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The Quarry Multiplayer Was Delayed Because the Server Had To Be Moved Out Of Ukraine

The Quarry — the next choice-based horror title from Supermassive Games — launched last week, but it's also another game impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking to IGN, The Quarry creative director Will Byles said the online multiplayer component was pushed back from launch because of the war. "We had a bit of a weird thing with the multiplayer because... part of our team is based out in the Ukraine," Byles says. "So we had to delay the multiplayer because they had to move." Last month, Supermassive Games announced the delay of the multiplayer, but no reason was given for the pushback. At the time, the studio said online multiplayer would be added by July 8 at the latest, which Byles said is still on track. In fact, the...

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Assassin's Creed's Next Game Will Be Announced In September, Valhalla Getting New Roguelite Mode

Ubisoft isn't quite ready to formally announce a new Assassin's Creed game — at least not yet — but it does have plenty of other content in store for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, including a brand-new rogulite mode due this summer. Titled Forgotten Saga, the mode is described as a "fresh take" on the series' formula and will be free to all players. It brings to mind Hades, the smash hit roguelite from Supergiant Games; only instead of the Greek underworld, it will feature Niflheim, which fulfills a similar role in Norse mythology. As many fans have observed, myth has taken on a greater role in the Assassin's Creed series of late. Conceived as a fairly realistic take on history, the series has lately been crawling with mythological...

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Sonic Frontiers’ Combat Was Inspired By the Sonic Movie

With its freely explorable Open Zone, Sonic Frontiers appears to be the Blue Blur’s most ambitious entry in a long time. As can be seen in our exclusive first look, there seems to be more to the battle system than previous entries – and when seeking a combat system that matches Sonic’s characteristics and gameplay, Sonic Team took inspiration from a surprising source – the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie. “In previous titles, we never really put a high emphasis on combat," director Morio Kishimoto told IGN. "This time we implemented a more fleshed-out combat system, because we felt it was necessary to have more elements to enjoy within the Open Zone.” “There are plenty of action games with combat out there, but for this game we put an...

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Resident Evil 7's Free Upgrade Isn't Free for PS Plus Collection Owners

We recently learned that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard would be getting a new-gen upgrade – but if you acquired the game through the PS Plus Collection, it's not free. Capcom shared plenty of exciting news during its 2022 summer showcase, among which was the announcement that multiple Resident Evil games were receiving surprise new-gen upgrades for free. The PS Plus Collection is exclusive to the PS5 for PlayStation Plus subscribers, granting them a selection of 20 classic PS4 titles at no extra charge, but in this case it comes with a major downside. Digital copies of Resident Evil 7 obtained from the PS Plus Collection are not eligible for the free PS5 version upgrade, meaning players have to purchase the game separately in order to...

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A Plague Tale: Requiem - Exclusive Hands-On Preview

While playing two full chapters of A Plague Tale: Requiem, I felt fully immersed in the harrowing world first established in developer Asobo Studio’s original game, A Plague Tale: Innocence. The emotive storytelling, engaging mix of puzzle and stealth gameplay, and yes, truckloads of rats, still remain. But what impressed me most were the steps forward that the sequel appears to be taking in all of the above areas. With much more involved combat systems and a smarter approach to stealth, there looks set to be a lot of fun to be had amongst all the blood, rats, and tears. Requiem picks up six months after the events of Innocence, with siblings Amicia and Hugo looking to put the horrors of their first adventure in 14th century France...

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners: Anime Protagonist Was Referenced in the Game Two Years Ago

As spotted by @Vesn4_ on Twitter (below), a drink called The David Martinez can be purchased from the Afterlife bar in Night City. While that doesn't seem too exciting, fans of the game will know that only legendary figures in the Cyberpunk world get drinks named after them at Afterlife. Martinez, who was revealed for the first time last week in a brief trailer for the ten episode anime, is a street kid from Santo Domingo that turns personal tragedy into an opportunity to enter the world of edgerunners. The drink's description alludes to this storyline too, as it talks about aiming high and making an impact. Neither game developer CD Projekt Red nor anime creator Studio Trigger have revealed much else though, and Martinez is a brand...

