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Earn more legendary weapons and armor to get the best gear possible in Outriders with these tips. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/outriders/How_to_Get_Legendary_Weapons_and_Armor

ACNH: Maximize Your Points in Today's Fishing Tourney With These Tips and Tricks

From entering the Fishing Tournament, Tips and Tricks for maximizing your points during the tourney, or simply the rewards you can earn, IGN has you covered in our complete Fishing Tournament guide for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/animal-crossing-new-horizons/Fishing_Tournament

Monster Hunter Rise: How to Find and Unlock All Sub-Camps

Learn how to find all fast travel points as IGN guides you through every sub-camp location in Monster Hunter Rise. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/monster-hunter-rise/Sub-Camp_Locations_-_How_to_Find_and_Unlock_All_Sub-Camps

Outriders Crossplay is Now Fully Functional Across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

Outriders has confirmed that crossplay between PlayStation, Xbox, and PC is once again fully functional, and it has also confirmed that it is hard at work on resolving the inventory wiping bug that is plaguing many players and that a restoration event in the near future is set to bring back what was lost. Crossplay was turned off during Outriders' rocky launch, but the latest patch that has now been deployed to all platforms will now allow friends to play together no matter where they choose to play. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/09/outriders-review-in-progress"] As for the inventory wipe bug, this patch was supposed to greatly reduce its occurrence, but it appears that it actually caused an increase in reports. Square Enix shared a note on Reddit, confirming that the team is "investigating it urgently," and that it is planning a one-off mass restoration that will bring back most of the lost gear. While no date was given, it is hoping to t...

Epic Is Losing Hundreds of Millions As it Battles Steam

Epic is set to lose at least $330 million in its battle to gain market share from Steam, mainly due to it offering exclusive games and free titles on its Epic Games Store. As reported by PC Gamer, Epic's legal fight with Apple has given us insight into how much Epic is spending to build up the Epic Games Store, including that it committed around $444 million to exclusivity deals in 2020 alone. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/13/fortnite-1984-apple-parody-video-short"] This money was spent on "minimum guarantees" for games that are exclusive to the Epic Games Store for a year. Since these games will not appear on Steam, Epic is offering these guarantees as advances to publishers whether or not their games sell enough to cover it. For example, Epic paid 505 Games $10.45 million for Control exclusivity back in 2019. In Epic's end-of-year report, Epic confirmed that players spent $700 million on the Epic Games Store in 2020, but these third-...

Age of Empires 4's First Civilizations, Campaign, and Gameplay Details Revealed

Age of Empires 4 details have been hard to come by since it was first announced in 2019, but no more, as we finally got a proper look at what Relic and Microsoft have been working on all this time. From documentary-style historical campaigns to the series' first nomadic faction, it's clear a lot of care has gone into preserving the Age of Empires experience while modernizing the experience. Though coming from Relic, a developer best known for mixing up the RTS genre with classics like Homeworld and Company of Heroes, Age of Empires 4 is shaping up to be much more of a classic Age game than anything else. You have a base where you gather resources like wood and stone, train armies of around 200 units (though the campaign will sometimes let you exceed this), and send them out to conquer your enemies. Each peasant or cavalryman presents a stylized spin on history, with strong silhouettes and bright, easy-to-read colors. The camera stays at a pretty safe distance by default, and th...

It Takes Two: Complete Walkthrough, Boss Guides, Minigame Locations, and More

Don't miss a thing in It Takes Two with this guide. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/it-takes-two

PlayStation’s Focus on Too Big to Fail Games Is Concerning

Sony’s consistent output of critical and commercial smash hits is undoubtedly a key factor in PlayStation’s rise from the ashes after the troubled launch of the PlayStation 3. By doubling down on beloved franchises like Uncharted, a revived God of War, and more recent hits like Marvel’s Spider-Man and Ghost of Tsushima, Sony’s stable of first-party studios has become synonymous with chart-topping, award-winning games. But a new report from Bloomberg suggests that Sony’s upper management primary focus on blockbuster games that are ‘too big to fail’ comes at the expense of riskier, more inventive projects. If the picture painted is an accurate one, Sony may be losing a key facet of its identity that’s not only been a hallmark of the company since its earliest days, but is also directly responsible for some of PlayStation’s biggest hits over time. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/the-last-of-us-remake-in-development-days-gone-2-rejected"] [poilib element="accentDi...

