Every hidden car you can find across the map in Forza Horizon 4.
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Monday, December 31, 2018
Forza Horizon 4: Barn Find Locations
Fortnite's Hourly New Year's Eve In-Game Event Now Live
Epic is celebrating a successful year of Fortnite with an in-game New Year's Eve event occurring every hour.
When the clock hits a new hour, all players in a Fortnite match will see a giant disco ball rip through a rift in the sky. A countdown starts while music begins to play.
Fireworks overlooking Dusty Divot and Salty Springs.
When the countdown reaches zero, a barrage of fireworks are released and every player is forced to boogie down for 10 seconds, no matter if you were in the middle of a fight or just minding your own business. The event concludes with a giant firework of a llama with a promising "2019" underneath.
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Pokemon Let's Go: How to Get to the Power Plant
Here's how to get to the Power Plant, the off-the-beaten-path home of the Legendary Pokemon Zapdos!
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Red Dead 2 Walkthrough (with Gold Ranking Requirements)
See the Gold Medal requirements and get helpful hints while playing Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Monster Hunter World Complete Guide and Walkthrough
A guide and walkthrough for every Assigned Quest and monster in Monster Hunter World.
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Sunday, December 30, 2018
God of War: How to Solve Every Rune Chest
See where to find and how to open the Nornir Chests around the Realms.
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Smash Bros: Community Tier Lists Roundup
The Smash Bros. community on Reddit just released their list - see it, and others, here!
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Fallout 76 Interactive Map: Locations, Power Armor, Bobbleheads, and More
Plan your trip through Appalachia in Fallout 76 with our interactive map, featuring locations, power armor, collectibles and much more.
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Atlus Teases Persona 5 R, Other New Projects
Atlus has officially teased Persona 5 R, which many believe to be an enhanced release of Persona 5.
Revealed through a brief video, the words "Persona 5 R" are never shown, though an official website by the name P5R.jp has been attached to the video, suggesting the upcoming title will include this new letter. The teaser showcases Tokyo's Shibuya district, a major location in P5, with screens displaying the P5 icon, followed by the message "New Projects" and "2019.3."
The description of the video claims the next information on this title will be coming in March 2019. It's unclear if the "New Projects" referenced in the trailer solely includes P5R or also involves unannounced spinoff games, like a possible Persona 5 fighting game similar to Persona 4 Arena.
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How to Get the Best Horse in Red Dead 2
From the White Arabian to the Missouri Fox Trotter, here are the best horses in Red Dead Redemption 2 and how to get them.
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Pokemon Let's Go: Shiny Pokemon Guide
How to get these rare, alternate-color Pokemon.
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Inside One of the Best Arcades in Japan - Game Center Mikado
Arcades may have died out in much of the world, but in Japan, arcades are still a huge part of gaming culture. One of my favourites is Game Center Mikado in Tokyo – it's a great place to dive into legendary fighting games and retro classics in a relaxed atmosphere.
Mikado is a couple of stops from Shinjuku in Takadanobaba, a district that's famous for being the place that Osamu Tezuka chose for his iconic character Astro Boy to be "born." JR trains play the theme song when they stop at this station, and there are a couple of large murals of Tezuka's work outside the station.
Game Center Mikado is just around the corner, on an unassuming alley that runs along the train line. This two storey arcade has been one of the central locations for Tokyo's fighting game scene for more than a decade (it was opened in 2006 but has been in its current location since 2009), playing host to regular tournaments and known for high level play. It's also – unlike the many Taito Game Stations and Club SEGAs around the country - privately owned.
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Saturday, December 29, 2018
Here's Every Side Quest in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Track down every last side quest in Breath of the Wild to earn unique armor, rupees, and more.
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Monster Hunter: World Tips and Tricks
Everything you need to know to succeed as a hunter.
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Red Dead 2 Complete Cheats List
All 37 cheats in Red Dead 2, plus their origins.
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The Witcher 3: Where to Get the Best Witcher Gear
Whether it's the Wolf School, Bear School, Cat, Serpent or Griffin Schools, this is where you can find the best - and rarest - weapons and armor in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Smash Bros. Ultimate: How to Unlock Every Character Fast
This complete character unlock guide and chart will help you unlock your favorite fighter fast.
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Ainigmata Ostraka Locations
Find these hidden treasures to unlock unique, powerful buffs for your character.
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Last Year: The Nightmare Review
The title of Last Year: The Nightmare may be short on inspiration, but its take on asymmetric survival horror multiplayer has plenty. Those who have played Friday the 13th or Dead by Daylight will be familiar with the premise of one powerful player hunting down several weak ones as they try to escape, but Last Year: The Nightmare introduces a couple new twists that make it among the best of this burgeoning sub-genre thus far. Whether you play as the killer or one of the hapless teenagers, its action is tense and strategic to the end. That said, with only three maps, no progression system, and intermittent glitches, it does have an air of early access to it at the start of its 90-day exclusive period on the Discord Store.
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17 Games to Watch in 2019
As 2018 winds down, we're looking ahead to 2019 and some of the games we'll be keeping our eyes on – and think you should too. This isn't a comprehensive list of all of 2019's big games, by any stretch, but it's a fun sampling of some of the stuff we're most excited about. Keep checking back on this page all month long, as we'll be debuting new videos and features almost every weekday in December.
Happy Holidays, we hope you enjoy this special edition of IGN First, and look for our January IGN First to kick off on Friday, January 4!
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Every Dragonborn Shout Location in Skyrim
Master the Way of the Voice with the locations to every Dragonborn Shout in Skyrim.
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Spyro Reignited Trilogy Complete Walkthrough
Every tip and trick you need to get through the entire Spyro trilogy.
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Friday, December 28, 2018
Zelda BotW Map: Memory, Shrine, and Fairy Locations
Check out our interactive map of Hyrule to find Memories, Shrines, Great Fairies and more in Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Spider-Man: How to Unlock Every Suit
See every suit you can unlock in Marvel's Spider-Man.
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Black Mirror Creator on Similarities Between Bandersnatch and RDR2
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is currently available to play/watch on Netflix. You can check out our spoiler-free review right here.
Device Support: Available across most newer devices, including TVs, game consoles, web browsers, and Android and iOS devices running the latest version of the Netflix app. It's not yet supported on Chromecast, Apple TV, and some legacy devices.
Netflix is calling its latest entry in Charlie Brooker's imaginative Black Mirror anthology series an "interactive movie." And while the interactive elements of "Bandersnatch" are clearly there - featuring a unique decision-making system that alters how the story unfolds - it's difficult to not notice the similarities the film shares with video games.
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Launch Fireworks Map and Locations - Fortnite Week 4 Challenges
See our map and list of locations for the Launch Fireworks challenge for Week 4 in Fortnite.
