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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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
RDR2 Legendary Animals Guide and Map
A New Patch Reportedly Makes Silent Hills P.T. Unplayable on Your PS4 Even If It's Installed
A report of a new patch rendering P.T. unplayable, even if the game is already installed on your PlayStation 4, is circulating the internet.
A Reddit post from user PopulusTrichocapra was posted on r/SilentHill a few days ago, claiming that they couldn't access P.T. (the "Playable Teaser" for the unreleased Silent Hills game) on their PS4 with an accompanying screenshot of the locked game. The picture shows that this is version 1.01 of P.T., that the latest update occurred on October 22, 2018, and that the application is ineligible to start up.
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Does Red Dead 2 Try To Be Too Realistic?
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Barrett Courtney, and Max Scoville to discuss their impressions of Red Dead Redemption 2 so far. Of course, be sure to check out IGN's Red Dead 2 review, and our extensive Red Dead Redemption 2 wiki guide if you're currently playing the game.
The crew also discusses how they feel about the PlayStation Classic lineup, and how remakes and remasters may have hampered the Classic's list from the start. Plus, they jump into our updated top 25 PS4 games list (which you can check out in gallery form below), during which Max makes Jonathon feel very silly.
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Red Dead 2 Horses Guide: All Breeds Compared
Looking to pick out the best horse for your travels in Red Dead Redemption? See our guide to all the horse breeds.
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Diablo 3 on Switch May Have Outed an Unannounced Amiibo
Diablo 3: Eternal Collection on Nintendo Switch reveals a currently unannounced amiibo early in a tutorial pop-up.
Early in the game, a "Use Amiibo" prompt shows a picture of a Treasure Goblin amiibo, which has not yet been revealed by Blizzard or Nintendo.
The Treasure Goblin amiibo bears a striking resemblance to an already released Cute But Deadly figurine. Since the Amiibo hasn't been revealed, we're unsure what rewards you'll get for using it in the game for now.
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Combined NES and SNES Classic Sales Surpass 10 Million Units
The NES Classic Edition and Super NES Classic Edition retro consoles have sold over 10 million combined units, and approximately 50 million Amiibo figures have been sold.
According to a newly released Nintendo financial results briefing, "Combined global sales of the NES Classic Edition and the Super NES Classic Edition have now surpassed 10 million units... both continue to sell as must-have products, and the fact that they are so affordable suggests that they will be in even greater demand during the holiday season."
The phrasing doesn't give much of a hint on whether or not Nintendo plans on releasing an N64 Classic Edition this year, though it's possible we could receive news about this in tomorrow morning's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct, or more likely in the following Nintendo Treehouse: Live Presentation. Rumors about a potential N64 Classic Edition ramped up when Nintendo filed a related trademark earlier this year.
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PlayStation Plus Free Games for November 2018 Announced
Sony has revealed the free games PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive in November 2018, with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Yakuza Kiwami leading the charge as the free PlayStation 4 games for the month..
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is a remastered version of the over-the-top first-person shooter from People Can Fly and Epic Games, with 4K support on PS4 Pro. All previous pieces of DLC are included in the Full Clip Edition, as well. In our Bulletstorm: Full Clip review, we appreciated the visual boost but found the additional content to be underwhelming.
Yakuza Kiwami, meanwhile, is a remake of the original Yakuza, built from the ground-up using a more recent engine. IGN's Yakuza Kiwami review saw it as a great way to experience the first story in the series, though it couldn't match the most recent mainline Yakuza games. Sega has given fans no shortage of choice as of late, with Yakuza 6, Yakuza 0, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 all coming to the West within the last few years.
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Undertale Creator Announces and Releases Mysterious New Project
Following a tease yesterday, Undertale creator Toby Fox has unveiled Delta Rune, a free follow-up to 2015's Undertale.
As various Undertale fans have pointed out online, Delta Rune is an anagram for Undertale and refers to the symbol on Undertale NPC Toriel's tunic.
Delta Rune's website contains several warnings in English and Japanese about things like overriding security protocols and refraining from discussing "the program" for 24 hours in the interest of public safety.
The site says these warnings are the final ones players will receive before encouraging them to take things into their hands and allowing them to download Delta Rune for PC or Mac.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Fortnite Downloaded on 'Nearly Half of All Nintendo Switch Systems Worldwide'
Nintendo has announced that Fortnite has been downloaded on "nearly half of all Nintendo Switch systems worldwide" since its launch in June of this year.
Referencing a previous Nintendo earnings report in which it was stated that the Nintendo Switch console sales have reached almost 23 million units, Fortnite would have been downloaded on 11.5 million of those that are currently in the wild.
This attach rate brings to mind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which in its first 28 days sold 925,000 units for the Nintendo Switch, while the Nintendo Switch had sold 906,000.
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GTA Online: Terror-iffic Discounts and Bonuses
Discounts and bonuses are scary good this week in GTA Online.
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Fallout 76: PC Bug Causing Players to Accidentally Delete Entire Beta With One Button Click
The Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. starts tonight for PC users, though a bizarre bug in Bethesda's launching client is causing players to inadvertently delete all of the data downloaded by simply clicking a button.
As reported by Kotaku, the Fallout 76 and Bethesda Support Twitter accounts have been working overtime today addressing the issue, imploring users not to click any buttons until the progress bar for the B.E.T.A. download is complete. If a button is clicked on the launch client, it can accidentally delete the nearly 50GB download instantly.
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Titanfall 3 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Could Be Out by Late 2019
According to some prepared remarks from EA, it appears Respawn Entertainment will have multiple games released by holiday 2019, which may include Titanfall 3 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
In these prepared remarks, EA revealed that there are new projects underway across multiple studios, "including games from Respawn that are slated to launch by next holiday season."
When Respawn was acquired by EA in 2017, both groups revealed that the studio was working on several projects, including an Oculus Rift VR game that was announced in 2017, a third Titanfall game and a third-person Star Wars title that was revealed to be Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at E3 2018.
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Call of Cthulhu Review
It doesn't take long for Call of Cthulhu's dark and intriguing detective story to rapidly spiral down the well of occult madness. Inspired by the legendary Chaosium RPG of the same name, it tells its Lovecraftian tale with writing so strong that I couldn't help but get sucked into the immersive atmosphere it created. The story itself can be confusing in spots, and some rougher mechanics and levels do rear up occasionally, but Call of Cthulhu still delivers what is perhaps one of the finest cosmic horror experiences in modern gaming.
