Two decades on from its original launch, Star Wars Battlefront is suffering a disaster of a re-release. Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, a compilation featuring the first two games in the series, is a messier than a Jawa that swallowed a thermal detonator thanks to server problems, bugs, and more. What was at first a highly-anticipated re-release has become the target of overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam.
20 years ago, it was a different story entirely. Released on PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in September 2004, the same day the classic Star Wars trilogy hit DVD, Battlefront signaled a new era for LucasArts. Under a new president, marketing vet Jim Ward, the publisher had bet big on the idea of a third-person arcade...
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The troubled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is still a long way away, the boss of Embracer has suggested.
As part of the the announcement that KOTOR remake developer Saber Interactive had split from Embracer in a deal worth up to $500 million, Embracer said it was still publishing a number of Saber games, including “a previously announced AAA game based on a major license.” This is assumed to be the KOTOR remake.
Then, during a financial call following the announcement, controversial Embracer boss Lars Wingefors was asked if this ‘previously announced AAA game based on a major license’ would launch within the next 12 months. As reported by VGC, Wingefors’ response suggested it’s at least a year away. “No, I think that...
Who wouldn't want their own frontier world with just your friends, an agricultural mech, and a chatty satellite AI for company, setting out to build yourself a life on a planet untouched by human activity — but possessed of a deeper mystery? That's the pitch on Lightyear Frontier, a cozy crafting exploration game with a unique mech-based twist to its farming. I mean, mechs for civilian use are hardly a new concept, but I can't actually remember a game giving it a proper shot like this. Lightyear Frontier does its best at its Early Access launch, delivering a fun romp around an alien world that's a bit short on story but goes long on customization and decoration.
Unsurprisingly, the mech itself provides a lot of the fun here. It takes...
Microsoft has continued its trend of creating custom consoles to celebrate game and film releases with a Final Fantasy 14 Xbox Series X, but there's a catch... This one doesn't actually work.
The Xbox X/Twitter account posted a photo of what looks like a custom Xbox Series X, designed to represent an Aetheryte Crystal from Final Fantasy 14. This lines up with the beloved massively multiplayer online game hitting Xbox for the first time.
But as spotted by Tech Radar, the terms and conditions for the competition note this console is "non functional" and "to be used as an art piece".
That's not to say the winner won't get a proper console, as this art piece comes with a working Xbox Series X too for whoever's lucky enough to win. It...
The developers of space sim Star Citizen are now talking about the 1.0 launch being within sight, some 12 years after the game launched its first crowdfunding drive.
Star Citizen is considered one of the most controversial projects in all video games. Over the 12 years since its crowdfunding drive began, it's been called many things, including a scam by those who wonder whether it will ever properly launch. Its virtual space ships, some of which cost hundreds of dollars, are often the focus of criticism. At the time of this article’s publication, Star Citizen had pulled in an eye-watering $669,559,892 from players. Developer Cloud Imperium Games calls this money “funds raised.”
In a blog post, CIG chief Chris Roberts said 2024 will...
The boss of Palworld developer Pocketpair has said the company can’t handle the massive profits the game has generated.
Palworld launched in January and overnight became one of the biggest games in the world, setting records not only on Steam but on Xbox Game Pass, where it is the biggest third-party game launch ever. So far, the $30 ‘Pokémon with guns’ crafting and survival game has seen an incredible 25 million players, with 15 million copies sold on Steam and 10 million players on Xbox.
Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe confirmed Palworld cost less than ¥1 billion ($6.7 million) to make, and has made tens of billions of yen in profit. For context, ¥10 billion is around $67.2 million.
It’s an...
With Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection’s disastrous launch resulting in a backlash from players, particularly on Steam, modders have already set out to fix the game.
Battlefront Classic Collection was meant to be a nostalgia-fuelled return to Star Wars multiplayer of old, but instead was beset by matchmaking errors, crashes, and servers not appearing in the browser.
For one modder in particular, Battlefront Classic Collection hurt even more because it appeared to include their own work uncredited — before developer Aspyr patched the game.
Last month, IGN reported on veteran Battlefront modder iamashaymin, who was surprised to discover the Battlefront Classic Collection’s debut trailer suggested their mod for the original...
Helldivers 2 is a game that revolves around co-op across various levels of difficulty, some really hard. The PC and PlayStation 5 shooter is designed to be played with teammates who join forces to complete missions set on planets infested with alien bugs or overrun by terrifying robots. Helldivers 2 is always wonderful fun, but it can also be a brutal experience. That’s where Skull Admiral .atasu comes in.
It began with a reddit post. “I am that level 50 guy,” declared .atasu, using the Mountain-Leader2722 reddit name. Yep, level 50, after more than 200 hours of play just a month after Helldivers 2’s explosive launch. Having unlocked pretty much everything the game has to offer and with Super Credits the only resource of value left to...
