed by IGN, 45 staff across the Assassin’s Creed publisher’s San Francisco and Cary, North Carolina locations were impacted by layoffs yesterday. Those affected will receive severance and career assistance, though further details about what those offerings include have not been revealed.
“Yesterday Ubisoft San Francisco and Red Storm Entertainment informed their teams of a restructuring that resulted in 45 employees leaving Ubisoft,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said in a statement. “This difficult yet necessary decision was made to align these studios’ organizations with their future business and...
Editor’s Note: Yes, we’ve reviewed a mod! It’s true that this isn’t something IGN normally does, but seeing as Fallout London is a project on a scale that rivals a full game, we’ve made an exception.
It’s easy to see how a long-running series could fall into a rut. As gameplay conventions become increasingly entrenched, lore bloats, and deviation from what fans expect becomes riskier, it creates a lot of inertia in one direction that can be hard to redirect. That’s where something like Fallout London can shine. FOLON, the mod group behind this enormous (and completely free) total conversion for Fallout 4, approached the project with fresh eyes and ideas and no fear of alienating the Fallout faithful. Setting it across the Atlantic...
Sometimes, a video game feels like it was made just for you. That’s never true, of course, unless you’re a solo developer making your own indie game, but I reckon you know the feeling. It happens when a game just speaks to you, when the art, music, and gameplay feel tailor-made to your taste and you can’t keep a smile off your face while you’re playing it. That’s how I felt playing The Lucky Squire, the first game from All Possible Futures.
You step into the shoes of Jot, the titular Plucky Squire, a… well, squire of great renown who defends the land of Mojo, a place of unbridled creativity, from the malevolent Humgrump. Jot’s also something of a writer, and his skill with a quill means he turns his adventures into books that people...
I’ve never been so utterly blown away, yet simultaneously so unbelievably frustrated by a game as I have been with Black Myth: Wukong. This is, undoubtedly, one of the most ambitious and impressive action games I’ve played. It’s stunningly gorgeous; its combat is fantastic; it's incredibly challenging, but always satisfying to overcome; and the setting is refreshingly unique and steeped in rich Chinese culture, just to sing a few of its praises. Despite all of that, it often feels like it’s barely holding it all together. I suffered numerous crashes on PC (the PlayStation 5 version wasn't made available for this review), despite having a top-of-the-line setup with a GeForce RTX 4090, not to mention the multiple times I fell through the...