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Mortal Shell, the action-RPG souls-like by Cold Symmetry, has changed its closed beta to an open beta and is allowing all players to download it now on the Epic Games Store. The developers took to Twitter and Discord to explain the decision that stemmed from an unexpectedly high demand following the start of the closed beta. Cold Symmetry was giving away codes on its social channels and through e-mail, but after the vocal community spoke out with their interest to try the game, the developer decided to change course. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/mortal-shell-hands-on-preview-finding-its-own-souls-like-voice"] "We heard that a lot of you were feeling left out and frustrated with how we were handling key distribution," Cold Symmetry said on Discord. "We have tried our best to keep up with requests, but we never expected this level of high demand. So we have decided to open the PC beta early, and it's available right now." Mortal

This The Last of Us 2 Collectibles Guide is your roadmap to getting the platinum with locations for every artifact, trading card, coin, journal entry, workbench, and safe. source https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2-collectibles-guide

Those waiting for news on the Nintendo Switch version of Doom Eternal won't have to wait much longer as executive producer Marty Stratton has said that the release date will be revealed "pretty soon." As reported by Nintendo Everything, Stratton spoke to Gamereactor at Gamelab Live 2020 and explained how they believe it will live up to the standard set by 2016's Doom on Switch and will indeed be the full experience. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/24/doom-eternal-final-review"] “We’ll be talking about the release date pretty soon," Stratton said. "We haven’t announced that yet – I can’t do that now. It’s really made great progress. Panic Button, the studio we work with on that, as I’ve said before they’re masters of the platform. … we released Doom Eternal on all the same platforms we released Doom 2016, and I thought that was a real feather in the cap of our tech team, and I think this will be the same for Panic Button and our

The latest ACNH update added a new visitor. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/animal-crossing-new-horizons/Pascal

Square Enix's anime adaptation of The World Ends with You received its first teaser trailer and a few more details as to what fans of the 2007 Nintendo DS classic can expect from this new project. As reported by Funimation, The World Ends with You: The Animation will arrive in 2021 and follows "Neku Sakuraba as he’s thrust into a video game scenario in Shibuya called Reaper’s Game that will have him fighting for his life. Along with the allies he teams up with along the way, Neku will have to make it to the end to see his humanity again." The first teaser trailer stays faithful to the original's art style and the anime itself will be a retelling of the original game with expanded scenes. The Reaper's Game is about to begin... The World Ends with You The Animation is coming to Funimation in 2021! Learn more: https://t.co/GFXUuu3PNb pic.twitter.com/pjyAVSNzNS — Funimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2020 The official description from the teaser trailer's YouTu

The Last of Us 2 Trophy Guide and List for getting all 26 trophies and earning the platinum. source https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2-trophy-guide-and-list

This The Last of Us 2 Safe Codes guides includes a full list of every safe location and safe code and combination in TLOU 2. source https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2-safe-combinations-and-codes

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. We're halfway through 2020, and that means it's time to check in on Game of the Year Watch. We'll be discussing The Last of Us Part 2, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Half-Life Alyx, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher source https://www.ign.com/articles/game-scoop-585-game-of-the-year-watch-2020-continues

The Last of Us 2 is a grim world in which around a dozen people all owned the same model of safe. They're long gone so go ahead and crack open every safe with this full list of safe locations and their safe codes and combinations. These are divided by chapter and section. To avoid spoilers, some chapter names and subsections do not include full names. If you've got good hearing, you can become a DIY Safecracker in The Last of Us 2! As you turn the dials on any safe you can hear it click on each number - but when you reach the correct number in a sequence, there will be distinctly lower-pitched click. So long as you are careful and slow, you can easily crack any safe without knowing the code beforehand - but just in case you don't want to, we've got every code listed below. Chapter 1: Jackson Safe Codes Grocery Store Safe Code (Goodboy Combo) - The Patrol The spore infected part of the grocery store, check the back office. The hint is "when my good boy was employ

Fortnite will be showing We The People, a "series of conversations that advance the dialogue around race in America with prominent BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) voices in business, sports, media, music, and entertainment," this Saturday, July 4, in its Party Royale mode. Presented by ØPUS UNITED, We The People will have its first showing on Saturday, July 4, at 6:46am PT/9:46am ET/2pm BST, and it will re-air every other hour for the 24 hours following the first show. We The People is hosted by CNN's Van Jones, and will feature such guests as former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue Elaine Welteroth, The Atlantic's Jemele Hill, rapper/songwriter/visionary Killer Mike, and hip hop musician Lil Baby. Join us at the Big Screen this Saturday, July 4 at 9:46 AM ET / 8:46 AM CT for a special presentation. OPUS United presents We The People, a series of conversations hosted by @Vanjones68 featuring @jemelehill , @ElaineWelteroth , @killermike and more. https:

