Dead Island is finally back, unleashing us into a dangerous zombie-slaying playground teeming with countless foes, lashings of guts and gore, and plenty of cheeky dark humor. Introducing its new F.L.E.S.H tech that’ll see us dismembering the undead in deliciously gruesome new ways, Dambuster Studios encourages us to embrace chaos and get creative. Look above for our video showing 10 ways you can tear zombies apart in Dead Island 2, or check out our slideshow below for a gory illustration:
For more on the zombies wandering around in Hell-A, check out our Dead Island 2 Final Preview.
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As the one survivor seemingly immune to the zombie infection running rampant in its quarantined Los Angeles setting, Dead Island 2 lets you become the most pugilistic plastic surgeon in Hollywood, doling out blunt force facelifts to every valley ghoul and undead surfer dude staggering around its post-apocalyptic paradise setting. During my recent hands-on with the first five hours of this long awaited zombie-slaying sequel, I had a blood-splattered blast becoming the rotting flesh prince of Bel-Air and turning every floor in the city into a ghastly red carpet, even if it did feel at times like I’d curb-stomped a lot of these same skulls before.
After surviving a plane crash in its opening moments during an aborted attempt to escape...
Warning: Full spoilers ahead for episode 8 of HBO's The Last of Us.
HBO's The Last of Us episode 9 has arrived and we finally get to see the conclusion to the first series. But how close does the show compare to the game?
To help answer this question, we've gathered images from episode 9 of HBO's The Last of Us and put them next to stills from Naughty Dog's The Last of Us game to see how faithful the adaptation is. Check out the slideshow, or watch the video above to see the scenes from both the show and the game in action.
In our The Last of Us episode 9 review, we said "The season one finale of HBO’s The Last of Us is a thrillingly faithful adaptation of one video games’ greatest endings, even if it doesn’t pack quite the same...
Welcome to another week of cheap prices on games worth adding to your pile of shame. You know what? We're probably going to Jenga crash said pile today, thanks to a bunch of double and triple packs. Personally, I'd recommend BioShock: The Collection. If ever there was a game I wish I could erase my memory banks and re-experience fresh, it'd be that original. Somebody please invent such a technology, would you kindly? This Day in Gaming
- Dead or Alive 4 (X360) launch, 2006. Descendant
- Odin Sphere (PS2) launch, 2008. Remake
- Army of Two (PS3, X360) launch, 2008.
- Patapon 2 (PSP) launch, 2009. Remaster
- Titanfall (XO) launch, 2014.
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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World has revealed it was hacked by a group on a Russian social network.
On Twitter, the GSC Game World team posted a statement about the hack, explaining what happened and revealing that the studio has faced cyberattacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
"Recently, our employee's account for a collective work-with-images application was hacked," GSC Game World wrote. "The responsibility for this was claimed by a community from a Russian social network...
Final Fantasy and Castlevania Creators Discuss the Rise, Decline and Revival of Japanese Video Games
During a panel at the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences 2023 (MAGIC 2023), two legends of the Japanese videogame industry looked back on 30 years of history they helped shape. Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night creator Koji Igarashi gave their opinions on how Japanese video games became a worldwide phenomenon, how things went wrong in the early 2000s, and how Japan made a comeback over the last decade.
Sakaguchi said that the release of Dragon Quest in 1986 greatly inspired him. Before Yuji Horii’s domestic hit, Sakaguchi believed that developing RPGs for the NES (or Famicom in Japan) would not be possible. The Legend of Zelda, which was released in that same year, was a game he...
The Finals is a fast-paced first-person shooter that focuses on arcade-y game styles and game-show mechanics. What makes it unique is that everything, and I mean everything, can be destroyed. It’s a lot to take in, but after playing a bunch of it, all of the elements manage to work really well together when the game isn’t stuttery and buggy.
All For The Fame
The premise of The Finals is that you’re a contestant in a virtual combat entertainment game show. You compete for fame, money, and the opportunity to get generous sponsors on your side. Developer Embark Studios has said The Finals was inspired by The Hunger Games, Gladiator, and other arena-style competitions. You can customize your own Competitor, which is pretty cool though the...
Much like its bloodsucking antagonist, Castlevania has lain dormant for many years, but Konami's classic vampire-slaying franchise is finally beginning to awaken thanks to projects like Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania.
