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Season 2 of The Witcher kicks off in December, bringing a significant expansion of the show’s cast of characters and notable casting that includes Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh as the priestess Nenneke and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju as the cursed noble Nivellen. One of the most significant new characters is Vesemir, who will be played by Kim Bodnia of Killing Eve (despite rumors at one point that the role would go to Mark Hamill ). During Netflix’s Tudum presentation, the streaming giant released a new Witcher franchise trailer , with never-before-seen footage from Season 2, including our first up-close look at Bodnia’s portrayal of the famous Witcher. Netflix has built anticipation for his appearance and provided viewers with a way to get to know the character better by giving him a starring role in the anime prequel The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf , where a younger version of the character was voiced by Divergent’s Theo James. But who is Vesemir, exactly? Read on or wat

The mid to late 2000s featured a particularly prevalent trend of extending a game’s reach by porting it to as many platforms as possible, regardless of whether or not those platforms were a good fit. Games like Need for Speed: Most Wanted, 007: Quantum of Solace, and Cars 2, alongside so many more, saw releases on consoles and PC, as expected, but also saw downgraded or drastically different versions hit handhelds like the PSP, Nintendo DS, and even mobile phones. The trend hit a number of major console and PC games of the era. Perhaps, most surprisingly, the acclaimed first-person adventure BioShock saw the release of a mobile port known as BioShock 3D . Though there’s a tendency to wave away the handheld or mobile versions of console games like BioShock, its mobile development is a fascinating example of the work that went into such an adaptation. According to Tridev, the developers of BioShock 3D who spoke to IGN about its creation, such a port included any number of technical,

With the Aftermath expansion, World War Z is a much different game than when it debuted in 2019, and overwhelmingly for the better. With more episodes to rampage through, a greater selection of playable classes, and dozens of major quality-of-life improvements (like zombies no longer being able to pull you off ledges and devour you in the most unfair manner imaginable, for example), there’s a lot to love about it these days. Aftermath is the next major step for this sleeper hit and one that mostly succeeds at moving the zombie-filled shooter in the right direction. That said, with ongoing online issues, forgettable stories, and some gameplay growing pains, it still has plenty of room to grow. One of the more noteworthy things Aftermath adds is two excellent new campaigns that take you to reclaim Vatican City in Rome and to the utterly dismal wastes of Kamchatka, Russia. As with previous episodes, these episodes are challenging, heart-pounding nightmare scenarios that pit you and up

A graphic designer has recreated multiple Spider-Man movie posters using only assets from Insomniac's Spider-Man games on PlayStation 5 to do so. Twitter user @ursRockrider has so far recreated the posters for Andrew Garfield's The Amazing Spider-Man and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man 2 with impeccable accuracy. By the use of PS5 in the hashtags, it's safe to assume the PlayStation 5 versions of Spider-Man (2018) and Spider-Man: Miles Morales were used over the PlayStation 4 versions. The recreation of the Amazing Spider-Man poster was published by Rock Rider on Tuesday. Within hours of publishing, the official Insomniac Games Twitter account responded by calling the fan art, "Simply Amazing." Simply Amazing. 🕸️ https://t.co/zNmuHHMM96 — Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) September 22, 2021 Rock Rider responded to a Twitter user with the image of Spider-Man from the game that was used for the poster as well as what was used for the background. A few d

In celebration Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Fortnite has added a new Tom Hardy-inspired Eddie Brock Outfit that features a Venom Unleased Emote that will transform him into a Venom that looks just like the one found in the upcoming film. Revealed by The Fortnite Team, this Outfit joins the Carnage one from Fortnite's Chapter 2 Season 8 Battle Pass and another comic-based Venom Outfit that was added in November 2020. Apples. Cabbages. Chickens. Floppers. So many snacks, so little time. Bond with the symbiote with the Eddie Brock Outfit and become Venom. https://t.co/iFdbYMgkAX pic.twitter.com/JGvOHQ5FQG — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 24, 2021 While this Outfit starts you out as Eddie Brock and won't turn you into Venom until you use the built-in Venom Unleashed Emote, you can choose to start as Venom by selecting that Style in the Locker. Additionally, players can turn back into Eddie by using the same Emote in-game. The Eddie Brock Outfit also comes with t

Valheim took the gaming world by storm when it hit early access in February this year. A complex survival game crafted by the (then) five-person strong Iron Gate Studio out of Sweden, the launch nabbed a 9/10 review and by March had more than one million players per team member . Seven months later, and it's streaking back up the player count charts on Steam again thanks to the release of "Hearth and Home", Valheim's first major update. The content drop brings with it an array of changes for all facets of the game — new building possibilities, new items to find (particularly in the Mountains), new food to cook and more. For some, seven months is a long time to wait between drinks, though veterans of other survival games like Subnautica and The Forest will probably think nothing of it. And for Iron Gate Studio, it was a question of priorities. "Basically, the amount of people playing made it really important for us to fix a lot of bugs pretty immediately

