Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the creator of the Double Dragon and River City (Kuno-kun) franchises, has died at the age of 64.
This was confirmed by his son, Ryūbō Kishimoto, on multiple social media channels.
"This is the son of Yoshihisa Kishimoto," he wrote on Facebook. "I am sorry to inform you that my father has passed to rest on 04/02/2026... I hope you will continue to enjoy my father's works, including Kuno-kun. Thank you."
In a follow-up post on Twitter/X, he continued, "I'm sorry for not being able to reply, but thank you very much for the many heartfelt memory messages. I'm truly delighted to learn that there are people around the world who have played the Kunio-kun series extensively and understand my father even more deeply than...
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Last week, the third raid of World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion opened up: The March on Quel'Danas. My guild and I were pretty proud to have finished off both its bosses on Normal difficulty over the weekend, thank you very much. But there's currently an absolutely nuts race going on between the top two World of Warcraft raiding guilds in the world to be the first to beat it on the highest difficulty. Yesterday, one of the teams thought they had won, only to stumble upon a secret, ultra-hard, Easter resurrection-themed final boss phase that absolutely no one saw coming.
Midnight's first raiding "tier" includes three raids: the Voidspire, the Dreamrift, and March on Quel'Danas. The first two raids launched a few weeks ago, but...
Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn developer Lucas Pope is hesitant to reveal too much about the games he’s working on because he’s concerned his projects could “get slurped up by AI.”
The mind behind some of the most critically acclaimed indie titles of the last 20 years talked about his past, present, and future in game development during a conversation No More Robots co-founder Mike Rose and Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail on the Mike & Rami Are Still Here podcast. When speaking about his approach to the business side of his projects, Pope spoke about his desire to be open about his process – and why he may refrain from doing so.
“But I also like to talk about the stuff I’m working on, and I think, just now, the situation...
The zombie apocalypse seems like a known quantity in video games at this point, but God Save Birmingham hopes to throw the genre on its head. In my two half-hour sessions spent in the rotting village of Birmingham at PAX East 2026, I found that the medieval setting and timeframe, the hyper-dangerous infected menace, and the slow pace for scavenging and crafting do indeed make for a new sort of survival experience. It was buggy, as to be expected with pre-alpha builds at conventions, but very unique and promising.
Choosing Birmingham as a setting was a process led both by personal interest in fantasy set in the time period and economical factors. “They looked at London, Paris, all the capital cities were like, ‘These are way too big’...
For 2026, Alienware updated its popular 16X Aurora gaming laptop with a gorgeous OLED display and Intel's newest HX Plus series CPU, and it's on sale this week for the first time. You can pick up a well eqiupped laptop featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU, RTX 5070 Ti GPU, and 32GB of RAM for $2,699.99 shipped after a $220 off instant discount.
First Ever Discount on the New 2026 Alienware 16X Aurora
Last year, Alienware replaced its venerable m16 laptop with two new models - the 16X and 16 Aurora. Of the two, the 16X Aurora is the model I would recommend for most gamers. It has a higher price tag but the upgrades more than make up for the price premium. Here's a list of all of the major improvements:
Better display...
The just-announced Bloodmoored is a first-person psychological horror game for PC due out next year where you try to escape an abandoned industrial complex – your father's old factory. Oh, and spoiler alert: you're not alone. But the ghosts you encounter aren't necessarily antagonistic...though you'll need to figure out which ones are and which ones aren't.
Bloodmoored isn't all about spooky ghosts, though. There are also plenty of puzzles to solve, courtesy of the dilapidated machinery strewn about the industrial complex your character navigates. Some puzzles are physical, some are logistical, and others are spatial.
But as for those ghosts, solo developer Stormdrill elaborates: "The ghosts of the past, trapped between life and...
Crimson Desert has a huge map and lengthy story that will take most players over 100 hours to work their way through, but now Pearl Abyss’ action adventure has been out for a few weeks, some are starting to complain that the open world has become too peaceful — because they’ve killed everyone.
One of the interesting things about Crimson Desert’s design is that for the most part enemies do not respawn, and camps, which you can overtake, do not become repopulated with enemies once you’ve cleared them out. Missions are not repeatable, and there is no Skyrim-style Radiant quest system to generate random encounters for eternity.
Of course, there are things to do in Crimson Desert once you reach the endgame. You can wrap up any hangover...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: very few games have stuck with me as long after completion like the original Life is Strange did way back in 2015. While we’ve had some great spinoffs and an excellent follow up to that original story with 2024’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, it still felt like the series was missing something. Sure, the point-and-click adventure gameplay has definitely evolved since Max’s adventure in Blackwell Academy, and Double Exposure took the series to new heights with a more refined writing style and mature approach to some heavy topics, but it always seemed to be missing that one core aspect that made the original resonate so much with so many people over a decade ago.
