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Nvidia and MediaTek announced their partnership during the ongoing Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany. When the original G-Sync tech arrived in 2013, it required a proprietary module that added an extra layer of cost to the equation. Read Entire Article View the full article

gamescom 2024 is in full swing, with some of the biggest video game announcements of the year already making their way out of the event. The show kicked off with Opening Night Live yesterday, and we've already received a ton of exciting news and game reveals from the show. Now, to follow up the opening act, Xbox is having daily livestreams to talk more about their upcoming releases in depth. To help guide you through the biggest reveals of the event, we've put together a list of some of the most exciting announcements, trailers, and news from the show so far. We will keep updating this page as new information comes in, but you can also watch our live gamescom 2024 coverage as it unfolds live to see these reveals for yourself. Borderlands 4 Confirmed Hot off the heels of the Borderlands movie comes the announcement that Borderlands 4 is indeed happening and it will come out sometime in 2025. The game was announced with a teaser trailer that apparently contains several secrets that fans may not catch on their first watch. Although the title of the game is Borderlands 4, it's actually going to be the 8th game in the Borderlands series. Sid Meier's Civilization 7 Release Date Announced Fans of the Civilization games will be happy to know that not only did we get to see gameplay of the upcoming game for the first time, we actually have a confirmed release date. Civilzation 7 will be launching on February 11, 2025 on Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The deluxe edition will be available to play 5 days early, If you want to check out some of the changes coming in the new game, you can check out our preview of Civilization 7 where we got the chance to ***** into it. Amazon's Secret Level Series Trailer One of the most popular reveals Opening Night Live was an upcoming Amazon series called Secret Level. It's an animated anthology series from the creators of Love, ******, and Robots that focuses on a series of new short stories from some of the most popular video games. Secret Level will include 15 episodes total that will feature stories from games like **** of War, Warhammer 40K, and plenty more. We have a breakdown of every video game we saw in the trailer above if you're curious about which ones are featured. Indianna Jones and the Great Circle Release Date Announced We got another update about the much-anticipated Indianna Jones game during ONL. The game is set to be released on December 9 on Xbox Series X/S and PC. It was also announced that a PS5 version is currently in development, but it isn't set to release until Spring 2025. Xbox boss Phil Spencer went into some additional detail about the decision to launch the game on PS5 as well. To see a more in depth look at the game, you can check out our preview of Indianna Jones and the Great Circle for our first look at the MachineGames title. We also have a detailed guide on how to preorder the game if you're wondering what editions are available. All-Digital Xbox Series X Release Date Although it wasn't necessarily announced at gamescom, Xbox revealed two new Xbox Series X consoles and one new Xbox Series S console today. The new consoles were outlined on Xbox Wire alongside the release dates of the All-digital consoles in ****** White. These new editions to the Xbox lineup will arrive on October 15, 2024. All three of the consoles are now available to preorder and will cost less than the versions with disc drives installed. Genshin Impact Is Coming to Xbox Genshin Impact has been a very popular game for quite some time, and it will be finally coming to the Xbox platform. Previously, Genshin Impact has only been available on PC, PlayStation, and mobile devices, so the news that it's coming to Xbox is fairly significant for anyone looking to play on their Microsoft console. The game is set to arrive on Xbox Series consoles on November 20, 2024. The Next Dying Light Game Has Been Announced A third entry in the Dying Light series has officially been announced. Dying Light: The ****** does not currently have a release date, but we did find out that the original protagonist, Kyle Crane, will return as a playable character in the new game. Goat Simulator: Remastered Announced It was announced during ONL that the original Goat Simulator game is getting an official remaster, simply titled: Goat Simulator: Remastered. There are already a surprising number of Goat Simulator games available, but the remaster of the popular game from 2014 will be more than just improved graphics. All of the DLC that has been released for the game will also be available as part of the new version, including one DLC that was only previously available on the mobile version. New Mario Kart LEGO Sets Announced The LEGO group announced today that Mario Kart is getting six official LEGO sets. The new sets will be released on January 1 featuring iconic characters from the franchise. While there have been quite a few Mario LEGO collaborations as part of the LEGO Nintendo lineup, this is the first time the Mario Kart franchise has been represented. These new sets are currently being shown off on the show floor of gamescom 2024. New Fallout Merch Available The success of the Fallout TV series on Amazon has spurred a whole line of popular merch for fans to buy and preorder, some of which were announced alongside gamescom. You can now preorder a set of new Fallout Pins, the official Fallout Vault 76 Hoodie, and a Sole Survivor action figure. All of these items are currently available to preorder from the IGN Store alongside a ton of other cool Fallout merch. How to Follow IGN's Coverage of gamescom 2024? IGN is the official media partner for gamescom studio in Germany, which means we have the most in-depth coverage of the event you'll find anywhere. You can follow all of our latest written coverage on our gamescom hub page, follow us on Twitter for live updates, or check out all of the latest trailers on our YouTube channel. If you want to watch our livestream coverage as it happens, here is the full list of places you can currently do so: IGN.com (homepage)IGN's TwitterIGN's Twitch ChannelIGN's YouTube ChannelIGN's gamescom Steam PageIGN's iOS AppIGN's Android AppRokuIGN App for Android TVIGN App for Amazon ***** TVApple TVPluto TV View the full article

