Image: Summer Game Fest It’s that time of year again. Summer Game Fest kicks off this week, and we’re expecting to see new game trailers and other exciting updates during the two-hour-long presentation. There might not be as many new game reveals as previous years, as Summer Game Fest host Geoff Keighley says this event is “largely focused on announced stuff.” Even still, the event is bound to have a few surprises. Here’s how and when you can catch the show. What time does Summer Game Fest start? Summer Game Fest starts on Friday, June 7th, at 5PM ET / 2PM PT. That’s not the only gaming-focused show happening, either, as the indie game showcase Day of the Devs will air right after Summer Game Fest, followed by Devolver Digital’s game presentation at 8PM ET /... Continue reading… View the full article
Cloud9 are staring down the barrel of adversity in the LCS, and not for the first time. The six-time champions risk losing a legendary streak: Since their debut in 2013, C9 have made a final at least once every year. And with that record in the balance, they again looked to South Korea for their answers and may have found them in the form of Park “Thanatos” Seung-gyu. Thanatos is a highly touted top lane prodigy from Dplus KIA. He’s tasked with helping Cloud9 stabilize and regroup for a push at the LCS Summer Split title. After they limped to a third-place finish in the Spring Split, something had to give. View the full article
In RTS games like Command and Conquer you've got to think of the big picture: grand battlefield strategies enacted by individual units. Well, what if instead you looked at the tiny picture, and your individuals were all connected by a hive mind? That's what Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse's ant strategy game Empires of the Undergrowth offers, and after seven long years in early access, it's finally hit version 1.0. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After seven long years, stunning ant RTS game is finally hitting 1.0 View the full article
Capcom has addressed the consumer response to its first $70 game as well as its strategy for future software pricing. Dragon’s Dogma 2, which was released on March 22, is the ********* company’s first game to carry the increased price point that has been adopted by many publishers this console generation. The game sold over 2.5 million copies during its launch month and surpassed three million sales by late May, according to Capcom. Read More... View the full article
For a limited time, you can claim a digital copy of Marvel’s Midnight Suns completely free from the Epic Games Store. This promotion ends on June 13. As long as you have an active Epic Games Store account, you can claim the game for free and keep it forever. View the full article
Cloud9 are staring down the barrel of adversity in the LCS, and not for the first time. The six-time champions risk losing a legendary streak: Since their debut in 2013, C9 have made a final at least once every year. And with that record in the balance, they again looked to South Korea for their answers and may have found them in the form of Park “Thanatos” Seung-gyu. Thanatos is a highly touted top lane prodigy from Dplus KIA. He’s tasked with helping Cloud9 stabilize and regroup for a push at the LCS Summer Split title. After they limped to a third-place finish in the Spring Split, something had to give. View the full article
The release of The Final Shape DLC for Destiny 2 dictates the end of the decade-long Light versus Darkness saga, established with the release of the original shooter in the series back in 2014. The new expansion by developer Bungie now takes players into the heart of the Traveler following the events involving the terraforming entity and the Witness at the end of the Lightfall DLC. With Guardians now wielding both Light and Darkness, they will give it their all to stop the Witness plans of reshaping life itself and finally saving the galaxy from an ever-present threat. View the full article
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An announcement for Civilization 7 appears imminent after an image for the game was spotted on 2K Games’ official website. As spotted by users on ResetEra and Reddit, the banner for the unannounced strategy sequel was briefly available on the 2K website homepage and even pointed to a currently non-existent trailer and Steam page for wishlisting before it was removed. The ***** suggests an announcement at Summer Game Fest today, June 7. 2K is yet to comment. In May, Summer Game Fest said 2K Games would reveal the "next iteration in one of its biggest and most beloved franchises" during the show. The tease instantly got fans speculating on the possibilities, with many wondering whether BioShock 4 would finally be revealed after a five year wait. Others suggested it might be ****** 4 or Borderlands 4. It seems likely now that the tease is related to Civilization 7. 2K plans to reveal the next iteration in one of 2K's biggest and most beloved franchises at @SummerGameFest on Friday, June 7. [Hidden Content] — Summer Game Fest (@summergamefest) May 16, 2024 Sid Meier's Civilization 6 was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K on PC in 2016, before ports for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and mobile were released. IGN's Civ 6 review returned a 9.4. We said: "Civilization 6 is fully loaded with features and makes some very smart changes to its winning 4X strategy formula." Given the game’s enormous popularity (Civ 6 ******** in the top 20 most-played games on Steam and the franchise has sold an impressive 71 million copies to date), a seventh entry in the long-running series was inevitable. Indeed, in February last year Firaxis announced it was working on the next mainline Civ, although it didn't call it Civ 7 at the time. That’s all we have to go on for now, with more sure to be revealed during Summer Game Fest. 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
Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more "gone but not forgotten" video game studios were honored by a Los Angeles billboard ahead of this week's major summer showcases. Spotted by Stephen Totilo on X/Twitter, the electronic billboard was created by publisher New Blood Interactive in the wake of brutal industry lay-offs and studio closures. "Gone but not forgotten," the billboard reads, before listing affected studios and their 2024 closing dates: Arkane Austin, Roll7, Tango Gameworks, Volition, and Sony's London Studio. It also shouts out "everyone ***** off, downsized, and made redundant." “We love you. We miss you. We hate money.” An electronic billboard from New Blood Interactive in downtown LA mourns the closure of Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Roll7, Sony’s London Studio, Volition and more “Gone but not forgotten” [Hidden Content] — Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 7, 2024 "Thank you for your great games from your friends at New Blood," it added. "We love you. We mss you. We hate money." Microsoft shut down Redfall developer Arkane Austin alongside Hi-Fi Rush and Ghostwire Tokyo developer Tango Gamework in May 2024 in a move met with shock and anger by industry peers and fans. Xbox owner Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue and $21.9 billion in profit in its latest financial earnings report. Xbox executives have blamed the move on the video game industry's lack of growth and a need to prioritise other games and studios. OlliOlli World developer Roll7, meanwhile, was seemingly shut down by Take-Two Interactive in the same month despite its CEO Strauss Zelnick refusing to confirm this in an interview with IGN and dodging follow-up questions. Last month IGN reported on how the closure of Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games and Roll7 are a part of a larger move by Take-Two to either sell off or shut down the entirety of its indie label, Private Division. "Thank you for your great games from your friends at New Blood. We love you. We mss you. We hate money. The embattled Embracer Group shut down Saints Row developer Volition in 2023, while Sony shut down its London Studio in March 2024 amid layoffs affecting 900 staff across the PlayStation business. The billboard will be seen by many still in the video game industry as it looms over downtown LA in the lead up to a number of summer events, including Summer Games Fest, a showcase featuring several high profile announcements in the place of defunct video game event E3. Microsoft is set to host an Xbox showcase followed by a Call of Duty Direct, where it will unveil ****** Ops 6. Xbox and PlayStation are both confirmed as SGF partners, though Nintendo, as usual, is a no show. As for what to expect, a LEGO game based on Horizon: Zero Dawn, Sonic X Shadow Generation, what's seemingly a console version of Amazon's New World, and Civilization 7 have all leaked. Image Credit: Stephen Totilo on X/Twitter Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
As we prepare to jet off to Tural in FF14 Dawntrail, PCGamesN had the opportunity to speak with game director and producer Naoki Yoshida - or 'Yoshi-P' to his community - about the class design in the beloved MMORPG and what future jobs might look like. The incoming Viper and Pictomancer feel like ambitious plays into an already crowded space, so how did they come about, and where are we likely to see jobs going next? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: FF14 server status and maintenance times - is FFXIV down? FF14 Dawntrail proves Final Fantasy's future is brighter than ever The best MMORPG on PC is 60% off right now, and totally worth it View the full article
The veil is about to be lifted on Bioware’s new Dragon Age title on June 11. But until then, one thing we know for certain is that The Veilguard is anything but a live service game. Bioware’s Michael Gamble, project director for the next Mass Effect game, cleared any doubts about Dragon Age: The Veilguard being a live service game on X (formerly known as Twitter). “Some takes out there about this game being a live service game or something like that. That part is in the article,” Gamble referenced yesterday’s Bioware blog about the title switch. “It ain’t,” he added, “It’s straight up single player story goodness.” View the full article
Stalking your mark through busy streets, hiding in the shadows and on the rooftops, planting a hidden blade into an unsuspecting target, nothing hits quite like the original *********'s Creed formula. If you fell off the series during its RPG era, or you're geared up for *********'s Creed Shadows, you can return to the series' golden years in *********'s Creed Mirage, which is suddenly 50% off - but only if you act fast. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: *********'s Creed Mirage free trial joined by DLC outfit for all *********'s Creed Mirage just became the hardest open-world game ever *********'s Creed Mirage's hottest new feature skips the latest update View the full article
