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During today's Q2 investors call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Indiana Jones and The Great Circle has reached 4 million players. In an otherwise ho-hum earnings report for its gaming division, a bright spot appears to be MachineGames' newest release which has garnered critical acclaim, multiple awards, and now millions of players. While sales numbers are hard to pin down given its availability on Xbox Game Pass, 4 million is still an impressive number of players considering not many people knew exactly what to expect in a modern, AAA Indiana Jones game. We loved it ourselves, calling it an "irrestistable and immersive global treasure hunt," along with nominations for Game of the Year and Best Xbox game. You can read our full review here. Elsewhere in Xbox land, Microsoft confirmed that Game Pass PC grew 30% last quarter and set a new quarterly revenue record. On the cloud gaming side, 140 million hours of streaming has been logged. All this helped Xbox content and service revenue grow 2%. There's still work to be done however. While the Game Pass figures were stronger than expected, overall gaming revenue declined 7% and Xbox hardware revenue declined 29%. What does this all mean? Well, Microsoft still has ground to make up in the console and hardware space, but its continued investment into Game Pass appears to be paying off. Game Pass growth on PC makes sense given Xbox had a slate of big game releases last quarter that includes Indiana Jones but also Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 and Microsoft Flight Simulator. All of which were available on Game Pass day one for Ultimate subscribers. Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

While I don't celebrate it myself, I'm all about scoring some sky-high savings from an annual lunar celebration. EA and Capcom seem to be leading the charge here with some ≥80% discounts on PC titles. I'm also seeing some mighty fine JRPG savings in the Nintendo eShop, plus some always welcome storage savings for Xbox Series X. As always, take a browse below to find a bunch more gold! In retro news, I've baked a large America-shaped birthday cake for Cruis'n USA, an early N64 arcade racer that's turned 27. This was uncomplicated wannabe 3D Outrun stuff—select one of seven muscle cars and then race against time through the checkpoints of 14 different courses. Honestly, this was only really memorable for its rockin' soundtrack, some decent 2P split racing, and a bunch of censorship decisions enforced by Nintendo. Seems they weren't fans of the ability to roadkill wildlife, a bikini-clad pornstar handing over trophies (shirt Photoshopped in), and also this weird secret ending with Bill and Hilary Clinton partying in a hot tub. Different time, folks. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games. - Cruis'n USA (N64) 1998. - Arc: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2) 2004.- Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PC) 2014.- Life is Strange (PC,PS3/4,X360) 2015.">eBay - Arc: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2) 2004. eBay - Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PC) 2014. Get - Life is Strange (PC,PS3/4,X360) 2015. Redux Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGONice Savings for Nintendo Switch LEGO Skywalker Saga (-80%) - A$17.99Octopath Traveler (-60%) - A$35.98LEGO Harry Potter Col. (-80%) - A$8.99No Man's Sky (-60%) - A$31.98Trials of Mana (-60%) - A$31.98 Expiring Recent Deals Switch OLED + Mario Kart 8 ($30 off) - A$469Mortal Kombat 1 (-37%) - A$37.48Persona 5 Royal (-30%) - A$69 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Dying Light 10th Anniversary (-100%) - FREESleeping Dogs: DE (-85%) - A$4.04Ace Combat 7 (-91%) - A$8.54Titanfall 2 (-90%) - A$3.99Mass Effect: LE (-90%) - A$8.99 Expiring Recent Deals Diablo IV (-45%) - A$41.22Persona 3 Reload (-55%) - A$48.58It Takes Two (-80%) - A$9.99Doom Eternal (-78%) - A$12.08GTA Trilogy (-60%) - A$35.98The Witcher 3 Complete (-80%) - A$15.79 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox FFXII: Zodiac Age (-57%) - A$34.23Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-28%) - A$79Red Dead Redemption II (-42%) - A$29Star Wars Outlaws (-50%) - A$55Hogwarts Legacy (-64%) - A$39Death Stranding DC (-50%) - A$27.47 Expiring Recent Deals Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-60%) - A$31.78Armored Core VI (-61%) - A$40.57Assassin’s Creed ****** Flag (-80%) - A$5.99Ninja Gaiden ****** (-50%) - A$7.48Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot (-17%) - A$207 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation Star Wars Outlaws (-50%) - A$55Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-32%) - A$74CoD: MW3 (-55%) - A$49Resident Evil Origins Col. (-36%) - A$32Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (-19%) - A$89Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza (-11%) - A$89 Expiring Recent Deals CoD: MW3 (-55%) - A$49Assassin’s Creed Shadows (-19%) - A$89RoboCop: Rogue City (-45%) - A$47.54Wild Hearts (-87%) - A$14.99Armored Core VI (-46%) - A$53.85 PS+ Monthly Freebies Yours to keep from Jan 7 with this subscription Suicide Squad: KTJL [PS5]NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered [PS4]The Stanley Parable: Ultra [PS4/5] Or purchase a PS Store Card. What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Legit LEGO Deals City: Spaceship (-40%) - A$17.99 [Hidden Content]: Jungle Explorer (-36%) - A$32 [Hidden Content]: Roses (-35%) - A$15 [Hidden Content]? Expiring Recent Deals City: Prison Island (-29%) - A$142.35Emerald City (-36%) - A$109Creator 3in1: Panda (-35%) - A$39 Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Back 4 Blood is widely regarded as the greatest co-op zombie game ever. Resident Evil gives us some of the scariest undead experiences. The likes of DayZ are touted for their intense focus on survival. But in discussions about iconic zombie games, Dying Light is a name that should come up more often than it does. While the original is great, Dying Light 2 is a far more accomplished iteration of the open-world, parkour-infused zombie slaying game, and right now it's super cheap on Steam. In fact, it's dropped to its lowest ever price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dying Light 2 gets festive as it brings back fan-favorite Winter Tales event Big Dying Light 2 update brings back the roguelike mode, and makes it way harder Surprise Dying Light 2 update transforms how you play the zombie game View the full article