The hero of this story is Edward Pierce, a grizzled veteran and alcoholic PI who acts mostly as a blank slate for you to experience the story through. There really isn't much to the character beyond the many choices you make for him, shaped by which skills you choose to upgrade. In the beginning, I found Pierce's somewhat wooden portrayal a little jarring, but as I made him my own by focusing heavily in the stats that intrigued me most – like Investigation and Eloquence – and then leaned on those skills in my conversations and investigations, I rapidly became invested in his tortured tale.
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Fallout 76 Interactive Map: Locations, Power Armor, Bobbleheads, and More
Check out this detailed map of Appalachia in Fallout 76, including all the points of interest we've seen so far.
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Updated: Every RDR2 Cheat Discovered So Far
24 cheats and counting!
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RDR2 Gold Bar Exploit: Infinite Money Cheat
It's a gold rush! Here's how to duplicate gold bars to earn infinite money in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Players Reporting HDR Issues
It appears that the High Dynamic Range (HDR) implementation in Red Dead Redemption 2 may not be not true HDR.
According to Eurogamer, the video output of all versions of the game is derived from a Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) image, and therefore is not rendered in high dynamic range. Generally speaking, an SDR image doesn't offer nearly as much contrast, color range or luminance as an HDR image, and Eurogamer claims that all of the limitations present in SDR are simply packaged in what the game is presenting as HDR.
Ultimately, Eurogamer says using HDR at recommended settings produces an image similar to what you get with HDR turned off, or it can even make the game look incredibly dim or overly bright if settings are tweaked in either direction.
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How the Director of the Metal Gear Movie Would Make a Zelda Movie
Note: This article was originally published on July 21, 2018 during San Diego Comic-Con, but in light of recent news that Castlevania producer Adi Shankar may be making a Legend of Zelda TV series, we've repromoted it to highlight another filmmaker's take on the idea.
Speaking on IGN's Comic-Con live show about his upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie, we asked director Jordan Vogt-Roberts for his take on how he would make a Zelda movie if he had the opportunity.
"The thing about Zelda is Zelda is not Lord of the Rings, right? You cannot forget how quirky and bizarre Zelda is," Vogt-Roberts said. "I think you need to find a way to actually fuse the traditional Zelda and the very new Zelda,"
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Breach Blends All Your Favorite Game Genres with Mythology
Breach is a potent mixture of the last decade of game design. Like something engineered in an off-the-grid laboratory, its a multi-headed creation spliced together with DNA from hack-and-slash action games, hero shooters, MOBAs, and MMOs. It's currently growing and coming into its own, boiling down that blend into a jump-in-and-play experience of quick 15-minute solo, cooperative, or competitive matches.
After getting hands-on with a healthy section of the technical alpha, what surprises me most about Breach is how well that insane-sounding concoction works. You pick a class – complete with its own basic attacks, skill shots, and abilities – and fight through a series of maps that are broken into six sectors. Each sector has an objective, so you and up to three other players fight to complete the objective in the allotted time while the enemy team of monsters, minions, mythological nightmares, and in some modes player-controlled demons tries to delay or stop you.
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Undertale's Creator Is Teasing... Something
Undertale's creator Toby Fox is mysteriously teasing something, and whatever it is may be revealed tomorrow.
Toby Fox tweeted out, saying it's "really important" for those who completed Undertale to check the official Undertale twitter account in 24 hours from when he posted the tweet early this morning. He says he wants to make something new using fan feedback, and a Windows PC or MacOSX PC is needed for whatever he has planned.
For those who completed UNDERTALE it's really important that you check @UNDERTALE 24 hours from now.
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PS4 Surpasses 85 Million Units Sold
Sony has revealed that the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro have, combined, sold 86.1 million units as of the end of the company's last fiscal quarter.
In Sony's earnings report for Q2 of fiscal year 2018 (which ended on Sept. 30), the company reported 3.9 million PS4 units sold, which, tacked onto the 82.2 million total units reported in Sony's last fiscal report, brings the PS4 up to 86.1 million lifetime sales. This new figure is down from the same period last year, however, in which Sony reported 4.2 million units sold.
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Live Event Canceled for the Second Time
The first planned in-game live event for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, an Epic Mercenary encounter, has been canceled once again seemingly due to technical issues.
The official Assassin's Creed Twitter account made the announcement, saying there's been trouble in tracking down the mercenary in question, Damais the Indifferent.
The Korinthians, inventors of the trireme, will soon send a ship called "The Tyrant" on its maiden voyage. Rumor has it, this ship will redefine naval warfare for Sparta.
Someone should test that theory when the Epic Ship Live Event returns next week.
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Xbox Free Games With Gold for November Announced
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Free Games With Gold titles for November 2018.
The games coming to the service include Battlefield 1, Assassin's Creed, Race the Sun and Dante's Inferno. Battlefield 1 and Race the Sun are Xbox One titles while Assassin's Creed and Dante's Inferno are both Xbox 360 games that can be played on the Xbox One through backward compatibility.
Here's when each title will be available for Xbox Live Gold members next month:
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Battlefield 1: November 1 - 30 (Xbox One)
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Race the Sun: November 16 - December 15 (Xbox One)
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Assassin's Creed: November 1 - 15 (Xbox 360/Xbox One)
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Diablo 3 for Nintendo Switch Review
Not every six-year-old game can feel fresh and modern on a new platform, especially after you take off the 'Ohmigosh it's on Switch so I can take it anywhere!' goggles. This is my third trip through Diablo 3 since its original release on PC in 2012 and expansion pack-fueled debut on Xbox One in 2014, and I have to say: it still plays wonderfully. That's not a huge surprise. What is an unexpected delight is how good Diablo 3 looks on Nintendo's portable console.
The Diablo 3 Eternal Collection doesn't really offer anything new apart from a Ganondorf armor set, but it does offer everything: the Reaper of Souls expansion that makes you forget about the weak fourth Act, a seventh playable character in the form of the sadistic Necromancer, and every single update and tweak that's helped Diablo 3 realize its full, enormous potential. It is Diablo 3 in its final form, and it's simply a blast. Often literally, thanks to the explosive deaths that monsters suffer at your mighty hands. And it looks better than I expected it to, with image quality that suits the Switch's built-in 720p screen perfectly. When you're on a 65-inch 4K TV (running in Diablo's maximum 960p resolution), only the character detail suffers a bit. The environments still look great!
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct Announced
Nintendo has announced that there will be a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct and a Nintendo Treehouse: Live Presentation on Thursday, November 1 at 7am PT/10am ET/3pm BST.
