Yearly Archives: 2020
Ubisoft Will Seemingly Re-Reveal Gods & Monsters at Next Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft will seemingly re-reveal Gods & Monsters during its next Ubisoft Forward showcase.
Gods & Monsters was last seen at Ubisoft's E3 2019 event and word on the title has been somewhat quiet since then. Fans have assumed that it's one of the Ubisoft's five confirmed AAA games planned for release in late 2020 or early 2021 but that's not guaranteed. It seems we'll finally learn more about Gods & Monsters if Ubisoft's latest Ubisoft Forward Line-Up Reveal trailer is any indication.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/10/gods-monsters-reveal-trailer-e3-2019"]
"Ubisoft Forward this September 10th will feature new games and big news on Ubisoft's upcoming lineup of games and content and it's right around the corner," the description for the trailer reads.
While there's no confirmation of what games we can expect to see during the digital event, the trailer seemingly reveals what will be shown. Some clips appear to be from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine, Watch Dogs Legion, Hyperscape, and some footage from what looks like Gods & Monsters. You can check out some screenshots we took while watching the trailer to see for yourself.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=gods-monsters-re-reveal-tease&captions=true"]
If this trailer is any indication, we'll be learning more about Gods & Monsters on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. PDT. If you're wondering why titles like Assassin's Creed Valhalla seem to be missing from the lineup, it's probably because that game was shown during July's Ubisoft Forward event.
While waiting for Sept. 10, read about how Gods & Monsters will be on PS5 and Xbox Series X and then read about how some gameplay for Gods & Monsters leaked due to a Google Stadia bug. We previewed the game last year and you can read that to learn why we think it isn't just a Breath of the Wild clone.
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
Marvel’s Avengers Adds Kate Bishop as the First Post-Launch DLC Character
Kate Bishop, the other Hawkeye in the Marvel's universe, officially joins Marvel's Avengers as the first post-launch DLC character.
Bishop will arrive as part of the "Taking Aim" post-launch content and it will include a playable Bishop, who will have her own set of gear and abilities to unlock.
There will also be a new story mission and villain that ties into the overarching "Avengers Initiative" storyline. Crystal Dynamics also confirmed that some expansions will add new regions as well, expanding the scale of its live Avengers title.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-reveal-trailer"]
Other parts of the War Table were dedicated to highlighting all the different types of content in Marvel's Avengers, from end-level raids to gauntlet-style challenges, and more. At the start of the stream, Marvel's Avengers teased Black Panther content with a new logo, but in a message said that out of "respect for a fallen true hero, we have altered what we are showing today."
It's likely the War Table had information about Black Panther content but out of respect for actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer last week at the age of 43, Marvel's Avengers opted to hold the announcement for a later time.
You can check out IGN's Marvel's Avengers review in progress as we continue our way through the live-service world.
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
It's likely the War Table had information about Black Panther content but out of respect for actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer last week at the age of 43, Marvel's Avengers opted to hold the announcement for a later time.
You can check out IGN's Marvel's Avengers review in progress as we continue our way through the live-service world.
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.Marvel’s Avengers Adds Kate Bishop as the First Post-Launch DLC Character
Kate Bishop, the other Hawkeye in the Marvel's universe, officially joins Marvel's Avengers as the first post-launch DLC character.
Bishop will arrive as part of the "Taking Aim" post-launch content and it will include a playable Bishop, who will have her own set of gear and abilities to unlock.
There will also be a new story mission and villain that ties into the overarching "Avengers Initiative" storyline. Crystal Dynamics also confirmed that some expansions will add new regions as well, expanding the scale of its live Avengers title.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-reveal-trailer"]
Other parts of the War Table were dedicated to highlighting all the different types of content in Marvel's Avengers, from end-level raids to gauntlet-style challenges, and more. At the start of the stream, Marvel's Avengers teased Black Panther content with a new logo, but in a message said that out of "respect for a fallen true hero, we have altered what we are showing today."
