Monthly Archives: January 2020

Report: Resident Evil 8 Will Also be First-Person

Capcom is currently working on a remake of Resident Evil 3. But there haven’t been any details about the next mainline Resident Evil game following 2017’s Resident Evil 7. Until now at least, in which a new report suggests Capcom will return to the first-person format for the next horror entry. According to the YouTube channel Residence of Evil, Resident Evil 8 will follow in Resident Evil 7’s footsteps and keep the first-person perspective. Eurogamer has heard similar details from sources familiar with Capcom. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20100732&captions=true"] Resident Evil 7’s first-person perspective was a novel approach to a series that has mostly stayed in the third-person. It also mostly worked, giving Resident Evil a fresh take after years of what fans would consider missteps. Recently, Capcom has largely spent its time working on Resident Evil remakes and those have reverted to the series’ traditional third-person perspective. Games like Resident Evil 2 and the upcoming Resident Evil 3 remake all utilize the classic perspective, albeit on the shiny RE Engine. Other details from Residence of Evil include how Resident Evil 8 will mark the return of RE 7 protagonist Ethan Winters as well as Chris Redfield (presumably with his new design). There are also some details about potential enemies including some non-zombies like werewolves and female ghosts that chase you through a castle and village environment. IGN has reached out to Capcom asking for a comment, but the company declined to comment on rumors. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/14/resident-evil-3-nemesis-trailer"] Meanwhile, Capcom will be releasing Resident Evil 3 Remake in April along with Resident Evil: Resistance, a multiplayer mode. Read IGN's Resident Evil: Resistance preview here or check out our list for most anticipated games of 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.

Google Stadia Pro Gets Metro Exodus and Gylt for Free in February

Google Stadia Pro members will be able to add Metro Exodus and Gylt to their Stadia library beginning in February. Both of these games will be free for Stadia Pro members and once added, will remain in their library as long as they have an active subscription. Stadia announced that the two games would be coming to its Pro service on February 1 and will replace Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration and Samurai Shodown. Both of these games will be available through January 31 and will remain in your account until you unsubscribe, as long as you have added them. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-stadia-launch-lineup&captions=true"] For those who need a quick refresher, Metro Exodus is a FPS in which players will have to flee the shattered ruins of Moscow. Additionally, it was announced earlier this week that the final Metro Exodus expansion would release in February – however, it is likely not to be included with Stadia's offer. Gylt, on the other hand, is a horror game which forces players to face some of their worst fears as they travel through a spooky, yet beautiful, universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/22/google-stadia-review"] Google Stadia Pro is available for $10 a month, and is currently the only way to use the service – unless you're one of the Stadia Founders. However, Google is planning to launch it's Stadia Base service for free later this year. Google Stadia had a rocky start in its late 2019 launch, causing some to wonder if Google's new streaming service was doomed before it ever officially began. If you're on the fence, be sure to check out our Google Stadia review and the full lineup of games available on the service. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith

James Gunn Says There’s No Rivalry Between Marvel and DC

Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn has spoken up on the supposed rivalry between Marvel and DC by saying... there really isn't one. As reported by Heroic Hollywood, Gunn, who has worked with both Marvel and DC, took to Twitter to answer a fan's question about the "entire 'rivalry' and fans pitting both companies against each other?" "Honest to God, I can't remember anyone at either Marvel or DC ever condemning the other company." Gunn tweeted. "I think there's probably slightly less competition between Marvel & DC than between Marvel or DC & all other movies. After all, we are in very similar boats, relatively speaking." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/24/james-gunn-thor-4-takes-place-before-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3"] Gunn's journey to working for both Marvel and DC began with his firing and rehiring from Disney following the resurfacing of some of his past tweets. While fired, he worked out a deal with DC to write and direct The Suicide Squad, which will be a new take on the property that had a theatrical entry in 2016. After the whole ordeal, Gunn discussed the tumultuous experience and took full responsibility for his actions and said he holds no ill will toward either Disney or Marvel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-actor-and-character-confirmed-for-dcs-the-suicide-squad&captions=true"] Gunn, who purportedly confirmed that he passed on making a new Superman movie, is no stranger to social media. Last year, he responded to a fan and revealed what the most-requested song was for Guardians of the Galaxy was, and also why he would never use it. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who thinks we should just all be friends. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The Warcraft 3: Reforged PC Requirements Have Officially Arrived

