On Aug. 17, GeT_RiGhT celebrated the 10th anniversary of winning his only CS:GO Major trophy at ESL One: Cologne 2014. He visited the event a decade later and explained to Dot Esports what makes Counter-Strike so special. A former pro and current streamer, GeT_RiGhT was one of the broadcasters in Cologne covering this year’s playoffs live from a dedicated booth in the Lanxess Arena, with the likes of fl0m. Dot sat down with the Swede at the event, and given it was the 10th anniversary of his Major win, we talked about the changes he’d like to see in the game’s next decade. GeT_RiGhT’s answer was simple—since CS is full of love and dedication, he’d like it to stay the same. View the full article
********* Football returns to gaming with Madden 25, following the hugely successful College Football 25 this summer, which included some of the fastest Quarterbacks to ever play the game. Madden 25 brings many changes from its predecessor, from updates to modes such as Franchise and Ultimate Team to a more slicker presentation. However, the best and fastest players continue to be key to gaining victory on the field. View the full article
The Headless Monk is one of the most fascinating characters in ****** Myth: Wukong, and the game leaves the nature of this figure mysterious for a while. Appearing in Chapter 2, the Headless Monk is true to his name, wandering around with several necklaces around his neck but no head atop of it. The slightly grisly image of the severed neck can take a bit of getting used to, but the character otherwise seems innocuous, even if the nature of his behavior can be cheeky. View the full article
While Ubisoft might love its proprietary launcher Ubisoft Connect, it's not for everyone. There's a reason Steam is the go-to. It's clean and generally smooth. Though although there were other reasons that Skull and Bones struggled on release, isolating it to the Ubisoft launcher probably didn't help. Thankfully, almost six months since its maiden voyage, the swashbuckling sim is releasing on Steam today. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Skull and Bones is free to play, but not for long How to raise Skull and Bones morale and galvanize your crew Skull and Bones guide View the full article
#DRIVE Rally is an arcade-inspired rally-driving experience set in the golden racing era of the ‘90s, and now there's a new trailer along with a confirmed release date for Early Access of September 25th. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Many of the classic maps from Counter-Strike 1.6 and CS:GO haven’t yet been added to the latest game in the franchise, Counter-Strike 2. Luckily, one of them is getting closer, as its developer shared a new update. FMPONE is the original creator of Cache, a beloved map from CS:GO, and he’s working on bringing the map to CS2. The developer has been hard at work for months, and revealed new screenshots of Cache on X on Aug. 21, sparking excitement among players. View the full article
Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand, an action RPG developed by Deck13, is the latest game to be added to Xbox Game Pass for subscribers to enjoy. A little over a year after its original launch, the game's open-world experience may attract a new swathe of players, thanks to its introduction to the Xbox Game Pass catalog. View the full article
D.O.T. Defence from Rattleaxe Games plans to launch in 2025 and looks like it will put a nice unique spin on RTS games, with matches you play in short bursts designed for single-player and local multiplayer. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Valve updated Counter-Strike 2 for the third time in three days, this time focusing on maps. Nine maps saw minor yet quality-of-life tweaks that ought to improve gameplay. On Aug. 21, the developer launched a patch that focuses on fixing specific bugs and minor inconveniences in CS2. In total, six out of seven maps in the active pool were improved, except for Dust2. Additionally, Office, Italy, and a map that was removed from the tournament map pool this year, Overpass, were also updated. View the full article
****** 3 is better than Grand Theft Auto 5. It's smarter, more vicious, boasts a much, much more powerful social commentary, and it has better dialogue, car chases, and gunfights. The historical ****** game series is less a GTA rival than it once was, but they're both open-world gangster games - if I had to choose between the two, I would pick ****** The Old Country, just announced at Gamescom, over GTA 6. Nevertheless, after Hangar 13 revealed its new ****** sequel, questions arose about the in-game language settings, which seemed to offer subtitles or fully recorded dialogue for French, *******, Russian, Czech - but not Italian, despite ****** The Old Country's setting. Now, however, Hangar 13 makes a statement, clarifying the language options in its upcoming epic. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** The Old Country release date window, trailer, and more ****** The Old Country takes the series back to its roots View the full article
One for sci-fi fans, Aether Collector is a mysterious point and click adventure set inside an anomaly. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The new season in The First Descendant means a new character joining the ****** against Vulgus. Apart from Ultimate Freyna, season one introduces a new “cool” Descendant, Hailey. Here’s everything you need to know about Hailey and her release date in The First Descendant. View the full article
