Find every weapon, Neuromod, and secret hiding in the first hour of the Prey Demo.
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Sunday, April 30, 2017
Don't Miss Any Secrets in the Prey Demo
Every Character Confirmed For Injustice 2
Two characters join the roster after this week's new reveals.
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
Every New Feature in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Find out what's changed from the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8.
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7 Things PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Doesn't Tell You
From basic tutorials to the most intricate hidden details, here are seven things PUBG doesn't tell you.
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Boondock Saints TV Series in Development
The 1999 vigilante flick The Boondock Saints is being revived as a TV series titled The Boondock Saints: Origins.
Don Carmody Television (DCTV) has joined up with The Boondock Saints creator Troy Duffy to bring the Saints to the small screen. DCTV and Duffy have also launched a 'fan-focused pre-order campaign' which will allow fans to pre-order the series on digital download and DVD, as well as gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes content, merchandise, and a limited edition subscription box. You can pre-order and check out all the details at the newly launched website BoondocksBack.com.
The announcement follows Duffy's first attempt at spinning his franchise into a prequel TV series back in 2015.
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IGN UK Podcast #381: Little Nightmares About Star Wars
The IGN London contingent bring you a full week of awesome stuff on the latest podcast. Joe's reviewed Little Nightmares and wants YOU to know about it. Krupa & Gav gush about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as well as get a bit too excited about Iron Man's massive gun in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Gav also takes in a bit of a culture at the Star Wars Identities exhibition in London "it's way less boring than a real museum and there's wookies".
There's a controversial fan submitted Keyword Countdown and as ever we answer your lovely questions.
IGN UK Podcast #381: Little Nightmares About Star Wars
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Call of Duty Goes Back to its Boots on the Ground
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Call of Duty: WWII, Halo 6, Burnout, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Modern Warfare Remastered Prop Hunt Mode Returns
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered's hilariously strange Prop Hunt mode returns this weekend.
As revealed in a post on Activision's official blog, the hide and seek mode will be playable from now until May 1.
In celebration of April Fool's Day earlier this month, Raven Software featured Prop Hunt mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered's Weekend Warfare playlist. In Prop Hunt, a team of armed human "seekers" are tasked with finding and destroying the "hiders" who sneak around the map disguised as various inanimate objects, like a couch, table or wooden box.
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Reggie Fils-Aime Reveals How Many NES Classic Editions Shipped to Retailers Worldwide
Following the NES Classic Edition's discontinuation earlier this month, Nintendo has revealed just how many units of the specialty hardware were shipped around the world.
Speaking to IGN, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that Nintendo "sold in 2.3 million units" worldwide since the system's launch on November 11, 2016.
For those unfamiliar, "sell in" means units shipped to retailers to be sold through to consumers. In January, Nintendo revealed it had sold through 1.5 million NES Classic Edition units, which means at least 65 percent of that current worldwide shipped number was sold through as of February 1, 2017. Fils-Aime did not offer updated sold through numbers, however, but did say note the "NES Classic was originally planned to be a product for this past holiday."
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You Can Transfer Data From Nintendo 3DS to New 2DS XL
For those looking to purchase the recently announced New 2DS XL, Nintendo has confirmed you'll be able to transfer your data from any Nintendo 3DS to the New 2DS XL.
"Yes. It is possible to perform a system transfer from any system in the Nintendo 3DS family to New Nintendo 2DS XL," a Nintendo representative told IGN.
The New Nintendo 2DS XL will hit store shelves in the U.S. on July 28 and in Australia/New Zealand on June 15 and will cost USD $150/AUD $200. According to Nintendo, the new handheld will have a list of features that sits between the Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL systems.
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Overwatch Passes 30 Million Players
Overwatch has now seen over 30 million players.
Blizzard announced the major milestone on the official Twitter account for Overwatch. The team-based shooter has added 5 million people over the past three months, since Overwatch passed 25 million players back in January.
"Thanks for grouping up with us, heroes," Blizzard tweeted out. "We couldn't ask for a better team."
There's more to celebrate for the game as well. Overwatch is nearing its first anniversary, and IGN has looked back over the shooter's past year.
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Persona 5 Is Getting a Massive Vinyl Soundtrack Release
Atlus has announced that Persona 5 is getting a six-LP vinyl soundtrack, and preorders open today on iam8bit.
The six-LP Deluxe Edition of the soundtrack will be a limited pressing of only 1,000 units and will feature 110 songs from Persona 5's soundtrack and will be available for $175.
Persona 5's Deluxe Edition LP soundtrack, via iam8bit
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Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 Outed
If a rating in Korea is any indication, a second Mega Man Legacy Collection is on the way.
As reported by Gematsu, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 has been rated in Korea for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The collection will reportedly include Mega Man 7-10.
Capcom has yet to announce Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, so we'll have to wait for official word from the publisher for confirmation that a second collection is indeed on the way.
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Nintendo Not Hosting 'Large-Scale' E3 Press Conference
Nintendo has confirmed it will once again forgo a traditional press conference at E3 2017.
The company shared the news at the end of its latest financial results briefing. "Again this year, we will not be hosting a large-scale press conference for institutional investors, analysts and the media," Nintendo said of its E3 plans.
With regard to what Nintendo has planned for this year's expo, the company didn't specify, only saying, "Nintendo of America will present further information on our plans at a later date." So far, we know that both Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Odyssey will appear at E3 2017.
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Japan's Getting a Very Pretty Dragon Quest XI PS4
To coincide with the release of Dragon Quest XI in Japan, Sony will launch a special Dragon Quest edition PS4 on July 29.
According to a post on Japan's official PlayStation Blog, the console will cost 39,980 yen (roughly $359 USD). In addition to a special Dragon Quest-themed 1TB PS4, matching DualShock 4 and flashy box, the console comes bundled with a copy of Dragon Quest XI and a gold Slime USB cover, all of which can be seen in the slideshow below.
There's currently no word on whether or not the console will be released outside of Japan.
This snazzy new console isn' the only piece of Dragon Quest-themed hardware coming later this year, as peripheral manufacturer Hori will launch a Slime-shaped DualShock 4 in Japan alongside the release of Dragon Quest XI in July.
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PlayStation 4 Hits 60 Million Units Shipped
Sony has released its results for the last fiscal year, revealing that it has now shipped 60 million PS4 consoles, meeting its targets for the year.
The data reveals that Sony has shipped 20 million PlayStation 4 units this financial year, with 2.9 million of these coming in the final quarter. Those numbers pale in comparison to Q3, which peaked at a record-breaking 9.7 million units. However, they are still higher than last year's Q4 total of 2.3 million units sold.
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Rey and Kylo Ren's Star Wars: The Last Jedi Costumes Revealed
Rey and Kylo Ren will have slightly new looks when they turn up in Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December - and we've found out what they'll be wearing thanks to a pre-order bonus image for Star Wars Battlefront 2.
EA had already announced that Last Jedi costumes would come with the game, but had only shown a hint of Kylo Ren's new look. However, GameStop Ireland has now posted full images of both characters, which you can see below:
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Last Jedi costumes.
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Daily Deals: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Under £35
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe released today and we're sure loads of you want it after it achieved a 9.3/10 in our review.
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
Blizzard Removes D.Va From Overwatch Temporarily
Blizzard has removed D.Va from the Overwatch lineup temporarily in order to fix a bug.
A tweet from Blizzard Customer Support has notified players that due to a bug currently under investigation, the team has disabled use of the tank character from play in all regions.
This removal is said to be temporary, however no indication of timeframe has been given as to when the fix should be ready, or what exactly the bug is that they're looking to fix.
This comes just after the recent patch update, which included changes to the competitive modes capture and tie-breaking systems and some minor bug fixes to the main game and arcade modes.