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Resident Evil Re:Verse Has a New Release Date

Resident Evil Re:Verse, the multiplayer game originally set to launch alongside Resident Evil Village, has a new release date of October 28, 2022. Re:Verse's latest release date was revealed at the Capcom Showcase and it will launch on the same day as the Winters' Expansion arrives for Resident Evil Village. For those unfamiliar, the DLC will add the long-awaited story expansion 'Shadows of Rose,' Lady Dimitrescu and other playable characters to the Mercenaries mode, and a third-person mode to Village's campaign. This multiplayer experience had multiple delays "so that the team can continue working to deliver a smooth gameplay experience," and hopefully it can finally deliver its promise later this year. As for what that promise...

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Aussie Deals: 31% Off Smash Bros. and Mario Odyssey, Plus the Cheapest Prices on TMNT and MW2!

Long-time devotees of this column already know I have a co-op gaming obsession. Naturally, that makes me all about the 6-player beat 'em up that is TMNT: Shredder's Revenge—especially when its modest RRP gets made lower. Other things that need to be on your radar: cheap Resident Evils 2/3/7 which can now be patched into current-gen amazingness. Lastly, I've found some cracking first-party exclusives on PlayStation and Switch that have gone way cheaper than usual. Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch Purchase Cheaply for PC Exciting Offers for XO/XS Product Savings for PS4/PS5 Adam’s our Aussie deals wrangler. You can watch him game on YouTube. Continue reading...

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Xbox Showcase Live Reactions - Unlocked 548

If you missed it when it aired live, here's our reaction show immediately following the Xbox Showcase from Sunday, June 12. We discussed the long-awaited gameplay reveal of Starfield, what Xbox's exclusive lineup for the rest of this year looks like, Redfall, Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 reactions, our favorite games of the show, and more! Continue reading...

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Resident Evil 4 Remake Gets New Gameplay, Appears To Confirm Major New Addition

Resident Evil 4 Remake got a few more seconds of gameplay in today's Capcom Showcase, possibly confirming a major addition in the process: Leon Kennedy can move while aiming his gun. During the trailer, Leon is briefly shown aiming his gun, seemingly continuing to move while he does so. If this is the case, it stands to fundamentally change Resident Evil 4, which was famous for making you stand your ground against the hordes of the ganado. Indeed, Dead Space, which was heavily inspired by Capcom's horror classic, was famously "Resident Evil 4 with the ability to aim while moving." You can judge for yourself around the 1:48 mark of the video. In addition to the additional glimpses of gameplay, Capcom also offered a quick story recap...

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Resident Evil Village Is Getting a Full Third-Person Mode

Capcom is adding an option to play the entirety of Resident Evil Village from a third-person viewpoint, but you'll need to buy the new DLC to access it. Announced at today's Capcom Showcase, the new DLC for Resident Evil: Village includes three major features, including a third-person mode that finally gives us a look at the elusive Ethan Winters. Despite the switch to third-person, it appears faceless protagonist Ethan Winters will continue to obscure his face, moving to face away from the camera (even though mods reveal what he looks like). After 6 games (and multiple spin-offs) that used a third-person perspective, Resident Evil 7 and Village switched to a first-person view – a move that has been divisive among long term fans...

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Resident Evil 2 Remake, 3 Remake, and 7 Get Next-Gen Upgrades Today

The remakes of Resident Evils 2 and 3, as well as Resident Evil 7, have gotten free-next gen upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Announced at Capcom's Summer Showcase event, the upgrades are available today, and add support for 4K, high frame rate, ray tracing, and 3D audio. It's a very welcome update for the modern era of Resident Evil. Resident Evil 7 made a huge change for the series with a switch to first-person, and we said it's "the closest a numbered sequel has come to recapturing Resident Evil’s slow, but thrilling and atmospheric adventure game roots in a while," in a 7.7/10 review. Resident Evil 2 was a hugely successful update to the beloved original. We gave it 9/10, saying it "expertly reanimates the horrifying...

