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Forza Horizon 6 is set to release for PS5 on January 26. Preorders are live now at all the usual retailers (see it at Amazon). This new installment brings the racing action to Japan, in the series’ largest map to date, with all sorts of biomes to explore, ranging from mountaintops to Tokyo streets, and over 550 vehicles to do it in. We gave this game a 10/10 in our review, and the PS5 version promises to be just as good. Read on for details. Forza Horizon 6 (PS5) Get it at Amazon - $69.99 Get it at Best Buy - $69.99 Get it at GameStop - $69.99 Get it at Target - $69.99 Get it at PS Store (digital) - $69.99 If you want a physical version (pour one out for PS5 discs after 2028), or a digital copy of the standard edition, you can buy...
Epic Games has reportedly delayed its secret Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter as it pushes its developers to shift to an "AI first" production model. Details on the yet-to-be-announced Disney video game were shared by Bloomberg today. The site's report stated the untitled crossover experience was slated for release in March, but has since been pushed back to accommodate a new internal release plan that has yet to be shared. Epic developers attached to the project have reportedly been encouraged to use tools such as Anthropic's AI assistant, Claude, with humans expected to oversee that work. Bloomberg also obtained an internal message shared by one of the Star Wars/Marvel game's directors. "No more hand-written code,” an...
Resident Evil has always been huge with gamers, but Resident Evil Requiem is the biggest-selling installment yet. For Fall Fan Fest 2026, IGN spoke to the actors behind Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy, Angela Sant'Albano and Nick Apostolides, about their experiences creating their characters and what they've made of the enthusiastic, and sometimes feral, fan reaction since launch. "Nick has been wonderful. He's been like a big brother in a way, kind of guiding me through it all," says Sant'Albano of taking her first step into the world of Resident Evil. "It was hard to sum up what those guys were about to get into," said Apostolides of his role as a series veteran, having starred in the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 4 and...
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is an exciting prospect for any horror fan. The franchise doesn’t traditionally lend itself easily to games given how one-sided and brutal the films are, but that is precisely what makes this adaptation such an intriguing concept. If you’re looking to find out all there is to know about this survival horror title, you’re in the right place. Let’s dive into everything you need to know about Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Release Date and Platforms Good news for horror fans: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is available on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 port feels like a particularly big milestone given how...
Chandler Riggs, best known for playing Carl in The Walking Dead, made his own fan film adapting an iconic moment from Resident Evil 7 — and he’d love to collaborate with Zach Cregger on another movie in the RE universe, if he’s up for it. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil adaptation hit theaters in September to rave reviews, becoming the most financially successful film in the entire franchise. Just a month later, Riggs is releasing his own Resident Evil short film further along in the games’ timeline in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Riggs adapted the iconic garage fight between Ethan Winters and Jack Baker in a high-octane 20-minute journey, not for fame and acclaim, but merely for the love of the game. Riggs told us that he simply wanted...
The new Street Fighter movie is just days away, and to celebrate, Capcom is releasing a slew of new Street Fighter 6 costumes tied to the film’s release. IGN can exclusively reveal collab costumes for Dhalsim, E. Honda, and Zangief as part of IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition 2026. The reveals are part of an online scavenger hunt, where a series of movie-related costumes are being unveiled in various places. Guile and M. Bison costumes have already been revealed, and more costumes will be revealed throughout the month First up is Dhalsim, who will be played in the new movie by Vidyut Jammwal. Next, we have a look at E. Honda, portrayed in the film by Hirooki Goto. Finally, we can reveal the costume for Zangief, played in the movie by...
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction has a release date: February 4, 2027. Bitmap Bureau, the developer behind Terminator 2D: No Fate, worked with Mattel and the retro team at Clear River Games on the old-school brawler, which launches digitally and physically on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Two physical versions of the game will be available via Limited Run Games. The standard physical release costs $29.99, and the Collector’s Edition costs $99.99. Dragon Pearl of Destruction is inspired by the much-loved ‘80s animated series, and you can see that come through in pixel-art and 2D gameplay. The playable characters are He-Man, She-Ra, Man-At-Arms, and Teela, and you can play...
I’ve gotta hand it to the people at developer One More Level: after well over a decade of countless variations on the soulslike formula, I’ll admit that going first-person with BioShock-like magical abilities shooting out of your hand in an alternate history of the Napoleonic era is… a pretty darn original idea, actually. Valor Mortis is a punishing action game that tries a whole lot of compelling stuff, from combat that mixes sword fighting, spell slinging, and firearms, to the platforming sections that have you wall-running around like you’re in Titanfall, to the bizarre 19th-century setting that kept me guessing. These experiments work out for the most part, and I have many fond memories of dying again and again as I fought my way...
Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, has briefly discussed the difference between his all-conquering indie game Stardew Valley and his hotly anticipated follow-up, Haunted Chocolatier. Barone announced Haunted Chocolatier back in 2021, but amid ongoing work on his phenomenally successful Stardew Valley, progress on the follow-up has been slow going. Indeed, in June, Barone admitted to feeling somewhat embarrassed to have to keep on saying he was still working away on the game. “Feels kinda dumb posting this same thing over and over, but that’s the reality,” he said at the time. In a new interview with GQ (thanks, Eurogamer), Barone touched on what to expect from Haunted Chocolatier when it eventually comes out, and it sounds more different...
Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop has found itself in the news for its falling share price, which has left some wondering what’s going on behind the scenes. Games Workshop is one of the UK's biggest success stories, with its stock rising more than 70% over the past five years. But its share price has fallen 13.76% over the past six months, wiping hundreds of millions of pounds off the value of the company. This comes even as Games Workshop reports record profits. So, what’s going on? Broadly speaking, there seems to be investor nervousness at Games Workshop’s ability to keep growing in the face of rising manufacturing and logistics costs. Some on the internet will say the recently released 11th edition of flagship tabletop wargame...
Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, developer The Coalition has said. Players suffered intermittent disconnects and login issues while trying to play the Xbox Series X and S and PC action game, which The Coalition eventually got on top of. It has now confirmed the problems were the result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting online services. “Our teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate this activity. We’ll provide updates if there are any significant changes,” The Coalition said. “Thank you for your patience and understanding.” There is a great deal of speculation online about the motivation behind hitting Gears with a DDoS attack, with some pointing to a continued online vendetta...
Aussie composer Mick Gordon is highly regarded for his experimental approach to musical composition. For 2013's Killer Instinct he employed a kangling, a Tibetan instrument traditionally carved into a human femur or tibia, to build a theme for the skeletal Spinal character out of actual bones. For 2016's Doom he famously sampled real chainsaw noises to pull off the unique guitar riffs that elevated the game's soundtrack into a heavy metal masterpiece. However, when asked if he's considered incorporating any form of generative AI into his creative process, Gordon doesn't mince his words. To paraphrase the late Meatloaf, Gordon will do anything to create a great soundtrack, but he won't do that. "F##k AI," said Gordon, during an...
Mick Gordon, the legendary Aussie composer who brought a headbang to every headshot in 2016's Doom and its 2020 follow-up Doom Eternal, has told IGN that he's open to the idea of contributing to future instalments in id Software's iconic shooter series. During an interview conducted at this weekend's PAX Australia, Gordon seemed to indicate that his involvement with Doom isn't necessarily done for good, despite the very public falling-out that occurred between the composer and Doom Eternal's development team in the wake of its release. "There are a lot of dominoes that would have to fall in a very specific way for that to occur," said Gordon. "If those dominoes ever fell in that way, I would. Of course. Within a heartbeat." Gordon...
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order, LEGO KPop: Demon Hunters, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, October 11, below. Doom: The Dark Ages - Premium Edition for $30.09 Fanatical has Doom: The Dark Ages - Premium Edition on sale today for $30.09. This edition packs in the base game, this Summer's Revelations DLC, and a few other bonuses, too. If you have not had a chance to check out id Software's latest, it's hard to beat this deal. The Revelations DLC is a great time. Star Wars Zero Company for $47.97 Star Wars Zero Company is one of the biggest sleeper hits of the year, and you can save $12 off a physical copy...
Call of Duty fans are torn about NetEase Games' ECC: Redline, a new FPS that many have called a "rip-off" with the power to fill the void for frustrated Warzone players. NetEase called its new shooter a "self-developed extreme-sports tactical shooter" when revealing it just days ago. It's yet another big swing from the China-based tech company that boasts breakneck gameplay on PC via Steam and mobile devices, but in the hours since its big debut, it's also been called a "1:1 rip" of Activision's Call of Duty: Warzone, and it's not too hard to see why. Viewers say guns look, kick, and move in a way that seems familiar, but the similarities don't stop there. Everything down the UI is being investigated by FPS enjoyers, too, with things...
