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The Game Boy Advance was a landmark achievement for Nintendo when it first released in 2001. As the successor to the wildly popular Game Boy Color, it had big shoes to fill, but its release heralded a few major design changes that would inform the future of Nintendo's handheld launches. Its adoption of a landscape presentation that moved buttons and the D-Pad to the side of the screen became stock for the release of the DS, 3DS, and Switch, and its backward compatibility helped push the notion that it was an evolution of a larger family of handhelds that would be worthy investments for years to come.

Supergiant Games just treated Hades fans to an extensive look at the game's upcoming sequel. Seriously — the developer hosted a three-hour livestream that showed off Hades II's gameplay, new features and mechanics, as well as the new designs for its characters based on the gods of Greek mythology. Supergiant's Creative Director Greg Kasavin and Studio Director Amir Rao demonstrated the abilities of the game's new protagonist, Melinoë. While she's the sister of Zagreus, the first title's protagonist, and Hades II is a direct sequel to the original, Kasavin and Rao said players don't need to have prior knowledge of the first game and of Greek mythology to enjoy it. Old fans, however, will catch «delightful references» here and there.

We’re thrilled that Venture is finally in the hero lineup, and it’s been fun to see you get your hands on their groundbreaking kit and mechanics. Today two developers who were part of our newest hero's strike team will share a behind-the-scenes look at how Venture, became Venture.

The technical test for Hades 2has barely begun, but first-looks at the game have already set feeds on fire. Supergiant Games released a version of the game to a limited number of players on Wednesday. But instead of keeping details of those playthroughs under wraps, the developers busted the doors to its mythical underworld wide open and streamed roughly three hours of gameplay on its official YouTube channel. Now, everyone has gotten their first big look at the game and social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) have become the worshipping grounds for all of the game’s sexy Greek gods.

While fans wrangle how to access the Hades 2 technical test, developer Supergiant Games casually dropped a hefty gameplay reveal stream for the hotly anticipated sequel.

The surreal puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes hits the Nintendo Switch and PC on May 16, as revealed at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase event. This is a big deal, as the game’s being developed by Simogo, the company behind the mind-blowing adventure Sayonara Wild Hearts, which was one of our favorite titles of 2019. It’s also being published by Annapurna Interactive, who helped steward games like Stray, Open Roads and Cocoon to digital store shelves.

Europa began with "peaceful and zen vibes," and after more than six years of development, it's coming to the Nintendo Switch.

Thunderful has announced that SteamWorld Heist 2 is in development, and it will be released on August 8th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. It comes nine years after the first SteamWorld Heist originally released for the Nintendo 3DS, and while some of the aspects are similar, the location has changed from space to the sea.

Nintendo is hosting its first Indie World Showcase of 2024. As the name implies, this digital event focused entirely on indie games that were headed to Nintendo's hybrid gaming system, the Nintendo Switch. IGN has you covered with everything announced during the first Indie World Showcase of 2024, which you can read below.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for April 17: In Garena Free Fire MAX, players must survive till the end, battling an onslaught of enemies to win the game. This can be done in two ways - playing solo, or with a squad. To aid in their quest, players can take advantage of in-game items such as weapons, gloo walls, bundles and more, which can be purchased in the in-game shop using diamonds. However, diamonds are a rarity and are very rarely found during regular gameplay. So, to have enough of them, players must purchase diamonds. In Garena Free Fire MAX, the in-game Top-Up Center caters to players by offering several events called Top-Up events, the latest of which is the 100% Bonus Top-Up event.

Over the months since release, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has been very open and honest about what it left on the cutting room floor during development. We've seen all kinds of plot threads, unused locations, and gameplay mechanics that almost made it into the final version, and Larian recently revealed an alternate recruitment scene for Astarion.

The long, long wait for a new Homeworld title is finally coming to a close. This classic RTS series once stood toe-to-toe with the titans of the genre such as StarCraft and Command and Conquer, but aside from a more recent prequel, it hasn’t been seen since the sequel in 2003.

GameStop is currently offering a buy two, get one free sale on its entire catalog of pre-owned titles. Add three eligible games to your cart, and the cheapest one will be free. The pre-owned prices on most of these games aren’t much lower than what you’d pay for a new copy, but the inclusion of a free game and plenty of new releases to choose from makes this worth checking out.