Revealed on Nintendo's Twitter, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct will contain "roughly 40 minutes of new information" and will be the final Direct before the launch of the latest Smash Bros. on December 7, 2018.
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Battlefield V Won't Include Microtransactions at Launch
Battlefield V won't include microtransactions at launch, EA DICE has announced. Microtransactions will be added post-launch using a paid in-game currency called Battlefield Currency, but DICE promises they will only be used for cosmetic items.
"We want players to get hands-on experience with their Company
, the progression system, and earning Company Coin before introducing premium currency," DICE said. "Balanced rock-paper-scissors gameplay has always been the foundation of the Battlefield series, and our belief is that real-world money should not enable pay-to-win or pay-for-power."
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Switch Sales Pass 22 Million, Zelda: Breath of the Wild Hits 10 Million Copies Sold
The Nintendo Switch continues to be a sales success, with Nintendo's latest financial report placing the console at nearly 23 million units sold since its launch last year.
In a new earnings report, Nintendo revealed that over the last six months the Switch has managed to sell more than 5 million units, with a slight increase in sales compared to this time last year.
The new numbers now mean the Switch has almost doubled sales of the Wii U, and has overtaken GameCube's total figure.
During this time, Mario Tennis Aces managed to sell more than 2 million copies, while Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold more than 1.5 million.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Sells Through $725 Million In Its First Weekend
Red Dead Redemption 2 had the largest opening weekend for any entertainment product in history, managing to sell through $725 million in copies over just three days.
It's actually the second-highest grossing entertainment launch, although Rockstar won't be too unhappy with that, given that the record-holder is Grand Theft Auto V.
The discrepancy between biggest opening weekend and biggest overall launch comes down to the fact that the last GTA was released on a Tuesday.
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Nintendo President Wants More DLC For Existing 'Big Titles'
For those wishing for more Super Mario Odyssey kingdoms, or Zelda story content, there might be a glimmer of hope, as Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has said he wants to see more DLC for existing major titles on Nintendo consoles.
At Nintendo's latest earnings meeting (as reported by Bloomberg's Yuji Nakamura), Furukawa said:
"We need continuous growth. We must keep releasing new software. That includes DLCs and other contents for big titles that are already out."
Many had wondered if the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey would see further updates. Despite announcing and releasing two paid content packs for Zelda, Nintendo has never formally said that it had finished working on the game. The same goes for Super Mario Odyssey, which has had a drip-feed of free content (including the Luigi's Balloon World update), but no paid expansions.
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Monday, October 29, 2018
RDR2: How to Upgrade Your Camp
Yes, this is how you fast travel. But you can also unlock all sorts of great upgrades.
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IGN Happy Hour: Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll Special
Devolver Digital's Head of Science and Enter The Gungeon developer Dodge Roll's Dave Crooks joins Tristan and Dan for a chat about Cool Spot, E3 press conferences, and pitching games in a Hooters' parking lot. There's a language and content warning on this one too, in true Devolver style. You can grab the episode at the link below!
Download the IGN Happy Hour: Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll Special
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7 Best Ways to Make Money Fast in Red Dead 2
Most of these can be done early in the game. Here's how to make $1500 in under an hour.
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Microsoft Could Be Bringing Xbox-Style Controllers to Your Phone
According to recently released research papers from Microsoft, it looks like adjustable, Xbox-style grip controllers could be used for mobile gaming in conjunction with smartphones and tablets.
As reported by Windows Central, these research documents have been recently released, though it appears the research itself was conducted between 2012 - 2014. The key design goal for this mobile controller was "to combine a compact and convenient-to-carry form factor with the ease-of-use, control and comfort of a traditional physical controller" by using two hinged "clip-on" controller fragments that attach to the bezel of a mobile device.
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PlayStation Classic’s Lineup Would Always Be Missing Some True Classics
Sony officially unveiled the 20-game lineup for its first nostalgia-fueled specialty system, the PlayStation Classic. And reaction has been...well, mixed. Anecdotally, one of the most common recurring refrains is that the list is missing some of the most seminal PlayStation releases — the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon trilogies, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Resident Evil 2 (in addition to the included Resident Evil: Director's Cut), and a few more.
Unfortunately, the Classic's lineup was almost cursed from the start, in large part thanks to the nostalgia-driven culture of the entire industry.
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Disney Prioritizes Black Panther for Oscars, Puts Infinity War in One Category
Disney is famously pushing Black Panther this awards season, officially campaigning the film in 16 separate Oscar categories, while Avengers: Infinity War is only being campaigned in a single category.
According to the Disney Guild Awards 2018 webpage (via IndieWire), Disney is pushing for awards from Black Panther, Infinity War, Incredibles II, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mary Poppins Returns and the animated short Bao. However, it appears Black Panther is being heavily prioritized over its fellow MCU film, as where Black Panther is being pushed for awards like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and more, Infinity War is simply being touted as a Best Visual Effects contender (which Black Panther also has listed).
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Monster Hunter: World Ships 10 Million Units, Breaks Capcom Record
Capcom's net sales were up 28.5% and operating income doubled to 110.1% from the first fiscal half of 2018, according to a Capcom earnings report released Monday.
The increase is a direct result of the success of Monster Hunter: World which released on Jan. 26. The publisher's net sales increased to 43.3 million yen for the six months ending on Sept. 30, and 10.5 million yen for their operating income – which is the highest it has ever been at the end of a second quarter in the company's history.
Monster Hunter: World has now surpassed 10 million copies shipped, which is a first for any single Capcom title in history. Profits climbed further after a Steam version was released on PC in August.
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Activision Clarifies Spyro Reignited Trilogy Download Requirements
Following plenty of speculation about what exactly Spyro Reignited Trilogy's required downloaded would entail, Activision has offered clear clarification of what does and doesn't come on the Reignited Trilogy disc.
As first reported by some who visited the Reignited Trilogy developer Toys for Bob, including Achievement Hunter, not all of the second and third games in the trilogy will need to be downloaded for those purchasing the game on disc.
Activision has confirmed to IGN that "The trilogy will ship with content from each of the three games, including the entire first game and a subset of levels from games 2 and 3. In order for the full Reignited Trilogy offerings, a day one update is required."
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WWE and NXT Superstars Will Fight... in League of Legends
WWE and NXT Superstars will collide in an unexpected venue: League of Legends.
Airing on WWE's gaming-centric YouTube channel UpUpDownDown, WWE vs. NXT: League of Legends pits four WWE Superstars and a League of Legends streamer against a team of four NXT Superstars and their own streamer in a 5v5 showdown hosted by WWE's Xavier Woods.
