One of the major raid attack indicators in World of Warcraft, the "swirly" marker, will soon get a facelift, as the upcoming Patch 11.1 update has given it a brighter outline and a clearer indicator of where an enemy's area-of-effect (AoE) attack will land. The change is now available on the World of Warcraft public test realm (PTR) for players to try out ahead of Patch 11.1's release. View the full article
NetEase Games has unveiled a Hero Hot List for Marvel Rivals, revealing pick and win rates for everyone from Jeff the Land Shark and Mantis to Storm and Spider-Man. It’s a straightforward list of every playable character in the massively popular hero shooter that gives players more insight into which Marvel icons are being picked over the others. You probably won’t be too surprised to see Jeff leading the pack as the number-one pick across PC and console quickplay games. He’s sitting at 21.18% pick rate, with Venom in second at 19.09% and Cloak & Dagger in third at 18.81%. At the opposite end of the list, we find Storm, with only 1.66% of players choosing to smite opponents with her weather abilities in quickplay. Pick rates for competitive, meanwhile, tell a slightly different story. Pop-centric healer and Strategist Luna Snow tops the pick rate list at 20.66%, with Jeff still cracking the top 10 in seventh with 13.86%. The tough-to-handle Storm remains at the bottom in competitive games at just 0.69% on PC, while ****** Widow sits in last with 0.79% in competitive console matches. It also seems that the Strategist and Vanguard roles remain equally popular among players regardless of mode or platform. Concrete numbers for Marvel Rivals show NetEase is willing to be a bit more transparent about how fans are choosing to engage with the roster, but many will likely find little surprise in the pick rate list. Jeff, specifically, has proven to be quite the punching bag for the community since launch arrived last month. This adorable dog shark has terrorized enemy teams with his It’s Jeff! Ultimate ability, which sees him swallowing multiple enemies and, usually, sending them hurtling to their deaths. He’s relatively easy to get a handle on, so it’s never been a surprise to see him show up in a match. Win rates, on the other hand, reveal that Marvel Rivals has been a mostly even experience regardless of which hero players dive into battle with. While nearly every character hovers around a 50% win rate regardless of game mode, Jeff actually finds himself on the lower end of the spectrum at 45.39% of matches won in quickplay and 44.38% in competitive. It’s actually Mantis who brings home the most consistent victories, with 56% of games won in quickplay and 55.20% won in competitive. Some of these stats may give players clues as to how NetEase will push forward when it comes to future balance changes. That said, those pick rates will certainly change once Season 1 introduces new maps, modes, and characters, such as the Fantastic Four, starting this Friday, January 10. Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman kick things off starting this week, with The Thing and Human Torch set to arrive halfway through the season. While we wait for more updates to swoop in, you can read up on why we gave Marvel Rivals and 8/10 in our review. Keep an eye on the latest Marvel Rivals codes for free skins, and vote on the strongest Marvel Rivals characters in our community tier list. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article
Online video games are full of all sorts of weird terminologies and abbreviations, so much so that it seems like playing a game feels like you need your own glossary of dictionary to understand. This is especially true when it comes to team communication (comms) in hero shooters like Marvel Rivals where talking or pinging is key to victory. You really need to know, on the fly, what’s being said as it’s being said so you can quickly react and adjust. View the full article
Developer NetEase has released a new balance patch for Marvel Rivals ahead of the game's brand-new season later this week. The patch includes nerfs, buffs, and other changes to various characters, including ****** Panther, Hawkeye, Namor, and Psylocke. This gives Marvel Rivals players quite a few things to figure out as they brace for Season 1, which will make significant changes of its own. View the full article
Finding the ghost and gathering evidence can be rather tricky in Phasmophobia, but you can use Cursed Possessions to make the process easier. These items are incredibly high-risk, high-reward, and tough to locate around each map including 42 Edgefield Road. Most of the Cursed Objects you can find are very small or blend in with a regular household environment. It’s easy to completely overlook them, so you need to know where they can appear on each map if you want to try them out. Here are the exact locations of every Cursed Possession at the 42 Edgefield Road map in Phasmophobia. View the full article
Transformers: Reactivate has now been cancelled, confirmed by Splash Damage's X account on Wednesday. The developer is now facing a risk of redundancy for a "number of roles" at the studio. Splash Damage has previously developed Batman: Arkham Origins' multiplayer and Brink. It's also supported the development of Gears Tactics, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Gears 5. View the full article