Thankfully, with the return...
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on the M5 MacBook Air, Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, LEGO R2-D2, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, April 4, below.
M5 MacBook Air for $949
You can score an M5 MacBook Air for $949 today, saving you 14% off the usual price. This 13-inch model includes 16GB RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and more. If you're on the hunt for a new laptop, look no further than this M5 MacBook Air.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $54.99
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 released for Nintendo Switch last Fall, and today, you can score this double pack for $54.99 at Woot! These two adventures are some of Mario's greatest, making this a must-own game for any...
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, LEGO R2-D2, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, April 4, below.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) for $29.99
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade dropped on Switch 2 earlier this year, and today, you can score a copy for $29.99 from Walmart. This is the definitive version of the game, featuring Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade with all its enhancements from PS5 and Episode INTERmission, starring Yuffie Kisaragi. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is set to launch on Switch 2 in early June, so now is the time to catch up.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $54.99
Super...
Top-down, pixel-art stealth-action – old-school NES-style – is back on the menu with Intravenous 3, the latest in the retro-styled series where you play single-player or in two-player co-op as Steve and Sean as they use real-time tactics to try and survive an enemy manhunt. It's in development for PC.
Developer Explosive Squat games promises "tense stealth action, tactical hardcore gunplay, and missions & story shaped by the way you play." Check out the announcement trailer below.
You can wishlist Intravenous 3 on Steam if you're interested.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our semi-retired interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey...
Whatever you do, don’t call it Starfield 2.0: At a recent preview event for the big updates and content drops coming to Starfield, Bethesda seemed eager to downplay any comparison to the kinds of extensive overhauls enjoyed by the likes of Cyberpunk 2077, No Man’s Sky, or indeed, Fallout 76.
Personally, I think they’re selling themselves short: while the Free Lanes update isn’t a big ground-up remake of Starfield that magically transforms it into a different game, none of the other things we might be tempted to compare it to are that either. No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 are still, away from all the hype, largely the same minute-to-minute experiences that they were at launch. Whatever they clamp onto it, Starfield is and will remain...
At its core, There Are No Orcs is a strategy auto-battler where your main job is to buy buildings and build up synergies between them. You’ll spend most of your time managing gold, expanding your empire, and figuring out whether it’s smarter to invest in your economy, improve your unit output, or upgrade your overall setup.
It sounds simple, and it starts off that way, but the depth ramps up quickly.
Each faction comes with its own mechanics, and each one also offers multiple commander options. These commanders don’t just change the flavour of your run—they actively push you toward different strategies, which means no two matches feel quite the same.
Factions, Commanders, and Endless Build Variety
The variety here is where the...
The pace of game-changing updates for Crimson Desert shows no sign of slowing down, after Pearl Abyss patch 1.02.00 made a number of significant improvements players had asked for.
According to the patch notes, below, the headline change here is private storage capacity expansion of up to 1000 slots depending on the Greymane camp's expansion level. Players had called for extra storage slots ever since the storage box was added to the game, especially those in the late game who were struggling to find a home for all their camp management resources.
But that’s not the only welcome change. There’s also a Headgear Visibility option, which means you can hide your helm and see Kliff’s face, if you want. The option comes in four flavors...
A RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 superfan has created what is believed to be the longest rollercoaster ever built in the game — and it’s so long that even a googol can’t be used to describe how many years it takes to ride it.
Self-described “friendly neighbourhood RollerCoaster Tycoon nerd,” Marcel Vos, uploaded one of the most fascinating videos on a video game I’ve ever watched: The Googol Coaster - Longest Ride in RollerCoaster Tycoon. This dense, 41-minute explanation of how the rollercoaster was created is full of mind-bending twists and turns, revealing Marcel Vos to be not just a RollerCoaster Tycoon expert, but a math whiz.
I’m not going to pretend to fully understand the numbers behind the ride, but the gist is that the maximum park...
Dead by Daylight turns 10 this year.
Originally released in June 2016, the asymmetric horror game has had one hell of a — but not a hellish — decade. After what was initially a bit of a janky experience at launch, the support of millions of players over a decade has allowed Behaviour Interactive to transform DBD into a well-oiled generator. It's gotten dozens of crossovers over the years that have added Killers and Survivors and cosmetics to the game from popular properties such as Stranger Things, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Hellraiser, Alien, Chucky, Tomb Raider, Castlevania, Five Nights at Freddy's, The Walking Dead... I could go on and on. It's also seen multiple spin-offs, including a dating...