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Red Dead 2: Guide to Every Legendary Animal and Fish
See where to find every single Legendary Animal and Legendary Fish in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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NBA 2K's Mike Wang Says Tech Has Made NBA Players More Unique
Mike Wang has been embedded in the world of sports video games longer than some of its fans have been alive. As the gameplay director for NBA 2K, as well as a brief stint on EA's NBA Live series, Wang is the perfect person to tell us just how far we've come on this month's episode of IGN Unfiltered.
Most notably, Wang points out how the evolution of technology in sports games does more than just make LeBron's face look more realistic, or makes more beads of sweat appear on Steph Curry's brow. It's also allowed developers to increasingly mimic the exact motions that individual players make while playing ball, lending an extra level of personality to each moment.
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Streets of Rage 4: New Screenshots Revealed
Streets of Rage 4 proved to be a very pleasant surprise when it was announced earlier this year. DotEmu's sequel is being crafted by Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap developer Lizardcube as well as Guard Crush Games, makers of Streets of Fury.
Of course, Axel and Blaze return as the player characters, and the original visual style has been retained but of course, modernized as a hand-drawn animated look. Take a look at six new screens that DotEmu sent along:
They also sent along a gif of a combat animation. Take a look!
Dig this new combat animation gif from Streets of Rage 4!
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey Cultist Location Guide
Here's where to find every cultist clue in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
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Batman's Psyche Is Perfectly Mirrored in the Gotham of Arkham Knight
Stories do not happen in a vacuum. A story's setting can be as much of a character as the actual characters inhabiting it, reflecting both them and the thematic elements of the plot. This is true of games, books, and movies—in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, for instance, a great and mighty evil renders the land of Mordor into, quite literally, a festering, pulsating, and decaying wasteland that is inhabited by orcs and other beings who personify the very evil that corrupts the once bucolic realm of Mordor.
There's perhaps no better representation of this than Batman: Arkham Knight. The character, layout, and visual starkness of Gotham City act as a malleable mirror to Batman's psyche within the Arkham-verse. The story sunk its bat-fangs into me but Gotham, the city itself, is what truly stands out as both the home and the harbinger of the dichotomy of good/evil that brings the city to grimy, pulsating life.
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Thursday, December 27, 2018
God of War: Every Valkyrie Location and Hidden Chamber
Don't miss any Valkyrie locations with our guide to the hidden chambers in God of War.
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Mario Odyssey: Guides for 880 Power Moons
Don't miss a single Power Moon with our huge Mario Odyssey guide.
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Smash Ultimate: All Character Locations and Map for World of Light
Don't miss out on finding your favorite characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate with our locations guide for World of Light.
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The Witcher 3: Earn Free Skill Points From These Places of Power
Earn extra ability points and level up by finding these Places of Power in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Fallout 76: How to Earn Money and Where to Sell
Looking to offload your unwanted junk and make some quick money? See the locations of all traders in Fallout 76.
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NBA 2K's Mike Wang 'Immediately Regretted' Jumping Ship to EA
In the world of video games, especially with massive companies like 2K Sports and EA, it's incredibly rare to hear a developer admit they "immediately regretted" jumping from one company to the next. That's just what happened on this month's episode of IGN Unfiltered, where editor Ryan McCaffrey spoke with NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang.
Wang accepted a position at NBA 2K developer Visual Concepts just as NBA 2K6 was wrapping up development. Wang stayed on through NBA 2K7 and 2K8 before making the decision to jump ship to 2K Sports' biggest rival, EA's NBA Live, which was trailing behind 2K in critical reception at the time. It wasn't simply a matter of money, though. Wang's reasoning was practically Machiavellian.
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How to Unlock Inferno in Soul Calibur 6
Don't miss out on obtaining Soul Calibur 6's only hidden character.
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Spider-Man: All Secret Photo Op Locations
There are 50 hidden photo ops in Marvel's Spider-Man, find them all to unlock a secret.
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Fortnite Week 4 Challenges - Search the Letter Locations, Fireworks and Expedition Outposts Map
The fourth week of Season 7 is here and we have a map for the expedition outposts and plane locations.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Major Choices and Consequences
See what happens as the result of the big decisions you must make in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
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AC Odyssey's Most Wanted Tips, Guides and Secrets
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's rendition of ancient Greece is a massive, sprawling world to explore, chock full of secrets, puzzles and historic battles. Using a combination of traffic, comments and user feedback and search inquiries, we've been able to see what's really had players stumped since Alexios and Kassandra first set sail in early October 2018.
The Cult of Cosmos (SPOILERS!)
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God of War Players’ Most-Asked Questions – With Answers
God of War's impressive open-world is filled with plenty of tough enemies, collectibles, and exciting mysteries. Through IGN's analysis of user feedback, search data, and traffic, we've deciphered which of God of War's challenges players need most help completing.
There are some very mild spoilers for end-game challenges in this article. However, we've done our best to mask the challenges by keeping things vague.
If you're just getting started in God of War, we recommend visiting the Things You Should Know Before Playing God of War page for a refresher on the series and a guide on God of War's setting and progression.
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Insurgency: Sandstorm Review
Insurgency: Sandstorm is an excellent multiplayer shooter that successfully avoids the common pitfalls of military simulation, but still manages to deliver an immersive, at times disturbing, sense of realism to its modern, Middle Eastern setting. Its arsenal consists of some of the best-realized firearms in any video game to date thanks to stellar sound design, punchy animations, and obsessive attention to detail. Elsewhere, though, things aren't quite as glamorous: I found most of its maps to fall into the "just okay" category due in part to poorly defined restricted areas that, on top of being annoying to encounter, are easily exploited. Still, Insurgency: Sandstorm punches well above its weight, offering phenomenal gunplay that shows up much of its big-budget competition.
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Looking Back at God of War (Almost) a Year Later With Cory Barlog
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, I, host Jonathon Dornbush, along with Brian Altano and Lucy O"Brien, welcome God of War director Cory Barlog for the final episode of 2018. With God of War named IGN's Best Game of 2018, the crew and Cory reflect back on God of War's success, development, and the overall work of Cory and the team at Sony Santa Monica Studio. If you've already seen IGN's God of War spoilercast, think of this as a part 2 to that conversation (which means, yes, there will be spoilers).
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Fans Are Debating Whether GoT and Skyrim's Dragons Are Actually Wyverns
If the Internet is to be believed, Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, First of Her Name, the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons might have some serious soul-searching to do about that last title in particular. A great dragon debate has waged on among fans over Christmas, who finally determined that the so-called "dragons" in Game of Thrones are actually -- and more accurately -- wyverns.
Let's examine the evidence.
This debate over the accurate term for the winged beasts in Game of Thrones (and Skyrim) stems from the distinction that a dragon is technically a creature with four legs and two wings, while a wyvern has two legs and two wings, and uses its wings as additional legs. This post from Redditor 4h0y1m4p1r4t3 has over two thousand responses of people both debating the different names of various types of dragon-like creatures, or alternately having their minds blown that the "dragons" in Game of Thrones and Skyrim aren't actually dragons.