Transformers: Reloaded has now been cancelled, confirmed by Splash Damage's X account on Wednesday. The developer is now facing a risk of redundancy for a "number of roles" at the studio. Splash Damage has previously developed Batman: Arkham Origins' multiplayer and Brink. It's also supported the development of Gears Tactics, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Gears 5. View the full article
Like all hero shooters, Marvel Rivals play rates depends on that specific patch, where some heroes are overtuned and others aren’t worth playing just yet. With each passing update, Marvel Rivals tunes heroes with nerfs and buffs to help bring them in line with others in their class in an effort to make the game as balanced as possible while also retaining its fun factor. View the full article
The dusty world of Red Dead Redemption is known for outlaws, vast landscapes, and the appeal of living on the edge. While players have been drawn to the redemption of Arthur Morgan and John Marston, Jack Marston only saw the outlaw side of the pair. Unlike starting fresh, Jack has grown up in the Van der Linde gang, giving him a deep understanding of outlaw life. He never got to see this as wrong and likely wouldn't think it was wrong in Red Dead Redemption 3. View the full article
EA Sports has released Update 6 for Madden NFL 25 across all platforms in one of the game's biggest updates so far. In addition to over 800 playbook updates, the patch introduces several gameplay improvements and new items aimed at enhancing realism. Furthermore, Madden NFL 25 has added PlayerCard and NFL Team Pass, new features allowing players to customize their own unique card based on their favorite NFL teams. View the full article
BPM: Bullets Per Minute is a Doom-inspired roguelike FPS rhythm game. While that might sound like a random mishmash of genres, I hope developers like Awe Interactive never stop experimenting because BPM is a wonderfully unique experience. Right now, it's included in the Speedrunning with GDQ Humble Bundle, so you can get it for what works out at just $1.71 / £1.35. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Eleven great PC games not to miss in September Doom becomes a rhythm game in BPM, coming to Steam this year View the full article
Path of Exile 2 features a slew of communication features players can use to interact with each other in the game. One of these features is linking, which can be used to share information about items between players. However, many do not know the feature exists, let alone how to use it. Here’s how to link items in trade chat Path of Exile 2. View the full article
While one new multiplayer games in Marvel Rivals flourishes with gamers everywhere, 2024’s largest series is struggling in the eyes of its community in the early days of 2025. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 and Warzone both have a serious hacking issue, and it feels worse than previous years, with cheaters able to ****** lobbies and Ranked Play on console being decimated with hackers thanks to crossplay being a requirement. One of the best CoD esports pros and top personalities of all time, OpTic Scump, voiced his concerns recently as he has pivoted away from streaming the game like many other top content creators. View the full article
Square Enix veteran Yoshinori Kitase has said he’d love to see another movie or a TV series based on the game. Series brand manager Kitase, who directed Final Fantasy 6, 7 and 8, and is currently serving as producer on the FF7 remake trilogy, was asked about the potential for a movie or TV adaptation during a recent interview. “We don’t have anything officially planned and so this is just strictly my personal sort of wish, but yeah, I’ve heard about various Hollywood directors and actors playing Final Fantasy 7, and many creators also respect the title,” Kitase told Danny Peña. Read More... View the full article
The last set of Revenant weapons is out in Destiny 2, and it includes two icy new weapons, including the Red Tape scout rifle. There aren’t many good Stasis scout rifles, but even fewer can roll some of the latest perks in the sandbox. Red Tape is a Stasis Lightweight scout rifle and a second scout rifle after Live Fire (which is a world drop) that can get the new Rimestealer perk. If you need a scout for your Stasis build and don’t want to run Wicked Implement, Red Tape might just be the gun for you. View the full article
Oh boy, here we go again - it seems that at least once per season in Apex Legends, another spark appears that reignites debates around PC versus console, controller versus mouse and keyboard, and high-skill players versus casuals. This time, it involves the art of the tap strafe - a movement technique used by some of the battle royale's top mouse and keyboard players to be as agile and slippery as possible. In the most recent update to Apex Legends, a change was made to how frequently you can 'lurch' while tap strafing, rendering it far weaker than it once was. While the majority of Apex players won't be affected by the tap strafe changes, it has angered some of the game's most dedicated and skilled PC players. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Apex Legends characters and abilities list Apex Legends buffs struggling Alter and makes Loba super strong The new Apex Legends season strips out modes, and players already miss Mixtape View the full article