Horizon Zero Dawn has an August release date for Steam and Epic Games Store, and a trailer show off the improvements. source https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/03/10/horizon-zero-dawn-pc-confirmed

Star Wars: Squadrons will let players choose how 'realistic' they want their Star Wars experience to be, with customisation (including that on other players' ships), HUD elements, and advanced mechanics all optional. Speaking to IGN Japan , creative director Ian S. Frazier went into detail on a number of the upcoming starfighting game's mechanics, repeatedly making clear that players will have a choice on the experience they're looking for. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/18/star-wars-squadrons-gameplay-reveal-and-overview-trailer-ea-play-2020"] On customisation, for instance, it's been previously confirmed that the game's multiplayer modes will allow both ship exteriors and cockpits to be decorated. Frazier explains that every bit of flair - including cockpit toys and added holographic elements - has been designed to look as though it could exist in universe, but he understands that even that may not feel right to some fans. “Som

Joe's been flying around as Iron Man and Jesse has been jumping around a neo-Notre Dame all from the comfort of their own homes. Aren't video games mad when you think about it?! As well as Iron Man VR and Hyper Scape chat, Joe also wants to tell you all about how excited he is by Fuser, the new DJ game from Harmonix. Plus, Cardy is still playing playing Call of Duty. Go On Name Them makes a long-awaited comeback and remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com. IGN UK Podcast #546: Iron Man and His Bouncy Balls [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ign-uk-podcast-episode-500-photos&captions=true"] IGN UK Podcast #545: Cyberpunk! Avengers! Ice Creams! IGN UK Podcast: The Last of Us Part 2 Spoiler Special IGN UK Podcast #544: Skate, Squadrons and Surgery! IGN UK Podcast #543: Our PS5 Reveal Reactions IGN UK Podcast #542: The Last of Us Part 2 Preview Impressions (No Spoilers Don&

Following the news that NBA 2K21 will cost $10 more on PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series X, the research firm IDG Consulting has said that other game publishers are also considering price increases for their games. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, IDG President and CEO Yoshio Osaki explained how game pricing has "remained flat since 2005, whereas TV and movie pricing has increased significantly." "The last time that next-gen launch software pricing went up was in 2005 and 2006, when it went from $49.99 to $59.99 at the start of the Xbox 360 and PS3 generation," Osaki said. "During that time, the costs and prices in other affiliated verticals have gone up." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/nba-2k21-ps5-xbox-series-x-versions-will-cost-more"] These other affiliated verticals include next-gen console game production costs, which have seen increases of "200% to 300%, depending on the IP, studio and genre," without an incre

Major in-game memorials have been taking place following the death of professional World of Warcraft player and streaming personality Byron "Reckful" Bernstein. Bernstein reportedly died by suicide earlier this week - he was 31 years old. Players from around the world across multiple WoW and WoW Classic servers gathered in Azeroth's Stormwind Cathedral to kneel and celebrate Reckful's life. The World of Warcraft team paid tribute to Bernstein on Twitter , calling him "one of the most memorable WoW players of all time." Twitch issued its own statement , noting Reckful's pioneering impact on the platform "Byron was someone who talked about his struggles to help make room for others to do the same", the statement reads. "As we process this loss, we have to recognize that the stigma around mental health and treatment often prevents people from seeking and getting the help they need." Today we all witnessed not only the largest in-game m

You'll need a wet suit to access swimming and diving. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/animal-crossing-new-horizons/How_to_Get_a_Wet_Suit

Diving is here! source https://www.ign.com/wikis/animal-crossing-new-horizons/Update_1.3.0_Patch_Notes

Capcom and NetherRealm have announced they will be pulling out of Evo Online due to allegations against Evo organizer Joey Cueller. This is part of a larger alleged sexual abuse scandal erupting in the community. NetherRealms announced it would pull Mortal Kombat 11 from the Evo Online lineup on Twitter expressing "solidarity with those who have spoken out against abuse." We stand in solidarity with those who have spoken out against abuse. We will be pulling MK11 from EVO Online. — NetherRealm (@NetherRealm) July 2, 2020 Capcom followed soon after, specifically citing the "recent allegations of misconduct made against Joey Cueller" as a reason for not participating in Evo Online. pic.twitter.com/x3coSxs3UL — Capcom Fighters (@CapcomFighters) July 2, 2020 This past week, several Super Smash Bros. esports competitors and members came forward with allegations of abuse from those within the community. Well-known personas were implicated on social media as alleged

