After weeks of players criticizing Silent Hill ffor being too combat-heavy and unnecessarily difficult, developer NeoBards and publisher Konami have shared patch notes for an update that massively overhauls the game by introducing a new Casual Action difficulty, which makes the game a whole lot easier to beat. Silent Hill f received mostly positive reviews upon launch, but both audiences and critics shared heavily mixed reactions to the game's combat, which some argued was too action-focused and detracted from the psychological horror that makes the Silent Hill franchise special. In response to this feedback, NeoBards has added a brand-new game mode, and players are already celebrating the big change. View the full article
Разработчики из российской студии Battlestate Games сообщили об открытии предварительных заказов эвакуационного шутера Escape from Tarkov в сервисе цифровой дистрибуции Steam.View the full article
It's hard to believe it's been five years since Phasmophobia kicked off a whole subgenre of multiplayer horror games, but the team at Kinetic Games isn't lacking when it comes to ideas for new haunts. Nell's Diner—an intricately detailed small map with all the charm of a haunted Waffle House—launched this week and I'm already thinking I'll be a regular... Read more.View the full article
Fallout 4's overall rating on Steam is "very positive" but its recent rating is "mixed," with user reviews languishing well under 50% positive. If you're wondering why, you can thank the recent Fallout 4 Creations Menu update... Read more.View the full article
How do you defeat The Nightmare in ****** Ops 7? Frank Woods has been consumed by The Nightmare, a gigantic, deadly flower, and it's up to the Joint Special Operations Command squad to stop this destructive plant. Striking down this ****** Ops 7 boss can be difficult depending on the number of people you're playing with, featuring several weak points that you must target before you can dish out any real damage. The Nightmare can be found on Distortion, the third mission in the ****** Ops 7 missions list, but we won't spoil how long ****** Ops 7 is in case you want the final runtime to be a surprise. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All ****** Ops 7 Zombies Gobblegums and the best pack Treyarch is confident ****** Ops 7's new multiplayer maps can "stand next to BO1 and BO2" fan favorites ****** Ops 7 campaign missions list - All BO7 missions in order View the full article
2025 has been a year where the best indie games have thrived. Whether it's larger-scale projects like Sandfall's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 or smaller yet just as powerful releases such as vedinad's Megabonk and Dogubomb's Blue Prince, they're yet another reminder that small teams can punch just as hard as the big names. Starting from today, you've got a week to snag three indie treats, including Songs of Silence, as free Epic games, and there's enough variety on offer here that you should find something that appeals, whatever your tastes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Enshrouded update Wake of the Water totally transforms the world, but its dev was "mindful not to destroy your base" This new Steam FPS looks like a low-budget Counter-Strike, but I'm begging you to go in blind Grab a free Steam key for alternate-history Napoleonic strategy game with mechs, Bonaparte A Mechanized Revolution View the full article
The latest set of open source graphics drivers for Linux have released, with the bug fix Mesa 25.2.7 now available. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Square Enix has released a Prologue Demo for Octopath Traveler 0 alongside a new story trailer during the State of Play yesterday. View the full article
Yesterday’s announcement of new living room and VR hardware from Valve obviously has many gamers clamoring for any news of a more powerful version of the nearly four-year-old Steam Deck. In a new interview with IGN, though, Valve Software Engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais says that portable gaming silicon still hasn’t advanced enough to justify brand new benchmark hardware. “The thing we’re making sure of is that it’s a worthwhile enough performance upgrade [for a Steam Deck 2] to make sense as a standalone product,” Griffais told IGN. “We’re not interested in getting to a point where it’s 20 or 30 or even 50 percent more performance at the same battery life. We want something a little bit more demarcated than that.” “So we’ve been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there’s no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC [System on a Chip] landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck,” Griffais continued. Read full article Comments View the full article
