Mortal Kombat 1 director Ed Boon has announced hat NetherRealm Studios will be conducting a beta test for the upcoming fighter, this one scheduled from August 18 to August 21.
While Mortal Kombat 1 has previously been playable via closed network tests, this one will feature a bunch of new content, including the newly-revealed Li Mei. The official Mortal Kombat 1 account laid out all of the available content:
Fighters: Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Kenshi, Kitana, Johnny Cage, and Li Mei Kameos: Kano, Sonya, Jax, and Frost Stages: The Teahouse & Johnny Cage's Mansion
The beta will take place ahead of Mortal Kombat 1's official release date, which is currently scheduled for September 14.
The announcement follows Mortal Kombat 1's recent San...
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Developers Ludosity and Fair Play Labs and publisher GameMill Entertainment have announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, a sequel to 2021's hit four-player Super Smash Bros. Melee-like multiplayer brawler. It's due out later this year for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam).
GameMill promises, in short, bigger, better, and more: more characters, more stages, and more modes, plus a new campaign, full crossplay for all platforms, voice acting for every playable character, new mini-games, improved graphics, and more. Take a look at the announcement trailer above and the first screenshots in the image gallery below.
In the single-player campaign, you'll be aiming to stop Danny Phantom bad guy Vlad...
The Payday 3 closed beta is available on PC via Steam and Xbox Series X and S via the Xbox Insider Hub App only, publisher Deep Silver and developer Starbreeze have announced.
The co-op heist first-person shooter runs its closed beta from August 2 to 7. Microsoft said space is available and offered on a first-come first-served basis. "We plan to open more space through the beta weekend so if you are unable to join, please check back later to join," Microsoft added.
There’s no word of a closed beta on PlayStation 5. Payday 3 launches day-and-date on Game Pass.
In the closed beta you can play as Payday’s four original clown-masked characters (Dallas, Hoxton, Chains, and Wolf), in the heist No Rest for the Wicked. Deep Silver said this...
Microsoft has announced the Games with Gold lineup for August 2023, the final set of games to launch under the Games With Gold banner before the promotion comes to an end in September.
Little-known 2021 3D action platformer Blue Fire and 2020 arcade racer Inertial Drift are available to download on Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S by those who have an Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate subscription from August 1 to 31.
Blue Fire and Inertial Drift will go down as the last ever Games with Gold titles, as the long-running promotion ends September 1. Meanwhile, Xbox Live Gold ends September 14, over 20 years after it first launched, to be replaced by Game Pass Core.
Core includes access to online console multiplayer and gives...
The extraction shooter is blowing up, and upcoming release Hawked might be the most approachable shot at the PvPvE genre yet. Where other games focus on an aggressively tight and hardcore experience, Hawked is importing some game design from the more approachable battle royales in order to get you into rounds of treasure-hunting mayhem with much less commitment.
The setup is simple. You and a team of friends pop up on an island overrun with lizard monsters to recover valuable seemingly-magical artifacts from the ancient ruins there before the lizards—or the other treasure hunters—can do the same. Taking out camps of lizards lets you loot new weapons and gear for this trip out, while going around solving puzzles gets you the key pieces...
Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the most-anticipated role-playing video games of 2023, but fans of developer Larian’s previous, much-loved Divinity: Original Sin series are wondering whether its story will ever be continued. The answer: a Divinity: Original Sin sequel is a definite, although don’t hold your breath for an announcement.
In an interview with IGN, Larian boss Swen Vincke confirmed the studio will return to the world of Divinity: Original Sin and continue its story, but not before staff have taken a well-earned break following the launch of Baldur’s Gate 3 next month.
“It's [Divinity: Original Sin] our own universe we built, so we're definitely gonna get back there at some point,” Vincke said. “We will get back there at some...
From Software has released Elden Ring’s first patch in four months, targeting PvP balance changes among other areas of the game.
The patch, which brings Elden Ring up to version 1.10, is out now across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and Steam. As always, online play requires the player to apply this update.
The update is not particularly dramatic, but it makes a raft of PvP-exclusive balance changes that are worth noting:
Increased poise damage of all weapons and some spells and incantations.
Increased poise when attacking with some skills, spells, incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generates poise.
Added damage reduction when performing attacks with some skills, spells and incantations...
Gunfire Games has said it is still working to address a PlayStation 5 friend invite issue that has blighted Remnant 2’s launch on the console.
Remnant 2 is meant to let players invite friends from within the Friends menu under the System tab, but for some reason this screen was absent from the PS5 version of the game.
