Why Project Rap Rabbit is the Rhythm-Action Game I Want

A number of high profile game creators have turned to Kickstarter to try and fund new projects over the last few years, but as a huge fan of – what I'd guess you'd call - personality-driven rhythm-action games, the launch of the Project Rap Rabbit Kickstarter campaign a couple of weeks ago really jumped out at me.

This is a project, after all, from a veritable who's who in that sub-genre – Masaya Matsuura, the creator of PaRappa the Rapper, Um Jammer Lammy and Vib Ribbon, Keiichi Yano, the driving force behind Gitaroo man, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan and Elite Beat Agents, and Atsushi Saito, the man responsible for the incredible visual style – and initial premise – of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan.

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EA Teasing Location of Next Need for Speed

EA has teased NFS fans with a couple of smoke-filled shots containing what appears to be the skyline for the upcoming game's location.

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— Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed) May 31, 2017

Elements of a city skyline can only be made out when adjusting the contrast of the image.

Adjusting the contrast reveals a skyline (behind the, uh, Skyline).

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The Best Friendship Items in Magikarp Jump

Train your Magikarp more efficiently with this Magikarp Jump friendship items guide.

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Our Far Cry 5 Gameplay Reactions

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On this week's Xbox show, we discuss our thoughts on the gameplay features of Far Cry 5 we know about so far, what Square Enix might do with Hitman, Take-Two's surprising indie purchase, and much more!

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Why Red Dead Redemption 2's Delay Is a Good Thing

Last week, Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 has been delayed, and people are mad about it.

It was originally supposed to come out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Fall this year, but has been pushed to Spring 2018, with Rockstar stating, "some extra time is necessary to ensure that we can deliver the best experience possible for our fans. We are very sorry for any disappointment this delay causes, but we are firm believers in delivering a game only when it is ready."

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The Long Journey Home Review

According to one of my playthroughs of the roguelike The Long Journey Home, humanity's first meeting with an alien species took place between the crew of our first interstellar vessel and a squat little glukkt trader named Mendarch. Here it was: the chance of enlightenment and the promise of advances in science beyond our wildest dreams. There was a whole unspoken history in his calling our place the galaxy the "prohibited sector." And what were the fruits of that first mission? He offered to loan me 600 galactic credits and only told me that he expected 200 credits in interest after we finished the transaction. Aliens will be human, I guess.

That's the fun part of The Long Journey Home, and the glukkt are but one of a long list of races who approach your ship with intentions both malevolent and magnanimous. Unfortunately, I had to fight to enjoy these moments. There's a great premise at the heart of this adventure, but it gets smothered under the weight of frustrating and tedious minigames which require ridiculous feats of precision and patience and wear out their welcome long before you ever reach Earth – if indeed you do. I never quite made it all the way back home (though I came close a few times), because this is, after all, a game designed to be a tough and often unfair adventure through the stars, giving you stories to tell of your brave crew's sacrifices. It does that, but the story was always more about just scraping by until the end, with few climactic triumphs to keep the mood from getting too dire.

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Prey Update Adds PS4 Pro Support

Bethesda has released a new update for the PS4 version of Prey that features enhancements when playing on PS4 Pro.

The 1.04 update is available now for download and adds support for several cosmetic tweaks, including the ability to enable screen-space reflections. Support other visual enhancements, like higher quality shadows and improved textures are included in the update as well.

The update also features various gameplay improvements. In addition to further fixes for input drift, "Transfer all Junk" will now send tracking bracelets to the Recycler. Check out the patch notes for a full rundown on all the general improvements and PS4 Pro enhancements.

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Kingdom Hearts Orchestra Features Exclusive Story Content

The Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour is headed to the United States this June and will feature exclusive story content.

Performances will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 10, 11 and 14. Meanwhile, those in New York will be able to see the concert at the United Palace Theatre on June 23 and 24. A performance will also be held at the ORIX Theatre in Osaka, Japan on July 8.

In addition to featuring a selection of music and HD cinematics from Square Enix's beloved video game series, the concert will include three exclusive voice sequences from actors Risa Uchida (Kairi / Xion) and Megumi Toyoguchi (Aqua), which were recorded specifically for the event.

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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Preorder Guide

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The saga of Nathan Drake may have come to a close with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, but Naughty Dog isn't done with the series just yet. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a standalone spin-off that centers around Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross, characters that fans of the series will recognize from previous games. The two team up and go treasure hunting in India in search of a legendary artifact. Along the way, you can bet they'll have to solve ancient puzzles and fight off bands of armed thugs. That's just how things go in the world of Uncharted.

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Beyond: What Defines a Far Cry Game?

Greets! This week, everyone's running around in some state of pre-E3 panic, so excuse us if we seem scattered. Join Max, Andrew, and Alanah as they discuss Andrew's trip to Japan, which included Kojima's cool-as-heck studio and BitSummit, as well as Far Cry 5's controversial (what isn't, these days?) new setting, Everybody's Golf, and some new VR games.

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PlayStation Plus June Free Games Revealed

June's list of free PlayStation Plus free games has been revealed, with Square Enix's Life Is Strange and Tripwire Interactive's Killing Floor 2 headlining the list.

Check out the full list of free games, along with what platforms they are available on, below:

• Killing Floor (PS4)
• Life Is Strange (PS4)
• Abyss Odyssey (PS3)
• WRC 5: World Rally Championship (PS3)
• Neon Chrome (PlayStation Vita with PS4 crossbuy)
• Spy Chameleon (PlayStation Vita with PS4 crossbuy)

The five-part episodic series from developer Dontnod, Life Is Strange first debuted in 2015, with the developer recently confirming that development on a Life Is Strange sequel has begun. For those looking to dive into the series, which follows Max Caulfield, a teenager who finds she has the ability to rewind time, check out IGN's review of Life Is Strange episode 1.

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PS4 App Icons Get New Look With Firmware Update

The latest firmware update for PlayStation 4 released today, bringing with it a handful of changes, including a new look for the console's various app icons.

While Sony's patch notes for system software update version 4.70 don't specify the change, Polygon noticed the icons for PlayStation Store, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Now and several others now feature a flat design. Check out the comparison below:

PlayStation 4 app icon comparison, courtesy of Polygon

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Overwatch Premieres Horizon Lunar Colony Assault Map

Blizzard showed off the next Assault map for Overwatch, and this time players will take their point-capturing skills to the research base on the moon Winston calls home.

In the world of Overwatch, the Horizon Lunar Colony was created "as a first step towards humanity's renewed exploration of space." Communications with the base ceased without warning, and now clues as to the inhabitants' fates can be discovered in the map while capturing and defending map points.

Winston is one of the genetically-enhanced gorillas that lived at the base to test the effects of long-term extra-terrestrial habitation.

Check out the slideshow below for high-resolution images from Overwatch's new Assault map, Horizon Lunar Colony.

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Call of Duty: WWII: Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Call of Duty: WWII

Developer Sledgehammer Games debuted Call of Duty: WWII at a live event back in April. The reveal focused on the series returning back to its World War II roots, with a campaign focused on a group of American soldiers making their way through France and into Germany. While single-player was the focus, multiplayer and zombies modes were both briefly touched upon.

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New Pokemon Mobile Game PokeLand Announced

A new Pokemon game called PokeLand has been announced for mobile.

