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Fight Crab 2 is a Clumsy, Chaotic, and Utterly Compelling Clash of Crustaceans

Maybe the first rule of Fight Crab was that you don't talk about Fight Crab, because I somehow completely missed the 2019 original. Up until I got my hands on its sequel at Tokyo Game Show this week the only battles with crabs I’ve ever known were written about in multiple chapters of the Motley Crue biography. But after going pincers-on with Fight Crab 2 I now consider myself an instant fan. It seems brilliant and utterly bonkers in the best way possible. If you’re a newcomer like me, you’ve probably got a lot of questions - particularly if you just watched the nine minutes of gameplay above. Questions like: why are there giant crabs bashing each other with everything from swords to overgrown carrots and corn cobs? Why is there an...

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Diablo 4’s Warring Parents Lilith and Inarius Are Coming to Call of Duty

Spawn isn’t the only horror-themed crossover for Call of Duty’s upcoming Halloween event. Diablo 4’s warring bosses are heading to the game, too. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0’s The Haunting event, set to arrive as part of Season 6, adds Diablo-themed bundles that include the Queen of the Succubi Lilith and the fallen archangel Inarius as Operators. Lilith is the antagonist of the recently released Diablo 4, which also sees Inarius play a key role in the story. Perhaps the only surprise here is that it’s taken this long for Call of Duty and Diablo to cross paths. Both games are owned by parent company Activision Blizzard, and Call of Duty left military realism behind years ago as battle royale Warzone became a...

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IGN UK Podcast 715: Idris Elba's Sausage Sandwich

The Cyberpunk 2077 redemption is here with Phantom Liberty, and Cardy and Dale are here to tell you why you shouldn't miss it. They're joined by Matt as upcoming games Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Alan Wake 2 are delved deep into. Also, there's a little bit of sausage sandwich and cake chat so enjoy that! What do think of cake? Get in touch at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com IGN UK Podcast 715: Idris Elba's Sausage Sandwich IGN UK Podcast 714: Daddy's Back IGN UK Podcast 713: Starfield - Bethesda Strikes Back IGN UK Podcast 712: Starfield - The Good, The Bad, and The Inventory IGN UK Podcast 711: The Best of gamescom 2023 IGN UK Podcast 710: Goodbye Xbox 360 Continue reading...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Player Finds a Secret, Meta Karlach Interaction and It's Kind of Unsettling

As players continue to dig up all of Baldur's Gate 3's secrets, someone has found a hidden Karlach interaction where she looks at and talks to the player directly. It's pretty cool – and only a little bit unsettling. As found by YouTuber Chubblot (h/t GameRant), the interaction involves fan-favorite Karlach, who's become so popular that Larian Studios included an ending with "better closure" for her romance in Patch 2. In the recently discovered clip, everyone’s favorite Tiefling Barbarian asks the player a series of questions before having what appears to be a bit of an existential crisis as she realizes she's locked in a video game, only to repeat the same hundred or so hours over and over again. At first, things start off pretty...

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Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC Review

Resident Evil 4 sure knows how to set the tone: the remake’s intro sees Leon slowly advancing through creepy woods and rotting, ominous houses, culminating in the horrifying crescendo that is the infamous village attack. But with that groundwork already laid, The Separate Ways DLC has no need for such a slow build-up, and smartly wastes very little time shifting into high gear: we’re put up against an extremely imposing boss mere minutes after taking control of Ada Wong, the star of this show. In fact, though it only took me just over four hours to complete this side story’s seven chapters, Separate Ways rarely wastes a moment of your time, and proves to be a highly entertaining roller coaster that includes some very satisfying new...

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Forza Motorsport Is Now Available for Pre-Load With a Huge File Size

We are two weeks away from Forza Motorsport, and pre-loading began earlier this week for most versions. Fair warning: you'll want to make some room on your PC or Xbox, as Turn 10 Studios' next entry in the racing sim series has quite a hefty file size. Noted in a recent blog post, Turn 10 Studios detailed that Forza Motorsport is now available to pre-load and revealed the list of in-game Achievements. But the most interesting part is the big file sizes that come if you want to install Forza Motorsport. File sizes vary depending on which console or PC version you are installing. For example, the smallest file size is found on the Series S version, where you have to sacrifice 100GB of free space to install Forza Motorsport. The Steam...