Starfield finally got its first land vehicle this week, via a free update Bethesda revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live alongside the Shattered Space DLC’s release date. While it almost definitely won’t convert you if you weren’t already interested in playing more of the game, it is at least spawning an inevitable array of interesting vehicle mods. As soon as that teaser for the Rev-8 buggy dropped and we all saw it doing some skids to the kind of tune all ‘cor, would you look at this cool thing’ car montages opt for, this was always going to be the case, but the speed’s still remarkable. Since the buggy update dropped on August 20 and everyone got to work running over half the population of New Atlantis in the kind of hit-and-run spree usually reserved for Trevor Phillips or Homer Simpson, a fairly bustling vehicle mod scene has fired up over on Starfield’s Nexus page. Read more View the full article
We've been waiting for Concord's release for some time now, but apparently not as long as the Concord devs, as lead character designer Jon Weisnewski reveals that the hero shooter had been in development for "around eight years" and that he's been around for five of them... Read more.View the full article
The words “****** Myth: Wukong” and “******” go together like peas in a pod. ****** is more inevitable than Thanos, but we know half the characters don’t suddenly disappear from the ******** world, so let’s find out what happens. Developer Game Science has repeatedly distanced itself from suggestions ****** Myth: Wukong is a Souls game, Soulslike, or any other associated verbiage. In our time with Wukong, though, it’s clear similarities exist, and difficulty is an obvious parallel with the action title. View the full article
In the middle of what’s shaping up to be an exciting playoff conclusion, fifteen of the LCS’ best players are being rewarded for their regular-season excellence—with three teams in particular dominating proceedings this time around. On August 21, Riot announced the LCS’ All-Pro teams for the Summer 2024 regular season. It should come as no surprise to League of Legends fans that all three teams consist of players from Team Liquid, Cloud9, and FlyQuest. The three teams are widely regarded as a cut above the rest, and the All-Pro teams showcase this. View the full article
Starship Troopers: Extermination is already a fun game, but the initial Early Access release was short-lived due to a lack of content. Over time, Offworld have really built it up and the new upcoming single-player mode has me really excited. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
When you reach the Outside the Forest Keeper’s Shrine in the Forest of Wolves in ****** Myth: Wukong, the Keeper turns you into a Golden Cicada so that you can scout the area ahead. This is useful, so you might be wondering if you can transform into a cicada again. I actually figured that Outside the Forest Keeper’s Shrine would be a good point to take a break, so I quit the game pretty much as soon as the transformation cut scene finished. When I reloaded my save, I was standing by the shrine in monkey form. To be honest, I had completely forgotten about the Cicada by then. View the full article
Capcom is finally removing gendered armor from the Monster Hunter series in 2025's Monster Hunter Wilds, meaning any character can wear any equipment. Game director Yuya Tokuda revealed during a presentation of Monster Hunter Wilds that the much requested feature would finally be implemented after more than 20 games and 20 years. "In previous Monster Hunter games you had male and female armor, but I'm happy to confirm that in Monster Hunter Wilds there's no more male and female armor," Tokuda said via a translator. "All characters can wear any gear." Monster Hunter fans have already expressed excitement over the change, as a post titled "We Defeated Gender" currently sits with 10,000 upvotes on the series' Reddit page. "Finally get to play a female lancer with the most absolute big chonka armor known to man," said one user in the comments. Monster Hunters Wilds was announced in December 2023 as the next mainline entry though no concrete release date has been given by Capcom yet. In our latest preview of the game, IGN said it's "shaping up to be pretty much what [we] hoped for: A Monster Hunter that embraces the parts of Rise that made it so much more inviting, but also doesn’t shy away from the larger scale and spectacle that helped make World the more enduring entry." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
