Three years after its release on Nintendo Switch and PC, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is headed to PlayStation... 4. Capcom announced that the turn-based spin-off of the popular monster hunting series will be releasing on PlayStation's previous-gen console, leaving PS5 owners to play it through the console's backwards compatibility features.
Revealed during today's Capcom Highlights stream, which previously revealed Dragon's Dogma 2's character creator, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is slated to arrive on PS4 on June 14. It will be available as a special set with the remastered version of the original Monster Hunter Stories, which is slated to release the same day.
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Atlus has explained why Persona 3 Reload is getting downloadable content a month after it promised the game "offers a complete experience".
Speaking to Famitsu, translated by Persona Central, Persona series general producer Kazuhisa Wada said plans to remake the Episode Aegis expansion have been in consideration since "the first drafts" of Persona 3 Reload but didn't start proper until the game was announced.
This comes despite Wada promising in February 2024 that Atlus is "not considering a revision like with Persona 5 to Persona 5 Royal, which involved significant changes and additions to the original title." Wada added that "fans can rest assured knowing that Persona 3 Reload offers a complete experience."
Persona 3 Reload isn't...
This excellent deal is back! Amazon is offering the powerful and high capacity Anker PowerCore 737 24,000mAh USB Power Bank for only $90, a massive 40% price drop from its original $150 MSRP. This is close to the highest capacity power bank you're allowed to bring on airplane carry-on, and it also boasts an absolutely massive 140W of USB power delivery to charge even the hungriest MacBook Pro.
Anker PowerCore 737 24,000mAh Power Bank for $90
with 140W of USB Type-C Power Delivery
The Anker PowerCore 737 can be used like any other power bank; it does a fine job of charging any of your standard mobile electronics. It has two USB Type-C ports and one USB Type-A port. One of the USB Type-C ports is bi-directional, meaning it can be used...
Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree may be fast approaching, but that hasn't stopped one dataminer discovering a secret about the very beginning of the base game. YouTuber Sekiro Dubi published a video showcasing their discovery of an entirely different opening to Elden Ring, which was present in an old version of the game and came with a new cutscene featuring Melina and Torrent.
Elden Ring has players begin in an area called the Chapel of Anticipation which, in true FromSoftware fashion, is basically built to kill them. Upon dying and waking up again the game begins properly. But Sekiro Dubi found that instead of starting the main game at The Stranded Graveyard and working through the Cave of Knowledge, FromSoftware...
If you are a PC player impatiently waiting for Final Fantasy 16 to come to your platform of choice, you won't have to wait much longer, it seems. Producer Naoki Yoshida says that it is in the "final stages of optimization," meaning that it might not be too far away.
Speaking to Game Informer, Yoshida talked about the progress of the PC version, saying that the development team will do its best to share the system requirements needed to run the game. Though he did not explain in detail, he told the outlet that the requirements to run Final Fantasy 16 on PC will "be somewhat high."
"In terms of where we are in development currently, we're trying to figure out the final stages of optimization right now," Yoshida explained. "When we can...
We got to sit down with South Park co-creator Matt Stone and South Park: Snow Day! writer Jameel Saleem to play South Park: Snow Day!, the new 3D four-player roguelike that's coming out for PC and consoles on March 26 for $29.99.
In the 16-minute video you can watch above, you'll hear Stone talk about all things Snow Day! Below, don't miss our other exclusive Snow Day! content: our hands-on preview impressions as well as our interview with Stone about the game.
On a related note, this year marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of South Park: The Stick of Truth, the turn-based RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment. I reviewed that game myself, and I'm not sure I've ever laughed harder while playing a video game. I gave The...
Dragon's Dogma 2 Fans Perfectly Recreate Characters From Dune, Game of Thrones, Elden Ring, and More
Dragon's Dogma 2 publisher Capcom released the role-playing game's character creator two weeks before the full game launches and players are using it to recreate characters from the likes of Dune, Cyberpunk 2077, Game of Thrones, Elden Ring, God of War, and more.
The incredibly intricate character creator has already been used to create some absolute monsters but, with some more time to spend with it over the weekend, players have seemingly mastered the tools to create iconic characters from other franchises.
