15 Disappointing Video Game Endings

Did Game of Thrones' ending drive you crazy? What about Lost's? The Sopranos'? Or, moving away from TV for a second, what about a video game where you've invested dozens upon dozens of hours of your time, become deeply invested in its lore and characters, only to discover its ending has the consistency of a wet fart?

Here, we've rounded up some of the IGN staff's most hated video game endings. Take note, not all of these are 100% serious, and feel free to tell us why we're wrong in the comment section below!

Borderlands

As fulfilling as the loot system might have been in the original Borderlands game, you spent the entire campaign learning about a vault full of wondrous treasure and alien technology. By the end of it, you learn there was only a giant tentacle monster hoarding... nothing.

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Mortal Kombat 11 DLC Trailer Highlights Shang Tsung Gameplay

Mortal Kombat 11's Kombat Pack has been detailed in a new trailer that revealed Shang Tsung gameplay, alongside the names of other upcoming guest characters who will be released subsequently over the coming months.

Early Access to fighter Shang Tsung will be available on June 18, as well a Klassic Arcade Ninja Skin Pack. The Kombat Pack in its entirety will introduce the following fighters:

• Shang Tsung
• Nightwolf
• Sindel
• Spawn
• Two more guest characters

The reveal trailer, viewable above, does not indicate who those other two characters may be, but as the tease of a couple more fighters is displayed, the sound of a chainsaw can be heard, along with blood splattering the on-screen text. The Kombat Pack is available individually for $39.99 or as part of the Mortal Kombat 11 Premium Edition for $99.99. All characters, skin, and gear in the Kombat Pack will be released in the coming months.

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Final Game Reveal for Mega Drive Mini Coming June 4, Genesis Mini Likely to Follow

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The final 10 games for the Mega Drive Mini, the Japanese edition of the Genesis Mini, are being announced via live broadcast June 4. If past announcements are any indication, we should learn the identity of the final 10 Sega Genesis Mini games shortly after.

The last Sega Genesis Mini announcement revealed 10 more awesome games, bringing the Sega Genesis Mini games list to 30 known Genesis games out of 40 total. If you aren't excited about the Genesis Mini, you should be: M2 is handling the Genesis Mini software and emulation, and the company is the leader in high-quality retro gaming.

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Warhammer: Chaosbane Review

Holy crap, there’ve been a lot of Warhammer games lately! But few have been as good as Warhammer: Chaosbane. This action-RPG has it where it counts, with fun classes, good boss fights, and a decent loot system. It trips up on presentation in some places, including some terrible voice acting, but it manages to get the feel of Games Workshop’s dark fantasy setting right.

The moment-to-moment combat in Chaosbane is some of the best I’ve gotten my bloodstained hands on in recent times. Whether you’re using a controller or a mouse and keyboard, moving, slashing, casting spells, and leaping through hordes of cultists to fire off a barrage of arrows all feels precise and impactful – though you can’t switch between them without going into a menu, which I found annoying since I like to fight with my thumbsticks and switch to seamlessly managing inventory with my clicker. Encounters have a satisfying flow with a good variety of enemies, though there aren’t a lot of elites with memorable or dangerous abilities you have to watch out for on the difficulties available at the start. They do show up when you unlock the higher levels, though.

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Marvel's Avengers Will Feature Hero Customisation, Single and Multiplayer

Marvel's Avengers only got an official title yesterday, but seems to have mistakenly gotten some early gameplay details soon after.

As spotted by Evan Filarca on Twitter (via PC Gamer) a since-revised E3 Coliseum show listing for the game seemed to reveal elements of what's in store from the Crystal Dynamics game. Here's that original description in full:

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reportedly Getting VR Support This Week

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, according to dataminers, will potentially be getting Labo VR support and new amiibo modes this week.

SSBUBot, a feed that pulls server update information for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has posted notes about the latest potential upcoming update - 3.1.0, which will add, as early as tonight, a VR mode that is compatible with the Toy-Con VR Goggles to Smash Ultimate.

While not much is known as to what this mode will entail, it promises that "a whole new perspective on the Smash action awaits," and means Smash Ultimate will join Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as big Nintendo first-party titles that have added VR support.

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Death Stranding: Special Guest Directors Don't Play Their Own Characters

Yesterday's Death Stranding trailer confirmed the appearances of both Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn in Hideo Kojima's next game. But they really are, quite literally, just that: appearances.

In a tweet, Kojima explained that Winding Refn has had his face and body scanned for the game's Heartman character, but that another actor is responsible for animating and voicing him. The same process has been applied to del Toro.

I asked my bestie, Nicolas, to be “HEARTMAN” in DS as special guest. We 3D scanned his head, body, and facial expressions to make his 3D model, but his acting and voice are done by a different performer, same as with Guillermo. pic.twitter.com/wOGt0LfX89

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Death Stranding: Everything We Know So Far

Kojima Productions released a new gameplay trailer for Death Stranding, along with its release date of the game for late 2019.

We wanted to make sure you had a source for all of the information that's trickled out since the game was first revealed in 2016. To that end, here is everything we know so far about the upcoming action game from Hideo Kojima, from its unique landscape with an intricate narrative.

Death Stranding Release Date

Following a leak shortly before the official announcement, Death Stranding will be released on PlayStation 4 on November 8, 2019. Revealed in a new gameplay trailer, the release date comes nearly three years after Kojima announced the game at Sony's E3 2016 press conference.

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PlayStation Plus Games for June 2019 Announced

The free PlayStation Plus games for June 2018 include some retro Sonic goodness, and a collection of Borderlands to get you ready for Borderlands 3 later this year.

Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the games coming on June 4 are Sonic Mania Plus, and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.

Sonic Mania Plus takes the 2017 hit platformer throwback and adds playable characters like Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel from the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog, as well as an Encore Mode with remixed levels, a pinball bonus stage, a four-player competition mode, and more cutscenes.

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Call of Duty Confirms 2019 Title Reveal for Tomorrow

Call of Duty's official Twitter account released a short video Wednesday teasing their reveal for 2019's Call of Duty title – and later confirmed the announcement.

The tweet has only the words, "Going Dark" typed out and is marked as a "sensitive material" post on Twitter. The date and time briefly come up on the screen as May 30 at 10am PT.

A second tweet appeared later confirming the title reveal of Call of Duty 2019, with a link to the YouTube stream that says, "Official Call of Duty 2019 Announcement" at the previously stated time.

