Mortal Kombat is a series known for its Easter eggs, but this latest nod to pop culture may be its best yet.
Mortal Kombat 1 is out now and so players are getting to see all the Fatalities at their disposal (check out IGN’s list of Fatalities for more). Kameo fighter Shujinko has one unexpected Fatality that mimics perhaps one of Quentin Tarantino's most famous action heroes: The Bride from Kill Bill.
As showcased by IGN’s social team, Shujinko can perform Kill Bill's 'Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique', which involves hitting a number of pressure points on the body before a fatal blow.
In Kill Bill: Vol. 2, The Bride, played by Uma Thurman, finally gains her revenge by performing the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart...
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WASD is a calming indie-led oasis, a gaming weekender nestled in the heart of East London that's a less corporate and infinitely more chill take on the often sweaty games convention. It's a place where developers proudly demo their passion project themselves while players hang out and chat. While you can get hands on with big hitters like Tekken 8 and Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, WASD is really about discovering the weird and the wonderful. If you're not heading to WASD this week, here are six indie bangers you’ll absolutely want to have on your radar.
Nivalis
In one of the more ambitious indie offerings on the show floor, Nivalis transports players into a blocky neon- drenched dystopia. Visually, it’s very much Cyberpunk 2077...
Big daddy Dale is back and is joined by Cardy and Mat to talk about some of the biggest trailers from this week's PlayStation State of Play. We've got your Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Your Spider-Man 2. A bit of Baby Steps. All the good stuff. Plus chat about random films old and new and, finally, ABBA get the respect they deserve.
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Intergrade have collectively sold over seven million copies, Square Enix announced.
Confirmation comes from a post on X. “Thank you all for taking the journey with us,” Square Enix said.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake launched in April 2020 on PlayStation 4, before the enhanced Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade launched on PS5 in June 2021, and on PC in December 2021. It has yet to release on Xbox.
IGN's Final Fantasy 7 Remake review returned an 8/10: "Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s dull filler and convoluted additions can cause it to stumble, but it still breathes exciting new life into a classic while standing as a great RPG all its own."
It’s worth comparing Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s sales figure to other recently...
EA Sports has reinstated Mason Greenwood for FC 24 after a two-game absence from the FIFA games.
Greenwood was pulled from FIFA 22 following his arrest on January 30, 2022, and was not included in last year’s FIFA 23. Charges against him, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped on February 2 this year. He denied all the alleged offences.
Following his loan move to Spanish side Getafe, Greenwood is now back in the game for FC 24. In a statement issued to IGN, EA confirmed Greenwood appears in FC 24 as part of the active roster of players at Getafe, but will not appear in the Ultimate Team mode at launch.
“EA Sports FC 24 authentically reflects the active rosters of teams and clubs in the real world of football,” the...
With Party Animals, developer Recreate Games takes the goofy joy of floppy, physics-based multiplayer games like Fall Guys, Gang Beasts, and Human: Fall Flat and puts its own spin on them. Instead of falling in with the rank and file, Party Animals pushes the genre forward thanks to a thoughtful attention to detail, creative levels, and its engaging, comedic showdowns, though it does stumble over its inflexible rules and local multiplayer mishaps.
You’ll take control of an adorable, clumsy animal with a powerful right hook as you join up to seven other players in punching, dropkicking, headbutting, and flopping your way to victory in a variety of different challenges. Their wobbly animations cause a sticky...
Whether it’s the Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, or even your phone, it’s never been easier to carry an entire library of games while on the go. With Apple’s recent announcement that the iPhone 15 Pro will be able to natively play games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Death Stranding, it’s safe to say the mobile gaming space is about to receive a major upgrade.
The choices can be overwhelming and, a lot of the time, quite pricey – if you’re already going to buy an iPhone 15 Pro, great! Enjoy Resident Evil 4 Remake. But no one would pay a grand to do it otherwise. The Super Pocket is at the other end of the scale. It’s a no-fuss retro handheld that’s stylish and, more importantly, the basic edition costs less than a newly-released game...
Not many things are better the smaller they get. Mortgages? Certainly. Golf scores? Sure. Kidney stones? Okay, yes. But video games? That’s more of a grey area. For The Crew Motorfest, developer Ivory Tower has chosen to give its chunky interpretation of the entire continental USA the chop in favour of something far more concise: a scaled-down riff of the single island of O’ahu, Hawaii. The result is better in some ways and worse in others, but overall it’s actually an experience that sometimes feels like it’s trying harder to emulate Forza Horizon than its own predecessors. I can’t say I blame them considering how much I loved Horizon 5, and they’ve done a good enough job at it that I’ve had many great moments in Motorfest over the...
