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Developer Supergiant Games has commented on the recent Hades 2 voice actor replacement rumors, assuring that it has not recast any character in the game and has no plans to do so in the future. With the appearance of modern AI in the gaming industry, voice actors' jobs are under threat, though the Hades 2 developer expressed its commitment to keep working with real people. View the full article

Have you ever watched The Running Man, that dystopian film set in the far-off year of... 2017? And did you ever think "hey, I want a piece of that action"? If literally yes, then I have concerns, given it's about a reality TV show where convicted criminals try to escape from professional killers. But if it's in more of a "this would be fun in a completely safe environment where I don't actually die" kind of way, then the upcoming cyberpunky action roguelike Kiborg might be the game for you. Best of all, developer Sobaka Studio just dropped a Steam demo to check out ahead of Next Fest. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New roguelike game Kiborg is like Cyberpunk 2077 crossed with Sifu View the full article

What's the biggest game you've got on your PC? Baldur's Gate 3 can take up a lot of space, likewise Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Starfield. But a new survival game, partly inspired by the likes of Fallout 4 and Stalker, could just take the prize for the largest demo download on Steam right now. There might be an explanation, but if you wanted to sample Chernobylite 2, you'd better make room - about 100GB worth of room. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Survival RPG Chernobylite 2 launches sooner than expected Survival RPG Chernobylite 2 asks fans to crowdfund a heavily-requested feature Newly announced Chernobylite 2 shows off radical change in direction View the full article

Dota 2’s annual major patches have shaken up the meta for the last three years. From an expanded map size in 2023 to a new Innate/Facet system in 2024, we have been treated to some creative Dota in the last couple of years, and we are in for more in 2025. Patch 7.38, titled “Wandering Waters” continues that tradition, and here are the top 10 changes so far. View the full article

A new season brings some new friends to the Fortnite island. There will undoubtedly be a few familiar faces, too, so let’s see where every NPC hangs out in Fortnite Chapter Six, season two. Table of contentsWhere to find all NPCs in Fortnite Chapter Six, season twoSub-ZeroJossFishstickCassidy QuinnBig DillVengeance JonesThe Night RoseKeisha CrossValentina*****The BratKendoSkilletShadow Blade Hope Where to find all NPCs in Fortnite Chapter Six, season two NPCs can give you clues to the Fortnite lore, offer help and give gifts, so it is recommended that you try to meet them all at least once. Some NPCs are even available to hire as teammates to give you backup whenever you need it. View the full article

DnD monsters have a wide range of origins. Official Monster Manuals both new and old are a weird mish-mash of European folklore, Greek and Egyptian myth, Tolkien, and strange designs drawn right from the creators' heads. Gary Gygax even pulled many famous monsters like the Owlbear from a bag of cheap misshapen plastic toys. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All DnD classes explained DnD owner Hasbro pairs with Space Marine 2 dev team on "triple-A videogame" DnD Warlock 5e class guide View the full article

The in-person events for Pokémon Go‘s Unova Tour are live, and those who are present during the event are taking part in the weekend events celebrating Pokémon from the Unova region. Those who can’t be there can still enjoy the fun, and three Timed Research codes are available to everyone. These codes provide access to legendary Pokémon Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus. You’ll want to complete these research tasks as quickly as possible to ensure you can get all rewards associated with them ahead of the Global event happening at the start of March. Here’s what you need to know about all codes and how to redeem them for the Unova Tour Timed Research tasks in Pokémon Go. View the full article

Fans of Overwatch 2 have taken an interest in a leftover bit of placeholder text found when selecting Brigitte in the hero menu, with many believing it to be relevant to a new, melee-centric hero that Blizzard has hinted at adding to the game in the future. The recent Overwatch Spotlight livestream event for Overwatch 2gave fans a huge insight into what's planned for the game's near future, including more information about the next two planned heroes and even a look at how the game's next damage hero, Freja, performs in the field. View the full article

Bungie confirms that the recent Destiny 2 bug which made class-specific swords and glaives available to everyone won't be fixed and kept as a normal feature. For most of the weapons that Destiny 2 issues out to players, it can be used by any of the 3 classes. However, there are a handful of specific weapons that were originally designed for Hunters, Warlocks, or Titans. View the full article

Bethesda may showcase The Elder Scrolls 6 as early as July 2025, a well-known leaker has said. This claim was made as part of a wider TES 6 report that also offered many new alleged details about the upcoming game. View the full article