Competition among the best MMORPGs is tough. With giants such as Final Fantasy 14, World of Warcraft, and ****** Desert Online continuing to rule the roost, it can be tough to establish and hold a base. That's only further exacerbated by the fact that many players will commit to a single MMO and not have time for another. The latest casualty of this space is Archeage, which is set to shut down after ten years due to unsustainable player populations. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ArcheAge: Unchained is live today, promising a buy-to-play MMO without pay-to-win hooks ArcheAge's Beanstalk House returns with furniture fit for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ******** and The Returned are still coming to ArcheAge View the full article
Plans for a Civilization VII reveal have seemingly leaked ahead of a potential announcement at Friday’s Summer Game Fest showcase. According to Resetera and Reddit users, a promotional banner for the game briefly appeared on publisher 2K’s website today, before being pulled. 2K said last month that it planned to reveal the next iteration in one of its “biggest and most beloved franchises” at Summer Game Fest on June 7. Read More... View the full article
Cardy, Dale, and Alex are here to preview this week's selection of summer showcases, including a delve into what to expect from Summer Game Fest, Xbox, Ubisoft, and Nintendo. Then there are a handful of film, TV, and game recommendations from Cardy's Big Week Off, ranging from French resistance cinema and Vietnam war thrillers to open-world cat games. Send in your food nonsense to [email protected] (or questions and thoughts about games, TV, and films – we should probably stay on topic at least 60% of the time). IGN *** Podcast 752: Our Summer Showcase Predictions IGN *** Podcast 751: The State of Astro ****IGN *** Podcast 750: Scrotus, Erectus, and Other Good BoysIGN *** Podcast 749: The Worst Way To Roast a Chicken and Other StoriesIGN *** Podcast 748: Microwaved Bacon and Other HorrorsIGN *** Podcast 747: A Great Time for Sweaty Films View the full article
Hello there. As you'll know if you haven't been living under a rock, it's that time of year when all of the showcases descend upon us. This year, one of the places games - and some other cool stuff - are being shown off and chatted about is IGN Live, which is set to take place from June 7 to June 9, 2024 - and you can watch all three days right here. Yup, chuck any plans you might have for today and this upcoming weekend out of the window, it's time to have people talk to you about that thing we all like via trailers, interviews and gameplay showcases they've put an almost terrifying amount of effort into. IGN Live's got three streams of that kind of stuff - with the full schedule being avialable here - and all the key details for all of them being below. First of all, you can watch the IGN Live stream for today, June 7, above when it airs at 9PM BST, which is 1PM PT and 4PM ET. Seriously, just click play right there when the time hits, and ***** into it. Read more View the full article
MSI has unveiled a new Nvidia RTX 4080 Super graphics card that combines air cooling and liquid cooling in a single, self-contained unit. Not only is there a waterblock attached to the GPU on the new MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Super 16G Expert Fuzion, but the card also contains the whole radiator and pump system, meaning you don't need to find room to mount an extra radiator in your case. We had the chance to see this new MSI graphics card for ourselves on the show floor at Computex, and it's a really interesting take on one of the best graphics cards you can buy right now. It doesn't look any larger than the MSI RTX 4080 Super Expert (and it has a very similar outside design too) that we saw at CES earlier in the year, but there's a whole water-cooling loop hidden under the cooler's exterior. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MSI's latest Steam Deck rival has much more than just a new Intel CPU MSI is already planning to release a new Claw gaming handheld MSI MPG 491CQP review: a stunning 49-inch OLED monitor View the full article
Alongside Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2, Team Fortress 2 feels like Valve's neglected, less-loved child. It still pulls in players by the tens of thousands. A decade and a half since launch, the FPS ******** one of the most accessible and (when it's working right) enjoyable multiplayer shooters on PC. But TF2 has a **** problem, and the game's community is pressuring Valve to intercede and implement fixes. The SaveTF2 petition has so far gathered more than 250,000 signatures. Now, the actor behind the Team Fortress 2 Medic offers a message of support, in the style of his beloved character. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Team Fortress 2 drops to 'Mostly Negative' on Steam for the first time Team Fortress 2 petition of 100,000 players demands Valve fix the game New TF2 update boosts your frame rate and stops antivirus issues View the full article