The Warcraft III: Reforged system requirements for both Windows and Mac computers have been posted by Blizzard. This information arrives just ahead of the classic real-time strategy game's release later today. Warcraft III: Reforged is a remaster of the popular Blizzard RTS from 2003. It will feature both Reign of Chaos and the expansion The Frozen Throne with upgraded visuals, rebalanced gameplay, an updated UI, and a modernized multiplayer. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/11/02/everyone-should-be-excited-by-the-warcraft-3-remaster"] While the Reforged multiplayer beta is already available to players, the full version of the Warcraft 3 remaster launches later today at 3PM PT/6PM ET/11PM GMT. You can find the PC requirements for both Windows and Mac listed below:

Warcraft 3: Reforged Windows Minimum Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest version)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-530 or AMD Athlon Phenom II X4 910 or better
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 30 GB HD space
  • Internet: Broadband Internet connection
  • Input: Keyboard and mouse
  • Resolution: 800 x 600 minimum display resolution

Warcraft 3: Reforged Mac Minimum Requirements

  • Operating System: macOS 10.13 (latest version)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce 750M or AMD Radeon R9 M290X
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 30 GB HD space
  • Internet: Broadband Internet connection
  • Input: Keyboard and mouse
  • Resolution: 800 x 600 minimum display resolution

Warcraft 3: Reforged Windows Recommended Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit (latest version)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or better
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280X or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 30 GB HD space
  • Internet: Broadband Internet connection
  • Input: Keyboard and mouse
  • Resolution: 800 x 600 minimum display resolution

Warcraft 3: Reforged Mac Recommended Requirements

  • Operating System: macOS 10.15 (latest version)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 or better
  • Video: AMD Radeon R9 M395X
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 30 GB HD space
  • Internet: Broadband Internet connection
  • Input: Keyboard and mouse
  • Resolution: 800 x 600 minimum display resolution
For more on Warcraft, read about how Blizzard has no plans for Warcraft 4 right now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Felicia Miranda is IGN's SEO Editor who can also be found pressing buttons furiously in FFXIV.

F9: Vin Diesel Teases Fast and Furious 9 With New Poster

The ninth entry in the Fast & Furious saga is coming, and star Vin Diesel just revealed the first poster for the movie. Diesel tweeted out the poster for Fast 9, which features his character Dominic Toretto sitting on the hood of his car while his iconic crucifix necklace hangs from the rearview mirror. It also finally reveals the movie's official title - F9. Check out the poster below: EPWvJ1OUEAEjJvV Diesel gave fans another glimpse of the new Fast and Furious movie on his official Facebook page, where he posted a one-minute teaser trailer video. This new footage shows Dom and Michelle Rodriguez's Letty raising their son, Brian (who was introduced in 2017's Fate of the Furious). Dom laments no longer being able to "live my life a quarter-mile at a time," while Letty gives Brian the necklace as protection against a mysterious enemy threatening their family. The first full trailer for Fast and Furious 9 is set to debut on Friday, January 31, so we'll no doubt learn much more about the plot then. F9 also brings back stars Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, and Helen Mirren. In addition to these series veterans, John Cena will also make his Fast & Furious debut, along with Guardians of the Galaxy's Michael Rooker. Unfortunately, though Diesel and Dwayne Johnson appear to have ended their feud, Johnson won't be returning for this sequel. In better news, Keanu Reeves is said to be in talks to join the franchise. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=59-movies-to-geek-out-over-in-2020&captions=true"] Justin Lin is also returning as director for the first time since 2013's Fast & Furious 6. F9 is set to be released on May 20, 2020. Find out how we think the sequel will stack up against 2020's other big blockbusters at the box office. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