Fansipan just dropped its latest title, Mutant Llama, which is as wacky as it sounds. It’s a free-to-play casual idle game with elements of creature collection and battles. Fansipan has previously brought us titles like Shadow Knight: Ninja Game War, Family Farming: My Island Life, Stickman Survivor: Epic Soul and Summoners Era: Idle RPG Heroes.

Atlus has announced an upcoming livestream dedicated to Metaphor: ReFantazio.

In 2023, Strange Scaffold released El Paso, Elsewhere, a horror-tinged throwback to the likes of Max Payne that also told a deeply personal and unsettling story about a toxic relationship. Its next game, Life Eater, puts players in the shoes of a serial killer seeking out new targets to kill and sacrifice to a god he’s starting to question the existence of. This isn’t a Manhunt- or Hitman-style stalk-and-kill game; it offers a feeling of detachment by having players parse through timelines to learn everything they need to abduct and properly sacrifice a target.

Nier director Yoko Taro says the work that inspired Nier: Automata the most was Neon Genesis Evangelion, so much so that the RPG's story is "pretty much just a retelling of Evangelion, so there's not much originality to it."

There's a huge price drop on one of the most popular board game classics. Walmart is offering the Pandemic board game on clearance for only $11.67, a hefty 75% off the original $45 MSRP. Get free shipping for Walmart+ members or on orders $35 or more (otherwise you have to pay $6.99 shipping). This is easily the best price we've ever seen for Pandemic, especially if you can avoid that shipping fee.

Blizzard has added tweaks to Seal of Martyrdom for Paladins in the upcoming April 16 class tuning pass for Season of Discovery. Blizzard announced a few days ago that classes would be receiving some light tuning this upcoming weekly reset, and Paladins had a change to Light's Grace's Rune slot to look forward to.

Tower of Fantasy (ToF) 4.0 patch trailer, titled “4.0 PV,” is in the talks. Before I get into the ‘why,’ let me tell you a little about the trailer. It shows a trip through time in Asperia, the game’s world. Structures that look like towers poke through the sky, and characters clad in futuristic garb fight with weaponized gadgets.

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The boss of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has ruled out a transmog system coming to the hit PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter, insisting: “it doesn’t make sense.”

Promotional footage used for the MultiVersus NHL Face-Off match has confirmed that Finn is getting a new skin with his robot arm and Night Sword.

After it came out in 2016, Stardew Valley set a new standard for the farming sim genre. It’s a game that can be as chill or as intense as each player wants, and the charming pixel art and iconic soundtrack really cement it as a quintessential “cozy game.”

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the latest addition to the award-winning franchise that most of us have been playing for well over a decade. Beyond the enhanced graphics, refined mechanics, and new gameplay features, one of the biggest draws to the COD world has always been online multiplayer. Not only does multiplayer return for MW3, but there’s more to love about the competitive space than ever before.

Dragon's Dogma 2 fans have been sharing some of the things that they think the first game did better than the sequel, such as all items being able to stack to 999 and Pawns more closely following your commands.

The upcoming PC and Xbox game seems well-prepared to deliver an interesting strategic experience, but whether it will be possible to experience that gameplay in multiplayer isn't as immediately clear. has a big focus on medieval city-building, but it pairs this prerogative with a side helping of tactical combat gameplay. This ambitious vision is being carried out by solo developer Slavic Magic, and from everything that's been shown so far, actually stands a good chance of delivering on its core promises in a satisfying way.

Helldivers 2's developers have considered adding underground maps, though we wouldn't hold our breath waiting for it to happen as it would require a huge commitment, and it'd likely be "friendly fire hell" anyway.

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for April 13: Get ready to boost your gameplay with the latest Garena Free Fire redeem codes. These codes are your golden ticket to unlocking awesome rewards, helping you to level up faster and expand your arsenal. While scoring rewards is cool, the real buzz comes from the thrilling prizes and events in the game. Plus, players even get surprise codes daily!

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for April 13: Garena FF Max, a popular battle royale game, caught the attention of Indian gamers after its predecessor, Garena Free Fire, got banned in 2022. Its stunning graphics and exciting gameplay made it a hit in India. Adding to the fun, developers 111 Dot Studios release daily redeem codes, making the game even more appealing to Indian players.

Following the latest big update, several new items have been introduced to , including the Ability Glasses. The update has added many new items, providing big changes to gameplay. New items such as the Ability Glasses and the Ring of Mercy make it even easier to catch high-level Pals. To get the Ability Glasses, you will first have to make sure that you reach Level 34 in order to craft it.

