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The next generation of AMD Radeon GPUs apparently won't be out this year, as previously thought, with the latest rumor stating that the company's new RDNA 4 GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 8900 XT, won't be out until 2025. If this is true, that means Nvidia would have the holiday season to itself if it does indeed launch the GeForce RTX 5090 at the end of 2024. So far, two AMD RDNA 4 GPUs have appeared in various bits of documentation. They are the top-end AMD Navi 48 and mid-range Navi 44. However, several previous rumors have also pointed to AMD focusing on the $500-600 part of the GPU market with this launch, and leaving Nvidia to take the best graphics card crown with the RTX 5090 at the top end. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Steam Deck frame rates just rocketed, thanks to this update from AMD My favorite budget gaming GPU just got even cheaper You can overclock AMD's new X3D Ryzen CPUs, unlike 7800X3D, says ***** View the full article

In Diddy Simulator, your goal is to click as much as you can to earn Diddys you can use to earn pets and other rewards. If you’re seeking a break from all the clicking you have to do, it’s a great time to claim some Diddy Simulator codes. The codes you can redeem in this clicker game offer an array of rewards, including items like new pets and increased rewards for a ******* of time. They’re definitely worth grabbing whenever they’re available, so here are all the codes you can redeem in Roblox’s Diddy Simulator. View the full article

You won't believe this, but there's one bug in Helldivers 2 that players aren't planning on spending hours asking Arrowhead to fix, as has been the case a lot over the past few months. What makes this one different? Well, it's funny, basically. Yup, unlike with the spear's troubles, or the Superior Packing Methodology not doing what it was supposed to, or the various performance issues folks have reported, this little quirk is getting off lightly. I suppose you will do if you give folks something to meme about that isn't just the fact they don't want some anti-tank mines they feared Arrowhead would sneakily give them the other day. While it's been known for at least a couple of months now that helldivers who get launched up into the sky can emote in mid-air - dropping a salute or offering a hug when they should be ragdolling, players have recently discovered that doing so is seemingly a pretty reliable method of decreasing the amount of damage you take from falls. Read more View the full article

I'm a huge fan of massive robots beating the ***** out of things. My favourite anime is Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the only perfect score I've ever given to a game was FromSoftware's Armored Core 6. That's why I'm so excited about Gundam Breaker 4, a co-op mech game being published by Bandai Namco, which has just announced a new open network test. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Image: Tokyo Game Show Workers in the country enjoy greater protection thanks to employment laws, but that doesn’t mean Japan is anything close to a proletariat utopia. Continue reading… View the full article

Cities: Skylines 2 has struggled since it launched last year, and it's showing no signs of stopping as its console ports have been delayed indefinitely. When Cities: Skylines 2 launched last year, it did so with more than a few problems. In fact, things were so bad the devs had to assure everyone that it won't be releasing any paid DLC until they've managed to fix the game's performance issues. Aside from a piece of Deluxe Relax Station DLC, that's remained true all these months later, even if you can buy the game's Ultimate Edition. And those issues are persisting even now, as in an update today, developer Colossal Order has shared that the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S version of the game have been delayed, with no release date in sight for them. "Dear Console Players, we wanted to update you on the console release schedule," reads a post on the game's forums. "Unfortunately, we have not yet met the stability and performance targets we set for the console release. Without a Release Candidate (RC), we are now unable to meet an October release window. While we are making slow but steady progress, there are still unresolved issues impacting the game in ways that harm the player experience we want to deliver. Read more View the full article

A mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has added not just a fully customizable main character but also the option to play as a sorceress, which comes with its own quest line, combat system, and more. NexusMods user nikich340 created the Custom Player Characters mod, which lets players step away from role-playing Geralt of Rivia and instead create their own unique protagonist. Every character model in the game can be pulled from, with players able to mix and match body parts to create their ideal monster slayer. The most impressive part of the mod comes in the sorceress additions, however. Not only can players, again, pull from every model in the game to create a custom character, but the mod adds its own combat system separate to how the main game plays. Instead of swinging swords at baddies, players instead wield spells such as blasting lightning, summoning tornadoes, and even turning into a cat. Abilities outside of combat allow portals to be made or lights to be cast in dark areas. A custom quest line walks players through these spells and teaches them new ones too. This mod comes after the release of REDkit: an official modding tool for The Witcher 3 released by CD Projekt in May 2024. The developer announced REDkit in November 2023, saying "it will allow you to create your own experiences in the game by making something completely new or editing existing quests and content." REDkit has so far been used to create some wild and wacky mods for The Witcher 3, including one that lets Geralt ride an enormous fiend instead of ****** and another that recreates the original game in The Witcher 3's engine ahead of an official remake. The most exciting addition so far perhaps comes through the discovery of a scrapped ending sequence, which was revived using the toolkit. Mods will be the only new content coming to The Witcher 3 going forward, of course, as while the game received a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S update in December 2022, it otherwise won't get any more official content as CD Projekt focuses on its wealth of other incoming projects. The highly anticipated next mainline Witcher game, codenamed Polaris, is currently in development but won't arrive until 2025 at the absolute earliest, and probably later. There are two other Witcher games on the horizon too, including the aforementioned remake of the original The Witcher and a multiplayer spin-off. Image Credit: nikich340 on NexusMods 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]

