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Meet the First Blind Individual to Complete Diablo 4 Without Sighted Assistance.

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Ty “Tyleniphe” grew up playing franchises like World of Warcraft and Diablo. From slaying boars with friends to extensively studying the lore within Diablo 2, many of Ty’s gaming memories revolve around these moments. And now, Ty holds the title of the world's first blind player to fully complete Diablo 4 independently. As the accessibility movement grows across the gaming industry, studios are actively incorporating features and design practices that benefit disabled players. Not only do these accessibility tools remove potential barriers, but they also allow individuals like Ty to challenge themselves without belittling their experiences. And with a suite of accessibility options and designs like screen reader support, high quality audio, and audio cues related to gear, blind and low vision players are able to successfully navigate the world of Diablo 4. Speaking with IGN, Ty discusses the importance of accessibility for blind/low vision players, the ways in which Diablo 4’s...
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Calm Down Everyone, Insomniac Didn't Change Mary Jane's Face in Spider-Man 2

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Fans of the Spider-Man video games from Insomniac already have a bit of a history of being weird about unimportant, minute details in the games. This tendancy almost reared its ugly head again this week after a new Spider-Man 2 trailer debuted at Comic-Con, as fans were convinced that Insomniac had done something drastic to change Mary Jane's face from the original game. No, they didn't. It's the same face, same model, same actress. Everyone calm down! The issue was addressed on Twitter today by Insomniac director, community and marketing, James Stevenson, who confirmed to multiple people that MJ remains unchanged. Her haircut is different in the sequel, and it's entirely possible that improved face scanning tech has made her model more accurate, but it's the same face. The good news is, everyone seems to be taking the correction in stride . A thread on the SpidermanPS4 subreddit has community members largely responding positively to the news, with one es...
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PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Gets New Trailer and a New Release Date - State of Play 2024

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After missing its 2023 release window , developer Shift Up has shared a new trailer for its third-person action-adventure PlayStation 5 exclusive Stellar Blade, along with a new release date of April 26, 2024. As part of today's January 2024 State of Play presentation, Stellar Blade's new trailer revealed impressive visuals alongside a ton of fast-paced slashy gameplay. Stellar Blade was first announced all way back in 2019, then known under the codename Project Eve, and was initially announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The game would then appear two years later at a September 2021 State of Play presentation, where it was presented as a PS5 exclusive. Roughly a year later, Shift Up would share another trailer and a blog post, revealing the game's official title and targeting a 2023 release window. Shift Up previously revealed that Stellar Blade's story will focus on a young woman as she fights off strange alien monsters called NA:tives who have invaded Earth. It...
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PlayStation State of Play January 2024: Everything Announced

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PlayStation is hosting its first State of Play event of 2024 today, and we're preparing for over 40 minutes of updates on games coming to PS5. Sony has promised extended looks at Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin, and there are sure to be a few surprises in store as well. Read on to learn about everything announced at today's State of Play, live as it happens. To tune in for yourself, check out our article on how to watch the State of Play and what to expect . Stellar Blade Deep Dive, Release Date Announced We got a deep dive on Stellar Blade, the action game coming from developer Shift Up and publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment. We learned that the game is coming on April 26, 2024. The game takes place on an apocalyptic Earth where a mysterious enemy has forced humans to flee to a colony. The main character Eve and her two companions, Adam and Lily, work to destroy mech-like enemies as well as hostile survivors. Eve will use guns and swords in stylish action comba...
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Xbox Working Closely With Palworld Developers to Enable Faster Updates, Dedicated Servers, and More

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Palworld, playfully dubbed as "Pokémon with guns" on account of its similar-looking monster designs , has experienced a meteoric rise in the three weeks since its launch as one of the biggest releases in gaming history. While the argument over whether Palworld is a rip-off of Pokémon is still being debated among fans and Nintendo's lawyers , what's not up for discussion is that the game's overwhelming success has garnered it Microsoft's support moving forward. In a recent blog post on Xbox Wire , Xbox announced that it will be working directly with Pocketpair, the developers of Palworld, to assist in supplying the resources necessary to keep the momentum of the monster survival game going strong. "On Xbox’s part, we’re working with Pocketpair to help provide support for Xbox versions of the game," Xbox said in the blog post. "We’re providing support to enable dedicated servers, offering engineering resources to help with GPU and memory opti...
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Obsidian Explains Why Avowed Won't Let You Romance Your Companions

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With games like Starfield and Baldur's Gate 3 last year having players wax poetic about which of their video game besties they most want to smooch, it can sometimes feel like romance systems are becoming a staple of AAA party-based RPGs. But that's not going to be the case with Avowed, which is opting to forego a dedicated romance system for a focus on "building thoughtful relationships" with companions instead. This comes from an interview IGN did with Avowed game director Carrie Patel, where she confirmed Avowed would not feature romance options, and why: "We are building thoughtful relationships with our companion characters," she said. "Ultimately, I personally am a fan of making that an option, but I feel like if you're going to do it, you really, really have to commit and make sure that you're giving all to fulfilling that in a way that feels both true to the character, but also creates an engaging player experience. So not something w...
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Isn't Kevin Conroy's Final Batman Performance

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Following Kevin Conroy's death in 2022 , it's been widely assumed that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League would mark the last time we heard the actor reprise his famous role as the Caped Crusader. But, while Kill the Justice League is indeed his final video game voice appearance as the character, he has two other posthumous performances coming up in Batman film and television, IGN has learned from a source with knowledge of the situation. One of them will be in Bruce Timm's Batman: Caped Crusader, an upcoming animated series that was picked up by Prime Video . While we've confirmed that Conroy did record for the show before his death, we're not entirely sure if he'll be voicing Batman specifically. The other, however - Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three - will indeed have Conroy reprising Bruce Wayne/Batman from Batman: The Animated Series. The first part of the Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy was released earlier this month, and w...
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Spec Ops: The Line Will No Longer Be Available in Online Stores, 2K Blames Expiring Partnerships

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Yesterday, IGN reported that Spec Ops: The Line had been delisted from Steam . Today, we updated that story with reporting that the game had also disappeared from other digital storefronts, including Fanatical, Gamesplanet, and Nuuvem. And now, we have confirmation from 2K themselves: one of the most important video games of the Xbox 360 and PS3 generation is disappearing from online storefronts for good. 2K Games sent IGN the following statement confirming The Line's delisting: Spec Ops: The Line will no longer be available on online storefronts, as several partnership licenses related to the game are expiring. Players who have purchased the game can still download and play the game uninterrupted. 2K would like to thank our community of players who have supported the game, and we look forward to bringing you more offerings from our label throughout this year and beyond. While 2K hasn't provided specifics as to what partnerships are expiring, Spec Ops: The Line contains s...
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Starfield Patch 1.9.51 Features Some Drastic Lighting Changes

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After a brief time in Steam Beta, a significant update for Starfield in 2024 is now live , and one of the most significant changes coming to the update focuses on improving the lighting for in-game locations. Spotted by various members on ResetEra and Reddit , Starfield's Update 1.9.51.0 makes some tweaks to lighting. Specifically, the patch notes mention that Bethesda Game Studios has improved lighting at 73 locations. While it does not go into specifics, Starfield players online have begun posting before and after the update was installed in several locations. Most notably, Reddit user DinDisco posted a gallery of these images showing what Starfield looked like in a few locations before and after. Pictures of specific areas, such as the Red Mile and mining caves, have drastic differences in lighting. The latter, for example, shows one cave replacing the greyish brown color scheme with blue minerals in favor of the entire lighting having a cool blue hue inside. According t...
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