News has leaked for the upcoming Call of Duty title over the past weeks, with it allegedly being called, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

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Red Faction Evolution May Be in Development According to Leak

A new Red Faction game, known as Red Faction Evolution, may be in development at THQ Nordic, should an Nvidia leak prove real.

Nvidia recently posted a list of games compatible with its Ansel technology (via Metacouncil forums and PC Gamer); a PC screenshot feature that allows 360 degree images to be captured. Among those compatible games is a title called Red Faction Evolution. There are four games in the Red Faction series, none of which are called Evolution. So is a new game on the horizon?

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Pokemon Sleep Is Actually a Pokemon Game You Play While You Sleep

Pokemon Sleep is a new app/game for smart phones that "tracks a user's time sleeping and brings a gameplay experience unlike any other!"

This new mobile app for iOS and Android devices will allow players to "wake up with Pokemon every morning" and aims to "turn sleeping into entertainment by having a player's time spent sleeping, and the time they wake up, effect the gameplay."

While not much else was revealed about Pokemon Sleep, the Pokemon GO Plus + was announced and will connect to Pokemon Sleep and Pokemon GO.

It will launch alongside the release of Pokemon Sleep and will use an embedded accelerometer to track player's sleep time and send information back to the device.

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Death Stranding Gets a Release Date - and It's This Year

A new Death Stranding trailer has revealed the game's release date: November 8, 2019. Yes, that's this year. It's finally happening.

The game is also now up for pre-order, and there are four different versions of the game that can be purchased: the Standard Edition, Special Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, and Collector's Edition, as revealed on the PlayStation Blog.

The Standard Edition ($59.99 USD) includes the game and a series of golden pre-order bonuses: gold "Sam" sunglasses, gold hat, gold Speed Skeleton (which increases the speed of your in-game movement) and gold Armor Plate (which offers increased damage protection). These match up with the leaked bonus seen earlier today.

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EA Reveals EA PLAY 2019 Livestream Schedule

EA has revealed its schedule and lineup of games for EA Play 2019, which will begin on Saturday, June 8, at 9:15am PT/12:15pm ET/5:15pm BST, and the first game being shown will be Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Taking place at the Hollywood Palladium once again, the livestream will be hosted by such gaming personalities as Kinda Funny Games' Greg Miller, What's Good Games' Andrea Rene, and Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.

The full schedule is as follows;

• 9:15am: Countdown to EA PLAY
• 9:30am: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Hosted by Greg MIller and Andrea Rene
• 10:00am: Apex Legends - Hosted by Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez

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Cultist Simulator Dev Reveals New Game, Book of Hours

Weather Factory has announced an Anthology Edition of its debut game, Cultist Simulator - and dropped an official announcement of its next, Book of Hours.

Cultist Simulator: Anthology Edition is a definitive version of the game with brand new additions, a celebration of the bizarre narrative card game’s 1st birthday, and seems also to mark the end of the game’s development. Thankfully, we know what’s coming next, thanks to a new trailer:

Book of Hours began life as a speculative tweet from Weather Factory co-founder Alexis Kennedy (you can read it below), but it’s become more than the mooted Cultist Simulator ‘expandalone’ in the months since that first mention.

“That original tweet really was the product of about ninety seconds thought,” explains Kennedy to IGN, “and we've grown the team so we can do something a bit fancier. So it's going to be a fully-fledged game. It's all the same setting

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The Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Bundles Right Now

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Good news: some great Nintendo Switch deals have come along once again. If you're after a new Nintendo Switch, and you want to score a deal, this is a great time to do so. Walmart currently has two deals offering a free game with the purchase of a new Nintendo Switch, in either gray or neon red/blue. And Best Buy has the Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu Special Edition bundle back in stock.

Looking for some games? Check out the latest Nintendo Switch game deals and save on some of the best Nintendo Switch games around, like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and tons more. You can also check out our list of the best Switch games, many of which are on sale right now.

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Death Stranding: Everything New We've Spotted In the Teased Gameplay

This story is developing, and will be updated as we spot more.

If you've been on the Internet today, you'll have noticed that Kojima Productions is teasing Death Stranding.

Over on Twitch, a looping set of clips - obscured by black goo and slowly being cleared by Death Stranding's ever-present handprints - appears to be showing new gameplay and cinematic sections of the game.

On the surface, it looks similar to last year's gameplay trailer, but even with much of the screen covered up, it's clear there are some elements in there we haven't seen before. Here's everything we've spotted so far:

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Death Stranding Leak Suggests November 8 Release Date

A now-removed post on the official Taiwanese Facebook page has suggested that the release date for Death Stranding is November 8, 2019.

The post was noticed and screen grabbed by Twitter account NanoGuidingStar, and brought to wider attention by famed games Twitter account Nibel. A second source provided another screen grab of the post, this time from a mobile account. The post has since been deleted by the PlayStation account, and so there is currently no way of verifying if this is a genuine leak or a hoax. As such, this should absolutely be considered a rumour for now.

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Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Preview

This preview is based on play of an in-development build of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers, and content in the final version is subject to change.

Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion, Shadowbringers, is upon us with the official release on July 2nd and early access on June 28th for those that pre-ordered. I attended the North America press event in San Francisco and got a few hours with the gameplay demo. Aside from the intriguing story elements about becoming the Warrior of Darkness, this expansion has a ton of interesting changes and updates that I believe all types of players will be happily surprised by.

In Shadowbringers, we have two new jobs to pick from: the gunbreaker and the dancer. The former is a new tank job that is built around the fan favorite gunblade, while the latter is a DPS job – one of many classic Final Fantasy jobs that had yet to be added to the MMO. I tried out both but I spent a majority of my time with the gunbreaker because let’s be honest, the gunblade is just so badass.

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Cricket 19 Review

After a well-intentioned yet ultimately disappointing detour into the NBA Jam-inspired, super-powered swashbuckling of 2018’s Big Bash Boom, Big Ant Studios has made a confident return to the more traditional cricket game crease with Cricket 19. Using the core engine and feature set of 2017’s Ashes Cricket as a base, Cricket 19 breathes life into its presentation, smartens up its AI, and bolts on a compelling new scenario mode, making it look and feel more authentic than a broken-in Baggy Green — complete with a few frayed edges.

Although it’s dropped the ‘Ashes’ brand from its moniker, Cricket 19 is still the officially licensed game of this year’s contest between Australia and England and thus all of the men’s and women’s squads from each country remain in this year’s game. Joining the existing Australian grounds from Ashes Cricket are the five English grounds to be featured in the 2019 series, each of them realised with convincing detail from the vibrant red slab that is The Point at Old Trafford, right down to the Father Time windvane that’s perched high above Lord’s.

