Take-Two Interactive, the owner of Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games, and Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind Alan Wake 2, are locked in a trademark dispute over their R-depicting logos.
As first reported by RespawnFirst, Take-Two filed a trademark dispute against Remedy in the United Kingdom over the rebranded logo it released last year. Its logo now solely depicts the letter R, or is sometimes styled with "Remedy" underneath, which Take-Two seemingly believes is too similar to Rockstar's own R logo.
The UK government's website lists both logos, available here and here, as opposed, with Take-Two named as the opponent.
Remedy's new logo was unveiled in April 2023 as a "refreshed visual identity" following its...
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F1 23 becomes available via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this week as part of the game's arrival on subscription service EA Play.
Codemasters’ racing game launches on EA Play, and thus into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, on January 18.
F1 23 is the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship. It features new circuits — Las Vegas and Lusail — and a new chapter in the Braking Point story mode.
IGN’s F1 23 review returned an 8/10. We said: “With Braking Point 2 aboard, F1 23 is a far heartier package than F1 22. However, while the new F1 World mode is packed with activities, its loot-based upgrade system may split fans.”
Elsewhere, Super Mega Baseball 4 is now available for all EA Play members, and as a result available...
I had only just played Persona 3 Portable in the last few years, so that hundred-hour saga felt relatively fresh in my mind going into my demo of Persona 3 Reload. I was excited to hang out with all my old pals, but a bit skeptical that it would be different enough to warrant the time investment all over again. In my playthrough that ran more than an hour, though, I didn't feel at all like Reload was covering the same ground, even if it basically is. The added gameplay elements, updated graphics, tweaked areas and social links compel me to sink another handful of months into getting to the bottom of Apathy Syndrome with the S.E.E.S. crew.
The biggest vibe shift was wandering the tower of Tartarus, which is now the creepiest of all the...
Street Fighter 6 has sold three million copies in seven months, publisher Capcom has announced.
The fighting game hit the milestone on January 3, 2024, and comes seven months after it went on sale on June 2, 2023. Street Fighter 6 got off to a strong start with one million sold over launch weekend. It then hit two million copies sold after just over a month on sale. That means it’s taken half a year to sell one million more copies.
Commenting on the two million sales milestone, Capcom said Street Fighter 6 was “generally progressing in line with our expectations”, adding it hoped positive word of mouth would fuel follow-up success.
“Compared to the internal plan for the title, sales are generally progressing in line with our...
An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.
Speaking to discuss the launch of Ubisoft’s new Ubisoft+ Premium and Ubisoft+ Classics subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, director of subscriptions at Ubisoft, explained to GI.biz what needs to happen before subscription services become a more significant slice of the video game business.
"I don't have a crystal ball, but when you look at the different subscription services that are out there, we've had a rapid expansion over the last couple of years, but it's still relatively small compared to the other models," Tremblay said.
"We're seeing expansion on console as the...
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has released yet another hotfix for its phenomenally successful Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, this time taking on everyone’s favourite magic item-gobbling wizard, Gale.
Spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 follow.
Baldur’s Gate 3 players will know that in the early game, Gale is in desperate need of magic items in order to prevent him from suffering a grizzly fate. He’s so desperate, in fact, that if you don’t give him a magic item to consume pretty much every time he asks for one, he’ll get so fed up he’ll leave your party. What a grump!
Hotfix 17, out now, makes Gale chill out a bit when it comes to his magic item addiction. Here’s Larian describing the change in a post on Steam:
“Poor Gale - we...
If you're still lucky enough to still be holidaying—or you're a forward-thinker planning for the blessed weekend—you're gonna need some gaming fuel. As per always, I've scoured the eshops, online storefronts, and brick 'n' mortars for nothing but the finest wares at whoa-that's-cheap prices. Head sublevel to start saving.
In retro news, it's been 28 years since we caused post-apocalyptic vehicular violence with a clown in an ice cream van. That first Twisted Metal would go on to spawn 10 titles produced by a variety of developers, plus a surprisingly decent TV series that debuted recently on Stan.
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Ubisoft has shaken up its subscription service, releasing a premium offering and adding a back-catalog focused option.
Designed to coincide with the release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Ubisoft+, Ubisoft+ Multi-Access and PC Access have become Ubisoft+ Premium, which costs $17.99 a month.