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How to Get the Best Free Horse in Red Dead 2
Here's where you can tame the Elite Arabian, the best free horse in RDR2.
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NBA 2K's Secrets to Success, the Rivalry With EA, and More: The Story of 2K Gameplay Director Mike Wang
Longtime NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang discusses his fascinating career story, including getting noticed on a message board, leaving 2K for EA's NBA Live and immediately regretting it, coming back, and much more in this one-hour interview!
If you'd rather listen than watch (but we encourage you to watch!), here's an audio-only download link of the full episode.
Here is a preview clip, in which Wang recounts the story of getting noticed by professional game developers while posting criticism on an Internet message board:
And if you missed it, here's one of this year's best episodes of Unfiltered, in which Insomniac founder Ted Price discusses his independent studio's incredible ride from Sony upstart to Spider-Man powerhouse:
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18 Most Hunted for Monster Hunter: World Tips and Guides
The Monster Hunter franchise is notorious for being, well, sort of dense and confusing. Monster Hunter: World fixed a lot of that with an influx of quality of life improvements and much better tutorials, but were still plenty of things worth searching for. We compiled a list of the most searched for terms and clicked on pages over the year to help any newcomer to Monster Hunter: World. Tips, tricks, guides and lists for Monster Hunter: World ahead!
How do you even play Monster Hunter?
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Mario Odyssey Maps: Every Moon and Purple Coin
Don't miss finding over 800 Power Moons and 1,000 Purple Coins with our Super Mario Odyssey Interactive Maps.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Smash Bros Ultimate: How to Unlock Every Character Quickly
Ready your fighter roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with our guide to unlocking every character as quickly as possible.
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Zelda BotW: Guides for Every Shrine
Don't miss out on clearing every last shrine in Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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8 Things to Do First in Red Dead 2
The world of RDR2 can be a bit overwhelming to find your footing in - do these 8 things to set yourself up for success, pardner!
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GTA Online: Festive Surprise Brings New Mode, Vehicle and More
The holiday spirit has arrived in San Andreas, bringing a new Arena War mode and free vehicle.
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7 Things You Shouldn't Do in Skyrim
Avoid these big mistakes to make when starting your adventure for the first time in Skyrim.
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Spider-Man PS4: How to Unlock Every Suit
Check out all 28 Spider-Man suits and how to unlock each one in Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4.
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Monday, December 24, 2018
17 Unexplained Things Confusing Players in Pokemon: Let's Go
Though Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are a bit simplified compared to their competitively viable counterparts, they still left players with plenty of questions. Some abilities are easy to miss, version differences aren't exactly advertised on the box, and how are you supposed to know where to go to catch 'em all? Here are the most popular tips, lists, guides and tutorials Pokemon: Let's Go players searched for and the in-depth answers to go with them.
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How Historically Accurate is Red Dead Redemption 2?
Watch its unimaginably long credit roll and you'll spot a number of researchers whose roles were dedicated to making sure Red Dead Redemption 2 reflected a historical reality. Outside of the simulation genre, video games tends to play very fast and loose with history, but Rockstar Games has goes above and beyond in every effort to make the world seem deeply believable while functioning within the parameters of an open world entertainment experience. This dedication realism exercised by Rockstar is commendable, but the team also clearly understood that pure, unadulterated retellings of real-world events and frontier life also wouldn't perfectly serve their creative purposes.
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NBA 2K's Mike Wang Got Noticed by Posting on a Sports Game Forum
It's the stuff of internet fantasy: NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang began his adult life as a terribly unsure college student worrying over what he would do for the rest of his career. In the meantime, he regularly posted on the Operation Sports forums, freely offering his "advice" (or just gripes) to anyone who would listen.
Through a series of incredibly fortunate favors and meetings, Wang eventually found himself at the offices of NBA 2K developer Visual Concepts. What awaited him was a team of developers that amusingly recognized his username from the forums.
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12 Most Epic Video Game Moments of 2018
Excellent games and unbelievable moments were everywhere in a gaming year that started strong and never let up. Enduring franchises delivered on their long-awaited promises, surprise independent gems blew us away, and masterpieces wowed us with moments that won't soon be forgotten!
As another incredible year in gaming comes to a close, join us in looking back at those epic moments that helped to make 2018 an astonishing year for everyone. BUT BE WARNED, there are MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for some of the the biggest and best games of the year, so come back later if you're not ready. For everyone else, let's go down the the list of the most epic gaming moments of 2018!
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Sunday, December 23, 2018
How to Make Money in Red Dead Online
Whether you need cash quick early on or want to figure out the most efficient loop, here's the best ways to earn money in Red Dead online.
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Inside One of the Best Arcades in Japan - Game Center Mikado
Arcades may have died out in much of the world, but in Japan, arcades are still a huge part of gaming culture. One of my favourites is Game Center Mikado in Tokyo – it's a great place to dive into legendary fighting games and retro classics in a relaxed atmosphere.
Mikado is a couple of stops from Shinjuku in Takadanobaba, a district that's famous for being the place that Osamu Tezuka chose for his iconic character Astro Boy to be "born." JR trains play the theme song when they stop at this station, and there are a couple of large murals of Tezuka's work outside the station.
Game Center Mikado is just around the corner, on an unassuming alley that runs along the train line. This two storey arcade has been one of the central locations for Tokyo's fighting game scene for more than a decade (it was opened in 2006 but has been in its current location since 2009), playing host to regular tournaments and known for high level play. It's also – unlike the many Taito Game Stations and Club SEGAs around the country - privately owned.
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Just Cause 4: Every Hidden Tomb Location
Unlock the secrets of Otorongo by finding and solving these seven puzzle tombs.
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Below: Crafting Recipes Guide
Learn how to craft the necessary tools to survive in Below.
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Saturday, December 22, 2018
Below Cooking and Crafting Recipes
Use your resources wisely to craft the items that will help you most in Below.
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RDR2: Legendary Alligator Location
Tracking and hunting this massive gator will unlock several options at the Trapper.
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16 Mortal Kombat 11 Guest Characters We Want As DLC
While the Mortal Kombat series has never been shy about taking inspiration from popular culture, the last two NetherRealm games have really gone out of their way to include characters from other universes as DLC.
Mortal Kombat X's DLC included a handful of horror icons like Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, The Predator, and a Xenomorph alien who all fit right in performing gruesome fatalities.
Meanwhile, Injustice 2 had the denizens of the DC Universe squaring off some iconic characters from other comic publishers, Hellboy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Hell, even Kratos popped up in the 2011 Mortal Kombat. It's entirely possible some of them will return, but who else?
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Smash Bros: How to Get the True Ending in World of Light
Don't miss out on getting the real ending to Smash Bros. UIltimate's Adventure Mode.
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Friday, December 21, 2018
Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4) - Silver Lining DLC Review
Insomniac saved the best for last: Spider-Man: Silver Lining is what I wanted the first two chapters of The City That Never Sleeps DLC to be. Great character work across the board is not only fun in the moment but raises intriguing, farther-reaching implications for the story. And with diverse missions and a clear sense of resolution, this is just a much more satisfying day in the very dangerous life of Spider-Man.
