Fortnite will finally allow creators to make their own officially-licensed Star Wars minigames, beginning this week.
The ability to create Star Wars-themed games within Fortnite has long been promised, following Disney's $1.5 billion investment within the game back in 2024. Now, at last, Fortnite has confirmed that the tools necessary to make Star Wars content will go live on Thursday, March 19, alongside the highly-anticipated next season of the game's main battle royale mode.
To be clear, this doesn't mean you'll be able to hop in on Thursday and start playing loads of ready-built Star Wars content. Or, if that is indeed the case, there's been no suggestion of this as yet. Instead, Thursday will simply mark the release of Star Wars...
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The year is 2033, and a devastating virus and rogue AI have combined to bring Earth to the brink of collapse. To find a new home and save humanity, a group of people follow a superintelligent AI called EVA on a journey through space. During the long trip, EVA creates a virtual universe for them to inhabit to keep them happy and hopeful. But when EVA has to go dormant to conserve power, this once idyllic virtual space begins to fracture and corruption starts to spread.
That’s the premise of Prism 2033, an open-world MMORPG built around the core concept of parallel worlds. Developed with Unreal Engine 5, it emphasizes immersion, exploration, and interaction with the urban environment. You’ll use a detailed character creator (which you...
Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has some short and candid advice for people who complain about games they have not and will never play: "shut the f*** up."
Speaking via a lengthy livestream, in which Kaplan showed off his work-in-progress new project The Legend of California, the ex-Blizzard leader said he did not understand those who complained about games they have no interest in enjoying for themselves.
"If a game comes out, and you don't want to play it, and you've never played it? Shut the f*** up. No one cares."
"We don't need to hear that you weren't into it," Kaplan continued. "What is with this, 'Oh my God, I'm so upset they decided to make this game that I have no interest in?' I'm not running to the...
Former Bethesda game tester Colin McInerney once discovered so many crashes in Fallout 4 that the entire organization received emails saying, "somebody found four crashes in a single morning."
McInerney, now at Am I Your Beast developer Strange Scaffold, worked at Bethesda as a games tester during college, and said that even then, his "approach shifted out of the publisher side and into the dev side."
"I was working with the Bethesda developers and learning s*** from them directly and working on weirder stuff," McInerney told GamesRadar+. "At one point, I just decided to play hot and cold with the RAM because we were on Xbox One. The Xbox One has 8GB of RAM, so if you get above that, the game's going to crash. So I brought up a RAM...
Resident Evil Requiem has now sold six million copies, making it the fastest-selling instalment of the horror game since it all kicked off in Raccoon City thirty years ago.
We already knew that the latest mainline Resident Evil game had sold five copies within five days (causing some stock issues for physical copies), and now — just a few days after that announcement — publisher Capcom has added another million to the tally.
The publisher said that going forward, it plans to "implement several measures," including "ongoing support and additional game content so players can continue to enjoy the title longer." We also learned last week that we're getting a major story expansion for the game, the addition of a "mini game" in May, and...
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Mario Kart World, Square Enix RPGs, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, March 15, below.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter for $49.99
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is the very first entry in the beloved Trails series, and this remake from last year brought new life into the original game. Considering 2nd Chapter is set to release later this year, this is a great time to pick up 1st Chapter if you've never had a chance to check it out.
Mario Kart World for $64.99
Mario Kart World is the best-selling game on Nintendo Switch 2, and this weekend, you can save $10 off a physical copy at Woot. This is the most expensive game on the Switch 2 thus...
While the extraction shooter genre is increasingly crowded, Marathon stands in a league of its own. Developed by Bungie – the legendary studio behind Halo and Destiny – this sci-fi shooter transports players to Tau Ceti IV. In this neon-soaked future, warring corporations deploy Runners who project their consciousness into cybernetic Shells to retrieve high-stakes loot.
Marathon is as punishing as it is rewarding. To help you survive the drop and keep your gear, we’ve assembled this essential starter guide with 6 key tips to get you up and running.
1. Choose the Right Shell for Your Playstyle
In Marathon, your Shell acts as your character class, defining your tactical role on Tau Ceti IV. Choosing a Shell that aligns with your...
Patrick Söderlund, CEO of Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios, is praising Bungie after the Marathon team managed to effectively address playtest feedback “in a very short period of time.”
The studio executive further extinguished the extraction shooter beef during an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. In between questions about the development of Arc Raiders, he gave his thoughts on Marathon, Bungie's competing experience that launched March 5.
Although fans have spent months arguing about whether the Marathon revival could stand toe-to-toe with Arc Raiders, Söderlund took the opportunity to celebrate the former Halo developer’s accomplishments thus far. He specifically calls attention to how quickly the experience changed after...
Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund says Arc Raiders now contains fewer AI voice lines than it did at launch after the team re-recorded some lines with real actors.
Söderlund offered an update on the studio's views regarding artificial intelligence during an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. Among various updates that have brought new enemies, cosmetics, locations, and more, he says the team has already replaced some of its heavily criticized AI content with performances from real human beings.
“We re-recorded some of the lines post-launch and made them with real voices," Söderlund said. “There is a quality difference. A real professional actor is better than AI; that's just how it is. We look at [AI] first and foremost as a...
The Simpsons: Hit & Run remains one of the most beloved spinoffs in the franchise's long history, even if that game still has yet to receive a remaster or sequel. But The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman is adamant that fans shouldn't give up hope on a Hit & Run revival, urging them to "Never say never."
Selman offered this newfound hope as part of a larger interview with People surrounding the animated series' recent 800th episode. The series' showrunner also worked as one of the writers on the GTA-inspired game several decades ago, and he seems convinced that it's simply a matter of showing the studio that the demand for more Hit & Run still exists.
"Nothing is set in stone. But my quote about Hit & Run would be, 'Never say never,'"...
After tabletop RPGs, video games, and board games, Cyberpunk 2077 is hacking into the TCG space with Cyberpunk TCG, a new card game that's getting closer and closer to the launch of its Kickstarter campaign on March 17. Revealed back in December right here on IGN, we've now had some time to shuffle through some cards and learn how this latest adaptation of CD Projekt RED’s and Mike Pondsmith’s creation plays, courtesy of an alpha set that the folks at WeirdCo sent our way.
Having played some matches with the two included trial decks, let’s take a look at how exactly Cyberpunk TCG hopes to win some street cred and claim some territory in the already crowded card game market, alongside taking a first look at several new cards in the...
Bethesda boss Todd Howard will continue to work on Starfield and ensure the company's ambitious space game can "eventually become something that will be legendary," according to the game's composer.
Speaking to RPGsite, veteran video game composer and frequent Bethesda collaborator Inon Zur said he believed Starfield had simply been ahead of its time when it arrived in 2023 to a more muted reception than the company's usual Elder Scrolls and Fallout blockbusters.
The years since have seen Bethesda launch an initial expansion to the game, 2024's Shattered Space, but not a whole lot else. Still, Bethesda invited a gaggle of hardcore Starfield fans to its studio before Christmas to show them some of what it is still working on, so we...
Crimson Desert is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated action games in recent memory. Developed by Pearl Abyss, the team behind the hugely popular MMORPG Black Desert Online, the game promises a massive open world, cinematic storytelling, and action-packed combat.
With years of development and several trailers already released, there’s plenty to learn about the upcoming title. Here’s everything you need to know about Crimson Desert, from its release date to its story and gameplay features, and more.
Crimson Desert Release Date
Crimson Desert is scheduled to launch on March 19, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.
Originally announced in 2019 and after several years of development, the game has...
Destiny fans are lamenting the future of Bungie's sci-fi shooter franchise, following a threadbare update this week, released while the developer focuses on supporting Marathon.
Destiny 2 Update 9.5.5.5 arrived on Wednesday, and its full patch notes read as follows:
General
Fixed an issue where some weapons were not benefitting from their Weapon Foundry Sponsorships when active.
And that's it. Now, to be fair, there was no expectation that this week would bring a vast well of new Destiny 2 content to keep players occupied. Destiny players are also well aware of the fact Bungie is currently busy trying to make Marathon a success. But, as one fan put it in response: "I expected nothing and still got disappointed."
Last month...
CD Projekt has insisted it has “no plans” for further Cyberpunk 2077 DLCs or expansions amid reports the developer plans a secret DLC for The Witcher 3.
The Polish studio responded to one fan on social media, who cheekily asked the official Cyberpunk 2077 X / Twitter account when the game will get “secret new DLC.”
“We have no plans for additional DLCs or expansions. If anything changes, we will inform you all!” was CD Projekt’s response.
That sounds clear cut, and sparked a degree of disappointment from Cyberpunk 2077 fans who are still clamouring for more content despite the game being over five years old now. “So you're really gonna have us wait 5+ more years for any new Cyberpunk content,” said one person. “Come ooooooon, just a...
Blight: Survival has reemerged with a new gameplay trailer — and its developers are promising big news in 2026 after a whopping 1.5 million Steam wishlists.
In a new development update, publisher Behaviour Interactive, of Dead by Daylight fame, and developer Haenir Studio, announced small scape playtests to help shape the game’s future.