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Konami Announces Contra Anniversary Collection Lineup

Konami has revealed the complete lineup for the upcoming Contra Anniversary Collection.

This collection includes varied Contra titles, from the original arcade game to Contra III: The Alien Wars for SNES. While a specific release date has not yet been announced, this digital collection will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam this summer for $20.

The full Contra Anniversary Collection lineup includes:

• Contra (Arcade)

• Super Contra (Arcade)

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Trover Saves the Universe Review

I have seen and done terrible things. I have pushed innocents off cliffs, slaughtered pets in front of their owners, and ground up more Power Babies than I can count – and I did it all without leaving my floating chair, laughing the whole time. Trover Saves the Universe did this to me. It’s an action-platformer from the mind and voice of Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, and while it technically isn’t connected to that show in any way, its humor is just as messed up and its gameplay is nearly as much fun as watching an episode unfold.

Primarily designed for VR (though playable without it as well), it puts you in the hovering shoes of a Chairopian, an alien race whose members never get out of a fancy, teleporting chair that’s controlled by a device that conveniently looks like a PS4 controller. Helping you on this profane trip is your partner, Trover – a purple monster with babies for eyes and a laser sword in his hand – who you use to run, jump, and fight through a short series of strange and often hilarious alien worlds.

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Crypt of the NecroDancer’s Zelda Spin-Off May Release This Week

Cadence of Hyrule - Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda's release date may have been leaked, indicating that Crypt of the Necrodancer's Zelda spin-off will be arriving on Nintendo Switch this week.

Via NintendoLife, Twitter user NWPlayer123 discovered that the source code of Cadence of Hyrule's Nintendo of America game page now shows a release date of May 30, 2019.

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Super Mario Maker 2: Building Levels, Destroying Friendships

Super Mario Maker 2 is the giant new sequel to Nintendo’s “build your own Mario” game that launched in 2015, allowing players to create and share original Super Mario levels instead of waiting for Nintendo to make some for them. For Super Mario Maker 2 on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo is adding loads of new single player, multiplayer, and building options.

So how does it all come together?

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Every Ark Location, Nanotrite Ability, and Weapon in Rage 2

Here's every Ark Location and the Nanotrite Abilities and Weapons they come with in Rage 2.

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Mortal Kombat 11: List of Brutalities and Button Input Codes

See how to perform tricky finishers with this list of Brutalities and the conditions to use them in Mortal Kombat 11.

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The Avengers Project - Road to E3 2019

Chalk it up to Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War taking all the focus away from anything else with that hero team in the name, but the last time we saw Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ The Avengers Project was...the first time we saw The Avengers Project.

Square Enix debuted a teaser trailer for the Marvel Games title from Crystal Dynamics, developers of the 2011 Tomb Raider reboot, back in January 2017. The original, cinematic teaser trailer flashed over what appeared to be the fallout of a fight or some other catastrophe. Bruce Banner’s glasses, the hand of Iron Man’s armor, Thor’s hammer Mjlonir, Captain America’s shield can all be seen strewn about, before ending with the hashtag “Reassemble.”

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Ubisoft Pass May Have Been Accidentally Leaked on Ubisoft Store

The Ubisoft Store appears to have leaked a placeholder image revealing, presumably, an EA Access-style subscription service.

As reported by VG247, a Resetera user spotted the image that was briefly live on the Ubisoft Store, and it appears to out a previously unannounced service called Ubisoft Pass.

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New Death Stranding Trailer Arriving This Week

After numerous teasers from Hideo Kojima, Kojima Productions has today revealed that Death Stranding will get a new trailer on May 29.

The marketing of Death Stranding continues to be cryptic, but after revealing some clues last month at the Tribeca Film Festival, Hideo Kojima tweeted a short video teasing the upcoming game.

#deathstranding pic.twitter.com/5b470xUPnR

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Direct Announced for Next Week

Nintendo has announced that a new Pokémon Sword and Shield Direct will be arriving next week on June 5 at 6am PT/9am ET/2pm BST.

Revealed via Twitter, this new Direct will last "roughly 15 minutes" and will focus solely on new information on Pokémon Sword and Shield, which are set to be released later this year on the Nintendo Switch.

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Every Racer Seen in Mario Kart Tour's Closed Beta

We have a list of every character spotted in Mario Kart Tour's closed beta, plus their favored courses and special items.

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Mortal Kombat 11: Full List of Fatalities and How to Perform Them

See our list of all the Fatalities you can perform in Mortal Kombat 11 to score maximum carnage.

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What We Want From Cyberpunk 2077 at E3

Way back in early 2013, CD Projekt dropped Cyberpunk’s first trailer, promising to be a triple-A adaptation of the classic pen-and-paper roleplaying game. At the time, CDPR hadn’t yet released The Witcher 3, so they weren’t quite as highly regarded as they are now. Cyberpunk’s first trailer was CGI, so its gameplay remained a mystery, and the release date of “when it’s ready” didn’t exactly have people reaching for their wallets, but the aesthetic? Ooh, they nailed it.

Cyberpunk is a tricky genre to pull off because it’s a moving target. We basically live in a post-post-cyberpunk dystopia now, and concepts that were once total science fiction have since become things we deal with on a daily basis, so trying to realize the vision of a futuristic dystopia from 35 years ago without borrowing too heavily from the dystopia that we actually have today is a fine line to walk.

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This Godzilla Toy Is Too Pointy - Up At Noon Episode 6

Hey! Wow, holy crap, you're actually reading this. Welcome to Up At Noon, IGN's dedicated weekend nonsense variety show, a catch-all for the silly goofball nonsense that's too stupid for normal work hours.

This week, we got very excited about Godzilla: King of Monsters, a movie which we thought we'd be seeing on Thursday night, but which doesn't come out until next weekend. My wife bought tickets for opening night because Brian and I are incapable of planning things ourselves, and we got so excited we forgot what week it was.

Bluefin sent over a very nice Godzilla S.H. Monsterarts action figure which is surprisingly pointy, and which you could probably use to pop balloons if that's something you're into. I know people get weird with balloons, but not sure if popping them with toys is a thing. But this is the internet, so you never know.

