RDR, Undead Nightmare PS Now Release Date Announced

Red Dead Redemption and the standalone expansion Undead Nightmare will both become available for PlayStation Now subscribers on December 6, Rockstar Games announced today.

Rockstar previously revealed that the original Red Dead Redemption would be hitting PS Now as part of the company's partnership with Sony in the lead-up to the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2. This, effectively, acts as the first time the original RDR is available to play on PC, as PS Now functionality on PC became available earlier this year.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was announced earlier this year after Rockstar began teasing the game on social media with a series of images. The game is currently

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Are Guns in Video Games Holding the Medium Back?

'The American Dream' is a VR game where your hands are a pair of floating guns, and you must complete menial, everyday tasks - feed yourself, go to work, feed your children - using only your bullets, your magazines, and your gosh-darned patriotic attitude. With its Norman Rockwell-kissed aesthetic and a (not unkind) satirical take on the Second Amendment, The American Dream is a very American game.

It is, however, currently being developed in Australia, a country that enacted strict gun control laws in 1996. For many of us who grew up in antipodean countries, our obsession with guns in video games was, and continues to be, in contrast to our nonplussed environment. In New Zealand, for instance, police officers don't even carry firearms. According to Nicholas McDonnell, whose studio Samurai Punk is behind The American Dream, this mental tug-of-war formed much of the inspiration for the game's gentle satire. "

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Halo 5: Guardians Reality eSports TV Series in the Works

An eSports television series centered around the Microsoft-exclusive first-person shooter Halo 5: Guardians is in the works.

According to Variety, developer 343 Industries has signed a deal with TV production company Pilgrim Media Group to develop the competition-focused reality series.

Kiki Wolfkill, the head of Halo Transmedia at 343 Industries, expressed her excitement to be working with Pilgrim Media to "bring the intensity and extreme competition of Halo 5: Guardians eSports to a television audience," saying, "there is no better partner than Pilgrim to give our fans insight into the world of Halo eSports."

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Former DICE Devs Announce New Free-to-Play Game

Lightbulb Crew, a small developer made up in part of former DICE and Ubisoft employees, has announced Games of Glory, a top-down multiplayer team shooter for PlayStation 4 and PC.

The small, France-based studio provided some early details in a press release Wednesday morning. Players will be able to choose between 15 characters across five general character classes, each with different skills, as you might imagine. You'll also get around 50 guns and melee weapons to choose between to boot. Battles will be either 3v3 or 5v5.

Games of Glory will be free-to-play next year, and will support cross-play between PS4 and Steam users.

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Beyond: Final Fantasy XV Was Announced Before The PS3 Was Even Out

This week, Max "Farfetch'd" Scoville, Marty "Weezing" Sliva, Alanah "Snorlax" Pearce and Brian "Grimer" Altano gather round the ol' Coleman camp stove to reflect upon the long awaited release of Final Fantasy XV, which was announced over a decade ago. What were you doing in 2006? Meanwhile, Watch Dogs 2 might be GOTY material for some of us, and hey, why is it so hard to nail down a GOTY this year anyway? The Game Awards nominees have us very anxious.

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PlayStation Plus Free Games for December Revealed

December's lineup of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been revealed, including two cross buy titles for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita members.

PS Plus subscribers on PS4 can download Stories: The Path of Destinies and Invisible Inc. After initially releasing on PC, Invisible Inc. is a turn-based strategy game from Klei Entertainment, the developers behind Mark of the Ninja and Don't Starve. IGN gave Invisible Inc. an 8.5 when it first released, praising the game's blend of sci-fi and espionage aesthetics in each heist for "

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Pokemon Sun and Moon Break Nintendo Record

Pokemon Sun and Moon are the fastest-selling Nintendo games ever released in the Americas.

The 3DS games have sold 3.7 million copies combined in less than two weeks, setting a new Nintendo record. Pokemon Sun and Moon have knocked down X and Y from the top spots.

In fact, Pokemon Sun and Moon saw an 85 percent sales increase over X and Y during the same launch period. And overall, the franchise has sold over 280 million games.

That number could increase even more with the reported Pokemon Stars, a third version of Pokemon Sun and Moon supposedly in the works for Nintendo Switch.

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How to Watch PlayStation Experience 2016

The PlayStation Experience 2016 takes place in Anaheim, California on December 3 and 4, and IGN has you covered with everything happening at the show.

IGN is your place to watch the PSX 2016 press conference, find out about all the biggest announcements, and get previews straight from the convention. Here's everything you need to know about how to keep on top of the show right on IGN.

The PlayStation Showcase, PSX's main conference, kicks off the entire weekend, and you can watch live on IGN or any of its apps, including…

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No Spider-Man PS4 Game at PSX, The Game Awards

Don't expect to see the new Spider-Man PS4 game at PSX or The Game Awards this week.

Developer Insomniac Games announced on Twitter that the PlayStation 4 exclusive will skip both events in December.

"Hey, web-heads! We're not showing new Spider-Man PS4 content at PSX/The Game Awards, but we're hard at work on cool stuff to share in 2017," the tweet said.

Unveiled at E3 2016, Spider-Man isn't based off the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. Instead, the PlayStation 4 exclusive will focus on a more experienced Peter Parker as he battles crime in New York City.

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Get Assassin's Creed 3 On PC For Free

Ubisoft will be closing out its 30th anniversary game giveaway for PC players with the American Revolution-era Assassin's Creed III. The game publisher has been celebrating its 30th by giving away a new title from its backlog each month for PC players, and it will cap the celebration off with the final game in the Desmond continuity.

Available starting Dec. 7, you can grab a free PC copy of Assassin's Creed III provided you're an Ubisoft Club member. The offer will last for 30 days, which means the previous month's title Far Cry: Blood Dragon is still available to those who haven't signed up yet.

Taking place in the American Revolution, Assassin's Creed III was the finale of the Desmond line of Assassin's Creed games. In IGN's review of the game, writer Keza McDonald says "huge but inconsistent, Assassin's Creed III is an impressive adventure that succeeds in most of what it attempts."

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Oculus Co-Founder Sees Long Life for Traditional Consoles

Despite the rapid advancement in technology, Oculus co-founder Jack McCauley believes that traditional console gaming won't be rendered obsolete anytime soon.

When asked on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered where he sees the future of gaming headed many, many years into the future, McCauley said that pricing constraints will keep consoles relevant for a very long time.

"It's gotta be a three or four hundred dollar console, so you're kind of strapped to that," he explained, noting that hardware above that price point doesn't sell particularly well. "It's gotta be in that sweet spot."

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Answering 3 Important Questions About Resident Evil 7

Twenty years on, and it's hard to say what Resident Evil stands for.

It may have been the series that coined the phrase 'survival horror', but that idea is largely absent from recent instalments. It felt like Resi had lost its way, and identity, focussing more on action and spectacle over suspense and horror.

Resident Evil 7, thankfully, suffers from none of those anxieties. It's a confident statement of what Resident Evil looks like today – and that's an intense survival horror experience, with mystery and exploration at its core. And while it may look very different from the rest of the series – shifting setting and perspective – RE7 in fact feels much closer to the 1996 original than any other game in the series.

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Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards Is First Man to Play Video Game in Vertical Wind Tunnel

Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards has a new place in the record books as the first person to successfully play a video game in a vertical wind tunnel.

The game in question was Ubisoft's Steep, and the challenge had been arranged by the publisher to "test extreme winter sports fans" by asking them to "play whilst balancing themselves in mid-air".

Edwards rose to fame in the eighties as a Olympic ski-jumper, during which he bested the world record and became Britain's first representative in the sport since 1929. He made headlines earlier this year for being the eponymous subject of a film, Eddie the Eagle, starring Hugh Jackman.

