The Original Diablo is Now Playable on Your Web Browser

The original 1996 Diablo is playable now right on your computer’s web browser.

The browser port of the original Diablo was developed by Rivsoft, a team of developers who work on several Blizzard-related projects. However, the port would not be possible were it not for the work of a development team who in 2018 reconstructed the original source code for Diablo.

GalaXyHaXz and the Devilution team reverse-engineered the source code for the original Diablo last year in 2018. The project was meant to be archival, so the source code was reconstructed with all the bugs and bad code from the original 1996 version.

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Poison, Lucia, and E. Honda are Coming to Street Fighter 5 According to Steam Leak

Capcom’s next set of DLC fighters may have just leaked on Steam ahead of their EVO 2019 reveal. A new trailer published on Street Fighter 5’s Steam page showed off three new characters not yet in the game: E. Honda, Lucia, and Poison.

A DLC trailer (since removed) briefly went live on Street Fighter 5’s Steam page, and it’s unclear if it was intentional or not. The trailer shows three new characters joining the roster as well as a release date for August 4, the last day of EVO 2019.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/poison-lucia-and-e-honda-are-coming-to-street-fighter-5-according-to-steam-leak

Papa Roach Concert Reportedly Used Stolen Video Game Artwork for a Poster

Papa Roach, the nu-metal band known for their hit song “Last Resort,” is accused of using stolen art from a video game for one of its tour posters without the permission from the developers.

Papa Roach’s official Facebook page posted a picture of a tour poster used to promote the band’s recent performance at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, Texas. The poster features a reddish fish monster looking at her phone with Papa roach and opener Asking Alexandria’s name on the front. The name of the venue is also printed along the bottom.

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What the Game Boy Means to Me, 30 Years Later

In 1992, my grandmother, my cousin and I were in a mall someplace in Bromley, Kent, England. At eight years old I was developing a burgeoning appreciation for visiting the mall with my grandmother; as a New Zealander who visited her in the UK once a year, she had a tendency to spoil me. During this particular mall visit, my cousin told her he wanted a Game Boy, Nintendo’s handheld console that had been released in Europe a couple of years prior. I didn’t know what a “Game Boy” was at that time, but I knew that if my cousin wanted one, then I wanted one too.

The Game Boy, an innocuous purchase for a kid who only really wanted one out of FOMO, changed my life.

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Preorder Watch Dogs: Legion for $49.94 (PS4, Xbox One)

Watch Dogs: Legion is set to release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on March 6, 2020. The third installment in the futuristic tech-focused franchise is headed up by Clint Hocking, the creative director of Far Cry 2, and is set in an open-world version of London. When you need a specialist in your fight against the overbearing government, you can recruit (and play as) any NPC in the world, from hardened criminals to... (checks notes)... grannies?

If you're ready to lock in your preorder for Watch Dogs: Legion, you're going to want to know what comes in each edition, how much it costs, and where you can get it. Let's get to it, shall we?

Watch Dogs: Legion Standard Edition

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Rabbids Nintendo Switch Party Game Announced in China

A new Ubisoft Rabbids party game is due to be shown at ChinaJoy this week according to a new trailer.

As highlighted by noted games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, the new Rabbids game is a 4-player party game developed by Ubisoft Chengdu. It has a Journey to the West theme, with the Rabbids dressed in a variety of Chinese-influenced costumes. Ahmad’s tweet includes the game’s trailer, which can be seen in the embed below.

New Rabbids Party game coming to Nintendo Switch.

Will be shown at ChinaJoy this week.

Rabbids meets Journey to the West. 4 Players. Developed by Ubisoft Chengdu. pic.twitter.com/E9AAV1g3N5

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/rabbids-nintendo-switch-party-game-announced-in-china

How to Play D&D For Free

Tabletop roleplaying games are enjoying quite the renaissance right now, none more so than Dungeons & Dragons. We’ve already shown you how to start playing D&D, but if you’re not ready to invest in your own set of books and tabletop gaming accouterments, you still can get into the latest edition of the granddaddy of all RPGs for free.

Even though free sources are somewhat limited in scope, there are more than enough to allow you and your friends to run an ongoing campaign from level one to 20 using nothing but what’s freely (and legally!) available online.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/how-to-play-dnd-for-free-dungeons-and-dragons-free

Madden NFL 20 Review

With every new Madden comes a new set of upgrades and disappointments, but Madden NFL 20’s balance is a bit more favorable than usual. Among the new features are a couple of key changes that underscore the difference between a typical player and a true NFL superstar in meaningful and exciting ways, making the moment-to-moment gameplay as strong as it’s been since the switch to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. On the other hand, it leaves Franchise mode without significant new features and microtransactions continue to be an issue with Madden Ultimate Team. So EA’s ongoing quest to satisfy the entire spectrum of casual, competitive, and sim fans is only partially successful, though more so than usual.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/madden-nfl-20-review

First WWE 2K20 Screenshots Released Ahead of Next Week's Cover Reveal

WWE will reveal the official cover for WWE 2K20 on August 5. To help fans with the wait, WWE released two official screenshots for the next WWE game coming later this year.

WWE 2K20 is the next entry in the long-running WWE wrestling game series. The first two screenshots WWE released today features current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley.

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Watch the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Reveal on IGN

Join us tomorrow (Thursday, August 1) at 10am PT/1pm ET as Infinity Ward and Activision present the multiplayer reveal livestream for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Watch on IGN.com, the IGN mobile app, YouTube.com/IGN, Twitch.tv/IGN, Mixer.com/IGN, or our Xbox One or PS4 apps.

