It is once again time for Amazon Prime Day, which means there are many deals and bundles available on sale for your buying/watching pleasure. One of those deals mentioned is a 4-movie collection of the Kung Fu Panda movie series: an action-packed and hilarious series of movies that follows a bumbling, charming Panda Bear through his journey to fully become the Dragon Warrior. All 4 movies bundled together, including the latest in the series, are currently at their lowest price ever.
Kung Fu Panda: 4-Movie Collection (Blu-ray + Digital) – 43% Off
Fans of the series already know Kung Fu Panda is a beloved animated movie series about a clumsy, prophecy-fulfilling Panda that has released 4 films over 16 years since the release of the first film in 2008. Through all 4 films, they have managed to maintain an average 80% Rotten Tomatoes score and kept audiences coming back for more. With Kung Fu Panda 4 only just releasing on digital formats this year, the current price is definitely of note and is worth considering for your Blu-ray collection.
For our take on each of the movies, you can check out our reviews of the films below:
Although we personally think it’s always better to own phyical copies of movies, you can currently watch all of these films online. For the moment, every Kung Fu Panda movie is available to stream on Peacock with a subscription and available to rent or buy on Amazon or YouTube. For an in-depth look at where to watch the these animated films, check out our full article on the matter.
Connor Sheppard is an Oregon-grown culture writer for IGN with previous work on The Manual. Intrigued from a young age by pop culture and movies, he has developed into an experienced critic and consumer of all things media. From his time earning a bachelor’s degree in digital communications at Oregon State University, he found a love for writing and appreciating specific actors and directors in the many films he watches.
The word “kiss” occurs 10 times in the latest blog post for the seventh major Baldur’s Gate 3 patch, while the word “bug” occurs 14 times. I think this ratio captures how BG3 updates at large walk the line between dealing with stuff like progression blockers, and sating the inexhaustible horniness of the fanbase. There’s more to patch 7 than glitch-hunting and snogs, however. Due in September, it introduces dynamic splitscreen functionality, expansions for Honour mode, modding tools, new endings for evil playthroughs, and a brace of tweaks for Origin characters.
Dead by Daylight fans who have been asking Behaviour Interactive for years for a 2v8 mode will be happy to know that this highly requested feature will be available starting next week.
Behaviour Interactive confirmed that the 2v8 game mode will be available to players beginning July 25. As previously confirmed during the Dead by Daylight 8th anniversary stream, 2v8 is a fast-paced, chaotic mode in which two killers team up to hunt down and kill eight survivors. The mode will be available for a limited time, with players having until August 8 to try it.
Dead by Daylight’s 2v8 mode will be available on five classic maps. To accommodate the increase in players, the maps have been expanded, and generators “have also been doubled,” according to Behaviour. Survivors only need to repair eight of the 13 generators to escape the map.
Additional changes to 2v8 mode include the removal of Hooks and Perks, and downed survivors will now be sent directly to cages. Survivor Perks are also being swapped in favor of a class system to place greater emphasis on teamwork. With the removal of classes, killers will receive “alterations to their powers,” along with a team-based ability that will allow them to amplify the chaos.
In addition to 2v8, Behaviour confirmed cross-progression will arrive in Dead by Daylight starting July 22. This will allow players to sync their progress and purchases across the many different platforms the popular asymmetrical horror game is available on. To access cross-progression, players will need a Behaviour account and own a copy of the base game for whichever platforms they prefer to play Dead by Daylight on.
More interestingly, Behaviour quietly revealed the release date for The Casting of Frank Stone today. This upcoming horror game is a spinoff set in the Dead by Daylight universe developed by Until Dawn and The Quarry developer Supermassive Games.
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Recent SSD prices have made for miserable reading and even worse shopping, with the costs of last year’s manufacturing woes passed onto innocent punters. At least Prime Day 2024 is, if only temporarily, righting those wrongs – such as with the massive 2TB WD Blue SN580 going for a mere £96. Two whole terabytes of quality NVMe for less than a hundred quid? Nature is healing.
Apologies for the two handheld-minded deals posts in a row, readers, but I’ve just noticed that the Prime Day 2024 has made the Lenovo Legion Go – a bulky but commendably unique handheld Windows PC – cheaper than it’s ever been in the UK. Provided you’ve got an Amazon Prime account, or at least the free Prime trial, the 512GB model can be yours for £569, a saving of £131. Not bad, for a device with a higher-rez display and more graphical horsepower than the Steam Deck or Steam Deck OLED.
If you’re anything like us, then chances are you already have a pretty good idea of what various game development roles entail. Sometimes, however, it can be good to get a bit of a refresher.
Take directors and producers, for example. It’s not entirely uncommon that the two roles get confused sometimes, particularly when individuals such as Eiji Aonuma and Yoshio Sakamoto are often regarded as the ‘faces’ of Zelda and Metroid, respectively.