Minecraft may be an enormous sandbox where you can build anything you like, but that doesn't mean the laws of nature shouldn't be adhered to. That was the conclusion Mojang came to in 2022, anyway, when it scrapped plans to add fireflies in as a passive mob because, in the real world, they are poisonous to frogs. Yes, really. Well, over two years on from that moment, fireflies are coming back to Minecraft - but not as a mob. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The 24 best Minecraft castle builds, ideas, and blueprints The 50 best Minecraft seeds for 1.21 January 2025 The best Minecraft YouTubers 2025 View the full article

The Lead Class Designer of Diablo 4, Adam Jackson, has decided to leave Blizzard after 15 years at the studio. Jackson has become a pretty well-known figure among Diablo 4 fans and will likely be missed. View the full article

The From Nothing Diamond is a valuable piece of loot in Path of Exile 2, granting you greater flexibility with your character build by allowing you to jump around the passive skill tree more freely. As you level up, you'll make use of multiple resources to perfect your Path of Exile 2 build: Skill Gems to unlock new abilities, gear to grant you special perks, and skill points to unlock game-changing passives. Although your abilities have the most obvious impact at the beginning of the game, passives arguably become more important over time, completely changing the specialization of your build. View the full article

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment has just released a comprehensive roadmap of everything coming to the co-op shooter in the first half of 2025. With a treasure trove of upcoming content, cosmetics, and quality-of-life improvements, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players have plenty to look forward to in the coming months. View the full article

****** Ops 6 enjoyed a record breaking launch quarter as it topped software sales on both Xbox and PlayStation, according to Microsoft. The latest entry in Activision’s shooter series was released on October 25, 2024, for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC. Notably, it was also the first Call of Duty to be available on Game Pass on day one. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touched on the game’s early performance during the company’s second quarter earnings call on Wednesday. Read More... View the full article

While Enshrouded is a mighty fun solo survival and building experience, the fun factor gets amplified a lot when you jump into Embervale together with friends. And that’s where dedicated servers come in handy. With dedicated Enshrouded servers, the server will remain online for your friends to hop in even when you’re offline, and vice versa. Also, if you are the one hosting the game for your friends from the same PC that you are playing the game on, it can take some serious strain off your system (especially when it’s a 16-player server with a lot of simultaneous activities). View the full article

A recent leak in the Infinity Nikki community has revealed the upcoming 4-Star outfits for Update 1.2, including their evolution recolors. Much like its predecessors, the main revenue stream for Infinity Nikki comes from its featured banner outfits. These can either be 5-Star or 4-Star outfits, with the latter either being paired up with a 5-Star or having its own separate banner. While 5-Star outfits are technically more valuable from a gameplay standpoint, Infinity Nikki fans put greater emphasis on the cosmetic side of the game. As such, it's not uncommon for the 4-Stars to be more popular than their 5-Star counterparts, as can be seen with Daughter of the Lake. View the full article

Dragon's Dogma 2 has released a new update, fixing a few persistent bugs that have continued to pester players of the action RPG. While no major features or new content have been added with the latest update, the bug fixes show that Capcom is still dedicated to improving Dragon's Dogma 2 more than 10 months after its initial release. View the full article

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has attracted over four million players, according to Microsoft. The title was released on December 9, 2024, for Xbox Series X/S and PC, and has also been available with Game Pass since launch. The game has been well received by critics, earning scores of 86 (console) and 87 (PC) on review aggregation site Metacritic. Read More... View the full article

