If you can't wait to start exploring the Lands Between in Elden Ring the moment it is released, FromSoftware has confirmed that pre-loading is now available for all platforms.
FromSoftware shared the news in a Tweet by simply saying, "pre-loading for #EldenRing is available now on all release platforms." Those release platforms are PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.
After you pre-load Elden Ring, you can also check out what time you can start playing with a handy infographic previously FromSoftware shared.
Players can jump into Elden Ring on PC on February 24 at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm GMT. If you are in Australia, that translates to 10am AEDT on February 25.
Most of the world will be able to begin their...
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Below is a compilation of every game IGN scored a 10 out of 10, reaching all the way back to 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4 (and a couple of older favorites because why not).
With the exception of some of the much older titles, you should still be able to find and play all these games on Amazon or through Steam, Xbox, or the PlayStation stores. With backwards compatibility becoming increasingly common, it's possible you could just dust off your original copies and play those, but no promises.
Elden Ring
Reviewed February 23, 2022
From our Elden Ring review by Mitchell Saltzman: It is no exaggeration to say that Elden Ring is FromSoftware’s largest and most ambitious game yet, and that ambition has more than paid off. Even after 87 hours...
Black History Month is the annual celebration of Black people, their achievements and contributions throughout history. As a video games and entertainment media company, we personally want to make sure we not only celebrate Black History Month by showcasing Black creators and entertainers across different mediums, but also do it with a cause in mind.
To help achieve that goal, we've assembled some of our awesome, amazing, and talented friends to play Among Us with us for two hours, and raise money for Black Girls CODE in the process.
IGN is carrying the stream and, as usual, this watch guide will provide you with everything you need to know to watch the stream, including when it starts, a list of places you can watch it with us, and...
Elden Ring offers what is probably FromSoftware’s best ever introduction for new players, thanks to an optional tutorial dungeon located just before you enter the main world of The Lands Between.
The Souls studio has what could charitably be called a patchy history when it comes to teaching you how to play its games. A few messages on the ground to explain basic attacks, guards, and parries is pretty much all you usually get in its action-RPGs, with everything else taught through experimentation, failure, and usually a lot of help from other players.
Elden Ring’s tutorial dungeon is a different story. Called the Cave of Knowledge, this optional series of chambers introduces Elden Ring’s fundamental mechanics one by one. Starting...
FromSoftware has made playing Elden Ring in co-op much easier than in its previous games – and easier than the previous network test made it seem.
Elden Ring features a system broadly similar to Dark Souls, Demon’s Souls, and Bloodborne, in that you must first use a consumable item to open your world up and allow co-op allies to visit you. However, rather than demanding a semi-rare item that you must scour the world for, Elden Ring uses an item that can be crafted from incredibly common materials.
This item - called the Furlcalling Finger Remedy - is made using two Erdleaf Flowers, a plant that grows, at least in the opening area of the game, all over the place. This means that within the first few hours of Elden Ring you can create...
In the 87 hours that it took me to beat Elden Ring, I was put through an absolute wringer of emotion: Anger as I was beaten down by its toughest challenges, exhilaration when I finally overcame them, and a fair amount of sorrow for the mountains of exp I lost along the way to some of the toughest boss encounters FromSoftware has ever conceived. But more than anything else I was in near-constant awe – from the many absolutely jaw-dropping vistas, the sheer scope of an absolutely enormous world, the frequently harrowing enemies, and the way in which Elden Ring nearly always rewarded my curiosity with either an interesting encounter, a valuable reward, or something even greater. FromSoftware takes the ball that The Legend of Zelda: Breath...
The hit action-RPG Nier: Automata is being made into an anime.
Announced today by developers Square Enix during the game’s Fifth Anniversary Livestream, the adaptation will see the Japanese videogame become a TV anime series.
A brief teaser trailer gives us a glimpse of the animation style. Along with the trailer, Square Enix also revealed an image of 2B along with her Pod companion robot:
According to a translated official statement, the story sounds as though it hews close to the original game. Humans have fled to the moon in the face of the "overwhelming force" of machines life forms, and combat android 2B has been sent to recapture the planet.
