Elden Ring Nightreign Features Bosses From Dark Souls

FromSoftware surprised everyone at The Game Awards 2024 last night with the reveal of co-op spin-off Elden Ring Nightreign, but if that’s not shocking enough, it also features bosses from Dark Souls.

Fans were quick to notice the debut trailer for Elden Ring Nightreign appeared to feature one of Dark Souls’ most infamous bosses, the Nameless King from Dark Souls 3, and game director Junya Ishizaki confirmed to Famitsu, in an interview translated by Automaton that baddies from Dark Souls will in fact appear.

Their appearances will be limited, Ishizaki said, as they represent creatures that have strayed into this twisted version of Limgrave from other universes. While he only mentioned Dark Souls, this theoretically opens the door for other FromSoftware games such as Demon’s Souls, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and, dare we say it, Bloodborne to cameo.

Elden Ring Nightreign drops up to three players into a condensed version of Limgrave from the main Elden Ring and tasks them with surviving. Enemies and structures are procedurally generated to allow for a varied experience, with players encouraged to battle to grow stronger and survive the night, when a boss appears.

Surviving three days and nights spawns a major boss for players to take down, and the game has eight in total for players to conquer. IGN has already played the game and you can read our impressions here. And be sure to read our big interview with Elden Ring Nightreign’s game director to get even more info on how it all works.

Elden Ring Nightreign was announced during an incredibly busy The Game Awards which also included the announcements of The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog’s next game among many others. Read about every single announcement right here.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.

Dave The Diver ‘In The Jungle’ DLC Swims Onto Switch In “Late 2025”

Surf and turf.

Dave The Diver has quickly become one of the most bankable titles for an appearance at each and every game showcase since it arrived on PC and console last year, and The Game Awards was no exception.

Developer MINTROCKET popped up at this year’s Geoff-fest to reveal the upcoming ‘In the Jungle‘ DLC, an expansion that will see Dave and co. leave the Blue Hole and set out into greener pastures (literally) to search for their next catch.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Helldivers 2 Urban Legends Warbond drops today

Citizens of Super Earth! Do not fear the resurgence of Illuminate scum – the Helldivers will be ready to fight them in the streets, at your doorsteps, and on the city borders and boundaries! The Ministry of Defense is authorizing the sale and distribution of the Urban Legends Premium Warbond* to all Helldivers, available starting now!


Helldivers 2 Urban Legends Warbond drops today

You’ve been fighting in swamps, deserts, and frozen wastelands with our finest weapons. But what kind of kit do you need to make a dent in the invading forces when it comes to your own streets?

Fighting in colonies means narrow streets and close encounters, so we’re introducing our first melee secondary weapon with the SQC-19 Stun Lance. This extra-large poker will give you good range and pairs perfectly with the SH-51 Directional Shield stratagem.

We think you’re going to appreciate some stationary firepower–something you can call down into a city center to put a dent in those Illuminate Harvesters. The E/AT-12 Anti-Tank Emplacement will allow you to liberate even the most heavily armored of enemies using the most democratic of firepower.

But what if you’re facing down a horde of Voteless and the Anti-Tank just won’t take out enough of them at once? I know what I’m going to call down: the A/FLAM-40 Flame Sentry. A stationary, high-powered flamethrower turret. Be careful with this one, though, Helldiver–if the red ammo canister takes too much fire, the whole sentry will go up in flames, taking anyone nearby with it.

While you’re busy holding off the onslaught with the shield and lance, you can get some additional help from the new Armed Resupply Pods booster, which upgrades your resupply pods with a tiny top-mounted turret to fend off stragglers while you make your way to the ammo drop. Just remember to keep your head down on approach!

Turn yourself into an immovable object for the enemy with the SR-18 Roadblock heavy armor. With a crested, Spartan-style helmet and imposing pauldrons to bulk up your shoulders, you’re sure to look the part.

But if you’re feeling like you need an agile light armor to move fast in the streets, there’s also the SR-24 Street Scout that’s giving some S.E.A.F trooper vibes. Both of these armors feature the Siege Ready passive, which increases your primary weapon reload speed by a whopping 30% and your primary ammo capacity by 20%!