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 5! The lightsaber is undoubtedly one of the coolest (albeit sadly nonexistent) weapons in all of pop culture. What's not to love about a laser sword that can cut through anything yet easily stow away in your pocket when not in use? Though as we've seen many times in the Star Wars universe, some Jedi and Sith aren't content to stick to the traditional lightsaber design. The Acolyte is just the latest Star Wars project to continue that proud tradition. From double-bladed lightsabers to lightsaber pikes to a lightsaber rifle (?), here are the strangest and most noteworthy lightsaber designs in the Star Wars franchise, including a few from the classic Legends continuity. Lumiya's Light-Whip You have to give Marvel Comics credit for thinking outside the box on this one. Long before the days of villains like Darth Maul and Kylo Ren, 1985's Star Wars #95 featured one of the most unusual lightsaber designs ever conceived. Lumiya, former protege of Darth Vader himself, constructed a whip based on ancient Sith designs. Built from a combination of unbreakable Mandalorian iron and lightsaber crystals, this ******* is the only lightsaber that creates a flexible beam. Lumiya nearly overwhelmed Luke with this deadly *******, forcing him to wield two sabers at once to stand a chance in battle. The Double-Bladed Lightsaber The concept of a double-bladed lightsaber was introduced prior to The Phantom Menace, but this movie brought that ******* into the mainstream thanks to Darth Maul. Maul showed how deadly this ******* can be in the right hands, dominating two powerful Jedi at once. Similar doubled-bladed sabers have been used by characters like Savage Opress and Satele Shan. The Lightsaber Pike One of the more interesting variations of the double-bladed lightsaber is the lightsaber pike, a ******* used by the guards at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. With a longer hilt and shorter blades, these sabers are designed to be used more like a staff than a traditional sword. The hilts also fold in half in a switchblade-style design, one that's started becoming more popular in the Star Wars universe. Pong Krell's Sabers Star Wars: The Clone Wars introduced a corrupt Jedi Master named Pong Krell who puts his own spin on the double-bladed lightsaber design. Krell's saber blades are longer, like Maul's, but the hilts fold in half, like the lightsaber pike. Krell is also the rare Jedi capable of wielding two double-bladed sabers at once, a feat only possible because of his incredible strength and extra arms. Mace Windu's Purple Saber Canonically, there's only one Jedi cool enough to wield a purple-bladed lightsaber. Lightsaber crystals almost always come in green, blue or red varieties, making Mace's saber quite the collector's item. We can't help but wonder what became of the ******* after Anakin sliced Mace's arm off in Revenge of the Sith. Count Dooku's Saber Count Dooku was regarded as one of the finest swordsmen in the galaxy before defecting to the Sith. His lightsaber hilt features a unique, curved design, allowing for precise motions and strikes. This enhances the fencing-inspired fighting style Dooku has perfected. His protege, Asajj Ventress, wields a pair of similar sabers, though never quite as skillfully as her master. Darth Sidious' Sabers Darth Sidious's sabers stand out both for their ornamental design and the fact that the hilts are so short. That makes sense, given that Sidious has taken great pains to conceal his Sith powers and keeps his sabers concealed within the folds of his robes. Ahsoka Tano's Sabers When Ahsoka Tano first appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, she wielded a traditional green saber. But as the series progressed and Ahsoka became more confident in her abilities, she switched to the Jar'Kai style of combat, which focuses on dual sabers. Like a samurai, Ahsoka carries a standard-length blade and a shorter blade known as a shoto. Star Wars Rebels further sets her apart by making Ahsoka one of the rare Jedi to wield white lightsaber blades, with the blades also appearing in the live-action shows The Mandalorian and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Maris Brood's Sabers Star Wars: The Force Unleashed introduced Maris Brood, a Jedi Padawan who falls to the Dark Side after the ****** of her master, Shaak Ti. Brood's twin sabers are inspired by tonfa sticks, with a perpendicular hilt design that allow her to hold her sabers at unusual angles. The Darksaber The Darksaber is one of the oldest known lightsaber weapons in the Star Wars universe. Its archaic design results in a flat, angled blade that glows ****** and makes a distinctive hum. This blade has a long history with the warriors of Mandalore. Its creator, Tarre Vizsla, was the first Mandalorian inducted into the Jedi Order, and it's since been used by Mandalorians like Pre Vizsla and Sabine Wren. The Darksaber also shows up in The Mandalorian's Season 1 finale and played a key role in subsequent seasons. Darth Malgus' Saber Ancient Sith Lord Darth Malgus has one of the few lightsabers that can probably ***** a man even when it's deactivated. The top of the hilt features two blade-like protrusions that make it seem as though Malgus carries an ax on the battlefield. Darth Chratis' Saber Another powerful Sith Lord of the Old Republic era, Darth Chratis is notable for carrying a metal staff than can collapse in half and emit a lightsaber blade. The unusually long hilt gives Chratis extra reach in battle. Darth Bane's Lightsaber Pike While the ******* the Jedi Temple Guards wield is called a lightsaber pike, The Clone Wars almost introduced a ******* even more in line with a traditional pike. This concept art shows the ******* intended to be used by Darth Bane in the Season 6 episode "Sacrifice." It's basically a long staff that emits a broad, tapered blade. But while Bane himself did appear in that episode, his ******* never made the cut. The Grand Inquisitor's Saber Star Wars Rebels introduced the Inquistorius, an order of Dark Jedi charged with helping Vader wipe out the last of the Jedi. Each of these villains is equipped with a multi-purpose lightsaber. The hilt resembles nothing if not an identity disc from Tron, though it can also fold in half so that it looks like the hilt of a cutlass. These sabers can be used in either single or double-bladed mode. These weapons can also double as, well, personal helicopters. Kylo Ren's Saber Kylo Ren wields an unusual crossguard saber that reflects his own unstable nature. The crystal powering his saber is cracked, requiring ports on either side of the hilt to vent the excess heat and plasma. The advantage is that Kylo's saber has two extra blades (or quillons) that he often uses to his advantage in battle. The Lightsaber Rifle Jedi librarian Jocasta Nu may not seem capable of going toe-to-toe with Darth Vader and his Inquisitors, but she's a surprisingly scrappy fighter when the need arises. Jocasta leveled the playing field by attaching her ordinary blue lightsaber to a specially designed rifle. That rifle uses the lightsaber as fuel for its incredibly destructive blasts. Unfortunately, the rifle can only ***** so many shots before the lightsaber burns itself out. Rey's Switchblade Saber In The Rise of Skywalker, Rey has a vision of herself wielding this deadly double-bladed lightsaber. This special ******* folds in half like Pong Krell and the Jedi Temple Guards' weapons, but the twist is that it can still be used as a twin-bladed ******* even folded. Now that it's been shown in the films (albeit as a vision), it's only a matter of time before we see someone wielding a similar blade for real. Vernestra Rwoh's Light-Whip While Lumiya has yet to make the jump from the classic Legends timeline to Disney's official Star Wars universe, the lightsaber whip has been canonized thanks to the High Republic initiative. A young Vernestra Rwoh wields one of these weapons in the books, while a much older version of the character appears (along with her saber) in The Acolyte. Qimir's Modular Lightsaber The Acolyte introduces Qimir/The Stranger, a Jedi-hating villain with a few tricks up his nonexistent sleeves. In addition to wearing a helmet and gauntlet made of the lightsaber-shorting substance known as cortosis, Qimir wields a red saber with a detachable secondary hilt. This allows Qimir to ****** with a standard saber and a shorter shoto, similar to Ahsoka Tano. For more on The Acolyte, check out our review of the first four episodes, then find out how the show continues the most important theme of The Last Jedi and learn why The Acolyte has us questioning who the real villain is. Jesse is a mild-mannered writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter. View the full article

