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An eye-catching Steam sale has seen Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 hit new heights on Valve’s platform. With 67% off, Red Dead Redemption 2 saw an all-time peak concurrent record of 77,655 players over the weekend, four years after the game launched on Steam. Of course, much of this rise in popularity is due to new players who have made the most of Red Dead Redemption 2’s sale price, but in truth the wild west open world epic has enjoyed sustained popularity in recent months — despite much of its core community feeling it lacks support from Rockstar. Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One and in 2019 on PC, and is considered by some to be Rockstar's greatest game. Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 57 million...
Frontier Developments has issued a trading update following poor launch sales of its real-time strategy game Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin. Realms of Ruin launched on November 17 and promised eye-catching RTS gameplay set within Games Workshop's Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. According to SteamDB, Realms of Ruin Steam concurrent players peaked at 1,572. At the time of this article’s publication, just 129 were playing on Valve’s platform, and Steam's Realms of Ruin user review rating is 'mixed'. Shares plunged nearly 20% on the news, in which Frontier admitted week one sales of Realms of Ruin were “lower than expected”. However, Frontier insisted it will “evolve and support” the game with post-release content, including...
The developer of the hotly anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake has taken the unusual step of appealing for patience as calls for gameplay from eager fans intensify. After months of rumour and speculation, Konami announced the Silent Hill 2 remake as part of its Silent Hill Transmission event in October 2022. During the event, Konami showcased a three-minute trailer that provided a look at the famously foggy town in 4K. In addition to providing glimpses of Pyramid Head and other notable elements from the original game, the trailer confirmed that Bloober Team, the Polish studio best known for horror games Layers of Fear and The Medium, had been signed to handle development. But we’ve not seen anything more of the game in the year since...
Just when you thought it was safe to put down your wallet, Cyber Monday attacks. Though Black Friday 2023 is done and dusted, its residual bargains (and a bunch of all new deals) are up for grabs! For the smoothest shopping experience, be sure to make a bookmark and (freely) sign up for Amazon Prime. Said retailer started their festivities a few days ago and the really good bargains are now here (but for how long is anybody's guess). For now, let's hook you up with the best deals of the year on games, controllers, monitors, wireless headphones, SSDs, and much, much more. Table of Contents Console / Devices Nintendo PlayStation Xbox PC Headsets LEGO Smart Home TV / Audio Wireless Earbuds Monitors Micro SDs SSDs / HDDs Random Deals...
Attention all muggles, a computer simulation about wizardkind has received a rather sizable discount for your bizarre celebration of all things 'cyber'. The game referred to as 'Hogwarts Legacy' is now available for just 40 galleons on the PlayStation 5, or only 30 on PlayStation 4. This will certainly be a discount to revel in. But, we have also been told that it will only be available for a limited time, so you've got until the witching hour on the 'Cyber Monday' to secure this remarkable offering. For more deals on all things cyber, you can also become a loyal follower for the individual only known as @IGNDeals on the social media network that some may call - X. IGN bestowed the aforementioned computer simulation a gracious nine...
While we love PS5 games, they can be a little on the expensive side at times. As games continue to push the boundaries of what is possible on a console, prices are starting to align with these advancements, leading to the introduction of $70 launch games. Thankfully, these prices don't last forever if you have a bit of patience, and now PlayStation Cyber Monday deals are already here to help with a few top discounts. We've had our eye on the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for a while, but now as this is probably your last chance to secure a discount, it's time to stick down our metaphorical flag and declare: these deals are good. We've found Cyber Monday deals from a variety of retailers for the very best games like Final...
Valve accidentally released an "extremely early" Left 4 Dead prototype in Counter-Strike's new 1.6 update. As reported by Eurogamer, Gabe Follower shared that this prototype - which is called Terror Strike - was "accidentally compiled" and came packaged with the latest update. It's a fascinating look at how Left 4 Dead's origins can be seen in a mod for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and were built with Counter-Strike assets. The files for the prototype were quickly pulled offline by Valve, but, as the internet is known to do, it quickly downloaded them and reuploaded them for the public to use. Gabe Follower shared a few more details about Terror Strike, saying, "User under name 'The One Epicplayer' ported zombie_city map and did...
Gabe Newell has been ordered to attend an in-person deposition relating to Overgrowth developer Wolfire Games' antitrust lawsuit against Valve despite his request to do it remotely. As reported by GI.biz, the Valve CEO had requested the remote deposition due to concerns regarding COVID-19, but the court said he presented "insubstantial evidence to suggest that he is at particularised risk of serious illness". The order, which was filed on November 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, included a statement from Wolfire Games which said Newell "is uniquely positioned to testify on all aspects of [Valve's] business strategy" and an in-person deposition "would allow [it] to adequately assess Newell's...