As reported by Serebii.net, the new title will release for both iOS and Android devices, and will serve as a continuation of the Pokemon Rumble series.

PokeLand will release for iOS and Android

Starting today and running up through June 9, PokeLand will undergo alpha testing in Japan on Android devices. This alpha test build of the game will feature 52 stages, 15 floors of the Champion Tower to climb, and 134 different Pokemon to discover. Additionally, PokeLand will feature new islands to unlock, as well as a detector that can be used once every 30 minutes to help you locate Pokemon. Players will also be able to power up their figures using the in-game Gear and P they've acquired. PokeLand will also require an internet connection to play.

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Diablo 3: Blizzard on Bringing Back the Necromancer

Yes, you can summon the hulking, horned creature seen in the opening cinematic of the Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer content pack. That Blood Golem is one of six variants you'll be able to summon, in addition to plenty of other undead beasts. But the Necromancer itself – both the male and female versions – is what Blizzard's Lead VFX Artist Julian Love is calling a very special character that they've gone to great lengths to do justice to.

In designing Diablo 3's sixth class, Love said in an interview that much of the inspiration for the incarnation comes from modernizing Diablo 2's Necromancer, but in a very specific way: "We really wanted to explore the feeling that you got in Diablo 2 of being a commander of the dead and leading an army. That influenced some of the outfits that they wear." So it's safe to assume that we can expect some military-style gear, which we get a hint of in the coat worn in the intro cinematic sketches (take look for yourself in the video below).

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Tokyo 42 Review

When played strictly as a stealth game, Tokyo 42 is a total blast. As a killer for hire in the stylish, high-contrast high rise setting of future Tokyo, I delighted in silently slashing guards with my katana blade on my way to take out a mob boss in the top floor of a beautifully ornate temple or plant a series of explosives along a tangle of factory pipelines. Unfortunately, once my cover was blown and the shooting started, Tokyo 42 became a wildly inconsistent experience thanks to targeting controls that miss when they seem like they should hit and AI that hits when it seems like it should miss. And in a game where you can be killed with only one shot, you really need the controls to work for you rather than against you.

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GTA Publisher Acquires Space Sim Kerbal Space Program

Rockstar and 2K Games parent company Take-Two Interactive has acquired Kerbal Space Program.

Independent developer Squad, which created and previously owned the Kerbal Space Program IP, will continue working on future updates and this year's forthcoming expansion, Making History, according to the announcement. The expansion will add a mission builder and the History Pack — the latter sees players go on Kerbal Space Program versions of historical space missions.

In a statement, Take-Two SVP, Head of Corporate Development and Independent Publishing Michael Worosz called Kerbal Space Program a "new, long-term franchise" for the publisher.

The development team also chimed in on the announcement, assuring fans the acquisition "doesn't change much for the KSP community." It added, "Squad and the current development team is still here and we're hard at work on KSP and its future updates, but now we are fortunate enough to do so with the help of an experienced publisher like Take-Two...."

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Guild Wars Publisher's New MOBA Gets Release Date

Publisher and developer NCSoft's multiplayer online battle arena Master x Master is leaving closed beta and hitting full-release June 21.

Founder's Packs, which offer discounts on characters and skins, are still available on the game's official site, with 3 tiers to choose from: Recruit, Soldier, and Master.

The Soldier and Master packs include name reservation, "which will be opening up soon."

NCSoft promises "a whole host of improvements" directly resulting from player feedback during the closed beta.

Master x Master has unique features to help it stand out from the MOBA crowd, including an arcade-feeling control scheme and a "tag" system that allows you to "instantly change Masters in the midst of battle," letting you "be your own wombo combo," according to the developer.

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Teen Titans Go! Packs Coming to LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions is getting five new expansion packs on September 12, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced.

In addition to a Beetlejuice Fun Pack, Warner Bros. will release Team and Fun Packs based on Teen Titans Go! and The Powerpuff Girls.

The Powerpuff Girls Team Pack for LEGO Dimensions

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A Gamer's Guide to Tokyo

Japan's capital city is crammed with cosplay, themed cafés and arcades, offering a unique games culture you can't experience anywhere else. If you're planning a trip to Tokyo, our series of videos should help you decide what to do while you're there.

From maimai MURASAKi to Gunslinger Stratos 3, the world's most difficult games can be found inside Japanese arcades. If you want to test your mettle in the ultimate crucible, Warehouse Kawasaki is the place to go.

Set over four floors, two of which house a dedicated recreation of the famous Kowloon Walled City, this arcade is crammed with some of Japan's most punishing titles.

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Tekken 7 Review in Progress

Tekken 7 is a love letter to this long-running franchise and its staggering complexity. Yet somehow it still manages to be accessible to just about anyone wanting to mash buttons, and its huge amount of customization unlocks constantly give you something to strive for beyond its silly and slightly cliched story. In a pretty good time for fighting games, with Injustice 2 knocking it out of the park, Killer Instinct continuing to give us quality content years after its release, Street Fighter 5 hitting its stride after a rocky start, and a new version of Guilty Gear Xrd air-dashing our way, the King of the Iron Fist Tournament will not be outdone.

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Pokemon Magikarp Jump: How to Get Gyarados

Follow these instructions to bypass the Everstone.

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Star Trek: Bridge Crew Now Included With HTC Vive

Two months ago HTC tried to pull in new Vive customers with a limited time $100 off promotion, and today it  announced another deal to attract new buyers: a free game.

Starting today, every HTC Vive will come with a free copy of Star Trek: Bridge Crew, the multiplayer spaceship simulator from Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a VR only multiplayer experience that lets you and three friends take control of a Starfleet ship and tackle various missions based in the Star Trek universe.

In our preview of Star Trek: Bridge Crew we called the game "some of the most fun we've had in VR," and now that it comes with the system, it should be even easier to find a crew to explore with.

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Assassin's Creed Origins Protagonist and Logo Reportedly Leaked

A piece of merchandise seems to have leaked the logo and protagonist for the next Assassin's Creed game.

Comic Book reports that a reliable source with ties to Ubisoft provided it with images from promotional merchandise for the likely-titled Assassin's Creed Origins.

The pictures feature T-shirts which are sporting what appears to be the new logo printed on both the tag and back of the shirts. The logo shows the usual Assassin insignia featured throughout the games with an Egyptian twist as an Eye of Horus sits in the middle of the crest.

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The Walking Dead - A New Frontier Episode 5 Review

A good season finale needs to satisfy everything the season preceding it has set up while laying groundwork of its own for the road ahead. "From the Gallows," the fifth episode in The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series — A New Frontier, succeeds in doing both, keeping the spotlight on Javi, Clementine, and the characters around them that matter for the vast majority of an emotionally resonant, stirring ending.

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Blizzard Might Be Teasing Overwatch's Next Hero and Map

A genetically modified gorilla (or monkey) like Winston might be Overwatch's next hero.

Blizzard has posted a new Overwatch blog entry describing some of the events that took place on Horizon Lunar Colony, the home of Winston. Notably, it's revealed that Winston isn't the only specimen missing from the base. So is someone or something called Hammond.

Blizzard might be teasing another hero called Hammond with this Horizon Lunar Colony image. (Courtesy of Overwatch blog)

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Pokemon Gold and Silver Soundtrack Getting Deluxe Vinyl

Johto Legends, a one-hour orchestral arrangement featuring the music of Pokemon Gold and Silver, is coming to vinyl.

