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Month: October 2020
Have you ever wanted to go on a turn-based RPG adventure with the League of Legends roster? Well, that dream will soon be a reality. Airship Syndicate’s Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is coming in early 2021 to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC. You will be able to upgrade to PlayStation
If there’s been one small positive about this year, it’s the reliable rollout of once console-locked Halo games on PC through Halo: The Master Chief Collection. With Halo 4 currently on the launchpad, 343 Industries have chosen to extend the game’s testing (“flighting”) period by another week, with the Insider client now testing crossplay support
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope reviewed on PC and PlayStation 4 by Lucy O’Brien. Also available on Xbox One. #ign #gaming
Halloween is right around the corner, and as luck would have it, another full moon. What better way to celebrate this year’s frightful festivities than by playing Otter Space’s Roblox horror game A Wolf or Other (more aptly abbreviated as AWOO) with your friends on Xbox One? A Wolf or Other is an asymmetrical multiplayer
After getting our PS5 review console earlier this week, one would assume we immediately hooked it up and started to play. But that’s not exactly how it happened. No, instead, after unboxing the PlayStation 5, I hauled the large console around my house looking for things to put it next to (and then brought it
Last week, we asked you to gather your team and tackle Ghost of Tsushima: Legends. While fighting off demonic Oni and mastering your skills, you shared your best shots using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Teammates move together in this co-op share by KUROINU_tusima. The masks are off in this share by
The Open Series has always been the place to win amazing cash prizes, but in November the stakes are seriously raised. Top FIFA Creators are competing this month, and you could be taking them on in an exclusive Special Edition Match. Whatever your gaming ability, this is your chance to take on the best and
Horror can be hard to get right in an interactive story. When you have the freedom to make your own decisions it can inadvertently interrupt the building moods and provocative themes the genre is built on, but developer Supermassive has proven before that it can still tell a (mostly) cohesive story no matter what players
Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra DLC reviewed by Travis Northup on Nintendo Switch. The second DLC in Sword and Shield’s Expansion Pass puts your legendary monster hunting skills to the test in a fun but short-lived addition. #ign
As Halloween season hits fever pitch this week, things are out-of-this-world unusual in GTA Online. Halloween-themed vehicles, masks, and more can be found throughout the streets and alleys of Los Santos. And there are reports of hikers ingesting peyote plants and undergoing transformational spirit quests in the heights of the Tataviam Mountains. In keeping with
Gears POP! was a surprise reveal blending the worlds of Funko POPS and Gears of War into a tactical mobile game that was announced right at the same time as Microsoft’s Gears Tactics. A more playful experience with some of our favorite Gears characters, the name alone was not enough to keep this train chugging.
A new trailer has dropped for the upcoming anime-style RPG Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia. A joint project between Warner Bros. Games, Spin Master and developers WayForward, it’s certainly looking like an energetic, beautifully animated adventure with a whole bunch of colourful monsters to battle and plenty of links to the anime series, too. Check it
By Stephany Nunneley, Thursday, 29 October 2020 20:15 GMT A new release date has been handed to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. After its initial delay from October 27, Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will now be made available on November 23. Shadowlands was originally delayed to allow more time for fine-tuning and polish
As is customary for a modern Ubisoft open-world icon-clearer, Watch Dogs: Legion launches today with not only a £50 price tag and a £34 season pass but optional not-so-microtransactions too. Ubisoft are selling ‘WD Credits’ in bundles ranging from £4 to £42, which you can spend on in-game goodies like unique characters, skins, maps of
There are two things you should know about the RTX 3070. First, this is a fabulous GPU by any measure. Nvidia has been claiming that this $500 GPU could match its $1200 RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition. That claim has been demonstrated as broadly true with the release of the Founder’s Edition earlier this week
Pikmin 3 Deluxe reviewed by Tom Marks on Nintendo Switch. Pikmin 3 Deluxe ports an already excellent Wii U game to Switch while making it even better with some small but enjoyable content additions and a boatload of quality of life improvements. #ign
Having initially showcased their multiplayer, dystopian cyberpunk action-RPG The Ascent during an Xbox show back in May, it’s no real surprise to learn that Curve Digital and Neon Giant are now launching on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC in 2021. The best news is that The Ascent will be a part of Xbox
Nippon Ichi Software’s latest game, Mad Rat Dead, is a quirky mash-up of two very different genres – a platforming adventure game with rhythm-based controls. You are in control of a lab rat who has spent his whole life in a cage being experimented upon. After finally coming to the end of his miserable existence
Yesterday, Cyberpunk 2077 was delayed until December (despite already going gold) to ensure that current-gen versions of the game come closer to the high standard that the team has for the PS5 and Xbox Series X iterations. Shortly after the news, an official tweet surfaced from the day before, supposedly confirming no more delays. This mixed messaging set the internet
Today we’re introducing new ways to amplify your connections with friends and the games you love to play even when you’re away from your console. We’re pleased to unveil the updated PlayStation App, reimagined to enhance your gaming experiences on both PS4 and PS5. Starting later today, the PS App will begin to roll out
Ghostrunner’s lightning quick pace, skill heavy gameplay, excellent platforming, and open ended combat structure makes for a first person action experience that shouldn’t be overlooked. Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PC. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. #ign #gaming
[embedded content] The coming few weeks are going to be busy in the world of Gears of War. On November 10th, Gears 5 is getting a major campaign update and, for those that picked up a Xbox Series X | S, Gears 5 will receive a big technical update; and if that isn’t enough, Gears
Look, it’s been a tough year. You’re stressed, you’re tired, you’ve got a whole lotta pent-up anger – so why not take it out on a few hundred fantasy ratmen? Riotous rodent-smasher Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently free to player over on Steam ’til November 1st, with the return of a limited-time anniversary mission sending
Verdict The Ancient Gods Part 1 does what Doom expansions always used to: provides more Doom, but makes it harder. Its new enemies are more of an annoyance than a fun challenge but there were already more than enough tricks up Eternal’s sleeves to build on for increasingly tough battles. I recommend a bit of
Reviewed on PC by Ryan McCaffrey. Doom Eternal’s first story DLC, The Ancient Gods Part 1, does what Doom expansions always used to: provides more Doom, but makes it harder. And in Doom’s case, that’s a good kind of pain. Doom Eternal and The Ancient Gods Part 1 are also available on Xbox One and
In July we announced Hello Neighbor 2 – the sequel to our original stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy Neighbor’s house – and released its first Alpha. Alphas are a great way for us to get some feedback from you and adjust the gameplay accordingly, and for the players – to experience some
2018’s God of War is one of the best exclusives of the PlayStation 4 era, and now it’s been confirmed that you will be able to take your save file to the PlayStation 5 without an issue. If you’re just halfway through the game or post-game Valkyrie hunting, your save game file is ready to roll over to the new
Target is running a promotion for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch where you can nab a free premium Animal Crossing-themed journal if you buy the game from the retailer on the 1st November. The journal is exclusive to Target and it would make a great addition for fans of Animal Crossing. The title
A little less than a year ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced plans to establish a support studio in Malaysia. Evidently, the development office opened its doors sometime this year as planned. As a support team meant to provide other Sony-owned developers with animation and art assets, it’s no shock that hiring is underway for an Animator.
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