Back 4 Blood is widely regarded as the greatest co-op zombie game ever. Resident Evil gives us some of the scariest undead experiences. The likes of DayZ are touted for their intense focus on survival. But in discussions about iconic zombie games, Dying Light is a name that should come up more often than it does. While the original is great, Dying Light 2 is a far more accomplished iteration of the open-world, parkour-infused zombie slaying game, and right now it's super cheap on Steam. In fact, it's dropped to its lowest ever price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dying Light 2 gets festive as it brings back fan-favorite Winter Tales event Big Dying Light 2 update brings back the roguelike mode, and makes it way harder Surprise Dying Light 2 update transforms how you play the zombie game View the full article

Dataminers suggest that a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover will come to Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 soon. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been a popular IP since the 1980s, and they may be set to join the Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 roster. View the full article

Recent Wuthering Waves leaks have revealed a new permanent game mode with weekly resets debuting in Version 2.1. Wuthering Waves' next update is expected to launch around mid-February. View the full article

Overwatch 2’s future will be unveiled in an upcoming showcase that Blizzard Entertainment said will feature “groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes,” hew heroes, and more. And it’s already got gamers talking. When news broke about the Overwatch 2 Spotlight stream, reactions quickly came pouring in from the game’s devoted community, and even those who may have strayed away from Blizzard’s universe for a while. View the full article

There seems to have been a massive flurry of new, Diablo-like ARPGs recently. Most notable among them, of course, is Path of Exile 2, but there are plenty of others that have arrived that steer clear of PoE and Diablo's dark, hellish aesthetics. The latest newcomer to the genre is Coridden, a co-op action RPG set in an alien fantasy world that lets you shapeshift into the creatures you defeat in battle. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A new Diablo 4 rival is coming as shapeshifting ARPG hits funding goal View the full article

Microsoft has reported a 7% revenue decline for its gaming division during its second fiscal quarter. The division generated $6.6 billion in revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2024, which was down $530 million year-over-year. The decline was attributed to a 29% drop in Xbox hardware revenue, driven by a lower volume of consoles sold during the quarter. Read More... View the full article

With every new day comes a new LoLdle puzzle for players to solve. Today’s quote, “The eyes never lie,” might feel very generic to those who don’t main the League of Legends character who says it—especially if you’re unfamiliar with their lore. LoLdle is similar to Wordle in the sense that you submit a League character’s name and receive feedback based on your initial guess. There are different modes of LoLdle, including one that gives you a voice line from the game, and you must submit your guesses for who you think says that quote. View the full article

If you ask players what gets them excited about the Monster Hunter series, some will surely bring up making new equipment utilizing materials gathered on their hunts. Just about every hunter has felt the joy of completing a head-to-toe armor set with a matching weapon after hunting the same monster again and again. Equipment in the Monster Hunter series has followed a certain concept ever since its earliest games: Beat the monsters and take on their power through equipment crafted from their remains. Players rely on their own strength to slay powerful monsters, then make those monsters' abilities their own to grow even stronger. In an interview with IGN, Monster Hunter Wilds Executive Director and Art Director Kaname Fujioka explains the concept behind Monster Hunter's equipment. "While the range of our designs has now grown broader, we used to be very conscious of the kind of idea that if you're wearing Rathalos' equipment, you'll look like Rathalos." This new title sees new monsters as well, each bringing its own colorful equipment. For example, Rompopolo, a monster whose design is meant to evoke a mad scientist, has a unique piece of head armor that looks like a plague doctor's mask. You can see the armor set in the hunt video below. But among all of these distinctive sets of monster equipment, the developers say they want players to pay special attention to the various pieces of starting equipment that your hunter begins the game wearing. "I designed the starting weapons for all 14 weapon types from scratch,” says Fujioka. “That's the first time I've done this, as far as I can remember. Until now, players would begin the game as a new hunter, and so they would tend to start with truly primitive and simple weapons. But as the protagonist is a chosen hunter in this game, it actually wouldn't feel right for them to be carrying a plain weapon. I wanted to make it feel like you're a bit of a star, even when you're only carrying starting equipment." Monster Hunter Wilds Director Yuya Tokuda adds, “Incidentally, weapon designs in Monster Hunter: World generally retained a certain form, but they featured a customized appearance based on which monster materials were used. However, in Wilds, each weapon has its own unique design.” These starting weapons are designed in order to reflect the story that you are an experienced hunter, selected to investigate the Forbidden Lands. Tokuda adds that the starting armor is also full of attention to detail on the part of the creators so that it matches the story. "The starting armor for this game is called the Hope series,” he says. “The design looks incredibly cool, to the point where I think you could even use it until the very end and it wouldn't feel out of place." With its deep emerald green base color, the Hope set turns into an outfit with a hooded long coat once completed. Fujioka explains that constructing the set wasn't simple, with each part standing alone while also coming together to create a full ensemble. "We've actually given more attention to the Hope series than any other equipment in this game,” he says. “Previous games in the series have had separate upper-body and lower-body armor, and we couldn't actually depict them coming together to create something like a coat. We just had to make each piece its own part due to gameplay design and how the game managed it, but I wanted to see if we could make a single flowing hooded coat. We made that happen in this game by investing a lot of in-game resources into it. Of course, players will find lots of different pieces of equipment as they proceed through the game, and we do also want them to keep trying out one new weapon after the next. That's why we attempted to make the Hope series one that doesn't stand out too much but still has a sense of elegant coolness." It's quite a luxury to be able to start a game with equipment that creators have put so much effort and thought into. These 14 starting weapons and the Hope series have been carefully made to look like the kind of equipment that an impressive star hunter would wear. We're excited to take a close look at all their detail in the finished game. Monster Hunter Wilds is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on February 28. Don't miss all the other exclusive Monster Hunter Wilds content found in January's IGN First. Monster Hunter Wilds Interview: Meet Nu Udra, Apex of the Oilwell BasinHow the Monster Hunter Wilds Team Select their Beastly LineupEvolving Monster Hunter: How Capcom’s Belief in the Series Made it a Worldwide Hit Shuka Yamada is a freelance writer for IGN Japan. This article was translated by Ko Ransom. Casey DeFreitas is deputy editor of guides for IGN. View the full article

