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The parent company of Elden Ring developer FromSoftware is releasing a novel based on the beloved fantasy role-playing game, but its subject isn't necessarily what you'd expect. As reported by Siliconera, Kadokawa Corporation is releasing See You At That Grace After Work in Japan, a novel telling the story of two co-workers who get to know each other by playing Elden Ring. The title references the Sites of Grace locations throughout Elden Ring's world of The Lands Between. The novel follows a Japanese office worker and gamer who enjoys Elden Ring but has only played solo. After spending his workbreaks looking at guide websites, a senior colleague notices and, as a fan of Elden Ring themselves, speaks to the worker about it. The two...
Supermassive Games, the studio best known for making choice-filled horror games that are borderline interactive movies, announced that it is planning to lay off employees as job losses continue to devastate the gaming industry. In a statement posted on Twitter/X, the developer acknowledged the challenges the gaming industry currently faces with mass layoffs, and that it was not “immune” to this. It stated it was “undertaking a reorganisation” of its studio and planned to enter “into a period of consultation,” which would affect some of its employees. Although Supermassive did not disclose how many employees are affected, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier wrote before the announcement that the British developer planned to lay off...
Tekken 8 has sold over two million copies in the first month after launch, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. The fighting game launched on January 26 across PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, and sold one million on its first day of release, then hit the two million sold mark in the first month. This “greatly outpaces” the sales of Tekken 7, Bandai Namco said. Tekken 7, which is still being played, has the series’ total highest sales record of over 11.8 million copies sold worldwide. Tekken 8 appears to be selling at a similar pace to rival fighting game Street Fighter 6, which also shifted two million copies after a month on sale. Capcom's Street Fighter 6 went on to sell three million copies in seven months...
Rejoice, Elden Ring fans, as the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion now has a nailed-down release date of June 21. What's better than that? Well, a discount on DLC of course. It's currently priced at $39.99 MSRP, sparking speculation that this could truly be a massive offering for fans. But, if you're on PC, we highly recommend picking up Shadow of the Erdtree from Green Man Gaming, a trusted online PC code merchant who currently has the DLC listed for $35.19 instead (see here) / £30.79 in the UK. That's $4.80 savings, and 12% off for an expansion Elden Ring fans are most certainly going to buy -- it's a Steam code as well so this is a no-brainer. The only catch is the deal will expire before the end of the day (February 26), so you need...
The number of people playing Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has risen 200% on Steam after the release of fellow Ubisoft pirate game Skull and Bones. As reported by PCGamesN, the player numbers of 2013's Black Flag have floated either side of 1,000 for years. According to tracking website SteamDB, however, this number spiked on February 16: the day Skull and Bones finally released after years of troubled development. Black Flag rose to 1,679 players upon launch, followed by 2,600 on February 17, and 3,226 on February 18. That growth has continued, not dipping below 2,401 since reaching a new peak of 3,594 on February 25. Skull and Bones has yet to launch on Steam, with Ubisoft favouring a PC release on the Epic Games Store and its own...
It was perhaps inevitable: cheating has hit early 2024 blockbuster Helldivers 2. Players have reported a variety of cheats and exploits for Arrowhead’s explosive co-op focused third-person shooter. Hacks are adding infinite ammo, increasing speed, and even allowing players to trigger ‘god mode’. A recent popular exploit triggers an infinite stratagem glitch, which causes even more chaos on the battlefield. Some players have also ended up playing in a group with cheaters who are able to obtain hundreds of samples from missions. Samples are one of the key currencies in Helldivers 2 progression, with some only found on the harder difficulties. They’re used to buy ship module upgrades, which are powerful passive buffs that can...
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has called on the game’s community to cease what it called “threats and toxicity” over mod support, insisting conversations around new features “take time”. Ever since Baldur's Gate 3 came out in August 2023, players who use mods have been frustrated with having to uninstall, reinstall, update, and re-juggle their mods every time a new patch is released. So last week’s announcement that official mod support is on its way was seen as a positive. However, it seems a vocal minority within the community has taken things too far. In a series of tweets, Larian director of publishing Michael Douse said, in order for the developer to continue its healthy relationship with its community, the threats...
Helldivers 2 is only a few weeks old and already players are kicking their teammates before games even get going because they’re not bringing so-called "meta" builds to the party. As Helldivers 2 players level up and seek out the the rarest resources exclusive to harder difficulties, their loadout becomes an increasingly serious business. The community has declared a handful of must-haves for higher difficulties, including the SG-225 Breaker Primary weapon, and the Railgun, Eagle 500KG Bomb, and Shield Generator Pack Stratagems. (Check out IGN’s best loadouts guide to see what we think). One post on the Helldivers 2 Steam forum is gaining attention for declaring the need to “set the standard for 8+ missions.” “If they are using...
