Fighting games and story modes can be like oil and water. They’re a tricky thing to mix properly, probably because it’s hard to tell a story well when your main method of conversation is two characters punching each other in the face. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles is no exception to this problem, with a single-player mode that never quite nails the balance between telling its excellent story and making that story fun to actually play. But fortunately, its arena-based combat is fast, satisfying, and strikes a nice balance between approachability and depth, especially in multiplayer.
The Hinokami Chronicles follows the same plot as the manga and anime it’s adapted from, starting from the beginning and then...
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Frontline, a new free-to-play FPS from Ubisoft, was announced last week. A Closed Test for the game was meant to begin today, but it's already been delayed.
Announced on Twitter, the Frontline team explained, "We have decided it is best to postpone the Closed Test for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Frontline. The development team is dedicated to creating the best experience possible. We'll share details on the new date for the Closed Test as soon as we can. Thank you for your ongoing support."
No specific reason has been given for the delay.
We were introduced to the game last week, which will offer a free-to-play framework for 102-player battles. It's a spin on the expected battle royale format, with a focus on...
Binge and Nightdive Studios are teaming up to produce a live-action series based on the critically acclaimed System Shock franchise.
IGN has decrypted a message in cyberspace and discovered that System Shock is being adapted into a live-action TV series that will be produced by Allan Ungar, who directed and co-wrote the Uncharted fan film that went viral a few years ago. Nightdive Studios' Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman will both serve as executive producers on the project.
The original System Shock game drops players into Citadel Station, where an indentured hacker wakes up from a coma only to find themselves plunged into the twisted aftermath of a mutiny and immediately confronted by armies of cyborgs, robots, and a corrupt AI...
Disney and Lucasfilm have teased a Star Wars video game announcement for December as part of a publishing campaign that will reveal new Star Wars products every Tuesday for the rest of the year.
As announced in an article on the official Star Wars website, the companies have launched their "Bring Home the Bounty" campaign, which will see "new Star Wars toys, collectibles, books, apparel and more" revealed on a weekly basis from now until the end of December.
Disney has given fans a glimpse into what they might expect from potential announcements across the campaign through an interactive poster on its site. Each week on the poster details different characters and memorabilia from across the franchise. However, on December 14, Disney...
A recent major update for the enhanced version of Quake brought a number of changes to the game, including improved analog input on controllers, aim smoothing, and various other general tweaks. However, one detail that wasn't highlighted is that it's now possible to play the game using mouse and keyboard controls on consoles, including Nintendo Switch.
As tweeted by idTechpics (below), one Reddit user showed the Nintendo Switch version set up to fully support mouse and keyboard controls via the dock's USB ports. In the image the Switch is docked, with the player trading out a Pro Controller in favour of the game's original control scheme.
We've tested this ourselves with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and it works pretty seamlessly...
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is set to conclude a decades-long storyline that began at launch. Aside from hours and hours of new story content, the next expansion, Endwalker, will include several new areas and two new job classes: the healer-class Sage, and melee DPS Reaper.
IGN was given hands-on time with both of the new classes, an opportunity to try out a new dungeon, as well as a tour of three of the six new areas coming to Endwalker. Here is everything we saw during our preview with the upcoming expansion.
What’s New in Endwalker?
As far as MMORPG expansions go, Final Fantasy 14 keeps things relatively simple. Each new chapter adds a few new classes, new areas, and tentpole content like dungeons and raids. This makes Final...
While not included in the upcoming expansion, Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker will receive a post-launch patch with a new mode that vaguely sounds like Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing called Island Sanctuary. In an interview with IGN, Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida shared more details about this upcoming mode and what you can and can't do.
Details for the Island Sanctuary mode remain sparse, especially since it's not planned to be released until after the Endwalker expansion is released in November. But we did know that you can tend to animals and crops similar to a farming sim.
Speaking with IGN, Yoshida elaborated further by explaining in Japanese it's vaguely called "pioneering of a deserted island" which the team...