Baldur's Gate 3 Discounted, 242 Bucks off a Watchtastic Starfield Edition, A Free Deus Ex, and More!
Thank your own personal deity—possibly Akatosh—it's Friday! Let's keep this intro brief because I'd rather earmark you mad savings rather than chew your ear off with non-essential words. If you've been waiting for a good entrypoint price for Baldur's Gate 3, today's is probably the best you'll see for a while—it's an amazing game that almost never sees a drop. My other personal picks include a sub-three-buck deal for Titanfall 2 with its surprisingly excellent FPS campaign. And that's the same absurd price range for Hotline Miami, the toe-tappingest, top-down 2D murderfest ever.
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Aussie birthdays for notable games.
- Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS) 2006. Get
- Def Jam: Icon (PS3, X360) 2007.
- SSX Blur (Wii) 2007.
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Is this headline bait-y as hell? You bet your butt it is. Am I giving too much credence, allowing too much room, for Cody detractors? Abso-f***in-lutely. There are going to be fans who are Team Cody and there will be those who are Team Roman, or Team Rock, or just plain Team Bloodline, but the way the wrestling wind usually blows, Cody’s taking this. He's winning. Whether he loses Night 1 and wins Night 2 or just flippin’ wins both nights, this story’s getting finASHED.
But what if he wins Night 1 and then… loses on Night 2? Some of y’all out there are convinced this is what’ll go down. Yes, at what’s being touted as the biggest WrestleMania of all time (not exactly a rare distinction, to be honest). Yes, and even though The Rock's...
A former chief legal officer of The Pokémon Company has shared a rare insight into its thinking behind fan project takedowns.
Speaking to Aftermath, Don McGowan made clear that, at least during his time, The Pokémon Company didn't actively seek out fan projects to shut down but only did so when they crossed a certain line.
"You don't send a takedown right away," McGowan said. "You wait to see if they get funded, for a Kickstarter or similar. If they get funded then that's when you engage. No one likes suing fans."
McGowan said he and the legal team at The Pokémon Company would typically only come across a project that used its copyright once it was raised in the press. "I would be sitting in my office minding my own business when...
Around two dozen Respawn employees have been laid off, part of a series of ongoing cuts at EA that will ultimately see around 5 percent of the company's workers lose their jobs.
Reports of the layoffs began circulating on social media on Thursday, with Apex Legends' social team among the areas impacted. IGN understands that these layoffs are part of the reductions announced in February that will impact around 670 workers. The layoffs are expected to be completed by the end of the month.
EA's reasoning for the layoffs was that it was pivoting away from future licensed IP to its own franchises, making the Apex Legends layoffs somewhat surprising. Nevertheless, IGN understands that EA plans to continue investing in the development of...
After teasing that Diablo 4 would get ray tracing support during its CES 2024 digital event, Nvidia has finally provided a firm release date, revealing the graphics tech arrives in Blizzard's popular action RPG dungeon crawler later this month.
In a blog post published today, Nvidia revealed that the Diablo 4 ray tracing update arrives on March 26. Another interesting thing to note is that the ray tracing update for Diablo 4 comes two days before the game is set to be released on Xbox's subscription service.
Ray tracing is a common feature found in most modern-day games. It's a rendering technique that can create lifelike lighting, reflections, and shadows for PC games that support the feature. In the case of Diablo 4, things like...
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is currently down to just $35.69 at Green Man Gaming (£30.59 in the UK), which is a significant 49% off from its MSRP of $69.99. The Deluxe Edition also dropped to $45.89 (was $89.99). Those are big savings and well worth considering if you want to experience the controversy of killing the Justice League yourself.
There are plenty of other amazing PC deals going right now as well, including Dragon's Dogma 2 preorders that have already been discounted, alongside Helldivers 2 at an absolute steal at Fanatical using their latest promo code. All the deals we mentioned are also Steam codes, in case you were wondering.
Its Deluxe Edition being cheaper than the standard version of Suicide Squad on PS5...
The Dungeons & Dragons video games are coming thick and fast — the latest is a survival role-playing game life sim from the makers of Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Gameloft Montreal is working on the new Dungeons & Dragons game set in the Forgotten Realms. It’s described as “a unique and innovative experience blending survival, action RPG, and life simulation that will test players’ skills in an unforgiving campaign set in the D&D universe.”
This untitled Dungeons & Dragons game is expected to launch on PC and consoles, although no release window was mentioned, nor any videos or screenshots released. All we have to go on at this point is a solitary piece of key art, below:
Here’s the official blurb:
Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards...