The Realmgate is a part of Path of Exile 2's endgame, giving those who find it access to pinnacle bosses in the game. These foes are the strongest opponents you could possibly face, giving anyone with endgame builds the challenge of a lifetime. However, you can't use the Realmgate until you understand where it shows up and how it functions. View the full article
An Infinity Nikki player may have taken things too far after their custom character picture was removed from the game. As a game (mostly) about fashion, Infinity Nikki allows players to share snapshots of their custom looks with other players. Players have been using these photos for everything, from social interaction to sharing puzzle hints to just having fun with different outfits and poses - but one player decided to use a custom photo as a jumpscare, and was surprised when they logged back in to find it removed. View the full article
There are several ways you can build up your people in Civilization 7, and one of the building blocks is your people’s Religion and Faith. These pave the path forward for your people’s beliefs, and can lead to other benefits to give you additional victory conditions throughout the game. Developing your Religion will vary from previous Civilization games and has more meaning earlier in the game, during the Exploration Age. As you might expect, the Exploration Age is where you and your people are focused on exploring the world, spreading out to trade, meeting others, and discovering more beyond the development stage of their society. Here’s what you need to know about how Religion and Faith work in Civilization 7 and some notable changes compared to previous games in the series. View the full article
Riot Games is ringing in the New Year with a fresh season of League of Legends — the first of three season launches that players will experience in 2025. In typical Riot fashion, there's a cinematic trailer to go along with it, but this year's video is a major step-up from its predecessors. For one thing, it's absolutely stunning — thanks, of course, to a lending hand from Fortiche, the animation studio that brought Arcane to life. But more importantly, the five-minute video is leaving fans of Netflix's Arcane hopeful that this Noxus-themed trailer doubles as an exciting prelude to another League of Legends show. There's a couple of apparent nods to Arcane that make their way into the end of the new cinematic. One of the biggest moments in the trailer that merges series with game comes when ****** Rose members Vladimir and LeBlanc discuss how they need to take "advantage of the opportunity that has washed up our shores," which we're assuming is a reference to Mel. LeBlanc also comments that "Piltover was a lesson," which Arcane viewers will recognize as the Runeterra region in which the original show takes place. When the final season of Arcane wrapped, fans were eager to find out if other Runeterra regions would get some on-screen exposure. Christian Linke, creative director at Riot and the creator and showrunner of Arcane, confirmed these suspicions in an interview with League content creator Necrit shortly after the show concluded, revealing that Noxus, Ionia, and Demacia will receive their own spin-off series. Now, upon the cinematic's release, fans can't help but connect the dots that this Noxus-themed season of League of Legends is perhaps a subtle hint towards the Noxus-themed spin-off they've been waiting for. One Rioter on Reddit, dubbed RiotMiddler, has denied that the cinematic trailer is a set-up for a TV show: "Regarding the intent of the cinematic, our goal was to set up some themes for Noxus for the season and a plot line that'll be continued this year in game/around game materials (not a tv show to be clear)." But, like, have you looked at it? It very well may be true that the intent of the cinematic is first and foremost to promote the new Noxus-based season of League of Legends — there's no actual show storyline that's teased, nor any official release date for a new show attached. We're just saying, it seems unlikely that Fortiche went through the trouble of creating new designs for characters like Elise, Katarina, Vladimir, Darius, LeBlanc, and Trundle with no intent of introducing them into a future series. Show teaser or not, we're hyped for this new season of League of Legends, which goes live tomorrow, January 9. It's a pretty historic patch that ushers in a total Noxian makeover for the Rift, a handful of visual changes to the map, and even some novel targeting animations for the all-new Noxian War Turrets. Until Riot decides to release an official announcement about its next TV series, we'll be waiting with bated breath (and probably re-watching Arcane). Katie Reul is a freelance journalist whose entertainment reporting has been featured in IGN and Variety. View the full article
