The BAFTA Games Awards 2026 saw big wins for Dispatch, Ghost of Yōtei, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. But there were some surprises in there, too - in true BAFTA style. Ghost of Yōtei winning best music over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, for example, came as something of a shock. Daredevil star Charlie Cox didn't get the chance to big up the Fench motion capture performer behind Clair Obscur's Gustave (something he almost certainly would have done had he won best performer in a supporting role). That went to Jeffrey Wright, who played Chase in Dispatch. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lost out to Kingdom Come: Deliverance II in the best narrative category, and to Microsoft's South of Midnight in the New Intellectual Property category, too.

Sandfall Interactive won't be too down, however; the French studio won best Debut Game, and Jennifer English, fresh from her big The Game Awards 2025 win, continued her run by taking home the best Performer in a Leading Role award for her performance as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And, of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the biggest award of the night: Best Game. I'm not sure there was ever going to be another winner.

Elsewhere, Rebellion's Atomfall won British Game, Hello Games' No Man's Sky won Evolving Game, and Embark's Arc Raiders won Multiplayer.

A huge congratulations to the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team who take to the stage to accept the BAFTA for Best Game at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay🌟 pic.twitter.com/DyTQifTlam

— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026

Jennifer English walks away with the BAFTA for Performer in a Leading Role at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay🏆 pic.twitter.com/ktIx4mMhCi

— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026

The team behind Arc Raiders accepts the Multiplayer BAFTA at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay 🏆 pic.twitter.com/FLUN9z0tzB

— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026

An incredible moment as the whole team behind No Man's Sky takes to the stage to accept the Evolving Game award at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay 🏆 pic.twitter.com/y4NHFaV3tq

— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026

Blue Prince takes home the BAFTA for Game Design at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay 👏 pic.twitter.com/G0F76KVgFC

— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026

Congratulations to the Atomfall team for taking home the BAFTA for British Game🏆 pic.twitter.com/1AqMvO0QJx

— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026

Check the roundup below to see the winners list in full.

BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Winners: The Full List

Animation: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

Artistic Achievement: Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions)

Audio Achievement: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

Best Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)

British Game: Atomfall (Rebellion)

Debut Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)

Evolving Game: No Man's Sky (Hello Games)

Family: LEGO Party! (SMG Studio)

Fellowship: Ilkka Paananen (CEO & co-founder of Supercell)

Game Beyond Entertainment: Despelote (Julián Cordero, Sebastián Valbuena)

Game Design: Blue Prince (Tonda Ros)

Multiplayer: Arc Raiders (Embark Studios)

Music: Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch)

Narrative: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios)

New Intellectual Property: South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)

Performer in a Leading Role: Jennifer English (Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

Performer in a Supporting Role: Jeffrey Wright (Chase in Dispatch)

Technical Achievement: Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch)

BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Nominees: The Full List

Animation

• Battlefield 6
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Artistic Achievement

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• South of Midnight

Audio Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Best Game

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

British Game

• Atomfall
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Mafia: The Old Country
• Monument Valley 3
• PowerWash Simulator 2
• Two Point Museum

Debut Game

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me
• Despelote
• Dispatch
• The Midnight Walk

Evolving Game

• Fallout 76
• Helldivers 2
• Hitman: World of Assassination
• No Man’s Sky
• Vampire Survivors
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Family

• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Is This Seat Taken?
• Lego Party!
• Mario Kart World
• PowerWash Simulator 2
• Two Point Museum

Fellowship

• Ilkka Paananen (CEO & co-founder of Supercell)

Game Beyond Entertainment

• The Alters
• And Roger
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Consume Me
• Despelote
• Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Game Design

• Ball X Pit
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Split Fiction

Multiplayer

• Arc Raiders
• Dune: Awakening
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Lego Party!
• Split Fiction
• PEAK

Music

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Narrative

• The Alters
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

New Intellectual Property

• The Alters
• Arc Raiders
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• South of Midnight
• Split Fiction

Performer in a Leading Role

• Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson in Dispatch
• Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
• Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Tom McKay as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Performer in a Supporting Role

• Alix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies Of P: Overture
• Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead Take
• Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch
• Kirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Technical Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Split Fiction

Photo by Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA.

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In an out-of-left-field collaboration, Square Enix is teaming up with Filipino fast food chain Jollibee to bring Final Fantasy XIV content to the game and, well, to real life, too!

During the latest Live Letter from the Producer detailing the upcoming Patch 7.5, FFXIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida revealed the partnership and what exactly you can get from it. While you can get the six-piece chickenjoy or combo meal in the specially made FFXIV-themed box, the brand-new item is the blue raspberry drink with clear boba. There's also a limited-time FFXIV x Jollibee apparel lineup with t-shirts and sweaters. However, the big ticket item is a new, exclusive in-game emote called "Eat Chicken" where your character will whip out a bucket of chicken and start eating.

The collaboration begins on April 21 and will run through May 31. Additionally, the Anaheim, CA location near FFXIV Fan Fest (happening on April 24 and 25) will be decorated as a popup event during this period with exclusive stickers to give away. Below are all the details on how to participate.

How to Get the FFXIV Eat Chicken Emote

To get the Eat Chicken emote, you must either purchase a qualifying meal (the collaboration meal, to be exact) at a participating Jollibee location in the US or Canada or purchase one of the clothing items from Complex (when it goes live), then and submit your order information on the Jollibee redemption page. It'll then be validated and an item code for the emote will be emailed to you, which you then punch into your account via the Mog Station.

Limited-Time FFXIV x Jollibee Merch

Yoshida, along with FFXIV composer Masayoshi Soken and community manager Toshio Murouchi, showed off the shirts and sweaters from the collab on stream. There's a crew neck sweater and a t-shirt with the Jollibee mascot riding a chocobo, along with a hooded sweatshirt and t-shirt with Moogles eating various Jollibee food items. The back of each of these also contain the wise words of Hydaelyn herself: "Hear...feel...think...Jollibee." These will be sold on Complex.com.

What's New on the Jollibee Menu

There are two FFXIV-themed meals. One is a box meal that includes a chicken sandwich (original or spicy), regular fries, a peach mango pie, a one-piece Chickenjoy with a side of gravy, and the blue raspberry aether drink with crystal boba (or pineapple quencher for Canada). The other is a six-piece Chickenjoy that also comes with three of the aforementioned drinks. Again, the only new item is the blue raspberry boba drink (which mimics the look of FFXIV's aetherytes), but these are the qualifying meals to get the emote.

The chicken bucket and meal box also feature unique artwork, and also have the disclaimer: "No chocobos were harmed in the making of this meal." Well, that's good to know considering the box features precious baby Alpha holding a drumstick.

Personally, I'm hyped for the crossover growing up as a Filipino kid hitting up my local Jollibee in National City and as someone who has proclaimed FFXIV as his favorite game of all time. It's pretty crazy screaming "Uy, Philippines!" clapping my hands watching and covering a Live Letter. Speaking of which, I have all the details you need on FFXIV Patch 7.5 which goes live on April 28. Shortly before that, I'll be at FFXIV Fan Fest covering the finalized details for the patch and the expected reveal of the next expansion.

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There have been hundreds of ways you could fight dragons in Skyrim, but have you ever tried engaging them in the marketplace of ideas? Well, a bizarre mod will finally let you do just that.

This is far from the first wild mod to be made for Skyrim, which has basically built its entire legacy on its modding scene. But, still, every now and then a mod comes out that completely boggles the mind. Skyrim modder BlurbsTV just made like six of them, and turned them all on at once.

As spotted by GamesRadar+, Blurbs asked his Twitch chat to give him a bunch of unhinged ideas for mods, and just made them. Dragon shouts shooting chickens everywhere, a self-replicating Nazeem, randomly spawning Khajiit that make you ragdoll, and of course, the ability to debate dragons on Tamriel geopolitics and memes. Exactly what I want out of a modded install in 2026.

I modded Skyrim so you can only defeat dragons by debating them on the geopolitics of Tamriel.

Unfortunately, Twitch chat forgot the geopolitics part almost immediately... pic.twitter.com/Ad6Grw87ZR

— Blurbs (@Blurbstv) April 15, 2026

The debates with the dragons take the place of combat: a dragon will spawn and then a text-to-speech bot will ask a question. In classic debate style, the Dragonborn gets 20 seconds to respond, with the dragon getting time to issue a rebuttal. The catch is that chat decides who won the debate, which goes about as well as you'd expect.

In the clip, there was one dragon debate that Blurbs was able to actually win, which involved a question about banning the internet due to Stormcloak propaganda. But, once the debate was over he trips over a randomly spawned Khajiit and flies off the side of a cliff. Incredible.

