Well, 2025 is almost over and, while we've capped it off with the brilliant Phantasmal Flames expansion, all eyes are already on Pokémon TCG's upcoming special set, Ascended Heroes. As the 2026 equivalent of Prismatic Evolutions, this is a set packed full of hits and chases that will be as elusive as they are breathtaking. If you're hoping to plan your SIR or IR collection like me, here are the 10 biggest chase cards of Pokémon Ascended Heroes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The price of first edition Kabuto Pokémon cards has grown 1,400% since one fan started collecting 'em all How many Pokémon are there? Full list in 2025 These ****** Friday Pokémon TCG deals will help you keep catching 'em all until the holidays View the full article
Next time a commenter points out a typo in one of my articles, I'll just say it's to make potential plagiarists look stupid. After No Man's Sky players on Reddit (via GamesRadar) questioned the provenance of an asset in survival MMO Once Human—suggesting it bore a marked resemblance to a similar object in No Man's Sky—Hello Games' boss Sean Murray seemed remarkably at-ease about the possibility he'd been the target of an asset heist... Read more.View the full article
Open source rocks so it's pleasing to see it go well for Facepunch with s&box. They've now added native Linux binaries for the dedicated server and game client. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Ready to go POSTAL once more? This time it's in a survivor-like bullet-heaven styled setting, because obviously every developer needs to be in this genre now. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Last year, Steamforged Games launched the Warmachine 3D Tribe on digital model marketplace My Mini Factory, offering new and remastered digital models and terrain for its flagship miniature wargame Warmachine via a monthly subscription - and it fast became the most popular subscription service on the entire platform. Now the firm has uploaded the entire model range for Guild Ball, a fantasy skirmish wargame themed around medieval mob football, onto My Mini Factory - will lightning strike twice? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Exclusive reveal - mob football miniature wargame Guild Ball is back in play after five years on the bench, with the brand new Lumberjacks team leading the charge One of the best competitive wargames ever is back in print View the full article
Briana White, the actress who portrays Aerith in Final Fantasy 7, has called on fans to stop tagging voice artists in spicy material featuring their characters. The discussion began after White saw KPop: ****** Hunters actor Rei Ami discovering adult fanfiction featuring her character Zoey. In response, White suggested fans in general had "forgotten the meaning of the word inappropriate." "Maybe let's normalize not tagging voice actors in ***** of their characters," White wrote in a series of posts on X. But many fans responded by saying Ami had gone on to look for the content purposefully — to which White then suggested it was all a matter of "consent." "It's really a shame when VAs want to interact with the people who love the characters on social media but just a few creeps ruin it for everyone," White wrote, acknowledging that she had seen all sorts of fan-made Final Fantasy 7 content even though she tried to "actively avoid it." White portrayed Aerith in the 2020 Final Fantasy 7 Remake, a role she has then continued in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, 2024's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. "I'm so associated with FF7 that it gets shown to me every single day anyway," White explained. "As someone said earlier, it is a matter of consent. And it can be almost impossible to know what exactly is acceptable or not to an individual just from knowing their social media persona." Ultimately, White conceded that while Ami had chosen to seek out the fan-made content that had prompted her initial post, fans should still be mindful of what they share. "Alright alright y'all have spoken and I hear you," White concluded. "Point stands, just not for [Rei Ami]. Carry on." White is set to return in Square Enix's upcoming third and final entry in its Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy — a game that won't cut content in order to feel "more concise" than the sometimes meandering Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. "It’s about making sure the pacing feels right," series director Naoki Hamaguchi said. "It’s not about cutting out content, it’s making sure that it feels right, the speed that the story progresses at feels right, and it is fairly quick and feels like you can get through it at a reasonable pace. But it has to feel right, so that’s what I mainly intended to say there." Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social View the full article
Radiant Cornerstones are an important type of item in Octopath Traveler 0, as they allow you to upgrade the facilities you have already installed in Wishvale, the town you are restoring. At the start of the game, three villains assemble to burn down your hometown, Wishvale, and you and Stia set off on a mission to rebuild it. This is one of the new features present in Octopath Traveler 0, which wasn’t present in previous core entries. View the full article
Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware have released a brand-new update for Elden Ring Nightreign, adding new features, bug fixes, and support for the title's upcoming DLC, The Forsaken Hollows. Gamers looking to jump into the new DLC won't have to wait long, as The Forsaken Hollows will officially release on December 4. Elden Ring Nightreign itself was originally released on May 30, 2025, and is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. View the full article
