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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.IGN UK Podcast 731: The Big 2024 PreviewIGN UK Podcast 730: Flo Rida's Christmas Catch-Up IGN UK Podcast 729: The 2023 Alternative TV Awards IGN UK Podcast 728: The 2023 Alternative Game Awards IGN UK Podcast 727: The 2024 Alternative Movie Awards IGN UK Podcast...
Classic Konami collections of games including Felix the Cat and Rocket Knight Adventures will be re-released in 2024, both physically and digitally.As reported by Polygon, the Felix the Cat collection will include both the NES game and the Game Boy game, while what's dubbed Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked will include Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2, and Sparkster. No release dates for either game were announced, though they'll come to PlayStation 4 and 5 plus Nintendo Switch.Physical editions will be released through Limited Run Games. Standard and Classic editions of Felix the Cat will be available (priced at $34.99 and $64.99 respectively), with the latter including a CD soundtrack...
After a round of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League previews from media went live this week, developer Rocksteady has lifted its non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on the recently held closed alpha, allowing players to talk freely about their time with the game.IGN was among a number of publications that published impressions of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League earlier this week. “Rocksteady's first large-scale game in almost nine years is not clicking with us yet,” we said.Warner Bros.-owned Rocksteady has now lifted a portion of the NDA on the closed alpha, letting players talk about the game but not publish assets like videos and screenshots.“Now that there is more news out on the game and players are asking, we’re no...
Sand Land launches on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and PC on April 26, 2024, publisher Bandai Namco has announced.Announced in 2023, Bandai Namco's Sand Land looks to translate a cult Japanese comic into an open-world adventure. Sand Land debuted in 2000 as a short-lived tale of a demon prince exploring a desolate wilderness.Created by Akira Toriyama, a manga artist of major renown for his Dragonball series as well as his contributions to many games such as Dragon Quest, Sand Land remained a print-only phenomenon until 2023. A feature-length film debuted last summer, with this game serving as the next multimedia tie-in."Joining Beelzebub, the Fiend Prince, his chaperone, Thief, and Sheriff Rao, prepare to...
Thank your own personal deity—possibly The King of All Cosmos—it's Friday! In case you haven't heard the word, the review embargo for the new Prince of Persia is up, and it's quite good. I had my limits tested in a playthrough on Immortal Difficulty and would heartily recommend it to anybody out for a (2.5D) Soulslike challenge.In retro news, we're celebrating the birthdays of two underloved gems. Capcom's Lost Planet turns 17 today and is still a blast in four-player co-op via Xbox Live. It's also the big eight for Assassin's Creed Chronicles India, the midpoint entry in a 2.5D sub-series trilogy that plays not unlike Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.This Day in GamingAussie birthdays for notable games.- Lost Planet (X360)...
They say it's better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven. Well, "they," in this case, happens to be a guy who literally calls himself the Prince of Lies, so we may want to take that with a grain of salt. But from the time I've spent with Solium Infernum so far, I think he may be right. As a refreshed and reimagined update to a 2009 4X cult classic, it's sort of like Civilization set in the bowels of Hades – but with a greater emphasis on politics and, of course, betrayal.Where Civ puts us in the boots of figures like Teddy Roosevelt or Montezuma, Solium Infernum features a devilishly-rendered cast of archfiends, from the straightforwardly malevolent warlord Astaroth to a nightmarish Beelzebub monstrosity. Each of the models shows...
Quick Play is Overwatch 2's most standard, basic mode — where players log in if they just want to hop into a few matches without worrying about their rank or an unwelcome ruleset. But for one weekend, Blizzard's team-based shooter is shaking Quick Play up.For a few days, Quick Play will be "hacked" by Sombra, who is turning it into something called Quick Play: Hacked – Quicker Play. As the name suggests, everything will be faster. By changing things like capture times, Blizzard is hoping that players will experience more team fights and potentially new strategies. Here are the patch notes detailing the changes:Respawning times are now 75% of their original time. Payloads in Escort and Hybrid maps will move 60% faster. Taking...