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How Forza Motorsport Evolved Into a 'Racing Platform for the Future'

2019 was some year. Baby Yoda. The end of Avengers and Game of Thrones. Two separate Fyre Festival documentaries. The first documented case of COVID-19. Suffice to say, there was… plenty going on. In fact, just about all we didn’t get in 2019 was a new instalment of the Forza Motorsport series. We were due for it, so to speak. Since the arrival of the original in 2005, a new Forza Motorsport had dependably arrived every two years – across three generations of Xbox console hardware – for over a decade. But there would be no Forza Motorsport in 2019, despite the fact it had been two years since the launch of 2017’s Forza Motorsport 7. There’d be no Forza Motorsport in 2020, 2021, or 2022 either. Building the next evolution of the Forza...

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Why Metaball Is a Must-Play for Sports Game Lovers

While Rocket League reimagined soccer, Bucketplay’s Metaball (coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam) aims to do the same for basketball. In this free-to-play team sports game that offers full cross-play support, six players will jump on their hoverboards and work as a team of three to score as many points as possible while stopping an opposing team in their tracks. To do so, each player is equipped with a chain that acts like a slingshot of sorts that can be used to launch the ball into the hoop. Don’t worry though, as players will still be able to channel their inner LeBron and dunk the ball to their heart’s content. If all this sounds like your kind of thing, you’ll be happy to know that Metaball is now...

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Todd McFarlane on Bringing Spawn to Call of Duty and the Character's Long Video Game History

While Todd McFarlane waits out the writers and actors’ strikes so he can finally regain momentum on his Spawn film, his signature character is joining one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. Activision has just revealed Spawn will be appearing in Call of Duty's Season 6 battle pass as part of the game's annual The Haunting event. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone players who purchase the Season 6 pass will immediately unlock a new playable Operator in Al Simmons, Spawn’s Mortal World identity. Spawn will also a "more tactical" skin at the start of the battle pass, with another skin unlocking at tier 100. For a more scorched Spawn, there's a "burned Spawn" skin in the pass as well, in addition to other new...

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Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy’s The Division 3

Ubisoft has confirmed Tom Clancy’s The Division 3 is now in development at Massive Entertainment. The Swedish studio, currently working on Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, is the original developer of The Division 1 and 2. Ubisoft said Massive is currently building a team for the third game in the series. Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty has become executive producer for The Division franchise, which has nearly 40 million players across all titles. Gerighty will now oversee all The Division games and products, including The Division 3. “This announcement represents Ubisoft’s dedication to the longevity of the brand,” Ubisoft said in a note to press. “In his new role, Julian will drive the many...

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RC Revolution Announced for PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch

Phren Games has announced RC Revolution, an upcoming arcade-style racing game in which you customize and race your own remote-controlled car through numerous cartoonish locations – or create your own using the included track constructor. RC Revolution bills itself as "old-school, light, and accessible" in the gameplay department. A progression system aims to keep you coming back for more when you're not taking advantage of its local and online multiplayer features, which include a Pro League, customizable cars, player-created tracks, and cross-platform play. Check out the announcement trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below. RC Revolution is due to be released by the end of the year for PC, PlayStation, and...

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Assassin's Creed Nexus VR Gets New Gameplay Trailer, Release Date

A new Assassin's Creed Nexus VR gameplay trailer (which you can watch above) has confirmed the release date for Ubisoft's upcoming VR stealth-action game: November 16, for Meta Quest devices. It will be priced at $39.99. Ubisoft calls Nexus "the first AAA VR title of the franchise" and lets you play as three separate characters from Assassin's Creed games of yore: Ezio (Assassin's Creed II), Connor (Assassin's Creed 3), and Kassandra (Assassin's Creed Odyssey). Thus, you'll visit Renaissance Italy, the American Revolution, and Ancient Greece. Nexus is being developed by longtime Ghost Recon studio Red Storm, and in what may one day be a good gaming trivia question/answer, it's the first-ever first-person-perspective Assassin's Creed...