Released earlier this week, the heralded DLC stars Richter Belmont and Alucard in what Konami Return to Castlevania supervisor Tsutomu Taniguchi half-jokingly refers to as an isekai — slang for anime about characters suddenly being transported into a new and unfamiliar world.
"Is 'isekai' a buzzword ? Because this is how I would define this storyline," Taniguchi told IGN in a new interview. "Let's just say that Dracula's Castle teleported on the Beheaded's Island and what happened on the island stays on the island."...
A Mortal Kombat sequel is reportedly in the works, but the question of who will return still lingers.
Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Hanzo Hasashi (a.k.a. Scorpion) in the 2021 film, is not sure if he’ll play the undead warrior again.
“I hope so,” he told IGN during a press junket for John Wick: Chapter 4.
Sanada’s John Wick 4 co-star Shamier Anderson also chimed in, “I hope so, too,” he said. “Come on, are you kidding me? He’s the man.”
The two actors then uttered Scorpion’s iconic line: “Get over here!”
In January 2022, Deadline reported that New Line is moving forward with Mortal Kombat 2, with Jeremy Slater set to write the sequel. Simon McQuoid, who helmed the first film, will also return to direct.
Sanada previously told...
Only two and a half hours after going live, Destiny 2's latest raid, Root of Nightmares, was first conquered by a relatively unknown team of underdogs called Team Hard in the Paint.
Raids are Destiny's ultimate endgame challenge, which involve six players working together to figure out complicated mechanics and execute them to perfection, all while avoiding being killed by hordes of enemies and powerful bosses alike. For many years, Bungie has observed the launch of their raids by hosting official "World First Races," which document the first team to beat these dastardly gauntlets.
Bungie confirmed the world first victory, writing, "Guardians from around the world fought against an ancient threat in the Root of Nightmares raid this...
The walking, talking black mold, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.
Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.
We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.
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Xûr's location can be...
Xbox has confirmed that it will not be on the E3 2023 showfloor, but signaled support for E3's digital week by confirming that it will be co-streaming the event when it kicks off on June 11.
In a new statement, an Xbox spokesperson told IGN, "We can't wait to host our Xbox Games Showcase on June 11 and will share more details later. We also look forward to co-streaming our event as part of E3 Digital and will not be on the E3 showfloor."
IGN first reported that Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo would not be formally taking part in E3 2023. Nintendo has since confirmed that it will be missing E3, while Xbox previously announced in January that it would be "returning to Los Angeles" for its own event. We have reached out to ReedPop for...
Sony is claiming it's not happy with Microsoft's latest Call of Duty offer, as the company said it would "irreparably" harm competition and innovation.
Earlier this week, reports filed from Sony and Microsoft to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority went public. From these documents, we learned that Microsoft is confident it can get Call of Duty running on Switch, and that Sony is worried Xbox will find ways to sabotage Call of Duty on PlayStation.
Also in these documents, however, were redacted details about Microsoft's proposal to Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for the next decade. In a new statement regarding these documents, Sony claimed that the 10-year deal in its current state would be bad for competition...
The console versions of Ingame Studios’s Crime Boss: Rockay City will launch in June 2023. The PC version is still releasing on March 28.
In a recent financial report, Digital Bros said, “The personal computer version of Crime Boss will be exclusive on Epic Store only until June 2024, at least. The launch of the console version will follow in June 2023. Crime Boss was first showcased last December during The Game Awards.”
Since the game is a timed Epic Games Store exclusive, it won’t land on any other PC storefronts like Steam for at least a full year.
Digital Bros also explains that Crime Boss: Rockay City is one of the largest investments made by the company through an internal studio and is set up to receive additional content...
The Day Before is an upcoming post-apocalyptic open world MMO in which players must contend with zombies and other survivors in equal measure.
It quickly grabbed the attention of those looking to fulfill their own Walking Dead or The Last of Us-esque fantasies and exploded to become Steam's most wishlisted game, but excitement eventually turned to doubt for many fans after several delays and other controversies surrounding developer Fntastic.
Now with a release date of November 10, 2023, IGN has chronicled the ups and downs of The Day Before's development as it gears up for its long anticipated launch.
Plain sailing.
On January 29, 2021, Fntastic announced The Day Before with a five minute trailer. It showed two players driving...
