The Skate franchise is officially coming to PC. The next game in the Electronic Arts franchise will launch on PC in addition to consoles.

Electronic Arts and Full Circle developers shared a video on Twitter to accompany the announcement, posting footage of a skateboarder performing a kickflip over a computer monitor. The display turns on to reveal the Skate logo.

PC_confirmation.exe pic.twitter.com/ubLRKoCw9P

— skate. (@skateEA) August 26, 2021

The Skate franchise had been a console-exclusive series until this point. The first three games launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The series has been dormant since Skate 3's launch in 2010, though developers shared a behind-the-scenes teaser last month to assure fans that the fourth Skate game is still in development.

Details about the upcoming Skate game are still sparse. An official title hasn't been revealed yet. However, EA's trailer from last month teases an open-world design akin to the seamless downhill map of Skate 2.

The new Skate game was announced back at EA Play in June 2020. EA later shared that Full Circle, the new studio behind the game, was launched for the express purpose of continuing the Skate series. For about the next Skate game, read our article explaining how the upcoming sequel could feature an emphasis on user-generated content.

J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.

Starfield fans discovered three unlisted videos from Bethesda that reveal the lore behind some of the locations players might visit in the upcoming space RPG.

Earlier today, social media users began sharing three unlisted videos by Bethesda that offer a brief insight into locations in the game including cities called New Atlantis, Neon, and Akila.

While these videos are unlisted, Bethesda confirmed to IGN that these videos were actually shared with members of Constellation, a community club that people can sign up for on the Starfield website. Constellation members will get some new info, like these videos, first.

#Starfield - Insight into some of its locations:

The "pleasure city" of Neon, the United Colonies capital city of New Atlantis, and capital of the Freestar Collective, Akila.

Neon: https://t.co/Q7LFMTm8gO

New Atlantis: https://t.co/aSQMqTLN0A

Akila: https://t.co/sAQV8Q2xZO pic.twitter.com/fAXPFFqEdm

— Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) August 26, 2021

While these videos are now floating around online, they’re all quite brief — less than 50 seconds per video.

They offer a nice summary of three locations players will encounter in Starfield. This includes the metropolitan New Atlantis, the capital city of the United Colonies who are the most powerful and established military and political faction in the game.

There’s also Akila City the capital of the Free Star Collective, a loose confederation of three star systems and a bastion for personal freedom in space. And finally, there’s Neon, a pleasure city that began as a fishery before the ZenoFresh Corporation discovered one of the native fish species has psychotropic properties, transforming this outpost into a vice city.

Bethesda officially unveiled Starfield earlier this year as an Xbox exclusive and so far it's sounding very much like “Skyrim in Space.” Check out everything we know about Starfield so far in the video above, and keep an eye out for more potential news drops from Bethesda.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Starfield fans discovered three unlisted videos from Bethesda that reveal the lore behind some of the locations players might visit in the upcoming space RPG.

Earlier today, social media users began sharing three unlisted videos by Bethesda that offer a brief insight into locations in the game including cities called New Atlantis, Neon, and Akila.

While these videos are unlisted, Bethesda confirmed to IGN that these videos were actually shared with members of Constellation, a community club that people can sign up for on the Starfield website. Constellation members will get some new info, like these videos, first.

#Starfield - Insight into some of its locations:

The "pleasure city" of Neon, the United Colonies capital city of New Atlantis, and capital of the Freestar Collective, Akila.

Neon: https://t.co/Q7LFMTm8gO

New Atlantis: https://t.co/aSQMqTLN0A

Akila: https://t.co/sAQV8Q2xZO pic.twitter.com/fAXPFFqEdm

— Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) August 26, 2021

While these videos are now floating around online, they’re all quite brief — less than 50 seconds per video.

They offer a nice summary of three locations players will encounter in Starfield. This includes the metropolitan New Atlantis, the capital city of the United Colonies who are the most powerful and established military and political faction in the game.

There’s also Akila City the capital of the Free Star Collective, a loose confederation of three star systems and a bastion for personal freedom in space. And finally, there’s Neon, a pleasure city that began as a fishery before the ZenoFresh Corporation discovered one of the native fish species has psychotropic properties, transforming this outpost into a vice city.

Bethesda officially unveiled Starfield earlier this year as an Xbox exclusive and so far it's sounding very much like “Skyrim in Space.” Check out everything we know about Starfield so far in the video above, and keep an eye out for more potential news drops from Bethesda.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Turn-based JRPG fans, rejoice. Bravely Default 2, previously confined only to the Nintendo Switch since its release earlier this year, is coming to PC via Steam very, very soon. It's coming on September 2, 2021.

This makes Bravely Default 2 the first main Bravely game to venture outside of Nintendo consoles, with both Bravely Default and Bravely Second staying on the Nintendo 3DS.

There have been a few spin-offs, such as a browser-based sequel to the first game called Praying Brage and mobile game Bravely Archive, as well as an upcoming new mobile game called Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights. None of the spin-offs have made it West so far, however.

Bravely Default 2, despite its numeration, is not a direct sequel to either Bravely Default or Bravely Second. It's a standalone story following four new "Warriors of Light" who must recover four elemental crystals that were stolen from their homeland and restore balance to the world. It's a turn-based JRPG in every classical sense but adds on the "Brave" and "Default" systems allowing players to bank turns while defending from attacks, then use those saved turns at strategic moments for high-damage turns.