In the Public Test Realm for Patch 1.4.0 of Diablo 4, countless items, skills, and stats were heavily altered to prepare the game for its fourth Season, as well as to pave the way for the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion. In addition to many of these changes, Implicit Affixes on Weapons have been adjusted as well. These are the fixed Affixes that are tied to the Weapon Type that cannot be altered, such as Vulnerable Damage on Crossbows and Critical Strike Damage on Swords. Many of these Affixes have been reduced significantly, and while it hurts to lose damage output from a change like this, it is a necessary change. Reducing these values along with other changes in Itemization will go a long way toward reducing the bloated damage values that affect the game negatively. By allowing players to deal millions upon millions of damage in a single hit, the sense of scale and player power is lost. On top of that, balancing gameplay becomes much more challenging — thus, it's only natural that Implicit Affixes receive some tweaks at the same time as the rest of the Itemization rework.

Believe it or not, it has been over a decade since the last GTA game. While tons of people are still dumping hundreds of hours into GTA Online, everyone has been (not so) patiently waiting for Rockstar to finally confirm that a new entry is in the works. Despite many leaks and rumors, the team held strong until late 2023. Now that the game is finally confirmed, we have a lot more solid ground to cover in terms of what Grand Theft Auto 6 will be. This is going to be the biggest game of the generation, if not all time, so let’s hotwire a car and pull off a heist to get all the information about GTA 6 there is.

Video games are all about dying. Be it Pac-Man failing to escape a ghost and bursting into pixelated oblivion, Mario melting himself by accidentally leaping into a pool of lava, or being one of the 99 that fails to win in a battle royale, gamers worldwide have died a thousand deaths. Thankfully, the grim reaper is a mere inconvenience in these digital realms, another obstacle you must traverse in order to do a Cody Rhodes and ‘finish the story’. Far fewer games explore the topic of Death in real life, the one with a capital ‘D’ that we all try really hard not to think about and desperately hope doesn’t apply to us or our loved ones. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, however, well, that takes a long and hard look at death. Indeed, death, sorrow, and loss, is the very reason for this metroidvania’s existence.

Nearly two years after the rumor shared by Jason Schreier, developer Hangar 13 (Mafia III, Mafia Definitive Edition) is almost ready to release Top Spin 2K25, the first new entry in the beloved tennis franchise since 2011's Top Spin 4.

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, the first game from Surgent Studios, a transmedia studio based in the UK founded by Abubakar Salim, known in the gaming world for being the voice actor of Assassin's Creed Origins main character Bayek, looked like a very special game right from its reveal during last year's The Game Awards show. Inspired by Abubakar Salim's personal journey dealing with the loss of his father, the Metroidvania starring the warrior shaman Zau sees players travel alongside the young man throughout different biomes guided by the God of Death Kalunga to bring back Zau's father to life.

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Garena Free Fire redeem codes for April 12: Garena Free Fire is one of the most popular battle royale games around the world. Its popularity has only grown despite its previous ban in India. That said, it does face competition from the likes of Apex Legends, Call of Duty Mobile and Battlegrounds Mobile India, with all of them vying for the position of the most popular mobile game in India. In Garena Free Fire, players can take advantage of special items to enhance their gameplay and make cosmetic changes to their characters. This can be done for free with the help of Garena Free Fire redeem codes.

Beating the main story of may not be the end of your journey, as the game provides more content even after you beat the game. No matter how you feel about this game's controversial story, the gameplay alone might draw you back in. The unique atmosphere of the world Ellie and Abby find themselves in has much more to offer beyond a single playthrough.

Weta Workshop promised the trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game would debut soon and has finally provided a date. It airs on April 22nd with a short ten-second teaser available on Twitter. Though it doesn’t show much beyond the Baggins’ home in The Shire, the soft storybook-like visuals look relaxing.

Pac-Man fans have been eating dots and chomping ghosts for years and there’s no sign that our collective appetites will be satiated any time soon.

Disney Speedstorm players have grown upset at developer Gameloft after it announced the premium track of its battle pass can only be purchased with real money going forward.

Helldivers 2 has its next premium warbond, called Democratic Detonation, and there’s an explosive theme with this one.