Urban Legends has two capes with a gray and yellow color scheme that looks great with either armor set: the Greatcloak of Rebar Resolve with an extra large skull design, and the sleek, asymmetrical Holder of the Yellow Line cape.

The Illuminate threaten our colonies with slavery and death. We have chosen our words carefully–perhaps they should have done the same. The “This is Democracy” emote will show those squids that Super Earth will not be conquered.

There are also coordinating player cards for Rebar Resolve and Holder of the Yellow Line, as well a new set of urban camouflage patterns, Concrete Jungle, for your hellpods, shuttle, exosuit, and the brand new FRV which will be available soon! And like our previous Warbonds, we’re including plenty of Super Credits to unlock.

The citizens of Super Earth’s colonies will rest a little easier knowing you’re armed with the latest from the Ministry of Defense. Gear up, Helldivers, and make the streets safe again with Urban Legends–available today!

*Requires base game, paid purchase of Super Credits, and game progression to unlock.

Nintendo Shares Special Message: “Thank You For Joining Us Now And Into The Future”

The Switch might be winding down, but more games are on the way.

Nintendo may not have really been present at this year’s Game Awards, but there was one brief Switch trailer featured during the event.

While the company is in the process of signing off from the current Switch generation, this trailer was still busy hyping up the many third-party releases coming to the hybrid platform in 2025. This includes games like Civilization VII, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Sunderfolk, and Tales of the Shire.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

IGN UK Podcast Special Episode: We Visited CD Projekt Red to Talk About The Witcher 4

Cardy and Matt had the pleasure of visiting CD Projekt Red ahead of The Witcher 4’s reveal at The Game Awards 2024. On this special bonus episode, they speak about what they learned from talking to the studio, and what might be in store for Ciri. The IGN UK Podcast will return for an extra episode on Monday where we’ll discuss all of the other reveals from Geoff’s Big Night.

Remember to send us your thoughts about all the new games, TV shows, and films you’re enjoying or looking forward to: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast Special Episode: We Visited CD Projekt Red to Talk About The Witcher 4

The Game Awards 2024: Celebrating a Year of Gaming Excellence and its Exciting Future

The Game Awards 2024: Celebrating a Year of Gaming Excellence and its Exciting Future

The Game Awards 2024 Hero Image

This year has been phenomenal for Xbox players. We’ve witnessed the launch of exciting new games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, and Metaphor: ReFantazio, along with remarkable innovations like Xbox Cloud Gaming that are set to shape its future. We’re thrilled that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 won for Best Performance (Melina Juergens) and Best Audio Design, and “Fallout” taking home Best Adaptation.

Hosted by Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards capped off the year with a dazzling celebration full of awards, reveals, and special guests like Harrison Ford, Snoop Dogg, and Ella Purnell as the event honored the recent achievements in gaming and highlighted the fascinating prospects ahead — we also brought a first look to the show.

Obsidian Entertainment revealed the first gameplay trailer for The Outer Worlds 2, promising a fresh adventure in a brand-new colony. Become friendly with new factions, crush them completely under your very sleek boots, or ignore them completely because you got lost in side quests. This story is yours to shape, from creating a truly customized main character (including not just their strengths, but their flaws), to how you approach the game’s many quests and factions. As always, it’s your worlds, your way.

The Outer Worlds 2 will be released in 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox app on Windows PC, Steam, and PlayStation 5. It will also be available on day one with Game Pass. You can learn more about the game here on Xbox Wire. And be sure to check out Prime Video’s “Secret Level” anthology series on December 17, 2024, for a short story that takes place between The Outer Worlds and The Outer Worlds 2.

The Game Awards always delivers a ton of new and exciting reveals, many of which are from our amazing third-party publishing partners. Here on Xbox Wire, we have some exciting previews to share from The Game Awards as well, like a detailed interview with the developer behind Mafia: The Old Country and info on Warframe 1999’s surprise release announcement.

All Xbox Winners and Nominees

Xbox Game Studios received multiple nominations for several titles, including Age of Mythology: Retold, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. And many of our third-party partners garnered multiple nominations and wins, including Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio.