In a tweet, Gunfire said it had identified the issue and planned to release a fix for it soon. The first step is the addition of a friend’s list players cannot currently interact with. Gunfire said it’s working on making it so players can invite friends from that list. “Sorry for the trouble!” Gunfire said.
The well-received looter-shooter soulslike is currently the third best-selling game on Steam, although earlier...
Blizzard has told Diablo 4 players to stop using game-modifying software or risk their account suffering a permanent ban.
In a message posted to the Blizzard forums, Diablo community chief Adam Fletcher made clear the developer’s position on unauthorised modifications, many of which it said are used to cheat. Fletcher even called out one piece of software, called TurboHUD4, which has proved a popular option among the community, especially hardcore players pushing against the outer edges of Diablo 4’s endgame.
Here’s Blizzard’s statement in full:
“We are committed to keeping the world of Sanctuary a safe and fair place for all players, and our Game Security team constantly monitors for cheats and unauthorized modifications.
“All...
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons teaches an important lesson: when a strange man walks into your office carrying one of your friends, tells you he’s the new mayor, and that he needs your help to bring peace back to your fallen city, don’t believe him. It also teaches that melding roguelike elements and tag-team combat (a la Marvel vs Capcom) can make for a great foundation for an otherwise old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up. Of course, without being particularly remarkable in any other way, and occasionally just straight-up bad, there may not be much more to learn that other recent games couldn’t also teach you more effectively.
Compared to the likes of Streets of Rage 4 and River City Girls 2, DDG’s combat is very simple...
When I spent an arm, a leg, and a kidney on this RTX 4090, the first thing I pondered was which games to throw at it first. Obviously, Steam is littered with PC exclusive graphical delights, but I developed a weird interest in seeing how far ported PlayStation (launch) exclusives could be pushed.
With the glaring exception of The Last of Us Part 1, ported PS Studios AAAs have been more or less mind-blowing on a decent rig. (Horizon, Spider-Man, and God of War, I’m looking and drooling in your particular directions.) As you can imagine, my ears pricked up to Lombax length at the announcement of a PC bound Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart—one of the prettiest jewels in the PS crown.
Why so? Because it, along with Housemarque’s Returnal, are...
Congratulations to the Destiny 2 game community, which after several days of hard work and enthusiasm has managed to make Glorbo happen.
If that above sentence made absolutely no sense to you, don't worry: it's (mostly) not supposed to. You see, Glorbo isn't real. But it's quickly turning into a real trend that MMO community members are using to trick AI websites into writing about fake trends in their beloved games, effectively exposing websites that are using AI to scrub communities and generate nonsensical headlines.
The return of Glorbo
The whole thing started last week with World of Warcraft, when a community member came up with the genius idea to trick AI websites into writing about a fake topic by making a Reddit post...
Some players are accidentally skipping Remnant 2's post-credits scene. Beating the game's final boss will trigger a short cutscene before causing credits to roll just like they would in any other game. However, skipping the credits will skip the post-credits scene as well.
Spoiler Warning: The remainder of this article contains spoilers for Remnant 2's ending and post-credits scene.
The game ends with the player character unable to defeat the Root, the game's antagonist, as it regenerates after being killed. With the Root threatening to consume all of reality, Clementine takes The Index from The Keeper to completely recreate reality without the Root. The cutscene shows familiar characters and locations turning into beams of light...
Resident Evil 4 Remake is one of the best games of 2023 so far, but now fans have created another take on the survival horror classic. This time, Resident Evil 4 is now a 2D run-and-gun shooter.
First spotted by PCGamesN, Resident Evil 4 2D Edition is a side-scrolling reimagining of Leon S. Kennedy's most iconic adventure. The game was built in GZDoom, a modding tool that's popular in the Doom community. User DooMero is the developer of this mod, and they said it's dedicated to the entire Doom community. You can watch the gameplay for yourself over on YouTube, or check out a few screenshots in the tweet below.
Over on Doomworld, DooMero previously explained that this mod has been in development since 2016, but kept getting put on...
In the June 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, Corporate Vice President of Xbox Sarah Bond opened her segment by promising "a deep dive into one of the most important RPGs ever made– Starfield."
That is quite the claim. It’s true that Starfield is looking to be an absolutely massive game, perhaps one of the largest in scope we’ve ever seen. And it’s also true that between Skyrim’s continued dominance in the public mindshare and the impressive showing in the recent Direct, excitement for Starfield is at an all-time high.
But while the bespoke created content in Starfield looks promising, what really could give it limitless potential is the modding scene. I spoke to several high-profile modders of Skyrim to better understand their community...