Silver Lining's story will only run you about an hour and a half at most, but its missions are some of the most varied of the three DLCs thus far, and all were a joy to play. Silver Sable's return is a treat. I found her to be a bit forgettable in the main campaign, but with her dual desires to retrieve her gear from Hammerhead and work toward helping her home country, Insomniac has done a nice job of adding depth to her. Voice actor Nichole Elise's strong performance proves less is more, as Sable can often say as much with an outreached hand as Spider-Man can in several puns – which she, amusingly, has very little patience for. The interplay between the two is a highlight of not just Silver Lining but of the entire City That Never Sleeps DLC trilogy.
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New Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Teaser Could Hint at Gameplay Mechanics
Niantic, the developers behind Pokemon Go, have released a brief teaser for its upcoming game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. While at first the footage might seem a bit random and out of place, there are a few hints it might give about exactly what this magical mobile game has in store.
The official Wizards Unite Twitter account posted the teaser (which can be seen below), along with a caption reading: "Several riderless broomsticks were spotted flying off erratically in the Muggle world. Stay alert for any other cases of unexplained magical activity and sign up for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force!"
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Why Does Black Manta Hate Aquaman So Much in the DC Movie?
Jason Momoa's Arthur Curry is pretty busy in the Aquaman movie. In addition to battling his jealous brother Orm -- a.k.a. Ocean Master -- for control of the Atlantean throne, Aquaman will also be battling Black Manta, an armored sea pirate harboring a particularly nasty grudge.
But just who is Black Manta? Here's everything you need to know about Black Manta, why he hates Aquaman so much and why he has one of the more convoluted origin stories in the DC Universe.
Watch the video above to hear from director James Wan why he went full comic book with the film!
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Thursday, December 20, 2018
Forza Horizon 4: Fortune Island Review
Forza Horizon 4's first expansion may lack the unbridled madness of the previous game's Hot Wheels expansion, and it's not as immediately divergent as Blizzard Mountain was (which brought winter conditions and snow for the first time), but Forza Horizon 4: Fortune Island is a great add-on that features some of the most brilliant and fun stretches of road in the series to date.
Set on a fictional, high-latitude island far off the coast of Britain, Fortune Island is more of a driving purist's playground than Forza Horizon 3's more experimental DLC. The star attraction is the Needle Climb, a several-mile stretch of sealed switchbacks that winds up Fortune Island's highest peak. The Forza Horizon series has been begging for a ribbon of road like this since the beginning, and the Needle Climb doesn't disappoint.
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Red Dead Online Review in Progress - Week 3
Since the last instalment of IGN's Red Dead Online review in progress Rockstar has confirmed that new anti-griefing measures are in the works, and has also teased "new features, modes, and additional Red Dead Online gameplay content updates" that it will share in the new year. The prospect of measures that may dissuade pointless griefing – or at least punish it appropriately – is very welcome.
I'm genuinely confused by the sentiment that the bedlam that sometimes occurs in free roam in the Red Dead Online beta is something that players should just put up with (or, worse, that it's in some way totally faithful to the era). Certainly the American West earned its "Wild" moniker thanks to its untamed nature during the frontier era. However, if the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral had happened four times a day, every day, we wouldn't remember the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (and every Western you ever watched would just be a 90-minute battle royale). Players who want to be left alone aren't being precious; if they're anything like me they just want to be able to immerse themselves in a believable world. There's just nothing especially authentic about towns becoming war zones multiple times a day. I'll be pleased with anything Rockstar can concoct to foster a free roam multiplayer environment that's always fun to hang out in.
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Ring of Elysium Early Access Review
Now that battle royale games have become legion, the new arms race is to find clever ways for a new game to set itself apart from the Fortnites and PUBGs of the world. In Tencent's winter-themed Ring of Elysium, which recently launched as a surprisingly polished early access game with cosmetic-only microtransactions, there's more than a little inspiration taken from those two behemoths, but its wintery theme, clever new ideas around movement, and exciting final moments make it feel distinct.
Here, a smaller-than-average group of 60 players (either alone, in pairs, or in groups of up to four) battle it out to escape a deadly blizzard that ravages remote mountain towns. But unlike the usual trudging around on foot or the occasional vehicle, Ring mixes up the way you get from point A to point B with a map that features not only ski lifts, but also gives you access to snowboards, hang gliders, and mountain-climbing gear. That change injects exciting creativity into the genre without going into off-the-wall fantasy.
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Borderlands 2 VR Review
At face value, Borderlands 2 doesn't sound like the kind of game that would translate to VR with success – but it only took a few hours with Borderlands 2 VR to prove my preconceived notions wrong. While it's clearly not a ground-up, made-for-VR version of the shoot-and-loot bonanza, it's yet another reminder that large, traditional console/PC games can work reasonably well when retrofitted for virtual reality. Certain concessions, namely the lack of co-op, make Borderlands 2 VR a significantly easier, lonelier, and less replayable game than the original version, but Pandora has never been this close to your fingertips.
After spending 20 hours inside Pandora from a closer vantage point, it's clear that Borderlands 2 has aged well. Borderlands 2 VR ports over the entire, massive map from the base game (though, notably, it's strictly only the base game). The illustrative art style, in particular, works in its favor, and it probably doesn't hurt that Pandora is mostly a sparse wasteland. Unlike some other ambitious PSVR games, the world and characters don't have that slightly washed-out look. Everything looks about the same as it did in the PS3/Xbox360 original. It didn't blow me away like Wipeout and Moss did, but it's perhaps unreasonable to expect a VR port to look and feel as if it was designed with VR in mind.
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The Games and Game Services With the Most Downtime in 2018
Whenever PSN, Xbox Live or any other major online game or service goes down, these become some of the most heavily searched topics on IGN. So, we wanted to see how various services, platforms and individual games fared throughout 2018 when it came to staying online. To do so, we asked Downdetector, a website that collects data on online service outages, who experienced the most downtime in 2018.
To determine which games and services go down and for how long, Downdetector "collects status reports from a series of sources. Through a realtime analysis of this data, our system is able to automatically determine outages and service interruptions at a very early stage." Downtime analyzes reports from sources like Twitter, and detects outages when the number of reports jumps above a relative baseline level.
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How to Unlock Mewtwo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Find out how to add this powerful Pokemon to your roster with this guide.
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Fans React Positively to The Division 2 Alpha
Ubisoft's The Division 2 held a technical alpha test for the PC over the last week, and many of those who had the chance to play it came away with positive impressions.
The alpha, which was announced last week, took place between December 15-18, and those who had the chance to play it signed a non-disclosure agreement, strictly limiting what they could or could not publicly say about the game. While many leaks arose during this time, Ubisoft has removed much of this as quickly as possible. However, some details and impressions have remained, and they're largely positive on this post-apocalyptic sequel.