Unfortunately, none of these mods are available on Nexus Mods or the Steam Workshop, so you can't download them yourself, but BlurbsTV's video is absolutely worth watching for a laugh. If for nothing else, it'll remind you just how weird Skyrim can still get, 15 years and more than a dozen releases later.

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One of the most challenging parts of playing a new game is knowing whether or not the endgame experience will have the legs to sustain itself when measured in months instead of days. I fell prey to this particular pitfall myself after Diablo 4’s vanilla debut in 2023, when I said some things about the endgame experience that I later regretted. Sometimes an endgame experience seems like it’s great in the moment, then a couple weeks roll by and that content begins to feel thin, repetitive, or not nearly as fleshed out as you originally thought (again, my bad). I’ve generally really enjoyed the endgame activities Diablo IV has had so far, whether it’s the tree of whispers bounties from the base game or the super unique raid-like activity from Vessel of Hatred. But Diablo 4 is a game that practically begs you to play it every waking moment of your life, and each version of the endgame so far has failed to remain compelling more than a few weeks after launch, largely due to the fact that each iteration has directed you to a small number of activities that, while fun, just weren’t enough.

It’s with all this in mind that I approached the endgame of Diablo 4’s upcoming expansion, Lord of Hatred. Could Blizzard finally give us an endgame that was not only fun at launch, but also offered enough variety to keep folks engaged in the long term? After playing a few hours of it recently and talking to the developers about what they’re building, I can confirm that Blizzard appears to have received the feedback in this area, and has created an endgame structure that, at the very least, has a much better chance of keeping my attention.

After you’ve finished going to war with the Lord of Hatred himself, the main way you’ll grind for all that delicious loot is through War Plans, a structured playlist that points you to various endgame activities and removes the barriers to entry those activities might normally have. Maybe you’ll spend some time looting a Helltide event before teleporting over to a Nightmare Dungeon to find and kill the boss, then rounding it out with a trip to the good ol’ Pit for some time trial action. The specific nature of the activities you play are determined by a branching tree where you can pick from a few options before teleporting to each activity to take it down, and with six options pulled from the existing endgame activities in Diablo 4, there’s quite a bit of variety baked in.

The best part of War Plans is how quickly it gets you into the action from activity to activity. You no longer have to hunt for Nightmare Dungeon keys or figure out where on the map a Helltide is going on – once you complete one activity, you just teleport straight on over to the next activity and keep slaying. It also means that you spend less time figuring out which activity to focus on, or if you’re new or haven’t played in a while, what even are the endgame activities you’re supposed to be funnelled into if you want to continue your loot and leveling climb. This all made working my way through each new branching checklist fast, quick, rewarding, and a lot more replayable than focusing on a single activity like an uber boss or the raid from Vessel of Hatred.

Another new part of War Plans are the upgradable trees that come along with each activity, from the Tree of Whispers to Infernal Hordes, which customize each of those events, either by modifying a specific behavior within it, or allowing you to control the type of rewards you’ll earn from them. For example, in the Nightmare Dungeons tree, you can buy a perk that guarantees treasure goblins will drop a specific kind of loot when killed and in the Helltide tree, you can buy a perk that will double the rate at which your kills increase the threat level when affected by a shrine. You won’t be able to earn enough points to buy all the perks, and some are pretty explicitly mutually exclusive anyway, which means you’ll need to pick and choose which to buy depending on how you want to play and how you want to be rewarded for all your hard work.

Beyond War Plans, I also tried out the new horde mode called Echoing Hatred, where you’re thrown into an extremely challenging mode that goes on until you drop dead, offering loot equal to your level of success. This unending arena starts off at the lowest difficulty tier and ups the ante every time you’ve wiped the floor with enough enemies, throwing a boss or two every now and then and eventually a whole bunch of them at the same time. Not only must you survive, but you’re also required to continuously score kills, as the “Overwhelmed” meter fills up every time a new enemy spawns and if you don’t cut them down to size quickly, that meter will put an abrupt end to your run.

Obviously the main draw of this mode is how mindlessly straightforward it is, allowing you to simply push your build as far as it can go and engage in nonstop action for as long as you can possibly keep standing. The fact that it offers rewards equal to your effort and skill is also a pretty efficient way to level. But one of the other really cool things about this mode is that since it’s agnostic to whichever world tier you’re currently in and moves you through them as you progress, it’s an awesome way to test if you’re ready for the next world tier. After all, if you can make it through this constant onslaught in the tier after the one you’re currently playing in, it’s a pretty good sign you’re probably ready to advance to the next bracket. This is especially important since Lord of Hatred is going from a maximum world tier of Torment 4 to Torment 12, which is honestly pretty insane. With so many difficulty options to choose from, this mode feels like the perfect way to figure out where you stand with your current build.

One thing I didn’t get a chance to get a feel for in my time with Lord of Hatred’s endgame is how it feels when played with friends, as all of my time during the demo was spent solo. I’ve got some questions about how it’ll feel, specifically activities like War Plans, where your specific playlist of things to do is unlikely to match up with the other members of your crew perfectly. I was told that friends would still receive credit (and of course the rewards) for running War Plans together, but I’m curious if it might feel like being a second or third wheel when following the party leader around. I prefer to play Diablo 4 with my fellow Wanderers, so this will be a pretty important piece of the puzzle that I haven’t seen firsthand just yet.

It would be downright irresponsible of me to omit the most serious addition to the endgame coming with Lord of Hatred: fishing. Call me crazy, but an activity most common in cozy games somehow feels right at home in Diablo 4, and I spent a good chunk of time with my fishing pole visiting each region in search of fresh pools of water or lava to find new gilled friends. Seriously though, this addition is pretty much just a bit, and from my limited experience didn’t seem like there was a lot to it, with only a few different fish to find in each zone that came to me quite quickly, but still, it’s pretty amusing that they added this and I’m all for it. I do wish they’d have made the minigame for catching fish something a bit more engaging than just tapping a single button once the fish bites onto the hook, but hey, this is Diablo – I’m not expecting them to go full Animal Crossing here.

After a few hours with Lord of Hatred’s endgame, I’m more optimistic than ever that the new War Plan system will be a format that goes the distance and keeps me engaged at least a bit longer than past iterations. And anything that gives me more excuses to keep dungeon delving in this awesome ARPG sounds alright by me.

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We're in the home stretch leading up the next expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, and as is tradition, director and producer Naoki Yoshida detailed everything in the next wave of content during a Live Letter from the Producer stream.

FFXIV Patch 7.5, called Trail to the Heavens, goes live on April 28 and is the first part of a two-part story update series before the upcoming expansion. It includes a new dungeon and trial boss fight for the main scenario quest, and a ton of updates to side content as shown in a hard-hitting trailer for Patch 7.5 itself (see below).

I'm breaking down all the important details from the Live Letter to make sure you're ready for FFXIV Patch 7.5, whether you're in it for the Beastmaster Job updates, the Crystalline Conflict PVP content, or the next Alliance Raid, or all of it!

FFXIV 7.5 New MSQ Details and Dungeon

While this is closing out the Dawntrail patch series, 7.5 seems to be deeply rooted in story threads from Endwalker. The next dungeon, called The Clyteum, takes us and the Scions back to the snowy ruins and abandoned factories of Garlemald, and the Garlean character Jullus seemingly plays an important role in this stretch. MSQ will also take us back to the moon, Mare Lamentorum, as the new baddie Halmarut and her stuffed toy with Calyx's soul drags the Scions there.

Yoshida mentioned that lore enthusiasts will have a lot to pick apart from The Clyteum as the dungeon is designed to show remnants of Garlemald before its destruction. The new Trial boss, Enuo, is said to be more difficult and fast-paced than usual but with fewer environmental gimmicks compared to Patch 7.4's Doom Train fight. Yoshida said this'll be especially true for the Extreme version that's also part of this patch, as you can see with the moving AoE attacks and pathing mechanics shown in the trailer. More surprising is seeing the characters Zero and Golbez involved as hinted in the trailer (and perhaps makes sense since we're on the moon again), calling back to Endwalker's patch series.

Although the story arc will close out with part two in Patch 7.55 in early September, Patch 7.5's MSQ will be the typical length as other patches in the past.

Echoes of Vana'diel Alliance Raid Preview – Windurst: The Third Walk

Closing out the 24-player Alliance Raid series for the Dawntrail patch series, Windurst: The Third Walk goes further in this Final Fantasy XI crossover. Yoshida jokingly likened this to an HD remastered version of FFXI as it pulls directly from the old MMORPG. This new instance has a few new gimmicks and mechanics as seen in the opening boss fight against Shantotto, who's a Tarutaru Black Mage from FFXI, but much bigger this time. Those who play Black Mage will notice Shantotto using the Job's abilities in raid form and manipulating the arena's platform.

