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Each additional shift you take makes things tougher.
You can’t directly attack; you can only use items to fight back.
You can play solo, but co-op will be the way to go if you can.
Toy Story might be pop culture’sthe most recognizable take on the idea that our toys have a life of their own when we're not around, but Mob Entertainment’s Poppy Playtime might be among the more unique approaches totakes on the concept. It’s story, about shoving sentience into the products in a toy factory and those very abominations rebelling against their creators, is a sort of dark horror that has really spoken to a dedicated and growing audience of fans across games, film, and more. And though Escape From Playtime isn’t the...
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Gear of War: E-Day developers are reportedly in no mood to celebrate the game's imminent release, following months of overtime and fresh fears of further layoffs.
That's according to a Eurogamer report that includes comments from various sources at The Coalition, Microsoft's dedicated Gears of War team that has been working on E-Day for the past five years.
Microsoft has made numerous rounds of redundancies over that time, though staff at The Coalition say they previously felt somewhat insulated from the job losses due to their work on such a high-profile project. But as their time building Gears of War: E-Day has wound down — a period that has also reportedly seen them "crunching hard" — there are now serious concerns that layoffs...
Classic features such as taking enemies hostage as "meat shields" and dueling with the chainsaw attachments on Lancer assault rifles won't be in Gears of War: E-Day at launch. According to a developer blog from The Coalition, it wasn't possible to build these features out for launch because this prequel was built from scratch, rather than on the bones of previous Gears of War titles.
"We started E-Day with an empty hard drive building our entire gameplay sandbox from scratch to ensure a more unified gameplay experience across Campaign, PVE and PVP," The Coalition said. "This new sandbox also allowed for innovation in cover, combat and enemies. The trade-off being that including every legacy feature from Gears of War was not possible...
Just last week, Marathon's developers laid out a new roadmap for the game that'd bring PvE and deathmatch modes to the game, but now Game Director Del Chafe has reassured fans that the extraction mode will not be sunsetted.
When Bungie revealed the roadmap last week, some people were worried that the more hardcore extraction mode would be neglected in favor of the new modes, especially after the developer admitted that Marathon flopped because it was too hard. But, using the Marathon Development Team Twitter account, Chafe reassured folks, saying "We want to be clear, Extraction is still a major part of Marathon, and we're also going to continue updating it as we look to the future of the game."
Chafe also asked fans for feedback...
As the fantasy RPG GOAT, it really doesn’t take a whole lot for me to replay The Witcher 3. I’ve happily done so the numerous other times developer CD Projekt Red has revamped this masterpiece, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered seems to be the biggest overhaul to the beloved tale yet. A free update for anyone who owns the original, so many different parts of this already excellent game have been improved – from combat to movement to skill progression (not to mention the modernized graphics). After about 10 hours working my way through White Orchard and beyond, it’s already extremely clear that this is the best The Witcher 3 has ever been.
Combat is less floaty and enemies are (slightly) less stupid
It’s probably not...
Crimson Desert's first expansion was only just announced at the State of Play in September with a very ambitious October 15 release date. Unfortunately, it seems that target was a little too ambitious.
Pearl Abyss announced that the Charting the Unknown expansion would be delayed by two weeks, in order to "deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience." But even with this delay, the new expansion is coming remarkably close to the game's initial release, and hopefully the developer will have even more content planned for the future.
The expansion comes just seven months after Crimson Desert intially released back on March 19. And while the reception to the game was mixed, a lot of its initial issues have since been ironed out...
A modder who was porting GTA 5 to Nintendo Switch taunted Rockstar Games and was immediately hit with a cease and desist.
The modder, known as Mojso, was planning to bring GTA 5 and GTA Online to Nintendo Switch for modded versions of the console and got a bit cocky. After Rockstar Games recently posted its guidelines for modding (which forbids unofficial ports), the modder posted: "Try me Rockstar, [I don't give a f**k.]"
Three days later, the modder's Discord server was taken down for copyright infringement, but it didn't seem to deter them. After many warned them about how litigous Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two are, the modder suggested they aren't worried about it: "Copyright infringement is anything but enforced in...
Ordering food through DoorDash is probably one of the biggest examples of how modern life has grown incredibly convenient, but apparently, there are still some people who think scrolling through an app is too much work. Now, you'll be able to just text DoorDash and have it order food for you without needing to figure out what, exactly, you feel like eating.
DoorDash announced the feature earlier this week, and the idea is that you'll text an AI agent through iMessages – apparently Android support will come sometime in the future – an idea of what you want for dinner. Then, DoorDash's AI agent will browse through all the restaurants in your area and give you suggestions based on your past orders and what you included in your text.
