After teasing the game a few days prior, NetEase Games and Naked Rain have announced Project Mugen, a free-to-play urban open-world RPG that looks like a fusion of Cyberpunk and Genshin Impact.
An announcement trailer showed an anime-inspired art style and several playable characters traversing the in-game world with movements and exploration bearing resemblance to the Insomniac-developed Spider-Man games.
Project Mugen does not have a release date, but NetEase and Naked Rain did announce it has open pre-registration for those interested in playing and that it's coming to PlayStation, PC, and mobile devices.
The cyberpunk-inspired influences are first notable in the trailer when you see a character riding a futuristic motorcycle...
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It's been a long time coming, but it looks like STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl will finally be coming out early next year, with developer GSC World hitting gamescom to talk all about their highly anticipated sequel. And GSC has quite the story to tell: after being announced and then canceled in 2011, revived in 2018, and then delayed amid Russia's unvasion of Ukraine. But now, we've finally got more to see of STALKER 2.
Game director and CEO at GSC Game World Evgeniy Grygorovych made the time to stop by IGN's gamescom studio to answer our questions about how the team is doing, the importance of creating a realistic recreation of Chornobyl, what audiences can expect after more than 10 years after the original, and more.
IGN: I've put a...
Star Wars legend Ahsoka Tano looks set to join the ever growing cast of Fortnite, after making a brief appearance in the cinematic trailer for Chapter 4, Season 4 of the battle royale shooter, titled Last Resort, ahead of its Aug. 25 launch.
Despite being a big enough name to warrant her own Disney+ series, Ahsoka Tano made but the briefest of appearances in the closing seconds of the latest Fortnite trailer, lurking at the back of a lineup showing what appear to be the latest skins included in the Season 4 Battle Pass.
Past seasons have seen Fortnite incorporate a dizzying array of characters from a diverse range of popular franchises. We’ve seen everyone from John Wick to Thanos, and even the demogorgon from Stranger Things drop...
Larian Studios has announced that it's found a way to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox Series X|S players and that the game will still be able to make it onto the platform this year.
“Super happy to confirm that after meeting [Phil Spencer] yesterday, we’ve found a solution that allows us to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox players this year still, something we’ve been working towards for quite some time,” explained Larian founder Swen Vincke.
He went on to explain the solution: Xbox Series X consoles will have the split-screen feature while it won’t be available on Xbox Series S. However, all of the hotfixes and improvements implemented so far will be in the Xbox version. Additionally, there'll be cross-save progression between the Steam...
Starting next week, players of developer Singularity 6's Palia will be able to dive into the cozy MMO's first limited-time event called Maji Market.
In a hands-off demo with IGN, Singularity 6 shared the first details about Palia's first live-service event, which will add a small new region to the map centered around a night market.
Available in-game starting on August 29th and running until September 26th, Maji Market will take place at night (which occurs once per hour given Palia's one-hour days) in the Kilima Village Fairgrounds.
Attendees will be able to partcipate in various festivities, like completing new quests, trying night market delicacies, collecting themed furniture, fishing, and more.
The biggest new activity...
NBA 2K23 will feature a version of the famous Jordan Challenges focusing instead on cover star Kobe Bryant and his greatest basketball accomplishments.
As reported by Bleacher Report, the Mamba Moments mode will let players take on the role of Bryant during his 20-year career's most iconic games.
These include his then-record breaking 12 three-pointers game against the Seattle SuperSonics in 2003, the Game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals, and the 65-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007.
Players can also recreate Bryant's 17 point fourth quarter in 2008, 48-point and 16 rebound game in 2001, 62-point three quarter performance in 2005, and legendary showdown with Jordan.
The Mamba...
GuliKit, the company best known for making Hall Effect joysticks for the Nintendo Switch, announced some new products at gamescom 2023. Most notably, a new docking station that works with the Nintendo Switch and handheld PCs like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally.
A tweet from GuliKi (below) shared a few photos of the new device. Visually, it looks a lot like a Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the top of the device slides open to show where your handheld device can be docked.
GuliKit's photos do not reveal where the USB-C port is located. The rear of the docking station features an assortment of ports, such as an Ethernet, 1 HDMI (4K 60HZ video output), three USB 3.0 ports, and an AC adapter.
GuliKit has not revealed an...
PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher Krafton has announced a partnership with Ironmace to develop a mobile version of Dark and Darker.
No release window or specifics about this version of the first-person dungeon escape game were shared given Krafton only today announced the partnership between it and original developer Ironmace.