This subscription is designed to offer day-one new releases and early access where applicable, as well as premium editions and monthly rewards. The day-one release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, for example, is a part of Ubisoft+ Premium.
Alongside this change, Ubisoft has released Ubisoft+ Classics on PC, which is described as “a curated selection of popular back-catalog and live games.” Ubisoft+ Classics include Far Cry 6...
Elden Ring fans have grown ravenous for a Shadow of the Erdtree expansion announcement after developer FromSoftware made a change to the game's backend on Steam.
X/Twitter user and Elden Ring YouTuber Ziostorm noticed the change on SteamDB's page for Elden Ring, sharing an image of a new application added to the Downloadable Content section of Elden Ring's Steam page for the first time since launch.
"I'm not saying it's 100% Shadow of the Erdtree but there's a pretty good chance it is," they said, and fans are similarly hopeful elsewhere online. "Announcement must be imminent," JoRads said on Reddit. "Definitely. It's a matter of days now, or even less," Hector_Savage_ replied.
This update also adds fuel to the fire of a previous...
With some nine years existing between Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Batman Arkham Knight, it’s reasonable to say that developer Rocksteady Studios latest effort has been a long time coming. Now Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has finally arrived, embedding DC Comics most ruthless group of antiheroes into a hyperkinetic open-world, online […]
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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth looks set to provide franchise fans and action RPG players alike with the biggest series entry to date, boasting a massive game world, a reliably entertaining cast of characters and an almost overwhelming amount of quests, side-quests and other activities to get stuck into. Given that Like A Dragon: Infinite […]
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With nearly a decade existing between Helldivers 2 and its predecessor, it’s fair to say that the wait for Arrowhead Game Studios latest has been a little protracted to say the least. Nonetheless, Helldivers 2 is almost here and looks set to reinvigorate the third-person shooter formula with an emphasis on Starship Troopers inspired fast […]
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The director of Overwatch 2 has said it was a "mistake" to reveal a controversial new self-healing mechanic coming to all characters in the hero shooter “out of context."
Last week, developer Blizzard unveiled seismic changes coming to Overwatch 2 as part of Season 9, none more disruptive than giving both Tank and Damage heroes a “modified, tuned-down version of the Support self-healing passive.”
Overwatch game director Aaron Keller explained the decision in a blog post on Blizzard's website:
The announcement sparked a vociferous debate within the Overwatch community, with some complaining that it risked devaluing the team play that has defined Overwatch’s competitive multiplayer since day one, and could make Support characters...
An unannounced Halo Battle Royale was reportedly cancelled, according to XboxEra co-founder Shpeshal_Nick.
Speaking on the XboxEra Podcast, and as reported by Eurogamer, Shpeshal_Nick said the Halo battle royale was no-longer in development. IGN has asked Microsoft for comment.
Word of the Halo battle royale has popped up every now and then ever since Halo Infinite came out in 2021. Codenamed Tatanka, the battle royale mode was reportedly in development at support studio Certain Affinity, although neither Microsoft nor Halo developer 343 has ever commented publicly on it.
In a September 2022 interview with VentureBeat, Certain Affinity president and COO Paul Sams teased a large Halo project that fit the battle royale bill.
“The...
Grand Theft Auto voice actor Ned Luke, who played Michael De Santa in GTA 5, has called out a "f**king bulls**t" AI chatbot that used his voice.
As reported by PCGamesN, Luke responded to a post on X/Twitter from AI company WAME for promoting a chatbot that let users have "a realistic voice conversation with Michael De Santa." WAME quickly removed the chatbot following Luke's post, saying "this incident has highlighted the intricate interplay between the advancement of AI technology and the ethical and legal realms."
Luke didn't mince words in his post. "This is f**king bulls**t WAME," he said. "Absolutely nothing cool about ripping people off with some lame computer estimation of my voice. Don't waste your time on this garbage."...
The creator of Portal 64 has said disappointed fans should not blame Valve for its recent takedown.
Portal 64 sought to revive Valve's 2007 classic on Nintendo 64 hardware. It was shuttered just a week after its developer, Joe Lambert, released a "First Slice" video demonstrating progress after two years of work, and promoted a Patreon he hoped would support the creation of the project as a full-time job.