Bethesda and MachineGames are carving out a place in Disney history with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but the upcoming action-adventure spinoff will also include at least one reference to a more obscure (at least on the big-screen) story from the franchise's world. Bethesda revealed a new look at the Wolfenstein developer’s latest during a trailer shown at the gamescom Opening Night Live presentation yesterday. It’s a video that confirmed a release date of December 9, 2024, for PC and Xbox Series X | S, while also revealing that PlayStation 5 players will be able to join in on the adventure next spring. In between shots of Indiana punching nazis and solving ancient puzzles, X/Twitter user @tylerllewtaing noticed that the footage briefly namedrops the location featured in Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure, the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Indy has visited all sorts of distant lands... [Hidden Content] — Bethesda (@bethesda) August 21, 2024 Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened in the ‘90s and sees park attendees immerse themselves in the world of Harrison Ford’s legendary adventurer. It involves exploring abandoned areas, uncovering long-forgotten treasures, and coming face to face with powerful, magical forces. It’s a Pirates of the Caribbean-style ride that has guests tag along on a classic Indy adventure, and it’ll be mentioned, at least in some form, in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Bethesda did officially acknowledge the cute reference, though it’s unclear if players will actually be able to visit or interact with the temple in-game in any way. While MachineGames hasn't gone as far as to outright confirm the extent to which the Temple of the Forbidden Eye is included, fans were quick to speculate and hope for a full-on tie-in. Holy *****!! Indiana Jones and The Temple of The Forbidden Eye is “technically” canon now from the popular attraction at #Disneyland in Adventureland, is reference in the upcoming #IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle game coming Dec. 9th!! #DisneyParks#IndianaJones#Xbox [Hidden Content] — Brian Saeger (@SkywalkerBrian) August 21, 2024 If there’s an entire segment that’s the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, I will literally pass out. This has been one of my most anticipated games for YEARS — Brett (@KeybladeBrett) August 21, 2024 i’m like one of the 5 people that cares about this game being good so they did this for me I ***** — tyler “llewyn” taing (@tylerllewtaing) August 20, 2024 We learned more about how MachineGames will explore a new corner of the Indiana Jones universe yesterday, but there’s still so much yet to be revealed. We took an even closer look at the Great Circle recently and shared our findings in a hands-off preview that you can read here. While we wait for more news ahead of its winter launch, you can read up on everything else announced at gamescom Opening Night Live 2024. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article

