Judge Eyes Is the New Game from the Yakuza Studio

The new IP from Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is called Judge Eyes.

Teased as a "completely different" game from the development team behind the Yakuza series, the game appears to be a narrative action game that sees players looking into a series of murders.

English translation has referred to the game as "Project Judge" rather than Judge Eyes, so the game may be renamed upon western release.

You can get your first look at the new title by swiping through the gallery below containing its first screenshots...

The game will be launched in December in Japan, and will come to the West in 2019. Japanese players will get to play a demo from today.

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Kingdom Hearts VR Experience Announced

Square Enix has revealed Kingdom Hearts VR Experience for PlayStation VR.

Announced at Sony's pre-TGS PlayStation Lineup Tour event, the Experience appears to collect together moments from a number of Kingdom Hearts games.

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Rick and Morty Just Won Its First Emmy

Rick and Morty was a big winner at the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's animated series won the Outstanding Animated Program award for the Season 3 episode Pickle Rick, beating out heavy hitters like defending champion Bob's Burgers, and previous winners The Simpsons and South Park. This was Rick and Morty's first Emmy nomination, resulting in the Adult Swim series' first win from the Television Academy.

The episode see Rick turning himself into an actual pickle while Morty, Summer, and Beth go to family therapy.

Family Guy came away with a huge win as well, with Alex Borstein also winning an Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Borstein voices several characters on the show, including Lois Griffin.

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Who Is the Marvel Hero Teased in Iron Fist: Season 2?

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Iron Fist: Season 2!

Head here for an explanation of how a certain Iron Fist villain could impact Daredevil Season 3, or here for an explanation of the ending of the season.

The Season 2 finale of Iron Fist shakes up the series' status quo in a major way, with Colleen Wing claiming the power of the Iron Fist and a de-powered Danny Rand beginning a globetrotting journey to find his new purpose. But it would seem his superhero days aren't quite over. The final episode ends with Danny and Ward Meachum confronting a group of gangsters working for a mysterious boss named Orson Randall. That's Danny's cue to reveal his newest toys, a pair of mystically charged pistols stolen from Randall himself.

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In Honor of Fringe’s 10th Anniversary, We Pick the 10 Best Episodes

Fringe premiered on September 9, 2008, and despite the fact that it never became the ratings success it deserved to be, the smart, inventive sci-fi drama still gave us five seasons and 100 episodes of alternate universe-hopping, time-traveling adventures anchored by Olivia (Anna Torv), Peter (Joshua Jackson) and Walter (John Noble) - and variations thereof.

In honor of Fringe's 10th anniversary, we're taking a look back at what we consider the 10 best episodes of the series. Check out IGN's Top 10 Fringe episodes below.

This was the first part of the two-hour extravaganza that brought the Fringe series to a conclusion, and it was a perfect way to start things off. The importance of Michael (aka Observer Kid) becomes solidified as he turns the tables on Windmark's interrogation techniques and leaves the old cueball bleeding and humbled. Then Olivia, who had been in the background for much of Season 5, comes back to the forefront via a series of cortexiphan injections that get her all juiced up to be Super Olive again. In short order, Olivia is hopping back to the parallel universe to enlist the aid of her alternate self and Lincoln (who haven't aged convincingly, but that's the only gripe with this story). Olivia saves Michael and kicks a whole lot of butt in the process, but the action wasn't the only thing this story had going for it. The theme of liberty was reinforced through the episode's title and the Statue of Liberty in both our world and the "other side". In the parallel universe, where there are no Observers and Fauxlivia and Lincoln have a happy family life, the statue is seen in shimmering copper and lacking the signature green patina we're familiar with. In this future, the statue is practically destroyed, which is certainly an apt metaphor for the destruction of liberties that the observers brought with their invasion. "Liberty" is an episode that pulls off the clever trick of being action-oriented while enhancing the story through a subtle metaphorical theme.

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Some Switch Games Seemingly Won’t Support Cloud Saves

Update: Nintendo has responded to IGN about the differences noticed in some games having cloud save backup and others not.

Part of the reasoning, Nintendo's official statement explains, is "to ensure fair play" in relation to online games.

Nintendo's full statement provided to IGN reads:

The vast majority of Nintendo Switch games will support Save Data Cloud backup. However, in certain games this feature would make it possible to, for example, regain items that had been traded to other players, or revert to a higher online multiplayer ranking that had been lost. To ensure fair play, Save Data Cloud backup may not be enabled for such games.

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Here’s What Iron Fist’s Season 2 Ending Could Mean for Season 3

This article contains spoilers for the Iron Fist Season 2 finale, titled "A Duel of Iron."

Head here for our look at how a certain Iron Fist villain could impact Daredevil Season 3. Or here for an explanation on how Danny Rand's powers work.

Iron Fist completely upended its own mythology in the Season 2 finale, imbuing Colleen Wing with the titular power from the Heart of the Dragon after Davos was defeated, and sending Danny Rand and Ward Meachum on a quest to learn more about the history of the Iron Fist in Asia (and hopefully "find themselves" in the process).

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HBO Tops Netflix, Amazon and Hulu in Original Programming, Says Study

The digital streaming market has never been more competitive than it has in 2018, with all of the major players investing heavily in original programming.

Netflix is reportedly outspending every studio in Hollywood to the tune of $13 billion in 2018, while Amazon is sinking a billion of its own dollars into a live-action adaption of Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, money alone doesn't equal positive reviews from critics and fans.

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