Monster Hunter Rise: All Relic Record Locations

Here's where to find every Relic Record in Monster Hunter Rise. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/monster-hunter-rise/Every_Relic_Record_and_Old_Message_Location

Want EA to Adjust Your Game Difficulty for You?

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing topics like EA's plans to possible adjust your game difficulty automatically, the return of E3, Yakuza games, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. The music in this episode is from The Guardian Legend on NES. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher Find previous episodes here! source https://www.ign.com/articles/game-scoop-620-want-ea-to-adjust-your-game-difficulty-for-you

PlayStation Studios Head of Mobile Will Adapt PS Hits to Mobile

PlayStation Studios is hiring for a new Head of Mobile, a senior position who will lead the development and strategy of PlayStation’s mobile games, and adapt some of the company’s most popular franchises to mobile. In a job listing shared on the game forum ResetEra , the PlayStation Studios Head of Mobile job will be based out of San Mateo, California, and “promote the vision, mission, strategy for mobile game development within PlayStation Studios,” according to the listing. “As Head of Mobile, you will own and develop the mobile games strategy for PlayStation Studios and help build a foundation for future growth opportunities.” Besides expanding mobile game development the job requires “a focus on successfully adapting PlayStation’s most popular franchises for mobile.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] The listing also says the new Head of Mobile will work with the PlayStation Studio...

Diablo 2 Resurrected Alpha: The Good and the Bad After 1 Day of Play

While Diablo 2 was a defining game of my middle school and high school days – one that I would stay up entirely too late playing and get yelled at by my parents telling me to go to sleep – it’s also a game that I haven’t touched in almost 20 years. So my first hours with Diablo 2 Resurrected was a good reminder of three things: Diablo 2’s music kicks ass It’s still by far the best in the series when it comes to atmosphere and tone It’s old as hell That third point is especially notable because Diablo 2 Resurrected has received a wonderful fresh coat of paint that modernizes its visuals without ever losing that essential dreary atmosphere, painting the picture of a Diablo 2 as it would appear in the most rose tinted of memories. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/08/the-first-16-minutes-of-diablo-2-resurrected-gameplay-technical-alpha-4k-60fps"] But it also means that, for both better and for worse, Diablo 2 Resurrected still plays exactly as it di...

The Last of Us Part 2, Tell Me Why Tie for Outstanding Video Game at GLAAD Media Awards

Last night, LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD hosted its 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, where The Last of Us Part 2 and Tell Me Why tied to receive the honor for Outstanding Video Game. The Outstanding Video Game category was added in 2018, and has previously been awarded to The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset and The Outer Worlds. The award is intended to honor LGBTQ inclusion and fair, accurate representation in gaming. Dontnod's Tell Me Why was honored for its depiction of Tyler , a transgender man who returns to his hometown with his twin sister to revisit their complex shared family history. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part 2 was celebrated for Ellie and Dina , two women depicted in a complex, emotional, and often tender relationship throughout the game, and Lev, a transgender young man whose storyline focuses heavily on his identity and whose depiction has been both celebrated and criticized by the trans community. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/...

Outriders Review in Progress

After playing roughly 30 hours of Outriders on PS5, I’ve hit the level cap with my main character and rolled credits on its campaign. Server issues in the first few days delayed that a bit, and there’s a hefty chunk of post-credits content before I reach the final final boss, but I wanted to give you my thoughts on its main campaign now instead of sitting on it until next week. So far, Outriders definitely delivers great sci-fi and superpower-focused action, some cool world design, and a pretty satisfying loot grind. But its occasionally clunky interface, some nasty persistent bugs, and messy story make it seem less like a big-budget science-fiction epic and more like a guilty pleasure Sy-Fy Channel™ original series. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, of course - sure, SyFy might be responsible for Defiance and Hunters , but it also gave us modern classics like Battlestar Galactica and... The Expanse is pretty good, too! (It had to be saved from cancelation by Amazon , but t...