343 Industries has revealed the full schedule for the latest Halo Infinite Multiplayer Technical Preview for the weekends of September 23 - 26 and September 30 - October 4. 343 shared the details on Halo Waypoint, also saying that the goal of this weekend's preview is to "test our services and systems at scale, gather data on a breadth of real-world hardware configurations, and obtain feedback on Arena, Training Mode, as well as the new Halo Waypoint web and app experiences." During the weekend of September 30 - October 4, "Big Team Battle will go live and take it up a notch." While Training Mode and Weapon Drills in this Halo Infinite Multiplayer Technical Preview will be playable the entirety of both weekends, there will be specific play sessions where players will be able to team up with friends and matchmake. These dates and times are as follows; Weekend 1 - September 23 through September 26 - Arena Friday, September 24 @ 10am-2pm & 5-9pm PT

The Initiative has announced that it will be partnering with Marvel's Avengers and Tomb Raider's Crystal Dynamics to develop the upcoming reboot of Perfect Dark. The Initiative shared the news on Twitter, saying that the two teams "couldn't pass up a chance to work together." Perfect Dark update! We are partnering with Crystal Dynamics, the world class team behind character-driven games such as Tomb Raider, to bring this first-person spy thriller to a new generation. pic.twitter.com/EiqjU99wMa — TheInitiative (@TheInitiative) September 24, 2021 "Perfect Dark update! We are partnering with Crystal Dynamics, the world class team behind character-driven games such as Tomb Raider, to bring this first-person spy thriller to a new generation," The Initiative wrote. "The teams couldn’t pass up a chance to work together. We’re still early in development, but incredibly excited to use this unique opportunity to deliver on the vision for Perfect Dark!

The long rumoured Castlevania Advance Collection has been revealed, bringing four classic Castlevania games to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC. It's out today and costs $19.99. The collection brings together three much-loved games made for the Game Boy Advance – Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow – and throws in 1995 SNES game Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss (known as Dracula X in the Americas). Released as a celebration of the Castlevania series' 35th anniversary, Advance Collection has been co-developed with M2 (the studio behind the well-received Sega 3D Classics ports on 3DS) and Konami promises "the best possible recreation" of the originals. The new ports will also allow you to "record, replay and rewind" gameplay. It sounds like a very complete package, giving players access to a full 71-song soundtrack of all the music from the games, allowing you to create customizabl

The Shadowrun Trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022. The collection of cult classic RPGs feature turn based combat, branching narrative paths, and more. They take place in a dystopian future, and are described as, "cyberpunk-meets-fantasy." Paradox Interactive's trilogy includes Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Dragonfall - Director's Cut, and Shadowrun Hong Kong - Extended Edition. The trilogy is already available on PC. The games take place in locations across the globe, including Seattle, Berlin, and Hong Kong. The trailer showed off combat reminiscent of XCOM. In our original Shadowrun Returns review , we called the game "good," saying, "the light tactical combat has enough depth to make it a worthwhile adventure." The series was originally created as a tabletop RPG more than 30 years ago. About a decade ago, the series came back in the form of new, single player RPGs. The games were released originally in 2013, 2014, and 2015. For

Bayonetta 3 has finally gotten a gameplay reveal, and a release date. Nearly four years after its original announcement, we finally got to see Bayonetta's new moves, new enemies, and her new hairstyle. Shown during today's Nintendo Direct, we were treated to Bayonetta going head-to-head with a massive kaiju monster. The trailer also provided glimpses of new areas and monsters, including a subway train and a monstrous spider. All of this takes place in a devastated Tokyo, which seems to be one of the game's key settings. The final shot of the trailer gave us a glimpse of a character that some are speculating to be Vergil from Devil May Cry, or at least someone who looks a lot like him. Could we be in for a big crossover? We shall see. After a teaser and announcement in 2017 , we've heard very little about Bayonetta 3, and seen even less. Director Hideki Kamiya said that it would be safe to expect news on the action game this year, and we're delighted that

ActRaiser, the classic Super NES god game, returns in ActRaiser Renaissance, an HD remaster that launches today on Nintendo Switch. Announced during the September Nintendo Direct , ActRaiser Renaissance updates the classic game with HD visuals, new stages and boss battles, and rearranged music. In ActRaiser, gameplay consists of two phases: a side-scrolling action platformer where you fight monsters with swordsmanship and magic, and a city-building phase where you must manage development of your burgeoning society. As you progress through the city-builder, you level up, increasing your powers in both modes. source https://www.ign.com/articles/actraiser-renaissance-launches-today

