Larian hope to offer “more insight” into their usage of generative AI via an ask me anything session set to take place in the new year. It’ll also be a chance to ask more general questions about Divinity, if you fancy. Naturally, this all comes after the Geoff announcement of the Baldur’s Gate 3 devs’ next RPG was swiftly followed by comments from CEO Swen Vincke which revealed the studio are making limited use of generative AI.
Terminator 2D: No Fate is packed with Terminator references and Easter eggs, but this one is perhaps for hardcore fans only.
Bitmap Bureau’s retro action game has an Easter egg that can only be accessed once you’ve unlocked its hardest mode, Judgment Day. Once you’ve done that, play through the game on Judgment Day difficulty and reach the Biker Bar level, which is only the second level in Arcade Mode if you want to get there quickly. The instant the level loads, you’ll immediately notice that the previously naked Arnie is now wearing some very bright, ultra ‘90s neon Zubaz shorts.
Why is he doing that? It’s a reference to how The Governator actually dressed on-set during the filming of the biker bar scene in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. That’s right: naked Arnie in Terminator 2 is a lie, and you can get a glimpse of those incredibly colourful shorts in this footage from behind the scenes.
We thought we’d check in with the Terminator 2D development team to find out more about this cheeky Easter egg, and they explained how it came together:
“When planning the game we did a lot of research on the movie; watching it scene-by-scene, going through materials such as the illustrated screenplay and also looking at making of content which is where the shorts idea came from.
“After looking at how some of the older T2 games handled the naked Terminator for the bar scene (for example in the SNES game where it was behind a strategically placed wooden fence) — Mike [Tucker, designer] jokingly had the idea of making a pixelated crotch effect for Easy Money mode.
“But we decided the shorts from behind-the-scenes pics would be a hilarious Easter egg and you can only unlock it on the Judgment Day difficulty!
“We also had an internal thread where we gathered ideas for Easter eggs to include, and we managed to fit plenty of them into the game. For example, retro game lovers may enjoy the custom ending of Arcade Mode which we hope is a nice reward for sticking with that challenge and completing it.
“For the biker bar level itself, we made a lot of adjustments throughout the development as we continued to polish. Like adding the two licensed music tracks, adding the boss fight, the guy getting griddled, giving the Terminator a line asking for clothes, boots and motorcycle, the waitress idle animations etc and then we added a few more moves such as the backfist, headbutt, and shoulder barge for depth.”
So there you have it! That’s why the Terminator is wearing retro shorts in Terminator 2D: No Fate, and if you didn’t already know about its origins, now you have some fun movie trivia to impress your film buff friends with!
Arnie’s shorts aren’t the only call-back to Terminator 2. In June, IGN reported on how the developers tracked down the actor who played future war John Connor back in 1991 to include his likeness, and in doing so found out why Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t in the game.
IGN’s Terminator 2D: No Fate review returned an 8/10. We said: “Terminator 2D: No Fate is a wonderfully realised tribute to one of the single greatest movies ever made, punctuated with pitch-perfect music, exquisite pixel art, and brilliant Easter eggs.”
And in Terminator movie news, creator James Cameron has said he plans to make a new film once the dust has settled on Avatar: Fire and Ash, but insisted Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time as The Terminator is officially over.
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You are standing in the Dark Room, pockets full of gems and keys, eyeing up the eastward door. The three silhouetted templates on your drafting screen all seem equally unpromising. You go for broke and pick the one on the left. Ah nuts, you’ve drawn the Videogame Journalist’s Bedroom. It contains nothing save rotten coils of USB cables, the stink of bad coffee, and a single active computer screen, displaying a just-written article about an esoteric strategy puzzler.
Which strategy puzzler? The one that rhymes with “blueprints”, of course.
Update: The final day brings three freebies.
Update: The final day of No Gravity Games’ ‘Switchmas Giveaway’ is finally upon us, with three new Switch freebies for all those who have followed the chain up until this point. You’ll find the complete list of every game in this year’s giveaway, and all the info on how to get involved, in our original post below.
You know the festive season is well and truly here when No Gravity Games announces its annual ‘Switchmas Giveaway’, where the studio dishes out a selection of its back catalogue for free.
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A cluster of Starfield fans say they’ve gained an early glimpse at improvements coming to Bethesda’s sci-fi role-player, though have suggested the changes are relatively modest in scope.
The fans claimed Bethesda invited them to take a look at the upcoming content, with one saying they were “stoked” by what they saw, while another suggested they were “excited for the future of Starfield.” For now, the details of what was shown remain under embargo, to be properly revealed at a later date.
But there’s also a note of caution here, regarding the scope and scale of what Bethesda is actually working on. Another content creator, who said they had been contacted by several Starfield fans either at the event or who helped put it on, suggested this “probably isn’t a Cyberpunk 2.0-scale update,” referencing the major additions that helped improved CD Projekt’s RPG.
Word that Bethesda is working on more content for Starfield is unsurprising — indeed, Bethesda boss Todd Howard said back in August that the company had “free updates and features the players have been asking for, as well as a new DLC story” in the works.
“I can’t go into all the details just yet, but I will say part of the team has been focused on space gameplay to make the travels there more rewarding,” Howard noted. “We’re also adding some new game systems, and a few other smaller delights. There’s also some really interesting stuff coming down the pipe from our verified creators. There’s some fun stuff.”