"We’ve been watching Dark and Darker's potential and distinct creativity with great interest," said Krafton's senior head of publishing Rafael Lim.
"From the genre to the setting of the overall IP, Dark and Darker tapped into something compelling with its existing PC release. Here at Krafton, we can’t wait to share these exciting dungeon runs with a whole new community of fans on mobile."
Darker and Darker has...
Starfield is just a few weeks away and ahead of its release, Bethesda's Todd Howard has confirmed that Starfield will have a New Game+ mode.
In an interview with GQ, Howard confirmed that New Game+ does exist in Starfield, noting it was another way to incentivize repeat playthroughs for players.
"Starfield delivers [Bethesda Game Studios'] most immersive role-playing since 2006's Oblivion," Howard told GQ. "It gives you the flexibility and options to carve out a unique identity, and even adds a unique and exciting twist on New Game+ to incentivize continued and repeat play."
Howard did not go into detail as to what exactly will carry over (like weapons and in-game currency) should you complete Starfield once and pursue a New Game+...
Hello Games has unveiled Echoes, the latest update for its seven year-old space exploration game No Man’s Sky.
Echoes, which launches today, August 24, adds a new robotic race — the first race introduced to No Man’s Sky since its launch back in 2016. Hello Games has also overhauled space combat, introducing freighter-to-freighter battles for the first time.
Players will discover a never-before-seen, long-hidden race of robots. You get to take on robot assignments and rituals to earn mechanical parts to create your own robotic avatar. You’ll also need to defend fleets from pirates in huge space battles and get to fly through enemy trenches to sabotage their shields before blowing the pirate freighters up.
Elsewhere, you can assemble...
There’s a moment in RoboCop: Rogue City where the future of law enforcement gets to show a little of the man behind the mask. He corners a reporter he’s been tracking, who reveals she has intel that could indict OCP, the evil megacorp who made RoboCop in the first place. She broke into OCP HQ to get that info, so technically she broke the law. But she had to do it to get what she needed. So RoboCop has a choice to make: he can detain her, an act that will ensure that the OCP-run cops will seize the evidence and destroy it, covering up the company’s crimes. Or he can show his human side and let the journalist go, allowing her to continue gathering evidence. It’s a tough call.
According to the developer, decisions like these – whether...
Developer Fatshark has revealed the co-op grim dark shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will finally be coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles on October 4, almost a year after its 2022 PC release.
As reported by PC Gamer, the Xbox console release will differ significantly from the heavily criticised PC launch version of the game, benefitting from a fleshed out skill tree along with a raft of other improvements.
The game was met with a wave of criticism from fans following its November 30 PC launch, with many complaining about the shooter’s unstable framerates, and seemingly incomplete gameplay mechanics.
The outcry prompted Fatshark’s CEO and co-founder Martin Wahlund to publish an open letter to fans apologising for the state of the...
gamescom may be a giant celebration of, well, games, but Zack Snyder and wife and co-producer Deborah Snyder crashed the party to talk about their big upcoming sci-fi film, Rebel Moon. Zack Snyder took the Opening Night Live stage last night to show off the latest trailer for Rebel Moon, as well as unveil the release date for Part 2: April 19, 2024. As previously announced, the first part will debut on Netflix on Dec. 22.
The Snyders also found the time to drop by IGN’s gamescom studio to go into more details on their big new sci-fi world, the upcoming video game that’s being developed within it, which video games he’d like to adapt for the big screen, and a whole lot more. Check out our full chat below.
IGN: Last night, Opening...
Two teenagers were part of the hacking group Lapsus$ that targeted Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games and leaked footage of the upcoming GTA 6.
As reported by the BBC, 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj from Oxford and a 17-year-old who cannot be named because of his age were part of the court-described group of "digital bandits" that also hacked Nvidia and Uber. Both teenagers will be sentenced at a later date.
Kurtaj was placed in a hotel by police after hacking Nvidia and having his identity and location being outed by rival hackers, and it was from this hotel room (and under bail) that he targeted Rockstar.
The court heard Kurtaj was "caught red handed" in "flagrant disregard of his bail conditions" when City of London Police...
We last saw When Winds Meet exactly a year ago. Back then, its expansive debut trailer had us believing it could be Chinese developer Everstone Studio’s answer to Ghost of Tsushima; a sword-swinging martial arts odyssey through 10th century China. A year later, I’ve found that comparison is somewhat true. But Where Winds Meet is much, much bigger than that. Its open world appears to be a cocktail of modern Zelda and The Witcher, and it’s all powered by an RPG system with a frankly baffling array of stats, abilities, and skills. Where Winds Meet appears to be more ambitious than just an open world swashbuckler, but I’m not entirely sure yet if that’s a wholly good thing.
