2025-03

IGN has reviewed an internal Ubisoft email in which staff were given context for Assassin's Creed Shadows' launch performance compared to other games in the series. Here's what we found out....

Compared to other events in the gaming sphere, the Game Developers Conference is, as its name implies, more focused on the industry side of things. It's an opportunity to network and see presentations from other developers, but if your game is good, you can potentially also be recognized at the awards ceremony. Held the night of March 19, the GDC awards were dominated by Balatro, which won all four awards it was nominated for. Other winners include Astro Bot, for Technology and Audio, Metaphor: ReFantazio, which won Best Narrative, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which took home the Audience Award. Developers Sam Lake and Lucas Pope were each recognized for their impacts on the industry, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Pioneer Award, respectively. You can see the rest of the nominees and recipients below. Game of the Year...

Remedy is a beloved developer in the gaming industry, responsible for creating surreal single-player experiences like Control and Alan Wake. However, its next game, FBC: Firebreak, is a multiplayer game, which prompted many questions from the studio's fans. To answer some of those questions, Remedy debuted a new trailer during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase and supplemented it with an additional trailer on its own page and a PS blog post, written by community manager Julius Fondem. Both trailers are gameplay-forward, showing off one of Firebreak's missions, known here as "Jobs," called Paper Chase. Since the game is set in the Federal Bureau of Control, mundane objects gain supernatural properties, which is both a boon and a bane to firebreakers. Paper Chase shows the hostile side of the two, as yellow sticky notes take over the surfaces of...

Few places hold as much shared history for Helldivers 2 players as Malevelon Creek. Around this time last year, it was the site of a massive Automaton incursion, with divers fighting through a hail of scrap and laser-fire. Now, it seems like we might be heading back to the Creek — and players have thoughts....

LEGO Horizon Adventures for PS5 has dropped to $37.08 at Amazon, 38% off its usual price of $59.99....

Pokémon TCG: Destined Rivals preorders are expected to go live this week at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Pokémon Center....

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 release date trailer sees Uncharted's Nolan North accept Indy's Troy Baker into an "exclusive club" of adventure games on PlayStation....

Despite being squarely centered on martial arts mastery, Forestrike is a pixel-art 2D roguelike that has more in common with a chess match than an action game, as you repeat encounters until you’ve perfected them in one of the most satisfying, unique, and immediately compelling brawlers we’ve played in a very long time....

Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has issued an update on the game’s business model and post-launch plans, confirming the PC features and system requirements....

A brutally difficult soulslike that often expects near-perfection in its toughest fights....