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Replica Fallout Alien Blaster Announced for $400
Looking for a powerful beam weapon capable of disintegrating your enemies? Unfortunately such a thing doesn't exist yet, but you can get the next best thing with Bethesda and replica maker TriForce's newly revealed Fallout Alien Blaster Full Scale Replica.
Based on Fallout 4's rare Alien Blaster weapon, the 1:1 replica is nearly 15 inches in length, weighs 8 pounds, and has working LEDs to match the look of the in-game model.
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Nintendo Store Officially Stops Selling NES Classic Edition
Nintendo has announced it will no longer be selling the NES Classic Edition at the official Nintendo store in New York City, stating:
"As of 4/27/17 the NES Classic Edition system will no longer be available for purchase at #NintendoNYC."
We previously reported the console would be ceasing production, with the last shipments being sent out this month.
In the wake of the company's decision to discontinue the console, a Nintendo representative told IGN that the NES Classic Edition was not intended to be a long-term product.
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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 3 Review
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 3 is as bloody and chaotic as its bombastic sci-fi universe demands. After its predecessor memorably focused almost exclusively on unit tactics, the pendulum has swung back toward larger armies and basic base-building, creating some extremely challenging micromanagement with a complex set of rules that makes it tough to dive into. It's not big on variety and its campaign has a scattered pace, but it's a good real-time strategy game that makes some bold moves.
With its focus on controlling up to three powerful hero characters next to disposable troops, Dawn of War 3 feels like a spiritual successor to Blizzard's divisive Warcraft 3, the game from which DotA and the entire MOBA genre was born. Dawn of War 3 is distinctly set apart by major differences like Relic's signature control point resource generation systems, but its abandonment of Dawn of War 2's cover, suppression, and weapon facing systems make give it more of that fun and fast old-school pacing. A little sadly, though, it feels less like Relic's own unique style as a result.
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Review
Playing Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, if you've played games from similar series like Far Cry and Sniper Elite, gives a constant sense of deja vu. Its mechanics mostly competently echo those more popular franchises, but it doesn't do any single thing notably better. Most of the time a new game in a thriving genre has a unique idea that distinguishes it and gives it a reason to exist, but not Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. Yet, despite this lack of innovation, it still executes its open-world stealth combat well enough that it ends up being a fun and tightly constructed game that doesn't overstay its welcome. Or it would be, if not for numerous graphical and technical problems.
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Injustice 2 Mobile Pre-Registration Now Open
The pre-registration for the mobile version of Injustice 2 has just gone live.
Sign up with your email address at mobile.injustice.com and you'll be able to snag Catwoman as an exclusive playable character upon the game's May 11th launch date.
Injustice 2 for mobile is developed by NetherRealm Studios and adds increased character movement, new projectile weapons and upgraded special moves, as well as new characters to fight with. The sequel also offers a Story Mode that ties in with the events of the console versions of Injustice 2 for PS4 and Xbox One.
Aside from Catwoman, players will be able to fight as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman, Harley Quinn, Gorilla Grodd, The Flash and many more, with unlockable items and costumes available along the way.
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Prey Achievement References a Famous Leak
Prey, the upcoming game from Arkane Studios, contains an achievement that references a leak from the series' past.
Before Arkane's reboot of the 2006 original was officially revealed last year at E3, Human Head Studios was working on a sequel that Bethesda ultimately canceled. However, well before the publisher officially confirmed any of this news, Kotaku reported in May 2013 that Arkane Austin was developing a reboot.
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Battlefield 1 Spring Update Adds Platoons, Weapons, More
The Spring Update for Battlefield 1 is now live, bringing with it Platoons, server administration features, and four new weapon variants, among a host of bug fixes and balance adjustments.
Any player can now create and manage their very own Platoon, which hosts a maximum of 100 players and may be set to open access, apply-to-join, or closed. Platoons, first introduced in Battlefield 3, are meant to bring a stronger and more organized sense of community to Battlefield, and can make it especially easy to find when and where your teammates are playing.
According to DICE, the Spring Update only introduces "the most essential Platoons features," which it can continue building on in the future.
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Nioh: Dragon of the North DLC Release Date Announced
Nioh's upcoming Dragon of the North DLC will release for PlayStation 4 on May 2.
Team Ninja shared the news in a post on PlayStation Blog, detailing the new content. Dragon of the North adds a new chapter that centers around Lord Masamune Date (aka the "One-Eyed Dragon"), the conceited ruler of the Sendai feudal domain during the Keicho Era.
The DLC is set in the Oshu region and takes place after William is victorious in bringing peace to Japan. However, the time of peace appears to have been short-lived, as new troubles arise when Masamune begins gathering spirit stones.
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For Honor Season 2 Adds New Heroes, Maps, Gear
Ubisoft announced For Honor Season 2, Shadow and Might, hits consoles and PC May 16.
Season 2 adds two new heroes, the Shinobi and Centurion, as well as a pair of new maps and "new customization items and gameplay updates." The update also introduces Epic gear, "a new level of gear rarity."
The Shinobi are armed with a "traditional Japanese Kusarigama," while the Centurion brings a traditional Roman gladius to the battlefield, using it for "strategic close-quarters combat."
Ubisoft said the new Epic rarity level increases "the maximum gear score," while also bringing a new level of balance to the "gear stats system."
Season Pass holders can unlock the two new heroes "immediately" on May 16, while non-season pass holders can unlock them using in-game steel beginning May 23.
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Feels the Influence of the MCU
Many themes run through Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, but "partnership" is on point. Capcom is working closely with editors from Marvel Comics to form a world that truly feels like a combination of the best of both - for example, in Avengers Tower, instead of the infamous Jarvis, Tony Stark communes with a Dr. Light artificial intelligence.
Partnership extends beyond the story and sets and into the battles. Infinite pairs teams of two, a departure from the Versus tradition of three-person squads. In place of a third spandex-clad anchor, you take one of the six Infinity Stones into the fight. Each of the Stones gives your team access to all new attacks and effects, acting almost like the third member of your squad. The Infinity Stones give the ability to create space between you and an enemy, explore new combo options, increase your damage or speed, and more. For example, the Time gem allows your fighters to dash around the screen, coaxing mobility from even the slowest and most cumbersome of the cast, and when fully charged, it infuses your heroes with speed that bend the rules of what the mechanics allow. The versatility presented by the Stones means that gone are the days of ignoring characters that might be your favorites from comics or other games simply because they don't synergize with your team or their weaknesses are hard to overcome. Now, choose two fighters you think are cool and get to work.
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Street Fighter 5's Thailand Stage Taken Offline Temporarily
Capcom has ceased distribution of the Street Fighter 5 Thailand Temple Hideout Stage DLC, which was released on April 25.
After discovering that a music track that plays in the background of their DLC "contains unintentional religious references" Capcom has decided to remove the DLC until the song can be replaced.
For those who have already downloaded the Thailand Temple Stage, the DLC will remain usable and developers will be performing emergency server maintenance to replace the offending track with music from a different stage.
Capcom stated that the background music will be edited and reinstated to the stage at a later date and apologised for any potential offence the track may have caused.
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Next Injustice 2 Character Reveal Leaks
NetherRealm has a big character reveal planned for tomorrow, however some images and early gameplay footage have leaked out online.
You can check out the images which came from Neogaf below. It's not exactly surprising that The Joker will be a character in the upcoming fighting game sequel, or "Le Joker," as he is named in the French screenshots.
A version of The Joker did canonically die in the series' alternate timeline story, but that rarely stops comic book characters from reappearing - going by his face shape, this could well be a new character taking on the Joker mantle.
The Joker
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Super Mario Run Nears 150 Million Downloads, but Fire Emblem is More Profitable
Super Mario Run is nearing 150 million downloads combined on iOS and Android, however it's not making as much money as Fire Emblem Heroes.