This even includes the live-action TV show Game of Thrones, as the aptly named Reddit user CharacterCreationArt uploaded their take on Daenerys Targaryen, which looks practically identical to the real-life actress Emilia...
Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard asked the producers of the upcoming Fallout TV show not to include certain, secret things because the developer plans to use them in Fallout 5.
Speaking to Den of Geek, co-showrunner Graham Wagner joked, “I think we made Fallout 6,” before Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan, who is executive producer on the project as well as director of its first three episodes, teased: “We know all about Fallout 5; we’re not telling anyone.”
Howard then said he guided the Fallout TV show’s creators to steer clear of anything that might have clashed with Fallout 5. “Well, there were some things where I said, ‘Don’t do this because we are going to do that in Fallout 5,'” Howard said.
The Fallout TV show, while...
Warner Bros.’ free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus has re-emerged with a new release date and a tease for new characters and stages.
Developer Player First Games announced a release date of May 28, 2024 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with full cross-play and cross-progression support.
Player First Games said it had rebuilt the game from the ground up to improve online play and, with a move to Unreal Engine 5, improved visuals. There’s a brand new PvE mode that adds additional ways of playing with unique rewards.
Characters are lifted from across Warner Bros. Discovery franchises, with Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and Black Adam from...
Helldivers 2 is an early 2024 smash hit, with critical and commercial acclaim following its explosive launch on PlayStation 5 and PC. But there are some aspects of the co-op shooter that can result in a frustrating experience, and one of them has to do with the behavior of your teammates.
As IGN reported last month, some Helldivers 2 players are kicking their teammates before games even get going because they’re not bringing so-called "meta" builds to the party. (Check out IGN’s best loadouts guide to see what we think). This has been a problem with Helldivers 2 ever since it came out, particularly on higher difficulties, so nothing new there. But now the boss of developer Arrowhead has taken notice publicly, and asked the game’s...
PUBG is set to get several new features throughout 2024 that promise to change the game significantly.
The free-to-play battle royale, which remains one of the most-played games across console and PC via Steam six years after launch, is getting destructible environments, a move to Unreal Engine 5, user generated content, and more over the course of this year.
Developer Krafton also signalled new collaborations (these have become a big part of PUBG recently), improvements to matchmaking, and the promise of increased anti-cheat measures.
On destructible environments, Krafton said players will be able to strategically destroy sections of buildings or build defensive barriers, which in turn would open new attack routes or secure areas...
Like returning to a beloved amusement park as an adult, Contra: Operation Galuga instantly reconnected me with the 2D run-and-gunners from the quarter-slinging arcade days of my youth. And just like revisiting a childhood fancy, I quickly remembered why I had so much fun with this series, while also feeling a bit underwhelmed by how little things have evolved in all that time. This reimagining of the original Contra offers a perfectly adequate modernization of a bonafide classic that makes for an enjoyable jaunt alongside your friends, but it’s also perhaps overly faithful to its predecessors, allowing for only the slightest tweaks. I don’t regret the handful of hours it took me and my buds to get through all of Operation Galuga, but...
Saturday is here, which means it's time to round up the best deals available this weekend across games, technology, and more! This weekend, we're kicking things off with exciting deals on SSDs, new games, and more. The best deals for Saturday, March 9, include the Samsung 990 EVO SSD, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, God of War Ragnarok, and more.
Save On Samsung 990 EVO SSDs
Amazon has solid discounts for both the 1TB and 2TB Samsung 990 EVO SSD models. This SSD is compatible with PlayStation 5, so it's perfect if you're looking for a new PS5 accessory to pick up. Additionally, it's great for any gaming PC or other device that supports a full NVME M.2 SSD.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for $29.99
Prince of Persia: The Lost...
On February 21, 2024, Disney and THQ Nordic surprised viewers with the announcement of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed during the Nintendo Partner Direct. The faithful remake to the 2010 Wii-exclusive Disney title is being developed by Purple Lamp, the studio behind SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake.
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed will be a throwback for fans who played the original in the last decade and an introduction to the series for new fans, complete with updated graphics woven and a new set of skills for both groups to try in their quest to become an epic hero. Here's everything we know about Epic Mickey: Rebrushed.
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A group of roughly 600 quality assurance (QA) workers at Activision under Microsoft have successfully voted to unionize with the Communication Workers of America (CWA), becoming Activision Quality Assurance United.