Our own Call of Duty experts Miranda Sanchez and Bobby Amos were at a press event to check everything out yesterday, so we'll have hands-on impressions, gameplay videos, and more in addition to the livestream itself.

In the meantime, check out our reaction to the news that killstreaks are back, replacing scorestreaks, in the video above. See you tomorrow!

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

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PlayStation Plus Games for August 2019 Announced

Sony’s free games for PlayStation Plus in August have been revealed and if you like sci-fi racing games and snipers, you’re in luck. Wipeout Omega Collection and Sniper Elite 4 are both coming to PlayStation Plus next month.

Weipeout Omega Collection includes Wipeout 2048, Wipeout HD and Wipeout HD Fury and rolls them into a single package. Wipeout is an anti-gravity racing game developed by Sony Studio Liverpool. Players race around high-speed tracks in levitating pods they can customize.

The Wipeout Omega Collection was released in 2017 and added PlayStation VR support for every game and track included in the collection.

The second game in August’s PlayStation Plus lineup is Sniper Elite 4, the most recent game in Rebellion Developments’ Sniper Elite series. Sniper Elite 4 is a tactical shooter where players scout vast environments in the third-person perspective before taking out targets in a single shot.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/playstation-plus-games-for-august-2019-announced

Control: Your Questions Answered by the Developers

After a month of exclusive new stuff, our IGN First with Control is coming to an end. But before it does, we thought we'd ask one more favour of Remedy Entertainment - getting them to answer your questions.

Sam Lake, Mikael Kasurinen and Thomas Puha assembled to answer some of the IGN community's queries about the game - you can see what they had to say below. And if you missed any of our Control coverage, it's all in one handy spot for you to check back on. Onto the next month!

Dangatv asks: Control looks like the natural progression from your last 3 games, what game play aspect are you most proud of and can't wait for the public to experience?

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/control-your-questions-answered-by-the-developers-a-ign-first

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - New Monster Impressions and Gameplay

Subspecies aren't totally new to Monster Hunter World, but they're making a comeback to the series in a big way in the upcoming Iceborne expansion. We recently got to play the beginning of Iceborne, and some of the first few monsters we faced were three brand-new monsters: Nightshade Paolumu, Coral Pukei-Pukei, and Viper Tobi-Kadachi! They may look familiar, but these subspecies are more than just a reskin.

We also noticed at least nine exciting quality-of-life improvements in Iceborne, but continue on to see gameplay of each new monster with hands-on impressions and comparisons to each of their parent species.

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9 Exciting Improvements in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Monster Hunter World’s upcoming Iceborne expansion brings some big changes and bigger monsters. But while cool new tools like the Clutch Claw have likely already caught your eye, there are tons of less flashy tweaks that will probably make seasoned hunters yell “YES FINALLY” with the same level of enthusiasm.

We got to play through the first few hours of Iceborne last week, and while you can watch us take on three of its new subspecies monsters here, these little quality-of-life improvements really stuck out. There are surely plenty more, but here of nine of the most exciting tweaks we've seen saw so far - be sure to watch the video at the top of the page to see them in action!

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EA Explains Why It Offers Limited Nintendo Switch Support

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has opened up on why the publisher offers limited support for Nintendo Switch, saying it's because people prefer to play EA games on other platforms.

During EA's first quarter earnings call this week an analyst floated the idea for The Sims on Switch, but EA's head honcho disagreed.

“Any time we’re evaluating platform conversations we’re really looking at a couple of things,” said Wilson. “One, does the game really fit the profile of that platform in terms of the control or the community ecosystem? Two, do we think the community playing on that platform would appreciate the game and go there, or would they prefer to play it somewhere else?

“We have a lot of data that would suggest a great many Switch owners also own a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One or a PC and very often choose to play the games that we make on those platforms, even though they have a Switch and they enjoy a lot of great content on the Switch."

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/ea-explains-why-it-offers-limited-nintendo-switch-support

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - New Monster Impressions and Gameplay

Subspecies aren't totally new to Monster Hunter World, but they're making a comeback to the series in a big way in the upcoming Iceborne expansion. We recently got to play the beginning of Iceborne, and some of the first few monsters we faced were three brand-new monsters: Nightshade Paolumu, Coral Pukei-Pukei, and Viper Tobi-Kadachi! They may look familiar, but these subspecies are more than just a reskin.

We also noticed at least nine exciting quality-of-life improvements in Iceborne, but continue on to see gameplay of each new monster with hands-on impressions and comparisons to each of their parent species.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-new-monster-gameplay-preview-subspecies-nightshade-paolumu-coral-pukei-pukei-viper-tobi-kadachi

9 Exciting Improvements in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Monster Hunter World’s upcoming Iceborne expansion brings some big changes and bigger monsters. But while cool new tools like the Clutch Claw have likely already caught your eye, there are tons of less flashy tweaks that will probably make seasoned hunters yell “YES FINALLY” with the same level of enthusiasm.

We got to play through the first few hours of Iceborne last week, and while you can watch us take on three of its new subspecies monsters here, these little quality-of-life improvements really stuck out. There are surely plenty more, but here of nine of the most exciting tweaks we've seen saw so far - be sure to watch the video at the top of the page to see them in action!

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-9-exciting-quality-of-life-improvements

EA Explains Why It Offers Limited Nintendo Switch Support

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has opened up on why the publisher offers limited support for Nintendo Switch, saying it's because people prefer to play EA games on other platforms.

During EA's first quarter earnings call this week an analyst floated the idea for The Sims on Switch, but EA's head honcho disagreed.