VR developer VRWOOD is "exploring all possible options" to protect its IP after claiming that HoYoverse's upcoming Animal Crossing-like game, Petit Planet, bears "striking similarities" to its own game, Little Planet. Little Planet launched on Meta Quest just last week, after releasing in early access back in November of 2023. The game is an Animal Crossing-like VR life sim sandbox where players can craft customizable decorations and customize...well, a little planet, make friends with talking animal neighbors, dress up, play games, fish, and interact online with other players via a multiplayer planet known as the StarNexus.. While developer VRWOOD has acknowledged the game's similarities to Animal Crossing, he's said the real inspiration for it was the 1943 French story The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Which is sort of interesting, VRWOOD pointed out to us, because The Little Prince was exactly what we thought of when we previewed Petit Planet last week, having never heard of Little Planet prior. Like Little Planet, Petit Planet is also a life sim sandbox game that takes place on a small planet, features Animal Crossing-like gameplay, animal residents, crafting and customization, and even online features letting you craft and play alongside friends, similarly taking place on a separate multiplayer planet known as the Galactic Bazaar. The biggest difference seems to be a higher budget and Little Planet being a VR game, but VRWOOD told us that it has plans for PC, console, and even mobile releases down the line. Petit Planet is currently announced for PC and mobile. Both games are free-to-play Most critical, though, is Little Planet's claim that it got here first. Little Planet entered early access in November of 2023 and officially launched just last week, while Petit Planet's trademark was registered in October of 2024, the game itself wasn't announced until this past September, and it isn't yet out. What's more, even though it's out in beta form, it sounds like it may still need some development time, given the reports that the beta still includes AI-generated text. "We are disheartened to find that, only days after the release of Little Planet, a major publisher and developer has announced a game with striking similarities ranging from the name, setting, and features to even the stated inspiration," said Frank Zhaung, CEO of VRWOOD and Little Planet creative director. "Little Planet has been available in early access since November 15, 2023, nearly a full year prior to HoYoverse filing a trademark application on October 31, 2024. We are exploring all possible options to protect our intellectual property and future plans, which include releases on mobile devices, as well as PC and console." IGN has reached out to HoYoverse for comment. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article
Due to the often, erm, outspoken nature of its videogame communities, Riot Games is, quite rightly, extremely tough on those that insult or abuse other players. Account suspensions and bans for inappropriate behavior in-game or even making hateful, offensive comments while streaming or discussing Riot's games on social media, can earn you a smack on the wrist. As of last year, the most severe punishments can also see you suspended from several of its multiplayer games at once - if you're seriously violating the company's user rules and get banned in League of Legends, for example, you could see that ban extended to Valorant, 2XKO, or any of Riot's other titles. However, what many may not realize is that this also applies to Riftbound, the new LoL-themed trading card game that released a few weeks ago. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Which League of Legends skins are currently on *****? Riot warns that League of Legends TCG Riftbound's next set may be missing rares, admits launch "missed the mark" League of Legends Mythic shop November 2025 - what's on ***** now? View the full article
If you've regularly read any of my Call of Duty coverage over the last 12 months, you'll already know that I think ****** Ops 6 is the best entry in the series since ****** Ops 4, the final CoD before the 'Warzone era' began. Alongside a hearty Zombies offering and an experimental campaign, the more zippy and vibrant multiplayer has been the biggest contributor to the way I feel about BO6. With ****** Ops 7 immediately picking up the torch, can it elevate things even further? Well, from what I've experienced so far at an exclusive hands-on review event in London, I'm optimistic - but not as optimistic as Treyarch's creative director, Miles Leslie. In an interview with him at the event, he bristles with confidence about BO7's new Overload mode, an excellent Ranked experience for competitive players, and maps that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the beloved, frequently remastered classics of ****** Ops 1 and 2. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 7 campaign missions list - All BO7 missions in order Best ****** Ops 7 Peacekeeper MK1 loadout Best ****** Ops 7 MXR-17 loadout View the full article
Valve is re-entering the console competition with the SteamMachine, a GameCube-esque box that could pack a serious punch. This isn't the first thing to bear the name Steam Machine, following a previous series of PCs that never quite stuck the landing. Following the success of the Steam Deck, Valve's new venture might have the answers that its previous hardware attempts lacked. View the full article
Embark Studios has had to increase the challenge level for Arc Raiders' first community challenge after players began to rapidly smash through the donation requirement. It's a big day for the Arc Raiders community as the first planned content expansion has arrived, and it appears the level of excitement of players has also contributed to a huge push to finish the first event as quickly as possible. View the full article
