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The First Descendant developer Nexon admits the free-to-play looter shooter feels quiet right now, but says this is because the team is fully focused on the Season 3 update. This is also why the studio is foregoing smaller rollouts in the lead-up to the new season, wanting instead to focus on what's to come. Not all hope is lost ahead of the new season, however, as Nexon is at least patching the game with some fixes and adjustments as Season 3 approaches. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The First Descendant update adds Ultimate Blair and a new endgame challenge The First Descendant drops to 'mostly negative' after controversial new nerfs The First Descendant hotfix makes its endgame more rewarding and less punishing View the full article

There are quite a few Orange ****** of Goo to collect around Revenge of the Savage Planet,and eating them all will reward you with the "One More Than Last Time FTW" achievement/trophy. All together, there are 103 Orange ****** of Goo to collect if you want to unlock the trophy, though it's a bit easier to track them from planet to planet. Collecting Orange ****** of Goo will ultimately serve to upgrade your total health and stamina, and they are well worth tracking down. View the full article

There's a new union in town. Yesterday, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced that almost 200 developers at Activision Blizzard working on Overwatch have joined the union. They're doing so as the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild-CWA (OWGG-CWA), described in a press release as a "wall-to-wall unit that includes game developers across all disciplines, including design, production, engineering, art, sound, and quality assurance." Read more View the full article

When ******: The Old Country launches on August 8, it will be doing so at a budget price of $49.99. ******: The Old Country has been highly-anticipated since its initial reveal, and soon fans of the franchise will get to see if it lives up to the hype. View the full article

A recent leak from Genshin Impact is hinting at a major new reward set to arrive for the game's weekly bosses, granting some extra bonuses for clearing the Domains. The massively popular RPG from HoYoverse features a wide variety of challenges scattered throughout the expansive world of Teyvat. Ley Lines offer helpful opportunities for players to pick up some extra Mora and EXP Materials, while Domains can grant everything from Artifacts to leveling materials and more. However, one particular challenge is seeing a major boost in its rewards. View the full article

The Pakistani government shared footage from the video game Arma 3 in response to India's accusation of harboring terrorist infrastructure. This development marks yet another case of Arma 3 being mistaken for—or presented as—real-life combat footage. View the full article

Epic Games has questioned fans on what they feel would be the best length for Fortnite chapters, leading them to believe that major changes could be coming. When Fortnite Battle Royale launched for the first time, gamers played on the Chapter 1 map, also known as the OG map, for nearly two and a half years. Back then, chapters consisted of 10 full-length seasons. However, this has since been altered. Nowadays, chapters last about a year and consist of about four full-length seasons. View the full article

One key part of exploration in Revenge of the Savage Planet, a new Xbox Game Pass day-one release, is researching the environment and scanning the various plants, creatures, debris, etc. Once you reach the planet Xephyr, however, you'll be given the "Best Served Cold" quest to help Martin Tweed from Kindred Aerospace dig up dirt on Alta. You'll unlock this quest pretty much immediately after traveling to Xephyr for the first time, and Tweed will contact you automatically through your drone. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Thanks to new day one games confirmed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass in June, July, and August, the summer months are already looking ridiculously stacked for the subscription service. 2025 will likely be remembered as one of the best years in Xbox Game Pass history, with all kinds of quality games landing on the service. View the full article

Gearbox CEO ****** Pitchford addresses pricing questions regarding Borderlands 4, saying he doesn't know whether the game price will remain the same or follow in the footsteps of Microsoft and Nintendo. Excitement for Borderlands 4 has been on the rise of late, thanks to recent features in a PlayStation State of Play, giving fans a deeper look at the big changes coming to the game. View the full article

******: The Old Country is coming out this summer, and, thanks to a new trailer, we now know more about the upcoming prequel than ever before. ******: The Old Country is set to be a prequel to the rest of the series, set over a century ago in the south of Italy - the old country. With an original story featuring a new cast of characters, it's uniquely poised to breathe some new life into a series that's been dormant for the better part of a decade, following mixed critical response to its most recent entry, ****** 3. View the full article