Aniplex, the studio responsible for Fullmetal Alchemist and Sword Art Online is...
Valve has released a new tool that will let you see exactly which games from your Steam Library will be compatible with the Steam Deck.
Those interested in seeing which games Valve's upcoming handheld gaming PC will be able to run can head over to the Steam Deck Compatibility page and log in with their Steam account to see if their Steam Library games are Deck Verified, Deck Playable, Unsupported, or Untested.
Deck Verified games will be "fully functional" right out of the box, Deck Playable games will work but “might require extra effort to interact with or configure,” Unsupported means a game is currently not functional on Steam Deck, and Untested means Valve simply hasn’t checked the game for compatibility yet.
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The typical annual Call of Duty release planned for 2023 has reportedly been delayed into 2024.
According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the situation, executives in charge of the franchise have made the decision early after "a recent entry in the series failed to meet expectations," leading them to believe that Call of Duty's current annual cadence of releases was too rapid. The decision is reportedly unrelated to the recent Microsoft purchase of the publisher, and the 2022 Call of Duty release is still on track.
The "recent entry" is most likely Call of Duty: Vanguard, which faced release competition with Battlefield 2042 this past holiday season, as well as the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone. A previous report noted that...
Deathloop for a mere 24 clams is the obvious choice in today's bargains. That being said, I don't believe I've ever seen Mario Kart Live go this cheap before. Lastly, I reckon Strider for under 4 bucks is ridiculous good value. Metroidvania platforming starring one of gaming's coolest heroes—scoop up that plasma sword and give it a stab.
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Note: This review covers the multiplayer of Total War: Warhammer 3. You can find our Total War: Warhammer 3 single-player campaign review here.
Total War: Warhammer 3 has given me more reasons to fire up multiplayer than any game in the series’ history. It's the most effort Creative Assembly has ever put into making its campaign mode work for groups of up to eight friends, and while some network issues can still occasionally crop up like a Skaven undercity, it's pretty damn fun the rest of the time.
The biggest exciting innovations are simultaneous turns and the ability for anybody to pick any side in any battle. And when I say simultaneous, I don't mean everyone decides what they want to do and then it all resolves at the same time...
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy had a slow start for Square Enix as the publisher admitted the game initially underperformed when it launched in October last year.
During its latest financial briefing, Square Enix commented that despite receiving positive reviews, Guardians of the Galaxy's "sales on launch undershot our initial expectations."
The game made up ground later however through different sales initiatives (such as store discounts) that began in November, and Square Enix said it intends "to work to continue to expand sales to make up for the title’s slow start."
It proved to be the second shaky start for Square Enix's Marvel games as its president Yosuke Matsuda commented in November that its Avengers game "has...
Bethesda.net Launcher, a PC gaming launcher home to games by Bethesda Softworks, is shutting down this year, the company announced today.
Beginning in early April, players that regularly use the game launcher will have the option to migrate their game library and virtual currency onto Steam. Bethesda notes that players will not be able to access or play games on the launcher starting in May, suggesting that players impacted by the news start the migration process as soon as it begins in April.
The studio notes that many titles in the launcher will have their saves migrated, though "a few" will require manual transfers to ensure you do not lose your progress. Games that still require a Bethesda.net login, such as Fallout 76, will...
Out with the old and in with the new! Pokémon Trading Card Game Live is an upcoming video game that lets you play the Pokémon TCG, replacing the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online client that launched in 2011. Live offers a fresh look, a first-ever ranked mode, and a new crafting system among other updated features. IGN attended a first-look demo of PTCGL with a group of press to get a look at the game in action on desktop. We’re going to share everything we learned, show off some new screenshots, and offer our thoughts on what we saw.
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Live uses the same official rules as the physical TCG. If you learned how to play the Pokémon TCG back when it first came out in...
A new Elden Ring trailer teases some surprising new bosses and locations.
The official launch trailer, released today by Bandai Namco, offers a further glimpse at the world of Elden Ring. And that includes some weird and wonderful new bosses.