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Sekiro: Beat the Toughest Bosses With Our Guides and Tips

Don't let Sekiro's tough bosses get you down - see how to beat these difficult encounters with our tips.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Explained

There was once a period of the Jedi Order’s history before the dark times that was only hinted at in the decades following the release of Star Wars. There were rumors of thousands of Jedi Knights as peacekeepers, traversing the galaxy to root out and stop the spread of evil. It wasn’t until the 2003 release of the PC/Xbox game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (known by fans as KOTOR) from LucasArts and BioWare that Star Wars fans got a firsthand look at the Jedi at the height of their power—and be one of them. It’s the game that put BioWare at the top of many gamers’ list of favorite studios, and KOTOR has been commonly considered a classic story of the Jedi Knights in the years since.

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Why Retro Gaming Fans Should Be Excited About the Sega Genesis Mini

When Nintendo announced the NES Classic, it set a great precedent for how a first-party should treat its gaming history. Nintendo followed up and improved on the formula with the Super NES Classic, and both systems remain the high-water mark for all-in-one classic consoles. But the Sega Genesis Mini is shaping up to be the new gold-standard.

If you care at all about video game history and preservation, you should absolutely add the Genesis Mini to your collection. How can I say something so authoritatively without having so much as seen one in person, much less tested out the games inside? It's easy: M2 is handling the development of the software.

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Castlevania Anniversary Collection Review

In an era of classics, minis, and collections where rewind buttons, remixed roms, and refined emulation have become common perks for people revisiting classics, old games are getting the royal treatment these days. Unfortunately, the Castlevania Anniversary Collection has none of those. But it does boast the best games, emulation warts and all, of any recent collection (the Mega Man Legacy Collection is its closest rival). Most of the eight Castlevania games compiled here feel great, look great, and sound great, and though the only real emulation feature is a single save state per game, that’s enough. The Castlevania games are that good.

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Assassin's Creed III Remastered for Switch Review

The Nintendo Switch version of Assassin's Creed III Remastered is the version I most wanted to play after hearing the initial announcement. The idea of taking a last-gen console Assassin's Creed game and putting it on Switch sounded totally within the realm of possibility. And having played through the PC and console versions of Assassin’s Creed III Remastered for review, I was excited to have that same experience. Unfortunately, it turns out to be an ugly mess that barely looks better than it did on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and yet somehow runs worse.

Much like the recent Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package, Assassin’s Creed III Remastered runs terribly in docked mode whenever anything happens. It's incredibly noticeable in the opening scene, as the camera pans over the full opera house. The framerate drops way below 30fps, and at times looks like it's struggling to hit 10fps. Outside of the detailed and busy opera house, it doesn't fare much better. Animations, which already look dated, are made even worse by the lousy framerate.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/24/assassins-creed-iii-remastered-for-switch-review
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Here's Where to Get an Officially-Licensed 6-Button Sega Genesis Mini Controller

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The Sega Genesis Mini looks like it's going to be the real-deal as far as high-quality all-in-one classic consoles go. With 40 games, two controllers, an AC adapter packed into the box, and authentic 1990s styling, it's looking closer to the NES Classic and Super NES Classic than it is to the PS Classic.

There's one slight problem, though. In spite of the fact some of the games announced for Sega Genesis Mini are almost unplayable on the traditional 3-button controller, the superior 6-button controller isn't available with the US Sega Genesis Mini. The Japanese Mega Drive Mini has a pair right in the box, but here in the States, we're stuck with 50% fewer controller buttons.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/24/where-to-get-a-6-button-sega-genesis-mini-controller
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Call of Duty: Every IGN Review Score

Pop quiz: how many Call of Duty games have there been? With the all-over-the-place naming convention it's hard to figure out - four WW2 games, three Modern Warfares, three Black Ops (so far) a World at War, and a few futuristic one-offs in a pear tree. The good news is that IGN has been reviewing them since way back in 2003 when the first duty called, so below you can scroll through a gallery of the contemporaneous score and Verdict on every game in the series.

But before you do, a challenge:

1) How many Call of Duty games have received a 10 from IGN?

2) What's the highest-scoring Call of Duty game?

3) What's the lowest-scoring Call of Duty game?

Alright, now check and tell us how you did in the comments. Honor system!

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New Nintendo Labo VR Kit Minigame Released

Today, the latest Nintendo Labo VR Kit miningame - Sushi Board - has launched on the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo has slowly but surely been releasing more and more reasons to hold its cardboard creations up to you face and today, they added one new minigame to the roster.

 

As spotted by Nintendo Life, Sushi Board has released for free and with almost no fuss via the Toy-Con Workshop Channel (found in the news section of the Nintendo Switch Home screen).  There’s pretty much no information out there about what this game is, but typically Nintendo’s Labo Kit VR offerings are simple minigames that explore an interesting aspect of VR, as opposed to fully fledged immersive experiences. This joins other recently released Labo VR Kit Minigames like Alien Bopping, in which you, well, bop aliens on the head and a city smashing simulator.

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7 Cyberpunk Games To Play While You Wait For Cyberpunk 2077

It’s probably safe to say that the majority of gamers are dying to get our hands on Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s epic open-world neon dystopian role-playing game follow-up to The Witcher 3, but we’ve got some time to kill until then, so how can we set the mood?

Well, Cyberpunk isn’t just one game, it’s a whole genre of fiction, spanning every medium, including the interactive ones. Here are seven cyberpunk games you can play while you’re waiting around for 2077.

Deus Ex (ANY OF THEM, seriously, just pick one)

For a lot of gamers, Deus Ex is the definitive cyberpunk game series, offering a mix of first-person action and role-playing that undoubtedly influenced Cyberpunk 2077. Since the original Deus Ex debuted almost twenty years ago, it’s spawned five additional installments.

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The 5 Key Features That Make Grid Unique

Codemasters is bringing Grid back to the race track. It’s been five years since the last entry in the series, Grid Autosport, but 2019 is the year when TOCA racing makes its comeback. While it has been away, Codemasters has been thinking about how it can reinvent what Grid is, and double down on the elements that make it unique in the racing game sphere.

In an exclusive interview with IGN, game director Chris Smith tells us the five most important features that Grid is introducing or refining, and how its dedication to telling motorsport stories means it’s a racing game for every kind of player.

You can form rivalries on the track

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Layers of Fear 2 Review

Equal parts unsettling, moving, and eerily beautiful, Layers of Fear 2 is an astonishing feat of storytelling viewed through an off-kilter horror lens that consistently surprised me. It’s a marked improvement on the 2016 original; developer Bloober Team has created one of the most haunting and creatively nuanced horror games I’ve ever played.