It’s well known that fans weren’t particularly enthused about the weapon designs in Monster Hunter: World, leading them to wonder if Monster Hunter Wilds will follow suit or not. Though we’ve seen a handful of weapons from Wilds, we haven’t seen quite enough to make a determinative verdict on our own about their general design philosophy–but now, Monster Hunter Wilds Director Yuya Tokuda has cleared up this question. When speaking about the Hope series armor and weapons, Tokuda told us: “Incidentally, weapon designs in Monster Hunter: World generally retained a certain form, but they featured a customized appearance based on which monster materials were used. However, in Wilds, each weapon has its own unique design.” The direct comparison to how weapon designs were in Monster Hunter: World answers the question clearly–we don’t have to worry about weapons looking too similar to each other in Monster Hunter Wilds. And though some weapons in Monster Hunter: World eventually upgraded to the point of being entirely unique, many lines weren’t so lucky. You can see in the image below just how similar the final aqua line Sword and Shield is to the final Pukei-Pukei sword and shield, and how similar the final bone line long sword is to the final Jyuratodus long sword, for example. These were the most upgraded versions of these weapons when Monster Hunter: World first released. Compare those to the designs we’ve seen in Monster Hunter Wilds so far in the slideshow below. All are, without a doubt, entirely unique. We learned about this detail while discussing Monster Hunter Wilds' new approach to starting weapons and Hope series gear, where we reveal brand-new concept art of the decidedly cool Hope armor and weapons, so don’t miss it! Also be sure to check out the in-depth interview about the Oilwell Basin and its inhabitants, including the locale's Apex, The ****** Flame, named Nu Udra. Monster Hunter Wilds is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on February 28. For even more, check out our exclusive 4K gameplay videos hunting Ajarakan and Rompopolo, our interview with the development team on how Monster Hunter has evolved over the years, and details on the game’s delicious food system. And look out for more a few final exclusives throughout January as part of IGN First! Casey DeFreitas is deputy editor of guides at IGN and has been hunting monsters since the PS2 era. Catch her on socials @ShinyCaseyD. View the full article

World of Warcraft is making some big changes to Mythic+ dungeons in The War Within Season 2, including rebalanced difficulty scaling, better rewards at a faster rate, and the removal of the Challenger’s Peril penalty until Mythic 12+. These improvements aim to make Mythic+ progression in World of Warcraft easier and more rewarding to start while still keeping it one of the greatest challenges in the game. View the full article

A hilarious new PC mod for the recently released Ninja Gaiden 2 ****** sees its protagonist replaced with Wallace from Wallace and Gromit. Ninja Gaiden 2 ****** was revealed and shadow-dropped as part of Xbox's recent Developer Direct last week, which also saw the big unveiling of Ninja Gaiden 4. Since its exciting release, fans of Koei Tecmo's iconic fast-paced action series have been busy enjoying this new remaster of the 2008 Xbox 360 classic. View the full article

Some of the best Maxis creations are found on The Sims 4 Gallery. While expansions feature most Townies, others are exclusively downloaded from the official Maxis account. This includes Sims that were only in trailers or box art, characters from past games, or even updated families. Adding them to your save can spice things up, create new stories, or allow them to simply become NPCs. It can be much faster than making several new Sims. View the full article