January is always a quiet month for video games, and 2025 was no exception. With only one new game release cracking the top 20 and the predictable domination of Call of Duty, there's little to crow about from last month... except, perhaps, what may be a comeback story for one of last year's alleged sales disappointments: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth debuted February 2024 to No.2 on Circana's charts, which rank video games by dollar sales in the U.S. It dropped to No.7 the following month, and finished out the year at No.17. While those numbers are respectable, post-launch there were numerous questions about whether or not the game had done well enough for Square Enix's tastes, or even especially well in comparison to other major RPGs in the same year like Dragon's Dogma 2 or its predecessor Final Fantasy 7: Remake. Square Enix ultimately came out saying the game failed to meet its sales expectations, and never even announced a sales figure, suggesting it hadn't done well enough to brag about. But notably, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth launched as a platform-exclusive on PS5, and exclusives usually face an uphill battle compared to cross-platform releases when it comes to sales. As of January 2025, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is exclusive no more, finally debuting on Steam and shooting up to No.3 on the Circana charts for the month from No.56 in December. The Final Fantasy 7: Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack similarly rose from No.265 in December to No.16 in January thanks to the Steam release. That's not all. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella pointed out on Bluesky earlier this month that Rebirth had a "fantastic" Steam launch: "Across physical & tracked digital, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth was the best-selling game of the week ending Jan 25th in the US market ($ sales), while the FFVII Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack ranked 3rd." Now that's just the U.S., but it's likely this is emblematic of similar sales abroad, which when combined could signal to Square Enix that change is needed. This success inevitably invites speculation that swelling sales thanks to a PC launch may shift the company's plans for future Final Fantasy releases to a cross-platform launch. I asked Piscatella for his opinion on the situation, and here's what he said: "I mean it's hard for me to say what impact the Steam release has on publisher perception of overall title success. That's subject to all kinds of internal planning and expectations I'm not privy to, of course. But purely looking at consumer response, it was a very good launch month on Steam. This launch does provide yet another benchmark that shows releasing on PC makes a ton of sense at this point regardless of genre or historical release strategies. "For 3rd party publishers, it's looking harder and harder to release exclusively on a single platform without significant incentives provided by the platform holder." We'll just have to wait and see what Square Enix's reaction is at its next relevant earnings call...in May. Stay tuned. It's looking harder and harder to release exclusively on a single platform without significant incentives provided by the platform holder. As for the rest of the charts, it will surprise no one that Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 was the best-selling game of the month again, followed by Madden NFL 25. The only new release cracking the top 20 in January was Donkey Kong Country: Returns on Nintendo Switch, which reached No.8 purely on the basis of physical sales (Nintendo does not share digital sales data for its eshop). Also notable was the return of It Takes Two to the top 20, in spot No.20. There's no single reason for this, Piscatella told me. "There has been promotion happening during the month, including the last week of Jan on both the PlayStation store and eShop," he said. "But really, It Takes Two had pretty steady sales all month. But it was in December that It Takes Two really started its latest rally with both sales and engagement upticks that extended into January." Notably, much of the promotion for It Takes Two comes ahead of the release of Hazelight Studios' next game, Split Fiction, releasing in March. Overall, games spending numbers actually look a bit sad in January compared to last January, but there's one potential reason for that. This year's tracking ******* for January was four weeks long, while 2024's January was five weeks long, so that's a whole extra week to make money. But as a result, overall spending was down 15% to $4.5 billion for the month this year (it was 0.3% ahead of January 2023's four-week *******). Accessories spending was down 28% year-over-year. Content spending was down 12% compared to last year, with console content down 35%. Hardware spending was down 45%. PS5 hardware spending was down 38% year over year, Xbox Series was down 50%, and Switch was down 53%. PS5 was the best-selling hardware of the month in dollars and units, with the Xbox Series second in hardware spending, and Switch barely second in unit sales. The top 20 best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of January 2025, based on dollar sales:Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6Madden NFL 25Final Fantasy VII: RebirthEA Sports FC 25Minecraft*Marvel's Spider-Man 2EA Sports College Football 25Donkey Kong Country Returns*Hogwarts LegacySonic GenerationsHelldivers IIAstro BotDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroSuper Mario Party Jamboree*Elden RingFinal Fantasy VII Remake & Rebirth Twin PackMario Kart 8*The Crew: MotorfestUFC 5It Takes Two * Indicates that some or all digital sales are not included in Circana's data. Some publishers, including Nintendo and Take-Two, do not share certain digital data for this report. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article