It's likely the War Table had information about Black Panther content but out of respect for actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer last week at the age of 43, Marvel's Avengers opted to hold the announcement for a later time.
You can check out IGN's Marvel's Avengers review in progress as we continue our way through the live-service world.
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
It's likely the War Table had information about Black Panther content but out of respect for actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer last week at the age of 43, Marvel's Avengers opted to hold the announcement for a later time.
You can check out IGN's Marvel's Avengers review in progress as we continue our way through the live-service world.
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.Every IGN Marvel Superhero Game Review
From the soaring heights of Marvel's Spider-Man to the delirious lows of 1997's Fantastic Four, there have been many, many Marvel games - and IGN has reviewed 136 of them.
With the upcoming release of Marvel's Avengers on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on September 4, 2020, we thought it'd be the perfect time to look back at each and every IGN Marvel Superhero game review. Check out all the scores in the slideshow below.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-marvel-superhero-game-review&captions=true"]
Let us know which game has been your favorite, and which Avenger you are most excited to become, in the comment section below.
Also, be sure to check out our review-in-progress for Marvel's Avengers, in which we said "This beta’s campaign content had flashes of brilliance, and I am genuinely excited and optimistic to play the rest of that story. But the other side of the Avengers coin, that of a Destiny-style looter seemingly meant to be replayed long after the campaign credits roll, has me wholly unimpressed and extremely worried. It could easily be that those concerns are unfounded once I play the full game, but right now I’m left as anxious as I am impatient to find out."
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who is Groot. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
Every IGN Marvel Superhero Game Review
From the soaring heights of Marvel's Spider-Man to the delirious lows of 1997's Fantastic Four, there have been many, many Marvel games - and IGN has reviewed 136 of them.
With the upcoming release of Marvel's Avengers on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on September 4, 2020, we thought it'd be the perfect time to look back at each and every IGN Marvel Superhero game review. Check out all the scores in the slideshow below.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-marvel-superhero-game-review&captions=true"]
Let us know which game has been your favorite, and which Avenger you are most excited to become, in the comment section below.
Also, be sure to check out our review-in-progress for Marvel's Avengers, in which we said "This beta’s campaign content had flashes of brilliance, and I am genuinely excited and optimistic to play the rest of that story. But the other side of the Avengers coin, that of a Destiny-style looter seemingly meant to be replayed long after the campaign credits roll, has me wholly unimpressed and extremely worried. It could easily be that those concerns are unfounded once I play the full game, but right now I’m left as anxious as I am impatient to find out."
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who is Groot. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
Nvidia Announces New GeForce RTX 3080 Graphics Cards
Nvidia just announced its new slate of next-generation graphics cards. Thee lineup is headed by the flagship GeForce RTX 3080, the successor to the most powerful mainstream graphics card of the last two years, the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti. As you might expect, this new GPU brings more CUDA, RT, and Tensor cores along with faster memory and perhaps most interestingly a new cooling design, all of which lead to some very promising performance numbers.
All told, Nvidia announced three new GPUs today: the RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and a new high-end "BFGPU" called the RTX 3090. More on that beast in a second.
[poilib element="poll" parameters="id=95360586-6dd6-40c9-b826-a35410761b4e"]
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/nvidia-rtx-3080-reveal-trailer"]
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Specs, Price, and Release Date
The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has 10GB of GDDR6X, capable of 30 shader-tflops, 58 RT-tflops, and 238 Tensor-tflops. According to Nvidia, it's twice as powerful as the RTX 2080. The RTX 3080 starts at $699 and will be available September 17.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Specs, Price, and Release Date
Stepping down from the 3080 is the RTX 3070. This new GPU has 8GB GDDR6 memory, is capable of 20 shader-tflops, 40 RT-tflops, and 163 Tensor-tflops, and according to Nvidia is more powerful than the RTX 2080 Ti – currently the most powerful mainstream graphics card available. The RTX 3070 will launch in October, starting at $499, which is less than half the RTX 2080 Ti's current prices.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Specs, Price, and Release Date
At the top of the pile is the RTX 3090, the Titan of this generation (without the Titan branding). This absolute monster of a card (seriously, it's huge) has a ridiculous 24GB of GDDR6X memory, and can push out 36 shader-tflops, 69 RT-tflops, and 285 Tensor-tflops of GPU power. Nvidia claims the card is capable of playing games at 60 fps in 8K. It starts at $1,499 and will be available on September 24. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-series-reveal&captions=true"]Nvidia Announces New GeForce RTX 3080 Graphics Cards
Nvidia just announced its new slate of next-generation graphics cards. Thee lineup is headed by the flagship GeForce RTX 3080, the successor to the most powerful mainstream graphics card of the last two years, the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti. As you might expect, this new GPU brings more CUDA, RT, and Tensor cores along with faster memory and perhaps most interestingly a new cooling design, all of which lead to some very promising performance numbers.