Dale has been playing with his new PlayStation Portal so he's found time to tell Cardy and Jesse all about it. Following that we've got thoughts on two new Netflix shows - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and Squid Game: The Challenge. There's also time for some Saltburn and Bluey chat, too. Oh, and a fun AMA section. Good times. Is toffee or fudge better? Get in touch at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com IGN UK Podcast 724: Scott Pilgrim's PlayStation Portal IGN UK Podcast 723: Napoleon - Small Man, Big Film IGN UK Podcast 722: Modern Warfare 3's Cam-Painful IGN UK Podcast 721: Sourdough and Soup Season IGN UK Podcast 720: Don't Sleep on Alan Wake 2 IGN UK Podcast 719: That's So Kraven Continue reading...
Some Assassin's Creed players encountered in-game advertisements for Ubisoft's Black Friday sales while playing older Assassin's Creed games earlier this week, but Ubisoft claims this wasn't intentional. Reddit user triddell24 posted a video of the advert, which was shared by Fab on X/Twitter, below. It shows the player attempting to open the map in Assassin's Creed Odyssey before the screen fills with an for Assassin's Creed Mirage, which is 20% off in the Black Friday sales. "Take advantage of 20% off on the latest game in the series," it reads, giving the player the option to either close the advert or "buy now", which presumably opens a link to the console's store. Ubisoft has denied this was an intentional ploy to sell copies...
Are you struggling to eke out a win on Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0? Or have you been away from Activision’s battle royale juggernaut for so long that you’re struggling to make any progress whatsoever? Well luckily for you, our super handy Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 tips and tricks guide will set you on […] The post Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Tips & Tricks – How To Start Winning appeared first on Green Man Gaming Blog. Continue reading...
The publisher of fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds has come under fire from angry fans after it abruptly announced the end of development. Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a 2D fighting game featuring cute animals that raised $586,346 from 10,513 backers in a successful crowdfunding drive ahead of its 2020 launch. It was well received upon release, with IGN’s review returning an 8/10. “Them's Fightin' Herds is an exceptional fighting game by any measure, only held back by its tiny roster of six characters,” we said. Last year, developer Mane6 released the game’s Season 1 pass, which added four additional playable characters among other content. Fast forward to this week and the release of Them’s Fightin’ Herds' version 5.1.0 update, which...
Bandai Namco is under fire for the voice acting in Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, which is causing a stir among players and even its voice actors. Action brawler Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections launched November 17 and the more Naruto fans play the game the more they're questioning if something odd is going on with its voice acting. In fact, even the actors themselves are unsure what's going on. Responding to one odd clip, in which Naruto's voice completely changes mid-sentence when saying "wake you up", voice actress Maile Flanagan claimed she didn't say the line like that in the recording booth, and said neither she or any voice director would find it acceptable. "I can guarantee I did not say that line that...
Here it is, folks: Black Friday has arrived with full force. For PS5 owners, there's a standout deal on Amazon for the latest entry in the Final Fantasy, priced at just $35—a remarkable 50% discount. Our initial review in June bestowed it with an amazing 9/10, a verdict we still stand by. This presents an excellent opportunity to grab a fantastic game at an impressive price, especially considering it's less than a year old. Deals are expiring quickly right now and the countdown to the end of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales is now upon us. If you haven't experienced this game yet, time is of the essence to seize this offer. Final Fantasy 16 - Why Should I Consider It? The latest Final Fantasy is one of the best games of the...
Call of Duty Black Friday deals are surprisingly rare, but when we find one, it's incredibly exciting. Sure, Modern Warfare 3 didn't get the best reviews this year, but that's not going to stop hoards of people buying it. If it's your guilty pleasure, let that guilt slip away and consider this amazing Black Friday deal. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is currently down to just £51.96 when using code BUYBETTER20 at eBay via The Game Collection Outlet. You need to be signed into an eBay account to redeem the offer. eBay codes are a great way to secure to unexpected discounts, especially when reliable and verified retailers like The Game Collection allow the codes to be used on their selection of games. Just so you're reassured, this deal...