A new Diablo 4 update is on the way, and there's good news for everyone as Blizzard unleashes buffs across every class in its RPG. With Season 8 well underway, the developer has decided to dodge the nerfs and instead bring some of its weaker builds more up to speed. The big winners here are Barbarians and Spiritborns, but there's always a chance we might see some new favorites pop up as a result of the changes. There's also a new way to spend your excess Spectral Ash, and some impactful bug fixes that might shake up the tier list. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The 15 best games like Diablo The new Diablo 4 Berserk crossover skins will cost you up to $150 New Diablo 4 hotfix dramatically speeds up Season 8 grind and nerfs event bosses View the full article

While Overwatch 2 Stadium is the breath of fresh air Blizzard's hero shooter has needed for a long time now, it's not perfect. Introducing upgrades and consistent growth between matches presents new balancing challenges, and while the WoW and Diablo maker has faced them head on, it's not been easy. In fact, game director Aaron Keller is admitting that, while Blizzard wants you to feel OP during Stadium matches, some of the builds have "gone too far." So with the Street Fighter 6 collaboration around the corner, Stadium changes are on the way, too. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 Stadium is about to be joined by one very unexpected collaboration Best Overwatch 2 Stadium DPS builds Best Overwatch 2 Stadium support builds View the full article

Look, there's no shame in wanting to be a stealth archer in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. It's the absolute prototypical Elder Scrolls build, to the point that it's become a bit of an in-joke within the fandom. It's incredibly popular in both Oblivion and Skyrim, but it's earned that popularity. Stealth archers can be incredibly overpowered for one reason and one reason only: the massive damage bonus they get for attacking enemies while unseen. When playing as one, your goal is to keep yourself hidden as long as possible, then strike unseen to deal enormous damage. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Resident Evil is known for plenty of strengths, including grotesque monsters, scary moments, and brutal villains, but its incredibly likable characters are some of the best. Many Resident Evil protagonists or side characters get shelved eventually, sometimes after only one game. While there are many great Resident Evil characters, one in particular sticks out like a sore thumb. View the full article

Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software has released a new update for the free-to-play shooter, which re-enables Ranked Play after its temporary removal earlier in the week. The latest patch for Call of Duty: Warzoneis available to download and install right now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with a handful of bug fixes, server updates, gameplay adjustments, and more. View the full article

Blizzard has released the patch notes for a huge upcoming Diablo 4 patch, with a release date set for May 14. The patch notes have revealed that buffs for every class are on the way, making it a very big day for Diablo 4fans. View the full article

NBA 2K25 has peaked at 50,837 concurrent players on 10 May 2025 which is 8 months after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.View the full article

Feature | In 1998, Capcom returned to the world of survival horror with an ambitious sequel that would propel the Resident Evil series into the stratosphereView the full article

It would be unfair to call Starfield a terrible game, but by now it's safe to say that Bethesda's sci-fi RPG lacks the magic of its earlier games, particularly when compared to Skyrim and Oblivion. Indeed, the fervour around Oblivion Remastered demonstrates much of what Starfield lacks, like the ability to create a distinct, interesting character, and a world with the capacity to produce weird, interesting scenarios... Read more.View the full article