The WWE team is being coached and led by imaqtpie, featuring Ruby Riott, Cesaro, Seth Rollins and Tyler Breeze. NXT's team consists of Tyler1 as their coach and leader, featuring Johnny Gargano, Dakota Kai, Shayna Baszler, and Adam Cole. The winner will appear at NXT TakeOver: Wargames II.
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Over 50 Essential Tips for Red Dead Redemption 2
We keep adding to our big list of tips. Check out the updated list!
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Final Fantasy 8's Train Heist Is Its Most Underrated Moment
Final Fantasy VIII was a divisive entry in the beloved franchise when it released in 1999. For many, things like the junction and draw systems felt like too much of a departure from previous games, and an out-of-left-field plot twist near the end left a lot of fans scratching their heads.
These days, Final Fantasy VIII is remembered a little more fondly, if not necessarily as a masterpiece. One reason why is the world; it feels slightly more grounded than the high sci-fi and fantasy settings of previous games. There's nothing wrong with FFVII's Gaia or FFVI's World of Balance, it's just that they were occupied by fantasy archetypes and threatened by otherworldly beings that are hardly relatable to us as players.
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THQ Nordic Bought My Teenage Years – So What Are They Going to Do With Them?
In 2002, I was 13, and I spent as much of my time as possible playing TimeSplitters 2. Six years later, I spent a sizeable portion of my 19th year in the extremely purple company of Saints Row 2.
Between those two fairly formative experiences, I invented my own game modes with my brother in Red Faction 2. I had my mind blown by blowing up minds in Second Sight. Adult pangs of nostalgia already setting in, I rented Stuntman: Ignition to recall its PS2 predecessor. Friends introduced me to Destroy All Humans, and Painkiller. I'm also fairly sure I played doomed racing sim Juiced but, looking at it now, god knows why I would have chosen to.
Aside from the fact that I played them at some point, there's little to connect these games. That list represents different genres, developers, publishers, levels of quality. Some games I can remember as well as the alphabet, others I'd forgotten about until looking them up for this piece. Now, 16 years after I lost myself to TimeSplitters 2, they're all connected – because THQ Nordic bought them.
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Out This Week: Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far
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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No Man's Sky: The Abyss Update Adds Aquatic Narrative, Submarine Vehicle and More
No Man's Sky's continuous stream of improvements continue today with the launch of The Abyss, a free update that focuses on underwater exploration and even adds a new story, The Dreams of the Deep.
Available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, The Abyss is the first major update since No Man's Sky's NEXT which introduced full multiplayer, a third-person viewpoint, and much more.
The Abyss introduces players to "aquatic environments with over five times more variety, new submersible vehicles, improved underwater visuals and much more."
The Abyss' new story, The Dreams of the Deep, has players exploring the deepest depths of oceans by discovering the fate of a crew that was stranded from a freighter crash by the rising tides or exploring underwater ruins to "uncover the tale of a lost soul trapped beneath the waves."
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Tetris Effect Hands-On: It’s Like a Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog
Tetris Effect is the video game equivalent of a bacon-wrapped hot dog. It is two great things joining forces to create something even better. The hot dog: Tetris, a timeless, proven puzzle game that needs no introduction. And the bacon is Tetsuya Mizuguchi, whose puzzle chops – not to mention audio-visual prowess – are Hall of Fame-worthy. I won't go so far as to say that Tetris Effect (out November 9) is the best-ever version of the legendary block-dropping game from the hour or so I played recently, but I will confidently say that Tetris has never looked or sounded better. That should come as no surprise to anyone who's played Rez, Lumines, or any of Mizuguchi-san's other classics.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Companion App Hints at PC Port and VR Functionality
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently only available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but if files in the game's official companion app are any indication, that could be changing in the future.
Spotted by Rockstar Intel over the weekend, the Red Dead Redemption 2 companion app includes file names that appear to confirm -- or at least suggest -- a PC version in the works. The file names "PARAM_companionAutoConnectIpPC" and "CommandIsPcVersion(void) 000000000166A12C" directly mention the PC, and another mentions a feature available in Grand Theft Auto V on PC.
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Metal Gear Solid and More Announced With PlayStation Classic Full Line-Up
Sony has announced the full line-up of games for the upcoming PlayStation Classic mini-console:
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Cool Boarders 2
- Destruction Derby
- Final Fantasy VII
- Grand Theft Auto
- Intelligent Qube
- Jumping Flash
- Metal Gear Solid
- Mr Driller
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
- Rayman
- Resident Evil Director's Cut
- Revelations: Persona
- Ridge Racer Type 4
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Syphon Filter
- Tekken 3
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Fallout 76 on Switch 'Wasn't Doable', Says Bethesda
Bethesda has explained that Fallout 76 couldn't come to Nintendo Switch because, after consideration, "it just wasn't doable".
Speaking at PAX Aus (as reported by GameSpot), Bethesda's Pete Hines explained:
"The Switch is something I can say with certainty that... it's a part of every conversation with every dev we have now about what we're doing going forward, because we consider it to be a viable platform. If the game will work on it, we want it to be on every platform possible. Fallout 76 is not because it just wasn't doable."
No detail was given as to exactly what wasn't doable about a Switch version, but the always-online nature of the game and absolutely gigantic world probably had something to do with it.
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Sunday, October 28, 2018
Red Dead 2 Is Not for Short Attention Spans
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. On a special Halloween episode we're discussing Red Dead Redemption 2, horror games, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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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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Saturday, October 27, 2018
Every Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheat Code (So Far)
From infinite ammo to spawning a circus wagon, here's all the Red Dead 2 cheats we've discovered so far.
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Nier: Automata's 2B Joins Soulcalibur 6 Roster
Nier: Automata's YoRHa No. 2 Type B (or simply 2B for short) is making her way to Soulcalibur 6.
Announced on the official Soulcalibur Twitter account, no firm date for 2B's release was given, only that she was "coming soon." The tweet reads "Mission: eliminate hostile entity known as Soul Edge... Wielding her signature swords, the combat android will keep on fighting until her task is completed. Coming soon!"
Mission: eliminate hostile entity known as Soul Edge.
2B from @NieRGame joins the battle of souls and swords in #SOULCALIBUR VI! Wielding her signature swords, the combat android will keep on fighting until her task is completed. Coming soon! pic.twitter.com/mpEjhaEbBc
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Red Dead 2: How to Hunt the Legendary Bear
He's smarter than the average bear - and a lot tougher too. Here's where to find and how to hunt the Legendary Bear in Red Dead 2.