“Any time we’re evaluating platform conversations we’re really looking at a couple of things,” said Wilson. “One, does the game really fit the profile of that platform in terms of the control or the community ecosystem? Two, do we think the community playing on that platform would appreciate the game and go there, or would they prefer to play it somewhere else?

“We have a lot of data that would suggest a great many Switch owners also own a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One or a PC and very often choose to play the games that we make on those platforms, even though they have a Switch and they enjoy a lot of great content on the Switch."

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/ea-explains-why-it-offers-limited-nintendo-switch-support

FIFA 20: The FUT Changes That Actually Matter

Unsurprisingly, Ultimate Team is back for another year in FIFA 20, complete with its familiar addictive squad building, plethora of game modes and microtransactions - or “surprise mechanics” as they are now known. These aspects aren’t changing, for better or worse, but what actually IS new this year? Here are what we think are the biggest changes to FUT in FIFA 20.

Season Objectives

“A new sense of progression” is apparently crucial to FUT this year and key to that are the new Season Objectives. EA hope that these will have the same impact on the game mode that Squad Building challenges did when introduced in FIFA 17. Essentially these work similar to a battle pass system - you earn XP for completing challenges, which will move you up into higher levels, thus earning better rewards.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/31/fifa-20-the-fut-changes-that-actually-matter

Enter for a Chance to Win Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown for Xbox One. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Why Killstreaks Are the Right Move

Announced in a lead-up to a full multiplayer premiere this Thursday, killstreaks are officially back in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. I, for one, relish their return. It’s a controversial topic, one with supporters on either side defending the validity of playing an objective versus rewarding raw shooter skill. But killstreaks inherently speak to the spirit of the Call of Duty series: a fast-paced arena where personal performance is the primary metric to judge a player’s success.

Scorestreaks, introduced in Black Ops II, rewarded players for completing objectives, destroying enemy equipment, and resupplying allies. Killstreaks, as the name would suggest, only rewarded you for getting kills. Playing the objective may be the law of the land in Battlefield but Call of Duty, to me, has always felt more like a vain expression of my own shooter skill than it has a game about teamwork... and that’s totally fine.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-why-killstreaks-are-the-right-move

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Dragon Quest's Hero and Version 4.0.0 Available Today

Nintendo has announced that The Hero from the Dragon Quest series, as part of Challenger Pack 2, will be available today, July 30, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate alongside the Version 4.0.0 update.

This release date was accompanied by a 22-minute video with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game director Masahiro Sakurai that dives deep into this newest character added to the massive roster of fighters.

The Hero from Dragon Quest was revealed at E3 2019 alongside Banjo-Kazooie, and joins Piranha Plant and Persona 5's Joker as DLC fighters added since Ultimate's launch in 2018.

Developing...

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/super-smash-bros-ultimate-dragon-quests-hero-and-version-400-available-today

Enter for a Chance to Win Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Nintendo Switch Lite Now Available for Preorder in the UK

UK preorders for the Nintendo Switch Lite have gone live, with the brand new console releasing September 20 2019. Plenty of sites have rolled out listings for the latest console from Nintendo, including Amazon, GAME, and Argos.

The Nintendo Switch Lite is a cheaper, handheld-only model of the Nintendo Switch that's compatible with any Nintendo Switch game you can play in handheld mode. It comes in three colours (yellow, grey and turquoise) and is available for preorder at the standard list price of £199.99. The Lite isn’t to be confused with the newly announced Switch model with a longer battery life.

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Concrete Genie Gets an October Release Date

Sony’s next PS4 exclusive, Concrete Genie, following its delay from the spring, now has a release date, setting it for an October release.

Developer PixelOpus, part of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, announced Concrete Genie will be released for the PS4 on Oct. 8 for $29.99, or $39.99 for the Digital Deluxe edition. Both versions include two PSVR modes alongside the main game, and the Digital Deluxe version includes a digital art book, a soundtrack, a Pond Design Pack that expands your in-game toolset, and a Dynamic Theme.

In addition to the price and date, PixelOpus also confirmed Concrete Genie, like most Sony first-party games, will have an included Photo Mode. But given that players’ artistic expression, painting scenery and genies on the buildings of the fictional town of Denska, Pixelopus’ Photo Mode has a twist.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/concrete-genie-price-release-date-and-photo-mode-announced

Concrete Genie: Time to Put This PS4 Exclusive on Your Radar

Concrete Genie may not be on your radar like The Last of Us Part II and Death Stranding, but after an hour-and-a-half with Pixelopus’s upcoming first-party PS4 exclusive, its charming world, sincere messaging, and serene gameplay is shaping up to be an experience that absolutely should be.

I jumped into the very start of Concrete Genie’s adventure, taking on the role of the young, bullied kid Ash in the dilapidated seaside town of Denska, and was immediately taken by the charming though intentionally drab world. That’s in part thanks to Pixelopus’ animation, which employs Coraline-esque stop-motion facial expressions for its characters, the A Series of Unfortunate Events-like world, and the sincerity with which the developers have written this story.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/concrete-genie-ps4-exclusive-preview

Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil DLC Review

Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil, the downloadable expansion to last year’s surprisingly challenging XCOM-esque tactics RPG Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, is an expansion in its simplest, most direct form: there’s simply more of it. While Seed of Evil makes tweaks and changes to the original formula, they feel very safe and don’t do as much to evolve the gameplay as one might have hoped.

