15 Confusing Things Stumping Players in Red Dead

It's only been a few days since the Red Dead Online Beta went live, and players already have a lot of questions. Like we did with Red Dead Redemption 2's most popular searches, we've collected a list of the most common problems Red Dead Online players are encountering by using a combination of data from traffic, searches, and comments. Here are the most wanted guides and topics RDO players are searching for, complete with links to guides. Don't worry, this page is spoiler free! 

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What Counts for 100% Completion in Red Dead 2?

You don't need to actually do 100% of the activities in RDR2 to earn "100% Completion" status - but you will need to do all this.

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The Game Awards 2018: Where and When to Watch Live

The Game Awards 2018 takes place on December 6, and you'll be able to watch the event live, right here on IGN.

In addition to recognizing the best games of the year, The Game Awards will feature no shortage of big reveals. All of the major announcements are being kept under wraps, but we have a few ideas about what surprises this year's show might have in store.

We're covering the event live and will keep you updated with all of the winners and breaking news as it happens. To ensure you don't miss a second of the excitement, read on to see a rundown of when and where to watch The Game Awards 2018.

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GameStop Reports Third Quarter Loss of $488.6 Million, Increase in New Game Sales

GameStop has released its third quarter fiscal report, which ended on Nov. 3, showing an overall net income loss of $488.6 million.

The report included the recent sale of Spring Mobile – one of GameStop Corp's owned companies – which brought in approximately $700 million.

GameStop previously said they would, "pay off debts, fund share repurchases, reinvest in core video game and collectibles businesses to drive growth, or some combination of these options," with the funds from Spring Mobile.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Every Confirmed Stage

As its name suggests, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is meant as the definitive Smash experience. Every returning character and tons of newcomers join the ranks of Nintendo's legendary brawler, and almost all of the series' iconic stages.

Every confirmed stage for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will also have three variants, according to creator Masahiro Sakurai: the standard version with all obstacles and stage hazards intact, the flat "Omega" or "Final Destination" version, and a "Battlefield" version with three platforms hovering above a flat stage.

Below, you'll find a gallery of every confirmed stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which span several Nintendo and non-Nintendo properties.

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Fallout 76 Patch Notes: Increased Stash Storage, Improved Stability, Bug Fixes and More

Bethesda has released the full notes for Fallout 67 Patch 1.0.2.0, which will be coming December 4.

Though many of the details of this patch were previously revealed, a lot of new information has been given, including specifics on bug fixes, rebalancing, general improvements and more. Patch 1.0.2.0 clocks in at 3 GB for consoles and 36MB for PC versions of the game. Additionally, Bethesda promised that a new patch would drop on December 11.

The bulk of the patch notes detail various bug fixes. For consoles, an issue that caused players to encounter an infinite loading screen while signing out has been fixed. For Xbox One in particular, a crash that would send multiple team invitations after exiting Vault 76 to players who aren't on your friends list has been ironed out as well. For PS4, C.A.M.P. wires won't float in air when trying to connect multiple objects. For all versions of the game, an issue that made it so players couldn't exit their power armor has been fixed.

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Fortnite Account Merge Feature Delayed to 2019

Epic Games has pushed back Fortnite's account merge feature from November 2018 to "early next year."

Back in September, after Sony announced that the PS4 will now support cross-platform play for Fortnite, Epic followed up with news of an account merging solution for players who had created accounts on different platforms. Scheduled for a November roll-out, the studio has now stated that the feature will be pushed back to 2019 due to technical issues.

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Pokemon Go: Niantic Seemingly Teasing PvP

Since its launch in July 2016, Pokemon Go has been a strictly PvE affair – but that might finally be about to change.

In a tweet today, Niantic seemed to tease the forthcoming arrival of a PvP mode. The tweeted image appears to show a player-controlled trainer on a grassy playing field, with some well-worn patches where the Pokemon would stand. The image is accompanied only by a pair of exclamation marks and a shocked emoji.

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Battlefield 5 Players Feel Like They're Dying Too Quickly, DICE Working on a Fix

DICE's core gameplay designer says changes are coming to both time-to-kill (TTK) and time-to-die (TTD).

Battlefield 5 launched last week, and players been vocal in their criticisms of TTD, saying that death currently feels too fast and frustrating with comparison to previous games in the series.

DICE core game designer, Florian Le Bihan, has tweeted that changes to both TTK and TTD are on the horizon. DICE has now posted about the issue and how it could be resolved on Reddit.

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One Artifact Card Currently Costs More Than the Game Itself

Unlike competing free-to-play card games like Gwent and Hearthstone, Valve's Artifact has a $20 up-front cost. However, that might not be the biggest purchase you make, as one of Artifact's cards costs more than the game itself.

Spotted by PC Gamer, Axe (at time of writing) is currently being sold on the Steam Community Market for a minimum of $21.71, with many players selling their cards at well above that price.

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18 Minutes of Just Cause 4 Running on PS4 Pro & Xbox One - IGN First

The island of Solís is a very pretty place – it's even prettier on the beefier current-gen consoles.

With that in mind, for our final IGN First drop on the game we've put together a few clips showing off Just Cause 4 on both PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Click the video above to see what you'll be getting on both.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he's be sasd to be saying goodbye to Just Cause 4 after covering it for a month, but it's out next week. Follow him on Twitter.

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Red Dead Online Review in Progress

The Red Dead Online experience is one that stretches from moments of patient player management that are barely distinguishable from Red Dead Redemption 2's single-player component, to the complete chaos of PvP multiplayer in indiscriminate, close-quarters slaughter. It's proven reliable and robust for me over the past two days, even with its beta caveat, and despite a few concerns I've had a lot of fun of fun returning to the Wild West and carving out a fresh identity for my new avatar.

In my first two days embedded in Rockstar's sprawling shared world I've hunted game, harassed griefers, hijacked a train, and had no less than three haircuts. I've partnered with friends to take on traditional missions bookended with well-produced cutscenes, and stalked total strangers through a shrinking section of forest with just a handful of throwing knives in small-scale battles royale. I've warily quaffed beers with an unknown player in a Blackwater bar and been lassoed and towed behind another player's horse for no apparent purpose.