During a recent hands-on preview event for the upcoming Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker expansion, director Naoki Yoshida revealed that Square Enix's popular MMORPG recently has surpassed 24 million players. Furthermore, it is the most profitable Final Fantasy game in the series.
Speaking to the press in a digital preview event, Yoshida revealed that the player count has hit 24 million players 11 years after Final Fantasy 14 was first released. In a chart Yoshida shared with the press, Final Fantasy 14's player count back in 2015 was 4 million registered players. That number hit 10 million by the time the third expansion, Stormblood, was released in 2017, before doubling in the next four years.
"You all know just how hard things were...
Three franchises that I dig got the discount chop today. The Fallout series probably needs very little introduction, so I'll simply use this space to recommend you score New Vegas at any cost (a pip over 4 clams). Not into the post-apoc or RPGs? Maybe get your action fix in Just Cause 4 or experience some of the most on-point reboots ever devised—Crystal Dynamics' do-over of Tomb Raider. The first two, at least, belong in a museum. They represent master-Croft-smanship.
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It's the busy fall games season and we've got a LOT to talk about, from Forza Horizon 5 preview impressions (spoiler: it's absurdly good) to Back 4 Blood first impressions, the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy remasters being real, Ubisoft's latest uninspiring announcement in Ghost Recon Frontline, and more. Plus a special show announcement!
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Like everyone else, Ed Boon appears to be feeling nostalgic for Mortal Kombat. Boon, who helped create the franchise nearly 30 years ago, recently posted a series of tweets filled with info about Scorpion's legendary hook attack, complete with motion capture footage that dates all the way back to 1992.
Boon published the video on his Twitter on Tuesday. He says that, even though Mortal Kombat will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2022, Boon says developing the game began 30 years ago in 1991. Boon shared the video to celebrate and commented on how spontaneous the video shoots were.
"We certainly did a ton of prep for our video shoots, but some ideas came to us while filming," Boon said. "With Scorpion’s spear, it started with 'You...
A little more than a year since its original announcement, we still know comparatively little about Avowed — the new first-person RPG from Obsidian based in the Pillars of Eternity universe. However, a new report by Windows Central appears to shed light on the project, revealing that it's well into pre-production and that it will "feature many elements Pillars of Eternity fans are familiar with."
They reportedly include familiar spells such as Jolting Touch and Fetid Caress, as well as creatures like the Xaurips. The report repeatedly compares Avowed to Skyrim and Oblivion, describing it as "undoubtedly Obsidian's take on The Elder Scrolls." It may go as far as to include destructible environments, with fire spells leaving areas...
Fans shouldn't expect too many big content drops for Madden 22. Speaking with IGN about Madden 22's rocky launch, executive producer Seann Graddy discussed the roadmap for Madden 22 and beyond, saying new modes aren't the priority right now.
"I would say [the roadmap is] probably slightly less ambitious than years past because we are really focused on a few core areas of Madden 22 and also getting started up on Madden 23 in a big way," Graddy says. "So I will stand by what we've always said the last couple of years: we're a live service and we'll continue to update the game, but we’re definitely not going to be talking about a brand new mode."
In the past, developers have dropped new modes and features in free updates to the game...
Myth of Empires is the new large-scale multiplayer sandbox game from development studio, Angela Game.
Player freedom and survival elements feature front and centre against the backdrop of an open-world ripe for customization, crafting and conflict-management.
If you’re looking to get a head-start on the path to power, here’s six things you need to know about Myth of Empires.
1. Survive and Thrive
The recent closed BETA gave us plenty of time to explore Myth of Empires’ detailed world and revealed it to be full of a great many and varied threats to our survival. A mix of wild animals, starvation, exposure to the elements, and roving bandits and NPC factions were amongst the omnipresent hazards waiting to catch out the reckless...
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Hearthstone has changed a lot over the last few years. The development team's approach to the core game has become much more dynamic - they've added a tenth class and a free, rotating core set of cards, for one, and they've been hugely proactive in keeping the meta game as fresh and balanced as possible, whether that's through regular balance patches or the introduction of mini-sets between every major expansion release. Hearthstone has also evolved as a platform, thanks to the introduction of brand new ways to play, such as...
