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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin Is in Development at PlatinumGames

Paramount has made a significant move in the world of video games, and announced its first major project, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin from Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames. The newly set up Paramount Games Studio includes all Paramount and Skydance gaming studios, including Skydance Interactive and Skydance New Media, in a major push into the triple-A space. As well as the Turtles game from Platinum, Paramount Games Studio is now publishing the recently delayed Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game. But let’s start with Turtles. Revealed during the Summer Game Fest showcase, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is described as a “AAA action-adventure game” that is, as you’d expect from the name, based on the...

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Summer Game Fest Stream Overrun with Demands for Destiny 3

Destiny fans aren't backing down when it comes to demanding Destiny 3. Earlier this week, fans spammed "#WeWantDestiny3" in the chat for PlayStation's State of Play along with various Destiny-inspired emotes. Now, Bungie fans are storming into Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest event with the same pleas. The rally comes after Bungie announced that it would be ending support for Destiny 2 after the game's final update in June. Although Destiny 2 is almost a decade old, it felt rather uncerimonious and it doesn't seem like it was ever meant to end this early, as Bungie noted it will include content from would-be future updates in the final update. Bloomberg later reported that Destiny 3 was not in active development and Bungie would be...

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Studio MDHR Announces 2 New Cuphead Games Are in Development

Studio MDHR made an appearance at Summer Game Fest 2026 with two big game reveals: Mighty Cuphead Adventure and a new hand-animated Cuphead game. Host Geoff Keighley introduced the new titles before handing the stage to the independent game developer. In typical MDHR fashion, it used a puppet show for the grand reveal, showing off gameplay footage for its pixelated Mighty Cuphead Adventure game, while promising that a hand-drawn Cuphead follow-up is also in early development. The hand-animated Cuphead game sounds almost like a proper sequel to Studio MDHR's tough-as-nails original platformer from 2017, though the team isn't quite ready to show what it looks like yet. Mighty Cuphead Adventure, however, seems to be further along, and...

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Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Wants to Make a Portal Movie

Kane Parsons, the young director of Backrooms, has expressed interest in directing a Portal film. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Parsons noted that a Portal adaptation is a dream project. This isn't because Parsons has an interest in becoming an IP merchant, quite the opposite. When speaking on The Town podcast, Parsons outright said he was uninterested in doing a Star Wars film and that the only IPs that were attractive to him were a select few from his childhood in the 2000s. He neglected to name them because he's actively exploring those as options, but it led some to believe he may be looking into adapting Portal. Parsons grew up with Valve titles like Half-Life and Portal, even going as far as making a Portal short...

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Steam Store Updated With a Personal Calendar of New Games

There are so many games that get released on Steam each day that it's become a little cliche to even mention it. And while I love the sheer variety of games on the platform, it gets really hard to find the games that I actually want to play. One of the ways I've typically got around that is through the Steam Discovery Queue. That system debuted all the way back in 2014, and even now, 12 years later, I still find myself clicking through my Discovery queue whenever I'm bored at home. The problem, though, is that those queues have a tendency to shove games in my face that I'd never in a million years have any interest in playing. Valve recently pushed a store update that finally includes the personalized calendars it teased all the way...

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Horizon Steel Frontiers, the MMORPG Spinoff in PlayStation's Horizon Franchise, Is Expected to Launch First Half of 2027

The next entry in PlayStation's Horizon franchise might be right around the corner, as NCSoft has announced plans to see its MMORPG spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers, launch in the first half of 2027. The publisher announced the news in its latest Investor Relations PowerPoint presentation. Buried on a slide detailing its upcoming game pipeline, Horizon Steel Frontiers can be seen leading its portfolio with plans to launch in the first half of next year. Should the release timeline stick, it'll mean Sony's franchise could receive its next installment in as soon as one year. Meanwhile, PlayStation and developer Guerrilla Games' other multiplayer offshoot, Horizon Hunters Gathering, still remains without a release date. While...

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Everything Announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 — Updating Live!