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IGN Happy Hour: Hearthstone Special With Ben Thompson

With Hearthstone's next expansion, Rastakhan's Rumble, just around the corner, Team Five's creative director Ben Thompson drops by IGN to talk about his favourite card art, the long road to getting trolls into Hearthstone, and how he loves to geek out over typography. Yes, it's CARD CORNER!

Download the IGN Happy Hour: Hearthstone Special right here

Or stream it below:

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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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Red Dead Online: Bard's Crossing Treasure Map Guide

Here's exactly where to look to get the treasure from the Bard's Crossing Treasure Map.

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High-End Red Dead Redemption 2 Clothing Line Launches

A high-end clothing line based on the outfits in Red Dead Redemption 2 has launched, so you can finally dress as nicely as your very own Arthur Morgan.

Premium clothing website Barking Irons has released a small line of clothing staples based on the world of Red Dead Redemption 2, first reported by Polygon.

The clothes have a subtle enough rustic style that at first glance, they aren't an obvious game reference – while true Red Dead fans will certainly notice the little nods.

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Anthem's Closed Alpha Begins Soon, Registration Now Open

BioWare is holding a closed alpha for its upcoming online multiplayer action RPG Anthem from December 8-9, and registration is open now until December 3.

Announced by EA, the alpha is part of EA's Community Playtesting program, and will be available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, though openings are predictably limited. Multiple sessions will be spread across the two days, and those who make it into the alpha can participate in one or all of them. As is typical for an alpha, this will be used to test out matchmaking, server loads, and more.

To sign up, simply head to the EA Community Playtesting webpage, sign in with an EA account, choose a platform and when you'd like to play the alpha, and submit. Registration is "first come first served" and if you get in, a confirmation will appear on the Community Playtesting site, and you will receive an email letting you know how to download the alpha.

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Tesla Tried to License Mario Kart for an in-Car Version

Tesla CEO Elon Musk apparently tried (unsuccessfully) to work with Nintendo on an in-car version of Mario Kart.

On Twitter earlier today, Musk was asked about the potential of making certain games playable in Teslas. Specifically, someone asked about Mario Kart.

"How about a version of Mario Kart where you can play against random people who are also charging their car at the moment?" asked @rocketisfine.

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The Elder Scrolls: Blades Delayed to 2019

The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Bethesda's upcoming mobile entry into the long-running fantasy RPG franchise, has been delayed to early 2019.

Revealed on Twitter, the game is still set for an iOS and Android release, and fans can currently sign up for early access. Blades was initially set for a 2018 release, though with just over a month left in the year, this move isn't particularly surprising.

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Red Dead Online Rank Unlock Bonuses

See every unlockable weapon, outfit, item, horse and more you'll get for ranking up in Red Dead Online.

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Pokémon Let's Go!, Detective Pikachu, and Zelda Rumors!

WWWWEEEEELLLLLCOME! This week, it's back to our regularly scheduled programming with all the Nintendo news you wanna put in your ear holes and eyes knobs. Yes, we're talking about Nintendo's big time Thanksgiving sales numbers (spoilers: they made A LOT of money). We're also debunking all those Skyward Sword rumors and rebuttals, and of course... IT'S TIME FOR POKÉMON!

That's right pals, we've got not one but TWO Pokémon experts on the show this week talking about Detective Pikachu, Let's Go! Pikachu/Eevee, and so holy moly does Casey DeFreitas know a ton about the meta game in every single Pokémon game ever. It's seriously impressive. This week's cast: Zachary Ryan, Peer Schneider, Miranda Sanchez, and the aforementioned, Casey DeFreitas.

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Directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 to Be Presenters at The Game Awards

Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, will be presenters at The Game Awards next week.

Announced by Geoff Keighley, the Russo brothers being presenters may hint that we are going to see more of Square Enix's Avengers game in development by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal.

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Shantae Studio to Help Finish Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night developer ArtPlay has brought Shantae: Half-Genie Hero developer WayForward Technologies on board to help with development.

Announced through Bloodstained's Kickstarter page, producer Koji Igarashi called WayForward a "top-tier" developer of side-scrolling action games, adding that he worked with one of WayForward's employees on a previous project. Igarashi said WayForward would help him to realize his vision for the game.

The producer added that WayForward has been "helping to improve the game and fix any bugs that pop up." There's one bug in particular that's currently making Bloodstained crash, but Igarashi said it'll be fixed with the new partner studio's help. 

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US Army Plans to Use Microsoft's HoloLens for Combat Missions, Training

Microsoft has won a "$480 million contract to supply prototypes for augmented reality systems to the Army for use on combat missions and in training."

As reported by Bloomberg, this contract could lead to the US Army purchasing over 100,000 HoloLens headsets, intending to "increase lethality by enhancing the ability to detect, decide and engage before the enemy."

While the U.S. Army and Israeli military have been running training programs with Microsoft HoloLens, these next steps would prepare them in use for live combat.

While the Army will be using HoloLens devices, they will obviously be different than the consumer-grade products as they will look to "incorporate night vision and thermal sensing, measure vital signs like breathing and "readiness," monitor for concussions and offer hearing protection."

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BioWare Teases Dragon Age Announcement

BioWare General Manager Casey Hudson teased a Dragon Age announcement in a recent post on BioWare's official blog.

"If you've been following these blogs, or myself and Mark Darrah on Twitter, you know we're also working on some secret Dragon Age stuff," said Hudson. "Dragon Age is an incredibly important franchise in our studio, and we're excited to continue its legacy.  Look for more on this in the coming month (though I won't tell you where to look…)."

While "Dragon Age stuff" doesn't necessarily mean BioWare is gearing up to announce the next entry in the role-playing franchise, the timing of this news is interesting. It's possible this announcement could come during The Game Awards, which airs on December 6.

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Underworld Ascendant Review

I had finally done it. After several hours of navigating bugs and glitches, surviving enemies whose AI seemed to ping-pong between omniscient and ludicrously stupid, and maze-like level design, I had reached the end of an area of Underworld Ascendant that had given me considerable trouble. I actually paused, allowed myself to feel that relief and euphoria one gets when they never have to look at something terrible again. The portal to the exit was before me. I stepped forward.

...And fell through the floor, as the geometry of the Stygian Abyss decided arbitrarily to render itself ethereal. The Ascendant, Underworld's protagonist, plummeted into some sort of netherscape that forced a reset to escape, and, thanks to Underworld Ascendant's ludicrous save system, all progress in the level in question was lost. An entire night spent meticulously poking around, exploring, fighting, and sneaking was rendered moot by something beyond my control.