Trading surrealist art for classic film, Layers of Fear 2 places you in the role of an actor on an ocean liner. Like the original, Layers of Fear 2 uses the “artist gone mad” concept. This time it’s your movie’s director, whose chilling voice fills the lifeless ship throughout the five Act adventure. Early 1900s-style films play at the end of each act and a chalkboard marks your progress in your room similar to the painting in the original. But unlike the original’s story, which ironically lacked layers, the sequel has more moving parts to decipher, each of which excites and enlightens.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Confirmed to Show Gameplay at E3

CD Projekt Red will be showing gameplay of Cyberpunk 2077 next month at E3, but the game will not be playable by attendees, as reported by PC Gamer.

Global Community Lead, Marcin Momot, confirmed the news Thursday on Twitter.

Momot's tweet reads: "To answer many questions about the demo and whether or not @CyberpunkGame will be playable at E3 -- we are going to be hosting gameplay presentations (game played by us) in that cinema."

Momot also shared there will be different showings for the game, from the show floor demos to behind closed doors. However, all attendees will be able to see gameplay demos at CD Projekt Red's booth.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/23/cyberpunk-2077-confirmed-to-show-gameplay-at-e3
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Ghost Recon Breakpoint: A Deep Look at the Auroa Archipelago

Today’s IGN First takes a deep look at Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s setting and map: the Auroa archipelago. Auroa is a fictional place with a main island as big as Bolivia from Wildlands. Additionally, Breakpoint’s post-launch plans include adding whole new islands to this Pacific chain. Watch the video above to hear Ubisoft go even deeper into it.

If you missed any of it, you can find all of our previous Breakpoint IGN First features right here, including a look at the online social hub hideout on Auroa’s main island and an interview with Ubisoft about how the Ghost Recon series has evolved. You can also hear Ubisoft talk about how Breakpoint is redefining survival below:

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Catherine: Full Body Preview - Every Reason to Play and Replay

When Catherine was first released in 2011 it was unlike any other game I had ever played. It featured fast-paced, adrenaline-inducing puzzle-action, juxtaposed with a dialogue-driven, story-heavy adventure about a 32-year-old man named Vincent, his friends, his long-term girlfriend, Katherine, and his not-so-secret side-piece, Catherine.

Catherine explored mature real-life themes and stories that very few games have explored before or since, and asked questions with no right answers. Eight years later, the revised Catherine: Full Body retains that same uniqueness, and introduces plenty of new reasons to play if you’ve completed it in the past.

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How Codemasters’ New Grid Is Going Back to Its Roots

Codemasters has been building and publishing games for over 30 years. Platformers and puzzle games, shooters and sports sims; you name it. These days, however, it’s racing that exclusively powers the pistons in the studio’s high-octane heart.

It’s a genre Codemasters knows inside and out. The company’s current F1 series is the best simulation of a single, contemporary motorsport available, and Dirt Rally 2.0 is the supreme rally sim of the modern era. But there’s a third pillar of the Codemasters racing roster that’s been completely absent this generation – one that can trace its roots all the way back to 1997’s legendary TOCA Touring Car Championship: the much-loved Grid series.

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Rage 2's Bright Bouncy Apocalypse Both Helps It and Hurts It

There’s something about the apocalypse we just can’t quit. Whether its a nuclear war, zombies, robots, games (and gamers) have a morbid fascination with what comes after society breaks down. The infatuation is long-standing, but in 2019 we’ve seen an interesting style shift starting to form: In games like Rage 2 and Far Cry: New Dawn, bleak wastelands are set in the seemingly grand tradition of end-of-the-world stories, but brightened with neon color palettes and a healthy dose of explosive, double-barrelled escapism. You not only get to survive the end of the world, but you also get to thrive in it.

It sounds like a subtle distinction, but it creates a disconnect between the state of the world and how you move through it. The people around you, friends and, often, foes, struggle, but you’re more powerful than ever. That distances you from the desperation you’d expect to feel in such hard existence and the characters who aren’t as lucky as you, which waters down the story.  But that distance also makes the ride even more fun, as you aren’t burdened by the weight of that experience.

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Even With PS5, Sony Still Planning PS4's Big Exclusives for Current-Gen

Sony confirmed that the biggest PlayStation 4 exclusives will still be coming to the current-generation console, but didn’t specifically rule out them appearing on PlayStation 5.

During a Sony Investor Relations Day 2019 presentation, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan spoke over a slide including key art for The Last of Us Part II, Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima that focused on the critical role of PS4 over the next few years.

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Reveals New Clan

The Bloodlines 2 team has revealed another vampiric clan: the Ventrue.

The fourth clan to be revealed for Hardsuit Lab's sequel to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, the Ventrue are "known throughout history as kings and kingmakers, the Ventrue are Machiavellian vampires who utilize their cunning, patience and iron will to rule," according to a release from the team at Paradox Interactive.

The Ventrue clan relies on powers of mental domination to influence the minds of mortals to gain and consolidate socio-political power around the world. According to Paradox:

The Ventrue are the guardians of the Masquerade and Princes of uncounted cities. It runs in their blood to be obeyed. Using their signature Discipline, Dominate, a Ventrue gains the power to control the actions and manipulate the memories of others. Fortitude is the Ventrue’s Discipline of physical resilience and allows them to outlast their foes.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/22/bloodlines-2-clan-ventrue-reveal
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Sony Exploring PS5 Cross-Gen Play Thanks to PS4 Backward Compatibility

Sony suggested it’s exploring PlayStation 5 cross-gen play with PlayStation 4 thanks to backward compatibility in its next-generation console.

During a Sony Investor Relations Day 2019 Q&A session, PlayStation heads indicated PS5 could include cross-gen play with PS4 players through the PS5’s backward compatibility features, suggesting people playing PS4 games on their PS5 would still be able to play online with others who are using a PS4, or potentially even play cross-gen titles across these systems.

Deputy president of Sony Interactive Entertainment John Kodera said through a translator, “Having compatibility is a positive thing. Not only can a game be played on the next-generation console, cross-generation – the community can enjoy the games together... bridging that compatibility has a very important role to play.”

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Huge Hearthstone News: Rogue Nerfs, Card Buffs for Every Class and Another Free Legendary!