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Resident Evil Village: Mercenaries Mode Is Getting Playable Lady Dimitescu

Capcom is adding multiple new playable characters to Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries mode, including fan-favorite vampire villain Lady Dimitrescu, where you will be able to gaze down on enemies from "nine feet above." Announced at today's Capcom summer showcase, Lady Dimitrescu, fellow boss Heisenberg, and Chris Redfield will become part of the playable character line-up. This is on top of new stages and other content, such as a brand-new third-person mode, and the ability to play through Resident Evil Village's full campaign on PlayStation VR2. Mercenaries Mode is an arcade-style rework of the main Resident Evil Village campaign, which unlocks after you beat the game for the first time. Many will be pleased to see more from...

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Resident Evil Village DLC: Shadows of Rose Coming on October 28

Capcom has revealed Resident Evil Village's story DLC, Shadows of Rose. This story contains spoilers for Resident Evil Village. The DLC expansion will follow Rose, the daughter of main game protagonist, Ethan Winters. In contrast the the core game, it will take place from a third-person viewpoint. As teased by the game's post-credits scene, Rose is now a teenager, and is assisting Chris Redfield in some regard. Given that we got a tease that Ethan is still alive at the end of the game, we can assume he'll factor into the story somehow. Perhaps most interestingly, the DLC will take place in third-person, marking the first time a new, mainline Resident Evil game has used the perspective since Resident Evil 6. The DLC will be...

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Exoprimal Is a Full-Price Game and No, It Has Nothing to Do With Dino Crisis

Exoprimal is a full-price release, it prizes PvE over PvP, and no, it has absolutely nothing to do with Dino Crisis. Since its announcement, it has been unclear what form Exoprimal will take, and even if it will be a free-to-play live service game. Speaking to IGN, producer Ichiro Kiyokawa made clear this was not the case, saying "Exoprimal is not free-to-play; it's a full-priced release which will be available both on disc and digitally." In the spirit of putting speculation to bed, we also asked the game's creators whether the new Capcom dnosaur game has any connection with the old Capcom dinosaur game, Dino Crsisi. Director Takuro Hiraoka was very clear: "No, the game is its own unique thing and has no relationship to Dino...

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Exoprimal Gets a Gameplay Trailer, Closed Network Test Coming Ahead of Release

Capcom has revealed a new gameplay trailer for co-op dinosaur-murder action game Exoprimal, and it’s looking stranger than ever. We’ll get to experience how strange in a closed network test ahead of its 2023 launch. In a trailer shown at Capcom's 2022 summer showcase, we get hints at the game’s story, gameplay, and see many of the dinosaurs themselves. Suffice it to say, the upcoming PvPvE game is looking action-packed, and more than a little odd. The trailer also showed off a little more of the game’s PvP elements, showing how players will not just be taking on hordes of dinosaurs, but whole other teams of heavily armed and armored players. During the course of the trailer, we see raptors, triceratops, ankylosaur and T-Rex AI...

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Capcom Showcase June 2022: Everything Announced

The Capcom Showcase has arrived and promises to give updates and new details on previously announced games, including Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Exoprimal, and Resident Evil 4. This roundup will gather every announcement and trailer from the Capcom Showcase and we will be updating it throughout the show to ensure you don't miss a thing! Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Expansion Gets Multiple New Details, and a Demo Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a "massive" expansion to the Switch and PC-exclusive Monster Hunter Rise and a new trailer at Capcom Showcase revealed more details and that it will be getting a demo on June 14, which is tomorrow! The trailer also shared some of the maps and monsters fans can expect, and they include...

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Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Expansion Gets Multiple New Details, and a Demo

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, the "massive" expansion coming to the Switch and PC game, will get a demo tomorrow. We also learned about new maps and monsters – including the return of Monster Hunter 4's iconic Gore Magala. Announced at Capcom's Summer Showcase event, we learned that a demo for Sunbreak will arrive tomorrow, Tuesday June 14. It will include the returning jungle region, and monsters to slay such as a Great Izuchi, Malzeno, and Astalos. New silkbind attacks and the new skill switch swap will be available, and there are training quests for new players. The demo supports multiplayer for up to four players, and there's no limit to the number of times players can attempt quests. Alongside the demo, we learned about a...

