Playtonic will share another “major update” next week.
Yooka-Replaylee is due out on the Switch 2 this year, and it appears it will be getting a proper physical release on Nintendo’s new hybrid platform.
A new listing has recently popped up on the Canadian website Video Games Plus, and according to the description, the “full game is on the cartridge”. Once again, this title is being distributed with the help of PM Studios.
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High on Life 2 has more creative sci-fi guns, more wacky characters, and “more than five” playable games to find, including the infamous Bible Adventures.
Squanch Games chief creative officer/art director Mikey Spano and chief operating officer/executive producer Matty Studivan told IGN about how they’re raising the stakes for the sequel to the popular comedy shooter during a conversation at gamescom 2025. Although a bigger cast and new story might be the primary draw for fans, the studio says it made sure to tuck in more Easter Eggs to uncover, too.
The original High on Life famously included a few full-length movies for players to watch if they knew where to look, and it sounds like High on Life 2 will take things a step further. Spano tells us that, in addition to “some surprising B+ tier movies,” the sequel introduces fully-emulated, playable video games. When originally asked which titles to include, Spano says one game came up before any others: Bible Adventures.
“Yes, you can play the whole thing,” Spano said of the officially licensed version included in High on Life 2. “And it’s not the only emulated game that’s in there.”
We’ve actually already caught a glimpse of how Bible Adventures shows up in Squanch’s sequel. In a gameplay demo shown at gamescom 2025, it’s revealed that players will, at some point during High on Life 2, encounter Richard Kind’s Senator Muppy Doo. After he shrinks down to invade the player (and their in-game menu), players can find the only legal way to play Bible Adventures in the year 2025.
Spano stops short of telling us exactly how many games can be played or which other titles are included but does promise there are at least “more than five.” If Bible Adventures is the first we’re hearing about, then there’s no telling what else lies in store.
We’ll only have to wait a few more months to find out which movies and games wormed their way into High on Life 2. Squanch confirmed its sequel has a release date of February 13, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S, as well as Game Pass, earlier this week.
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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is set to finally release this week after years of anticipation. The remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 is $52.38 at Fanatical right now, so PC players can save almost $18 off ahead of launch. In our 8/10 review, we wrote, “Between its old-school stealth-action gameplay and engaging spy-thriller story, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater largely succeeds as a faithful, visually impressive remake of the 2004 classic.”
A November launch date for Kirby Air Riders was revealed this week, and pre-orders have finally opened up at Amazon! A ton of exciting new details were shared, including an overview on modes, 12 different characters, and much more. Secure your pre-order now at Amazon and prepare for launch on November 20!
Amazon has this 2TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD listed for $119.99 this weekend, making it an excellent option for upgrading your PS5 or PC storage. Especially for PlayStation 5 owners, 2TB of extra storage is a godsend, as you no longer have to enter the cycle of uninstalling and reinstalling your favorite games to save space.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one of the most popular games of the year, with physical copies continuing to sell out from time to time at retailers like Amazon. This week, Amazon revealed a new exclusive Mirror Edition, which packs in three different art cards, a Steelbook, and a copy of the game. If you’ve yet to experience Sandfall Interactive’s hugely popular game, this is the perfect time to pick up a copy.
Lies of P has continued to sit atop many favorite game lists over the last few years. A sequel is in development, with a major tease left for players at the end of the base game. The recently released Lies of P: Overture prequel gave yet another reason to re-enter this world, and for new players, there’s never been a better time to jump in.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launched earlier this year, and it’s still one of the biggest RPGs you can jump into on any platform. The remaster introduced numerous quality-of-life updates that were much needed, in addition to a brand-new epilogue chapter. We gave the game a 9/10 in our review, stating, “Xenoblade Chronicles X was already one of the Wii U’s best games, and this Definitive Edition does more than enough to justify another trip to planet Mira.”
The First Berserker: Khazan is available on sale this weekend at Amazon for $49.99. That’s a discount of $10, and while small, is still solid if you haven’t yet picked up the game. In our 8/10 review, we wrote, “The First Beserker: Khazan is a brutal but impressive soulslike that makes pushing through its devastating bosses worth the effort.”
I woke up far too early this morning, to stand in a queue for far too long, all to play fan-vexing (and newly release-dated) soulsvania Hollow Knight: Silksong on the Gamescom show floor. No pre-release review codes? Pah – I couldn’t even get a demo appointment at the most demo appointment-centric games event of the year. How’s that for rejection.
