Typical. You wait ages for a new Mass Effect and then three come along at once. Well, not quite, but there are three major contenders for Shepard’s helmet in various stages of production right now. Alongside the actual next Mass Effect from the studio currently calling itself BioWare, believed to be heading for a 2028 release, we have two complementary visions of spacebound role-playing: Exodus, an honest-to-goodness spiritual redux of Mass Effect Andromeda from actual ex-BioWare devs, and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a foray into something resembling Triple-A from the people behind Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, obviously based on the Amazon Prime series everyone loves but nobody watched.
So Mass Effect fans, in theory, are set to eat...
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Playground Games has published a glimpse at Forza Horizon 6’s multiplayer suite, which is dubbed ‘Horizon Play.’
A social post from the studio today explained that Horizon Play will be Forza Horizon 6’s “go-to suite for multiplayer game modes” and will feature returning events like battle royale-inspired The Eliminator, as well as new event types, like Spec Racing (where all players will be restricted to the same car) and Touge Showdown (which was recently outlined during a developer Q&A on Forza’s community Discord channel earlier this week).
Forza Horizon 6’s final arrival is imminent, with the game officially available on May 19 (or May 15 for players who spring for the premium edition).
If you haven’t already done so, you can...
Between Amazon's big Gaming Week sale, Woot's Spring Sale, and Best Buy dropping some exciting deals of its own, it's an excellent time to stock up on new games for your library. And while each of these retailers has had a nice variety of discounts to look through, there have been some great offers available on select Final Fantasy games, in particular.
Above, you can see some of our favorite picks from these various sales, including Final Fantasy I-VI Collection on Switch for $49.72, Final Fantasy XVI on PS5 for $24.88, and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Nintendo Switch 2, which is sitting at its lowest price right now at Amazon of $29.99.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PS5 is another pick marked down to $29.99 at Amazon, and...
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II developer Warhorse Studios came under fire during a reddit AMA in which fans repeatedly questioned the team on its use of generative AI after it allegedly dismissed a translator to cut costs.
In March, former Warhorse translator Max Hejtmánek took to reddit to reveal his position had been made "obsolete" as the studio pivoted to AI in a bid to save money and "make the company more efficient." At the time, Hejtmánek said the decision "came as a huge shock," adding: "The discussion about using AI for translating had frequently come up in the past, something I was always strongly and vocally against, but never to the extent that it might actually cost me my job in the future. It had, of course, crossed my mind...
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 live support has been officially extended into a third year, publisher Focus Entertainment has announced.
The news comes after the explosive third-person action game hit a hugely impressive 12 million players, two years after its 2024 launch. “Lately, our updates have been very well received by the community, which really motivates us to keep up the momentum for the third year,” Focus said in a community post.
The breakout success of Space Marine 2, set in the grimdark universe of Games Workshop’s tabletop war game, cannot be understated. Tim Willits, development chief of developer Saber Interactive, told IGN soon after the game came out that Space Marine 2 had changed everything for the studio as...
Subnautica 2 finally has a concrete release date for its early access, and it’s very soon.
Subnautica 2 will enter early access on PC and Xbox Series X|S on May 14, 2026, at 8am PT. The game will cost $29.99, making for a very accessible price point in a crowded month for games. The deep-sea game will be released right before the highly anticipated releases of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and 007 First Light, but each game targets different audiences.
“We’re excited for players to experience Subnautica 2, beginning May 14!” said Ted Gill, CEO of Unknown Worlds, in a press release about the date reveal. “Our team cannot wait to hear your feedback as the game evolves throughout Early Access.”
Subnautica 2 has had a long and...
It's no secret that gaming on Windows 11 has been a little rough in recent years. Performance and usability problems have been plaguing the OS for a while now, but it seems like Microsoft is finally trying to do something about it.
Microsoft has kicked off an internal initiative codenamed Windows K2, according to Windows Central. Rather than being a version of Windows itself, this project seems to aim to change the design philosophy of future Windows updates instead.
Over the past several years, Microsoft has been focused on releasing new features as fast as possible, which has led to some incredibly awful updates. Just look at Recall, a Copilot+ feature which uses AI to save screenshots of literally everything you do on your PC so...
Star Wars Day is nearly here, and to mark the May 4th celebration, Fortnite, Disney and Lucasfilm are teaming up to bring brand new Star Wars games and rewards to Epic's battle royale behemoth. IGN went behind the scenes to find out more about what to expect from the stellar collaboration.
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Three new Fortnite islands have been created offering very different Star Wars experiences. Back in March, Epic announced it was giving all Fortnite creators access to special Star Wars assets, and these are just some of the results.
