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Chaosmonger Studio continue working on Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior a retro-styled heavy metal platformer in partnership with the band Voivod. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The last few weeks have made me feel like a gluttonous medieval king at a feast, but instead of a freshly shot pheasant or a pig with an apple in its mouth, I'm gorging on some great multiplayer games. Arc Raiders still has me hooked, ****** Ops 7 is the best that Call of Duty multiplayer has been in ages, and Battlefield 6 drags the series back to where it should be, offering some explosive, immersive, large-scale action. While the free-to-play battle royale spinoff, Redsec, gives you a taste of the BF6 experience, it's got nothing on actually playing a core Battlefield mode like Conquest, in my opinion. Now, a free Battlefield 6 trial will let you dive in even deeper, but it'll only be around for a week. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Battlefield 6 is going free-to-play for one week only, just in time for you to try its new map and mode Battlefield 6 Season 1 release date and seasonal content Best Battlefield 6 Portal codes - XP farm and bot lobby View the full article

"Keep it human. Be cool, guys. Don't be weird."View the full article

There's a new terrifyingly quick deck in Magic: The Gathering's Standard format, one that can easily claim the win by turn three if you're not prepared to face it. This monocolored aggro deck relies on one of the most busted red cards from Avatar The Last Airbender, and it's triggered a 500% price rise for the Foundations card Bulk Up. This newly premium uncommon was previously selling for just 30 cents, but now a copy will net you $1.80, so go check your bulk (ha) boxes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG Avatar's Firebending fans the flame on card prices, with big red cards spiking up to 165% Is this adorable baby badger MTG Avatar's most dangerous creature? Aang is not the most popular commander from the MTG Avatar set View the full article

Hytale was officially saved on Nov. 17 after it was reacquired by its original creators, who sold it to Riot Games in 2020. No longer in stasis, the Minecraft competitor could be out sooner than we thought, finally putting an end to a decade-long wait. If you're just as excited, you might have been wondering about how to preorder and how much it'd cost you. So, here's all you need to know. Hytale preorders, explained Image via Hypixel At the moment, preorders are not yet live for Hytale, though they should start soon. Per a Nov. 21 post, Hytale will have three editions, ranging significantly in price, all of which will be open for preorders in the coming weeks. The editions are as follows: Standard: $19.99Supporter: $34.99Cursebreaker: $69.99 The standard edition includes the base version of the game and all relevant content, whereas the Supporter and Cursebreaker editions are there for people to pitch in with extra funds to help the developers see the project through to the end. They'll contain unique cosmetics and other symbolic items as ways of thanking those who believed in the game despite all the setbacks it may have faced. The exact date at which the preorders will be open is still to be announced, but it's safe to assume it will be in the next few weeks. The game is slowly picking up steam and is likely to release early next year, if not by the end of 2025, which should reflect preorder timings. The post Can you preorder Hytale? Price, editions, and more info appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The white model SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X Wireless headset was already cheap, but it feels easier to recommend than ever now that it's below $90 this ****** Friday.View the full article

In all the thousands of hours I've spent listening to and reading Warhammer 40,000 novels, one little background detail has tickled me immensely - a romantic "pict-book" set on the "reputed paradise world of Krieg", called "My Wish to Generate Children with You is Only Exceeded by My Devotion to Him", and the only reference to a named romance or erotic novel I have come across. Its absurdity and lore implications delight me - and I'm daring the authors at ****** Library to make a replica of it so that fans in the real world can read it and, probably, be horrified at what they find. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warhammer 40k Space Marine Chapters and Legions - full guide Play as the wretched background weirdos from Warhammer 40k artwork in this free indie RPG Games Workshop posts yet ANOTHER round of record Warhammer profits - even without Space Marine 2 juicing it up View the full article