The album, from Materia Collective and composer/arranger Braxton Burks, will be available as a 2xLP vinyl for $40 USD, courtesy of iam8bit. This deluxe set features album art by Ryan Brinkerhoff, as well a premium foil-stamped jacket and foil inner sleeves. A digital download is included as well.

Pre-orders for the Johto Legends vinyl open tomorrow, May 31 at 8am PT/11am ET on iam8bit.com. The set will release in the first quarter of 2018.

The music of Johto Legends—based on Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose and Morikazu Aoki's original score—is performed by a number of talented musicians, whose performance credits include The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses and Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions.

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Sonic Mania Release Date Announced

Sonic Mania will come out August 15.

SEGA has also announced that Sonic Mania will cost $20 USD/$26 CAD. Pre-orders are live digitally for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while Nintendo Switch owners will have to wait until the game launches.

Unveiled at Comic-Con 2016, Sonic Mania was initially scheduled to release during springtime. However, SEGA delayed the game back in March.

For more about the Blue Blur's next game, be sure to check out IGN's PAX preview of Sonic Mania.

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Why Nintendo Hasn't Made a New Advance Wars

While Nintendo has published four Fire Emblem games in the last five years, the drought for its other Advance Wars series continues. Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami admits he'd like to make a new Advance Wars, but he admits the development team would have to overcome a particular design challenge.

"Personally, I'd love to do Advance Wars," Yamagami told Eurogamer, "but since it's harder to create relationships between its characters compared to Fire Emblem, I don't have a clear idea of what kind of setting it could have."

Fire Emblem producer Masahiro Higuchi, who worked on the original Advance Wars, echoed Yamagami's sentiments: "The Advance Wars series is one that I personally have a lot of interest in," Higuchi said. "I hear some of the staff here saying that they want to make one too, so if we have a chance it's something I'd like to do!"

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Supergiant Games' Pyre Release Date Announced

Pyre will launch July 25.

Developer Supergiant Games, which previously created Bastion and Transistor, made the release date announcement on the PlayStation Blog. Pyre will arrive at the same time on PlayStation 4 and PC, according to the game's Steam page.

In fact, on both platforms, Supergiant is offering a 10-percent off pre-order bonus. Pyre costs $20 regularly.

For more on the party-based RPG, be sure to check out IGN's preview of Pyre from last year.

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Death Stranding: Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Death Stranding.

The last time we actually saw Death Stranding was at the PlayStation Experience back in December. Kojima played an alternate version of the trailer starring Guillermo del Toro and Mads Mikkelsen, which we originally saw at The Game Awards a few days before that. The new version contained a vocal track by Low Roar, the band who did the song in the first Death Stranding teaser. Kojima implied the lyrics of the song were significant to the trailer.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Preorder Guide

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Soon it will be time to head back into one of the most beloved fantasy settings ever created. Middle-earth: Shadow of War aims to build on Shadow of Mordor in nearly every way, with an expanded nemesis system, a bigger open world, and a welcome splash of color to the environments. Read our hands-on impressions for an idea of what the game has in store when it releases on August 22 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Injustice 2 Wonder Woman Events Celebrate Upcoming Movie

Injustice 2 is celebrating the upcoming Wonder Woman film with special in-game events.

Players will be able to unlock Wonder Woman-themed content based on the DC film. From now until June 5, those playing the console version of Injustice 2 can earn the gear Wonder Woman wears in the movie by participating in the multiverse event "To End All Wars."

Meanwhile, the mobile version of the game will let players earn two brand new Wonder Woman character cards based on the feature film, as well as the hero's full Gear starting today.

For more on NetherRealm Studios' DC fighter, read IGN's Injustice 2 review. For tips and tricks, including how how to level up faster, check out our Injustice 2 wiki guide.

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Nier: Automata Shipments, Digital Sales Surpass 1.5 Million

Total shipments and digital sales for Nier: Automata have crossed the 1.5 million mark worldwide.

Square Enix touted the new sales milestone in a post of the official Japanese Nier Twitter account.

Following its release first in Japan this past February, the PS4 version of Nier: Automata launched in North America and Europe on March 7 and March 10, respectively, which was followed by the PC version on March 17. In April, Square Enix announced shipments and digital sales of Nier: Automata eclipsed one million units worldwide.

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Fire Emblem Warriors Will Feature New, Twin Protagonists

Fire Emblem Warriors will follow original twin protagonists named Shion and Lian.

The new, blonde heroes will join Chrom and Marth, according to Weekly Famitsu (via Gematsu). Fire Emblem Warriors will reportedly focus on playable characters from Fire Emblems Shadow Dragon, Awakening, and Fates.

The series' weapon triangle will be present in Fire Emblem Warriors as well. That means, for instance, a swordsman will deal more damage to an axe-wielder, while an axe-wielder deals more damage to a lancer.

Fire Emblem Warriors will arrive later this year on New Nintendo 3DS and Switch.

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Next Arms Global Testpunch Packs New Modes

The Arms timed demo will return this weekend on Nintendo Switch, this time packing basketball and skill-shot modes.

The mini-games will rotate in and out of play like volleyball did this past weekend for the Arms Global Testpunch. The online fighting throws people into different matches, whether it's a 1-vs.-1 face-off or 2-vs.-2 bout. Basketball and skill-shot (essentially precision target-hitting) will join the fray this weekend, according to the Arms Japan Twitter account.

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I Am Setsuna Devs Reveal New RPG, Lost Sphear

Tokyo RPG Factory, the development studio behind I Am Setsuna, has announced its next game, Lost Sphear for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Steam.

The game starts in a remote town where a young boy by the name of Kanata wakes from a dream to find his town disappearing. It's then up to Kanata and his friends to rebuild the world around them, by converting thoughts into matter.

Building on the framework laid down by I Am Setsuna, Lost Sphear will introduce an expanded gameplay system with a re-worked active time battle (ATB) system. We're informed players can strategize and adjust their placement mid-fight.

Lost Sphear is scheduled for release in early 2018. If you're already after a physical copy, you'll need to pre-order exclusively on the Square Enix website. Pre-orderers nab themselves two extra music tracks at launch.

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Bayonetta 3 Is In Discussions, Says PlatinumGames

Platinum Games is actively discussing where to take the Bayonetta series next.

In an interview with SourceGaming at BitSummit, Platinum producer Atsushi Inaba fielded a question regarding whether the team would still use Bayonetta as the protagonist or introduce someone new in a bid to surprise fans and keep the series fresh.

"I would like to make Bayonetta 3. We're talking within the company even now about what to do," says Inaba. "But because we're constantly talking about it, that actually makes it really hard to say.

"Of course, that's just something that you talk about when you're making a series – do you want to keep the same protagonist? There's plenty of precedent for changing protagonists, and so that is something we discuss – do we want to keep the same one, have a different one, add new ones…"

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Shenmue 3 Won't Be at E3

Shenmue III will not be at this year's E3.

Writing via the Shenmue III Kickstarter, developer Ys Net explained the month of June will be spent focusing on development, meaning the team won't be able to make any upcoming events.

"We have also been receiving questions from our backers regarding our plans to participate in upcoming game shows," says Ys Net. "While our schedule has yet to be finalized, we will be devoting June to game development and as a result, will unfortunately not be participating in any game shows."