"I couldn't wait to give it go," said Edwards. "I love a challenge but this was unlike anything that I'd ever tried before. As soon as I started playing, I was determined to glide past that finishing line."

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More Death Stranding Details Coming This Weekend

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that this year's PlayStation Experience will feature a panel on Kojima Productions' upcoming game Death Stranding.

According to a post on PlayStation Blog, "Hideo Kojima and special guests" will present a Death Stranding panel at PSX 2016 this Saturday, December 3 at 1pm PT.

Death Stranding was announced at E3 this year as Hideo Kojima's first big release following his departure from Konami in 2015. So far little is known about the game, except for the fact that it's an action title, will star Walking Dead's Norman Reedus and will support online multiplayer alongside solo play.

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Super Mario Maker for 3DS Review

Just like in the amazing Wii U version, the easy-to-use tools of Super Mario Maker for 3DS empower you to create vibrant, challenging or creative levels using the look and feel of several generations of 2D Super Mario games with relative ease, except now you can do it on the go! And the way it quickly switches between create and play is easily the best part of the experience. But as feature-rich as the 3DS port is, it has some crippling shortcomings when it comes to sharing the stages you make with it and playing other people's creations.

With the exception of the Mystery Mushroom, a cute but needless costume that let you dress up 8-bit Mario as other sprite-based video game characters, nearly every piece of Super Mario Maker's elegant creation toolset is crammed into the 3DS version. Due to the limitations of the 3DS, it can't handle as many items as the more powerful Wii U version, but you're looking at over 60 unique tools you can use to build whatever you want in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, or New Super Mario Bros. The levels I made were never hindered by the new asset cap, and I always had enough room to build the stages I wanted to make.

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GTA 4 Patched for First Time in 6 Years

New content is being released for Grand Theft Auto V all the time, but that doesn't mean Rockstar isn't still supporting its old games.

According to Kotaku, Grand Theft Auto IV has received its first patch in six years.

The patch contains some general bug fixes, and the game shows its age by solving an issue caused by graphics cards with more than 2GB of VRAM. The patch also adds Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 to the compatible OS check.

GTA IV was released back in 2008, and at the time, IGN gave it a 10 out of 10. The franchise as a whole has shipped hundreds of millions of units, with GTA V contributing 70 million of them.

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Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Possibly Coming to Nintendo Switch

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and also one mystery console.

In a recent Binding of Isaac blog post, it was revealed the game won't be coming to PS Vita or Wii U, but there is still one console to be announced. Since we're running out of options, it's possible Afterbirth+ could be coming to the upcoming Nintendo Switch.

Afterbirth+ is an expansion to Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and will add further to the existing Afterbirth expansion with new items, a new playable character, a new final chapter, and more.

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Investigation Clears No Man's Sky of Misleading Players

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has officially dismissed claims that No Man's Sky misled players on its Steam Page and in its promotional materials.

In a statement published on the ASA website, the regulatory body stated that "no further action is required" in investigating accusations that Hello Games misrepresented the sprawling space simulator before its release to the public.

Referring directly to the materials that were available on the game's Steam page, the ASA wrote, "We understood that the screenshots and videos in the ad had been created using game footage, and acknowledged that in doing this the advertisers would aim to show the product in the best light.

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Stardew Valley Console Release Dates Announced

Stardew Valley is arriving next month on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch version planned for the future.

Developer ConcernedApe announced that PlayStation 4 owners will get Stardew Valley on December 13, with the farming sim coming the next day in Europe on Sony's system. The game will also release December 14 on Xbox One globally.

The Wii U version of Stardew Valley has been canned. Announced at E3 2016, ConcernedApe is shifting focus from the home console to Nintendo Switch.

"Looking at Wii U and the current gaming landscape, we made the difficult choice to shift our development efforts to creating a version for Nintendo Switch," he said. "I am really looking forward to the Switch, and I believe that the Switch's unique capabilities could create some exciting opportunities for Stardew Valley."

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Skyrim: How to Adopt Children

Find out you can settle down and adopt kids while adventuring in Skyrim.

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Nintendo Switch Hands-On Event to Take Place in January

Nintendo has issued invitations to a private hands-on event in January for its upcoming Switch console.

The press-only event will be held on January 13, 2017 in New York following the already announced Nintendo Switch presentation on January 12. IGN has been invited and will have coverage straight from the event in January.

The invitation explains that the event is intended to "further emphasize some of the details that Nintendo plans to announce the prior evening during its Nintendo Switch Presentation in Tokyo."

No additional details about what will be shown for the Switch at the event were included in the invitation, but the January 12 presentation, which is being held in Tokyo for media, analysts, and trade partners, is set to include information about the system's release date, price, and the lineup of games currently in development for the Switch. The console is currently planned for a release sometime in March 2017.

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How to Watch The Game Awards 2016

The Game Awards will air this Thursday, December 1, and IGN has you covered to watch all of the announced winners and showcased upcoming games live.

You can watch The Game Awards on IGN this year, and on pretty much every connected device in your home or pocket. Here are some links to the apps (download them today!) and other places where you can watch The Game Awards live stream and IGN's show coverage as well. Watch The Game Awards live stream on...

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Play Games in Facebook Messenger Without Installing New Apps

Facebook is launching Instant Games, a gaming platform that works inside Facebook Messenger and on the Facebook News Feed.

The HTML5, cross-platform service allows games to be launched without the need to install new apps. Seventeen games are available at launch from companies like Bandai Namco, Konami, Taito, King, and more.

Instant Games is accessed through a controller icon in both News Feed and Messenger and "allows people to easily discover, share, and play games." Scores, leaderboards, and chats can all be accessed through Messenger, and a bookmark for Instant Games is now part of Facebook.

The Facebook bookmark lets users "view and instantly replay all their favorite titles."

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Gigantic Coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in Open Beta

An open beta for Gigantic will launch for Xbox One and Windows 10 on December 8, Perfect World Entertainment has announced.

The free-to-play MOBA will release as part of Microsoft's Game Preview Program in both North America and Europe. Gigantic offers cross-platform play, allowing those on Xbox One and PC to play together.

The open beta will feature a total of three maps and six characters from a 16-charater roster that will rotate on a weekly basis. Players will be able to customize their hero's style of play through character skill trees, as they work alongside their team members to claim points around the map in an effort to control the field. In order to defeat the opposition, the team of heroes must overtake the enemy's Guardian.

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LEGO World Coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One Next Year

Warner Bros. has announced its Minecraft-like open-world game, LEGO Worlds, is coming to consoles in February 2017.

The digital brick-building game - which has been available via Steam Early Access since last year - will also feature online multiplayer to allow players to explore each other's worlds.

The game promises "fun to fantastical" environments where "worlds come to life with a dizzying variety of vehicles and creatures – from cowboys riding giraffes to vampires scaring Yetis, to steamrollers, racing cars and colossal digging machines". Players can simply build their own creations and bring them to life, brick by brick.

"In LEGO Worlds, players will go on an exciting journey to become a Master Builder, in an open-world made completely of LEGO-built environments," said Jonathan Smith, head of production at TT Games. "Whether customising characters, exploring in vehicles, building structures, or discovering an expansive range of items, characters and creatures throughout the worlds, there's the freedom to create anything imaginable."

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Check out This Week's Deals with Gold for Xbox

Microsoft has confirmed this week's Deals with Gold and Spotlight sale.

From now until December 5, 2016, you'll be able to pick up games like Farming Simulator '17, Duke Nuken 3D, and Breach & Clear: Deadline for cheap(er) on Xbox One, plus a selection of Team 17's Worms games on Xbox 360.

