Yearly Archives: 2018
Darksiders 3 Release Date, Collectors Editions Announced
Darksiders 3 hasn’t been seen much since its debut on IGN last year, but the wait to play it for yourself won’t be much longer. Darksiders 3 will be released on November 27 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, publisher THQ Nordic and developer Gunfire Games confirmed to IGN. Take a look at the new trailer below, released today, which shows Fury in her Flame form for the first time.
In addition to the standard $59.99 version of the game, there will also be two premium editions of Darksiders 3. The Collector’s Edition costs $149.99 and includes a copy of the game, an 11-inch-tall Fury figurine, a premium box, a steelbook, an artbook, soundtrack, and exclusive armor DLC (cosmetic; does not affect gameplay). The Apocalypse Edition, meanwhile, runs $399.99 and includes the latter four items, a copy of the game, as well as its own premium box, a 30”x 40” wall scroll (with hanger), a 2-inch heavyweight amulet with necklace, and four figurines: Fury (11" tall), War, Death, and Vulgrim (10" tall each). Videos showing the contents of each special edition can be seen at the bottom of this page. More details on pre-order discounts, 24-hour early access, and a digital editions can be found on the official Darksiders 3 page.
Out This Week: Octopath Traveler, A Quiet Place, The Walking Dead: Our World
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Nathan Drake Never Took Bullet Damage in the Uncharted Series
Nathan Drake might have been even luckier than you think.
Naughty Dog Animator Jonathan Cooper has revealed a weird bit of Uncharted trivia, explaining that Nathan Drake never took bullet damage throughout the series' five games (don't forget the Vita one).
It seems that whenever the Uncharted UI turns red, when you think the character is getting hit, it's actually Drake's luck running out. Once his luck's up, a single shot kills him.
"Sidenote I learned on joining the team: Drake doesn’t ever take bullet damage," Cooper tweeted. "The red UI that shows ‘hits’ is to represent his ‘luck’ running out. Eventually enemies will get a clear shot and kill him if he takes enough near-misses."
Fortnite: Season 5 Teaser Image Unveiled
Epic Games is counting down to Fortnite: Season 5 with a new teaser image.
Unveiled on Twitter, the Season 5 image shows a pink cat behind the rift caused by the in-game Fortnite rocket launch late last month. One Reddit user believes the character is Bastet, an Ancient Egyptian goddess.
Epic Games has released this teaser image for Fortnite: Season 5, which starts this Thursday, July 12.
Overwatch Raised $12.7 Million for Charity Thanks to Pink Mercy
Back in May, Overwatch revealed a limited time Pink Mercy legendary skin that cost $15 USD, with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Today, Blizzard announced that the campaign, which ran from May 8-21, raised over $12.7 million and became the largest donation by a corporate partner within one year of the 25-year history of the foundation.
In addition to the Pink Mercy skin, thousands of limited-edition Pink Mercy T-shirts were sold for this cause and contributed to the total, designed by community artist VICKISIGH.
Fortnite Rifts Are Now Spawning New Items into the Game
Fortnite's rifts are at it again. No longer content to suck in-game items up and deposit them into the real world, the rifts are also now generating new in-game items.
Most prominently, Reddit user TimSad and Twitter's Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks noticed that the portal between the Moisty Mire and Prison areas spawned a wagon over the weekend.
While theories vary as to what this means, it appears likely to be yet another reference to what's believed to be a Wild West theme for Season 5.
Super Mario 64 Speedrunning Record Broken
A new speedrun record for Super Mario 64 has just been achieved.
Speedrunner Drozdowsky has finished arguably the most popular speedrun game in record-breaking time at 6:41:76. The record was held for 2 years at 6:44:23 by Akira, as seen on Speedrun.com.
Drozdowsky's speedrun record.
Akira now comes in second, with third place belonging to Xiah who trails just behind at 6:44:70. You can check out Drozdowsky's record-breaking run on YouTube.
Chasm Release Date Revealed
Five years later, Chasm finally has a release date: July 31.
Developer Bit Kid also stated on a Kickstarter update that Early Access backers can play the full game July 16. Chasm was originally funded back in 2013.
Back in April, Bit Kid announced Chasm was planned to arrive this summer (in the Northern Hemisphere). The Metroidvania game is cross-buy on PlayStation 4 and Vita.
For a trip down memory lane, check out IGN's 2013 interview with Chasm's creator discussing the original goals and inspirations for the game.
Amy Hennig’s Star Wars Game Characters May Be Re-Used in New Open-World Game
EA Vancouver's upcoming new open-world Star Wars game might feature a lot of unused assets from Amy Hennig's cancelled Star Wars project.
In an interview with GameInformer, Motive Studios general manager Jade Raymond said the plan is to re-use as many as Star Wars characters and other assets as possible.
According to Raymond, the plan was to always keep some of the best stuff from Hennig's game, which was said to have been a single-player adventure title codenamed Ragtag.
Anthem Will Let You Turn Off Damage Numbers
If you don't like damage numbers in Anthem, get rid of them.
During the self-styled 'AMAAAA' (Ask Me Almost Anything About Anthem) with executive producer Mark Darrah, BioWare revealed that players can customize damage numbers in its upcoming sci-fi action game Anthem over the weekend.
"Damage floaties can be tuned to your liking," reads a tweet from Anthem's official Twitter account. "Adjust opacity, size, and even completely turn them off. Whatever helps you win the battle."
So, if you're a person who doesn't like the idea of Anthem's world being infested with flying digits, you can keep that knowledge hidden or adjust it in whatever way feels best.