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Telltale's The Walking Dead's Final Episodes Coming to the Epic Games Store
Skybound Games has announced it is partnering with Epic Games to release future episodes of Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season on the Epic Games Store.
Though the season will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store for all future purchases, fans who already bought the season on PC through a different platform will still be able to receive the final two episodes through their original point of purchase.
"The team at Epic owns a major chapter in the history of the game industry," said Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe and Dan Murray in a joint-statement. "We're excited to work together on their latest transformative event with the launch of the Epic Games Store. Epic stepped up to the plate immediately to work with us in order to bring the original team back together and ensure fans will receive the completed season of Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season."
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Halo Infinite Confirms 4-Player Split Screens, Halo Reach Customization and More
343 Industries announced new features coming to Halo Infinite during a Mixer stream, including the long-awaited 4-player split screen mode.
Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries, Bonnie Ross, said at DICE 2017 that all future FPS Halo games will have split screen modes, but it was not officially confirmed for Halo Infinite until now.
Halo 5: Guardians not having the classic split screen multiplayer was upsetting to fans, and 343 said the decision to not include the mode, "was one of the most difficult ones we've ever had to make as a studio."
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For Honor's Assassin's Creed Crossover Event is Available Now
For Honor, for three weeks, will be taken over by Assassin's Creed thanks to the For The Creed crossover event, featuring characters, themes, music, and more from the long-running franchise.
Revealed during the For Honor Warrior's Den livestream, the For The Creed crossover event will run from today, December 20, through January 1, 2019.
This limited-time event will feature characters such as Ezio Auditore and Cesare Borgia as Commanders, the soldiers will be dressed as either Templars (Knights), Assassins (Samurai), or Pirates (Vikings), music from the franchise will appear throughout the game, themed menus and maps will replace standard ones, and much more.
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January 2019's Xbox Games With Gold Features Celeste, Far Cry 2
Microsoft has revealed January 2019's Games with Gold lineup, and it packs a couple of heavy hitters.
Announced by Major Nelson, the lineup features indie darling Celeste and the rally racer WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship for the Xbox One, and the famous open world shooter Far Cry 2 as well as the isometric action-adventure Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light for the Xbox 360 - both of which are playable on the Xbox One via backward compatibility.
Here's when you can download each game starting next month:
- Celeste: January 1-31 (Xbox One)
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Sam Raimi Spider-Man Suit Comes to Spider-Man on PS4
While three more suits will come as paid DLC to Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 tomorrow, Dec. 21, all Spidey players are now able to download a free, and often requested, new suit.
Insomniac Games announced that today's update to Marvel's Spider-Man includes the Sam Raimi Spider-Man suit for free. The suit, which is dubbed the "Webbed Suit" in-game, is of course based on the Spider-Man suit first worn by Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker in 2002's landmark superhero film Spider-Man.
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Fortnite: Search Between Three Ski Lodges Map
Check out our locations guide and map for the search between three ski lodges challenge in Fortnite's Week 3 Challenges.
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Fallout 76 to Get New Mode 'Without PvP Restrictions'
Fallout 76, in Q1 2019, will be receiving a new game mode that will contain no PvP restrictions.
Announced by Bethesda, this new mode will allow players to engage in PvP combat without both players agreeing to a duel.
In the main game, if one player were to shoot/engage with another player, the damage dealt would be greatly reduced until the other player returns fire.
While this helps prevent griefing and may promote cooperative play, it took out a lot of danger that some players were looking for in the hills of Appalachia.
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Artifact Beginner Strategies and Tips
Use this guide to build a solid foundation for your strategies in Artifact.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Fortnite: Compete in a Dance Off at an Abandoned Mansion
Check out our locations guide and map for the dance off at the abandoned mansion challenge in Fortnite's Week 2 Challenges.
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Below Review
I love the feeling I get when exploring a new level of Below's gloomy, foreboding dungeon for the first time. From the enemies to the environment art to the sound design, everything falls into place perfectly to create a spooky atmosphere of unveiling the unknown, never quite knowing what might lie down the next flight of stairs. Then I step on a cheap instakill spike trap, have to start over without my stuff, and likely need to spend the next 30 minutes farming lantern fuel and bat meat so I can take another crack at it. Talk about killing the mood.
Almost all of my biggest frustrations with Below come back to it not seeming able to decide if it wants to be a moody, deliberate dungeon crawler with satisfying combat or a punishing survival-action game that never lets you relax. It's at its best when it keeps that first goal in mind, wowing me with cool, subterranean vistas and enticing me with hard-to-find secret rooms full of useful rewards.
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Below: Where to Find Food and How to Fish
If you want to survive in Below, you'll need to find plenty of food.
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Here Are All the 14 Days of Fortnite Challenges Rewards So Far
Here's every reward available in the 14 Days of Fortnite Challenges so far, including tips for each daily challenge.
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PS4 in 2018: A Year in Review
Beyond!
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush along with Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and Lucy O'Brien dive into the year that was for PlayStation.
And, as the cast notes, 2018 has, pretty apparently, been a fantastic year for games on the PlayStation 4. Sony's PS4 exclusive lineup this year has included God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Colossus, Detroit: Become Human, Tetris Effect, and more.
PS4's Exclusive Games
The crew discusses PS4's stellar lineup, including four games nominated for Game of the Year 2018 by IGN. Following the release of Shadow of the Colossus in February, God of War dominated the early half of the year for PlayStation on IGN, earning a 10/10 in our God of War review, while the game's director Cory Barlog joined us for a spoiler-filled chat about God of War.
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31 Crazy (or Not so Crazy) Characters We Want as Smash DLC
Nintendo revealed Persona 5's Joker is the first of five Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC characters from the Fighter Pass. As great as that announcement is, Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime's comments during the reveal and in an interview with IGN later had the IGN office even more excited about the potential of more unique character come to Smash.
The list we've assembled builds on IGN's initial wishlist of characters we wanted to see in Smash, but this time around, we're looking further into Nintendo's history to pick fighters that would bring something unique to Smash, whether it be their fighting style or the character's personality. Some characters listed to break the standard rule of a fighter originating from video games, but we have reason to believe that they could just possibly come to Smash despite that. Maybe.
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Xbox One's First Official Keyboard Is Built for the Couch
Razer has revealed the Razer Turret for Xbox One, a wireless keyboard and mouse combo that is specifically designed for Microsoft's latest console.
Built for "reliable gaming on the couch," the Razer Turret offers a 2.4 GHz wireless connection via a single dongle and promises a battery life of up to 40 hours on a single charge.
Utilizing Xbox Dynamic Lighting and Razer Chroma technology, owners of the Razer Turret will gain access to 16.8-million color options and lighting effects for their new hardware.
Certain games, including X-Morph Defense and Warhammer Vermintide 2, will offer in-game support that will use the keyboard and mouse's lighting to provide more immersive experiences.