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Red Dead 2 Trapper Locations
Here's where to find this specialty merchant in the wilderness of Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: Treasure Map Solutions / Locations
There's gold in them thar hills, pardner - and here's how to find it!
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Red Dead 2: How to Get a War Horse
Whether by pre-order bonus or looking to time a wild beast, here's how to get one of the best horses in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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This Is the Easiest $500 You'll Ever Make in Red Dead Redemption 2
Once you've made it into Chapter 2, you can visit this location to make some easy money.
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Friday, October 26, 2018
Super Mario Odyssey Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary with New Art
One year ago, on October 27, 2017, Super Mario Odyssey was released for the Nintendo Switch. In honor of its one-year anniversary, Nintendo has celebrated by releasing new artwork and an awesome video.
Shared on the official Japanese Mario Odyssey Twitter, the first tweet features Mario, Peach, and Bowser in their wedding attire. Alongside them are Luigi and his balloons, Pauline, Cappy and Tiara.
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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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Red Dead 2: How to Save Your Game (Yes, It's Confusing)
Here's how to save your game in one of 20 save slots.
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How to Fast Travel in Red Dead Redemption 2
Getting around fast in RDR2 is not as easy as other games. Here's how to move faster.
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Twitch Adds New Built-In Karaoke Game for Streamers
Twitch streamers who love to sing along to songs with their viewers soon have a more robust option for doing so, and interested streamers can register to try it out right now.
Created in partnership with Rock Band studio Harmonix, Twitch Sings is a dedicated app that lets streamers play a karaoke game with their viewers. While streamers sing songs, their viewers can use special chat options to start "light shows" on their virtual stage as well as propose different challenges.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Reviews Roundup
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally available on PS4 and Xbox One, offering a long-awaited return to the world of Rockstar Games' Western franchise. And while you can judge the experience for yourself, we've decided to take a look at the larger critical reception RDR2 has received so far.
IGN's own 10-score Red Dead 2 review calls the sequel "a gorgeous depiction of an ugly period that's patient, polished, and a huge amount of fun to play, and it's combined with Rockstar's best storytelling to date. " To find out more from our review, and what others have said about the game, read on.
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Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games
The Nintendo Switch has been out for a year and a half and in that short time, dozens of awesome games have hit Nintendo's hybrid console.
We did the homework and put together a list of our 25 favorites.
Let's go!
25. Blossom Tales
Blossom Tales feels right at home on the Nintendo Switch. The game has no shame in how much it actually borrows from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and that's in no way bad thing. It may be a short game, but the moment to moment gameplay brings a ton of nostalgia and satisfies the craving to play something so familiar yet adds new challenges along the way.
– Brian Malkiewicz
24. Kirby Star Allies
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Is Spider-Man PS4's First DLC a Worthy Followup?
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As part of this week's episode of our weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller, returning Beyond! alum, to discuss their impressions of Marvel's Spider-Man's first DLC pack, The Heist. If you want to hear more, be sure to read Jonathon's review of Spider-Man's The Heist DLC.
If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full episode of Beyond!, and all episodes of our PlayStation show, at beyond.ign.com. And if you'd like to take a trip through Spider-Man's campaign, check out the gallery below for a look at every story mission as a comic book cover (obviously, some spoilers ahead).
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Fortnite Developer Just Raised Another Billion Dollars
Epic Games announced Friday that they received an investment of approximately $1.25 billion from KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, aXiomatic, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to AP.
The funds are meant to create further partnerships in technology, entertainment, esports, and other live events. The investors have now joined Disney, Tencent, and Endeavor as minority shareholders in Epic.
Epic Games continues to be controlled by founder and CEO, Tim Sweeney.
"We're excited to partner with the finest minds in the financial, sports, and entertainment communities," Sweeney said in a statement. "This reinforces Epic's position of leadership in real-time 3D technology, and accelerates our ability to improve the way people play, work, and interact with the world."
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Every IGN Rockstar Game Review
In the last two decades, IGN has published over 90 different reviews for games developed and published by Rockstar Games.
That includes everything from Red Dead Redemption 2 to the very first Grand Theft Auto, but also Max Payne, Manhunt, Bully, and a few you might have forgotten. Check out the gallery below for a breakdown of every Rockstar game IGN has ever reviewed.
For more Rockstar, check out our review of Red Dead Redemption 2, which we gave a 10/10, watch the first 20 minutes of Red Dead Redemption 2 in 4K, and check out our Red Dead Redemption 2 guide for tons of secrets, tips, and cheats.
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Vampyr Coming to Nintendo Switch
Vampyr, the gothic action role-playing game released for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One earlier this year, is officially coming to the Nintendo Switch.
Revealed through a Focus Home Interactive earnings report, it looks like the success of Vampyr on its current platforms has given the publisher reason to bring Dontnod's title to Nintendo's handheld/console hybrid.
"In Q3, the Group will continue to maximise the potential of the Vampyr license," the report notes. "After the game's impressive success on PC, Xbox One and PS4, it will be Nintendo Switch's turn to welcome the DontNod title to reach an even wider audience." The report doesn't clarify if Q3 is in regards to 2018 or 2019, though a fiscal third quarter typically ends in September, so 2019 is a likely bet.
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Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil, and Resident Evil 0 Announced for Nintendo Switch
Resident Evil, and Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4 will all be headed to the Nintendo Switch in 2019.
Announced on Twitter, Capcom revealed that they are "bringing multiple fan favorites to Nintendo Switch," and that more info will be revealed for these versions "soon."
These Resident Evil titles will join the Switch versions of Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2 that were released last year and the cloud version of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard in Japan.
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MediEvil PS4 Is a Remake, Not a Remaster
Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden has described the PS4 version of MediEvil as a remake, not a remaster - despite the game being originally advertised using the latter term.
Appearing on PlayStation Blogcast, Layden explained the approach for this new version of the fondly-remembered PS1 game:
"I think there have been some words that might sound alike but mean different things – like remake and remaster. This is a remake. We've taken the original game design and we've taken a lot of the key art, some of the other attributes of the game design and ethos, if you will. And we're working with a developer called Other Ocean Interactive, and they are remaking MediEvil in that design – the original MediEvil from PS1. The one that I worked on when I was in Tokyo."
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Updated: Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheat Code List
We've found cheats for Inifinte Ammo, spawning horses, and more! Help us find the rest...
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SPOILERS: A Massive Red Dead Redemption 2 Map to Get Lost In
Here's a massive version of the in-game map. We're adding helpful points as fast as we can!