Obsidian has been a studio that punches above its weight with amazing RPGs like Pillars of Eternity and South Park: The Stick of Truth, as well as classic games like Fallout: New Vegas and Star War:s Knight of the Old Republic 2. While we’re waiting on the sequel to the sci-fi adventure The Outer Worlds 2, the team is taking on its biggest challenge yet. Avowed is a first-person RPG that has a lot of visual similarities to Skyrim, but is set within the original world created for Pillars of Eternity. We’ve been tracking this game since it was revealed in 2020 and it’s now in the final stretch before release. This could be the next great RPG experience you’ve been looking for, so check out everything you need to know about Avowed.

MegaCrit Games announced Slay the Spire 2 during the Triple-i Initiative Showcase.

There's a huge price drop on one of the most popular board game classics. Walmart is offering the Pandemic board game on clearance for only $14.12, a hefty 70% off the original $45 MSRP. Get free shipping for Walmart+ members or on orders $35 or more (otherwise you have to pay a $6.99 shipping fee). The price of this game dropped to about $16 last week, but this deal is even better.

MOUSE has got a new gameplay trailer from developer Fumi Games and publisher PlaySide Publishing. The game has been inspired by the animation of 1930’s cartoons, and the main character is a mouse. It’s a gritty, noir. first person shooter, and you can see lots of cartoon mice (not Mickey Mouse) getting their heads shot off.

Publisher PlaySide and developer Fumi Games have unveiled a Spike-D gameplay trailer for their Steamboat Willie-like first-person shooter, Mouse, revealing some of the mechanics players can use to give their enemies the old one-two.

Brotato, one of the highest rated roguelikes of all time on Steam, is getting its first DLC this Summer alongside a new four-player co-op update.

All you daredevils, listen up! When Afterimage came out, it was a massive hit with PC and console players, now it’s finally available on Android! Engardin is a vast, linked world that you can explore. In this colossal metroidvania, you can discover its secrets, fight scary enemies, and pick your way. 

Azur Promilia is an exciting new title from Manjuu, the developer behind Azur Lane, which is generating a buzz for its new trailer with a unique blend of gameplay inspired by Genshin Impact and Palworld.

We finally got another look at the Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion today via a new gameplay preview from Bungie. We learned more about the new Prismatic subclasses and other features coming to the expansion.

IO Interactive has been working on its James Bond title, currently codenamed Project 007, for a while now, and though details on the game itself haven’t been too abundant, new tidbits about its development have continued to filter through- like additions to the game’s development team.

Yesterday, Bungie shared a lot of information on the upcoming Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion. Previously slated to launch in February, it was delayed to June 4 to 'deliver a bigger and bolder vision'.

Disney Speedstorm‘s next season pass won’t allow players to purchase it using in-game currency, in a break from previous season passes.

Earlier this week, Blizzard announced restrictions for new accounts and their characters on Season of Discovery realms. In the official forums, Senior Game Producer Tom Ellis has commented on the change, clarifying that new players will still be eligible to receive items and gold from helping friends — just not trade them away through mail, trading, or the Auction House.

As the delayed June launch of Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion inches ever-closer, developer Bungie has aired a fresh gameplay showcase, this time offering a closer look at the new Prismatic subclass, new Exotic class items, and the new Dread enemy faction.

Bungie dropped a big gameplay reveal for Destiny 2: The Final Shape today, loudly declaring that the MMO's next expansion is going to take a sledgehammer to every single build currently available with wild combinations of new and existing abilities. 

Today, Hangar 13 shared a lot of new details on the main modes fans will find in Top Spin 2K25. Everything starts in the Top Spin Academy, where they'll be able to master core gameplay mechanics guided by the voice of John McEnroe. The tennis icon will lead players through Basic Lessons on fundamentals such as positioning, timing and shot selection, followed by Advanced Lessons focused on power serves, lob shots and more, and ending with Playstyle Lessons that show off the strengths and weaknesses of various playstyles players can chose to apply when building their custom MyPLAYER.

Guerrilla's Horizon Forbidden West is a pretty game, even more so on PC. Here's the game running in full 4K resolution with well over 60FPS on an NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super.

In their small office tucked away in Quebec City, Canada, IGN sat down with three of Yellow Brick Games’ technical gurus: CTO Louis Tremblay, VFX Lead Raphaelle Dubois-Beauchamp, and Game Director and Co-Founder Frederic St-Laurent. Together we discussed the unique aspects of their upcoming game, Eternal Strands, which makes impressive use of Unreal Engine 5’s capabilities.