******: The Old Country was in 'managing expectations mode' this week, announcing a cheaper than expected $49.99 price point, and confirming that it is absolutely not an open-world game, rather a linear, narrative-driven game. The Hangar 13-developed gangster shooter showed off new gameplay in the trailer, below, and it is impressive indeed. But this is no GTA 6. Indeed, it is no ****** III. Tellingly, 2K President David Ismailer said of ******: The Old Country: "We think there’s a large audience for compelling stories that don’t require massive time commitments.” It felt like a PSA more than a promo. Based on these comments, ******: The Old Country will be a relatively short affair. There is no multiplayer mode, so the story is the entire package. How long will it be? Some are speculating anything from five to 15 hours. Yes, there are some complaints in the reaction across the internet, mostly from those who were hoping for a ****** game more along the lines of a GTA than a, say, shorter Uncharted-style game. But The Old Country was never going to be that sort of game. In December, I interviewed Hangar 13 President Nick Baynes and game director Alex Cox about all things ******: The Old Country, and the prospect of running up against GTA 6, which was still due out fall 2025 at the time. In the interview, the pair dismissed comparisons to GTA 6, insisting ******: The Old Country shouldn’t be considered an open-world game at all. Rather, the pair explained, ******: The Old Country is more like ****** 1 and 2 than it is the open-world ****** 3. It is a “linear, narrative-driven” game, a “focused package” that offers a “cinematic experience.” You might find yourself driving around an authentic representation of 1900s Sicily in ******: The Old Country, or even riding around on horseback a bit like that other Rockstar game, Red Dead Redemption 2, but the similarities to Rockstar games stop there. So, while there are the perhaps inevitable complaints about the scope of The Old Country, I’ve seen positivity about the experience on offer. Many are saying they’re more interested in a high quality, cheaper, shorter story-driven ****** game than a bloated open-world game filled with repetitive mechanics. Indeed, there seems to be a growing call for more of these cheaper, manageable games, with Sandfall’s well-received Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which has sold an impressive 2 million copies despite being available day-one on Game Pass, held up as a potential trend-setter. This comes as game prices are becoming more expensive, with both Nintendo and Microsoft hitting $80. In a market when Mario Kart World costs $80, a $50 ******: The Old Country looks like a bargain. “I think setting the price at $50 is the move,” said IGN reader BabyGroot1 in response to the ****** news. “Look at Clair Obscur sales.” “Yea, I think there could be a lot of fence-sitters that see $70-80 and wait for a game to be on ***** around $30,” added Automating_The_Game. “But at $50 they're like f*** it, getting it now.” It’s a similar sentiment across social media and reddit. "I hate putting things on a number scale, but if this is one of those games that are like a good 10-12 hour, 8/10 experience I feel like we have to support it as best as possible,” said 99DGE of ******. “$50 when publishers are pushing for $80 is so fascinating that we need to reward and vote with our wallets if it’s worth it (that is of course, we can afford it given the economic climate).” “I was probably going to pass on this as I just don't have it in me for most open world games anymore, but hearing that it's linear, story focused, and priced at $50? I'm on board day one now,” said ElJacko170. “I'd rather have a short ****** game for $50 than one with a needlessly empty open world with almost nothing to do in them like all the previous ****** games,” said everythingsc0mputer. “If they're not gonna add side quests or side activities for you to do like the previous ****** games, then might as well keep it short and linear.” For all this positivity online, for publisher 2K and developer Hangar 13 it will be sales of ******: The Old Country that determine its and the franchise’s future. The game will have a sales target it needs to hit in order for the project to be declared successful, and social media and forum posts do not generate revenue. Hard sales do. All eyes will be on ******: The Old Country to see if the success of Clair Obscur really is the start of something sustainable for the video game industry. 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

Bandai Namco Entertainment has confirmed a release date of July 17, 2025 release date for the first part of the Dragon Ball Z: KakarotDragon Ball Daima DLC. Developed by Asura's Wrath studio CyberConnect2, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotwas launched in 2020, but has received multiple updates and DLC expansions in the years since. View the full article

Environmentally friendly game Spilled! is becoming a big success for its developerView the full article

Minthara is, admittedly, quite aggressiveView the full article

When I was a kid, post-launch support was a concept reserved mainly for NASA, and rarely the domain of video games. Sure, you might download the odd online patch on your 56k modem to fix particularly gnarly bugs. But that was more or less it. These days, it's expected that games will be supported for months and even years after release. And this support isn't limited to fixing bugs: Developers are expected to add new, often free content to their games if they want to keep those Steam reviews in the blue... Read more.View the full article