It’s all happening in the world of Hearthstone right now. Yesterday, Blizzard’s Team 5 announced a number of nerfs designed to address the power level of Rogue, hitting Preparation, Raiding Party and EVIL Miscreant; three of the core cards in the current build of Tempo Rogue. These changes are a reflection of how many powerful cards the class has right now – changing a single card just wouldn’t cut it. While the adjustments are relatively minor on their own, cumulatively they should reduce the power level of the archetype, and promote more diversity within the class.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/21/hearthstone-rogue-nerfs-card-buffs-for-every-class-and-another-free-legendary
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Observation Review

It would be obvious to refer to Observation as “2001: A Space Odyssey: The Game”. In fact, that's how developer No Code has described it itself. But in truth, this sci-fi thriller melds so much more than that together: Alien’s constant sense of dread and labyrinth of claustrophobic corridors; Solaris’ emotional core and haunting ethereality; and Interstellar’s sheer desperation and explosive moments. All of these combine to create a gripping story that’s threaded around a series of cleverly designed puzzles to create a truly unique gaming experience.

Observation casts you as SAM (Systems Administration and Maintenance), the omnipresent AI of the titular space station. First impressions suggest that the station is abandoned apart from its lone occupant, Dr. Emma Fisher. It quickly becomes apparent something extraterrestrial has been at work, and figuring out what has happened is your first step. It’s a captivating setup, as you endeavour to find out how your mission has taken a turn for the worse.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/21/observation-review
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God of War Sales Have Passed 10 Million

God of War has reached a huge milestone as it has now sold over 10 million units since it launched on the PlayStation 4 in April of last year.

This news was revealed by Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan during his presentation at Sony's IR Day 2019, and while we don't have an exact number, we do know that it joins other PS4 exclusives like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, The Last of Us Remastered, and Horizon: Zero Dawn in the 10 million units sold club.

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The Division 2 Operation Dark Hours Raid Guide

Learn how to take on The Division 2's first raid.

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PS5 Loading Time Demo Reportedly Revealed

A new video posted by Wall Street Journal's Takashi Mochizuki may have given us our first look at the potential power of the PlayStation 5.

Mochizuki Tweeted out the video, saying this was "Sony's official video comparing performance of PS4 Pro vs next-gen PlayStation."

The video compares the loading times and performance of Marvel's Spider-Man between a PS4 Pro and the potentially named PS5, and it is nearly identical to the description given in Wired's interview with PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny that revealed the first details of the next-generation PlayStation.

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Skyrim Arrives on the Tabletop in The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms

The world of Skyrim is coming to the tabletop in a new miniatures board game: The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms.

The new game has been developed by Modiphius, the company behind the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare miniatures game. While using the same core mechanics of Wasteland Warfare, the systems have been rewritten and reworked to fit The Elder Scrolls setting.

A skirmish game played with 32mm resin miniature characters (think Warhammer, just a little more Norse-y), players take control of a hero from The Elder Scrolls games and leads a group of henchmen into dungeons such as Dwemer ruins and Nord tombs. But while many miniatures games centre on the prime objective of defeating an enemy, The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms is focusing on something different.

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No Man's Sky Vinyl Soundtrack is Coming Back for a Second Run

The vinyl version of “No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe” is currently taking pre-orders for a reissue of the companion album.

The album, composed and performed by instrumental electronic/post-rock outfit 65daysofstatic, is a two-disc encapsulation of most of the music you’ll hear in the procedurally generated universe exploration game. There’s singles like “Supermoon,” which typically play as a player enters one of the giant pyramid-like space stations, and the second disc features more longform ambient tracks like “Outlier,” which typically play while the player is exploring the surface of a planet.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/19/no-mans-sky-vinyl-soundtrack-is-coming-back-for-a-second-run
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How to Get 2,150 Apex Legends Coins for 99p

Find out how to get 2,150 Apex Legends Coins for 99p, 4,350 for £17.99, 6700 for £34.99 and 11,500 for £64.99.

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See What It Means to Be an Auror in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Check out the Auror skill tree and more with this guide.

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Games Seemingly Pull Out of Epic Store Sale

The Epic Games Store began its “Mega Epic Sale,” but has hit some snags along the way, including two games being pulled off the store.

The Mega Epic Sale is offering some pretty major discounts, particularly the sweeping promotion where Epic itself is offering $10 off on all games priced $14.99 or higher, meaning games like Super Meat Boy that are normally $14.99 can currently be purchased for $4.99.

This discount comes courtesy of Epic itself, suggesting they’re paying for portions of the discount that extend beyond their 12% cut of the profits. This discount applies to games already on sale, so long as the sale price is above $14.99. Even unreleased games available for pre-purchase are receiving the discount, and everyone who pre-purchased an unreleased game prior to May 16 for $14.99 and above will get a $10 refund.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/17/games-seemingly-pull-out-of-epic-store-sale
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Other Mario Styles We Want to See in Super Mario Maker 2

Nintendo’s latest Mario Maker-focused Direct provided a boatload of information on the upcoming Super Mario Maker 2. But it was the one thing they didn’t show that piqued my interest the most.

In the brief moment where switching game styles was shown, the Mario 3D World style stood alone in an “Extra Game Styles” section with a space next to it that looked conveniently large enough for another game style to appear. There’s a good possibility that we were purposely not shown one final Mario style that we’ll be able to build levels in. Given the degree to which the Mario 3D World lets you change up your designs, we got to thinking: what could this mystery style be?

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/17/other-mario-styles-we-want-to-see-in-super-mario-maker-2
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Minecraft Earth Is Minecraft + Pokemon Go

Mojang and Microsoft have announced Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality mobile game that combines elements of Minecraft and games like Pokemon Go.

Revealed on the official Minecraft website, Minecraft Earth allows players to collect, explore, collaborate and survive while exploring and building new Minecraft creations in the real world. Like in the original Minecraft, which is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary, Minecraft Earth features old and new mobs, and over time players will discover new variants they can use to populate their builds. For example, you can find Minecraft pigs just hanging out in your neighborhood park.

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Here's Where to Get an Officially-Licensed 6-Button Sega Genesis Mini Controller

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The Sega Genesis Mini looks like it's going to be the real-deal as far as high-quality all-in-one classic consoles go. With 40 games, two controllers, an AC adapter packed into the box, and authentic 1990s styling, it's looking closer to the NES Classic and Super NES Classic than it is to the PS Classic.

There's one slight problem, though. In spite of the fact some of the games announced for Sega Genesis Mini are almost unplayable on the traditional 3-button controller, the superior 6-button controller isn't available with the US Sega Genesis Mini. The Japanese Mega Drive Mini has a pair right in the box, but here in the States, we're stuck with 50% fewer controller buttons.

