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Persona 3: Reload is out now and, if you’ve played a video game at any point in the past 7 years, chances are you’ve heard of the explosively popular turn-based RPG and social sim series of games from developer ATLUS. If you’ve ever played a Persona game, chances are you know that they’re a wildly more popular spin-off of ATLUS’s Shin Megami Tensei series. If you’ve played any Shin Megami Tensei games, not only are you a real one, but chances are you probably know that these games are an evolution of the Megami Tensei games; which is why hardcore fans use the term “MegaTen'' to refer to titles under this wide umbrella.Even if you’re aware of all of this, what you probably don’t know is that the first games in this franchise are based...

Persona 3 Reload won't get an expanded edition akin to Persona 4's Golden or Persona 5's Royal anytime soon, developer Atlus has said.In an interview with GamerWK, translated by Persona Central, Persona Team production manager Kazuhisa Wada insisted fans can buy Persona 3 Reload with confidence they won't need to upgrade soon."Currently, we are not considering a revision like with Persona 5 to Persona 5 Royal, which involved significant changes and additions to the original title," Wada said. "Fans can rest assured knowing that Persona 3 Reload offers a complete experience."Much more than just a Game of the Year Edition or similar product, the likes of Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal added a significant portion of story and...

Bethesda Game Studios will add the latest iteration of AMD's supersampling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) into Starfield this month.In a post on the official Bethesda Game Studios X/Twitter account, Bethesda revealed that FSR 3 will be added to Starfield via Steam Beta next week. FSR 3's addition will roll out publicly to all PC players later this month "ahead of our next scheduled update," Bethesda added.FSR 3 is the third generation of AMD's answer to Nvidia's supersampling tech DLSS, which adds frame generation technology to supported games. However, unlike DLSS, which only works on RTX GPUs, AMD's supersampling tech can work on AMD, Nvidia, and Intel graphics cards.Starfield previously supported FSR 2 when the game...

Spoiler Warning: The following article includes minor spoilers for side content in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.Publisher Sega gives itself a cheeky pat on the back in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as the game's protagonist praises the amazing games its produced over the years.The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series is largely set in Japan and aims to replicate real world locations, and one way it does so is by including genuine Sega arcades where players can essentially emulate other games.These typically match the era they released in. Yakuza 0 takes place in 1988, for example, so includes Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone, Out Run, and more. Upon entering a retro arcade in Infinite Wealth, longtime protagonist Kiryu Kazuma (who's one of...

Cardy and Jesse have played Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and both equally share their disappointment. Dale has been on a WWE adventure which resulted in a strange plane story, and all three boys have some strong thoughts on Sony's recent State of Play, especially that mad 9 minutes of Death Stranding 2 On the Beach.Get in touch at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.IGN UK Podcast 734: Suicide Squad and Dale's Big Plane StoryIGN UK Podcast 733: Slurping Pal Fluid IGN UK Podcast 732: Indiana Jones and the Fantastic Triangle IGN UK Podcast 731: The Big 2024 Preview IGN UK Podcast 730: Flo Rida's Christmas Catch-Up IGN UK Podcast 729: The 2023 Alternative TV AwardsContinue reading...

Following news that Nier mobile game Nier Reincarnation shuts down in April, publisher Tencent has reportedly cancelled an unannounced Nier mobile game that was in development for nearly two years.As reported by Reuters, Tencent “halted development” of the mystery mobile game in December 2023, “marking a setback in the Chinese gaming giant's hunt for new hits”.Tencent reportedly failed to work out a “compelling” monetisation model given the “expensive” development costs and franchise rights (which Square Enix owns). IGN has asked Square Enix for comment.Blockbuster hit Nier: Automata is approaching its seventh birthday with no new mainline game announced so far. Square Enix producer Yosuke Saito said in November 2023 that while...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse almost made a popular glitch from Insomniac’s Miles Morales game canon.During the latest episode of Sony's Creator to Creator series, makers of the animated movie and the video game chatted about their work on all things Spider-Man.“[There were] people on our crew that were like, playing your game while they were working on the film,” said Across the Spider-Verse director Joaquim Dos Santos. “We almost put one of your guys’ glitches that made it into... Like, we almost put a heater, like a space heater, swinging through.”Bryan Intihar, senior creative director of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, acknowledged the glitch came from 2020's Miles Morales before mentioning Spider-Man 2’s infamous Spider-Cube...

