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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Already Has Essential Mods That Improve PC Performance, Fix Graphics, and Let You Play as Hideo Kojima

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater only launched this week, but modders have already been busy tweaking and improving the game. The remake launched on August 28, and in the space of just 24 hours modders have provided all manner tweaks, from reshaping Eva's and Ocelot's faces, smoothing stuttering, improving visuals, removing the introduction, and — my favorite — even one that lets you play as series creator Hideo Kojima himself. There are already over 40 mods available to download on NexusMods right now. Other early mods remove in-game movies — purportedly saving 21GB on your HDD — optimize the game, remove the HUD, unlock FPS "without the speed up or slow down bugs," and replace Snake with The Last of Us' Joel for some reason...

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Yes, That’s LoL Star Faker in the New Stray Kids K-Pop Video

If you're responsible for any of the 40 million views of music video for the new K-Pop track Karma, from the band Stray Kids, you might have spotted an unusual cameo in the last scene. League of Legends Pro Gamer Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) appears and performs his classic "shh" pose. He plays the part of a gamer who is revealed to have been controlling all the sporting events in the video. If you're yet to fall prey to a K-Pop addiction, this might seem an odd footnote to the latest Stray Kids banger, but to the stans it's not that weird. The group actually gave Faker a shout out on its 2023 album 5-STAR in the song Hall of Fame, calling him "the Faker who will overturn this game board." Stray Kids formed in South Korea in 2017 and as...

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75% of Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Were Physical, CD Projekt Reveals

75% of Cyberpunk 2077's Nintendo Switch 2 sales were physical, CD Projekt has confirmed. CD Projekt revealed the eye-catching stat in its latest financial results, confirming that not only did the action-RPG benefit from positioning itself as one of Nintendo Switch 2's day-one launch games, but it also found success by making the game available as physical media. "We believe that thanks to its high quality and Switch 2 exclusive enhancements, Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition is well positioned to benefit from the [Switch 2's] growing user base," said Michał Novakovski, joint CEO. "As of June, the vast majority of sales — which is around 70% — came from physical copies sold and that reflects the strength of our offering." Novakovski...

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5 PC Games on Sale for Under $10 I Highly Recommend Playing Over Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend is a great time to get together with the family, sure, but it's also a nice little three-day window to get some serious gaming in. Assuming you don't already have a massive backlog of PC games to play, now is actually a pretty good time of year to find some video game deals. If you're looking to pick up a new game before the weekend arrives, you've got options. We're in between major Steam sales at the moment, but another big PC games sale going on right now is the Humble Bundle Summer Sale. There are a ton of discounted games here at prices that will last through the weekend. If you're looking for something great under $10, I've got some recommendations for you. Each of these games I've listed are wonderful for...

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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater's First Hotfix Is Out Now — Check Out the Patch Notes

Konami has deployed a patch to address multiple reports of issues occurring in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. Ver. 1.1.2. — which is now live across all platforms — deploys a number of fixes and improvements, addressing various scenarios where players could inadvertently cause their systems to crash. "We’re grateful to have so many players enjoying the game and sharing valuable feedback and issue reports," the publisher wrote. Here's the full Steam patch notes, which are similar to the updates rolled out across console: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Ver. 1.1.2. Patch Notes This update includes the following improvements and fixes: Resolved an issue where performing consecutive survival knife attacks to secure food...

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Lost Soul Aside Dev Acknowledges Performance Issues, Assures Players It is 'Actively Working on Optimizations'

The PC and PS5 console-exclusive Lost Soul Aside only released today, August 29, but it's already sitting on a 'Mixed' Steam review score from 300+ players, many of whom have reported issues with performance and optimization. Developer Ultizero Games was quick to respond, assuring players in a statement that it had "received your feedback regarding the performance of certain cutscenes in the prologue of Lost Soul Aside," and was "actively working on optimizations." "Currently, some of these cutscenes are pre-rendered 4K/30fps videos, which may cause occasional stuttering during playback," the team explained. "We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding. "The Lost Soul Aside team...