This will close out the Echoes of Vana'dield raid series and conclude the story of guest characters Alxaal and Prishe. We also got a look at the new gear set you can earn for all Jobs from Windurst: The Third Walk.

New Crystalline Conflict PvP Map – Archeia Harmonias

PvP players can get ready for the new map for the payload-pushing mode Crystalline Conflict. Archeia Harmonias takes place in a library and Yoshida mentioned that the team has worked on its map design, tinkering with lines of sight and spaces where fights tend to happen. It also has unique on-map mechanics. A few examples:

• Healing glyphs are in front of each spawn point that will reduce damage by 50% and heal over time when standing on it.
• Aetherometers are checkpoints at the halfway point between the map's center and teams' spawn points, and the payload will stop at the aetherometer. The team advancing the payload standing in its proximity will charge the aetherometer, and the payload will move again once it reaches 100%. This number will reset if the advancing team leaves the payload's proximity or if an opponent enters the proximity. After fully charged, it'll create a bridge and a jump glyph for players to advance. Yoshida showcased how the meter fills fast to keep up the match's pace.
• Jump glyphs act as shortcuts for teams that activate it and will be at teams' spawn points to help them get back into action. These will remain for the rest of the match.

Beastmaster (BST) Limited Job Coming to FFXIV 7.5

Let me preface this by saying that Beastmaster looks like a very complex Job. It's the next Special Job in the vein as Blue Mage. It can only be used in specific instances and has its own unique mechanics, progression, and quests. It's categorized as a Melee DPS starting at level 1 and with a level cap at 50. You need to have a normal Job at level 50 or higher, completed A Realm Reborn through 2.0, and Dawntrail registered on your account in order to access Beastmaster.

The core concept of the Beastmaster is to capture monsters in the open zones and summon them into battle; there will be a total of 50 capturable beasts, which will go into the Master's Bestiary. You can choose to summon one of three beasts during combat and use their abilities in fights, the types of beasts you have active will change your tactics and the Instinct system dictates what you can do alongside them.

Beastmasters can progress through what's called Crucible of the Unbroken, which is single-player content akin to Job quests, and this kind of thing hasn't been seen in FFXIV before. Some monsters are capturable in party-based content like Alliance Raids, but there will be ways to get all 50 as a solo player. Yoshida showcased the Job in action during the stream, so check out the FFXIV 7.5 Live Letter if you want to see Beastmaster gameplay.

How Beastmaster Works in FFXIV 7.5

You have specific actions for capturing beasts – Gauge to see if you can even capture it, Weaken to attack it and bring its HP down, and Catch to finish the process (you'll still need to defeat the enemy). It'll be added to the Master's Bestiary with lore details in the log.

You have three Battlehorns to assign beasts to from the bestiary and set on your hotbar. While you can only have one active at a time, you'll be able to swap between these three during battle. Once it executes its Finisher action, the beast will go on cooldown and allow you to summon another beast on your battlehorn.

Beasts have four different actions – Finisher to end the rotation with a powerful AoE attack and send it back on cooldown, Trick which is a unique utility skill depending on the beast, Tempered Release for another unique attack, and Nature's Gift to draw power from the beast for the player's own attack. All beasts' specific skills will be laid out in the bestiary.

Beastmasters will manage two different meters, one for the player themself and one for the beasts, and when they both reach 100 or higher, you can execute an Instinctual tandem attack. The more meter you accumulate past 100, the stronger the attack. Instinctual skills will set up Instinctual combos, which is what you'll build towards in a rotation – there are four elemental affinities you can attain from Instinctual attacks to create the combo. At higher levels, you will have more actions that will speed up the accumulation of affinities to trigger combos faster.

Additionally, combining two affinities will open Light or Dark effects, as seen on the Beastmaster's Job gauge, and you'll have a brief window to use them before the effect wears off. These are the basics of the Job and I'll be looking deeper into the mechanics as more information comes out.

Additional Side Content Coming to FFXIV 7.5

The Live Letter went into greater detail on all the new features mentioned above, but there are significant pieces of content included in 7.5 or 7.5x incremental patches. The biggest one being the teaser at the end of the FFXIV 7.5 trailer showing Kefka (the villain from Final Fantasy VI) being part of the next Ultimate Raid. Ultimates are incredibly difficult fights that require a fully coordinated, dedicated eight-player party to stay locked in through a series of challenging mechanics. Sure, it hasn't been exactly confirmed, but it's the only mysterious piece of content left to unveil, and Yoshida himself pointed to the trailer ending as a hint for the upcoming Ultimate. Kefka was previously a boss in the Stormblood patch 4.x raid series, and seems to be returning in some form.

The FFXIV Patch 7.5x series will also include the following content:

• Shinryu's Domain, Unreal Trial
• The Occult Crescent: North Horn, new zone for the Field Operations content
• Phantom Weapons, the new line of Relic Weapons
• Thavnair Ocean Fishing as a new route
• Auxesia and Tool Enhancement quests for Cosmic Exploration content
• Aunt Tii's Tacos as a new Custom Delivery
• Manderville's ridiculous questline continues in Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
• Gold Saucer updates
• New Dawntrail Allied Society Capstone quests

Other Gameplay Updates in FFXIV Patch 7.5

Many of the system-level changes coming to Patch 7.5 are for convenience such as consolidating dyes and making glamour outfits easier, which were made simple for A Realm Reborn in 2013, but FFXIV outgrew a lot of those UI elements. Here are the notable changes:

• Duty Support system comes to The Dusk Vigil and Shisui of the Violent Tides dungeons.
• Lots of gear will now be storable in the Armoire.
• Dyes will be consolidated to color groups to save inventory space; current dyes will not be functional once Patch 7.5 goes live and can be exchanged for the new dyes.
• Updates to the Housing system include increased limits for indoor and outdoor furnishing, new interior fixture designs, and an option to adjust the number of character models rendered within housing.
• Sightseeing Log's log message will display the emote required to complete it and if specific time and weather conditions haven't been met, if required.
• Outfit Glamour update includes gear from FFXIV 3.0 onward being able to be stored as outfit glamour, and individual gear pieces can be removed from outfit glamour.
• Crafting is being made more convenient – players can now change Jobs, use food and potions, move items in their inventory, and join/leave parties and use linkshells while on standby with the crafting log open.
• Chocobo companions have new animations associated with companion rank and they will now react to the Pet and Poke emotes.

FFXIV Is Collaborating With Jollibee (Uy! Philippines!)

Starting on April 21, you can get limited-time FFXIV-themed meals at Jollibee in the United States and Canada, and you can get the Eat Chicken emote in game. There's also a merch lineup at Complex.com that includes t-shirts and sweaters with special artwork of the collaboration, featuring the Jollibee itself riding a Chocobo and Moogles eating various menu items. The special meal box has the disclaimed, "No chocobos were harmed in the making of this meal."

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest is happening in North America on April 24 and 25, and we're expecting additional details on Patch 7.5 as well as a reveal of the next expansion. Naoki Yoshida will be giving a lengthy keynote to open the show, so stay tuned for coverage on everything coming to FFXIV. Expect a breakdown of the FFXIV 7.5 patch notes ahead of its April 28 release as well. In the meantime, check out my Dawntrail review from back in 2024 and let me know if you agree with me 2 years later!

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Developer 3DClouds has announced it has partnered with the FIA Formula E World Championship for a fully licensed expansion for its 2025 racer Formula Legends.

The Formula E: Electric Evolution expansion will arrive on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms on April 30, 2026, with Nintendo platforms arriving at an unspecified later date. The expansion will feature all the manufacturers, drivers, and teams, plus six real-world tracks from the official Formula E series (Berlin, Tokyo, London, São Paulo, Miami, and Shanghai).

In sync with Formula Legends’ established approach to its representation of racing over multiple eras, it will also feature GEN1, GEN2, and GEN3 cars.

“To have a series as prestigious and entertaining as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in our racing game Formula Legends is truly extraordinary,” said 3DClouds CEO Francesco Bruschi in a statement provided alongside the announcement. “Formula E has been a fantastic partner for us and incorporating drivers, teams, tracks, cars, branding from this series and even its iconic theme has been a joy from start to finish. We hope players will enjoy our efforts bringing this unique motorsport series to life in our game.”

IGN’s review of Formula Legends called it an “earnest and consistently charming unlicensed homage to seven decades of F1 racing that’s one part Art of Rally and one part Micro Machines.”