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has become the Yakuza series' fastest-selling game to date, passing one million units sold within its first week on sale.Publisher Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are celebrating by giving players some free downloadable content too. The Celebratory T-Shirt Set will be released "at a later date", with Sega advising fans pay attention to its social media channels to learn when the pack will be available.It's also unclear what the pack entails, but Infinite Wealth leans into the ability to change characters' outfits in battle, and goes even further in the post game, so Ichiban, Kiryu, and the team will likely be able to don a ridiculous looking t-shirt in battle and elsewhere.Infinite Wealth...

During the recent Xbox Developer Direct, we were treated to a deeper look at how Obsidian's upcoming RPG, Avowed, will handle player choice via a close look at a certain sidequest. But that left us wondering: what's the natural endpoint of a game emphasizing choice? Will Avowed have multiple endings?I was able to learn the answer to that by speaking to game director Carrie Patel not long after the direct, where she confirmed that yes, Avowed will indeed have multiple endings. Obviously! "I mean it's an Obsidian game," she said. "What else would we be if we didn't have a few different endings?"Patel didn't specify further about how many endings there would be or how different they would be from one another, but we did talk further...

Sweet liberty! One of my favorite PS4-era shooters is back with a whole new perspective and it’s up to me and my friends to defend Super Earth in glorious co-op! After going hands-on with Helldivers 2 for three hours, I’m sold on the bold pivot from the original’s top-down view to the sequel’s new third-person perspective, the appetizing roster of deadly gadgets, and the outrageous comedic tone that expertly channels the low-budget action film vibes that pair perfectly with the developer’s live-service ambitions. I’m a bit concerned at the moment that it won’t have enough content to go the distance long term, with only two enemy factions (so far as we know), procedurally generated levels that can feel a bit one-note, and no real...

If you're into bargains, we've got a whole bunch of things going on today. I've skimmed the cream off the top of an expansive Xbox Game Studios x Bethesda Lunar Sale on Steam. Anyone amped up by yesterday's State of Play can stake their claim on some of the best stuff featured, too. Lastly, I would like to remind you that the PlayStation Portal launches today. I sure dug it, but there's no discount yet. That fact hasn't stopped it shooting right up to the top of Amazon's best-sellers list (and it's sold out overseas once or twice as well).In retro news, it's been 26 years since Bungie tried its hand at real-time strategy with Myth: The Fallen Lords. Sadly, it's a series that hasn't persisted, but what has endured are our fond...

Roughly a year after its original release, it looks like Xbox console exclusive Hi-Fi Rush is indeed headed to new platforms.Hi-Fi Rush was released in early 2023 and received strong praise for its distinct art style and unique rhythm-based combat. We wrote in our review, "I swear Hi-Fi Rush could be a premier cartoon series. It’s got best-in-class animation, endearing heroes to cheer for, and villains you love to hate, all wrapped in good-natured humor."Hi-Fi Rush was held up as a solid example of Xbox's console exclusives strategy, but newly-datamined t-shirt textures appear to suggest it won't be a console exclusive for much longer. They include a red t-shirt that says "Rock Out! Anywhere" — an apparent reference to the...

It has been a long month of coverage for Dragon's Dogma 2. We kicked it all off with 18 Minutes of Gameplay, continued with extended looks at character creation and everything that's new with Pawns, had some insightful interviews with Game Director Hideaki Itsuno, Art Director Daigo Ikeno, and the rest of the team at Capcom Japan, and revealed brand new footage and information for both the Trickster Vocation and the mysterious Sphinx.We've now reached the end of our IGN First coverage, and to wrap everything up, myself and Casey thought it might be best to sit down and just have an unscripted conversation about everything that we got to experience at Capcom. There will be some overlap with what we've already covered in previews and...

The information surrounding developer Fntastic’s December game release, The Day Before, just got a lot worse, according to reports from German game outlets GameStar and Game Two.The two sites published their findings from investigations today, explaining that they spoke with 16 former employees from the studio as well as one volunteer and seven employees from publisher Mytona to get to the bottom of what happened behind the scenes to result in last year’s disastrous release.According to the reports, The Day Before wasn’t always the highly ambitious game that had been pitched to players for years. It had humble beginnings, with 10 members of a 20-person team originally told that they would be working on a top-secret but small-scale...

If you dig old-school turn-based fantasy games, I've got some great news for you. Hellcard is going to scratch that itch, and it adds quite a few strategic gameplay elements to the mix as well, keeping the game engaging for a long time. What could be better? Well, I'm glad you asked. Right now, we're giving away keys for the Steam version to members of IGN Plus!Already an IGN Plus member? Get your key for the game here, while supplies last.Not an IGN Plus member yet? Try it for $1. Join here.IGN Plus Monthly Game: HellcardHellcard is the latest game from Thing Trunk, the studio behind Book Of Demons. It's a turn-based fantasy game where you choose one of three classic fantasy classes (Fighter, Wizard, and Rogue) and start to...