On behalf of the creative teams at Xbox, Bethesda Softworks, Activision, and Blizzard, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to this year’s winners and nominees!


Xbox Play Anywhere

Age of Mythology: Retold Standard Edition

Xbox Game Studios


238


$29.99

$23.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Sim/Strategy

ANIMAL WELL

Bigmode


40

$24.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Independent Game
  • Best Debut Indie Game

Balatro

Playstack Ltd


228


$14.99

$12.74

Nominated for:

  • Game of the Year
  • Best Game Direction
  • Best Independent Game
  • Best Debut Indie Game – WINNER!

Baldur’s Gate 3

Larian Studios


879


$69.99

$55.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Community Support – WINNER!

Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 – Cross-Gen Bundle

Activision Publishing Inc.


464


$69.99

$52.49
Xbox Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Audio Design
  • Innovation in Accessibility
  • Best Action Game
  • Best Multiplayer

Closer the Distance

Skybound Games


4


$19.99

$11.99

Nominated for:

  • Games for Impact

Destiny 2

Bungie


2006

Xbox One X Enhanced

Nominated for:

  • Best Ongoing

Diablo® IV: Vessel of Hatred™ – Standard Edition

Blizzard Entertainment


75


$39.99

$29.99

Nominated for:

  • Innovation in Accessibility
  • Best Ongoing

Dragon Age™: The Veilguard

Electronic Arts


466


$69.99

$41.99
Free Trial

Nominated for:

  • Innovation in Accessibility

DRAGON BALL Sparking! ZERO

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.


481

$69.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Fighting

Dragon’s Dogma 2

CAPCOM CO., LTD.


496


$69.99

$41.99

Nominated for:

  • Best RPG

EA SPORTS FC™ 25 Standard Edition Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

Electronic Arts


845


$69.99

$27.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Sports/Racing – WINNER!

ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.


437

$39.99

Nominated for:

  • Game of the Year
  • Best Game Direction
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best RPG

F1® 24

Electronic Arts


202


$69.99

$20.99
Free Trial

Nominated for:

  • Best Sports/Racing

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online – Complete Edition

SQUARE ENIX


142


$59.99

$41.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Ongoing
  • Best Community Support

Frostpunk 2

11 bit studios


1

PC Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Sim/Strategy – WINNER!

Fortnite

Epic Games Inc.


2079

Xbox One X Enhanced

Nominated for:

  • Best Ongoing
  • Best Community Support

INDIKA

11 bit studios


74


$24.99

$18.74

Nominated for:

  • Games for Impact

Xbox Play Anywhere

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

CAPCOM CO., LTD.


254


$49.99

$39.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Sim/Strategy

League of Legends

Riot Games

PC Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Esports Game

Xbox Play Anywhere

Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Square Enix


209


$49.99

$34.99
Free Trial

Nominated for:

  • Best Performance (Hannah Telle)
  • Games for Impact

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

SEGA


227


$69.99

$34.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Narrative
  • Best RPG

Manor Lords (Game Preview)

Hooded Horse


10

PC Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Debut Indie Game
  • Best Sim/Strategy

Xbox Play Anywhere

Metaphor: ReFantazio

SEGA


231

$69.99

Nominated for:

  • Game of the Year
  • Best Game Direction
  • Best Narrative – WINNER!
  • Best Art Direction – WINNER!
  • Best Score and Music
  • Best RPG – WINNER!

MultiVersus

Warner Bros. Games


1378

Nominated for:

  • Best Fighting

NBA 2K25 Standard Edition

2K


745


$69.99

$27.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Sports/Racing

Neva

Devolver Digital


31


$19.99

$15.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Art Direction
  • Games for Impact – WINNER!
  • Best Independent Game

Xbox Play Anywhere

No Man’s Sky

Hello Games


1000


$59.99

$23.99
Xbox One X Enhanced
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Community Support

The Plucky Squire

Devolver Digital


54


$29.99

$22.49

Nominated for:

  • Best Debut Indie Game
  • Best Family Game

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

Ubisoft


220


$39.99

$31.99

Nominated for:

  • Innovation in Accessibility – WINNER!
  • Best Action-Adventure

Xbox Play Anywhere

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Xbox Games Studios


653


$49.99

$32.49
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Narrative
  • Best Audio Design – WINNER!
  • Best Performance (Melina Juergens) – WINNER!
  • Games for Impact

Star Wars Outlaws

UBISOFT


1283


$69.99

$45.49

Nominated for:

  • Best Performance (Humberly González)
  • Innovation in Accessibility
  • Best Action-Adventure

Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

Electronic Arts


110


$19.99

$9.99
Free Trial

Nominated for:

  • Games for Impact

TEKKEN 8

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.