As I settle comfortably into my Unc arc, I've found myself spending more and more time with military simulations. Yes, I still enjoy the chaos and ridiculousness of modern Call of Duty, but I find myself drawn more and more to more thoughtful approaches to warfare. The WW1 series is arguably the most "realistic" approach to the first-person war-shooter genre in the market today, and WW1 Gallipoli, coming out sometime this summer, is the next entry in that long-running franchise. From my all-too-brief time with it on the show floor at PAX East, it might be the best WW1 game so far.
I bet you could ask anyone in the US to name the major powers involved in the second World War and they'd easily list off the Axis and Allied powers. If you...
Naughty Dog creative director Shaun Escayg posted a picture of a cannon in Trinidad & Tobago alongside the tease, “Research,” and fans think it has to do with Uncharted 5.
The Uncharted series has been dormant ever since 2017’s Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, which Escayg himself co-directed. While Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection came out in 2022, fans of the action adventure franchise are keen to know whether Naughty Dog intends to make a new mainline Uncharted game.
Perhaps it does. As spotted by Kotaku, Escayg’s picture was taken at Fort George in Trinidad and Tobago. A cannon in a fort in Trinidad and Tobago certainly feels very Uncharted, but of course this could be for anything. Perhaps Escayg simply has a personal interest...
If Dead by Daylight is known for something, it's probably for its incredible cross-media powers. Over the last decade, the asymmetrical multiplayer horror game has both welcomed dozens upon dozens of in-game crossovers, and Dead by Daylight itself has been taken in a number of fun new directions including a dating sim, a choice-focused story game, comics, a board game, and even an upcoming film. It's done it all!
Well, almost all. I had the pleasure of recently asking Dead by Daylight's creative director Dave Richard and Behaviour Interactive's head of partnerships Mathieu Cote if there were any stones left unturned for spinoffs that they wanted to see happen. And Richard has one specific idea in mind: a soulslike. Elden Ring, but Dead...
The Dead by Daylight team at Behaviour Interactive has opened up about what they say are “significant” changes coming with their upcoming matchmaking rework.
Head of partnerships Mathieu Cote and creative director Dave Richard offered an update on their multiplayer rework plans during a conversation with IGN at the Game Developers Conference 2026 (GDC). After promising a "revamp" last summer, they tell players they can still expect to see a matchmaking rework, teasing adjustments that will be more than a few minor tweaks.
“We're changing it in a very significant way,” Richard said. “People that have been with us for a long time, for 10 years, will recognize some of the past matchmaking that we have, the best parts of it, and the...
Jack Black has a clear idea who he would like to play in Red Dead Redemption 3, should Rockstar make the game: Jack Black.
While Rockstar is busy getting Grand Theft Auto 6 ready for launch this November, there is an expectation that the developer will eventually get round to making another Red Dead Redemption game, given Red Dead Redemption 2 is considered a masterpiece and has sold incredible well. And so, in lieu of a Red Dead Redemption movie, which he’d very much love to star in if the opportunity ever came his way, Bowser actor Jack Black would love to star in Red Dead Redemption 3. And it turns out there’s a character called Jack Black he’d love to play.
"Red Dead Redemption 2 takes place around the turn of the century, right?"...
Indie publishing platform indie.io just launched a Franchise Sale on Steam, and there are a ton of games included in a variety of genres, from zombie survival to monster tamers to cozy farming sims.
The sale will last until April 17 and includes new releases, bundles, and games with recent updates and new content. You can see all the games that are part of the sale on this page, but we picked out a selection of 11 to highlight some of the best deals and showcase the wide range of games on offer. Hopefully, there’s something that interests you regardless of your gaming tastes.
Deep Discounts
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Sale: 40% off
In this isometric open-world sandbox game, civilization has been wiped out by a zombie apocalypse, and you have one...
Petit Planet, the cozy space sim from the creators of Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, doesn't have an official release date, but at least it has a new closed beta on April 21 for PC, iOS, and Android.
The adorably named Stardrift Test will give players the chance to interact with new cute and cuddly Neighbors, try out more Starsea Voyage explorations and add new activities to the games social hub, the Galactic Bazaar. Just don't get too attached to anything during the test, data will be wiped at the end.
Petit Planet is Hoyoverse's take on the cozy sim genre - we dubbed it "Animal Crossing Meets The Little Prince" - gives you your very own planet to play with. There's farming, fishing, beach combing, cooking, NPC residents to...