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Delaying Space Marine 2 Was 'The Smartest Thing We Ever Did' — Saber Reflects on the Biggest Warhammer 40,000 Game of All Time After a Year of DLC and

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is a breakout hit for developer Saber Interactive, selling over 7 million copies in less than a year. As the game approaches its first anniversary, and with the hotly anticipated Patch 10 imminent, development chief Tim Willits has a lot to be happy about. “It has not been on any streaming service,” Willits told me in an interview at gamescom 2025. “You want to play it, you got to buy it. And it's just rocking and rolling. And it wasn't overpriced. It wasn't overscoped. It wasn't over-designed." But Space Marine 2 was not a guaranteed success. No video game is. In fact, things were looking ropey when Saber and publisher Focus Entertainment announced a significant delay to the game, from 2023 to the...

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400 People at This Massive Support Studio Worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — but You Probably Don't Know They Exist

It is the driving force behind many of your favorite video games released in the last few years, but it largely flies under the radar. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Cyberpunk 2077, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater are just a few of the many games that were and continue to be supported by Virtuos, one of the largest independent video game companies in the world with over 20 studios globally employing about 4,000 staff. Still, the average gamer probably doesn’t know Virtuos exists. That’s starting to change though, with Virtuos’ profile rising with each new release. Oblivion Remastered is perhaps Virtuos’ biggest project yet, and its heavy involvement with its development was made a key part of the game’s announcement...

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Indie Video Games Round-Up – September 2025

Summer is officially behind us, and for many of us, that’s a relief – no more baking under the unrelenting sun or pretending a fan counts as air conditioning. Instead, we’re welcoming the crisp, slightly unpredictable days of September… which, conveniently, pairs perfectly with a cosy corner and a stack of indie games. This month’s indie line-up is packed with variety. There are gorgeous puzzle adventures, high-speed parkour challenges, unhinged story-driven mysteries and more. Whatever your taste, September 2025’s indie releases have something to pull you in. So let’s dive into some. Hirogami – 3rd September In Hirogami, you play as Hiro, a master of the art of Origami, who has to try and save his home from powerful digital...

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Developers Detail Clever System That Increases the DLC's Difficulty Based on How Much of the Base Game You've Playe

Nearly a year on from the launch of MachineGames' brilliant Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the studio is back with an additional chapter, The Order of the Giants, which arrives on September 4. For those who enjoyed the base game's blend of puzzle-solving and fisticuffs, this fresh DLC adds more of what you love — and takes a novel approach to tuning its difficulty, based on your experience with the Great Circle so far. Speaking to IGN last week at Gamescom, creative director Axel Torvenius and lead game designer Zeke Virant explained how The Order of the Giants will smartly adapt its combat to suit both new and veteran players, due to the DLC's addition within the base game's narrative, branching off of its Rome location. And...

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AU Deals: Mario, Monsters and Multi-Platform Mayhem Lead Today's Gaming Must Buys

Every week I tell myself I’ll resist the siren call of sales pricing, but then a stack like this lands and my resolve crumbles. If you’ve been meaning to pad out the collection or revisit some heavy hitters, now’s the moment. Today feels reasonably spicy, with old favourites, fresh blockbusters and even a few cult classics sneaking in at eyebrow-raising discounts. So get amongst 'em! Contents Retro Nintendo Xbox PlayStation PC LEGO This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I’m lighting a 32-candle cake for Jurassic Park on Mega Drive. Back in ’93, this wasn’t just another licenced movie tie-in for gaming grommet me. It was one of those cartridges you’d rent for a weekend and then think about all week at school. The choice to play as...

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Diablo Developers Vote to Unionize at Blizzard

A group of over 450 developers on the game Diablo at Blizzard have voted in favor of unionization with Communications Workers of America (CWA). Per a press release, this new union consists of game developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff across the Diablo franchise, and has been formally recognized by parent company Microsoft. "With every subsequent round of mass layoffs, I've witnessed the dread in my coworkers grow stronger because it feels like no amount of hard work is enough to protect us," said Kelly Yeo, a game producer and a member of the organizing committee. “I am overjoyed that we have formed a union—this is just the first step for us joining a movement spreading across an industry that is tired of...