At gamescom 2023 I was able to play around 45 minutes of Where...
Welcome to a day of bargains and Armored Core VI embargo lifts. Mitch gave it an 8 here. Personally, I've played the hell out of it and have some thoughts as well. The TL;DR: without logging into the multi mode, you'll be hard pressed to milk the 50-60 hour estimate that's been getting around. That said, the combat feels great, and you can construct any svelte mech your heart desires. Be it an EVA unit knock-off. A Gundam. Or The Crushinator...
In historical news, it's the 16th birthday of an absolute all-timer, 2K Boston's BioShock. Still ranked as one of the best written thinking-person's shooters ever devised. Go play it if you never have, would you kindly.
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The news that Homelander and Omni-Man would both be in Mortal Kombat 1 sparked a lot of excitement from fans. There's just one problem... they're both kind of similar, right?
Both characters take after Superman in that they have superhuman strength, flight, and absurd durability. Homelander has heat vision; Omni-Man doesn't. But they definitely fit into a particular archetype, down to the fact that both wear caps.
Their similarities raise questions as to just how similar their combat styles will be in Mortal Kombat 1. Speaking with IGN, though, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon brushed aside concerns from the fans.
"Obviously we could do anything with the characters, but I don't think we're going to have both Homelander and Omni-Man...
If you are a student, the time to prepare for school is fast approaching. While it is easy to feel overwhelmed with the returning responsibility, there are some massive benefits to being a student including some of the best subscription service deals around. Luckily for you, we gathered the best student deals you can get right now including the hottest discounts you'll actually want to take advantage of.
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As a student, you'll need lots of things. From backpacks and pencils to textbooks, organizers, and everything else, Amazon Prime Student lets you get complimentary delivery as part of a subscription that is half the regular rate. You can also get discounts on Whole Foods Market, Amazon...
After plenty of speculation, we may have just learned when STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is finally coming thanks to the developer’s own fact sheet: Q1 of 2024.
Per the official document from developer GSC Game World, that’s now the release window for the first-person survival horror game on PC and Xbox Series X/S. As the fact sheet notes, it’s available for pre-order on its official website – which, it should be pointed out, still has 2023 listed as the release year.
Most recently, there were some rumors that STALKER 2 will debut in December of this year, with distributor Plaion giving it a Dec. 1, 2023 release date on its official German store (though that could’ve always been a placeholder). Last summer, Xbox’s official Twitter...
Gamescom is underway, and this week's episode is dedicated to a recap and analysis of everything from the Opening Night Live showcase -- from the beauty of Alan Wake 2, Black Myth: Wukong, and Lords of the Fallen to our disgust at the knucklehead stage-crashers who are going to ruin access these events for fans. Plus: We can tell you that we're playing Starfield, and though we can't share any opinions on it yet, we let you know when you can read IGN's review.
Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out my recent interview with Todd Howard, who discussed the realization of his vision for Starfield after eight years, how Red Dead...
After years of serving as a support studio for major projects such as Halo Infinite, Doom, and Perfect Dark, Certain Affinity is once again striking out on its own with an original project, codenamed Project Loro.
This news was revealed by company founder and CEO Max Hoberman on X (formerly Twitter) today, where he posted an image of a Project Loro banner at Gamescom, referring to it as an "original FPS."
"Today was a second full day of behind closed doors pitches at Gamescom, and our playable demo put a lot of smiles on people's faces," Hoberman wrote. "We tell everyone the project codename, and it's bound to get out, so let me be the first. Say hello to Loro, a working title for our original FPS."
While Hoberman didn't share...
With gamescom ONL kicking things off yesterday, the first full day of the trade show started off strong with new information on Starfield, Alan Wake 2, and RoboCop: Rogue City. Of course, we also saw some great surprises, including a brand-new teaser for the Fallout TV series.
IGN is on the ground in Cologne and you can expect lots more coverage as the week continue. This article highlights everything that came out from the first day of gamescom, which you can read more about below.
gamescom Day 1: The biggest announcements
Bethesda showed off the first teaser for the Fallout TV series
During a presentation for Bethesda’s upcoming open-world RPG Starfield, Todd Howard surprised those who attended with a sneak peek at the...
The original game may have had a bumpy rollout, but most open-world shooter fans agree that Cyberpunk 2077 is in great shape now. Which means lots of people are looking forward to the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion DLC, called Phantom Liberty, which arrives September 26. Phantom Liberty is up for preorder right now, and you can even pick up a nice assortment of Phantom Liberty gear. Below, you’ll find everything you need to preorder Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and other items related to the expansion. Let’s dive in.