Ys Net goes on to explain the company will continue the tradition of bringing monthly updates via the Kickstarter campaign.

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What's the Latest on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night?

One of my favourite events each year is BitSummit - an annual indie games festival in Kyoto. It's a great show, where up and coming devs mingle with industry icons, and where there's no shortage of great games to play.

Last year, Koji Igarashi – one of the godfathers of the Igavania/Metroidvania genre – was actually manning a booth, showing off the latest build of his Kickstarter success story Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. This year, the game wasn't there to play, but Igarashi himself was still in attendance. I caught up with him to get a broad sense for how development is progressing. After all, since BitSummit last year, Bloodstained has been delayed into 2018, the game has found a publisher and new technology has been implemented, along with new studios getting involved.

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PlayStation E3 Experience 2017 Announced

Sony is once again bringing the E3 experience to theaters with PlayStation E3 Experience 2017.

In a post on PlayStation Blog, the company announced it will broadcast its E3 2017 conference on June 12 at 6 p.m PT/9 p.m. ET in over 85 theaters across the United States, Canada and Latin America. The full list of theaters can be found here. Participating theaters in Latin America will be announced at a later date on PlayStation Blog Brazil.

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FFVII Remake Development Shifts to 'Internal Setup'

Development on Final Fantasy VII Remake is changing to an "internal setup" at Square Enix.

During a recent Mobius Final Fantasy live stream (translation via Gematsu) Naoki Hamaguchi, the project lead on Final Fantasy VII Remake, revealed Square Enix has shifted its focus away from working with an external studio on the game. CyberConnect2 was previously helping Square Enix with development.

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Injustice 2 Tier List: See the Best Characters, Ranked

Does your favorite character have a fighting chance?

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Borderlands 3: Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Borderlands 3.

The last time we saw anything from Borderlands 3 was back in March at the 2017 Game Developer Conference. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford showed off a tech demo for Borderlands 3 that focused on art, lighting, and character models.

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Out This Week: Tekken 7, Lock's Quest, Perception

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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How to Defeat Every Boss in The Surge

From giant security mechs to sentient AIs, here's how to bring down the biggest bad guys in The Surge.

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Who Is the Greatest Fighting Game Character of All Time?

When you think of fighting games, you think of classic characters like Ryu, Heihachi, and Sub-Zero. But new blood to the fighting genre means new entrants into the ring. It's time to settle once and for all who is the top fighter.

Cast your votes now in IGN's Fighting Game Characters Face-Off to help decide the #1 best fighting game character of all time. The face-off matches some of the best fighters from a variety of rosters. The more votes are cast, the more the system learns which fighter should be at the top of the list, and who should be at the bottom... with Dan Hibiki.

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18 Sweet Games We Played at BitSummit in Japan

On the world stage, Tokyo Game Show is seen as Japan's premiere gaming expo, but for me personally, TGS has been a show of diminishing returns for many years. Nowadays, the event I get most excited about in Japan is BitSummit.

This two day event is not necessarily that dissimilar to the indie spaces at PAX, or other consumer shows, but it's nonetheless an awesome window into what's happening in the indie scene within Japan, and BitSummit itself still feels very much like a grass roots celebration of gaming: a space being shared by everyone, with tiny start-up studios rubbing shoulders with well-known, high profile industry figures.

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Don't Miss Recruiting These Characters in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Check out which characters you can add to your armry in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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Fallout 4: Find Bobbleheads and More With Our Interactive Map

Take advantage of the free weekend for Fallout 4 on PC and Xbox Live with our map to everything in Fallout 4.

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Hitman May Live on at Square Enix Without IO Interactive

Despite Square Enix's recent parting of ways with Hitman developer IO Interactive, it looks like stealth action franchise may continue on at the publisher.

When Square Enix first announced its decision to part with IO Interactive, the fate of the Hitman series was unclear. However, according to an English transcript from the company's recent briefing with investors (via GameSpot), Square Enix is looking to continue to series.

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The Last of Us Mod Makes Tess the Playable Protagonist

While The Last of Us stars Joel as the game's main playable protagonist, someone has modded the game to swap Joel with Tess.

Check out the video below from YouTube user Freako to see what Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic action adventure game could have been if Tess was the main playable character who escorted Ellie across the United States.

Warning: The Last of Us spoilers in the video below.

Naughty Dog is currently at work on a sequel to its critically acclaimed survival adventure game. Titled The Last of Us, Part II, the game will take place several years after the first title and center around Ellie, who is now 19 years old.

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Monster Hunter XX for Switch Will Support 3DS Cross-Play

Following its reveal a few days prior, Capcom has shared several new details about the upcoming Nintendo Switch version of Monster Hunter XX.

Capcom announced at Monster Hunter Championship 2017 that the Switch version will release on August 25 in Japan, Gematsu reports. Additionally, the Switch version will support internet cross-play with the 3DS version, as well as 1080p resolution support, and four-player local and online play.

Players will also be able to transfer their save data back and forth between the 3DS and Switch versions of Monster Hunter XX. Those who wish to transfer their Monster Hunter Generations data can transfer it to the Switch version of Monster Hunter XX as well, but not the other way around.

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Prey: Leave no Safe Locked With These Keycode Locations

Get essential weapons, neuromods, and more with the codes to all the locked safes in Prey.

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DQX PS4, Switch Release Dates Announced for Japan

Dragon Quest X will release in Japan for PlayStation 4 on August 17 and Nintendo Switch on September 21.

Square Enix shared the news during a recent livestream event, during which the publisher showcased the first footage of its popular MMO running on Switch. Skip to the 29:17 mark in the video below to see the game running on Switch, which is immediately followed by PS4 footage just over 31 minutes in.

As reported by Gematsu, the PS4 and Switch versions will cost 4,800 yen each. The PS4 version requires a 1,500 yet monthly fee for five characters, while the Switch version will cost between 1,000 and 1,500 yen a month for three to five characters. Both versions will be available as the "All in One Package" edition, which includes Version 1, Version 2 and Version 3.

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Injustice 2: How to Counter Deadshot

Deadshot can be one of Injustice 2's most difficult opponents - here are some tips for taking down the world's deadliest sniper.

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8 Arms Tips and Tricks to Keep in Mind During the Global Testpunch

Become the champion of the Arms Global Testpunch with these essential tips and tricks.

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Zelda: Power Up The Awesome Master Sword Beam

Don't miss out on boosting the Master Sword's beam attack with this awesome armor in Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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7 Best Games You Can Play Right Now on Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft has finally released its Game Pass service for Xbox Live Gold Members, allowing users to partake in a 14 day free trial that grants you instant access to over 100 Xbox 360 and Xbox One games.

To save you some time, we dug through the list and highlighted the 7 games you definitely shouldn't pass up.

Gears 3 might be the best all-around Gears of War game. It had a great story with real emotional moments, fantastic multiplayer, and a stellar Horde mode. And as a bonus, the entire Gears franchise minus last year's 4 is already on Game Pass as well.

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Fallout 4: 7 Things to Do First

Fallout 4 is free this weekend and PC and Xbox Live - check out all the things you should do after starting the game.

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8 Things Rime Doesn't Tell You

There's a lot of mysteries to solve in Rime - check out these helpful clues to get you started on your adventure.