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Amazon Has Tons of New PS5 Games on Sale Ahead of Labor Day Weekend

We’re coming up on Labor Day weekend, which closes out the summer and, for whatever reason, tends to be a popular occasion to drop prices. Labor Day sales have already gone live at most major retailers, with deals worth checking out on everything from LEGO sets to gaming PCs. Of course, the first thing I’m looking for in any of these sales is discounts on physical games. Surprisingly enough, Amazon's Labor Day sale has listed first-time discounts on some of the latest and greatest PS5 games, while the PlayStation Store has launched its own sale on digital editions. Amazon Drops Prices on the Latest PS5 Games The physical games I’ve listed above are all at or close to their lowest-ever price. The discounts aren’t mind-blowing, I...

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Elden Ring: Nightreign's Rumored Ultra-hard Difficulty Mode Confirmed for September

Elden Ring: Nightreign's previously-rumored ultra-hard difficulty mode is real and official, according to Bandai Namco, and it's coming to the game on September 11. As announced in an official post, the new mode is called "Deep of Night" and is essentially a challenge mode of the base game. While previously, Nightreign's ongoing challenging endgame content has been limited to more difficult bosses, Deep of Night will impact an entire run, from start to finish. For one, enemies will just be stronger than normal across the board. You also won't get a heads up about which Nightlord you'll be fighting, nor will you know if you're getting a Shifting Earth event in advance, so you won't be able to prep a build for any specific type of run...

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Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P Weighs in on Mods After Popular Custom Character Sharing Mod Shuts Down

Final Fantasy 14's community is once again in a tizzy about the use of mods in game, to the point where the game's producer and director, Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P), has weighed in. First, some background. While modding is an extremely common practice across many games, including other MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy 14 has always had a slightly more hostile relationship with them. That's not to say players don't use mods in FF14 - they absolutely do. But officially, they're not allowed. Even so, Square Enix has largely operated for a long time on a policy of letting mods slide...as long as players aren't too loud or obvious about it. So players might use mods to customize their UIs, or change the way their character looks...

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Year 2 Roadmap Reveals Content Plan for Patch 10 Right Up to 2026's Patch 15, Including New Weapons, a New Class, and

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment has lifted the lid on the game’s second year of DLC, confirming patches 10 all the way up to 15. Space Marine 2 is set for a hefty Anniversary Update on September 4, when patch 10 will add a playable Helbrute in PvP, three new weapons, the Chaos Spawn enemy, and the Black Templars Champion Pack. But we also have content confirmation for patches 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, which takes us up to the end of the second quarter of next year (June 2026). There’s plenty to note in here for fans, but highlights include the new Techmarine class, now set for release during the first quarter of 2026, a new Battle Barge expansion during the same period, and a new Siege map coming Q2 2026...

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Xbox Newcomers Are Thanking Veteran Helldivers 2 Players for Helping Them Out — and Player Numbers Are Seeing a Massive Boost as a Result

In one of the more wholesome video game stories of the year, veteran Helldivers 2 players who’ve seen and done it all on PC and PlayStation 5 are helping out Xbox newcomers, with player numbers hitting new heights. Arrowhead’s Sony-published third-person co-op shooter launched on Xbox Series X and S this week, and, according to the CEO of the developer, concurrents hit an incredible 500,490 players across all platforms. But Helldivers 2’s community is celebrating another milestone: the coming together of all players to help out new recruits on Xbox. Helldivers 2, as anyone who's played it for more than a few hours will know, can be a panic-inducing experience, with deliberately fussy controls and a level of complexity that can make...

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Everything We Learnt from the Arknights: Endfield gamescom Booth

You may have spotted the brand new trailer for GRYPHLINE's upcoming game Arknights: Endfield, a real-time 3D RPG with strategic gameplay elements, during Opening Night Live, but there was certainly no missing the game's presence on the show floor at gamescom. As one of the leading game companies from China making a strong push onto the global stage, GRYPHLINE came prepared. The Arknights: Endfield booth in Hall 8, was a sight to behold. From the three giant LED screens to the towering installation facing the main hallway, the message was clear: this is a world they want you to step into. And judging by the crowds gathered, it worked. GRYPHLINE recreated one of the key locations in the game, which will be released on PlayStation, PC...

