Author: Game Infliction

IGN UK Podcast 695: Redfall From Grace

Cardy, Matt, and Jesse have all now finished Jedi: Survivor so decide to tell everyone why it’s so good before delving deep into the layers of problems plaguing Redfall, Arkane’s new vampire co-op shooter. It’s time to plunge back into the MCU as well as thoughts are shared on the aggressively fine Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Has a game ever gotten better after you’ve finished its main story? Give us your co-op game suggestions and drop us an email: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast 695: Redfall From Grace

Life Is Strange makers Don’t Nod announce release date for Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie

Developers Don’t Nod are carrying over their signature melodramatic decisions and super-powered characters with their next game: Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie. The studio behind Life Is Strange and Tell Me Why announced their visual novel earlier this year, but we now have a solid June 8th release date. A playable demo is also available as part of the LudoNarraCon festival on Steam.

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Redfall review: an open world FPS drained of Arkane’s magic

Redfall, an open world FPS by the folks over at Arkane, plays like a game that was pulled in so many directions over its development that it exploded into various bits, which were then patchworked together into a live service game that already feels like it’s been abandoned. Flashes of Arkane’s brilliance make an appearance, but they are a rare find amidst a bland, incoherent world that clearly points to deeper issues in a game that’s been drained of its magic.

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Reminder: Splatoon 3’s Zelda-Themed Splatfest Kicks Off This Weekend

Have you got your vote in?

Update #2 : With all of us counting down the days until next week’s launch of Tears of the Kingdom, it has been easy to forget about Nintendo’s other Zelda event taking place in Splatoon 3. Well, this is your friendly reminder that the Zelda-themed Splatfest kicks off this weekend.

The question this time around is all to do with the Triforce, asking “Which do you seek?” between teams Power, Wisdom or Courage. You can find the exact times of when the inking gets underway in your region down below:

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Neon-folk horror Saturnalia is coming to Steam with a new first-person mode and more

The neon-soaked labyrinthine world of Saturnalia is coming to Steam later this year with a bunch of new features, developers Santa Ragione have announced. Saturnalia is an Italian folk horror that was released last year as an Epic Games Store exclusive, and it charmed many white knuckle horror fans. That includes the RPS Hivemind as Saturnalia was one our favourite games of last year.

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Random: Nintendo Apparently Wasn’t A Fan Of Tiger & Hasbro’s Pokédex Toy

“They didn’t like us very much”.

Remember the original Pokémon Pokédex toy released by Tiger Electronics and Hasbro Toys back in the day? Well, apparently Nintendo’s Japanese team made it an absolute nightmare to bring to market.

Speaking to Johto Times recently, former Tiger & Hasbro senior game producer Chris Nicolella (between 1997 – 2001) revealed the entire story behind the development cycle – explaining how Nintendo’s Japanese headquarters wasn’t a big fan of the US toy company and made the entire process “very difficult” due to concerns about the device taking sales from the Game Boy releases.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Adds Luke Starkiller Minifigure For Free

“Happy May the 4th!”.

If you’re looking to celebrate Star Wars with some gaming this week, you can’t go past LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

As part of the Star Wars Day celebrations for 2023, the development team at TT Games has added ‘Luke Starkiller’ as a new Minifigure to this collection. Apparently, this was an “early version” of Luke Skywalker and is based on a concept designed by Ralph McQuarrie. Here’s a look at this Minifigure in action:

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