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• Atari Flashback Classics Volume 1* - 40%-50%
• Atari Flashback Classics Volume 2* - 40%-50%
• Breach & Clear: Deadline - 33%
• Dead Island Retro Revenge - 50%
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Final Fantasy Live Action Trailer Launches Alongside Game

Final Fantasy XV is out today, and alongside it is a new live action trailer titled Stand Together.

The one minute 28 second trailer features a group of kids in some spooky woods attempting to take on a huge monster before being saved by the game's protagonists. Check it out below.

The trailer also features Final Fantasy XV's "theme song," a cover of Stand by Me by Florence and the Machine.

IGN's review of Final Fantasy XV says it "takes some risks that don't always pay off, but the strong quartet of heroes give it tons of heart."

If you want to take a look back at the development and learn some new things about the game before playing it, here's IGN's guide on everything you need to know about Final Fantasy XV.

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The Last Guardian Director Promises Unmissable Ending in Letter to Fans

The Last Guardian's director Fumito Ueda has written a letter to fans, in which he promises an ending you "won't want to miss."

The letter, which was included in the game's press kit which arrived at IGN yesterday, also contains a sketch of the two main characters.

Fumito Ueda's letter to fans of The Last Guardian

Here's the letter in full:

Dear adventurers

It's been a long time coming, but I take great pleasure (and relief!) in knowing that The Last Guardian is in your hands.

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Second Season Pass for Rainbow Six Siege Available Now

Ubisoft has revealed what will be in the Year 2 season pass for Rainbow Six Siege, and it's available for purchase right now.

Buying the pass grants you VIP premium membership until February 7, 2018. It promises to provide eight new operators across four seasons, eight exclusive headgear customizations, eight uniform customizations, the R6 Carbon charm, and 600 R6 Credits to use in-game.

VIP access also means you'll get the operators a week before everyone else, a 10 percent discount in the shop, a 5 percent renown boost, and two extra daily challenges. Plus, if you purchase the Year 2 pass before February 7, you'll get the Obsidian weapon skin.

You can find the Year 2 pass right now on the Microsoft Store for £24, and the PlayStation Store for £25. Expect the price in the US to be around $30, and for it to become available on PC soon.

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FFXV Launch Night Stream on Twitch

Want to hang out and watch the first few hours of Final Fantasy XV? Live from his own home, join IGN's Fran Mirabella III (FM3) on Twitch. You may know Fran from his IGN64 and IGNcube days, or more recently from Fireteam Chat. We're just here to hang out, so let's be chill and have fun! If you want the review or our graphics comparison, be sure to check out Final Fantasy XV's game page.

Like or dislike more personal live streams like this one? Let us know about it in the comments below! Fran streams a lot of Destiny on Twitch, but more recently can be caught streaming Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, and now Final Fantasy XV. Follow him at twitch.tv/fm3_.

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Skyrim Alchemy Recipes Guide

Craft the best potions and poisons with our guide to alchemy in Skyrim.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Confirmed for The Game Awards

New footage of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be revealed this Thursday night, December 1, at The Game Awards.

In a post on Twitter, Nintendo of America announced that "an exclusive look" at the upcoming Nintendo Switch and Wii U title will be shown at the event. In addition, The Game Awards producer Geoff Keighley posted a pair of teaser images on Twitter, one of which you can see below.

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Rumor: Marvel Vs. Capcom 4 Coming in 2017

Marvel Vs. Capcom 4 is reportedly in development and planned for a 2017 release.

Sources tell Polygon that a fourth main entry in the fighting game franchise will launch sometime next year after being unveiled to coincide with The PlayStation Experience 2016.

According to Polygon's report, the game's stable of Marvel fighters will pull heavily from characters featured prominently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, foregoing X-Men mainstays of the series like Wolverine and Magneto. Instead, the report suggests characters like Ant-Man and Groot would more likely be considered for the roster of fighters to line up with Marvel's film output.

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Everything You Need to Know About The Last Guardian

Gamers have been looking forward to The Last Guardian since the first rumblings began to appear shortly after the release of Team Ico's Shadow of the Colossus. The game is finally almost here - the culmination of an extremely lengthy and sometimes rocky development process that has, in some ways, overshadowed the game itself. We've been covering the game since its first trailer, all the way up through the official announcement of its completion. The Last Guardian holds the unusual distinction of being one of our most anticipated games for three different years, appearing as an entry on our "Most Anticipated Games" list in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Ahead of E3 2009, the trailer for "Project Trico," the next game from Team Ico, leaked out. Project Trico was the internal codename given to the project that would become The Last Guardian. For Team Ico fans, and PlayStation fans as a whole, it was an exciting glimpse at the anticipated next game from the creators of Shadow of the Colossus. The official announcement for The Last Guardian came during Sony's E3 2009 press conference, during which the first official trailer for the then-PS3 exclusive was shown off.

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10 Hilarious Photos from Dead Rising 4

We've gone over a lot of content coming to Dead Rising 4 for IGN First, from the first 33 minutes of the main campaign to the exclusive reveal of its four player co-op mode. Today we're going deeper on the other ways Frank cam use a camera. Check out the gallery to see some sample selfies and stealhfie photos from Dead Rising 4.

As a veteran photojournalist, Frank knows how to take the best photograph to tell a story, and its been a major part of his run in the Dead Rising series. But Frank West as a selfie expert is something else entirely. One member of the development team compared Frank's selfie knowledge to that of an older family member discovering the idea for the first time. Frank understands the fundamental concept behind the selfie, but he uses it to take all the wrong pictures.

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Don't Miss These Easy Dishonered 2 Achievements

Dishonored 2's Mission 7 is hiding three easy achievements - we show you how to get them.

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Out This Week: Final Fantasy XV, Steep, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.

Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.

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Forza Horizon 3 Blizzard Mountain Release Date

Forza Horizon 3's Blizzard Mountain expansion will be released December 13, Microsoft announced today.

Teased earlier in the month, the winter-themed expansion takes players to a snow-covered mountain and challenges them to compete in 50 new campaign challenges and events. Blizzard Mountain also introduces three new race types —Hill Climb, Descent, and Blizzard — and eight new vehicles, including the 2016 Ford GYMKHANA 9 Focus RS RX, 2016 Nissan Titan Warrior Concept, and a mystery barn find vehicle, according to Xbox Wire.

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Hitman November Update Brings 'Major' Improvements

A new Hitman mandatory update will bring an offline profile, display changes, stability fixes, and more.

The update "is the first of a series of planned major game updates that will add new content and improvements" before the game gets a physical disc release on January 31, 2017, according to developer Io.

The offline profile will allow players to bring unlockable items, including all mastery items, earned online to the game's offline mode. Players will still need to be connected to Hitman's servers to unlock new items, however.

In addition, the statistics page will be getting a "major" update and will now display challenge, mastery level, and overall location completion. Opportunity completion checkmarks have also been added, making it easier to track completion for achievements or trophies linked to opportunities.

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Oculus Chief Engineer: VR's Future 'Not Necessarily Gaming'

Oculus co-founder and chief engineer Jack McCauley shared his thoughts on the future of virtual reality, saying he doesn't believe it will "necessarily" be tied to video games.

"As a gaming platform, I'm not sure that with Unity and Unreal

we really understand how to write an application for

that doesn't have secondary effects like nausea," McCauley explained on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered.

"And how do you write gaming content when you're so used to writing first-person shooters or something like that," he continued, adding that playing a first-person shooter in virtual reality is "not that great of an experience and kind of makes you a little queasy."

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The Division's Next Update Gets Release Date for PS4

The next update for Tom Clancy's The Division will release tomorrow, November 29, for PlayStation 4.

Ubisoft shared the news today in a post on Twitter, after detailing the contents of Update 1.5 in a post on its official site last week.

