Yearly Archives: 2020
WWE 2K Battlegrounds Gets September Release Date
WWE 2K Battlegrounds will launch for PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and Stadia on September 18.
The over-the-top throwback wrestling game will feature over 70 playable wrestlers at launch, both Superstars and Legends. Executive producer Steve O'Connor told IGN that more wrestlers will be added as free updates after launch. There's also a Superstar Creator function to build your own character. Mauro Ranallo and Jerry Lawler provide commentary.
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The game includes 4 modes:
- Campaign: 7 new wrestlers (created specially from the game) are competing for a WWE contract - you'll pick one and fight across multiple maps (unlocking them as you go), with guidance from 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and Paul Heyman along the way. You can learn more about the Campaign mode in our explainer article.
- Exhibition: Local and online multiplayer matches featuring up to four players.
- King of the Battleground: An online last-man-standing mode sees four players begin in the ring, with four more waiting outside it to enter. You'll need to take them all down to win.
- Online: Aside from King of the Battleground and Exhibitions, online tournaments are also promised.
- The Rock
- 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
- Ronda Rousey
- Roman Reigns
- Drew McIntyre
- Charlotte Flair
- Becky Lynch
- Asuka
- Daniel Bryan
- Kofi Kingston
- Randy Orton
- Andre the Giant
- Undertaker
- Mankind
- Shawn Michaels
- Yokozuna
- Sgt. Slaughter
- John Cena
- Nikki Bella
- Sasha Banks
- Braun Strowman
- The Fiend Bray Wyatt
- Big Show
- Samoa Joe
- Kalisto
- Edge (Pre-order/Digital Deluxe edition bonus)
Xbox Reportedly Tells Developers That Next-Gen Upgrades Should Be Free
A report has surfaced that suggests Xbox is telling third-party developers that Xbox Series X upgrades of their current-gen games should be free.
VGC, which cites "publishing sources with knowledge of Microsoft's next-gen policies," says that Microsoft has been encouraging "companies working on cross-gen games" to offer upgrades at no additional cost. This could make use of Xbox's Smart Delivery program, where you only need to purchase one version of a game to enjoy it across the entire Xbox hardware range.
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So far we've seen that third-party games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077 will offer next-gen upgrades at no extra cost, but this push from Microsoft will attempt to stop other publishers and developers from charging full-price for next-gen versions of cross-gen games, or for an upgrade to be provided as a paid DLC option.
EA is offering games under a different Dual Entitlement scheme, which is making sure players who buy FIFA 21 or Madden NFL 21 on current-gen consoles will also be able to play upgraded versions on Xbox Series X and PS5 at no extra cost, should they make the jump in hardware.
Microsoft has not made free next-gen upgrades mandatory yet, so if developers don't adopt the Smart Delivery policy, they have other options, such as selling "cross-gen bundles" of Xbox One and Xbox Series X games at a higher price point. We've already seen that NBA 2K21 will a cross-gen bundle option, although its standalone Xbox Series X and PS5 editions will come in at a $69.99 price point.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.
Xbox Reportedly Tells Developers That Next-Gen Upgrades Should Be Free
A report has surfaced that suggests Xbox is telling third-party developers that Xbox Series X upgrades of their current-gen games should be free.
VGC, which cites "publishing sources with knowledge of Microsoft's next-gen policies," says that Microsoft has been encouraging "companies working on cross-gen games" to offer upgrades at no additional cost. This could make use of Xbox's Smart Delivery program, where you only need to purchase one version of a game to enjoy it across the entire Xbox hardware range.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/15/xbox-smart-delivery-in-depth-with-microsofts-jason-ronald"]
So far we've seen that third-party games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077 will offer next-gen upgrades at no extra cost, but this push from Microsoft will attempt to stop other publishers and developers from charging full-price for next-gen versions of cross-gen games, or for an upgrade to be provided as a paid DLC option.
EA is offering games under a different Dual Entitlement scheme, which is making sure players who buy FIFA 21 or Madden NFL 21 on current-gen consoles will also be able to play upgraded versions on Xbox Series X and PS5 at no extra cost, should they make the jump in hardware.
Microsoft has not made free next-gen upgrades mandatory yet, so if developers don't adopt the Smart Delivery policy, they have other options, such as selling "cross-gen bundles" of Xbox One and Xbox Series X games at a higher price point. We've already seen that NBA 2K21 will a cross-gen bundle option, although its standalone Xbox Series X and PS5 editions will come in at a $69.99 price point.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.
Peter Pan: Jude Law in Talks to Play Captain Hook in Disney’s Live-Action Film
Jude Law is reportedly in talks to join Disney's live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy as the classic villain Captain Hook.
According to Variety, director David Lowery has tapped Law to board the Jolly Roger and set sail for Neverland in the studio's upcoming live-action Peter Pan adaptation, Peter Pan & Wendy.
