26 articles covering entertainment.
This article is part of a new initiative on IGN where we spend a whole month exploring topics we find interesting in the world of video games. June is Icons Month, where we’re profiling iconic video game industry figures, characters, series, and themes. With the notable exception of John Madden, few celebrity monikers are as…
Fantasy's Flight's A Game of Thrones: The Board Game is coming to PC (via Steam) in Q3 2020.The board game, originally released in 2003, was updated in 2011 around the start of HBO's Game of Thrones show and now, years later, the board game is making the jump to video games, as reported by Dicebreaker.…
Getty Images The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre and can include…
After two months of being surpassed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons and then Final Fantasy VII Remake, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has once again topped the NPD charts and is the best-selling game of May 2020.As revealed by NPD Group's Mat Piscatella, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was followed by Grand Theft Auto V…
Many of us are spending this extra time at home catching up on shows we’ve long been meaning to binge-watch, movies we’ve been wanting to stream, books we’ve been meaning to read, or video games we've been waiting to play. And with the film industry still not yet back to business, that means even usually…
If you're a Switch owners who's been pining for a deal, you'll want to check this out. Nintendo is running a Summer Game Sale on digital games at various retailers. This includes first-party titles like New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, as well as third-party titles like Dragon Quest…
The video game Cyberpunk 2077 is set to release on September 17 (you can preorder it for $49.94 now). But if you want a dose of the techno-future right now, you'll be pleased to know a trio of Cyberpunk action figures has just gone on sale at Amazon and Walmart. You can save 20 percent…
Riot Games said Valorant is being prototyped for consoles but that this doesn't necessarily mean the game is coming to consoles.Valorant was released on PC on June 2 and already, its popularity has fans wondering about the game's current exclusivity to PC and whether or not the 5v5 tactical shooter will ever come to consoles.…
EA Sports has announced that it will take a more active stance against racism in its various sports titles, particularly in the EA NHL series.EA was one of many game companies to come out in support of the Black community this week but some viewed the company’s statement as being hypocritical. This is because of…
If you are staying home and are looking for some great PC games to while away a few hours, Amazon is having a sale on a ton of EA games. From horror games like Dead Space to multiplayer games like Star Wars Battlefront II and single-player experiences like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, there is…
This article is part of a new initiative on IGN where we spend a whole month exploring topics we find interesting in the world of video games. June is Icons Month at IGN, where we’re profiling iconic video game industry figures, characters, series and themes. When it comes to game development in Japan, unless you’re…
By Christopher Rudolph Crystal Methyd might not be America’s next drag superstar, but she was definitely crowned the kookiest queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12. The Missouri girl wowed Ru and the judges with her imaginative runway looks; somehow, she transformed Freddy Kreuger into a fashion icon. But Ru was also obsessed with her…
Netflix / KC Bailey By Crystal Bell Less than a minute into our conversation, Leah Lewis tells me how she's been taking care of herself — "mentally and physically" — while quarantining in her Los Angeles home. It's late April, and the usually benign question of "how are you doing?" is now a loaded phrase…
InXile Entertainment, a California-based video game developer founded by Brian Fargo, confirmed that its next project after the release of Wasteland 3 will be a new triple-A RPG developed using Unreal Engine 5.Considering inXile is now a Microsoft first-party studio, it means the Xbox Series X will indeed have first-party games developed using Epic’s game…
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If you're looking for the differences between Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield for Nintendo Switch, then you're in the right place. As veteran Pokemon fans know, each new generation brings a pair of Pokemon games that follow the same story but have several key differences, including exclusive Pokemon, Legendary Pokemon, and in the case of…
According to the Microsoft Store, Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia 2: Definitive Edition will be released on August 28 and May 19, respectively.These dates follow the vague tease of Mafia: Trilogy by 2K. If Mafia 2's release date is true, it will be released on the same day as the full reveal of the Mafia:…
Infinity Ward has suggested that it will support Call of Duty: Warzone on both the Xbox Series X and PS5 after they launch later this year. A developer also hinted that the Battle Royale standalone could abandon the series' yearly release schedule.In an interview with GamerGen, Taylor Kurosaki of Infinity Ward responded to a question…
Become the Dark Lord of the Sith in this villainous VR series, available for Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S; Coming Summer 2020 to PSVRBy IGN StaffUpdated: 4 May 2020 9:59 pmPosted: 4 May 2020 4:00 pmLet the black helmet of the Sith Lord descend upon you and encase your world in darkness with the virtual…
Great things often take unexpected forms. We’ve already seen surprising combinations like an excellent turn-based strategy game starring Mario and Rabbids, or some of the most beloved action-adventure games of all time being Batman games – and now one of the best fighting games of 2020 is somehow kind of based on (but just legally…
Provided He might've started behind the scenes, but Breland's country-rap/R&B prowess is now front and center. The chameleonic songwriter and powerhouse vocal talent is the artist behind the infectious hybrid viral hit "My Truck," a point of pride he makes clear early in the video when, grinning a prankster's smile, he pushes a cowboy lip-synching…
Hello Games and Microsoft have revealed that No Man's Sky will be released on Xbox Game Pass in June 2020.Announced on Xbox Wire, Xbox Game Pass members will soon be able to play in No Man's Sky "infinite, procedurally-generated" universe with "over 10 million Xbox Game Pass members."No Man's Sky was originally released on PlayStation…
Xbox's Phil Spencer has commented on some of the unfortunate realities and challenges game developers are likely facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could lead to some development delays.Speaking on Talking Games With Reggie & Harold, hosted by former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime and journalist Harold Goldberg, Spencer followed up on some recent…
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on September 4. Developed by Vicarious Visions, the same company behind Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, it's a remastered bundle of the first two games in the series. Like the Crash remasters, THPS 1+2 will keep the bones of the original games…
Ubisoft is potentially teasing the return of the infamous delisted Ubisoft Montreal Scott Pilgrim game that launched back in 2010.Last night The Academy held a rewatch of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World adaptation. Scott Pilgrim creator, Bryan Lee O'Malley tuned in for the watchalong.O'Malley tweeted during the movie that Ubisoft should "bring back…
During today’s Inside Xbox livestream where the company showcased some of the first footage of third-party games coming to the next-gen Xbox Series X, head of Xbox partnerships Sarah Bond appeared to promise even more third-party games are coming.During a brief appearance, Bond explained how Xbox already lined up a huge roster of third-party developers…