CAOS Creator Says Part 4 Will Be a ‘Demonic’ Version of The Crown

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has teased some hell-raising new details about Part 4 of the Netflix series, currently in production, saying "each episode is like its own mini horror movie." Speaking to TheWrap, Aguirre-Sacasa revealed that Part 4 of Sabrina's supernatural story will be different from Part 3, as the show establishes a new blend of brew by throwing elements of Netflix's big-budget drama series The Crown into the cauldron, along with a dose of H.P. Lovecraft's horror work. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/18/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-renewed-for-parts-3-and-4"] "I think one of the things that's really fun in Part 4 is we play a little bit like a demonic version of The Crown, with a lot of palace intrigue and a lot of jockeying for power between Lucifer and Madam Satan/Lilith and Sabrina," he said. "So that's something we explore. But the power struggle is mainly between Lilith and Lucifer. And that's kind of their big story even from the beginning of the series, this idea of power between the two of them." While Part 4 will focus on these important power plays, Aguirre-Sacasa assured that the new season will continue to borrow ingredients from Lovecraft's writings in a similar vein to Part 3, which included the Old Gods and Eldritch Terrors as part of the narrative. "One of my favourite horror writers is H.P. Lovecraft, and there's a definite H.P. Lovecraft vibe to Part 4,” the showrunner revealed. "And we're taking very, very old primal ideas of horror and fear and unleashing them on Sabrina, on the Spellmans and on Greendale. And Greendale becomes a battleground for this really epic battle between evil and good and horror and sanity and it's huge, it's big." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years&captions=true"] In our review of Part 3, we commended Aguirre-Sacasa for wearing his "genre-fan heart on his sleeve" in the newest batch of episodes, praising his ability to craft "a delightfully dark homage to horror whilst never feeling derivative, even when leaning into the oldest of cosmic horror storytelling." For more on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, get the lowdown on the renewal of the teen horror series for Parts 3 and 4, watch the cast put their magic knowledge to the test in our Sabrina Spell-ing Bee, and check out all of the hidden symbolism you might have missed in the show from the start. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Xbox Games With Gold February 2020 Free Games Announced

Xbox has revealed that TT Isle of Man, Call of Cthulhu, Fable Heroes, and 2004's Star Wars: Battlefront will all be available for Games With Gold for February 2020. Starting February 1, TT Isle of Man and Fable Heroes will both be available for those with Xbox Live Gold. On February 16, Call of Cthulhu and Star Wars: Battlefront will also become available. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/28/xbox-february-2020-games-with-gold-trailer"] TT Isle of Man will be available through February 29 and allows players to "take on the challenge of Snaefell mountain" in this motorcycle game. Released in 2018, TT Isle of Man recreates all 37.73 of the course to allow fans to experience each moment. Call of Cthulhu will stay on Games With Gold through March 16 and is set in the iconic universe of H.P. Lovecraft and is based off the classic pen and paper RPG of the same name. In our review, we said "Call of Cthulhu's engaging mystery and intriguing utilization of RPG mechanics make it one of the more enjoyable Lovecraftian games in years." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/10/30/call-of-cthulhu-review"] Fable Heroes will be available through February 15 and is a hack-and-slash adventure title set in Fable's world of Albion. Up to four players can play competitively or cooperatively. In our review of Fable Hereos, we said "The playful visuals hardly compensate for old ideas and mundane action. Hardcore Fable nerds may find something of interest by drudging through the brief campaign. It’s an amusing but empty distraction." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2012/04/30/fable-heroes-video-review"] Star Wars: Battlefront, which should not be confused with the 2015 release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, released in 2004 and allowed Star Wars fans to live out battles of the first six films. It's important to note that there is no online gameplay support for this title and it will be available through February 29. In our review of Star Wars: Battlefront, we said "There's a very likable, very direct approach to its combat. It uses high quality visuals and sounds to implant a legitimately Star Wars experience into our heads, but it's careful to never beat us with the franchise." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/10/09/star-wars-battlefront-2004-vs-battlefront-2-2017-graphics-comparison"] The Xbox Games With Gold titles follow January's selection which include Styx: Shards of Darkness, Batman: The Telltale Series, Tekken 6, and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-star-wars-game-review&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Xbox Boss Still Says Frame Rate Is More Important Than Resolution