All told, Nvidia announced three new GPUs today: the RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and a new high-end "BFGPU" called the RTX 3090. More on that beast in a second.
[poilib element="poll" parameters="id=95360586-6dd6-40c9-b826-a35410761b4e"]
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/nvidia-rtx-3080-reveal-trailer"]
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Specs, Price, and Release Date
The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has 10GB of GDDR6X, capable of 30 shader-tflops, 58 RT-tflops, and 238 Tensor-tflops. According to Nvidia, it's twice as powerful as the RTX 2080. The RTX 3080 starts at $699 and will be available September 17.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Specs, Price, and Release Date
Stepping down from the 3080 is the RTX 3070. This new GPU has 8GB GDDR6 memory, is capable of 20 shader-tflops, 40 RT-tflops, and 163 Tensor-tflops, and according to Nvidia is more powerful than the RTX 2080 Ti – currently the most powerful mainstream graphics card available. The RTX 3070 will launch in October, starting at $499, which is less than half the RTX 2080 Ti's current prices.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Specs, Price, and Release Date
At the top of the pile is the RTX 3090, the Titan of this generation (without the Titan branding). This absolute monster of a card (seriously, it's huge) has a ridiculous 24GB of GDDR6X memory, and can push out 36 shader-tflops, 69 RT-tflops, and 285 Tensor-tflops of GPU power. Nvidia claims the card is capable of playing games at 60 fps in 8K. It starts at $1,499 and will be available on September 24. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-series-reveal&captions=true"]Nvidia Announces New GeForce RTX 3080 Graphics Cards
Nvidia just announced its new slate of next-generation graphics cards. Thee lineup is headed by the flagship GeForce RTX 3080, the successor to the most powerful mainstream graphics card of the last two years, the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti. As you might expect, this new GPU brings more CUDA, RT, and Tensor cores along with faster memory and perhaps most interestingly a new cooling design, all of which lead to some very promising performance numbers.
All told, Nvidia announced three new GPUs today: the RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and a new high-end "BFGPU" called the RTX 3090. More on that beast in a second.
[poilib element="poll" parameters="id=95360586-6dd6-40c9-b826-a35410761b4e"]
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/nvidia-rtx-3080-reveal-trailer"]
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Specs, Price, and Release Date
The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has 10GB of GDDR6X, capable of 30 shader-tflops, 58 RT-tflops, and 238 Tensor-tflops. According to Nvidia, it's twice as powerful as the RTX 2080. The RTX 3080 starts at $699 and will be available September 17.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Specs, Price, and Release Date
Stepping down from the 3080 is the RTX 3070. This new GPU has 8GB GDDR6 memory, is capable of 20 shader-tflops, 40 RT-tflops, and 163 Tensor-tflops, and according to Nvidia is more powerful than the RTX 2080 Ti – currently the most powerful mainstream graphics card available. The RTX 3070 will launch in October, starting at $499, which is less than half the RTX 2080 Ti's current prices.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Specs, Price, and Release Date
At the top of the pile is the RTX 3090, the Titan of this generation (without the Titan branding). This absolute monster of a card (seriously, it's huge) has a ridiculous 24GB of GDDR6X memory, and can push out 36 shader-tflops, 69 RT-tflops, and 285 Tensor-tflops of GPU power. Nvidia claims the card is capable of playing games at 60 fps in 8K. It starts at $1,499 and will be available on September 24. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-series-reveal&captions=true"]Nvidia Announces New GeForce RTX 3080 Graphics Cards
Nvidia just announced its new slate of next-generation graphics cards. Thee lineup is headed by the flagship GeForce RTX 3080, the successor to the most powerful mainstream graphics card of the last two years, the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti. As you might expect, this new GPU brings more CUDA, RT, and Tensor cores along with faster memory and perhaps most interestingly a new cooling design, all of which lead to some very promising performance numbers.