s a PC gamer who doesn't have a Steam Deck, playing my games on the move is a no-go presently. But after discovering this ace free app on Google Play Store, I've been able to take my most recent reinstall of the original Fallout on the go, playing the game on my Android phone. And the experience is actually really good... Read more.View the full article
A staffer on GOG mentioned that due to legal reasons, the classic Delta Force series is going to be removed from all storefronts. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The upcoming Xbox Games Showcase may reveal Microsofts next console, and if the rumors surrounding it are correct, the Xbox Portable will avoid the mistakes of the lackluster PlayStation Portal. Despite the Portals financial success, its longevity is dubious, as an expensive gadget with the singular function of streaming games from a PlayStation console. PlayStation fans have been able to do this on their mobile devices and computers for some time thanks to the PS Remote Play app, and the officially licensed Backbone controller offers ideal tactile controls for mobile users, making the Portal entirely pointless. View the full article
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The developers of Fishdom, a free-to-play PvP battle arena, have issued a challenge to its players: beat them in an upcoming Fishdom tournament, or the game will get removed from Steam. The challenge was announced on the game’s official Discord server, and the showdown will take place on June 29. It will be a team deathmatch in which players will duke it out against the devs themselves. The outcome will decide the future of the game. If the players win, the developers will release the source code publicly and let the players improve and manage the game, which will remain on Steam. View the full article
What now for ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League? The live service shooter flopped to the tune of $200 million upon its launch earlier this year, and ever since players have wondered just how long support would last. Following a Bloomberg report into the development of the game, the author of that report, Jason Schreier, has tweeted to say Rocksteady is now providing “some barebones support, definitely not as much as they’d originally planned.” Some barebones support, definitely not as much as they’d originally planned — Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) June 6, 2024 That’s a worry for ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League’s small but loyal fanbase, which is made up of fans who continue to play the game despite its failings. And it calls into question how long publisher Warner Bros. will have Rocksteady devote resources to the game. According to Bloomberg, staff at the studio are currently working on a director’s cut of the phenomenally successful Hogwarts Legacy, while leadership pitches a return to single-player following this live service misstep. Warner Bros. has so far ******* to respond to IGN’s request for comment. ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League did look set to receive new content (the game recently teased the introduction of Mrs. Freeze as a playable character for Season 2) in the short-term, at least. But Rocksteady has yet to announce Season 2 or what it will add to the game. Season 1 added Joker as a playable character. Datamining has suggested playable characters on their way include Mrs. Freeze, Lawless, and Deathstroke. But will ******** Squad: ***** the Justice actually get these playable characters, or even subsequent seasons? The game’s community, such as it is, has declared the game ***** following Bloomberg’s report. “I honestly don’t think the planned Seaons 2 to 4 are happening,” redditor Gizmo16868 said. Those in the game’s official Discord have already turned their attention to Rocksteady’s next game and the hope it will rekindle the excitement around the studio’s much-loved Batman: Arkham series. For now, though, it seems a question of when, not if, ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League goes the way of so many live service failures and its developer officially moves on. 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
It looks like Amazon could be gearing up to bring New World to consoles. An advert for something titled New World Aeternum reportedly appeared on the PlayStation Store today, before being pulled. The Reddit user who spotted the “sponsored” content said clicking on it returned an error message and that it was soon removed from the storefront. Read More... View the full article
This is some real meta simulator gameception going on. Escape Simulator has announced another free DLC, pulling in the world of PowerWash Simulator. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
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Cloud9 are staring down the barrel of adversity in the LCS, and not for the first time. The six-time champions risk losing a legendary streak: Since their debut in 2013, C9 have made a final at least once every year. And with that record in the balance, they again looked to South Korea for their answers and may have found them in the form of Park “Thanatos” Seung-gyu. Thanatos is a highly touted top lane prodigy from Dplus KIA. He’s tasked with helping Cloud9 stabilize and regroup for a push at the LCS Summer Split title. After they limped to a third-place finish in the Spring Split, something had to give. View the full article