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Let's Talk About That Supposed Smash Leak, and Our Top 25 Switch Games!
Weeeeeelllllllcome to episode 430! Yes, we even double checked to make sure the number was correct this time. Potentially big news this week over the supposed Smash Bros. roster leak. We're still working to track down whether or not this is actually true, but in the meantime, we're picking apart all the rumors and digging through the details! Plus, don't forget, Andrew "Pokémon" Goldfarb is on to rant about Pokémon Go for a bit, and we'll talk about IGN's Top 25 Switch Games, which you can see below:
Remember, you can watch NVC here on IGN on Thursdays at 3pm PT. Catch the video and audio 24 hours later on our YouTube channel or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, leave us a comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review! If you prefer audio over video, please subscribe to NVC on iTunes or your podcast service of choice.
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54 Things Red Dead Redemption 2 Doesn't Tell You
Red Dead Redemption 2 is brimming with untold secrets and details you may not notice, prepare for your adventure with these tips.
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First Wave of Fortnite Figures from McFarlane Toys Revealed
McFarlane toys has revealed the first lineup of Fortnite action figures it has in the works, and they're available for pre-order right now.
Five different figures are included in the first wave. Four are of different battle royale skins -- the Skull Trooper, Cuddle Team Leader, Black Knight, and Raptor -- while the fifth is of the Rainbow Smash Harvesting Tool. A smaller Rainbow Smash Harvesting Tool is also included in the Cuddle Team Leader package, while the other three characters come with unique pickaxes in its place.
The characters in the first wave also include a weapon and piece of Back Bling, and each features at least 18 different points of articulation. McFarlane is no stranger to video game figures, having previous released toys based on Halo, Destiny, and Borderlands, to name a few.
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Alan Wake Finally Available Again on Steam, Soon Returning to Xbox Store
After being pulled from Steam and the Xbox Marketplace for music licensing issues, Alan Wake is once again available on Steam, and will soon be back on the Xbox Marketplace.
Developer Remedy tweeted the good news, saying the game's publisher Microsoft was able to renegotiate the rights to the licensed music in Alan Wake, allowing the title to be sold on Steam once more. Remedy also let fans know it would be coming back to Xbox "Very soon!" Though some were concerned the music in question would be removed from the game, the developer confirmed Alan Wake's music is still intact.
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Will GTA 5 Fans Like Red Dead 2?
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As part of this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller to discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, and whether fans of GTA V and GTA Online will take to it.
Note: this conversation was recorded and originally posted before the embargo for Red Dead Redemption 2 reviews, and so both Jonathon and Greg are speaking about Red Dead 2 solely from the experience of trailers and previews released. The two discuss whether Red Dead 2's possibly slower pace and more expansive, wider world — one less densely packed than that of GTA V — will appeal to what players have been enjoying about GTA V and Online since its debut.
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Jump Force Release Date Announced
Jump Force, the Bandai Namco fighting game that brings together characters from various Shonen Jump manga and anime, will be coming February 15, 2019.
Bandai Namco made the announcement on Twitter, alongside a new Paris Games Week 2018 trailer for the game. The trailer features pre-order bonuses for the game, including Frieza's hover pod as a lobby vehicle and three exclusive costumes.
For more on Jump Force, check out our impressions of the game from E3, every character revealed for the game so far, and information on the game's collector's edition, season pass and more.
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Ni No Kuni 2 DLC Detailed
Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom will be receiving its second chunk of DLC this winter in The Lair of the Lost Lord.
Announced by Bandai Namco, The Lair of the Lost Lord will be available as part of the game's season pass, and can also be purchased separately when it comes out later this year. The DLC includes new story content, combat methods, quests and equipment.
The story revolves around a mysterious gate that appears in the Rubbly Ruins. This gate leads players to a labyrinth ruled by the Prince of Wraiths, who is scheming to use his corruption to destroy Evermore Kingdom. Players will naturally need to enter the labyrinth to face the terrors lurking below to stop this darkness and return peace to the kingdom.
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Team Sonic Racing Delayed to Mid-2019
SEGA has delayed Team Sonic Racing to May 21, 2019.
In a statement provided to IGN by a SEGA representative, SEGA says the decision was made "to deliver the highest quality experience to fans" and that the extra time "will ensure delivering an unforgettable experience that fans can enjoy for years to come."
You can find SEGA's full statement below:
"Team Sonic Racing is the ultimate blend of arcade and fast-paced competitive style racing, featuring your favorite characters and environments from across the Sonic Universe. To deliver the highest quality experience to fans, SEGA has decided to delay the launch of the title.
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Uncharted, Batman, and More Come to PlayStation Hits Program
Sony's PlayStation Hits discount program is expanding with several more big-name games, including both first-party and third-party titles.
Beginning November 2, the PlayStation Hits line will drop the price of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, Until Dawn, Batman: Arkham Knight, Mortal Kombat X, UFC 2, Need for Speed, and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to $20.
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Battlefield Dev Seemingly Banned from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Being Too Good
Battlefield V core gameplay designer Florian Le Bihan also happens to be ridiculously good at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. How good? Well, it seems Le Bihan received a ban because of his skills.
Le Bihan posted a picture of his ban message on Twitter on October 23. Shortly after posting about his ban, Le Bihan uploaded a gameplay clip to YouTube (link in Tweet below).
Dear @Treyarch (also @TreyarchPC),
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Fortnite's First Real-Life Nerf Blaster Announced
Next spring, Hasbro and Epic Games will be releasing their first Fortnite Nerf Blaster which will allow kids and adults around the world to live out their favorite Fortnite moments.
The Nerf Fortnite AR-L Blaster will be available on June 1, 2019, will cost $49.99 USD and features rapid-fire motorized blasting and flip-up sights that "allow players to focus their aim as they eliminate opponents and attempt to survive the "Storm.""
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Fortnite Week 5 Challenges - Radar Signs Map and Flaming Hoop Locations
Check our locations list and maps for all of the Week 5 Challenges of Season 6, including those for the fire rings and radar signs challenges.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Xbox Game Pass Is Coming to PC
It looks like Microsoft's popular unlimited access subscription service Xbox Game Pass will be coming to PC in the future.
As reported by Game Informer (via Windows Central), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed the news in a fiscal year 2019 Q1 earnings call that the currently Xbox-only service would bridge to PCs, largely due to the current success of the Netflix-like program.