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In March, Ubisoft released the first piece of concept art for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, confirming the existence of the remake of the beloved pirate installment of the series, and today we have a release date, July 9. The date was reported by Insider Gaming but hasn't been confirmed by Ubisoft as yet.

In a (now deleted) March blog post from Ubisoft's Jean Guesdon, Head of Content did hint at the rumors of the remake. "Speculation around Assassin's Creed is not new, but it's worth repeating: "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." Well, except in this case, some whispers have a little more wind in their sails. Keep your spyglass on the horizon. 🦜"

The project's official name, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, was seen in December, when it popped up via a European PEGI ratings board listing. That sighting followed a few hints from the original game's lead actor.

"Players can be excited about some remakes,” Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said in June 2024, “which will allow us to revisit some of the games we've created in the past and modernize them; there are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich.”

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Street Fighter 6 added Alex to its fighter line-up last month. But what should have been the welcome return of an old character turned into controversy, as Alex’s complex family dynamics were revealed in the arcade mode ending and World Tour scenes, namely his marriage to younger step sister/distant cousin Patricia. However, the resulting April 15 patch has drawn criticism for making Alex’s convoluted family relations even vaguer.

American fighter Alex Winger debuted as the face of 1997's Street Fighter 3 New Generation, which also introduced his adoptive father and mentor figure, Tom. Alex’s relationship with Tom’s daughter Patricia was always portrayed as a sibling bond, as they grew up together. However, Street Fighter 6 turns this on its head by revealing that Alex and Patricia are now married, with a baby on the way.

This alone was icky enough for some fans, but the situation was further complicated by revelations in Street Fighter 6’s World Tour mode. Alex’s dialogue states that Tom is actually a cousin of Alex’s mother, making Alex and Patricia second cousins.

Patricia and Alex. Patricia is pregnant with a girl. Special artwork (right) was drawn by Keisuke Mizuno https://t.co/4GKHaKKFVD pic.twitter.com/JCQc04p7V3

— Women of Street Fighter (@WomenofSFseries) March 17, 2026

The situation prompted so much backlash that the game’s director apologized and announced adjustments to dialogues in a future patch. Fast forward to Street Fighter 6’s April 15 update, which adjusts some of Alex’s World Tour story text in certain localizations (including English).

So what did the patch change? Story-wise, very little. Instead of explicitly stating that Tom and his mom are cousins, Alex’s dialogue now says that Tom is “a distant relative of my mom or something, and was a sparring buddy of my dad.”

Alex’s line about Tom’s significance in his life also got made vaguer. The pre-patch English localization was, “He’s my trainer, my manager, my adoptive dad… No, he is my dad.” Now, Tom’s just, “basically the dad I needed.” This adjustment, however, does bring it a bit more in line with the original Japanese version, which uses the more ambiguous term ‘sodate no oya,’ which can simply mean a parent-like figure who played a role in raising someone (not necessarily a formal adoption).

Prior to the patch, Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama posted an apology on X for the “confusion” that Alex’s backstory had caused among fans. He explained that, "While we have not changed the characters’ backstories, after internal review by the development team, we plan to revise certain text passages that may have been misleading." The post linked to ‘A Toast between Fathers,’ an official short story by Street Fighter 6’s scenario team that explains how Alex and Patricia’s once sibling-like relationship took a romantic turn.

Basically, Capcom’s approach to the marriage controversy so far has been to add backstory to justify how Alex and Patricia’s relationship changed over time, and to make their biological connection even vaguer.

Overall, the patch seems to have caused a mix of dissatisfaction and bemusement among fans, with many wondering why Capcom seems so determined to keep Alex and Patricia biologically related in some way. The change to Tom being a distant relative of Alex’s mother “or something” prompted many LOL reactions (“They're hoping that "Or something" does A LOT of heavy lifting,” opined one Redditor). If anything, the changes just make Alex sound unsure about, or even embarrassed by his complicated family.

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If you’re a fan of seeing iconic fighting game franchises on the big screen, then 2026 is truly your year. Not only is Warner Bros. releasing the second film in its rebooted Mortal Kombat series, we’re also getting a brand new Street Fighter movie courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Legendary Entertainment. Hollywood has tried and failed to adapt this colorful franchise in the past, but will the third time be the charm? Well, it can’t be any worse than 2009’s Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

We’ve finally gotten our first good look at Street Fighter thanks to a new trailer released during CinemaCon 2026. And if there’s any one takeaway from this footage, it’s that Street Fighter looks like a whole lot of fun. It even opens with the countdown timer sound effects from the games. Could we be looking at the best fighting game movie since 1995’s Mortal Kombat? For now, let’s break down all the characters we meet in the trailer and how they fit together in this epic tale of guys and gals beating the snot out of each other.

Noah Centineo’s Ken Masters

Street Fighter may feature an ensemble cast of fighters pulled from all over the globe, but the trailer makes it pretty clear that this story will revolve heavily around Noah Centineo’s Ken Masters and Andrew Koji’s Ryu. We’re not surprised, as this Dynamic Duo tends to be the focus in most incarnations of the Street Fighter franchise. Ken and Ryu have been there from the beginning. They were the only playable characters in the original Street Fighter game from 1987, and they’ve been series mainstays ever since.

In the games, Ken and Ryu are lifelong friends who both trained under the same master, Gouken. That’s why they wear different colored variations of the same martial arts uniform. But whereas Ryu is totally dedicated to perfecting his fighting craft, Ken is a bit more freewheeling and sociable.

We’ll focus more on Ryu in a bit, but for now, let’s dig in with Ken. The trailer reveals that the game is set in 1993, which seems to be an intentional nod to the original era of Street Fighter mania in the early ‘90s. We can see from this footage that Ken has become a bit of a celebrity, even hosting his own show on MTV. But that fame seems to have come at a heavy price. Ken is clearly a washed-up has-been who’d rather get drunk and belt out karaoke than hone his skills as one of the world’s best fighters.

If anything, we notice a lot of similarities between Centineo’s Ken and Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat II. Both are world-class fighters-turned-celebrities who are arguably past their prime, and both will have to prove they’ve still got it when they enter the fighting ring.

Ken features in a couple of cool Street Fighter Easter eggs in the trailer. We see him performing several iconic fighting moves from the games, including an obligatory Shoryuken punch, a rolling back throw, a Jinrai Kick from 2023’s Street Fighter 6, and axe-kicking a character we assume is El Fuerte. In another shot, we see him kicking and punching a car, a nod to those infamous bonus levels where players try to destroy a car with their expert fighting moves.

Andrew Koji’s Ryu

Now let’s turn our attention to Ken’s BFF Ryu. The two characters are clearly having a bit of a relationship crisis in the movie. Even as Ken has molded himself into a drunken cable TV star, Ryu has seemingly retreated from the world and become a modern-day martial arts hermit. Ryu seems happy enough to be reunited with his old buddy, but not Ken. His first instinct when he sees Ryu is to bust out a flying kick.

Ryu is the closest thing the Street Fighter franchise has to a main character. Again, he’s a top-tier fighter obsessed with perfecting his craft. But though he’s a good-natured warrior who’s always eager to meet new opponents and test his skills, Ryu also harbors a secret dark side. That may explain why he’s in hiding as the movie opens. Ryu may be afraid of unleashing the true power within.

We get a taste of that power at the end of the trailer when we see Ryu summon one of his iconic fireballs and shout the word “Hadouken!!!” Street Fighter may be built around hand-to-hand combat, but many of the fighters have superhuman abilities they can bring to the battlefield.

Callina Liang’s Chun-Li

What would a Street Fighter movie be without the mighty Chun-Li joining Ryu and Ken? This time around, this deadly Chinese fighter is played by Callina Liang.

Chun-Li was introduced in 1991’s Street Fighter II and has appeared in most of the games since then. She’s portrayed as a skilled warrior and Interpol agent who seeks revenge against M. Bison for the murder of her father. But, as we know from Raul Julia’s infamous rant in the original Street Fighter movie, he’s killed a great many fathers over the years.

Here, Chun-Li appears to be the catalyst that brings Ryu, Ken, and other fighters together to partake in a high-stakes martial arts tournament. Why she’s seeking out these elite world warriors isn’t entirely clear, but it may all be part of a plot to bring down M. Bison. What we do know is that she seems rather unimpressed with both Ryu and Ken. One is hiding from the world, the other is “a sideshow,” and neither is living up to his true potential. Chun-Li aims to fix that.

The trailer drops another amusing nod to the games when Chun-Li meets Mel Jarnson’s Cammy and the latter makes a comment about Chun-Li’s thighs. One of the hallmarks of Chun-Li’s character design from the games is her extremely muscular legs, and the movie is clearly having some fun with the fact that her reputation precedes her. We also see her put those legs to good use when she busts out a Hundred Lightning Legs move.