In what is arguably one of the best deals of the year so far, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater has dropped to just $30 at Walmart for both PS5 and Xbox. That's $40 off the original list price of $70, and $20 less than the previous best deal from last week at Best Buy. What a thrill! ****** Friday deals of this caliber usually don't last long, so I'd pick it up while you still can. In Michael Higham's 8/10 review of Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater for IGN, he said, "If I were to point someone to one of the many versions available, this is the one I'd recommend, whether they're revisiting or playing for the first time." It's also a game we consider to be one of the best video game remakes in general, so if you've been waiting for a good time to play it, now is the time to make your move. Just don't try Googling it, as the Delta/Δ symbol makes it an absolute nightmare. Thanks, Konami! Other top games that have recently been discounted at Walmart include Elden Ring for $15 on PS5 and Xbox, Sonic X Shadow Generations for $15 on Nintendo Switch, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for $30, and plenty more as well. The retailer has also undercut Nintendo's official *****, bringing games like Luigi Mansion 3, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, and more down from their original $39.99 ***** price, to now just $30. That's a huge additional saving, and what ****** Friday is all about. Amazon and Target have also already long started their official early ****** Friday sales, both of which will carry on all the way through to Cyber Monday on December 1. Are you planning to pick up anything in the ****** Friday sales? Let us know in the comments, and stick around with IGN as we continue to update you daily on the best ****** Friday deals for 2025. Follow IGN's ****** Friday Coverage The IGN Deals team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. If you want the latest updates from our trusted team, here’s how to follow our coverage: Sign up for our IGN Deals NewsletterSet IGN as a preferred source in GoogleFollow us on social mediaIGN Deals on XIGN Deals on InstagramIGN Deals on FacebookIGN Deals on TikTok [/url] Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN's resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky. View the full article

Activision has revealed significant changes to the Call of Duty battle pass for Season 1 of ****** Ops 7 that should make progression a lot quicker. The battle pass has been the subject of much debate in recent years, with Call of Duty players often bemoaning how long it takes to unlock all its content — even if you pay for the premium version and, on top of that, the more expensive BlackCell version. In a new blog post, Activision said it had “taken learnings” from ****** Ops 6 battle pass completion times and made tuning adjustments for “a more satisfying journey.” The result is each season’s battle pass in ****** Ops 7 should be “more rewarding for your time spent in-game, no matter where you’re playing across all parts of the game.” So, how does this work? Earlier pages in the ****** Ops 7 battle pass can now be completed faster with fewer tiers needed to unlock High-Value Target (HVT) content at the end of the page, while later pages in the battle pass will contain more rewards. This means players will earn more HVT content sooner across all 100 tiers, Activision said. And, for the first time, Activision is adding the ability to earn battle pass tokens through completing daily challenges, which are now available not only in Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone, but also Co-Op Campaign and Endgame. On certain days in the season, completion of your bonus daily challenge will grant you a battle pass token, which can be used right away to unlock a tier. Call of Duty players who regularly grind through the battle pass will welcome these changes, particularly the addition of earning tokens via challenges. That should speed things up by default, but it remains to be seen how progression overall will feel now the later pages of the battle pass have more content to work through. The Season 1 battle pass includes up to 1,100 COD Points, 11 operator skins, 26 blueprints and weapons, and 119 total rewards, 23 of which are free to earn, including two new base weapons. You can buy the battle pass for 1,100 COD Points, or get the battle pass bundle for 2,400 COD Points, which also grants you 20 Tokens to use. Earlier this week, new data showed ****** Ops 7 sales were lagging behind those of Battlefield 6 and even ****** Ops 6. Activision has yet to announce a sales figure for the game, or comment on its commercial performance. Microsoft has yet to say whether ****** Ops 7 boosted Game Pass subscriptions in any way. Activision is also in hot water with a member of the U.S. Congress, who called out the company’s use of generative AI in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7, demanding tighter regulation to "prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs." If you're hunting for the best offers this week, we're actively rounding up the strongest ****** Friday deals on video games, tech, and more. You can find all our top picks and price drops in our full ****** Friday hub, or check out our relevant pages for PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox deals. 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

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 is giving players the chance to earn a wealth of Double XP Tokens and a new Weapon Camo for the game's big Season 1 update, and all fans need to do is verify their email address on their Activision account. In total, Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7players can earn 1 Hour 2XP Level Tokens (x5), 1 Hour 2XP Weapon Tokens (x5), 1 Hour 2XP Battle Pass Tokens (x5), and the “Veiled Aurora” Universal Weapon Camo. View the full article

Recently, Grand Theft Auto 6 was delayed a second time, pushing the highly anticipated game's release to November 19, 2026, instead of its original May 2026 target launch. This push to the last quarter of next year has frustrated fans who've already waited a considerable time for the next GTA, but it shouldn't be surprising. Rockstar has a tendency to delay their biggest titles, and usually for good reason. View the full article

You can build a whole setup of accessories for less than $70 with some of my favorite affordable gaming gadgets this ****** Friday.View the full article