One...
Wizards of the Coast trots out a new MTG Secret Lair on a monthly basis at this point, and while crossovers aren't anything new for the franchise, this new 'superdrop' brings Jim Henson's Labyrinth and KPop Demon Hunters to the card game for the first time.
Wizards of the Coast has just announced the Corn Maze Superdrop, clearly in time for Halloween, but instead of going with a darker horror twist like it did with the Junji Ito drop, all of these collections are relatively lighthearted. Of course, for most people, the biggest draws will be the KPop Demon Hunters and Labyrinth drops – the latter of which has three collections – along with a Marvel Zombies collection.
The three Labyrinth drops are the highlight of the Corn Maze...
Best Buy just launched a genuinely good deal on a gaming PC, that, thanks to Nvidia, also comes with a new game. The CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme gaming PC with GeForce RTX 5070 GPU has dropped to $1,399.99 with free shipping after a $620 off discount. This is a well-equipped prebuilt that pairs the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPU with the versatile Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and a healthy dose of RAM and storage.
For a limited time, this deal also includes a digital Steam voucher code for Remedy Entertainment's recently released Control: Resonant. This promotion ends on October 13. Full details are on Nvidia.com.
CyperPowerPC RTX 5070 Gaming PC for Just $1,399.99
Includes download voucher for Control: Resonant
The...
Capcom has a plan for when its rollout of Resident Evil remakes eventually catches up with newer games in the series, and considers Resident Evil 7 as a "turning point."
That's according to Jun Takeuchi, a Capcom veteran who has served as excutive producer for the series over the past decade, who has acknowledged the fact that Capcom's hugely popular remakes are slowly running out of classic games to re-release. The publisher has already remade Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 to great success, with a new version of Code Veronica slated for next year.
It has previously been reported that a Resident Evil 0 remake will follow in 2028, and that a Resident Evil 1 remake has also been considered. Of the mainline Resident Evil games, this would...
October's PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup has been officially revealed by Sony.
This month's trio of titles include a slightly out of date racer, a monster-filled extraction shooter, and a multiplayer voxel shooter. Let's dive in.
Launched last year, F1 25 is the actually pretty good entry in Codemasters' long-running Formula 1 racing series that we awarded with an 8/10. "F1 25 is a far broader and better package than last year’s installment, and it’s comfortably the strongest the series has been since the fan favourite F1 2020," we wrote in IGN's F1 25 review.
Next up, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Crytek's first-person extraction shooter that sends you off to fight mythological monsters. Originally launched in early acces back in...
Diablo 5 is still a couple of years away, but that hasn't stopped the speculation on how the game will actually play. People certainly expect a lot of elements from Diablo 3 and 4 to carry over to the new game, but Game Director Joe Shely has suggested a return to more methodical gameplay.
Seemingly in response to the video Path of Exile's Chris Wilson released about Diablo 5, Shely took to Twitter where he promised "while Diablo 5 will continue to feature some DEX (moment-to-moment execution) mechanics, on balance the game will be an INT/STR game (planning and investment)."
There has been a lot of discussion around Blizzard invoking Diablo 2 when debuting Diablo 5 at Blizzcon, and how the team needs to shift away from the modern...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer might be set in the New Republic era, but podracing screams “Star Wars Prequels” louder than Pepsi, and the bloodsport is largely beloved thanks to a video game.
The saga is no stranger to incredible games, but titles based on Episodes I, II, and III get lost easily among the KOTORs and TIE Fighters of the galaxy. The Prequel Trilogy has earned a second look from fans after Star Wars’ modern decade of disaster, and developers are starting to be at least Clone-curious with bangers like Zero Company.
The Prequels may have more motion than we thought, and it’s worth a trip back to BBY to explore their gaming past. Where can Star Wars games go from Galactic Racer onward, and what should be left behind like...
The clock is ticking to get September's Humble Choice lineup before we move into October. If you're still hoping to snag its eight-game selection for your Steam library, Humble actually has a little end-of-the-month treat for you right now: For today, and today only, you can grab this month's PC game drop for just $9 when you sign up for a Humble Choice membership instead of $15.
In order to secure this discounted price for September (and its just for the one month), put in the code 'FALL26' at checkout. Humble's main page also notes that the deal expires October 1 at 11:59pm PDT, so there's not a lot of time to take advantage of it, and it's only valid for new subscribers. Check out the full lineup below, and if you like what you see...
Key Preview Takeaways:
This PvE extraction shooter has two key differentiators: dog characters and pipelines that help automate your resource-gathering.
The dogs neither look dog-like enough nor have distinct enough abilities for my liking.