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How to Unlock Cloud in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Learn the ways you can snag this classic hero for both modes of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Fortnite Adds First Player-Created Content to The Block
Fortnite Battle Royale's first player-created content to be featured on The Block, the Grimy Greens factory, is now live.
Announced on the official Fortnite Twitter account, the Grimy Greens factory made by user kaancitak is the first player-created location to appear on the reserved space. Kaancitak's creation was first made as a player-created Fortnite island in Creative, accessible separately from the main map, but has been modified to meet The Block's specifications.
Drop to The Block and explore the newest community creation! Get lost in the mysterious Grimy Greens factory made by kaancitak. pic.twitter.com/GFBSohTvSn
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343 Industries and Limbitless Solutions Partner for Halo-Themed 'Bionic Arm' Prosthetic
Halo developer 343 Industries and Limbitless Solutions have announced a collaboration to provide a new Halo-themed, 3D-printed prosthetic arm for "young heroes who – like the Master Chief himself – also routinely and triumphantly beat the odds."
As detailed by 343, two special Halo-themed options will be added to Limbitless' lineup of designs beginning in 2019.
The first Bionic Arm is a recreation of Master Chief's own Mk. VI armor, while the second is a "multiplayer" variant of the "Mjolnir-inspired and personalized prosthetic" that will come in many colors to "create a Spartan style as unique and heroic as the recipients themselves."
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Jump Force: My Hero Academia's Izuku 'Deku' Midoriya Joins the Roster
Jump Force has added My Hero Academia's Izuku "Deku" Midoriya to its ever-growing roster of fighters.
Announced by Bandai Namco US' Twitter, Deku will be arriving with his Detroit Smash Super Move that was performed by him and All Might using the One For All Quirk.
Deku is the protagonist of My Hero Academia, an anime that will be receiving its fourth season in October 2019 and which also had a movie released in theaters, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, earlier this year.
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For Honor Teases Assassin's Creed Crossover
It looks like For Honor and Assassin's Creed, two properties from Ubisoft, will receive some sort of crossover that will be announced tomorrow.
Teased on the official For Honor Twitter account, a brief video with the caption "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" was shared, which is the Creed's maxim itself. The video also features visuals that directly reference the Animus from Assassin's creed, as well as the Animus logo from the fictional Abstergo Industries and various logos from For Honor. The video ends with the message "Full reveal on Dec. 20 at 12 PM EST on The Warrior's Den livestream!"
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Fortnite's Official Merch Store, Retail Row, Launches Today
Epic Games and The Fortnite Team have launched Retail Row, the official Fortnite merchandise store.
Named after a current location on Fortnite's map, the Retail Row store offers fans of Epic Game's battle royale shirts, a hoodie, and even a Durr Burger Onesie.
The aforementioned Durr Burger Onesie costs $70 USD and is available for pre-order now with a shipping date of late January 2019.
The Skull Trooper Pullover Hoodie costs $60 USD and will ship the week of January 21.
The graphic t-shirts, which ship as early as this month and continue on through January, cost $25 and feature the Durr Burger, DJ Yonder, and much more.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Xbox in 2018: The Year in Review
The year of Xbox in 2018 has been almost Jekyll-and-Hyde-ian. Software-wise, the lack of high-quality first-party exclusives continues to be the story. But hardware and services were unrivaled, and Microsoft tripled their first-party studio portfolio.
On 2018's final episode of Unlocked, our Xbox crew talks about Microsoft's interesting year. Watch the video above to see them break down the highs and lows of Xbox's 2018.
Xbox's Exclusive Games
Xbox had the sublime Forza Horizon 4, an IGN Game of the Year nominee. Somehow, Forza Horizon 4 improved an already brilliant series, bringing changing seasons along for the ride – and doing so successfully. Visually it (again somehow) evolved again, especially if you played it on an Xbox One X. Aside from that, though (and that didn't release until October), it was an underwhelming year. Sea of Thieves released in a skeletal form in March, offering a genuinely enthralling core concept that, at launch, didn't have much meat on its bones. It has, to its credit, already received several substantial content updates. Meanwhile, State of Decay 2 dropped in May, evolving the original's unique brand of role-playing zombie-apocalypse survival, but unfortunately retaining the first game's reputation of being a shoddy technical experience.
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Pokemon Go: Everything You’ve Missed If You Haven’t Played Since Launch
(UPDATED on December 18 with PVP Trainer Battles)
Earlier this year, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo released Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee, two new Pokemon games that return to Kanto (the region of the original 151 Pokemon) on Nintendo Switch.
On top of that, Pokemon from Kanto that you've caught in Go can be transferred to Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee, meaning millions of Go players can get a head start on completing their Pokedex.
If you stopped playing Pokemon Go after the initial hype died down or if you never picked it up, there are a lot of exciting features that have helped transform it into a more robust game than you probably realize. Here are a few of the most exciting features to come to Pokemon Go in the last two years year or so.
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How to Upgrade Your PS4 Pro/Slim Hard Drive
Upgrading your PS4's hard drive is much easier than you may think.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Beats Black Ops 4 in November Sales
The November 2018 NPD report is in, and Red Dead Redemption 2 has come out on top.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was the month's second best-selling game in the United States, swapping places with Red Dead Redemption 2 from last month. It also remains the best-selling game of the year, meaning its overall sales remain higher than Red Dead Redemption 2's. Exact sales numbers aren't disclosed in the NPD report, so how big the gap is remains unknown. Black Ops 4 did, however, release two weeks ahead of its closest competition.
The report did reveal that Red Dead Redemption 2 has already exceeded its predecessor's sales by nearly 40 percent. We know the original sold over 14 million copies by 2015, meaning its sequel has likely surpassed 20 million units.
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Smash Ultimate: More Character Locations and Map for World of Light
Don't miss out on finding your favorite characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate with our locations guide for World of Light.
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Next Generation Xbox Is Reportedly Codenamed Anaconda
The next generation family of Xbox consoles reportedly have two codenames: Anaconda and Lockhart.
As reported by Windows Central, the two separate Xbox SKUs will theoretically act like the current Xbox One S and Xbox One X do now: Lockhart is rumored to be a more affordable, baseline model that makes the technology accessible to a larger group of consumers while Anaconda is a beefed up version that will cost more for fans willing to shell out the money for more power. Both are expected to be released by holiday 2020.
While the report suggests Lockhart could be comparable to (or a bit more powerful than) the current power of the Xbox One X, Anaconda would be much more powerful, providing a "cutting-edge console gaming experience." Rumors also indicate that Microsoft is "exploring technology to dramatically reduce loading times," possibly including a faster SSD hard drive. It could also potentially act as a dev kit.
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DC Reveals New Version of Arkham Knight for Batman's Detective Comic #1000
DC Comics has officially given us our first look at the Arkham Knight in Detective Comics #1000.