David Dastmalchian’s M. Bison

David Dastmalchian is playing M. Bison, the character we’re assuming is the main villain of the film. Bison is definitely one of the most important villains in the franchise, dating back to his role as the final boss of Street Fighter II.

Bison is a tyrant with aims of world domination. He runs a criminal organization known as Shadaloo, one that manipulates world governments. He’s also the architect of the World Warrior tournament (hence why it’s a bit odd that his nemesis Chun-Li seems to be recruiting for said tournament).

If the movie is anything like the games, we expect to see Bison try to recruit Ryu and possibly Ken to his cause. He sees the dark power residing within these warriors, a power that can rival his own “Psycho Power.”

Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i’s Akuma

Bison is probably the main villain of the new movie, but don’t count out Roman Reigns’ character, Akuma. Akuma is another major antagonist from the games with a deep connection to both Ryu and Ken. Akuma is the subject of much fascination for Street Fighter fans, in part because he was introduced as a secret playable character in 1994’s Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Akuma’s name literally means “demon” or “devil” in Japanese, and he lives up to that name. He’s the younger brother of Ryu and Ken’s master Gouken, and he seeks to harness a dark power known as Satsui no Hado. Like Bison, he senses great and terrible potential in Ryu.

We only briefly see Reigns’ character in the trailer, but he’s shown battling Ryu and tapping into his own dark energy to charge up his Empyrean's End super move. We expect that face-off to be one of the major set pieces of the film. But will Akuma be a major player in this conflict, or is this more a taste of things to come in a possible sequel?

Cody Rhodes’ Guile

Street Fighter features another familiar WWE face in the form of Cody Rhodes, who plays the overconfident military man Guile. Guile was the central character in the first Street Fighter movie, but based on the trailer it looks like he serves in more of a supporting role this time around. Expect a lot of comic relief from this dude, and not just because of his ridiculous haircut.

Guile is another series mainstay introduced in 1991’s Street Fighter II, and like Chun-Li, he has a major grudge against M. Bison for the death of his partner, Charlie.

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson’s Balrog

One of the more intriguing casting choices in this movie is 50 Cent, who’s been tapped to play elite boxer Balrog. If the costume and makeup don’t make it obvious, Balrog is heavily modeled after real-world boxer Mike Tyson.

In the games, Balrog is a disgraced fighter who joins Bison’s Shadaloo organization. We see him battling Ken in the trailer, where it looks like he’ll be one of the first real challenges this washed-up martial artist faces on the road to victory.

Jason Momoa’s Blanka

Street Fighter gained some real star power with the casting of Jason Momoa as Blanka. Another iconic character introduced in 1991’s Street Fighter II, Blanka is also one of the most colorful and unusual characters in the games. As the story goes, he was once a guy named Jimmy who mutated after a plane crash and became an oversized, green-skinned monster with the power to generate electricity.

Eric André’s Don Sauvage

Any global martial arts tournament worth its salt needs a good announcer, and that’s the role being filled by Eric André’s Don Sauvage. Sauvage is a flamboyant announcer and promoter inspired by pro wrestling personality Jimmy Hart. It appears he’ll be providing play-by-play commentary for at least some of the matches in the film.

Orville Peck’s Vega

It seems only fitting that the Street Fighter character known for always wearing a mask would be played by an actor infamous for rarely showing his face in public. Orville Peck is playing Vega, a graceful but very deadly fighter who wields Wolverine-like claws. Vega is known as the “Spanish ninja,” as his fighting style combines elements of ninjutsu and bullfighting.

Olivier Richters’ Zangief

Street Fighter characters don’t get much bigger or more imposing than Zangief, who’s played here by Olivier Richters. In the games, Zangief is a professional wrestler from Russia who’s determined to prove his country’s superiority by piledriving all challengers into submission.

We see several larger-than-life feats of strength from Richters’ character in the trailer, including an Ultimate Atomic Crusher Ultra Technique from 2008’s Street Fighter IV, which makes it plain that the movie is opting for a more cartoonish style of violence.

Hirooki Goto’s E. Honda

We don’t see much of him in the trailer, but Hirooki Goto has been cast as master sumo wrestler E. Honda. Honda is another long-running Street Fighter character who dates back to 1991’s Street Fighter II.

Vidyut Jammwal’s Dhalsim

Rounding out the cast of Street Fighter II legends is Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim. This yogi and mystic is one of the more unusual fighters in the games, as he can stretch his limbs in impossible ways. He’s also a hardcore pacifist who only participates in the tournament to raise money for his impoverished village. We see Dhalism at several points in the trailer, both fighting in the ring and being recruited by Chun-Li.

Mel Jarnson’s Cammy

Cammy is arguably the most popular Street Fighter character to debut after that initial batch of World Warriors, so we’re not at all surprised to see her in the movie. Cammy has proven very important to the mythology of the series, as she’s been revealed to be one of M. Bison’s former assassins who loses her memory and becomes an MI6 agent. We don’t know how much the movie will get into that backstory, though, as we mainly see Cammy acting as a foil to Chun-Li.

Andrew Schulz’s Dan Hibiki

Finally, how could we forget about Dan Hibiki, probably the most divisive character in the Street Fighter franchise? Dan is played by Andrew Schulz in the movie. He, too, is a former student of Gouken, though unlike Ryu and Ken, he’s pretty much all bluster and no substance. Don’t expect him to make it very far in this tournament. Actually, it appears he may be Ken’s manager in the film, rather than an active fighter himself.

Those are the fighters you need to know before watching Street Fighter. What do you think of this upcoming video game movie? Does the trailer have you ready to bash cars with your bare fists, or is this another disaster in the making? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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James Bond video game 007: First Light will feature a main title theme sung by Lana Del Rey, publisher IO Interactive has announced.

Bond fans have long suspected Del Rey is behind 007: First Light's title track — ever since she registered a fresh song titled "First Light" to the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) database late last year. Del Rey had used her real name, Elizabeth Grant, for the registration — but internet sleuths quickly connected the dots.

Now, the track is live on Del Rey's YouTube channel — and it sounds a fitting Bond song, while also playfully referencing the fact First Light is a video game (and perhaps also Del Rey's own iconic tune, Video Games). Veteran Bond composer David Arnold (who scored five Bond films, from Tomorrow Never Dies to Quantum of Solace) is behind its score.

"Can't say I'm surprised to see you running toward the sun," Del Rey sings. "It's the first light of day... Ah, you're ready? All the fates just watch you, dying just to know whether you'll play your life like a game."

The track is a fitting addition to the franchise for Del Rey — who previously recorded her 2005 track "24" to feature in Daniel Craig movie Spectre, the franchise's 24th film, only for Sam Smith's "Writing's On the Wall" to ultimately be chosen in its place instead.

007: First Light has suffered a string of leaks over the past few months, and perhaps most notably this week, when the game's ending was accidentally made available publicly due to a major slip-up by the Indonesian ratings board. With just six weeks still to go until the game's launch, IO has been keen to keep much about the game under wraps to avoid spoiling narrative surprises.

The long-awaited next game from the developer of Hitman, 007: First Light features a starry cast and big ambitions to kickstart a fresh James Bond game trilogy. While its story remains largely secret, we know it'll feature a fresh-faced incarnation of Bond played by Dexter: Original Sin star Patrick Gibson, in a new origin story that features The Eternals' Gemma Chan, The Walking Dead's Lennie James, and The Hunger Games' Lenny Kravitz.

Following an earlier delay, 007: First Light is now set to launch on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on May 27. A Switch 2 version is also set to follow — though not until "later this summer."

Of course, Del Rey isn't the only music mogul involved with the project. Singer and actor Lenny Kravitz will star in the game as Bawma, a villain who at one point hangs poor Bond upside down and threatens to feed him to a pair of waiting crocodiles.

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Take a look at an in-game cutscene featuring Lilith from Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the upcoming second expansion for Blizzard's popular action-RPG, in the video above. Lord of Hatred is our IGN First "cover story" for April, as we're dedicating time throughout the month to spotlighting different exclusive pieces of Lord of Hatred coverage.

This newly revealed in-game cutscene will obviously fit within the story when you have the full Lord of Hatred expansion in front of you, but in the meantime you can take a look at it and get a sense of what's happening (or going to happen) surrounding Lilith's return.

If you've missed any of our Lord of Hatred coverage so far, check out our narrative deep dive above as well as 21 minutes of gameplay from the new Skovos region, the first 12 minutes of gameplay (including the first boss fight), and another in-game cutscene called "The Queen and the Saint."

