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Street Fighter 6 DLC Character A.K.I. Gets a Teaser Trailer at EVO 2023

Street Fighter 6 DLC character A.K.I. has received a teaser trailer and a re-confirmed Autumn 2023 release window at EVO 2023. A.K.I., who is a newcomer to the world of Street Fighter, is a "maniacal poison aficionado" who "can't wait to sink her nails into her opponents." The gameplay trailer that arrived at EVO shows exactly what that means as she is seen creepily attacking a player character with poison and then describing with a lot of joy the horrible things that is about to happen to them due to it. A.K.I. will be the second DLC character to be added to Street Fighter 6 after Rashid, and she will be available in World Tour, Battle Hub, and Fighting Ground. Speaking of Rashid, he will be available on July 24 as part of the Year...

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Guilty Gear Strive Season 3 Details Revealed as It Reaches 2.5 Million Players Globally - EVO 2023

Alongside revealing Season 3 details for Guilty Gear Strive and that the Jellyfish Pirates captain Johnny will be the next DLC fighter, Arc System Works has confirmed Guilty Gear Strive has become its first game to exceed 2.5 million players worldwide. Announced at EVO 2023, Guilty Gear Strive's third season is packed with a ton of new content and it will all kick off with the Johnny DLC on August 24, 2023. There will be three more DLC characters added in Season 3 and that will bring the roster size to 28 when it's all said and done - 15 from the start and the additional 13 from DLC. "With Katana in hand, the daring and debonair pirate Johnny and his crew are dedicated to caring for and defending those less fortunate around the...

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Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Reptile, Ashrah, and Havik as New Fighters at EVO 2023

At EVO 2023, NetherRealm revealed Reptile, Ashrah, and Havik will be joining the roster of Mortal Kombat 1 and that Sareena will be a new Kameo. The news was announced alongside a brand new Mortal Kombat 1 gameplay trailer that showed the characters in action. It also gave another glimpse at the story players will experience when the latest entry in the legendary fighting franchise is released on September 19, 2023. Reptile, who is also known as Syzoth, made his debut in the original Mortal Kombat as the first secret character in fighting game history, but he wasn't playable until Mortal Kombat II. Ashrah first appeared in Mortal Kombat: Deception and is actually a demon in disguise from the Netherrealm who is now searching for...

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Tekken 8 Adds Raven and Azucena the Peruvian Coffee Queen to Its Roster at EVO 2023

EVO 2023 had some good news for Tekken 8 fans as it was revealed that Raven will be returning for this latest entry alongside a new fighter named Azucena the Peruvian coffee queen. The fighters were revealed with gameplay trailers showcasing each one, and we'll begin here with Raven. Raven first appeared in Tekken 5 and is a secret intelligence officer for the United Nations. Raven's trailer, which you can see below, features a glimpse of his ninjutsu powers and his skills in battle. What is most striking is the ability to summon copies of himself to attack his foes. Azucena, on the other hand, is a brand new challenger and is the so-called Peruvian coffee queen. Her trailer begins with a lot of adorable alpacas around her and...

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How to Play the Elder Scrolls Games in Chronological Order

With a lineage spanning back to 1994, it’s difficult to talk about RPGs without mentioning Bethesda Studios’ flagship franchise, the Elder Scrolls. Whether your first adventure across Tamriel came while battling the vicious dragon Alduin in 2011’s Skyrim or you’ve been following the franchise ever since saving Emperor Uriel Septim’s life in Arena almost three decades ago, chances are you’ve dabbled in one of these seminal fantasy epics. With so many Elder Scrolls games now available to play, any newcomers looking to get into the series are probably wondering where to start. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ve assembled a chronological timeline of every Elder Scrolls game and major expansion, showing you how to play the series...

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Mac vs. PC: Which Is Better for Gaming?