Anyway, Team Cherry might just not be that into me, but I might well be into Silksong. It’s a little quicker, a little more dynamic, and to these fingers, a little more difficult than the first Hollow Knight. But it entirely preserves that tight-as-a-drum feel of the original’s sword swishing, and deploys it against insectoid baddies that challenge and frustrate in practically identical ways.
No webs to spin.
Six years. Much has been said in the last six years about Team Cherry’s near radio silence on Hollow Knight: Silksong. Promises from Microsoft about the game coming out “in the next 12 months” in 2022. No playable demo since E3 2019. No Kickstarter updates. And a furore of hungry fans whipping themselves into a frenzy and building an entire community on memes and anguish.
Then, on 19th August, we found out that was about to change: “The countdown is on! Join us in 48 hours for a special announcement about Hollow Knight: Silksong!” Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier revealed he’d spoken to the devs last month and promised to share “the story behind why Silksong took seven years to make…”. Even Geoff Keighley got in on the action and, during Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live, shared a brief snippet of (blurry) gameplay. The hype was reaching fever pitch.
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Squanch Games has talked before about trying and failing to get Hollywood legend Danny DeVito to play Gene Zaroothian in High on Life. But the studio remains determined, and wants to convince DeVito to star as a gun in High on Life 3 — should it get the chance to make it.
With High on Life 2 waiting in the wings, Squanch Games’ Mikey Spano and Matty Studivan told IGN in an interview at gamescom 2025 that they are going to give Danny DeVito another go when they eventually get to making what feels like the inevitable third game in the comedy first-person shooter series.
“I really want Danny DeVito,” chief creative officer Spano said. “We tried to get Danny DeVito for the first game, and at that time we didn’t really have the cachet to sway him. But I’m hoping after this game we can try again and get him in there.
“I have the perfect design for a Danny DeVito gun in my head that I want to see so bad!”
So, why didn’t DeVito work out for High on Life? According to executive producer Matty Studivan, it was felt that DeVito would have been so unlikely to say yes, that it wasn’t even worth the ask.
Studivan said: “I believe the response we got was, ‘We would take this to him but his agent doesn’t even know if he’ll understand what it is, and he’ll probably just say no.’ We’re gonna try really hard on the next one.”
Spano then issued the call: “Danny DeVito, reach out! We’re ready for ya!”
Whether Danny DeVito appears in High on Life 3 or not, Squanch Games has a more pressing matter: High on Life 2. As announced at gamescom, the sequel launches February 13, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S and Game Pass day-one.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Galactus actor Ralph Ineson plays Sheath, a new character and boss, and is joined on the cast by Betsy Sodaro, J.B. Smoove, and Richard Kind.
High on Life was a breakout hit and one of the biggest Game Pass launches ever. It proved so popular that work on a High on Life show was eventually announced in 2024.
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Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Have you herd?
The last time I tried shepherding an unruly beast, I wasn’t exactly a fan. It was midnight, I was exhausted, and my dog simply refused to come back inside. Typical. Thankfully, Herdling offers a much cosier alternative, replacing a stubborn pup with fantastical beasties that actually listen to me.
Developed by Okomotive, the studio behind the wonderful FAR series, Herdling carries the same blend of quiet melancholy and atmosphere as the studio’s other games. Though fleeting in length, Herdling is a breath of fresh air – a journey sure to stick with you, even if its core gameplay feels a tad clunky.
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Is Silent Hill f a soulslike? It’s a question the Silent Hill fandom has been debating for some time now. But in a recent interview with IGN, Konami insisted it’s not, and expressed a degree of frustration with the ongoing debate.
Silent Hill f takes us to 1960s Japan, where we follow Hinako Shimizu, a teenager struggling under the pressure of expectations from her friends, family, and society. As IGN reported in our Silent Hill f hands-on preview, its combat has a similar feel to Silent Hill 2 Remake’s close-range combat. You can dodge enemy attacks with the DualSense’s circle button and activate a light and heavy attack with R1 and R2, respectively. Your limited reach and lengthy attack motions give a realistic, weighty feel to combat. Heavy attacks, especially, feel slow and need to be timed well, “contributing to the feeling that Hinako is just a teenager with limited strength.”
