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Diablo 4’s next big moment is almost upon us. The game is currently in the final days of its fifth season, and while everyone is definitely looking forward to Season 6, the big thing on everyone's radar is the release of the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Read more View the full article

The Silent Hill 2 remake is console exclusive to PlayStation 5 for one year, Sony has revealed. As spotted by Eurogamer, a new trailer released on the PlayStation YouTube channel shows Bloober’s long-awaited remake won’t launch on “other formats” until October 8, 2025 at the earliest. Silent Hill 2 launches on PC and PS5 on October 8, 2024. While “other formats” is a vague phrase, it no doubt includes Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X and S) and, potentially, Nintendo’s next-generation console, dubbed Switch 2. The Silent Hill 2 remake will of course be playable on the upcoming PS5 Pro, which launches on November 7. Sony’s partnership with Konami for Silent Hill 2 has not only resulted in a year-long console exclusivity, but full support for the DualSense’s features, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and a dynamic lightbar feature that displays protagonist James' health status. Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the 2001 psychological horror classic. Players reunite with James Sunderland following a mysterious letter from his late wife, Mary, and search for clues in the terrifying namesake town, which is, of course, teeming with nightmarish monsters. Earlier this month, the first 90 minutes of the Silent Hill 2 remake appeared online, showing the beginning of the game. The first 90 minutes will cover just under 10% of Silent Hill 2 according to Bloober Team's own estimates, as it said players could complete it in "around 16 to 18 hours." This increase over the original's length will account for myriad gameplay changes but apparently nothing in the story department, as Bloober has been adamant about not changing any plot points of the original game. Check out IGN’s Silent Hill 2 hands-on preview for more. 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

Following the shutdown of Firewalk Studios' Concord, the game's developers are reportedly "in limbo", with game director Ryan Ellis having stepped down into a "support role", according to a new report. Read more View the full article

Frostpunk 2, the long-awaited sequel to 2018s award-winning city-building survival game, is now available on PC for Xbox Game Pass subscribers to enjoy. Given the recent changes to Microsofts subscription service, only Ultimate and PC Game Pass members will be able to access the game at no additional cost, though it is also available for purchase. View the full article

Diablo 4 may have struggled in the months immediately following its launch, but throughout 2024 it's been going from strength to strength, building on a surprisingly stellar campaign experience with ever-improving endgame seasons. Now, we've also got the massive Vessel of Hatred expansion on the horizon. If you're still not aboard the ******-slaying train though, now is the perfect time to dip your toes in as a new Diablo 4 free trial is available right now on Battle.Net, Xbox, and PlayStation. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Diablo 4 mercenaries explained Diablo 4 system requirements Diablo 4 runes and runewords explained View the full article

It's coming, it's happening, and it's officially on the way soon. After blowing us away with its first season back in 2021, League of Legends Arcane is finally ready to return, with Riot confirming precisely when the new (and final) season of the animated series will hit Netflix. Last time we saw Vi, Jinx, and the rest of the gang from the MOBA adaptation, the unrest between Piltover and Zaun was at fever pitch, especially after Jinx did that thing. Now, with LoL patch 14.18 recently upon us and a new card game on the way (albeit with a twist), the League of Legends Arcane Season 2 release dates and times have just been confirmed by Riot. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: How much have I spent on LoL? League of Legends Mythic shop September - what's on ***** now? Which League of Legends skins are currently on *****? View the full article

NBA 2K25 introduces some brand-new features to the long-running franchise. The latest title from Visual Concepts and 2K Games was released on September 6, 2024, and brought some changes with it. In addition to new content, NBA 2K25 adds the new Steph Era, bringing the 201617 NBA season of the Golden State Warriors to the title. This means players can now play as Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green in the special MyNBA Era. View the full article