Give the Shiba Inu character a “bark” button, please.
Dogs. Man, dogs are awesome. Kind of dopey, loyal, (sometimes) hard-working, and they even have an uncanny ability to hear a bag of cheese opening from anywhere in the house. In developer Octopus Panic’s upcoming Gravhounds, corporations have taken advantage of those beloved traits – well, at least the loyal and hard-working parts, anyway – and created genetic hybrids of man and man’s friend to fashion the ideal worker. Over the past weekend...
The satisfaction of the metroidvania genre comes from a sensation of mastery – taking a place I'm unfamiliar with and slowly unraveling its complexities until I command dominance over its spaces and the threats that perpetually lurk within. For its debut game, End of Abyss, developer Section 9 Interactive tries to apply that format to an atmospheric horror adventure with twin-stick controls and instills a striking sense of dread inside a gargantuan labyrinthian facility. Its atmosphere only carries it so far, though; End of Abyss's exploration and combat slowly descend into a slog, and it never fully recovers from feeling like a routine procedure.
End of Abyss is centered around a young combat technician named Cel, who isn't given much...
The Witcher 3 Remastered can be unlocked on Switch 2 for free via any physical version of the game for Switch — whether its your copy of the game or not.
Switch 2 owners have discovered that physical cartridges for The Witcher 3 on Switch can be used an unlimited number of times to grant a digital copy of The Witcher 3 Remastered. So, all you need to do is rent or borrow a copy of the game to unlock unlimited access. And no, you don't need to keep the original game cartridge inserted after unlocking the upgraded digital version.
Have a friend with the game? Ask to borrow it! Have a cheap second-hand game shop nearby? Head in and see if there's a copy for sale, and then trade it back in!
This remarkably generous solution is the...
Valve has issued a huge update to its in-development MOBA hero shooter Deadlock, propelling it to the top of Steam’s most-played games chart.
The update significantly updated the map, added six new heroes, new mobs, objectives, updated the HUD, healthbars, the Shop, and much more. Valve has updated the Deadlock engine code to the latest version of Source 2, improved anti-cheat, prediction improvements, rendering performance, audio performance, item art, and added new SFX for all hero Heavy and Light Melee. There's loads more to this update, detailed on the Deadlock website.
Deadlock hit a concurrent peak of over 220,000 players overnight, smashing its all-time concurrent peak and making it the sixth most-played game on Steam last...
Diablo 4 director Brent Gibson is telling fans not to worry about the game after Diablo 5’s announcement sparked concerns about the former title’s lifespan.
Diablo 5’s reveal at Blizzcon 2026 left fans equal parts excited and worried. Of course, players were pumped for a new Diablo game — but with Diablo 4 having just launched in 2023, the reveal of a new game so soon felt like a death knell for the one they were still playing.
But Brent Gibson, director of Diablo 4, says there’s nothing to fuss about. Speaking with Icy Veins, Gibson outlined some plans for the game’s future content, saying it will continue to receive support well after 5’s release.
“I have an analogy,” he began. “If you’re wearing a sign in the middle of Times...
007 First Light is getting new, free DLC later this week.
IO Interactive has teased the new DLC via a short video on its socials, confirming it will arrive on Thursday, October 2. The DLC will be free, but as of right now, IO is remaining tight-lipped about what it will include. However, based on some prior info, we can likely assume that this is the long-awaited Aston Martin Valhalla update. This content has been teased since launch in the game's main menu, and it appears it's finally being added to the game.
This is expected to include a new TacSim mission featuring the Aston Martin Valhalla, which is used near the end of the game as part of a massive set piece. Given the extensive wait, it seems hard to imagine this will be just a...
Frank O'Connor, Halo's Franchise Creative Director for nearly 20 years at 343 Industries/Halo Studios (who, fun fact, was once my colleague at Official Xbox Magazine), has weighed in on Halo's future at Activision, suggesting three viable paths forward for Xbox's former biggest franchise.
O'Connor, who moved on from 343 Industries in 2023, was responding to a post on LinkedIn by former Xbox Social Media Manager of Executive Communications Genevieve Harrison about Halo's move to Activision. Harrison was discussing how Activision might approach Halo, and said in part, "Talent is not a SharePoint folder you drag from /Call of Duty into /Halo and wait for the little green checkmark. What Activision does know how to do is run the absolute...
Control Resonant's director has explained how the team chose to handle exploration in a way that doesn't feel like it is holding the player's hand with things like yellow paint.