Fallout: London is one of the more ambitious mods I've seen—a complete conversion mod of Fallout 4 which is brave enough to ask the question: what if British people could also ***** themselves up?.. Read more.View the full article

Dr Disrespect content has been removed from the free-to-play shooter game Rogue Company. Dr Disrespect was once one of the world's top streamers, with numerous brand deals and special guest appearances in Rogue Company and various other video games under his belt. All of that has come crashing down in the wake of allegations that Dr Disrespect was exchanging inappropriate messages with a minor, something he has since admitted to doing. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Players have been spending countless hours in the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring, but according to content creator VaatiVidya, many may be mispronouncing one of the most crucial components of the DLC. VaatiVidya is well known for posting lore explanations and answers to storyline-related questions from FromSoftware's catalog of games, and now, the proper pronunciation of the Scadutree item in Elden Ring is being called into question. View the full article

I hold game preservation very near and dear to my heart. While I don't personally have the skill to take old games and update them for use in 2024, supporting those who do is paramount. The latest example of this fine work can be seen in OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, where a new mod makes the game look and play like it belongs in the 'New & Noteworthy' section of Steam. OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast won't be featured on many of the best racing games lists in 2024, of course. In fact, many people may not even remember the game existed until they see footage of it, but I have fond memories of playing this game. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Save $150 on this stunning Turtle Beach PC steering wheel AMD's new Radeon GPUs won't be out until 2025, says latest ***** Act fast to save a colossal 95% off the price of these eight VR games View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

******* developer Piranha Bytes has reportedly been shut down. Best known for its seminal Gothic series, the THQ Nordic subsidiary has been in business for 27 years. View the full article

A multiplayer mod for Cyberpunk 2077 is in development, but even in its early stages it's able to place 20 players onto a single map, paving the way for a proper online avenue for chooms to make a name for themselves alongside their compatriots. The mod, developed by a single person, is called CyberMP. A YouTuber and several others were invited to take part in a test of the mod, which is still in its early stages: player models are still without proper animations, for example. But even so, it works. This initial result is giving hope to those who've been fiending for a cooperative (or perhaps even competitive) component to CDProjekt Red's open world sci-fi game. This was first spotted by IGN, which pointed out that even in its early stage the project showed promise. According to YouTuber Juicehead, the experience suffered from few online issues, stating the experience was "almost perfect" in regards to connectivity and syncing. Read more View the full article

Amorphous Material is an item you might find in your inventory in The First Descendant, the free-to-play looter shooter from Nexon. Many different types are rewarded for completing specific activities, which I'll go into below, but knowing what to do with them is another matter entirely... Read more.View the full article

A Zenless Zone Zero ***** has revealed a male character that may be added to the game in the future. Set in the city of New Eridu, Zenless Zone Zero is a sci-fi action RPG that focuses on various factions working to keep dangerous Hollow entities from entering a futuristic metropolis. View the full article