Following Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s shock patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, and Pocketpair’s subsequent statement claiming it had no idea which patents it’s accused of infringing, analysts believe they’ve worked out which patent Nintendo plans to use to win its case. Kiyoshi Kurihara, a ********* patent attorney and consultant on intellectual property spoke to Yahoo Japan on the lawsuit (translated by Automaton), and pointed to a “******* patent” that revolves around the mechanic of catching Pokémon itself. “It seems like it would be hard to avoid if you want to make a Pokémon-like game, and it’s easy to infringe if you’re not careful,” Kurihara is quoted as saying. In general gameplay terms, Palworld’s survival and crafting mechanics are more like those of Ark than Pokémon. After Palworld’s huge launch earlier this year, comparisons were made between Palworld’s Pals and Pokémon, with some accusing Pocketpair of "ripping off" Pokémon designs. But rather than file a copyright infringement lawsuit, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have gone down the patent route. Kurihara identified four divisional patent applications that Nintendo and The Pokémon Company jointly registered after Palworld’s launch in January. A divisional patent contains isolated content from an already registered parent patent. The patent Kurihara believes is the focus here, Patent No. 7545191, describes, per Automaton: Aiming a capture item (Poké Ball) at a character placed on the field (Pokémon), releasing the capture item in a direction determined by player input, judgment of whether capturing is successful or not upon contact between the capture item and Pokémon, and changing of the Pokémon’s status to “owned by the player” when capturing is successful. In addition, the patent also covers the mechanic of having capture probability displayed to the player, regardless of whether it uses colors, graphics or numbers. Patent No. 7545191, alongside three related others, were only approved in August, which might help explain why it’s taken this long for Nintendo to announce its lawsuit. The parent patent of the four divisional patents was registered in December 2021, and thus, Automaton points out, are legally effective against Palworld, which launched January 2024. Nintendo has yet to officially reveal the patents it alleges Pocketpair has infringed. It is worth noting that Palworld does include a mechanic that involves throwing a ball-like object (called a Pal Sphere) at monsters out in a field to capture them, and this may prove the key to the lawsuit. Kurihara suggested Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed the four division patents for specific use in litigation against Palworld developer Pocketpair. As for Pocketpair, it’s said it will begrudgingly investigate the patent infringement claims while continuing to update Palworld despite the lawsuit, and apologized to players left concerned about the future of the game. Here’s Pocketpair’s statement in full: Regarding the Lawsuit Yesterday, a lawsuit was filed against our company for patent infringement. We have received notice of this lawsuit and will begin the appropriate legal proceedings and investigations into the claims of patent infringement. At this moment, we are unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon, and we have not been notified of such details. Pocketpair is a small indie game company based in Tokyo. Our goal as a company has always been to create fun games. We will continue to pursue this goal because we know that our games bring joy to millions of gamers around the world. Palworld was a surprise success this year, both for gamers and for us. We were blown away by the amazing response to the game and have been working hard to make it even better for our fans. We will continue improving Palworld and strive to create a game that our fans can be proud of. It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to allocate significant time to matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit. However, we will do our utmost for our fans, and to ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from pursuing their creative ideas. We apologize to our fans and supporters for any worry or discomfort that this news has caused. As always, thank you for your continued support of Palworld and Pocketpair. Players are now left wondering whether Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s lawsuit will force Pocketpair to remove Palworld from ***** or even shut the game down. Palworld launched on Steam priced $30 and straight into Game Pass on Xbox and PC earlier this year, breaking sales and concurrent player number records in the process. Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe has said Palworld's launch was so big that the developer couldn’t handle the massive profits the game generated. Still, Pocketpair acted swiftly to capitalize on Palworld’s breakout success, signing a deal with Sony to form a new business called Palworld Entertainment that’s tasked with expanding the IP. Speaking of Sony, Palworld is heavily rumored to be set for a PlayStation launch announcement at this month’s Tokyo Game Show. Pocketpair teased a PlayStation release back in June, so this would come as little surprise. TGS runs from September 26 to 29. While player numbers have declined somewhat since Palworld’s explosive launch, it ******** one of the most-played games on Steam (Microsoft does not make Windows PC and Xbox player numbers public), sitting comfortably in the top 100 on Valve's platform. 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 For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The next Yakuza game is about series wild card Goro Majima fighting pirates and is called Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and ***** revealed at the September 2024 RGG Summit. The game will seemingly see Majima hunt down a lost treasure and perhaps even features ship combat in a half Yakuza, half *********'s Creed 4: ****** Flag looking entry. It launches February 28, 2025.. A lengthy reveal trailer showed Majima washed up on the beach of Rich Island, near Hawaii, looking worse for wear and helped by a child with a **** tiger. Majima introduced the clip himself as a story taking place six months prior, asking how the heck he ended up on a beach. It looks to directly feed off the story of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, with Majima dealing with repercussions caused by Ichiban Kasuga's involvement with the cult of Palekana on Nele Island. The trailer also showed Majima becoming a pirate captain himself. Gameplay released showed Majima fighting on the main Hawaii map from Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth alongside on ships and other new areas. Majima can ****** in either the **** Dog Style or the Sea Dog Style, and players can jump for the first time in the Yakuza series. Yakuza fans have been awaiting this game's reveal for what feels like a long time. Even though the last mainline game, the colossal Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, arrived as the last mainline entry in January, RGG Studio has become known for its rapid releases. In the last five years, for example, it released Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Judgment Remastered, Lost Judgment, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, alongside three Super Monkey Ball Games and an enhanced remaster of Virtua Fighter 5. That's 12 games in total. Fans have been trying to figure out what this new entry would be since ***** announced the RGG Summit in August, whether it would be the next mainline Yakuza/Like a Dragon entry, another spin-off game like Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, another remake like Yakuza: Kiwami or Like a Dragon: Ishin, another game from spin-off series Judgment, or something else entirely. In our 9/10 review of the last game, IGN said: "Sprawling, enthralling, and packed with dynamic brawling, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t just the best turn-based Like a Dragon game, it’s one of the greatest games in the entire series." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Sony has issued a fresh patch for the PlayStation 5 that will hopefully sort out graphics problems caused by the recently released firmware update. Firmware update 24.06-10.00.00., which added the Welcome Hub to PS5 among other new features, caused technical issues in Square Enix's Final Fantasy 16. Myriad users reported issues including entire portions of the screen being overcome with ****** squares and crashing when loading a save file or fast traveling. Similar bugs appeared in Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws, Hello Games' No Man's Sky, Kojima Productions' ****** Stranding, and other games. At the time, Square Enix confirmed it was working with Sony to address the issues introduced through the firmware update, saying: "Following the recent release of the PlayStation 5 system update, there have been reports of the game crashing and graphical issues. We are currently working with Sony Interactive Entertainment to investigate, and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please await our further updates." Today, September 20, Sony has released a new update for PS5 (Version: 24.06-10.01.00) which seems targeted at sorting the problems out. Sony’s patch notes are brief and vague: Version: 24.06-10.01.00We’ve improved system software performance and stability. It’s a busy time for Sony’s gaming business, with the recently announced PS5 Pro set to launch in November, as well as an eye-catching PlayStation 30th Anniversary edition of the PS5 and PS5 Pro. On the games front, it’s just released Astro **** as well as **** of War Ragnarök on PC. Firewalk’s hero shooter Concord, however, was hauled offline after its disastrous launch. 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 For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, a new Like A Dragon spin-off game coming early next year, has been announced at today's RGG Summit 2024. Read more View the full article

