XDefiant, Ubisoft’s free-to-play Call of duty rival, has missed the publisher’s expectations since launching in May — that much CEO Yves Guillemot admitted during a recent financial call. But are there plans to shut the game down? Not so, its chief developer has insisted.Rumors began circulating this week that support for XDefiant could come to an end after Season 4, which closes out XDefiant's Year 1 roadmap, if its player count failed to improve. Ubisoft has yet to announce player numbers or revenue figures for XDefiant, with Guillemot promising to say more at the end of October.Now, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin, who works at Ubisoft’s San Francisco development studio, has responded to those rumors, insisting the company does not plan to shut the game down after Se…
Sony has announced its latest PlayStation State of Play, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, September 24 at 3pm PT.In its official announcement, Sony said that the presentation would focus on updates on over 20 games. It's set to take place just a few days before Tokyo Game Show, which will include the first public presentation of the PlayStation 5 Pro. The stream will last 30+ minutes, Sony says.State of Play returns tomorrow!Watch live at 3pm PT on September 24 for news and updates on over 20 titles: https://t.co/TL29c6AbpZ pic.twitter.com/RV71SC2ese— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 23, 2024 Per usual, the State of Play will be available on all of PlayStation's social channels, including Twitch and YouTube. We'll also be streaming it on IGN's own chan…
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up and publisher Sony are being sued…over Stellar Blade. The plaintiff, a Louisiana-based film production company called, yes, Stellarblade, is alleging trademark infringement and claiming its business is being damaged by Shift Up's use of the name.The complaint, which has been viewed by IGN, was filed in a Louisiana court earlier this month by Stellarblade LLC and owner Griffith Chambers Mehaffey against Shift Up, Sony, and an unnamed insurance company that the plaintiff claims covers Sony Interactive Entertainment with liability insurance against the very allegations Stellarblade is bringing.…
The developer of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is in talks with Sony over the game’s potential support for the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro.PS5 Pro, due out in November priced $700, has an AI-powered upscaling feature called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) that can automatically improve the image clarity of games.In an interview with IGN, Saber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits said he’s hopeful the PS5 Pro will improve Space Marine 2 by default via PSSR.…
The success of breakout hit Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 ‘changes everything’ for developer Saber Interactive, it’s said.Speaking exclusively to IGN as part of a sweeping post-launch interview just over two weeks after Space Marine 2’s record-breaking launch, Saber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits said the success of the game would even positively affect its future projects.While neither Saber nor publisher Focus Entertainment have announced a sales figure for Space Marine 2, Focus has confirmed over two million played at launch. In fact, Space Marine 2 is the most-played Warhammer video game of any type ever released on Steam, with 225,690 peak concurrent players on Valve’s platform.Willits won't go into hard numbers for Space Marine 2's success, eith…
Last week, Bloomberg reported that 25 people comprising the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out the door in a group resignation. But while some of the circumstances around their departure emerged in the reporting, one pressing question was left unanswered: why?Having spoken to multiple individuals close to the situation who requested anonymity due to fear of reprisal, as well as an Annapurna spokesperson, IGN has pieced together a somewhat complex answer. Disagreements over the direction of the Interactive division, chaotic departures, communication breakdowns, and a perceived lack of leadership transparency at Annapurna Interactive led to a staff walk-out that has left 25 individuals jobless, Annapurna leaders scrambling, and numerous developers concerned about their contract…
Although Black Friday is still the best time to buy almost everything, many other seasonal sales events have become almost as big in recent years. With some retailers still offering Labor Day sales late into the month, even right now is an excellent time to find deals on tech, video games, and just about everything else.If you're hoping to save some money at any point this year, there are a few different sale dates worth marking on your calendar. We've gathered some of the biggest upcoming sales events we know about to help you plan out your online shopping in 2024.
1. October Prime Day Sales (October 8-13)
Although it's a fairly new thing, Amazon has started offering a Prime Day-like sale in October ahead of Black Friday deals. The onlin…
Netflix has revealed the first trailer for its long-in-development animated Splinter Cell show, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch.The trailer, along with confirmation of its full title, arrived as part of Netflix Geeked Week 2024 Live today. It’s our first full look at how the show will bring Ubisoft’s classic stealth series to the streaming giant’s subscribers. The brief video shows stealth legend, Sam Fisher, sinking to the bottom of a body of water along with his iconic night vision goggles. Although no release date has been revealed yet, you can take a look at the trailer below for yourself.Here's your first look at Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, a new animated series from Netflix and Ubisoft Film & Television. Starring Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher. #GeekedWeek pic.tw…
During Geeked Week's live event tonight, Netflix Animation officially announced another collaboration with CD Projekt Red in the Cyberpunk universe… but didn't confirm what it would be.The tease, which you can watch below, is brief, only really confirming a "return to Night City." Otherwise, the streaming platform merely invites fans to "stay tuned."Netflix Animation 🤝 Cyberpunk 🤝 CD Projekt RedStay tuned… #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/NkZybCa7kt— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) September 20, 2024 While the news is exciting, it isn't a huge shock. During CD Projekt Red's latest earnings call last month, the company teased that it's "definitely" planning more animated projects with Cyberpunk, but was similarly vague."We a…
Squid Game Season 2 is still on track to arrive this December, and Netflix is here to help with the wait with a new teaser trailer.The footage was revealed as part of Netflix Geeked Week 2024 Live today and attempts to take players back to the games that started it all. That means sending main character Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back into the pit, too, and it looks like he’ll have new challenges to overcome. See how we’ll return to the streamer’s deadly series in the Squid Game Season 2 teaser trailer below. The game ⏺️ never 🔼 stops ⏹️ Are you ready to play? Squid Game Season 2 arrives December 26. #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/7L3YTy8Rco— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) September 20, 2024 Squid Game originally aired in September 2021 and quickly became one of Netflix�…