Picking up where Road to Eden left off, Seed of Evil advances the overarching Mutant Year Zero story but quickly pulls a bait-and-switch by diverting to a new, self-contained mystery where your party of mutant stalkers fights an army of plant-based clones threatening the last vestiges of humanity. While I got a bit of proverbial whiplash from the quick, jerky nature Seed of Evil wrestles out of Road to Eden’s cliffhanger ending, the story ultimately does a good job creating some new mystique in a world you’ve already explored.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/mutant-year-zero-seed-of-evil-dlc-review

Fallout 76's First 'Very Challenging' Raid Arrives Next Month

Fallout 76 is continuing to beef up its live-service gaming options with the introduction of its first four-player raid next month.

Called "Vault 94", the first raid can also be played solo, in pairs, or groups of three - but the difficulty will be much harder.

During a panel at QuakeCon 2019 panel, Fallout 76 development director Chris Mayer said, "It's a pretty expansive Vault. We do think it will be very challenging. I, myself, have been challenged in the playtest - many times - trying to get to the end of it".

Mayer also went into further detail on what actually happens once you enter Vault 94.

"When you go in, you get to choose one of three different difficulty levels", he said. "The first one is called Novice, and when you go in, it's still very difficult - don't get me wrong - but it's probably a good way to get used to the Vault and the puzzles and how to handle it.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/fallout-76s-first-very-challenging-4-player-raid-arrives-next-month

Need For Speed Heat Leaked By Austrian Retailer

An Austrian retailer has prematurely fired the starting gun on the next installment in EA's racing series, revealing the new game name to be Need For Speed Heat.

Gameware's website briefly showed the full title, as well as placeholder box art based on a past promotion for an update to Need for Speed No Limits. The listing doesn't show any further information, nor a a release date, but does offer a 2019 release window, suggesting the game could release this year.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/need-for-speed-heat-leaked-by-austrian-retailer

Super Mario Maker 2 Sold Over 2.4 Million Units in 3 Days

Nintendo Switch, as of June 30, 2019, has sold 36.87 million units worldwide, with Super Mario Maker 2 additionally selling 2.42 million units in just three days.

Revealed during Nintendo's financial briefing for April-June of this year (FY3/Q1 2020), the Nintendo Switch sold 2.13 million units this past quarter, which is a 13.2% increase on a year-on-year basis.

Software sales also saw a rise with 22.62 million units being sold in the same period, which is a 25.9% increase from the same time frame last year.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/nintendo-switch-has-sold-368-million-units-super-mario-maker-2-sold-over-24-million-units-in-3-days

PlayStation 4 Has Sold 100 Million Units Worldwide

PlayStation 4 has officially sold 100 million units worldwide as of the three-month quarter that ended on June 30, 2019.

In Sony's Q1 FY2019 consolidated financial results, it announced that 3.2 million PlayStation 4 units had been sold, which would bring the grand total of 96.8 million units back in April to 100 million as of the end of last month.

The 3.2 million units sold is up from the 2.6 million units of last quarter (Q4 FY2018) and identical to the 3.2 million earned in the same quarter last year.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/playstation-4-has-sold-100-million-units-worldwide

Cyberpunk Red's Jumpstart Kit Is the Best Way to Get Into the Game

With tabletop games making a huge resurgence in the past couple of years, it’s great to see not just more TRPG representation in pop culture, but also that tabletop developers are working to make their games more accessible to a wider audience than ever before. With the renewed interest in its world thanks to Cyberpunk 2077, it’s especially good to see the team at R. Talsorian Games (the creators of the tabletop side of the franchise) follow suit with the Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit, the “starter set” for the latest edition of the classic TRPG.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/29/cyberpunk-red-jumpstart-kit-unboxing-content-impressions

Enter for a Chance to Win Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Croft Edition

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away a digital copy of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Croft Edition for PC/Steam. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 18 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Super Smash Bros Ultimate v4.0.0 Incompatible With Old Replays

Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be upgrading to version 4.0.0 this week, but replays recorded before version 3.1.0 won't be compatible with the new update.

Nintendo of Europe announced the news on Twitter, posting "#SmashBrosUltimate replays created in versions before 3.1.0 are not compatible with 4.0.0, which releases within 7 days.

"If you have replays you want to keep, you'll need to convert them by going to Vault -> Replays -> Replay Data -> Convert to Video before updating the software."

#SmashBrosUltimate replays created in versions before 3.1.0 are not compatible with 4.0.0, which releases within 7 days. If you have replays you want to keep, you'll need to convert them by going to Vault -> Replays -> Replay Data -> Convert to Video before updating the software.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/29/super-smash-bros-ultimate-version-400-incompatible-with-earlier-replays

Google Stadia, Australia and the Impending Game-Streaming War

The future may well prove that OnLive was ahead of its time. Like Timothy Dalton’s serious Bond take before Daniel Craig, or Boss before House of Cards, OnLive may have been that necessary sacrificial trailblazer whose death leads to the next down-the-track leap.

For those unaware, OnLive was the first game-streaming service of note. It’s now gone the way of the dodo, but the idea was as straightforward then as it is today for surviving services: instant on. No need to physically own a game. No need for a high-end PC or the latest console. Just a compatible device and a high-speed internet connection.

The catch is that game-streaming services require adequate, stable bandwidth to be playable.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/28/google-stadia-australia-and-the-impending-game-streaming-war

Enter for a Chance to Win One Piece: World Seeker

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away One Piece: World Seeker for Xbox One. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Enter for a Chance to Win One Piece: World Seeker

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away One Piece: World Seeker for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Now Streaming Monster Hunter World Live

After a long hiatus, we're back with another live Monster Hunter World Boot Camp stream in preparation for Iceborne! If you've got questions, hop into the Twitch live chat, because we probably have answers.

Casey DeFreitas, our Monster Hunter World wiki guide lead, started this series to answer any questions you might have about Monster Hunter World, so get involved in the chat and have some fun.