Dragon's Dogma 2 doesn't come until until March 22, but already some players have logged tens of hours in it via the already released character creator.
While countless fans have already shared their wild and wonderful creations, those particularly dedicated to perfecting their craft have started sharing their playtimes too, with some amassing upwards of 20 hours tweaking their characters.
"I'm almost 30 hours in and the game isn't even out yet," wrote Strange_Music on Reddit. "Granted, some of this is idle time but I've never spent this much time in a character creator before. I keep refining my pawn and Arisen, trying out different combinations. Genius move by the Dragon's Dogma 2 team, in my opinion. I'm already 100% invested in...
Hey, remember Outcast? …Ah, yes, I’m being told that no – no one remembers Outcast. But that’s okay, because even if you’ve never heard of the 1999 original, Outcast: A New Beginning is a proudly ridiculous open-world action game that fully embraces sci-fi camp in a world I can describe as, “What if you made Avatar with the budget and feel of Stargate SG-1, except you have a jetpack and nobody takes anything seriously?” Sure, its scatterbrained main story outstays its welcome with way too many menial fetch quests and missions that could’ve been emails. After all of that, it redeems itself with a bonkers toybox of delightful weapon modifiers to mix and match until we break it, plus a set of movement abilities rarely seen outside of Just...
Helldivers 2’s new premium Warbond, dubbed Cutting Edge, is out now and has added new weapons, gear, and armor to the game, as well as cosmetic items such as emotes. But while many players of Arrowhead’s co-op shooter are getting stuck in, some are debating whether the premium Warbond strays into pay-to-win territory.
The premium Warbond, essentially a battle pass, is bought with 1,000 Super Credits, Helldiver 2's virtual currency. And like most battle passes, Helldivers 2's Premium Warbond contains items that must be unlocked with a separate virtual currency, called Medals.
In this way, players can’t simply buy the Premium Warbond and unlock everything it has to offer immediately, although you can get pretty far with it day-one if...
Insight Editions has granted IGN an exclusive new look at the Morrowind chapter for The Elder Scrolls Online: The Official Survival Guide to Tamriel. Featuring vibrant, visceral artwork and advice on how to not get legally assassinated, this in-universe survival guide seems like it could be a must-own for any Elder Scrolls fans. Ja'dasha, the intradiegetic Khajiit author of the book, is your ever-constant guide throughout each of the nine provinces found in Tamriel: High Rock, Skyrim, Hammerfell, Cyrodiil, Valenwood, Summerset Isles, Morrowind, Black Marsh, and Elsweyr.
The Elder Scrolls Online: The Official Guide to Tamriel will be released on March 26, 2024, and can be preordered from Amazon for $39.99 and £24.09 in the UK...
Helldivers 2’s new Cutting Edge premium Warbond is live now, adding new weapons, gear, and armor to the smash hit PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter.
The Warbond, which is Helldivers 2’s take on a battle pass, is not time-limited. This means that once you buy it, you’re free to unlock its rewards whenever you like. The previous premium Warbond, Steeled Veterans, remains available.
Cutting Edge costs 1,000 Super Credits. While you can earn Super Credits from gameplay and the Warbond itself, you can also buy them for real-world money. Via the in-game shop, 1,000 Super Credits costs $9.99.
Helldivers 2 Cutting Edge Warbond contents:
The EX Series Prototypes
EX-03 Prototype 3 - Includes a rubber underlayer for insulation. Handy...
Aspyr is under fire over the disastrous launch of the highly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, which is plagued with server issues, bugs, and more.
Launching today, March 14, the $34.99 Classic Collection — which includes the original two Star Wars: Battlefront games — currently has a "mostly negative" rating on Steam with just 21% of reviews being positive. Headlining most complaints are connectivity issues, with myriad Steam and social media users claiming just three 64-player servers were available at launch for the 9,232 players who logged in on Steam alone.
Aspyr seemingly added more servers within a few hours of launch but problems were rampant. "Was only able to join one Heroes versus Villains match and...
Saber Interactive has split from Embracer, with at least 38 ongoing game development projects among the divested assets and over 3,000 staff moving across. However, a number of key studios remain at Embracer, including Tripwire, Aspyr, and Beamdog.
The deal is initially valued at $247 million, with the buyer named as Beacon Interactive, a company set up and controlled by Saber Interactive co-founder Matthew Karch. As a result, Embracer has ceased all operations in Russia. It appears jobs were secured as part of the deal.
There are a number of interesting points in the deal. For example, Beacon Interactive has the option right to acquire Metro developer 4A Games and Pinball developer Zen Studios for a fixed price within a certain time...
Turtle Beach is acquiring Performance Designed Products [PDP] in a $118 million deal that brings together two major third-party gaming accessory manufactuers.