Capcom has confirmed that the Gold Edition of Resident Evil 4 Remake will get a physical edition, but only in Europe.In an email sent to IGN, a Capcom spokesperson confirmed that Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition will remain a digital-only release in most regions when it releases on February 9. Capcom Europe also announced on X/Twitter that it will release a physical copy of the game, but physical media lovers in Europe must wait until March.Capcom is the latest publisher to hop on the digital-only trend. Ninja Theory and Microsoft announced last month that the upcoming game Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 will be a digital-only release. Remedy Entertainment revealed last May that Alan Wake 2 would not see a physical release to keep the game...

Hideo Kojima has announced he is returning to the world of spycraft.During the latest PlayStation State of Play, Kojima joined PlayStation Studios boss Herman Hulst to announce Physint, a new “Action Espionage” game from the creator of Metal Gear. Kojima alluded that it will also be a movie, but clarified on X that the “look, story, theme, cast, acting, fashion, sound, etc… are all at the next level of ‘Digital Entertainment’ that could be called a ‘movie.’”A bit redundant, I’d say, since Kojima’s already leveraging movie-calibur production on his current project, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. But nevertheless, Kojima’s return to the genre he revolutionized and popularized nearly four decades ago is worth celebrating.For...

IGN Fan Fest returns this February with a lineup filled with the biggest names in games and entertainment.Everything kicks off on Feb. 19 and continues throughout the week with exclusive interviews, trailers, gameplay, sneak peeks, and more. The event continues with two days of Fan Fest livestreams on Feb. 23 and 24, featuring even more reveals and surprises.Dune: Part Two and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire are just some of the big movies coming to this year’s show that also includes the hotly-anticipated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, Tracker, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Plus, we dig deep into new seasons of fan-favorites such as Abbott Elementary, Invincible, and others.Fan Fest 2024 also features new and...

Capcom has announced a Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition will launch February 9 as a package including the base game and all of its downloadable content.Announced with a trailer (below), the Gold Edition therefore includes the Separate Ways expansion plus bonus items previously only available in Resident Evil 4's Deluxe Edition.These include various costumes for Leon and Ashley (such as Casual and Romantic), the Sentinel Nine and Skull Shaker weapons, a soundtrack, exclusive charms, and more.No price for the Gold Edition was shared by Capcom but will likely emerge in the coming days as it becomes available to preorder.Resident Evil 4 launched in March 2023 as a remake of the beloved 2005 game. It proved a smash hit for Capcom...

Devolver Digital are auteurs of style. It's a reputation the publisher has cultivated over the course of 15 years—from the gloriously bloodsoaked Hotline Miami to the ridiculously macabre Carrion—and if you, too, feel like life is better with a rhapsodically gory indie project on hand, then you'll be pleased to know that Children of the Sun is the ideal harbinger of Devolver's legacy. Limbs will fly, brain matter will splatter, the squeamish will be appalled, but like so many of the company's hits, a rock-solid design foundation ties everything together.Consider Children of the Sun to be something like Rebellion’s Sniper Elite. You take control of a woman who has escaped the clutches of a sinister cult. To get her revenge, she has...

We got our first proper look at the Silent Hill 2 Remake during yesterday's State of Play and, as someone who adored the original game, I immediately noticed a handful of familiar scenes. From James' first steps into the Woodside apartments to his encounter with Pyramid Head, it's possible to see that while many things have remained faithful in the Remake, others things have changed.Take a look at the video or slideshow above to see the similarities and differences we spotted in the first trailer for Silent Hill 2 Remake. And if you haven't already, check out the trailer itself below.Continue reading...

NFL star Jason Kelce is on a mission to find out who owns the rights to the Backyard Sports franchise, as the Philadelphia Eagles center is interested in reviving Backyard Baseball and Backyard Football games.In the latest episode of podcast New Heights, which Jason co-hosts with his younger brother Travis, the two briefly reminisce about playing Backyard Football on the computer before Jason reveals that he has been "secretly" trying to figure out who owns the rights because he wants to bring back Backyard Baseball and Backyard Football for modern platforms."I don't even know if I want to mention this cause I have secretly been looking into seeing if anybody holds the rights to Backyard Football and Backyard Baseball, cause I...

