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Konami Confirms Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Resolution and Framerate

Konami has issued a fresh clarification on the resolution and framerate of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1. In a statement issued to IGN, Konami said Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 has a 1080p/60fps “target” on all platforms except for Nintendo Switch. This means the collection targets 1080p/60fps on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. Specifically on Switch, the collection runs at 720p/30fps in handheld mode, and targets 1080p/30fps docked. No platform runs the collection at 4K resolution. The clarification comes after confusion stemming from a hands-on preview session for the collection on Nintendo Switch. Konami's professed commitment to authenticity seemingly included releasing the...

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Microsoft Submits New Activision Blizzard Deal for Review After CMA Confirms Original Deal Block

Microsoft has submitted a new Activision Blizzard deal for review after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed the original deal is blocked. To address the CMA’s concerns, Microsoft has restructured the deal to buy a “narrower” set of rights. This includes signing a deal with Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft to transfer the cloud streaming rights for all current and new Activision Blizzard PC and console games released over the next 15 years. The rights will be in perpetuity. Developing story... Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me. Continue reading...

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Immortals of Aveum Review

Much like the waistband of MacGyver’s trousers, Immortals of Aveum is a gun-free zone. This may sound like a peculiar predicament for a first-person shooter to place itself in, but developer Ascendant Studios has made it work. How, you ask? Magic. And I’m not being facetious here; I mean, literal barrages of brightly-coloured bullets magically blasted from the fingertips of a bloke who really puts the war in warlock. An unexpected collision of traditional high fantasy adventure with slick FPS action, Immortals of Aveum boasts a wonderful backdrop for its classy combat and comes with everything I crave in a modern shooter: it’s striking to look at, sturdy to play, and it’s strictly single-player only. There are times when Immortals of...

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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Includes a Warning for Content That 'May Be Considered Outdated'

Whether in the incest themes in Otacon's backstory or the series' overall leering approach to women, Metal Gear Solid is no stranger to controversy. Noting this, Konami has seen fit to include a content warning in the opening of each of the major games in the collection, which include Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, and Metal Gear Solid 3 as well as versions of the original 8-bit games. According to Gamesradar, which first spotted the content warning during the recent round of previews, the collection contains the following message warning players about elements that "may be considered outdated." The message declines to name Hideo Kojima, who is closely associated with the series. Kojima, who was fired shortly before the...

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Canceled Immortals Fenyx Rising Sequel Would Have Been a Mix of Wind Waker and Elden Ring

Last month, reports emerged that Ubisoft had quietly canceled a sequel to Immortals Fenyx Rising, its colorful open world action-adventure game that many reviewers compared to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Now new details have emerged suggesting that Ubisoft's canceled game would have taken inspiration from not just Zelda, but Elden Ring as well. According to new report on Axios, Immortals 2 — codenamed Oxygen within Ubisoft — would have shifted its setting to Polynesia, giving it an island vibe that would have been reminiscent of Wind Waker. What's more, it would have apparently borrowed heavily from Elden Ring, eschewing map points in favor of dropping players in a hostile world. The story would have had an...

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See an Iconic Sonic Statue From London Restored to Its Former Glory in Time for Gamescom

Many UK gamers have fond memories of Segaworld, a massive arcade billed as the largest in Europe during the 1990s. Greeting visitors at the entrance was a huge status of Sonic the Hedgehog spinning a globe on his finger. It was the most exciting entrance to an arcade a '90s teen could ever imagine. IGN Japan editor Daniel Robson is among those who have fond memories of the Sonic statue, saying that it's "seared permanently" into his memory. "The arcade was closed after four years in 2000, and I had assumed the statue was gone forever," he says Much like the arcade scene in general, the Sonic statue was thought lost to time. But in a new video posted to Sega Forever on X, the statue is seen being uncovered and beautifully restored...

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Yes, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Will Be on PS4 Too

PS4 owners, rejoice! Konami announced today that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is also coming to PS4. Konami took to the social media website X (formerly known as Twitter) to clarify. The compilation was already announced for consoles, but only PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. "In response to the many requests we have received from fans worldwide, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 will also be available for the PlayStation 4," Konami wrote in the post. A PC version was also announced, but does not include mouse and keyboard support. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 was revealed last May during a PlayStation State of Play showcase. It's a compilation featuring Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid...

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Remnant 2 Takes Down Diablo 4 to Become July 2023's Best-Selling Game in the U.S.

The battle for Game of the Summer has found its victor. Remnant 2 beat Diablo 4 to become the best-selling game of July 2023 in the U.S. According to the latest NPD data from Mat Piscatella, Gearbox's Remnant 2 ranked first in July sales for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Steam, dethroning Activision Blizzard's Diablo IV. Pikmin 4 was July's other notable debut, jumping into sixth place, just behind Final Fantasy XVI. Online updates also saw the return of Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Black Ops III to the Top 20, coming in at #13 and #20 respectively. You can see the 10 best-selling games of July 2023 below. 1. Remant 2 2. Diablo IV 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4. Hogwarts Legacy 5. Final Fantasy XVI...