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Dying Light 2 Patch 1.4 Will Kick Off Five Year Plan With Tons Of New Content

Just a few months after the game’s release, Dying Light 2 is already diving into its five year plan for free continued content expansions. Patch 1.4, which launches on June 14, will introduce a number of new features through “In the Footsteps of Nightrunner,” the first Chapter in the game’s new Chapters program. According to a press release, each Chapter will introduce new characters and factions with "absolutely free content that’s being permanently added to the game and will be available to players at any time." "Chapters are a new thing for us: an experiment from our science lab,” lead designer Tymon Smektała tells IGN. “We have quite a lot — though never enough! — experience in supporting our games in the long run, but this kind...

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Xbox Showcase Live Reactions – Unlocked 548

If you missed it when it aired live, here's our reaction show immediately following the Xbox Showcase from Sunday, June 12. We discussed the long-awaited gameplay reveal of Starfield, what Xbox's exclusive lineup for the rest of this year looks like, Redfall, Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 reactions, our favorite games of the show, and more! Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 download of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out our latest IGN Unfiltered interview, where Joseph Staten – one of Halo's original creators and now the head of creative on Halo Infinite – discusses his fascinating career: For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox Series X...

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Starfield Main Character Confirmed To Be Silent

It will once again be left to players to imagine what their character sounds like in Starfield, with Bethesda confirming via a tweet today that the main protagonist will be silent. It marks a return to type for Bethesda's RPGs. While the main character of Bethesda's Fallout 4 did have a voice, Starfield is following the path carved by some of the studio's earlier games. Historically, many of the protagonists in popular Bethesda developed games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 3 were silent. In another reversion, Starfield's dialogue will also take place in the first-person. Players will not be limited to first-person throughout the game, as Starfield will also include a third-person camera. Fallout 4's spoken dialogue...

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Soulstice Preview: A Promising Devil May Cry Meets Nier Mashup

If you ask me, there will always be room in the world for more games like Devil May Cry, and the upcoming Soulstice, developed by Reply Game Studios, certainly waves the “like Devil May Cry” banner proudly. It’s a combat driven character action game featuring fixed camera angles, a variety of hot-swappable weapons, slick air combos, and plenty of glowing red crystals to absorb as currency for new techniques. All of these similarities to the DMC series certainly grabbed my attention, but what’s held it are all the ways Soulstice attempts to carve out its own identity within the character action genre. Soulstice puts you in control of two characters at once: sisters named Briar and Lute. You primarily control Briar, using her powerful...

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Call of Duty Studio Infinity Ward Seems to Be Working on an Open World RPG

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward is seemingly working on an open world RPG at their Kraków, Poland based studio. A now fulfilled job posting (that was screenshotted and posted on Twitter) advertised a narrative director position whose responsibilities would include providing "the best narrative and cinematic experience in an open world RPG". Spotted by GamesRadar, the tweet from Call of Duty news account @charlieINTEL makes clear this is for an "unannounced AAA project" with a non-linear narrative set in an open world. The project, though its existence is still unconfirmed, appears to be in a very early stage considering Infinity Ward has only just finished advertising for the narrative director that will "set...

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Legendary Wu-Tang Clan Rappers Contribute to TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Soundtrack

Two legendary hip-hop artists from the Wu-Tang Clan are featured on the soundtrack of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Produced by Tee Lopes, the song "We Ain't Came To Lose," has both Raekwon and Ghostface Killah contribute a verse. Ghostface raps from the perspective of being Shredder, saying that he'll "squish turtles" and how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are "fake ninjas." Raekwon's verse is from the perspective of the Turtles, where he references extra-large pizza and mentions a few of the characters' weapons, like Leonardo's swords and Michelangelo's nunchucks. The full soundtrack for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge will be available on June 16 via streaming and download. Kidkatana is also...