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Rime Review

On the surface, Rime is a gorgeous, melancholy adventure of a lone wanderer in the similar fashion as memorable games like Ico, Journey, or The Witness. But just under that layer of beautiful art, mysterious locations, and wonderful music, is a game with very few new ideas. Instead, almost all of its puzzles are shallow and ultimately uninteresting versions of things we've seen and done in other, better games.

Rime's basic premise is simple and familiar: you wake up on a magical island after a shipwreck, and have to solve a variety of environmental puzzles over the course of the six-hour adventure to piece together just what the heck happened. Your nameless adventurer character doesn't have a ton of personality beyond looking like a cross between Ico and the main character of Journey, but your guide through Rime is little magical fox who's just about the cutest critter ever. He doesn't do a whole lot, but he helpfully points you in the direction you should go in – which I found especially useful in knowing where not to go if I wanted to explore everything in an area before progressing.

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How to Kill Jason in Friday the 13th

Take down the psychotic stalker once and for all with this tip for Friday the 13th.

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KH 3, FF VII Remake Arriving in 'Next Three Years or So'

Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake aren't arriving anytime soon.

As part of Square Enix's recent financial results, the company listed both RPGs as fiscal 2018 and beyond releases. Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda added that "we plan to launch each of these upcoming titles in the next three years or so."

Now this timeframe fits with what Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura expressed earlier this year, saying both games "still have a way to go."

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Agents of Mayhem: A Guide to Preorder Bonuses

If you're bummed there's no new Saints Row game on the horizon, you'll be able to perk up in August. Agents of Mayhem is a comically over-the-top game from Volition, the makers of the Saints Row series. Although it isn't a sequel to Saints Row, Agents of Mayhem is set in the same universe and shares a similar sense of humor. It's scheduled to land on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 15.

Before you plunk down your hard-earned money for Agents of Mayhem, you probably want to know what you'll get for your trouble. Below you'll find everything you need to know about the preorder bonuses and the retailers where you can order the game right now.

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IGN Live Presents: The Culling on Xbox One!

Join IGN live on May 30th at 1:00pm PT / 4:00pm ET / 9:00pm BST / Thursday 12:00pm AEST as we play through the popular Hunger Games battle royal exclusively on PC and Xbox One! Of course you can also watch on our Twitch, or YouTube channel!

We will be taking any questions as we play with developer Xaviant on the Xbox One ahead of the game's launch on the Xbox Game Preview Program. Feel free to help by tweeting at us @IGN with the hashtag #IGNLive if you have a question you would like to ask us live on the show.

Destin Legarie is a Producer at IGN. You can follow him on Twitter YouTube or right here on IGN. Warning. He will ask for Destiny help.

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GTA Online: Double Rewards and Lots of Discounts

Earn 2x RP and GTA$ for Special Vehicle, Cargo and Biker jobs, plus take big discounts on powerful vehicles and luxury rides alike.

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7 Games Like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has found massive success since it hit Steam Early Access on March 23. While the concept of a battle royale isn't new, Battlegrounds' refined, no-nonsense approach to the free-for-all, last-player-standing-style survival shooter has earned it immense fame and fortune among enthusiasts of the genre.

But this Arma mod-turned-standalone isn't the only option for survival game fans looking to pit their skills against others. Several mods and standalone games have come before and after (some even made by the creator himself), though how active each community is varies from game to game.

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Telltale Games' Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 2 Release Date Announced

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 2 - "Under Pressure" will be released on June 6.

The second of five episodes in the Telltale games series will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Android-based devices for $4.99 USD. After the events of the first episode, "Tangled Up In Blue," "Under Pressure" follows the Guardians as they try to control their newly acquired relic, which holds untold power.

Episode 2 - "Under Pressure"

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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Warped Gameplay Revealed

After showcasing remastered gameplay from Crash Bandicoot and Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back as part of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Activision has revealed a look at three new levels from the remastered version of Crash Bandicoot: Warped.

Take a look below at Double Header from Warped and read on for more from Vicarious Visions' game director Dan Tanguay for more on the process of bringing Crash back 20 years after the bandicoot's debut.

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Splatoon 2: Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we'll highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game is Splatoon 2.

We = saw a wonderfully cut campaign trailer for Splatoon 2 not that long ago, and it plays to the strengths of Splatoon's weird world beautifully. It kicks off with Marie, one member of the previously popular diva duette known as the Squid Sisters, on her own and *gasp* no one appears to remember her. We're not sure how much time has passed between the Splatoon games, but this narrative setup plays into the drama Nintendo is slowly building through it's Squid Sister stories. It tells the story of a rift that happens after Team Marie beat Team Callie in the final Splatfest event. Anyway, this trailer shows off some cool mechanics and it confirms that more weapons will be available in the campaign versus the previous Splatoon campaign.

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Watch All of Far Cry 5's Character Trailers

Alongside the game's reveal trailer, Ubisoft has revealed three new character vignette trailers, introducing some of Far Cry 5's protagonists.

Nick, Jerome, and Mary - all of whom are seen briefly in the main trailer - introduce themselves in these CG videos:

 

 

None of the characters shown are the game's main character, a currently unnamed Sheriff's deputy - it may be that we're looking at the game's co-op characters.

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Far Cry 5 Will Almost Certainly Be Divisive

Far Cry 5 is almost certainly going to get talked about by the mainstream news media. Whether that idea excites you, annoys you, or something else is up to you. But Far Cry is going places that no big-budget, AAA-level game has gone in recent times, if ever.

You play a sheriff's deputy caught up in a war between the US Marshal Service and Hope County's resident cult leader, Joseph – a man who believes he's been chosen to protect his followers from a government collapse he believes to be imminent – and his family: brothers Jacob and John and their half-sister, Faith. You won't be alone, of course. Joining you in the battle for Hope County's soul are potential allies like Pastor Jerome, whose church has come under fire by Joseph's group; Mary May, whose father was killed by the cult; and Nick Rye, a pilot and soon-to-be father who wants to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who both fought for the US.

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Far Cry 5 Release Date Announced, First Story Details Revealed

After a week of video and art teases, Ubisoft has finally revealed more about Far Cry 5, including when it will be available.

Far Cry 5 will hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 27, 2018. With development led by Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 5 will allow players to explore the entire open-world in-game version of Montana alone or in two player co-op.

The franchise's map editor will also return in Far Cry 5, with new features that Ubisoft promises more details are coming for soon. Additionally, PS4 players will get a free in-game skin pack with purchase.

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Monster Hunter XX Announced for Nintendo Switch

Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter XX (pronounced "Double-Cross") is heading to the Nintendo Switch (at least in Japan).

The news was dropped on Capcom's official Japanese site. More information on the Switch version of the 3DS game will be released on May 27th at this year's Monster Hunter Championship event.

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Street Fighter 5 Update to Add Remastered SF2 Stage

The coming Street Fighter V Capcom Fighters Network (CFN) update will include a remastered Spain stage first featured in Street Fighter II.

According to Capcom's announcement, the update brings with it the Flamenco Tavern stage complete with climbable cage and background dancers available for purchase for $3.99 USD, 3.99 GBP or 70,000 Fight Money.

The update is due to release on May 30 and will mark the official launch of the community building tool CFN after previously being available as a Beta.