Reported by CBR, this marks the Arkham Knight's latest foray into the world of comics after being introduced as the titular antagonist in Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Knight. The first image of the Detective Comics version of the character differs a bit from his initial portrayal, featuring larger shoulder pads, an augmented chest emblem and what appears to be an overall lower-tech suit.
Source: CBR. Credit: DC Comics, Doug Mahnke.
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Pokemon Go Adds Legendary Pokemon Heatran
Legendary Pokemon Heatran is coming to Pokemon Go.
As announced on Pokemon Go's official Twitter account, Heatran will come to Raid Battles today at 1:00 PM Pacific Time and wil remain in the game until January 15 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time.
Heatran is the third Legendary Pokemon from generation 4 to come to Pokemon Go, following Giratina with the Halloween event in October and Cresselia last month.
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PS4 vs. Xbox vs. Nintendo in 2018: A Podcast Battle Royale
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we've gathered the hosts of all the IGN podcasts to debate which platform had the best year. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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19 Best Plot Twists of 2018
Another year, another slate of jaw-dropping twists across all of pop culture. As IGN looks back at the year that was, we can't help but celebrate some of our favorite unexpected developments in many of our favorite games, movies, TV shows, and comics in 2018.
Continue reading or swipe through the below slideshow to see our picks for the best plot twists of the year -- though, as the title promises, a whole year's worth of spoilers are below, so read on at your own risk.
(This post contains spoilers for The Haunting of Hill House, The Americans, Suspiria, God of War, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Red Dead Redemption 2, Searching, Far Cry 5, Hereditary, Avengers: Infinity War, This Is Us, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jane the Virgin, Westworld, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Bodyguard, and The Good Place.)
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Sony vs Nintendo vs Xbox 2018 Exclusives
It's been a strong year for console exclusives, with each console having at least one genuine smash hit to proudly lead it into the next. Still, it's fun to compare what Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft had to offer gamers that they could proudly say were exclusive to their platforms...so we've done just that in the slideshow below.
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Dreams Beta Release Date Finally Revealed
Media Molecule has confirmed the Dreams beta for PS4 is finally launching this week, though the general public won't have access to it this year.
After teasing the announcement yesterday, the Dreams creator beta will launch on Wednesday, Dec. 19, Media Molecule announced in a livestream today. The beta, which will not support the full game's PSVR functionality, runs through Jan. 21, and anyone who has been following Media Molecule's newsletter should receive an invitation to it. The general public will not be able to sign up for the beta until after the new year, and invitations for the public will begin to go out the week of Jan. 8.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sold Over 3 Million Units in 11 Days
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has, in the U.S., sold over 3 million units since it launched on December 7 and the Nintendo Switch has officially become the fastest-selling console of this current generation through 21 months.
According to Nintendo's internal sales data and The NPD Group, these milestones point to the continued success of the Nintendo Switch in the U.S., which now has over 8.7 million units sold since its launch in March of 2017.
Through November of this year, Nintendo has also been the overall top-selling software publisher in the U.S., an accomplishment that doesn't even take into consideration Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
While Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was already crowned the best pre-selling Smash Bros. and Nintendo Switch title, it has now become the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch and Smash Bros. game of all time.
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Monday, December 17, 2018
Two New Shadowverse Cards - Revealed!
The next Shadowverse expansion – Altersphere – will be upon us soon, and it's one of my favourite themes yet. The set-up – as you can see in the trailer below – is that a being from another dimension is invading the world and twisting familiar characters into unfamiliar forms.
It's a neat idea, and Cygames is clearly having fun bringing back fan favourite legendary characters in entirely new forms - and with different class alignments. Take Demonlord Eachtar, the incredibly strong Shadowcraft legendary from Tempest of the Gods. He's returned as Holylord Eachtar, a Havencraft legendary minion. He still has the same play point cost and stat line, and still gives allied followers +2/+0 and Rush. He even still uses shadows (i.e. allied followers that have died) but instead of summoning zombies, summons Holy Cavaliers.
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20 Awesome Fortnite Creative Island Codes You Can Play Right Now
Creators have already crafted incredible worlds using Fortnite Creative and we have a list of 20 island codes you can play right now.
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RDR2: Map to Every Legendary Fish
Here's where to find every Legendary Animal that you can hunt for crafting unique outfits, trinkets and talismans in Red Dead 2.
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Fresh Prince Star Sues Epic Over Allegedly Stolen Fortnite Dance
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games for allegedly copying his signature dance.
According to TMZ, Ribeiro's lawsuit claims that Fornite's Fresh emote is a direct copy of the famous Carlton dance from the hit sitcom. Ribeiro's attorney told TMZ that Epic Games failed to ask Ribeiro's permission in creating the emote and has not compensated the actor.
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Sony May Have Revealed How Many People Have Played PS4's Biggest Games
With the launch of My PS4 Life from Sony – which shows personalized video highlights for users of their games and trophies – people have now been reverse engineering player counts and percentages to calculate the total number of players for each PS4 game available.
Reddit user Gamstat revealed the simple math involved to get the estimates. They also specified these are all estimates, and the difficulty of finding an exact number due to certain regions not being accounted for.
Gamstat pointed out that every video discloses the exact number of players who received said trophy. That number, combined with the percentage of the people who obtained the trophy themselves – which can be found on Sony's PlayStation website for all games – can give you an estimation of the amount of people playing that specific game.
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11 Big Games That Got Delayed in 2018
Video games get delayed all the time. It's probably never worth fretting too much about because there are always plenty of great games to play. We live in a golden age, truly. But nevertheless, it's good to keep tabs on the titles you're interested in so that you can budget your time and money accordingly. These are 11 of the biggest games that got delayed in 2018.
New Release Date: January 25, 2019
Once The Last Guardian finally released in December 2016, Kingdom Hearts 3 inherited the mantle of the biggest game to be delayed the longest. The wait for the next installment in Tetsuya Nomura's Disney/Square RPG crossover has been nothing short of trying for fans, who've seen Disney buy both Marvel and Star Wars since development on Kingdom Hearts 3 began. It – along with its Frozen, Toy Story, and other characters and areas – is finally almost here.
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Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer Confirms Second Playable Character
Since Tetsuya Nomura hinted about the possibility years ago, fans have speculated about whether Kingdom Hearts 3 will have another playable character beyond Sora. Now, the sequel's latest trailer has confirmed that is the case, and who this second character is.
Spoilers for Kingdom Hearts 3 follow! Turn back if you haven't watched the latest trailer for the game and don't want to know.
During the Kingdom Hearts 3 Final Battle trailer, viewable above, gameplay of Riku as a player-controlled character is shown (around the 1:06 mark).
This isn't the first time Sora's childhood friend has been playable in the series — notably, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, originally released for the GBA and then remade for the PS2, included a storyline featuring a playable Riku.
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Battlefield 5 Undoes Time to Kill Changes Following Fan Feedback
DICE has announced that the changes made to Battlefield 5's Time to Kill (TTK) values will soon be undone following negative fan feedback.