On a special episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, Jonathon Dornbush and Lucy O'Brien are joined by director Neil Druckmann and narrative lead Halley Gross for a SPOILER-FILLED talk about The Last of Us Part 2. Druckmann and Gross dive into the plot, characters, and themes of the Naughty Dog sequel, indulging Jonathon and Lucy in their many questions about character motivations, scrapped ideas for the sequel, and how Ellie, Joel, and Abby's journeys developed throughout production.  Watch the episode below! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/the-last-of-us-part-2-neil-druckmann-halley-gross-interview-a-podcast-beyond-special-episode"] Seriously, this conversation is full of spoilers, only watch if you've played through The Last of Us 2, or don't mind having the story spoiled for you. (Also, warning, this episode does contain some cursing.) And, if you haven't already, be sure to check out our The Last of Us Part 2 revie

It seems like a lifetime ago now, but there was a time when I woke up before dawn, geared up in blaze-orange attire, and took to the woods of Maine in pursuit of the elusive whitetail deer. I was a freshman in high school and desperately wanted to fit in at our new school where hunting, not "playing Nintendo," was the preferred hobby of my peers. It turns out I much preferred staying indoors and playing video games to standing outside in the frigid Maine autumn while nothing happened for hours at a time. Thankfully, Hunting Simulator 2 combines a hobby I didn't enjoy too much as a teen with one I still love to this day. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/26/hunting-simulator-2-launch-trailer"] While I don't go hunting anymore, almost everyone I know is obsessed with it (I still live in Maine), and I have been known to stalk whitetail with a camera rather than a loaded rifle. Hunting Simulator 2 scratches the primordial hunter-itch I didn'

Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Casey DeFreitas is joined by Brian Altano, Zach Ryan, and special guest PlayerEssence to talk about a ton of Smash! The crew kicks off with their impressions of Min Min, the latest character to join the fight, and then the panel ranks all of the DLC characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Then, stick around to hear discussions on Nintendo's formal apology regarding Joy-Con drift , the delayed opening of Super Nintendo World in Japan , and more. Finally, hear your listener questions answered on another round of Question Block. Timecodes! 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:02:52 Min Min impressions and ranking the Smash DLC 00:27:46 Nintendo apologizes for Joy-Con drift 00:34:51 More news! 00:45:16 Games out this week 00:49:58 What we're playing 01:02:22 Question Block! Games out this week: Yes, Your Grace - 6/26 $20 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - 6/30, $60 Biped - 7/2, $15 What we're playing: OJ: Smash, Xenob

Horizon Forbidden West, the sequel to 2017’s Horizon: Zero Dawn, promises to continue the adventures of Aloy as she journeys across the post-post-apocalyptic U.S., fighting robot dinosaurs, and exploring sunken ruins. With PlayStation and Sony announcing the game at their June 2020 PlayStation 5 reveal event, the speculation train has officially left the station. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/18/everything-we-know-about-horizon-forbidden-west-so-far"] We’ve gone ahead and rounded up everything we know about Horizon Forbidden West, including release date, story, new gameplay, and new machine creatures Aloy will encounter, and more. Horizon: Forbidden West Release Date Horizon Forbidden West is confirmed for the PS5 and Guerilla Games is “aiming” to release it in 2021 . That’s all developer Guerilla Games has said about the sequel so far. That means it won’t be a release window game for the PlayStation 5, which is launching during the “holiday 2020” win

Ubisoft has fully revealed Hyper Scape, the FPS battle royale game that has been teased (and partially leaked ) over the last few days. Hyper Scape is a free-to-play first-person battle royale coming to PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Ubisoft have targeted a Summer 2020 release, starting with a short closed ‘Technical Test’ on PC that will run July 2 - 7, with more ‘phases’ to follow in the build up to full release. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/hyper-scape-preview"] Set in a VR world called the Hyper Scape, the game focuses on a sport called Crown Rush, in which 100 players split into squads of 3 compete for victory. Wins can be claimed in the usual last-team-standing manner, or by claiming a crown objective in the final phase of the match and holding onto it for 45 seconds. Unlike most battle royales, Hyper Scape’s stand-out feature is that it takes place on an entirely urban map. This city - clearly influenced by Paris - is also littered with jump pads to all

