Universal Pictures and Epic Games are partnering up together to create an original short-form miniseries called "We Will Be Monsters." The first episode will drop on October 28 inside Fortnite as part of the game's Shortnitemares Festival. It will reimagine the Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula.
"We Will Be Monsters" takes Universal's iconic characters from works like the Bride of Frankenstein and The Mummy and adapts them to modern times. The original Universal monster movies were focused on European origins, but now this new miniseries will go global and feature locations such as Hong Kong, Morocco, Los Angeles, and Lagos.
“This is another manifestation of our monsters, and they have never been depicted this diverse,” says Abhijay...
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Even as Ubisoft released several well-received, blockbuster games in the last few years, the French-Canadian company has nonetheless been having a time of it.
First, and most importantly, there have been ongoing allegations of toxic work culture, leadership, and sexual harassment at the studio first publicized last year. This was reinvigorated in light of similar allegations at Activision Blizzard and accusations that Ubisoft hadn't done enough in the past year to fix the company's culture.
Then there are all the delays. Ubisoft has been delaying multiple games, repeatedly, on an annual basis, for some time now. There was Rainbow Six Extraction, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and Watch Dogs: Legion delayed back in 2019, and then Extraction...
Ubisoft just concluded its Q2 earnings call, a strange event where relatively-okay financial numbers were overshadowed by the company being on the defensive due to delays, workplace allegations, and questions about free-to-play. But one element that seemed to make both Ubisoft and investors happy was the discussion of blockchain.
Ubisoft's future blockchain ambitions were mentioned both in its earnings release and a few times during the call. As noted in its press release, Ubisoft is funding blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands, which advertises itself on its website as "the global leader in branded blockchain gaming."
Animoca's current projects include Revv Motorsport, Revv Racing, and upcoming game Formula E: High Voltage, all...
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill will host a new video game showcase event from Thunderful, publisher of the SteamWorld franchise, Aerial Knight's Never Yield, and many other indie games.
Dubbed "Thunderful World," the digital event will take place on November 10 at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET. You can watch the stream on IGN, the IGN YouTube channel, the IGN Twitch channel, and the IGN Twitter.
Hamill will be presenting new game reveals and announcements from Thunderful throughout the show. We can expect to see more of Planet of Lana, the hand-painted puzzle adventure game first revealed at Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest kickoff. We'll also see news about The Gunk (the SteamWorld team's next game), Firegirl, Cursed to Golf, Source of Madness...
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus lineup for November, and it includes six free games for PS Plus subscribers. The lineup includes First Class Trouble and Knockout City for PS5/PS4, and Kingdoms of Amular: Re-Reckoning on PS4.
To celebrate PlayStation VR's 5th anniversary, PS Plus subscribers can also download three PS VR games: The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, The Persistence, and Until You Fall. The games will be available for download starting Tuesday, November 2.
Knockout City is a team-based multiplayer dodgeball game that launched earlier this year. We said the game was amazing in our Knockout City review, saying, "Knockout City is one of the best team-based PvP games to come out in years. It's a fresh take on the...
During today's Facebook Connect, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Rockstar's classic open-world game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming Oculus Quest 2.
While no footage of the VR port was shown, Oculus Quest 2 is no stranger to porting classic games and re-imagining them for VR. Oculus previously worked with Armature and Capcom to bring Resident Evil 4 to VR.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is set in the fictional southern California city and tells the story of the CJ, a framed man who returns to his old San Andreas neighborhood to save his family.
Like other Grand Theft Auto games, San Andreas is an open-world game where players can freely explore San Andreas and its neighboring areas. Facebook didn't reveal details about how...
In a surprising announcement during today's State of Play, Tri-Ace and Square Enix brought out the big space guns with an announcement of the next entry in the Star Ocean series, entitled Star Ocean: The Divine Force.
The Divine Force looks to follow in the footsteps of Integrity and Faithlessness as an action RPG, and appears to feature two heroes: a blonde man and a white-haired woman, among other party members. While the trailer was light on info, we got plenty more details in a PlayStation blog post that revealed our heroes as Raymond and Laeticia, a space captain and a crown princess who come together on a quest to save Laeticia's kingdom and find Raymond's crewmate Chloe.