On top of that, Silent Hill f’s combat also features timed dodges and counterattacks, with the latter particularly important in combat sequences. Enemies briefly show a sign when a counterattack can be utilized, but we suggested that “unless you have trained your reflex skills by playing games like of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, you will likely have a hard time reacting.” That’s where the Focus mode comes in, which can be triggered by holding L2. It allows counterattacks to last longer, while also charging up a power attack that staggers an enemy.
Talk of parries and counterattacks has come as a surprise to some Silent Hill fans, and Konami’s suggestion that Silent Hill f’s combat sequences were ratcheted up because “challenging action games are gaining popularity among younger players nowadays” has split the fandom.
But in an interview with IGN at gamescom 2025, Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto set the record straight. He insisted Silent Hill f is not a soulslike, despite the mechanics at play in its combat, and even said applying that label to the game is “disingenuous.”
“This is one of the things that we see — the term soulslike — being thrown around on the internet quite a bit,” he began. “And I think it’s a label that’s a little bit disingenuous. Modern players will see like, oh there’s a stamina meter, there’s a dodge, and they’re like, ‘Okay, it’s a soulslike.’
“But to be very honest, a lot of these things we actually pulled from classic Silent Hill titles. Look at Silent Hill 4 — there’s a charge meter for your attacks, kind of like our Focus meter. And even for Silent Hill 3 there’s a stamina meter. You see it later on.”
Okamoto went on to say Silent Hill f’s combat mechanics aren’t exclusive to the soulslike genre, expressing a degree of frustration with the online dialogue surrounding the game.
“These things aren’t new and exclusive to soulslike games,” he said. “They’ve been a part of action horror games for a very, very long time. If you have these things you’re labeled a soulslike. And we’d like to reiterate we are an action horror game, but we are not a soulslike.”
Silent Hill f comes out on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S on September 25.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Take the day OFF.
Well folks, it’s the weekend once again, which means it’s time to get some gaming done!
But first, a recap. This week, Capcom launched an intriguing 30th anniversary website for Resident Evil, though there’s not much on there right now beyond some cool artwork. Gamescom also happened, which means we got some really cool announcements including a port of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in 2026, and brand-new Bubsy and He-Man games! What!
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Surprise! Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the slimmer, Baghdad-set adventure launched in 2023, is getting fresh content set in AlUla, an ancient oasis city now found in Saudi Arabia.
A new story chapter with additional missions, plus general gameplay improvements for the whole game, will launch for free later this year.
Ubisoft made the announcement this morning via social media, in a post that’s come rather out of the blue on a Saturday at the end of this year’s busy Gamescom week.
That said, the arrival of more Assassin’s Creed Mirage content has been expected. Earlier this year, Ubisoft declined to comment on a report in French financial newspaper Les Echoes that detailed a deal between Ubisoft and Saudi Arabia’s controversial Public Investment Fund for additional Mirage content.
Today’s confirmation that Mirage will soon get content set in 9th century Saudi Arabia therefore makes sense.
As for the location itself, AlUla seems a natural fit for an Assassin’s Creed game, as an UNESCO World Heritage site with more than 7,000 years of history and towering rock formations that look perfect for a spot of Assassin’s Creed parkour.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage players, we have a surprise coming your way later this year!
📖 New story chapter & missions set in 9th century AlUla
🎮 Gameplay improvements for the base game and the new location
🎁 All for freeStay tuned! pic.twitter.com/8CjB3MRvfR
— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) August 23, 2025
Launched in 2023, Assassin’s Creed Mirage arrived as something of a palate cleanser between the epic Viking-set Valhalla and this year’s similarly enormous Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Mirage returned to the Assassin’s Creed franchise’s smaller, stealthier city-set roots for an adventure that felt inspired by the series’ initial game.
Developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, the game originally began life as an expansion for Valhalla focused on its mysterious Assassin character Basim, someone who ends up playing a pivotal role in the events of that game’s finale. Fans had subsequently hoped to see more from the character, though it’s unclear if this add-on will include any new answers to his ultimate fate.
After Mirage was released, players found an odd post-credits scene hidden in the game’s files that Ubisoft has since acknowledged, though never fully explained. Perhaps this too will finally be addressed in Mirage’s upcoming new content, more details of which will follow in the weeks to come.
Next up for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, meanwhile, is the game’s big Claws of Awaji expansion, curiously also developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, that’s due for launch on September 16.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
