Markus Persson, the original creator of the hit sandbox game Minecraft, has stated that the game almost didn't feature a creative mode. After receiving a full release in 2011, Minecraft has gone on to receive critical acclaim and often be referred to as one of the greatest games of all time, but the sandbox game could have looked drastically different had Persson, who is widely known as 'Notch', opted not to include its popular creative mode. View the full article
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive has issued a small hotfix for the explosive third-person melee shooter that makes a number of ****** fixes and should help the game’s performance on Steam Deck. The Hotfix 3.1 patch notes, below, also mention a fix for heavy stutter on some CPUs and fixes for dynamic resolution and ultrawide screens. However, there is no mention of much-needed server improvements. Even now, a month after launch, Space Marine 2 suffers significant server and connection problems that affect PvE and PvP, adding frustration to players who struggle to complete matchmaking. The hotfix comes ahead of the launch of Space Marine 2 Season 2, which adds a new PvE Operations map, a new ******, a ******* difficulty level, a new *******, and various other improvements. Season 2 runs from October until the end of 2024. Players were also told to expect more quality-of-life improvements, additional customization features (such as new colors for the lenses), and, for PC players, a 4K texture pack released for free, although publisher Focus Entertainment has yet to announce a release date for these additions. Saber recently released Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0, which made a seemingly innocuous change to the ending that got Warhammer 40,000 fans excited. Fans have also unearthed interesting and unannounced Space Marine 2 cosmetics by datamining the game. Meanwhile, IGN interviewed Saber Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits about Space Marine 2’s record-breaking success. He revealed the boost he expects the PS5 Pro will give Space Marine 2, discussed how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “changed everything” for the studio, and how protective Games Workshop is over the Warhammer 40,000 brand. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 3.1 patch notes:Fixed several crashesFixed heavy stutters on some CPUsFixed launch issue on Linux and Steam DeckFixed issue with dynamic resolution and ultrawide screensFixed issue with upscalers using wrong resolution parameters 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
Space Marine 2 recently broke online play on Linux / Steam Deck, but the latest update should solve it. Although it seems desktop Linux users will need a launch option. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
I have, in my career at this illustrious publication, covered my love for Morrowind exhaustively and exhaustingly. It's simply the best one. The best game in Bethesda's catalogue and, perhaps, the best videogame. Ever... Read more.View the full article
While Valve previously confirmed that they are indeed working towards a version of SteamOS (used on Steam Deck) for the ROG Ally / ROG Ally X, we're now seeing some of that get into Gamescope. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
While some Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO characters are available from the get-go, you can find a handful of characters (not including different variants or forms) throughout your playthrough. There are multiple ways to unlock characters: buying them in-store, going through the main episodic quests and branching paths, getting your player level up, or using Dragon ******. With so much on offer, here is every unlockable character and how to get them. View the full article
There are a lot of weapons available in the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Three melee weapons and three firearms are found throughout the game to cater to different combat styles. Some help you through the early phases of the game, like the Wooden Plank, while others, like the Chainsaw, need a bit more work to obtain. View the full article
The KDE team have today released the Plasma 6.2 desktop environment bringing with it a "friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment". Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Matt Reeves' Batman universe is far from a silly one, but apparently one source of inspiration for The Penguin's look is on the sillier side. Read more View the full article
After weeks of new updates to prepare players, Starfield is finally back with its first expansion, Shattered Space. Giving players new areas to explore, a story to experience, and weapons to collect, Shattered Space is a start in the right direction for Starfield, albeit a rocky one. While it hasn't quite lived up to fan expectations, receiving a dramatic range of reviews from critics and players alike, there's still enjoyment to be had in Shattered Space thanks to its newest features. View the full article
Pathologic 3 has been officially announced. The sequel to the popular open-world horror RPG promises to add to the ever-growing catalog of surreal PC and console games. View the full article
Another chance for you to support ****** indie developers, authors, and artists. The ****** Halloween Stories Bundle for 2024 is now live on *****.io. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