Developer Don’t Nod’s supernaturally-infused episodic adventure title Life is Strange has surpassed 20 million lifetime players since its launch in January 2015. “Happy Thanksgiving everyone!” read a post from the game’s official account on X / Twitter. “Something we are very grateful for - the original Life is Strange has hit over 20 million players! We want to thank each and every one of you for playing!” Life is Strange explores the emotionally charged and often disturbing eposodic journey of supernaturally gifted protagonist Maxine ‘Max’ Caulfield, who uses her ability to manipulate time and alter past events to unravel the secrets surrounding the Oregon townsfolk of Arcadia Bay. “20 millions players,” said Life is Strange...
Bandai Namco has confirmed the Tekken 8 PC requirements over on the fighting game’s Steam page. Most pressing here is probably the game’s 100GB storage space requirement, but it’s also worth noting the minimum specs require 8GB of RAM, whereas the recommended requirements call for 16GB of RAM. Bandai Namco has an additional note regarding Tekken 8’s frames per second count. With these specifications in hand, “stable over 60” is apparently “guaranteed” and selected under the graphic settings by default when the game is launched for the first time. However, Bandai Namco warns the framerate may drop when other applications are running in the background. Tekken chief Katsuhiro Harada has also insisted there are no plans to add...
The actor who played Grand Theft Auto 5 co-protagonist Michael De Santa was swatted while streaming GTA Online, but has defended developer Rockstar Games despite fan outcry to the contrary. Ned Luke received a call while streaming the game on November 23 that informed him his property was currently being swatted. Swatting is a dangerous harassment technique with ties to video games and streamers in particular in which personal information is obtained and emergency services, usually armed police, are called to the person's home. Fans of Luke were quick to call out Rockstar for its alleged failure to protect players' IP addresses while playing GTA Online but the actor refuted these claims. "Y’all jumping to some large ass...
Cult of the Lamb developer Massive Monster has announced a significant free content update coming to the game in 2024. Sins of the Flesh is due out in very early 202, and includes new features and stories, Massive Monster said in a post on X/Twitter. “We have been working extremely hard on this update, and there is soooo much more content coming to the game!” it added. Cult of the Lamb is a roguelike with base management elements that enjoyed critical acclaim upon its 2022 launch. It casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger, and who must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name. Players must collect and use resources to build new structures, and perform dark...
It looks like Prison Architect 2 will soon be revealed after a listing for the game popped up online. X/Twitter user @Kurakasis flagged that Prison Architect 2 has been rated by Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee. Publisher Paradox (of Crusader Kings and Stellaris) has yet to announce Prison Architect 2, but it was teased in May alongside the original game’s Sunset Update. A trailer, below, thanking fans for supporting the game also teased a 3D sequel. In the trailer's final scene, a 2D inmate pops into 3D, much to the shock of everyone around him. Prison Architect is the hugely successful builder simulation game from indie developer Introversion. IGN’s Prison Architect review returned an 8/10. We said: “Prison...
A quarter century after it came out, the original Half-Life is enjoying a new lease of life after developer Valve released a surprise update. But there was more to come. In the days that followed the launch of the massive Half-Life 25th Anniversary update, Valve issued a new patch that fixed one bug that had afflicted the game for decades. The bug occurred within a famous scene from chapter six, called Blast Pit, in which an alien tentacle crashes through a glass screen, knocks a scientist to the floor, then proceeds to drag him out of the room and into its terrifying clutches. It's a dramatic, impactful scene, but if you looked closely, you could see that the animations of the tentacle alien and the scientist were out of sync, which...
Heads up, fighting game fans who also happen to enjoy seeing buckets of gore splashed all over the place. Mortal Kombat 1, the latest installment in the longrunning fighting game series, is on sale during Black Friday for $40 on all consoles. It's a recent release, and it normally costs $70, so a $30 price cut is what's called a killer deal. That price is only available in the Walmart Black Friday sale (it's more expensive everywhere else, even where it's on sale), so grab it before it sells out. You never know when a Black Friday video game deal will sell out. Mortal Kombat 1 Black Friday Deal See at Best Buy - $49.99 This deal is good on all console versions of the game. That goes for PS5, Xbox Series X, and even the Nintendo...
The most recent Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, didn't get the best reviews. In fact, our own Modern Warfare reviews ranged from downright "Bad" for the campaign to "OK" for the multiplayer. Regardless of how people feel about it, Call of Duty is a massive game every year and usually becomes the best-selling game of the entire year in the first month it releases. And hey, speaking of Call of Duty release months, we're in one right now, and it also happens to be Black Friday right now. That means there's actually a Black Friday Call of Duty deal happening this very second, but if you follow this simple guide, you can actually save even more on it. It's one of the best PlayStation Black Friday deals happening, provided...