For a number of years now, some gamers have begun to feel like games provide players with more guidance than is necessary. One example of this is yellow paint, which basically highlights exactly where the player needs to go during exploration. Critics say that when this sort of navigation aid is heavy handed, it can be distracting and remove a sense of agency. Marvel's Wolverine, for example, was heavily criticized for its "fart gas," a blue mist that Wolverine can sniff out to find his objective. Soon after launch, developer Insomniac added the ability to...
The Witcher 3 Remastered brings tons of graphics improvements, but developer CD Projekt Red has left one incredibly important creature as it was: the pigeon.
Ahead of the remaster's public release, updated pigeon models were found in the game, but it only seems to apply to pigeons that are hanging out on the ground. Still, some people were upset with the assumed change, with one person posting the new ground-based model with the old flying one in a Reddit post captioned, "Gone, but never forgotten."
Luckily, it seems like the beloved low-poly pigeon has survived the remaster, as it was spotted by Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Ethan Gach on X / Twitter out in the wild. Apparently, The Witcher 3 uses different pigeon models for flying and...
We're just a few hours into the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered, and it's already beaten its previous record for concurrent players on Steam.
Before the remaster came out, Steam's previous player peak for the 11-year-old The Witcher 3 came in January 2020, when the Witcher TV series came out. Back then, 103,329 people were all playing The Witcher 3 at the same time on Valve's platform, according to SteamDB. Now that the remaster is here, The Witcher 3 has reached a new peak of 114,696 players, a massive 258% jump from last month, where 31,959 people were playing. Keep in mind, though, that this only takes Steam players into account, there are likely a huge amount of people playing on Xbox Series X and S, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and...
The Witcher 3 Remastered released earlier today, and while it seems to work great for Nvidia graphics cards, AMD users are reporting a wealth of bugs and visual artifacts.
Some of the issues reported are trees missing from the environment and black artifacts appearing through the the game, according to a post on the /r/Radeon subreddit. Another Reddit post shows the foliage in White Orchard in a way that appears like it was run through a negative filter. Then, over on Twitter, user NikTek shared a clip outside of Novigrad, with a lot of the same graphics glitches, only this time when he goes into the river, the surface of the water starts blinking like a strobe light.
The common factor among all of these issues is AMD Radeon graphics...
If you’ve played Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 beyond the campaign, perhaps dabbling in the superb PvE Operations, you might be wondering which of the seven available classes is the most popular. Well, wonder no more, because to coincide with the game’s two-year anniversary, publisher Focus Entertainment has revealed all the juicy details.
In a post on its forum, Focus revealed that Tactical was the preferred class in PvE during the last year, picked 44.4 million times. This is ahead of Bulwark in second, Assault in third, Heavy in fourth, Vanguard in fifth, and Techmarine in sixth.
Looking at the image above, you might be left wondering, what about the Sniper class? It's mysteriously absent from the list. Space Marine 2's ranged...
Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro confirmed that he was involved in early concepts for a BioShock movie, but said the project was ultimately scrapped after a “disastrous” phone call.
Speaking with IGN as part of the IGN30 Icons Series, del Toro admitted that he “never” wants to make a video game again — and while he was previously open to adapting existing games into films, his last attempts at doing so ended in disaster.
It’s been long-rumored that del Toro was involved in a movie adaptation of Bioshock that never got off the ground. Back in 2017, he even admitted that he’d love to see the game’s story brought to the silver screen after a previous attempt, with Gore Verbinski attached, never got made.
Years later, he has...
Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann concluded this year's "The Last of Us Day" by giving updates on the developer's current projects, teasing two new The Last of Us projects that "will expand the canon of The Last of Us beyond Part I and Part II" without confirming whether or not either one of them is a game, as well as saying that its next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Project, will be "fully reveal[ed]" next year.
Writing on the Naughty Dog blog, Druckmann thanked fans for helping raise over $11,000 for AbleGamers before addressing the status of the studio's ongoing projects. Regarding The Last of Us, which he recently said the developer was "not done" with, Druckmann clarified that previous tease by specifically saying that...
Data shows that Zach Cregger’s film adaptation of Capcom’s flagship horror franchise was so successful, it boosted sales for copies of both Resident Evil 2 Remake and RE4’s 2023 remake on the PlayStation 5.
Cregger’s Resident Evil has enjoyed resounding success on all fronts; not only is it the single most-profitable Resident Evil movie ever made, it’s also helping sales for the games it’s based on.
Stats aggregated by Alinea Analytics show that the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 4 (2023) enjoyed a massive boost in the week after Cregger’s movie hit theaters. As told in a substack post written by Alinea Analytics’ Rhys Elliot, RE2 remake and RE 4 (2023) enjoyed a whopping 64% and 54% increase in PS5 sales, respectively. With...