While fans eagerly await some kind of news on Bioware's upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the game's release window may have finally been confirmed. The highly-anticipated RPG, which was announced all the way back in 2018, has largely been missing from action over the last six years as the developer has yet to offer any substantial updates on the title and its production. Bioware may still be keeping quiet when it comes to sharing details on the project, but publisher EA may have suggested that an official reveal could be coming very soon. View the full article
If you're anything like me, you have two desires: The creation of an international brotherhood of man and a version of The Witcher 3 that tells the tale of Zoltan Chivay in a recklessly customisable amount of clothing. It's my delight to inform you that both dreams are closer to realisation than ever: CD Projekt has announced a release date for the full version of The Witcher 3's REDKit. It's coming on May 21 via Steam, but you can use it across different versions of the game... Read more.View the full article
Microsoft has signed Lords of the Fallen and ******* Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 for release in its subscription service, Game Pass. Confirmation comes from publisher CI Games, which announced the deal was signed on May 3 in a financial note. Microsoft has yet to announce either game for Game Pass. Terms were not disclosed, nor which parts of Game Pass both games will release into, but it seems safe to assume Xbox and PC Game Pass. Hexworks’ Lords of the Fallen launched in October last year to positive reviews and sales, although it suffered significant performance problems. IGN’s Lords of the Fallen review returned an 8/10. We said: “Lords of the Fallen is an awesome soulslike with a fantastic dual-realities premise, even when performance shortcomings and wimpy bosses ****** the party.” Hexworks recently released update 1.5, its “final milestone” for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S soulslike, as publisher CI Games turns its attention to future games in the franchise. ******* Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, meanwhile, is a June 2021 tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by CI Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S, with a PS5 version following in August 2021. IGN’s ******* Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 review returned a 6/10. We said: “******* Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is a competent ******* sim that lacks the edge required to be a real sharpshooter.” Microsoft is yet to announce the second wave of games coming to Game Pass in May 2024, but we know Little Kitty, Big City (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits the subscription service on May 9, followed by Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC) on May 14. Xbox first-party game Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 comes out on May 21. The Game Pass news comes amid sweeping cuts at Microsoft's gaming business that have seen a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, shut down. 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
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Fate/Samurai Remnant hits 410K units, Atelier Marie hits 120K units, and Rise of the Ronin is seemingly outpacing the Nioh series. View the full article
New updates to character banner leaks in Genshin Impact 4.7 hint at promising changes to what was initially poorly received information. The action RPG is still in the early weeks of Version 4.6, a patch that introduced the playable version of Arlecchino and added a new area to the south of Fontaine, but attention is already shifting away to the next patch, which includes rumors of a new endgame mode in Genshin Impact. It seems like there is a lot of content incoming with the update, including three new playable characters, but some players are more interested in rerun heroes. View the full article
Like many PC gamers across the world, I was appalled when I heard about the shuttering of Arkane Austin by Microsoft. Despite the studio's recent woe with Redfall, a game described by some commentators as one where 'executives ruined everything', I'd presumed that its previously stellar track record and new ownership by a financial juggernaut would insulate it from the tsunami of gaming industry job losses we've witnessed over the last year... Read more.View the full article
Forming part of what they're calling Stellaris Season 08, both The Machine Age DLC and the free Andromeda update are out now. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Excessively brilliant fantasy RPG Wildermyth is getting a new DLC pack which both embraces the fad for adding roguelike modes to games, and tugs against it in the shape of what the developers are calling "our most extensively written campaign, by far". The pack is called Omenroad, and if nothing else, it's an opportunity to remind you that if you like campfire stories and witty webcomic storytelling and haven't played Wildermyth then you should get that seen to immediately. Read more View the full article
Fans of Helldivers 2 have started a petition asking developers Arrowhead to reinstate a fired employee in charge of community management. The employee, "Spitz", was let go following the fiasco in which Sony told PC players they would need to link their Steam and PlayStation Network accounts to continue playing the shooter. Sony and Arrowhead changed their mind about that after player backlash in the form of 100,000+ negative reviews on Steam. The kicker? Community manager "Spitz" was low-key encouraging players to continue the review ********. This doesn't seem to have gone down well internally. Read more View the full article
We've got some concrete plans for the first Manor Lords patch, and it looks like it could fix some unpopular problems in the new early-access city builder, including one that has bankrupted my town... Read more.View the full article
Don't get your hopes up for more unique animated Disney films, as it sounds like the house of mouse is going to rely on sequels for a while. It's not exactly a secret that these days, Disney is more interested in capitalising on pre-existing IP than trying to make waves with a new idea. We've seen that best with the decade long flogging of the ***** horse known as Frozen, and in the clear cash-in that is Toy Story 4. Unfortunately, those of us that like something original over a pointless sequel don't reflect what the wider audience wants, and our wants certainly differ from what Disney's plans are. The company recently held its quarterly earnings call, where CEO Bob Iger spoke about various plans the studio currently has for its upcoming project, including on the animated front (via Variety). When asked about Disney's focus on sequels and originals, and how the focus appears to be more on franchise films, Iger said "We're gonna balance sequels with originals. Specifically in animation, we had gone through a ******* where our original films and animation, both Disney and Pixar, were dominating. We're now swinging back a bit to lean on sequels." Iger specifically made note of Toy Story 5, which received a June 19, 2026 release date last month, and the upcoming release of Inside Out 2, and how both films have an increased value because they cost less to market due to being a pre-existing IP. Read more View the full article
As Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion hovers ever closer like someone gently nudged an absurdly large dodecahedron towards us in zero gravity, Bungie have gone and made three expansions free until June 3rd. For about a month, all players now have access to The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep along with the past four seasons of quests and things. Hey, that's pretty cool. Read more View the full article
With every Pokémon Go update, it always seems like there’s a chance for the game to break. It has become such a frequent expectation that the community took the janky bugs in stride when Niantic dropped a big AR and Snapshot update. As the final part of Pokémon Go’s controversial “Rediscover” series of updates, Niantic updated the AR capabilities to improve the Snapshot feature. With the Pokémon Go “Rediscover Your Reality” update, you can now take a Snapshot with up to three Pokémon while also positioning them, altering poses, and adding extra flair. Unfortunately, not everything is working as intended. View the full article
Destiny 2 players can now access three major expansions for free ahead of The Final Shape's release on June 4, 2024, developer Bungie has announced. From May 8 to June 3, players who download the free standard edition of Destiny 2 on any platform can also access Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and The Witch Queen at no additional cost, essentially adding three years of expansions to the game. This comes alongside Sony releasing Destiny 2's latest expansion Lightfall at no additional cost to subscribers of the cheapest PlayStation Plus tier, meaning many PS4 and PS5 players can now access the last four years of Destiny 2 content at the push of a button. Bungie has branded the three expansion bundle the Expansion Open Access Month, and it also includes all seasonal content from Year 6 of Destiny 2. This grants players access to the Season of Defiance, Season of the Deep, Season of the Witch, and Season of the Wish and all unlockables they come with. Players will keep any gear they earn even if they don't purchase the expansions following the free trial *******. Those looking forward to The Final Shape, which is the final part of the story told through these aforementioned expansions, can now purchase its bundle with the Year 7 Annual Pass at a discounted price on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Epic Games Store. Steam users will get access to the same discount on May 21. The Final Shape was due to arrive on February 27, 2024 but suffered a delay because it needed "more time to become exactly what [Bungie] wants it to be", according to the developer's official statement. The studio was hit with lay offs in October 2023, however, due to the underperformance of Destiny 2. This led to a "soul crushing" atmosphere at Bungie as employees said goodbye to around 100 colleagues and feared further job losses, rumored to arrive upon The Final Shape's release. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
Bandai Namco US is running a competition that will see one player receiving a 10-foot statue as a prize. The Return to Grace Video Contest, which is only for US residents, tasks entrants with creating their own trailer celebrating Elden Ring. Trailers have to be no longer than 5 minutes, and have to be uploaded to YouTube, X or Vimeo. Once uploaded, players can enter the competition by submitting a link to their video. Read More... View the full article
Brain ostensibly useful. But sometimes, brain not good, and brain want activity where not required. Therefore: Frogs. Fortunately, frogs both bound and abound in Croakoloco, an idle management game where you make the mossy climb from singular frog ownership to a sprawling empire of hopping green ****** nuggets. As I type, they hop freely in a minimised window, earning me the passive income promised by unscrupulous internet gurus who each possessed not a jot of the charisma and sheer radiant power emitted by a single resident of my frog kingdom. Read more View the full article
Vampire shooter Redfall was to receive an offline mode via update this very month before Microsoft staked creators Arkane Austin, according to a report. To spell it out, the cancellation of the offline functionality means that Redfall will now be officially playable for only as long as Microsoft run the servers. Another win for videogame preservation! Read more View the full article
An interesting revenue chart shows the April sales numbers for HoYoverse's two most popular titles, Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. Both games run on a gacha-based system, allowing players to acquire new characters by pulling on the limited character banners. View the full article
After a couple of Beta releases, Valve has now launched the latest stable release of SteamVR which brings in the recent Linux improvements. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Redfall was set to get its long-promised offline mode this month before Microsoft decided to close its studio down, according to a new report. IGN’s sources say developer Arkane Austin was still working on DLC and updates for the game, working under the assumption they would be released soon, until it was announced on Tuesday that the studio would be shutting down and all development would stop. According to the report, an update was planned this month which was going to add an offline mode to the game, something fans had been requesting since before Redfall had even been released. Read More... View the full article
May 7 is a special day for MrBeast—it’s his birthday. In 2024, the famous North ********* content creator turned 26, and in typical fashion, he decided to make an impressive giveaway to celebrate. The 26-year-old announced on social media that he’s giving away 26 Teslas for his birthday. The rules are simple: To participate, like and comment on MrBeast’s Instagram post. You also need to make sure you’re following the creator on the platform so he can message you if you win. View the full article
LCS veteran Licorice is making a comeback in the North ********* league in time for the next split, hailing himself the “best top laner” in Dignitas’ announcement video. “Last (LCS 2023) Summer Split, I was the best top laner in the league. I don’t see any reason why that should be different this time,” Licorice said. View the full article
Developer Madfinger Games has released a new update, Hotfix 3, for Gray Zone Warfare. The hotly anticipated tactical first-person shooter MMO game launched in early access on April 30. Many features announced for the full release of Gray Zone Warfare are the result of community feedback. These include customizable player bases and gear, a dynamic weather system, a trading system, and a dynamic NPC AI system that alters behaviors based on weather conditions, time, and the situation players are in. View the full article
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While fans eagerly await some kind of news on Bioware's upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the game's release window may have finally been confirmed. The highly-anticipated RPG, which was announced all the way back in 2018, has largely been missing from action over the last six years as the developer has yet to offer any substantial updates on the title and its production. Bioware may still be keeping quiet when it comes to sharing details on the project, but publisher EA may have suggested that an official reveal could be coming very soon. View the full article