EA Sports FC 24 is getting a big free Euro 2024 update next year to coincide with the start of the football tournament. EA said the Euro 2024 update is set for EA Sports FC 24, EA Sports FC Mobile, and EA Sports FC Online in the summer of 2024. For FC 24, that’s across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. EA said those who play FC 24 by January 16, 2024, get “one of Europe’s biggest stars” as an untradeable Ultimate Team player item starting December 18. The item is one of six players: Jack Grealish - England Ousmane Dembélé - France Federico Chiesa - Italy Florian Wirtz - Germany Virgil Van Djik - Netherlands Alvaro Morata - Spain Last year EA Sports ended its partnership with...
Mortal Kombat 1 Kameo character Tremor launched this week, and players have already discovered his secret Brutality. Mortal Kombat 1 spoilers are ahead. All Mortal Kombat 1 characters have Brutalities — unique moves that end a match in a particularly brutal fashion. They’re triggered by doing an extra input command on top of a specific combo ender or move that wins the final round. Most of the characters in the game have six brutalities, but players have discovered a number of secret brutalities, too. Recently released DLC character Omni-Man, for example, has a secret brutality that’s in essence an alternate version of one of his existing brutalities. For detailed instructions, head over to IGN’s Mortal Kombat 1 how to do hidden...
A former member of staff at Rockstar who worked on a raft of Grand Theft Auto games has pulled their behind-the-scenes development blog after someone from the studio got in touch. Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij started the blog on November 11 to discuss their time at Rockstar North, the Scottish studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series. A number of eye-catching blog posts delved into the development of the older Grand Theft Auto games and even other Rockstar projects. One revealed fresh insight into the collapsed development of Agent, a game Rockstar has never formally cancelled, and further posts discussed other scrapped projects, such as a Scottish zombie survival game. Something about ruining the Rockstar...
THQ Nordic has released its best look yet at upcoming multiplayer game South Park: Snow Day in an official gameplay trailer, but some fans are a little put off by its 3D art style. The one-minute trailer shows off the action-adventure role-playing game which, unlike South Park itself and the critically acclaimed Stick of Truth and Fractured But Whole games from Ubisoft, features a 3D art style instead of 2D. Fans haven't responded particularly well to this switch, with a Reddit post discussing the gameplay trailer full of criticism for Snow Day's graphics. "I don’t think South Park’s art style translates well to 3D and the characters look really out of place in the high resolution snowy environment," said Pacmantis. "Yeah, the 3D...
The Witcher 3 is chock full of romance that often ends in disaster but CD Projekt Red has revealed one tragic love story from the Blood and Wine expansion that no one knew about. Speaking during the developer's AnsweRED podcast, story director Tomasz Marchewka said CD Projekt Red designed one character to be secretly in love with another, but circumstance kept those feelings locked away. That character is Damien de la Tour, captain of Toussaint's ducal guard under Duchess Anna Henrietta. And who was he in love with? The woman he was sworn to protect, Henrietta herself. He is secretly in love with her. And because he's not an aristocrat, it's impossible for him to even imagine that. "I don't think it's said anywhere in the game but...
While we love PS5 games, they can be a little on the expensive side at times. As games continue to push the boundaries of what is possible on a console, prices are starting to align with these advancements, leading to the introduction of $70 launch games. Thankfully, these prices don't last forever if you have a bit of patience, and now PlayStation Black Friday deals are here to help with a few top discounts. We've had our eye on the best Black Friday deals all November, but now we're really into the crux of things it's time to stick down our metaphorical flag and declare -- these deals are good. Whether you're after a Game of the Year contender like Resident Evil 4, or you're looking to take on Odin in God of War Ragnarok, we've...
A brand new Tribes game is in development, and fresh details on it have begun to emerge. Tribes is a multiplayer sci-fi FPS series, often dubbed 'the world's fastest shooter', that saw five releases from 1998 to 2012. The most recent entry, the critically acclaimed Tribes: Ascend, was developed by Hi-Rez Studios years before it released Smite, Paladins, and Rogue Company. The new Tribes, which has yet to receive an official title, is in development at Prophecy Games, a new studio founded in late 2019 within the Hi-Rez Studios umbrella. But in early 2020, Prophecy spun off from Hi-Rez to become an independent studio — and it looks like it took Tribes with it. FPS-Z reports fresh playtests for the new Tribes game kick off soon, and...