“Though shattered, it shall guide thee,” says the video’s description. “Though fractured, it yet calls. Enact thy will. Become Lord. Seek the Elden Ring.” Check out the trailer below:
Teasing the awakening of your character, the Tarnished, it feels almost Destiny-esque as a mysterious light finds and revives them. But the trailer soon thrusts you into the world of the Lands Between – a dark, fantastical world filled with perilous monsters. And… err… giant lobsters?
“Never met someone with a...
Elden Ring is probably going to go down as one of the most affordable blockbuster games of the new-gen era. For just £45, you can pick up the Launch Edition including a wide range of extra goodies alongside the game. Considering some publishers want you to pay up to £70 for a new game, this is great value for money.
Other deals today include 50% off ExpressVPN, a great solution to keep all your data private online (see here). You can also pick up Far Cry 6 for £26.99, Pokemon Legends Arceus for £34.99 with code SWNEXTDAY, and Horizon Forbidden West for £52.95 on PS4 (with a free PS5 upgrade).
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According to various Twitter accounts, Gran Turismo 7 code has just landed in the mitts of reviewers. Yep. We're powering through the home stretch to the checkered flag now, fellow petrolheads. In honour of this, I've found the absolute cheapest deal going for it. And hey—same deal with Elden Ring, yet another AAA that will be yours in no time.
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FromSoftware has revealed the exact time PC and console players will be able to begin their adventure in Elden Ring.
The official Elden Ring Twitter shared an infographic with the times Elden Ring will become available digitally, and PC players will have a bit of a headstart over those who choose to play on console.
Players can jump into Elden Ring on PC on February 24 at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm GMT. If you are in Australia, that translates to 10am AEDT on February 25.
Most of the world will be able to begin their Elden Ring journey on console at midnight in their local time zone. If you are on Pacific Time or Central Time, you will be able to start a bit early on February 24 at 9pm PT/11pm CT.
It was also shared that pre-load will be...
New accessibility options are coming to Assassin's Creed Valhalla including the Saga Difficulty Mode that lets players enjoy the gameplay and story without challenging combat.
The new difficulty mode, available below the Easy in Valhalla's settings, means enemies don't scale with the player's level, they inflict less damage overall, and they react slower during stealth sections.
Other settings will be added to customise Valhalla's combat, with players able alter the amount of damage taken, the amount of damage given, how much the player can heal, how much Adrenaline is gained, and how much health the enemies have.
Adding an easier difficulty mode isn't the key to solving all of gaming's accessibility problems, of course, but it's a...
The discussion around difficulty and accessibility in games is often reduced to two opposing ideals. One side argues against the inclusion of varying difficulty modes in games like From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice or Sloclap’s Sifu, often citing artistic direction and developer’s goal to create a punishing experience, in which adding other difficulty modes would “ruin”. Conversely, many believe more options, which are often boiled down in online discourse to the addition of an ‘Easy Mode,’ will open games to a wider audience, allowing disabled people to effectively play and enjoy challenging games. But the reduction of the accessibility discussion to ‘Easy Mode’ obscures what many are actually advocating for, which is much much...
Bethesda has revealed the 2022 content roadmap for its online action RPG Fallout 76.
The year-long road map introduces new public events from alien invasions and the first time players can venture outside of post-apocalyptic West Virginia.
Split into four seasons; the spring update will introduce a new seasonal event called Invaders From Beyond, a map-wide event where players are tasked will encounter aliens and UFOs. The event will take players with defeating the aliens and hindering their research by way of destroying brainwave siphons. While the summer update will introduce three new public events: Test Your Metal, Eviction Notice, and Moonshine Jamboree.
However, the more interesting updates come in the second half of the...
Halo Infinite's campaign will receive a number of fixes and improvements as part of the mid-season update expected to be released on February 24.
While the update focuses mostly on the game's multiplayer, developer 343 Industries said in a blog post that players will "see multiple improvements in the campaign experience".
Though it was otherwise quite vague, 343 said the update would address issues with Achievements not unlocking and returning to the game via Quick Resume, adding that "the team has been working on a handful of fixes for campaign since launch and there will be more on the way."
343 also shared some of the changes coming to multiplayer, starting with general network improvements that were outlined earlier this month...
