People don't remember much from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, but they do remember the incredibly cringey scene where the game asks the player to press F to pay their respects during a somber funeral. Seven years later, the now-infamous meme has reappeared as an achievement in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
Adi Shankar, producer on Netflix's excellent Castlevania series, sat down with IGN Japan to discuss one of his next projects, an animated adaptation of Capcom's action-heavy Devil May Cry franchise. Sadly, it doesn't seem like there's any room for Chris Pratt in the voice cast.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' big-ass update dropped earlier than expected and while it introduces tons of new stuff, there's one modest aspect players aren't totally pleased with: island ordinances, and to be specific, that new Night Owl one.
I have been purchasing and playing Mario Party games since the series began back in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. But as a relative loner in real life, it's hardly ever been a party for me. Aside from the odd family gathering, most of my Mario Party career has been me against AI opponents. Mario Party Superstars finally…
The game that's all the rage this week isn't a glimmering racing game or a gritty first-person shooter. It's not a massive expansion to a beloved life sim. No, the game of this moment is a delightful little puzzle game called Unpacking, which quite simply tasks you with the menial act of unpacking boxes. I've been…
Accessibility options are a growing concern among developers big and small, but Forza Horizon 5 is prepared to go above and beyond industry norms (and hopefully set a new standard) with on-screen sign language interpreters, a first-of-its-kind feature in the AAA gaming world.
Grand Theft Auto III launched 20 years ago to rave reviews and mainstream media controversy around its realistic depiction of violence and mayhem in an open-world parody of New York City. Next week Rockstar Games is bringing it back, now as a remastered artifact from a bygone era. Has it aged like fine wine, or like a…
Euro Truck Simulator 2 is next moving to Russia, and the devs at SCS Software have already provided us a lovely bit of digital tourism with a look at the churches that'll appear in the Heart of Russia DLC. While the religious experience is nice and all, the latest preview gets even more elemental, with a look at the country's water.
Among the wet bodies represented in the Euro Truck Simulator 2 DLC are the Volga and Oka rivers. We'll also see the Vyshnevolotsk Reservoir which, as the devs explain, "has a history dating back to Peter I and has an important social value due to fishing and water energy generation."
The devs are taking a bit of creative liberty with the Svir river, though. "Even though this ferry is not used for trucks in real life, we figured that due to the map layout and to boost the gameplay experience a little bit, it would be a good idea to allow trucks to be transported as well."
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We've had our week of teasers for the new Rainbow Six Siege season, which means it's time to get ready for the official unveiling. The Rainbow Six Siege: High Calibre reveal has officially been scheduled for Monday, which will give us full details on the new operator, new weapon, and other changes for the season.
The High Calibre reveal is scheduled for Monday, November 8 at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT. Ubisoft hasn't detailed exactly how or where the reveal will roll out, but it's safe to expect it on Twitch and YouTube. The reveal coincides with the start of the Six Sweden Major, which will be running from November 8 through November 14.
High Calibre will bring us a new SMG weapon, as well as a new operator in Thorn. A teaser trailer has revealed that her gadget will be a sticky grenade trap that explodes into shrapnel when enemies get close. According to dataminers, these grenades will be called Razorbloom Shells.
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Modding tools for historical 4X game Humankind have arrived on Steam at long last, hot on the heels of the Fabius Maximus update. The beta version of the tools can be found in the Tools category of the Steam library if you own Humankind on that platform. Once it's installed, you can set to work changing the rules, adding tweaks, or potentially adding all new content to Amplitude's latest strategy game.
The developer stresses that the tools are currently unfinished, and that some functionality has not yet been added into the beta version that's available now on Steam. "You may run into errors while making mods or playing with them," the studio says, adding that mod users should be careful to make sure mods are compatible with each other before trying to run multiple mods at a time.
Humankind's modding system is integrated with mod.io, so you can head to the Humankind page there to select, activate, and manage your mods. Once you've subscribed to mods on mod.io, you can launch Humankind, navigate to the mods menu, and checking the tick box beside the mods you want to use.
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While Halo Infinite will have a battle pass in line with other modern multiplayer games, it won't let you disgrace the Master Chief by making him floss - you can just go play Fortnite and buy some Halo cosmetics for that. The devs at 343 Industries have provided a few additional details on what to expect from the battle pass ahead of the Halo Infinite release date.
"We struggled a lot with dance moves for Spartans", head of design Jerry Hook tells IGN. "We feel that more traditional players would reject Master Chief flossing". However, the personal AI that accompanies you during multiplayer will get some of those more ridiculous sorts of options. "That way you can preserve the militaristic feel without having to break what you would consider canon".