Showing yet again that the DMCA system is not fit for purpose, No Players Online launched on Steam on November 6 and then got taken down but it's back. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree's newest game balance and progression update is live on Steam with other platforms to follow. View the full article
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has announced that the PC version’s install size will be drastically reduced soon. In an update on the game’s official Steam page, Arrowhead ‘s deputy technical director Brendan Armstrong explained that the team had been able to reduce the PC version’s install size from around 154 GB to just around 23 GB. In October, Armstrong posted a lengthy explanation telling players why the PC version uses up around three times more storage space than the console versions. Read More... View the full article
The Lenovo Legion 5 is the best value gaming laptop I've tested this year, and there's still time to grab an RTX 5060 version for its lowest ever price.View the full article
Geoff Keighley’s mysterious The Game Awards teaser statue has sparked rampant speculation about which video game announcement it relates to, but so far the internet is stumped. Keighley kicked off The Game Awards hype train last week by tweeting a picture of a demonic monolith located in the Mojave Desert alongside the confusing caption "regal.inspiring.thickness." regal.inspiring.thickness [Hidden Content] — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 29, 2025 Windows Central reporter Jez Corden took to social media to say the tease related to an expansion for Blizzard’s action role-playing game, Diablo 4. Blizzard had said Diablo 4 was set to get an expansion in 2026 (alongside a new ranking system and leaderboards), so an appearance at The Game Awards later this month would make sense. But Corden’s claim was debunked by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who took to ResetEra to insist the statue had nothing to do with a Diablo 4 expansion, although that is not to say Diablo won’t show up at The Game Awards in some form. “No idea where Jez is getting that, but this statue is not teasing the Diablo 4 expansion,” Schreier said. “I don't currently plan on reporting what it is, sorry, but it's a good one.” That clarification sparked a new round of speculation, with some fans pointing to the long-awaited reveal of Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 6. Alas, according to Schreier, it’s not that, either. “I'll do this one more time because people are getting out of control: no the statue isn't teasing Elder Scrolls 6,” Schreier said, again in a post on ResetEra. “Now I'm gonna stop responding about this. Unless someone finds me at the JW bar next week and asks really nicely, then maybe I'll answer, depending on how many drinks I've had.” Some suggested it might have something to do with Sony’s God of War series, but gaming YouTuber Luke Stephens claimed God of War development chief Cory Barlog popped up during one of his streams to rule that out. So, what is it then? Given the demonic aspect of the statue, some are suggesting a Doom-related announcement of some kind, perhaps DLC. Some fans are going off the deep end, suggesting everything from Bloodborne 2 to Half-Life 3, the latter of which has seen rumblings of late. In truth, Geoff Keighley’s statue could relate to pretty much any video game with a demonic or hellish theme. That’s a lot of video games. But based on Schreier’s comments (“it’s a good one”) and all the effort that’s gone into making this tease happen, I have high hopes. The Game Awards kicks off Thursday, December 11, so we don't have long to find out what the statue is about. Let us know your best guess in the comments. Image credit: Geoff Keighley / Twitter. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
PlayStation Plus is an incredible service with a ton of value, offering players monthly free games, a huge library full of excellent content, and unique services like the Free Trial feature that allows players to try before they buy. However, the PS Plus extensive library is updated on a rolling basis, which means games won't be available to play forever. View the full article
That this beat 'em up has a roster of 15 different playable Marvel superheroes is immediately impressive. But what's really amazing is every single one of them feels completely distinct, fun to play, and truly super... Read more.View the full article
One problem with a lot of modern games is just how big they're getting, but HELLDIVERS 2 is about to massively shrink thanks to work behind the scenes. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The developer behind the useful AI notice browser plugin for Steam has now done the same for itch.io, and they've made it easier to use the extensions. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Despite recent changes to Xbox Game Pass' subscription model that left players frustrated, it remains one of the most popular services in gaming, offering players immense value and a ton of excellent free games. View the full article
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Next time a commenter points out a typo in one of my articles, I'll just say it's to make potential plagiarists look stupid. After No Man's Sky players on Reddit (via GamesRadar) questioned the provenance of an asset in survival MMO Once Human—suggesting it bore a marked resemblance to a similar object in No Man's Sky—Hello Games' boss Sean Murray seemed remarkably at-ease about the possibility he'd been the target of an asset heist... Read more.View the full article