Stardock Entertainment has just revealed a new Galactic Civilizations 4 DLC roadmap, with five expansions beginning in December and carrying the strategy game all the way into 2027. Kicking off with the events of humanity's first interstellar war against the Xendar, Galactic Civilizations 4 Expansion Pass 2 includes overhauls for government and electoral systems, the ability to genetically modify your civilization, and even a dive into the criminal underworld. It sounds like even the mighty Stellaris is going to have some serious competition for my time. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Galactic Civilizations 4 update revolutionizes travel across the 4X game Space strategy game Galactic Civilizations 4 gets a big new campaign in next DLC Stellaris and Civilization 6 unite as iconic strategy game hits Steam View the full article
The Gamefound crowdfunding campaign for Threshold, the newest board game from Canada-based Open Owl Studios, has blasted past its original funding goal and is now sitting north of $500,000. Threshold promises all the thrills and long-term satisfaction of an MMO in a fast-paced, pick up and play format - could this really be the game that slays the dragon of "hours long setup and tear down" that plagues the heaviest games in the hobby? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 200+ spicy Truth or Dare questions for couples, FWBs, and dirty game nights Science Youtuber Veritasium is a launching a fiendish board game where you bet on your brain This bombastic Borderlands board game is packed with badass minis, and it's $30 off right now View the full article
Rockstar's cowboy classic Red Dead Redemption is now cleared for launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A new ESRB rating has popped up for Red Dead Redemption on modern consoles (where it will come rated M for Mature, due to blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, strong language, strong ******* content and use of drugs). The rating also mentions "zombies", likely referring to the games' beloved Undead Nightmare expansion — so fans should probably expect this to come too. Rockstar is yet to make this new version of Red Dead Redemption official, but it does now have 12 months to fill since the most recent delay to Grand Theft Auto 6 — which is now slated for launch November 19, 2026. Originally released back in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Red Dead Redemption is now also officially available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. Of course, you can play the PS4 version on PS5 (and the Xbox 360 version on Xbox Series X/S) but no native version for modern consoles exists, yet. (Of course, no modern console version of Red Dead Redemption 2 exists yet either, but one thing at a time.) Earlier this month, Rockstar was criticized by fans and employees alike after it fired more than 30 staff it said had leaked confidential company details. Workers organized a physical protest outside Rockstar offices in response, and more than 200 employees signed an open letter that alleged the job losses were an attempt at union busting. All fired staff are believed to have been members of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) union members, organized via an external Discord channel. This week, the IWGB confirmed it had filed a legal claim against Rockstar — to which the company is yet to respond. Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social View the full article
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files comes to PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series in February 2026 following its debut on Steam, Switch 2, and Switch View the full article
With Valve's massive reveal of new Steam hardware, including a new console, the Steam Frame VR headset, and a new controller set to launch in 2026, gamers worldwide were completely taken by surprise. The announcement has many fans wondering if the most anticipated Valve project of all time, Half-Life 3, might be revealed soon as well—and this time they might be on to something. View the full article
12 ноября Valve представила сразу три новых устройства — VR-шлем Steam Frame, новую Steam Machine в духе стационарной консоли и второй геймпад Steam Controller. Судя по комментариям на игровых ресурсах и в социальных сетях, для полного счастья фанатам компании не хватило анонса Steam Deck 2. View the full article
Корейское издательство NCSoft в партнёрстве с Sony анонсировало ММО Horizon Steel Frontiers во вселенной игр от студии Guerrilla Games. Разработка ведётся для ПК, iOS и Android, причём приоритетными выступают именно мобильные платформы. View the full article
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After weeks of players criticizing Silent Hill ffor being too combat-heavy and unnecessarily difficult, developer NeoBards and publisher Konami have shared patch notes for an update that massively overhauls the game by introducing a new Casual Action difficulty, which makes the game a whole lot easier to beat. Silent Hill f received mostly positive reviews upon launch, but both audiences and critics shared heavily mixed reactions to the game's combat, which some argued was too action-focused and detracted from the psychological horror that makes the Silent Hill franchise special. In response to this feedback, NeoBards has added a brand-new game mode, and players are already celebrating the big change. View the full article