The post-apocalyptic wastelands of Rain World are stunning, brutal, and full of strange creatures that would like to eat your kittenish face. It's a landscape of wonder and pain, and it's about to get a little more wonderful and painful. The upcoming Watcher expansion, which adds new places to visit and a new type of slugcat to play as, will be coming out early next year, say the developers. There's a trailer to say so. Look at this slippery gastropodal feline, standing calmly in the rain, as if the torrential and lethal weight of the water will not crush that little fuzzy head. The gall! Read more View the full article

***** and Ryu Ga Gotoku have announced Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Announced during a live stream on Friday, the game will release on February 28, 2025 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The action adventure game stars the popular recurring character, Goro Majima, in a story which appears to follow directly from Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Read More... View the full article

The latest update to the GNOME desktop environment has been released, with GNOME 47 bringing some really quite lovely sounding improvements. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Battlefield fans have officially entered one of the early stages of anticipation of the next title: hope. After the disappointing launch of the often criticised Battlefield 2042, DICE is going back to basics with the next Battlefield. Read more View the full article

Following the runaway success of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Netflix and CD Projekt have now teased as part of Nextflix's Geeked week that another Cyberpunk 2077 animated project is on the way. Read more View the full article

Relic Entertainment / ***** have announced that all players that have Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II have been given a free upgrade to the new Anniversary Edition. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Without any warning, Eleventh Hour Games have completely dropped support for and completely removed the Native Linux version of Last Epoch. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

As part of Netflix's Geeked Week, the streaming giant has released a new trailer for the upcoming ****** May Cry anime, as well as an April 2025 release date. Read more View the full article

Quite a big surprise, but truly a welcome one, and a great one for game developers. Microsoft are moving more towards open standards by adopting SPIR-V for DirectX. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

An RGG Summit that'll likely offer an inkling of what's coming next for the Like A Dragon series is set to air today, September 20, and you can watch it here. Read more View the full article

***** of P director Jiwan Choi has shared an update on the game’s DLC, as well as a new look at the DLC itself. Writing on X, Choi opened his message addressed to the “Citizens of Krat”, the game’s setting. “It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since we first invited you to Krat,” he wrote. Read More... View the full article

Valve released two fresh Proton upgrades to bring more compatibility with Windows games to Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-3 now available and Proton Experimental upgraded. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

A couple of days ago, Nintendo set the gaming landscape ablaze by announcing that it, along with The Pokemon Company, was suing Palworld developer Pocketpair. The two ********* giants confirmed they were going after the indie developer due to Palworld infringing on "multiple patent rights." View the full article

The Sony PS5 Pro. We took some photos to give you a better look. Continue reading… View the full article