Let’s be real: Windows PCs have utterly dominated computer gaming for at least the past two decades, and arguably more. Apple’s Mac, though powerful and attractive, fell far short of the quickest Windows PCs in graphics performance, and MacOS’s lackluster support for cutting-edge 3D visuals didn’t help. The story is shifting, however, as Mac computers with Apple Silicon begin to challenge the grunt of high-end Windows PCs. Apple also pairs these advances with its own graphics API, Metal, which is similar to OpenGL/OpenCL or Vulkan. Mac gaming is better than ever. But is it really enough to challenge Windows PCs in the long run? We compare Mac vs. PC gaming with the following in mind: Performance Game compatibility Peripheral...

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Final Fantasy 14’s 10-Year Journey to Xbox

In 2013 I had the opportunity to fly to Japan and talk to Final Fantasy 14 Game Director Yoshi-P. There was one question I wanted to know – when would Final Fantasy 14 come to the Xbox? It’s a question that I, and every Final Fantasy 14 fan, wouldn’t know the answer to for another decade. Final Fantasy 14 coming to Xbox marks the end that a long-lingering question. In 2013 Yoshi-P answered saying a Microsoft cross-play policy – that meant Xbox users would require their own server and therefore couldn’t play with the wider community – ended the hopes of Xbox players enjoying the game. "Community is very important for an MMO, and as Xbox Live is a closed network it means those playing on Xbox 360 or Xbox One can't play with others on...

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Game Scoop's Game of the Year '90s Edition

As some of you may know, IGN was founded in 1996 and we began handing out our Game of the Year awards in 2001, leaving years of top games uncrowned. We decided to remedy this as part of ’90s Week, and this week’s Game Scoop decided to go year-by-year through the decade to crown a Game of the Year for each year, starting with 1990. Since IGN wasn’t around at the beginning of the 1990s, we had to be a bit freeform with the science behind our judgment. Some games were awarded based on their historical importance, while others were simply our favorite games to come out that year. Some games, as you’ll see later on, qualified because of both. And while Game Scoop won’t pretend to speak for the entire IGN team, here are our picks for GOTY...

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Plankton Revealed as Next Nick All-Stars Brawl 2 Character With a Full Breakdown by Smash Pro

Plankton from SpongeBob Squarepants has been revealed as Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2's newest fighter. Plankton joins the likes of Squidward Tentacles and Jimmy Neutron as new fighters alongside a slew of characters returning from the 2021 original, including SpongeBob Squarepants, April O'Neil from the Ninja Turtles, and Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Plankton's reveal trailer features Mr. Krabs' rival piloting a mech suit before putting a beating on his opponents using ketchup-based attacks, his wife Karen (who also happens to be a computer), and lasers. You can still see — and hear — the aquatic microorganism as he barks threats and steers his mech using its antennae. Plankton's inclusion in the game lends further cadence...

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Overwatch 2 Recruits John Cena to Promote Invasion's PvE Campaign, But He Won't be in the Game

For the last week or so, a mysterious figure has been "hacking" into Overwatch 2 games and streams. Fans quickly realized that the "hacks" were a promotion for Overwatch 2: Invasion — the shooter's new event featuring the rollout of the first wave of player-versus-environment [PvE] missions. Based on clues within the "hacking attacks," fans also deduced that popular wrestler and actor John Cena would have some role to play in the upcoming content. It turns out that Cena is indeed the mysterious "Enigma," but it seems as if he might have less of a role to play than one might expect given his prominent placement. In a new video released alongside a trailer for the new PvE storyline, Cena was unmasked as The Enigma while calling for new...

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Hades Diehard Accomplishes Run Most Considered To Be Impossible

Nearly three years since Hades was released, crowned IGN’s own Game of the Year in 2020, and after thousands of hours played by individual members of its hardcore community, no one had beaten the toughest challenge the game had to offer: a "Max Heat Run." Many Hades players are unlikely to ever interact with its Pact of Punishment system at all, which only becomes available after the player’s first successful run. It allows players to self-impose additional difficulty to an already challenging roguelite by selecting things like giving all enemies more health and removing reward choices found at the end of most encounters. And by electing to turn up the system's "Heat Gauge" in specific ways, additional rewards can be unlocked...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Is Patching Out That Annoying Version Number, But Only in Cutscenes

Larian Studios has released its first post-launch hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3, which addresses several issues, including one that is supposed to fix the problems some players have encountered while saving their game. It removes the pesky version number that takes up a large amount of screen real estate, but not entirely. As detailed in a new Steam post, Baldur's Gate Hotfix #1 turns off the cross-save feature in Baldur's Gate 3. Larian Studios' explains that it decided to temporarily turn off cross-saves for now as it tries to solve Baldur's Gate 3's saving issues. Given PC is the only platform to play at the moment, disabling cross-saves is not entirely concerning in the short-term. It's important to note that Steam cross-saves remain...