Almost a month after the theatrical release of Inside Out 2, Gameloft's Disney Dreamlight Valley continues to celebrate and promote the sequel's success with a new code to redeem for more content. As part of the Lucky Dragon update, Disney Dreamlight Valley introduced two new Valley inhabitants in Mulan and Mushu. Simultaneously, the Lucky Dragon update kicked off the Memory Mania event, inspired by Inside Out 2's newest characters, Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment. View the full article

The Epic Games Store free game for Thursday, July 11 is Floppy Knights. Epic Games Store users get a new free game every week, though the quality of said games certainly varies. There are times when the Epic Games Store gives away low-rated titles that are unlikely to drum up much excitement, just as there are times when the launcher gives away critically-acclaimed titles. View the full article

There are several Treasure Maps for you to find in Final Fantasy XIV as you attempt to gather precious resources. Those playing in the Dawntrail expansion are likely on the hunt for Timeworn Loboskin Treasure Maps and the many rewards that come with tracking one down. The Loboskin Treasure Map is one of the two new maps you can earn while playing Dawntrail. There’s a specific way to track them down or an alternative for those who have the money to purchase them from other players. Both options work for any FFXIV player, and here’s what you need to know about how to get Timeworn Loboskin Treasure Maps. View the full article

If you're currently subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online, and you've been meaning to check out Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, this week is the perfect time to do so. I often forget about Nintendo's Game Trials, but every now and then one comes along and makes me think "oh neat, that's quite convenient actually!" That's what happened just today in fact, as Nintendo shared earlier that this week's free Game Trial is for the Ubisoft developed Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. If you weren't aware of Nintendo's Game Trials, it's a pretty simple system: they let you download the full game, free of charge (as long as you're subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online, so it's more of a bonus), with the only limit being that it's only free for a certain ******* of time. In the case of Mario + Rabbids, that ******* of time is from today, July 8, until the end of this week, July 14. To be clear, it's not just a demo - this is the whole game that you're downloading, meaning if you've got enough time this week, you'll be able to play the entirety of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, back to front, without paying a single penny extra than you normally would for paying online. It's actually pretty feasible too, when it comes to Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope at least, as according to How Long To Beat, it only runs at just over 20 hours. You might have a bit more trouble if you're something of a completionist, but for the person with not a huge amount of time on their hands, it's worth giving a go. Read more View the full article

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree sheds new light on characters from the base game. In most cases, revelations about characters in the DLC don't fundamentally change the character or justify their actions, even if it might result in feeling more sympathy for them. However, there's one instance where the perception of a character is completely different with the additional lore from the DLC. View the full article

This tiny PC is 15 cm (5.9 inches) wide and 10 cm (3.9 inches) tall, making it just a smidge taller and wider than the average smartphone. If that's not enough, you can cut the height even more by folding it from the center. It's thicker than most handsets and... Read Entire Article View the full article

What are the new Roblox Neighbors codes? Even in social hangout games, there can still be plenty of free rewards up for grabs. With Neighbors' low-key premise of simply interacting with fellow Roblox players, codes can be redeemed for extra helpful rewards like Credits which can be spent on customizing your house and avatar. Using other bonuses available in Roblox games is great for getting an edge on the competition. When trying to become the ultimate athlete using Basketball Legends codes or defeat monsters with ******* on Titan Revolution codes, for example, getting free items is essential to becoming the very best. With social sim games like Neighbors though, these latest codes will help you have more fun too. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Driving Empire codes July 2024 Roller Skate Racing codes July 2024 ******* on Titan Revolution codes July 2024 View the full article

