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The latest headlines from around the games press. Articles open on the publisher's site.
The latest headlines from around the games press. Articles open on the publisher's site.

IGN · 4h ago
'Appreciate the Fans' — GTA 5 Cast Tell Jason and Lucia’s Actors the Most Important Things They Should Know Before GTA 6 Launches Them to Fame
The stars behind GTA 5’s Franklin, Michael, and Trevor, along with the voice of CJ from San Andreas, were asked if they had any advice for the actors playing GTA 6’s Jason and Lucia now that the game is almost here.

IGN · 6h ago
Alien: Isolation 2 Team Confirms Physical Edition, Photo Mode, and New Gameplay Details
The team behind Alien: Isolation 2 released a Q&A that reveals new gameplay details, including using your real-life microphone, a physical edition, a photo mode, and more.

IGN · 7h ago
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Patch Makes It Impossible to Get a Nuke in Free-for-All
A new patch for Modern Warfare 4 has players up in arms because it prevents you from getting a tactical nuke Killstreak in Free-for-All, one of the Multiplayer modes.

IGN · 8h ago
Viture Phantom Beast XR Glasses Are Available for Preorder

IGN · 8h ago
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 Adds 6 New Maps, New Weapons, and a New DMZ Area
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Season 1 details have been revealed, and a ton of new content is coming to the game.

IGN · 8h ago
Vampir Is a Dark, Brutal MMORPG Focused on Bloody Violence

IGN · 9h ago
PS Plus November Games Include Dead Island 2 and Tomb Raider Remasters
Sony has announced next month’s PS Plus offerings, dropping on November 3. If you’re into killing zombies, roguelite card games, or delving into ancient tombs, you’re in for a treat.

IGN · 10h ago
No Man’s Sky Gets Fresh Horror-Themed Forsaken Update Just a Month After Cosmos
Just as No Man’s Sky lands for iOS, the ever-expanding space sim is getting a spooky new update in time for Halloween.
IGN · 10h ago
Blizzard Sparks World of Warcraft Fan Backlash for 'Breaking Promise' Over Housing Microtransactions
Back when housing was added to World of Warcraft at the beginning of Midnight, Blizzard issued a set of guiding priciples that, among other things, promised that the company wouldn't add cosmetics to the cash store that represent one of Azeroth's races or classes. This week,…

IGN · 11h ago
Everything We Saw at Nintendo Indie World Showcase October 2026, Including Witchbrook Release Date
Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase is over, and we’ve got a roundup of all the announcements right here.

IGN · 11h ago
With The Division 3 Still in Active Development, Ubisoft Announces The Division Franchise Has Hit More Than 50 Million Players
Massive Entertainment has announced that The Division series has recorded over 50 million players across its games, just as the series hits its 10th anniversary. That’s a lot of +1 defense beanies!

IGN · 13h ago
You Need to Have Completed Crimson Desert's Main Storyline to Begin Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane's New DLC Stories
You need to have completed Crimson Desert’s main storyline to begin Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane’s new DLC stories, Pearl Abyss has confirmed.

IGN · 14h ago
Phantom Blade Zero Looks Like a Hit Before It's Even Come Out, With an Estimated 1 Million Prelaunch Copies Sold
Phantom Blade Zero is on track to be a huge hit, with estimates suggesting the action game has already sold over 1 million copies before launch.

IGN · 15h ago
Pocketpair Would Love to Release Palworld on Nintendo Switch 2, Despite Pokémon Legal Battle
The legal battle between Nintendo and Pocketpair is ongoing, but the Palworld developer hasn’t ruled out a Switch 2 version of its creature collecting survival game.

IGN · 15h ago
Rockstar Games Staff Set for 'Historic' Union Vote at the Same Time GTA 6 Comes Out
Rockstar Games staff will vote on union recognition amid the launch of GTA 6.