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'90s Video Game Face-Off: The Winner Revealed

Earlier this week, as part of '90s week at IGN, we asked for your help in choosing the greatest video game from that wonderful decade, whether it be Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario 64, Sonic the Hedgehog, or something completely different. Now, after nearly 2 million votes and countless heart-wrenching 1v1 battles with such behemoths as Goldeneye 007 vs. Metal Gear Solid and Super Metroid vs. Resident Evil 2, the ultimate '90s video game has been chosen. So, which game from the '90s claimed the top spot and rose above the other 162 games that competed in this face-off? Drumroll please... While it may not be a surprising outcome, it's a welcome one nonetheless as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been crowned our winner. Tears...

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Project L, Riot's Fighting Game Based on League of Legends, Reveals Yasuo as Its Fourth Character

Riot Games revealed Yasuo as Project L's fourth playable fighter ahead of the upcoming fighting game's playable demo at EVO 2023. Late last month, Riot broke the news that Project L would be receiving a demo at EVO this year with four playable characters. The Los Angeles-based studio behind League of Legends and Valorant also announced that its next eSports venture would feature tag-team mechanics, allowing for up to four people to play in a single match in the same video. At the time, only three playable characters — also all originally from League of Legends — were announced: Ahri, Darius, and Ekko. Riot promised fans that this fourth character would be revealed in time for the demo, but provided no further information on the topic...

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Embracer Group Is Starting to Close Studios After Losing Out on Deal Worth Billions

Embracer Group has shut down Campfire Cabal as the company begins closing down some of its development studios after announcing a few months back that a deal worth $2 billion fell through. The news was first made on LinkedIn (spotted by X user @bogorad222) by Bruno-Christian Belibou, who, according to his LinkedIn account, was an Executive Producer at the studio before its closure. Embracer Group did not immediately respond to IGN's request for comment. Campfire Cabal opened its doors last September and was founded and led by Jonas Wæver, who also served as the studio’s creative director. Wæver was previously at Logic Artists, where he created the tactical RPG series Expeditions. According to THQ Nordic, the studio would focus on...

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Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for August 4-8

The bargain slurry, 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 found at...

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Matt Mercer’s ‘Very Smart’ Crate-Stacking Trick Gets Him to the Top of a Baldur’s Gate 3 Castle

If you’re playing Baldur’s Gate 3 right now (and going by the game’s popularity on Steam right now, you probably are), you’ll be enjoying the freedom it affords players not just in terms of the story and dialogue, but how you get about the world. Perhaps inspired by this freedom, voice actor Matt Mercer came up with a surprising method of getting to the top of a castle using over 40 wooden crates and an Arrow of Transposition. During a livestream alongside developer Larian’s Swen Vincke, Mercer stacked crates to form a tower his character was able to climb by using the jump ability. At the top of this makeshift tower, Mercer used an Arrow of Transposition to teleport across to the top of Baldur’s Gate’s Counting House. Vincke...

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Devolver Digital's Next Showcase Focuses on Games Delayed to 2024

Game publisher Devolver Digital has announced its next digital event showcase, which focuses on delayed games. In a new post on X, Devolver Digital announced its "Devolver Delayed" showcase airs on August 7 at 8am PT / 11am ET, noting the event will be the "first ever showcase celebrating games that are courageously moving into 2024". While game delays are common, it's uncommon for a game developer, let alone a publisher, to put on a showcase dedicated entirely to nothing but games that were delayed for one reason or another. Devolver Digital has form when it comes to quirky showcases, of course. Its E3 / Summer of Gaming presentations are as weird as they are compelling. Here's a round-up of everything announced at Devolver Direct...

