Category: Video Games

Final Fantasy & Persona Voice Actors Are Making A Game Where You Can Date Everything

And it’s called… Date Everything!

Team17 and Sassy Chap Games have announced a brand new video game that will let you date 100 different objects. Yes, we said objects, that’s not a typo.

Date Everything is coming to all platforms, including Switch, “soon”. Described as a sandbox dating simulator, your character is given a pair of magical glasses that makes their entire house come alive — which somehow leads you to fall in love with household items like a computer, a basket, and obviously pets.

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Remnant 2’s Third and Final DLC, The Dark Horizon, Revealed

Remnant 2‘s third and final DLC is called The Dark Horizon, developer Gunfire Games has announced.

The announcement was made a year after the successful launch of the co-op shooter sequel, dubbed ‘Dark Souls with guns’, alongside a release window of September 2024.

“Players will return to the necropolis world of N’Erud only to discover that a bizarre phenomenon has taken hold,” Gunfire teased.

The September 2024 release window for The Dark Horizon amounts to a delay of sorts, given Gunfire had committed to releasing all three DLCs in Remnant 2’s first year.

“We’ve made the difficult decision to move back the release of our third DLC, so that we have more time to deliver you the best possible experience that you deserve,” Gunfire explained.

“Our goal is for The Dark Horizon to be the most expansive DLC for Remnant 2. Not only have we packed this DLC full of even more of the Remnant greatness you’ve come to expect, we’re also hard at work on a brand-new game mode that will be free for everyone that we’ll reveal soon along with a new progression system.

“While we’re not happy about delaying this DLC release – one you’ve been itching to jump into already – we feel very lucky to see your ongoing support and loyalty to the Remnant franchise. The past year has been nothing short of amazing, and we’re glad that Remnant 2 and its DLCs have brought you as much joy as it has brought us creating this world for you. That said, we’re not quite done yet, more news about The Dark Horizon DLC will come soon!

“Thank you once again for your continued support and for being an essential part of the Remnant family. We are excited for what the future holds and look forward to sharing more adventures with you.”

Remnant 2 launched in July 2023 to significant praise from players and critics alike, and sold more than one million copies in its first week across Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, and PC. It went on to take down Diablo 4 as July’s best-selling game in the U.S. By the end of September 2023, it had sold over two million units.

IGN’s 9/10 review called Remnant 2 “a triumphant sequel that doesn’t just reimagine the soulslike genre as a co-op looter-shooter, but absolutely nails that concept in nearly every way.”

With Remnant 2 DLC wrapping up soon, thoughts inevitably turn to Gunfire’s next game and the possibility of Remnant 3.

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.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is ‘Steam Native,’ So You Don’t Need the EA App to Play the Game on PC

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is “Steam native,” which means the EA App is not required to play the game on Valve’s platform.

Most EA-published video games do require the EA App, which replaced Origin in 2022, to play on Steam, much to the annoyance of many PC gamers.

For example, the Steam store page for Respawn’s battle royale Apex Legends includes a note that it “requires” an EA account, which supports linking to a Steam account. The 10-year-old Dragon Age Inquisition not only requires an EA account to play on Steam, but EA online activation and Origin (now outdated) client software installation and background use as well.

But EA and developer BioWare have decided to make the upcoming action fantasy role-playing sequel go “all-in” on Steam in news that’s already been welcomed by PC gamers. The decision comes following a backlash to Sony’s decision to force Steam users to create a PlayStation Network account in order to play games published to Valve’s platform — including single-player games.

Meanwhile, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is verified on Steam Deck, BioWare tweeted.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is still without a release date, although BioWare has said it’s out fall 2024. The studio said it’s making “great progress” towards the fall launch date, but there’s no announcement just yet. Details on launch are coming later this summer, the developer added.

Earlier this week, BioWare revealed who voices the companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, in addition to some returning actors from past games. As previously confirmed, all the companions are romance options for the player.

Much of BioWare’s creative and voice talent are set to appear on a panel today, July 26, at San Diego Comic-Con. Overnight, SAG-AFTRA announced that its video game voice actors are on strike from today after over a year-and-a-half of negotiations between game companies and workers that has not yet resulted in a deal.

In the meantime, check out some of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard details we’ve learned so far about its difficulty options, combat, and character creator, as well as our first preview.

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.

Zombie survival game 7 Days To Die version 1.0 is out now after 11 years in early access

I don’t know what the longest-running early access game in history has been (perhaps Project Zomboid?) but I know that zombie survival game 7 Days To Die is definitely up there. We first reported its appearance back in the dark ages of 2013. For context, that was the year Grand Theft Auto V came out. Whoa! Okay, calm down, sorry, I didn’t mean to panic you. Yes, the arrow of time is inviolable. We are all marching steadily towards our graves, I know. But at least now 7 Days To Die has finally released its fully baked version 1.0.

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Review In Progress: The Garden Path (Switch) – A Green-Thumbed Ode To Animal Crossing That Needs Tending

In the thick of it.

Anyone who’s tried to cultivate a garden knows it’s hard work. You can’t just plant some flowers, water them once a week, and leave it at that. Every single flower, plant, and tree requires a different level of care; seasons and weather affect plants’ growth, and some can’t survive certain seasons. But, as English poet Albert Austin wrote in his book The Garden that I Love, “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”

carrotcake’s debut game, The Garden Path, fits this mantra to a tee. Solo developer and artist Louis Durrant started working on this passion project over seven years ago; upon planting the seeds for this entirely different slice-of-life sim, he worked to meticulously care for and nurture every single aspect of the game. From the art to the mechanics to the vibe, The Garden Path is the most accurate representation of gardening in a video game, and it’s both the game’s biggest strength and biggest weakness.