If you need to get your crime kicks before Grand Theft Auto 6 launches in November, Cash Heist City - built entirely in Unreal Editor for Fortnite - might be just what you're looking for. It's the work of JOGO Studios, a company founded by streamers turned developers Andre Rebelo (Typical Gamer) and Chad Mustard (MustardPlays).
Cash Heist City is an open-world playground with heists, racing, PvP, bounties, missions and car chases. Clearly a homage to the GTA series, players can be a cop, a hacker, a driver or a bounty hunter to build up their cash reserves and then buy homes, businesses and luxury cars. Just like GTA Online, story drops change things up. Yesterday a Cash Heist City update saw mob boss Ramses take control of the game's...
Fractured Blooms’ unsettling twist on the farming sim got to me. Not because it scared me—though it certainly did—but because it made me feel like I was losing my mind. Contending with forces beyond my comprehension, I tried my best to go through the motions of a normal day on the farm. But it took me too long to do my laundry, so I’m pretty sure I opened up a portal to Hell in my bedroom and planted a demon in my garden.
Yes, there’s something sinister beneath Fractured Blooms’ surface. I’d expect nothing less from the minds behind Slay The Princess. I tried to adjust to farm life during a hands-on demo at PAX East, but the voices in my head kept arguing.
The thing that stuck out to me about Fractured Blooms right away was its voice...
Driving means different things to different people. For some, it’s the thrill of speed, the sensation of adrenaline pumping through their veins as the world becomes a blur. For others, it’s the feeling of power, and being in control of a roaring engine. Or it can be about the artistry – impeccable craftsmanship from the perfectly balanced and tuned motor to the hand-stitched leather seats.
In Outbound, the upcoming open-world cozy crafting adventure from Square Glade Games, it’s about freedom. The ability to be untethered from society, free to go where you want, and just be. After five hours behind the wheel experiencing that freedom for myself, I think I might just be one of those people.
Call of the Wild
“I drove until the gray of...
As Dead by Daylight rapidly approaches its 10th anniversary, the developers at Behaviour Interactive have shared their secret to a successful live-service game: “You have to start by not making a live game.”
Head of partnerships Mathieu Cote and creative director Dave Richard opened up about the studio’s game development strategy during a conversation with IGN at the Game Developers Conference 2026 (GDC). While the team is busy looking to the future of its asymmetrical horror hit, they’re also taking the opportunity to look at how they’ve made it to the 10-year milestone.
Through the highs and lows, Richard says Behaviour has managed to keep Dead by Daylight alive by “reinventing ourselves” and “listening to our community.” It’s...
Warhammer 40,000 has never been more popular, with thousands of new people getting involved with the epic, grimdark universe every year. But it’s a dense, complicated thing to tackle, especially if you’re a beginner. If you’ve seen the images of Space Marines with their massive guns and even bigger shoulder pads and wanted to get involved, it’s a daunting task to even just work out where to begin… or even what Warhammer 40,000 is.
Is Warhammer 40k a series of books? A video game franchise? A tabletop game? An animated show? Well, it’s all of them – and you can be part of the hobby by doing any or all of them. To help you find the best way into the hobby, we’ve recruited beloved Warhammer expert Arbitor Ian – famous across YouTube for...
I've been stuck in the Marathon hole since the server slam, and despite some of my better judgment, I've stayed loyal to my beloved Shell, Recon. In Bungie's sci-fi extraction shooter, Shells are characters who function like Heroes in Overwatch or any other class-based game. And Recon has been regarded as one of the lower-tier choices, despite their unique abilities to ping enemies in ways others cannot. So, in an effort to make Recon a more appealing option, Bungie teased what seems to be some game-changing buffs to how the Shell functions when patch 1.0.6 goes into effect on April 14 as part of Marathon's mid-season update.
Starting with Recon's prime (ultimate) ability Echo Pulse, which pings all enemies within a certain radius of...
The developers of Dead by Daylight tell me they're extremely committed to keeping the game going as long as possible with support, crossovers, and all sorts of updates. So committed, in fact, that a sequel to the game is off the table.
Speaking to me at the Game Developers Conference last month, head of partnerships at Behaviour Interactive Mathieu Cote and creative director Dave Richard chatted with me about the challenge of following up on a super successful live service game. They said that while they had thought about doing a sequel or a "remake" at different points in development, it "never makes sense for the fans" to do.
"There's always a point where we say, okay, we could do a sequel now, and it would be far easier actually...