If you head over to eBay and use the promo code LEAP20 you can currently bag yourself a Steam Deck (256GB model) for £314.95 from verified seller The Game Collection Outlet (we've recommended them many times). This is a significant saving compared to the current RRP of £349 -- with the notable improvement that the model is actually in stock from TGC versus being unavailable directly from Steam. If you want the alternate models, you could get the 512GB model for £374.95, while the 64GB model is currently out of stock. This deal will expire at 11:59 PM on February 29, so don't delay if you're looking to secure the offer. Other great deals in the eBay sale right now include Helldivers 2 for £30.28 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth for £51.96...
The Nier community is currently aflutter after what some are taking to be a tease for Nier 3. The apparent tease comes from the recent Nier: Orchestra Concert in London, where the word R3PENT was apparently displayed at the end of the show. “Anecdote from the Nier London concert but Yoko Taro took the stage at the end, told the audience that the Square Enix president was in the crowd and that if we wanted an Automata sequel to give the loudest applause of the night,” said ResetEra user SanTheSly. “The room immediately erupted into claps, cheers and yells. How much of what Taro said is true is up for debate but the case was made abundantly clear in person to Taro himself, at the very least. Mild concert content spoilers follow...
The developer of Helldivers 2 has declared the weekend just gone a success, insisting the game’s servers handled all players “without problem”. In a tweet, Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt said he was proud of the development team after a weekend that appeared to go much better than the prior weekend for players trying to login. This despite Helldivers 2 breaking its Steam concurrent player count record once again, hitting 458,709. Helldivers 2 has suffered significant server problems since its explosive launch across PlayStation 5 and PC, so much so that Pilestedt had issued a warning about server queues for the weekend just gone. But the developer appears to be getting on top of the issues after releasing a number of patches and, most...
By now, you would have seen the Borderlands movie trailer and scratched your head. Why? Possibly because you don't know if it needs to be thing. Or maybe because you've somehow been gaming with no actual exposure to this phenomenal, 15-year-old looter-shooter franchise. Today, I'm gonna fix that up quick, fast, and in a hurry with an utterly stupid price on a whole shebang Borderlands Collection. You have 850 fewer excuses for not playing it now. In retro news, I'm celebrating the dual 15 year birthdays of Halo Wars and Killzone 2. The former was a gateway RTS that deftly dodged between the hardcore micromanagement of real-time strategy and the instant gratification expected by Halo fans. (I also played the crotch out of its...
A single developer has been hard at work on the now-officially-announced Primal Planet, a pixel-art Metroidvania that tasks you, a caveman, with protecting your family from dinosaurs...but also aliens. It's in development for PC, and it's playable in single-player as well as two-player local co-op. Solo developer Seethingswarm is bringing a decade of development experience to Primal Planet, and in addition to its Metroidvania core, the game will also feature crafting and survival elements. And co-op isn't just a typical carbon-copy player 2. Here, Seethingswarm says, "Player 2 can jump in at any time as Sino the nimble sinosauropteryx, your faithful companion. Work together to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and battle foes as your...
It's officially Sunday, which means the weekend is once again coming to a close. We've rounded up the best deals available this weekend across games, technology, and more! New titles are seeing discounts, and plenty of hardware is on sale, too. The best deals for Sunday, February 25, include Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Persona 3 Reload, PlayStation 5 Slim, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, and more. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for $39.99 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the latest title in the long-running RPG series. Kiryu Kazama returns following the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, uniting with Ichiban Kasuga in a wild adventure you won't forget anytime soon. This $30 discount just a month after launch is a great...
Saturday is here, which means it's time to round up the best deals available this weekend across games, technology, and more! New titles are seeing discounts, and plenty of hardware is on sale, too. The best deals for Saturday, February 24, include Persona 3 Reload, PlayStation 5 Slim, Super Mario Odyssey, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, and more. 19% Off Persona 3 Reload Persona 3 Reload is already one of the biggest 2024 releases so far. The remake brings in new gameplay features, new voice actors, and an impressive slew of technology, including ray tracing. It's already on sale right now at Amazon for $56.99, which saves you $13 off the game. If you've never experienced the story of Persona 3, this is the definitive way...