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If Law signs the parchment for the role, he will follow in the buccaneering footsteps of Dustin Hoffman in 1991's Hook, Jason Issacs in 2003's Peter Pan, and Garrett Hedlund in 2015's Pan, to play the dastardly antagonist on the big screen since Disney has reportedly set its sights on a theatrical release for the Peter Pan film, rather than a Disney+ debut like 2019's Lady and the Tramp remake.
As Captain Hook, Law would be creating terror on the high seas for Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson who have been tapped to star as Peter and Wendy in the live-action film. Molony is set to add a feather to his cap, both literally and figuratively, starring as the eternally youthful Lost Boys leader while Anderson is expected to embark on the fantastical adventure as the eldest Darling child.
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Peter Pan & Wendy will be directed by David Lowery and produced by Jim Whitaker, with a script co-written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. Lowery and Halbrooks previously worked together on Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon.
The 2016 version of Pete's Dragon fared well with critics and audiences alike. IGN awarded the film a high score, calling it a "beautiful new take on a beloved film" with a "great cast, a believable dragon and beautiful cinematography."
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Peter Pan: Jude Law in Talks to Play Captain Hook in Disney’s Live-Action Film
Jude Law is reportedly in talks to join Disney's live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy as the classic villain Captain Hook.
According to Variety, director David Lowery has tapped Law to board the Jolly Roger and set sail for Neverland in the studio's upcoming live-action Peter Pan adaptation, Peter Pan & Wendy.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/05/29/peter-pan-exclusive-clip-from-65th-anniversary-edition"]
If Law signs the parchment for the role, he will follow in the buccaneering footsteps of Dustin Hoffman in 1991's Hook, Jason Issacs in 2003's Peter Pan, and Garrett Hedlund in 2015's Pan, to play the dastardly antagonist on the big screen since Disney has reportedly set its sights on a theatrical release for the Peter Pan film, rather than a Disney+ debut like 2019's Lady and the Tramp remake.
As Captain Hook, Law would be creating terror on the high seas for Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson who have been tapped to star as Peter and Wendy in the live-action film. Molony is set to add a feather to his cap, both literally and figuratively, starring as the eternally youthful Lost Boys leader while Anderson is expected to embark on the fantastical adventure as the eldest Darling child.
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Peter Pan & Wendy will be directed by David Lowery and produced by Jim Whitaker, with a script co-written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. Lowery and Halbrooks previously worked together on Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon.
The 2016 version of Pete's Dragon fared well with critics and audiences alike. IGN awarded the film a high score, calling it a "beautiful new take on a beloved film" with a "great cast, a believable dragon and beautiful cinematography."
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers Coming West in 2021
The voxel-based Earth Defense Force spin-off is officially coming west to PS4 and Switch in early 2021.
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers Coming West in 2021
The voxel-based Earth Defense Force spin-off is officially coming west to PS4 and Switch in early 2021.
Watch Dogs: Legion Images Leak Ahead Of Ubisoft Event
A series of images from Watch Dogs: Legion have leaked, offering a glimpse at the game in action.
An Imgur link featuring four images from the game was posted to the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit by user joelioio. According to the post, they stem from recent media previews of the game and, as such, they may look blurry due to the gameplay being streamed from Ubisoft computers.
We can see the game's Team menu screen in the leaks, which shows a series of operatives that the player can swap between as part of their legion of NPCs, with each one having different abilities. One character shown, Phil Ahuja, is a Football Hooligan who can use a Rally Cry ability to call his friends to fight and boasts a Tough Drunk ability that mitigates damage.
A Spy character, Brian Casey, is shown in another screenshot, who offers a Spy Watch that can jam enemy weapons, a silenced pistol and a car with cloaking capabilities.
One of the images from the game lacks the UI and features a user-drawn ring around a background asset which features the date "16 SEPT." It's unclear why it has been circled, but some think it could be a potential release date for the game.
The final image sees the player distracting an Albion police officer while in disguise - par for the course as far as Watch Dogs gameplay is concerned. Little of this is new information - we know that Legion will see players recruiting characters from among the AI population of a future London - but it's a nice reminder of how wildly different the game could be fore different players, given we're seeing football hooligans and old-school spies sharing screen space.
We'll be seeing and hearing more about Watch Dogs: Legion during the Ubisoft Forward conference, which arrives this Sunday, July 12. For more details on the event, check out our article covering the event's lineup.
It's Ubisoft's second leak this week, after Assassin's Creed: Valhalla saw 30 minutes of gameplay hit the internet.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.
We can see the game's Team menu screen in the leaks, which shows a series of operatives that the player can swap between as part of their legion of NPCs, with each one having different abilities. One character shown, Phil Ahuja, is a Football Hooligan who can use a Rally Cry ability to call his friends to fight and boasts a Tough Drunk ability that mitigates damage.
A Spy character, Brian Casey, is shown in another screenshot, who offers a Spy Watch that can jam enemy weapons, a silenced pistol and a car with cloaking capabilities.
One of the images from the game lacks the UI and features a user-drawn ring around a background asset which features the date "16 SEPT." It's unclear why it has been circled, but some think it could be a potential release date for the game.