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Is Missing Gabriel Angelos Because He's 'A Little Bit Overpowered'

Warhammer 40,000 fans were likely delighted to see Dawn of War 4 announced with a flashy CGI trailer at Gamescom 2025’s Opening Night Live, but they’ll surely have noticed one of the series’ most important characters is MIA. Gabriel Angelos, Chapter Master of the Blood Ravens and essentially the protagonist of the original Dawn of War trilogy, is nowhere to be seen. And so when I had the opportunity to talk to Jan Theysen, Dawn of War 4’s creative director and the co-founder of developer King Art Games, I knew I had to ask where the big guy was. “That was actually one of the decisions we made relatively early. We don't want Gabriel Angelos in the game,” Theysen told me. That’s a pretty major exclusion. Gabriel Angelos has been part...

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The Big Dawn of War 4 Interview: How a New Developer Took On Warhammer 40,000's Flagship RTS, Why It Returns to Kronus, and Why Chaos Isn't Here… Yet

Gamescom’s Opening Night Live is, by its very nature, a show that thrives on big surprises, but few would have tuned in expecting to see Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4. After all, a remaster of the original game had only just arrived days prior, and developer Relic Entertainment – now independent after a decade-plus of being owned by Sega – didn’t seem ready to deliver a massive new Warhammer RTS anytime soon. Not that it needed to be ready, of course. This was a double-hit surprise: not only is Dawn of War 4 real, but it is being developed by a completely different studio from the rest of the series, King Art Games. How did this happen? And why, in the lavish new CGI trailer, is there no sign of Gabriel Angelos, the Space Marine...

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Everything You Need to Know About Hell Is Us

Hell is Us is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing action-adventure titles in recent memory. With its striking visuals, tense atmosphere, and a focus on raw exploration, it looks set to carve out a space as one of 2025’s most unique games. If you’re curious about what to expect, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about Hell Is Us – including its release date, gameplay, story, editions, pre-order bonuses, and the latest trailer. Hell is Us Release Date Hell is Us will launch worldwide on September 4, 2025. The game will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. At this stage, no Nintendo Switch 2 version has been announced, and given the technical scope of the game, it seems unlikely that a port...

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AU Deals: Mario Kart World Drifts to a New Low, With Steep Cuts on Space Marine 2, RoboCop, Lego and More

I’ve been rifling through the latest discounts, and today seems fairly McChockers with heavy hitters across all platforms. From magical duels to space-faring shootouts, the bargains are diverse and genuinely tempting. Enough preamble, though. I'd much rather be saving than typing. Contents Retro Nintendo Xbox PlayStation PC LEGO This Day in Gaming 🎂 In retro news, I’m lighting 17 candles on a cake baked for Trauma Center: Second Opinion, the surgical sim that turned my Wiimote into a scalpel for better or worse. (Mostly worse.) Back in 2008, few games dared to marry high-stakes medical drama with twitchy motion-controlled gameplay, and yet Atlus did just that, handing us the scalpel, forceps, and adrenaline shots to save lives...

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Screamer Hands-On Preview

Much like all-you-can-eat Pizza Huts, reasonably-priced concert tickets, and The Secret World of Alex Mack, Screamer is something I enjoyed in the 1990s but essentially disappeared from our lives decades ago. The original Screamer, released in 1995, was one of a trio of games developed by Italian studio Graffiti before it quickly rebranded itself as Milestone a year later. An over-the-top arcade racing game exclusively for PC, it arrived rapidly in the slipstream of pioneering 3D racers like The Need for Speed, Ridge Racer, and Destruction Derby (and was followed by a sequel and two one-and-done spin-offs) but has faded into relative obscurity since. However, over a quarter of a century since Milestone’s final Screamer game, the series...

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Valheim Review Update - Call to Arms

It's hard to believe it's been four years since I first set sail and fell in love with Valheim. As a fan of survival crafting and all things Norse, it's one of the best experiences out there in both regards. And while it still feels fairly familiar at the outset – and somehow it’s still calling itself “early access,” whatever that means anymore – it's gotten a mountain of patches since launch, with a list of changes that would take longer to read than the rambling tangent about some side character's great-grandfather in a viking saga. From new biomes and new bosses to crafting and combat improvements, the version of Valheim you can download today cuts like a blade that developer Iron Gate has been sharpening winter in and winter out...