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5 Predictions for the 2018 Game Awards

The Game Awards airs live on Thursday, December 6 (watch it live on IGN starting at 6pm PT/9pm ET). Over the years, host and executive producer Geoff Keighley has built the event into not only a celebration of the gaming year coming to a close but a look ahead at the one to come. With that, we've got a few predictions on what announcements may be in store for us at the last major gaming event of 2018.

Yeah, Reggie just downplayed anything happening anytime soon with Nintendo's third pillar. But the fact of the matter is that they've probably got something to show by now, even if it's just a CG trailer. And Keighley has a knack of getting major exclusives out of Nintendo. Look no further than 2014, when he scored a video of Miyamoto running around Hyrule from a Nintendo conference room. As someone who does this for a living, I can assure you, getting that is no easy task. Or take last year, when Zelda's Master Cycle was revealed at The Game Awards. Point is, I think Reggie is playing coy, and Metroid is coming out to play – in some form – at this year's event.

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Fornite Leaks Points to Titled Towers Being Destroyed

A datamine may have revealed the next area of Fortnite's map to be affected by story developments. @FNLeak tweeted an alleged bit of Fortnite code pointing to the destruction of Tilted Towers.

"The game files now include the explicit mention of destroying Tilted Towers!" FNLeak tweeted Tuesday. The leaker continued: "These lines of text have to do with bots that are configurable in some manner to attack things."

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Fortnite Blamed for Video Game Addiction in Kids Who Need Digital Rehab

Epic Games' battle royale shooter is getting more flak for allegedly contributing to video game addiction in kids.

Fortnite has come under fire once again for having a detrimental effect on younger players. A child psychologist claims that there has been a marked increase in kids attending counseling on account of video game addiction, which may or may not be tied to the uptake of players since the game's launch.

"This game is like heroin," said British behavioural specialist, Lorrine Marer, whose work involves dealing with children suffering from video game addiction. "Once you are hooked, it's hard to get unhooked."

Bloomberg reports on a number of parents and professionals recounting their experiences on Twitter that include a 17-year old playing for 12 hours a day and falling asleep in class, to over half of certain groups of kids getting counseled for video game addiction at a handful of camps in North Carolina playing the game to excess.

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Sakurai Reveals Why Kirby Was the Only One to Survive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's World of Light Attack

Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has revealed why Kirby was the only character to survive the attack on our beloved characters in Ultimate's World of Light story mode.

Speaking to Famitsu, via Source Gaming, Sakurai explained why, of all the 74 characters in Smash's roster, Kirby was the only one to survive the in the first cinematic of World of Light.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Gets Day One Patch to Fix Replay System

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will receive a patch on launch day in order to fix issues with its game replay system.

In an interview with Famitsu, via ComicBook, game director Masahiro Sakurai said that the patch would be necessary for anyone purchasing the physical version of the game, while those downloading the digital version would have it included with their initial installation automatically.

According to Sakurai, the patch prevents replays from "going off-track," and noted that you can save your replays as videos and keep them on your system indefinitely, if you have enough storage space.

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Fallout 76's $200 Power Armor Edition Shipped With Bag of Cheaper Quality Than Promised

Bethesda shipped Fallout 76's Power Edition with a cheap nylon bag instead of the promised canvas.

The Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition included a number of goodies for players to enjoy, from a wearable T-51b helmet to a canvas West Tek duffel bag, but - as we discovered in our unboxing video - the duffel that was shipped was a cheap nylon replacement, and players who dropped $200 on it aren't happy. They're even less ecstatic with Bethesda's response, which has been to offer $5 of in-game currency to make up for it.

There's a whole thread full of disgruntled customers on Reddit, via Kotaku. Twitter user LanternCupcake is amongst the many ticked off players, and contacted Bethesda to get answers.

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Fortnite Week 10 Challenges - Viking Ship, Camel, and Bus Map

Our Week 10 Fortnite challenges guide includes vehicle timed trial locations and a viking ship, camel, and crashed battle bus map.

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How to Save in Red Dead Online

Saving works a little differently in Red Dead Online. Learn a little more about it with this Red Dead Online wiki.

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Fortnite Streamer Showdown: Aphromoo vs ParkerGames

Streamer showdown continues!

This Thursday, November 29, at 4pm PT, 7pm ET Sydnee pits YouTuber and Disney XD host ParkerGames against professional League of Legends player Aphromoo in a battle on the Fortnite field. Why? Why not??

As always, you can watch right here on the front page of IGN.com, or you can find us on YouTube, Twitch, and Mixer. And remember, if you've read this far, you get a *free bowl of soup.

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Red Dead Online is Off To a Promising Start - Beyond 568

BEYOND!

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Beyond!, Max Scoville is filling in for the usual host Jonathon Dornbush, and he's joined by Brian Altano, Tina Amini, and Andrew Goldfarb.

The big topics this week are the beta for Red Dead Online, which is off to a considerably smoother start than Grand Theft Auto V had, half a decade ago. There are some rumors of a new Alien game being announced at The Game Awards, and Andrew is very excited about those new Persona dancing games.

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How to Play Red Dead Online

See the online beta schedule; plus learn how to start playing and if your single-player save is connected to Red Dead Online.

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Artifact Review in Progress

Five years after Valve's last major game, the legendary developer proves it still knows how to make amazing things. As a Dota 2-themed digital card game, Artifact may not be what people were expecting, but it does exactly what Valve is known for: it's something different and exciting within an established genre, housed in the most detailed and polished package possible.

Artifact sets itself apart from so many other card games that find their roots in Magic: The Gathering – a game that Artifact's designer, Richard Garfield, created in 1993 – by splitting the playing field into three lanes and having you pick five persistent Heroes for your deck that get stronger and respawn throughout the match. While playing cards and dealing damage might be familiar to Hearthstone or Magic fans, the way Artifact makes you think about that is fundamentally different.

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How to Fast Travel in Red Dead Online

It's much easier to get around fast in Red Dead Online, though it can cost a pretty penny. Here's how.

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5 Things Fallout 5 Can Learn From Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is Bethesda Game Studios' first foray into multiplayer for the popular series. Unfortunately, its launch has drawn tepid responses, to put it mildly.