Freehold Games and Kitfox Games need more time to deliver the best possible version of Caves of Qud for Switch. View the full article

As the AI industry continues to greedily take most of the world's DRAM, the impact on consumers is becoming increasingly obvious. Read Entire Article View the full article

Some players say they're running out of things to doView the full article

One of the biggest events of the year for game developers is here, with the nominations now open for the 2025 Steam Awards. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Reus 2 from Abbey Games recently had a big upgrade, and now it's Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible with full support from the developer. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

ZOOM Platform Media just gave the classic racers FlatOut and FlatOut 2 some more free upgrades, nice to see them continued to be supported. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 developer Treyarch Studios has announced some major changes to the game's seasonal Battle Pass ahead of its big Season 1 update on December 4. Call of Duty fans have often complained that new Battle Passes take too long to complete and require too much grinding, which is why Treyarch will be implementing tons of new adjustments with ****** Ops 7Season 1 that should make things a lot easier for casual players. View the full article

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has its big 11.0 patch, which adds a long list of new features to the explosive action game. New features include a new PvE map set on an Imperial cruiser (Reclamation), a new piece of PvE equipment (Sanctified Wrath), and six new heroic weapons and eight armor pieces to unlock with accolades. Meanwhile, 11.0 adds the Blood Angels Champion pack (Tactical Champion + Jump Pack for Assault + Signature Chainsword Skin), a Salamanders Cosmetic Pack, and Chaos Customisation in PvP. As for balance changes, Assault has a new feature: a set of Jump Pack Dash attacks that are much quicker and responsive than normal sprint attacks. In the patch notes, publisher Focus Entertainment said the developers at Saber Interactive plan to continue expanding and improving sandbox gameplay for all classes, with Tactical and Vanguard coming next. However, they won’t make Patch 12 because the focus there is the new class, the Techmarine. And here’s an interesting one: the developers have increased the netcode damage cap, knowing full well it will “open a huge can of worms for gameplay balancing.” “But it has to be done,” they continued. “The game damage numbers should not be restricted by net code and should be accurate all of the time. We will be monitoring which builds and perks combinations will become problematic. It's pretty clear that some damage buffs combinations from multiple sources are already insane (looking at you Blocking Power Fist). For now, have fun.” Updates continue for Space Marine 2 even as development on its follow-up, Space Marine 3, is in full swing. Saber has insisted the games are not competing for resources internally, and in August revealed Space Marine 2’s second year of DLC, confirming patches 10 all the way up to 15. Patch 15 takes players up to the end of the second quarter of next year (June 2026). Highlights include the new Techmarine class, now set for release during the first quarter of 2026, a new Battle Barge expansion during the same *******, and a new Siege map coming Q2 2026. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch Notes 11.0: NEW FEATURES New PvE map: ReclamationOperation Reclamation takes place in orbit above the planet Avarax.A squad of Space Marines is deployed to a critically damaged Imperial cruiser to purge it of Tyranid infestation. However, as the mission unfolds, the objectives begin to shift.New PvE Equipment: Sanctified Wrath Upon use, the player's melee damage is increased by 25% for 15 seconds, and the player is immune to knockbacks. When used, enemies within a small radius are pushed back. Change from PTS: Increased amount of charges from 1 to 2 It's not the last equipment that we are going to add. New Battlefield Conditions More than 40 new Battlefield Conditions have been added. New Heroic Items Added 6 Heroic Weapons and 8 Armour Pieces to unlock with Accolades. Weapons: Retribution's Bequest (Heavy Bolt Pistol)Chains of Duty (Heavy Bolter)Wrapped (Instigator Bolt Carbine)Wrapped (Bolt Sniper Rifle)Death's Grasp (Power Fist)Storm's Dominion (Thunder Hammer) Armour Pieces: Mark VII HelmArtificer Mark X Helm****** Templars Artificer Mark X HelmMark VI Corvus Veteran HelmVeteran Molecular Bonding Studs R. PauldronHonourific Gem R. PauldronCameleoline Shroud R. PauldronVeteran’s Shroud R. PauldronNew Season Pass ContentBlood