This news comes via the Wall Street Journal's technology reporter in Tokyo, Takashi Mochizuki, on Twitter:
Nintendo chief: # of Fire Emblem downloads less than 1/10 of Mario, but revenue is bigger than Mario.
— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017
Super Mario Run is a free download, however it costs money if you want to progress past the first three levels and the boss. The level unlock for Mario is a one time payment of $10, whereas Fire Emblem Heroes has microtransactions. You can buy Orbs to unlock new heroes, with the most expensive pack costing $75.
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Your Tekken 7 Questions Have Been Answered
A week and a half ago I put out a call for Tekken questions for Katsuhiro Harada – the iconic face of the Tekken team (alongside Michael Murray), and an integral part of the series since its inception. The community responded and I collated a bunch of the best questions, then posed as many as I could when I caught up with Harada-san during his Australian visit.
Please bear in mind I've paraphrased many of these questions for the sake of brevity, and each question is attributed to one person, even though several people may have asked similar things. You should also check out some of the embedded clips, because we have gameplay of brand new stages, and of Eddy and Kuma in action! Enjoy!
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Nintendo Switch Sells 2.74 Million Units in Under a Month
Nintendo has announced that its new Switch console sold 2.74 million units worldwide in less than its first month on sale.
Nintendo announced the figure in its year-end earnings release, which it calls a "promising start" for the console. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima originally expected to ship 2 million units of the console in its first month.
It also revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Switch has sold 2.76 million copies - meaning 20,000 more units of Zelda have been sold than there are Switches in the wild.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Rejoice! Halo 6 Will, in Fact, Star Master Chief
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On this week's Xbox show, we discuss 343 Industries's admission that having Master Chief in only 20% of Halo 5 probably wasn't a good idea, and what it means for Halo 6. Plus: Marty's Call of Duty: WWII impressions from a visit to Sledgehammer Games, Forza Horizon 3's awesome-sounding new expansion, why Scorpio's exact release date this fall is a big deal, and more!
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Beyond: Call of Duty Goes Back To Basics
Join Max "Mole Mitts" Scoville, Marty "Hookshot" Sliva, Brian "Boomerang" Altano, and Alanah "Pegasus Boots" Pearce as they break down a nice busy week of video game news, including Call of Duty: WWII's reveal, Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite's story trailer, Marty's review of What Remains of Edith Finch, and our thoughts on the direction of VR, including Ubisoft's upcoming Star Trek: Bridge Crew, which Max and Brian played, with hilarious results.
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What Remains of Edith Finch Review
What Remains of Edith Finch sits alongside Kentucky Route Zero as one of the finest magical-realism stories in all of video games. A first-person, story-driven experience akin to Gone Home and Firewatch, it tells the incredible, tragic, and constantly surprising multi-generational history of the Finch family. As you explore the the gorgeous labyrinthine home, you'll go on a guided history of each family member, delve into what may or may not be a familial curse, and ultimately learn how each one succumbed to it. Developer Giant Sparrow (known for The Unfinished Swan) has once again created something truly special.
In the two hours it took me to fully explore I ran the emotional gamut from feeling completely devastated to full of an energetic light to annoyed by noticeable performance dips, especially when I approached the house for the first time. The only challenge is finding a way into each locked room of the house, generally through the use of secret passages that make the whole thing exude the charm and imagination of a pop-up book. While exploring the house, the last living member of the Finch family, Edith, narrates with stories of the house, her family, and how the incredible lives they lived untimely came to an end.
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HyperX Pulsefire Gaming Mouse Review
Kingston's HyperX sub-brand of gaming peripherals is already well known and includes items such as its Cloud II Gaming Headset, Alloy FPS Mechanical Keyboard, and Fury Series mousepads. Today the company is expanding its lineup a bit by entering the competitive FPS mouse market with its first offering, the $50 HyperX Pulsefire (See it on Amazon). It was designed with input from professional gamers and features a claw-or-palm grip design, light weight, and is designed to go head-to-head with the most popular FPS mice available.
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Atlus Apologizes, Updates Persona 5 Streaming Restrictions
Earlier this month Atlus released strict rules for streaming and posting late-game Persona 5 content, but now the developer is changing its limitations in response to fan criticism.
Atlus announced that players can now post and stream videos up until the in-game date of 11/19. Previously, players weren't supposed to post anything past 7/7.
"We also want to apologize to those of you who saw the previous guidelines blog post as threatening," Atlus said. "We want to be transparent about what we do, and the reason we released the guidelines was to give streamers the right information up front. It was never our intention to threaten people with copyright strikes, but we clearly chose the wrong tone for how to communicate this."
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48 Images From the Call of Duty: WWII Trailer
The first trailer for Call of Duty: WWII dropped today and gave us our first in-depth look at the series' return to its roots.
Activision confirmed the Call of Duty: WWII release date, beta and story details, as well as teased details about multiplayer and its co-op zombie mode. More details will be revealed at E3 this year.
Check out our huge gallery of images below, and bathe your eyes in Call of Duty's return to the battle torn landscape of World War 2 Europe.
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Mario Kart 8 DLC Coming to Super Mario Run
This week brings with it the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and to celebrate, Nintendo has announced Mario Kart-themed content is coming to Super Mario Run on Friday.
Nintendo of America shared the news in a post on Twitter, announcing the side-scrolling mobile game "will introduce special Mario Kart buildings." The content will be available starting April 28 at 12am PT/3am ET/8am UK/5pm AET.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe releases for Nintendo Switch on April 28. For our thoughts on the new and improved version of Nintendo's kart racer, which launched for Wii U in 2014, read IGN's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review.
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Get a Closer Look at the MvC: Infinite Collector's Edition
Alongside the release date announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Capcom debuted a new collector's edition option for the game, which includes four detailed statues.
IGN has an exclusive closer look at the Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Chun-Li, and Mega Man statues, made by Triforce, included in the special edition. Check them out in the gallery below:
The collector's edition costs $199.99 and will also include a box of Infinity Stones that light up in addition to the interlocking statues. This special edition is currently available for preorder on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Pre-Release Tournament
Join us live on April 26 at 1pm PT / 4pm EST / 9pm BST (and April 27 6am AEST) as we stream a pre-release tournament of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Switch featuring eight IGN personalities. You can watch it here, or on our Twitch, or YouTube channel!
The tournament will start with an eight player battle mode to determine seeding, then will pit competitors against each in a series of one-on-one races to determine who will move on to the final four. The final four will then race to see who will emerge as the IGN Mario Kart 8 champion!
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Call of Duty: WWII Ditches Superheroes for Humanity and Horror
Call of Duty, and shooters in general, have slowly moved away from telling the stories of flawed, limited humans, instead focusing on giving players the power fantasy of embodying what amounts to a defacto superhero. Wall running, double jumping, future tech – these all work in harmony to give us an experience that's fun, rather than one that bears any semblance to reality. But with Call of Duty: WWII, developer Sledgehammer Games wants to change that.
I spent the afternoon at Sledgehammer's studio speaking with developers of every discipline, seeing a handful of different levels, and digging through the mission statement of Call of Duty: WWII. Here's what I learned.
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First Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer Details Revealed
Alongside the full reveal of Call of Duty: WWII today, Activision revealed the first early details about multiplayer.
While most gameplay specifics are under wraps for now, Activision did hint at a new mode called War Mode that will let players take part in famous historic World War II battles, with different objectives for each team depending on whether you're the Allies or the Axis.
Instead of character classes, players will now have Divisions. Again, Activision didn't reveal many specifics, but did say Divisions will include infantry and armored options.
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Call of Duty: WWII Release Date, Beta Officially Confirmed
Activision has confirmed just when Call of Duty: WWII will be released, while also offering the first details about the game's campaign.