Blight: Survival is a medieval co-op action horror game whose 2022 announcement trailer — an early look at gameplay — has seen 3.9 million views on IGN’s YouTube channel alone. The new trailer, below, shows new in-engine footage showcasing combat finishers.
After the trailer went viral and those Steam Wishlists piled up, Ulrik Langvandsbråten, creative director and cofounder at Haenir Studio...
There’s something endlessly endearing about a good-natured dummy. Just a happy, optimistic doofus that can barely scrape two brain cells together to form a thought. You can take your dark and brooding Kratos, or your wisecracking Spider-Man. Give me Dunk from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, or Guybrush Threepwood from The Secret of Monkey Island, heck, even the dog from Up, any day of the week. And soon, give me Davy, the undead nobody, from Stupid Never Dies, the upcoming action-RPG and debut release from the Devil May Cry and Resident Evil veterans at GPTRACK50.
IGN recently met with the team behind Stupid Never Dies for a first look at Davy’s wild adventure. With blazing-fast action, a slick approach to changing combat styles, and a...
If you're in the process of building a new gaming PC, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D should be your top CPU pick, especially with the new sale going at Amazon. For a limited time, this CPU has dropped to $429.95 with free shipping, which is the lowest price I've seen since its launch. Even better, it comes with a free voucher code for the highly anticipated Crimson Desert game, which will be released on March 19. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is widely considered to be one of the best gaming processors on the market and outperforms even pricier AMD and Intel CPUs.
The Gamer's Choice: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU for $430
Includes Crimson Desert
The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D boasts a max boost clock of 5.2GHz with 8 cores, 16 threads, and 104MB of L2-L3...
Fortnite fans are in uproar over Epic Games' changes to the pricing and availability of V-Bucks, and now the game's developer has finally acknowledged the wave of negative feedback.
This week, Epic Games announced its biggest ever shakeup to how Fortnite's lucrative in-game currency is doled out, and how much it will cost to buy. In short, you'll now get fewer V-Bucks for your money, fewer V-Bucks in each battle pass, and fewer V-Bucks as part of the game's Fortnite Crew monthly subscription.
The response to these changes has been extremely negative, with complaints on reddit and social media criticizing the financial necessity of the changes, as well as their timing.
Fortnite's recent Chapter 7 relaunch was initially well received...
Resident Evil fans who have yet to get their hands on Requiem, we have some exciting news: Amazon has restocked physical copies for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2. Hooray! All copies are available to pick up for $69.99, though you'll want to be quick to make a move on them. Who knows how much longer they'll be in stock at the retailer, so now is as good a time as any to grab them.
Buy Resident Evil Requiem for PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2
If you're able to get your hands on a physical copy, it's worth mentioning that we're very big fans of Resident Evil Requiem. Our review from IGN's Tristan Ogilvie said it, "successfully splices two separate strains of survival horror together into the one highly...
A YouTuber has said they will "return" ownership of a website address that Capcom hid in Resident Evil Requiem, if the game's publisher was to get in contact.
The website's URL, NEWDAWN-capcom.com, was widely shared on social media earlier this week, after being discovered on an in-game computer screen. As of today, however, the site hosts contact information for Gabe Follower, a YouTuber and Valve fan.
What's going on here? Speaking to IGN today, Gabe Follower said he'd simply seen the website URL being discussed online and was amazed to find Capcom didn't own it already — so took the plunge himself, for just $15.
"I really like RE games and was scrolling through news after finishing Requiem," Gabe Follower told IGN. "Saw someone...
After some fans expressed concern about the performance of ambitious new open world game Crimson Desert on consoles, we finally have a look at the game on a PlayStation 5 Pro.
The reveal comes courtesy of the tech wizards at Digital Foundry, whose John Linneman sounded enamoured with what he called “a stunning game.” The game’s ray tracing features are fully present on the Pro, and the water looks lovely indeed.
Digital Foundry said its counts confirm the PS5 Pro targets outlined by Crimson Desert developer and publisher Pearl Abyss below, but it's reserving judgment for the final release. Performance Mode "puts up a good fight," Linneman said, and "by and large" the 60fps target is maintained. "I was surprised by how good it was...
Sony has reportedly pulled back from PC gaming to such an extent that its big single-player PlayStation games will remain exclusive to the PS5, marking a significant strategy shift. And while it was speculated that one of the reasons Sony made the decision was to avoid PlayStation games showing up on the next-gen Xbox, which plays PC games as well as Xbox games, one developer at a studio Sony just shut down has another idea.