Returning to the series is the "double hero" system...
If you've gotta go fast, may as well zip into today's Sonic deal. I'm talking 13 games featuring the blue dude with the 'tude, plus you get to help a worthy cause! Other notables: Project CARS 2 Deluxe is some of the best console racing you can get, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is an underrated reboot well worth sinking your teeth into.
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There are some perfect deals right now for new PS5 owners. Deathloop for PS5 is down to just £34.99 at the moment (was £59.99), with code GAMENEXTDAY at Currys. It's also down to £40.99 at Amazon, £35.99 on PC, and £39.59 on the PS Store (digital).
You can also currently get 50% off a 12-month PlayStation Now subscription online right now. This is for both new and returning customers, so if you've let your subscription run out, you can jump straight back into PS Now with this great deal.
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Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject.Activision Blizzard has stated that it will implement a new “zero-tolerance” harassment policy across its entire company.
The announcement comes as part of a letter from Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who also outlined a further four changes the company will be implementing. These include a promised 50% increase in the percentage of women and non-binary people employed by the company, an investment in diversity, a waiveing of required arbitration of sexual harassment and discrimination claims, increased visibility on pay...
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil: Village has sold 5 million copies globally, reaching the milestone somewhat quicker than its predecessor Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The news comes as Capcom reports record level sales and profits for a second quarter.
As announced in a press release, Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil: Village has now sold over 5 million units globally. Following a successful release window back in May, during which the game sold over 3 million units in its first week, Resident Evil: Village has since seen a "steady growth of sales" that has allowed the game's success to continue on.
According to the company, the success of Village is in part down to its "multifaceted expansion" of the series overall...
Weird West, the first game from WolfEye Studios, has set a release date for January 11, 2022.
The action RPG, set in a surreal version of America’s developing frontier, will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles. Pre-orders are now available on Steam, and will grant players an in-game horse named Calamity. This horse doubles inventory size and will come with saddle bags stocked up with lockpicks, bandages, tools, and other items, as well as a Golden Ace of Spades upgrade token.
The announcement comes at the same time as a new video, which emphasizes the interactivity in Wild West’s world. WolfEye wants every item that looks to be interactive to work how you’d expect it to, and so many layers of simulation have been...
Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake developer Vicarious Visions will reportedly lose its name in a rebrand that comes as part of its ongoing merger with Blizzard.
In January, it was announced that Vicarious Visions would be merging with the publisher to support a number of existing games and initiatives under Blizzard's remit. Now, according to a report published by Polygon, staff at the studio have been told that Vicarious Visions will lose its name as part of the merger.
Polygon reports that sources told it that plans to...
In a reflection of Sony's recent embrace of PC gaming, the platform holder has introduced the PlayStation PC brand for several of its games on Steam.
The new label popped up just recently as the publisher for Days Gone on Steam, and Video Games Chronicle reports that the name was registered back in April. It further solidifies Sony's intentions for PC, suggesting that PlayStation intends to bring plenty more games to Steam in the near future.
Already, several PlayStation exclusives have made their way to PC, including Horizon Zero Dawn, Death Stranding and Days Gone. God of War and the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection are both due in 2022. PlayStation has generally worked with external developers on these projects...
Apex Legends Season 11 Escape is right around the corner and we’re getting a lot of new content. From the biggest map, Respawn has released for Apex Legends yet, to a new weapon and Legend coming into the games.
There is a lot to take in, but don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Let’s go over everything you need to know about Ash’s abilities, the new Stormpoint map, and the new CAR SMG.
A New Challenger - Ash
Let’s start with Ash. If you want a full breakdown of Ash’s lore and backstory I have a recap video you can check out above.
In terms of abilities, Ash heavily mirrors a Titan's abilities from Titanfall. Her tactical “Arc Snare” has her throwing out a projectile that shocks enemies and tethers them to the ground, reminiscent of...
Leave it to Snoop Dogg to deliver some of the biggest news of the day. Snoop Dogg says Dr. Dre is working on new music for an upcoming Grand Theft Auto game.