Today we're going through some of the best Event Quests to do leading up to Iceborne's launch, and since almost every Event Quest is available, there are quite a few!

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Voice Actor Replaced in Fire Emblem Heroes

Chris Niosi, the voice actor of the male protagonist Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes, has been replaced in Heroes following allegations of abuse that have recently surfaced.

As reported by USgamer, Niosi still remains the voice of Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the Nintendo Switch as of this writing, but Zach Aguilar has replaced him in Fire Emblem: Heroes.

We have reached out to Nintendo as it has yet to comment or confirm that this was the cause of the change, but this move does follow a Twitter thread and Tumblr post that allege that Niosi has, among other things, been abusive and has broken many Non-disclosure agreements in the past.

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Bethesda Is Fixing That Unintentional Doom Re-Release Xbox Glitch

Some owners of the digital versions of Doom and Doom II originally released on Xbox 360 and currently backward compatible on Xbox One, were surprised today to find that, with the release of Doom, Doom II, and Doom III on modern consoles, those versions of their purchases were unavailable to re-download. This games' disappearances, were not, however, an intentional move to force you to buy the new Doom versions, and Bethesda is working to make sure anyone who has purchased those games can continue to redownload them despite the error.

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The Most Batsh*t Insane Moments in The Wolfenstein Series

Now that Wolfenstein: Youngblood is out in the wild, we decided it would be a good time to round up the most batsh*t insane moments in MachineGames’ Wolfenstein series so far, which was a hard task considering the series is known for being, well, batsh*t insane in general.

Spoilers ahead. 

Hitler’s Appearance in the Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus

I’m not sure there’s ever been a more repulsive character in the rebooted Wolfenstein series than Hitler, which is fitting of course, as he was an incredibly repulsive man in real life. Nonetheless, that didn’t make his pissing, puking, murdering actions in the New Colossus any less disturbing. - Lucy O'Brien

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood Ending Explained

The end of Wolfenstein: Youngblood takes the series in what is potentially a very exciting new direction. Spoiler warning...

Now, let’s dig in.

Twin sisters Jessica and Sophia Blazkowicz, daughter of the series’ iconic protagonist B.J. Blazkowitz, spend most of their time in Youngblood looking for their missing father. At the same time, they help the French Resistance in a Nazi-occupied Paris to get rid of the Nazis who have still occupied the country since World War 2.

Two of these French Resistance members are Juju and Jacques, who act as your comrades throughout most of the game. However, once you’ve hacked all the main computers in several nazi towers - your initial goal in Youngblood - their true nature is revealed.

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IGN UK Podcast #497: Our Big MCU Phase 4 Breakdown

Tonnes of Marvel announcements took place in San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H last weekend so Joe, Matt & Cardy are here to take a closer look at all the new movies and TV shows announced and discussed what they're most excited for. We've also been playing some games, half of which are Marvel related. They're doing alright for themselves, aren't they?

PG Tips is this week's Endless Search offering and of course, there's plenty of Crisp Correspondence to get through.

IGN UK Podcast #497: Our Big MCU Phase 4 Breakdown

And remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com

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Kill la Kill The Game: IF Review

At first glance, Kill la Kill The Game: IF passes the fighting game smell test. With sharp cel-shaded cutscenes, including loving recreations of critical moments from the beloved Hiroyuki Imaishi anime series and the endorsement of its animation studio Trigger, developer APlus and publisher Arc System Works want you to see and get excited about the prospect of an authentic, official Kill la Kill game. Unfortunately, authenticity isn’t everything. Kill la Kill The Game: IF feels like a stripped-down version of the prototypical 3D anime fighter. Its loose, mashy fighting fails to create the opportunities for strategic depth I’ve come to expect in great fighting games. Meanwhile, its story and single-player modes feel less than substantial.

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Enter for a Chance to Win Just Cause 4

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away Just Cause 4 with its season pass for Xbox One. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 18 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Fire Emblem Devs on If They've Thought About an Advance Wars Sequel

Intelligent Systems, co-developers of this week's Fire Emblem: Three Houses, are of course also known for another renowned Nintendo strategy franchise — Advance Wars. But for fans of the more modern military aesthetic of that series, Intelligent Systems' work on the lengthy Three Houses campaign, and plans for post-launch DLC, hasn't left much room for the developers to consider an Advance Wars follow-up in the near future.

Speaking to IGN ahead of Three Houses launch, Intelligent Systems Director Toshiyuki Kusakihara told IGN the developers "don't even have the time to think about" what they're doing after Three Houses."

“While we can say that we’re working on the DLC and there’s going to be a lot of content

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review

Before its resurgence in popularity on the 3DS handhelds, there was a time where the Fire Emblem series once lived on home consoles. Twelve years after Radiant Dawn on Wii, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has finally returned to the living room on the Switch, and it’s better than ever. With a vast and open base hub to explore, new ways to turn the tide of battle with your chosen band of colorful characters, and a story that’s as brutal as the choices you’ll have to make on the battlefield, Three Houses is everything I’ve ever wanted in a turn-based strategy game. Its grand adventure is filled with drama and intrigue across whichever of the titular three houses you choose to join, and each brings its own unique perspective. Following just one of these paths from humble beginnings to a full-blown war for dominance took me over 70 hours, and left me hungry for more.

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EA Details FIFA 20's Biggest Pro Clubs Changes

FIFA 20 is gearing up to make a ton of improvements to Pro Clubs, including increased customization for Virtual Pros, better broadcast presentation, new match types, more kits, and much more.

Pro Clubs allow FIFA players to create a Virtual Pro player and play a specific position online with real teammates. FIFA 20 is all about making that experience more immersive and giving players more options to personalize their star.