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Palia Interactive Map and Locations for Ore, Hunting, and More

New MMORPG Palia has launched into Open Beta with a vast fantasy world ready to explore, jam-packed not only with charming villagers to befriend and romance, but plenty of bugs to catch, ore to mine, and fantastical creatures to hunt. Palia may be known as a "cozy" MMORPG, but the classic MMO grind is still present; you'll need to spend a fair bit of time levelling up your skills and gathering resources to progress. Fortunately, you can avoid running in circles around Kilima Valley or Bahari Bay looking for resource nodes: IGN's Palia interactive map is here to help you plot out the perfect farming routes, so you can track down where ore, bugs, and creatures spawn in no time flat. See the full Palia Interactive Map for all locations...

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Xbox Series X Getting Special Starfield Console Wrap and More Starting in November

Microsoft has announced the console wraps for the Xbox Series X, allowing owners of the company's high-end ninth-gen console to personalize their device. Detailed in a new Xbox Wire post, the Xbox Console Wraps are made with solid core panels that wrap around the Xbox Series X. So it's not like console skins which are vinyl wrap and, more often than not, difficult to remove off a device once installed, making it easier to not only remove but also easier to replace with another wrap if you prefer. Microsoft notes that the Xbox Console Wraps will not alter the console's performance, and as seen in the announcement video and the images, the wraps do not cover the vents. Xbox Console Wraps will feature Mineral Camo and Artic Camo...

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Lords of the Fallen: 8 Combat Tips from the Developers – IGN First

Lords of the Fallen is not designed to be a walk in the park. This is a game meant to teach you lessons the hard way: by killing you repeatedly until you learn how to best deal with the obstacle that’s being put in your way. Fortunately, the developers at Hexworks didn’t want to leave people completely in the dark, and thus were kind enough to share these eight combat tips to help you survive the realms of Axiom and Umbral. 1. Make Sure You Lock On This may seem like a fairly basic tip to any soulslike veteran, but it’s absolutely vital to utilize your lock on, not just to keep track of enemies, but also to make sure that things like your magic attacks, soul flays, and ranged bow and arrow attacks will hit. 2. Use Your Unique Attacks...

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Ghostrunner 2 Release Date Officially Revealed After Leak

Following its release date leak, 505 Games has officially confirmed that Ghostrunner 2 will launch on October 26 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. “Despite our best ninja skills, we couldn’t stop the news leaking on Ghostrunner 2,” 505 Games said in a Tweet. Before 505 Games had the chance to properly announce the date, it leaked alongside prices for the various editions as well. The Standard version is $40, the Deluxe Edition is $50, and the Brutal Edition is $70. Those who preorder the game will receive the Red Eye Dragon and Golden Traditional sword and hand skins, but they will also be sold separately at a later date. For those who upgrade to either the Deluxe or Brutal editions, they will receive 48 hours of early...

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Starfield Leaked Start Screen Discourse Addressed by Bethesda’s Head of Publishing

Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines has spoken out in response to remarks made by ex-Blizzard developer Mark Kern, who had previously leaked an image of Starfield’s start screen and criticized its design as "hasty" or the work of a team "that didn't care". “The physiognomy of start screens," Kern in a Twitter post late last week. "The start screen of a game can reveal a lot about how rushed the team was and how much pride they took in their work. Starfield's start screen either shows hasty shipping deadlines by a passionate team overworked, or a team that didn't care.” Kern went on to note in a subsequent tweet that, in his experience, such screens are created at “the very end of development”, and that it is common for start...

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A Baldur’s Gate 3 Dark Urge Player Killed Nearly Every Act 1 NPC and Stored Them in One House

One Baldur's Gate 3 player took his Dark Urge role to the extreme as they went about not only murdering nearly every NPC in Act 1, but also storing and sorting them in one house. For those unfamiliar, The Dark Urge is an Origin character in Baldur's Gate 3 that has an insatiable... well... urge to do terrible things. As you progress through the game, you will be tempted by this urge in dialogue options and will be given the choice to lean into it or try to work it from your mind. For this player, they leaned all the way in. As reported by Dexerto, caufenkamp on Reddit shared their journey with the community, and you have to see the image it to believe it. Warning: the image in the link is NSFW and could be triggering to some...

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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Preview – First Impressions

The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 clearly wants to be the definitive collection that every Metal Gear fan is going to want and, well, so far so good based on what I’ve played. What Konami has packed in here for 60 bucks – so many amazing Metal Gear games, and some spectacular fan service extras – has left a heck of a first impression after my two hours spent playing it. After getting to play it, I could not believe how much care went into this collection. Like Konami’s TMNT Cowabunga Collection, I don’t think any fan is going to be disappointed. The NES games are there and all of the different versions are included, with Metal Gear Solid clearly having gotten a ton of love and attention for the first time since the Twin...