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Fortnite is adding microphone vocals to its Rock Band-like Festival mode, just in time for a new season featuring jazz pop star Laufey.

The Madwoman singer will arrive in Fortnite tomorrow, April 16, at the start of the next Fortnite Festival season. Gameplay additions also arriving tomorrow will add the ability to sing along to any of the mode's many tracks using a compatible microphone on PC and console.

That same update also adds a Pro Drums option, allowing you to plug in a Rock Band 4 or compatible MIDI drum kit. And in another helpful tweak, you'll now be able to move while jamming in other Fortnite modes — rather than being locked into place while playing an instrument.

As ever, the new Fortnite Festival season comes with a Music Pass (included in the Fortnite Crew subscription) that'll include a Laufey skin and Madwoman as a jam track. A separate Laufey skin will also be sold via Fortnite's shop, alongside two other tracks: Tough Luck and Lover Girl.

Tomorrow's Fortnite update will also finally make the game's original Save the World PVE mode free to all players, and introduce the next story act for the game's main battle royale mode.

It remains a typically busy time for Fortnite and developer Epic Games, which is reportedly developing a major Disney extraction shooter mode for launch later this year, despite mass layoffs that impacted 1,000 employees last month. We subsequently spoke with industry analysts to learn more about what may be troubling the studio.

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History buffs can reportedly look forward to multiple mythologies appearing in the next God of War from Sony Santa Monica.

The unannounced game will feature elements from various mythologies rather than solely focusing on a single setting — such as the Greek and Norse sagas seen previously. That's according to a new report by MP1st, which specifically mentions Chinese and Japanese elements being in development.

That same report also references online scuttlebutt over Mayan elements, too, though does not go on to verify this particular claim. Still, it sounds like there will be plenty going on in the next chapter of the God of War universe, which Sony is expected to unveil in the near future.

Last month, notorious video game leaker NatetheHate claimed that the game would center on the character of Faye, Kratos' deceased wife played by Daredevil's Deborah Ann Woll in God of War Ragnarök. IGN also understands this to be accurate. The leaker claimed that Sony's current plan is to unveil the game this year, ahead of a launch in 2027.

Previous whispers of the project have descibed it as more of an action-focused take on the veteran franchise, with a tease by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier that the studio's next project was "not a new IP but it might feel like one."

Had these leaks not occured, the game's announcement would likely have come as a major surprise for God of War fans amid a busy time for the franchise. February's PlayStation State of Play broadcast included confirmation that Sony Santa Monica had begun work on a God of War Trilogy Remake project, and there was also the surprise shadow drop of a side-scrolling spinoff — God of War Sons of Sparta — that arrived to a mixed response.

The existence of another major God of War project at Sony Santa Monica makes sense, however, considering the fact it's been nearly four years since the launch of Ragnarök, Sons of Sparta was developed elsewhere, and the studio's work on remaking the series' classic Trilogy appears to be just beginning.

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Marty O'Donnell, the former video game composer known for his work on Halo and Destiny, has seen his latest bid for Congress endorsed by Donald Trump.

Writing on X/Twitter last night, O'Donnell said he was "honored" to have Trump's support, following a social media post by the U.S. president which described the ex-Bungie composer as an "America First Patriot."

O'Donnell's renewed bid to enter politics follows a failed attempt at the same Congressional seat back in 2024, which ended with him landing fourth place in its Republican primary. Long known for his conservative views, O'Donnell previously seemed dissatisfied with Trump, who he reportedly labelled as an "idiot" in a Twitter post back in 2016 and said he "loath[ed]" in 2017.

"I appreciate the trust that the President has put in me and look forward to working with him in Congress to continue delivering for working families and keeping our nation safe," O'Donnell wrote now, confirming that with Trump's support he would continue his plan to try and unseat Nevada's 3rd Congressional District Democrat incumbent Susie Lee.

"Marty O'Donnell is a World-Class Composer and Entrepreneur," Trump declared yesterday. "As your next Congressman, Marty will fight tirelessly to Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Strengthen our Brave Military/Veterans, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment."

"The stakes this midterm could not be higher," O'Donnell continued. "That's why when I started running, I promised I would drop out unless President Trump supported me so that Republicans could avoid wasting resources on a needless primary.

Much like President Trump, I didn’t come from the world of politics. I spent my entire career in the business world. I had the honor of working with some incredible people and composing music for some of the greatest video games of all time."

Collaborating with Michael Salvatori, O'Donnell composed the score of numerous Bungie games, from 1997's Myth to the classic sounds of Halo: Combat Evolved, in a lengthy tenure that ended with his work for 2014's Destiny.

2014 also saw O'Donnell fired from Bungie, resulting in a legal tussle over witheld pay. Bungie later initiated its own legal dispute with O'Donnell in 2021, after the composer uploaded unreleased Destiny music to YouTube.

Recent years have seen O'Donnell demonstrate an increasing interest in politics, after a lengthy period spent establishing his own game development studio, Highwire Games, that worked on VR title Golem back in 2019, and controversial shooter Six Days in Fallujah, which launched in early access form in 2023. O'Donnell's Halo themes will also be heard again later this year with the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved, which will bring Master Chief's adventures to Xbox, PC and PlayStation.

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UPDATE: Sony has now made its PlayStation Plus game catalog additions for April official, confirming today's earlier leak of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, The Crew Motorfest and Football Manager 26 Console.

In addition to this trio, four other games have also now been revealed: action roguelike Warriors: Abyss, indie sandbox shooter Squirrel With a Gun, Dead by Daylight narrative spinoff The Casting of Frank Stone, and deckbuilder Monster Train.

While the above titles are available to both Extra and Premium subscribers, the latter will also get access to Wild Arms 4, the anime-inspired role-player originally launched back in 2005 on PlayStation 2. Sony's now-complete lineup of additions lies below — anything catch your eye?

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog April 2026

Extra/Premium:

• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PS5, PS4 gets Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition)
• The Crew Motorfest (PS4, PS5)
• Football Manager 26 Console (PS5)
• Warriors: Abyss (PS4, PS5)
• Squirrel With a Gun (PS5)
• The Casting of Frank Stone (PS5)
• Monster Train (PS5)

Premium:

• Wild Arms 4 (PS4, PS5)

ORIGINAL STORY: Sony's PlayStation Plus games lineup for May 2026 has leaked online, led by Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.

Reported by the ever-reliable billbil-kun from Dealabs, Sony's next batch of games will also include Ubisoft's The Crew Motorfest and Sports Interactive's Football Manager 26 Console.

If you're yet to play the first Horizon title, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is the shinier PlayStation 5 version of Guerrilla Games' adventure, launched back in 2024. This includes its Frozen Wilds DLC plus various technical options and visual upgrades to make it look more like its sequel, Horizon Forbidden West. "Horizon Zero Dawn presents us with a beautiful world full of unforgettable challenges," IGN wrote in its review of the game's original release back in 2017, scoring it highly.

The Crew Motorfest, meanwhile, is Ubisoft's taken on the open-world driving genre popularized by Forza Horizon. It features a sunny version of various Hawaiian islands and launched to positive reviews back in 2023.

"It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," IGN wrote in our The Crew Motorfest review. "To be fair, Motorfest is a robust racer with a confident sense of style, a quality arcade handling model, and a long list of generally well-planned events right out of the box. However, the shift to a smaller map has seen it lose a part of its old identity, boats and aircraft feel like they’ve been sidelined, and some of its event Playlists work a lot better than others."

Finally, there's Football Manager 26 Console, a game which needs little introduction. It's Football Manager, on console, and the latest version to boot.

As ever, Sony is yet to make this list of games official — though is expected to do so later today. We'll update again when it does so, and slot in details of any further additions.

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20th Century Studios has snagged the rights to make a movie based on hit Roblox game 99 Nights in the Forest.

99 Nights in the Forest is the seventh most-played game of all time on Roblox despite being only about a year old. As you could probably guess from the title, it has a bit of a Five Nights at Freddy’s feel to it, forcing players to spend 99 nights in a haunted forest. During that time, players must defeat creatures that live in the woods and set out to save four lost children.

The game currently has 26 billion lifetime visits and a 14.2 million all-time peak player count, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hearing those numbers, it makes a lot of sense as to why 20th Century Studios decided to make it its first major foray into video game adaptations since Disney acquired the studio in 2019.

No creatives or producers have been attached to the project yet beyond the game’s developers — Alex Kieft, Cameron Angland, and Matthew Hufton — who will serve as executive producers.

“Growing up, Disney and 20th films were a huge part of our childhood, so collaborating with such legendary and enduring studios feels surreal,” the game’s creators said in a statement. “We’re excited to explore the world of 99 Nights in the Forest on a broader stage and to create some scares in an entirely new medium.”