One of the most striking shots in the Dragon’s Dogma 2 release date trailer is a shot of a giant, eerily grinning feathered monster with fiery red eyes, ominously approaching the Arisen. To me, it stuck out as a uniquely non-confrontational encounter with a giant and imposing monster, which is not something you see very often in the world of Dragon’s Dogma.Turns out, this monster is Capcom’s take on the legendary Sphinx, a monster that didn’t appear in the first game, but does in fact make an appearance in Dragon’s Dogma Online, a game that never made it to Western shores. But even if you did face off against the Sphinx in Dragon’s Dogma Online, don’t expect the encounter to go exactly the same way, because the Sphinx has a very...
Soon you'll be able to play the latest and greatest hits from Night City's top radio stations at home with the Cyberpunk 2077 Radio Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 vinyls, which are officially up for preorder. These bright yellow vinyls are set to release on April 26 of this year and will set you back $29.98 each. They're well worth the investment as well given the artists included on them. Check out the links below to preorder a copy for yourself today.Preorder Cyberpunk 2077's Radio Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 VinylsIf you've yet to jump into Night City and explore the world of Cyberpunk 2077 for yourself, there's no better time than now to do so. Cyberpunk 2077's Ultimate Edition released back in early December and features the game in its fresh 2.0...
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launches next week. While we really dug the game (you can check out our review for more on that), there's one odd detail that stuck out we can't help but give its own article: one of the game's minor NPCs will be voiced by a text-to-speech program at launch, seemingly because someone — seemingly Ubisoft — forgot to record and add a human being's voice for the role.While in discussions with fellow early reviewers during the review period for The Lost Crown, it was pointed out to us that the voice of a tree spirit character, Kalux, sounded remarkably like either an AI or text-to-speech (TTS) program. Specifically, a TTS program that's available online for free for use by streamers. You can compare some...
I fell in love with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time way back in 2003, when it helped redefine 3D action-adventure games with its clever rewind ability enhancing its environmental puzzles and fast, acrobatic combat. But while the aughts saw a bunch of sequels with similar elements, none ever quite hit the same heights as The Sands of Time – and the 2010s were a parched desert for the series. But like an oasis, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown finally nails what I loved about those classic Prince of Persia games, and it does so by placing the series' best ideas within a 2D Metroidvania framework that calls back to the roots of the 1989 original.The Lost Crown excels in both the elements that make for a great Prince of Persia...
A demo for upcoming role-playing game Granblue Fantasy: Relink launches on PlayStation 4 and 5 at midnight tonight, January 11, publisher Cygames has announced.Three modes will be available in the demo — Tutorial, Story, and Quest — with players able to earn rewards for the full version of Granblue Fantasy: Relink in each one. Story mode won't be a prequel or separate part of the game but instead just offer "a small slice" of Granblue Fantasy: Relink's main story.Quest mode gives players an additional three quests to work through, playable either solo or with up to three others via online co-op. 11 characters are available in this mode: Gran, Katalina, Rackam, Io, Charlotta, Ghandagoza, Narmaya, Lancelot, Siegfried, Yodarha, and...
Star Wars Jedi Survivor has a new update that makes accessibility focused improvements.Patch 8, out today, January 11 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, introduces two new features and several improvements to slow motion in order to make the game more accessible, developer Respawn said.The patch adds a new high-contrast mode that lets players desaturate the environment and use colors specifically for narrative and gameplay elements, making them stand out more.Elsewhere, a new audio ping functionality lets players both passively and actively ping the environment, giving the ability to echolocate objects and interactable elements nearby.As for slow motion, the update adds more presets that let players toggle...
The Finals developer Embark Studios has released the popular shooter’s first update of 2024, and it makes significant changes to the way aim assist works.Aim assist is one of the hottest topics within the game’s burgeoning community, which Embark Studios said it had paid close attention to as it worked to tone down the mechanic.“Today we have a small patch that addresses community feedback on aim assist, fair play, and bug fixes,” the developer explained. “These changes are the result of an in-depth review of how aim assist works — something we’ve only been able to validate with a player base as large as ours (thanks so much for playing our game, yolks!).”Here are the The Finals update 1.4.1 patch notes in full:Aim Assistance...