FIFA 20 implements a new Avatar system that will replace player creation across the entire game, and will allow players to utilize an improved 4 quadrant axis morphing tool to truly customize each detail of each created player.

Looks aren't all, as players can now choose to play as LF/RF, LM/RM, RWB/LWB positions. These and all other positions will take advantage of the revitalized progression system which will allow you to improve your Pro from his base overall rating of 80.

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Darksiders Genesis Nephilim Edition Is Up for Preorder (Only 5,000 Made)

Darksiders Genesis is a top-down action-RPG that's set to release for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and Stadia sometime in 2019. It's a prequel to the original Darksiders series, and it focuses on Strife, the gunslinging fourth (and final) Horseman of the Apocalypse. You'll also be able to take control of War, and play through the game in two-player co-op mode.

If you're interested in preordering Darksiders Genesis, you'll probably want to know what comes in each edition of the game. We have all the information below.

Preorder Darksiders Genesis: Nephilim Edition

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Enter for a Chance to Win The Occupation

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away The Occupation for PC/Steam. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 18 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood Review

Most parents hope that their kids will one day surpass them, but failing that we’ll settle for staying out of prison and not asking for money too often. So if I were in the shoes of legendary run-and-gun shooter protagonist William “BJ” Blazkowicz, I wouldn’t be mad about my twin daughters’ debut performance in Wolfenstein: Youngblood, but I would be disappointed. The young Blazkowiczs' approach to co-op is, on the whole, serviceable but does cramp the style of its inherited trust fund of combat and stealth gameplay. Without a similarly outlandish cast of characters to liven up the alternate-history setting in which Nazis won WWII with the help of fire-breathing robot dogs, it’s perfunctory compared to the extremely high standard set by Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus.

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Gambling Laws Block GTA Online Update In Over 50 Countries

Stringent local laws appear to be blocking Grand Theft Auto Online players in over 50 countries from gambling in the new Diamond Casino update.

The update went live yesterday, but some players soon received in-game notifications that they didn't "have permission" to buy gambling chips to use in the virtual casinos.

The new Diamond Casino runs on in-game cash, which can be purchased with real money. It would seem that developer Rockstar Games feels that the transaction mirrors online gambling too closely to ignore. IGN has reached out to Rockstar for comment.

Reddit users are reporting that they are able to go inside the casinos, but they are blocked from purchasing betting chips. One user wrote, "I launched and headed straight for the new building, and wanted to buy myself some chips for the games.

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Control: Ask the Developers Anything - IGN First

We're fast approaching the end of our month of coverage of Control. But with a game this new and this strange, I'm sure you have some questions left to ask that we haven't been able to answer yet. If that sounds like you, now's your chance - we'll be putting your questions to the developers at Remedy.

Just leave a comment below and we'll comb through for the best (or weirdest) to send over to Finland for answers. Check back with us on Wednesday, 31 July for all the answers and, in the meantime, check out all our Control coverage so far this month.

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Have You Used This New Sims 4 PC Cheat?

The latest Sims 4 redesign brings with it a whole new design style and a new cheat.

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV Series Reportedly Coming to Hulu

Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is reportedly being turned into a television show for the streaming service Hulu.

Deadline is reporting that a television adaptation of the sci-fi comedy series is coming to the streaming service. Carlton Cuse (Lost, Locke & Key) is attached as showrunner and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman) is a writer on the series.

We reached out to Hulu for verification, but the company declined to comment.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy began as a radio series on BBC Radio 4, which premiered in 1978. Adams adapted the series into a novel in 1979, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was adapted into many different forms since, including a video game and a 2005 feature film.

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Wolfenstein's Story Explained

With Wolfenstein Youngblood on the horizon, what better time than now to take a look back at the story of BJ Blazkowicz, and see how Terror Billy earned his nickname and reputation as a Nazi Killing badass, and how we’ve gotten to where we are today.

Here's a breakdown of the plot in Machine Games' two mainline Wolfenstein games, The New Order and The New Colossus.

An Alternate Reality World War 2

The year is 1946, World War 2 is in full effect, and the tide of the war is starting to shift in favor of the Nazis thanks to their sudden and dramatic leap in technology. We're talking near impervious metallic killing machines, robot dogs, death lasers, and all other forms of nastiness.

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Pokemon Masters’ Microtransactions Don’t Seem Too Intrusive

Pokemon Masters is a collaboration between DeNA (Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp), Game Freak, and The Pokemon Company that seems to be working surprisingly well. As Pokemon Masters is a free-to-play game, I expected to see a potentially annoying gacha system paired with even more annoying currencies that moderate progression, but was instead met with a cool way to get to better know characters from across the Pokemon universe all in one place ⁠— of course, while also battling Pokemon.

Pokemon Masters is an unconventional Pokemon game, but it’s one I’m certainly glad exists. In it, you’ll be able to play what seems to be an interesting story mode where you’ll challenge trainers in three on three battles to earn five badges in an exclusive League reserved for Pokemon Masters on the manmade island of Pasio. It comes complete with its own Pokemon Professor, new villainous squad, and new special battle mechanics that can only be performed in this area. Playing alongside NVC host and resident Pokemon Master Casey DeFreitas, we got to see what DeNA’s next mobile game has to offer all us Pokemon Trainers, and for a mobile game, we were impressed with what we were shown in an hour and more excited for its August 29 release.

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The Best PS4 Deals on Consoles and Games Right Now

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Whether you're in the market for a PS4 Slim or PS4 Pro, or you're already a PS4 owner who's looking for deals on games and accessories, you've come to the right place. We constantly track the best deals on all things PlayStation and keep a running list of the best deals available right now. And if you're new to the PS4 platform or would like some additional information about PlayStation services and accessories, we have you covered there too, along with other buying information you might find useful.

