Path of Exile 2 showed up for Sony’s May 2024 State of Play presentation, revealing an early access release window of late 2024 for PlayStation 5.
Along with first details for the dungeon crawler’s pre-launch plans, developer Grinding Gear Games’ video included more gameplay and features for players to look forward to. Included in the highlight reel were promises of couch co-op, cross-play, cross-progression, twisted new creatures, and more.
Path of Exile 2 was announced as a full-blown sequel to Grinding Gears’ hit original game in 2019. It's been announced for PC and PS5.
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Capcom has released a brand new Monster Hunter: Wilds trailer, offering a fresh look at the anticipated sequel while introducing several monsters.
The trailer shown at Thursday's State of Play stream featured a brand new cinematic look at the game, including a smattering of combat gameplay. We got a look at a number of weapons and their functions in combat, as well, including confirmation that all 14 weapon types are returning from previous games along with new actions. And we saw more of the game's sandstorm-plagued biome, the Windward Plains.
The new trailer represents the first big wave of monsters confirmed for Monster Hunter: Wilds. Brand new to the series are the Dalthydon, an herbivorous wyvern with a seasonal migration...
At today's State of Play May 2024 presentation, Sony released a new trailer for the upcoming remaster of Until Dawn and confirmed that the enhanced port for PC and PS5 will be released in Fall 2024.
Sony originally revealed in January that it would be porting Supermassive Games' 2015 horror game for PC and PS5. As previously confirmed when the project was announced, the UK studio Ballistic Moon is tasked with porting Until Dawn to PC and PS5.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Until Dawn's remaster will include improved animations and detail in environments to enhance what was already a cinematic horror experience when it was initially released on PS4.
An enhanced version of Until Dawn has been coming for a long time. Though its initial...
Silent Hill 2 Remake is still on the horizon and inching closer by the day, with a brand new trailer today during the PlayStation Showcase, revealing a new trailer and confirmation that it will be released on October 8 for PC and PS5.
The new trailer showed off another look at gameplay. We previously learned that the Silent Hill 2 remake will use a third-person over-the-shoulder camera perspective. We also saw glimpses of monsters that appeared in the original Silent Hill 2, most notably Abstract Daddy, which can be seen towards the end of the trailer.
Silent Hill 2 Remake was first confirmed in 2022, developed by Bloober Team with Konami's blessing. We've since learned that the story will remain the same based on the original (which...
Marvel Rivals, the upcoming hero shooter from NetEase Games, is officially coming to PlayStation 5. Previously announced for PC, Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 free-to-play PvP game with 19 characters.
In addition to the console announcement, a closed PS5 beta will be taking place in July 2024.
Announced during State of Play 2024, Marvel Rivals is an anticipated multiplayer game that we've covered extensively here on IGN. It also ran into a bit of criticism when a contract stipulation prevented influencers from criticizing the game.
Nevertheless, it's drawn plenty of attention for its promise of ever-changing battlefields and its roster, which includes characters from Spider-Man to Doctor Doom.
Marvel Rivals was one of several...
Developer Infold Games appeared during today’s May 2024 State of Play presentation to reveal that Infinity Nikki is coming to PlayStation 5 with a beta test planned for Q3 2024.
It’s a video that highlights the bright visuals and its lush fantasy world players will discover when exploring the open-world dress-up sim later this year. It's maybe our best look at the world of Miraland yet, revealing some of the creatures players will interact with along with a variety of activities to enjoy.
Infinity Nikki was made with the help of Kentaro Tominaga, a developer best known for working as a designer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s more Disney than Nintendo and promises puzzles, platforming, and, of course, the option to...
Gorgeous open-world RPG Where Winds Meet has reemerged at Sony's State of Play today, and is no longer a PC exclusive. Alongside a new trailer, we learned that Where Winds Meet will also be headed to PS5, though we're still not sure exactly when.
In a PlayStation Blog post, we learned a little more about Where Winds Meet, specifically its take on showcasing Chinese martial arts. From the blog:
Where Winds Meet is set in the Ten Kingdoms Era during a battle between rival dynasties, where the player takes the role of a swordsman who will influence the conflict in different ways depending on their choices. It's influenced heavily by Wuxia, a Chinese fiction genre where ancient Chinese fighters are depicted with superhuman abilities...
To kick off today's Sony State of Play, Firewalk Studios made an appearance with a new cinematic trailer for its 5v5 first-person shooter Concord, alongside a look at gameplay and yes, a release date: August 23, 2024.
The cinematic trailer takes place in Crater City, where a crew of misfits is on a mission: collect a little robot guy referred to as the "Blue Buddy" and get out. Through a very Guardians of the Galaxy-esque conversation, we learn that events have already not gone as planned, and a hot sauce-fueled firefight ends with the protagonists escaping the planet, off to their next adventure.