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.

I love noir. I’ll take all kinds: the hardboiled detective, the seedy crime story, neo noir, classic pulp – you name it, I’m buying. So when Mouse: P.I. for Hire sauntered onto my screen the way Ilsa walks into Rick’s in Casablanca, I was pretty excited about it. But noir isn’t just an aesthetic to be thrown on like an old coat as you’re leaving your office at the behest of a leggy blonde. While Mouse: P.I. for Hire clearly understands the style and tropes of classic noir films and novels, as well as 1930s cartoons more broadly, it doesn’t seem to get why those things are there, or how they are used to tell compelling stories. By fusing a hardboiled detective mystery with a fast, retro-style FPS, developer Fumi Games has made a shooter that is thematically incoherent, with the apparent aspirations of its story contradicted at every point by the actual action. Of all the Steam Libraries in all the PCs in all the world, Mouse: P.I. for Hire walked into mine. And I wish I liked it more than I do.

Mouse follows Jack Pepper, a private eye in a world where everyone is a mouse, after Wanda Fuller from the Mouseburg Herald sets him on the case of a missing magician. As you’d expect, that spirals into a much larger conspiracy that includes an attempt on a mayoral candidate’s life and racially motivated mouse-on-mouse violence as bigger mice oppress the smaller shrews. Same as it ever was, even in Mouseburg, and the requisite twists and turns you’d expect from any good detective story make this tale solid enough.

What bothers me, however, is how overly-referential so much of it is. This is a world of mice, so everything is about cheese. Everything. A bad guy? He’s a cheeselegger. Run into a lady mouse with a sultry voice? It’ll be described as “gorgonzola piccante slapped on a mozzarella platter.” Someone need to assure you they’re telling the truth? They’ll swear on Maw-Maw’s cottage curds. This is charming initially. Then it never stops. Everything is a reference to the fact that everyone is a mouse and mice like cheese – and when it’s not, instead it’ll be a reference to an old cartoon, or the fact that this is a video game. I should have probably guessed the former when one of the first things I saw was a steamboat named Willie, but at least that and the spinach power-up that gives you Popeye arms is cute. Recalling the Igor/Eye-gor joke from Young Frankenstein? Not so much.

And it doesn’t end there. Run into a series of robot boss fights? Jack will say that he hopes they don’t "rule of three" this thing, which, of course, is exactly what happens. If you’re looking for the Cheeselegging Foreman, Jack will quip that he doesn’t look like much of a boss… more like a mini-boss, and then laugh at his own joke. The voice actors, led by Troy Baker, do an admirable job with what they have, but nothing in Mouseburg is allowed to just be. It has to be a mouse reference or a (literally) cheesy one-liner or a reference to something else. It’s hard to care about anything in Mouse: PI For Hire because it never stops making jokes about everything. It just wants to remind you of other, better things. Surely that’s enough, right?

At least the shooting is better. This is the latest in a wave of “boomer shooters” inspired by old school FPSes like Doom or Quake, and it’s a decent one at that. You start with a pistol and Jack’s fists, but you’ll soon acquire a shotgun, dynamite, a James Gun (which is just a Tommy gun), and more unique stuff like the Devarnisher, which shoots what looks like Elmer’s glue that melts the flesh from your enemies’ bones, leaving only a skeleton. Throw in stuff like a double jump, dash, spinning tail for hovering, and a slide, and Jack’s got some stylish moves when the bad guys show up. This ain’t Quake, but it does feel good. It doesn’t hurt that all of it, from reload animations to random conversations, is rendered in an absolutely gorgeous black and white mix of spritework and 3D models. The worldbuilding may be thin, but Mouse: P.I. for Hire is still dressed to the nines.

Even here, though, I have issues. Weapons can feel weak, especially the shotgun – it’s got the audio kick of a popgun, and there’s a strange disconnect to seeing something that sounds like a kid’s toy blow off some poor mouse’s head as you paint the white of the world with the black ichor that spews out of his neck. Enemies mostly come out of doors marked with a skull that you can’t enter, robbing those areas of anything remotely resembling a sense of place. Levels also really like to pull the “we’re going to lock you in a room and throw baddies at you until they’re dead or you are” schtick a little too much for my taste. None of this is ever gamebreaking, mind; the combat is fundamentally good enough to carry you to the end of the roughly 12-hour campaign, but sometimes it feels like being at a show that’s never quite bad enough to leave. And at least on the normal difficulty, health items are so generous there’s rarely a challenge.

Like any good boomer shooter, there are plenty of secrets to find – newspapers, cash, weapon upgrade schematics, baseball cards, and so on – fragile walls to blow up, and even locked safes to open with your tail, which pulls double duty as a lockpick. Some of those locks are on a time limit or must be solved in a limited number moves, and you only get one shot at the good stuff they hold; others are so easy you could probably solve them by letting an actual mouse run across your keyboard. It’s very jarring.

Once you’re done with a level, it’s back to the hub, which encompasses Jack’s office, the local bar, store, weapon upgrade shop, and so on. My favorite thing here is the baseball card minigame you can play at the bar. You’ll switch between pitching and being at bat, using the cards in your hand (players and abilities) to try and score as many runs as you can. It’s fun! What I like less is the whole “being a detective” thing, mostly because I never got to actually do it. Any clues you find will be pinned to Jack’s caseboard, and once you get them there, Jack will just intuit where to go. No work on your part required. What’s the point of being a gumshoe if all the answers are handed right to me?

That brings me to one of my major problems with Mouse: P.I. for Hire. Look, I hate to be the guy who brings up “ludonarrative dissonance” in a video game review in The Year of Our Lord 2026, and if you’re rolling your eyes right now, I can’t blame you. But it’s an actual issue here. Jack Pepper is a P.I. who kills more people in a single mission than Phillip Marlowe has in every book Raymond Chandler ever wrote combined. I don’t care how corrupt the cops are: a private detective can’t break into a police station and slaughter them en masse and then go about his day. In one particularly nonsensical scenario, Jack inadvertently burns down an opera house to save a guy running for mayor, and he ends up fighting… an opera singer? And shoots her? Is she dead? Did I just kill an actress for being angry I burned down her workplace? If I didn’t, have I left her alive and unconscious inside a burning building? Mouse: P.I. for Hire doesn’t tell me, and doesn’t seem to care either way.

None of this is to say that noir cannot or should not be violent, but that violence usually has a purpose. Much of Elliot Chaze’s seminal novel Black Wings Has My Angel is about robbing an armored car, but the book builds to that – it’s a big deal when it finally happens, and the characters have to reckon with the fallout once it does. Jack Pepper, on the other hand, is a walking catastrophe and nobody in Mouseburg seems to care. He largely gets to go about his business and is portrayed as a down-on-his-luck everyman P.I., like the characters who inspired him, when he is, at best, a mass murderer. Does that make for a more fun video game? Maybe. But it’s bad noir, and a worse detective tale. In the stories Mouse: P.I. for Hire references, violence is an unfortunate but unavoidable part of the human experience that shatters the people it touches. Here, it’s just entertainment, and that weakens the whole concept.

“But Will,” you might say, “this is a goofy, Looney Tunes FPS. Why should I care about any of that?” And the answer is because Mouse wants you to. It wants you to believe that this is important. You spend a lot of time talking about these characters, about putting together the clues you need to get to the bottom of what’s going on, and about Jack’s motivation for doing the work (he allegedly needs the money, which both leads to him taking cases and doesn’t track when I’m super rich from all the killing). All of that makes a lot less sense after you’ve gone to Tinsel Bros. Studios and single-handedly eradicated the mob hanging out there, all while doing a bunch of Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones/Conan the Barbarian impressions as everyone says you should be an actor. Give this guy a week on the job as chief of police and Mouseburg would be the safest city in the world because nobody would be left alive to commit crimes in the first place. It’s hard to buy into Jack as the regular guy who needs to gather evidence I’m told he is when he’s just wiped out the local police department, you know?

Overwatch will be looking to continue its resurgence ever since ditching the “2” and refocusing its direction with Season 2 of its new era. The Reign of Talon storyline continues in the April 14 update with the arrival of its second chapter, Summit. But what’s new this time around? Well, plenty, it turns out.

A new hero to play with will always be the headline attraction, but there’s lots more to dig into, from map reworks and the return of player accolades to new mythic skins and collaborations. Let’s get stuck and go into all of it in detail ahead of its 11 am PT / 2 pm ET / 7 pm GMT launch time.

