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The developers of Tekken 8 have recently made some changes to online matchmaking, and players are reportedly having problems afterward. Earlier this year, Tekken 8 exploded onto the fighting game scene with a more aggressive gameplay style and a new story that continued the saga of Jin Kazama as he sought redemption by taking down his father, Kazuya Mishima. Initial reviews for Tekken 8 were overwhelmingly positive, and it quickly topped sales charts less than a month after its release. View the full article

Even in a month stuffed with city builders to choose from, Manor Lords has pulled ahead of the pack as the most wishlisted game on Steam just ahead of its launch. For all those eager to roll up their sleeves for some medieval management, the Manor Lords release times are coming up fast... Read more.View the full article

Sunsetting was one of the most controversial features introduced with Destiny 2’s Beyond Light expansion—vast swaths of powerful weapons were suddenly capped out of being usable in high-end content. But in The Final Shape, Bungie is finally scrapping it entirely and removing the Power limits on legacy gear. In today’s This Week in Destiny blog, which broke down the new Fireteam Power system, it was revealed that Destiny 2 will be un-sunsetting old weapons due to the caps being “fundamentally incompatible” with Fireteam Power. This is great news for every player who held onto their Perfect Paradox and Breachlight all this time but a slightly more bittersweet announcement for the vast majority who dismantled all of their legacy gear with the assumption the sunsetting was permanent. View the full article

Enlarge / The Q*Bert's so bright, I gotta wear shades. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Gottlieb) [/url] For years now, video game preservationists, librarians, and historians have been arguing for a DMCA exemption that would allow them to legally share emulated versions of their physical game collections with researchers remotely over the Internet. But those preservationists continue to face pushback from industry trade groups, who worry that an exemption would open a legal loophole for "online arcades" that could give members of the public free, legal, and widespread access to copyrighted classic games. This long-running argument was joined once again earlier this month during livestreamed testimony in front of the Copyright Office, which is considering new DMCA rules as part of its regular triennial process. During that testimony, representatives for the Software Preservation Network and the Library Copyright Alliance defended their proposal for a system of "individualized human review" to help ensure that temporary remote game access would be granted "primarily for the purposes of private study, scholarship, teaching, or research." Read 13 remaining paragraphs | Comments View the full article

The Farm Friends update to LEGO Fortnite lets would-be farmers keep friendly animals in their village. Some players report their livestock mysteriously vanishing, but fortunately, there’s a solution. Here’s how to stop your animals from disappearing in LEGO Fortnite.Why are my animals disappearing in LEGO Fortnite?There are several reasons your animals may vanish in LEGO Fortnite. At the time of writing, the developers have not blamed any internal bugs. With this in mind, here’s a few things that may be the problem:Your animals may have found a fireAs cute as they are, animals in LEGO Fortnite are notoriously *******. If your animals walk into a bonfire, they will happily stand there and cook to ****** instead of running away. If you’ve been away from your base for a prolonged *******, it’s possible that this has happened, and there’s no visual or audio cue to tell you.Screenshot: PC InvasionKeep in mind that this seems to...View the full article

Another Crab’s Treasure has a nice letterboxing effect when targeting enemies. But Souls veterans may want to disable this feature to see more of what’s around themAnother Crab’s Treasure: How to disable letterboxingWhile the Letterboxing is a nice little touch to make the game feel a bit more cinematic, it can get in the way a little bit. Luckily, turning it off is a very easy process that can be easily missed if you don’t know where to look. Screenshot: PC InvasionSimply head over to the settings menu and look for the Gameplay tab. Here you’ll see an option called Focus Letterboxing. If you uncheck this option the letterbox effect will no longer appear. This then opens up the top and bottom sections of the screen a lot more. You don’t necessarily need that much space in Another Crab’s Treasure since threats are pretty predictable. But having a cleaner image is reason enough to turn it off.Other handy optionsThe setting...View the full article

We haven't written much about Korean MMO ArcheAge since reviewing it nine years ago, and there won't be many future opportunities to write about it, either. Its developers have announced that its ********* and North ********* servers will shut down on June 27th. Read more View the full article

If you dig retro reptiles, skateboarding, and fast-paced, *****-sized 'runner-style' grinding gameplay... you have weirdly specific interests... and I have a game you'll love; Skator Gator! As luck would have it, we're giving it away as part of IGN Plus. Grab a key at the link below and get going, and read on to learn more about the game. Happy skating! Already an IGN Plus member? Get your key for the game here. Not an IGN Plus member yet? With IGN Plus you get unlimited game maps and checklists, no ads on IGN and more. Learn more and try it today. [/url]IGN Plus Monthly Game: Skator Gator I sat down with Sundae Month and Weathered Sweater's Ryan Huggins, to talk about Skator Gator and Skator Gator 3D, two games that take a simple idea and take it in very different development and gameplay directions. Simply put, Skator Gator is an auto-scrolling game where you control a skateboarding alligator who grinds from one side of each roughly 20-second stage to the other, and your job is to avoid hazards by jumping to different pipes that occupy different lanes. Along the way, you can pick up power-ups like a set of wings that give you extra air time on jumps, a banjo that lets you hit enemies instead of taking damage, and others. Dangers include hot pipes that light you on ***** if you stay on them too long, mushrooms that bounce you backwards (causing you to lose all your speed), and enemies that fly or ****** projectiles towards you (just to name a few). Making a mistake takes you back to the very beginning of the level, and the sheer speed of grinding can make completing stages a challenge, let alone collecting all the eggs in a stage (which is how you unlock new ****** palettes for the protagonist; Greenjamin). Inspiration came from a confluence of things. Many of Ryan's friends were into skateboarding, shared a love of Sonic, and a few other things crept in as well. "In college, I was making some prototypes, and I made a cool lane-grinding prototype," Ryan said. "And my friends and I were like, 'this was really fun,' we just needed to figure out what to skin it like. So originally, because I was in college, and this was... in a class where you make a game every week or something." "Try to make smaller games, and don't look at that as just a stepping stone to making your ******* game." "One of my prototypes is basically the core mechanic of Skator Gator. So my friends and I sat down and we said 'if [we] were to make this into a real game, what would it be like? And we came up with a bunch of joke game ideas, and one of them was Skator Gator. One of the artists, one of my close friends, made the original design for Greenjamin... A lot of things that we do just come from random brainstorms. But then you take that core idea, and then you look at your history... you decide 'how do we make this feel nostalgic? How do we pull from the things that we love?" "I think the lead developer of Skator Gator, my friend Eric, is a skateboarder. And so he's one of the level designers and frankly, I think everyone who has worked on the original Skator Gator had skateboarding in their life, in some way. I was more of a parkour ****. I tried to skateboard, but I never got really good at it. And I didn't like it. I spent more time trying to learn how to do like gymnastics and backflips and stuff. But let's say that kind of stuff doesn't really lend itself to the type of mechanic that you're doing, so you poke and prod your friends... the development team, to find out what they're passionate about, and what they can bring. And what we could bring is 'we all love Sonic,' right? In fact, in my second window is the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack. A lot of my friends really love robotic animals. That's a big thing from Sonic. And then of course, a lot of them love skateboarding." "And you know, you bring them together and you create a quirky world. And also, I've found more recently that if you really look back at my collection of work, a lot of my work tends to be climate-driven in some way. Like, there's a little bit of a climate background here. And in a lot of ways, that kind of climate-driven media creation is actually very 90s, and early 2000s. And so bringing that... I don't know if I do this intentionally, but that's a personal flavor that comes with the things that I work on. Combining that with the 90s and 2000s aesthetic creates a very genuine feeling of nostalgia there." "I've always loved... the early 2000's, when 2D games were transitioning to 3D... What other opportunity would I have to do that, if I was working at another company?" After creating the *****-sized original, the team created another Skator Gator game. Instead of creating a sequel that was merely an improvement over the original, but kept all the gameplay the same, the team decided to switch genres and perspectives, helping Ryan fulfil a personal goal in the process. "Skator Gator 3D, I made almost entirely because I've always loved... the early 2000s, when 2d games were transitioning to 3d," Ryan said. "There's [sic] not a lot of opportunities to do that in the modern era. You don't see too many 2D games made and then [sequels] transition to 3d. And so I figured that if I was going to be indie, I might as well do that for fun. What other opportunity would I have to do that, if I was working at another company? Especially with my own project or my own IP. So I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to translate these things. We went through a lot of prototypes, but yeah, ultimately, I think we did a really good job. It feels very similar to the original Skator Gator." Although Skator Gator 3D allows you to do 3D platforming in between grinding sections, something that was never part of the original, the sequel is similar to the original for more than just the grinding. It's also quick to play through, with each game clocking at just over an hour of playtime, depending on how good you are. And that's no accident. "I think the last thing... we slightly touched on [earlier in this interview], that I always love talking about, is just these games that take up all of your time... and basically are designed to prevent you from spending any other time in any other games." "These games that take up all of your time... are designed to prevent you from spending time in any other games... I want to challenge more gamers & developers to make games that don't do that." Ryan continued, "I really want to challenge more game players, and frankly, more game developers, to try and make games that don't do that. On the development side, trying to avoid monopolizing player time. And then on the player side, try to acknowledge when you're playing a game that is monopolizing all of your time, and try to just play more small games. You don't need to play *****.io games, or tiny games that you never would otherwise play, but just try to play more things. It's definitely worth it for you and your soul to try and play more things instead of just trying to get all the skins from your Battle Pass." "...Really what I want to say is... and I'm not the only person saying this, there's plenty of developers more talented than I am saying this... If game developers are watching, or people want to be game developers are watching, listening, reading, or whatever... Try to make smaller games, and don't look at that as just a stepping stone to making your ******* game. Try to make [small games] the thing that you do. You can do a lot of great stuff with really small games." "I wish players understood... games are made by people like them... They do want to make good games... There are many different components that prevent them from doing that sometimes..." As I always do, I asked Ryan what he wished players would know about the development process. His answer was a natural one, particularly for those who have noticed the disturbing trend of harrassment on social media and other places around the internet. "What I wish players understood... it's gonna sound *****, but it does feel like more and more players don't realize that games are just made by people like them. I get it, you paid some money for this thing... you're expecting a good product. And to be fair, I do also think that the way games are being built right now, specifically at the larger scales, is just very unsustainable. And that's what's leading to a lot of these horrible game releases." "Yeah, but it is really important. I think the most important thing is to remember that a lot of the game developers that are trying to make these games, they do want to make good games. And there are just so many different components that come together that prevent them from doing that sometimes. I would just prefer for [fewer] groups to blame the game studios, and I am seeing more of that... where the development teams are getting blamed a lot less. But that doesn't mean that they're not getting harmed by things that people are saying, or the the campaigns that are leveraged. But that's probably the big one." "...the way games are being built right now, specifically at the larger scales... is just very unsustainable. And that's what's leading to a lot of these horrible game releases." "Intuitively, everyone knows this. But I do think it can be difficult when you just want to sit down and play. Whatever game you're playing, remember that a human being with... probably a family and children, who spent their entire careers being deeply motivated and inspired by the games that you are also inspired and motivated by... sat down and they're trying to make something cool." So what's next for the team at Weathered Sweater? Will there be another Skator Gator? Perhaps Skator Gator Racing, or Skator Gator's Underground? Skator Gator: Bad 'n Rad? Ryan had this to say: "If I were to make another Skator Gator game, in the trilogy, so to speak... I think the next one would probably be a weird RPG. Because that's just the right transition. You know, you go and like a little RPG or something. Yeah, I think it'd be fun to try and figure out how do you make the action-oriented nature of Skator Gator, the rail-grinding mechanic, and turn that into some kind of cool battle system or world traversal for a more complicated game." What Is IGN Plus? IGN Plus is IGN’s membership program for IGN fans and gamers. You can try it for just $1 for 30 days to see if it’s for you. As an IGN Plus member you get: No third party ads across all of IGNUnlimited use of IGN and MapGenie game mapsAccess to free game codes and DLC each month (Recent titles include: Super Space Club, ****** Zero X, Hellcard, ********* Hero, Enclave HD, Antonball Deluxe, KarmaZoo, & many more)Grants 15% off most items at the IGN StoreHuge giveaways (Tekken 8 figures, custom Steam Decks, etc.)And much more! Brian Barnett writes reviews, guides, features, & more for IGN & GameSpot. You can get your fix of his antics on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Bluesky, & Backloggd, & check out his fantastic video game talk show, The Platformers, on Backloggd &[Hidden Content] Podcasts. View the full article

Bethesda unleashed Fallout 4’s next-gen update today and, as feared, it’s broken one of its most important mods. Many mods have been impacted by the update, including the all-too-useful Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE). As explained on its Nexus Mods page, F4SE is a foundational modding resource that extends scripting capabilities without permanent side effects. A wide variety of mods rely on the project to work at all, so without it, modifying Fallout 4 gets a lot more complicated. “The 2024-04-25 Fallout 4 update (1.10.980 and later) has broken F4SE and the rest of the native code modding scene similarly to Skyrim's ‘Anniversary Edition’ patch,” F4SE developer ianpatt said in a post. “I am working on an update and cannot currently offer a timeline for its availability, nor whether there will be any critical technical issues that would block an update. Do not email with questions.” Unveiled more than eight years after the game's initial launch, Bethesda’s Fallout 4 next-gen update adds performance improvements, Creation Club content, and more. It’s an exciting moment for a franchise that many have recently returned to thanks to the Prime Video series, and players have already found ways to keep the update from ruining their modding fun. The F4SE comments section on Nexus Mods includes a laundry list of walkthroughs that show users how they can turn off auto-updates and even how to roll back the new update. User Destructionares posted a walkthrough that tells players exactly how they can revert the update if they weren’t able to stop it from going through today. Additionally, GameRevolution shared a walkthrough for those who haven't downloaded the update yet, and there's another helpful post on the Nexus Mods website. Unfortunately, unless you’re willing to stand by with the base Fallout 4 experience while mod updates eventually roll out, the only way to play with mods is by reverting the update or by being lucky enough to have not updated the game at all. Although players are already finding workarounds, it’s not just your average mods facing the fallout of Bethesda’s next-gen update. The enormously popular Fallout London mod, which adds new story elements, locations, and much more, was originally set to release earlier this week. However, when the Fallout 4 update was announced to arrive today, Team Folon was forced to delay its project. No new release date has been announced, as it’s unclear how long it will take the team to compensate for Bethesda’s changes. For more on Fallout 4, check out why we think the fourth mainline entry in Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic RPG franchise is worth revisiting. You can also check out exactly what the Folon team thinks about Bethesda’s new update here. 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

On April 25, the ******* States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it had voted by a margin of 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that were repealed in 2017 by the Trump administration. This means that internet service providers (ISPs) in the ******* States will be reclassified by the FCC as common carriers, in a move similar to how net neutrality was handled by the Obama administration in 2015. View the full article

In this day and age, older popular games typically get remade for newer consoles and devices for that “next gen” experience. However, Aggressive-Film3872 is embarking on a “demake” for Fallout 3 to be played on the Gameboy.Fallout 3 on the GameboyFallout 3 is a hotly debated game, with some saying it’s lack of QoL features and dated aspects making it obtuse and enjoyable, with others saying that it’s the most “Fallouty” of the Bethesda Fallout titles. Whatever your opinions are on Fallout 3, this project will surely interest you.Aggressive-Film3872 showcased their work-in-progress demake for Fallout 3, being played on a gameboy emulator. It is incredibly impressive, and the art style is clearly inspired Dragon Quest, something the genius behind this stated themselves.Started a Fallout 3 demake, playable on Gameboy (being played through a gb emulator in the video) byu/Aggressive-Film3872 inFalloutDue to the limitation...View the full article

Boil ’em, roast ’em, or stick ’em in a stew. The Radtoad, of Fallout 76 fame, is very versatile and delicious if you know where to find it. Here is a quick breakdown of three locations where you will consistently find the pond-dwelling, nuclear, mutant, and treat.Often, Fallout 76 will require you to hunt these enormous toads for the weekly challenge. Also, they’re really disgusting, so ******** them off is just a mercy really.Grafton Radtoad locationOne of the easiest places you can find Radtoads in Fallout 76 is just outside of Grafton. Head outside to the toxic river that runs along the outskirts of the town. Here you will find around four or five of the enormous Radtoads hopping about, ripe for the picking.Sludge HoleSouth of Fort Atlas, to the east of the Fallout 76 map, you should find the Sludge *****. This wonderfully named location is the spot where a number of raiders sell purified water. However, it is also a great location to hunt f...View the full article

Shells are an integral part of Another Crab’s Treasure. But it can be a little while until you find one. If you aren’t sure where to look, here’s how to find your first Shell in Another Crab’s Treasure.Another Crab’s Treasure: Where to find the first ShellAfter your very first Shell is stolen from you by the shark stick, you’ll be left extremely vulnerable. After all, the Shell is what lets you block ****** attacks and later access Umami abilities that can be a massive help in combat. The good news is that the first Shell isn’t too far away from where you first start the game. Once you enter the first wide-open area, the game will direct you to a castle off in the distance. This should be your first port of call and if you can’t remember where it is check the Location screen in the menu.Once you arrive at the castle, a couple of guards will tell you to head east. And if you follow their directions you’ll eventually co...View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 contains countless side quests to take on in Act Three. Avenge the Drowned is one such example that uncovers the ******* of a Wavesinger. This is just one of multiple quests that all lead to Flymm's Cargo and the Iron Throne beneath it. View the full article

People Can Fly, the developers of Bulletstorm and Outriders, have cancelled development of a co-op action RPG codenamed Project Dagger. The Polish company informed investors of the decision to cancel the game, which was initially to be published by Take-Two, earlier this month. Read more View the full article