It's almost time for Summer Game Fest, Geoff Keighley's annual summer showcase packed with game reveals, new trailers, and fresh updates on upcoming titles. The two-hour livestream kicks off Friday, June 5, at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 9pm GMT, and we'll have live updates below, reporting on everything you need to know as it happens direct from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. We're hoping for a big one this year, following Sony's State of Play earlier this week. But what should we expect to see? Well, there's one game we know will be at Summer Game Fest: Star Wars: Zero Company, the X-COM-inspired take on a galaxy far, far away. A new gameplay trailer is due for that. We also know Guild Wars, NCsoft's MMORPG series, will be at Summer Game Fest...

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The Ultra-Slim Baseus Blade 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank Drops to $39.49 Ahead of Amazon Prime Day

Looking for a high-capacity, high-output power bank with a slim footprint? Ahead of Prime Day, Amazon has dropped the price of the Baseus Blade 20,000mAh 100W power bank to just $39.49 shipped after you apply coupon code "LAE3AVHH". Unlike previous iterations of this deal, you do NOT have to be an Amazon Prime member. Unlike most high-capacity power banks that are shaped like a chunky bar, the Baseus Blade is slimmer. It's powerful enough to charge any gaming handheld PC at its fastest rate. This is one of the most popular power banks on IGN. Baseus Blade 20,000mAh 100W Slim Power Bank for $39.49 The Baseus Blade measures only 0.7 inches thick. Most high-capacity power banks are well over 1" in thickness. The Blade achieves this slim...

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The IGN Live 2026 Humble Bundle Is Stacked With Nine Great Games for Just $10

This year's IGN Live event kicks off this weekend, and to celebrate, Humble Bundle has dropped an excellent IGN Live game bundle that's full of some exciting picks, including Control, TOEM: A Photo Adventure, and seven more. If you pay at least $10, you can add all nine of the games in this bundle to your PC library. Considering they have a total value of $261, that's a fantastic offer to take advantage of, and one that won't be around for long (only 19 days remaining at the time of this writing). If you like what you see, now is definitely the time to make a move on this bundle. Check out all of the games available in it below. Games Included: CONTROL Ultimate Edition (Steam) OFF (Steam) Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (Steam)...

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Exclusive: Read an Extract From Peter F. Hamilton's Latest Sci-Fi Novel Set in the Exodus Universe

Even after more than two years since its debut at The Game Awards, Archetype Entertainment's sci-fi action RPG Exodus remains one of the industry's most intriguing mysteries. Between cinematic trailers, a steady drip-feed of gameplay teases, and a full gameplay reveal expected soon, the former BioWare developers behind the project have only just begun to reveal the scope of the ambitious science fiction universe they're building. While we've seen glimpses of that world, some of the deepest insights so far have come through a series of official novels written by acclaimed sci-fi author Peter F. Hamilton. And, ahead of the release of the second book in that series, IGN can exclusively reveal an extract from "Exodus: The Helium Sea"...

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Is Up for Preorder – Here’s Where To Secure a Copy Ahead of September

June's State of Play certainly proved that September will have no shortage of games to play, but if Onimusha: Way of the Sword is at the top of your list, you can get a preorder in for it right now ahead of its September 25 release. There are quite a few different editions to explore as well, with each available at different prices. For fans looking to preorder a physical copy, there's a standard release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X for $69.99 and a steelbook release for PS5 and Xbox Series X for $74.99. The latter, in particular, looks like quite a fun pickup. There are also digital copies available to preorder across various storefronts, including PlayStation, Xbox, and places like Steam and Fanatical for PC players. These...

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Best City Building and Management Games to Play in 2026

Whether you’re building a thriving kingdom, managing a university campus, or keeping humanity alive through a frozen apocalypse, city-building and management games continue to be some of the most rewarding experiences on PC. If you’re looking for your next obsession, the Master Builder Collection brings together seven standout strategy and management games that offer wildly different takes on the genre. Fancy creating the ultimate dinosaur attraction? Jurassic World Evolution 2 lets you build, manage, and expand your very own prehistoric theme park while keeping some of history’s most dangerous creatures under control. For something a little more relaxed, Fabledom swaps dinosaurs for fairytale charm, allowing you to create a...