Retro video game fans have another mini console to content with, this time a recreation of the Atari 400.Plaion and Retro Games LTD have announced the $119.99 400 Mini, a scaled-down recreation of the 8-bit Atari 400, which first launched in 1979.The 400 Mini, due out March 28, 2024, includes 25 Atari games pre-installed, each selected from a carousel that includes the likes of Berzerk, Lee, Millipede, Miner 2049er, M.U.L.E., and Star Raiders II. You can save and resume your game at any time, and rewind by up to 30 seconds.The 400 Mini comes with an updated CX40 joystick dubbed the CXSTICK, which features an additional seven function buttons and USB, making it compatible with a wide range of consoles.Here are the key...
Elden Ring has received a slim update on PC, bringing the game up to version 1.10.1, but neither publisher Bandai Namco nor developer FromSoftware mentioned the highly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree expansion in the notes.Released on Bandai Namco's website, the update specifically addresses the Steam version of Elden Ring, specifically updating its anti-cheating measures in accordance with a Steam operating system update. This obviously won't change much for most players, but will be a relief for those still invading in Elden Ring, or engaging in its dedicated player versus player Colosseum areas.This update was added more than a year ago now in December 2022, letting players face off in new competitive modes in the grand arenas...
Future Press will be releasing a '25th Anniversary Edition' of the Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium, featuring the complete breakdown of every single minute detail from the legendary FromSoftware games. It will cost $59.99, with preorders now available via Amazon (see here).For clarity, this is the 25th Anniversary of the first game guide published by Future Press, not the 25th Anniversary of Dark Souls (which was released on September 22, 2011). The original Compendium book is considered rare online and can be difficult to find or buy at a reasonable rate, which makes news of this reprint very welcome indeed.Future Press describes the Limited Edition reprint as featuring, "The enemies, items, equipment, areas and NPC dialogue of...
D3 Publisher Inc. has announced the arrival of 'Those Games' on PlayStation 4 and 5 priced $9.99 / £7.99. It launched on Nintendo Switch and Steam last year.Those Games, developed by Monkeycraft Co. and published by D3 Publisher, is short for YEAH! YOU WANT ‘THOSE GAMES' RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!, a minigame collection filled with challenges based on the inscrutable mobile game ads no-one can escape from.Those Games briefly became a viral sensation in 2023, and speaking to IGN, producer Maya Ito said: “I see these mini-games on a daily basis and thought to myself, I want to play them; thoroughly and to my heart’s content!”Mini games include the Pin Pull, Number Tower, Parking Lot, Cash Run, and Colour...
It's an exciting start to the year for Indiana Jones fans, as according to Xbox itself, we're finally getting an actual look at MachineGames' upcoming Indiana Jones game next week at the Xbox Developer Direct. But a week in advance, one clever fan might have already sleuthed out the game's title before Xbox was ready to reveal it. It might just be called Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.Twitter/X user @Kurakasis shared their findings on social media today, pointing out that Lucasfilm appears to have been registering a number of domain names that are variations on that title since yesterday. These include https://indianajonesandthegreatcirclegame.com, https://indianajonesandthegreatcircle.com, and a number of others.These...
Ayaneo, the company known for making a slew of handheld gaming PCs, has announced its latest product: the Next Lite, another portable gaming PC that is the first non-Steam Deck handheld to run Valve's Linux-based operating system SteamOS.Announced in a press release, Ayaneo revealed the Next Lite, revealing that the device will be a "value-for-money option" for someone who wants a handheld gaming PC running SteamOS but may not want to buy a Steam Deck for whatever reason.It is an odd pitch from Ayaneo, considering the company did not disclose how much the Next Lite will retail for. However, the company said it is opening "subscriptions" for the Next Lite on Thursday, January 11th, at 4:30 pm PT/7:30 pm ET.Ayaneo notes that the...
After being shut out at The Game Awards, Spider-Man 2 will hope to have better luck at the upcoming DICE Awards, which it leads with nine nominations.The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the awards nominations on January 10, with Spider-Man 2 leading and Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 close behind with eight nominations and seven nominations respectively. COCOON was another standout, joining the aforementioned games and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the Game of the Year category.The full list of nominees follows below.Outstanding Achievement in AnimationFinal Fantasy XVIHi-Fi RUSHMarvel's Spider-Man 2Mortal Kombat 1Super Mario Bros. WonderOutstanding Achievement in Art Direction...