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Elden Ring Streamer Defeats Shadow of the Erdtree’s Final Boss on PS5 and PC Simultaneously — Using a DualSense and a Dance Pad

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the final boss of Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Elden Ring streamer MissMikkaa has successfully defeated Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss on PC and PlayStation 5 simultaneously while using a dance pad and a DualSense at the same time, marking the end of an impressive challenge run.

“2X RADAHN HAS BEEN DEFEATED! 4 days of 239 non-stop tries (14 hours) in my Ultimate Challenge run where I play Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree two times simultaneously, on dance pad & controller,” tweeted the streamer after defeating the DLC. “I really thought this might be impossible in the DLC, but holyyy.. I did it.”

Shadow of the Erdtree’s bosses are legendarily difficult at the best of times — focusing on one game of Elden Ring using a traditional controller is no-doubt what FromSoftware president Hidetake Miyazaki and his team had in mind when setting the difficulty for the game. However, none among the DLC’s pantheon of enemies are as fearsome as its final boss, Promised Consort Radahn, who assaults the player with a relentless barrage of physical, gravity, and holy attacks, along with the upsettingly powerful meteor strike seen in the base game.

Quite how MissMikkaa was able to overcome two of these brutes at the same time while controlling Tarnished using a traditional controller for one, and button presses triggered by stepping on a pressure-sensitive dance pad for another, is frankly a little beyond us.

The streamer was able to perform an entire run of the DLC in this fashion, while enduring “685 (x2)” Tarnished deaths in the process. 35% of these were incurred in the final Radahn boss fight. MissMikkaa was also kind enough to share her complete build, which could prove a useful template to players struggling with the climax of the DLC. Be sure to check out IGN’s Elden Ring guide to find out exactly where you can get the items.

“The final build was level 194 with 60 vigor, 54 endurance & strength, 40 faith and 33 mind,” MissMikkaa tweeted. “I was using a Giant Crusher with Prayerful Strike. Talismans were: Crimson Seed Talisman +1, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Shard of Alexander and Golden Braid. I was using Holy Shrouded Cracked Tear and Opaline Hardtear in my flask.”

Of course this isn’t the first time MissMikkaa has danced her way to internet fame by completing insane challenges using an unconventional controller. She had already defeated Shadow of the Erdtree using the dance pad earlier this month, but apparently decided that fighting just one boss at a time simply wasn’t difficult enough. She also showed off her gaming talent last year by defeating two instances of Malenia, Blade of Miquella at once using the same dual controller setup employed against Promised Consort Radahn.

For more Elden Ring content why not read up on how another challenge player dooted his was through the DLC using a modified saxophone as a controller, or find out about another FromSoftware savant, who is attempting a run while controlling her tarnished using signals from her brain.

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

This upcoming dating sim lets you romance household objects turned absolute fitties

I keep seeing those adverts for that Ray-Ban and Meta collaboration, where like, they’re smart glasses that let you browse the web with your eyes? Anyway, yeah, they don’t appeal to me at all. Not as much as “Dateviator” glasses, which come courtesy of Sassy Chap Games and their upcoming dating sim Date Everything! As the title suggests: you date everything, from kitchen sponges to lampshades, as they morph into absolute fitties once you’ve donned the special specs. It looks incredibly dumb but in the best possible way.

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Marvel Rivals Reveals First Look at Thor and Jeff the Landshark | SDCC 2024

Hero shooter Marvel Rivals hit San Diego Comic-Con 2024 with a long list of announcements, including story details, new character reveals, and the voice cast.

During a Marvel Games presentation at SDCC, developer NetEase showed attendees trailers for the Marvel Rivals story, as well as a feature on Thor and Jeff the Landshark, who join the roster of playable characters on July 29. As you’d expect, Thor, the God of Thunder, brings his powerful hammer and lightning abilities, while Jeff the Land Shark adds… his own unique charm and ferocity to the game.

Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play superhero team-based PvP shooter in the Overwatch style, with fan-favorite characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange available to play. The closed beta, which ends on August 5, is available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox with cross-play and cross-region support.

It’s yet another entry in the already crowded hero shooter genre, but it looks like Marvel Rivals may make an impact, if the interest in the closed beta is anything to go by. The closed beta has already posted impressive player numbers on Steam, hitting a peak of 52,671 concurrents since it went live on July 23. Sony and Microsoft do not reveal player numbers for PlayStation or Xbox consoles, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Marvel Rivals voice cast includes Cassandra Lee Morris (Persona 5’s Morgana) as Galacta, Troy Baker as Loki, Nolan North as Rocket Raccoon, Yuri Lowenthal as Spider-Man, and Mara Junot as Storm. Other playable characters include Groot, The Punisher, Hela, Iron Man, Magneto, and Venom.

While the focus here is very much on PvP gameplay, Marvel Rivals does feature a narrative, which revolves around heroes and villains uniting against a “looming cosmic threat.” Doctor Doom is set up as the antagonist.

Be sure to check out IGN’s impressions of Marvel Rivals to find out what we think about the game.

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.

“AI protections remain the sticking point” for today’s SAG-AFTRA game actor strike

As of today, the The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has called a strike of the Interactive Media Agreement – effectively, video game voice acting, motion capture work, and other roles, the full list of which can be found here. The strike comes after over 18 months of negotiations with some of gaming’s largest companies – including Activision, EA, Insomniac, Take-Two, and WB Games – over AI protections.

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