We had a great time with Bravely Default 2 when it came out back in February with our review praising its customizable combat and jobs systems, beautiful environments, and ease of picking up and playing despite its length. Perhaps its PC release means we'll also see it eventually make it onto other consoles as well, similar to its distant cousin Octopath Traveler.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Turn-based JRPG fans, rejoice. Bravely Default 2, previously confined only to the Nintendo Switch since its release earlier this year, is coming to PC via Steam very, very soon. It's coming on September 2, 2021.

This makes Bravely Default 2 the first main Bravely game to venture outside of Nintendo consoles, with both Bravely Default and Bravely Second staying on the Nintendo 3DS.

There have been a few spin-offs, such as a browser-based sequel to the first game called Praying Brage and mobile game Bravely Archive, as well as an upcoming new mobile game called Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights. None of the spin-offs have made it West so far, however.

Bravely Default 2, despite its numeration, is not a direct sequel to either Bravely Default or Bravely Second. It's a standalone story following four new "Warriors of Light" who must recover four elemental crystals that were stolen from their homeland and restore balance to the world. It's a turn-based JRPG in every classical sense but adds on the "Brave" and "Default" systems allowing players to bank turns while defending from attacks, then use those saved turns at strategic moments for high-damage turns.

We had a great time with Bravely Default 2 when it came out back in February with our review praising its customizable combat and jobs systems, beautiful environments, and ease of picking up and playing despite its length. Perhaps its PC release means we'll also see it eventually make it onto other consoles as well, similar to its distant cousin Octopath Traveler.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Dorfromantik – the relaxing landscape-building puzzle game – has released a Creative mode, allowing players to construct countryside idylls without worrying about the game ending.

Announced at Gamescom 2021, the Creative mode drops the score-chasing puzzle elements of the core game, allowing players to use unlimited tiles to create whatever they'd like to, across multiple biomes. The update also adds new configuration options and performance improvements. Creative mode has been added ot the game today.

Dorfromantik launched into Early Access earlier this year, and plays something like Carcassone Solitaire , asking you to fit together tiles in specific formats to earn points, constructing a bucolic landscape in the process. It's very, very chilled.

For more from this week's huge gaming event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 announcements with all the details you need on how to watch Gamescom, the full schedule, trailer recaps and more.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Dorfromantik – the relaxing landscape-building puzzle game – has released a Creative mode, allowing players to construct countryside idylls without worrying about the game ending.

Announced at Gamescom 2021, the Creative mode drops the score-chasing puzzle elements of the core game, allowing players to use unlimited tiles to create whatever they'd like to, across multiple biomes. The update also adds new configuration options and performance improvements. Creative mode has been added ot the game today.

Dorfromantik launched into Early Access earlier this year, and plays something like Carcassone Solitaire , asking you to fit together tiles in specific formats to earn points, constructing a bucolic landscape in the process. It's very, very chilled.

For more from this week's huge gaming event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Assetto Corsa Competizione will get a free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade on February 24, 2022.

Announced at Gamescom 2021, the upgraded version will increase frame rates to 60FPS, allow for save imports from last-gen versions, adds the ability to create private multiplayer lobbies, and updates car liveries for the 2021 GT World Challenge season. All owned DLC will also transfer from last-gen to new-gen versions. As you might expect, upgrades can only be made within console family (so, PS4 upgrades to PS5, but not Xbox Series).

Alongside the free upgrade, physical editions of the PS5 and Xbox Series versions of the game will also be released. Those editions will include the 2020 GT World Challenge Pack DLC, including three extra cars, more than 60 extra liveries, and more.

We awarded the game a 6/10 review when it arrived in 2019, with an uneven frame rate being one of chief concerns – hopefully that switch to new hardware helps alleviate the issue.

Looking further ahead, developer Kunos Simulazioni will be holding an Assetto Corsa showcase on August 27, promising to reveal what's next for the racing franchise.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Assetto Corsa Competizione will get a free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade on February 24, 2022.

Announced at Gamescom 2021, the upgraded version will increase frame rates to 60FPS, allow for save imports from last-gen versions, adds the ability to create private multiplayer lobbies, and updates car liveries for the 2021 GT World Challenge season. All owned DLC will also transfer from last-gen to new-gen versions. As you might expect, upgrades can only be made within console family (so, PS4 upgrades to PS5, but not Xbox Series).

Alongside the free upgrade, physical editions of the PS5 and Xbox Series versions of the game will also be released. Those editions will include the 2020 GT World Challenge Pack DLC, including three extra cars, more than 60 extra liveries, and more.

We awarded the game a 6/10 review when it arrived in 2019, with an uneven frame rate being one of chief concerns – hopefully that switch to new hardware helps alleviate the issue.

Looking further ahead, developer Kunos Simulazioni will be holding an Assetto Corsa showcase on August 27, promising to reveal what's next for the racing franchise.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

IGN is pleased to announce that Thymesia, the Souls-like in development at OverBorder Studio, will release this December.

The developer, along with publisher Team17, have revealed that Thymesia will be available on PC via Steam from December 7. Additionally, a brand new trailer shows off protagonist Corvus in action, stealing disease from his enemies and turning them into weapons.

Thymesia features many of the classic hallmarks of a Souls-like game, including challenging combat that demands precise parries and swift dodging to avoid damage. But Taiwanese developer OverBorder Studio has several of its own idea to contribute to the flourishing genre, including the ability to transform into a raven and quickly escape from foes. Fighting through the plague-ridden world will also allow you to regain Corvus' scattered memories and piece together the story.

Announced back in March, Thymesia will come to PC on December 7. No console version has been announced.

For more from this week's big games event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.