But what it has undoubtedly succeeded in doing is generating even more anticipation for a new single-player Fallout game, and while 76 may not have stuck its landing, it does have a few ideas worth carrying forward—and some lessons that should definitely be taken to heart.

Here are five things Fallout 5 can learn from Fallout 76.

It's Past Time to Recreate Creation

While Fallout 76 looks spectacular in some places—especially when the lighting and atmosphere really click—the Creation Engine's technical limitations were conspicuous in Fallout 4 back in 2015. In 2018, they're inexcusable. Fallout 76's performance is hindered by frequent stutters, game crashes, and launch consoles struggling to maintain a reasonable framerate—not to mention the lack of a field-of-view slider. It's a shame the Creation Engine is known for these issues, and not as an efficient design platform both Bethesda and modders expertly use to build bigger, better worlds. The next Fallout game is unlikely to use a new engine, but we can at least hope Bethesda is willing to go to whatever lengths are necessary to bring Creation up to par.

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Rumors of Rocksteady's Superman Game Circle Back Ahead of the Game Awards

A new listing appeared on Game System Requirements with the title of Superman: World's Finest and the developer listed as Rocksteady Studios.

The listing was noticed by a user on ResetEra who searched on Game System Requirements' website for currently rumored games to compare credibility, such as GTA VI, Half Life 3, and Bloodborne 2 – with none of them being listed.

Game System Requirements details required specs for PC games, and the user pointed out the Terms of Use and FAQ on the website make it difficult for just anyone to post a random game or rumor. A Devil May Cry 5 listing also appeared on the website last spring, approximately one month prior to the game's official announcement.

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PlayStation Plus Free Games for December 2018 Revealed

Sony has revealed the full lineup of free games PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive in December though the PlayStation Blog, and the list includes an atmospheric horror game, an over-the-top action-racer, and more.

This month's PlayStation Plus lineup includes:

• Soma (PS4)
• Onrush (PS4)
• Steredenn (PS3)
• Steinsgate (PS3)
• Iconoclasts (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4)
• Papers, Please (PS Vita)

On PlayStation 4, subscribers will get Soma, an exploration-based horror game created by Amnesia studio Fictional Games. It combines monsters and crude machines to create a departure from the developer's previous work.

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Just Cause 4's Army of Chaos: Supply Drops - IGN First

Just Cause 4 might still be about freeing an oppressed country through the medium of explosions, but exactly how you're freeing it has changed since the last game. Welcome to the Army of Chaos.

In this miniseries, we've been running through the game's new systems for taking back regions across the nation of Solís, how you'll do that (spoiler, there's are lots of loud noises), and what you'll get in return.

And, for the final part, we get to the good stuff – your prizes for all that hard, violent work...

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he has enjoyed teaching you to be a violent freedom fighter. Follow him on Twitter.

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9 Things Artifact Doesn't Tell You

Artifact isn't a hard game to pick-up and play, but it is a complex one. As a card game with three lanes, five heroes, and even an item shop, there's a lot of intricacies that aren't explained in it it's fairly surface-level tutorial. Here are nine important things Artifact doesn't tell you:

Signature Cards

An Artifact decks must have a minimum of 40 cards, but 15 of those cards are determined by the five heroes you pick. Every hero automatically adds three copies of its unique signature card to your deck, which can't be added any other way. That means if you see Zeus in an enemy line-up, you know Thunder God's Wrath is in their deck – it also means that if he isn't, you don't have to worry about that particular card at all.

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Guacamelee! 2 Gets Switch, Xbox One Release Dates

Drinkbox Studios has announced that Guacamelee! 2 will be released on Switch Dec. 10 and Xbox One in January 2019, reports Gematsu.

Switch owners can pre-order Guacamelee! 2 right now at a 10% discount. Any Switch owners who also own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition will receive a deeper 30% discount by pre-ordering.

As was announced yesterday, Guacamelee! 2's first DLC pack, Tree Enimigos, is also now available to be purchased on PlayStation 4 for $2.99 USD. That pack will also be released on Switch and Xbox One as soon as Guacamelee! 2 is available on those respective platforms.

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Nintendo Switch Became the Best-Selling Nintendo Console in U.S. History During a Thanksgiving Weekend

Nintendo has high expectations for the Switch this holiday season, predicting sales totals that some viewed as overly ambitious. The company wants the system to hit 20 million units sold this fiscal year, and it helped get closer to that number with a huge Thanksgiving weekend.

Over the five-day period from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year, the Nintendo Switch set a record for best-selling Nintendo console in history over that period, and it had its best week ever in the United States.

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Red Dead Online's Gold Bars Could Take up to 8 Hours to Earn

Red Dead Online players have worked out how long it takes to earn gold bars - and they're not ecstatic about it.

The Red Dead Online beta has started rolling out, with owners of the Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition able to jump in first. Although microtransactions aren't live just yet, Rockstar has confirmed that players will be able to buy gold bars at the in-game store. If you don't fancy reaching for your wallet, one gold bar could take you up to 8 hours to earn.

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Fortnite Mobile Now Supports 60fps on Newest iPhones

Epic Games has announced that owners of the newest iPhones can now enjoy Fortnite at 60fps, while Android users are still capped at 30fps.

Fortnite update 6.31 dropped yesterday, but it seems that an important note for mobile users was missed. Epic PR guy, Nick Chester, hopped onto Twitter to spread the good word, tweeting that owners of the "iPhone XS/XS-Max/ XR" can now play at 60fps.

Unfortunately for iPhone X users, Chester added that the option isn't available.

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Pokemon: How to Get Aerodactyl from Old Amber in Let's Go

Here's how to acquire the fossil Old Amber, and how to turn it into Aerodactyl.

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Touching Tribute Easter Egg Found in Spyro Reignited Trilogy

A very touching Easter Egg was found in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy that pays tribute to a very special mother.

About a month ago, Reddit user TheChronoShadow posted about his love for Spyro, specifically Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon, and asked if his mother, who was battling metastatic breast cancer, could be immortalized in the game that meant so much to the both of them.

TheChronoShadow was also dealing with cancer and had surgery at the end of last month, but wanted nothing more than to honor his mother.