Bandai Namco has revealed a first look at Tekken 8 DLC character Yujiro Hanma, and the Baki rep is looking just as uncanny as fans expected. The new trailer for the fighting game's Season 3 characters debuted alongside Evo France 2026. Following Kunimitsu's release in June and Bob's release in August, kangaroo-and-joey fighter Roger Jr. is now officially set for a November 11 early access launch, with the full release following November 16, but the character most fans are looking forward to is still without a proper release date. Roger Jr. is definitely the star of the new Tekken 8 DLC trailer, with nearly three minutes of its four-minute runtime dedicated to showing off the marsupial boxer's gameplay. The Yujiro teaser, meanwhile, is...
There are over 230 million copies of Grand Theft Auto 5 in the world. As the second-highest selling game of all time, it has been played for billions of hours by players across the globe, making it one of the most significant pastimes in the entire world. That’s an impressive achievement for what in 2013 was simply the highly-anticipated next entry in Rockstar’s beloved (and notorious) open-world crime series. But GTA 5 proved to be much, much more than a typical sequel. It has become home to a huge, expressive, and loyal community, one which has made a digital hobby of everything from warring alien clans to producing slick vehicle stunt movies. This is the story of how a video game became much more than a crime simulator. Ash...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will continue its Year 1 DLC roadmap with Thor (Jane Foster) this winter, with two more characters coming in 2027. Developer Arc System Works confirmed the lineup alongside Evo France 2026. The Jane Foster version of Asgard's God of Thunder is now officially set to follow Phoenix Cyclops after he releases November 2, 2026, with today's announcement coming with both a sneak peek at her Marvel Tokon model in Odin's Vault on Asgard. The clip doesn't show too much, only teasing that we'll probably see Jane fight off Loki while wielding Mjolnir when a proper gameplay trailer premieres at a later date. Arc System Works said she's scheduled to launch in Marvel Tokon "winter 2027," so expect to see her arrival...
The new Arc Raiders 2.0 update has triggered a seven-month high for its concurrent player count on Steam as fans show up for its "Spider-Man" grappling hook, a new map, a free weekend, and more. Embark's once-viral extraction experience has had a rough few months. As the studio slowed down updates and vowed to rework its divisive Expedition prestige system, Arc Raiders players have largely left it behind, hoping to one day return to Speranza should more enticing updates arrive. After reaching an all-time peak of nearly 500,000 players on Steam (via SteamDB), it's consistently struggled to reach more than 35,000 players on PC since July. It was a fall from grace that's left fans missing the honeymoon phase, but the Frozen Trail update...
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has pulled back the curtain on single-player spinoff Squadron 42 with a new cinematic trailer, the launch of Steam wishlists, and a full cast reveal. Squadron 42 is the story-driven off-shoot of space sim Star Citizen, which Cloud Imperium Games has worked on for the last 12 years. Its 12-year development is led by Chris Roberts, creator of the Wing Commander series. Indeed, Squadron 42 is a spiritual successor to Wing Commander, and like the Wing Commander games, Squadron 42 features a string of Hollywood stars, such as Mark Hamill, Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, Ben Mendelsohn, and Henry Cavill. The game fuses space combat, first-person shooter action, and a character-driven narrative...
It’s fair to say that, across the three games in the reboot series so far, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s story has been far from a simple one. With the amount of action happening during each mission, combined with key plot points occurring outside of the core campaigns in places like Warzone’s Verdansk, it can be difficult to keep track. Thankfully, we’re here to give you as succinct a summary as we can of the story so far ahead of Modern Warfare 4’s release. With Infinity Ward’s saga set to come to an end imminently, let’s recap how we got here. Warning: may contain a lot of chasing stolen missiles around the world. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot tells the story of Task Force 141’s creation. That’s...
Magic: The Gathering and Marvel have already crossed over a couple of times with Spider-Man and the Marvel Super Heroes set last year. But for its third Marvel set, MTG is getting spooky with Darkhold Destiny. Rather than being based in a fairly mundane version of New York, Darkhold Destiny is taking the likes of Doctor Strange and the Asgardians and telling a more magical story (forgive me). What really separates this new out-there set from the other two Marvel sets is that Wizards of the Coast was really able to write its own story with Marvel's characters and settings, which makes them feel less like a crossover and more like a part of Magic's multiverse. With a new story written in-house, Wizards of the Coast was also able to...
Key Preview Takeaways: Previous previews have focused on the open world, but my slice was focused on the more linear, story-intensive sections. Materia has a new way to level up. Difficulty was a bit lacking in this demo, but then again it was the first chapter of the game... We’re about six months out from Final Fantasy VII Revelation, and while that doesn’t seem like a huge wait, the anticipation to play the final chapter of the FF7 remake is palpable, especially since the first chapter dropped six(!) years ago now. We’ve also had the chance to go hands-on with Revelation before, and while the first couple previews were focused on flying around the open world in the Highwind, I got to play a much more linear slice at New York...
Konami is planning "second and third waves" of new Silent Hill games, according to producer Motoi Okamoto. Okamoto offered a foggy glimpse into the classic horror franchise's future during an interview featured in Famitsu Issue 1965 (via Game Observer). The series ended a long, painful drought without new games with an initial wave of new releases over the last few years, and now that this first batch is out, Konami is already looking forward to what it can do next. "All three titles we initially announced were able to be released successfully, so we’re relieved (laughs)," he noted. "They’ve also received high praise, and we are satisfied with it." Okamoto continued: "Successfully launching this 'first wave' comes with great relief...
Blumhouse Productions has partnered with YouTube star Matthew ‘MatPat’ Patrick to create a series of movies based on viral indie horror games, and Amanda the Adventurer is first on the docket. Representatives from Blumhouse and MatPat confirmed this partnership at New York Comic Con 2026, where they said the YouTuber has “a few projects in the works” with the studio. “I am proud to announce that I’m working with Blumhouse to launch some new movies. I am taking some of my all-time favorite indie games and horror channels from the interwebs and partnering with Blumhouse to bring them to the big screen,” MatPat said at the panel. The first of these is Amanda the Adventurer, a first-person, puzzle-solving indie horror game that sees the...
Earlier this year at MagicCon in Las Vegas, Wizards of the Coast revealed its in-universe sets for 2027, but that only covered three of the six planned sets. The other three are Universes Beyond — the card game's crossover brand — and now we know about another one, Darkhold Destiny, the new Marvel set. Wizards of the Coast and Marvel teased Darkhold Destiny in a YouTube video, and while we still don't know what cards or mechanics are in the set, I've seen some of the art, and it looks incredible, and a much better fit for Magic's aesthetic. Hopefully, in the MTG panel at NYCC, they'll dive into more detail on what the set actually is. Unfortunately the panel will not be streamed, but I'll be there live, reporting all the details on...
Xbox console exclusive Gears of War: E-Day is reportedly off to a soft start after reaching an estimated 230,000 copies sold in its first week. The alleged sales update arrived from Alinea Analytics' head of marketing analysis, Rhys Elliott, who shared early data for the Gears prequel on X/Twitter. After arriving via early access last week (its full launch arrived this past Tuesday), Gears of War: E-Day has reportedly moved just 230,000 copies across PC and Xbox devices. Steam sales account for 168,000 of that number, with Xbox sales, including both console and PC, totaling just 62,000. These numbers, which are unofficial figures that have not been backed by Microsoft in any official capacity and should be taken with a grain of salt...
If you’ve been on gaming Twitter recently, you’ve probably seen a clip from Star Wars: Galactic Racer making the rounds on your timeline — specifically, a player’s interaction with a character named Biddy Blas. It’s almost impossible to hate the guy, who tells you all about how awesome he is in a hilarious spiel that has somehow become everyone’s new vocal stim. In Huttese, Blas tells you: “Here’s a name for you, amateur! Biddy Blas. Write it down. Tattoo it on your arm, and someday your arm will be worth millions!” However, it’s the fantastic voice acting behind this line that’s got players cracking up. “Biddy Blas! Scrib doon!” is an undeniable banger, and I personally cannot stop saying it in response to basically anything. (My...
Full Circle, the developer of Skate, published a statement addressing community mods following the viral launch of a fan-made modding platform called ReSkate. ReSkate was officially released into the wild about a week ago. This platform allows fans to play the game offline, create private servers, make their own maps, and more. It’s already been downloaded over 350,000 times on GitHub, and its creators are well-aware that they might get hit with a cease-and-desist order. However, that doesn’t seem to be a problem — at least, not yet, but the devs at Full Circle are keeping an eye on the situation. Full Circle published a statement acknowledging fan mods on October 9, where they admitted to the importance of community mods, while also...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has added DMZ to its list of early access experiences available for pre-order players ahead of its launch later this month. Activision and Infinity Ward revealed a host of new details for its DMZ revamp in a blog post shared today. Early access for the mode joins campaign early access, with both available to those who pre-ordered either the standard or Vault Edition versions of the game across PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and/or Xbox Series X/S. Here's the full breakdown: Eligible players will gain early access to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign starting Friday, October 16. DMZ early access will then follow Tuesday, October 20, with the full launch unleashing the rest of the...