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Subnautica 2 Dev Reveals What to Expect From Upcoming Early Access 1.1 Update

Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds has revealed new content coming to the underwater survival game in the weeks and months ahead, teasing a new vehicle and new region centred around the Collector Leviathan as part of update 1.1. Smaller upcoming updates will improve the currently limited Biomods system, adding more passive slots and new options for “deepening early-game survival strategies.” To improve the multiplayer experience, proximity voice chat, emotes, and expanded character customisation are all in the works. Unknown Worlds has indicated the popularity of multiplayer in Subnautica 2 took the team by surprise, so it’s playing a little bit of catch-up here. But the most exciting additions are set for a larger content update...

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Cyberpunk TCG Already Faces Significant Rule Changes After Massive $28M Kickstarter Campaign

If you found yourself lurking around Kickstarter a few months back, or really the internet in general, you probably heard something about The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game. Pulling in more than $28 million dollars and taking the top spot as the most-funded game on the crowdfunding platform, the TCG based on CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 RPG continues to evolve and change post-campaign. Recently, the folks at WeirdCo have released big updates coming to the game that not only tweak terminology but also add in some massive game-design-shifting changes. Here is the full blog post, but here are the changes that are coming to the Cyberpunk TCG: The starting phase has gotten a name change, and its structure has been tweaked The...

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Crimson Desert Has a Pinball Minigame Now Because of Course It Does

Crimson Desert continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This week’s update adds a number of quality-of-life changes, makes the Wyvern a mount, and adds a pinball minigame, because why not? Pearl Abyss has released major updates for the single-player open world action adventure game pretty much every week since launch. It has changed significantly, with everything from combat to endgame reworked. And every now and then, Pearl Abyss will just throw a curve ball in a patch, seemingly just for fun, to keep players on their toes. This week, it's a pinball machine. Random, but brilliant! The Pinball minigame is located to the inn near the Delesyian Institute. The patch adds the Marni Token Exchange where tokens obtained from the Pinball machine...

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Black Ops 7's New Classic Mode Seems to Fix a Lot of Issues Players Have With the Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players are having a blast with the games new mode, Black Ops Classic. The new mode was released today as part of the game's Season 4 update and brings some radical changes to the gameplay of Black Ops 7. The new limited-time mode strips out omnimovement, sliding, and simplifies the overall gameplay experience to be more akin to classic Black Ops games like Black Ops 1 and 2. Players also can't use things like stims, an equippable that lets you immediately heal mid-battle. "We wanted to get as close to a classic movement set (Black Ops 2 as a target) as we could, so Omnimovement, Wall Jump, and Slide are restricted in Black Ops Classic along with some additional feature restrictions," said Black Ops 7 design...

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No Rest for the Wicked Developer Blames Series S for Xbox Release Delay

The Xbox Series S is taking some heat once again following comments made by the founder of Moon Studio, the team behind action RPG No Rest for the Wicked, which has been available on Steam Early Access since 2024. During the PlayStation State of Play, it was confirmed the game was coming to PS5 this October in celebration of its 1.0 release, but Xbox users will have to wait. This isn't due to any kind of marketing deal with PlayStation. Rather, it has to do with limitations with the Xbox Series S. In response to a fan inquring about the lack of an Xbox release date, studio founder and game director Thomas Mahler pointed to the Series S. "Series S is making that rough," said Mahler in a comment on Discord. "We'll ship it after in a...

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Valve Reaffirms Steam Machine Summer Launch

Ever since the Steam Machine was first announced back in November 2025, it seems like its been facing an endless deluge of delays, thanks to the awful hardware market. However, in a blog post, Valve reaffirmed that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be coming sometime this summer. Valve's blog post is primarily focused on detailing the Steam Machine and Steam Frame verified programs that the company revealed back at GDC 2026. Just like with the Steam Deck's verified program, these are mostly concerned with usability on each platform, making sure that UI elements are legible and that it'll work with Steam Input. Valve's blog post then goes on to talk about updates to its Partner Dashboard, so that devs can more easily make sure...