Pocketpair is releasing three skins during the Summer Drops Fest event, and the Sailor Quivern is one of them. From Aug. 21 to Sept. 10, Palworld players can get the Golden Relaxaurus, Sailor Quivern, and Summer Chillet skins by following a few simple steps. How to get the Sailor Quivern skin in Palworld A cute flying sailor. Screenshot by Bestow5000 on Reddit You can get the Palworld Sailor Quivern skin by watching Palworld streams for at least one hour on Twitch from Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. You need to fulfill some requirements before you can receive not only the Sailor Quivern skin, but also the other two skins from the event. Here’s a step-by-step on how to get the Sailor Quivern skin in Palworld: View the full article

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone received a major update at 9am PT on August 21. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released on November 10, 2023, boasting a massive file size of over 200GB due to the fact that Warzone was also included as a mandatory installation. However, recent changes to how the Call of Duty HQ app works have made this problem a thing of the past. View the full article

The current top post on the Monster Hunter subreddit, with nearly 4,000 upvotes, is simply titled WE DEFEATED GENDER completely bereft of any context. Thankfully just below it is the news that Monster Hunter players have been waiting to hear for years: for the first time in Wilds, armor designs will no longer be locked between male and female characters... Read more.View the full article

The Call of Duty esports rumor mill is churning hot and heavy this week as the transition to the ****** Ops 6 Call of Duty League season is underway. Not only players but teams and their slots seem to be ready to shuffle up big time moving into this upcoming CDL season, and it’s all a very fluid situation with hush-hush conversations happening seemingly every hour. View the full article

I'm a simple man. You put floating islands in a game and I'm instantly intrigued. You make a flying island a base you can live on, upgrade, and build stuff on, and I'm super sold. Newly-announced survival sim SkyVerse is therefore tailor-made for me, and with its mix of Minecraft's style and Skyrim's exploration it has the building blocks of being something pretty special. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Fallout needs some competition. The Bethesda series is home to some of the best RPGs ever made, but it's not often we get another apocalyptic survival shooter to sink our teeth into. Fallout London has been an excellent reprieve, but even this colossal mod still sits on the shoulders of the series. Atomfall is a different story, though, a post-WWII survival shooter that channels what England was like after the war, with some sci-fi trimmings. We knew it was coming in 2025, but during Xbox's first day at Gamescom 2024, we've learned a more precise date. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout London has a rival in new British apocalypse survival RPG View the full article

BioWare has detailed a number of Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s PC specific features. In a blog published on Tuesday, the studio revealed new information about the display features, graphics settings and control options that PC players will be able to customise when the game’s released. According to BioWare, PCs made up 40% of its platform testing efforts, with more than 200,000 hours of performance and compatibility testing. Read More... View the full article

****** Myth: Wukong allows you to wield a ton of spells and tricks, but your staff is still the most reliable ******* in your arsenal. Upgrading it requires Refined Iron Sand, however, a material that may be elusive depending on where in the game you are. The staff in ****** Myth: Wukong has a crafting system reminiscent of Monster Hunter titles, with a set path to take if you want to upgrade it. And early on, odds are you’ll find yourself starved of this resource—especially if you want the shiny staff from the Yellow Wind Sage or if you’ve ventured just further and fought Kang-Jin Loong. View the full article

Diablo 4‘s long-awaited DLC is just around the corner, but what about Season Six? The next seasonal round for Blizzard’s ARPG will also soon begin, so here is everything you need to know. When does Diablo 4 Season 6 start? Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred launches alongside the new Season. Image via Blizzard Entertainment Diablo 4‘s Season Six is will launch on Oct. 8 this year, alongside the big Vessel of Hatred expansion. During today’s Gamescom 2024 appearance, Diablo developers detailed the new region, Nahantu, coming in the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion and which players last saw all the way back in Diablo 2. The new season combined with expansion content is going to make for an awesome addition to Diablo 4, which could do well with some refreshing and exciting stuff. View the full article