IO CEO Speaks About Crunch Culture, Where Overtime Belongs in The Industry

In the newest episode of IGN Unfiltered, Ryan McCaffrey sat down with IO Interactive co-owner and CEO Hakan Abrak to discuss crunch, the team's upcoming James Bond game, the future of Hitman, separating from Square Enix, and more. When asked what he thought about crunch, Abrak said, "I took over as executive producer on [Kayne and Lynch] just two years before it was launched, and at that point the technology was just barely done. It was nowhere. Although it had been on the way for five years, it didn't really have any core features in place yet. That production was absolutely... it was crazy. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/06/hitman-studio-boss-talks-hitmans-future-the-new-james-bond-game-and-more-ign-unfiltered-57"] "For me, personally, I ran people really hard. I was really hard, we crunched a lot. I remember, personally... myself... in two years, I had two weekends where I was off both days, or else I would have worked every day, two ye...

Resident Evil Village Map and Mother Miranda Art Revealed

Considering the game’s title, it might not come as a surprise that portraying a village with a real sense of place was one of the main goals for Resident Evil Village’s developers. In a previous interview , director Morimasa Sato explained how the team implemented a village as the game’s central theme, and how they created different areas, characters and experiences with that theme in mind. Footage from the trailers shows a lonely village tucked away high in the mountains with architecture reminiscent of Northern European styles. But specific details remain a mystery, covered deep under the village’s snowy landscapes. Today, IGN can exclusively reveal the game’s map, which teases a wide array of locations within the village for the first time. Four locations are highlighted by emblems, of which one reads Castle Dimitrescu, the location of the PS5 exclusive Maiden demo. Other landmarks include a factory, windmills, and a reservoir which houses an image of a giant monster. The latter l...

The Last Campfire Update Adds More Puzzles, Higher Framerate And Replayability Features

Hello Games' The Last Campfire has received a surprise update. The studio has said that while The Last Campfire "isn't a live service game like No Man's Sky," the team wanted to implement some larger features so they could "move on from this game they care so much about." Hello Games has added 20% more puzzles to the game, as well as the ability to replay any puzzle at any time. This arrives alongside a host of performance improvements, controller and Mac support, a higher framerate cap and several quality-of-life improvements. A lot of the features added had been requested by fans. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/17/the-last-campfire-official-trailer"] Developed by a 3-person team within the studio, The Last Campfire launched in August of 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Nintendo Switch. The studio says that they've been pleased with the response to the game, noting that "over 80%" of the game's ...

The Last of Us Remake Reportedly in Development, and Days Gone 2 Pitch Rejected

Sony studios are reportedly working on a remake of The Last of Us, while Sony Bend begins work on a new game after an unsuccessful 2019 pitch to make Days Gone 2. In a new Bloomberg report into dissatisfaction among Sony's lesser-known studios, sources say that a Last of Us remake codenamed T1X was started by Michael Mumbauer, the founder of Visual Arts Service Group (a Sony developer that traditionally assists development on PlayStation Studios' games). Mumbauer apparently assembled a new, 30-strong development group and – after passing on the idea of a remake of the first Uncharted game – settled on a remake of 2013's The Last of Us. However, the team reportedly ran into trouble after Sony kept their existence a secret, and refused to offer extra budget. Head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst apparently deemed the project too expensive, and Mumbauer's team was moved to support development of The Last of Us 2. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/neil-dru...

Neo: The World Ends With You - July Release Date, Gameplay Details Revealed

Neo: The World Ends With You will be released on July 27, and we've learned a whole host of gameplay details. A PlayStation Blog article provided the date, as well as a deep-dive into the story and gameplay. Neo: The World Ends With You is a sequel to Square Enix's 2007 Nintendo DS title The World Ends With You. Set in Shibuya ward in Tokyo, you play a character called Rindo, who is part of a street crew called The Wicked Twisters. Your job is to uncover "the mysteries behind the sinister Reapers' Game," a week-long competition to save your soul. As you proceed you'll take on other crews and deal with the Shibuya and Shinjuku Reapers in the process. A big part of the game will be scanning and fighting Noise, nefarious manifestations of negative emotions that appear throughout Shibuya. When Rindo scans for Noise they will also be able to see the thoughts of the everyday people of Shibuya. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="al...