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"Massive" New Update Announced for GTA Online

Rockstar announced today that a "massive" new content update will be released this June for Grand Theft Auto Online. The Gunrunning update will focus on high-tech powerful vehicles and weapons, and, as the name implies, the buying, selling and transporting of these weapons across San Andreas.

According to the development team, players will be able to purchase underground bunkers that can be upgraded with equipment capable of crafting "military-grade" weapons and vehicles. Some confirmed vehicles include armored trucks with mounted weapons, such as machine gun turrets or missile launchers, as well as weaponized racers and amphibious assault vehicles. It's also noted in the press release that we'll be able to unlock a Mobile Operations Center that will serve as a command hub for each weapons smuggler in Los Santos, along with a slew of new customization options.

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Friday the 13th: The Game Review in Progress

As someone who was Jason Voorhees for Halloween in fifth or sixth grade (probably not a great idea today), I've definitely been looking forward to stepping back into the hockey mask in Friday the 13th: The Game. So it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that I've found taking on the persona of Jason and roaming around as an iconic invincible force of murder is the highlight of this asymmetrical multiplayer killing spree. Unfortunately, the large majority of your time is spent controlling the machete-fodder, who are much less fun.

Jason will be set loose on gamers tomorrow, but I've been running for my life on the PC version for a couple days now. Note that a big part of why we do reviews in progress for multiplayer games is to test out servers in a live environment before we finalize our score. Usually that's to test and see if a game performs as well after release as it did before, but in this case I'm hoping the servers stabilize in time for the official launch. Pre-release servers have been pretty shaky, and multiple matches have crashed due to server disconnects. We'll keep playing and hoping for the best, but at the moment that's one of the scariest things about this game.

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8 Essential Magikarp Jump Tips

Raise successful jumpers and get the most out of your diamonds with this Magikarp Jump guide.

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Steel Division: Normandy '44 Review

Steel Division: Normandy '44 accomplishes one of the most difficult feats in strategy gaming: it's a historical wargame where the fun of the game and the accuracy of the history are intertwined, instead of at odds. Developer Eugen Systems has had success with real-time wargames before (with its cleverly titled Wargame series) but with Steel Division it's escalated both the production values and tactical complexity, with remarkable success.

Unlike the stereotypical World War 2 strategy sim, Steel Division isn't about pushing counters across a map and waiting for some dice rolls to turn out in your favor. It's a great-looking game, for one, with lush, detailed maps and units. Controlling it feels good too – any real-time strategy veteran should almost immediately feel at home with its interface. There is a significant learning curve in terms of how to play Steel Division well, but it's attractive and enjoyable enough to get started with that it's hard not to want to play more.

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Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days Review

Absurd as it is, there's some entertainment to be had in the very concept of a top-down shooter based on the 1992 film that made Quentin Tarantino a famous director. But other than that novelty and some passable robbers-versus-cops gunplay, there's not much to get excited about in Big Star's simplistic adaptation, Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days.

Bloody Days puts you in charge of the crew from the live action Reservoir Dogs… sort of. Likeness rights were obviously not secured along with the name, as Mr. White is really the only character that bears any resemblance to his silver screen counterpart, the late Harvey Keitel. Mr. Pink, originally portrayed by Steve Buscemi, is an angry-looking dude with blond hair and a big goatee, while Mr. Brown seems modeled not so much on Tarantino as an MMA fighter stunt double that had to look enough like him to be convincing at a distance. It's a little difficult not to be distracted by those discrepancies in a game that leans on such an iconic license.

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Battle Royale-Style Game The Culling Headed to Xbox One

Popular battle royale-style game The Culling is heading to Xbox One's Game Preview program on June 2, developer Xaviant announced.

The Culling has been out for PC since last year and is still in Early Access on Steam. Pricing for the full Xbox release is not yet known, however, the PC version costs $25. According to Xaviant, The Culling captures "the spirit of the battle royale experience" and is inspired by films like The Hunger Games and Battle Royale.

Players are dropped into a deadly game show where contestants must trap, hunt, scavenge, and ultimately murder each other in a span of 25 minutes with no respawns. Players have a variety of weapons at their disposal, including chainsaws, sledgehammers, and steel punji sticks.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Staff Recruiting for Development

The first part of Final Fantasy VII Remake may still be a ways off from release, if recruitment messages from the core staff behind the project are any indication.

Members from Square Enix's Business Division 1, including director director Tetsuya Nomura, producer Yoshinori Kitase and development leader Naoki Hamaguchi, posted recruitment letters on Square Enix's official site. According to Nomura's message, translation courtesy of Siliconera, the team is "urgently" seeking additional talent to join the development team.

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Now What Do We Play this Fall?

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Red Dead Redemption 2, E3, Friday the 13th, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.

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IGN Live Presents: Far Cry 5 Reveal

Join IGN live on Friday May 26 at 5:45am PT (8:45am ET / 1:45pm BST / May 27 at 10:45pm AEST) as we watch and analyze the Far Cry 5 reveal. You can watch it here, or on our Twitch, or YouTube channel!

We'll dive into Far Cry 5's modern American setting, talk about its new cast of villains, and pick apart every detail of the reveal.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Preorder Guide

Its single-player sequel may already be out, but Final Fantasy XIV isn't ready to call it quits yet. The Stormblood expansion is set to launch on PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac on June 20. It contains a heap of new content, including new missions, jobs, and areas, along with a new raid, a level cap increase, and the ability to swim. Stormblood is a big deal for the Final Fantasy XIV community, and for anyone interested in diving into an enormous MMO.

If you're ready for more Final Fantasy XIV, you'll probably want to know what comes with each version of the game and what you'll get for preordering. We've done the work and gathered the info into a single convenient package.

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The Last of Us Part II - Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: The Last of Us Part II.

The first and only official showing was at last year's PlayStation Experience when the game was announced.

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Get Prepared for the Arms Testpuch Demo Tomorrow

The first Global Testpunch Demo for Arms starts tomorrow in the US - here's who you can play as.

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Respawn Announces Free Titanfall 2 DLC

Respawn has detailed the offerings coming in its next Titanfall 2 DLC drop on May 30, 2017.

First up for grabs — and perhaps, importantly, up for free, too — is a new Titan, Monarch, a mid-range Vanguard class mech that can "upgrade itself on the battlefield through her unique Upgrade Core." Keep her ticking over long enough, and it'll eventually reach its "final form."

Monarch drops May 30, 2017

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Beyond Good and Evil 2 Won't Be at E3 2017

Beyond Good & Evil 2 won't appear at E3 2017 but will likely be shown sometime later this year, if recent comments by series creator Michel Ancel are any indication.

When asked on Instagram if footage of the game might be shown at E3, Ancel replied, "Mhhh, not sure that E3 would be the best place to showcase BG&E2 but we're working on the game so sometime this year, you should hear about it!"

A new Beyond Good & Evil game has been in the works for quite some time. Word of the project resurfaced last year when Ancel posted several images of concept art. Shortly thereafter, he said the game entered pre-production and Ubisoft officially confirmed that the title is in development at its Montpellier studio.

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Perception Review

Perception invokes the most basic human phobia - a fear of the dark - by placing you in the shoes of Cassie, a blind woman who navigates by means of echolocation. It gives her - and you - only momentary glimpses of her surroundings, forcing you piece together room layouts, landmarks, and threats in the mere seconds before the shadows rush back in. It's emblematic of Perception's problems, then, that my main emotion as I sat in the dark wasn't fear, but irritation.

