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Tim Cain, one of the original creators of the Fallout series, has revealed on his YouTube channel ( watch the full video here ) that the vaults initially had a much grander purpose. They were initially meant to send people to space, he said, hoping they would find a new planet to live on. This, of course, harkens the upcoming Starfield's plot to mind , where humans have already begun space exploration and colonizing planets. In the Fallout series, the entire world has been affected by nuclear missiles, leaving some people and creatures to mutate while those lucky enough not to be affected by the radiation fend for themselves. The nuclear war was something that the Enclave (Fallout faction) and the U.S. government saw coming, so to prepare for this, they decided to take their "best and brightest" to space in hopes of finding a new earth. But they realized that this couldn't be done before the bombs dropped, and Vault-Tec thought it could use their vaults as trial...

Bandai Namco announced that One Piece: Odyssey’s Reunion of Memories DLC will release on May 25. In this upcoming expansion, the Straw Hats are approached by a girl resembling Lim and they are sent into another world. Over on the PlayStation Blog , Bandai Namco explained how the Reunion of Memories has a new battle system called Limited Order Battles that emphasizes a more strategic way of fighting. In a battle with Rear Admiral Barricade, the Straw Hats must defeat him while avoiding knocking out his sailor allies. Defeating the sailors isn’t necessary to win the battle, and each sailor knocked out only makes Rear Admiral Barricade stronger. While the Straw Hats can stun and confuse the sailors, the DLC adds an NPC ally that will try to defeat the sailors, boosting Barricade’s power level. The purpose of this ally is to make battles more dynamic. Additionally, the DLC’s narrative has a branching storyline system where players can choose between two options. One choice potentiall...

In what is perhaps the least surprising, but nonetheless exciting new, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review is gushing. Somehow, Nintendo not only did it again, but they did it better. I'm so unbelievably hyped on this game, and since you're here right now, I'm thinking I don't actually need to tell you anything about it. You're already hyped. I also don't have to tell you about how the Tears of the Kingdom Switch OLED model is still available pretty much everywhere, but the Tears of the Kingdom Pro Controller and the Tears of the Kindgom Collector's Edition sold out fast and probably aren't coming back. Jump to the Legend of Zelda amiibo But hey, at least you can still get the Tears of the Kingdom Link amiibo, right? Well, yes. You can get the Tears of the Kingdom amiibo at Best Buy and GameStop Walmart, but it's already sold out everywhere else. And those Link amiibo reprints? They're also hard to come by. In fact, pretty ...

The snowball of games delayed out of 2021 and 2022 has settled in 2023, coalescing into the most exciting games lineup of the decade so far. 2023, arguably, marks the proper start of the PS5 and Xbox Series X generation with Unreal Engine 5 support building and an increasing number of developers dropping support for last-gen hardware. Each of the three console manufacturers has at least one blockbuster release scheduled this year — Starfield for Xbox, Spider-Man 2 for PlayStation, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo — complemented by a generation-best third-party lineup that includes Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 16, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Hades 2, and Mortal Kombat 12. The first quarter of 2023 is now behind us, and already the year has lived up to its lofty expectations: 26 games have received a review score of 8 or higher from IGN, including three 10s. Click through the gallery belo...

Ask yourself this: what do you want from a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? More enemy variety? Better dungeons? Totally unexpected new ideas? Or is simply more Hyrule to explore enough for you? Thankfully, you don’t have to pick just one, because Nintendo’s response to all of those answers is a casual but confident, “Sure thing.” The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom doesn’t necessarily revolutionize what already made Breath of the Wild one of the greatest games of all time, but it’s not a sequel that’s simply more of the same, either. This sandbox is bigger, richer, and somehow even more ambitious, with creative new systems like vehicle building, ridiculous weapon crafting, and a revamped map with a dizzying amount of depth further fleshing out the intoxicating exploration that made the original so captivating. Breath of the Wild felt far from unfinished but, inconceivably, Tears of the Kingdom has somehow made it feel like a first draft. Before we dive too d...

Phil Spencer's recent comments about Xbox's third-place standing in the video game marketplace have created quite a stir in the Xbox community. We play Phil's quote and then spend a LOT of time reacting to and discussing it. Plus: it's the First Annual Xbox Games Showcase Draft! We compile a list of the games we think are most likely to make an appearance at next month's Showcase. Some of our choices might surprise you! 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)...

EA’s latest earnings report contains no mention of BioWare’s upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in its list of upcoming games, suggesting the next entry in the beloved franchise won't release until April 2024 at the earliest. As reported by Eurogamer , EA’s latest earnings report included a schedule of previously announced games that are slated to release in the 2023/24 financial year , which runs until the end of March 2024. The list featured a range of upcoming titles including The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle Earth , Immortals of Aveum , and Madden 24, but contained no mention of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. EA’s omission suggests that BioWare’s highly anticipated RPG won't be released until April 2024 at the earliest. Officially revealed back in December 2018 , Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is set to be the fourth entry in the fantasy series. The game has yet to be given an official release window. However, BioWare revealed in October 2022 that an alpha version of the game w...