Survival hellscape Rust has added a tropical jungle biome to its procedurally generated maps, the biggest change to the landscape of the game in nine years. It’ll appear close to where new players spawn and hides a number of threats and fun. Poisonous snakes will skitter through the undergrowth and riverside crocs will chew your face given the chance. There are ruins and temples hidden among the trees, housing some basic loot. And you can swing from vines, perhaps inspiring a whole new life in the canopy. Probably for the best, considering there are now tigers and panthers stalking the ground below.
In case you somehow missed it, we’re getting another Lord of the Rings game, but this one is probably like no other entry you’ve seen in the series before. This new title, known as Tales of the Shire, has been described as a “cosy” Tolkien-inspired lifestyle-like game and it’s arriving on the Switch this July.
In the lead up to the big release, the New Zealand team Wētā Workshop is now showcasing various aspects of the title with special “inside look” videos. The latest one covers the Fellowship behind this new game – with various shorts directly from the team, including how certain aspects of the game have been crafted.
When Bethesda shadow-dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered amid the launch of fellow role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, most thought there could be only one winner. But, according to the publisher of Clair Obscur, not only did Oblivion not harm Clair Obscur, Clair Obscur actually benefitted from Oblivion’s release because it boosted excitement for the RPG genre.
So says Kepler Interactive’s senior portfolio manager Matt Handrahan, who told The Game Business all about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s launch success against the odds.
First, some background. RPG fans were faced with the difficult choice between spending hundreds of hours in Oblivion’s Cyrodiil, or embarking on an expedition to take down the Paintress in Clair Obscur. The launch of the two games in the same week provoked both joyful and frustrated reactions from RPG fans, as well as a cheeky comment from Kepler Interactive itself.
Microsoft, which owns Oblivion developer Bethesda and which had heavily backed Clair Obscur since its reveal at an Xbox Showcase last year, also came under fire for shadow-dropping Oblivion on top of Clair Obscur, with both games being Game Pass day-one titles.
But, according to Handrahan, there was nothing to worry about. “We always knew that Expedition 33 had a very specific identity,” Handrahan said. “When I was in the press, I saw the Western-style RPG and the Japanese-style RPG as having quite different appeals and audiences. I knew plenty of people that would play an Elder Scrolls game that wouldn’t necessarily play Final Fantasy and vice versa.
“Also, by the time that we rolled around, we had momentum of our own and we felt pretty confident that we could stand beside it. I think there were other aspects, like the price point we were at and the inclusion in Game Pass… so we knew we would have a lot of interest around the game. We were confident in that. And it went as well as it possibly could have done in our eyes. And, actually, proximity to Oblivion didn’t seem to harm us at all. In many ways, I think it just drew attention to quality RPGs that week and everybody was thinking and talking about the genre.”
Clair Obscur has become a big hit for Keplar and its French developer, Sandfall Interactive, selling over 1 million copies in just three days and posting impressive concurrent player numbers on Steam. It’s done so well that French President Macron has praised the development team.
Bethesda has announced Oblivion Remastered has seen over 4 million players since launch, but hasn’t announced a sales figure. It too has seen big Steam concurrent player numbers.
The Game Business quoted data from Ampere that shows 35% of Clair Obscur players also played Oblivion remastered, which means there was significant overlap. A lot of that has to do with both games launching in Game Pass, with the overlap percentage dropping for Steam and PlayStation 5 players.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
The release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is theoretically terrible news for the creators of Skyblivion, a long-in-development mod that recreates Bethesda’s 2006 RPG in the Skyrim engine. On the one hand, you could argue that the official comeback care of Virtuos Studios renders Skyblivion unnecessary. On the other, there’s the usual worry that Bethesda’s intellectual property lawyers are going to erupt from the toilets like radioactive rats and eat the modders alive.
The Skyblivion crew professed themselves undaunted by the news, however. “This always was a passion project and still is until the end,” modder KRebel insisted last week. “For the community its a win-win as you get twice the amount of Oblivion this year.” And Bethesda have now met them with open arms by not only declining to sue the pants off Skyblivion for intellectual property infringement, but handing the modders keys for the official remaster and even going on camera to say that they’re looking forward to Skyblivion’s release.
Looking for Hunters codes to gain crystals? IGN has you covered. We’ve searched around to find all the active and working codes that are free to use, so you can boost your crystal stash.
Working Hunters Codes (May 2025)
There are currently no active Hunters codes. As soon as there are, we’ll add them to this list!
Expired Hunters Codes (May 2025)
HUNTERSREDEMPTION
papamikami
HuntersWeekend
SORRY4BUGS
SORRY
SORRY4DELAY
500Crystals
10M
THANKYOU
RELEASE
How to Redeem Hunters Codes
To use the codes, you need to join the MS: Hunters group first. Do this before launching the game to make sure the codes are redeemable. Then follow these steps:
Launch the Hunters Roblox experience
In the top right corner of the screen, find the </codes> menu
Click on it and paste the codes from this article
Hit Redeem and enjoy your rewards
Why Isn’t My Hunters Code Working?
There are two main reasons why your code might not work when you submit it. Some codes are for Roblox are case-sensitive, so just copy it directly from this article and paste it in. We test each and every one of the codes before adding them here to make sure they’re working. Just be sure when you are copying them from here that you don’t include any extra spaces. If one has snuck in there, just remove them and try the code again.
If you’re taking them directly from the article, and they’re still not working, the other possibility is that they’re expired. When a code has expired, it will say this as soon as you enter it.
Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.