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Before you smash that buy button, note that you’ll need a copy of Cyberpunk 2077 in order to play...
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has shed some light to IGN on Microsoft's deal to acquire Activision Blizzard and if that would mean Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard games would arrive on Xbox Game Pass on day one.
When talking about the decision to sell cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft to appease the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), we asked him if that had any impact on us playing Call of Duty via Xbox Game Pass once the deal closes. While he didn't address the Call of Duty part of it directly, he did touch upon the work it takes behind the scenes when an acquisition happens.
"I want to make sure people know that there's work to actually move games to Game Pass," Spencer said. "So, for the people who think the deal...
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted the fact Steam megahit Baldur’s Gate 3 launches on PlayStation 5 ahead of Xbox Series X and S isn’t a great situation for Microsoft, but remains committed to having games release on both the X and S.
Larian’s sprawling role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 launched on PC in August, and launches on PS5 early September, but the Xbox Series X and S version is without a release date. There is no exclusivity deal between Larian and Sony. Rather, Larian is struggling to get Baldur’s Gate 3’s two-player split-screen co-op running well enough on the less powerful but cheaper Xbox Series S, and a Microsoft policy that enforces gameplay feature parity across Xbox Series X and S means Larian cannot release...
Over the last year, Xbox has been under one massive spotlight: a giant acquisition and court case, speculation about its upcoming AAA portfolio, Starfield on the horizon, questions around third-party game parity across both its consoles, Game Pass, and so much more. Naturally, we have tons of questions about all of this, and at gamescom 2023, we were finally able to get some answers from Xbox head Phil Spencer about almost everything.
Elsewhere we've zoomed in on Spencer's comments about more Final Fantasy games coming to Xbox and his opinions on Baldur's Gate 3. But here's absolutely everything we chatted about in our big gamescom interview with Phil Spencer, in full:
IGN: Starfield is a huge moment for Xbox, obviously. When is the...
IGN can exclusively reveal a brand new trailer for Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story, and it features, gameplay, a look at the "beautiful but treacherous" region of Freljord, and even an appearance from fellow champion Graum.
The trailer starts with Nunu and Willump being surrounded by wolves before Graum comes and gives them a helping hand. The pair reveal they are looking for the Heart of the Blue at some winged mountain, and Graum offers to guide them.
What follows is a look at Song of Nunu in action, and it looks to be a fun adventure through the frozen land of Freljord that's filled with platforming, climbing, sledding atop Willump, puzzles, dancing, and more. Developer Tequila Works and publisher Riot Forge have also...
At Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest 2023, game director Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) welcomed Xbox boss Phil Spencer onto the stage alongside Square Enix boss Takashi Kiryu to celebrate the announcement that Final Fantasy 14 is finally on its way to Xbox consoles after years of PlayStation console exclusivity. And it sounded like Microsoft had ensured even more Square Enix games will end up on Xbox in the coming years.
But does that mean that PlayStation exclusives Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the recently released Final Fantasy 16 will end up on Xbox? That’s exactly what IGN asked Xbox boss Phil Spencer in an interview at gamescom 2023. His answer teased deals are currently being worked on, although Spencer stopped short of announcing Final...
Big news in the world of Broken Sword: developer Revolution Software has announced a brand new game in the series alongside a remaster of the much-loved first game.
Broken Sword - Parzival’s Stone, the sixth chapter in the Broken Sword series, is currently in development for console, PC, and mobile. This game uses a new “super 2D” approach that applies hand drawn backgrounds to 3D geometry, and reunites series stars George and Nico for a new conspiracy that involves Nazi treasure hunters, medieval histories, and quantum physics.
Here’s the official blurb:
“Take on the roles of George and Nico as they investigate an ancient manuscript and find themselves drawn into a terrifying conspiracy and into a world of Nazi treasure hunters...
The chainsword is one of my favourite weapons in all of science fiction. It has the form factor of a medieval longsword, but the blade is made up of dozens of chainsaw teeth that rip and tear through flesh. In a single strike it captures both the gothic aesthetic and violent excess of Warhammer 40,000. And this weapon is the brutal, snarling heart of the long-awaited Space Marine 2.
I recently played an hour of the sequel to what many consider the best Warhammer 40k action game ever made. And from what I’ve seen it appears new developer Saber Interactive definitely understands what made the 2011 original, created by Relic Entertainment, work so well. Space Marine 2 is a shooter/melee hybrid that falls somewhere between Gears of War...