PlayStation held its latest State of Play Showcase, where Sony's gaming arm focused on upcoming indie and third-party games on the way to PlayStation consoles as well as the PlayStation VR2 headset.
If you missed the event, don't worry, this roundup covers all the announcements that appeared during the September 2023 PlayStation State of Play showcase.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Out on February 29, 2024
The last (but biggest) announcement coming out of today's State of Play was the release date for the second part of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Square Enix revealed that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will released exclusively on PS5 on February 29, 2024. More interestingly, the end of the trailer unveiled that Rebirth will be released on...
Ascendant Studios, the developer behind the recently released Immortals of Avenum, has laid off nearly half its staff. The news was first reported by Polygon, and confirmed by CEO Bret Robbins shortly after.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Robbins stated that 45% of the team had been laid off in a "difficult, but necessary" decision following the release of Immortals of Aveum. He added that the studio is supporting those impacted in "every way we can" including severance packages, job placement assistance, and support services for those who are still at the studio. He also indicates that those impacted were largely Unreal Engine 5 artists and engineers.
Polygon's report indicates that this layoff impacted around 40 people total...
Starfield is out now, and what good sci-fi western is complete without a charming robot buddy? Starfield's version of that is Vasco, and the bi-pedal robot has a new 1/6 scale figure available to preorder today at the IGN Store. You can move Vasco's legs, arms, hands, and fingers into tons of different poses, and the highly-detailed, scuffed paint job gives Vasco an in-game feel.
Check out the figure for yourself at the IGN Store through the link below.
You can preorder the figure beginning today for $369, and it's expected to ship beginning in Q3 2024.
For more, check out the rest of our Starfield products at the IGN Store, including zipper hoodies, adjustable Constellation caps, t-shirts, and more.
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Avatar, the upcoming adaptation of James Cameron's popular franchise, received a new gameplay during Sony's State of Play in September.
The narrated trailer shows first-person views of its Na'vi character leaping off cliffs, battling the RDA's familiar mechs, and generally looking pretty cool. The new trailer offers a fresh glimpse at Ubisoft's upcoming open world game, which has been described as Far Cry on Pandora.
A follow-up post on the PlayStation Blog elaborates further on what's shown in the trailer, revealing that the hero is one of the remaining members of the Sarentu clan who was put into cryosleep following the Battle of the Hallelujah Mountains from the first movie. When you awaken 15 years later, you are a stranger to...
Following a brief tease earlier this year, we finally have a better look and a release date for Helldivers 2 courtesy of today's State of Play. It's coming out on PS5 and PC on Feb. 8, 2024.
Helldivers 2 was first announced in May as a sequel to top-down shooter Helldivers, and is planned for release on PS5 and PC. IGN gave the original game a 9/10, saying it "isn’t the prettiest game you can play on PS4, PS3 or Vita, but Helldivers is one of the most exhilarating" and that it was "brutal, focused, and mechanically rich." Developing...
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Here's one that wasn't on the bingo card: Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco's 2021 RPG hit, is getting an unexpected expansion two years after the game first came out.
Announced at today's State of Play, we got a look at the expansion, which will include what seems like a pretty hefty chunk of new content. It is set after the original game and features the return of the original game's cast as well.
Tales of Arise was the winner of our award for the best RPG of 2021, with our review praising its "beautifully realized world" and "story that isn't afraid to tackle heavy subjects." Here's hoping the DLC can live up to the praise the base game garnered at the time.
The new expansion will be out November 9. You can read our full recap of...
The Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways DLC launches September 21, Capcom has announced.
A fresh look at the add-on was unveiled during Sony's State of Play broadcast, with an additional gameplay trailer due out September 18.
Separate Ways tells the story of Ada Wong and her parallel journey through the events of Resident Evil 4, filling in unanswered questions from the main story. The full story will be revealed as you view both sides of events from both Ada and Leon’s viewpoints, Capcom producer Edvin Edsö said in a post on the PlayStation Blog.
Here's the setup, according to Capcom: "Before Leon S. Kennedy had even set foot in that cursed village, she was there. Her mission? The retrieval of the cult’s darkest secret — the Amber...
The next game from the Ape Out creators, Baby Steps, just got a narrowed release window for next year during today's State of Play - it's coming out in the summer of 2024.