343 already provided a broad breakdown of the battle pass design back in September, and most of those details are reiterated here. But with the first Halo Infinite battle pass, called Heroes of Reach, the devs have confirmed that you'll get some extremely specific cosmetics themed around the Reach characters. Those include Emile's knives, Jorge's grenades, and Kat's prosthetic arm - for the latter item, the developers worked with non-profit organisation Limbitless to ensure prosthetics would be accurately portrayed.
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Maybe you've heard rumblings about Lost Ark, the Korean action MMO that's making its way to Western markets and whose closed beta is already tearing up the Steam charts. If you're interesting in getting in on the Diablo-meets-Final Fantasy action, you're in luck: we've got 5,000 closed beta codes, and we're giving them away for free.
All you have to do is head over to our giveaway page and fill out the widget you find there. Don't worry, you don't have to do anything too involved: just follow us on Twitter, sign up for the free weekly newsletter, and check out our app on Overwolf. Once you're done, you'll immediately get a free code for the Lost Ark closed beta that's running through November 11.
Once you're in, you'll have the coming week to check out any of the available Lost Ark classes and get some hands-on time well ahead of the launch date, which has been delayed into next year as the team works on addressing feedback it got from its closed alpha earlier this year.
In 2020, a number of Ubisoft employees came forward with allegations of sexual discrimination and harassment at the company. A survey found that 25% of employees had witnessed or experienced discrimination first-hand. Several executives resigned in the wake of those allegations, and the company has promised change - but in the wake of similar controversy at Activision Blizzard this year, employees say Ubisoft's actions have not been adequate. Now they're calling on the public for support.
ABetterUbisoft, the group of current and former Ubisoft employees which penned an open letter in July asking for change at the company, has put together a petition "open for ALL our supporters to sign", decrying Ubisoft's lack of response to key demands. The petition is accompanied by a message of "you disappoint us" to CEO Yves Guillemot, in reference to the goofy retention emails Ubisoft sent to lapsed Far Cry 6 players.
The group reiterates its four key demands alongside the petition: to "stop promoting and moving known offenders from studio to studio", to provide employees "a collective seat at the table", for the company to participate in "cross-industry collaboration" to fight harassment and discrimination, and for this process to "heavily involve employees in non-management positions and union representatives".
New World turned off wealth transfers last week to stop a coin duplication exploit.
Now its developers say they've turned wealth transfers back on and "permanently banned players who exploited the Coin/Item dupe issue," among many other updates.
Skyrim: Anniversary Edition was announced just a couple of months ago and is due to launch next week on November 11th, Skyrim's 10th birthday. Ahead of the release, Bethesda have parped out an FAQ including its launch price: £48/$50/€55.
Konami are embarking on the long road towards redeeming eFootball, their free-to-play PES successor which became the worst rated game on Steam not long after its launch in September. The first steps: cancelling some content, refunding players, and releasing a patch with a lot of bug fixes.
Sociable Soccer is returning to Steam next year with the release of Sociable Soccer '22. This is kind of a do-over, after the spiritual successor to Sensible Soccer, from original creator Jon Hare, first launched on Steam in 2017 only to be later pulled.
Bonfire Night is here again, the day we in the UK celebrate the day in 1605 when... people tried to blow up the king? We're celebrating the fact that they tried, right? This time last year, I asked you about your favourite video game explosions. Well, fireworks are somewhat downplayed this year, with fewer big public fireworks displays to ooh and aah at, so let's talk about good ol' workless fire. What's your favourite fire in games, gang?
At the end of a week in which publishers Square Enix publicly expressed disappointment with how Marvel's Avengers went down, the game has some good news: one of the most popular Marvelmen will swing in later this month, Spider-Man. Oh. But he's exclusive to the PlayStation version. Oh no. That's not feel-good news to lift spirits at all.
Today Kadokawa Games shared with a press release new screenshots and gameplay details of its upcoming mecha strategy JRPG Relayer.
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Third-party developers have shared a ton of news for Microsoft Flight Simulator today, including looks at upcoming aircraft and scenery.
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Square Enix has announced the launch date and released a brand new trailer of its upcoming mobile game Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier.
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If you love Avatar: The Last Airbender and have always wanted to emulate their fashion, then SuperGroupies has just the perfect collection for you. The entertainment-based fashion brand revealed its brand new line of officially licensed gear earlier today by way of a press release. In the collection, fans can get their hands on a […]
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Earlier today, Hazelight released its critically acclaimed co-op adventure game, It Takes Two, on the subscription service known as EA Play. To celebrate It Takes Two's arrival to EA Play, a press release that gives a little background information on the game and its success was created. We've copied it below for you to take […]
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Earlier this week, FromSoftware finally showcased Elden Ring with a full gameplay overview trailer, and boy was it worth the wait. The developer's latest game totally blew us away and seems on track not only as one of 2022's best games but perhaps its crowning achievement so far — which is a bold statement considering […]
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Time to meet another one of the SMT V angels and spirits, as trailers showing off Michael and Kodama are now available.