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The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episodes 1-3 Review

I’m standing in front of an airlock door, staring at someone through the glass. I – which is to say, Camina Drummer – am on the right side of the door; the someone I’m watching is on the wrong one. I have a decision to make. This someone is begging me for their life. They’re a fool, greedy and bigoted and incompetent, and a danger to everyone else on board, especially me. But this someone is promising me useful information. They’re swearing they’ll make up for their sins. Do I press the button to let them back inside the ship, locking them in the brig and hoping they won’t find some new way to screw me down the line? Or do I press the other button, vent them into space, and live with the knowledge that I took a life in cold blood for...

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s EULA Is Actually Worth Reading

Developer Larian is known for having a bit of fun with the End-User License Agreements for its games, and Baldur’s Gate 3 is no exception. Baldur’s Gate 3 launched proper yesterday and those who bothered to read its EULA will have noticed section five: “Additional obligations in Eldritch Law.” “Time for a pause, as We understand by now your mind is longing for respite having endured the above numerous provisions of legal jargon,” the EULA reads. “So, setting aside the weighty tomes of sombre legality, embracing a lighter path of ancient customs and mystical decrees that governed the fair folk, please be wary that in accepting this Pact, you agree to refrain from striking a deal with another creature of Fey, Infernal, or otherwise...

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IGN UK Podcast 708: Baldur's Great

Baldur's Gate 3 has arrived to take over our lives. Cardy, Matt, and Jesse have been venturing into the unknown and having the time of their lives rolling dice and taking names. Find out all about their journeys so far as they discuss why Larian's latest is something special. What do you think of Baldur's Gate 3? Had any good snacks recently? Drop us an email: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com. IGN UK Podcast 708: Baldur's Great IGN UK Podcast 707: Barbie is Sublime IGN UK Podcast 706: Oppenheimer and Every Christopher Nolan Movie Ranked IGN UK Podcast 705: Blockbuster Season IGN UK Podcast 704: Wolf Power IGN UK Podcast 703: The Best of 2023 So Far Continue reading...

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Andrzej Sapkowski Is Writing Another Witcher Book

Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski has confirmed he's writing another book in The Witcher series that will presumably continue the story of Geralt of Rivia. As reported by Redanian Intelligence, Sapkowski told Ukrainian YouTube channel Fantastic Talk that, while he's teased a potential return to the series for years, he can finally confirm a new Witcher book is on the way. "I never say these things because with me you never know. Maybe I’ll do something, maybe I won’t," Sapkowski said. "So far, when I said that I would write something, and then I didn’t write it, people complained as if I had deceived them and as if I had lied. "That’s why I don’t like to talk about what I’m doing until I finish doing it. Because until I finish it, I...

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Indie Game Roundup – August 2023

August is somehow one of the most offensively stacked months of the year for indie games, and it’s almost a bit much. Seriously, could we all just chill out a little bit? How on Earth is anyone meant to actually find time to play all of these incredible indie games? We do this for a […] The post Indie Game Roundup – August 2023 appeared first on Green Man Gaming Blog. Continue reading...

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Now Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Out in the Wild, Its Full Nudity Is Giving Players a Shock

Baldur’s Gate 3’s full nudity is giving unsuspecting players a bit of a shock, particularly at the character creation screen. Right at the start of Larian’s sprawling role-playing game, a warning pops up asking you if you want to turn nudity off. But even with nudity left on, there’s scope for a surprise eyeful. Baldur’s Gate 3 has deep character customisation options that even include different types of genitals. And it’s the character creation screen, which includes a button you can click to “hide clothes”, that’s causing a few yelps from players. You might have expected “hide clothes” to show your character wearing underwear only, as it does in most games. But in Baldur’s Gate 3, hiding your clothes hides all your clothes...

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$498 Off an Ultimate Race Bundle, EVO Piledrives Fighting Game Prices, and More!