This tease followed a long period of radio silence on Starfield’s future, and the discovery of datamined references to a still-unannounced “Cruise Mode” that suggested players would finally be able to actually travel in your spaceship from one planet to another. Firm details from Bethesda itself remain thin on the ground, however, with the game’s second anniversary in September passing with just a simple social media post and the vague tease of something named “Terran Armada.”
Bethesda’s vagueness around future plans for Starfield has long been a point of discussion among fans, with a sense that the company has pulled back on its previous ambitions for the game following its mixed response and amid a clamoring for the company’s two bigger franchises, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
In August it was reported that Bethesda had delayed Starfield’s second expansion due to “weak sales” of its first, Shattered Space, which launched in September 2024 to a ‘Mostly Negative’ Steam user rating. Todd Howard had previously talked of Starfield expansions releasing annually. Another reported reason for the delay was Bethesda’s plans to launch Starfield on PlayStation 5, with both the second expansion and the game’s multiplatform rollout potentially happening simultaneously. Here’s hoping 2026 provides a clearer sense of the game’s future.
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Doomed Xbox blockbuster Perfect Dark had “entire chapters” of performance capture work in the can before its shock cancelation this summer, according to Joanna Dark actress Alix Wilton Regan.
In an interview with TheGamer, the voice behind Dragon Age’s Inquisitor and Cyberpunk 2077’s Alt Cunningham says she recorded scenes for The Initiative’s Perfect Dark reboot over the course of several years, beginning in 2023. “Lots” was done in 2024, with work continuing in early 2025.
“To my knowledge, we were pretty far along, I’d done entire chapters of this universe,” Regan said, adding that she was shocked to learn that Microsoft was pulling the plug, with The Initiative itself also set to be closed down as part of a wave of funding cuts and layoffs.
“I was as shocked, surprised, and devastated as everyone else was when the funding was pulled, and the studio was closed,” Wilton-Regan continued, saying she learned the studio’s fate at the same time as it was announced publicly. “I did not see it coming. I was absolutely blindsided when the project was defunded,” she added. “It was devastating. So many people lost their jobs. An entire workforce was disbanded.”
A further blow would come as last-ditch talks to salvage the project also fell through — a process Wilton-Regan admits she had insider knowledge of. Interestingly, the actress mentioned that Perfect Dark may have changed in scope had it been saved, with a “slimmed-down” version ultimately seeing the light of day instead.
“I couldn’t say too much about it because I knew The Initiative was in talks to keep Perfect Dark up and running in some shape or form,” Wilton-Regan revealed. “Possibly a slimmed-down version, possibly something slightly different. But certainly, everyone was working really hard behind the scenes to bring Perfect Dark back. And then one day, I heard from the creative director that the deal hadn’t gone through, and that really everything had fallen apart, and production was fully stopping.”
A report from Bloomberg, which IGN corroborated from its own sources, previously revealed that there had been a plan to keep Perfect Dark alive via the team working on the project at Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics, which had been serving as a co-developer. Leadership from both Crystal and The Initiative reportedly spent two months looking for a new publisher and funding source.
While multiple parties expressed interest, the most likely candidate turned out to be Take-Two Interactive. However, the two groups couldn’t come to an agreement, at least in part due to disagreements over long-term ownership of the property. As a result, the deal fell through, resulting in layoffs at Crystal Dynamics as all hope of the project being reinstated vanished.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Perfect Dark studio head Darrell Gallagher and director Brian Horton had now been hired by 2K to start a brand new outfit. No details have yet emerged as to what the new studio will work on, or if any other former Perfect Dark employees joined them.
As for Wilton-Regan, while she may have lost the Joanna Dark gig, this month’s big Tomb Raider reveal at The Game Awards revealed that the actress was now the official new video game Lara Croft. She’ll star in next year’s reimagining of the original Lara Croft adventure, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, as well as all-new blockbuster Tomb Raider: Catalyst, due in 2027.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
League of Legends is set for some big changes as part of an overhaul targeting a 2027 release, Riot Games have confirmed following a report on the coming revamp by Bloomberg. Yep, the MOBA’s devs have pulled the trigger on their official announcement a little earlier than planned, waxing lyrical about laying “the groundwork for League’s next era” now, rather than waiting to reveal all in the new year.
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Following a rumour in August about Bethesda’s newest original IP Starfield making its way across to the Switch 2 in 2026, a new story is now making the same claim.
This information comes from Windows Central Executive Editor Jez Corden, who says the action role-playing space game will not only be arriving on the PlayStation 5 in 2026 but also Nintendo’s new hybrid system.
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Deadly Delivery Codes can be used for weapons and revises, which are essential for helping you survive against strange entities. You’ll have a certain amount of time to explore each floor, and decide whether you want to go deeper into the facilities. The better weapons you have and more healing items you can pack, the better your chances are of making it out alive.
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Deadly Delivery is currently celebrating its Christmas Event that began on December 12, and will run until January 13, 2026. This update has brought with it a special Christmas-themed floor, entities, loots, and even a limited-time mutation. You’ll also be able to login each day for new Christmas rewards. Throughout this time, a new Tickets update will take place on December 19, introducing a new special subfloor, skins, class, and more. You can then expect another new level on December 26,
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Nintendo has been rolling out updates for many of its games in the lead up to the end of the year, and today it’s released new patches for Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of the official Nintendo support pages This update apparently improves the gameplay experience on the Switch and Switch 2, and also resolves “several other issues”. Notably, the patch notes are the same, but if anything else is revealed about what’s specifically been improved in each title, we’ll let you know.
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