The gameplay turns the cinematic storytelling of the first trailer into multiplayer action, with five-person teams of "freegunners" duking...
Right from the start, Wuthering Waves’ odd mix of swords, guns, and spirits caught my eye, somehow combining disparate ideas into a combat spectacle. This story-driven gacha RPG will have you spinning like a ballerina to dodge attacks before passing the baton to a teammate that slams the enemy with a fish-like dragon. I still have a lot left to play, including digging into its endgame, but so far these flashy abilities have only deepened my appreciation for its Devil May Cry-style combat and parkour-like movement that enables exploration – unfortunately, it's also failed to impress in a few other key areas, including a lackluster story that tempts me to use the skip button.
Wuthering Waves is all about action, whether that’s through...
For the third time this year, Sony is hosting another State of Play showcase, where we received roughly 30 minutes of news and updates about games headed to PS5 and/or the PSVR2.
With new looks at Marvel Rivals and Monster Hunter Wilds, release dates for Concord and Silent Hill 2 Remake, as well as a reveal for a brand-new Astro Bot game, there's a lot heading to PlayStation 5 owners in the coming year. Read below to learn all of the news and announcements from today's State of Play.
Firewalk Studios shares a release date and first gameplay trailer for Concord
Starting the May 2024 State of Play, Sony unveiled a new gameplay trailer for Firewalk Studios' upcoming 5v5 multiplayer shooter Concord.
The new trailer showed a...
Since its release almost 10 years ago, The Sims 4 has been essentially free of timed content, with expansion packs and free additions being obtainable at any point after release. However, that's changing in a new update that brings a battle pass-style feature to the game's main menu, and fans aren't happy.
Today, EA revealed its plan for Events in a blog post, describing each event as a "limited time experience, centered around a fun theme, with free rewards or gameplay that adds new opportunities to your game."
Each Event is free and offers 8 rewards over the course of 4 weeks, with new rewards being made available each week. This format requires players to launch the game on at least different 8 days to claim every reward.
The...
Redfall's final update, which was announced following Microsoft's closure of developer Arkane Austin, is here, adding a myriad of quality-of-life overhauls to the game, such as an offline mode, DLSS3, and single-player pausing.
The details of Redfall Game Update 4 were unveiled in a Bethesda blog post today, including a ranking system called Community Standing, which is among the new features in the game’s Neighborhood system. Community Standing, as the blog post describes, is a rank-based reputation that rewards players with unique permanent buffs upon completing a Safehouse mission, rescuing civilians, and defeating an Underboss.
Offline mode, meanwhile, has long been one of the most-requested Redfall features, with it finally...
Helldivers 2 players’ latest Major Order seeks to bring an end to Meridia by turning it into a giant black hole.
Developer Arrowhead Studios made its will known to all players today, commemorating the “Enduring Peace” movement with a special video that calls for an end to Meridia’s Terminid Supercolony. The message notes that the planet’s destruction will be “a tragedy” but says that the Terminid invasion leaves Super Earth no choice. The Major Order’s in-game description (captured and shared by @HelldiversAlert on X/Twitter) offers more insight into how the war will progress.
“We must seize this opportunity to destroy the Terminid Supercolony. Helldivers all across the planet will deploy with a limited supply of the exotic matter...
The date, time, and featured games have been confirmed for Ubisoft Forward 2024. Ubisoft's annual showcase will take place on Monday, June at 12pm PT and will feature exclusive looks at Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Shadows, XDefiant, and other games.
Assassin's Creed Shadows will be one of the marquee games during the stream. While we unpacked a huge amount of what to expect from the next Assassin's Creed in our big deep dive in mid-May, there's still plenty more to see. Along with Star Wars Outlaws, which will also feature during the stream, it will be one of Ubisoft's tentpole releases in the latter part of 2024, bringing the series for Japan for the very first time.
XDefiant, which launched on May 21 and has reportedly...
John Romero, the renowned video game designer known for his pioneering work on the likes of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Quake, released a memoir last year that is now getting adapted for the silver screen.
As reported by Deadline, two projects are in the works based on Romero's autobiography Doom Guy: Life in First Person. The first is a documentary created by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Rob McCallum, and the second is a scripted drama series about the life and storied career of video gaming's original rock star.
Naomi Harvey, executive producer of both projects under her Golden Possum Productions banner, said, "John's story is incredibly powerful—not just the part about the revolutionary games he created, but his profound impact...
Minecraft's highly anticipated Tricky Trials update arrives as version 1.21 on June 13, 2024.