The update, which released last week for Xbox One and PC, adds the World Tier 5 bracket, which ramps up the difficulty by increasing the level of NPC enemies to 34. It also adds Named Gear items, with one piece available per Gear Slot, each featuring a unique Talent.

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Final Fantasy XV Review

Final Fantasy XV opens, quite fittingly, with a splash screen that reads: "A Final Fantasy for fans and first-timers." Having played every numbered entry since the first, I can see both reverence for the old and a courtship of the new in this latest chapter. I'd like to say it's an elegant fusion of the two, but in reality it's more of a duality - a conflict that reaches into nearly every aspect of Final Fantasy XV. In the end, its beauty, charm, and commitment to the bond between its four protagonists keep it glued together, even when some of its design and story elements threaten to pull it apart.

Prince Noctis and fellow travelers Gladiolus, Ignis, and Prompto aren't a loosely assembled band of strangers uniting to face evil, like in so many other roleplaying games - they are close, long-time friends, and it's this closeness that gives Final Fantasy XV's often incoherent story all the heart it has. While the danger that befalls the land of Lucis never truly materializes until the end of the tale and the would-be romantic element of the story never gets more than a handful of weepy, insubstantial cutscenes, the mutual respect, understanding, and kinship of these four is fleshed out and reinforced beautifully whether in combat, on the road, or everywhere in between.

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How to Find Every Dragon Shout in Skyrim

Empower your Dragonborn with locations for every Dragon Shout hiding in Skyrim's dungeons.

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Full Details on No Man's Sky Foundation Update Now Available

Developer Hello Games has release full patch notes for its surprise update to No Man's Sky.

The No Man's Sky update contains the usual rebalancing and bug-fixes you expect to find in an iterative update, but the 1.1 update adds new features to the game as a whole, including base building. Hello Games calls it the Foundation Update, calling it the "foundation for things to come," and promising continued, free updates built on the 1.1 patch.

Also notable in the new update is the addition of three new game modes: normal, creative, and survival. "Normal" is the vanilla game, while "Creative" removes limitations and allows for free exploration. The game's new "Survival" mode is, according to Hello Games, a "much more challenging endurance experience."

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Dishonored 2: Final Mission 'Ghost' Guide

Sneak through the final mission and defeat the final boss without being seen with our Dishonored 2 guide.

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Skyrim: Become a Vampire (Or Cure Your Vampirism)

Become a lord of the night and get powerful perks by becoming a Vampire in Skyrim.

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No Man’s Sky Update ‘A Foundation for Things to Come’

Hello Games has announced that a new update will be released for No Man's Sky this week.

As described on the game's official site, the update will be called the "Foundation Update" because it will bring "the foundations of base building" and "is putting in place a foundation for things to come."

No additional details were revealed, but detailed patch notes will come on the game's log page, and the release is coming "soon."

"Our small team has been hard at work on development, testing and certification for the Foundation Update," the post reads. "It won't be our biggest update, but it is the start of something."

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How to Collect Every Bone Charm Dishonored 2

Strengthen your ties to the Void with our guide to stealing every last Bonecharm in Dishonored 2.

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This Watch Dogs 2 Cosplay Is Crazy Accurate

Watch Dogs 2 launched last week, and it seems like people are having a whole lot of fun with the game. With that comes awesome cosplay, including this seriously spot-on version of Watch Dogs 2's protagonist, Marcus Holloway, from cosplayer Avery "acdramon" Byrd.

Check out the gallery below to see Marcus Holloway come to life - click right to see them all:

The photographers featured are Emile Gauthier, Laura Mercer, and GooJunky Photography.

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Resident Evil 7 to Support Cross-Saves Between PC and Xbox One

Resident Evil 7 players will be able to transfer their saves between versions of the game bought on Xbox One and the PC Windows Store, raising questions as to whether the game will be part of Microsoft's Xbox Play Anywhere scheme.

In an article about features present in each format of the game, Dengeki (as translated by IGN Japan) reports that "the Windows Store version can share play data with the Xbox One version". In a statement to IGN, Capcom confirmed that Xbox-PC cross-saving is included.

Cross-saves are a key feature of Xbox Play Anywhere - the Microsoft promotion that sees buyers receive PC and Xbox One versions of participating games for the price of a single purchase. In the case of multiplayer titles, cross-play is also included.

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IGN UK Podcast #359: The Gaming Remasters We'd Like to See

Aside from celebrity deaths and the devolution of the US presidential race into the ultimate Apprentice task, 2016 has also become famous for something else: Remastered games

Call of Duty, Batman, and Assassin's Creed are just a few of the franchises that have been polished and repurposed for 2016. This week Alysia, Dale and Joe sift through the releases and chat about our Final Fantasy XV Premiere, before Joe gets trigger happy with a nerf gun.

IGN UK Podcast #359: The Gaming Remasters We'd Like to See

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Not All Mass Effect Species Will Make It to Andromeda

BioWare has confirmed that not every species players encountered in the original Mass Effect trilogy will be featured in Mass Effect Andromeda.

Speaking with Game Informer, creative director Mac Walters explained that while not every alien race from the Milky Way Galaxy that was established in the first three games will be making it to Andromeda, the studio isn't ruling out the possibility of them appearing in future installments.

"We've designed the IP in such a way that they can all show up," Walters said. "For hopefully obvious reasons, they're not all going to show up in the first game."

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Win an Xbox One, FFXV Ultimate Edition and Coleman Camping Gear

Final Fantasy XV is all about road trips, friends and the great outdoors... plus the occasional Bandersnatch.

So in light of our recent IGN Premiere for FFXV, we're giving away the ultimate gaming bundle to one happy camper!

We're giving away an Xbox One console, an Ultimate Edition copy of Final Fantasy XV, and a Coleman Camping set including a tent, chairs, lamps, and a cooler which were all displayed at the event.

To win this prize you must follow IGN UK's Official Twitter page and re-tweet the below:

This competition closes at 10am on 1st December 2016 is only open to UK residents over the age of 18. Full terms and conditions can be found on the next page.

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Gearbox CEO Teases Duke Nukem Announcement Next Week

Gearbox is planning to reveal... something Duke Nukem-related next Thursday, December 1.

The hint comes from CEO Randy Pitchford, responding to a fan's interest in a Duke Nukem-Gears of War crossover:

@Alex_Everatt On December 1st, we are announcing something you might really enjoy :)

— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) November 24, 2016

While it's unlikely it will be as straightforward as the tweet suggests (although, Gears of War 4 isn't exactly free of unusual cameos, considering it includes hip-hop duo Run the Jewels already), it does seem probable that the announcement will be made at The Game Awards, which take place on the same day.

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The Long Road to Diablo 4 is Paved with More Diablo 3

Like many hardcore Diablo fans, I was hoping for an announcement related to Diablo 4 at this year's BlizzCon. In fact, I almost expected it. Over the course of 2016 we'd seen a handful of Blizzard job listings around an "unannounced project" related to Diablo, and leading up to the show, things had been quiet on the Diablo 3 front – unusually so for a game that has had a steady stream of updates since Reaper of Souls was released more than two years ago. And to cap it all off, this year is the series' 20th anniversary. Perfect timing, right?

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The Best (and Worst) PlayStation VR Games So Far

If you're getting PlayStation VR this weekend, here's a handy guide to the PSVR games we've reviewed so far.

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Mass Effect: Andromeda Side Missions Detailed

Mass Effect: Andromeda's new universe and huge cities are opening up more options for sidequests than in any previous Mass Effect game.

According to a story by Game Informer, the game features "less linear planets and hub cities," thus opening up the potential for more exploration and side quests. The story outlines six types of sidequests to occupy your time in the game.

Loyalty Missions are returning to Mass Effect, focusing on relationship building and narrative. Missions "allow you to learn more about the allies around you," and are not required to progress the story, but are instead designed to help players get as deep or as cursory an understanding of the motivations and personalities of supporting characters.