There’s not an open grassy plain, thicket, or forest to be found in Hyper Scape, Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming battle royale first-person shooter. Rural areas are a traditional component of the genre, with natural biomes offering a change of engagement distances and cover opportunities, but Hyper Scape rejects tradition and takes place on an exclusively urban map. Made up of housing blocks, factories, monuments, and courtyards, in this city playground, as long as it’s man-made, it’s fair game. While the changes a fully urban map brings are many, there’s one that serves as a fundamental change to the way you have to think about this version of battle royale: verticality. Hyper Scape is set in Neo Arcadia, a city that’s essentially a high-tech reimagining of Paris, complete with zinc-roofed townhouses and even the actual Notre Dame cathedral. And if you’ve been to Paris, or seen it in a film, then you’ll know the city has a lot of height. Hyper Scape is all about using that height. [ignvid

This week in Grand Theft Auto Online, claim Independence Day-themed bonus rewards in Business Battles, discounts on holiday items, and much more. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/gta-5/GTA_Online_Weekly_Updates

My Friend Pedro will be adapted into an R-rated TV series by the creator of John Wick. The show will be a half-hour dramedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Derek Kolstad, the writer of the first two John Wick movies and a co-writer of the third, will write the series and serve as an executive producer. The uncredited co-director of the first John Wick and director of Deadpool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw, David Leitch, will also executive produce the project. The game tells the story of a person who wakes up in a butcher shop where a banana named Pedro tells them about the secret and nasty operations of the butcher shop. The banana then teaches the player to commit murder. The creator of My Friend Pedro, Victor Ågren, said the game was inspired by the works of Kolstad and Leitch and it's a "dream come true" to see them adapt his game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/17/7-things-that-inspired-my-friend-pedro"] "It's hard to find the wo

Amazon Studios has just announced a Fallout TV series from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serving as producers. #PleaseStandBy . @Fallout @BethesdaStudios #KilterFilms pic.twitter.com/IEDr7AkVvD — Amazon Studios (@AmazonStudios) July 2, 2020 Variety reports that Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are developing the Fallout show at Amazon based on the popular Bethesda video game RPG franchise. Bethesda Game Studios will be involved with the development of the show and series director Todd Howard will serve as executive producer on the show. "Fallout is one of the greatest game series of all time. Each chapter of this insanely imaginative story has cost us countless hours we could have spent with family and friends. So we're incredibly excited to partner with Todd Howard and the rest of the brilliant lunatics at Bethesda to bring this massive, subversive, and darkly funny universe to life with Amazon Studios," said Joy and Nolan in a statement. [widget

Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito will appear in an upcoming video game but he isn't able talk about it just yet - although he thinks it will be "huge". Esposito spoke with Collider recently about how playing Gus Fring on Breaking Bad changed his life and broached a number of topics in the interview. He eventually touched on motion capture and that style of acting for a big upcoming video game. "This video game I did, which is going to be huge — can't mention it," Esposito said. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=next-gen-buzzwords-explained&captions=true"] After being asked about how Epic Games' Unreal Engine is being used to film The Mandalorian, Esposito wouldn't say if that technology is what's being used in this video game, although he did say his part with this game included a "new style of acting." Esposito provided the voice and motion capture for The Dentist in PayDay 2

It’s impossible to look at Mortal Shell and not immediately draw the parallels between it and the Dark Souls series, which is fine! If there’s one thing that is incredibly apparent after spending about four hours playing and replaying a demo build of Mortal Shell, it is that developer Cold Symmetry has a deep love and understanding for not just the Souls series, but the entire Souls-like genre. Your character moves like a Dark Souls character, NPCs talk like Dark Souls NPCs, there are item descriptions in the loading screens, combat is impactful and deliberate, and so on and so forth. But what’s most impressive about Mortal Shell is that for as much as it borrows from the Souls-like formula, it also introduces its own ideas into the mix. They’re ideas that dramatically change how the game is played, and in doing so, Mortal Shell breaks out of its own Souls-like shell and becomes its own beast. Mortal (Shell) Kombat The first large departure from the formula is that there’s no block

NBA 2K21 will be released on current-generation platforms on September 4, 2020, and while it won't arrive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X until Holiday 2020, it is being built from the ground-up for the next-gen systems. In addition, all versions of NBA 2K21 will offer a special Mamba Forever Edition that honors the late Kobe Bryant and his "lifelong pursuit of victory and legacy in the sport of basketball." Furthermore, the standard PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of NBA 2K21 will cost $69.99 USD, a $10 increase over the current-generation platforms and that makes NBA 2K21 the first next-gen game to commit to that price point. The UK sees a £5 increase, from £59.99 to £64.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nba-2k21-current-and-next-gen-cover-art-kobe-bryant-damian-lillard-and-zion-williamson&captions=true"] NBA 2K21 will not support Xbox Smart Delivery or a similar service on PlayStation 5, meaning the