Peter Dalton, Head of Technology at Bluepoint Games, took to social media to say a “more interesting possibility” is that Sony is responding to the rise of a Steam-based console ecosystem, aka the recently announced and subsequently delayed Steam Machine.
“Consoles largely exist because they provide a cheaper...
The beloved Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is unsurprisingly up for yet more prizes, as it leads this year's BAFTA Games Awards nominations with an impressive 12 nods.
Clair Obscur is up for the main Best Game award, as well as Debut Game for its studio Sandfall Interactive. It is the most nominated debut game ever at the BAFTAs, and has the third highest nomination total of all time (behind The Last of Us Part 2's 13 nominations in 2021, and God of War: Ragnarok's 14 nominations in 2023).
Dispatch, the highly-rated superhero workplace comedy made by former Telltale team members, is up for an impressive nine awards, including both Best Game and Debut Game. Ghost of Yōtei has eight nods, while Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has seven...
EA will soon launch a new Battlefield 6 free trial that gives players a taste of the Hagental Base map and Nightfall mode set to arrive in next week’s Season 2 update.
The publisher announced the news today, promising to allow those hesitant to purchase the full game to try out a selection of its multiplayer maps and modes by downloading the free-to-play REDSEC experience. This latest free trial begins March 17 at 5am PT / 8 am ET and will run for one week before coming to an end March 24 at the same time.
As the beginning of the trial period coincides with the release of the Season 2: Nightfall update, the slice of Battlefield 6 it offers will come with some new content. This includes a playlist featuring the lights-out version of...
Forza Horizon 6’s Tokyo City Is So Big and Detailed That it Had its Own Development Team | IGN First
Playground Games has grown.
When I first visited the studio in 2014 for Forza Horizon 2, the crew still shared their building with a variety of other businesses. In 2018, when I again flew over to the UK for an early peek at Forza Horizon 4, there was a whole wing of the building filled with developers beavering away on something entirely secret and apparently unrelated to Forza Horizon. Remaining none the wiser, I was escorted past this area with a coy grin from Playground Games co-founder Ralph Fulton – now the director of this year’s highly anticipated Fable.
Today, in 2026, much has changed. Since my last time as a guest, Playground Games now operates in three separate buildings around Leamington Spa, all within walking distance...
Video Games With Loot Boxes Will Now Have a 16 Age Rating Across Europe as Part of Huge PEGI Shakeup
The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body — better known as PEGI, the European equivalent of the ESRB — is revising how games are rated in Europe.
From July 2026, four new categories will be added to PEGI's classification options to better inform parents and players about games that include in-app purchases, paid random items, play-by-appointment features such as daily streaks, and online communities, marking a huge pivot in how games and their mechanics are classified in the UK and Europe.
Before this shake-up, PEGI chiefly rated games according to prevalence of drugs, sex, and violence, but did not explicitly rate games according to "interactive risk."
Developing the criteria, PEGI said it worked with its internal...
The upcoming Life is Strange: Reunion is an attempt, as superficially befits the supernatural franchise, to rewind time. It follows the lead of 2024's Double Exposure, which brought back the original game’s protagonist, Max Caulfield, for the first time since 2015, evolving her from nervous high school student to intrepid university lecturer. There's a sense with this new release, though, that the series is eating its own tail for fan service and sales, and that strangeness is being replaced with comfy morality and memories. Reunion sees not just the return of Max but also her former best friend / girlfriend Chloe, a balm to players who have fixated on this relationship for an entire decade. And with the pair’s reunion, perhaps the most...
Valve has responded to the New York Attorney General's lawsuit, stating it has "serious concerns with the alterations the NYAG claims are necessary to make to our games."
The attorney general of New York, Letitia James, announced her office was suing Valve at the end of February, alleging the platform illegally promotes gambling to children. Following an investigation, the office of the attorney general "found that Valve’s video games, including Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2, enable gambling by enticing users to pay for the chance to win a rare virtual item of significant monetary value."
"In Valve’s most popular game [Counter-Strike 2], the process resembles a slot machine, with an animated spinning wheel that...
Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has finally revealed why he left Blizzard after nearly 20 years with the company, pinning the blame on extreme financial pressures on the game to deliver for Activision Blizzard.
Kaplan announced his departure from Blizzard in August 2021, with the controversial Overwatch 2 still in development. Kaplan joined Blizzard in 2002 where he started as a designer on World of Warcraft, developing quests for the then upcoming MMORPG. He eventually was credited as a game director on WoW. In 2009, Kaplan spearheaded an unannounced project at Blizzard called Titan, an ambitious new MMO that was eventually canceled in 2014 after tens of millions of dollars was spent on its development.
Kaplan and...