Genshin Impact is getting an official cookbook later in 2025, and IGN has an exclusive first look. Genshin Impact Official Cookbook: Culinary Journeys Across Teyvat, by Thibaud Villanova, comes out September 2, 2025 and “invites readers to explore, taste, and experience the fantasy world of Teyvat in an entirely new way.” There are even prefaces from Michelin star chefs Paul Pairet and Mory Sacko. As you’d expect, the cookbook lets Genshin Impact recreate dishes from the game, accompanied by cooking quest givers the Gourmet Supremos. There are 60 recipes designed to take budding chefs on a culinary journey through the first four major regions of Teyvat: Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, and Sumeru. The images, below, show recipes for ‘Dinner of Judgment,’ a speciality of Rosaria, the ‘Lighter-Than-Air Pancake,’ and the tantalisingly named Nutritious Meal (V.593). If you’re curious, Nutritious Meal (V.593) revives a character and restores 20% of Max HP, then restores an additional 1,500 HP to the target fallen character with a 120-second cooldown in Genshin Impact itself. Chef Villanova, who goes by @gastronogeek on Instagram, is no stranger to creating recipes based on video games, and has published more than 16 cookbooks that have sold over 500,000 copies. As for Genshin Impact, if you’re low on ingredients, take a look at our Genshin Impact codes for some freebies (in-game only, though, not actually edible). For your next trip to Teyvat, here are the current Genshin Impact banners for Version 5.4, and our guide to the best Sigewinne build if you get lucky on her banner. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Updated Feb. 21, 2025: We added new codes! Finally, an experience inspired by Squid Game that’s not the same as those we have seen recently all over Roblox. In this one, you’ll put your patience to the test, trying over and over again to cut cookies into various challenging shapes. Luckily, using Dalgona Simulator codes will make the challenge a bit easier. View the full article

While it's not compatible with the original 2D game, the announcement of Among Us 3D is quite exciting bridging the worlds of traditional 3D and VR together for the popular social deduction game. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Mortal Kombat has come to Fortnite for Chapter Six, season two. If you have purchased the battle pass, you have the chance to unlock ***-Han and his alter ego, Sub-Zero. You can also find his icy power somewhere in Fortnite. Find out how you can get Sub-Zero’s Kombat Kit right here. How to get the Kombat Kit in Fortnite Sub-Zero’s Kombat Kit is a set of ice powers belonging to the Mortal Kombat character. If you want to play around with the icy slide and powerful punch of Sub-Zero, you have come to the right place. In Fortnite Chapter Six, season two, you can find the Sub-Zero Kombat Kit in chests and as floor loot anywhere on the island. Of course, you can also just grab it from an eliminated enemy’s body after you take them down. View the full article

Avowedhas a wide variety of enemies, including common fantasy creatures and more unique ones, set in different environments within the game. You’ll see enemies like skeletons and spiders, but also more unusual enemies like mushroom people and various monstrous animals. While the game includes traditional fantasy creatures, it gives them a fresh twist with unique designs and abilities. These enemies don't just look different; they also fight in various ways. Some use physical strength and melee attacks, while others might attack from a distance or use magic. View the full article

A new leak from a reliable Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 data miner claims that Roze, a controversial operator from the Modern Warfare series, will be returning with Season 3. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6recently launched its big Season 2 Reloaded update, which brought a plethora of new content to the game as well as various in-game files that have revealed new information on the game's next season. View the full article

ShaderGlass is a free and open source program designed to allow users to add filters and shaders to capture that retro CRT feel on their modern PCs. Retro games were designed on CRTs and with CRTs in mind. It’s long been a point of discourse among fans how to best enjoy old school games. There’s […] Source View the full article

Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

A new Fortnite season always means new gameplay mechanics. Fortnite Chapter Six, season two, introduces the Gold Rush effect to fuel the never-ending hunger for gold and catch your opponents off guard. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Gold Rush effect in Fortnite, what it does, and how to get it. View the full article

For people who enjoy seeing improvements for emulation on Linux, and for Wayland support - the Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 has now enabled support for it by default. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

A recent Infinity Nikki leak has revealed the upcoming 5-Star outfit for Version 1.3, giving players a first look. At its core, Infinity Nikki is an open-world game with dress-up elements, allowing players the freedom to explore the world of Miraland, solve its puzzles, and purify hostile Esselings. While the open world is the main pillar of its gameplay, the dress-up elements form the foundation of its progression system. Ability Outfits is how these two concepts come together. View the full article

The latest entry in Koei’s Warriors series is here, and it’s… a roguelike? Revealed as a surprise drop during Sony’s State of Play 2025 presentation, Warriors: Abyss is a new take on the popular Musou franchise, giving players meta upgrades, structured runs, and a wide cast of characters to play around with. Does the franchise […] Source View the full article

The Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC) are underway in London, and the VGC meta looks eerily similar to the one we saw back at Worlds 2024. Half a year ago, the best Pokémon VGC players traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete at the 2024 World Championships, bringing strong meta threats like Urshifu, Incineroar, Calyrex, and Miraidon. Fast-forward to EUIC (Feb. 21 to 23), and we’re seeing a very similar meta based on the usage stats from day one of the event. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

A Fortnite dataminer has pointed out that players on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S now have the ability to pre-download updates, allowing them to jump right into the action when servers go live. Fortnite's updates typically require several hours of downtime in order to introduce new cosmetics, locations, weapons, and more into the game. View the full article