Baby Steps is the most literal interpretation of a walking simulator possible: you play as Nate, a man who, well, walks. And wears a onesie? The game features "fully-simulated physics-based walking" where you control every aspect of Nate putting one foot in front of the other in minute detail as he puts one foot in front of the other. Everything he does is fully physically simulated though, so he'll probably fall down a lot as you take Nate on a trek up a "mountain-sized mountain" with a dynamic soundtrack and "soilage system" ensuring your onesie gets fully and...
Amid an avalanche of quirky simulators that ask us to do everything from drive bus routes to powerwash dirty grills in the backyard, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised to discover the upcoming AirportSim just straight up had me work a job at an airport. And yet, this seemingly benign 9-5 shift put me through a whole host of emotions, from wondering if I’d been tricked into doing someone else’s work to laughing hysterically when everything went horribly wrong. Although this early look at a game that’s still not finished sometimes made me wonder if it was tragically broken in the worst kind of way, it also provided more than a few moments where the clouds parted to reveal a potentially awesome new sim game. After more than a dozen hours...
Hades II will be released in Early Access next spring.
Supergiant Games announced in a blog post today that the sequel to the award-winning 2020 indie roguelite dunegon crawler will be released in Early Access exclusively on Steam and Epic Games Store in Q2 of 2024, so sometime between next April and June. The anticipated sequel released its first trailer during its reveal announcement at last year's Game Awards and in its blog post today, Supergiant anticipated responses along the lines of "the game looked pretty far along in the first trailer!"
"The reason [for the wait] is, Hades II will have at least as much content from day one in Early Access as the original game did back when it launched in Early Access on Steam," Supergiant...
Dark Horse continues to be one of the best outlets for Mass Effect fans hungry for new collectibles. IGN can exclusively reveal a set of three new figures inspired by the popular sc-fi gaming series.
Head down to the slideshow gallery below for a closer look at all three figures included in this new wave:
Featured in this line are figures of both Liara T’Soni and Garrus Vakarian, as well as a ship replica of the Reaper Sovereign. The latter marks the third time Dark Horse has tackled this iconic sentient villain, following the original 14-inch Reaper Sovereign statue and the scaled-down silver rerelease.
All three figures are actually non-posable statues cast in PVC. Liara and the reaper Sovereign measure 8 inches tall, while...
Indie hit Dave the Diver is coming to Nintendo Switch this October.
Revealed during today's Nintendo Direct, it won't be a long wait for Switch owners to try out Dave the Diver, as it's coming to the platform on October 26. And, a free demo will hit the eShop later today. This marks the first console Dave the Diver will be available on after officially releasing on PC earlier this year.
Dave the Diver is a casual adventure RPG where players explore the deep sea and manage a sushi bar. But the game is constantly mixing things up with minigames and side quests that always keep players on their toes.
We awarded Dave the Diver a 9 in our review, saying, "Dave The Diver is a tremendous and unforgettable RPG adventure that I can’t put...
The first three Tomb Raider games are being remastered for Nintendo Switch and they are set to arrive on February 14, 2024.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft will not only feature updated visuals, but they will include all of the expansions and secret levels for each game. Players will also be able toggle between the original polygon look of the games and the updated visuals whenever they desire.
The original Tomb Raider was released in 1996 and Tomb Raider 2 and 3 followed in 1997 and 1998, respectively. These games kicked off one of the most iconic franchises and characters in gaming history.
There have since been many new entries and spin-offs, and the series got a reboot trilogy beginning in 2013 that brought...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, the spiritual sequel to Suikoden, finally has a release date. Announced during today's Nintendo Direct, it's slated to release April 23.
First announced back in 2020, Eiyuden Chronicle is a lovely-looking 2D RPG in which you can recruit a large number of characters. It's being developed by a team led by Yoshitaka Murayama, who was one of the chief architects of the original Suikoden — a beloved series of Japanese RPG known for their sweeping war epics, numerous characters, and one excellent cooking mini-game.
Eiyuiden Chronicle sparked tremendous excitement when it was first announced and quickly reached its various crowdfunding goals. It was subsequently delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but...
Today is a special day for Nintendo fans, marking the date the company held its September 2023 Nintendo Direct. The latest show lasted about 40 minutes, filled with exciting announcements on games coming to Nintendo's hybrid console this winter.
