Great video (tough as part of it is to hear) from longtime OG Xbox developer Laura Fryer giving her thoughts on Phil Spencer's retirement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUq...

Everyone thought Sony was the villain in the "Why hasn't there been a Bloodborne remake?" story, but in true Scooby-Doo fashion, when the perpetrator was finally unmasked, it turns out it was FromSoftware all along! Nice scoop by @jasonschreier.bsky.social here: www.ign.com/articles/blo...

Sony closing ranks on consoles while PC gaming continues to grow is...an interesting strategy. They are zigging while Microsoft zags. Obviously PlayStation is in a MUCH stronger position than Xbox right now, but I wonder how this plays out over five years. www.ign.com/articles/con...

I played the first hour of Samson: A Tyndalston Story, which is from the creator of Just Cause and a bunch of ex-Avalanche folks. It's a gritty brawler that has a AA scope but looks AAA. I had a great time with it. Here's my preview if you're interested: www.ign.com/articles/sam...

I just watched the 41-minute tribute to Vince Zampella from the DICE developer event a couple weeks ago. It was beautiful. I was humbled & flattered to be included in it in the very first minute – via my Unfiltered interview with him from 2015. RIP Vince. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDS5...

From the outside, this is insane considering how much Sony likes remaking and remastering things, and how incredibly good Bluepoint is at doing it. RIP Bluepoint. www.ign.com/articles/pla...

My interpretation of Todd Howard's quote here is that they're probably ditching the base-building stuff we saw in Fallout 4 & Starfield. Which, selfishly, I'd be in favor of. I never personally enjoyed that part of those games. (P.S. Nice get @gameovergreggy.bsky.social!) www.ign.com/articles/the...

My daughter and I are only like an hour into Reanimal after getting started last night, but I'm really enjoying it so far! Definitely a lot of Limbo/Inside vibes (and obviously Little Nightmares), which of course is like catnip to me. 😂

Everything about the new The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer screams "This will be a fun, almost Indiana Jones-like adventure." I hope that's exactly what it turns out to be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMoT...

We're talking about 14 of the biggest upcoming RPGs on this week's new episode of Next-Gen Console Watch. Check it out if you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mts...

I learned in real time on Next-Gen Console Watch yesterday (it'll be published for you tomorrow morning) about a new Square Enix HD-2D game: The Adventures of Elliot. I'd somehow missed it entirely. This looks AWESOME. A little Ys, a little Zelda! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xbR...

Mock me if you will, but I loved Dawson's Creek when I was a teenager (remember, I'm old, LOL). So this news hurts, especially as someone fairly close to the same age he was. RIP James Van Der Beek. www.ign.com/articles/jam...

Our final preview of the sublime-looking @replacedgame.bsky.social is now online, courtesy of my colleague @cardy.bsky.social. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one crazy-excited for this 2.5D pixel-art beauty after getting a chance to play it. Check it out: www.ign.com/articles/rep...

The Carmageddon series has had its ups and downs, but Carmageddon 2 is one of my favorite arcade racing games ever (it had a DeLorean-like called the "DeGory'un"!). This out-of-nowhere new one looks like a nice mix of Twisted Pixel & Burnout IMHO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y65...

Aww man. RIP Catherine O'Hara. www.ign.com/articles/cat...

I confess I wasn't familiar with the first Huntdown, but this upcoming prequel, Huntdown: Overtime, looks really awesome IMHO. Love the intentional '80's-style cheese and pixel-art gore: www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVf...

I say this not as an attempt to hate or dunk on it, but I can genuinely say that even though it's only been out for four months, I rarely hear about – or see – the iPhone Air anymore. For those that bought one, how are you feeling about it 100+ days later?

I may have posted this before but IMO whoever is managing the Warhammer 40K IP is doing a stellar job. They always seem to pick devs who are a great fit. From Space Marine to Boltgun to Dawn of War and more, the WH40K games always seem to be really good. New DoW4 vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUHw...

If you heard me talking about Full Spectrum Warrior on our Top 100 Xbox Games of All Time (Part 1) episode of Unlocked we posted over the weekend, thanks to @artynintendoguy.bsky.social for letting me know that it's on sale for $3.74 this week. That's about as close to free as you can get!

A touch of Diablo and a bit of Stardew Valley, maybe? We formally revealed a new game called Emberville on IGN today and it looks pretty cool IMO. Check it out if you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnJ2...

Big new final preview of Resident Evil Requiem on IGN today if you're interested: www.ign.com/articles/res...

This still lives rent-free in my head. #FreeRavenSoftware

If you'd like to get a few more details on Fable, I interviewed game director and studio head Ralph Fulton about things like the dog (or lack thereof), the size of the game world, the project's origins, and more! Full interview text on IGN: www.ign.com/articles/wev...

WTF? Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake canceled? Ubisoft NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. And it was only one of six cancellations. So help me God if one of the other cancellations was the Splinter Cell remake... www.ign.com/articles/ubi...

We're talking about how AI is already ruining the Xbox Next/PlayStation 6 generation on this week's new episode of Next-Gen Console Watch. Check it out if you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkse...

First, for all the crap Kathleen Kennedy took, we did get Andor and The Mandalorian under her watch. She deserves credit for those as much as criticism for other stuff. Now, I feel great that Lucasfilm has put Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan in charge: www.ign.com/articles/kat...

I get weird emails at my job sometimes.

I'm kinda digging Peter Molyneux's new God game, Masters of Albion, after this new release date trailer. Take a look if you're curious: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu-p...

I lay out the case for why I think this is FINALLY the year we get a new mainline 3D Mario game from Nintendo (after EIGHT YEARS!) in my new opinion column. Check it out if you're interested! www.ign.com/articles/sup...

The first Next-Gen Console Watch episode of 2026 is looking at the 12 games we think will be the most visually spectacular this year. To my pleasant surprise, for as ubiquitous as Unreal Engine 5 seems (to me anyway), only 3 on our list are UE5. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=94TO...

I was randomly looking at my review of Super Mario Odyssey today. I was really proud of it at the time and I think it holds up as one of the best reviews I've ever done. I think I succeeded in conveying the incredible JOY that game brought me while playing it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgR9...

Wow, Metroid Prime 4 catching strays...from Nintendo itself, LOL. www.ign.com/articles/nin...

The new Unlocked is here. We'll get back to the usual fun next week, but we dedicated this hour to remembering longtime Xbox hardware guy Albert Penello & industry legend Vince Zampella. Thank you @aarongreenberg.bsky.social & @vicious696.bsky.social for joining us www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci4f...

I got to visit King Art Games and talk about Dawn of War 4 pretty extensively. I also played a fair bit of the campaign. Keep an eye out this month for lots of Dawn of War stuff!

I'm thrilled that Wolfenstein 3 appears to be happening, but I can't help but wonder: does this mean that another Indiana Jones game ISN'T happening? www.ign.com/articles/wol...

Our month of exclusive IGN First coverage of Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 is underway! Warhammer games always seem to get great cinematic/CGI trailers. Here's an awesome one showing off the Ork faction: www.ign.com/articles/war...

Tomorrow! 👀

Some good stuff in the January wave of Xbox Game Pass announcements. Star Wars Outlaws (much improved after a number of updates) and Resident Evil Village to get you in the mood for Requiem! Full list here: www.ign.com/articles/mic...

So are all these legacy Marvel characters going to be in Doomsday for like 5 minutes each? Or is this going to be a four-hour movie? The answer is both, isn't it? 😜

If Control Resonant is Remedy's big release for 2026, hopefully that means we get the Max Payne 1 + 2 remakes in (presumably Fall) 2027. Which would make sense because Rockstar is publishing them; they've already got a little something due out in Q4 this year. 😜

Soulslike fans: we've got a new hands-on preview of Code Vein 2 from our in-house soulslike guru @jurassicrabbit.bsky.social if you're interested. Take a look: www.ign.com/articles/cod...

I'm devastated to hear about the passing of longtime Xbox exec Albert Penello from cancer. He was an incredibly sweet, enthusiastic guy who loved games and loved building consoles at Xbox. Here's an old Unlocked episode with him on the origins of the Xbox One X: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMKq...

We pre-recorded this week's episode of Unlocked way in advance, so I'll do a tribute to Vince Zampella when we get back in the new year, but for now, here's a super lighthearted last Unlocked of 2025, where we rank the four Xbox day-one launch lineups: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLjf...

I needed to play some games yesterday to get my mind off of the shock of losing Vince. I played through Terminator 2D: No Fate. Bravo to the devs! It's such a faithful recreation of an early-'90s arcade game. Great use of music too! I also resumed Ninja Gaiden 4. SUBLIME COMBAT FTW.

I knew Vince Zampella well. Not "we text each other" well, but he & I would always talk about games, cars, & life when we saw each other and got time to talk, just us. He truly, genuinely changed the games industry with his work. RIP. This hurt to write: www.ign.com/articles/cal...

Oh my god no. This is tragic. Vince Zampella has been killed in a car accident. www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...

Oh man as if I need ANOTHER killer game to add to my must-play list: www.ign.com/articles/oct...

The talented folks at Sandfall Interactive need to make some space in their (growing) trophy case, as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named IGN's Best Game of 2025. Congrats to everyone who worked on it! www.ign.com/articles/the...

We're talking about the most "next-gen" games of 2025 on this week's new episode (and the last one of the year) of Next-Gen Console Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kCp...

In 1 hour of playing High on Life 2, I: -Got drunk with a new alien gun named Travis -Circumcised a giant alien phallus with a laser -Stole the fedora from the 1996 movie Dunston Checks In -Attempted to solve a murder mystery game My new preview on IGN: www.ign.com/articles/hig...