Phil Spencer is nothing if not consistent. For years the Xbox boss has talked about his preference for frame-rate over resolution, and Spencer sticks by this even at the dawn of a new console generation with the Xbox Series X. “The feel of the games [is] definitely something that we wanted to have more focus on, not just throwing more pixels on screen,” said Spencer in a new interview with Stevivor. These comments echo the ones he’s made in the past, as far back as 2014. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=igns-top-25-xbox-one-games&captions=true"] Techradar reported around the time of the launch of the first Destiny, Spencer said that “Frame rate to me is significantly more important to gameplay than resolution and the mix of those two which brings the right art style and freedom.” Frame rate is measured in frames per second (fps) is the frequency in which a frame of images is refreshed per second. Developers tend to try and at least achieve 30 fps as a threshold. However, a lower frame rate could lead to a bigger input lag which could impact gaming, especially games that require quick reflexes. Resolution meanwhile is the size of an image. The higher the resolution, the more details an image can produce. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/13/xbox-series-x-console-announcement-trailer] In the current and previous console generations (not including PC) the hardware is limited, so developers may have had to prioritize frame rate over resolution, or vice versa, though according to a report by Polygon the two aren’t directly proportional. Developers can increase the resolution to a point without affecting frame-rate. But that becomes less doable the more games ventures into the next-gen territory. With consoles like the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 touting lightning-fast load times and 8K resolutions, it remains to be seen what exactly next-gen consoles will be capable of when it comes to frame-rates and resolution. Which would you prefer? Vote in our poll below and check out our Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 spec sheet here. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=7899949f-ab89-4754-85df-0525b74e7250"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.

Pokemon Home Pricing Details Revealed

Pokemon Home will have two pricing options when it is released in February 2020, plus there will be some differences between the smartphone and Nintendo Switch versions.

A free version of Pokemon Home will be available to download but more features can be unlocked by buying into the Premium Plan. Available on both smartphones and Switch, the Premium Plan costs $2.99 (£2.69 on Switch / £2.99 on smartphones) for one month, $4.99 ($4.49 on Switch / £4.99 on smartphones) for three months, or $15.99 (£14.49 on Switch / £15.99 on smartphones) for 12 months.

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Many of the functions made available or given increased capacity with Premium Plan relate to trading Pokemon, so it's especially useful if you’re looking to trade in larger quantities or want to trade for specific Pokemon.

Buying into the Premium Plan lets you move Pokemon from Pokemon Bank on 3DS. It also lets you host Room Trades, where you can invite friends to trade, not just participate in them. You’ll also have access to the Judge function - which allows you to check how strong a Pokemon is before trading for it.

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Premium also increases the number of Pokemon you can deposit in the National Pokedex from 30 to 6,000. You’ll also be able to put 10 Pokemon in the Wonder Box to trade with people around the world, rather than just three. Premium means you place three Pokemon in the Global Trade System - where you can specify which Pokemon to trade and receive - rather than just one.

Both the free and Premium versions let you trade with friends directly once you've added them to your friend list on Pokemon Home.

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The other differences outlined are between the smartphone and Switch versions of Pokemon Home. The smartphone version won’t let you move Pokemon from Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!, and Pokemon Sword or Shield - which makes sense as they’re Switch games.

Nor will the smartphone version let you exchange Pokemon Home Points for Battle Points. You accumulate Pokemon Home Points by depositing Pokemon in the National Pokedex. Battle Points are used in the core games in the series on Switch, so the limitation makes sense.

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As to what the Switch version is missing, it won’t let you see Battle Data for Pokemon Sword and Shield, receive Mystery Gifts, check news, or trade Pokemon. The Switch version of Pokemon Home is geared more towards moving Pokemon from the Switch games to the app.

It’s also been announced that Pokemon Home won’t be compatible with Pokemon Go at launch but that is being developed, so expect it in the future.

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If you don’t know, Pokemon Home is designed as a one-stop shop for all your Pokemon storage and trading needs. It brings together Pokemon games across Nintendo platforms and smartphones. It was announced in 2019 as an evolution of Pokemon Bank as a more modern way to organise Pokemon across games and platforms.

Pokemon Sleep was also announced at the time but not much has been heard about it since. Sleep is intended as a Pokemon Go for when you sleep, tracking and rewarding your sleep hours with new Pokemon, and will be coming to smartphones one day.

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