Nightingale is a game of fascinating contradictions. While I’m still early on in the Early Access version of this co-op survival crafting game, it’s already jumping wildly between intriguing and confusing, aesthetically pleasing and outright ugly, intuitive and obtuse. It does a lot right, and I can see the potential of building a life from the ground up in this mysterious land – but it also does a lot wrong, particularly with how much time and effort it takes to make meaningful progress. I have a lot more to play before I put a score on this review, but so far I can’t quite tell if Nightingale's rough spots will eventually become part of its charm or hold its otherwise interesting ideas back. Nightingale takes place in a gaslamp...
It's been a whole year since my Early Access review of Sons of the Forest, in which I found a deeply creepy – and deeply compelling – survival game that improved on its predecessor in just about every way. Having put around 10 hours into the now final version since its 1.0 launch this week, I've found that it's mostly the same game so far. A lot of the new stuff is located in the back of this unsettling story, which I have yet to get to as of this writing, but I’ve definitely seen a welcome armload of touch-ups and optimizations already. The thing I noticed immediately is how much more polished Sons of the Forest has become on the technical side. The animations that hide the loading times between the exterior world and caves, which...
While Game of Thrones was a bit controversial towards the end of its original run, it could have been a lot more polarizing as executives at HBO's former owner asked if the fantasy series could be shot vertically so that the episodes could be watched on phones. In a new article from The Wall Street Journal, the outlet notes that executives from AT&T asked Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss whether the series could be shot vertically "so it would fit on your phone." According to WSJ, AT&T also "openly discussed" making "snackable" mini-episodes for Game of Thrones. "Dysfunction kills more projects than anything else, whether it's interpersonal dysfunction or institutional dysfunction," Weiss told the WSJ. AT&T...
Age of Mythology: Retold, the upcoming remaster of the 2012 Age of Empires spin-off of the same name, will release on Xbox and PC simultaneously later this year. Age of Mythology: Retold is a real-time strategy game by World's Edge and Xbox Game Studios. In it, players can command gods from Greek, Norse, and Egyptian gods in epic battles over warring territories in single-player or co-op campaigns. Although Age of Mythology doesn't have a concrete release window, the game will launch as a day one Game Pass alongside its release on Steam and Xbox consoles. "In Age of Mythology Retold, we're not only upgrading the engine and bringing all of those quality of life improvements that you've come to expect from World's Edge, but in...
IGN Fan Fest 2024 is finally here are we're so excited to present our show that's filled with some of the biggest names in games, movies, TV anime, and comics like Dune: Part Two, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Avatar: The Last Airbender, WWE 2K24, and so much more. Day 1 of IGN Fan Fest has come to a close and it featured such heavy hitters as Prime Video's Fallout, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Invincible, Star Trek: Discovery, TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution, and much more. Don't worry, however, as Day 2 arrives tomorrow and you can check the full schedule and what to expect in our How to Watch guide. There is so much good stuff planned and already shown that it can be a bit hard to keep...
Lady Gaga’s appearance in Fortnite Festival Season 2: Unlock Your Talent is so popular that some of the world’s biggest musicians can’t help but check it out for themselves. Lady Gaga took the stage in Fortnite as part of a recent update that is running until April 22, bringing fans new cosmetics as well as an opportunity to play songs like Applause, Born This Way, and Poker Face in Epic Games' Guitar Hero-like game mode. It’s a Gaga takeover that is attracting her fans – and big-name talent like Kesha and Doja Cat. “Never played a video game before in my life but readyyyyy,” Kesha said, posting an image of her newly purchased Lady Gaga skin on X/Twitter. This is the kind of thing that can send online fans into a meltdown, and...
Dungeons of Hinterberg, a gorgeous new Xbox exclusive indie that mixes Stardew Valley-like relationship building with Breath of the Wild's exploration, has a release window. It'll be out this summer. The news coincides with a brand-new trailer showing off some of the areas you can explore through Dungeons of Hinterberg, from Doberkogel's minecarts to snowy Kolmstein and its rail grinding. The trailer also offers glimpses of the town, where the protagonist can connect with the townsfolk, watch movies, and defend against marauding monsters. Announced late last year, Dungeons of Hinterberg turned heads with its stylized graphics and exploration. It looked in many ways like a graphically ambitious Stardew Valley, the beloved...
World's Edge studio and TiMi Studio Group today revealed they are working together to bring Age of Empires to mobile devices, with a planned release later this year. Age of Empires Mobile will be a free-to-play strategy game with in-game purchases, which will include items to speed up progression and obtain resources. Like the PC games, Age of Empires mobile will feature base building, empire building, combat, and RTS elements. But it's not strictly an RTS game - rather, it's a mix of different strategy mechanics, and will also see certain elements of customization for mobile devices. Available characters will span a number of historical eras including the Chinese, Roman, Frank, and Byzantium empires, and will include King Arthur...