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Black Panther Writer Cole to Script Call of Duty Movie Sequel

Activision Blizzard Studios has hired Joe Robert Cole to write the sequel to the Call of Duty film, according to Variety. Cole is known for his writing in Black Panther alongside Ryan Coogler.

It was announced last February that director of Sicario 2: Soldado, Stefano Sollima, would be helming the film.

Presidents of Activision Blizzard Studios, Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk will be producing, as well as Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick and Coco Francini.

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Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade DLC Focuses on a Key Assassin

Assassin's Creed Odyssey's first major story-driven DLC, Legacy of the First Blade, has received a launch trailer, showing off a highly-important assassin.

With Episode 1: Hunted releasing on December 4, Legacy of the First Blade follows the first assassin to wield a hidden blade: Darius I, son of Xerxes I. Though Darius had long passed since the events of Assassin's Creed 2, Ezio went on to explore a tomb dedicated to Darius. Though the real-world history on the matter is uncertain, many believe that Darius committed patricide and murdered Xerxes.

The DLC will be divided into three episodes, with the first focusing on Kassandra or Alexios meeting Darius. A new Persian enemy group appears in the trailer: they are seen pillaging villages, wearing black masks and are hunting the "tainted ones," which includes the player character.

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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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Fortnite Has Invaded the Modern American Classroom Like No Other Game

Kids have been bringing video games and other distractions into schools for decades. For me, it was my Game Boy. But everything from the '90s surge of Tamagotchi to Magic the Gathering and Pokémon cards has had their moment in the spotlight in middle schools and high schools alike. Kids in high school these days, however, have grown up with games on smartphones, and those games follow them into class in ways my Game Boy never could have.

Fortnite is huge in a way few games have been, and its audience talks about it and plays it in a way that's different from almost any other game community. You can carry Fortnite – along with your profile and all your records and purchased content – with you just about anywhere you can go. That includes the classroom.

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Dark Souls Heroes Get Epic Vinyl Figures

Looking for a "gud" gift for that Dark Souls fanatic in your life? Look no further than Fangamer's Heroes of Lordran figurines!

Series one features Solaire, Oscar, and Siegmeyer. Each vinyl figure stands around four inches tall, and they'll run you $29 each, or $69 for all three.

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Bethesda Responds to Fallout 76 Complaints, Reveals Upcoming Changes and Bug Fixes

After Fallout 76 players have felt unheard in the recent weeks, Bethesda has responded to the complaints on Reddit, with a full article publishing at a later time on their website.

Bethesda admitted to being too silent and non-communicative with the Fallout community, and said they are focusing on being more transparent from now on.

"We know you're frustrated and angry at the state of things right now, whether it's the issues you're running into in the game, or the lack of communication about fixes, updates, or news. To be clear, this account is run by us, Bethesda Game Studios community team."

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Telltale's Minecraft: Story Mode Launches on Netflix

Minecraft: Story Mode, an episodic point-and-click adventure game from the recently shuttered Telltale Games, has launched on Netflix.

Available to stream now, the first three episodes of the season are up and running, and the final two episodes will be coming December 5. The original first season of Minecraft: Story Mode ran for eight episodes, with the second season consisting of five episodes.

The Netflix version of the game begins with a short explanation on how to play it through the streaming service - all decisions come down to two choices for the viewer/player, and can be input using any remote or computer with directional and select functions.

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Destiny 2: Black Armory Mini-Expansion Detailed

Bungie unveiled details about Destiny 2's first mini-expansion, Black Armory on Tuesday. Details can be seen in the video below.

Black Armory will be made available to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC players on Dec. 4, bringing with it new exotic items and the ability for players to increase their power levels. Story-wise, the mini-expansion sees the titular Black Armory's Ada-1 tasking players with reigniting four special weapon forges that were lost during the Golden Age.

As part of this quest line, players in groups of up to three can band together in the new Lost Forges activity in pursuit of one of Black Armory's new weapons. Players will first need to collect a number of materials and then place them into the forge, which will trigger waves of enemy attacks.

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Red Dead Online Beta Launches Today, Includes Battle Royale Mode

The first Read Dead Online beta has launched, with those who own the Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition being the first eligible players to join the beta.

Details of what Red Dead Online will entail has finally been revealed by Rockstar, and one thing they are pushing already is player feedback so they can continually improve the experience. The beta period will include additions and updates as time goes on, and is meant to be a mode that has the ability to expand.

In Red Dead Online, players will be able to do everything from riding around with friends in a Posse and setting up camp together to completing co-op story-based missions or competing against one another. Just like in the solo game, exploring the world to assist strangers – or to go up against them – will be a common activity, as well as hunting, fishing, Free Roam challenges, and more.

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Fortnite Surpasses 200 Million Players

Fortnite now has more than 200 million players, making it among the most-played games in the history of the medium.

The new statistic, which comes from Bloomberg, represents a 60 percent increase in players since Epic Games shared information back in June. The following month, Epic Games was valued at up to $8 billion, and a new investment deal made back in October valued the company at nearly twice that number.

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Guacamelee! 2: New Character Skins and Challenge Level Enter the Fray

Guacamelee! 2 is available now on PlayStation 4 and PC, and is receiving two new DLC packs over the next couple of weeks featuring additional playable character skins as well as a new challenge level.

Revealed through the PlayStation Blog, Guacamelee! 2 will add the Three Enemigos character pack for $3 tomorrow, which gives you the chance to play as the bosses El Muñeco, Uay Pek, and Jaguar Javier instead of hero Juan. The characters are designed to change how you approach the game as a whole, with their own strengths and weaknesses, and come with additional trophies.

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December 2018 Games With Gold Features Dragon Age, Never Alone

Microsoft has revealed December 2018's Xbox Games With Gold.

Headlining the roster is BioWare's 2011 fantasy RPG, Dragon Age 2. Also coming to Games With Gold next month is Never Alone, the side-scrolling adventure game from 2014 developed in partnership with the Alaskan native community. The other two games for December are the original Xbox's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and Xbox One's Qube 2.

Here's when each title will be available for Games With Gold subscribers next month:

• Qube 2: Dec. 1 - 31 (Xbox One)
• Dragon Age 2: Dec. 1 - 15 (Xbox 360, Xbox One via backward compatibility)
• Never Alone: Dec. 16 - Jan. 15 (Xbox One)

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Nintendo Gets Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pirates Banned from YouTube

Nintendo has responded to widespread Super Smash Bros. Ultimate piracy by issuing copyright strikes resulting in multiple YouTube takedowns and bans, according to reports from USGamer and Newsweek.