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Here’s What Baldur’s Gate 3’s Magic Mirror, Coming With Patch 3, Actually Does

Larian has detailed the Magic Mirror coming to Baldur’s Gate 3 with the launch of Patch 3. Patch 3, which was due out today but was delayed to tomorrow, September 22, to ensure thorough testing, adds the Magic Mirror to your camp. It lets you change your Tav’s appearance whenever you’d like, Larian explained in a tweet. According to Larian's Director of Publishing Michael Douse, changing your character's appearance is perhaps the most community requested feature for Baldur's Gate 3. You can use the mirror to change your appearance, voice, and pronouns. But what it doesn’t do is let you change your race and body type. You also can’t alter Origins, which is to be expected. As Larian put it: “they’re all very particular about their...

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Capcom Tokyo Game Show 2023 Broadcast: Everything Announced

Continuing the Tokyo Game Show 2023 broadcasts, Capcom held a showcase of its own today, September 21. Included were updates on the promising-looking Dragon’s Dogma 2, Exoprimal, Street Fighter 6, and Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy. Dragon’s Dogma 2 steals the show The highlight was undoubtedly a fresh look at narrative-driven action RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2. Director Hideaki Itsuno kicked things off by providing the first in-depth look at the deep explorable world of the game. The roughly 10-minute overview included an explanation of the Pawn AI companions, some of the available vocations, and the two nations players will explore throughout their journey. Itsuno also revealed the Magick Archer and Mystic Spearhand, two vocations...

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak Launches Summer 2024 in the West

NIS America has announced The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak launches summer 2024 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. Trails through Daybreak follows a new cast of characters in the Trails series within the region of Calvard. In the aftermath of a brief war, the area is experiencing a period of economic prosperity. The main protagonist is a spriggan named Van Arkride. As a sort of freelancer and mercenary of sorts, he takes on various requests as a detective, negotiator, and sometimes a bounty hunter. One day, he receives a unique request that eventually leads him on a path to change his and Calvard’s fate forever. Daybreak also features an evolution of Trails' traditional turn-based battle system...

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EA FC 24 Early Access Release Time Confirmed

EA Sports has confirmed the release times for FC 24’s early access period. If you pre-order the Ultimate Edition of EA Sports’ new football game, which launches officially on September 29, you get up to seven days early access, which means you can start playing from as early as September 21 on the west coast of North America. EA Play subscribers get a 10-hour free trial available from the same date, September 21. (As with previous FIFA trials, make sure to quit the game when you’re done to save your 10-hour trial time). The EA FC 24 Web App and Companion App are already live. This grants access to some Ultimate Team features before the game’s full launch. Here’s the list of FC 24 early access release times worldwide: Los Angeles...

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Every Game Pass Title From Today's Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2023 Broadcast

Today's Xbox Digital Broadcast from Tokyo Game Show 2023 highlighted and revealed a slew of varied titles heading to the Game Pass subscription service in the coming months, ranging from first party games like Forza Motorsport, to pixel art adventures and day-one major releases from the Yakuza franchise. Here's every Game Pass title talked about during the Xbox presentation, in the order they will come to the subscription service. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Xbox Consoles & PC - September 26 The original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy lands on Xbox consoles and PC courtesy of Game Pass next week, featuring 14 cases spread across three games: Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justice for All, and Trials and Tribulations...

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Best Assassin's Creed Gift Ideas

The Assassin's Creed franchise needs no introduction, but here we are anyway. 12 (soon to be 13) main games, 17 spin-off games, books, comics, and a film that we'd all rather forget about. The world of AC is absolutely teeming with vibrant characters and it's brought fans into close contact with a range of bygone eras from Ptolemaic Egypt to Victorian London. In the fall of this year, the popular franchise is going to be taking us back to basics with the stripped-down and narrative-driven Assassin's Creed Mirage. With the franchise's continued fine health and strong fanbase, the demand (and indeed supply) for merch and themed trinkets is strong. As we've done with other popular franchises, we've compiled a collection of our very...