Nintendo is set to expand its Switch Online with a new membership, offering classic Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64 games as part of the subscription with the new plan. Revealed as part of September's Nintendo Direct , the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Plan will arrive in late October. Subscribers can continue with their existing plan or add the expansion to their plan. The expansion includes all the features of the base plan, along with the new additions. The N64 games available at Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Plan's launch include: Super Mario 64 Mario Kart 64 Star Fox 64 Yoshi's Story The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time WinBack: Covert Operations Dr. Mario 64 Sin and Punishment Mario Tennis 64 Future Nintendo 64 games include Banjo-Kazooie, Pokemon Snap, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Mario Golf, Paper Mario, and F-Zero X. As for the Genesis titles at launch, they include: Castlevania: Bloodlines Contr

During today's Nintendo Direct , we got a closer look at more gameplay from Splatoon 3, including glimpses of both multiplayer matches and some of the single-player settings in its "Return of the Mammalians" campaign. A "Squid Researcher" from Nintendo explained that the Turf War mode remains unchanged at its core, but that new main and special weapons have been introduced – that includes a rolling ball-like mech and a character seemingly turning into ink and whipping themselves through the air with a grapple arm. Some simple info about the plot of the story mode was shared as well, which will focus on the reappearance of mammals in the Splatoon world, although further details weren't provided at this time. Splatoon 3 was announced back in February for a 2022 Switch release . Back then, we got a look at Squid Kid customization as well as a companion creature, a big desert metropolis hub city, and a brief look at its ink-splattering competitive gameplay

Chocobo GP is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch in 2022. A trailer was shown in today's Nintendo Direct, showing off courses, characters, karts, and more. The Final Fantasy spinoff racing game will allow you to race as many familiar faces from the franchise, including Chocobo, Gilgamesh, a Black Mage, and more. It also features powerups, which are called Magicites in the game. Fire, Aero, and Doom powerups were shown. Other classic kart racing mechanics, like drifting, were also shown in the trailer. The game will feature online and local multiplayer. There is a multiplayer mode that supports up to 64 players in an 8x8 elimination tournament. Square originally attempted a Mario Kart-like racer with 1999's Chocobo Racing on PS1 . Racing on Chocobos has appeared in many Final Fantasy games, including Final Fantasy XV. Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @ LoganJPlant . source https://www.ign.com/articles/chocobo-gp-coming-to-s

Project Triangle Strategy, Square Enix's upcoming tactical RPG, is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch early next year, on March 4, 2022. During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, it was announced that Square Enix and developer ArtDink have been working on "fine-tuning" the game based on feedback from a survey that went out alongside the game's free demo back in February. These updates include adjustments to difficulty, improvements to on-screen visuals like the UI, camera controls, the ability to review prior dialogue, and streamlined game flow and loading times. Project Triangle Strategy was announced earlier this year , and is a turn-based tactical RPG in the same visual style as Octopath Traveler. It follows a story of conflict between three nations and its aftermath, where a group of heroes travel the world and engage in various battles on different terrain, where elevation plays a role in tactics. Choice-based gameplay also impacts the narrative,

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming to Nintendo Switch on November 11. The classic BioWare Star Wars RPG is coming to Nintendo Switch this year, joining several classic Star Wars games already on the system like Star Wars Episode 1: Racer and Star Wars Republic Commando . Knight of the Old Republic is one of the most beloved western RPGs and a fantastic take on the Star Wars universe. Players can create a character and choose whether to become a Jedi or be tempted by the ways of the dark side. The version coming to the Switch is a port of the original Knights of the Old Republic and not the recently announced remake coming to PlayStation 5 and PC . Check out IGN's original Knights of the Old Republic review for our full thoughts on the classic RPG, and check out the full list of everything announced at the Nintendo Direct . Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd . source https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-knights-of-the

More than 18 months after its original release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is finally get another expansion, but we'll have to wait a little longer to find out what it's all about. At a minimum we know it will feature the return of Brewster, a fan-favorite character who dates back to Animal Crossing: Wild World on the Nintendo DS. The trailer shown during today's Nintendo Direct only offered a very brief glimpse of a new expansion to the museum, which will include Brewster's coffee shop. Nintendo will reveal much more about the expansion at a future event in October. What happens, this content update is a long time coming for Animal Crossing fans. While Animal Crossing: New Horizons has introduced several new features since its Spring 2020 launch — including new characters, events, and the ability to go swimming — it still lacks some features from the 3DS game. Despite that, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been an incredible success for Nintendo, selling some