Though no details were given on how this will make its way to PC, it's a solid bet that Game Pass will be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Store. Game Pass currently has over 100 games to download for $10 a month, with Microsoft ensuring that all first-party titles launch on the service upon release. Microsoft exclusives released earlier this year, like Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 4, launched day-and-date on Xbox Game Pass.
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We're Streaming 2 Hours of Red Dead Redemption 2 Tomorrow
Load your six shooter and saddle up your horses, because one of the biggest games of the year is almost upon us.
We're streaming two hours of Red Dead Redemption 2 tomorrow, October 25, starting at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK (October 26 at 4am AET), so be sure to tune in and get an early look at what's new in Rockstar's open-world Western.
As always, you can watch right here on the front page of IGN.com, or you can find us on YouTube, Twitch, and Mixer.
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Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4) - The Heist DLC Review
The first post-game DLC episode for Marvel's Spider-Man, The Heist, is like the main game in miniature form — fantastic character work, coupled with engaging story missions and side objectives occasionally hampered by repetition. The Heist clearly serves as the first chapter of a larger story waiting to be told across Spider-Man's three-part DLC saga called The City That Never Sleeps, and so it feels a little light on its own. But when it works, it's a reminder of how great it is to inhabit this webhead's world.
The Heist DLC begins quite literally with its namesake — a heist that, on a gameplay level, kicks things off with what I loved most: methodical stealth scenarios. It's satisfying and easy to slink back into Spider-Man's move set, especially while tackling foes who pack quite a punch. From the first brawl, which inevitably breaks out in the DLC-opening museum scenario, it's clear these enemies are as strong as those in the later levels of the base adventure. It's nice to see Insomniac Games try to switch things up right from the start with an engaging new crowd control objective that forced me to focus on specific enemies while also taking on the larger horde.
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Nintendo Fans Are Scrambling To Figure Out the Latest Big Smash Bros Rumor
An alleged leak for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster appeared online Wednesday, and Nintendo fans have been completing hours of research to uncover details behind the leak.
After being posted to Snapchat in a video by an unnamed French person at the time, it was quickly deleted and then appeared as pasted-together images on Discord, and later 4chan. The images have since been circulating the internet and can now be seen on Imgur.
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PS4's 'Next Wave' of Exclusive Games Has Us Excited
BEYOND!
The latest episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond, brings back one of the show's founders and long-time hosts, Kinda Funny's Greg Miller, for a jam-packed episode. Greg joins host Jonathon Dornbush (Max Scoville and Brian Altano are both out of town!) to discuss the "next wave" of PS4-exclusive games, impressions of Spider-Man's first DLC pack, The Heist, Red Dead Redemption 2, and much more! Plus, the two take a look back at Beyond's history, Kinda Funny upcoming games showcase, and much more!
Timecodes:
- Intro - 00:00
- The "Next Wave" of PS4 Games - 2:45
- Spider-Man's First DLC Impressions - 21:05
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Gargoyle Locations and Map for Fortnitemares Challenges
Use our nifty guide and map to locate every gargoyle location for the Fortnitemares challenges in Fortnite.
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Xbox Players Are Upset About Fallout 76's Exclusive 'Early' Beta
The original announcement of the Fallout 76 beta detailed that Xbox One players would be given early access to the beta – one full week ahead of PlayStation 4 users.
However, the scheduling of the beta has now dramatically changed, as Bethesda announced Wednesday on Twitter that the second beta time slot after Tuesday's first 4-hour opening, wouldn't be until Saturday, Oct. 27, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET.
In Bethesda's post on their website Tuesday, they detailed aspects of the "Break-it Early Test Application" saying the beta may be offline for a day or two while they review data from the beta itself.
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The Best PS4 Games
If you're just now picking up a PlayStation 4 or PS4 Pro, you're in luck — there are a lot of fantastic games to play. So whether you're just buying a system, or have owned once since the 2013 launch and are looking to play the greatest hits, these are the best 25 games you can play, as ranked by a group of our biggest and most knowledgeable PS4 fans.
Review scores factored into compiling this list, but the ranking takes many more aspects into account. The ways these games take advantage of the PS4, the design risks they've taken, the unique experiences, the influence they've had on the industry, and more all played a role in helping us narrow down the system's wide library to just 25 games. (One caveat — we did not include PSVR games, as the intention of this list is to suggest what someone picking up just a PS4 or PS4 Pro console should play, and so we can't necessarily expect new buyers will have a PSVR setup.)
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How Much Space Do You Need to Install Red Dead Redemption 2?
Consider pre-loading Red Dead Redemption 2 (or you might not be playing it for a while).
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Vatican Creates Pokemon-Go-like Game About Collecting Saints
With the Vatican's new augmented reality game Follow JC Go, you can catch all of your favorite saints and learn a little bit about Catholicism at the same time.
According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Follow JC Go, uses similar AR technology to Niantic's Pokemon Go, but in place of the Pokemon you're familiar with, you'll be "capturing" saints and other famous religious figures.
Before capturing the saints, you'll have to answer some questions about them, and you need to keep up your "hydration, nutrition, and prayer" values in order to keep playing. As you can see from the gallery below, it uses a similar world aesthetic to Pokemon Go, albeit with an almost Mii-like design for characters.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: Everything We Know Ahead of Its Gameplay Reveal
Red Dead Redemption 2 is an upcoming open-world action-adventure game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It's developed by Rockstar Studios and published by Rockstar Games.
In the lead-up to launch, we've compiled all the news, trailers, gameplay, and story details about Red Dead Redemption 2, from initial rumors to its official announcement and beyond, plus all our preview coverage to date.
Red Dead Redemption 2: The Basics
- Release date: October 26, 2018
- Platform(s): PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Developer: Rockstar Studios
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Eternal Darkness, Legacy of Kain Creator Announces Deadhaus Sonata
Denis Dyack – creator of Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness, and Too Human – has announced a new game, called Deadhaus Sonata, from his new development studio, Apocalypse. It'll be a free-to-play action-RPG for PC and "targeting all platforms." And according to Dyack, it will blend the best of what he's done before.
"We are combining elements of many of my past games into Deadhaus Sonata," Dyack told IGN. "Deadhaus Sonata is a cooperative multiplayer, free-to-play RPG where you are an unstoppable force of the dead. There are Lovecraftian overtones from Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, the gothic role-playing elements of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, where you are undead, and finally, some the action RPG elements of Too Human." Apocalypse described Deadhaus as "a combination of fast action, loot collection, and deep gothic lore
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Battlefield 5's Battle Royale Mode Not Coming Until Spring 2019
Electronic Arts and EA DICE announced Wednesday that Battlefield 5's battle royale mode, Firestorm, will not launch until March 2019.