If you are excited to play Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 4: MEGA on your PC today, make sure your computer is not running Windows 7 and 8.
Announced earlier this week, developer Epic Games shared on Twitter that the PC version of its critically acclaimed battle royale no longer supports PCs running Windows 7 or 8. The move is not entirely surprising, given that developer Epic Games announced in December last year that it planned to stop supporting Windows 7 and 8 machines once Fortnite Chapter 4.
PC players have the option to either upgrade their rigs to Windows 10 or 11. Alternatively, if you still want to "play" Fortnite on your Windows 7 or 8 computer, Epic Games recommends downloading and streaming the title on GeForce Now, Nvidia's...
Square Enix has conceded that sales of its action role-playing game Forespoken fell below its expectations following the title's January 23 release on PlayStation 5 and PC earlier this year.
“Reviews of Forspoken, which we released on January 24, 2023, have been challenging,” said Square Enix’s president and representative director Yosuke Matsuda in a February financial results briefing detailing the fortunes of the past year.
“However, the game has also received positive feedback on its action features, including its parkour and combat capabilities, so it has yielded results that will lead to improvement of our development capabilities of other games in the future.”
Despite this positive note, Matsuda admitted that sales of the...
Cardy, Dale, and Jesse are here to talk all things chainsaws and dinosaurs following new looks at Resident Evil 4 and Exoprimal. Excitement for The Super Mario Bros movie continues to grow as well as Cardy's long-delayed appreciation for Death Stranding. It's all building up to the building of three Frankenstein monster creations of horror movies, though, as some truly unwatchable films are pitched.
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This week’s reveal trailer for Mutant Mayhem has us extremely stoked for the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen, but more than anything, it just makes me want a new TMNT game. As much as we loved last summer’s throwback beat-em-up Shredder’s Revenge, this is one pop-culture franchise that desperately needs the triple-A game treatment. And no, adding Shredder to Call of Duty doesn’t count (nor does it make much sense to bring a guy made out of knives to a gunfight.) But you know what really stings? We just got an incredible AAA open-world co-op action game that captured all the fun of TMNT… it just happened to be centered around Batman characters: Gotham knights.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: four...
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2: MEGA, arrives today, bringing with it a host of map changes, new vehicles and traversal mechanics, an Eren Jaeger skin, and a whole lot more.
One of the biggest map changes is the introduction of the neon-lit urban playground of MEGA city. Beyond this seemingly cyberpunk-inspired cityscape, a range of new biomes have also been added, including Steamy Springs, Drift Ridge, Kenjutsu Crossing, and more besides.
Chapter 4 Season 2 also brings new traversal mechanics to the game. Players will be able to zip around MEGA city with the help of the omni-directional mobility gear (ODM) ripped straight from the anime Attack on Titan, which is not so coincidentally ramping up to an epic endgame that has been 10...
A few weeks ago, Devin Reimer was doing a bunch of game testing at VR developer Owlchemy Labs, when one of the developers asked him, in VR, if he would like a donut. He said he did. But instead of reaching out and taking it with his hand, the developer passed Reimer the donut and put it in his mouth. His character ate it.
It’s a simple gesture, one that any of us could do in the real world any time there are donuts around. But in VR, this sort of combination of simplicity and playfulness has been the successful brand of Owlchemy Labs for over 12 years. And it’s a legacy Reimer is deeply proud of as he steps down from the post of “CEOwl” to move into philanthropic work using climate tech to fight the ongoing global climate crisis...
Thank your own personal deity, it's Friday! I'll keep this one brief. Capcom has just dropped a demo of Resident Evil 4 (Xbox, PlayStation and PC). You'll probably want to play that, get your head pruned off by a Ganado and then pop back here to put a preorder down. Such a glutton for punishment. This Day in Gaming
- Tony Hawk: Ride (PS3, Wii, X360) launch, 2010. The horror
- Dragon Age II (PC, PS3, X360) launch, 2010. Get
- Nail'd (PS3, X360) launch, 2011. Get (-80%)
- Pokémon Black / White (NDS) launch, 2011. Descendant
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We already knew that The Last of Us Part I would make its way to PC later this month. And now we know exactly what type of features will be available to the port and the PC's requirements to run it.