Angels Champion pack added (Tactical Champion + Jump Pack for Assault + Signature Chainsword Skin)Salamanders Cosmetic Pack added.Chaos Customisation (PvP) Customisation of Chaos classes is now available using armour parts from sets. GAMEPLAY AND BALANCING TWEAKS Assault - New Feature Added a set of Jump Pack Dash attacks for Assault, that are much quicker and responsive than normal sprint attacks. Dash attacks should be affected by all perks that affect Sprint attacks as well. Change from PTS: Jump Dash attacks deal 50% more damage We are going to continue expanding and improving sandbox gameplay for all classes. After Assault, it's going to be Tactical's and Vanguard's turn, however those changes will not be in Patch 12 as we would like to focus on Tech Marine. Melee Power Axe: Chained Whirl Slash now can be performed after Overhead Strike.Overhead Strike damage is increased by 50%.Perk "Riposte" became a default behaviour - After performing a Power Backstep, hold attack to perform an Overhead Strike.Perk "Riposte" is changed - Overhead strike damage after Backstep is doubled.Blocking versions can now enter Power Stance. Heroic Double Edge Relic (Chainsword): "Trampling Stride" Perk now works with a Heroic Perk Combo.Double Heavy Combo now can be performed after a Whirl Slash sprint attack. Heroic Power Gladius (Power Knife): Damage buff now lasts for 1 second after the first instance of damage instead of being wasted on a single enemy. Change from PTS: Fixed issue where damage buff lasted indefinitely. Firearms Heavy Bolt Rifle: Base damage increased by 13%. Heroic Combi-Melta (Bolt Rifle): Increase damage by 15% for both Bolter and Melta firing modes. Multi-Melta: The change allowing the player to shoot from the standing position immediately after firing from the blind (removing the previous delay) has been reverted. The interval between shots is now enforced when transitioning to the standing position. Bolt Pistol: Base damage increased by 13.5%. Volkite Pistol: Base damage and volkite explosion damage increased by 10%. Patch 11 Heroic Weapon Changes from PTS Heroic Heavy Bolt Pistol: Increase Gun Strike damage by 20%.Add 6 ammo to max capacity.Heroic perk will now instantly kill enemy enemies that are calling for reinforcement. Heroic Sniper Bolt Rifle: All ammo restore perks will not trigger when using this weapon. While it was clear that its a very powerful weapon in PTS, we don't want to reduce its effectiveness, but we do want to raise its skill cap. Heroic Thunder Hammer: Assault's Ground Pound will also spawn a shock zone. Heroic Power Fist: Damage bonus for light attacks is increased to 200%.Increase radius for heroic perk activation to 15 meters.Issue Fixed: Sometimes perk didn't activate properly. Heroic Heavy Bolter: Works like a fencing weapon as originally intended.Fixed UI display of accuracy value.Classes Tactical Signal Jammer: The perk has been reworked. Old: “Enemies marked by Auspex Scan cannot call for reinforcements and automatically explode upon attempting to do so.” New: “After marking an enemy with Auspex Scan, other enemies cannot call for reinforcement and automatically explode upon attempting to do so for 90 seconds.” Sniper Precision Targeting: Now perk works against Extremis and Terminus-level enemies.Guardian Protocol: Removed cooldown.Ambush: Now also slows down nearby enemies for 10 sec. Bulwark Emergency Countermeasure: Cooldown is decreased from 90 to 45 seconds. Vanguard For too long, Vanguard's role was to be a vessel for the squad's healing perks. With these changes, we want to reinforce ranged/melee hybrid playstyle for him. But we are not entirely done with Vanguard changes. We would like to take a closer look at his ability. Grapnel Launcher damage now scales based on difficulty. Retribution: The perk has been reworked. Old: “After you are grabbed or knocked back, you deal 30% more Melee Damage for 20 seconds.” New: “When your Ranged weapon’s magazine is empty, Melee Damage increases by 25%.” Change from PTS: Damage buff increased from 20 to 25%. Moving Target: The perk has been reworked. Old: “Each Melee Attack you land reduces the Ranged Damage you take by 5% (up to 30%). If you do not land a Melee Attack for 5 seconds, the effect ends.” New: “Killing an enemy at a range of 30m or more restores Ability Charge by 5%.” Tenacity: The perk has been reworked. Old: “After killing 10 enemies within 5 seconds, Diving Kick's Damage increases by 40% for 15 seconds.” New: “After a Ranged kill Majoris-level or higher enemy, Diving Kick's Damage increases by 130%. Cooldown 15 seconds.” Change from PTS: Fix interaction between Shock Wave perk and Tenacity caused by double damage scaling. Collateral Damage: Increase damage by Diving Kick to 50%. Inner Fire: Now works according to description. Assault Act of Attrition: The perk has been reworked. Old: “Enemies hit by Melee Attacks take 15% more Damage for 3 seconds.” New: “Enemies hit by Damage from Melee Attacks executed while sprinting or dashing Melee Attacks take 25% more Damage for 5 seconds.