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Nier: Automata Getting Final Fantasy XV Crossover Weapon

Square Enix and Platinum Games have announced a crossover collaboration that will feature content from Final Fantasy XV in Nier: Automata, and vice versa.

Early next year, Notics' Engine Blade will be a featured weapon in Nier: Automata, which can be used by the game's protagonist 2B. In addition to changing up the evasion effects, the way the Engine Blade displays damage when used by 2B will match the style seen in Square's role-playing game.

Content from the Nier series is also planned to be featured in Final Fantasy XV, details on which will be revealed at some point in the future.

Nier: Automata doesn't have a specific release date, but is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4 and PC sometime during the first quarter of 2017. Read IGN's hand-ons Nier: Automata impressions to find out why Bayonetta and God of War fans might love this game.

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Overwatch: Evidence of Christmas Event Discovered

A new mode and Christmas event could soon be coming to Overwatch, if recently discovered sound files for the game are any indication.

The files, which were posted by Reddit user Venxa, include clips for new hero interactions, as well as a Christmas jingle, which NeoGAF user Nirolak notes is likely for a holiday-themed event.

An Arena mode could be on the way as well, with several new announcer lines for Athena surfacing, including ones for "Now entering the arena" and "Gladiator." There's also a sound clip, which, the person who discovered the files suggests, could be the loading music for this new mode.

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Could Injustice 2 Feature Watchmen Characters?

Characters from Alan Moore's Watchmen series may appear in next year's fighting game, Injustice 2.

This theory is based on a poll posted on Twitter from Netherrealm Studios' Creative Director Ed Boon, asking if fans wanted to see Watchmen characters in the sequel to the 2013 video game. As of writing, the vote sits at 74% 'yes' after 19,682 votes.

While many see Watchmen as sacrosanct, it's not the first time the Watchmen have appeared outside of Moore's seminal '80s series. Aside from the Zack Snyder film in 2009, the Watchmen have appeared in a 2008 motion comic, 2009 episodic video game, 2012 prequel series and most recently, alluded to in DC Rebirth, where it seems they'll be intergraded with other DC heroes.

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Planet Coaster Review

Planet Coaster is just about everything I could have asked for in a modern resurrection of the theme park sim genre - and then some. A huge diversity of rides and attractions team up with a nearly absurd level of terrain, structure, and coaster customization options so effectively as to beg the question: where did this type of game go for so many years? It's still far from an interesting economic simulator, and it's definitely wanting for certain types of buildings, but many of these weaknesses are likely to fade over time thanks to the shrewd inclusion of full mod support.

The basic routine of building and running a park manages to be more straightforward and intuitive than its extreme versatility would suggest. I used simple keyboard shortcuts to place, reposition, resize, recolor, and edit gift shops, ice cream stands, coasters, carousels, and walkways. Fine control, such as setting custom angle-snapping and widths for paths, can almost seem overwhelming at first, but ultimately allowed me to tweak every square foot of my park to look precisely how I wanted it, down to the smallest details. The array of possibilities available just from remixing the stock items is gargantuan, and the pool of bits and pieces is already expanding through Steam workshop, which is easily browseable by a well-organized, responsive interface from within the client.

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Every Dishonored 2 Safe Code Location

Don't get locked out of great loot with our guide to every safe combination in Dishonored 2.

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Watch Dogs 2 Review

By expanding on a lot of what the first game and its expansion got right and mixing action, stealth, and puzzle gameplay with handy remote-control drones, Watch Dogs 2 impresses with open mission designs with multiple ways to reach your objective and some great toys to find them with. I'm conflicted about the tone of its story and characters, but I had a great time exploring its Bay Area map. This is a significant improvement over the original Watch Dogs in nearly every way.

One of the chief complaints about the original Watch Dogs was that its "fixer" hacker protagonist, Aiden Pearce, is a bland and unlikeable character. Ubisoft listened and left Pearce in Chicago, picking up in the Bay Area with the much more personable hacker vigilante Marcus Holloway, who is motivated not by blind revenge but by a philosophy and doesn't always take himself seriously. Aside from a few cringe-inducing jokes, I like Marcus a lot more. Even though he and his vigilante hacker gang, Dedsec, are a little obnoxious and petty about their crusade against the Orwellian surveillance state this version of America has become, they're generally relatable.

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BioShock's Rapture Recreated Using 35,000 LEGO Bricks

Imagine Rigney is no stranger to building BioShock-inspired LEGO creations. Rigney, a huge BioShock fan, took his first swing at recreating a piece of BioShock Infinite by building a replica Sky Hook and model of Columbia, Infinite's setting. More recently, Rigney worked to recreate Rapture, the setting of the original game in the series, to mini-figure scale.

Rigney told 2K it took around 200-300 hours to complete the sprawling build, saying that figure "doesn't count the design time in my head."

Rigney said the choices made as to what went into the rooms in the Rapture recreation came down to a matter of personal preference.

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Pokemon: 23 Photos of Mankeys Meeting Real-Life Monkeys

Sometimes playing Pokemon Go results in augmented reality that's too good to be true, and that happened to me on a recent trip to Japan. While there covering a trailer launch event for Ghost in the Shell, I took a side trip to Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama outside Kyoto, where something magical appeared.

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Skyrim: How to Become a Werewolf

Find out how to master lycanthropy and become a werewolf in Skyrim.

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Grab a Free Code for the Master X Master Alpha

For this week only, we're giving away Alpha keys for NCSoft's upcoming MOBA Master X Master, letting you try out the character-switching action game before its full release next year.

We've got 5,000 codes to give away to those in the UK - all you need to do is claim your code HERE, then redeem it by visiting your NCSoft account management page.

The codes will be given on a first-come-first-served basis, so get in there quick before they're all claimed! Good luck.

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Everything You Need to Know About Final Fantasy XV

Now that the release Final Fantasy XV is (finally) here, it's the perfect time to do a little time traveling and look back at all the highs, lows and in betweens of FFXV's long and often tumultuous development. The following is a crash course of all the biggest news and updates.

Final Fantasy VX began its notorious ten year development cycle as a Final Fantasy XIII side story. Dubbed "Final Fantasy Versus XIII" and announced alongside of FFXIII at E3 2006, the game was said lead by the team behind Kingdom Hearts II and sported a more action-oriented style.

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Unannounced Nintendo Switch Feature All But Confirmed

A comment made on a GameStop investor relations call seems to have confirmed a so-far unannounced feature for the upcoming Nintendo Switch console - motion controls.

While discussing how the console's features have the potential to expand the gaming audience in a similar way to the Nintendo Wii, the US retailer's CEO, Paul Raines said:

"A movement-related game is more fun for kids, you know, taking those accessories off -

- you can really do a lot of interesting things with that in gameplay."

Nintendo has so far refused to divulge any hardware specifics not shown off in the console's reveal trailer, and will not be discussing them until a Nintendo Direct due for broadcast in January.

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Play Sea of Thieves Early With the Insider Programme

Sea of Thieves' Insider Programme will let selected members play early testing phases of the game before launch, Rare has announced.

The programme will also give access to other perks and bonuses, as well as regular communication updates on Sea of Thieves' development.

In addition, Insiders will get designated forum badges, which not only makes "feedback that much easier to spot" for Rare, but also gives access to a private section of the forum, according to the programme's announcement.

Questionnaires and surveys will also be sent out to Insiders to give them the opportunity "to provide input on specific areas of gameplay and design for the development team."

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Ubisoft Addresses AC: Ezio Collection Visuals Controversy

Following the release of graphics comparisons that appeared to show several unfavourable changes to Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection compared to the original games, a Youtuber and Ubisoft itself have offered a counterpoint.

