A Plague Tale Makes Death Matter in a World With Thousands of Rats
A Plague Tale: Innocence is a game chock full of death. Half-eaten corpses on the ground, bodies burning at the stake, and cities driven mad by disease. But it wasn't the overabundance of death that struck me most as I played through its first three chapters, but instead how developer Asobo Studio could still make death impactful in the midst of it all.
The horrifying hordes of plague rats are what we’ve seen most from A Plague Tale so far, but its opening hours make something else abundantly clear: Hell is truly other people. Amicia and Hugo, the sister-brother duo you control, are on the run not just from rats, but from an unexpected Inquisition that destroyed their home and is seemingly trying to cleanse disease by any means necessary.
March Xbox Games With Gold Includes Metal Gear Rising, Garden Warfare 2
Microsoft has announced the March 2019 lineup of Xbox Games With Gold, which includes Metal Gear, Star Wars, Garden Warfare and Adventure Time games.
The specific games hitting the service are the RPG Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, the third-person shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, the Xbox classic and tactical first-person shooter Star Wars: Republic Commando and the action-packed Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Here’s when you can download each game starting next month:
- Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion - March 1-31 (Xbox One)
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 - March 16-April 15 (Xbox One)
Deal Alert: Get a Star Wars Quadcopter Drone for $35
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Star Wars has appeared in toy lines of all kinds, from LEGO to Funko Pops. And those can look great and be fun to play with, but they all share one limitation: they can't fly. If you want miniature Star Wars vehicles that can lift off the ground, hover, and zip through the air, you're going to need a drone. And thanks to a deal at Massdrop, you can get a Star Wars Quadcopter from Propel for just $34.99, marked down from $129.99. That's a huge savings on awesome tech you can use for play or display.
Lowest Price Ever on Switch-Compatible 400GB Micro SD Card
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Amazon's Deal of the Day today brings big savings on lots of storage options, including a SanDisk 400GB Micro SD card at its lowest price, ever. Seriously, this is better than its Black Friday price. There's plenty of other chances to save big and expand your storage on your Nintendo Switch, PC, or whatever.
SanDisk 400GB Micro SD Card for $62.30
EVO 2019 Lineup Drops Smash Bros. Melee in Favor of Ultimate
The Evolution Championship Series has unveiled the lineup for this year, and tournament regular Super Smash Bros. Melee didn't make the cut.
The GameCube title has been a part of the event for over 10 years, but won't be making an appearance at EVO 2019 when it kicks off in Las Vegas this August 2 - 4.
The longtime tournament favourite (which outlasted both Brawl and the 3DS/Wii U sequel) has been replaced by the most recent Smash Bros. game, Ultimate.
Melee got a send-off in the form of a thank you video during the reveal livestream yesterday, suggesting that we may not see the brawler show up in the competition again.
Out Friday: Pokemon Sword and Shield – $10 Reward Credit with Prime
The long wait is nearly over: Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are out this Friday, November 15, 2019. Set in a new region called Galar (which resembles Great Britain), these games come with a whole new batch of Pokemon to catch and train. If you're ready to lock in your preorder, or you want the gorgeous limited-edition Zacian and Zamazenta Switch Lite you've come to the right place. Here's everything you need to know to make your preorder (and potentially save some cash).
Starters Announced for Pokemon Sword and Shield
GameFreak announced the three starters coming to the freshly announced Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield games for Nintendo Switch.
Players will be able to choose the grass chimp Grookey, the fire rabbit Scorbunny or the water lizard Sobble in the all new Galar region for these 8th Gen Pokemon titles.
When detailing the starters, director Shigeru Ohmori described Grookey as a mischievous Pokemon full of boundless curiosity, Scorbunny as always running about, bursting with energy, and Sobble as a bit timid, shooting out attacks as it hides itself in the water. Evolutions for the starters were not shown during the Direct.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Details We Know So Far
Update 3/4: Since Pokemon Sword and Shield's announcement, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have been quiet on extra details, but IGN has done its best to break down everything we've learned so far.
Be sure to check out all of our analysis so far via our Pokemon Sword and Shield wiki guide, including known Pokemon, starter details, world info, and much more.
For a lighter look at how the latest generation of Pokemon has taken the world by storm, check out how a newspaper accidentally reported Pokemon Sword, Shield, and Gun were recently announced, falling prey to a particularly amusing Pokemon meme.
Pokémon Direct: Get £15 off Nintendo Switch New Gen 8 Pokémon Game
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Mortal Kombat 11: Johnny Cage Revealed
It may be no surprise that Johnny Cage is on the Mortal Kombat 11 roster, but as you can see in the video above, he's looking good and having FUN. His fatality might be the most laugh-out-loud amusing one in the whole game yet, and his mime move can't help but make you smile.
We'll be showing off more of Cage on KombatKast, NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat show, airing live on all IGN channels today (Wednesday, February 27) at 1pm PT/4pm ET. Be sure to tune in here on IGN.com, YouTube.com/IGN, Twitch.tv/IGN, or Mixer.com/IGN.
For more on Mortal Kombat 11, check out other character reveals, such as Jade (above), and all of the fatalities we've seen so far.