2025-02

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IGN UK Podcast 787: Are We Wowed by Avowed?

State of Play Reactions (ft. Tides of Annihilation), Avowed, and Captain America: Brave New World....
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Elden Ring Nightreign Will Get DLC Bosses and Characters, According to Steam Page Slip-up

A now-deleted Steam page seemingly confirms Elden Ring Nightreign will get additional boss and characters as DLC....
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Ōkami 2 Is Being Made in RE Engine, Confirmed

Following the announcement of a sequel to cult favorite Ōkami at The Game Awards last year, fans immediately began speculating that the game would be developed in RE Engine thanks to Capcom's return as publisher. IGN can now exclusively confirm that's the case, after speaking with several leads on the project....
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Everything We Learned About Okami 2 From Our Exclusive Interview With its Creators

We recently paid a visit to Osaka, Japan, where we had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with the developers of the upcoming Okami sequel. We've compiled here a rundown of the big ideas from the interview that might be of most interest to Okami fans....
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Ōkami 2 Confirmed to Be a Direct Sequel, Still in Early Development

We still know very, very little about what exactly the newly-announced sequel to Ōkami entails. In a recent interview with project leads, IGN was able to confirm a few crumbs, including that yes, the "Ōkami sequel" is in fact a direct sequel to the events of the first game....
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Ōkami 2 — Capcom, Hideki Kamiya, and Machine Head Discuss Hotly Anticipated Sequel in Exclusive Interview

We spent two hours chatting with the three masterminds behind the upcoming sequel to Ōkami: Hideki Kamiya, Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, and Kiyohiko Sakata. The trio told us all about their partnership, how the sequel project came to be, and teased a bit of what fans can expect from the long-awaited Ōkami 2....
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Capcom Says It Was ‘Always Looking for the Opportunity to Create a New Ōkami’, But Needed ‘Certain Key People in Place’

The announcement of a sequel to Okami came as a surprise to some. While it has been thought that Capcom considered the original game a commercial failure, our recent interview with the project leads suggests Capcom came around on Okami's value a while ago, and has been waiting for the right opportunity ever since....
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System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition Renamed System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, Also Coming to Nintendo Switch

Nightdive Studios announced that System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition — its modernized edition of the 1999 classic sci-fi horror action role-playing game — has been renamed System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and is also coming to Nintendo Switch....
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Civilization 7 Controversially Lets You Mix and Match History and Not Everyone Loves That, but Firaxis Says It’s Just Moved Historical Accuracy Around

Civilization 7 controversially lets you mix and match history and not everyone loves that, but Firaxis says it’s just moved historical accuracy around....
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Elden Ring Nightreign’s First Network Test Plagued by Server Issues, FromSoftware Issues Apology

Elden Ring Nightreign’s first network test — ongoing at the time of this article’s publication — is suffering from significant server issues that have prevented many from playing....