Much of the ridicule centred around the appearance of a (hilariously) bug-eyed NPC in the Assassin's Creed 2 remaster. However, Ubisoft points out that this NPC is randomly generated, meaning limited numbers of players would see the same individual (although we did).

A statement from the developer to Kotaku reads:

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World of Warcraft Giving Away (In-Game) Corgi Puppies

In celebration of 12 years of World of Warcraft, Blizzard is giving players a special anniversary gift in the form of an adorable Corgi puppy. Sadly, they are only available in in-game form.

According to a post on the game's official site, players who log in between now and November 30 will be able to claim their special "Anniversary Gift Package" in the mail, as well as earn the "WoW's 12 Anniversary" achievement.

World of Warcraft's 12th anniversary Corgi Pup

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Capcom Bans Street Fighter 5 Stage From Its Own Tournament

Capcom has banned the Street Fighter V stage Skies of Honor from both the Capcom Cup 2016 and the entire Capcom Pro Tour 2017 season.

"Due to being too distracting for tournament play, the #SFV Skies of Honor stage will not be used for Capcom Cup 2016 and the CPT2017 Season," says a Tweet from the Capcom Fighters official account.

The stage features an ever-changing background as it takes place on top of an airplane flying above a representation of Dubai. Pro player Keoma M. Pacheco recently voiced his concerns over the stage in a blog post.

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Killing Floor 2 Review

Killing Floor 2 wears its heart on its sleeve—a bold move considering there's no ace stuffed up there. The few things it does, it does boldly and unabashedly well. It's a fast, fun co-op shooter with cool classes, satisfying guns, and aggressive, grotesque enemies, all doused in fitting heavy metal music. However, zoom out from the gorefest a bit and you'll see Killing Floor 2 is also an online shooter with only two modes, two boss battles, and some unnecessary time sinks. It's not a buffet though; it's comfort food, meant to be eaten again and again and again. With that mindset clearly front and center for developer Tripwire, Killing Floor 2 delights on the back of its great gameplay.

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First Free Titanfall 2 DLC Arrives Next Week

Developer Respawn Entertainment has today detailed the contents of its first salvo of DLC content for Titanfall 2. The first DLC drop, dubbed Angel City's Most Wanted, will be available from November 30.

The content will include the new Angel City map, a returning favourite from the original Titanfall, plus a new weapon (the Wingman Elite Pistol), a new Pilot Execution ('Inner Pieces', allowing players to "phase into an unsuspecting victim") and six new Titan Kits (which are detailed on the official Titanfall site)

Titanfall 2 owners who pre-ordered the game will get access to the Angel City map from November 30. All other players will need to wait until December 3.

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Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection Review

Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection does a wonderful job of reminding me how great the three-game arc of Ezio Auditore's life story was on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while also reminding me just how much the series has evolved and improved over the past seven years. But while the frame rate and load times in the Xbox One and PS4 compilation are a big improvement over last-gen's original games, there are some baffling lighting and texture degradations throughout the trilogy.

Experiencing Ezio's life from literal birth to death is still every bit as exciting and emotional as it was back in 2009. Watching him grow from a brash rogue to a contemplative elder remains fantastic, and aside from the dynamic between Syndicate's siblings, my favorite story in the AC series. But playing through Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations highlights just how much the series' gameplay has improved over the years. The horizontal and downward parkour of Black Flag and Unity made moving through their respective worlds a joy, which is something I can't say about the ample moments where I found Ezio unintentionally clinging to surfaces around Italy. While I feel like I was able to forgive these hiccups back in 2009, it's tough to stomach them in a post-Syndicate world.

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Xbox One Game Streaming Coming Oculus Rift Next Month

Xbox has today confirmed a new app that will allow gamers to stream Xbox One games to an Oculus Rift via their home network and Windows 10 PC will be available for free on the Oculus Store from December 12.

Note that the new software won't suddenly and magically turn your Xbox One games (and backward compatible Xbox 360 games) into virtual reality experiences; the app will simply stream your Xbox games onto a large, virtual screen within a small selection of VR environments. It may suit those seeking a little more privacy while playing, or those keen to trick your eyes into thinking you own a far, far larger television than your brain knows you can afford.

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Ditto Reportedly Now Available in Pokemon Go

Ditto, one of the few Pokemon from the original 151 not to be initially included in Pokemon Go, is now catchable in Niantic Labs' mobile game according to multiple reports.

Game Informer has confirmed the Pokemon's appearance in the game, having caught a Pidgey, which subsequently transformed into the Ditto after capture. For more on how to snag a Ditto, check out IGN's Pokemon Go guide.

Players have been reporting that commonly appearing creatures like Rattata, Pidgey, Magikarp, and Zubat, can all possibly reveal themselves as a disguised Ditto.

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Pokemon Go: Here's How You Might Be Able to Catch Ditto

Calling all Pokemon Go Trainers - Ditto appears to have been sighted in the wild, find out where to catch him.

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Halo 4 Creative Director Josh Holmes Departs 343

Josh Holmes, studio head of first-person shooter development at 343 Industries, is leaving the Halo-focused studio.

Speaking on Halo Waypoint, Holmes talked about his past seven years at 343 and explained why he's moving on.

"I have loved every moment here on Halo, but I find myself drawn to new horizons," he said.

"This month I'm leaving 343 Industries and excited for my next adventure to pursue independent game development," he continued.

Before becoming a studio head at 343, Holmes served as the creative director of Halo 4. With his departure, Chris Lee will take over in his place, previously having served as head of production on Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians.

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Pokemon Sun, Moon Save Glitch May Corrupt Progress

Players have begun to report a Pokemon Sun and Moon glitch that is reportedly causing their characters to disappear after they save in certain locations and then reload the game, effectively forcing them to restart their progress from scratch.

Multiple Sun and Moon users have posted online to showcase and warn others of the glitch, which reportedly occurs most often when players save their game in areas with a PC, including Pokemon Centers and the Battle Tree, a post-game area in Sun and Moon. Players have also posted footage of the glitch rendering their games unplayable after saving in these spots around Alola, requiring them to start the game over again as the game becomes unresponsive.

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Final Fantasy XV Director Apologizes for Leaks

Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata has come forward to apologize for leaked footage of the game appearing online, assuring fans that Square Enix is working to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

During IGN Live's exclusive FFXV livestream, Tabata said the company is looking into taking legal action to stop leaks from being posted and requested that everyone refrain from leaking content of the game early, so as not to ruin the fun for others.

Read Tabata's statement on the leaks below:

I'd really like to apologize to people out there that these kinds of problems are happening. It's just a very sad state of affairs.

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The Division: Update 1.5 Patch Notes

Big changes coming alongside the Survival DLC, including an increased Gear Score, new weapons, gear, mechanics and more.

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December Free Xbox Games With Gold Announced

Microsoft has revealed the free lineup of games that will be available for Xbox One and Xbox 360 players in Decembers as part of Games with Gold.

The full list and periods of availability to download these games for free are:

• Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition — December 1-31, Xbox One
• Outlast — December 16 - January 15, Xbox One
• Outland — December 1-15, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
• Burnout Paradise — December 16-31, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

The definitive edition of Sleeping Dogs, which IGN called a great opportunity for those who didn't play the game when it first released in 2012, features a remaster of the main game along with 24 pieces of DLC that were released to complement the story of a Hong Kong undercover detective.

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Telltale’s Walking Dead New Frontier Release Date Revealed

Telltale announced today that A New Frontier, the third season of its The Walking Dead series, will premiere worldwide on December 20th.

That day, episode one will be available for purchase digitally for $4.99 on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, iOS, and Android. A Season Pass containing access to all five episodes of the season as they're released will cost $24.99.