“After years of creating Star Wars experiences with Disney and Lucasfilm, we gave Star Wars’ heroes, worlds and assets to Fortnite creators so they could build the experiences they’ve always dreamed of...
As part of a wide-ranging keynote presentation at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest, Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida announced that the PlayStation 4 version of FFXIV will be phased out in the coming years.
Yoshida emphasized that the next expansion, Evercold (which is due January 2027 along with Patch 8.0), will be fully supported on PS4. It will continue with some of the post-launch content updates as well, with him stating, "We currently believe we'll probably be okay up until about [Patch] 8.3," which would hit sometime in early 2028.
"It's the size of the game that is the hurdle right now."
Yoshida noted that, "While cooperation with Sony's wonderful engineers has allowed us to limit break a few more times than we thought even...
If you're looking for a premium VR headset for your PlayStation or PC, there's a deal today that offers even better value than the Meta Quest 3S. For a very limited time, you can save 50% off an open box Sony PlayStation VR2 Headset, now just $199.99 with free shipping for a Geek Squad verified "excellent condition" unit. It will work and look like new, include all parts and accessories, and sometimes even still have a portion of its original warranty.
Since you're also covered by Best Buy's return policy, this is a safer route than buying off FaceBook Marketplace or eBay. Coincidentally, Flight Simulator just got a PSVR update today.
Save 50% Off Open Box Sony PSVR2 Gaming Headsets
The Playstation VR2 is natively compatible with...
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced developers have confirmed a raft of returning features for Ubisoft's popular pirate game remake, such as whaling, bell diving, legendary ships and bar games — and revealed several new additions, such as the ability to put your pirate ship on autopilot.
The features were discussed in a just-concluded reddit AMA with Black Flag Resynced's creative director Paul Fu and game director Richard Knight.
Asked if all of the side activities from the original Black Flag will be brought back, including whale and shark hunting, as well as bell diving, Fu confirmed they will be "all available". Bar games, too, will be presented as in the original game — good news for Checkers fans.
Black Flag's elite Legendary...
Running around a big city as you and your buds fight off ninjas, annihilate slices of pizza, and leap from rooftop to rooftop sounds like a perfect premise for a VR game, so it’s a pretty big bummer to see such a radical idea miss the mark in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City. This flawed adventure isn’t without charm – hanging out with friends as anthropomorphic turtles is consistently funny, and the parkour elements that have you dashing across skyscrapers are pretty strong. But, like a pie that’s too light on toppings, Empire City just doesn’t hit the spot in the ways it needs to. With weak combat, thin quests that quickly outstay their welcome, and an impressive amount of bugs, this flimsy six-hour adventure left me...
Roblox is embracing AI to radically overhaul the look of the game, though some fans aren’t happy with it.
Roblox has been around for 20 years, and has only grown in popularity with age. It is a dominant force of entertainment for younger gamers, especially since players are empowered to create their own games and share them with others. It has often appealed to a younger gamers because of its cartoon-ish art style, but Roblox Corporation is looking to shake things up to make the game feel more photorealistic.
This glow-up comes in the form of a new AI-powered system called Roblox Reality, which will let players change the way the game looks, specifically making it more 'realistic'. At its core, it seems like a filter rather than...
When the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X was first announced, one of its biggest promised features was AutoSR, or automatic super resolution. And now, almost seven months after the handheld launched, the feature will be available to Windows insiders today.
AutoSR functions similarly to Nvidia's DLSS or AMD's FSR, in that it takes a lower resolution image and upscales it to a higher displayed resolution. Just like these other solutions, AutoSR would be using an AI model to upscale your games, but instead of using special cores in the GPU, it's using the Xbox Ally X's NPU, or neural processing unit.
Unlike other AI upscaling methods, AutoSR should work on pretty much any game. Because it isn't implemented on a per-game basis like DLSS, AutoSR...
One of the big announcements coming out of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026 was that the critically acclaimed MMORPG would come to the Nintendo Switch 2 in August of this year. Director and producer Naoki Yoshida gave a live demo on-stage during the keynote presentation and outlined the separate FFXIV subscription model for Switch 2. But there weren't many technical details shared at that time. So, in a roundtable interview at Fan Fest, Yoshida confirmed a few things: the Switch 2 version of FFXIV will have mouse controls and it will target 30 frames per second.
Yoshida was asked about Joy-Con mouse capabilities and whether or not he's done high-level raid content in testing, and said, "For the first part of the question about the...