We’re days away from another Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League preview at DC FanDome, but it looks like Rocksteady is starting up a good old-fashioned ARG ahead of time.
The official Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Twitter account shared the phone number (310) 564-7047. Don’t worry, IGN tested it out and you won’t be dialing some poor random person’s number like what happened during Squid Game.
Instead, you’ll receive an automated message from Amanda Waller yelling at Harley Quinn for making prank calls instead of focusing on the mission. Here’s a full transcript of the “call” below.
“I know this is you, Harley. I have given you weapons, resources, and full sign-off to execute the Justice League and you’re here spending...
Epic Games has finally acknowledged that Fortnite's cloak-and-dagger style Impostors game mode was inspired by Innersloth's Among Us.
As part of a blog post detailing the game's latest patch notes, Epic Games noted a number of changes to its Impostors mode while also clarifying what influenced the concept's initial inception. "v18.20 brings improvements to Impostors, the game mode inspired by Among Us from Innersloth," reads the post.
Despite Epic's acknowledgement, at present, this seems to be the only nod toward Among Us. As reported by Eurogamer, Impostor's in-game description hasn't been updated to include a reference to Innersloth's game - a factor that some fans may still find disappointing.
Impostors initially entered...
Raw Fury and production company Dj2 Entertainment have officially partnered up to adapt the video games Sable, Night Call, and Mosaic for film and television.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, this "first look partnership" will also include the option to adapt Out of the Blue's Call of the Sea, Long Hat House's Dandara, laymestudio's The Signifier, and Geography of Robot's Norco.
Dj2 Entertainment has previously worked on 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog film, and is currently working on a few other TV adaptations, including Life is Strange, Disco Elysium, My Friend Pedro, and Tomb Raider.
"There's so much to love about working with the Raw Fury team, including the team's incredible taste for some of the most unique, beautiful, and...
Epic Games is reportedly considering making a Fortnite feature film as part of the company's plans to expand into wider media.
A report from The Information claims that discussions have already taken place over the prospect of a Fortnite film adaptation. Those talks have also reportedly formed part of a broader conversation at Epic about the possibility of "launching an entertainment division focused on scripted video programming" as a way to diversify the studio's brands.
The report notes that three former Lucasfilm employees have joined Epic Games this year, including Epic's new president of Special Projects, Jason McGatlin. He previously served as the vice president of Physical Production at Lucasfilm and was executive producer...
I've got discounts for both types of gaming temperaments today. If you love nothing better than mucking in with other like-minded maniacs for co-op shenanigans, best look to the deals on Back 4 Blood, It Takes Two and Minecraft Dungeons. Alternatively, if you're a "one canine wolf pack" sorta person, go hoodie up and take a stab at those heavily discounted Assassin's Creed games. Black Flag, especially. It's the pirate game so good, it ought to be rated 'arrr'.
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Microsoft has revealed two new limited-edition Xbox Series X consoles featuring classic cartoon characters to celebrate the release of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
The first is a SpongeBob SquarePants-themed console, and SpongeBob fits perfectly with the boxy shape of the Series X. The second features Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with "Turtle Power" written on the side of the console. The consoles also each come with controllers featuring the designs of the characters. You can check out both designs for yourself below.
The consoles won't be appearing in stores, unfortunately. Fans will have the chance to win the custom consoles and controllers by retweeting the Xbox sweepstakes tweet. The contest is on now, and it ends...
While we have officially transitioned into the Xbox Series X|S generation, Microsoft is still supporting Xbox One — something the company will continue to do for the foreseeable future through Xbox Cloud Gaming, which will allow last-gen console owners to play Series X|S exclusives later this year. For now, however, we're looking back at the 25 best Xbox One games.
These games were chosen by the entire IGN content team and – after plenty of internal debate – and represent what we believe to be the very best that Xbox One has to offer.
Most recent updates were made in May 2021.