The smart-sounding, high-concept set-up is ultimately its downfall, but along the way it bears some fruit. We're so accustomed to being shown exactly where we are and where to go in games that to be left in darkness is actually refreshing at first. In the opening moments, exploring the purportedly abandoned New England house Cassie finds herself in is unnerving, opaque, and unpredictable. Until 10 minutes in, when you realise that the next four hours will amount to a bland adventure game with a veneer of horror and an increasingly awkward central gimmick.

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Ashes of Creation: An MMO That Lets You Be the Boss

Preview sessions for new MMORPGs are often fairly predictable. Advances in graphics and artificial intelligence may have been made since the last time you attended one, but you can be almost certain someone's going to beat a big monster senseless in a dungeon. And so, in fact, it went when creative director Steven Sharif and lead designer Jeffrey Bard showed me a hideous chap with face tendrils called the "spider demon" in their upcoming sandboxy MMO Ashes of Creation. Using a mage-like character, Sharif zapped and fried the creature a few times to show off the combat, which he describes as feeling similar to that of Guild Wars 2. Good stuff.

But wait! A twist! Bard showed me that I could become the spider demon myself if I so wished, or at least if I'd bought one of the "monster tokens" they plan on selling through Ashes of Creation's eventual cash shop. Nor would this be some mere cosmetic outfit for a few laughs in the local square, as you might get with a lootable toy in World of Warcraft. Within minutes, Bard was in the spider demon's form tearing through a medieval-styled village and clawing away at its buildings--buildings players would use. And thus those same players have a vested interest in stopping Bard-as-Spider-Demon, but naturally on the sparse preview build there was no one around to thwart him save Sharif, who ended up getting killed by Bard by accident. It's essentially players as world bosses, and it's one of the most interesting ideas I've seen out of the MMORPG genre since EverQuest Next effectively became EverQuest Never, even if the idea has its roots in other multiplayer games like Evolve.

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Darksiders 3: Ask the Developers Anything

UPDATE: The developers of Darksiders 3 have answered your questions about the upcoming game!

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Get Even: Horror-Shooter Delayed After Terror Attack

Bandai Namco has delayed the release of its horror-themed shooter, Get Even.

The delay follows Monday night's terrorist attack in Manchester, UK, pushing back the release by one month to June 23, 2017.

The publisher provided a statement on the company's official Twitter feed:

Given recent events & out of respect we have decided to postpone Get Even to June 23rd. We would like to express our deepest condolences.

— Bandai Namco UK (@BandaiNamcoUK) May 24, 2017

Get Even aims to fuse horror, shooter and adventure games in unpredictable ways - and its approach certainly intrigued us when we went hands-on with it earlier this year.

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Gwent Closed Beta Testers Get Free Copy of The Witcher 2

Did you play in the closed beta of Gwent: The Witcher Card Game? As a thank you, CD Projekt Red is giving away copies of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition.

You need to login to the same GOG account you've been using to play Gwent, and then redeem your code using this link. Do it quick though, because your code will expire on May 29 at 2pm CEST.

It's worth grabbing - we awarded The Witcher 2 a 9.0, calling it "a game for adults, and not just because of all the sex and violence. It expects you to be intelligent and interested, to care about the political machinations, racial tensions and complex history of its world."

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Divinity: Original Sin 2 Gets a Release Date

Divinity: Original Sin II will be coming out of early access and receiving a full release on September 14, 2017.

In its 37th update video on developer Larian Studios' YouTube page, we now finally have the full release date of the sequel to 2014's Divinity: Original Sin.

Original Sin II had a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2015, when it hit all its stretch goals and raised $2 million. The game has been in Early Access on Steam since September 2016, and has been receiving regular updates since then.

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Street Fighter 2 Could Determine Capcom's Switch Support

Capcom will assess how much it will support the Nintendo Switch based on sales of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, according to its COO.

Speaking to Toyokeizei (and spotted by NeoGAF user Calm Mind), Haruhiro Tsujimoto explained the company's current policy towards Nintendo's new hardware:

"With Street Fighter 2 going on sale in May," he explained (per an IGN translator), "Capcom will monitor its performance with regard to supporting the Switch."

It's not clear whether Tsujimoto is implying that Capcom may withdraw entirely from creating Switch games if the game sees poor sales, if it will reassess games it already has planned behind the scenes, or if this a more positive feeling - that if Street Fighter 2 performs well, it may increase Switch game production.

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Samsung TV Update Should Fix a Major Switch Problem

An issue on Samsung TVs that saw them automatically switching HDMI channel to a Nintendo Switch console in sleep mode should be fixed soon.

Samsung's latest TVs include a feature that has them automatically switch to what they perceive to be a newly-active HDMI input, but docked Switch consoles (among other devices) appear to trigger that feature even when notionally turned off.

Speaking to The Verge (via Polygon), a spokesperson said: "Samsung has been following the comments on our Community Thread and we will be issuing a Firmware update early this summer that will address this behavior and provide the level of convenience that was intended."

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Analyzing Red Dead Redemption 2's Delay

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On this week's Xbox show, we discuss who wins and who loses in the wake of Red Dead Redemption 2's delay. Plus: Destiny 2, Scorpio, and the potential scourge of the exclusive marketing deal; BioWare's future is clearer, Far Cry 5 gets teased, South Park: The Fractured But Whole's final-final (?) release date, and more!

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Kingdom Hearts Designer Offers His Take on the Joker

Kingdom Hearts director and longtime Final Fantasy character designer Tetusya Nomura has offered his take on the Joker with a new figure.

Like Nomura's interpretations of Batman and Catwoman, his Joker redesign is striking, eccentric, and certainly a unique take on the DC villain. As part of Square Enix's DC Universe Variant Play Arts Kai line, the figure will release sometime this fall. You can preorder the figure now on Amazon Japan.

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Fallout 4 Free This Weekend on Xbox One and Steam

Fallout 4 will be free to play this weekend on Xbox One and PC via Steam.

The free weekend gives players access to the base game and each platform's respective library of mods from May 25 through May 28, according to Bethesda. The publisher notes an active Gold membership is required for Xbox One players.

While PlayStation 4 players won't have access to the trial period, they will be able to take advantage of this weekend's Fallout 4 sale, which sees the base game discounted by 67 percent on all platforms. The season pass will also be on sale throughout the weekend.

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Official Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Merchandise Announced

Ahead of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's release later this year, Activision Blizzard has partnered with Numskull Designs to produce a line of brand new Crash merchandise.

Numskull's line includes keychains, pins, mugs, shirts, and even Crash crate-shaped candles, all currently available for preorder. Check out the full line, which will be available on June 30, below.

The N. Sane Trilogy features Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, remastered for PlayStation 4 with redone lighting and animations, newly-recreated cinematics, and support for PlayStation 4 Pro. The N. Sane Trilogy also adds new save and checkpoint systems, and "improved" bonus levels and time trials. The soundtrack has also been remastered.

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Xbox's Netflix-Like Game Pass Launches Next Month

Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's Netflix-like subscription service, is now available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The service will launch for non-Gold members on June 1.