Snoop Dogg revealed the news while as a guest on the Rolling Stone Music Now Podcast. In an episode that will air on Friday Snoop said, "I do know [Dr. Dre] is in the studio... I do know he's making great f***ing music. And some of his music is connected to the GTA game that's coming out. So I think that that will be the way that his music will be released, through the GTA video game."
In an article published on Wednesday, Rolling Stone says a representative for Rockstar Games declined to comment.
There is a chance Snoop Dogg could be referring to the recently announced Grand...
Sony's latest State of Play presentation aired earlier today, and with it came plenty of updates for third-party games coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Besides giving us our first big look at Little Devil Inside since June 2020, a brand new Star Ocean game called Star Ocean: The Divine Force is headed to PS4 and PS5 next year.
To make sure you don't miss any of today's PlayStation news, here's all of the news and trailers from today's Sony State of Play.
New Gameplay Shown for Little Devil Inside
Little Devil Inside was originally announced at the June 2020 PS5 reveal event, and today we finally got a look at some gameplay. We saw brief glimpses of cooking, hunting, and combat, but we didn't get a release date just yet...
During today's State of Play presentation, Young Horses announced that their goofy 2020 adventure about creatures that are kinda bug, kinda snack, is getting a major update early next year entitled The Isle of Bigsnax.
The Isle of Bigsnax, as the title indicates, seems to be a new area where the bugsnax from the main game are much, much larger. It takes place on a new island that's emerged from the bottom of the ocean, which several grumpuses from the main game -- Chandlo, Floofty, Triffany, and Shelda, specifically -- adventure to in order to explore its secrets. You'll get a new tool that allows you to shrink really big bugsnax down to a size that you can catch them at, and there will be a dozen brand new bugsnax to catch and snack...
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach will be released on December 16, 2021.
As announced in today's PlayStation State of Play showcase, the first-person Five Nights at Freddy's horror game is coming out this holiday season.
There's also a new trailer full of horrifying animatronics, and the greatest hits of Five Nights gameplay, including the classic security camera mechanic.
Roxy, Chica, and Monty are working together with the Pizzaplex security to hunt you down. But you'll be able to work with Freddy Fazbear himself to survive the night. Utilize hiding spots, the Fazblaster, and Faz Cam to survive.
While I probably don't have to tell you, don't let the fun amusement dining aesthetic fool you, because there's a lot of...
Popular indie game Death's Door has a release date on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
During today's State of Play livestream, Sony confirmed that Death's Door will be headed to PS4 and PS5 in late November. Originally released back in July, Death's Door is currently available for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Death's Door is a top-down action game that borrows elements from Dark Souls, though manages to retain much of its own identity. We were big fans of Death's Door when it was first released, and it has won critical claim for its high-quality action and striking visual style. It has a crow with a lightsaber. Who doesn't love a crow with a lightsaber?
Death's Door is out November 23. Check out the rest of our State of...
Little Devil Inside, a new game that was shown off when the PlayStation 5 was announced, and there's finally some new gameplay details.
Ahead of the newest State of Play, PlayStation announced there would be a new, in-depth look at Little Devil Inside, an action-adventure game from the studio Neostream.
Little Devil Inside is a unique-looking title set in a kind of fantasy world with dragons and other mythical creatures. The story follows Billy, a young hero for hire handling side jobs in the idyllic countryside. Only after a job goes wrong Billy's whole life turns upside down.
Billy is able to fend off enemies using his sword, but also needs to survive by hunting and cooking food at safe campsites. Of course, different enemies...
After months of rumors, Intel has finally announced its 12th Gen Alder Lake desktop processors.
The Alder Lake line features six processors that debut Intel’s new hybrid architecture, which mixes performance and efficiency x86 cores. Intel says the Performance (P-cores) are optimized for single and lightly-threaded performance while the Efficiency (E-cores) are optimized for highly-threaded workloads with the company’s Thread Director designed to keep track and analyze performance data in real-time and place the right application you have opened up on the proper core.
The Alder Lake desktop CPUs also introduce support for DDR5 RAM, PCIe Gen 5, Thunderbolt 4, and Wi-Fi 6E on the new Z690 chipset. Unfortunately, these new processors...
Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject.