The Photo Of God is not an especially brilliant game, but it is a game I keep thinking about. It’s a spooky, throwaway interactive epistle from the evidently self-deprecating Serious Daniel, in which you play a photographer standing on a rooftop in a flooded city, under a low, funereal sun. The photographer decides he is going to snap a picture of God. To do this, he must first take pictures of birds that form a breadcrumb trail around the rooftop and through an abandoned building, lit by blazing oil drums.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 modders have been doing fantastic work with the game ever since its record-breaking release last year. But their latest breakthrough is perhaps the greatest yet.
Tom, aka Warhammer Workshop, the modder behind Space Marine 2’s excellent Astartes Overhaul, signaled the release of 12-player co-op this week and it looks fantastic. Gameplay footage shows multiple players taking on a Tyranid Trygon Prime in a battle reminiscent of an MMO boss fight.
This is not something players thought possible, given vanilla Space Marine 2 supports up to three-player co-op only. But the modding team has not only broken through that barrier to hit 12-player co-op — with the support of developer Saber Interactive itself — but has a grand ambition to turn Space Marine 2 into something even better.
“Honestly, I’m just kind of in awe of Saber’s support for the modding community,” Tom told IGN. “None of us expected 12-player PvE sessions to be possible this soon — but somehow, here we are. Thanks to their generosity and trust, this huge leap forward is finally here, and it completely changes what we can do.”
It’s worth pointing out that the mod available right now is just a test — a test that works well, but a test nonetheless. 12-player co-op makes a mockery of Space Marine 2’s PvE balance, which you’d expect given there are nine more players taking on the Tyranids and the Thousand Sons than Saber designed the encounters for.
But with 12-player now unlocked, modders are building add-ons to make the most of it. Tom told IGN the team is working on modes such as prop hunt, PvP inside operations, “massive” horde mode updates for when the official horde mode finally launches, and, perhaps most exciting of all, raid-style missions “with bosses that hit like trucks, take proper teamwork to bring down, as well as some other completely new mechanics.”
Space Marine 2 modding has grown into a significant community, with some 20,000 tinkerers in the main Discord server.
“As both a modder and a player, it’s hard not to be excited,” Tom continued. “Huge credit as always to the Saber team for not just making all this possible, but continuing to drop amazing content of their own too, without any of the usual predatory battle-pass nonsense we take for granted in modern titles.”
It’s an exciting time for Space Marine 2 generally, with the aforementioned horde mode coming soon, a new class in the works, and of course more Operations maps and weapons. Saber recently detailed Patch 8, confirmed some horde mode mechanics, and revealed the map it’s set on.
Space Marine 3 is officially in development, too, which is no surprise given just how well Space Marine 2 has done. And I’m left wondering whether this 12-player co-op mod might give us an indication of what to expect from the sequel. When Space Marine 3 was announced, we were told to expect “large-scale battles that are even more spectacular.” That sounds a lot like upping the co-op player count limit to me.
Until we find out, modders will be around to keep things fresh and interesting, and this latest effort is a perfect example of just that.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
There have been ongoing requests over the years for the revival of Rare’s famous bear and bird duo Banjo-Kazooie, but will fans ever see this series return?
The game’s composer Grant Kirkhope already spoke about this earlier in the year – mentioning how he had “zero hope” for a new entry, and now in an interview with our friends at Eurogamer recently, he’s elaborated on why he thinks it’s “unlikely” to happen.
We’ve been overloaded with all sorts of information about the Switch 2 and one thing many fans might not even know is that 12 original Switch games will be getting free Switch 2 upgrades.
We highlighted this when it was initially announced and now our video team has issued a reminder while also chiming in with their own thoughts about what exactly the upgrades could be for each game.
Want some codes for extra cash to spend on animations, styles, emotes, and more in Azure Latch? Or should that be Delay Latch? Anyway, we’ve got you covered. In this article, you’ll find all the currently working codes for the game, so be quick to redeem them and bag that cash.
Working Azure Latch Codes (May 2025)
THXFORFOLLOWERS – 5,000 Cash (NEW)
ACEEATER – 15,000 Cash (NEW)
THXFOR2M – 15,000 Cash (NEW)
AMMISTHEOWNERNOTLEFTRIGHTTH – 10,000 Cash
All Expired Azure Latch Codes
These codes are now expired:
RINRELEASE
sorryfordelay
RINSOONTRUSTME
sorryforlatency
SAEREWORK3TIME
SorryForRollback
How to Redeem Azure Latch Codes
Before you can use Azure Latch codes, you’ll need to be a part of the community, so load up Roblox and join the twi game group
Then jump into Azure Latch and find the Menu button at the bottom of the screen
In the Menu options, go to the far right tab to find Rewards
Enter the code and press Redeem to get that cash!
Why Isn’t My Azure Latch Code Working?
Codes are often case-sensitive, so to avoid any errors, we’d recommend copying the codes directly from this article into the redemption bar in Azure Latch. We test them all before we upload them here to make sure they’re valid for you.
If you have copied them from here, and they’re still not working, it could be one of two things. You may have accidentally copied over an extra space, so be sure to check for that first. The other option is the code may have just expired.
How to Get More Azure Latch Codes
We check for codes daily, so you can visit this article to see when new Azure Latch codes are released. There’s also a dedicated Discord Server, that you can visit to look for code announcements yourself.
What is Azure Latch in Roblox?
Whether you’re a fan of anime or sports games, Azure Latch is likely to be a game you’ll want to check out. The 5v5 football game is another Roblox experience that takes inspiration from the popular manga and anime series Blue Lock. For this one, however, you’ll get super abilities that you can use to make those tackles, passes, and goal attempts a bit more exciting.
Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.