Arguably the biggest inspiration behind the upcoming PS5 action RPG Stellar Blade isn't the gameplay of Nier Automata or the '90s vibes of classic sci-fi manga Gunnm, but an event that left director Kim Hyung Tae lingering in thought. 

Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a throwback to an era of single-player video games that I miss.

Whether it's the definitive cyberpunk classics of the series, the fantastic and tense games, or the potentially now-redeemed expansive world of , there's something about the tech dystopia edge of cyberpunk that has spoken to players. Enter , from publisher Troglobytes Games and studios Tiny Pixel & Stupidi Pixel, taking the genre to an unexpected place from video game history.

With the PTR for Diablo 4's Season 4 ending this Tuesday (4/9), and a handful of important interactions still being bugged and non-playable, some players have rallied behind the desire to extend the PTR to identify and provide feedback on additional bugs. Adam Fletcher, Global Community Development Director, went to X (formerly known as Twitter) to respond to players' curiosity: While some players might feel as if their concerns are being ignored, don't! It's important to recognize there are likely many aspects of gameplay Blizzard is looking for data and feedback on, besides the issues the community is zeroing in on. D4 Forum community member boltbane also raised a good point — if Blizzard thinks it's necessary, there's still plenty of time for another PTR before Season 4 officially launches on May 14. PTR Known Issues & What to Expect With the PTR ending tomorrow, what new features or endgame progression are you looking to test next? Let us know in the comments below!

, from developer Shiny Shoe, is the studio's follow-up effort to the award-winning. While they're starkly different, they do exist within the same roguelike genre, and it appears that lessons learned from the previous game have colored what's available in. What's here is a remarkable roguelike that successfully captures the «one more time» gameplay that characterizes the greats, all the while captivating with metaprogression that keeps things fresh enough to warrant deeper exploration.

Palia developer Singularity 6 has laid off 35 percent of its staff just months after the game entered early access.

The developer of Palia, Singularity 6, has laid off 35% of its staff.

Following its announcement at the 2021 Game Awards, Monolith's Wonder Woman game hasn't been shown in 850 days.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has disappeared from the Xbox store. Some fans say that they've been unable to access the store page for a few days now, with no explanation as to why it's been taken down.

Saturday and the weekend have officially arrived, which means it is time to round up the best deals you can find this weekend! We've searched all over the internet to compile the deals you do not want to miss, which include video games, technology, earbuds, and more. The best deals for Sunday, April 7, include Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the Razer BlackShark V2 Headset, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Nintendo Switch Lite, Beats Powerbeats Pro, and more.

Mobile games offer a unique proposition: access to hours of enjoyment from the same device many people already spend much of their days on. While the reputation for mobile games hasn't always been stellar, it's a relic of an age long in the past. Today's mobile games feature a slew of hard-hitting, engaging content, whether it's 's active environment, 's dizzying amount of gameplay modes and combinations, or ' addictive loop of action and customization.

Palia, a cosy, free-to-play life sim, arrived on Steam just a couple of weeks ago. This week, developers Singularity 6 laid off 35% of their staff, thought to be around 49 people.

Fans of a galaxy far, far away are finally getting the games they’ve always wanted. After the less-than-ideal handling of the Star Wars franchise by EA up until the two Star Wars Jedi games, fans have been eager to explore new stories in this vast universe, as well as lore that isn’t addressed in the films.

Mid-March, Blizzard revealed 12 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Guardian Druid guide writer, Pumps, offers an early review of the Druid of the Claw Hero Talents that attempts to reunite two specs that were once one with the return of catweaving, but does it go far enough?

Dragon's Dogma 2 has lots of interesting Vocations for you and your pawn to mess around with, but there's one that almost no one seems to like - the Trickster.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for April 6: Garena Free Fire MAX, the upgraded version of the popular battle royale game, is keeping players on their toes with new redemption codes dropping today. These codes offer a chance to win weapons, diamonds, and other cool rewards, adding an extra layer of excitement to the gaming experience.

Get ready to witness some wild destruction with the return of Super Monsters Ate My Condo on Android. Return? Well, yes, PikPok just dropped the remastered version of their BAFTA-nominated classic and it’s hitting your mobile screens today. Keep reading to know more about the Super Monsters Ate My Condo remastered version!

Iconic capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo is now available in Tekken 8 as part of the game's season pass.

A recently discovered Roku patent suggests that the streaming company is looking into ways to display ads on its smart TVs during periods of inactivity. This would include when a game has been paused for a certain amount of time.