In a new PS Blog post, we learned that Part I's PC version will support ultrawide monitors (both 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios), 4K resolution, and "a host of features designed specifically for PC, including adjustable Texture Quality, Shadows, Reflections, Ambient Occlusion, and more."
Additionally, the upcoming port will support AMD's FSR 2.2 and Nvidia's DLSS supersampling tech.
The Last of Us Part I's PC port will also support the PS5 DualSense controller's haptic feedback. Allowing players to "feel the impact of battle, the rumble of...
Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion will release for PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One on April 28, Capcom announced today.
During the Capcom Spotlight stream, Capcom confirmed that another digital event focusing on post-launch content will arrive sometime in April.
Monster Hunter Rise was initially released in 2021 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch before it made its way to Steam in June 2022. Last year the Sunbreak expansion was released on both Switch and PC, while the standard version of Monster Hunter: Rise launched on PlayStation and Xbox home consoles (in addition to Xbox Game Pass) last January.
In our review of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, which gave a 7, my colleague Tom Marks notes that Sunbreak...
With the highly anticipated remake for Resident Evil 4 releasing in a few weeks, Capcom has shed a new trailer for the upcoming title, including when the demo will be available.
Announced today during the Capcom Spotlight event, the "Chainsaw Demo" is available starting today and will allow players to play an early portion of the game where Leon enters the village. The demo will have no time limit and is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam.
Ahead of the event, the developer released a new teaser website for Resident Evil 4 Remake, which contains riddles, puzzles, and a ton of backstory for the game.
Resident Evil 4 Remake will launch on March 24 for PC, PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X/S. A free VR mode for PS VR2 is also...
Exoprimal — the team-based action game announced a year ago today at Sony's State of Play finally has a release date.
The recent Capcom Spotlight Showcase confirmed that Exoprimal will release on July 14. Set in 2043, Expoprimal has players assuming the role of Exofdighters, that are fending off hordes of dinosaurs and mutated prehistoric creatures that appear in the modern world via mysterious vortexes.
Alongside a release date, Capcom confirmed that an open beta test will be released ahead of launch. The beta test will run from March 17 until March 19. The more interesting confirmation from the stream, however, is that Exoprimal will require a continuous internet connection to play.
Although the game is not related in any way to...
The Capcom Spotlight for March 2023 aired today, and the developer showed off new updates for Resident Evil 4, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, and more. We also got a release date for Capcom's new dinosaur game, Exoprimal. Read on below for everything Capcom announced during the event.
Resident Evil 4 Special Demo Available Today
Capcom revealed that the Resident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demo is available to download today. This trial version of the game takes place at the beginning of the game, as Leon first enters the iconic European village. There is no time limit on the demo, so you can play it as many times as you want. You can download it on PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
Exoprimal Release Date Revealed
We got a new...
The creator behind the Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse says that its development was actually haunted. Director Makoto Shibata said that while he doesn’t believe in zombies or monsters, the game was inspired by spirits he’s encountered.
In a blog post by Xbox Wire, Shibata explained that in the Japanese game industry, developers visit a shrine and perform a purification ceremony when working on a horror title, so that way no strange phenomena would occur during the game’s development. However, the development team behind Fatal Frame did not do so in order to get spirits to come out.
“Like the time we were recording sound and a mysterious voice was actually recorded in the background,” Shibata said. “We tried to remove it from...
Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League appears to be facing another delay.
According to a report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Warner Bros. has delayed the game from its May 26 release date. This comes after fan backlash from the gameplay shown in Sony's most recent State of Play. However, as Schreier noted, delays like this are mainly for polish, rather than overhauling the gameplay elements fans weren't fond of in last month's reveal.
The information comes from an anonymous source with direct knowledge of the matter, according to Bloomberg. A new release date has not yet been made clear. IGN has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment on this story.
The State of Play's big gameplay showcase confirmed that Suicide...
Developer Obsidian has apologized on Reddit for the performance issues plaguing The Outer Worlds: Spacers’s Choice Edition, following its March 7 release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
“I am sorry that you all have been experiencing performance issues with The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition,” read the post. “I understand how frustrating this can be, and I assure you the team at Private Division is working on getting a patch out as soon as possible. When we have more information about that patch we'll be sure to let folks know."
The Reddit post also provided a link where players could submit support tickets to publisher Private Division as and when they run into issues with the game.
The Spacer’s Choice Edition got off to a...