Monster Hunter Rise: Best Way to Farm Bloodrun Jewels

Everything you need to know about farming Bloodrun Jewels in Monster Hunter Rise - including the fastest way to get Bloodrun Jewels. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/monster-hunter-rise/How_to_Farm_Bloodrun_Jewels

What to Expect From Nintendo’s E3 2021 - NVC 555

Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! Nintendo is back on the books for E3 2021, and Casey DeFreitas, Brian Altano, Seth Macy, and Rebekah Valentine are here to discuss what they think the Big N will have at the show. Plus, hear about Pac-Man 99, the best Nintendo controllers of all time, and more. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! Nintendo goofs from last week 00:12:40 Nintendo at E3 2021 00:37:50 Pac-Man 99 00:46:00 Animal Crossing Build-a-Bears 00:52:07 Favorite Nintendo controllers 00:56:00 What we're playing 01:06:35 Question Block! NVC is available on your preferred platform! YouTube Spotify Apple iTunes Stitcher Podbay PlayerFM Podbean You can also Download NVC 555 Directly Here You can listen to NVC on your preferred platform every Thursday at 3pm PT/6pm ET. Have a question for Question Block? Write to us at nvc@ign.com and we may pick your question! Also, make sure to join the Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast Forums on Facebook. We're all pretty active there an...

Path of Exile 2 Preview: Better Bosses, New Skill Gems, and More

Standing atop a rolling, gothic mini-city dragged through bleak deserts by bizarre beasts of burden, Path of Exile 2's second act immediately looks like the kind of foreboding, imaginative action RPG adventure I expect from Grinding Gear Games. And that's not just because of the enhanced graphics compared to its predecessor, with new lighting effects that really pop and set the tone for anything from a scorched sand dune to a properly dreadful dungeon. It's a nightmarish, gore-soaked, yet oddly beautiful and distinct world that I'm eager to sink my sabatons into. Much like the original Path of Exile , the sequel will start you off as a half-naked wretch sentenced to doom, making your way up from the very, very bottom ranks of the world of Wraeclast. Considering how cosmically over-the-top things got and how many gods we killed in the previous game, the developers very deliberately aimed for this kind of reset. They want Path of Exile 2, which was first announced back in...

How to Watch the Next Resident Evil Village Showcase

Capcom announced another Resident Evil Showcase where fans can expect one last look at gameplay ahead of the Resident Evil Village launch. IGN is carrying the stream and if you’d like to watch it along with us, continue reading for more information on when it will air, where you can watch it, and what to expect. Resident Evil Showcase (April 2021) Date and Start Time The Resident Evil Showcase will take place on April 15, 2021, and will start at 3pm PDT, 6pm EDT, and 11pm BST. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/08/resident-evil-village-april-2021-showcase-teaser-trailer"] How to Watch the Resident Evil Village Showcase (April 2021) Since IGN is carrying the Resident Evil Showcase, you’ll be able to watch it on a variety of our platforms including here, YouTube, Twitch, and more. Here’s the full list of places you can watch the Resident Evil Showcase with us: IGN.com (homepage) IGN's Facebook Channel IGN’s Twitter IGN's Twitch Channel IGN’s Youtu...

Outriders 'Appreciation Package' Will Reward Those Hit By Server Issues

After a launch filled with server issues, the developers of Outriders are awarding any player who tried the game in its first two weeks a Community Appreciation Package. The developers say they're still working on the package, but the plan is to make the rewards available for anyone who played Outriders between March 31 and April 11. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=outriders-ign-first&captions=true"] The gift includes a Legendary Weapon and an amount of Titanium that matches the player's highest leveled character. In addition, players will receive the "Frustration" emote. The emote may match some emotions players felt during the game's launch, but the developers say the irony is fitting, but not intentional. Outriders servers had to be taken down last weekend so the developers could, "bring it back into a healthy and stable state." The team also noted it is working on a long-term fix, rather than...

GTA Online: Claim a Free Car, Triple Hunting Pack Rewards, and More