MicroProse has announced that it will be publishing Cleared Hot, a “notsalgic helicopter shooter” clearly based on Desert Strike. Developed by Californian studio Cfinger Games, Cleared Hot is described as a “nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements”. “******, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet,” the game’s Steam description reads. Read More... View the full article
In Stardew Valley, you can bring villagers to your farm by marrying them, but one fan found a way to bring an entire towns worth of people onto their acreage thanks to the 1.6 update. View the full article
Throne and Liberty, the free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by NCSoft and published by Amazon Games, has seen more than three million players in just a week. Originally billed as a Lineage sequel, Throne and Liberty is an MMO with PvE and PvP set in a dynamic and seamless world. It suffered numerous delays over the course of a development cycle spanning several years. Throne and Liberty finally launched on October 1 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, and soon proved a hit on Steam with an impressive player concurrent peak of 336,300. That’s enough to make Throne and Liberty one of the most-played games on Valve’s platform right now. Neither Sony nor Microsoft make player numbers public. Amazon added that Throne and Liberty players had amassed 24 million hours in the game, with more than 11 million hours watched on Twitch. “Bringing Throne and Liberty to players around the world has been a huge shared undertaking by our team and our friends at NCSoft, and we’re so pleased to see the results as players join the game,” said Christoph Hartmann, VP, Amazon Games. “We’re only getting started, and we have a series of updates planned including our first castle siege coming soon.” Throne and Liberty’s early performance is all the more impressive in light of its ‘mixed’ user review rating on Steam, with most of the negative reviews about server issues and the typical monetization you get from these sorts of F2P MMOs. IGN’s impressions of Throne and Liberty during its beta said the game “is fun but doesn’t do enough to stand out.” For Amazon Games, Throne and Liberty’s success comes as it continues to support its own developed MMO, New World, and Smilegate’s action role-playing game Lost Ark, which it published in 2022. Amazon is also publishing Crystal Dynamics’ next Tomb Raider game, and has a The Lord of the Rings MMORPG in the works, among other projects. In August, Hartmann told IGN the Lord of the rings MMO was "still early," and the next Tomb Raider a "huge, huge task." 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
As part of the October Prime Day *****, Amazon is offering the Anker PowerCore 737 USB Power Bank for only $89.99. This portable battery features a generous 20,000mAH capacity and a powerful 140W power output, but is still TSA-approved. It can fast charge a Steam Deck or ASUS Rog Ally from empty to full multiple times over. Anker PowerCore 737 24,000mAh Power Bank for $89.99 with 140W of USB Type-C Power Delivery The Anker PowerCore 737 can be used like any other power bank; it does a fine job of charging any of your standard mobile electronics. It has two USB Type-C ports and one USB Type-A port. One of the USB Type-C ports is ***-directional, meaning it can be used to charge devices AND it can also be used to charge the power bank itself. The massive 24,000mAh is just under the TSA's 27,000mAh limit. I recently brought this power bank to a trip to Japan. At the security checkpoint it was removed and the wattage fully tested. It passed with flying colors and I was able to get through security with my power bank in tow. Because of the larger capacity, it weighs in at a heftier 1.4 pounds. The Anker 737 is our pick for best Steam Deck / ASUS ROG Ally charger We picked the Anker 737 as one of our favorite portable chargers for the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally portable gaming handhelds. This is an outstanding charger for handheld gaming consoles like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Switch. Both the ROG Ally and Steam Deck suffer from a short battery life when gaming on the go. During our Steam Deck review, we found games like **** of War or Spider-Man would tap out in under 2 hours. At the end of the day, you'll never get the full potential out of your Steam Deck or ROG Ally if you're not equipped with a decent portable charger. The Steam Deck accepts up to 38W of USB Power Delivery, ASUS ROG Ally accepts up to 65W, and the Nintendo Switch up to 18W. The Anker 737 could theoretically charge a Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Switch at their maximum charging rate all at the same time, but we wouldn't recommend that because the thermal protection would kick in and throttle the output. The Anker 737 power bank is TSA-approved TSA requires that power banks be in carry-on bags only (they are not allowed in check-in luggage). Power banks must also be under 27,000mAh or 100Whr in capacity. The Anker power bank's 24,000mAh capacity is =under TSA's 27,000mAh 100Whr limit so it can be brought onto airplanes without worry. If a TSA official actually does take the initiative to test the wattage on your power bank, you're well in the clear. This is easily one of the best Steam Deck deals and Nintendo Switch deals available for October Prime Day, and absolutely worth considering if you find yourself short on power all too often. For more deals, check out our definitive Prime Day article for current news on everything related to the upcoming October Prime Day Sales event, including what deals to expect and whether or not you should wait for ****** Friday. More Power Bank Deals for Prime Day Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time. View the full article