If you're looking for Squid Game X codes in Roblox, IGN's got you covered! In this article, you'll find a list of active and working Squid Game X codes in January 2025 that you can redeem for free rewards, including money to spend on outfits in the in-game store. The Squid Game X codes below have been tested as working at the time of submission. However, codes with unknown expiry dates may stop working at any time. Spotted a new code or one has expired? Let us know in the comments! [/url]Active Squid Game X Codes (January 2025) Here are all the active Squid Game X codes in January 2025 and the free rewards you get for redeeming them: PENTA: $35 (NEW!)150KLIKES: $55 (NEW!)UPDATE11RELEASE: $75 (NEW!)MINGLE: $45 (NEW!)$100K$: $50 (NEW!)All Expired Squid Game X Codes The following Squid Game X codes no longer work and can't be redeemed as of January 2025: UPDATE7RELEASE$100M$BAXTRIX_2*100KLIKES*^100MIL^+80KLIKES+75MIL20KCONCHow to Redeem Squid Game X Codes in Roblox Follow the steps below to redeem Squid Game X codes and claim free rewards in the Roblox Experience: Open the Squid Game X Roblox Experience.Once in the dormitory, you'll see a group of tiles on the left side of your screen.Click on the blue bird icon underneath the shopping basket icon to open the Codes menu.Input your code into the "Enter Code" field, double-checking for typos.Press Enter and if active, your code will be redeemed.Why Isn't My Squid Game X Code Working? If the Squid Game X code you're trying to redeem isn't working, it's likely because of one of the following reasons: The Squid Game X code is expiredThere's a typo or accidental space in the code When inputting a Squid Game X code into Roblox, ensure it's spelled correctly and that there are no accidental spaces before or after the code. We'd recommend copying and pasting codes straight from this page to ensure they're correct as we've tested and verified them. If the Squid Game X code still isn't working, it's more than likely expired and can no longer be redeemed. How to Get More Squid Game X Codes Outside of bookmarking this article, the best way to get more Squid Game X codes as soon as they become available is to join the redifi Roblox Community. The creator posts new codes there the second they're released. Meg Koepp is a Guides Editor on the IGN Guides team, with a focus on trends. When she's not working, you can find her playing an RPG or making miniatures. View the full article
Pokémon Go Fest is one of the most anxiously awaited events in the game’s calendar, bringing out scores of players to catch rare critters, explore new cities, and meet up with fellow players from the community. Taking part in Pokémon Go Fest can be lucrative as a player, providing plenty of opportunities to catch event-specific creatures and add to a growing digital collection. As shown by a recent Statista report commissioned by Niantic, it’s just as beneficial for the cities hosting the event. On Jan. 7, Niantic released a summary article showcasing the incredible economical impact of Pokémon Go Fest in 2024, highlighting how the three host cities (New York, Madrid, and Sendai) benefited from taking part in the event. View the full article
Being the fourth entry in a massively popular RPG series, Dragon Age: The Veilguard had some pretty big shoes to fill both in terms of story and remaining true to the lore of the series. While The Veilguard has been mostly successful, with an ambiguous story and clever lore twists, there are also some areas that felt too safe and clean for the established setting. Two factions that Rook must ally with embody this odd safe choice perfectly, making them feel at odds with the world they inhabit. View the full article
Fortnite Creative maps are the go-to place for a quick XP boost or a place to relax when battle royale gets too stressful. Every player has their favorite, but lately, one particular mode has caught the attention of thousands of players. The Pillars game mode pits player against player atop precarious towers of objects. The object of the game is to be the last player standing while trying to take out other players with randomly assigned weapons and items. While the game is a lot of fun, be warned, pillars can be a frustrating mix of luck and skill. There are a bunch of different versions in Fortnite Creative mode, with a variety of ways to gain XP or customize your game as you play. View the full article
Stonemaier Games, creator of the hit tableau-building board game Wingspan has announced a new title for 2025, and it's essentially 'Wingspan with fish'. Finspan (yes, that really is its name). is just days away from release, launching on January 22, 2025. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best gaming tables 2025 Is there an Assassin's Creed wargame in the works for 2025? Best board games 2025: our favorites reviewed View the full article
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One of the major raid attack indicators in World of Warcraft, the "swirly" marker, will soon get a facelift, as the upcoming Patch 11.1 update has given it a brighter outline and a clearer indicator of where an enemy's area-of-effect (AoE) attack will land. The change is now available on the World of Warcraft public test realm (PTR) for players to try out ahead of Patch 11.1's release. View the full article