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Companies trot out all sorts of offers to entice players to buy games early. But what do you think has been the worst pre-order bonus?
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When talking about Khonsu's new look in SMT V, Character Designer Masayuki Doi mentioned how motion capture helped bring the demon to life.
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A heartwarming sight to see It's Friday, and we're about to head into another weekend. As the news machine winds...
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343 doesn't want players 'to burn out at the end of the season' chasing rewards Digging into the nitty-gritty FOMO...
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A neat accessibility option that will arrive after launch Forza Horizon 5 will be getting an accessibility option you don't often...
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We're in a tight spot Killer7 was a hell of a way to make a splash in North America. After...
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The time of purification is at hand After a couple of nights with Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0, I've figured...
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Don't press start! This is the best bit! As noted in the past, I'm a mark for movie trailers. I...
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Organizers say it's been 100 days with zero demands met Current and former Ubisoft workers, gathered under the banner of...
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Another low-key mind-blowing Stardew Valley tip What's in your memory palace? If we're talking games, mine has an entire wing...
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It's the shoes you wear I've never been on a date to a bowling alley, or, come to think of...
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Here's the rundown on physical copies and the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade Skyrim is coming back! (Did it...
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It's a whole new world Both Animal Crossing: New Horizons Ver. 2.0 and the Happy Home Paradise DLC are live now. There's a veritable...
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Swing and a miss Electronic Arts has announced that it is shifting the launch date of its incoming simulator EA...
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Farming Simulator 22 is only a few weeks away from its release. Giants continues its rollout of content to fan the flames of excitement. And what better way to get a Farming Sim fanbase excited than showing off the crème de la crème of the whole experience? Of course, it's time to show off the vehicles. Farming Simulator 22 will feature the largest roster of machines the series has seen yet, with a variety of manufacturers being represented. There's big brands like John Deere, Zetor, CLAAS, Mack, and more all being featured in the game. The graduating class Farming Simulator 22's new Garage Trailer is basically a fashion show of funnels, with tractors and trucks being proudly shown off in a sizzle reel-style set of clips. We get to see them in action doing fieldwork and posing for glamour shots in a warehouse-sized garage. Who said farming couldn't be sexy? What's really interesting about this new trailer is that it seems to really show off the g... 
The battle royale trend is everywhere these days, and I guess it was about time that Superliminal should get one too. Except not really, because Superliminal is a puzzle game where you solve puzzles by moving objects around and playing with the camera's perspective. That doesn't really scream battle royale, but developer Pillow Castle gets points for creativity. It's going to be interesting to see how Superliminal works as a battle royale game, now that an update has provided it as an additional game mode. The update will be free for all players who already own Superliminal. The new battle royale mode comes as the game's one-year anniversary approaches, making it somewhat of a gift to all players. If you're into battle royales, anyways. Unfortunately, there won't be hundreds of players wandering around a psychiatric map trying to solve trippy puzzles. The number is instead capped to 12 players who will run around passing through some trippy obstac... 
Bloober Team has built up substantial credibility over the years as a video game developer — based in Krakow, Poland. The company has found success developing and self-publishing its titles in the past with games like Blair Witch and The Medium. However, the latest partnership between Bloober Team and Rogue Games looks to elevate both teams' capabilities with a new "badass" and "ambitious" project. The news of the partnership came in a release published by Rogue Games and Bloober Team. Details of the new project are sparse at this point, but the newly formed duo has confirmed that the game will release on PC. At face value, this might not seem like a big deal. However, when it comes to focusing on the project, if it's anything like The Medium, the studio will likely lean into its ability to create elaborate set pieces and environments to help emphasize the game's story. That might also mean a focus on ray tracing and higher resolution... 
Developer 343 Industries only briefly covered the battle pass system expected in Halo Infinite back in June. Today, as reported by IGN, the company finally offered some details on its plans for the Halo Infinite battle pass system, along with showing off some goodies coming to the game's first season. For Halo Infinite, 343 wants to do something different when it comes to offering up a battle pass for players. The idea is to allow players a choice. You can only run a single battle pass at a time, but when multiple are available, you can swap among them at will — they won't expire. The idea here is to make it so Halo players don't lose out on items and cosmetics simply due to a new battle pass getting activated. If you're low on time to get that visor or helmet you crave, you can simply stick to the pass until it's yours. Every battle pass in Halo Infinite contains earnable items. According to 343, a quarter of the way into a pass exists a l... 