Following yesterday's announcement that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would be coming to PlayStation 5, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is elaborating on the decision, stating that it was business-oriented. Many Xbox fans expressed disappointment over this move, believing that the spring 2025 launch of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5 would likely impact the game's success on Xbox consoles. View the full article

Map to map travel is now possible in Escape from Tarkov with patch 0.15, so you no longer need to pull up the main menu to travel between areas. While the rules may seem a bit tricky at first, don’t worry—we are here to help. Introduced in patch 0.15, map to map travel in Escape from Tarkov lets you go between major areas without having to pull out the main menu. To help you learn the quirks of zapping between maps, the devs have added a new event mode called Marathon, as well as a task set and achievement, all carefully tailored to help you ease into the mechanic. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Scopely has brought back a double Bank Heist point Monopoly GO Leaderboard event through Genius Fair, a 35-milestone tournament that will run from Aug. 21 to 23. The space between main events continues as the two-day Genius Fair Monopoly GO event drops in alongside Tycoon Academy. Based on early rewards, it was suspected a new Tycoon Racing event was dropping. That may still happen, but not until at least Aug. 23. Instead, Scopely is giving players a chance to restock resources, and what better way to accomplish that than with a double Bank Heist point reward event like Genius Fair. All data-mined early rewards for the Monopoly GO event are subject to change at launch. View the full article

After months of anticipation, Shift Up has finally confirmed that Stellar Blade will be getting a PC version. In a recent shareholder meeting, the developer confirmed that the PC adaptation of Stellar Blade is set to debut in the near future, and that it has high hopes for the title's release. View the full article

Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft has recently acknowledged that some players are unable to access the game due to running into Initialization Error 6. The glitch appears to be connected to Disney Dreamlight Valleys Dapper Delights update, which has recently been released. View the full article

If there are two things Americans are stereotypically known for, it’s football and freedom. And among the most popular video games of the year, these two aspects are reflected perfectly with College Football 25 surpassing Helldivers 2 to become America’s best-selling game of 2024. According to Circana’s Mat Piscatella, College Football 25 blew past Helldivers 2 this month, along with other popular titles like Modern Warfare 3 and Dragon’s Dogma 2, to become the biggest release the U.S. has seen so far this year. Piscatella even said the football title had “exceeded expectations,” which were already set at a high mark. View the full article

The new voice actor for Frank West in ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster has been revealed as Jas Patrick. Just like the original, ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster puts players in the role of Frank, an investigative journalist who finds himself trapped in a massive mall filled with zombies and other humans that either need to be saved from the undead hordes or stopped from making the dangerous situation worse. Capcoms updated version of the 2006 classic is making many changes, including improved controls, an auto-save system, and enhanced graphics. View the full article

Following a successful Kickstarter back in late 2018, developer Straitjacket has launched ****'S GIFT, a puzzle-platformer inspired by classic Lemmings and Pikmin. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