Revealed on the Minecraft blog, Mojang confirmed all platforms, meaning PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, mobile, and more, would receive the update simultaneously.
The update's main addition is the mysterious, massive copper trial chambers which are full of "a slew of new challenges, mobs to do battle with, rewards to claim, and blocks to build with. "Players will find two new mobs, the Breeze and the Bogged alongside loot-filled vaults that can be unlocked with trial keys (and reward every player, not just the one who opens them).
These trial chambers have an optional ominous trial feature, which triggers more difficult trials when...
Bandai Namco unveiled a new character trailer for its hotly anticipated 3D fighting game, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. Much like past themed character trailers, this one centered on the mega-popular shonen series’ smorgasbord of fusion characters.
First up is Goku and Vegeta’s rambunctious Saiyan kids, Goten and Trunks. The pair premiered in Dragon Ball Z’s Buu arc, where the pair fused, forming the formidable Gotenks. Unlike most Saiyans, their move set is pretty unorthodox.
Key among them is the Super Donut, an ability that turns enemies into a volleyball, and Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack, which, as its name suggests, spews explosive ghost clones from their mouth.
Kale and Caulifla, Saiyans from Universe 6, were first introduced...
Bethesda director and executive producer Todd Howard has called once panned Fallout 76 "sneaky popular" now that it's crossed 20 million players.
Speaking to Variety, Howard confirmed the 20 million number was passed on May 29, 2024: almost six years after the game was released. "It’s kind of been sneaky popular for a while, but not to this level and it’s just been really great for the for the whole studio,” Howard said.
Amazon's Fallout TV show, which arrived in April 2024, was credited with Fallout 76's recent popularity, with Howard saying it's effect is like nothing he's ever seen.
"Depending on the Fallout game, you’re looking at a four to six times increase in daily players, which is beyond anything I’ve ever seen in my 30...
A MultiVersus leak has seemingly given fans a glimpse of what characters they can expect in the future, with Aquaman, the Powerpuff Girls, and even characters from anime all featured.
Twitter/X user @KrustyandUG found a handful of videos of Rick and Morty's Rick which featured voice lines referencing the currently unannounced characters. Marceline the Vampire Queen from Adventure Time is another character referenced in these voice lines, where Rock says things like: "Well, well, well if it isn't Marceline the Emo Queen."
This character was teased in the MultiVersus launch trailer while Aquaman and the Powerpuff Girls have been leaked previously.
Rick also references an "anime crossover", however, which has added more fuel to the...
It turns out Lords of the Fallen's final 1.5 update released in April 2024 wasn't the final update at all as developer Hexworks has released the Clash of Champions downloadable content which adds a boss rush mode to the game.
As reported by Gematsu, the surprise release doesn't include just one version of the boss rush mode but two. Players can choose to either fight through the Echoes of Battle or Crucible modes, with the former offering a chance to relive boss encounters and the latter presenting a unique new challenging of increasing difficulty.
"The update features two previously unannounced boss rush modes for the dark fantasy action RPG," publisher CI Games said. "Players can now replay singular boss battles with previously...
Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software has announced its summer update brings photo mode, a Hogsmeade quest, and more to the game on June 6.
In a post on X/Twitter, below, Avalanche shared a look at what players can expext in the update, with those on Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch, and PC getting the most out of it as the currently PlayStation exclusive Haunted Hogsmeade quest becomes playable for all.
Photo mode is another major addition, with Avalanche showing off a wealth of different options digital photographers will have. A major quality of life feature arrives too, as players will be able to reset their Talent Points when the update is made available.
It otherwise includes some additional cosmetic items, such as...
Those looking forward to Destiny 2: The Final Shape's launch on June 4, 2024 should perhaps stay off the internet for a few days as a mishap at PlayStation-owned Bungie saw the entire expansion release early and spoilers spread like wildfire.
As reported by Eurogamer, dozens of players took to social media to share their shock and horror after discovering the highly anticipated expansion, set to be the grand finale in Destiny 2's so far 10 year saga, was available to play on May 29 after server maintenance.
Those who chose to stream Destiny 2 instead of play a downloaded version, like Cupcake_0f_Doom on Reddit, were loaded straight into the new content.
I tried loading it up tonight and at first I thought cross save was bugged and...
Netflix has announced and released a short teaser trailer for a Minecraft animated series coming to the streaming service "soon".
Announced during the 15th year anniversary celebration for the beloved survival sandbox game, the Minecraft animated series will feature an original story, new characters, and showcase the world of Minecraft in a new light.
WildBrain, the studio behind other Netflix shows such as Sonic Prime, Ninjago: Dragons Rising, and Carmen Sandiego, will create the CG-animated series.