The international super spy James Bond is certainly no stranger to video games. However, it would be fair to say that many Bond games have often focused more on familiar shoot-'em-up action spectacle while ignoring the rest of what makes 007 so much fun. There's so much potential for a Bond video game to really lean into those stealthy and socially charismatic encounters that the films capture so well. And that's what makes Hitman developer IO Interactive's long-awaited turn towards the James Bond franchise so appealing.
Bringing the Hitman series' social-stealth and open-ended design for its take on James Bond, 007: First Light has the makings of an incredibly ambitious attempt at a fully realized spy story starring the iconic...
Windrose is a smash hit — it’s sold over 1.5 million copies in just over two weeks.
The pirate survival adventure game hit Steam in early access form on April 14 and immediately shot up the most-played games chart on Valve’s platform. Now, developer Kraken Express has announced the impressive 1.5 million sales milestone.
“The team at Kraken Express is incredibly grateful to all the captains that have set sail on their pirate adventures so far and excited to continue growing the game during the journey through Early Access,” the developer said in a statement.
In an update released today (patch notes below!), Kraken Express added over 40 new building pieces to fill some gaps and allow players more consistent builds along with over 50...
It certainly seems like we’ve entered the era of the Tag Fighter. We’ve got 2XKO repping 2v2 tag action, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls planning to introduce the world to a 4v4 fighter later this year, and now Invincible VS representing a more familiar 3v3 structure. Developed by Quarter Up, a team comprised of much of the core group that developed 2013’s fantastic Killer Instinct reboot, Invincible VS is a fast paced, hard hitting, extremely mechanics-driven successor of sorts to Killer Instinct’s unique style of 2D fighting. That style may be polarizing for many, and its ancillary modes are a bit underwhelming outside of an impressive, but very brief story mode. All of this makes it another tough tag fighting contender, but one that’s...
Fortnite developer Epic Games has effectively hidden two in-game emotes featuring music by U.S. singer D4vd — but some fans say the company should go further, and fully scrub the content from the game.
As of today's Fortnite update, which is now live, the "Feel It" and "Trophy Drop" emotes that include music by D4vd will no longer be heard by other players by default, unless a pre-existing in-game setting to hear "Confrontational Emotes" is manually switched on.
The setting was previously introduced to mute some of the game's most toxic and most-used emotes, which players would frequently use to spam and grief others. Now, D4vd's music has been added to that list.
21-year-old D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, was recently charged...
The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo on Nintendo Switch 2 has attracted a mix of criticism, praise, and humor for removing most of the interior decor and background props, leaving rooms feeling somewhat minimalist compared to the PS5 version.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth makes its way to Switch 2 on June 3, however owners of Nintendo’s latest console can already try out the free demo which covers the beginning of the game, including the iconic Nibelheim flashback, which reveals the tragic events that occurred in Cloud’s hometown.
YouTuber and voice actor Jon Cartwright recently uploaded a side-by-side comparison of the Switch 2 demo and Rebirth running on a standard PS5. Although the PS5 runs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth at 60FPS and Switch 2 only...
With Forza Horizon 6 imminently coming up on the, well, horizon, now is a good time for newcomers and returning players to get up to speed with the Forza Horizon story thus far. I’m serious. Stop making that face and hear me out: what if I told you that the Forza Horizon series does have a strong narrative through-line? That it is, in fact, an epic of almost biblical ambition?
First of all, it’s a persistent universe full of recurring characters and callbacks. But more importantly, the story of Forza Horizon is about a bitter clash between two competing visions for civilization. A battle not just for a place on the podium, but for the very soul of humankind. A war between the car and the train.
Yes, this is about to get more than a...
That’s no moon. It’s an island. A Fortnite island, to be exact. As you probably know by now, Star Wars is headed to Fortnite in a big way. Starting May 1, developers will be able to “create Star Wars-inspired islands in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and Fortnite Creative using curated assets and tools from [Epic's] largest IP toolset to date.” That means fan-favorite characters (Luke, Leia, Vader), locations (Hoth, Nevarro, Tatooine), vehicles (X-Wings, TIE Fighters, AATs) will be fully available and playable within Fortnite.
Ahead of the official launch, I sat down with James Waugh, Senior Vice President of Franchise Story and Creative Strategy at Lucasfilm to talk about just how this new experience fits into the overall Star...
Dark Horse is adding another awesome statue to its ever-growing lineup of The Witcher collectibles. This time, the focus is on capturing a quieter and more contemplative moment from The Witcher 3, as Geralt and Ciri relax and bond around a campfire.