“ Battlefield ConditionsGreat Responsibility: Increased HP bonus from 100% to 150%.Retirement Barge: Reduced HP debuff from 66% to 50%.Poorly Fit Suit: Reduced damage by 33%.Equipment Malfunction: restricted from appearing on the Exfiltration mission.Surgical Strike: Buffed damage by 15%.Extreme Challenge: Increased Extremis enemies spawn cooldown.Gameplay QoLIncreased netcode damage cap. This change is going to open a huge can of worms for gameplay balancing, but it has to be done. The game damage numbers should not be restricted by net code and should be accurate all of the time. We will be monitoring which builds and perks combinations will become problematic. It's pretty clear that some damage buffs combinations from multiple sources are already insane (looking at you Blocking Power Fist). For now, have fun. Sniper damage buff from Cloak Ability lasts a little bit longer to fully affect entire burst and full auto weapons.Improved sound indication for unparriable attacks.Pyrecannon Heavy Stance behavior with sprint now matches other heavy weapons.AIChaos Spawn: Fixed headshots not registering for client side hit detection weapons.Vortex Beast: Added headshot area.Lots of minor fixes with animations.CUSTOMISATIONBots use player class customisation.Added sorting armour parts by rarity.Fixed: ****** Templar Champion now chains his Power Sword properly.Lots of minor customisation fixes.LEVELSLots of minor fixes with level geometry.GENERAL FIXESFixed: Vanguard - The ‘Restless Fortitude’ perk does not activate when finishing off an enemy with the Grapnel Launcher.Fixed: Sniper ability stops recharging and working completely until the end of the match after getting hit during its activation in rare cases.Fixed: Player can't use gun strike on Lictor after perfect dodge in some rare cases.Fixed: Assault's class perk "Overcharge" does not increase the damage of charged attacks for any weapon except Thunder Hammer.Fixed: Combat Knife - "Combined Onslaught" and "Heavy Onslaught" perks do not apply to dash attacks.Fixed: Combat Knife - "Shadow Stab" is affected by the "Combined Onslaught" perk instead of "Heavy Onslaught" despite being a heavy attack.Fixed: Combat Knife - "Combined Onslaught" and "Heavy Onslaught" perks do not apply to dash attacks.Fixed: Power Sword - With Speed Restoration perk equipped, contested health restoration values are swapped between power and speed mode's second hits in a combo.Fixed: Power Sword - Power restoration does not apply the restoration bonus to the 4th attack from Slashing Blade perk.Fixed: Power sword - The 3rd attack in the light combo misses in some cases.Fixed: Thunder Hammer - Assault's class perk Overcharge doesn't buff second ground slam attack when Seismic Chain weapon perk is picked.Fixed: Thunder Hammer - Assault's class perk Overcharge doesn't give a 25 percent buff for aftershock attack when Aftershock Improved weapon perk is picked.Fixed: Thunder Hammer perk After Aftershock doesn't give a 10 percent melee damage buff when Aftershock Improved perk is picked.Lots of minor bug fixes.Lots of minor localisation bug fixes.Lots of minor UI and sound fixes.TECHMemory optimizations.****** fixes and general stability improvements.General connectivity improvements. 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

ChimpUP! is an upcoming chaotic multiplayer climbing game about monkeys trying to collect bananas, where each player has independent grapple hooks for arms. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Players say 1.2.20.0 "broke melee"View the full article

"Those were the first games that showed you this idea of just living in this fake place"View the full article

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly running low on cash for new investments, due to some of its projects being in financial distress. The Saudi PIF has made sweeping investments in recent years and is central to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s goal of making the Saudi economy less reliant on proceeds from oil. That includes numerous investments in the video game industry, including stakes in game publishers like Take-Two and Nintendo, and a recent $55 billion deal to take control of Electronic Arts. Read More... View the full article

For those of you still rocking xorg rather than Wayland, there's a new release out that should hopefully fix up some issues you may have been seeing. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article