264


$69.99

$34.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Multiplayer
  • Best Fighting – WINNER!

TopSpin 2K25 Cross-Gen Digital Edition

2K


140


$69.99

$23.09

Nominated for:

  • Best Sports/Racing

Unicorn Overlord

SEGA


215


$59.99

$35.99

Nominated for:

  • Best Sim/Strategy

VALORANT

Riot Games


778

Xbox Game Pass

Nominated for:

  • Best Esports Game

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Focus Entertainment


648


$69.99

$52.49

Nominated for:

  • Best Action Game
  • Best Multiplayer

WWE 2K24 Cross-Gen Digital Edition

2K


962


$69.99

$23.09

Nominated for:

  • Best Sports/Racing

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Random: PlayStation’s Astro Bot Director Pays Tribute To Mario And Nintendo In GOTY Speech

“I didn’t plan to say it, but I’m going to say it anyway”.

There have been a lot of comparisons this year suggesting the PlayStation hit Astro Bot is more like a Super Mario or Nintendo game than a Sony one. With this in mind, it seems the game’s director Nicolas Doucet might have finally put all of this debate to rest.

In a surprising moment during the ‘Game of the Year’ segment at this year’s Game Awards, he took a moment to pay tribute to a few key inspirations…

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Announcing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new franchise From Naughty Dog 

We’re back! You have been dying to know what’s next for us, and I’m thrilled to finally be able to answer: Naughty Dog’s next game is Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, currently in development for the PlayStation 5 console. We’ve been working on this brand-new adventure since 2020! This game is shaping up to be our wildest, most creative story yet. If you haven’t already, check out the announcement trailer: 


Announcing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new franchise From Naughty Dog 

Intergalactic stars our newest protagonist, Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria – a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago. In fact, anyone who’s flown to it hoping to unravel its mysterious past was never heard from again. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first person in over 600 years to leave its orbit. 

Beyond that, we’re keeping everything about the story under wraps – at least for now. What we can tell you is that this game lives up to the Naughty Dog tradition of creating an emotional, character-driven epic journey. Our narrative goals are rivaled only by our gameplay ambitions. This will be the deepest gameplay in Naughty Dog’s history, taking our learnings from our previous franchises and pushing them beyond anything we’ve ever done before. 

Jordan is played by the talented Tati Gabrielle, who leads a stellar cast (pun intended!). Eagle-eyed players might spot some of the other cast members in the trailer. We’ll reveal more of our ensemble down the line. 

Our incredible voyage into the cosmos also needs an equally incredible soundtrack. As tremendous fans of their work, I’m excited to announce our collaboration with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who’ll be scoring Intergalactic! The guys are cooking, and the trailer is just a small tease of their work for the game. 

We know you’re eager for more – and trust us, we’re very eager to share more with you. For now, though, it’s time to put our heads back down and keep cranking away on Jordan’s adventure. 

On behalf of the entire team at Naughty Dog, thank you to all our fans! Your support allows us to work on our dream games, bringing these wonderful new worlds and characters to life. We can’t wait to show you more! 

See you on the other side, 

Neil Druckmann

Naughty Dog Studio Head 

We’re getting an Okami 2, with Hideki Kamiya at the reins

Capcom are working on a sequel to Okami, the wonderful 2006 Zelda-like in which you play a sun goddess in a wolf’s body, roaming a world of ink and parchment. It’s being co-developed by M-TWO Inc, Machine Head Works Inc and CLOVERS Inc, and directed by original Okami game director Hideki Kamiya. I am tickled pink, I tell you. Find a trailer below.

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