The short teaser trailer, above, doesn't give much away but opens with the series' most iconic mascot as a Creeper comes on screen before blowing up. The camera then moves through streams of lava in the Nether before emerging into a...
The protagonist of Dungeons of Hinterberg is at a crossroads in her life. Feeling burnt out by her big city job, Luisa travels to the easygoing town of Hinterberg, Austria, to check out the sights, cut loose in the social scene, and try her hand at monster slaying to score some sweet loot. Dungeons of Hinterberg is what you get when you combine the cozy vibes of a Persona-style social-sim RPG with the sprawling adventure of The Legend of Zelda – and all wrapped in a charming package that strikes a chord for those longing for a break.
In my extended preview of developer Microbird Games' action- RPG, I got to play the early hours of this oddball yet delightfully charming dungeon crawler that tasks you with making the most of your...
Today's all about PlayStation cutting loose and lopping prices in its Days of Play promotion. Aside from the obvious chops on current AAAs, the discount I'd steer you towards would be that 60% off Fallout 4 GOTY. Weirdly, PS folk missed out on the cheaper price of that during the "Fallout TV series" buzz season. So loot it now.
In retro news, I'm celebrating the 11th birthday of GRiD 2, a weirdly capitalised racer that nonetheless delivered. Codemasters popped the hood on this sequel and bolted in a new 'TrueFeel' handling system, hoping to hit the apex between realism and accessibility. Personally, I remember it having Bathurst DLC, lacking a cockpit view, veering more arcadey than I liked, and it featured pretty kick arse terminal...
Whenever it comes time to assess a new Turtle Beach headset, I try to play a game of Guess This Model’s Intent based on the buzzwords used by Marketing. Today’s subject was a mixed-signals affair that stumped me. The ‘Air’ half clearly pertains to the impressive cloud-like comfort of these earcup cushions. But ‘Atlas’ speaks of a load-bearing Titan who, despite being a reliable sort that Greeks of quality, must endure crippling weight. All day. Every day. Forever.
So which one is it?
The first, thankfully. I’ve sampled tons of headsets in my time, but the Atlas Air—weighing at a class-leading 301g—are among the comfiest cans I’ve ever used. At a glance, you should consider them a barely there, open-back solution for my kind of...
Stellar Blade, the third-person action game by developer Shift Up, was the best-selling video game in the U.S. in April 2024.
Mat Piscatella, executive director of video games at Circana, noted in the latest report that Stellar Blade was the only new release in April 2024 that ranked "among the month's top 20 best-selling premium video games," beating out other new releases in April, such as Sand Land and Another Crab's Treasure. Additional games that made the top 20 best-selling games for April 2024 include Helldivers 2, Fallout 4, and Tekken 8.
Piscatella further elaborated on the April 2024 report, explaining in a post on X/Twitter that although it was a great achievement for Stellar Blade to rank first in U.S. sales last month...
City 20 is an upcoming survival sandbox adventure game that puts you in a quarantined secret city, one where nuclear work was done, after a radiological disaster of some kind has cut it off from the outside world. Waking up with your own past a mystery, you're tasked to survive among the factions of people that have formed in this little, localized apocalypse. The developers have tried to create a world inspired by classics like Stalker, The Road, and La Jetée.
So far so good, right? These are all things I like to hear. I recently sat down with a demo build of the in-progress game and got a look at how it's going so far.
The first thing that really strikes me about City 20 is the art style. It's confident and decisive, to my eyes...
It’s probably the funniest joke in Capes – which has a lot of pretty good superhero jokes – that not one of your eight playable characters actually wears a cape. This clever and challenging turn-based tactical game does wear its heart on its sleeve, though, and a clear love of the comics that inspired it comes across as it makes its underdog vigilante squad feel powerful with creative combo mechanics. It’s a style of battle that gives you almost all the information and lets you execute a surefire plan in a way that reminds me of Into the Breach more than it does XCOM.
Every level is a tactical puzzle that tells you almost everything that’s going to happen next turn up front, and winning is all about countering the enemy’s moves...
The Gayming Awards 2024 date has been set for June 25, where it will once again showcase the best in LGBTQ gaming on the occasion of Pride Month.
This year's show will highlight the best games with LGBTQ themes from 2023. It will also award the Gayming Icon 2024 award to designer Jeremy Crawford, who is best-known for his work as lead designer on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, while inducting five LGBTQ streamers into the LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class.
The Gayming Awards 2024's major nominees include Baldur's Gate 3, which has swept numerous major awards shows including the BAFTAs and The Game Awards, as well as Final Fantasy XVI, Thirsty Suitors, and Stray Gods. The full list of nominees can be found below.
Game of the Year...