For players who prefer a physical copy, on February 7, 2017, Telltale will release a Season Pass disc containing the first episode and access to episodes 2-5 as they're released. The disc will be available for Xbox One and PS4 for $29.99 and is currently available for pre-order.

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LEGO City: Undercover Coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox One

LEGO City: Undercover won't be a Wii U-exclusive title for much longer, as TT Games' sandbox adventure is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC next year.

WB Games shared the news in a post on Twitter, saying, "Join the Chase! LEGO City: Undercover is looking for new recruits on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam in Spring 2017."

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild May Launch in June 2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild could launch this coming June, if an online retailer listing is any indication.

According to Target's online store, the Wii U version of Breath of the Wild will release on June 13. This listing adds weight to the recent rumor that Zelda may not be a Nintendo Switch launch game, while a new Mario game might be instead.

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Ubisoft to Stop Charging for Some Kinds of DLC

As Ubisoft seeks to extend the life of its games with continued support for five to ten years after launch, the publisher will no longer charge for DLC that is inherent to the core experience.

"The key is if it's not adding something on-top of the actual experience of the game, then it is no good. Because you'll be asking for more money for the wrong reasons," Ubisoft VP of live operations Anne Blondel-Jouin told GamesIndustry.biz.

"Also, if the content is compulsory for the gamers, it's no good as well," she added, likening the situation to an amusement park, where the entry fee grants you access to all the rides, but you have to pay extra for merchandise and food.

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World's Most Expensive Pokemon Card Sold at Auction

A Pokemon card has been sold for $54,970 at auction, making it the most expensive card of its kind in the world.

The mint condition card is a "Pikachu Illustrator" Trainer Promo Hologram, and was sold at Heritage Auctions in Beverley Hills, California on November 18. Designed by Atsuko Nishida, the card shows Pikachu holding drawing implements.

The final price actually exceeded expectations for the auction, which was predicted to bring in $50,000.

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New Conan Exiles Gameplay Showcases Monsters and Gods

Conan Exiles, the upcoming open-world survival game from Norway-based Funcom, will launch in early access on the PC and Xbox One in early 2017.

The fantasy survival game will hit PC first on January 31, followed by an Xbox One version in spring 2017 as part of the Xbox One Game Preview program. The early access release dates were revealed in the brand new gameplay trailer below, which showcases new elements of the game.

The new footage highlights the scavenging, fighting, and building that the developer has already revealed, but the welcome new look at monsters and mythical powers players will interact with are the real highlight of the trailer.

According to the developer, players will be able to "sacrifice the beating hearts of your enemies on the blood-soiled altars of your deity to summon the colossal avatar of your god and see them lay waste to your enemies and their homes." One would assume that awesome-looking metal colossus punching a gigantic serpent at the end of the trailer is a depiction of that.

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Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 4: Guardian Of Gotham Review

Episode four of Telltale's Batman series, Guardian of Gotham, adds a small amount of tension to an already very dramatic, multi-faceted series, but doesn't make much story progress while doing so. Jumping off of episode three's cliffhanger, the first minutes are rife with exciting, anxious tension from the get-go, but it almost completely throws that away with poor pacing decisions in the first act.

Episode four opens with the blatantly shoehorned-in introduction of Telltale's version of the Joker, who unfortunately has no bearing on any of the conflicts I'm invested in. A character I should be enamoured with and excited about instead felt like a frustrating, heavy-handed brick wall standing between me and those I've spent around eight in-game hours developing relationships with. And Bruce Wayne's decision to sit by the Joker and listen to him spout character-building nonsense totally ignores all of the remarkably pressing personal and professional issues it seems like he should be focused on, too, which is wildly out of character.

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Skyrim Director Todd Howard Discusses Nintendo Switch

Skyrim director Todd Howard says he's a big fan of Nintendo Switch and all but confirmed his fantasy RPG for the hybrid console.

Speaking with Glixel, Howard mentioned that he actually got his hands on the Nintendo Switch. "I love it. I got to play it," he said. "... One of the best demos I've ever seen. Probably the best demo I've ever seen. At E3."

Howard's praise didn't stop there and might be a big reason why Bethesda is a Nintendo Switch partner, along with plenty of other companies. "I think it's really smart what they're doing

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Pokemon Go Gets Combat Power Changes

Alakazam, Rhydon and Gengar are getting a boost to their combat power in Pokemon Go.

Developer Niantic has announced CP adjustments for creatures in the smartphone app, according to Pokemon Go's official website. But the team is vague about which ones will see alterations (including decreases), only highlighting the increases for the aforementioned Pokemon.

"These changes will allow a more balanced and competitive battling and training experience in Gyms," says the Pokemon Go blog post. "We will continue to adjust the CP going forward to improve the game balance when necessary."

Pokemon Go players also will see bonuses this month as a thank you from Niantic. From November 23 to 30, the mobile game will offer double experience and Stardust.

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Elder Scrolls Online Offers Is Free This Weekend on Xbox

The Elder Scrolls Online for Xbox One will have an extended free play weekend beginning Wednesday, November 23 at 12:01am ET and ending Sunday, November 27 at 11:59pm ET.

Players participating in the free play weekend will get access to the full The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited base game as well as 500 Crowns and the ability to retain all progress made if the player purchases the game afterward. Crown Packs will also be discounted during the weekend.

In addition, free play weekend players who register for the Trip of a Lifetime Giveaway will have the chance to win one of five all-expenses-paid trips to exotic locations around the world. For details, check out the contest's official page.

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Ubisoft Comments on Watch Dogs 2's Launch Sales

Following the launch of Watch Dogs 2 last week, Ubisoft has come forward to address the game's performance thus far, acknowledging that initial sales are "comparatively lower" than its predecessor.

In a statement provided to IGN by a Ubisoft representative, the publisher said it anticipates strong sales for Watch Dogs 2 over the next couple of weeks, with second and third-week sales expected to be "above traditional sales patterns."

Ubisoft's full statement to IGN follows:

"We're incredibly happy with critics' and player'' very positive reception of Watch Dogs 2, which should bolster support for the long-term success of the game. It is true that first-day and first-week sales for a number of big games, including Watch Dogs 2 and titles from our competitors, are comparatively lower than previous versions in previous years.

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Out This Week: Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Telltale's Batman: Episode 4

With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.

Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.

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Final Fantasy XV Day One Update Adds New Features

Ahead of Final Fantasy XV's release next week, Square Enix has released a new trailer and detailed the game's day one patch.

Check out the trailer below for an introductory overview of the characters, story and combat system of Square's highly anticipated role-playing game.

Final Fantasy XV will launch on November 29 with a free day one patch called the "Crown Update," which, in addition to fixing minor bugs, adds several new features that improve gameplay and "greatly enhance the overall story."

The update adds several new scenes to the game—taken from Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and the Omen trailer—in order to "make the story and timeline of events easier to follow for newcomers." It also increases the variety of recipes, improves the camera for better visibility during battle (especially in tight spaces) and adds the "Beast Whistle," which allows players to call monsters into battle.

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Uncharted 4's Co-Op Survival Mode is a Blast

Uncharted 4's co-op multiplayer mode is a fun, tense, and chaotic take on Halo's Firefight and Gears of War's Horde Mode. But while it captures the same sense of escalation and urgency of its peers, it differentiates itself by tapping into Naughty Dog's signature tone, energy, and mobility.

I really appreciate that Uncharted 4's 50 waves of co-op are broken up into 10 separate 5-wave chunks. This alleviates the feeling that you have to devote a giant chunk of time in order to experience the whole thing, and allows you to make a bit of progress if you only have a brief window of playtime. This method of delivery also provides you with a ton of variety in the form of locations that differ dramatically. The strategies I used in the tight corridors and verticality of of Train Wreck were way different than those of the wide-open courtyards of the Auction House.