The massive multiplayer beat ‘em up RPG Dungeon Fighter Online officially introduced a new class to its roster of characters. Dungeon Fighter Online is a 2D, anime art-style game that combines the high-energy action of old-school side-scrolling brawlers with some classic RPG elements. Since its launch in 2015, DFO has garnered a loyal global user base. The game features detailed customization options and various dungeons and raids for players to take on cooperatively. Players can also opt to dive in solo, but overcoming some of the more powerful bosses may require strategic teamwork for those who want to succeed.
Dungeon Fighter Online is known for its distinct combat system, and fast-paced side-scrolling action combat, where players...
Sony has announced August’s lineup of PlayStation Plus games, all of which are available to download from August 1 to September 4.
The highlight here is Sony’s own Dreams, which launches into PlayStation Plus a month before developer Media Molecule ends support for the user-generated creation game. Media Molecule, by the way, has moved onto “an exciting new project”.
To coincide with the launch of Dreams into PlayStation Plus, Media Molecule’s latest game, Tren, will be available to play inside of it. Sony describes Tren as “a nostalgic adventure that puts you in the driving seat of a remarkable toy train, and tells a personal tale about growing up – and the transformative power of play”.
Isometric action adventure Death’s Door and...
Terminator: Resistance - Complete Edition launches on Xbox Series X and S on October 27, publisher Reef Entertainment has announced.
This bundle includes the enhanced version of Terminator: Resistance that came out on PlayStation 5 in 2021, the Annihilation Line DLC expansion starring Kyle Reese, and Infiltrator Mode, where players can control the T-800 series Infiltrator unit. The Complete Edition marks the debut of Annihilation Line and Infiltrator Mode on Xbox.
On September 27, a month before the release of the Complete Edition, a free digital upgrade will be released on Xbox Series X and S for those who own Terminator: Resistance on Xbox One. This upgrade includes the enhanced version of Terminator: Resistance and Infiltrator...
FC 24 has a new first-person referee perspective you may see in cutscenes for bookings and free kicks, but where might this go in future games? Inside the virtual heads of the footballers themselves, EA Sports has suggested.
As you’ll know if you’ve read IGN’s EA Sports FC 24 hands-on, or checked out our 13 Things to Know feature, FC 24’s new first-person perspective lets you see the dishing out of cards from inside the referee’s head. You might even see the referee paint the pitch for free kick ball and wall placement, as they often do in real life.
In an interview with IGN, senior game design director and lifeline Man City fan Matt Prior said EA Sports’ meetings with football broadcasters had led to the developer employing an...
Developer Infinity Ward changed first-person shooters forever when it launched Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007. Set on the frontlines of a politically murky war, its adrenaline-fueled action set pieces redefined campaign design for an entire generation. But while levels like Crew Expendable and Charlie Don’t Surf channelled the trademark intensity of Call of Duty’s World War 2 days, one mission set the series’ rulebook ablaze and threw it out of the window. It was called All Ghillied Up.
Unfolding amongst the ghostly remains of post-Chernobyl Pripyat, All Ghillied Up is a sniper mission that embraces patience and precision. Its Metal Gear Solid-inspired stealth sensibilities mark a significant shift in gears not just for Modern...
In celebration of the most recent Futurama revival, Epic Games has revealed yet another Fortnite crossover event that will bring Bender, Leela, and Fry into the game with new costumes, accessories, and a limited-time weapon.
Starting today, Fortnite players can purchase a number of new Futurama-themed outfits and accessories in the Fortnite item shop, including outfits and accessories to dress players up as Bender, Fry, and Leela. The various accessories include a Nibbler back bling for Leela and a Hypnotoad back bling for Fry, as well as a Planet Express glider and a new emote themed after Zoidberg's iconic scuttle.
Additionally, a new weapon will be added to Fortnite from now through version update 25.30, adding Bender's Shiny...
CD Projekt has announced plans to lay off nearly 10% of its workforce.
The Witcher and Cyberpunk developer called the round of layoffs, which impact around 100 staff, an “alignment of the scale and size of the team with the requirements of ongoing projects and the CD Projekt Group strategy”.
The layoffs affect those in development, publishing, and back-office teams, and are expected to conclude in the first quarter of 2024.
“The decision is related to the continuing transformation as part of which the CD Projekt Red studio has managed to - among others - incorporate agile methodologies, while reshaping development processes and optimizing working arrangements,” the company said in a statement.
“This change in approach, along with...
Some game franchises are so good, you bag 'em all in one hit. Especially if they're going for at or near Happy Meal prices. Case in points: the Phoenix Wright, Borderlands, and BioShock trilogies on Switch. I'm also about cheap prices for the Batman Arkham, Mass Effect, and Tomb Raider survivor trilogies as well. They may not mean cutting edge visuals, but they're all approaching triple digit hours of otherwise timeless gaming.