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Hotly Anticipated Patch 3 Delayed

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has delayed Patch 3 from today, September 21, to tomorrow, September 22 — although it sounds like it could be delayed further. In a tweet, Larian described Patch 3 as “a big one”, and said that it delayed its release to tomorrow “to ensure thorough testing”. In a follow-up tweet, Larian boss Swen Vincke said: “Cross fingers for patch 3 - it's going through its final round of QA today and if it passes, we can release it tomorrow. You can do this patch 3!” Patch 3 is intended to launch alongside full support for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Mac. The hope for Patch 3 is that it addresses ongoing performance issues, particularly with Act 3, across PC and console now the sprawling Dungeons and Dragons-themed...

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Call of Duty Fans Wave Goodbye to the Original Warzone, Which Shuts Down Forever Today

Three-and-a-half years after it exploded onto the scene, the original Warzone shuts down forever today, sparking nostalgia-fuelled goodbye posts from fans. Warzone launched on March 10, 2020 as a free-to-download battle royale spin-off from the previous year’s Modern Warfare reboot. It enjoyed instant success boosted by stay-at-home gaming during covid lockdowns, and made Activision millions. Warzone was so successful that it fundamentally changed Call of Duty forever, with the battle royale becoming the focal point of the franchise, and premium launches feeding into it to varying success. With Warzone 2.0’s release last year, Activison relaunched and renamed the original Warzone as Warzone Caldera, and announced plans to shut it...

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Modder Behind Oblivion Fan Remake Vows to See It Through Whether Bethesda Releases a Remaster or Not

This week’s explosive Xbox leak set the Elder Scrolls community into overdrive with the revelation that Bethesda may be working on an official Oblivion remaster. Documents accidentally published as part of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) versus Microsoft trial over the buyout of Activision Blizzard include a chart put together in July 2020 ahead of Microsoft’s March 2021 purchase of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media. This chart contains a Bethesda release schedule, which is now over three years old. Here’s the list: Financial year 2022: Oblivion Remaster Indiana Jones game Financial year 2023 Doom Year Zero and DLC Project Kestrel Project Platinum Financial year 2024 The Elder Scrolls 6 Project Kestrel: Expansion...

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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name a Day-One Xbox Game Pass Title

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is coming to Xbox and Windows PC as a day-one Game Pass title when it launches on November 9 later this year, Microsoft has announced. The Yakuza historical spinoff Like a Dragon: Ishin! also joins the subscription service later this year. “By playing this game, you’ll more fully appreciate the next game Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth,” explained Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director Masayoshi Yokowama during an appearance at the Xbox Tokyo Games Show broadcast. “It also allows you to understand what kind of man Kazuma Kiryu is, his way of life, and his personality,” continued Yokowama. “Thus this work is a good start even for those who have never touched the series.” Like a Dragon Gaiden...

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Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023: Everything Announced

Microsoft made a number of announcements during its Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023, most of which revolved around Japan and Japan-inspired games and updates. Xbox executives Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond talked about the importance of the Japanese market. "Japan will always have a special place in my heart for pioneering innovative ways to play, from the Game Boy, to PSP, to the Switch," Spencer said. Xbox went on to reveal a collaboration between legendary Japanese developers Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro and Goichi “Suda51” Suda, announce an Xbox version of Octopath Traveller 2, and confirm a raft of Game Pass additions. If you missed today's broadcast, fear not. This roundup goes over all the biggest news and reveals that...

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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Successfully Brings the Series’ Heat and Hilarity to Hawaii

I had assumed that the Like a Dragon formula could only thrive in the Japanese settings inspired by Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama, but after having a 20-minute hands-on with the game at Tokyo Game Show I can confidently say that the series’ signature streetfighting and silliness has stayed strong in its switch to a sun-kissed Hawaiian island without missing a beat - or indeed a beatdown. With Ichiban Kasuga trading his wide-lapel leisure suit for a flowery shirt and flip-flops, my hands-on with Infinite Wealth began on a local beach where I had to immediately beach off a gang of local thugs. While it stopped short of a Ken vs Ken-style dance battle, certainly Ichiban and the gang are more fleet footed in combat this time around, since...