Announced earlier this year, Xbox Game Pass provides subscribers access to a library of over 100 games for $10 USD / £8 per month. Notable games available at the service's launch include Halo 5: Guardians, NBA 2K16, Mad Max, Borderlands, the BioShock franchise, and Gears of War 1-3. All Xbox One owners can begin their subscription with a 14-day free trial.

Each month, games will be cycled in and out of the service, according to Microsoft. Additionally, as long as a game is currently part of the Game Pass catalog, it will be available to purchase at a 20 percent discount.

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Red Dead Redemption 2: Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Red Dead Redemption 2.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was officially announced last October with a big reveal trailer. Just recently, it was delayed until spring 2018.

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Final Fantasy XV Survey Asks What DLC You Want Next

The latest update for Final Fantasy XV includes a survey asking players what they would like to see from future DLC.

The in-game survey (courtesy of All Games Delta) asks players to vote on the content they'd most like to see featured in future updates. Only one selection per player can be made from the list, which includes potential future story content, including Ardyn's past and Lunafreya's activities, new playable characters, including Gentiana and Cor, as well as an additional hard mode and new upgrades.

Final Fantasy XV survey, via All Games Delta

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Far Cry 5 Key Art, Characters Revealed

Ubisoft has revealed the first piece of Far Cry 5 art. After announcing the title of the game and showcasing a series of teasers that highlighted the game's setting of Hope County, Montana, Ubisoft took a slightly more sinister turn with this piece.

The art, very much a sendup on da Vinci's Last Supper, focuses on what we assume to be FC5's villains. Much like the ominous art where 3 showcased Vaas Montenegro and 4 highlighted Pagan Min, this group of folks are surrounded by weapons, religion, and a nice pup.

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Ken Jeong on Justice League Action and COD

Actor, comedian and licensed physician, Ken Jeong seems to be tackling as many forms of media as possible, film, TV, animation and now video games. We recently talked to Dr. Jeong about his work on Justice League Action, the upcoming animated film Amusement Park, his recent work on Call of Duty, and why the film adaptation of the novel, Crazy Rich Asians is kind of like The Avengers.

IGN: What can you tell us about your new animated film, Amusement Park? Have you wrapped yet?

Ken Jeong: We're close. I've been working on that for the last two years. It's amazing. It's been so much fun because it's a very personal project project for him (director, and former Pixar animator, Dylan Brown), and what I love about that movie is that it lends itself to more drama. The part I'm involved in is the escapism that the protagonist goes through. Even though I'm comic relief in that one, I just love the script and the story.

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24 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know about Overwatch's Heroes

Happy birthday, Overwatch.

To mark the game's one year anniversary, we got Jeff Kaplan – one of the game's key developers – to give us a little fact about each of the 24 heroes.

You can read them by swiping through the gallery below...

Or check out videos below to hear from Jeff himself and see previously-unseen concept art and footage of the game in development.

Daniel is IGN's UK Managing Editor, and he wouldn't have believe a year ago that dressing up a Chinese climatologist as a futuristic beekeeper would make him so happy.

You can be part of the world's most embarrassing cult by following him on IGN and Twitter.

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PlayStation Store Now Has Steam-Like Curated Playlists

Sony has launched a new recommendation system on the PlayStation store.

Dubbed The Creators, (via Kotaku) the new feature is similar to Steam's curator recommendations in that it displays recommended games, only in this version the suggestions come from developers rather than influencers.

As of now, the lineup includes 17 prominent developers and studios such as the President of Sony's Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida and the Final Fantasy 15 team.

Many of the picks are obvious choices, such as games made by the person or team in question or just generally popular titles.  However, lots of the choices do appear genuine with Rocket League Developer, Psyonix expressing their love of obscure sports titles and Yoshida praising the amazing Sound Shapes.

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New Pokemon Go Anti-Cheat System Makes Rare Pokemon Impossible to Find

Like any game, Pokemon Go has hackers, whether they're using bots or other ways to gain an advantage quickly. But Niantic is now cracking down harder on them.

According to Pokemon Go Hub, a server-side security measure was activated over the weekend which now means previously flagged accounts are no longer able to see rare Pokemon spawns in an area.

Anyone caught using third party trackers to catch Pokemon will now be unable to catch the very best.

An image shared on the Pokemon Go Dev Discord server shows two screenshots of the game at the same time and location from two accounts, one normal, and one flagged. The normal account can see a Geodude, Kabuto, and Venonat nearby, while the flagged account can only see the Geodude.

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How to Defeat Every Boss in The Surge

From giant security mechs to sentient AIs, here's how to bring down the biggest bad guys in The Surge.

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First Mario/Rabbids Crossover RPG Art Reortedly Leaks

A new promotional image for the rumored Mario/Rabbids crossover RPG coming to Nintendo Switch has reportedly leaked, seeming to reinforce previously leaked details about the supposed title.

Comic Book's WWG has debuted what it says is reportedly key art for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, an RPG rumored to be made in partnership between Ubisoft and Nintendo. Check out the art below:

Rumored Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Key Art, Via WWG

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Endless Space 2 Review

I first realized Endless Space 2 would be a game I'd enjoy upon discovering that one of its main factions is a race of treants called the Unfallen. They approach the grand 4X strategy adventure of exploring, expanding, exploiting, and exterminating by spreading peace and harmony throughout the galaxy. It's essentially the March of the Ents on a galactic scale, complete with featherweight philosophical talk in quest popups about fire being a force that both creates and destroys. Other turn-based 4X games might leave establishing faction personality at that, but Endless Space 2 goes even deeper, setting the Unfallen apart from their competition by giving them their own expansion technique that relies on spreading vines from system to system and connecting the whole endeavor to a central heart. That's but a taste of what makes Endless Space 2 one of the most aesthetically appealing 4X games to come out during the recent revival.

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Beyond: Will Far Cry 5 in America Still Be Fun?

This week, Max, Marty, and Brian discuss a bunch another shotgun blast of pre-E3 rumblings, including the vague tease of Far Cry 5's new Montana setting (and what that means for the franchise) as well as the bittersweet announcement that Red Dead Redemption 2 is pushed until Spring 2018. In other news, Dick Wilde is a fun game where seagulls go to the bathroom in your eyes and Spider-Man is playing baby Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie.

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Firewatch Writer, Artist Working on Rick and Morty Comic

Two members of the Firewatch team have revealed a new collaboration — a Rick and Morty comic book.

Firewatch co-director and writer Sean Vanaman revealed on Twitter that he and Firewatch designer Olly Moss have worked on the 29th issue of the ongoing Rick and Morty comic book series, which will debut this August, with interior art by C.J. Cannon. Vanaman shared the cover art from the comic, which features main characters Rick and Morty riding in Rick's infamous Space Cruiser. Check out the image below.

Rick and Morty comic from Sean Vanaman and Olly Moss.

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The Strange History of the Uncharted Movie

Most fans of the Uncharted franchise are probably taking a "I'll believe it when I see it" approach to the long-gestating film adaptation. First announced way back in 2009, the Uncharted movie has been trapped in development hell ever since, frequently gaining and losing writers, directors and actors over the years.

Luckily, there's been some new progress on the Uncharted front. Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland has been cast as Nathan Drake, with the film now billed as a prequel to the main Uncharted saga. It's good to see the movie gaining some traction again, but we're not going to get our hopes up just yet. Check out this breakdown of all the fits and stops the project has experienced over the years and you'll understand why we can't be optimistic just yet:

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