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Best Nintendo Switch Lite Accessories 2019: Stands, Batteries and More

The Nintendo Switch Lite has finally been officially announced and if you’re like us, you’re already counting up how many of your Nintendo Switch accessories will work with your new preordered handheld. Don’t worry though, we’re way ahead of you and put together a list of the best accessories that will work with the Nintendo Switch Lite.

From cases to skins, memory cards, controllers, headsets, and batteries, we've picked out all the best Switch Lite accessories, so you'll be fully kitted when it releases on September 20th.

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The Best Couples in Video Games

A few years ago, we wrote about all of our absolute favorite couples in video games, but in a span of five years, a lot of things can change. So we've updated our list to include more of our favorite couples, from casual games to more serious RPGs, and to celebrate the growing representation of interractial and LGBTQ+ representation. Flip through our gallery below to check out all the couples we love, or keep scrolling to read.

Alexios or Kassanda, and literally everyone - Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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Super Mario Maker 2 Course Upload Limit Doubles to 64

The number of courses you can upload in the Super Mario Maker 2 course designer has just been doubled. You can now upload 64 courses, up from 32.

In the “News” tab for Super Mario Maker 2, an important notice from the developers now says that the “maximum number of courses that you can upload has been increased from 32 to 64 courses.”

This means players and course designers can now share more of their work online at any given time. Nintendo also says that it plans to increase the course-upload limit one more time after this, so there’s a chance this number could double again.

Nintendo also announced that over 2 million courses have been uploaded already. That number will likely grow now that the course-upload limit has been raised. Players have been creating some very imaginative Mario levels, and a quick crawl through the Mario Maker subreddit will uncover some hidden gems.

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Sam Lake: I Felt 'Detached' From Making of Max Payne Movie

A little more than a decade ago, the Max Payne universe was adapted into a live-action film starring the likes of Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and rapper Ludacris. It was, to put it mildly, received by fans with as much warmth as one of Max Payne’s many headshot victims. IGN called it “humdrum,” with not one memorable action sequence. Don’t blame anyone working at game studio Remedy Entertainment, though. On this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered, famed Max Payne 1 and 2 writer Sam Lake, who says Remedy wasn’t “involved in any way,” says he felt “detached” from the making of the film.

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Bautista Says He's 'Tried Everything' to Get Cast in Gears of War Movie

Hollywood doesn't want Dave Bautista to play Marcus Fenix in a Gears of War movie, according to a tweet from the wrestler-turned-actor. In response to a fan's plea to Hollywood to cast Bautista, the Guardians of the Galaxy actor replied, "They're listening. And they could give AF! But thank you for the support. Believe me when I say I've tried everything to make this happen."

They’re listening. And they could give AF!.. but thank you for the support. Believe me when I say I’ve tried everything to make this happen. https://t.co/8THxKLkbdV

— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) July 23, 2019

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10 Best Moments from IGN's Comic-Con Live Stream

That's a wrap on San Diego Comic-Con 2019, but if you missed all the fun from the biggest entertainment nerd event of the year, we have you covered. In addition to recapping the biggest news of Comic-Con (plus the madness that was Marvel Studios' Phase 4 announcement) and every trailer released at SDCC, we also are spotlighting the most fun and most informative interviews that happened at IGN's Comic-Con live show.

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood - Preorder Bonus and Deluxe Edition Details

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is gearing up to launch on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on July 26. A distant sequel to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Youngblood takes place in an alternate reality 1980s. BJ Blazkowicz is missing in Nazi-occupied Paris, so his twin daughters Jess and Soph take up arms to get him back (and kill lots of Nazis along the way). You can play the game with a friend or with an AI companion taking the role of the other sister. If you want to play with a friend, you'll definitely want to check out the Deluxe Edition below.

If you're ready to preorder Wolfenstein: Youngblood, you'll probably want to know what bonuses and extras you're in for. Read on.

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Warsaw Is a Grimly Dark, Horribly Factual WW2 Tactics Game

Warsaw is a game in which you play through the entirety of the Warsaw Uprising. There's a very good chance you haven't heard of the Warsaw Uprising. That's probably because, among the tales of victory-against-all-odds that tend to make up western World War 2 school textbooks, it doesn't quite fit in.

In 1944, as the Nazis' grip on power began to slip, the Polish underground resistance mounted a huge operation to liberate Warsaw. After a 63-day battle across the city, the resistance lost, with at least 150,000 civilians killed, and much of the city razed to the ground in retaliation. According to Warsaw producer Krzysztof Paplinski, asking those who do know about the Uprising will generally result in one of two (very different) responses; either it was a glorious act of doomed heroism, or a futile, irresponsible way to get yet more young Poles killed as the war came to a close.

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Enter for a Chance to Win Sea of Solitude

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away a digital copy of Sea of Solitude for Xbox One. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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'I Didn't Want To Make A Bad John Wick Game' Says John Wick Hex Creator

The man helming John Wick Hex, Mike Bithell, has admitted he was "cautious" at first about making a John Wick game.

Speaking in a featurette about combat design, he said that when publisher Good Shepherd first came to him with the idea of turning the film franchise into a game, "I didn't believe it at first. I'm a massive action movie fan.

"I was very cautious because I didn’t want to make a bad John Wick game. This is important. This is a franchise that matters".

The John Wick series has made nearly $500 million at the box office, with John Wick 3 Parabellum holding second place for Keanu Reeves’ best opening weekend behind The Matrix Reloaded.