IGN can exclusively debut the first photos of Dark Horse's The Witcher: Geralt and Ciri Fireside Premium Statue. Check them out in the slideshow gallery below:
The Witcher: Geralt and Ciri Fireside Premium Statue depicts Geralt sitting on a log and recounting a tale of his past exploits while Ciri listens attentively. The statue features a water hag trophy resting at Ciri's feet and an LED light-up campfire (powered by an included USB-C cable).
This statue measures about 7 inches tall on...
Rebellion's post-apocalyptic survival game with a British twist, Atomfall, is getting its own TV adaptation.
Inspired by the real-world Windscale disaster in 1957, which remains the worst nuclear accident in British history, Atomfall takes place after a fictional nuclear disaster left an area of UK in tatters. The survival-action game sees you explore, scavenge, craft, barter, and fight your way through "beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers." It recently secured Best British Game at the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards.
Co-produced by both Rebellion and British production house Two Brothers — the Emmy and Golden Globe winning production team behind hits like Fleabag and The Missing — the new series describes the game as a...
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will feature updated combat — but Ubisoft really wants you to know that the game hasn't been changed to become an RPG.
In a lengthy post detailing the new combat changes and customizable HUD options it has added to the upcoming Black Flag remake, Ubisoft was again at pains to make clear that its updates and alterations had not radically changed the game's genre, to become more like recent entries.
"Although health and defense bars are present in default settings, this does not change the fact that Black Flag Resynced remains an action-adventure game," Ubisoft wrote. "The combat works similarly to the original game, with health and defense bars being optional. There are no levels, no gear scores and...
The CEO of Monument Valley developer Ustwo Games, Maria Sayans, has outlined the studio needs to lower development costs, and to do so it will rely on contractors in the future rather than hiring full-time staff. Sayans explained the plan in an interview with Game Developer at London Games Fest.
In the wake of Netflix dropping the Monument Valley games from its service and deals with major companies drying up, Ustwo has a plan to focus on building “meaningful single player experiences” for PC and consoles. It’s a plan already in motion, with Ustwo recently porting several of its games to platforms like Steam and Switch without publisher support.
However, Sayans explained that they’ve subsequently learned that lower development budgets...
Tony Hawk once modded his friend’s PlayStation 1 in order to get feedback on early builds of the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. This is according to the Birdman himself, who told the story during a panel at iicon (a new conference for video game industry professionals) about the lasting legacy of the THPS series.
Back in 1998, Hawk was working with Neversoft on early versions of the soon-to-be legendary skateboarding game, which at the time was borne out of a modified version of the failed Bruce Willis-branded game Apocalypse.
“Every week they would burn a CD for me, and I played it on my modified PlayStation 1,” Hawk said. “I would make comments, and then the next week I get a disc in the mail with all the updates.”
“I was really...
Imagine playing the latest and greatest games at 4K resolution... on a laptop. Those days are now a reality, as long as you're willing to pay a hefty price. Fortunately, occasional deals arise for these premium laptops, too. From now until April 30, B&H Photo is offering the MSI Raider 18" gaming laptop, featuring an AMD Ryzen 9 X3D CPU and GeForce RTX 5080 mobile GPU, for $2,599 with free delivery after a $500 off instant discount. This is a really powerful gaming laptop that compares performance-wise to a current generation gaming desktop PC.
For a limited time, get a digital download code for Capcom's recently released Pragmata on Steam while supplies last. This promotion ends on May 12. Full details and redemption instructions...
Steel City Interactive, the team behind Undisputed, has announced that it will be ceasing support for the boxing game ahead of a sequel.
Undisputed was released back in 2024 after spending nearly two years in early access. It was the first licensed boxing game since EA’s Fight Night, and was an earnest attempt to make something from next to nothing. The team was eventually able to attract real boxers and major boxing organizations to help make the game more authentic.
Undisputed received mixed reviews from critics, including IGN (we gave it a 6), but many see the potential in Steel City’s vision. As a result, the studio has announced via a YouTube video that it will be ending post-launch support for Undisputed to focus its efforts on...
GreedFall developer Spiders has confirmed that it is shutting down and will cease operations immediately. The gaming industry has been experiencing a lot of woes in recent years, with numerous studios being shut down or losing large amounts of talent due to layoffs. The reasons for this vary case by case, but most of the major gaming giants have been impacted on some level. Unfortunately, even some of the smaller studios are also being hit.
Spiders is a French video game developer that has been around since 2008. The studio was able to find its niche in helping port titles to Xbox 360, but eventually began making its own original titles in the 2010s. The team is best known for its work on the RPG series GreedFall and operated in the...