Team Fortress: Source 2, a fan project seeking to port Valve's classic shooter to the Source 2 engine, is officially dead. The news was announced following a DMCA takedown demand from Valve that blocked the group's GitHub repositories. It joins Portal 64, which was also canceled less than a week after the release of its "First Slice."The takedown was the "nail in the coffin" for the project, the announcement read, which had already have been on shaky ground before Valve stepped in."While we were discussing the project's future internally recently, we already came to the conclusion to stop the development of the project due to the current state of the code being unusable anymore with s&box's recent major engine changes, and that we...
Diablo IV's next season is starting on January 23 according to an update on the game's login screen.Even though it doesn't have a title, Blizzard has seemingly confirmed that Diablo IV Season 3 will be launching later this month. Many players have noticed that a banner on the game's login screen, which used to read, "Season of Blood Ends January 23, 2024," now reads, "Next Season Begins January 23, 2024," indicating that not only will the seasons apparently change over immediately, but that Season 3's right around the corner.With less than two weeks (and fewer business days than normal) until the apparent launch date, this will be a significantly quicker turnaround than the transition from Season 1 to Season 2 late last year. For...
Max Evry, the author of "A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History," has found a half-written script for the sequel, he revealed in WIRED on Wednesday.Despite minor cult status, it's no secret that many felt Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune missed the mark. But before its release and subsequent critical panning and flop at the box office, there was a plan to turn Lynch's take on Frank Herbert's space opera into a major movie franchise.Evidence for this mysterious half-script has been floating around since 1984, when Frank Herbert revealed that he was working with and advising the writer-director on a script for the sequel in an interview with Prevue Magazine. Since then, little bits of information have come out...
Poncle, the studio behind the award-winning horde-defense game Vampire Survivors, has shared some of its future goals for the surprise hit in a new Steam post.The UK-based indie studio has big plans for 2024 and beyond. Although most of what's included in this preview of what's to come addresses stuff we already knew about (like online co-op, cross-platform saves, the upcoming animated TV series), Poncle's post also teases loose plans to work on other games.After thanking players for sticking with and supporting Vampire Survivors and recapping everything Poncle accomplished in 2023, studio head Luca Galante dove into specifics about what's down the pipeline. Details like a firm roadmap or release dates for any of these updates are...
Call of Duty: Warzone is introducing a feature, one that has the community feeling a bit perplexed about the overall direction of Activision's flagship battle royale amid questions about whether or not it will actually be a win condition.Called "Covert Exfil," the new ability will allow players to escape the map early and will include its own leaderboard. Here's the description on the official Call of Duty blog.It's a significant addition, and it has some fans saying that it makes Call of Duty: Warzone even less of a battle royale. Many are comparing it to the extraction shooter genre, which has recently grown in popularity thanks to the success of Escape from Tarkhov and other games like it."Doesn’t that completely destroy the...
David Benioff and Dan Weiss, creators of the Game of Thrones HBO show, have explained more about their scrapped Star Wars film, saying "we weren't the droids [Lucasfilm] were looking for".Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair also confirmed reports from 2019 that their film would essentially be "The First Jedi", telling the story of how the Jedi Order, first lightsabers, and so on came to be.Lucasfilm hired Benioff and Weiss to direct a series of films in 2018, with the first premiering in 2022, though this was scrapped in 2019 due to scheduling conflicts, the pair said at the time. The split appeared amicable, as Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy also said she hopes Benioff and Weiss would return to Star Wars one day...
Mojang has announced the end of development on Minecraft Legends less than a year after the game came out.Minecraft Legends is an “action strategy” spin-off that launched in April 2023 courtesy of Mojang owner Microsoft. It fuses real-time strategy gameplay with traditional Minecraft action and adventure. IGN’s Minecraft Legends review returned a 7/10. “Minecraft Legends is an engaging strategy game that capably combines the established Minecraft world with a streamlined RTS structure,” we said.In a blog post, Cristina Anderca, Senior Creative Writer at Mojang Studios, said the developer is “now going to take a step back from development.” The announcement comes just nine months after Minecraft Legends’ release date.This means...
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