There were a ton of announcements, and if you missed today's broadcast, fear not. This roundup goes over all the biggest news and reveals that came from the September 2023 Nintendo Direct.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door HD Announced
Another beloved game from Nintendo's portfolio is getting the remastered treatment. This time, it's Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. We did not get a ton of information outside of updated visuals and the fact that it will be out next year on the Nintendo...
Phantom Liberty, the first and only major expansion for Cyberpunk 2077, is nearly here. The highly anticipated DLC, which adds new quests, stories, locations, characters, and abilities, will be accompanied by a major update to the base game that adds all-new, highly requested gameplay systems.
In anticipation of the expansion and base game update, we’ve compiled this overview of everything we know about Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, including its release date, platforms, price, gameplay updates, story details, and more.You can also check out our preview of Phantom Liberty for an extended demo.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Release Date
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will be released on September 26. You can see the full list...
Starfield has a quite remarkable glitch that lets you take everything a major vendor has and sell it back to him for infinite money.
The glitch, spotted by redditor Heretic0 and verified by IGN, revolves around the small puddle outside Shepherd's General Store in Akila City. Here’s how it works:
Shift into third-person
Crouch
Move to the small puddle directly outside Shepherd's General Store
Profit
Incredibly, this puddle grants guilt-free access to what appears to be the Shepherd's General Store vendor chest hidden underneath the map. You can grab all the many items within (watch out for encumbrance!), then sell them for money. Adding insult to injury, you can sell the items to Emerson Shepherd himself. Perhaps that’s why he...
The creator of popular Steam survival game Rust has hit out at Unity amid the ongoing furore around new charges.
Unity sent shockwaves through the video game industry when it announced a new policy that means some developers will have to pay a small fee every time someone downloads a game built on Unity's game engine.
The Unity Runtime Fee, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2024, was universally panned by developers on social media following the announcement. Unity later walked back some aspects of the policy amid escalating anger from developers, insisting the fee would only apply to the initial installation of a game, and that developers would not be on the hook for installations through subscription services such as Xbox Game...
Baldur’s Gate 3’s third major patch launches September 21, developer Larian has announced. Patch 3 launches alongside full support for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Mac.
The hope with Patch 3 is Larian is able to address ongoing performance issues, particularly with Act 3, across PC and console now the sprawling Dungeons and Dragons-themed role-playing game is out on PlayStation 5.
As IGN reported, Baldur's Gate 3’s split-screen mostly works fine, but performance tanks when two characters explore different parts of a city, with the frames per second fluctuating especially in the densely populated Act 3.
Split-screen has proven to be a pain point for Baldur's Gate 3, particularly on Xbox. Larian compromised by removing split-screen from the...
Well, it's a particularly notable day for Resi Evil fans. In 2002, the remake train started with a GameCube reimagining of 1996's Resident Evil. On the same day one year previous, PS2 folks got a taste of Code Veronica—a brilliant entry that was the first to include a real-time 3D environment. I humbly invite Capcom to remake it at their earliest possible convenience.
This Day in Gaming
Aussie birthdays for notable games and hardware
- Mario Golf (N64) 1994. Sequel
- Omega Boost (PS) 1999.
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (PS2) 2001.
- Resident Evil (GC) 2002. Sequel
- Dead Rising (X360) 2006.
- Yakuza (PS2) 2006. Remake
- Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PSP) 2006.
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (PC,PS4,XO) 2018.
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The Unity Games That Could be Impacted Most by Controversial Fees, From Silksong to Cult of the Lamb
Unity caused a firestorm of backlash from game developers on social media yesterday following its announcement that it would begin charging developers a small fee every time someone downloads a game built on Unity's game engine.
Even though Unity has already walked back some aspects of the Unity Runtime Fee, the controversial policy is still scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2024. This is causing many developers to contemplate the future of their games — including both titles built on Unity that are already released and games currently in development with Unity's game engine.
So, what does this all mean for you, the player? Right now, it's all up in the air. Some developers are seriously considering de-listing their games from...
A busy week sees us digging into a number of topics, including our hands-on impressions of Forza Motorsport, Gearbox reportedly being put back up for sale by the financially wobbly Embracer Group, saluting Epic Games Chief Creative Office Donald Mustard upon his retirement as we remember his three awesome Xbox exclusives from the OG Xbox and Xbox 360 days, the Xbox MasterCard and why you should be careful with it, and more!
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 IGN racing game guru Luke Reilly's recent in-depth Forza Motorsport hands-on preview in the video below!
For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox...