It's hard to think of a time in the decade since Destiny launched when the next expansion wasn't make or break. As the first major release since last year's The Final Shape, which did the improbable job of landing the game's sprawling narrative successfully, this year's The Edge of Fate expansion has the unenviable job of kickstarting a whole new saga. It also has to reverse historically low player counts and introduce a raft of major systemic changes at a time when morale at Bungie is reportedly bleak in the wake of the Marathon plagiarism debacle... Read more.View the full article
The chocolate box of exotic gear that comes with a new Destiny 2 expansion is always one of the biggest reasons to log back in. With The Edge of Fate expansion, which launches on July 15, the slate of new supercharged weapons and unique armour pieces feels particularly fresh—including one item, Melas Panoplia, which enables an ability that has been requested by Titan mains for years... Read more.View the full article
The Elder Scrolls Online just had a huge patch drop yesterday—titled Seasons of the Worm Cult, this new update marks the start of a few key changes to the MMO, alongside a nice helping of content for current or returning players to sink their newly subclassed mitts into... Read more.View the full article
Friday, June 6 is going to be a big day for Dying Light fans, as developer Techland has confirmed that it will finally be revealing the release date for Dying Light: The Beast alongside a new gameplay trailer. Dying Light: The Beastwas first revealed by Techland at Gamescom 2024 and was initially supposed to be an expansion for the 2022 sequel, Dying Light 2. However, after a leak in 2023, the studio opted to turn the DLC into a fully fledged game, albeit shorter than both Dying Light and Dying Light 2. View the full article
Into The Grid is a cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder and dungeon crawler from Flatline Studios, with a fresh demo up ahead of Steam Next Fest. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
From now until June 16, Steam users can claim Hellslave free for their digital libraries. Steam has given away a variety of free games this past month, so anyone that has been paying close attention to the freebies has been able to add quite a few titles to their collection. View the full article
Recently, I had the chance to try out the upcoming League of Legends trading card game, Riftbound. A physical, collectible TCG sold in booster packs, it marks an interesting new avenue for Riot Games. Riftbound has many similarities to other TCGs - most notably Magic: The Gathering. But it really shines in the areas where it chooses to differ. In an interview with the game's director, Dave Guskin, he explained that the ethos of the game was to foster explosive "moments of power". The player has to choose the perfect time to pop off, like firing off your ultimate in League of Legends. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG Arena codes for June 2025 Best MTG Arena decks June 2025 MTG Commander banlist June 2025 View the full article
Following the release of AI Darth Vader into Fortnite, Epic has announced plans to let people create their own AI NPCs in the all-encompassing battle royale. AI Darth Vader hit Fortnite last month. He can serenade you, join and leave squads at will, respond intelligently to the player, issue impromptu dialogue, summarize gameplay events, and warn the player if something's about to go down. Darth Vader is voiced by the inimitable James Earl Jones, who died in September 2024 at the age of 93. This AI version of his voice, powered by Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ElevenLabs' Flash v2.5, is used with the Jones family's permission. Within an hour of the feature going live, Fortnite players manipulated Vader into saying the kind of things very much associated with the Dark Side, including swearing. Epic soon patched it out. AI Darth Vader, it seems, was just the beginning. During State of Unreal 2025, Epic unveiled plans to release new tools for creators to build their own AI-powered NPCs in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). As demonstrated on-stage, creators will be able to use the new Persona Device to create characters with personalities that players can talk to. You can select the type of voice and delivery you want for your NPC, as well as their characteristics. “We’re taking what we learned from Darth Vader and sharing the underlying technology with the creator community,” Epic said. Meanwhile, well-known IP is coming to UEFN, including Squid Game on June 27, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and official Star Wars features, templates, and assets. Lego brick-by-brick building is also coming to UEFN on June 17, as well as the new LEGO Bloom Tycoon template. Elsewhere at State of Unreal 2025, Epic and CD Projekt revealed a stunning The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 tech demo. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
The challenge of playing Elden Ring Nightreign solo has been a hot-button issue since the game's launch, but director Junya Ishizaki has confirmed solo clears are quite doable. He knows, because he's cleared every boss in Nightreign already, by himself. Speaking to CNET in a recent interview, Ishizaki was asked whether he has beaten every boss, including the final one, himself. "Yes. I can hopefully give you reassurance to know that I have beaten all of the game's bosses," said Ishizaki. "I've seen everything it has to offer, both in multiplayer and as a solo player. So I want you and players to know that this is very possible, and I want you to have the confidence to give it a try yourself." CNET followed to clarify that Ishizaki was saying he had soloed every boss in the game. "Yes," Ishizaki confirmed. "And without relics." While that's a pretty dang impressive accomplishment in and of itself, I do like the notion that Ishizaki's clears are also meant to be encouraging for other players. If he can do it, essentially, then you might be able to as well. I don't know about the "without relics" part, though. You can give yourself a little bit of leeway on that. There have been other players who have been clearing both individual bosses and the full roster of Nightlords solo as well. Still, the solo experience of Nightreign has been under scrutiny, and not just for its difficulty, but also for how some mechanics (like revival) feel more oriented around teamplay than solo. It's clear FromSoftware is both hearing and addressing those concerns, too. The most recent patch, 1.01.1, arrived days after Elden Ring Nightreign's launch and took aim directly at the solo mode, increasing the runes gained by lone players and adding one free automatic revival for night bosses. Even if the difficulty is getting tuned down, though, Ishizaki's clears can still be inspiring for those struggling against the Nightlords in their own runs. When the rains pick up and the storm closes in, you can know someone else has already done it, and so can you. We’ve got plenty of Nightreign tips and tricks to help you take down all the eight Nightlord Bosses, and if you’re wondering how to unlock the two locked Nightfarer Classes, check out How to Unlock the Revenant and How to Unlock the Duchess, plus How to Change Characters. Eric is a freelance writer for IGN. View the full article
Developer Funcom has announced that a fan-requested feature is being added to the upcoming Dune: Awakening, but fans’ opinions are split regarding the catch that’s involved. Dune: Awakening is based on the popular Dune novel series by Frank Herbert, made cinematically popular through Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster film adaptations, and the survival multiplayer game will be set in an alternate timeline, one in which the protagonist Paul Atreides was never born. View the full article
Team Fortress 2 resides in the long shadows cast by Valve's pair of popular titans, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2. But the class-based FPS has managed to endure despite its little-brother status, perpetuated by a passionate community that includes a competitive scene that's still producing fireworks... Read more.View the full article
Crazy Taxi delivery sim but with a horse and carriage, plus some over the top physics? Castle Cab really does look like a lot of fun. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Well, here's a good bit of timing. Just a couple of weeks ago, we were telling you about the original Polish The Witcher comics coming out in English (and about Geralt's fringe looking like a cartoon mustache). Now, they've available in a new Humble Bundle—and you can get them for just a dollar... Read more.View the full article
The State of Unreal 2025 showcase has just offered us a first glimpse at what playing The Witcher 4 might look like, via an Unreal Engine 5 demo build that featured Ciri exploring the wilds and a village in Kovir. Kovir was also confirmed to be a location you'll visit in the final game, so start packing your bags. Read more View the full article
The Steam page for Hollow Knight: Silksong has been updated ahead of Summer Game Fest, with the changes inspiring hope in the highly anticipated game's community. Announced over six years ago, Hollow Knight: Silksong has become somewhat of a meme in the gaming sphere, with many fans becoming skeptical that the project will ever see the light of day. View the full article
Eight years ago, just before the release of the Nintendo Switch, we provided an in-depth review of the hardware thanks to early production units provided by Nintendo. This year, Nintendo has opted not to provide such unrestricted early press access to the Switch 2 hardware, citing a "day-one update" to the system software and some launch games that would supposedly make pre-release evaluation more difficult. As such, we won't be able to provide our full thoughts on the Switch 2 until well after the system is in players' hands. While that's not an ideal situation for readers looking to make an early purchase decision, we'll do our best to give you our hands-on impressions as soon as possible after launch day. In lieu of review access, though, we were able to get some extended hands-on time with the final Switch 2 hardware at a daylong preview event held by Nintendo last week. This event provided our first look at the console's system-level menu and settings, as well as features like GameChat (which was hard to fully evaluate in an extremely controlled environment). Read full article Comments View the full article
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Sony has officially announced that it’s going to be hosting an event in June after all. It’s going to be of the State of Play variety, and it will be airing live tomorrow. Sony has, in recent years, made a habit of announcing those livestreams one or two days before the event’s scheduled date. Read more View the full article
The final Principles of Raidou video from Atlus goes over the story and characters ahead of the game's launch later this month for all platforms. View the full article
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It's hard to think of a time in the decade since Destiny launched when the next expansion wasn't make or break. As the first major release since last year's The Final Shape, which did the improbable job of landing the game's sprawling narrative successfully, this year's The Edge of Fate expansion has the unenviable job of kickstarting a whole new saga. It also has to reverse historically low player counts and introduce a raft of major systemic changes at a time when morale at Bungie is reportedly bleak in the wake of the Marathon plagiarism debacle... Read more.View the full article