All told, Nvidia announced three new GPUs today: the RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and a new high-end "BFGPU" called the RTX 3090. More on that beast in a second.
[poilib element="poll" parameters="id=95360586-6dd6-40c9-b826-a35410761b4e"]
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/nvidia-rtx-3080-reveal-trailer"]
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Specs, Price, and Release Date
The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has 10GB of GDDR6X, capable of 30 shader-tflops, 58 RT-tflops, and 238 Tensor-tflops. According to Nvidia, it's twice as powerful as the RTX 2080. The RTX 3080 starts at $699 and will be available September 17.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Specs, Price, and Release Date
Stepping down from the 3080 is the RTX 3070. This new GPU has 8GB GDDR6 memory, is capable of 20 shader-tflops, 40 RT-tflops, and 163 Tensor-tflops, and according to Nvidia is more powerful than the RTX 2080 Ti – currently the most powerful mainstream graphics card available. The RTX 3070 will launch in October, starting at $499, which is less than half the RTX 2080 Ti's current prices.Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Specs, Price, and Release Date
At the top of the pile is the RTX 3090, the Titan of this generation (without the Titan branding). This absolute monster of a card (seriously, it's huge) has a ridiculous 24GB of GDDR6X memory, and can push out 36 shader-tflops, 69 RT-tflops, and 285 Tensor-tflops of GPU power. Nvidia claims the card is capable of playing games at 60 fps in 8K. It starts at $1,499 and will be available on September 24. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-series-reveal&captions=true"]Poker Club Announced for Next-Gen Consoles and More
Poker Club has been announced for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, with cross-platform and cross-generation online play.
Announced by Ripstone Games and coming this year, Poker Club aims to be a social experience, including 200-player tournaments, and online Career Mode that take splayers from back-room games to high-stakes tables, and many, many options for other modes.
The game will also feature private online games, and a full Poker 101 tutorial to help bed in new players. You can also create or join clubs in game, allowing players to work together to meet shared goals that unlock unique gear rewards for your customisable character.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/poker-club-reveal-trailer"]
Current-gen owners of the game will be able to get a free upgrade to the next-gen versions. On PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X, the game will play at 4K / 60 FPS, and include ray tracing. On PS5, the game will even make use of the DualSense controller's haptic feedback technology.
Speaking to IGN, game director Phil Gaskell explained that next-gen SSDs have been a game-changer: "We've been working on the proprietary tech in the systems to reduce load times in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of Poker Club. Loading is now practically non-existent, it makes the whole experience feel seamless, you won’t ever want to go back!"
As for the addition of ray tracing, that too seems to have been a pleasant addition to the mix. "Ray tracing is a huge deal for us," explains Gaskell, "we knew we wanted to use it on PC, but weren’t sure how it would work on console. We were so impressed with how capable they are in that department. With ray traced lighting/shadows/reflections, Poker Club is brought to life. We’re happy to say It looks incredible on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X."
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=poker-club-6-screenshots&captions=true"]
Gaskell makes clear the key benefit of both next-gen consoles - that compromises no longer have to be made to achieve the desired results: "Whereas before in game development you had to pick and choose your battles: are we going to target high frame rates / top-end visual features / high rendering resolution / etc. With the power of these new consoles, we can choose everything, it’s a no compromise experience."
[poilib element="accentDivider"]
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.