YouTube channels Dystifyzer and Crunchii were banned entirely from the platform after being hit with a number of copyright strikes by Nintendo. The channels had been spreading leaked tracks from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's soundtrack and reached YouTube's three-strike threshold that results in full terminations of channels and accounts associated with the strikes.

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Fortnite Item Gifting Now Live for a Limited Time

Fortnite will be adding the long-requested option to send gifts to your friends with the release of the 6.31 update, but only for a limited time.

Announced by The Fortnite Team, item gifting will be available on all platforms for one week following the update, except for iOS devices because "Apple's policies prohibit it."

Sending a gift to a friend is as simple as choosing an item in the Item Shop and selecting "Buy As A Gift."

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The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame Announced for 2019

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame for PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC. It will arrive digitally and in stores on all platforms on Feb. 26, 2019, except for the Switch retail version which will follow on March 26, 2019.

"The alien monster invaders have left Bricksburg in ruins," reads the game's official description. "It is now up to Emmet and a host of heroic characters to go beyond their world and save their friends from the strange inhabitants of the Systar System. Journey into outer space, discover new worlds, and test your Master Building skills."

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Sea of Thieves' Shrouded Spoils Content Update Adds Fog, Explosive 'Mega-Keg', and More

Sea of Thieves fourth free major content update, Shrouded Spoils, will add Fog, an explosive Mega-keg, six new skeleton forts, expanded customization options, and much more.

Arriving tomorrow, November 28, Shrouded Spoils' Fog will be an emergent threat that will impair visibility and potentially hide threats from unprepared captains.

New Merchant Alliance items, including the Mega-keg, Crate of Ancient Bone Dust, and Mermaid Statue Gems will be available to find, as well as the previously mentioned six new skeleton forts which will increase the total number of forts to nine.

As for customization, players will have new options for cannons, the wheel, and the capstan, with a limited time cosmetic ship and set - the Wailing Barnacle - also being available.

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PlayStation Classic Review

One of the earliest marketing slogans for Sony's first video game console was "Don't underestimate the power of PlayStation." It's now 24 years later and it's the power of nostalgia that can't be undervalued, particularly when you first turn on the PlayStation Classic and are instantly teleported back more than two decades by the iconic Sony Computer Entertainment splash screen and sweeping synth sound. Unfortunately, this nostalgic jolt doesn't last past scrolling through the short menu of just 20 included games, as this adorable miniature version of the most popular gaming console of the '90s lacks too many big names to truly live up to the 'Classic' label.

That's not to say there aren't some heavy hitters in the 20 games included on the PlayStation Classic roster, and certainly such a short list could never be absolutely definitive when culled down from the thousands of games that were released over the system's six-year lifespan. But a lineup of 'classic' PlayStation games without a Gran Turismo, Tomb Raider, Wipeout, or Crash Bandicoot, to name a few of the most glaring omissions, makes for a compilation that feels decidedly incomplete and not really reflective of the system at its best, particularly at its relatively high price point ($99.99USD/£89.99GBP/$149.95AUD). It's basically the gaming equivalent of getting front row seats at a Guns 'n' Roses concert and having the band not play anything off Appetite for Destruction.

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Fortnite 6.31 Patch Notes: Legendary Pump Shotgun Added

Fortnite's latest patch adds the Legendary Pump Shotgun and the Team Rumble LTM.

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We're Streaming Our First Impressions of Red Dead Online

The hotly anticipated online component of Red Dead Redemption 2 is playable tomorrow for Ultimate Edition owners, and we're saddling up alongside 'em ready to livestream our first impressions of Rockstar's online Wild West.

The action starts tomorrow, November 27, from 9-11am PT/12-2pm ET/6-8pm UK (Wednesday, November 28, from 4-6am AET).

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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Alien: Blackout Reveal May Come During The Game Awards

A fresh trademark spotted here on the World Intellectual Property Organization's site (via Eurogamer) appears to indicate Fox's next Alien video game will be called Alien: Blackout.

The trademark overtly specifies video games as the classification, not a film.

The emergence of the trademark filing coincides with a peculiar exchange between Hideo Kojima and The Game Awards official Twitter account, following a visit by Kojima to 20th Century Fox where he posed with an Alien egg and poster.

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Kingdom Hearts 3: Exclusive Keyblade Pre-Order DLC Coming to Amazon

An exclusive Keyblade is coming for those who preorder Kingdom Hearts III through Amazon.

Announced through an Amazon Deals Twitch stream, The Dawn Till Dusk Keyblade's design is relatively straight forward: it uses the same blade seen in the standard Kingdom Key Keyblade, though its hilt contains a mix of green and gold, featuring symbols of a crescent moon, sun and star. Any sort of special stats the weapon may hold have not been revealed.

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Fans Want Skyrim-Playing Grandma Immortalized in Elder Scrolls 6

Seven years have already passed since the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released, and now the community wants to see an 82-year-old fan who regularly plays the game included in its next entry.

Per Eurogamer, Reddit user phantom-scribbler started a push to have Bethesda create a version of 82-year-old YouTuber, Skyrim aficionado and grandmother Shirley Curry in the Elder Scrolls 6. The petition was inspired by a rather macabre comment Curry made in response to last month's comments made by Bethesda VP of PR and marketing, which implied the Elder Scrolls 6 might still be several years away from release.

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Out This Week: Darksiders III, Searching

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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Fortnite Adds New Skin Based on an 8-Year-Old Fan's Drawing

One of the latest skins for your character in Fortnite was conceptualized by an eight-year-old fan, and though American players likely just finished eating a mound of turkey, it's time to switch over to chicken.

Back in September, a Fortnite player named Connor got his father to submit a picture of his own Fortnite skin concept to the game's Reddit board. Called the "Chicken Trooper," the drawing was simple, but it resonated with fans who really wanted a chicken included in the game.

Reddit users helped to turn his concept into more detailed artwork, and the idea apparently struck a chord with Epic Games.

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Red Dead 2: How to Get the Best Horse, Period

The Elite Arabian is the fastest, best horse and looks super cool. Here's how to catch it.