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Save 50% Off the TSA-Approved Talix 20,000mAh 140W Power Bank, Now Just $44.99

Check out this brand new deal on a high-capacity, high-output power bank with a huge price drop. For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Talix 20,000 140W Power Bank for just $44.99 with free shipping after you apply a 55% off coupon code "GOMWBQ8A". You do no need to be an Amazon Prime member to get this deal. This power bank has both a high battery capacity and high output that make it the perfect complement for power hungry handheld gaming PCs and laptops. Save 50% Off the Talix 20,000mAh 140W Power Bank If you haven't heard of "Talix", fret not. Talix is a Lenovo backed company and this power bank is identical to the Lenovo Thinkplus Fluxo power bank in pretty much every way except the name. This is a candy bar style power bank...

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Grab Octopath Traveler 2, Citizen Sleeper 2, and Six More Games in June’s Humble Choice

Summertime is right around the corner, but if you're hoping to avoid hot weather by hanging out inside, Humble Bundle is here to help keep you busy with some PC games. A brand new Humble Choice lineup has dropped for the month of June, and it's filled with some excellent games to add to your online library. Octopath Traveler II, The Riftbreaker, and Life is Strange: Double Exposure are just a few of the PC games included in this month's drop, but you'll also get five more. As for how much all eight of these games cost? Just $14.99 when you sign up for a Humble Choice membership. That's a fantastic deal compared to grabbing them all at their retail prices, and that's not even the end of it. A free month of IGN Plus is also thrown in...

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What to Expect from Summer Game Fest 2026

It’s that time of year when it's fun to just wildly speculate about what we might see from Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest. Little is known, apart from a few games and studios that have already been teased, and so this gives me plenty of room to dream about what surprises the show may have in store. Taking place on June 5 at 2pm PT/5pm ET/10pm BST, here’s how to watch the stream. Let’s not waste any more time, though, and get straight into what to expect from it. What We Know We’ve been promised a world-first look at Star Wars: Zero Company, the X-COM-inspired take on a galaxy far, far away. A turn-based tactics game co-developed by Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment, it places us in control of a mercenary group tasked with...

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Gothic 1 Remake: Biggest Changes and Improvements Over the Original

Released more than a quarter of a century ago, Gothic was a sprawling open-world RPG that, while undeniably rough around the edges, offered a wonderfully scrappy adventure for RPG fans. It was the sort of game that would later help define the affectionate “Eurojank” label: ambitious, awkward, memorable, and full of personality. That rough charm is a huge part of why Gothic still has such a devoted following today. Now, 25 years later, developer Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic are bringing it back with a full remake. So, how does the Gothic 1 Remake improve on the original? Well, we’re glad you asked. A Modern Engine for Modern Times Game engine technology has come a long way since Gothic first launched in 2001, so it makes sense...

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Preorders Have Dropped for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – Here’s Where You Can Grab a Copy

During PlayStation's June State of Play, a brand new trailer for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis revealed that the game would be releasing next year on February 12. While that may be quite a ways away from now, the good news is preorders are now live for it, which is great for fans hoping to secure a copy of this remake. There are three editions available to preorder: Standard, Deluxe, and a huge Collector's Edition. Of course, each of these come in at different price points and also come with different bonuses, which we've broken down below. Only a select few retailers have preorder pages up at the moment, but we'll be sure to update with more as they pop up. Preorder Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – Standard Edition PS5 (Physical)...

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Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Has a Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date, Additional Content Also Available to Buy on Other Platforms

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition launches on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, 2026, FromSoftware has announced. The additional content included in the Tarnished Edition will also be available to buy on other platforms on the same day via the Tarnished Pack DLC. The $79.99 Tarnished Edition includes the base game, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, new weapons, and the ability to customize Torrent, players’ faithful Spectral Steed, with armor skins. Also included are two new starting classes. Publisher Bandai Namco said the new content will also be available to purchase for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam. It hasn't said how much the Tarnished Pack DLC will cost, but most expect a $5 price...