In an announcement that's sure to please the fanbase, Activision has said that Call of Duty Vanguard won't take up nearly as much space on your hard drive as previous games in the series.
The company announced the news in a tweet on Call of Duty's official Twitter page, stating that Vanguard's install size at launch would be "significantly below previous Call of Duty releases". According to Activision, this is due to "new on-demand texture streaming tech expected to save up to 30%-50%+ on next-gen consoles and PC hard drive...
Got a wide selection of deals for you today. Personally, I'd get Hot Wheels for my Switch, as it's the lowest price we've seen for this 9/10 racer. Likewise, one dollarydoo for a month of Xbox Game Pass on PC is a smorgasbord worth signing up for. Lastly, two Resi's for 20 clams is a top Xbox deal, as is 50 bucks for Dirt 5 on PS5.
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With six minutes of new Halo Infinite campaign footage to chew on, we spend a lot of time in this episode reacting to the footage we've all been waiting over a year to see. We talk about the open world, the improved graphics, the ray tracing (or the lack thereof), the boss battles (?), and more! Plus: Halo's former art director stars a new studio at EA, and we dream about what he might be making. Also, don't miss Echo Generation and Moonglow Bay on Xbox Game Pass this week!
Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our new YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 download of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out our Halo Infinite Flight performance preview, which does a deep-dive tech analysis on the...
With so many games constantly fighting for our attention and playtime, Ubisoft is turning to an interesting marketing strategy to get gamers to boot up Far Cry 6. Players who haven't jumped into Yara for a while are getting emails from Ubisoft trying to get them back into the game. What's more, these emails are presented as if they're messages directly from Giancarlo Esposito's El Presidente character, aggressively taunting players to jump back in to take him down.
A tweet from journalist Brendan Sinclair detailed the types of emails Ubisoft is sending out. One email from Ubisoft had "You disappoint me" in the subject line and "It was amusing watching you fail" in the actual body of the email. The email is supposed to read as if El...
Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject.
Blizzard has announced that it will be canceling BlizzConline, initially planned for early next year, while making an effort to reimagine future BlizzCon events to be more "safe, welcoming, and inclusive."
In a blog post, the company said the decision was fueled by a need to redirect the energy Blizzard would normally spend putting on the event elsewhere, specifically toward "supporting our teams and progressing development of our games and experiences."
Blizzard still plans to make some announcements for its portfolio of...
If you're looking to find some great deals on PC games, Valve has announced its Steam sales events for the rest of the year.
While sale dates are normally kept secret until the event, leaks have tipped off would-be PC gamers for years now. And it looks like Valve has decided it's not worth the trouble to keep the sales confidential anymore.
The next sale, the Steam Halloween Sale, starts Thursday and runs through Monday. You can see a full list of upcoming sales below.
Steam Halloween Sale: Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2021
Steam Autumn Sale: Nov 24 - 30, 2021
Steam Winter Sale: Dec 22, 2021 - Jan 5, 2022
The Steam sales are a great way to stock up on games if you have a Steam Deck on the way. Valve's new handheld gaming device will begin...
PlayStation has announced that the upcoming State of Play will include an in-depth look at Little Devil Inside.
In a short teaser trailer on Twitter, PlayStation shared a glimpse of Little Devil Inside's world, showing a brief shot of a train station.
Little Devil Inside was originally announced at the June 2020 PlayStation 5 reveal event. The trailer showed off two different stories playing out at the same time: a knight exploring a hostile world, and an old man living in Europe.
The game fell into controversy shortly after its reveal when many people on social media called out some of the game's racist enemy designs. The developers responded, promising to change the designs, saying, "Racist stereotypes of any kind were...
Spoiler warning: this article features no story spoilers for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, but does discuss one location from the game and details twenty items that can be found there.
Despite its pop music soundtrack, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is not based on the James Gunn MCU movie of the same name. Its inspirations go back to the comics, and with that comes a whole bunch of Marvel Easter eggs. A huge amount of these can be conveniently found in one location: The Collector’s Emporium. And while all of them are labelled up to make sure you’re not left in that dark, none of them reveal their comic book origins. And that’s where we come in: our video below looks at every item in the Collector’s Emporium, and the Marvel...