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Call of Duty Dev David Vonderhaar to Leave Treyarch After 18 Years and 8 Games

David Vonderhaar, Treyarch's studio design director who has been with the company for 18 years and has helped ship 8 Call of Duty games, is leaving the company for a new adventure. Vonderhaar, who has been with the company since October 2004 and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, took to LinkedIn to share the news and thank those who have been part of his journey at Treyarch. "Today I am sharing that I have left Activision and Treyarch after an incredible 18 years and 8 Call of Duty games," Vonderhaar wrote. "To my co-workers at Treyarch, I am immensely grateful for the time we invested working to improve our craft, never sitting on successes, and always wondering how to improve what we design and how we produce it. "Thank you to the...

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Overwatch 2 Director Responds to Steam Review Bombing

Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller has taken the time to not only respond to the game's unfortunate review bombing on Steam, but also to reassure fans how much content is waiting ahead for them. For those unfamiliar, Overwatch 2 launched on Steam on August 10 and quickly became the worst user-reviewed game on the platform ever. As of the time of our story, Overwatch 2 had a score of just 0.96 based on an approval rating of 10% from 92,028 votes. On Blizzard.com, Keller addressed the review bombing in stride. While he admits it's not fun to have your game be the target of these online attacks, the joy of seeing new players join the game far outweighs it. "We also launched on Steam last week, and, although being review-bombed isn't a...

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Cheapest Deals on CoD Modern Warfare 3, Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, and More!

Great Boo's ghost. Is it that time of year again already? Somehow, we've ticked around to CoD Preorder o'clock again. Mind you, whether or not Modern Warfare III is worthy of the Price — as in Captain John — is still anybody's guess at this point. If you are keen, however, I do have the best bargains for it laid out below. It's the same deal on deals for Mortal Kombat 1, Starfield and many more. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games and hardware - Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PS3/4) 2014. - The Bard’s Tale (PS4,PSV) 2017. - Burnout Paradise Remastered (PC) 2018. Get Table of Contents Nintendo Switch PC Xbox PlayStation Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch Expiring Deals From Yesterday Hardware Watch...

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Black Myth: Wukong – The First Hands-On Preview

Since Black Myth: Wukong released its first trailer three years ago, every year on August 20th, the developer Game Science has shown something new about the development progress of the game. However, what's different this year is that we finally got to play it. Game Science held a large-scale Black Myth: Wukong hands-on event in Hangzhou China, inviting over one thousand players from all over the country to personally play the latest trial version of this anticipated action-RPG. This 45-minute demo provided three different boss fights and a relatively complete chapter experience. It’s worth noting that after the event, the dev team made some adjustments to the trial version based on the feedback and suggestions received during the...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Review

Every once in a long while, a game comes along that is so memorable, exciting, fresh, and well-written that it sets a new high-water mark for an entire genre. Baldur's Gate 3 is such an achievement for the tabletop roleplaying-inspired, swords and sorcery adventuring that its BioWare-made CRPG predecessors helped popularize decades ago. Larian Studios has turned this corner of Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms into a beautiful, detailed world stocked with too many fully-realized, powerfully written, and skillfully voiced characters to count. There are heart-wrenching choices to be made, alliances to be forged, bears to be romanced, and a vast diversity of interesting, challenging turn-based combat encounters. I didn't merely enjoy my...

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Mortal Kombat 1 Pre-Order Beta Has Players Loving Johnny Cage's Big Combos and Sunglasses Finishes

The Mortal Kombat 1 pre-order beta went live for Xbox and PS5 players on Friday, bringing with it multiple new characters for players to try as well as some returning stalwarts. The most popular of them so far seems to be Johnny Cage, who is winning over fans with big celebrity energy, big combos, and surprise sunglasses finishers. Over on the Mortal Kombat subreddit, one of the top posts has the plaintive title, "This win cost me 500$." It shows Li Mei on the verge of finishing off Johnny, only for his sunglasses to flip through the air and hit her square in the face. "He’s tons of fun in the beta, I tried everyone but I didn’t expect Johnny to click so well," the player wrote. Another thread title gushes, "The quips, the...

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Starfield PC System Requirements: How to Build a PC For Starfield

To say Starfield is one of the biggest RPGs in years is an understatement. Bethesda's first new IP in decades is almost here, and while it's an Xbox Series X | S console exclusive, the massive RPG is also hitting a gaming PC near you. But which of the best graphics cards are well suited for exploring this all-new galaxy? Luckily, the system requirements for Starfield were released a while ago. And while Bethesda has partnered with AMD to bring some tech over, anyone with a decent modern gaming rig should have no problems stepping into the RPG on its September 6 release day – you can even preload Starfield right now if you're using Game Pass. Starfield PC System Requirements Bethesda has released two sets of system requirements, as...