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How to Get 2,150 Apex Legends Coins for 99p

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With the number of players jumping into Apex Legends sky-rocketing, it's only natural demand for new skins and unlockables to increase. It's possible to earn new cosmetics simply by playing, but purchasing Apex Legends coins is a fast-track way to getting extras (although you're not guaranteed to get what you want).

Apex Legends coins are only used to unlock cosmetics, characters and weapons - they do not provide any actual advantage in the game, so it's not 'pay-to-play' via the currency,

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Team Sonic Racing Review

Boosted by its inventive new team-based system, Team Sonic Racing is a gorgeous arcade racer full of blistering races, mind-bending tracks, and new ideas that make cooperation fun.  While the story of its Adventure mode certainly leaves plenty to be desired, the focus is exactly where it should be: the pure, unadulterated speed that makes Sonic so iconic. Sumo Digital’s follow-up to 2012’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed ditches the extra vehicles and transformations in favor of an innovative team dynamic.

Whether you’re drifting around corners to build up your boost meter, hitting pads as you rocket around tracks, or gliding through a teammate’s slipstream, Team Sonic Racing is constantly pushing the speed limit. Every race is a non-stop search for ways to go even faster and the entire team system is built around keeping your group traveling as a single fast-moving unit.

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Total War: Three Kingdoms Developer Grants Fan's Dying Wish

A fan with terminal leukemia has been granted his dying wish to play Total War: Three Kingdoms by the game’s developer, Creative Assembly.

Yesterday, Reddit user TheMissingLink5 posted a message on the Total War subreddit explaining that his younger brother, who had been diagnosed with leukemia last year, has just days left to live. His brother is a fan of the Total War games, and hoped to play the latest historical entry in the series - Total War: Three Kingdoms - before he passes away.

Unfortunately his doctors are unsure if he will make it until the game’s May 24 release date next week, and so TheMissingLink5 sought help on Reddit. Within hours, Creative Assembly’s influencer manager, James Given, and community manager, Grace Carroll, reached out to him and sent a key for Total War: Three Kingdoms.

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Every Ark Location, Weapon, and Ability in Rage 2

All the Ark Locations in Rage 2 and the weapons/Nanotrite abilities you can get from them.

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Super Mario Maker 2 Preorder Guide for Nintendo Switch

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Super Mario Maker 2 is heading to Nintendo Switch on June 28. It includes many aspects of the Wii U original, like building side-scrolling levels in the art style of games like Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. You can also upload your creations for others to play, or download other people's levels and play them. New features include a story mode, co-op level building, four-player multiplayer, a night theme, the moving sun enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3, and the ability to create slopes.

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The Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Bundles Right Now

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Good news: some great Nintendo Switch deals have come along once again. If you're after a new Nintendo Switch, and you want to score a deal, this is a great time to do so. Walmart currently has two deals offering a free game with the purchase of a new Nintendo Switch, in either gray or neon red/blue. And Best Buy has the Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu Special Edition bundle back in stock.

Looking for some games? Check out the latest Nintendo Switch game deals and save on some of the best Nintendo Switch games around, like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and tons more. You can also check out our list of the best Switch games, many of which are on sale right now.

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Everything New in Super Mario Maker 2

Super Mario Maker 2 is the sequel to 2015's Super Mario Maker for the Wii U and features a ton of new tools that will help creators from around the world create even more incredible Mario levels.

We've gathered everything revealed in the 15-minute Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct and broke down all these new additions like multiplayer, Story Mode, and the Super Mario 3D World style.

Enjoy this look as we wait for Super Mario Maker 2 to be released on the Nintendo Switch on June 28, 2019.

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Ubisoft Planning Four AAA Releases Through March 2020

Ubisoft has announced that Skull & Bones will be delayed to after March 2020 and that four AAA games, including Ghost Recon Breakpoint, will be unveiled and released by the end of March 2020.

Revealed via Ubisoft's 2018-2019 financial earnings report, the company's 2019-2020 financial targets of net bookings of around €2,185 million ($2.4 billion USD) will be led by Ghost Recon Breakpoint and the three other AAA titles that are currently unknown.

As for Skull & Bones, the reason it is not expected to release until after March 2020 is due to the fact that Ubisoft's pirate game has been delayed past Ubisoft's 2019-2020 fiscal year, which began on April 1, 2019 and will end on March 31, 2020.

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Rainbow Six Siege Teases New Invisible Operator

Today the official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account shared a glimpse at the game’s next Attack operator, Nøkk, and she is spooky as heck.

The tweet says “Nøkk will strike fear into the hearts of anyone who goes up against her,” with a video that shows her walking through a sewer while glitching in and out of view. You can watch it here:

The fixed camera perspective is reminiscent of Siege’s security cameras, and that mixed with Nøkk seemingly turning invisible has lead many people to assume that she will have a similar power to the Defense operator Vigil.

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The Last of Us Part II Is Entering Final Stages of Development

While it’s still unclear how far away The Last of Us Part II’s release is, the game’s co-director has indicated Naughty Dog is hiring new talent to help “close out” its development.

Posted by co-director Anthony Newman on Twitter (via GamesRadar), he wrote "Lot of awesome positions open to help us close out this game... I especially want to highlight the Melee Animator position."

The positions highlighted in the post include animators, programmers, game designers, lighting and visual effects artists and more. These positions have been open as of May 10.

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Total War: Three Kingdoms Preview

Total War: Three Kingdoms offers a somewhat more guided narrative than previous games in the series for those who want it. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel on which it's based is full of iconic moments of heroism, betrayal, and tragedy - and the grand campaign presents each warlord with dilemmas based on these moments to guide the campaign. Will you stick to the script or go off-book?

This preview highlights the ambitious Yuan Shu and a couple different directions his campaign can go. In the Romance, he would side with the valorous Sun Jian against Liu Biao, one of the most powerful men in central China at the start of the conflict. Doing so allows him to undermine Liu Biao's vassals and possibly bring them into his alliance later.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/15/total-war-three-kingdoms-preview-a-choose-your-own-adventure
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The Division 2 Raid Will Not Have Matchmaking

The Division 2’s upcoming Dark Hours raid will require pre-made teams of eight players, despite Ubisoft promising matchmaking for all of the game’s activities.

Talking to a fan on Twitter, Alexandre Guenounou, who works as part of The Division 2’s marketing team, said “There is no matchmaking, you have to team up through clan lists, their friends lists or by inviting other players in the game social spaces before you launch the raid.”