Annual sports games always face the same issue: What do you add to an already refined (and successful) formula for an individual effort to stand out from the pack? Countless series’ have had to tackle this problem, such as NBA 2K, EA Sports FC and now, following its recent revival, WWE 2K. Last year’s hugely popular WWE 2K23 is without question still an extremely good wrestling game package, so cynical players may just conclude that this year’s upcoming entry, WWE 2K24, isn’t an essential upgrade. But from what I’ve played so far, WWE 2K24 has added enough exciting gameplay-focused innovations that it's definitely worth your attention. Let me talk to ya…Although the next game in this long line of releases will naturally update and...

Upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed takes place in Eora, which in the fictional universe of Pillars of Eternity, is pretty diverse. But after Pillars let players choose from a number of different character races, fans have been wondering for some time now why Avowed is only letting them pick human or elf when customizing a player character.We've learned that Avowed player character creation is limited to making either a human or an elf in previous game reveals - no dwarves, no aumauas, and definitely no godlikes. While this has been a disappointment to some fans, Avowed game director Carrie Patel has made it clear that the reasons for this limitation are twofold: it's both a story choice and a development decision.On the story side, Patel...

Developer 4A Games has made clear Metro Awakening, the PSVR2 game announced during the January 2024 PlayStation State of Play, is not the next mainline Metro game but instead a spin-off.Following its announcement at the State of Play, Metro fans without Sony's $550 / £530 PlayStation 5 accessory grew a little concerned they'd waited five years for another game only to see it announced for a platform they didn't own or want.4A Games took to X/Twitter to alleviate these concerns, however, reassuring fans it's still working on the next multiplatform mainline Metro game, while Awakening is developed by Vertigo Games."This is not the next mainline Metro game by 4A Games," the developer said. "That is still in development and, as we...

Palworld developer Pocketpair has released a significant new patch for the Steam version of the game that makes a number of fixes.Steam patch v0.1.4.0 fixes crash issues, gameplay issues, and glitches, among other things. Elsewhere, there are fixes for base issues, including one that means Pals who are manually assigned to a breeding farm will not become hungry and their manual assignments will not be removed.Some of the bugs fixed by this patch are worth highlighting because they’re quite funny. For example, there’s a fix for an issue where Pals at the base would continue to cut down trees that were already cut (talk about a thankless task), and a fix for an issue where Pals at the base were on the verge of death due to...

Following a report published last week, PlayStation has officially confirmed that Until Dawn is coming to PS5 and PC.Announced during the PlayStation State of Play, the PS5 version of Until Dawn will arrive on PC and PS5 sometime this year. As common with remasters, the forthcoming ports will include graphical and performance improvements,with developer Ballistic Moon tasked with enhancing the game for modern platforms.Originally released on the PS4 in 2015, Until Dawn is a choose-your-own-adventure video game developed by Supermassive Games. While the studio is best known these days for making choice-filled horror games that are borderline interactive movies, such as The Dark Pictures Anthology, Until Dawn helped establish...

We already knew that Judas, a first-person sci-fi action game from BioShock creator Kevin Levine, was in development. And today, we got a new trailer, containing what I would call some serious BioShock vibes.As one of a handful of announcements from today's January 2024 State of Play, Ghost Story Games showed off a new look. We didn't get a release date, but the footage says it's "currently in development for PS5." It's also slated to release on PC and Xbox Series X/S.Ghost Story Games' parent company, Take-Two Interactive, announced last February that the game planned to be released before the end of March 2025.Judas was reported to be in "development hell" before its official unveiling. Ghost Story Games shared a first true...

At the first State of Play of 2024, Stunlock Studios announced that its fantasy survival game V Rising is coming to PS5 sometime this year.V Rising was released in Early Access in May 2022 on Steam. Set in an open world, V Rising has players controlling a vampire who recently woke up and tasked with venturing across the world and defeating bosses, feeding on the blood of enemy NPCs, and avoiding hazards that will kill your character, such as direct sunlight.Following its release into Early Access, Stunlock Studios announced V Rising was close to hitting 50,000 players a day after its release. As of May 2022, V Rising has sold over 1.5 million copies, according to the developer.In our review of V Rising, we said: "While its...

After months of speculation and leaks, Blooper Team's highly-anticipated remake of Silent Hill 2 has resurfaced at last. Silent Hill 2 was shown during Wednesday's State of Play presentation, but unfortunately without a release date.As part of the State of Play presentation today, the new trailer showcased new gameplay. A 2024 release date would not be entirely surprising as Sony prematurely announced earlier this month in a trailer that Silent Hill 2 Remake, along with other games such as Rise of the Ronin and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, were all slated to release this year on PS5.Blooper Team first announced it was remaking Silent Hill 2 in 2022. Following its announcement, Blooper Team confirmed that while the gameplay...