Following a leak of marketing materials earlier this week, Activision announced today that Call of Duty: WWII, developed by Sledgehammer Games, will release for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 3.
Additionally, a private beta will be available to those who preorder the game, though no official dates have been set for the beta.
Alongside that information, Activision offered new details about WWII's single-player campaign. The solo chapter of the game will follow U.S. Army private Ronald "Red" Daniels as he and the other members of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division fight throughout World War II's European theater.
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Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels Expansion Coming Next Month
Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels, the open-world racer's second expansion pack, will be released on May 9 for Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
The expansion adds a new campaign, a new mode called Playground Arena, 28 achievements, and 10 cars, including Hot Wheels classics such as the Twin Mill and Bone Shaker. It also includes six new islands, all connected by Hot Wheels' signature orange tracks, featuring "boost pads, high-bank turns, half-pipes, insane jumps, and even giant mechanical dinosaurs," according to Xbox Wire.
The Hot Wheels expansion will be free for Expansion Pass owners or available on its own for $20 USD.
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Gravity Rush 2 Gets Nier: Automata Outfit as Free DLC
Gravity Rush 2 players will soon be able to dress up Kat as 2B from Nier: Automata, thanks to a free outfit that will release as DLC for the game on next month.
The official PlayStation Twitter account shared the news, along with a trio of images showcasing the outfit, which you can check out in the gallery below:
2B's outfit is one of many outfits Kat can wear. There are a total of twelve featured in the base game, plus another handful for those who own Gravity Rush Remastered. Check out our Gravity Rush 2 costume wiki for a look at the array of alternate outfits Kat can wear, and for our thoughts on the game, read IGN's Gravity Rush 2 review.
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Every Character in MVC Infinitie (So Far)
Here are all the heroes and villains we know to be appearing in the upcoming crossover fighting game.
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PlayStation Plus May Free Games Revealed
May's set of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been revealed, with beautiful ocean explorer, Abzu at the forefront.
The complete Tales from the Borderlands series makes up the other half of this month's very strong PS4 offerings.
Check out the full line-up of games below:
- Tales from the Borderlands, PS4
- Abzu, PS4
- Blood Knights, PS3
- Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants, PS3
- Laser Disco Defenders, PS Vita (Cross Buy with PS4)
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McDonald's Happy Meals Now Include Mario Toys
Nintendo and McDonald's have joined forces to put Mario toys into Happy Meals from April 26 until May 22.
"Nintendo is always looking for ways to expand its brand, and a partnership with the family-friendly McDonald's restaurants felt like a great fit," said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Like Mario, Happy Meals are something both kids and parents grew up with."
McDonald's Super Mario Happy Meal toys.
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Nintendo Switch Back In Stock at GameStop Stores This Week
GameStop has received a new supply of Nintendo Switch consoles, available immediately for in-store customers only, the retailer announced today.
The new inventory just so happens to come right before the launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on April 28. Earlier this year, GameStop said it would be expecting shortages on the Switch throughout 2017, and GameStop senior director of merchandising Eric Bright said in a statement today that the company expects Switch system stock "will not last through the weekend."
Nintendo is planning to double its console production over the coming year after record breaking sales across all territories.
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A Visual History of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3
Taglines don't get much more bleak than the one for Warhammer 40,000: "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." In addition to spawning the term "grimdark," that tagline does a good job of letting players know what they're in for once they enter this endlessly violent sci-fi universe.
Many video games have been set in this fictional realm, but Relic Entertainment's Dawn of War series is probably the most highly regarded. Ever since its 2004 debut, fans have been blasting their way through futuristic war zones, eradicating every enemy on the map. With the third installment just around the corner, let's go back to the beginning to see how far this series has come.
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Hacker Jailed for 2 Years After Xbox Live, Minecraft Attacks
Adam Mudd, a teenager who set up a business which sold hacking software to various criminals, has been jailed for two years.
According to The Guardian, Mudd created the Titanium Stresser program when he was 16, which has since carried out over 1.7 million cyber attacks. Websites and companies affected include Microsoft as well as Xbox Live, TeamSpeak, and Minecraft.
Since he created the program, Mudd has made over £386,000 in both US dollars and bitcoins. The prosecutor, Jonathan Polany, said that there are over 112,000 registered users of Titanium Stresser, and that over 660,000 IP addresses have been attacked using it.
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Playing HotS Isn't Mandatory for New Overwatch Skins
Blizzard is enticing Overwatch owners to engage with Heroes of the Storm by offering exclusive skins for playing the MOBA. But the Genji and D.Va costumes will eventually come to standard loot boxes in the team-based shooter.
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan addressed the issue on the game's official Battle.net forum. A console player was upset that they might never see the Oni Genji or Officer D.Va skins because they don't play the PC game.
No worries, Kaplan said. Blizzard is totally aware of this. "... We plan to add both the Oni Genji skin and the Officer D.Va skin to the normal, base Overwatch loot box at some point in the future," he said.
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Burnout Creators Announce New Car-Crashing Game
Danger Zone, a new vehicular destruction game from Three Fields Entertainment, has been announced.
Releasing for PC via Steam and PlayStation 4 next month -- and priced at $12.99/£9.99/€12.99 -- Danger Zone puts players in a virtual crash test facility that features 20 single-player crash testing scenarios, each with its own distinct layout.
Danger Zone screenshot, courtesy of Three Fields Entertainment
In the game, which is built in Unreal Engine 4, players are tasked with driving into a junction to create the biggest collision they can. If enough cars are involved in the crash, the player will earn a "SmashBreaker," which turns their car into a bomb that can be triggered to explode on command.
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Halo 6 Will Focus on Master Chief After Halo 5 Complaints
343 Industries' Studio Head Kiki Wolfkill and Franchise Director Frank O'Connor have spoken about fan reaction to Halo 5: Guardians, and their plans for Halo 6.
When Halo 5 was released back in 2015, it was well received by critics, however there was some fan outcry over the relative lack of Master Chief in the main campaign. O'Connor and Wolfkill acknowledged this in a recent interview with GamesTM magazine (via WCCFTech).
"We very much realized that people wanted Master Chief's story of Halo 5," said O'Connor. "We definitely marketed in a way that we hoped was going to bring surprise, but for some fans and certainly fans of Master Chief, it was a huge disappointment because they wanted more Chief."
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Little Nightmares Review
Hide and Seek is a horror game. You run from a pursuer, hurriedly choose a hiding spot, then just wait – with only breath and heartbeat in your ears – for a pair of legs to pass your slim field of view. They stop. You stop breathing. They pass. You start breathing. And then they're back, you're caught, the game is over. It's a design that horror games have always favoured, but where most shock by using the moment of being found, Little Nightmares captures something more nuanced: that creeping fright of waiting to be caught.
If you were going to be dull about it, you'd describe Little Nightmares as a 2D stealth puzzle platformer. Guiding a tiny, raincoated character called Six from left to right through the sea-swaying innards of The Maw (an ocean facility with a slowly revealed, despicable purpose) is a matter of avoiding instant-death hazards and gentle puzzling about how to proceed – but it rarely feels as plainly mechanical as that. At around five hours long, Little Nightmares feels slightly too brief –- the implied sense of scale suggests there was surely more Maw to see than the route Six takes –- but that's perhaps testament to how much fun Tarsier has with throwing ideas at us and leaving them aside once they're done.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Wants to Raise Money For Children's Charity
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds creator Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene has announced a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds charity invitational, set to take place on Thursday, May 4 at 10am-1pm PT in Europe and 2pm-5pm PT in North America.
According to a blog post on the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds website, the event will be split into two sessions for each region, with 128 streamers participating total. Each session will host 64 players in duos mode only, making for 32 teams per region. After each region completes a set of three matches, the winner will be chosen based on highest overall placement.