New Hero — Sierra

Sierra is a new DPS joining the Overwatch roster. The Head of Security at Watchpoint: Grand Mesa, she’s long fought against Talon and has now decided to join Overwatch. Packed with a murky past, she’s looking to get to the bottom of her mother’s story — the first test subject of the Soldier Enhancement Program — which has naturally led her to Jack Morrison (Soldier 76). Packed with a combat drone called Dorothy and a hard-hitting rifle, she certainly looks fun to play with. Let’s get into the details of her toolkit here:

• Helix Rifle – An automatic assault weapon that shoots in a spiral pattern, gaining accuracy with sustained fire.

• Tracking Shot — An ability that marks an enemy. Helix Rifle shots automatically track marked enemies.

• Anchor Drone — An ability that allows Sierra to launch a drone into mid-air that she can, in turn, launch herself towards.

• Tremor Charge — An ability that throws a grenade that triggers a shockwave upon impact.

• Trailblazer — Sierra’s ultimate ability. It deploys a drone that flies forward and rains down explosives onto enemies.

• Passive — Sierra’s subrole is recon, meaning that enemies are revealed when damaging them at half health.

• Minor Perks — Choose between Full Flight (Increases Anchor Drone flight and grapple range by 25%) or Tight Grip (Helix Rifle’s bullet speed tightens 100% faster and widens 30% slower).

• Major Perks — Choose between Medi-Drone (Anchor Drones hold a small health pack that can heal Sierra) or Locked In (Firing tracking shots increases your attack speed by 20% for 2 seconds).

Operation: Grand Mesa Event

A new season means a new event. Operation: Grand Mesa will move the story of the Reign of Talon along, while allowing players to complete challenges in order to receive rewards. These will, just like last time, mainly include Voice Lines, an Icon, a Name Card, a rare Title, a Spray, Battle Pass Tier Skips, and Loot Boxes. The event will be live on April 14th and last until May 4th. Alongside prizes, the story promises to reveal more about the location of Grand Mesa, as well as Sierra herself, with lore unlocked alongside loot.

Post Match Accolades

Yes, post match accolades are finally back in Overwatch. A beloved feature that was taken away when Overwatch made the transition to its sequel back in 2023, players will now get the chance to give credit to teammates and opponents once a game has ended. Four players will be available to vote from to decide who will be crowned MVP, so you can really thank that teammate for all of their healing and time spent on the objective, rather than the player with the best multikill stealing all of the glory with their play of the game. Plus, there’s the option to join the lobby voice chat to congratulate them verbally. I’m sure that won’t get heated at all.

Antarctic Peninsula Map Rework

Control map, Antarctic Peninsula, has been reworked and will be available from the start of Season 2, having been out of action since late 2025. Redesigned to create “cleaner engagements, smooth out team pushes, and make meaningful flank routes throughout the arctic tundra”, it may not be an entirely new map, but may feel like one. More details on each of the three arenas found on the map, as stated on the Overwatch website, can be found below:

• Icebreaker now features stronger ship theming, streamlined flanks, and new alternate paths that move naturally toward the point.

• Research Station opens its main choke and adds a new backside flank, for better options to push and apply pressure.

• Underground has been updated with higher ceilings, simplified layouts, and clearer staging areas to improve visibility and overall fight flow.

New Mythic Skins

A new full mythic hero skin, plus a new mythic weapon skin, are arriving in Season 2. First up is Soldier 76’s Volted Overdrive skin, which adds layers of electricity and cybernetic upgrades to his look. Details on what is involved in each level can be found here:

• Level 1 unlocks an Ability VFX Toggle that adds a biotech feel to your arsenal.

• Level 2 adds two additional hairstyles, for you to dispense justice in style.

• Level 3 introduces red/black and white/blue colorways, augmenting your cybernetic details so you can glow with dangerous intent or bright appeal.

• Level 4 unlocks the Ambient VFX Toggle, making sparks fly to solidify your Mythic battlefield presence.

Genji will also be receiving some love in a very DPS-friendly update, with the introduction of his Sumi-Ichimonji weapon skin, which leans further into the ninja’s dragon identity. Details on the level progression of his sword can be found here:

• Level 1 unlocks the weapon, establishing your Mythic presence through unique ink and dragon details.

• Level 2 adds reactivity, bringing your weapons to life with flowing splatter effects.

• Level 3 unlocks two flourish animations to celebrate your eliminations, by spinning your shuriken into two variations.

• Level 4 lets you master the blade with a kill VFX where ink follows your command as you slash through enemies.

New Legendary Skins

A couple of new skin packs are on the way in Season 2. These include the Sakura collection, which has cherry blossom-inspired looks for Hanzo, Genji, Freja, Juno, Emre, and Junker Queen. Plus, the K-pop group LE SSERAFIM makes their return to Blizzard’s shooter for the third time, with a bundle that includes all 15 legendary skins released as part of their collaboration to date. Further down the line, it also looks like another Diablo crossover is on the way to Overwatch, with a Mephisto-coded Rammatra skin teased.

Battle Pass

Of course, there are also skins to be found outside of the store, and, instead, inside the battle pass. Season 2 pass sees a Spring Fairy theme come to its rewards, with legendary looks for Ashe, Lifeweaver, Moira, Wuyang, and Echo all included. Opt into the Ultimate Battle Pass tier, and you’ll also get your hands on Spring Fairy Illari and Painter Sierra, as well as 20 tier skips and 2,000 Overwatch coins. Making up the rest of the loot will be 80 mythic prisms, loot boxes, and other cosmetics.

Stadium Changes

Updates are also being made to Overwatch’s Stadium mode, with the introduction of Ramattra as a playable hero, a rework for Juno, plus the midseason arrival of Jetpack Cat. Get ready to be hoisted into the air, whether you like it or not. Control map Lijiang Night Market is also being added to the mix, and season resets are being replaced with a new decay system, which should allow for smoother competitive transitions.

Perks Refresh

Tweaks are on the way for a selection of heroes, freshening up some of the options available to you in the heat of battle. These are listed as:

• Ramattra gains Prolonged Barrier, a Minor Perk that increases Void Barrier’s size and duration by 25%.

• Pharah gains a new Minor Perk that lets Concussive Blast deal up to 50 explosion damage.

• Reaper gains Trigger Finger, a new Major Perk that refreshes Dire Triggers’ cooldown when using an ability and reloading.

• Soldier: 76 gains Agility Training, a Major Perk that increases Sprint speed by up to 60% after two seconds of sprinting.

• Mercy gains Double Dose, a Major Perk that gives Flash Heal an additional charge.

What are you most excited about in Season 2 of Overwatch’s Reign of Talon storyline? Let us know in the comments!

Simon Cardy is a Senior Editor at IGN who can mainly be found skulking around open world games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing at the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him on Bluesky at @cardy.bsky.social.

There’s a lot of chatter today about Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 possibly being in the works at Insomniac, after the face model for Peter Parker posted a picture to social media then swiftly deleted it.

Peter Parker face model Ben Jordan posted an image to Instagram showing the actor in motion capture gear, alongside the message: "IYKYK." There was even a spider emoji, just to hammer home the point. While the image was deleted, the internet picked up on it.

SPIDER-MAN’S FACE MODEL JUST CONFIRMED THE NEXT SPIDER-MAN TITLE!!! HE’S GETTING SCANNED!! pic.twitter.com/AHNDJA2Pgt

— Mehmet Witch ᱬ (@WeBeenCroft) April 13, 2026

Developer Insomniac Games recast the face model for Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered for PS5, with Jordan replacing John Bubniak. At the time, Insomniac creative director Bryan Intihar said the decision was about "finding a better facial match for actor Yuri Lowenthal."

While Insomniac is readying Marvel’s Wolverine for release later this year, talk of another Spider-Man game should come as little surprise. The question is, is Jordan’s tease about Marvel’s Spider-Man 3, or a spinoff?

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

Rockstar Games hackers ShinyHunters released the stolen data early, revealing revenue for GTA Online and Red Dead Online. But, crucially, no GTA 6 information appears to have leaked online.

The stolen data was viewed by GTA Forums user Lexiture and reported on by Kotaku. It shows GTA Online allegedly generates much more money than Red Dead Online, which doesn't come as a big surprise given the difference in support Rockstar gives each live service. It also shows that PS5 is the platform with the most GTA Online players and revenue, with PC lagging behind even the last generation of consoles on both counts.

With the Rockstar leaks circulating, I put this together to illustrate the weekly spending in GTA Online on a platform basis.

The data speaks for itself.

Per data from GTA Forums, PS5 generates more than half weekly GTA Online bookings, with $4.486M earned per week. pic.twitter.com/lBdqCZBc1B

— Derek Strickland (@DeekeTweak) April 13, 2026

GTA 6 is planned for release this November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only.

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.