2023-08

Nearly three years since Hades was released, and after thousands of hours played by individual members of its hardcore community, no one had beaten the toughest challenge the game had to offer: a "Max Heat Run." Until now....

After nearly two million votes and countless heart-wrenching battles between such favorites as Super Mario 64 vs. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Metal Gear Solid vs. GoldenEye 007, IGN's audience has decided what the greatest '90s video game is. Which game rose above the rest? Read on to find out......

Somerville is bringing its mysterious alien invasion to PlayStation consoles on August 31. The game comes from Jumpship, a studio formed by former Playdead (Limbo, Inside) CEO Dino Patti. It centers on a small family rocked by a sudden alien invasion of Earth, who must now survive by running and hiding. The game’s eerie atmosphere and lack of dialogue lend to the game’s enigmatic nature, and multiple endings offer various truths about the threat you face. Somerville launched for Xbox and PC last November to generally warm reviews, though was noted for its rough technical performance, which has since been improved in post-launch updates. In a press release, Jumpship promises the PlayStation port will be the “best version of Somerville yet” and will feature DualSense haptic feedback. For more on Somerville, you can read our review here....

Developer Larian is known for having a bit of fun with the End-User License Agreements for its games, and Baldur’s Gate 3 is no exception....

Immortals of Aveum is an upcoming action game that mixes a fantasy world and its magic with first-person shooting. We've played a chunk of it and enjoyed it – read our full hands-on preview thoughts here – but now, we've heard a track from the game's score. And you can too because we can exclusively reveal that track today.  It's big, robust, and heroic, fitting if the full game is anything like what we've gone hands-on with. After listening to this track, we interviewed the game's audio director Aubrey Hodges, music producer Jamie K, and media composer Tom Hawk about the game's score, how the team created a soundtrack that blends hip-hop with orchestral arrangements, and so much more.  Q&A With The Composers Of Immortals Of Aveum   How would you describe the score and/or soundtrack of Immortals...

The Pokémon Company has announced that a Pokémon Presents presentation is happening next week, on Tuesday, August 8. It will begin at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET and run for roughly 35 minutes. The company announced this with a short teaser clip on the official Pokémon Twitter account, and you can watch that for yourself below:  The next #PokemonPresents arrives soon, Trainers! Tune in to our official YouTube channel at 6:00 a.m. PDT on August 8 for 35 minutes of Pokémon news and updates! 🎊https://t.co/Lxoud6kVxF pic.twitter.com/xe65FmqEn5 — Pokémon (@Pokemon) August 4, 2023 As you can see, the teaser doesn't reveal too much beyond details of when the Pokémon Presents is happening. However, near its start, there's an interesting use of purple-pink and neon lighting. Perhaps it's alluding to Mewtwo or Mew, or maybe to Ryme City from Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which features plenty of neon lighting in...

For 90s Week, we look back at the Forgotten “gems” that launched with alongside the PlayStation, one of the most important consoles to launch in that era....

A breakdown of the starting classes in Lords of the Fallen (2023), complete with commentary from the developers at Hexworks themselves....

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Striking Distance Studios, the studio behind last year’s action horror title The Callisto Protocol, as suffered a number of layoffs. It’s been confirmed via IGN that 32 employees have been let go from the studio. These include production coordinator Sebastian Marlow, associate producer Nora Falcon, senior environment artist Matthew Smith, and VFX artist Matt Christopherson.  A spokesperson for Krafton, Striking Distance’s publisher, gave the following statement to IGN:  “Striking Distance Studios and Krafton have implemented strategic changes that realign the studio’s priorities to better position its current and future projects for success. Unfortunately, these changes have impacted 32 employees. Honoring the invaluable contributions of each departing team member with material support in the form of outplacement services and meaningful severance packages is our top priority during this difficult moment.” Striking Distance was founded in 2019 by Dead Space co-creator Glen...