Announced by DICE on the Battlefield 5 Reddit, TTK will be reverting back to launch values starting tomorrow, December 18 at 4am PT. DICE made the changes so it would be easier for new players to jump in to BF5, though experienced players quickly made their grievances known.
On Friday, DICE announced "Core" playlists were coming alongside changes to how long it took to kill other players in the game. However, with TTK values being reverted, the "Conquest Core" playlist will be removed, and future core playlists that were planned will not be introduced.
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Spider-Man PS4 Gets His Own Marvel Comic
Marvel's Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 is getting its own Marvel Comic, due out March 2019.
Marvel's Spider-Man: City at War #1 looks to follow the plot of the game, taking place eight years after Spider-Man gains his powers. It centers on Peter Parker putting the crime kingpin Wilson Fisk in prison and dealing with the repercussions of this action, like Mister Negative rising to fill that vacuum of power.
Credit: Marvel, Clayton Crain
City at War will also include new story moments not seen in the game, as well as bonus behind-the-scenes content. It will be the first of six issues, and the first in a series of new stories from what Marvel is calling its "Gamerverse."
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PS4's Dreams Potentially Teasing Beta Announcement
After already being delayed from the original beta announcement, Media Molecule teased the beta for Dreams Monday on Twitter.
Media Molecule announced a "Totally normal dreams stream" Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 5:00 pm GMT / 9:00 am PT.
PS4's Dreams was originally announced in 2015 at E3, with a beta announced at Sony's Paris Games Week keynote that same year, for the beta to come in 2016.
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Street Fighter 5 Adds New Fighter: Kage
Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition is getting a new character in the form of Kage, a dark force tied to the sinister aspects of Ryu's soul.
Announced by Capcom, Kage is Ryu's Satsui no Hado ("surge of murderous intent") and only desires to survive, destroy and conquer. For reference, Akuma gave into his Satsui no Hado, though Ryu is constantly struggling to keep his at bay. If Ryu had kept his Satsui within him, he would have turned into Evil Ryu. However, this one became sentient and became Kage ("shadow") and lives to prove that Ryu is nothing without him. To do so, it seeks to challenge Akuma and Sagat, two of Ryu's greatest rivals.
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Devil May Cry 5: V Wants to Kill Dante in New Trailer
The new, exclusive Devil May Cry 5 – check it out above – introduces V, who as you'll see at the end of the trailer, is no fan of Dante.
So what's his deal? Well, if you haven't already, you should check out the new "Main" trailer from last week's Game Awards to get the full context of what you see in the above V trailer. Take a look at the "Main" trailer below.
Devil May Cry 5 is one of our IGN First Games to Watch in 2019 – a selection of titles for which we've chased down something new and exclusive for you to chew on as you look forward to their 2019 releases. Catch up on the other games here.
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Fallout 76 Interactive Map: Locations, Power Armor, Bobbleheads, and More
Plan your trip through Appalachia in Fallout 76 with our interactive map, featuring locations, power armor, collectibles and much more.
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Sunday, December 16, 2018
How to Get a Perfect Pelt in Red Dead 2
Everything you need to know about hunting a trophy-worhty animal in RDR2.
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Smash Bros: Updated Community Tier Lists Roundup
Where does your favorite character stack up against these community tier lists of the best fighters in Smash Bros. Ultimate?
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Saturday, December 15, 2018
Borderlands 2 VR Review - Retracted
It's never our intention to mislead our readers and viewers or misrepresent any developer's work. Unfortunately, this review was not careful enough in verifying assumptions about Borderlands 2 VR's movement and comfort options. Because we definitely don't want reviews based on incorrect information, we've removed it.
We've started over with a different reviewer and hope to have a new, factually accurate review up before the end of the coming week. We apologize for the error, and thank you for bearing with us.
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Kingdom Hearts 3 Has Reportedly Leaked Online, Beware of Spoilers
It appears that copies of Kingdom Hearts 3 are out in the wild, and some who have gotten their hands on them have reportedly begun leaking parts of the game online.
Reported by Eurogamer, various videos and images of the leak have made their way online, including the title screen, gameplay and more. An individual was allegedly selling copies of the game on the Facebook marketplace (a listing which has since been removed), and many fans are wary of encountering spoilers for a sequel they have been waiting 13 years to play.
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Every Red Dead 2 Treasure Map Solution
There are 11 treasure maps to find and solve in Red Dead Redemption 2 - here's how to complete them all.
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The Worst Games of 2018
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing the worst games of 2018, Resident Evil 2, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Smash Bros: World of Light Walkthrough and Guide
Check out maps and spirit battle guides for finding secrets and captive fighters in Smash Bros. Ultimate's the Realm of Light.
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Artifact: Axe Strategies and Counter Strategies Guide
Learn how to better use Axe in your deck or how to counter him.
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Friday, December 14, 2018
Borderlands 2 VR Review
When we dream of replaying our favorite traditional games in virtual reality, what are we really envisioning? In the case of Borderlands 2, the beloved looter-shooter from Gearbox, you might imagine looting and shooting with newfound immediacy, flinging yourself headlong back into the vibrant world of Pandora to delight in its distinctive hand-drawn environments first-hand. What you are probably not picturing is an awkward, unwieldy, often defective-seeming port, which reimagines the nimble action classic as a sluggish and clumsy slog for the PSVR.
So much of what made Borderlands 2 great has been stripped out of its VR version that it feels as if it's been ransacked by Vault Hunters. The most conspicuous absence — and one that changes the experience in a fundamental way — is cooperative play. Borderlands 2 does work in single-player but it was always intended to be enjoyed with up to three friends, yoked together in frantic bouts of madcap chaos. Racing to snag coveted loot before it's whisked away from under you is an essential component of its popularity, and for many people accustomed to its whirlwind pace, Borderlands VR is bound to seem lonely. It's the kind of feature whose omission is frankly unforgivable.
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Every IGN Mortal Kombat Review
Mortal Kombat has been gruesomely dismembering fighters since 1992 – four years before IGN was around. With the announcement of Mortal Kombat 11 (which, shockingly, is not actually the 11th Mortal Kombat game) we're looking back over all 30 reviews IGN has published. Interestingly, the series contains such a wide range of games that it's one of the few that's earned almost every score in the book, except the very highest and lowest available.
Which MK games stand out to you as the best and worst?
Dan Stapleton is IGN's Reviews Editor. You can follow him on Twitter to hear gaming rants and lots of random old-school Simpsons references.
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Players Can Now Buy Gold in Red Dead Online with Real Money
Along with Rockstar's most recent update for Red Dead Online, they have now released microtransactions in the game, which come in the form of gold bars.
There are six different bundles of gold bars available for players to purchase, ranging from $4.99 USD to $99.99 USD.
The US prices for gold bars are as follows:
- One-time offer: 25 gold bars – $4.99
- 25 gold bars – $9.99
- 55 gold bars – $19.99
- 150 gold bars – $49.99
- 245 gold bars – $74.99
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