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Smash Bros. Ultimate Reportedly Leaks Online, Beware of Spoilers

Nintendo won't officially release Super Smash Bros. Ultimate until Dec. 7, but illegal copies of the full game are already spreading online, reports Motherboard.

As a result, fans who want to go in fresh on release day must now be cautious of encountering spoilers on the internet. For the purpose of this piece on IGN, it contains no spoilers.

"As far as

Switch games go this is the biggest ever," JJB, the administrator of a popular Switch piracy community told Motherboard.

Overall, four sources confirmed the leak, with one sending Motherboard a gameplay video of a specific character and stage upon request.

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Rockstar Abandons Its Agent Trademark

Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive appear to have abandoned their plans to develop Agent, an espionage-themed game that has been radio-silent for years.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (via Eurogamer) lists the Agent trademark as being abandoned by Take-Two as of Nov. 19. "Abandoned because no Statement of Use or Extension Request timely filed after Notice of Allowance was issued," reads the trademark's current status.

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Just Cause 4's New Grapple Is Off the Hook - IGN First

Rico Rodriguez has got himself an improved grappling hook, able to fire out combos of balloons, rockets and retractors with impunity.

We owed it to him, and ourselves, to try and make something really weird with all that, so allow Rory to take you (and Gav) through his most outlandish creations.

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Red Dead Online Beta: Launch Dates and New Details Announced

Red Dead Online's beta period will begin in a limited capacity tomorrow, November 27, before becoming available to all players on Friday, November 30.

Rockstar has announced that the beta will be released in stages, adding more and more players throughout the week:

• Tuesday, November 27: All Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition owners.
• Wednesday, November 28: All players who played Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26th according to our data.
• Thursday, November 29: All players who played Red Dead Redemption 2 between October 26th to October 29th according to our data.

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The Best Cases for the iPhone X

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Last updated: May 2018

The iPhone X is the most intriguing Apple phone in a long time. In addition to removing the Home button it's the first iPhone outfitted with an OLED panel, so if you're making the jump to Apple's latest creation you're going to want to make sure that it is properly protected, but that you can still enjoy its gorgeous display. From wallet and rugged cases to sleek and clean options, we've rounded up the best cases for the iPhone X.

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How to Get Mew in Pokemon Let's Go

This Mythical Pokemon can only be captured with a specific method.

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Eiji Aonuma Seemingly Teases Skyward Sword for Switch

Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma may have tipped Nintendo's hand in regards to the next Zelda game heading to Switch.

Aonuma made an on-stage appearance at a Legend of Zelda musical concert in Osaka, Japan this past weekend. During the appearance, he mentioned – but did not confirm – a potential Switch version of 2011's Skyward Sword, according to Weibo users (via Eurogamer).

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Darksiders III Review

We haven't seen many games like Darksiders III in the past decade or so. It's a third-person action game that isn't afraid to grind your progress to a halt for an hour or more until you figure out how to beat a seemingly-impossible boss. It doesn't seem to aspire to match the visual polish of this year's biggest blockbusters, and its design philosophy completely disregards all the hand-holding and coddling that has become the norm outside of Dark Souls and its brethren. But the combat is satisfying – and, you know, maybe not every game needs to be a giant open world with a million things to collect and a never-ending supply of side quests. Darksiders III fits comfortably in that spot.

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Same Same But Different: Red Dead Redemption 2 vs The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

What's wonderful about video games is that different games – and teams – can tackle the same concepts and ideas in fundamentally different ways. Take The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Red Dead Redemption 2. Two wildly different games in most respects, but in some ways they've incorporated very similar ideas into their respective open worlds. Both games offer incredibly rich destinations, dense with systems and content, but little direct explanation. These are games that want players to discover how they work and the things that are possible on their own. Importantly, however, beyond their core ambitions, both games also put an emphasis on a number of other, more specific things – the importance of horses as transport and companions, changing clothes according to climate, hunting and gathering as core gameplay elements, dynamic weather and day/night cycles, and so on.

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Don't Miss Any Pokemon With Our Let's Go Walkthrough

Our guide includes every Pokemon you can catch everywhere in Kanto.

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Pokemon Let's Go: Every Master Trainer Location

Find every Master Trainer with this guide, complete with screenshots.

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Spyro 2 Guide: Every Talisman, Gem and Orb

Check out our giant walkthrough for the second Spyro, complete with images and video.

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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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14 Best Modern Metroidvanias

'Metroidvania' has become a buzzword in recent years, most often appearing as a bullet point in indie game descriptions. As the name suggests, it describes a game whose design borrows ideas from the likes of Castlevania and Metroid; it's challenging, exploration-based, and progression throughout is based on acquiring items or upgrades to access new areas.

Because many of the best examples of Metroidvanias pair it with elements of other games – most often roguelikes and RPGs – it's sometimes difficult to define exactly what a Metroidvania is. For this list, we're sticking to the basics while casting a somewhat wide net.

Listed below are some of the very best modern Metroidvania games currently available.

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Gunslingers Wanted: Red Dead 2 Wiki Editing Contest

We are running a contest for our awesome wiki contributors.

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Opinion: What We Want in Red Dead Online

We've spent a lot of time exploring the open world of Red Dead Redemption 2 - but the real question on our minds now is what will that be like… with friends? We don't know all that much about what the Red Dead Online experience will actually entail, but based on our time with Grand Theft Auto Online and RDR2's single player (plus our own exclusive Q&A with the Online dev team), we've got some ideas -- and a few pie-in-the-sky dreams, of course -- about what we'd like to see in Red Dead 2's multiplayer experience.

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Updated: 14 Things Fallout 76 Doesn't Tell You

Don't miss out on these important tips that Fallout 76 doesn't tell you about!

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is the Best Pre-Selling Smash Bros. & Nintendo Switch Title

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has become the best pre-selling Super Smash Bros. and Nintendo Switch title ahead of its release next month.

Announced by Nintendo Versus, a short gameplay trailer breaks the news that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is "punching its way into the record books!"

This news comes only a day after The Pokémon Company revealed Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have sold three million copies in one week and have become the fastest selling Nintendo Switch titles since the system's launch.

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Shenmue 3 Crowdfunding Closed at Over $7 Million

Shenmue 3 has ended its crowdfunding campaign by raising a grand total of $7,179,510 USD through the help of 81,087 backers.