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Sam Lake, the writer and director best-known for his work on Alan Wake and Control, has a unique connection to Max Payne. In the original game, Lake's face was used to bring the NYPD police detective to life. Lake even went so far as to dress up for the role in the original game's cutscene.
So it's perhaps no surprise then that Lake's attention was grabbed by a new Max Payne 3 mod that faithfully restores his mug on the eponymous detected, comple with Lake's "legendary facial expression."
"Wow, this is very impressive work," Lake wrote to modder Alexey Savvon.
The mod, which released late last week, fully-integrates Lake's face into Max Payne 3. Savvon writes that "all of the textures of the head have been adapted and every wound...
Two new DreamWorks Animation-inspired video games have been announced: DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing and DreamWorks Trolls Remix Rescue.
DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing includes 20 playable DreamWorks Animation characters, including Shrek, Po, Tigress, Boss Baby, Puss in Boots, Hiccup, Astrid and more. Each has their own unique kart to race, alongside customisation options.
It’s been 12 years since DreamWorks Super Star Kartz came out in 2011 on Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS. It was the last DreamWorks Animation game to be published by Activision.
Expect familiar locations inspired by DreamWorks Animation films, including The Kingdom of Far Far Away from Shrek, Bergen town from Trolls, Spirit Realm...
Editor's Note: This interview has been edited to include all of the answers from both of our live show and our subsequent Q&A with the developers, with some answers edited for clarity.
Star Wars Outlaws is nearly here, and fans still have plenty of quetsions about Ubisoft Massive's upcoming open world game. To answer those questions, we chatted with some of the team behind Star Wars: Outlaws, including narrative director Navid Khavari, creative director Julian Gerighty, and Lucasfilm senior creative executive Matt Martin.
During our interviews, we covered a ton of ground Star Wars Outlaws, which stars a scoundrel named Kay Vess in the time between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. From making a game that feels both like...
Voting is now open for the first ever Horror Game Awards. Fans can vote now in more than a dozen categories including Best Horror Trailer, Best Indie Performance, Best Character of the Year, and Horror Game of the Year. Part of Feardemic's Fear Fest, the show will stream exclusively on on IGN's YouTube and Twitch channels September 7. Winners will take home a coveted Golden Bat trophy.
Nominees for the inaugural edition include Amnesia: The Bunker, Bramble: The Mountain King, Dead Space Remake, Dredge, IMMORTALITY, FAITH: The Unholy Trinity, Resident Evil 4 Remake, SIGNALIS, System Shock, The Callisto Protocol, and more. Voting runs now through August 3.
The Horror Game Awards mark the culmination of a two-day event that kicks off...
Ubisoft has a penchant for making long games. A completionist run in Assassin's Creed Valhalla run can take up to 143 hours according to HowLongtoBeat, and some fans are worried that Star Wars Outlaws may be more of the same.
The concerns stem from a recent interview confirming that a Star Wars Outlaws planet will comprise "two to three zones" from Assassin's Creed Valhalla. One of the main criticisms of Valhalla was that it felt bloated with content that many players felt underwhelming, which was exemplified by its huge number of map icons — an Ubisoft staple.
Speaking with IGN during San Diego Comic-Con, creative director Julian Gerighty and narrative director Navid Khavari addressed the question of what they consider to be "too...
It may not come as a surprise to those who know me, but I love me a good anime aesthetic, and Blue Protocol, the upcoming MMO from Bandai-Namco and Amazon Studios, is anime through and through. But more than just the art style, I like games that lean into their JRPG bonafides and push them to the forefront. Which is why I found myself enjoying Blue Protocol so much during my brief time with it back during Summer of Gaming Play Days last month. The hyper-anime styled MMORPG from Bandai Namco leans way into its anime aesthetic to the point it promises you a chance to "become the hero of your very own anime adventure" on the game's official Steam page.
The question is, will Blue Protocol actually allow me, a middle-aged dude who used to...
I’ve greatly enjoyed the fighting game renaissance over the last few years. Between the success of Guilty Gear Strive and Street Fighter 6, and the general improvements to netcode across the board, the genre seems to be at its strongest since the arcade days. And after my time with the first weekend of Tekken 8’s Closed Network Test, it seems primed to bring the Heat to a new generation, despite a few hiccups that can hopefully be attributed to normal pre-release obstacles.
In our earlier preview, IGN’s Mitchell Saltzman covered the new mechanics introduced with the Heat system, noting that it doubled down on the uniqueness of each character. I’m happy to report that this holds true with the characters that have been added since the...