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Warning : this article contains full story spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor! Even though Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, it also features an era from hundreds of years in the past known as the High Republic. The High Republic was first revealed in 2020 as a publishing-only initiative but is now slowly being incorporated into other media, with the Disney+ shows Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures and The Acolyte taking place during that era and now Survivor using flashbacks and such to offer a glimpse into the past. Throughout the course of the game, Survivor reveals numerous characters, locations, and concepts from the High Republic that have never been seen before on-screen, so here’s a primer on the High Republic and a rundown of all the new information we’ve learned about this bygone era. What Is the High Republic? The High Republic is an era of peace, prosperity, and expansion for the Galactic Republic. It span...

Redfall is out, and unfortunately it's basically a worst-case scenario. We talk through our personal impressions of the game so far, and then get into a larger discussion about what it means for Xbox customer confidence, the intense pressure that now falls on Starfield, and where Xbox can go from here. Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our YouTube channel , or grab an MP3 of this week's episode . For more awesome content, check out our interview with Todd Howard, who answered all of our Starfield questions after the big reveal at the Xbox Showcase: For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox Series X review , our Xbox Series S review , and our PS5 review . Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked , as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered . He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it...

David Gaider, who was a narrative lead for Dragon Age before leaving BioWare in 2016, said in a recent Twitter thread that writers at the developer became "quietly resented" and were seen as an "albatross." Gaider posted the tweets just as film and television writers went on strike yesterday , demanding better pay structures and improved working conditions from Hollywood studios. Talking about writing broadly, Gaider said it's a discipline that's "constantly undervalued," and it's an attitude that's seen among those trying to get into the video game industry as well. "Even BioWare, which built its success on a reputation for good stories and characters, slowly turned from a company that vocally valued its writers to one where we were... quietly resented, with a reliance on expensive narrative seen as the 'albatross' holding the company back," he wrote. "Maybe that sounds like a heavy charge, but it's what I d...

World of Warcraft’s community has been rather high on the latest expansion, Dragonflight, for a number of reasons. Among them is the general feeling that – contrary to the previous expansion, Shadowlands – there’s always plenty to do. And yet, World of Warcraft leads say that while the release cadence is faster than ever, shifts in how they pace and announce these updates are helping the team avoid crunching to make them happen. Speaking to IGN, game director Ion Hazzikostas says that the team heard the “tremendous amount” of feedback about content drought in Shadowlands, and began work to retool its public test realm (PTR) so the company could have two PTR builds running at the same time. World of Warcraft’s public test realm is essentially a separate version of the game that allows the public to test game updates before they’re released in the official version of WoW. And having two up at once means the team can run public testing for multiple updates at once, allowing the team mo...

If you’re looking for a new first-person shooter to get your hands on this summer, Immortals of Aveum is here with a spin on the genre that replaces a trigger with magic at your fingertips. The new game from Ascendant Studios is out on July 20 of this year and is currently up for preorder. We’ve gathered all of the important details on it for you to know ahead of its release below - from where you can preorder the game to bonuses included with a preorder. Preorder Immortals of Aveum PS5 Get it at Amazon - $69.99 Get it at Best Buy - $69.99 Get it at Walmart - $69.99 Get it at GameStop - $69.99 Get it at PS Store (digital) - $69.99 Xbox Series X|S Get it at Amazon - $69.99 Get it at Best Buy - $69.99 Get it at Walmart - $69.99 Get it at GameStop - $69.99 Get it at Xbox Store (digital) - $69.99 PC Get it on Steam - $59.99 Get it at GameStop - $59.99 Preordering the game comes with the game itself alongside a preorder bonus, which you can learn more ...

Microsoft has officially announced its first wave of games hitting Xbox Game Pass in May. The latest blog post includes a handful of new games coming to the service in the following weeks, including the likes of Weird West, Shadowrun Trilogy, Amnesia: The Bunker, and more. Redfall is also now available for those on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud gaming (see our review-in-progress here ). You can see the current list of games that are on Xbox Game Pass this month, just below. But, remember there will also be another set of Game Pass annoucements in the latter half of the month. Everything Coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2023 This is everything so far confirmed to be hitting Xbox Game Pass this month. Stay tuned for more updates on the second wave of games in the last couple of weeks in May. Redfall – May 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) Ravenlok – May 4 (Console, PC, Cloud) Weird West: Definitive Edition – May 8 (Xbox Series X|S) Shadowrun Trilogy – May 9 (PC) Fuga: Melodi...

2.5D Metroidvanias are hardly thin on the ground, but The Last Case of Benedict Fox has a striking sense of style and some truly stimulating puzzle solving to help it stand out from the side-scrolling platforming pack. Unfortunately it doesn’t quite have all the fundamentals covered, with sluggish controls that weigh heavily on combat and platforming, and a lack of story objective signposting that makes navigating its expanding rabbit warren of wonders far more mystifying than it should be. As a result, it’s a disappointingly uneven adventure that’s just as likely to engage as it is to enrage, and there were lengthy stretches in its back half where Benedict’s last case started to feel worryingly like a lost cause. The case in question revolves around the recent death of Benedict’s father – so recent, in fact, that his fresh corpse is still warming the basement floor of the Fox family manor at the outset of the story. Since dusting for fingerprints and gathering witness testimonies ...