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When we reviewed Diablo IV, the latest installment in the long-running action roleplaying game series last year, we said it was off to a ***** of a good start. But ARPGs live and **** by their endgame loops, and it was far too early at the time to accurately assess the game’s true staying power. Sadly, after that confident first step, like so many loot-hunting games before it, Diablo IV fell flat on its face. I’ve seen plenty of boneheaded updates to live-service games, but Diablo IV’s first major patch, released a couple of months after the game’s release, was still pretty shocking. By that point, a consensus had emerged that the endgame was a bit barren, and getting to the game’s level cap of 100 was a tedious slog. But that’s the great thing about live-service games, right? Tweak some numbers, throw in a couple of fun high-level activities, and, baby, you’ve got a stew going. Sadly, the game’s developers at Blizzard had other plans. The patch notes for that first update read like someone had systematically gone through the game and removed anything that could be considered fun. Almost every character build had been mercilessly nerfed, and worst of all, the game became even slower. Fans were incensed, and Diablo IV floundered like this for its first three seasons. I mostly lost interest. Read full article Comments View the full article
Traveller's Hymn is a top-down, grid-based, open-world adventure game (and breathe), set in a dark fantasy land. The tileset is lovely, as are the little dialogue boxes and menus and the gentle bob of your backpack-ridden character as they walk. Basically, it looks like it's worth everyone's time, particularly because there's one big twist here - it's entirely free. Read more View the full article
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PlayStation users have plenty to look forward to this Halloween. A handful of remakes and remasters are on the horizon that will breathe new life into timeless classics, as well as a few recent releases that are still trending as must-haves for any proud PS5 owner. Any video game would thrive on the PS5’s fast processing times, cutting-edge graphics, advanced haptics, and immersive 3D audio, but these enhancements take horror games in particular to the absolute max, making them more cinematic and, therefore, more impactful. Here are a few recommendations for horror games that would be especially rewarding to play on the PS5 during October in the lead-up to All Hallow’s Eve. View the full article
Nvidia SVP Jeff Fisher has taken over the presenting duties at CES since Huang introduced the RTX 2060 more than five years ago. Fisher has unveiled several products during his time, including the RTX 3060, RTX 4070 Ti, and, most recently, the RTX 4000 Super series. Read Entire Article View the full article
Oh dear; 2019's Joker was a box office hit, raking in $1 billion at the box office, but Folie a Deux has ******* to beat even Morbius in its domestic opening weekend. Read more View the full article
Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO has arrived, and for new players who don’t know what they are doing, the controls can be a bit of a pain to work out. How do you *******? How do you dodge? The game doesn’t tell you much if you don’t check out the extensive training and go straight into battles. So, depending on your platform or controller of choice, keeping a control guide on hand is crucial to learning the ropes and giving yourself a fighting chance in the surprisingly hard campaign. View the full article
The Until Dawn remake is a disaster. Launching to "Mixed" reviews on Steam, fans slammed the new version for looking "way worse" than the original, with clips going viral of stretched teeth and scenes that look radically different without the blue filter. View the full article
A former lead artist at Bethesda says he quit during the development of Starfield because he felt the team had grown too large. Nate Purkeypile worked at Bethesda for 14 years, during which time he was lead artist on Fallout 76 and worked on other titles including Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and Skyrim. Before that, he worked at Retro Studios where he was a world artist on Metroid Prime 3. However, Purkeypile left Bethesda in 2021 to form his own solo studio called Just Purkey Games, and has now shared a trailer from his latest game on Reddit, along with comments on why he left Bethesda in the first place (as spotted by PC Gamer). Read More... View the full article
The Auction House in Throne and Liberty allows you to trade items with other players, whether Epic gear or traits. You can get yourself a headstart in endgame progression or find that missing part of your build—but it’ll cost you. Here’s how to unlock the Auction House in Throne and Liberty and how to use it. View the full article
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Markus Persson, the original creator of the hit sandbox game Minecraft, has stated that the game almost didn't feature a creative mode. After receiving a full release in 2011, Minecraft has gone on to receive critical acclaim and often be referred to as one of the greatest games of all time, but the sandbox game could have looked drastically different had Persson, who is widely known as 'Notch', opted not to include its popular creative mode. View the full article