IGN · 21h ago
The Upcoming Blade Runner 2099 Board Game Will Feature a Different Story Than the TV Series

IGN · 1d ago
Masahiro Sakurai Shrugs Off AI Games as ‘Unprofitable Titles’ as Clones and Mods Boom
Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai explained why the boom in AI-created games isn’t likely to create a lasting demand for such projects, comparing them to “low-quality goods” that could never compare to human-made titles like Shadow of the Colossus.

IGN · 1d ago
Save 47% Off Back to the Future Trilogy: 40th Anniversary Edition in Both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray
The most comprehensive and definitive Back to the Future edition.

IGN · 1d ago
Resident Evil Executive Producer Says the Series' Story Could End 'In the Next 10 Years'
In an interview with Yahoo Japan, executive producer Jun Takeuchi outlined Capcom’s plans for its flagship horror franchise, revealing that its encompassing narrative has a definite conclusion — and that end could come shockingly soon.

IGN · 1d ago
David Hayter Opens Up About His 'Huge' Lost Planet Movie That Never Got Made
Acclaimed voice actor and screenwriter David Hayter opened up about his canceled Lost Planet movie adaptation, explaining why it never got off the ground in a throwaway tweet more than a decade after it was first confirmed.

IGN · 1d ago
Life Is Strange Developer Don't Nod Blasted by Union Employees Over 'Illegal' Management Practices as Possible Layoffs Loom
An October 27 statement from employees of Don't Nod, the developer best known for making the original Life is Strange games, warn that the company is in danger of insolvency and layoffs, and accused its management of "illegal" practices that have caused staff "uncertainty and…

IGN · 1d ago
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Adds Series Favorite Map, Shipment, to Multiplayer
Shipment, one of Call of Duty's most iconic maps, has officially been added to Modern Warfare 4's multiplayer.

IGN · 1d ago
Two Creators of the Original Doom Are Arguing About its History on Social Media
The 1993 first-person shooter Doom is legendary. Its place in history is both untouchable and inarguable. The details of that history, though, are currently being debated on social media. Not by fans, mind you, but instead by two of the very people that created it. Doom…

IGN · 1d ago
Discord Messages in Discoverable Servers Will Soon Be Searchable on Google
Over the last decade, Discord has become the de facto community space for gaming, and there are a lot of huge servers out there that you can find by scrolling through its public servers page. But starting on November 16, some messages in these huge servers will be viewable from…

IGN · 1d ago
Capcom Celebrates Record Sales in First Half of 2027 Fiscal Year, With Overwhelming Majority Being Digital Purchases
Capcom is celebrating its highest software unit sales for the first half of a fiscal year in the company’s 47-year history, with games like Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 2, and RE7 Biohazard leading the fray.

IGN · 1d ago
World of Warcraft Forever Name Reservation Is Broken Ahead of Launch
The World of Warcraft Forever beta ended last week, and in the space in between that and the full launch on November 4, Blizzard is offering players the ability to reserve character names ahead of launch. There's only one problem, the system looks like it's broken.

IGN · 1d ago
What You Need to Know About Roco Kingdom, the Creature-Collecting Sensation Going Global

IGN · 1d ago
GTA 6 Sparks Unlikely Cliff Richard Resurgence, but the 86-Year-Old Singer Still Doesn't Know What It Is
British singer Cliff Richard is enjoying an unlikely resurgence at the age of 86 after one of his old songs featured in the GTA 6 Extended Look on Netflix, but it seems the whole Rockstar Games phenomenon has passed him by.

IGN · 1d ago
The Big World of Warcraft Forever Interview: Blizzard Reveals Its Plan for the Next Great MMO
IGN interviews Blizzard on the past, present, and future of gaming's next great MMO: World of Warcraft Forever.

IGN · 1d ago
Blizzard Reveals Plan for World of Warcraft Forever Update Frequency
World of Warcraft Forever launches a week from today, and while the game will have a huge swath of content available on day one, there will be new content continually added to the game. But how frequently should fans expect new content to arrive? It sounds like Blizzard is…