Bethesda Investigating Plagiarism Allegations From D&D Authors
Bethesda has announced that they're investigating claims of plagiarism related to a marketing initiative for the upcoming ESO expansion Elsweyr.
In an effort to promote the new Elder Scrolls Online update, Bethesda's Netherlands studio published an unnamed ESO-themed tabletop RPG adventure based on the rules for the fifth edition of Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons. However, it was more than just some basic rules that the studio appeared to copy - it was almost an entire adventure from 2016.
Character sheets from the ESO "adventure scenario".
Why We Think HBO’s Watchmen Is a Sequel
HBO has finally debuted the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Watchmen series. Showrunner Damon Lindelof has often described this series as a "remix" of the original Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comic, making it unclear if the series is meant to be a continuation of that story or a complete reboot and re-imagining. The new trailer seems to answer some of the biggest questions fans have about the series, while also confirming the return of one major Watchmen character.
GoT’s Davos Answers Our Burning Series Finale Questions
With only two weeks to go in HBO's Game of Thrones, it's anyone's guess who will end up on the Iron Throne -- and according to star Liam Cunningham, that's exactly where the showrunners want viewers.
During a recent interview to promote Cunningham's role in the new NatGeo series The Hot Zone, IGN spoke with the man behind Davos Seaworth to pry as much information as we could get about the Game of Thrones series finale out of him, while also reflecting on several surprising developments from recent episodes. Unsurprisingly, this interview contains spoilers for Game of Thrones through episode 4, "The Last of the Starks."
The Riot Walkout: What They Hope to Achieve, and Why It’s Important
Earlier this week, somewhere between 200 and 250 employees of Riot Games, the studio behind the popular League of Legends, staged a walkout at their Los Angeles campus to protest their company’s use of forced arbitration clauses in ongoing disputes with employees over claims of discrimination and sexual harassment.
Protesting Forced Arbitration (the practice of contractually preventing employees from filing lawsuits in the event of a dispute) may seem highly specific, but this week's demonstration speaks to the Rioters’ broader goals for their workplace culture as well as continuing to call attention to the ongoing conversation around workplace environments in the games industry at large.
The Joys of Dreams Early Access
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Ronny Barrier, and Max Scoville to discuss EA Access, PlayStation Plus, Borderlands 3, Days Gone, and much more. Plus, a few members of the Media Molecule join Jonathon and Lucy O'Brien to discuss Dreams' Early Access launch and some of the exciting creations so far.
Timecodes:
- 00:00 - Intro + Welcoming Ronny!
- 1:59 - News Crunch intro
- 2:40 - EA Access coming to PS4
- 19:55 - PlayStation Plus May free games
- 24:50 - Days Gone patch updates
- 41:20 - Dreams dev interview
In Defense of God Hand
Action games are my lifeblood. They’re hands down my favorite genre in video games, and I can’t tell you how happy I am at this current resurgence of the genre with games like 2018’s God of War and Devil May Cry 5 leading the charge.
As an action game fan though, there’s one game that I’ve always wanted to gush about that has always seemed like a bit of a taboo, and I feel like it’s time we cleared the air.
So… hi, my name is Mitchell Saltzman, I work at IGN, and I’d like to say that God Hand, a game that IGN dubbed “awful” 13 years ago, is, in my opinion, not just good, it’s actually AMAZING.
The Best RAM Kits
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When building a gaming PC, it can be difficult to select which RAM to go with. Should you go for the cheapest? The fastest? It largely depends on your budget, your overclocking intentions, and whether those memory sticks will bump into your CPU cooler. To help you decide what is the best RAM kit here are the best memory kits for a variety of budgets.
TL;DR – These are the best RAM kits:
Get Save Your Nuts for Free With IGN Prime
IGN Prime has partnered with Triple Scale Games to bring you Save Your Nuts. IGN Prime members, join the physics-based soccer game for up to 8 players on the same screen, online, or against the computer!
At heart, Save Your Nuts is an impossibly silly and ridiculously enjoyable multiplayer game disguised as a wacky “forest sport.” The intense gameplay, an assortment of crazy animals, and interactive levels are bound to put your cooperation skills to the test. No players around? No problem! Save Your Nuts also includes robust AI-controlled opponents and online multiplayer.
THE MCU Graveyard: Every (Really) Dead Marvel Movie Character
Full spoilers ahead for every single movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
With Avengers: Endgame killing off some of the biggest names in the MCU — and resurrecting a host of others — it’s time to take stock of every character who is seriously and truly dead in the current timeline. (Because, yeah, branch timelines and multiverses are a thing now.)
Let’s roll all the way back to the very first movie in the MCU, 2008’s Iron Man, to start our accounting of dead characters.
Mind you, we’re leaving out cannon fodder background characters like the armies of Asgard and the Chitauri to focus on the most notable leading and supporting players seen throughout the Infinity Saga, starting all the way back with ...
HBO Reveals New Photos for Game of Thrones Episode 5
SPOILERS AHEAD!
For more on Game of Thrones Season 8, learn the significance of Missandei's final words, why fans are so angry about the show's handling of Ghost, why Jaime made that questionable choice in Episode 4 and see which dead characters are still alive in the books.