Playground Games takes the over-the-top spectacle that is the Horizon Festival to the land of Mexico in Forza Horizon 5. Filled to the brim with content, Forza Horizon 5 is the most technically impressive and largest entry in the Forza Horizon series to date. With seven Festival sites to build out, nearly 600 cars to collect and upgrade, and a truckload of events to experience along with built-in toolsets for user-generated courses and events, makes this arguably the most fleshed-out open-world racer of all time. Forza Horizon 5: Guides and Features Hub Features: Official review — "Forza Horizon 5 bursts with zest and character at every turn, and each of its axels and pistons feels well greased and purposeful. Like a purring engine, you can tell that this was made with pure attention to detail. The extra year of development time that it's gotten compared to past entries shows spectacularly, through and through." Forza Horizon 5 starts the adventure in the best wa... Nintendo has big plans for the future.
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Hopefully they are able to fix all the games issues.
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Should be interesting to see what else they add.
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We now have Forza Horizon 5 on the PC, and, I'm happy to admit, that I am taken aback by its optimization. I can fondly remember the energy surrounding the release of Forza Horizon 3 back in 2016. It was infectiously furious, in the best way. After all, it marked a turning point for the series and for Microsoft as a whole. One of the company's biggest franchises that had been an Xbox exclusive for so long was finally making its way to Windows PC. For the first time ever, PC users would get to enjoy what Xbox fans had been raving about for so long. The game came, and it certainly had a big launch. But, there was a problem: it was choppy and a little janky. Certainly still playable, yes. But, even machines that exceeded Horizon 3's system requirements would run into hard locks and stutters. Thankfully, Playground managed to iron out most of the issues. Yet, to this day, even in its delisted state, Forza Horizon 3 still remains somewhat problematic. This situation pro... 
The new 12th generation Intel Alder Lake CPUs are out, and they claim to be the best gaming CPUs ever released. Unfortunately, however, not every game is working properly with the new Intel Alder Lake processors just yet. An issue with Digital Rights Management (DRM) currently prevents various games from launching on the Intel Alder Lake lineup. The list of games range from major titles like Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Madden NFL 22, Mortal Kombat 11, and more. As it stands, game playability depends on the operating system being used. Intel has released a full list of the games, while also noting which games will receive updates for support at some point in mid November. Those games are denoted in bold, below. Intel says its actively working with all other developers to get the rest of the games addressed as soon as possible. Windows 11 Anthem Bravely Default 2 Fishing Sim World Football Manager 2019 Football Manager Touch 2019 Football Manager 2020 Football Manager T... 
Amrine is the first Expedition (dungeon) you will encounter in New World. In other MMORPGs, the first dungeon can be an intimidating prospect. But, as I mentioned in my New World beginners guide, the Amrine Expedition is a walk in the park. There's only one real challenge. But, there are some things you don't want to miss. To enter the Expedition, you will need an Amrine Tuning Orb. You will be given one of these when you get the Destiny Unearthed, Foreman's Ledger, and Seeing Clearly quests. Only one member of your party needs to have a key to open it for everyone. I first ran the dungeon at level 25. You really don't need to be higher than that. One person in your party will need a tier-one Azoth to open doors. The most essential tip in this New World dungeon guide, is that you'll need to take a healer with you into the Amrine Expedition. This is the first time in the game a healer is mandatory. The other four members of your party can all be damage dealers. A tank is... 
When Forza Horizon 5 was initially revealed back at E3 2021, I was absolutely floored to see that Mexico was the location of choice for the new title. All of the Horizon entries of the past have adopted a formula of taking a real-world locale and putting an interesting twist on it by throwing in some of its most popular spots and squishing them together in a condensed, but still very open map. As the series has matured, the design of each map has steadily improved, growing larger and more complex in each new entry. By far, Forza Horizon 5's rendition of Mexico, with its Spanish culture, is Playground's most dynamic and densely designed series locale yet. But, it's not just big and beautiful. It's surprisingly authentic, and for me personally, it struck a really tender chord. It's allowed me to enjoy the flare of Latin America again. Actual virtual reality Back in 2016, I moved away from my home country to settle in Ecuador, which is a part of Sou... 
Call of Duty: Vanguard is finally here. You can now play through the campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies modes that the game has to offer. However, we have to wait a little longer until it integrates with Warzone. The STG44 is one of the first guns you can use in Vanguard multiplayer and leveling it up will allow you to build a strong class ahead of Warzone integration. With Vanguard allowing you to use up to ten attachments on your weapons, it can be difficult to decide on the best combination. Overall, the STG44 assault rifle is a strong contender on the battlefield. This class will mainly focus on improving the accuracy of the weapon, while taking general speed into account. Call of Duty: Vanguard STG44 class Muzzle: Scythe Compensator Underbarrel: M3 Ready Grip Barrel: VDD 760MM 05B Optic: Slate Reflector Stock: Krausnick S11S Folding Proficiency: Focus Kit: Fully Loaded Rear Grip: Stippled Grip Ammo Type: FMJ Rounds Firstly, the Scythe Compensator Muzzle will grant your...