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25. The Outer Wilds
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Diablo 2: Resurrected is still dealing with online server issues.
As of 8 a.m. Pacific Time this morning, players are unable to log in to Diablo 2: Resurrected, with Blizzard saying they are still working to resolve the login issues.
Over Saturday and Sunday, Blizzard's customer support Twitter account for North America posted six times in regards to Diablo 2: Resurrected outages, emergency maintenance, and failed login attempts. Now, the Diablo subreddit is filled with posts from frustrated players waiting to get back into...
New World features the ability for player factions to declare war on one another to take territory, but one weapon apparently being used to win those wars ought to break Aeturnum's version of the Geneva Convention – the game's banning tools. Swathes of players are reporting having been banned just before a timed war, with Amazon giving mixed messages about why (or even if) that could be the case.
A quick look at the New World subreddit and New World forums reveals multiple topics along this subject, some stretching back days. The topics tend to hew along similar lines – players complain that they've received 24 hour bans just before a war, despite claiming to have broken no rules. In many cases, the groups of players targeted appear...
Fall Guys, the platform battle royale game developed by Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital, may try to revive a scrapped level concept due to the popularity of Squid Game.
During an interview with Techradar, lead game designer Joe Walsh spoke about the difficulty the team faces in coming up with new concepts for the game and how many level ideas end up being scrapped compared to those that make the cut. During the segment, Walsh talked about one discarded concept that the team may actually revive, based upon the immense popularity of Netflix's South Korean survival drama, Squid Game.
"Oh, yeah, there's definitely a lot," Walsh said about the number of levels that don't make it into the game. "One of the ones that's come up...
The existing versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be removed from digital storefronts today, and many fans are conflicted about the move.
As announced when GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition was revealed, Rockstar is delisting older versions across all digital stores today, October 11. The developer hasn't explained its exact reasoning for the move. At time of writing, the original games are still available on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox, but it's not clear for how long. We've contacted Rockstar to find out if there's a specific time the games will be removed from sale.
The decision to remove the original games has sparked a lot of discussion, particularly around the...
It’s really only a few weeks until Forza fans will be set loose in Forza Horizon 5 and its slice of Mexico presented in Playground Games’ typical style: a picturesque and idyllic driving paradise. But with the full game just around the corner, Playground has given us an early hands-on of roughly the first 90 minutes of Forza Horizon 5.
That’s certainly only a brief snapshot in the context of a Horizon game I’m likely to spend hundreds of hours playing, but it’s definitely enough to get an early taste of some of the campaign and a first sense of some of the other improvements Playground has been promising.
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Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind Back 4 Blood, has acknowledged community frustration around the game's lack of progression in solo mode and is looking at ways to make it more rewarding.
As spotted by Eurogamer, the developer thanked fans on Twitter regarding their feedback on solo mode before explaining that it is looking at different ways to remedy the community's concerns.
"We have heard your frustrations about progression in solo mode and are discussing ways to address the issue," said Turtle Rock Studios. "Thank you for your patience and feedback at this time - we'll have more news as we strategize on potential ways to make it happen."
Complaints about Back 4 Blood's solo mode were exemplified in a thread on the...
Amazon has delayed the server transfer feature in New World due to some "edge cases where the transfer experience does not meet our standards for its release." Furthermore, it has said that there will be no server transfers between regions despite previously saying it would be allowed.
Community Manager TervzorFTW shared the news on New World's official forums and said the team needs "some extra time to get these issues resolved before we feel comfortable giving everyone their free server transfer token."
For those unaware, every account will get one free server transfer token that will let them pick a new server in their selected region. However, the "team will continue monitoring world populations, queue times, and will evaluate...
Schooling has resumed, and this represents a rare opportunity for the savvy among you. A ton of discounts on HDDs, SSDs and MicroSDs will let you make noises about needing to "grab some extra space for your work/school PC," while the going's good. Then, when term 4 wraps in no time, redistribute that sweet, sweet storage into your gaming device instead. Diabolical.
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