Coming to Game Pass: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, and Dungeons of Hinterberg
Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass
If your download queue was feeling a little lonely, we have some updates to fix that. Games available today, games you saw at the Xbox Games Showcase, and everything available day one. Let’s get to the games (and let’s stay in touch, we have another update for you soon)!
Available Today
Magical Delicacy (Cloud, Console, and PC) Available on day one with Game Pass! A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy world.
Flock (Cloud, Console, and PC) Available on day one with Game Pass! Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.
Coming Soon
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – July 18 Available on day one with Game Pass! Kill all gods in the upcoming action-RPG from the developers of Ashen! Step into the boots of Nor Vanek, an elite member of the Coalition army, joined by Enki, a fox-like companion, in their quest for vengeance against the Gods. Weave in melee, gunpowder, and magic in rhythmic battles where combos chain together to create a deadly dance.
Dungeons of Hinterberg (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – July 18 Available on day one with Game Pass! Welcome to Hinterberg, a new tourist hotspot in the idyllic Austrian Alps! There are plenty of dungeons to find and adventures to be had in Hinterberg – will you be sent packing on your first day, or remain to become a Master Slayer? Master magic, solve puzzles, slay monsters; all this and more await you in Hinterberg!
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 19 Available on day one with Game Pass: A unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura Action Strategy game. The game takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. During the day, purify the villages and prepare yourself for sundown. During the night, protect the Maiden against the hordes of the Seethe. Repeat the day and night cycle until you cleanse the mountain of defilement and return peace to the land.
DLC / Game Updates
EA Sports College Football 25 Early Access Trial – Available today Try EA Sports College Football 25 today with a 10-hour early access trial. Immerse yourself in iconic atmospheres with Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play. Plus, members score monthly Loyalist Ultimate Team Packs, featuring 4 Gold Players, and save 10% on purchases of EA digital content including pre-orders.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks
Stumble Guys: Cyborg Dance Bundle – Available now Join millions of players and stumble to victory in this fun multiplayer knockout battle royale! Claim the bundle so you can look awesome in your Cyborg Legendary Skin and showoff when you win with your Robot Victory Animation. Make sure to cap it off with something great by using your 250 Gems and 50 Stumble Tokens!
The First Descendant: Launch Edition Bundle – Available now Play the next-generation looter shooter, The First Descendant now and claim your launch bundle for a unique edge in the game, including a back attachment, two weapon skins, and more cosmetic items to customize your Descendent’s appearance!
EA Sports UFC 4: Premium Starter Pack – Available now The legend of the Kumite has influenced thousands of mixed martial artists, unlock vanity inspired by that same tradition with this premium starter pack available with your EA Play membership.
Leaving July 31
You can pick these up for up to 20% off before they go, or quickly find your save file and get those achievements before they’re gone!
A Short Hike (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Train Sim World 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Venba(Cloud, Console, and PC)
Get your controllers some fresh batteries, find the USB dongle for your mouse, we’re all getting ready to download some games. We’ll be back here soon, or you can keep your eyes on social media for PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox updates for the latest. Cheers!
The team at Red Barrels is extremely excited to dive deeper into our very first seasonal update, Project Lupara. For any newcomers, The Outlast Trials is a cooperative PvE experience where up to four players, known in-game as Reagents, participate in experiments that push their psyches to the absolute limit. Our imminent (and free) update, Project Lupara’ packs a major wallop, including a brand-new story trial (it’s gross), a brand-new map (even grosser), and a brand-new Rig.
On top of all that, we’re proud to introduce what all our Reagents have been fearfully waiting for: The sniffling, whining, bloodthirsty Franco ‘Il Bambino’ Barbi. The first of his kind, Franco hunts players with his beloved Lupara, a sawed-off shotgun that gives him range beyond any Outlast villain thus far.
The perverse son of New Orleans mafia don Salvatore Barbi, Franco is driven by craven entitlement, greed, and psychosexual violence fueled by his impotence and insecurities, a freakish “big baby” obsessed with his Pacifier the titular boom stick he suckles on when he’s not using it to blow some poor unsuspecting Reagent to smithereens (including all that fun gore and viscera you’ve come to expect from us). With a face even his mother couldn’t love, players will be introduced to Franco in the new story Trial, Poison the Medicine, which will transport Reagents to The Docks, a brand-new map, and Barbi’s home turf.
Can’t get enough Barbi? During the four weeks following the release of the update, the fine folks at Murkoff have taken it upon themselves to shuttle Franco around to the other trials in the Bambino special event. Mother Gooseberry and Sergeant Coyle have promised to play nice, though I’d continue to keep my distance if I were you.
Escalation Therapy, a new game mode being introduced alongside this update, will allow hardcore Reagents to partake in a seemingly never-ending experience that will pit them against a series of randomized Trials, with randomized variations, and randomized upgrades. No playthrough will be the same, but each one will have you clawing your eyes out until you beg for mercy. And just when you think it’s over, the cycle begins anew. Start with nothing, survive as long as you can, and reap your rewards.