We're still not sure who will be the final DLC character added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. During September's Nintendo Direct , it was revealed that the final "Mr. Sakurai Presents" will take place on October 5 at 10:00 am ET. Until then, we wait. This latest fighter, whoever it may be, will follow Tekken's Kazuya , who was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate back in June. Along with Xenoblade's Pyra and Final Fantasy 7's Sephiroth , it's been an exciting 12 months for new fighters. These iconic character were also joined by Dante and Skyrim's Dovahkiin in June , who joined in the form of Mii fighter costumes. source https://www.ign.com/articles/super-smash-bros-ultimate-final-dlc-character-october-5

During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, we got our first proper look at Yoko Taro's upcoming card-based RPG, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, which we also learned is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 28. The game is a turn-based RPG where everything, from characters to shops, towns and environments, is represented as cards. It's all represented on a tabletop, with characters clearly having different stats and certain rules dictating the outcomes of battles, which the trailer advertises as leaning on both skill and luck. Aside from Taro's involvement, he's assembled a pile of Nier series veterans to work with on this new endeavor. Yosuke Saito is on board as executive producer, Kimihiko Fujisaka joins as a character designer, and Keiichi Okabe is directing music. Voice of Cards was previously announced by publisher Square Enix earlier this month , with Taro at the time saying the project was “difficult to explain,” and a “somewhat unusual game.”

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, the lauded story-driven role-playing game about being a total failure of a detective, has finally gotten itself a Switch release date: Oct. 12. A physical version of the game for the Switch will be available in early 2022. Pre-orders for the digital version begin today. During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut got the release date announcement after months of anticipation, showing some footage of the game's shabby hero of a detective and the mystery he stumbles through in the world of Elysium. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut has been out for a while on consoles after making the leap away from PC exclusivity, having dropped on PS4, PS5, and Stadia back in March . It's allegedly coming to Xbox as well, but we still don't have a date on that. We gave Disco Elysium a 9.6 in our initial review of the game, having loved its sharp writing, memorable characters, and its embrace of old-school, pen-and-paper RPGs.

Capcom has announced the first major expansion for Monster Hunter Rise titled Sunbreak. The next expansion is set to release in summer 2022. The brief trailer showcased a terrifying new monster perched over dilapidated gothic ruins. Capcom is promising a new story, new locales, monsters, and hunting actions, and quest ranks when Sunbreak is released next year. Monster Hunter Rise is the most recent, mainline Monster Hunter game and introduced several new gameplay mechanics and monsters. Although it was a more traditional Monster Hunter experience, gameplay advances and quality-of-life improvements made it one of the best in the series for newcomers and veterans alike. Check out IGN's Monster Hunter Rise review for our full take on the latest Capcom blockbuster. Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd . source https://www.ign.com/articles/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-release-date-2022

Nintendo's latest Direct has arrived and promises roughly 40 minutes of information "focused mainly on #NintendoSwitch games launching this winter." While we know the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) and Metroid Dread are arriving in just a couple weeks and should make an appearance in this show, there is always a chance we will get another look at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel, Splatoon 3, Metroid Prime 4, and so much more! We will be updating this roundup throughout the show with all the biggest news and trailers from this much anticipated Nintendo Direct! Kirby and the Forgotten Land Is an Adorable New Open-World Adventure for Switch Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 3D adorable open-world adventure launching on Nintendo Switch in Spring 2022. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Expansion Pack Announced for Summer 2022 Capcom started off the show by announcing Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a "massive expansion" coming to Monster Hunter R

Final Fantasy 14 players are asking Square for better cyber safety features to prevent harassment in the game. A Reddit post on Thursday that has gathered almost 4,000 upvotes at the time of writing outlines several issues Square could take to prevent in-game stalking. Primarily how character names are easy to find on Square's Lodestone database, which can reveal a character's location, server, appearance, and more. Unfriending a user also only removes them from the person who unfriended them. So, any unfriended user can visit the Lodestone database to find the user who wants to unfriend them. Users can also be matched with players who they have blacklisted. Final Fantasy players are simply asking for the option to make Lodestone profiles private. "I love this game dearly, but it's an MMO, and stalkers and harassment is [sic] plentiful," the Reddit user wrote in the initial post. "I've heard so many horror stories, had to console friends who'v

Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers . To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject . Diablo 2: Resurrected has arrived, and I've had a couple of days’ head start. I've been smashing demons aside for enough hours that I’m now breaking into Act 3 and I am absolutely not bored – I'm honestly delighted. I probably played hundreds (but I'd wager less than a thousand) hours of Diablo 2 between 2000 and 2007, and Resurrected absolutely scratches an itch for a style of game that's not really made anymore – not just aesthetically, but mechanically. It’s all coming back. I mean, the mood of this game is just superb. The updated graphics do so much more than a simple homage to the original game, adding environment details that were just out of the question in 2000. Locations like the Monastery Gates in Act 1, an outdoor area that was alway