Creating something for such a broad and dedicated fanbase requires attention to detail. Bithell Studios decided "we wanted to build a game and an approach to playing that was completely focused on being John Wick".

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How to Get 2,150 Apex Legends Coins for 99p

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With Season 2 of Apex Legends now live it's only natural demand for new skins and unlockables to increase. It's possible to earn new cosmetics simply by playing, but purchasing Apex Legends coins is a fast-track way to getting extras (although you're not guaranteed to get what you want).

Apex Legends coins are only used to unlock cosmetics, characters and weapons - they do not provide any actual advantage in the game, so it's not 'pay-to-play' via the currency,

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The Red Dead Redemption 2 DLC Leak Is Fake, How an Online Prank Went out of Hand

A Red Dead Redemption 2 leak about an alien-themed DLC began spreading online over the weekend. But today, the originator of the leak confessed that it was all a lie, posted to see how easily rumors can spread online.

On Saturday user u/throwaway11113453 published a supposed “leak” he was told by a Rockstar employee friend of theirs in the r/GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit. Although the leak has been removed by the mods, it essentially proposed the following details:

1. There is a single-player DLC for Red Dead Redemption 2 in the works centering on Aliens, similar to Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare DLC.

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Enter for a Chance to Win Sea of Solitude

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away a digital copy of Sea of Solitude for PC/Origin. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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How Satoru Iwata Saved Earthbound from Development Hell

To this day, Earthbound is a beloved classic that belongs in any “Best RPGs of all time” list – but without help from the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, it might have never been finished.

Iwata-san, a book recently published in Japan by Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi’s company Hobonichi, tells the story of Satoru Iwata’s life, mostly through his own words. While he passed away on July 11 in 2015, the book is a rearrangement of interviews with Iwata that were published on Itoi’s website Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shimbun. The book also includes new interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi on how they remember Iwata.

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Enter for a Chance to Win Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair's Levels Can Completely Change - and It's Awesome

Though a sequel to the Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee from Playtonic Games, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair harkens back to Rare’s even older work, Donkey Kong Country, with a 2D-focused platforming adventure. And from my play time with a handful of levels — and the new capability to “flood” levels and create an alternate stage to play through — the sequel could very well prove to be an even better fit for the colorful, anthropomorphized world of Yooka and Laylee.

Watch the gameplay video above to see several of Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair’s stages — namely, Gasping Glades, Factory Fright, and Urban Uprise — in both their standard, and “flooded” or “updrafted” forms.

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Death Stranding Could Have Starred Keanu Reeves Instead of Mads Mikkelsen

Keanu Reeves' name was floated for a lead role in Death Stranding, but director Hideo Kojima had his heart set on Mads Mikkelsen instead.

Kojima took to the stage at San Diego Comic Con where he revealed, “I originally was recommended Keanu Reeves but I wanted Mads". The recommendation came from none other than Nicolas Winding Refn, who is himself part of the Death Stranding cast, playing Heartman.

The bromance between Mikkelsen and Kojima is well-documented, mostly through Kojima's personal Twitter account. Death Stranding's head honcho frequently immortalises the Danish gymnast-turned-actor in lengthy Twitter threads filled with candid monochrome snaps of Mikkelsen puffing on a cigarette, or staring moodily into the middle distance.

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D&D Announces 5th Anniversary Adventure Collection

Wizards of the Coast has announced that they'll be publishing Tyranny of Dragons, a repackaging of early D&D 5e adventures, this coming fall.

The set celebrates the fifth anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition by repackaging Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat. These were the first full adventures released for the full rule set (which came out after the D&D 5e Starter Set and its adventure, The Lost Mine of Phandelver). The new release features cover art from artist Hydro74, who has created the art for limited editions of several 5e books.

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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: Complete Alliance Enhancement Tree

See every power-up skill in the expansive Hero Enhancement tree in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.

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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Complete Voice Cast

See the complete voice cast of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.

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Here's Who You Can Romance in Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Find out who you can build support with and even marry in Fire Emblem: Three Houses with our expansive support list.

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Enter for a Chance to Win Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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Surprising No One, Marvel's Avengers Footage Leaks From SDCC

Attendees of the San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Marvel Games Panel were treated to an early look of Square Enix's Avengers game and, surprising no one, the footage has leaked.

This early footage was only meant for those in the room, although Crystal Dynamics did confirm that it will be released to the general public a week after Gamescom this August. However, not everyone obeyed the rules and grainy footage taken on cell phones has leaked to the internet at large.

The footage shows Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk gameplay as they fight on and around the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco during the A-Day celebration, which was mostly the same demo shown behind-closed-doors at E3 2019.

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Enter for a Chance to Win Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we're giving away a digital copy of Shadow of the Tomb Raider for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 18 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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FIFA 20: 5 Gameplay Changes That Actually Make a Difference

Every year FIFA introduces gameplay tweaks and news additions, and in FIFA 20 we’re promised “Authentic Game Flow” and “Football Intelligence”, but what does that actually mean? These are 5 gameplay changes that actually make a difference in FIFA 20.

Pace Is Crucial Again

A common FIFA 19 frustration was how easily slow defenders caught up with much faster attackers. In FIFA 20, an aging Sergio Ramos can no longer catch up with a galloping Leroy Sané on the break; even the terrier-like N’Golo Kanté will struggle, especially if the German knocks the ball in front of him and strides into space. The range of pace between players has been noticeably increased, plus dribbling stats also contribute greater to their speed when in control of the ball. So while Cristiano Ronaldo may not possess the blistering speed he once did, his mesmeric dribbling ability keeps distance between him and a chasing defender.

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