All money raised during the charity event will go towards Gamers Outreach, an organization dedicated to providing "equipment, technology, and software" to children in hospitals.
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Heroes of The Storm 2nd Nexus Challenge Rewards Revealed
The second Nexus challenge goes live with the Heroes of the Storm 2.0 patch, and once again quest rewards are featuring content for both Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch.
Each week of the Nexus event, a new quest will unlock and will need to be completed May 22 when the event finishes and all quests close. The quests all have the same requirements, — the player has to complete 5 rounds in Heroes of the Storm with at least one friend in Ranked, Unranked, Quick Match. The first quest also allows players to complete those matches in the Versus AI mode.
Week one allows players to unlock an Oni hovercycle mount with six color variations, warbanner, spray, and the original Oni Genji portrait in Heroes of the Storm. Players who missed out on them during first Nexus event will also unlock the Oni Genji skin, player icon, and spray for Overwatch.
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Mr. Shifty Review
The heist at the heart of Mr. Shifty kicks off with an explosive bang, like a pulpy late-'80s action movie. You play the role of a mysterious super-powered criminal whose nifty ability to teleport across short distances and punch unsuspecting foes in the face keeps Mr. Shifty's momentum going despite a story that soon becomes forgettable (like a pulpy late-'80s action movie), but not through the awful slowdown issues in its final act.
The best moments of Mr. Shifty made me feel like a complete, no-nonsense comic book badass. By using a combination of your warping ability and some quick melee reflexes you can take out a group of gun-toting security guards and beat them to a satisfying pulp before they can get off the one shot that would kill you if it connects, or you can get crafty and carefully guide a seeking missile back toward the turret that fired it. You can still sense vague feelings of badassery when you bypass laser grids or warp past unaware guards. The art direction uses heavy shadows on Mr. Shifty's blue trench coat and environments, giving the colorful backdrops an inky, comic book vibe that fits into the overall tone.
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Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition Announced
Night Trap is getting remastered and re-released this year on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Developer Screaming Villains has announced Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition. The remaster of the live-action game — featuring FMV, or full-motion video — is set to release soon (spring in the United States and Europe).
Originally launched for SEGA CD back in 1992, Night Trap has shown up on other platforms throughout the years, like PC and 3DO. The game also was controversial back in the early '90s, being part of the U.S. Congressional hearings over mature videogame content.
Night Trap follows five teenage girls who find themselves attacked by vampires. It's up to players to protect them.
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4 Things We Want in a Pokemon Nintendo Switch Game
If the Nintendo Switch proves itself to be a worthy home to Pokemon with the rumored Pokemon Stars, we could see a brand new, mainline Pokemon entry come to the Nintendo Switch — the first mainline Pokemon game to ever hit a home console.
Previous Pokemon home console RPGs, Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, were incredibly limited compared to the core Pokemon games on handhelds, but for a reason. When coming up with the idea for Pokemon, the creators wanted something that would connect people, and handheld consoles (especially before the age of online games) were the best way to do that. GameFreak co-founder Junichi Masuda has said the Pokemon core series is always going to be on handheld hardware, but also commented, "I mean in the future it'd be nice to work on other systems if they were more portable."
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X-COM Creator Introduces New Strategy Game Phoenix Point
A spiritual successor to the X-COM franchise is coming from developer Snapshot Games Inc.
Phoenix Point is the creation of X-COM veteran Julian Gollop and Gaming Insiders founder David Kaye, and is a turn- and world-based strategy game in which players take on the role of members of the Phoenix Project, a worldwide organization.
Speaking to the game's backstory, Gollop told us the Phoenix Project was formed "shortly after the second world war" as a U.N.-funded, worldwide organization. "It was organized on a sleeper cell basis," he said, "so the idea was that in when the world is in peril, "these cells would come together at specific points all over the world" to deal with the looming crisis.
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New Retro-Inspired Mode Added to GTA Online
The launch of GTAO's newest adversary mode offers a crazy new perspective on races, bonus rewards and a chance to earn a giant "tax rebate" from the San AndreasTreasury.
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Shadow of War: The Unique Look of Mordor's Armies and New Regions
For the entire month of April, our IGN First is diving deep into Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the hugely ambitious sequel to 2014's Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
As part of that ongoing coverage, we spoke with Monolith Productions Art Director, Philip Straub, and gained a ton of insight into how the team has crafted the visual design. With so many more layers in the Nemesis system, the massive new diverse regions in Mordor, and a brand new gear system, there's a lot to learn about the look and feel in Shadow of War.
And for more, be sure to check out all of our Shadow of War - IGN First coverage so far!
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Release Date Announced
Capcom has announced that Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will be released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on September 19, 2017.
The release date was announced with a new trailer, which also revealed the first details of the game's story and its villain Ultron Sigma, a combo of Marvel's Ultron and Sigma, the big bad from Mega Man X. Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is also now available for pre-order at most retailers.
Capcom also revealed two new premium editions of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. A Deluxe Edition will be available for $89.99 and will include access to six post-launch characters, the first of which will be Ultron Sigma.
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Everything You Need to Know About Dawn of War 3
When it comes to video game releases, fans of the Warhammer 40,000 universe have been well-served in recent years. About four per year have been coming out since 2014, with another four scheduled for release this year — and that's not counting games set in the Warhammer fantasy universe. But not all of these games are created equal. Some of the most beloved (and best reviewed) are the real-time strategy games Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Dawn of War 2.
Sega and Relic Entertainment are gearing up to launch the third game in the series, and it looks to be shaping up nicely. Dawn of War 3 launches for PC on April 27, which means now is the perfect time to look back at how it came to be.
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Fable Creator Feels 'Reborn' Working on New Game, LegacyD Projekt RED Explains 'Cyberpunk' Trademark
Populous and Fable creator Peter Molynuex has shed light on Legacy, the new game he's currently developing at his studio 22cans, saying he feels "reborn" working on the project.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Molyneux made it clear he has no plans to leave game development anytime soon. When asked if Legacy might serve as the final project of his career, he said the game's title shouldn't be taken as any sort of indication that his time as a game designer is nearing its end.
"I feel reborn. I am now working as hard on Legacy as I worked on Black & White, as I worked on Populous, as I worked on anything," he said. "Fortunately, I've got my electronic cigarettes, so I don't have to fill up my ash tray with cigarette butts anymore, but I'm eating pizza and I'm drinking Mountain Dew, so I feel reborn."
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Super Mario Kart Started Out as an F-Zero Multiplayer Mode
1992's Super Mario Kart was originally conceived as a multiplayer prototype for SNES launch title, F-Zero.
In an interview with Retro Gamer (via GamesRadar), original development team members Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideki Konno, and Tadashi Sugiyama explain how the fast-paced single-player title F-Zero transitioned into the iconic Super Mario Kart
"Our original plan didn't include Mario or karts," they explain. "The game's roots lie in one of the launch titles for the SNES: F-Zero. The game was designed for single-player gameplay because of our focus on getting across the sense of speed and the size of the courses.
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Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Launches Without Multiplayer
CI Games has announced that its newest title, Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 will launch without any of the planned multiplayer aspects.
In a statement to Eurogamer, the studio explains that this decision was made so as "not to dilute any potential from the single player experience."
Today marks both the review embargo and day of release for the game, and CI Games has not mentioned previously that multiplayer would not be available at launch.
"We have chosen to release the multiplayer update (that will be free for our players) after launch (the third quarter of 2017)," continues CI' statement.
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Resident Evil 7 'Not a Hero' DLC Delayed
Resident Evil 7's free Not a Hero DLC has been delayed.
The DLC was originally scheduled for a Spring 2017 release, but due to not meeting expectations Capcom has decided the best course of action is to delay the DLC until it's up to the standard fans expect.