In a release announcing the merger, Turtle Beach said that it expects the acquisition to "provide additional scale and create future development opportunities." Turtle Beach says it expects the deal to drive 2024 net revenue in the range of $370 million to $380 million.
"Acquiring PDP at an attractive valuation multiple relative to the trading multiples of peers implies potential significant upside in market value for the combined company," Turtle Beach said.
As part of the deal, Los Angeles-based private equity firm Diversis Capital, currently PDP's major owner, will become...
In the wake of a successful launch that saw it win acclaim from fans of the Metroidvania genre, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is set to get even more content as part of a roadmap extending through 2024
Prince of Persia's new post-launch roadmap kicks off on March 20 with free Warrior's Path DLC, including a Speedrun Mode, Permadeath Mode, and new outfits for Sargon. From there Ubisoft will be adding the following content throughout the year.
Boss Attack - DLC featuring a Boss Rush mode and more Sargon outfits. It'll be out Spring 2024.
Divine Trials - New combat, platform, and puzzle challenges along with items.
A brand new story DLC - There's no additional info on this content, but it looks to expand on the main story and is...
After spending six hours with Tribes 3: Rivals at its early access release, I could really get used to skiing around at 200 miles per hour while firing a grenade launcher at weaklings with no mind for speed. Channeling all of the silliness and style the series is known for, this lethal game of capture the flag is packed with moments of satisfying exhilaration and devastating defeat, and it largely nails everything I’ve loved about the Tribes games of yore. The trouble is that it only takes a matter of minutes to see all the maps and try out all the classes and weapons currently available, with no alternate game modes or other distractions beyond an extremely long and demanding ranked skill grind for those truly dedicated to their deadly...
Steam Early Access hit V Rising launches fully on PC on May 8 and on PlayStation 5 later in 2024. IGN revealed the release date in a cinematic trailer from developer Stunlock Studios, which shows off the gothic action role-playing game's vampire leads as they take on a new evil.
V Rising begins with the player as a fully-customizable vampire waking up after a century-spanning sleep, very weak and in need of blood. But what begins as a survival action game in the vein of Diablo soon turns into a fully open world adventure with base-building, co-op, and versus multiplayer.
It immediately got off to a hot start with more than 150,000 concurrent players within its first week, and only being available in Early Access didn't slow its...
The latest patch notes for Season 2 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone are here and they rebalance the Longbow and Haymaker, improve spawns, and much more.
You can read the full patch notes here or below, but some of the highlights include those balance changes to the shotgun known as Haymaker and sniper rifle known as Longbow. First up, the Haymaker got a buff with a roughly 40% increase to minimum hipfire spread, maximum hipfire spread, and tactical stance spread.
The Longbow, on the other hand, was taken down a notch due to it being a bit overpowered. In this case, its 30% hipfire spread benefit was removed and aim down sight time has been increased by 21%.
On the spawning front, new spawn points have been added in...
Bellwright, an open-world survival game set in a medieval realm ruled by a brutal ruler, will hit
Steam Early Access in the beginning months of 2024, challenging players to claim the throne
and forge a better kingdom for all. Bellwright offers co-op support and features town building,
intense combat, an extensive villager recruiting system, a wrongfully accused murder and so
much more.
Unravel the Truth and Clear Your Name
Many open-world survival games are built around you and your friends discovering their secrets.
With Bellwright, the developers aim to give the story much more of a spotlight as you soon find
yourself framed for the accidental death of the prince and punished with the death sentence.
Forced to live...
Sea of Stars developer Sabotage Studio is teasing a couch co-op mode as its critically acclaimed turn-based RPG celebrates reaching five million total players.
The studio posted a teaser video for the new mode, called “Single-Player+”, on YouTube, highlighting only eight seconds of footage that shows three player characters seamlessly exploring the world together. Aside from featuring Valere, Zale, and Garl as they take a stroll together, the video reveals that players will have the freedom to grab items while their friends continue on. When we see Valere stray too far away, however, she’s pulled back to her companions via bubble transportation.
In the video’s description, Sabotage explains that Single-Player+ will maintain the...
The first major content update for The Finals is imminent with the forthcoming Season 2. This competitive shooter impressed us in our review with how the destructible environments and tools combined to create jaw-dropping moments, and it looks poised to expand on that with new gadgets, a new level, matchtype, and more. After a few hours playing with all the new toys, one thing is abundantly clear: The Finals are just getting started.
The upcoming Season in The Finals is centered around CNS, a hacker collective that infiltrated the Finals game show. Their “what the ‘80s thought a cyber-future would look like” aesthetic fits in perfectly with the digital American Gladiator vibes, and is infused throughout the new content, whether it's...