Kingmakers asks a simple question: What if a guy with a gun and a truck were dropped into Medieval England? The result is something like Dynasty Warriors, but with real-time strategy and simulation elements in addition to pure action. It's an odd but compelling mix. Kingmakers' announcement trailer was a hit, garnering hundreds of thousands of view on IGN and other channels. More than a few fans compared it to Gate, an anime that features a similar mix of modern warfare and medieval fantasy. Now you can see even more Kingmakers footage in this new trailer released exclusively for IGN Fan Fest 2024. In this trailer we get a closer look at some of the simulation elements, including how it transitions seamlessly from an overhead...
A new G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra has arrived just in time for IGN Fan Fest, bringing with it a glimpse of some of the beloved vehicles from the iconic '80s cartoon. The upcoming beat 'em up, which mixes Shredder's Revenge's with the classic cartoon, will feature a host of familiar faces, including fan-favorites like Snake Eyes. It will also include recognizable vehicles like Cobra's HISS Tank, which appear in the trailer. In addition to the trailer, developer Maple Powered Games released a new collection of screenshots that you can see below. G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra was first announced back in August 2023 and received a brief gameplay trailer in November. Maple Powered Games previously worked on Monster Harvest, a Stardew...
In an interview for IGN Fan Fest, Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto discussed upcoming DLC character Ed, who goes live February 27. Capcom’s popular fighting game adds a different take on Ed than the one we saw in Street Fighter 5. Nakayama said the “macho” visual style we saw of the Psycho Power-fuelled boxer has been toned down for Street Fighter 6. “In terms of the visual aspect of Ed, in terms of his design in Street Fighter 5, he turned out to be a little more macho and bigger framed than they were intentionally going for,” Nakayama explained. “For Street Fighter 6 we were able to nail that down a little more.” The arrival of Ed comes with a brand new stage, Ruined Lab. This shows the...
In the immersive storytelling between Dragonheir: Silent Gods and Dungeons & Dragons, the legendary ranger Drizzt Do'Urden successfully thwarted his nemesis, Errtu the Balor, in the first phase of the storyline. As the adventure moves into its second phase, two arcane masters from Dungeons & Dragons, Elminster Aumar and Sammaster, will debut on February 23rd, offering players an exciting showdown. Expanding Dragonheir’s Fantasy Multiuniverse with Classic IP Collaboration Dragonheir: Silent Gods, also referred to as Dragonheir, is an open-world TRPG that incorporates several classic Western fantasy tabletop game mechanics. It includes dungeon duels, card mechanics, dice rolls, and a wide variety of races and professions. Sagi, the...
The "It Runs Doom" meme remains alive and well, considering we can now add robotic lawnmowers to that list. In a press release, robotic lawnmower company Husqvarna revealed that id Software's 1993 first-person shooter will be playable on its NERA products for a limited time beginning in April. Owners of the lawnmower can sign up now to play it when the software update goes live on April 9. Husqvarna notes that the version its product owners will have access to is the first episode of Doom titled Knee-Deep in the Dead. Believe it or not, this isn't even the first time Husqvarna's robotic lawnmowers have run Doom. During DramHack Winter last year, Husqvarna partnered with Bethesda to host a "lawn party" 1v1 deathmatch multiplayer...
It turns out the title of the dark and mature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book The Last Ronin was a bit of a misdirect. Though that story told the bloody tale of the original TMNT squad as the last surviving turtle finally took down the Foot Clan, a new group of four Ninja Turtles is rising up to take their place in the sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution. We spoke with the co-creator of Ninja Turtles and the co-writer of The Last Ronin II, Kevin Eastman, about how he's raising a new generation of turtles. Here are the new turtles in action. Their names are Yi, Odyn, Moja, and Uno, and are led by Casie Marie Jones. Check out this action-packed double-page spread from inside The Last Ronin II by...
Microsoft has continued its custom console collection by creating an Xbox Series S based on 'Pokémon with guns' hit Palworld. Revealed on X/Twitter, below, the Palworld Xbox Series S itself features a ton of Pals in colourful artwork, but it's perhaps the controllers that will draw the most attention. The console comes with four gamepads, each one themed after different Palworld beasties. A yellow controller features Electric element Pal Grizzbolt, a green controller features Grass element Pal Mammorest, a blue controller features Water and Ice element Pal Pengullet, and a pink controller features Neautral Pal Cattiva. Xbox isn't selling the custom console but is instead giving it away in a sweepstake. Fans can enter for a chance...