The final image sees the player distracting an Albion police officer while in disguise - par for the course as far as Watch Dogs gameplay is concerned. Little of this is new information - we know that Legion will see players recruiting characters from among the AI population of a future London - but it's a nice reminder of how wildly different the game could be fore different players, given we're seeing football hooligans and old-school spies sharing screen space.
We'll be seeing and hearing more about Watch Dogs: Legion during the Ubisoft Forward conference, which arrives this Sunday, July 12. For more details on the event, check out our article covering the event's lineup.
It's Ubisoft's second leak this week, after Assassin's Creed: Valhalla saw 30 minutes of gameplay hit the internet.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.Watch Dogs: Legion Images Leak Ahead Of Ubisoft Event
A series of images from Watch Dogs: Legion have leaked, offering a glimpse at the game in action.
An Imgur link featuring four images from the game was posted to the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit by user joelioio. According to the post, they stem from recent media previews of the game and, as such, they may look blurry due to the gameplay being streamed from Ubisoft computers.
We can see the game's Team menu screen in the leaks, which shows a series of operatives that the player can swap between as part of their legion of NPCs, with each one having different abilities. One character shown, Phil Ahuja, is a Football Hooligan who can use a Rally Cry ability to call his friends to fight and boasts a Tough Drunk ability that mitigates damage.
A Spy character, Brian Casey, is shown in another screenshot, who offers a Spy Watch that can jam enemy weapons, a silenced pistol and a car with cloaking capabilities.
One of the images from the game lacks the UI and features a user-drawn ring around a background asset which features the date "16 SEPT." It's unclear why it has been circled, but some think it could be a potential release date for the game.
The final image sees the player distracting an Albion police officer while in disguise - par for the course as far as Watch Dogs gameplay is concerned. Little of this is new information - we know that Legion will see players recruiting characters from among the AI population of a future London - but it's a nice reminder of how wildly different the game could be fore different players, given we're seeing football hooligans and old-school spies sharing screen space.
We'll be seeing and hearing more about Watch Dogs: Legion during the Ubisoft Forward conference, which arrives this Sunday, July 12. For more details on the event, check out our article covering the event's lineup.
It's Ubisoft's second leak this week, after Assassin's Creed: Valhalla saw 30 minutes of gameplay hit the internet.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.
We can see the game's Team menu screen in the leaks, which shows a series of operatives that the player can swap between as part of their legion of NPCs, with each one having different abilities. One character shown, Phil Ahuja, is a Football Hooligan who can use a Rally Cry ability to call his friends to fight and boasts a Tough Drunk ability that mitigates damage.
A Spy character, Brian Casey, is shown in another screenshot, who offers a Spy Watch that can jam enemy weapons, a silenced pistol and a car with cloaking capabilities.
One of the images from the game lacks the UI and features a user-drawn ring around a background asset which features the date "16 SEPT." It's unclear why it has been circled, but some think it could be a potential release date for the game.
The final image sees the player distracting an Albion police officer while in disguise - par for the course as far as Watch Dogs gameplay is concerned. Little of this is new information - we know that Legion will see players recruiting characters from among the AI population of a future London - but it's a nice reminder of how wildly different the game could be fore different players, given we're seeing football hooligans and old-school spies sharing screen space.
We'll be seeing and hearing more about Watch Dogs: Legion during the Ubisoft Forward conference, which arrives this Sunday, July 12. For more details on the event, check out our article covering the event's lineup.
It's Ubisoft's second leak this week, after Assassin's Creed: Valhalla saw 30 minutes of gameplay hit the internet.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.Death Come True Review – Hotel Hell
The experience of waking up with a foggy mind in a weird, unfamiliar hotel room is already distressing, but there are myriad ways it could be even worse. Let's say you blacked out so hard that not only do you not remember last night, you don't remember anything at all. Making things even more upsetting, there's an unconscious woman with her hands tied up laying in the bathtub. The real kicker, though, would be seeing a news report with your face on it describing you as a wanted serial killer. And now someone's knocking on your door…
Death Come True is the latest project from Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka. Much like that beloved adventure series, Death Come True places the protagonist in a horrifying, deadly situation where the only way out is to uncover the mystery of what's really going on. But the approach here is very different: Where Danganronpa told its twisted sagas of death and despair through visual novel-style presentations, Death Come True is presented as a live-action film with branching paths. While the heavy use of full-motion video (FMV) has seen an interesting comeback in games like Her Story and Control, Death Come True hearkens back to the simpler, experimental FMV adventure games of the mid-'90s--all the while reminding us of what was good and bad about those titles.
Protagonist Makoto has no idea where he is, how he got here, or even who he is--save for the TV report describing him as a serial killer--but he knows something's deeply amiss in this hotel. Things quickly go from bad to worse when Makoto, through your choices, makes another unsettling discovery: When he dies, he wakes up again in the same hotel bed to restart and repeat the same sequence of events over again, so not even death can free him from the bizarre reality he's trapped in.
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