Activision Quality Assurance United is the first to unionize at Activision since the company was acquired by Microsoft, and the largest video game worker union in the United States. It incorporates central QA workers at Activision offices in Texas, Minnesota, and California, and is distinct from other recent QA unions under Microsoft such as the Zenimax QA union and groups at Raven Software and Blizzard Albany.
The group has organized with the support of a CWA-Microsoft neutrality agreement signed in 2022, wherein...
Korean developer Shift Up just published – and then unpublished – a demo for its upcoming sleek action game, Stellar Blade, ahead of its launch on PlayStation 5 next month.
Fans excited to try out the futuristic combat-focused title were surprised to see the offer show up on the PlayStation Store earlier today. They were even more surprised, however, to see the demo removed from the store minutes later.
After it was unlisted, the Stellar Blade demo page simply featured a message that said it was “not available for purchase.” Now, as pointed out by Wario64 on X/Twitter, links simply lead to an error page.
This short look at Stellar Blade was live on the digital store for around 20 minutes, giving some fans more than enough time to...
As video game adaptations continue to ramp up, it looks like Watch Dogs will be one of the next titles to get the treatment.
Deadline reports today that studio New Regency is developing an adaptation of the Ubisoft property. Sophie Wilde, who broke out in A24's hit horror movie Talk to Me, is in talks to star, with French filmmaker Mathieu Turi on board to direct and Christie LeBlanc writing.
No plot details were shared beyond the fact that the film "is set within the universe of Ubisoft’s blockbuster video game franchise," per Deadline. Each Watch Dogs game takes place in a fictionalized version of a real city, following a different hacker protagonist who inevitably gets wrapped up in the criminal underworld (and the rival hackers)...
Previously one of the most opulent jewels in a glittering crown of PlayStation exclusives, Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut finally slices its way to PC and brings with it a veritable bounty of improvements and bespoke features that only the PC platform can support. A stunning and mightily visceral open-world action adventure, Ghost of Tsushima […]
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I’m not a big fan of inventory management as a general rule of thumb. It tends to be a needless hassle in most games because it doesn’t have a point beyond restricting you. However, when inventory management is the point of the game, instead of an inconvenience, it becomes a fair amount of fun. The […]
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In the world of roguelikes, Inkbound is one you have probably not heard of and this wouldn’t have been helped with its Early Access teething issues. Despite this, however, it has since proven to be an exceptionally enjoyable game with plenty of both tactical and gameplay depth and it also happens to be lovely to […]
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Film company Altitude Media Group has picked up a documentary that takes place entirely inside the world of Grand Theft Auto 5, and it’s called Grand Theft Hamlet, per Deadline.
The in-game production will cover the story of Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen, two players with theatre backgrounds who took COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK as an opportunity to recreate Shakespeare’s Hamlet within Rockstar Games' fifth Grand Theft Auto title. With the future looking grim and lots of time on their hands, they embark on an adventure that sees them facing griefers and learning about the truths of life. You can read the full synopsis below:
“January 2021. The UK is in its third lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed. For theatre actors...
A developer at Avalanche Software has taken to X/Twitter to "set expectation" for the incoming Hogwarts Legacy update.
Community manager Chandler Wood told fans of the game that Avalanche's original wording was "very intentional" when it promised "additional updates and features" back in January 2024.
"We are thrilled that you are all excited for the free update to Hogwarts Legacy this summer," Wood said. "We love seeing all the guesses and hopes for what will be part of this update, and while we are not ready to talk about it yet, I do want to set some expectations for what we are working on.
"Our original wording of 'additional updates and features for the game' was very intentional. This update is a small way of showing...
Capcom released the incredibly intricate character creator for Dragon's Dogma 2 early and, naturally, players are already creating some wonderful and horrific things.
Players can download the character creator now before jumping straight into the action on March 22 when Dragon's Dogma 2 launches proper. It allows the creation of the player character and the first of many pawns, which are the devoted followers of the player and the main mechanic of Dragon's Dogma 2.
The character creator in Dragon's Dogma 2 is already being praised as one of the best ever. "This character creator truly feels next gen," wrote TheShiniestHobo on Reddit. "The best I've seen in any game," added EMT-Fields.