Thank your own personal deity — possibly Poseidon — it's Friday. If you like punching the snot out of other people (virtually) and/or AI opponents, today's your day to double-tap dash into some discounts. You can thank EVO for this surge of fighting game goodness, much like you can QuakeCon for the ongoing bargains on shooters from yesterday. In case I don't see you, stay safe, save often, and catch you Monday. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games and hardware - Nada today. Table of Contents Nintendo Switch PC Xbox PlayStation Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch Expiring Deals From Yesterday Hardware Watch How much to make the switch to Switch? Back to top Purchase Cheaply for PC Expiring Deals From...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Can't Save for Some Players Due to Bug, But There Are Some Solutions

A Baldur's Gate 3 bug that prevents players from saving is making the rounds on the internet, causing some to lose a fair amount of progress right off the bat. "I also have this issue," one player wrote on the game's Steam Forums in response to a plea for a solution "This plus a crash meant I had to go through character creation and the first 20 min on the ship all over again. Not an auspicious start." Players experience the issue are finding that their game gets stuck syncing, preventing them from either saving or loading in Baldur's Gate 3. Some players have suggested turning off cross-save functionality, which has worked for some but not others. Other players have effectively scrubbed their installations clean and started from...

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Baldur's Gate 3's First Post-Release Mod Let's Players Multiclass on All Difficulties

Baldur's Gate 3 is finally out of early access and the first mod to drop since its full release allows PC Players to multiclass for the easiest difficulty. NexusMod user TheComposerMods uploaded a mod that unlocks multiclass in the full-release version of Baldur's Gate 3. The mod's description notes that once the mod is properly installed, it will unlock the multiclassing feature "for all difficulties" and will work for both new and mid-playthrough campaigns, though the latter won't activate until your next level up. Multiclassing – a feature in Baldur's Gate 3 that allows players to combine more than one class together to create a more customizable character based on their preferred playstyles – was already available in the game...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Writer Says New RPG Is 'Big-Budget Horny' in a Way AAA Games Have Never Seen

Baldur's Gate 3 is currently soaring up the charts on Steam, and there's one big reason why (aside from the fact that it's by all accounts a very good RPG): fans are thirsty for its romances. Larian Studios offered a sneak peek of Baldur's Gate 3 numerous romances earlier this year, including one with a Druid featuring, well, bear sex. These romances have sparked considerable interest in Larian Studios' new RPG, serving to propel it to the top of Steam's best-sellers list. In fact, it's so popular that it's causing Steam to buckle a bit under a bit under the pressure. 'Bear's got nothing on what's still to come' If Baldur's Gate 3 senior writer John Corcoran is to believed, there's more where that came from. Much more. "Spent the...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Launch Sees Big Numbers on Steam and Twitch, and They're Climbing Rapidly

Baldur's Gate 3 is off to a big start on Twitch and Steam. The highly-anticipated new RPG by Larian Studios excited early access earlier today, whereupon it quickly rocketed to a strong 308,000 concurrents on Steam and has since risen to 340,000. Not too bad for a hardcore RPG that had been broadly overlooked by the mainstream gaming population during its early access period. It's a similar story on Twitch, where it currently sits at around 480,000 viewers thanks to the support of prominent streamers such as CohhCarnage and sodapoppin. A strong start for Baldur's Gate 3 Baldur's Gate 3's launch numbers are partly owed to the interest spurred by the news that it will be possible to romance a bear (or should we say, a Druid in bear...

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Everyone's Downloading Baldur's Gate 3 and Steam Is Having a Wobble

Baldur's Gate 3's launch is finally here and, as preloading wasn't an option, Steam is having a bit of a wobble as players race to download it. Developer Larian Studios’ founder and CEO Swen Vincke tweeted a screenshot of user-reported Steam problems (below), which spiked on August 3 at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern / 4pm UK when Baldur's Gate 3 launched. "Sorry", Vincke posted alongside the screenshot. Other users are reporting issues too, with Ollie Wood on Twitter showing his empty progress bar that simply said "Busy", indicating they couldn't download it yet. IGN's own download of the game is also taking its time. The highly anticipated role-playing game has been in Early Access on Steam since October 2020 but is now finally...

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