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007 First Light’s TacSim Mode Is a Shadow of Hitman’s Brilliant Endgame

I've been sneaking through the same corner of a London museum for two hours, crouching behind display cabinets as I memorize guard positions, patrol patterns, and camera locations. I restart whenever I'm spotted and, through repetition, I've honed my silent route between the three data discs I need to grab to complete my mission. Open the door from my starting spot, zap the camera, smoke bomb the guards and steal the first card. Through a vent, vault a ledge, choke the guard carrying the second. Hop outside, over some scaffolding, drop into the courtyard garden. Crouch in a bush beneath a window – the names Gamgee, Samwise Gamgee – as I wait for the guard carrying the third card to walk by. Pounce and head for the exit. After what...

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How To Watch Xbox Games Showcase 2026

It’s June, so you know what that means: a week packed full of video game reveals and announcements. As ever, Microsoft will be at the heart of the action with its annual Xbox Games Showcase, showing off a range of its own first-party games, as well as a selection of third-party offerings. But how can you watch this packed stream? That’s what we’re here to tell you. When Is Xbox Games Showcase 2026? The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 will be held on Sunday, June 7. The event is a two-parter, starting with the Xbox-focused presentation that will showcase first and third-party Xbox games. Following that, there will be a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day Direct. The stream kicks off at the following times, depending on your region: US (West...

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Ace Combat 8 Is a Very Grounded Game Set in the Skies | IGN Preview

It starts with a helicopter fishing me out of the water with another survivor. The year is 2029: The Federation of Central Usea has been shattered by the Republic of Sotoa. My savior is the Endurance, a relic of an aircraft carrier still fighting the good fight even if victory no longer seems possible. After a perfunctory medical exam, I’m shoved back into a cockpit. But not as a pilot. Instead, as the navigator to Jan “Rex” Cope, the Wings of Theve, Usea’s legendary ace pilot. It’s a lie. All of it. Cope has never shot anyone down. His kill count is entirely fabricated. Mostly, when trouble comes, he and his squadron kick in their afterburners and run. His job is to stay alive to make sure the Wings of Theve lives to fight another...

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The Sims 4 Developer Maxis Discusses the Game's Latest Big Update

The Sims 4 is a bit of an oddity. What began as the fourth mainline base game entry in the long running Sims series in 2014 is, nearly 12 years out from that initial launch, almost unrecognisable as a Sims game as we knew them up until this iteration. While history had taught us to expect a brand-new Sims generation every four or five years, The Sims 4 has broken that unspoken rule to become the first truly live-service title in the franchise. The base game went free-to-play in 2022, meaning that monetization is now exclusively through add-ons, ranging from classic expansion packs to increasingly granular microtransactions; and while other Sims games are known to be in development, the intention seems to be to keep The Sims 4 alive...

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Helldivers 2 Dev Confirms Roguelite Systems, Called Planet Warfronts, as Part of Big Changes Coming to the Game

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has outlined some major changes coming to the game, including roguelite systems called Planet Warfronts. In a post on Steam outlining the future of community and player progression in Helldivers 2, game director Mikael Eriksson confirmed Planet Warfronts is the roguelite system Arrowhead CCO and Helldivers 2 creative director, Johan Pilestedt, revealed was being worked on back in December. “Before we launched the game, we experimented with dynamic warfronts on planets, where players needed to make strategic community decisions on a planet level in order to liberate it,” Eriksson explained. “While it was promising, we realized we didn't have the content needed to do it justice at the time. We feel we've...

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007 First Light Estimated to Have Sold 2.2 Million Copies, Generating $150 Million in Revenue

007 First Light is estimated to have sold 2.2 million copies, generating $150 million in revenue. Rhys Elliott, head of market analysis at Alinea Analytics, tweeted to say that the company’s data showed most of those early sales were on PS5. Elliott said 55.1% of sales were on PS5, 33.1% on Steam, and 11.8% on Xbox (Xbox console, Windows, and cloud combined). The only official sales data we have comes from developer IO Interactive, which said that 007 First Light had become the fastest-selling game in the company’s history, shifting 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours. That means it’s sold faster than any Hitman game. The impressive sales milestone was achieved without the aid of the Nintendo Switch 2 version, which is due out...

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