Capcom and Tango Gameworks veteran Ikumi Nakamura hasn't been shy about her love and nostalgia for the project that initiated her into AAA development: Ōkami. And now in a new video conversation with Hideki Kamiya, the pair have opened up about Ōkami's development, including Kamiya's belief that its development team as a whole...could have been better. This comes from a new entry in a video series presented by Nakamura's new studio, Unseen, called Ask Ikumi. In it, she's been sharing all sorts of behind the scenes game development insights both on Unseen's project, Kemuri, and her own development experience. In this latest video, she sits down to chat with longtime colleague Hideki Kamiya, with whom she worked on Ōkami, Bayonetta, and briefly on Scalebound. Their conversation largely focuses on Ōkami's development, and the pair has a lot to say! The video opens with Kamiya explaining his notorious philosophy of blocking anyone who annoys him on Twitter by asking questions he's answered before, or not addressing him in *********. They then launch into a discussion of Ōkami's development. First, they discuss its original conception in a photo-realistic style. Ōkami was apparently first conceived while Kamiya was working on Viewtiful Joe, and saw work on the Resident Evil remake for GameCube being done next to him. He was impressed by the realism, and wanted to use that style for something more "light-hearted" than the horror genre. So Ōkami was conceived as a game about "healing." But, he says, the photorealistic style they were aiming for was a struggle to get working on PS2. With Ōkami in trouble, the team was looking for new ideas, when character designer Kenichiro Yoshimura drew main character Amaterasu with a brush. This design sparked a new visual style for the entire game. Not long after, the studio leads convened a three-day summit over a weekend to revamp the game, during which time the Celestial Brush was pitched, and Ōkami changed directions for the better. Ōkami was supposed to be Clover Studio's signature title...It was supposed to be a dream team with all the best staff in each section. That was the plan, but in the end, not everyone, but as the whole team, I frankly think it was weak. But even so, Kamiya is candid that Ōkami could have been even better. For one, Ōkami was supposed to have a ******* story, but the team ran out of time and ended midway through what Kamiya wanted to do. What's more, Kamiya has apparently been notoriously critical of the team that worked on Ōkami, as Nakamura brings up. She reminds him that at a party near the end of development, Kamiya apparently said to the whole room, "This team was the worst!" Kamiya admits it, and while he backs off his comments at the time a bit, he goes on to say he was "half right." "Ōkami was supposed to be Clover Studio's signature title," he says. "That's why we wanted to create a dream team. It was supposed to be a dream team with all the best staff in each section. That was the plan, but in the end, not everyone, but as the whole team, I frankly think it was weak. "It wasn't a dream team. There was a very drastic contrast within. There were certainly people without whom there would be no Ōkami. Those members shone brightly. Some of them really shone stronger even more than ones I had worked with previously. I'm not saying this as flattery, but you [Nakamura] certainly did. Naoki Katakai and Keniichirou Yoshimura, Sawaki Takeyasu, Mari Shimazaki, Hiroshi Yamaguchi. I'm really grateful, but when viewed as a whole, it wasn't a dream team." Kamiya elaborates a little further in banter with Nakamura here and later in the interview, suggesting that the issue was that the level of passion and enthusiasm for Ōkami wasn't high throughout the entire team, but instead was rather uneven. Nakamura acknowledges she noticed this, too. "If I think about the Viewtiful Joe and DMC teams, the passion was uniformly high," Kamiya says. "But in Ōkami's team there was a huge contrast." "Because all the users who played and enjoyed Ōkami, I'm sure they all think it was made by a great team, but actually, that wasn't the case," Kamiya concludes. "This is my honest opinion." The full conversation between Kamiya and Nakamura is fascinating and worth watching in its entirety. In it, Kamiya refers to Ōkami as a "********" (though he seems to be referring to commercial success) and notes that Clover Studio could have continued existing if it had been successful. Nakamura also states that Ōkami has had the greatest influence on the work she's doing now at Unseen with Kemuri. You can watch the whole video right here, and then catch up on our own interview with Nakamura from IGN FanFest earlier this year. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article

They get knocked down, but they get up again, and you’re apparently never going to keep Eve Online studio CCP Games from trying to make an FPS set in the universe of their Excel(lent?) MMO happen. EVE Vanguard - the studio's admirable fourth ****** at it - was announced last September. Since then, it’s had several open betas and, according to a new and rather vague roadmap, should release sometime post this coming November. Here’s said infographic - more pork scratching-stained napkin scrawl than sat-nav. Read more View the full article