If you've been looking to expand your Steam Deck's capabilities, you'll want to take advantage of this Ugreen Steam Deck Dock deal currently on Amazon. Ugreen's popular 9-in-1 Docking Station is now available with 25% off, saving you $15 and letting you connect your handheld to more peripherals than ever before. The Steam Deck is arguably the best handheld gaming PC, with portability being a major draw. But the best Steam Deck docks can open up gameplay on the big screen by connecting your device to a TV or monitor. They won't make the best Steam Deck games run faster or smoother on their own, but they give you extra connectivity options and remain one of the best Steam Deck accessories for this reason. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best internet providers for gaming 2024 How to set up Nvidia GeForce Now on Steam Deck Grab eight fantastic Steam Deck games for just $12, saving over $190 View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Inzoi, The Sims competitor from PUBG developer Krafton, is drawing in a lot of new fans through its character creator demo, which shows off its ultra realistic graphics. Krafton has deployed the same strategy as the likes of Dragon's Dogma 2 and others by releasing the character creator portion of its game early. The Inzoi: Character Studio currently available on Steam will only be there for a few days, however, until August 25 at 9pm Pacific. The full version of Inzoi is expected in late 2024 and is described as "a life simulation game where players become gods within the game, allowing them to change everything as they wish and experience endless new stories in various forms of life." This already had fans of The Sims turning their heads, but the character creator demo seems to have pulled their attention altogether. The Sims 4 is almost a decade old itself, but beyond that has been criticized for only including basic features and charging users for myriad expansion packs. "I'm not looking back," said slickkpanther on Reddit. "All I've ever wanted in a life-sim was to walk around in a nice city, look pretty, maybe grab a coffee, read a book and plant some flowers. "It sounds like a lot, but it's really not. I'm not asking for every building to be enterable. I'm not asking for hundreds of unique NPCs on screen. I'm not even asking for a realistic weather system. What I want only sounds like a lot, because the bar has been set so low by The Sims 4." Myriad others agreed. "All life sim fans should feel the way you do," said one user in the comments. "Because, at a minimum, if Inzoi were to be successful, this would likely put pressure on EA to do better. Lack of competition has allowed EA to underdeliver with The Sims 4 and monetize the ***** out of everything. It's easy for them to exploit fans, when the fans have no better options to turn to." These comments come despite Inzoi being in its infancy, and Krafton certainly appears to have big plans for the game. "Our goal with Inzoi is to create a world where creativity knows no bounds, and where every choice leads to new and unexpected experiences," said director and producer Hyungjun Kim. "We want players to enjoy not only the joy of crafting their ideal lives but also the thrill of navigating a dynamic, evolving world." It's saying a lot of right things for life simulator fans too, including that mod support will be available on day one and Inzoi will be supported after launch too. Many still have reservations, of course, seemingly because the genre hasn't had much care and attention in recent years, but even those with doubts appear quietly optimistic. "I'm excited for this game but I have my worries," said Old-Cobbler402. "First of all, I think that the game looks beautiful but some visual aspects regarding the Zois are worrying me. Some may be due to the game not being finished yet." They pointed out a difference in visuals between the character creator and the live mode, which essentially emulates what actual gameplay will look like. Some other visual bugs exist too, but fans are hoping these get ironed out ahead of Inzoi's launch. Only time will tell how this will look though. Krafton only announced Inzoi in November 2023 and the release of the character creator indicates development is progressing smoothly, but late 2024 is getting closer and closer so a release date announcement should be due soon. 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]