No there is no matchmaking, you have to team up through clan lists, their friends lists or by inviting other players in the game social spaces before you launch the raid

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World of Warcraft Classic Release Date Announced

Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft Classic will be released for PC and Mac on August 27, 2019, and that a collector's edition with a statue of Ragnaros will be released that celebrates WoW's 15-year anniversary.

On August 27, players will be able to return to Azeroth as it was during the Drums of War update (patch 1.12) and all will have the honor of once again being able to "assemble a 40-player raid to take on the fiery hazards of Molten Core; fight for their faction in the ongoing world PvP struggle between Southshore and Tarren Mill; muster a realm-wide war effort to open the gates of Ahn’Qiraj; and much more."

Following its release, WoW Classic will receive updates over multiple phases that will be released in a similar fashion to the original's order and all of this and more will be included with existing World of Warcraft subscriptions at no additional cost.

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World of Warcraft Classic Is More Than Just Nostalgia

World of Warcraft Classic is launching on August 27th for anyone with a WoW subscription and closed beta testing begins for a select few on May 15th. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a prefabricated level 40 character at a preview event in Irvine, California. The ensuing hours of laughter and high jinks reassured me that WoW Classic has much more to offer than just nostalgia.

WoW Classic is a faithful recreation of the illustrious MMO as it existed in patch 1.12 circa 2006. There are a few modern amenities like a somewhat enhanced suite of graphics options, modern server architecture, and access to Battle.net social features but otherwise what’s here is as true as possible to the more-than-decade-old source material.

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Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct Announced

Nintendo has announced a "roughly 15-minute" Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct for tomorrow, May 15, at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm BST.

No further information was given besides the announcement on Twitter, but with Super Mario Maker 2 releasing on June 28, we will undoubtedly know a lot more about the sequel to 2015's Super Mario Maker for the Wii U very soon.

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Red Dead Online Gets Its Biggest Update Yet

Rockstar released today the largest update for Red Dead Online since the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in late November.

The announcement came in a post on their Newswire, along with a trailer and a handful of new screenshots.

The latest Red Dead Online update boasts a slew of new content, including:

• New Co-op missions in the "A Land of Opportunities" storyline
• New Free Roam Missions from new NPC Questgivers: Thomas the Skiff Captain in Bayou Nwa and/or the Aberdeen Pig Farmers northwest of Bluewater Marsh.

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Moss: Free Expansion Adds Twilight Garden Chapter

Moss, the 2018 VR adventure game featuring a young mouse named Quill, will receive a free expansion that adds extra story, puzzles, combat and more.

This new content will be released alongside the launch of Oculus Quest on May 21, and will make its way to other VR platforms including PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift/S, HTC Vive and Windows MR via an update in June.

New content will be woven throughout the existing game as portals to the “strange and vibrant” Twilight Garden. Described as a new chapter of gameplay, the Twilight Garden exists as a complimentary experience to the main game that introduces additional environments, challenges and story. The Twilight Garden will test players in new ways as a “mysterious presence prepares you for the dangers ahead.” New content in the Twilight Garden includes vast chambers, unique weaponry, new puzzles and enemies.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/14/moss-free-expansion-adds-twilight-garden-chapter
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6 Things to Do First in Rage 2

Get essential weapons and Nanotrite Abilities in your first hours exploring Rage 2's wasteland.

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Take a Look at the Potions You'll Brew in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Brewing potions will help you with different aspects of the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game.

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Rage 2: How to Unlock and Use Cheats

Find the Wasteland Wizard to purchase and use cheats to make maximum carnage in Rage 2.

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Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 3 Review

The moments when Life is Strange leaves me asking myself “how did things get so crazy?” are when it shines brightest, and Life is Strange 2 Episode 3 knows this well. It takes the story to worthwhile extremes in its final 20 minutes, but getting there means wading through a new cast of side characters I don’t feel connected to, overly conservative gameplay choices, inauthentic conflicts, and romances that lack any real spark.

The episode begins on a high point by taking things back to the Diaz house months before “the incident” that occurred in Episode 1. When On Melancholy Hill plays through Sean’s headphones as the camera pans across the simple comforts he lost it reminded me what Life is Strange as a series aims to accomplish: creating moments of thoughtfulness and appreciation for the mundane. But out in the California wilderness, I’m slightly detached from this new cast of characters and there’s no amount of alt-rock that can bring me back.

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A Plague Tale: Innocence Review

Blending fantasy with the Black Death, A Plague: Tale Innocence succeeds in telling the heartfelt survival story of two orphans, Amicia and Hugo. The dynamic between the siblings shines against a grim backdrop riddled with corpses, Inquisition soldiers out for blood, and thousands of Bubonic Plague-carrying rats. A Plague Tale does an admirable job of making its young protagonists appropriately vulnerable to the surrounding dangers as you move through them from a third-person perspective, but the stealth gameplay and puzzles rarely feel imaginative. As a result, the stakes of this seemingly perilous world are undercut.

The siblings had never had much of a relationship growing up as mid-14th-century French nobles, but when Amicia is suddenly forced into the role of young Hugo’s protector, they quickly need to learn to trust one another. This theme drives the story in interesting directions and is also smartly reflected through the gameplay. The majority of the 17 linear chapters see you controlling Amicia, with Hugo holding onto your hand by default. You can let go to move quicker, but if you leave him for too long he will scream and attract the attention of soldiers. Besides a few puzzles, I very rarely felt the need to let go.

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from IGN Video Games http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/13/a-plague-tale-innocence-review
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Best PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro Deals and Bundles This Week

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If you're interested in buying a PS4 Slim or PS4 Pro, you've come to the right place. We've clicked through all the retailers that sell PlayStation consoles and compiled a list of the best deals available right now. And if you're new to the PS4 platform or would like some additional information about PlayStation services and accessories, we have you covered there too, along with other buying information you might find useful.

One thing to keep in mind: since the PS4 is the best-selling game console this generation, retailers don't have much incentive to offer discounts. So while the PS4 deals we've found can save you a few bucks, the savings usually aren't that big outside of Black Friday.

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Hideo Kojima Keeps Teasing a New Death Stranding Trailer

A new Death Stranding trailer is likely set to be released soon...we just don't know quite when.

Hideo Kojima posted yet another photo on his Twitter account of dual monitors, with one screen displaying the Death Stranding logo and the other with some video editing software.

via Hideo Kojima's Twitter

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