Gearbox chief ****** Pitchford has responded to social media posts resurfacing his prediction that Steam would become a "dying store" amid the announcement that Borderlands 4 will ditch Epic Games Store exclusivity to launch on Valve's platform at the same time. Five year ago, Pitchford predicted that Steam “may look like a dying store” in the future, with “other competitive stores ... the place to be.” At the time, Fortnite maker Epic was at the height of its attempt to disrupt Steam’s monopoly on the PC games market by offering developers a more generous revenue split than Valve does. Borderlands 3 went on to launch as an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC, much to the annoyance of some PC gamers. Two years later, documents made available as part of Epic’s high-profile lawsuit with Apple revealed Epic paid Borderlands 3 publisher 2K $146 million up front to sell the game for PC exclusively through the Epic Games Store. That’s an eye-watering amount for exclusivity, but those same documents revealed Epic made back its $80 million minimum sales guarantee in the first two weeks. Despite Epic burning through cash as part of its war with Steam for the hearts and minds of PC gamers, Steam ******** the biggest player on the platform — and by a huge margin. And so now, following Borderlands 4’s reveal during Opening Night Live, and the confirmation that the series has ditched Epic Games Store exclusivity to launch on PC on Steam and the Epic Games Store at the same time next year, some have pointed to Pitchford’s inaccurate prediction and accused him of crawling back to Valve’s platform. Responding, Pitchford tweeted to say that Epic had not pressed its advantage in the PC battle with Valve, something he called “a shame.” "I’m a Steam customer, but sure wish they had more and better competition that was more favorable to artists, designers, and creators than to the retailer,” he continued. “I will continue to support competitors to Steam and also support Steam." Yeah, Steam is the leading store for PC games and Epic is not pressing their advantage (which is a shame). I’m a Steam customer, but sure wish they had more and better competition that was more favorable to artists, designers, and creators than to the retailer. I will continue to… — ****** Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) August 21, 2024 Pitchford went on to insist he’s less “anti-Steam” and more “pro-competition”. “It’s frustrating how much Steam takes given what they provide,” he said. “I will happily support competitive platforms that are more favorable to artists and developers and creators than favorable to the retail operators." And, in another tweet, Pitcford reiterated his disappointment that Epic has ******* in its war with Valve. “Epic did not press its advantage,” he said. “A lot changed there that was hard to predict. They also got in a big battle with Apple that was distracting to their focus on building the store. I am a Steam customer who is really hoping for real some competition!” A lot changed there that was hard to predict. Valve’s cut of PC game sales revenue has been a hot topic for years now, but it seems uninterested in budging. Given Steam’s dominance of the PC market, there’s little reason for it to. Epic boss Tim Sweeney, who has spent hundreds of millions of dollars taking on video game platform holders in recent years, is an obvious vocal opponent of Steam’s platform fees, with are typically set at 30%. Meanwhile, the Epic Games Store ******** unprofitable, by Epic’s own admission. Borderlands 4 launches at some point from April to December 2025 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. 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
Scalpers can get in the bin, as Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree Collector's Edition is back in stock and on ***** right now at Amazon during its Gaming Week ***** from August 22-28. These are still incredibly popular, meaning it's extremely time-sensitive and could sell out. We couldn't just sit by and not shout about it. The Collector's Edition is down to £149.99 for PS5 and Xbox at Amazon, £70 off the list price and £100 off compared to retailers like GAME listed it for. If they are out of stock by the time you're reading this again, make sure you're following @IGNUKDeals on Twitter/X for immediate updates for when they come back. So what's included? Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (base game not included), a Figurine of Mesmer the Impaler (46cm), an exclusive hardcover artbook (English), and a Digital Soundtrack. This sounds perfect for any big fans or collectors out there, so there's no like the present to get your order in. In case you slept on Shadow of the Erdtree when it came out earlier this year, we liked it rather a lot. In IGN's review, Mitchell Saltzman said: "FromSoftware says Shadow of the Erdtree is the only expansion Elden Ring will get, so it’s fortunate that it’s hard to imagine a better DLC than this – as long as you’re not hoping for it to do anything radically outside the box. Everything I loved about the original has been condensed into an incredibly tight package – one that’s the size of many standalone games all on its own, and can only be considered “small” in comparison to the absolutely massive world of Elden Ring itself." "Erdtree’s absolutely jam-packed with secrets, valuable treasures, challenging boss battles, and horrific monstrosities to face off against, as well as cool new weapons, spells, Ashes of War, Spirit Ashes, talismans, and more to play around with and use to find even more novel ways to tackle its memorably brutal battles. Add on some very interesting lore revelations, not to mention the same spectacular visual design and stellar music that accompanies its larger-than-life bosses, and you’ve got what is certainly one of the best DLC expansions I’ve ever played." It was also recently announced that Elden Ring has sold 25 million units ahead of Shadow of the Erdtree. In a post on X/Twitter, the colossal 25 million units sold milestone was revealed alongside a thank you to fans who have purchased the game. Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco announced the game crossed 23 million units sold in March 2024, meaning it's grown another two million in less than three months. Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter. View the full article
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Earlier today, old man James wagged a finger at us all sternly for not writing about Atomfall before. My turn to puff out my cheeks and look not ******, just disappointed: why haven't we covered The Stone Of Madness prior to the below Gamescom 2024 story trailer? I mean, it's only a real-time tactical stealth game set in a cursed 18th century Jesuit monastery, developed by the people behind gorgeously ****** metroidvania Blasphemous. It's only got isometric art inspired by Goya and a sanity/trauma system redolent of Darkest Dungeon. Sounds like an automatic RPS write-up to me. Read more View the full article
The crafting system in ****** Myth: Wukong is typical for a Triple-A RPG, so having plenty of the rarer but "basic" materials, like silk, will allow you to craft new armor as the situation needs. Each armor set provides unique buffs, and equipping full sets will even give an additional, or stronger, effect when you wear all the pieces. Typically, these buffs apply to the area or ****** you're about to enter. View the full article
Valve have begun the next round of testing for a new main version of Proton, the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
****** Myth: Wukong is making some big waves, becoming the second most-played game on Steam and boasting 96 percent positive reviews on the platform. But it has real-life roots, so here’s everything you need to know. ****** Myth Wukong story explained The novel Journey to the West heavily impacted the story, characters, and overall world of ****** Myth: Wukong. Image via Game Science ****** Myth: Wukong features a unique storyline heavily inspired by ******** folklore, mythology, and the Buddhist religion. However, it primarily draws from one medieval ******** novel, Journey to the West, in which the game’s eponymous character, Sun Wukong, appears and stars prominently. Players only briefly control the Monkey King and instead play as a possible physical reincarnation of his seeking to resurrect Wukong after he gets ******* and splits into relics for transgressing against the Celestial court. View the full article
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On Aug. 17, GeT_RiGhT celebrated the 10th anniversary of winning his only CS:GO Major trophy at ESL One: Cologne 2014. He visited the event a decade later and explained to Dot Esports what makes Counter-Strike so special. A former pro and current streamer, GeT_RiGhT was one of the broadcasters in Cologne covering this year’s playoffs live from a dedicated booth in the Lanxess Arena, with the likes of fl0m. Dot sat down with the Swede at the event, and given it was the 10th anniversary of his Major win, we talked about the changes he’d like to see in the game’s next decade. GeT_RiGhT’s answer was simple—since CS is full of love and dedication, he’d like it to stay the same. View the full article