The original Dying Light’s story ended with protagonist Kyle Crane suffering a ********** fate; either blasted to atoms by a nuclear ***** or twisted into an infected. But that, it turns out, wasn’t the end of his story. Techland’s new entry in the series, Dying Light: The ******, appears to lock in the latter of those endings as canon, revealing Crane was held captive for 13 years, subjected to experiments by a villain known only as The Baron. Now free, Crane seeks revenge for the trials and tortures that have turned him into the titular ******. But, if what I’ve seen of this new Dying Light is representative of the entire game, it’s not the ****** powers that change the game – it’s the guns. Dying Light: The ****** began life as DLC for Dying Light 2, but developer Techland changed course after some of its work was leaked. The project bloomed into a full, standalone game (although if you did buy Dying Light 2’s ultimate edition you get The ****** for free - Techland promised DLC and intends to fulfil that promise). Perhaps because of this origin, The ****** feels very familiar. Much of what I saw in the 45-minute hands-off demo was very much a continuation of the 2022 zombie smasher, from the robust parkour, to the world design, to the ‘follow the yellow cable’ puzzles that activate UV-protected safe houses. This certainly doesn’t seem like a ‘full’ sequel, but there does appear to be enough fresh ideas to justify its transition to a standalone game. The new map is more rural, with something of a ‘village’ feel. Yes, there are still buildings and rooftops to leap and vault across, but these are surrounded by dense woodland. The demo showed Kyle creeping through tall grass in an effort to avoid nighttime horrors (which, once again, are much stronger than the zombies that appear during the day). Kyle notably doesn’t seem to suffer from the same infection Adien did in DL2 - there’s no immunity gauge ticking down on the HUD – so he can seemingly stay out in the dark as long as he wants. His own mutations mean he can see the illuminated skeletons of approaching foes, Batman: Arkham detective vision-style, which should aid with stealth encounters. In ****** mode Kyle can perform a ground pound that sends damaging ripples through the concrete. The most significant new idea, though, is a more prominent use of guns. If you’ve played Dying Light 2 with its recent Firearms update then you already know a little of what to expect – the *******, shotgun, and ******** rifle featured in this demo were all the same as those added to DL2 earlier this year. But they seem key to the experience here, not just a powerful accessory. The Baron’s henchmen are all paramilitary types with body armour and rifles of their own. That means combat encounters with them are very, very different from the melee scraps with zombies and raiders that Dying Light has previously almost exclusively survived on. The Techland employee playing the demo for us used grenades to flush out entrenched gunmen and flanking tactics to snipe others. These encounters were lengthy, too; Kyle seems able to carry more than enough ammunition to chew through multiple squadrons. Techland’s franchise director, Tymon Smektala, emphasised that Dying Light hasn’t been turned into a shooter. But I’d estimate nearly half the demo was played as an FPS. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, though, provided the combat encounters, associated level design, and ******* feedback all prove successful. It’s a smart way to provide a new spin on Dying Light’s otherwise largely unchanged formula. Not being able to play myself means I can’t say how good all this actually is, but it at least looked like a competent shooter – hardly Call of Duty, but solid enough. The search for The Baron led Kyle into an underground lab where some kind of huge creature had torn its way out of a cage. A scientist there revealed it could be lured by a special gas, and so a cylinder of it was loaded onto a flatbed truck and driven to a junkyard. Yes, driving returns from Dying Light: The Following, although the truck doesn’t look quite as fun as the expansion’s buggy. Still, being able to hit and run zombies looks as enjoyable as ever, as their undead bodies burst and splatter against the ***********. Releasing the gas in the junkyard summoned the Behemoth, a hulk-like freak with an inflated health bar and the strength to hurl cars. Firearms were effective at whittling that HP down, but when ammunition ran dry it quickly became clear that melee weapons wouldn’t cut it. And so, with just a few minutes of the demo left, Kyle let the titular ****** out of its cage. In ****** mode Kyle becomes stronger and faster. He can pick up stone blocks and hurl them at enemies, as well as perform a ground pound that sends damaging ripples through the concrete, Hulk style. Easily tearing through the Behemoth’s remaining health, the battle concluded with Kyle ripping the monster’s head from its shoulders in a gory victory move. Safe to say ****** mode looks very powerful, but also quite similar to the infected powers Aiden had in Dying Light 2. Unlike Aiden, though, it seems like Kyle can transform into the ****** freely rather than only at specific story moments. I’m surprised that Techland left the titular power to the very end of the demo. It meant there was little room to properly explore why the ****** is so central to the game, so much so that I do wonder if it actually is as important as the title suggests. Instead, I left more interested in how guns and soldier enemies will change the overall rhythm of Dying Light. Hopefully they’ve been smartly woven into the campaign and feel fully integrated rather than awkwardly tacked on. If so, The ****** could well prove a worthy standalone game rather than just a respectable DLC sold separately. Matt Purslow is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article

NVIDIA today released driver 560.35.03 as the latest stable version for Linux users, so here's all that's changed. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

PvPvE survival extraction shooter ARC Raiders is coming to PC and consoles in 2025. One of the most anticipated games from The Game Awards Show in 2021, ARC Raiders fell out of the spotlight due to a lack of updates on its progress. View the full article