Speaking in a video to fans, Resident Evil 7 director Masachika Kawata and producer Koshi Nakanishi both explained the situation as so:
"We were working very hard to get the DLC ready in time for the Spring release, and we got close to completing the game content," says Kawata. "Our aim is for this content is to match the high quality of the main game, so we need more development time in order to achieve that goal."
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Monday, April 24, 2017
Dragon Quest Heroes 2 Review
When Dragon Quest Heroes hit the scene in 2015, it delivered a solid mashup of two very different genres: classic RPGs and hack-and-slash action. Now, Square Enix and Koei-Tecmo have teamed up again to deliver another monster-mashing, magic-slinging, army-crushing action-adventure in Dragon Quest Heroes 2. While it improves on the original in some ways, it stumbles a bit in the quest to transition Dragon Quest from its RPG roots into an action game.
Dragon Quest Heroes 2 begins with the lead characters, a pair of cousins, suddenly thrust into a surprise conflict between two formerly peaceful kingdoms. As they adventure forth, they meet new friends and unravel evil conspiracy to bring all of the world's kingdoms to war and fulfill an ancient prophecy. The story's a marked improvement over the weak, "Oh no, the monsters are evil now" plot of the first Dragon Quest Heroes, and it develops in interesting ways. The characters it introduces are likable, the storyline – though somewhat predictable – kept me wanting to see what happens next, and the top-notch English localization added a lot of life and humor to both crucial story scenes and incidental dialogue. Characters from other Dragon Quest games will also pop in throughout the course of the story, and as a longtime fan of the series seeing familiar favorite characters appear and join my merry adventuring band was quite a treat, even though the story focus remains squarely on the all-new Dragon Quest Heroes 2 cast.
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The Walking Dead - A New Frontier Episode 4 Review
As its name suggests, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier's fourth episode, "Thicker Than Water," confronts Javi with the ideas of whether the bonds of blood or friendship are more important to him. Unfortunately, the path getting to those decisions before the strong ending is far less enjoyable than much of this season has been so far.
"Thicker Than Water" hurtles forward with the mistaken idea that Joan, the villain introduced in episode 3, is a force to be reckoned with. She remains so undeveloped that her big moments at the start and end of the episode paint her as little more than the standard Walking Dead caricature of a villain. She essentially exists as a plot device to reflect some of Javi's choices in the last few episodes. Considering the back and forth of Javi's antagonistic relationship with his brother David, Joan's instant rise to prominence in the plot feels much less natural in its incorporation.
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Original Tomb Raider Level Now Playable in Browsers
A group of developers is aiming to bring the original Tomb Raider games online by building them from scratch. And a fully playable level from the first Tomb Raider is now available to play in browsers.
After reportedly being denied access to Eidos' original source code, developers in the OpenTomb project, as spotted by Polygon have decided to rebuild the first five Lara Croft adventures from scratch. The team has so far completed the second level of the first game — the City of Vilcabamba level — and made it available for play while allowing players to alternate between first and third person viewpoints.
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Overwatch: Three New Maps In the Works
Overwatch might get three more maps this year, plus additional non-standard arenas and experiments.
The game's director, Jeff Kaplan, responded to a fan's concerns on the Overwatch forums about the lack of extra maps so far for the shooter. "We currently have 3 maps in development, all past the initial playtesting phase that are 'standard' maps
," Kaplan said.
"While something could always change, all 3 of those are looking likely for a release this year."
But that's not all Blizzard is working on for Overwatch. Kaplan revealed that there are three nonstandard maps in development too, which won't be available for quick play and competitive. And that's on top of "a few other experiments going on," he said.
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Prison Architect Dev's New Game Is a Claustrophobic Departure
Scanner Sombre, the newest game from Introversion Software, has you finding your way through a labyrinthine network of caverns, guided only by scans from a light detection and ranging scanner.
The game is a complete change of tone from Introversion's Prison Architect, which, in spite of its heavy subject matter, was almost a lighthearted sim game.
Creative Director Chris Delay calls it "a total departure" for Introversion.
The goal of Scanner Sombre is to make your way back to the surface in complete darkness. The LIDAR produces a static "neon 3D image" to help you make your way through the oppressive blackness of the underground. However, "not all is as it seems, and you might not be alone."
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Outlast 2 Review
Not for the faint of heart, Outlast 2's relentless scares, unforgiving monsters, and provocative meditations on faith are an anxiety-inducing but cathartic horror experience. While it suffers from a couple of pacing problems and some finicky navigation issues, its careful - and sadistic - manipulation of my fight-or-flight reflex had me experiencing an overwhelming sense of dread throughout, which abated only once the credits were rolling. The ending, however, stayed with me for days.
Outlast 2 benefits from ditching the somewhat tired mental asylum setting of the original and travelling the less-trodden road of the Sonoran Desert, where protagonist Blake Langermann is searching for his wife Lynn after crash landing in the cult-ridden Supai region during an investigative journalism assignment. Outlast 2 is deep South horror, but without the trappings of domesticity we saw in Resident Evil 7; Supai is untamed cornfields, dilapidated shacks, and – go figure – gory remnants of unspeakable religious rites.
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Call of Duty: WWII Leak Outs Release Date, Beta
New details about Call of Duty: WWII, including the game's release date, have reportedly emerged.
According to leaked marketing materials acquired by CharlieIntel, Activision's recently-announced shooter will release on Friday, November 3. The leaked materials also reveal that those who pre-order the game will gain access to a private beta, however it's not known when it'll take place.
Leaked materials, via CharlieIntel
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Vanquish for PC Seemingly Teased in Bayonetta Port Update
If a potential tease hidden in a new update for the PC port of Bayonetta is any indication, Vanquish may soon been coming to PC.
According to NeoGAF user BernardoOne, the following image was discovered in the EXTRAS folder of the 22KB update for Bayonetta:
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After launching for Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2010, and Wii U in 2014, Bayonetta finally made its way to PC via Steam earlier this month. The PC port of PlatinumGames' fast-paced action title boasts a number of enhancements, including mouse and keyboard support, as well as improved performance and sharper visuals.
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Why Bots Are Still Relevant to Games Today
One of my favourite memories from my teen years is teaming up with my siblings to play Perfect Dark deathmatch on the Nintendo 64. Not against each other, but a team of simulants, or bots—AI designed to mirror the playing tactics and styles of real players. This was a time before digital downloads, one click matchmaking and vast online communities became commonplace and the novelty factor of playing with or against AI bots was enormous. Without the Internet, multiplayer gaming was restricted wholly to local multiplayer, or to a LAN if you were lucky enough to have multiple PCs and the space. The idea of jumping online to play a few quick rounds of deathmatch was but a dream at that point, but the creation of AI bots meant that solo players could have a sweet taste of the action.
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A Look Back at the First Year of Overwatch
Looking at the sheer force that is Blizzard's Overwatch, it can feel a little strange to realise that it's only been out for a year. Thanks to an all-round open-arm embrace by the public at large, a universe that has extended its reach to animated shorts and comics, the continued support and community-driven focus of Blizzard, and the exciting competitive side seen in seasonal play and the first Overwatch World Cup -- for many people out there, a world without Overwatch would be hard to imagine.
It's also worth mentioning that while we're officially a year in, this was a game that had a full head of steam well before release. Overwatch hit the ground running the moment it was announced. "Come release time, honestly, to me it kind of felt that we were out already," Overwatch Principal Designer, Geoff Goodman confesses. "Even at that point we had being seeing cosplay and the public had embraced a lot of what had been shown."
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21 of Rick and Morty VR's Best Easter Eggs
Virtual Rick-ality is chock full of easter eggs, winks and nods to the series - these are some of our favorites.