In a detailed timeline of post-release content for Battlefield 5 by DICE's Jonas Elfving, Firestorm is in chapter 3 called Trial by Fire, which is set to start in March. Trial by Fire also includes a new Greece map that focuses on, "massive aerial invasion along the Cretan coast."
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Melmetal Is the Evolution of Meltan, The Mythical Pokemon First Revealed in Pokemon GO
Melmetal, the evolution of the Mythical Pokémon Meltan who first appeared in Pokémon GO, has been revealed.
Revealed on Pokémon's website, Melmetal is also a Steel Hex Nut Pokémon who is much bigger than Meltan, weighing in at 1,763.7 lbs. and standing 8'02" tall.
Melmetal, who hasn't been seen in 3,000 years and used to be worshiped for its power to create metal, possesses a "unique Steel-type physical move called Double Iron Bash." Using the hex nut in its chest "like an axle to spin its power arms around," it deals a double strike to its unfortunate opponent.
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My Hero One's Justice Review
My Hero Academia is one of the best shonen anime currently airing, and it deserves a great video game that lives up to its reputation. While My Hero One's Justice unfortunately doesn't hit that high bar, it does a good job of adapting the action and spectacle of the anime into fighting game form. The gorgeous visuals and a flashy one-on-one combat system make it seem like a fan's dream fighting game, but the shiny exterior hides a fairly simplistic foundation, and once the spectacle of the action wears off, My Hero One's Justice feels less like All Might, and more like "just alright."
My Hero One's Justice is a 3D arena fighter with a combat system that could be best explained as an appropriately quirky version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. You have three main options when it comes to attacking up close: normal attacks, counter attacks, and unblockable attacks. Normals are fast enough to interrupt and beat unblockables, counters absorb normal attacks before delivering their own powerful strike, and unblockables crush through counters. There are some extra nuances of course, like just guards, dashes, and dash cancels, but that's the general overview of combat.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: When IGN's Review Is Coming
In just two days, we'll finally be able to leap back into Rockstar's sprawling vision of the wild west 8 years after our adventures in Red Dead Redemption took us across the sand-swept deserts of a 1900s US and Mexico. And it can't come a moment sooner. But what does come a moment sooner is our review of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Our own Luke Reilly over in Australia has spent at least 60 hours with the game in preparation for our review, which will hit October 25, 4am PST. Though it'll be an early morning for us, we're excited to finally share our thoughts.
We were able to bring you our experiences of the first four hours with the game, where we came away impressed with the extensive level of detail in Rockstar's world. We hunted deer and stumbled on a broken-hearted boy that we decided to antagonize for some reason, but ultimately we could tell that we just scratched at the surface of the potential of this world in allowing us to interact with it in imaginative ways that in turn responded to us accordingly. We were at times devious and at times helpful. We pursued the main storyline, and yet took time to pursue one of the world's many distractions, too. And though the world in Red Dead Redemption 2 felt like a living organism in its own right, it also felt lonely and cruel at times. And even surprised us in many ways.
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Dan Houser 'Thankful' Not to Be Releasing Grand Theft Auto 6 Right Now
Dan Houser has said he's "thankful" to be releasing Red Dead Redemption 2 and not GTA 6 this week, because the latter would be "out of date within two minutes".
In an extensive interview with GQ, the Rockstar co-founder discussed how his flagship franchise's tone doesn't quite mesh with the current cultural climate:
"It's really unclear what we would even do with
, let alone how upset people would get with whatever we did. Both intense liberal progression and intense conservatism are both very militant, and very angry. It is scary but it's also strange, and yet both of them seem occasionally to veer towards the absurd.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Official Companion App Revealed
Rockstar has revealed that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be receiving an official companion app that will be launching alongside the game on iOS and Android on October 26, 2018.
Announced via Rockstar's website, the Red Dead Redemption 2 Companion App will connect to your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One and will deliver "real-time interactive information to your smart device."
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Fortnitemares Event Begins, Crossbow Returns, and Glider Changes in Latest Fortnite Patch
A brand new Fortnite patch released today is kicking off Fortnitemares, a limited time event where monsters spawn and wreak havoc in the battle royale mode.
The cube has made quite the journey since it first appeared last season and its latest move is releasing Cube Fragments onto the map. Cube Monsters will emerge from these fragments and killing them provides a chance at finding extra shield and loot. The small Cube fragments will spawn randomly on the map while the larger fragments can be found at corrupted zones.
To fight off the hoard of monsters are two new weapons. One is the modified return of the crossbow, now known as the Hunter Crossbow with 40 base damage unlimited ammo. The Six Shooter allows for increased fire rate when firing from the hip while aiming down the sight allows for more precision. The Hand Cannon got a few nerfs and the Rocket Launcher has a temporary visual upgrade with the Pumpkin Rocket Launcher.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Fallout 76: Where to Find Power Armor
Get your first suit of Power Armor during Fallout 76's Beta by checking out these confirmed locations!
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Spider-Man Tops U.S. Game Sales for September
The September 2018 NPD results are in, and Marvel's Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 was the month's best-selling game in the United States.
Though topping the month is impressive enough, NPD notes that it has quickly become the third best-selling game year-to-date across all platforms, behind fellow PS4 exclusive God of War at number two and Far Cry 5 at number one.
Spider-Man also netted the biggest launch month in dollar sales for any Playstation exclusive in history, and generated the highest dollar sales during its launch compared to any game this year, achieving launch sales that are 37 percent higher than the combined launch month sales of every other Spider-Man game released since the NPD began tracking game sales in 1995.
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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Review
When something comes along that as thoroughly exceeds my expectations in so many areas as Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, it reminds me why I got into video games in the first place. Far, far from a mere single player afterthought slapped onto a multiplayer collectible card game, CD Projekt Red has given us a sweeping, complex, emotional story with memorable characters, excellent voice acting, and varied, exciting card battles all along the way.
I was most blown away by the writing. Set just before the Witcher RPG trilogy during the Second Nilfgaard War, you take on the role of the dauntless, dynamic, many-layered Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia. Every step of her journey is complicated by an overwhelming enemy, abundant political intrigue, and the kind of gut-twisting, no-right-answer moral choices the Witcher series has become known for. Are you willing to sacrifice your personal honor to preserve your basic, human decency? Are you willing to do what's best for your soldiers at the expense of a possibly instrumental alliance? This tale recognizes no distinction between good and evil – only tough, emotional, imperfect compromises that stuck with me hours after I'd made them.
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