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Where Winds Meet's Combat, Character Customisation and Exploration Detailed

While it's sadly not playable at Tokyo Game Show 2023, Everstone Studios' ambitious open-world action RPG was highlighted today in a special IGN Japan livestream, and we've got the full 18 minutes of gameplay footage here for you to check out in stunning 4K. The action starts with a fiery assault on horseback through fields of flowers highly reminiscent of Ghost of Tsushima's gorgeous vistas, before crashing straight into a boss fight. When he went hands on with it back at Gamescom 2023 in August, Matt Purslow suggested that the boss encounter in Where Winds Meet wasn't exactly Dark Souls-level in difficulty, but its fast-paced slashing and parrying would suggest that it isn't exactly for babies either (despite the fact the main...

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Notorious Film Nerd Hideo Kojima Reveals His Criterion Collection Picks

Hideo Kojima isn't shy about his love for movies. The creator behind games like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding even wanted to make movies before becoming a game developer, and his games often pay homage to some of his favorites. Even Snake, the main character of the Metal Gear Franchise, is named after Escape from New York's protagonist, Snake Plissken. He famously goes out of his way to inject cinematic sensibilities into his works and loves working with big-name actors. The man just loves movies. Criterion, the organization behind the Criterion Collection, invited Hideo Kojima to do a video in its 'Closet Picks' series on its YouTube channel. The series is dedicated to highlighting notable voices in creative industries where a...

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Dead Space Co-Creator Glen Schofield Leaves The Callisto Protocol's Striking Distance Studios

Glen Schofield, who co-created Dead Space and most recently directed The Callisto Protocol, is leaving Striking Distance Studios. In a new report published by Bloomberg and independently confirmed by IGN, Schofield is departing the Krafton-owned studio. A Krafton representative told both IGN and Bloomberg that Schofield voluntarily departed the company, stating that he has "decided to pursue new opportunities." Bloomberg's report also notes that Stacey Hirata, Striking Distance's COO, and Johnny Hsu, the CFO, are also departing the company. "Creating Striking Distance Studios has been an incredible journey and I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved with The Callisto Protocol, a game close to my heart," Schofield said in a statement...

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Sonic Superstars Gets a Prologue With an Adorable Animated Short About the Villains

Sega has released an adorable animated short prologue for Sonic Superstars starring the villainous trio Dr. Eggman, Fang the Hunter, and newcomer Trip. The short, which was shared on Sonic the Hedgehog’s official social media accounts on Wednesday, is directed by IDW Sonic comic artist Evan Stanley and Tyson Heese, written by Ian Flynn, and animated by Powerhouse Animation. It mostly centers on Fang’s journey into the ruins with his cohorts before the events of Sonic Superstars. In the short, Fang has a nightmare where he encounters Sonic and the gang, who best him by inserting the battery of the Marvelous Queen the wrong way, sending his vehicle plummeting to the ground with the drill and Amy delivering the final blow with her Piko...

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Cyberpunk 2077's Big 2.0 Update Is Coming Tomorrow - Here's What Time

Last week, CD Projekt Red shared that the game's big 2.0 update – the long-awaited overhaul that promises to rework many of the game's systems – will launch tomorrow, August 21. While the announcement video confirmed a date, it left out what time the patch would go live, leaving fans to speculate what time they'd be able to jump into the newly overhauled Night City. Earlier today, CDPR took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to announce a new stream in its RedStreams series, which the Warsaw, Poland-based studio often uses to reveal new updates and information on Cyberpunk 2077. The stream's scheduled for 4:00 PM CEST (or 7:00 AM PST or 5 PM BST). This announcement led to widespread speculation that Update 2.0's launch would somehow...

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IGN Plus: Claim a Steam Key for Grid-Based Strategy Game, Dark Deity

If you love Fire Emblem and have been looking for something similar, Dark Deity may be just what you've been waiting for. Between grid-based movement, a battle team largely comprised of fantasy child soldiers with a wide array of hair colors, relationship building, and a 'weapons triangle' type of 'rock/paper/scissors' gameplay, there are lots of familiar elements. And, as luck, would have it, IGN Plus is offering keys for Dark Deity right now. Already an IGN Plus member? Grab your key here. Not an IGN Plus member yet? Join here. What is Dark Deity? Dark Deity is a fantasy tactical RPG by Sword & Axe that is set in the world of Terrazael. A team of promising young military students have had their education cut short by war...

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