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Zelda: The Best Armor to Survive Every Environment
Brave the harshest climates with locations to find the best survival armor in Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
Yooka-Laylee: Find Every Collectible in Moodymaze Marsh
Don't miss any Paigies, Ghost Writers, powerups and more when adventuring in Moodymaze Marsh in Yooka-Laylee
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Unlock the Best Cheats in Saints Row 2's
Saints Row 2 is free on Steam and GoG - here's how to unlock infinite ammo, spawn weapons / vehicles and more.
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Friday, April 21, 2017
21 Tips For Success in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The Battle Royale-style shooter is a test of your reflexes, steath and survival skills - here are some tips for new and advanced players alike.
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EA Play 2017 Tickets Now Available
Electronic Arts has announced that tickets to its E3-adjacent event EA Play 2017 are now available.
Attendees will be able to check out some of EA's biggest games for 2017 and beyond, including Star Wars Battlefront II, FIFA 18, NBA Live 18, Madden NFL 18, and a new Need for Speed game.
Along with game demos, EA Play 2017 will feature community contests, live music, and hands-on gaming stations. As previously announced, "global community creators" will be able to participate in the EA Game Changers Creators Cave at the show floor, which lets creators capture early game footage and interact with developers.
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Win Tickets to the Exclusive Call of Duty: WWII Reveal Event in London
In the immortal words of Lord Kitchener, "IGN wants YOU...to see Call of Duty: WWII before anyone else." (We may be paraphrasing.)
We're giving away 250 tickets to attend the Call of Duty: WWII Worldwide Reveal Livestream in Central London next Wednesday 26 April from 4:15pm.
If you're successful in bagging a ticket, you'll be the very first to learn about what's to come in the new game and see it in all its crowning glory on the big screen. You'll also receive an exclusive goody bag including a t-shirt, custom thumbsticks and limited edition poster.
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Call of Duty: WWII Announced
Activision has announced Call of Duty: WWII as the next game in the series. This comes on the heels of various rumors and leaks pointing to the series going back to its historical roots.
Sledgehammer Games is developing Call of Duty: WWII. The studio was previously lead on 2014's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, which we scored a 9.1, as well as assisting Infinity Ward on Modern Warfare 3. Co-studio heads and founders Michale Condrey and Glen Schofield previously worked at Visceral on the Dead Space series.
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7 Blockbuster Games That You Can Now Play for Free
Earlier this week, Blizzard made StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War available as free downloads on its official website. This is far from the first time a popular commercial game went the freeware route after a long, successful run.
Below are seven commercial games that you can also play for free.
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May Free Xbox Games With Gold Announced
May's line-up of free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for Gold subscribers has been announced.
The full line-up, plus when they'll be available, is:
- Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Director's Cut — May 1-31 (Xbox One)
- Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris — May 16 - June 15 (Xbox One)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 — May 1-15 (Xbox 360 & Xbox One)
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga — May 16-31 (Xbox 360 & Xbox One)
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a surprisingly challenging 2D puzzle-platformer, while Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is an isometric shooter spin-off we gave an 8.1 and said is "almost as essential as Lara's third-person excursions."
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Super Bomberman R Getting Silent Hill DLC
Konami will be adding new characters from various Konami franchises - including Silent Hill's Pyramid Head - to Nintendo Switch exclusive Super Bomberman R.
Announced alongside a free DLC drop released today, a future update will add costumes based on Vic Viper from Gradius, Simon Belmont from Castlevania, and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill. A solid release date and whether these characters will cost any money have not been revealed yet.
It's not the first time Pyramid Head - the frankly terrifying manifestation of Silent Hill 2's protagonist's punishing guilt for the death of his wife - has been used in a... strange context; he has appeared as a playable character in New International Track and Field, as well as Krazy Kart Racing on mobile.
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Two Worlds 2 DLC Gets Release Date (6 Years Later)
We're still not sure why, but there will soon be more to see in the 2010 game.
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Halo Wars 2 DLC Delayed to Fix "Game-Breaking" Bug
343 Industries has revealed that a "game-breaking" bug is responsible for the delayed release of the new Colony DLC for Halo Wars 2.
Originally slated for release earlier this month, Colony - a new army leader based on Halo's Hunters - has still not seen an appearance due to a crippling bug which revolved around new Skitterer units. These Skitterers can be attached to friendly units and act as an auto-targeting turret - unfortunately the bug meant that, once locked on, Skitterers could continue firing at enemies despite range and line of sight, meaning they could fire from across the map.
Developers realised that this bug would become "... a cheap exploit that would immediately result in some really bad game experiences and
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Heroes of the Storm Giving Away 20 Heroes Free
Blizzard is giving players the opportunity to score 20 characters for free, in the form of newly-announced Mega Bundles from their hero brawler Heroes of the Storm.
Mega Bundles are themed to include 20 heroes that fit into one of four styles, which Blizzard have dubbed Assassin, Flex, Support & Specialist, and Tanks & Bruisers. Once a bundle has been chosen all other bundles will be locked out for that user, but the remaining characters are still accessible to purchase individually within the game.
You can check out the full list of bundles on Blizzard's website.
With the release of the 2.0 patch - which is going to make the game bigger and better than before on April 25 - all players will be given enough of the in-game currency "gems" to unlock one of the newly announced Mega Bundles.
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality Review
The world of Adult Swim's sociopathic mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his pubescent grandson Morty is full of ludicrous wonders and madcap danger, and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality gives fans a new way to put themselves right in the middle of it with a fun and funny - though short - Touch-enabled VR experience.
You play the role of one (of the potentially infinite supply of) Clone Mortys, each of which is little more than an expendable floating head and set of hands designed by Rick to help with mundane tasks like doing laundry or repairing his spaceship. The scenarios get more involved as you go, and developer Owlchemy (of Job Simulator fame) does a good job of keeping the pacing up by cycling through several hallmark VR tasks like solving puzzles, environmental exploration, and the occasional shooting gallery.
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Valve Adds Phone Number Requirement for Dota 2 Ranked Matchmaking
Valve has announced a number of major changes to Dota 2's matchmaking, most notably an all-new feature that would require players to link their phone number to their Steam account in order to play ranked matchmaking.
According to the post on the Dota 2 Blog, the developers hope that this change will cut down on players using multiple accounts and lead to a more positive matchmaking experience at all skill levels. Players will have until May 4th to register their numbers, at which point any account without a linked number will be ineligible for ranked play.
In addition to phone number linking, Valve is bringing back solo queue along with an option to only match against other players that are queuing alone. In the past some solo players would occasionally be placed in matches with teams to speed up the matchmaking process, but now players can choose to opt out of these games.
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Ganondorf's Last Name Resurfaces on Official Nintendo Site
It may not help you beat him in any of The Legend of Zelda games, but Nintendo has reconfirmed one major piece of information about the series' recurring foe Ganondorf — his canonical last name.
The official Legend of Zelda website includes a character compendium, and the entry for the frequent Zelda villain reveals his full name is Ganondorf Dragmire, a name that has seemingly not been used in any official capacity since The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Ganondorf's official profile, via the Zelda online guide.
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Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Zelda Top March 2017 Sales
The top-selling game in the US for March 2017 was Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, followed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Breath of the Wild came in at second place in spite of digital sales not being accounted for in NPDs tally. Similarly, Horizon Zero Dawn and MLB 17: The Show had strong showings on the top 10 list without accounting for digital sales.
Last week, Nintendo revealed it sold 906,000 Switch consoles in the first 28 days of the console's release, and sold 925,000 copies of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Switch during the same period, giving it the highest attach rate for "any non-bundled title" on new hardware since NPD began tracking in 1995.
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Persona 5 Spinoffs Hinted at by Atlus Website Registrations
Atlus has registered several Persona 5-related domains names that suggest spinoffs of the recently released RPG could be on the horizon.
