Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Delta ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…
“It hurts us to have to let you down”. Just months after arriving on the Switch eShop and other platforms, the free-to-play online “footbrawler” Omega Strikers will be wrapping up development after it ships its next update. The team at Odyssey Interactive is making this tough decision in order to guarantee the future of the…
As soon as I sat down to play it, the developers of Phantom Blade Zero were eager to tell me that they motion captured the movements from real kung fu masters to ensure their game was as “authentic” as possible. They’re also very aware that when the game was first revealed, players thought it looked…
Writing this post, the first thing that comes to mind is when myself and the other directors at LoG first came together and decided to set about making the best digital board game the world had ever seen. Seems crazy, now that I think about it. But we were always afflicted by a particularly blinding…
It’s almost here. After a long wait and even some delays, we’re now just weeks out from the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong. The ‘hands on’ previews have been rolling in from Gamescom this week, so we’re rounding up a handful here including our own. This is the final demo before the game goes on…
Last minute gift options Whether you scored an actual holiday bonus (and not a Jelly of the Month Club membership) and want to splurge on yourself or are scrambling around for last minute gift ideas, you have some digital options. Lots, actually. First, Valve’s annual Steam Winter Sale is going on now. Yes, right now….
We’re thrilled to share an extensive look at 007 First Light, our third-person action-adventure game featuring a fully re-imagined original James Bond origin story. Built in-house at IO Interactive with our Glacier engine, we’re incredibly proud to share this wholly original Bond experience created from the ground up, one that blends the sharp tension of…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is doing very well. Incredibly well. You wouldn’t believe how well it’s doing. But despite it all, it’s not doing quite as well as AC Valhalla did back in November 2020—Shadows is the second-biggest launch in the series’ long history, not the first. But per an internal Ubisoft email seen by IGN,…
Button Mashing as a Foundational Artform of Gaming Reaction speed matters more than planned input. The name fits the action. People mash buttons, plain and simple. This style shows up on home consoles, arcade cabinets, portable systems, and across online games that rely on fast mechanical input. Developers rely on it because it works across…
Loulan: The Cursed Sand is an action RPG set along the ancient Silk Road in the Western Regions of China. You play as the Cursed Sand, a skeletal warrior wielding the power of sand and sets out to explore the lost kingdom of Loulan, battle mighty foes, and search for his beloved princess. Inspired by…