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Assassin's Creed Mirage: Release Date, Gameplay, Story, and Latest News

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a stealth-action adventure that draws inspiration from the series' earlier years before it leaped into the open world of massive, hundred-hour action-RPGs with Odyssey and Valhalla. Ahead of its early October release date, we’ve compiled this comprehensive overview of everything we know about Assassin’s Creed Mirage, including the latest information on platforms, price, gameplay, story, map size, game length, DLC, and more. Assassin’s Creed Mirage Release Date, Price, Platforms Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be released on October 5 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. (It was previously dated for October 12; Ubisoft moved the release date forward by a week in mid-August.) Assassin’s Creed...

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Reverses Course on MWII, and Fans Seem Just Fine With That

Call of Duty fans are talking about Modern Warfare 2 — not to be confused with the game under the same title from 2009 — following yesterday's reveal of Modern Warfare 3. Last year's entry in the long-running annual franchise made a lot of changes that angered fans. In fact, these changes drew so much heat from the community that Sledgehammer is completely walking many of them back for Modern Warfare 3, which is set to release on November 10th. Changes included gameplay-level overhauls to the shooter's movement systems, minimap, player health, and perk systems. MW2 also removed players' ability to vote on maps in-between multiplayer matches. Call of Duty's success is partially thanks to its consistency, so needless to say, Infinity...

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Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for August 18-22

The animate discount isle, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get you some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further. Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians. We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP. Where Is Xûr Today? Xûr's location today can be...

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How One Developer Painted an Entire Game by Hand in Seven Years

You’ve probably heard of a number of games that use hand-painted elements - usually backgrounds. But what about a game where everything - every object, every background, every platform - was hand-painted? That’s what developer Pat Naoum did in The Master’s Pupil (the trailer of which you can watch below), and it took him a whopping seven years of painting to finish it. I’m speaking to Naoum on a call just a few weeks after the launch of The Master’s Pupil, but when I ask him what he considers his job title to be, he tells me he’s still a bit hesitant about introducing himself as a game developer. For the last 15 years, he’s been a graphic designer, but he’s been working on his game for most of that time. He explains that the idea for...

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Tech Experts Explain Why Your PC May Struggle With Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 3

The tech experts at Digital Foundry have taken a look at Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3 in an attempt to explain why PCs appear to be struggling to handle it. Larian’s sprawling Dungeons & Dragons-themed adventure is as dense an RPG as they come, a game packed with detail, NPCs, and areas to explore. As the game nears its third weekend, more and more players are hitting Act 3, with some reporting an increase in bugs and performance issues. Light spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 3 follow. But why? According to Digital Foundry’s Alex Battaglia, it has to do with Baldur’s Gate, the setting for Act 3. This large city is packed with NPCs, which adds “considerable” burden to the CPU. This makes other issues worse, too. “One of the quirks of...

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Like a Dragon Gaiden Includes a Special Trial Version of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name includes a special trial version of 2024’s Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, developer RGG has revealed. A new gameplay overview trailer was shown today, detailing the story and various game mechanics. At the end of the trailer, Gaiden’s protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, is seen meeting up with Infinite Wealth protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. In a following developer update, director Masayoshi Yokoyama said: “As you may have been surprised to see, we’re including a special trial version of next year’s Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as bonus content with purchase of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.” Yokoyama said the special trial version includes scenes that aren’t in the main...

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Delta Force Return Teased; Full Reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Developer TiMi Studio Group has teased the return of Delta Force, the classic voxel-based military first-person shooter that debuted on PC a quarter-century ago. The new game will be a cross-platform effort spanning PC, consoles, and mobile. More will be revealed at the proper unveiling next week at Gamescom Opening Night Live. Large-scale multiplayer was a big part of the original game, and that appears to be the case in the new version, as you can see in the gameplay teaser trailer above. We asked the development team a few questions to learn what we could ahead of next week's full reveal. "Our team has always been interested in creating realistic military-themed shooter games," said producer Shadow Guo. "As the producer, my first...

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Starfield's PC Release Might Not Have DLSS, According to Preload Files

It looks like the PC version of Starfield does not support Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology, according to the preload files. Spotted by PCGamer, a user on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) named Sebastian Castellanos searched through Starfield's preload files on PC and posted a screenshot noting various files and folders, stating AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2) was the only supersampling tech he could find, with no signs of DLSS or Intel's XeSS. If that is the case, it should not be too much of a surprise; AMD announced a few months back that it was teaming up with Bethesda and that the GPU maker is "the exclusive PC partner for Starfield". While this does not rule out the...

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