The domain registrations were spotted by Twitter user MysticDistance, who noted that both P5D.jp and P5U.jp were registered earlier this week, on April 18.
As reported by Persona Central, several other domain names were registered, including P5AG.jp, P5R.jp, Persona-Dance.jp, PQ2.jp, Persona8.jp, Persona9.jp and Persona10.jp.
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Shadow of War: Ask The Developers Anything
All month long we've been bringing you special coverage of our IGN First game of the month, Middle-earth: Shadow of War. To close out April, we're excited to host a community Q&A with Monolith Productions, the developer behind Shadow of War. No question is off limits, but the developers will pick which ones they can best answer.
Leave your questions in the comments below and we'll update this article next week with the answers!
And to see everything we've covered so far, be sure to stop by our Shadow of War IGN First hub!
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Everybody's Golf PS4 Release Date Announced
The latest game in the Hot Shots Golf series, Everybody's Golf, comes to PlayStation 4 August 29.
Pre-ordering the game through the PlayStation Store instantly unlocks an Everybody's Golf avatar, and Day 1 unlocks include a 20th Anniversary Course, Rabbit mascot costume, a "unique shirt" and "premium kart," as well as a theme for your PS4.
According to the PS Blog, a "closed online test" starts sometime next month, and Sony will contact "eligible players" through email.
Everybody's Golf for PS4 was first announced just before Tokyo Game Show 2014. Then, in 2015, we learned about Everybody's Golf custom avatar creator, a free roam mode that lets you go fishing in the water hazards, or just explore the courses on your golf cart.
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The Witness Designer Shows Early Prototype of Next Game
Jonathan Blow, lead designer on The Witness, revealed a small glimpse of one of his upcoming games during a presentation at Reboot Develop.
"This is a work-in-progress," Blow explained. "These are not final visuals, but it's a nice little grid-based game. I've got a guy who can run around and push blocks and stuff."
Screenshot from Jonathan Blow's Reboot Develop 2017 talk.
The demo — meant to show off the engine Blow has been building for the past year — showed off a single level from the unannounced project, which Blow described as "not remotely final."
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Preview
For those who were lucky enough to find a way to play Fire Emblem Gaiden, it soon became apparent what set it apart as the black sheep of the Fire Emblem family. Many new and odd mechanics were added to Gaiden that would either never be seen again, or slowly return as the series finally expanded for release overseas. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia faithfully brings many of these interesting mechanics back - but also tweaks them with new features that seems to avoid some of the pitfalls that Gaiden faced back on the Famicom.
Check out our pictures of the new Alm and Celica amiibo:
In the short demo I experienced, we were able to try out one regular battle map and part of a dungeon. While the battles and maps didn't offer much variety in terms of topography or objectives, both experiences highlighted some of the more interesting tactical choices Shadows of Valentia has to offer compared to other titles on the 3DS. Like Fire Emblem Awakening, you're able to traverse a world map between points of interest - enemies on the map will launch you into battles, while certain towns and other places will let you freely explore them from a different perspective.
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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 3 Review in Progress - Single-Player
In this review in progress, I'm covering only Dawn of War 3's single-player campaign. The final review will include multiplayer and will follow close to launch on April 27.
The single-player campaign of the third Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War RTS is a bloody mess, in both the good and bad senses. The pendulum of the series' design ideas has swung back from Dawn of War 2's tactical RPG mechanics toward the larger armies and basic base-building of the first game, which is fine in concept. But the Dawn of War 3 campaign's scattered pace and complex mechanics, seemingly aimed at high-level competitive players, make it tough to dive into and get the hang of.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch is a souped-up version of the Wii U's Mario Kart 8. When I reviewed Mario Kart 8 almost three years ago, I thought it was an amazing game and awarded it a score of a 9.0. Here's what I said then:
"Mario Kart 8 is the best kart racing game Nintendo has made in a long time. It strikes a careful balance between refining old ideas while introducing fresh new ones. Admittedly, its gorgeous graphics and jazzy orchestrated soundtrack bolster its presentation, but you're getting a lot more than just looks with this one – although I spent an awful lot of time gawking at the details in slow-motion, the fast and furious pace of racing with friends both locally and online is what really kept me coming back."
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Assassin's Creed Creator's New Game No Longer Episodic
The new indie project from Assassin's Creed Creator Patrice Désilets, Ancestors, will no longer be an episodic game.
At the Reboot Develop 2017 conference (as reported by Eurogamer), Désilets revealed new information about his upcoming title, Ancestors, which includes the expansion of the project to something more akin to an open world than originally expected.
"Exclusive: the episodic nature is gone," Désilets declared, adding "I'm not sure I was supposed to say that."
The creative director of Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed 2 went on to confirm that his new game will still be "a third-person action game set between 10 to two million years ago" as was first revealed two years ago, only "now I'm letting players tell their own stories."
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"Gruelling" RPG Code Vein Releases First Official Screenshots
Bandai Namco has officially whipped the cloak off its new project, Code Vein.
An early teaser flirted with Dark Souls' legacy by flashing the tagline "prepare to dine," however it gave us little details regarding how the game actually plays. Fast forward to now, and an official release has described Code Vein as a "gruelling action RPG" that takes you on "a journey across a massive interconnected world."
A series of new screenshots gives us a glimpse at what that world will look like when the game launches next year on "major home consoles." You can check them out in the gallery below.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Talking Tekken With Game Designer Michael Murray
IGN's Cam Shea and Luke Reilly sat down with Michael Murray, game designer on the Tekken Project team at Bandai Namco Games, to chat about his interesting path into games development, working in Japan, and the past, present, and future of Tekken. Download it with the link below:
Download the IGN Happy Hour: Tekken 7 Special (31.6Mb)
Or stream it right here:
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Why Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is Bigger, Bolder and Better
"It's sort of a culmination of everything that has happened in the game since launch. We have reached the point where we feel like the game is different enough that calling it 2.0 makes sense." That's Heroes of the Storm Lead Game Designer Travis McGeathy talking about the recent 2.0 announcement, which represents a plethora of changes coming to the game later this month. Most significantly, the popular (don't call it a) MOBA will have its progression system overhauled, but it will now boast Loot Chests, an Overwatch-themed battleground and introduce numerous cosmetic items designed to cement the fact that you're playing a game that celebrates all things Blizzard.
The 2.0 moniker is also a branding opportunity, of course – a convenient shorthand to drive new interest in the game and reclaim lapsed players. After all, Heroes of the Storm has seen many changes from the initial beta period until now. "There has actually been a couple of points over the past year where the community has called what we've done Heroes 2.0," Travis tells me. "It's a live game and we're constantly improving it over time. We launched with a ranked version, which many refer to as the second version of the game, but we weren't happy with it so we redid it. The progression update we're talking about here is very similar. The progression system that went out the door was fine for the time, but we've kind of grown beyond that." Timing, of course, is key and with the changes coming to the game, plus the introduction of new heroes from Diablo (Cassia, the Javazon from Diablo II) and Overwatch (ninja extraordinaire Genji), and new locations to battle in -- adding '2.0' feels right.
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Speedrunner 100-Percents Zelda: BotW in Under 50 Hours
The first Zelda: Breath of the Wild 100 percent speedrun has been completed by French player Xalikah, and it clocks in at just under 50 hours.
Polygon reports that the 49-hour playthrough was completed this week on Xalikah's Twitch. His entire run has been split into two parts and the archive is available to watch on his Twitch channel.
The playthrough is the first speedrun to meet the requirements for a 100-percent complete playthrough. These terms include fully upgrading Link's health, stamina, runes, and armor, finishing every quest, finishing all 120 shrines, collecting all key items, and completing the compendium and map.
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