Announced in an update on Kickstarter, this amount was achieved above and beyond its original Kickstarter campaign, which raised $6,333,295 after setting a goal of just $2 million.

When the Kickstarter ended back in 2015, it became the most funded game ever on the crowdfunding site.

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Indie Favorites Get Rad New Collectibles

A few years ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find official collectibles for indie games, but thankfully, times have changed.

Our pals over at Fangamer have teamed up with the studios behind some of our favorite recent indie games to produce some gorgeous collectible figures based on Night In The Woods and Hyper Light Drifter.

The Night In The Woods vinyl figures are up for pre-order now at $25 a pop, or $119 for all five, and are expected to ship in late December. The titular Drifter from Hyper Light Drifter is $24, and is available now.

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Let's Go Candy Guide - How to Max a Pokemon's Stats

What are candy, and how can hoarding a mass of them help your Pokemon get stronger?

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How to Find and Solve the Treasure Maps in Red Dead Redemption 2

These treasure maps are a worthy investment. Solve their mysteries with this wiki.

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Pokemon Let's Go: How to Play 2-Player Co-Op

Get in some Pokemon fun with your family on Thanksgiving. Here's how to play together in Let's Go!

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Edit the Fallout 76 Wiki, Win a Power Armor Edition

We're holding a wiki editing contest to document this fall's giant open world games.

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Wreck-It Ralph Has Shown Up in Fortnite

Wreck-It Ralph has popped up unexpectedly in Fortnite, and no one can quite work out what's making him appear.

The character appears on the drive-in movie screen at Risky Reels, and gives a brief wave before running offscreen.

Seemingly first publicly spotted by Twitch streamer Mozzzyy, we've since captured footage of Ralph's brief appearance ourselves – check it out below:

It's not totally clear what's causing the event to trigger, or if this is a precursor to another big Disney-Fortnite crossover like the short-lived mode that turned players into Thanos.

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Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Break Switch Sales Record

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have sold three million copies in just one week and have become the fastest selling Nintendo Switch titles since the system's launch in March of 2017.

Via Gematsu, this feat was announced by The Pokémon Company and shows strong interest in the titles that are part remake of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, and part hybrid with Pokémon GO.

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Fortnite Week 9 Challenges - Carnival Clown Boards Map and Locations

Week 9 brings on a new challenge involving scoring 10 or more at different Carnival Clown Board locations.

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PS4 Games We're Thankful For

BEYOND!

As it's Thanksgiving in the United States, we decided to take a break from our normal breakdown of the latest news and releases — though don't worry, we do fit in a bit of talk about PlayStation opting out of E3 2019 — to discuss what we're thankful for in 2018.

IGN staff you may and may not know join Jonathon Dornbush to discuss both games and things in general they're thankful for this year. IGN Snapchat's Josh Du and Emily Bockian, IGN Wiki's Casey Defritas and Jon Ryan, and IGN's Persona Expert Executive Editor of News Andrew Goldfarb join Jonathon for the first half of the show, while Barrett Courtney and Max Scoville join Jonathon for the second half of the show.

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Red Dead 2: Gunslinger Quest Guide and Rewards

Track down these legendary gunslingers for a special reward.

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10 Zelda: Ocarina of Time Secrets You've Probably Never Heard Of

November 21 marks the 20th anniversary of one of gaming's most beloved titles, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Ocarina of Time was the first 3D entry in the Zelda franchise, and practically wrote the book on the future of action-adventure games with its breathtaking world, thrilling battles, and complex dungeons. At this point, its successors have blown it away in terms of size and scope, but that doesn't mean it still isn't hiding a few secrets that fans missed the first few dozen times through.

Most players are aware of more widespread secrets like the Sinking Lure, Malon's Bowser brooch, and the Mario Portraits, so we recruited the help of 10-year Ocarina of Time speedrun veteran ZFG to help us construct a list of lesser-known secrets, mechanics, and interactions you can find in Ocarina of Time's Hyrule.

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Diablo 4 Reportedly in Development Under Code Name 'Fenris'

Though fans are still reeling over the announcement of the mobile title Diablo: Immortal, a proper Diablo 4 is reportedly in development under the code name "Fenris."

In a comprehensive article that interviewed 11 current and former Blizzard employees, Kotaku reported this development. Following a canceled second expansion to Diablo 3 that was supposed to follow Reaper of Souls, many team members began working on the project, which sources claim is the current incarnation of Diablo 4.

A major pillar for the game and its art direction is reportedly "Embrace the darkness." Reportedly in development since 2016, many who have seen it are optimistic about the direction that it's taking. Though still in early development, the game is expected to be released in 2020 or later. It's unclear if the game is expected to be released on PC first, or alongside consoles.

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Super Smash Bros. Director Talks Character Process and Development

With 74 playable characters, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's roster is stacked, and series creator Masahiro Sakurai recently spoke with Game Informer about how each one was chosen and developed.

Sakurai, who said "it is actually a miracle" every time Nintendo creates a new Smash Bros. game, wanted to realize the dream of including all previous fighters. His team did that and then some, adding 11 new characters to the previously used 63. But even that hasn't satisfied every Smash fan.

"There will be people who might feel disappointed if fighters that appeared in a previous title are not included," said Sakurai. "I didn't want any players to feel that way, so we worked really hard to make this happen.

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Update: Eevee Tamagotchi Confirmed, Marks First Official Pokemon Tamagotchi

Update: After a leak that Eevee was getting its own Tamagotchi, the Japanese Tamagotchi website has officially confirmed the release, which can be raised into one of eight evolutions.

The Tamagotchi will be available in two design options: "I love you, Eevee" and "Colorful friends."

So far there is only a release date for Japan, which will be on Jan. 26, 2019. The Tamagotchi will cost 2,300 yen or approximately $20 USD.

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Adds Obi-Wan Kenobi Next Week

Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is officially coming to Star Wars Battlefront 2 next week as part of the free Battle of Geonosis update on November 28.

Revealed by EA, Obi-Wan is sporting his younger, Ewan McGregor look from Revenge of the Sith, as opposed to the "Old Ben" Kenobi watching over Luke Skywalker in A New Hope. He will be voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who has previously taken on the role in The Clone Wars and various Star Wars video games.

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