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Crystal Dynamics Lays Off More Following Perfect Dark Cancelation

Crystal Dynamics has laid off an unknown number of workers following the cancelation of Perfect Dark by Microsoft. In a statement on LinkedIn, Crystal Dynamics confirmed the layoffs, but did not specify the number of people impacted. "Today we made the very difficult decision to part ways with a number of our talented colleagues as the result of evolving business conditions," the statement reads. "This decision was not made lightly. It was necessary, however, to ensure the long-term health of our studio and core creative priorities in a continually shifting market." The company also confirmed that Tomb Raider, still in development, was unaffected by the decision. While the statement does not explicitly mention Perfect Dark as the...

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We Build the LEGO Fortnite Mecha Team Leader, a Wildly Impressive Set

We all know Fortnite is the king of crossovers, but the tables have turned in recent years, with Fortnite crossing over into LEGO territory. We've had a handful of sets come out that represent the weird and whacky world of one of the most popular battle royale games, like the Durrr Burger and iconic Battle Bus. The most recent set, which dropped earlier this month, is the gigantic Mecha Team Leader. I'm not the biggest Fortnite player, but even I can't deny how much fun this build was. The LEGO Fortnite Mecha Team Leader is easily the biggest build I've done here on IGN. When the box arrived in the mail I was genuinely surprised at its size. Coming in at just under two feet, the box is absolutely massive. The set itself is comprised...

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Ken Levine's Judas Reemerges With Dev Log Highlighting New System That Lets Your Choices Decide the Story's Villain

Ghost Story Games must have sensed that we were becoming antsy about Judas, the upcoming game from BioShock creator Ken Levine that's touted an impressive-sounding "narrative LEGOs" approach. The studio has dropped the first of seemingly multiple Dev Logs today, with this one talking about the game's complex, Shadow of Mordor-like "Villainy" system. Levine has been alluding to the game's Shadow of Mordor inspirations ever since he first teased Judas waaaaay back in 2017. At the time, he said that he wanted to do a more ambitious version of the game's Nemesis system, which allowed players to form relationships with orcs they fought and developed them into characters with motivations, special abilities, and more. It's a system that's...

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How Does Return to Silent Hill Connect to the Other Movies?

Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill is hitting theaters in January 2026, just in time for the 20th anniversary of the original Silent Hill movie. This is good news, given that Silent Hill still ranks as one of the better video game movie adaptations to date. 2012’s Silent Hill: Revelation? Not so much. Cineverse just released a short first teaser for Return to Silent Hill, offering a glimpse of the many horrors Jeremy Irvine’s James Sunderland will face as he navigates the town in search of his missing wife. Given that so much time has passed since Gans last set foot in the moody town of Silent Hill, you might be wondering how this sequel is connected to its predecessors. Is it a direct continuation of Silent Hill and Silent Hill...

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Following Datamine Leak, Bethesda Confirms Starfield Space Gameplay Revamp ‘To Make the Travels There More Rewarding’

Starfield developer Bethesda has finally teased some of the upcoming changes coming to the game, confirming improvements to space gameplay “to make the travels there more rewarding.” Earlier this month, fragments of code uncovered by Starfield fans suggested Bethesda had a more streamlined space travel experience in the works, though potentially still with some caveats. While you may be able to travel between planets within the same system, fans said it looked like you wouldn’t be able to fly all the way between systems. And it looks like you won’t be able to fly directly from a planet's surface into orbit, like No Man's Sky. References to the new offering, referred to in the game's code as "Cruise Mode," were detected by players and...

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Sony Announces PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September 2025

Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus monthly lineup of games for September 2025, which includes a Xbox-published title and a hugely popular farming sim. Further solidifying the friendship between Xbox and PlayStation, next month's list is headlined by Psychonauts 2, the platform-adventure from Tim Schafer's Doublefine Studios, which is of course owned by Microsoft. This quirky sequel launched to positive reviews (and no, you don't need to have played the first). Next up is Stardew Valley, the charming life and farming simulation which really doesn't need much introduction. If you don't yet own a copy or three of this beloved indie game, now's your chance to see what all the fuss is about. Just don't expect to do anything else for...

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