Red Dead Redemption 2’s Steam Version Gets a Release Date
Rockstar has announced the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to Steam on December 5.
Rockstar announced this news through its Twitter account on Wednesday. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been available on PC since November 5 but only through the Epic Games store, Google Stadia, and Rockstar’s own PC game launcher.
Rockstar had previously announced RDR2 would come to Steam in December this year, but didn’t say exactly when.
Black Friday 2019 Deals: All the Best Deals in the UK for Wednesday, November 27
Welcome to IGN's Black Friday 2019 central deals hub, your source for all the best Black Friday deals from every category you can get in the UK this month.
Black Friday deals are LIVE: Almost every retailer has now gone live with their Black Friday deals. If you don't want to trawl through every site to find the best deals, there's no better place to be than here - IGN's central deals hub.
I'll be updating this page with only the best deals from every category as soon as they come out, so make sure to bookmark this page and check back more than once.
- HOT DEAL: 12 Month PS Plus Membership
£37.49£22.49 at Quidco (After Cashback)
Black Friday Deal Alert: Get £10 off Xbox Design Lab Controllers at Microsoft
You can now get £10 off any controllers made in the Xbox Design Lab during the Black Friday sale, which means you can pick up a custom controller from just £49.99. Make sure you order before December 4 to ensure your custom gamepad arrives before Christmas.
Xbox Design Lab is Microsoft’s online controller designer that allows users to build their very own Xbox One gamepad. There are over one billion possible colour combinations, and you can even engrave the controller if you don’t mind an additional fee.
The Rise of Skywalker Projected to Earn $175-$200 Million in Domestic Debut
If early projections hold, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set to earn at least $175-$200 million in its opening weekend in North America, putting it "on par with early forecasts for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
As reported by THR, 2015's The Force Awakens earned $248 million in its domestic debut, while 2017's The Last Jedi brought in $220 million.
Rise of Skywalker Director Reveals His Favourite Star Wars Prequels Scene
The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams has revealed his favourite scene from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, citing the Dark Side seduction sequence in Revenge of the Sith as a personal highlight.
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Abrams reflected back on the Star Wars saga, as he recalled the moment wherein Chancellor Palpatine recites the tale of 'Darth Plagueis the Wise' to Anakin Skywalker as a standout scene from the prequels.
No Man’s Sky: Synthesis Update Makes Fan Requested Changes
Hello Games has revealed the Synthesis Update for No Man’s Sky which will add fan-requested features to the game in time for Thanksgiving.
No Man’s Sky will be upgraded once again on November 28, 2019 with the arrival of the Synthesis Update.
Hello Games says this update will clean up some of the features that No Man’s Sky Beyond added to the game, as well as add others that the developers didn’t have time to add.
“There are also brand new things which the community have suggested since BEYOND which, we agree, will only improve the experience,” Hello Games writes on the PlayStation blog.
Resident Evil Characters Come to Smash Bros. Ultimate as Spirits This Week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a Resident Evil themed spirit event this weekend.
Resident Evil characters are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on November 29 as part of a new spirit event that will run for five days. That means you won’t be able to fight as them unfortunately.
The four characters from Capcom’s survival-horror series that will be available to grab as spirits are: Albert Wesker, Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Jill Valentine.
Conquer the looming fear! For 5 days starting 11/29, Chris, Leon, Wesker, and Jill will appear on the Spirit Board in Super #SmashBrosUltimate! Check it out! pic.twitter.com/fgHSZgyY8m
— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) November 27, 2019
The Mandalorian: Werner Herzog Called Crew ‘Cowards’ for CGI Baby Yoda Idea
Werner Herzog became the protective father figure Baby Yoda never knew he needed when he rebuked The Mandalorian filmmakers on set for considering to replace the puppet with a CGI version of the character.
According to Vanity Fair, Herzog could not hide his contempt when he spotted Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni removing the pint-sized, pointy-eared puppet from the set in order to reshoot the scene in case they decided to substitute the puppet for a digital surrogate in post-production.
"You are cowards," he apparently said. "Leave it."
PS5: New Patent Reveals How Players Might Share Game Content
A new patent filed by Sony for a technology called “scene tagging” could suggest the creation and sharing of user-generated content will be a big part of the PlayStation 5.
As spotted by RespawnFirst, Sony Interactive Entertainment had a new patent approved by the United States Patent Office on November 21, 2019 for something called “scene tagging.”
The filing explains that “scene tagging is used to characterize user generated content associated with gameplay information associated with video games,” which means it probably relates to the upcoming PlayStation 5.
The Best Black Friday Deals – (Updated Wednesday, November 27)
Welcome to IGN's Black Friday 2019 central deals hub, your source for all the best Black Friday deals from every category you can get in the UK this month.
Black Friday deals are LIVE: Almost every retailer has now gone live with their Black Friday deals. If you don't want to trawl through every site to find the best deals, there's no better place to be than here - IGN's central deals hub.
I'll be updating this page with only the best deals from every category as soon as they come out, so make sure to bookmark this page and check back more than once.
- HOT DEAL: 12 Month PS Plus Membership
£37.49£22.49 at Quidco (After Cashback)