Portal 64 was pulled in the same breath Team Fortress: Source 2, a fan project seeking to port Valve's classic shooter to the Source 2 engine, was following a DMCA takedown demand from Valve that blocked the group's GitHub repositories.
Lambert has published a new video explaining what happened, revealing Valve asked him to take...
One of the talking points coming out of the reveal of Smite 2 is developer Hi-Rez Studios’ decision not to port the original game’s skins, many of which players have paid for, to the sequel.
Free-to-play third-person multiplayer online battle arena game Smite launched in 2014. The sequel is built using Unreal Engine 5, with an alpha playtest planned for spring 2024 some 10 years after the original came out.
Smite was originally designed on Unreal Engine 3 back in the early 2010s and has stayed on that platform. “While it has worked well for us, 10 years is a long time and our work thus far in Unreal Engine 5 has shown us just how exciting the future of Smite can be,” Hi-Rez said.
In its keynote to announce Smite 2, Hi-Rez staff...
Eddy is Tekken 8’s first DLC character, Bandai Namco has announced.
The veteran Tekken character launches at some point this spring, as revealed in a new video showing off Tekken 8’s opening movie.
Eddy sports a new high-top dreads hairstyle and a new outfit for Tekken 8, although his capoeira fighting style is present and correct.
The video reveals four DLC characters are currently planned for season 1, the first of which is Eddy. Another follows in summer, another in the autumn, then the fourth in the winter.
As for the opening movie, it’s more of a character montage rather than a story set-up, with over-the-top expressions from the many characters packed into the clip.
We see familiar faces as well as a few newcomers, but the...
It's business as usual today, bargain hunters—nothing but the cheapest prices on the stuff actually worth caring about. Personally, I'd steer you most strongly towards that Awesome Humble Bundle as there are some cracking titles within. Not many of them are below 9/10 goodness.
In retro news, I'm celebrating the twin 36-year-old birthdays of some NES greats. The original Metroid needs very little introduction, as it's a franchise that continues to kick goals and acquire new fans today. Conversely, the bodaciousness of Rad Racer might be lost on many of you. It was basically one of the best racers on the system and featured prominently in Nintendo's 1h 40m advertisement / movie called The Wizard (1989).
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Players were enamored by the BioShock series from the moment they escaped a crashed aircraft, entered a mysterious lighthouse, and embarked on their undersea voyage to the crumbling city of Rapture. Often referenced and paid tribute to, many consider Irrational Games’ immersive action-horror classic a masterpiece, and in the years following its debut, it blossomed into a long-running franchise.
But in classic BioShock fashion, its sequels were the furthest thing from traditional. As expected for a series that hinges on otherworldly scientific discoveries and reality-tearing experiments, BioShock's story frequently switches between alternate universes, leaving its games out of chronological order.
So, for those looking for a linear...
2024 is off to an exciting start, and there are some exciting deals that have gone live now that the holiday season has long passed. From video games to PC accessories, there is no shortage of deals you don't want to miss out on. The best deals for Saturday, January 13, include a 1TB Gen 4 NVME SSD, Anker 60,000mAh Power Bank, Street Fighter 6 Collector's Edition, Elgato HD60 X, Persona 5 Tactica, and more!
Anker 60,000mAh 192Wh Power Bank for $114.99
This massive Anker power bank is a solid option if you need some extra juice on your next road trip or getaway. With a 60,000mAh capacity, you can charge an iPhone 14 Pro Max up to 7.4 times or a MacBook Air 2.9 times. This power bank is made for activities like camping, as it has a...
For the first time since January 2023, Xbox is bringing back its Developer_Direct show that promises to give fans a glimpse at such upcoming titles as MachineGames' Indiana Jones, Obsidian's Avowed, Oxide Games' Ara: History Untold, and Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade II.
The Developer_Direct will kick off on January 18 and this watch guide will provide you with everything you need to know to watch the show, including start times, a list of places you can watch it with us, and what you can expect from the event.
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January 2024's Xbox Developer_Direct will take place on Thursday, January 18 at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm GMT.
As if that wasn't enough, ZeniMax Online Studios will be hosting...
Activision and Raven Software are altering their plans to include the new Covert Exfil feature in Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 Reloaded.
Raven made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), promising to rework the Warzone gameplay tweak after announcing it only a few days ago. The team says the decision arrived after seeing fan feedback about Covert Exfil’s inclusion.