If that wasn’t enough, Easterman has signed off on adding another distraction to the Sleep Room. Alongside arm wrestling and chess, Reagents will be able to challenge each other to the Stroop Test. The Stroop Test is a classic challenge based on hastily choosing between mismatched colored words. It sounds easy, but this mind-liquifying test quickly becomes a classic Outlast head trip. Who said Murkoff never did anything nice for its Reagents?
We’ve heard the pained moans of our Reagents from behind the triple-reinforced glass, and so we took the time to give all of our menus a facelift. Browse the new Catalogs to find all sorts of player rewards and sickening cosmetics. Expect Trial Boards to refresh regularly, making Weekly Programs easily accessible for Reagents looking to dive back into their favorite Trials… With a twist or two. Speaking of Trials, this update will also include a wider range of difficulty settings, starting from Introductory going all the way to Psychosurgery. Furthermore, the new Tasks system will allow Murkoff to give the particularly meticulous Reagents special objectives to tackle as they go through their Trials. Alone or together, the chances to reap more rewards have never been more bountiful.
Last but not least, Reagents can gain access to the new Barricade Rig. Use it to block the path behind you or to troll your friends. Pursuers will have to bash their way through or take the long way around to catch up. Like the other Rigs, The Barricade comes with its own set of upgrades that can be unlocked to bolster Reagents even more in their absolute moment of need. Nothing can stop you.
For those looking for that immediate staycation, The Exotica Pack will include exclusive outfits and Cell decoration items that are sure to warm even the frailest, beaten-down Reagent. The Exotica Pack will be available for purchase for $19.99 and offers a treasure trove of new cosmetics.
We can’t wait for you to discover what Murkoff has been cooking up for you with Project Lupara. This is only the beginning of the Sinyala Facilities expansion. There will be many more surprises for our loyal Reagents in the not-so-distant future. So what are you waiting for? Begin your rebirth today, but in the meantime, enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at how we come up with this filth.
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC bosses.
An Elden Ring modder has found a novel way to make the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC easier, by allowing players to unleash a cast of major bosses to fight by their side, setting up the potential for some dramatic boss-on-boss showdowns.
Thankfully, the new DLC Summon Bosses Mod from NexusMod’s user FlippantTunic22 makes this challenge a whole lot easier, by replacing a number of spirit ash summons with — as the title would suggest — boss summons! As spotted by Eurogamer, a grand total of 11 named antagonists from the DLC are included in the mod, which directly replace select spirit ashes, though the art relating to those summons remains the same as in the vanilla version of the game.
For example, triggering the Kindred of Rot spirit ash will now summon the Divine Beast Dancing Lion to fight at your side, while the Nomad ash will call upon Messmer the Impaler to aid you in battle. YouTube user KanesGrace also posted a video of the mod at work, showcasing a number of climactic fights, including one in which Meytr, Mother of Fingers took down the DLC’s final boss, Promised Consort Radahn.
A full list of the summons and their counterparts can be found below, as per the NexusMods page, but obviously beware of spoilers for Shadow of the Erdtree’s cast of bosses.
Black Knife Tiche = Romina, Saint Of The Bud
Banished Knight Oleg = Twin Moon Rellana Summon
Banished Knight Engvall = Putrescent Knight
Latenna the Albinauric = Golden Hippopotamus (Can be Buggy, make sure to summon it on a clear area as it might fall through the map)
Nomad = Messmer The Impaler
Crystalian = Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame (1st stage only)
Ancestral Follower = Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame (2nd stage)
Cleanrot Knight Finlay = Commander Gaius
Fire Monk = Furnace Golem
Kaiden Sellsword = Promised Consort Radahn
Blackflame Monk Amon = Meytr, Mother of Fingers (Might be a little weird with it spawn and push you back)
Kindred of Rot = Divine Beast Dancing Lion (Might be a little weird with it spawn and push you back)
The mod’s creator is planning to add more DLC characters to the mod in the future, and has ambitions to upload a separate addon at a later date that will allow players to summon bosses featured in Elden Ring’s base game. For more cool Elden Ring stories, check out how a dataminer discovered cut dialogue from the final Shadow of the Erdtree boss fight. And if you’re playing, be sure to check out IGN’s Shadow of the Erdtree interactive map.
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
My favourite ever mode of travel in games is flying, so I was already poised (in mid-air) to really enjoy swooping around the world of Flock. It’s a gentle exploration game from the people who brought you Wimot’s Warehouse and I Am Dead (including Pip Warr, RPS in peace) where you never touch the ground, instead gliding around the strange forests and rippling meadows atop a giant bird with a beautiful trailing tail. Big Journey vibes, but more whimsical and colourful.