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The Callisto Protocol Interview: Why It May Be Closer To God Of War Than Dead Space

When The Callisto Protocol was shown during Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest event last week, the kneejerk reaction among fans and observers was that it looked a lot like Dead Space — same style and a similar UI, even more gore. But one action game may loom even larger than Visceral’s genre classic: God of War 2018. Released a full decade after Dead Space, it’s proven highly influential in the way that it split the difference between open world adventures and more linear action-adventure games. The Callisto Protocol is among the action games that appear to be following its lead, with optional paths and exploration that sound very similar to PlayStation’s seminal action game. With apologies to the Dead Space fans who are still...

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Diablo 4 Will be Updated for Years After Launch - Including With Story Expansions

Diablo 4 will be updated "for years to come", including with both paid cosmetics and full story expansions. Following the release of new gameplay for Diablo 4 at the Xbox Bethesda Game Showcase, franchise lead Rod Fergusson took to Twitter (below) to answer some fan questions regarding the game. "To be clear, [Diablo 4] s a full price game built for PC/[PlayStation]/Xbox audiences," he said. "We are committed to delivering an incredible breadth of content after launch, for years to come, anchored around optional cosmetic items and full story driven expansions." It's unclear how many DLC packs will be released for Diablo 4, nor how frequently they will arrive after the game is launched in 2023, but Fergusson promised that more...

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Warhammer 40K: Darktide Preview: Warhammer Meets Left 4 Dead

Warhammer 40K: Darktide is really, actually coming out on September 13, making it one of the few next-gen Xbox exclusives that Series X owners have to look forward to this Fall. As such, it is quite likely to benefit from the extra attention from Xbox gamers starved for fresh content. After playing through one of this Warhammer-meets-Left-4-Dead mashup’s dozen four-player co-op missions, I’m pleased to report that Darktide looks set to be both worthy of that attention and approachable to players both familiar with and new to Warhammer, and/or anyone who’s played Vermintide 2. The mission I played took 30 minutes to complete and was set in a tank factory, though the developers at Fatshark told me that most of the other missions are set...

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Starfield Fans Think You'll Be Able to Visit Earth, and See Real-Life NASA Projects

Starfield fans seem to have spotted our own solar system in Starfield, alongside real-life NASA projects – which means Earth may be explorable. Reddit users are scanning every second of gameplay revealed during the Xbox Bethesda Game Showcase and believe they've found evidence that players will be able to visit Earth in the 24th century. During a section of the showing, in which Bethesda's Todd Howard explained that Starfield has more than 1,000 planets to explore, users spotted that our solar systems, Sol is seemingly one of the systems that players can travel to. With each planet in each system fully explorable, it seems a safe bet to say that Earth is among them – but what state we find it in is a different question entirely...

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Forza Horizon Devs Originally Pitched Making a Project Gotham Racing Reboot

Forza Horizon developer Playground Games originally pitched a Project Gotham Racing reboot to Microsoft, before switching gears to its now-iconic racing spin-off series. Speaking to GQ about the newly revealed Forza Motorsport, studio head Trevor Williams explained that he'd originally met the creators of the core Forza series and pitched a reboot of the long-dormant, much-loved Project Gotham Racing (originally developed by now-defunct studio Bizarre Creations). Williams says his initial idea was shut down, and he and his team – while still at the restaurant – had to make a last-minute switch to pitching a spin-off in the Forza franchise: "It was one of those stories where the steak turns to ash in your mouth, and I'm thinking...

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Elden Ring: 1.05 Patch Out Now, Fixes Dozens of Bugs

FromSoftware has released patch 1.05 for Elden Ring that fixes dozens of bugs and adds a handful of minor features. The update, which is available on all platforms (with a handful of PC-only features), doesn't include any show-stopping fixes in particular but rather makes minor changes to a wide range of areas to improve the general experience of playing Elden Ring. These include fixes for bugs in which some attacks of the Ice Spear skill are unguardable, one that caused Malenia, Goddess of Rot to have low health under certain circumstances, and another that prevented hostile NPCs from appearing under certain circumstances. There are more than 50 changes overall, with some small additions such as summoning sign sound effects being...

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