For as many wonderful and dramatic characters...
The Helldivers 2 community has liberated Tien Kwan just a day after it became available to play, unlocking the use of mechs in the process. But before you log on expecting to stomp on bugs and shoot up bots straight away, there’s something you need to know first.
While on your spaceship, check out the stratagems list and scroll to the bottom. There you’ll see the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit, which comes equipped with a rocket launcher and heavy machine gun. And here’s the catch: it’s only available to buy at level 25.
Helldivers 2 is just a month old, which means there will be a lot of players who have yet to hit such a high level. Prior to the exosuit’s arrival, the highest level required for a stratagem was 20. So, most players won’t...
There are fresh fears Warner Bros. Discovery plans to delist all Adult Swim games, including the likes of Pool Panic, Duck Game, Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, and Kingsway, within the next two months.
This week, the creator of Small Radios Big Televisions, Owen Deery, tweeted that Warner Bros. Discovery had informed him that his indie game would be retired in the coming weeks. The game, Small Radios Big Televisions, is published by Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiary Adult Swim Games.
Deery told Game Developer that Warner Bros. Discovery will pull Small Radios Big Televisions from storefronts in the next 60 days. According to an email sent to Deery, Warner Bros. Discovery said it can no longer support Small Radios Big Televisions...
Developer Mighty Koi Studio announces The Night Wanderer, a new sci-fi/fantasy soulslike with RPG elements based on the Polish book series "Lord of the Ice Garden" by Jarosław Grzędowicz.
Mighty Koi, established in 2022 and also at work on the just-announced Thorgal, describes The Night Wanderer as such: "Players will take on the role of Vuko Drakkainen - a mercenary sent to the mysterious planet Midgaard to find a lost scientific expedition. The storyline combines science fiction with traditional fantasy. The gameplay will feature a compelling protagonist, an engaging story, and a vivid, extraordinary world shaped by mysterious forces."
Drakkainen is also the main character of the novel, which is a four-volume saga that was first...
Developer Mighty Koi Studio announces Thorgal, a new action-adventure game with RPG elements based on the famous Polish comic series by Grzegorz Rosiński and Jean Van Hamme.
According to Mighty Koi, which is also working on the just-announced soulslike The NIght Wanderer, players of Thorgal "will take on the role of the main character and experience many adventures known from the comics, encountering dangerous bandits, formidable monsters, and invincible gods - but also powerful allies."
Thorgal was first published in 1977 and has since sold over 20 million copies and been translated into 18 different languages.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well...
There are some games that keep you entertained for a weekend. Some keep you busy for an hour on a weeknight after failing to settle on what new Netflix documentary to watch next. But then, every so often, a game like Balatro turns up and takes hold of your entire life – to the point where you open up your wardrobe and the only four suits your eyes can make out are clubs, spades, diamonds, and hearts. This poker-influenced roguelike may appear straightforward at first, but take the risk of picking it up, and its ludicrously fun gameplay loop won’t let you put it down.
Never has the power of placing down a simple pair of kings garnered more delight than in Balatro, where it can suddenly conjure up an 82 x 146 multiplier as you watch the...
It looks like some Helldivers 2 players are accessing the hotly anticipated mechs early — and this time it may well be official.
This week, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead seemingly locked the release of mechs behind the liberation of a planet, sending hundreds of thousands of players off to fight back against the Automatons on Tien Kwan.
While the battle to liberate Tien Kwan rages on, some players have provided footage on the Helldivers subreddit and Discord showing what looks like mechs on the planet. They’re able to then jump in and play around with Helldivers 2’s new exosuits, although based on the reports from players who claim to have found the mechs, they are extremely rare.
It’s hard to discern what’s legit and what’s...
It feels like the video game console is at a crossroads. With Xbox Series X and S floundering in the ‘console war’, Sony suggesting PlayStation 5 is approaching the second half of its life after missing sales targets, and uncertainty around the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, there is growing concern that the traditional video game console business could be under threat.
Why? There are a number of reasons. Perhaps chief among them is that the console business has failed to grow meaningfully in years, offering a sizable but static customer base that is increasingly playing a handful of enormous games and leaving little room for everything else. After the pandemic boom and huge revenue increases from new types of monetisation like...