Lost Ark's Central Europe region cannot be expanded any further, and so players will continue to experience long queue times, at least while the game's popularity remains high.
Developer Smilegate announced in a blog post spotted by Eurogamer that there is no way to increase the number of players per game world or add more servers to the region.
Instead, early-on players are encouraged to switch to the new Europe West region that Smilegate was forced to create due to Lost Ark's immense popularity.
Moving servers is only a truly viable option for new players as Smilegate again confirmed that server transfer functionality isn't currently possible, though it "will not rest until we've exhausted all options".
Unlike North American...
I don't think Robert E. Howard had much of a sense of humor about his work when he created the swords and sorcery spectacle that was Conan the Barbarian 90 years ago. But let's face it: Conan is kind of silly. Go watch the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie and tell me it's not. And I think that's part of why the cartoonish co-op roguelite Conan Chop Chop works pretty well. The fast paced, decently challenging, and unpredictable gameplay certainly doesn't hurt either, though.
Normally I might be put off by the exaggerated, whimsical visual style of a game like this, which would fit right in with any number of shallow strategy games on the app store. But it's clear to me that Mighty Kingdom knows the source material and isn't just trying to...
Supermassive Games seemingly has plans to work on non-Dark Pictures Anthology games in the near future following its trademark of a new IP called The Quarry.
The developer filed the new title, which will be its first diversion from the Dark Pictures games since 2018, with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, as spotted by @the_marmolade on Twitter.
This comes just three weeks after Supermassive filed trademarks for six further Dark Pictures games to release on top of its upcoming The Devil in Me.
There's no guarantee The Quarry will become a full game but Supermassive has filed it under the categories typical for console and PC releases: games software, entertainment services, and computer programming services. There's...
Exclusive to IGN, Bandai Namco and Koei Tecmo Games have revealed first images from a special upcoming collaboration update between Tales of Arise and Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. Tales of Arise was released in September 2021 and Atelier Sophie 2 will follow on February 25, and since both series are celebrating their 25th anniversaries, a set of collaboration items will be made available in each game via an update.
It is not yet clear whether the update for each game will be free or require a fee, and the exact dates of the updates are also yet to be confirmed.
Players of Tales of Arise will get the Atelier Sophie 2 Collaboration Pack, which includes multiple items, the first of which we can reveal is...
After 6 years and two updates, Capcom is finally moving on from Street Fighter 5 and has officially announced Street Fighter 6.
As teased through a countdown website, Capcom has officially announced Street Fighter 6 following the end of the Capcom Pro Tour fighting game exhibition. The countdown was supposed to end at 9 pm PST but remained locked until the end of the stream.
Capcom says more info for Street Fighter 6 is coming this summer.
The short teaser revealed a beefed-up Ryu as he faces Luke, the 45th and final character for Street Fighter 5 who was teased to be in the sequel. The announcement for Street Fighter 6 also coincided with the 35th anniversary of the franchise.
Capcom also announced the Capcom Fighting Collection...
On November 16, the Wall Street Journal reported that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick knew about the sexual assault and misconduct allegations happening at the company but did not disclose that info to the company's board. Just three days later, on November 19, CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer initiated a call with Kotick that would lead to Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
These details and more were revealed in a regulatory filing that was shared via CNBC and show that Spencer had been discussing "a different topic" before telling Kotick that Microsoft wanted to talk to him about strategic opportunities between the two companies.
"On November 19, 2021, in the course of a conversation on a...
Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida has confirmed that he and the team have no intentions of incorporating NFTs into the MMO. What Final Fantasy 14 will be getting, however, is a visual upgrade and the return of its free trial.
As reported by Fanbyte, Yoshida was speaking through Square Enix translator Aimi Tokutake and said that, based on how FF14 is designed, he and the team have no plan on trying out NFTs in it.
"Based on how Final Fantasy XIV is designed, we don’t intend on incorporating any sort of NFT element in the game at this point," Yoshida said. “If anybody is worried or concerned about it, I can clearly state at this time that we do not have any intentions to incorporate that into the game.”
Yoshida...