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Pokemon Go Gives Thanks With Double XP This Week

Pokemon Go will say "thank you" to fans with in-game bonuses this week.

As announced on Pokemon Go's official site, from November 23 to November 30, players will earn twice the amount of experience and Stardust in-game.

"It has been an incredible experience since we launched Pokémon GO a few short months ago in July," Niantic wrote in the post. "We are passionate about creating experiences that encourage exploration and promote exercise. We are humbled that hundreds of millions of you around the world have joined us on this journey. So we would like to say thank you - and what better way to say thank you than to celebrate our community."

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Resident Evil 7 Collector's Edition Revealed

When Resident Evil 7 releases in January, a Collector's Edition will be available that includes a dummy finger USB drive, as well as a replica of the Baker mansion.

This GameStop-exclusive bundle is priced at $180. In addition to the game itself, the Collector's Edition includes the aforementioned Baker mansion replica, which stands 8-inches tall, and also serves as music box that has LED effects and plays a sample of Aunt Rhody.

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Overwatch Graphic Novel Canceled

Blizzard has announced that the graphic novel, Overwatch: First Strike, has been canceled.

Lead writer Michael Chu announced its cancelation in a post on the official Overwatch forums, saying, "While we are grateful to the team for the fantastic work they put into it, we've ultimately decided to take the story in a different direction."

Chu explained that the idea for the comic originated when the game was early on in development, and was conceived out of a desire to share the story of Overwatch's founding during the Omnic Crisis.

Since then, however, the universe of Overwatch has grown and evolved. "While the core of this story remains, we have changed and expanded upon how we see the events that took place during the first days of Overwatch," he explained. That said, Chu assured fans that Blizzard is well aware of fans' desire to learn more about this story, and still plans to tell it at some point in the future.

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Adr1ft Canceled for Xbox One

Adr1ft, the virtual reality space game from developer Three One Zero, is no longer coming to Xbox One.

Adam Orth, the game's creator—and former Microsoft Studios creative director—replied to a fan on Twitter who said they just pre-ordered the game for Xbox One. "That's not real. You should get a refund immediately. Game not releasing on Xbox One," Orth wrote.

We've reached out to Three One Zero for more information and will update this story with any comment we receive.

Adr1ft launched earlier this year for PC and PlayStation 4, with an Xbox One version expected to arrive sometime later. The game's publisher, 505 Games, has yet to officially comment on the game's cancelation for Xbox One.

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Opinion: Battlefield 1 Is the Right Way to Tell War Stories

November 11, which actually rolled around late last week, was Armistice Day. In 2016 it marked 98 years since the signing of the armistice which ended the First World War. It famously came into effect at 11am in Paris on November 11, 1918; the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

It's well-known history, and November 11 is commemorated in a host of countries around the globe. In the US November 11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday acknowledging those who have served in the US military. In the UK Armistice Day is commemorated on the nearest Sunday as Remembrance Sunday and is marked with a national service and a march at The Cenotaph in Whitehall. In Canada November 11 is Remembrance Day and is a federal statutory holiday in six of its 10 provinces.

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Game Publishers and the 'Marketing Beta'

"I'm going to get on my soap box," says Dan Ayoub, studio head of strategy games at 343 Industries. "I think the term 'beta', it's just lost. We should just give up; we've lost the word." Ayoub is definitely onto something.

At risk of showing my age, I remember a time when it was safe to expect a developer to release a demo for its latest game, either close to release or shortly after. Before the reign of pre-orders to secure a digital copy of a non-physical (and thus limitless) item, this was part of how developers would entice gamers to fork over hard-earned cash. Basically, by giving the gaming community a taste of what they'd be paying for, consumers could make informed purchasing decisions.

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Don't Miss a Single Blueprint Upgrade Hiding in Dishonored 2

Outfit yourself with the best gear by finding every blueprint in Dishonored 2

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How Minecraft Has Evolved, and the Community With It

My first Minecraft experience was in 2010 on a friend's crappy laptop. I'd seen a few people talk about it - one of my Facebook friends kept sharing YouTube videos about this bizarre, blocky game, and while my curiosity had been sparked, I had no idea what the appeal was. Nor could I ever have guessed how much it would grow and evolve, and the community with it.

That year I played it a couple of times, struggling to build a crappy shelter for the night with vague instructions from another new player. I built a basic wood block house in the only game mode available at the time - Survival Mode. It was also pretty surprising to me that even in that time, a few updates had been added. It was oddly exciting to boot it up and not know what change I might get, and to discuss those changes with the few other people I knew who played it.

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Portal Easter Eggs Finally Discovered in LEGO Dimensions

Though LEGO Dimensions has entered its second year of content with new level and character packs, players are still finding secrets hidden within the game's original launch content, including a newly discovered set of Portal Easter eggs.

Members of Bricks to Life (via Kotaku) have uncovered four separate appearances of Doug Rattmann throughout the LEGO Dimensions Portal level pack, which released alongside the original game. Rattman can be found hiding throughout the Aperture test chambers in LEGO Dimensions, as seen in the video below.

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8 Things The Elder Scrolls Series Needs to Change

The Elder Scrolls series is one of my favorite video game worlds — I love it even more than its post-apocalyptic cousin, Fallout. With over 60 hours already spent in Skyrim Special Edition, it's fair to say I really enjoy exploring the expansive world of Skyrim, again and again. But it's also clear there are plenty of things Bethesda needs to change, and the five years between the initial release and special edition have done little to quash these problems.

The next installment of the Elder Scrolls series is still quite a ways off, but it's never too early to start talking about what needs to change for The Elder Scrolls VI.

I'm an ebony clad warrior with a giant sword, what part of that doesn't look honest?

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Dishonored 2 Gets New Game Plus, Custom Difficulty Settings

Dishonored 2 will be getting a New Game Plus mode and new custom difficulty settings in a free update next month, Bethesda announced today.

Although no other details about the difficulty settings or an exact release date are known, the two new options are part of expanding Dishonored 2's "play your way" philosophy. More details on the content of the update will be revealed in the coming weeks, according to Bethesda.

Just yesterday, Bethesda released a Steam beta update to address some performance problems plaguing PC players. The 1.1 update only fixes a small number of issues regarding frame rate, but Bethesda notes, "update 1.2 development is underway and will address a broader range of issues including performance and is estimated to be available in the next week."

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IGN UK Podcast #358: Final Fantasy Beasts and Where to Dishonor Them

 

What is with November? Some bloke with a dodgy moustache tries to blow up parliament, the world's parental population is proved to be immensely predictable as nine months after Valentine's Day EVERYONE has their birthday, and speaking of birth, games companies all want to push their creations into the world pre-Christmas.

We're rushed off our feet trying to cover every game that's coming out, but we still found time to roll our intravenous coffee drip trolleys into the podcast booth to tell you all about what we think of Dishonored 2, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, plus our first impressions of Final Fantasy XV ahead of our IGN Premiere next week.

IGN UK Podcast #357: Final Fantasy Beasts and Where to Dishonor Them

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Kojima Explains the Ups and Downs of the Creative Process

Hideo Kojima told a crowd at the Apple Ginza venue in Tokyo on Thursday night that despite any hardship, his passion for creating games is its own reward.

When asked by an audience member how he is able to go on as a solo creator after his acrimonious split with Konami and push towards realizing his vision in the face of adversity, Kojima replied, "It's because I love doing it."

"Sometimes it can be hard," he admitted. "When I am feeling up against it, I sit down and watch the making of James Cameron's film The Abyss, which was really tough. Or the documentary by Nicolas Winding Refn on his filmmaking ordeals. These give me courage. I take a slug of painkillers and I carry on."

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