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Hot on the heels of the global success of Marvel Rivals and with other popular live-service games like Naraka: Bladepoint and Once Human under its belt, NetEase has turned its attention to the hero shooter genre with FragPunk. New internal development team Bad Guitar Studio is made up of young, hardcore FPS fans, and after joining them for a one-hour play session where we tried a new character and map revealed exclusively in this preview, the team’s eye for detail is clear to see. FragPunk’s main game mode is the 5v5 Shard Clash mode. On its surface, this mode resembles your typical Overwatch-like hero shooter skirmish, but it also pulls from a variety of influences to mix up the gameplay. The rounds in this mode are closer to the bomb-defusal objectives of Counter Strike, with one team planting bombs at specified locations and the other defending, with relatively small arenas that keep rounds tight and focused. As with any hero shooter, players can choose from a selection of char...

Introducing Edge of Memories, a new JRPG for PC, PS5, and Xbox from Nacon and developer Midgar Studio. It's the sequel to 2021's Edge of Eternity. It's being worked on by decorated team, including Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsda, NieR lyricist Emi Evans, Xenoblade Chronicles character designer Raita Kazama, and Final Fantasy XV combat designer Mitsuru Yokoyama. In Edge of Memories' world of Heyron, the Corrosion has either killed or transformed inhabitants into "misshapen abominations." You play as Eline, with Ysoris and Kanta in your party, as you travel through the Corrosion-ravaged continent of Avaris. Check out the announcement trailer above, and the first screenshots in the gallery below. Combat in Edge of Memories is real-time, with combos amplifying your damage along with the ability to Hulk out and turn into a Berserk. It's being built in Unreal Engine 5, and is due out in Fall 2025. Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of pr...

Bloober Team has announced it has signed a deal with Konami to make a new game based on the Japanese company’s IP, following the successful release of the Silent Hill 2 remake . While neither Bloober nor Konami said what the game is, or which franchise it’s in, given Bloober’s expertise with horror games and the success of the 2 million-selling Silent Hill 2 remake , another Silent Hill game of some type seems likely. Bloober said Konami will continue as both the publisher and rights holder of the mystery game. Here’s the official blurb from Bloober CEO Piotr Babieno: Konami, a legendary name in the gaming industry, sought a partner who could breathe new life into one of its most iconic franchises — Silent Hill. Bloober Team was selected for their expertise in horror and atmospheric storytelling, and in 2021, both companies signed a partnership agreement. In October 2022, during the official Silent Hill Transmission livestream, it was announced that Bloober Team was working on a r...

Board gaming is great in part because of the variety of new options available nowadays. You'll find plenty to choose from, whether you're interested in family board games , strategy board games , or just about any other genre. But just because modern games are the best they've ever been doesn't mean older games are bad. There's a good reason why the best board games have been popular choices for both beginners and veteran players for such a long time. TL;DR: The Best Classic Board Games Modern games are mostly the product of a design trend that dates back to the mid-'90s. So it's of particular interest to go digging for gold in the years prior to that explosion. Here, presented in reverse chronological order, are some of the best classic board games that stand the test of time. Azul (2017) Azul has all the makings of a modern classic, despite being released only in 2017 and being an abstract game, a genre that’s notoriously hard to sell. It’s a de...

Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game series that follows the many conflicts and schemes of yakuza families in the game’s fictional neighborhood of Kamurocho, Tokyo. ( The series was renamed to Like a Dragon , the English translation of Ryu ga Gotoku, in 2022.) The games are notably action packed, melodramatic, cinematic, and super goofy all at once. (If you skip the side quests, you're missing out on an key part of the games' sense of humor.) It took years for the franchise to start receiving the renown it's finally achieved outside of Japan, and its reputation only grows thanks to a scarily consistent output of localized re-releases, spinoffs, and new games – including the most recent of the bunch, the Majima-led spin-off Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii . Which Yakuza Game Should You Play First? With such a sprawling saga available to play, where should a curious newcome...

IGN is teaming up with Xfinity for the Kick It With Xfinity Flyaway Sweepstakes, with prizes that include $5,000 cash, an expenses-paid trip to visit the EA Studio in Vancouver, free copies of EA SPORTS FC™ 26, gaming accessories, custom jerseys, and more. Wondering how to enter? All you need to do is follow these simple steps: Equip the Xfinity Connections Kit, which is available for free for all North American accounts via the EA SPORTS FC™ 25 Store. Clip your best plays in EA SPORTS FC™ 25 with the Xfinity Kit equipped. Here are some tips for capturing your highlights and getting the best videos possible. Fill out the entry form at the bottom of this page between 12:00 a.m. PT on February 24th and 11:59 p.m. PT on March 24th, with your best clip included. As long as you’re a United States resident who is 18 or older, you’re eligible to fill out the form. On March 19, we’ll randomly select 16 winners in all, with the prize packs detailed below. If you win, we’ll notify you...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has leaked online, with people streaming the game a month before its official release date. As spotted by the GamingLeaksandRumours subreddit , now-removed social posts revealed images and gameplay from someone who claimed to have bought the game from an online marketplace. Assassin’s Creed Shadows also appeared in now-deleted listings on a U.S. auction site, with one user selling listing multiple copies of the game sold for $100 each, according to TheGamer . Now, multiple Twitch streams showing Assassin’s Creed Shadows have appeared, although they are being removed according to VGC . Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches officially on March 20, 2025. IGN has asked Ubisoft for comment. It’s an unfortunate situation for Ubisoft, which has faced a series of difficulties with Assassin’s Creed Shadows since it was announced. Earlier this month, Ubisoft insisted that Assassin's Creed Shadows had a strong number of preorders despite its troubled development a...