Field of Glory is one of the stand out series in the grand strategy genre, enjoying a place alongside games like Crusader Kings 3, Hearts of Iron 4, and, if you're not too precious about genre strictures, Total War: Three Kingdoms. Its latest entry, Field of Glory: Kingdoms, looks to continue the reputation the series has built over more than a decade, providing intricate nation management and medieval combat. And, as we've just learned, it's going to launch on Steam very soon. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Want to get your hands on Fallout 4 power armor? The Brotherhood of Steel is known for a lot of things across the wasteland, but it's their iconic armor that has most people running in *****. Power armor essentially turns the user into a walking tank, surrounded by walls of steel and equipped with a large *******, there's very little you can do to stop them. Fallout 4 places a big focus on power armor for the first time in the RPG game series, giving you the opportunity to carefully construct and maintain your armor set. You need to get your hands on a fusion core to get the armor up and running, but you can always rely on Fallout 4 console commands to stock up on these rare items instantly. Here's everything you need to know about Fallout 4 power armor. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Fallout 4 builds What time is the Fallout 4 update? Fallout 4 best weapons and weapons list View the full article

Magic the Gathering was a staple of my university house, and we'd often crowd for multiplayer showdowns using decks built of old cards salvaged from a friend's extensive collection. While MTG Arena and the likes of Hearthstone are great digital spins on collectible card games, new deckbuilding battle royale game Inferni Hope and ***** aims to capture that old-school spirit and transform it into something new and exciting. Inferni playtests are ongoing on Steam, and we at PCGamesN spoke to lead designer Will Luton at WASD 24 about the project. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

The latest ***** by Daylight patch has launched and it's probably one of the most impactful updates the game has ever seen. That's not so much for the introduction of new twists on killers like The Twins or The Blight or various perks receiving changes, but due to the game engine being updated to Unreal Engine 5. Despite promises that the technical update wouldn't change the game experience, DBD is currently looking a little ragged around the edges with a few issues, and one big one in particular, causing problems for players. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Massive DBD patch will download 30gb of gold-infused splendor Least-loved ***** by Daylight ******* gets OP update undone The most mid DBD ******* is suddenly the absolute best View the full article

Alright, let's get this bit out of the way. Adapt looks a lot like the planetary parts of Spore. I know it, you know it, and I'm sure the developer knows it too. The promise of evolving and guiding a species through the aeons was something that sold itself to tons of us, but that promise has never quite been fulfilled. Now, Adapt has arisen from the primordial soup to take the evolutionary crown, and it's looking quite crown-worthy indeed. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Between Manor Lords, Helldivers 2, Dragon's Dogma, and later launches like Frostpunk 2 and Stalker, you probably have a lot on your playlist for 2024. It's hard to find the time for everything, and naturally, some great games slip beneath the radar. A new RPG, available right now, is one such example. Of the Steam user reviews it's received so far, a staggering 99% are positive. Nevertheless, it has fewer than 100 players. If you're searching for one of this year's greatest hidden gems, we've got it right here. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Destiny 2: The Final Shape will increase the Guardians’ max Power level to 2,000, Bungie announced today. Not only that, but the Power floor will be increasing to 1,900, meaning everyone will start at that level once The Final Shape launches. The soft cap will be 1,940, which means players will only need to increase their Power by 40 to reach it. In previous expansions, it took 50 Power to do so. View the full article

Friday, April 26, 2024 Bethesda are now aware of the PS Plus issue for Fallout 4 players, and are investigating a fix to roll out soon. 18 months on from when it was first revealed, Bethesda's massive Fallout 4 update is now available for PlayStation and Xbox players. More than just a patch for the hit RPG, the Fallout 4 next-gen upgrade is a fully native version of the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, accompanied by some highly requested features. While the rollout has begun for the update, those of you with PS Plus copies of the game might not be able to join in on the fun - for now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 4's next-gen update renders key feature useless on Xbox Fallout 4's nuclear next-gen update for PS5 and Xbox is finally here Fallout Season 2 locked in as Fallout game sales soar on PS5 and Xbox View the full article

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor released in early access in February, and developer Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing have announced that the spinoff of Deep Rock Galactic has now sold over a million copies. A Vampire Survivors-inspired take on the joys of dwarves space-mining in extreme peril, the initial reception has been positive and left our own Robin Valentine "much more hooked than I expected.".. Read more.View the full article

It is no secret Helldivers 2 has proven to be one of 2024’s (and gaming’s) biggest hits. Hundreds of thousands of players clock in daily to ***** some bugs and bots. However, one player claims the game is so popular it “took over” their hometown—even the butcher’s shops. Reddit user Kaleon shared their story of Helldivers 2‘s popularity in an April 24 thread, where they claimed the game has completely taken over their real-life town. Everywhere they went, they heard of Super Earth’s greatness, including butcher’s shops, bars, and dog walkers passing by. They even claim they saw bumper stickers on a few cars, which goes to show just how powerful the magnetism of Managed Democracy truly is. View the full article