However, Raven still feels strongly about the potential the addition could add and isn’t ready to give up on it yet.
“We believe that Covert Exfil and the gameplay loop it provides, paired with the Weapons Case, will make for an exciting addition to #Warzone,” the post explains. “That said, we'll instead launch both of these features in an upcoming dedicated mode.”...
Seth MacFarlane has revealed why Epic Games included Family Guy’s Peter Griffin in Fortnite with a more muscular body than fans are used to.
The comedy creator spoke about why the strange but hilarious change was made during a conversation with IGN at the premiere of Peacock's new Ted series. Although the details are a bit fuzzy, it does clear the air at least a little bit.
“He’s very muscular in there, right?” MacFarlane said. “I was told that they didn’t have the budget to create his actual body…”
The Ted creator went on, comparing Peter Griffin’s ripped new Fortnite physique to a ‘90s TV Guide cover.
“So, it was like that TV Guide cover from the ‘90s, where they put Oprah’s head on Ann-Margret’s body. Anybody remember that?”...
Rocksteady Studios is teasing major post-launch support for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League while explaining how its RPG gameplay works in greater detail.
Information on the game’s core elements comes from Game Director Axel Rydby, who clarified the project’s features and offerings in a post in its Discord server. When one fan asked about build possibilities for Task Force X team members like Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and King Shark, Rocksteady teased “hundreds” of possible build combinations.
“Well, first of all, when we designed the game, player choice and player freedom was one of our core design philosophies," Rydby said. "We really want you to feel like you can make each character your own, and build it...
Starfield’s biggest update yet is on the way, with Bethesda promising to bring more than 100 tweaks in the coming weeks.
The RPG developer teased the allegedly gargantuan update on X/Twitter, explaining that Steam Beta players will be able to dive in come January 17. A full rollout for other players will then arrive two weeks later.
The thread announcing the “biggest Starfield update yet” only provides a few teases regarding what to expect. Fixes for some well-known quest bugs are on the way, for example, as the team promises to address issues with Eye of the Storm and Into the Unknown. Stability and graphics improvements are on the way, too, with Bethesda including a before-and-after post that shows enhanced textures, lighting, and...
Capcom has quickly rolled back a Resident Evil Revelations update which added digital rights management (DRM) after it was review bombed on Steam.
As reported by Eurogamer, the addition of DRM — which essentially looks to stop piracy but allegedly causes performance issues and mod malfunctions too — arrived on January 10 and slammed by Steam users who brought Revelations' rating down to "mostly negative".
It didn't take long for Capcom to hear the outcry and revert Revelations to its former state, though it did say DRM would return once the associated issues were resolved
"Due to an issue observed with the latest update released, we have reverted the corresponding update," Capcom said in a Steam update. "We apologise for the...
The third-person multiplayer online battle arena Smite is getting a shiny new standalone sequel: Smite 2 has been officially announced at the 2024 Smite World Championship. The sequel will retain the same core gameplay Smite players are familiar with, but the game itself is being rebuilt from the ground up for the next generation. Check out the announcement trailer above and our first-look preview video below.
In case you’re unfamiliar, Smite is a MOBA like League of Legends or Dota 2 - two teams of five players battle for control of a three-lane map, each team growing stronger throughout the match until one is able to destroy their enemy’s base. Unlike other MOBAs, though, Smite is played from a third-person perspective, so you’re...
Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has said it might be time for a younger generation to lead the franchise and helm Final Fantasy 17.
Speaking to the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences as part of an interview with Sony's Shuhei Yoshida, Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida made clear publisher Square Enix hasn't made any decisions regarding the next mainline game's director, but did imply it won't be him.
"For the moment, I'll just say that nothing has been decided yet," Yoshida said. "That said, if I had to say something about that... I've had the chance to work on two of these - Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 16 - so maybe it's time for someone new, you know. Instead of having the same old guys handle the next one.
Maybe it's...
It's time to look ahead and get excited about all of the new games, films, and TV shows coming in 2024. Cardy, Matt, and Dale are here to go through an extensive list of the things we're scheduled to watch and play over the next 12 months. From Star Wars Outlaws and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to Dune: Part Two and True Detective: Night Country, there's plenty to delve into.
What are you most excited about watching or playing in 2024? Get in touch at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.
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