A little over a year since Konami relaunched its long-dead Silent Hill horror series with the superb Silent Hill 2 Remake, the publisher has provided a sales update, confirming that it's now up to 2.5 million worldwide.

That's up from the 1 million copies Silent Hill remake sold in less than a week from launch.

The updated milestone now means the 26-year-old series itself has surpassed 10 million units shipped, despite lying dormant for over a decade.

As reported by Gematsu, the news came via a Konami News video report which primarily discussed its most recent release, Silent Hill f, which similarly debuted to a positive reception last month. At the beginning of the report, a text pop up says: "Silent Hill series has shipped over 10 million copies, and [Silent Hill f's] predecessor, Silent Hill 2, has shipped over 2.5 million copies."

Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the 2001 psychological horror game wherein you play as protagonist James Sunderland drawn to the terrifying titular town after receiving a mysterious letter from his late wife, Mary. IGN's Silent Hill 2 Remake review returned an 8/10 score, and dubbed it "a welcome modernisation of a survival horror masterpiece." Silent Hill f returned 7/10, where we called it "a fresh new setting to explore and a fascinatingly dark story to unravel," but warned "its melee-focussed combat takes a big swing that doesn’t quite land."

Don't forget that Silent Hill 2 Remake is just one of the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra catalogue later this month. It drops on October 21 — just in time for Halloween — alongside the similarly spooky Until Dawn (the PS5 version), V Rising, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1, As Dusk Falls, Wizard with a Gun, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Premium Plus subscribers will be able to play Tekken 3.

If you've played through Silent Hill f and are still scratching your head about its story, check out our handy guide that explains what happens and why in each of Silent Hill f's numerous endings.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

Former Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté has made clear that his shock exit from Ubisoft was not his decision.

In a post on LinkedIn, Côté said he bore "no resentment," but wanted to make clear to former colleagues and fans that he had not quit the Assassin's Creed franchise after 15 years of his own free will.

Côté's departure, announced earlier this week, came as a surprise following the successful launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows, one of a list of games Côté previously helped announce as part of a big new era for the franchise.

On Tuesday this week, Ubisoft staff were told Côté was leaving via an internal email, seen by IGN, that gave little explanation for his departure. Instead, it stated that Vantage Studios, the new Tencent-backed business unit overseeing Assassin's Creed, needed a leadership team "aligned" with its core goals.

IGN previously reported that Côté was offered, but declined, another role within Vantage Studios' leadership, something Côté's new statement also mentions.

"Many of you have expressed surprise that I would choose to leave Assassin’s Creed after so many years, especially given the passion I still hold for it," Côté wrote last night. "The truth is simple: I did not make that choice.

"Ubisoft decided to transfer the leadership of the Assassin’s Creed franchise to someone closer to its new organizational structure. A different position was mentioned, but it did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity with the work I had been entrusted with in recent years.

If you've been anywhere on the internet this week, Pokémon Legends: Z-A leaks were probably hard to avoid — particularly Mega Starmie and its bizarrely humanoid legs.

Warning! Spoilers for Pokémon Legends: Z-A follow:

With Pokémon Legends: Z-A now released and more players encountering Mega Starmie for themselves, the reaction to this odd-looking new Mega Evolution is only growing. Most Mega Evolutions add some new element to a Pokémon's design, be it Mega Dragonite's extra set of wings, or Mega Meganium's blossom-like collar.

But for Starmie — essentially a starfish with a jewel in the center — its two legs are now just... a little bit longer, allowing it to run around in a rather odd, bipedal fashion.

Is it because Mega Starmie's two legs just look oddly stretched out? Is it because it now looks slightly more human-like, though still missing any form of head? It's hard to say exactly why Mega Starmie looks so weird, though there's a wide consensus among Pokémon fans that the design is one of the franchise's goofiest in some time.

Comparisons have been made between Earthbound villain Starman, DC Comics alien Starro, and Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants, with fan art now showing Mega Starmie's legs dressed up in fishnet stockings.

MEGA STARMIE I- pic.twitter.com/z8lXobEYHF

— ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ♡ (@yevguineapig) October 12, 2025

Inktober Day 7 - Starfish #Inktober #Inktober2025 #Pokemon #Starmie #PokemonLegendsZA #MegaEvolution pic.twitter.com/E3FFgeunss

— Bluish Luis (@BluishDude) October 8, 2025

#PokemonLegendsZA #Pokemon #ポケモンイラスト
mega starmie pic.twitter.com/oUGvhjOmjQ

— dos２二 (@2lugin) October 13, 2025

Mega Starmie is awesome pic.twitter.com/gKElCCG5GZ

— Steve Ly (@notstevely) October 15, 2025

There's plenty of love, too, for the way Mega Starmie now scuttles around on those two legs, changing its movement from a more graceful roll to something out of a Saturday morning cartoon.

"Its movements have become more humanlike," reads the creature's new Pokédex entry. "Whether it's simply trying to communicate or wants to supplant humanity is unclear." If it is trying to communicate, it's so far unclear what Mega Starmie might be trying to say. And also, what was that about supplanting humanity?

MEGA STARMIE IS A GOOD COMEDY #Pokemon #PokemonLegendsZA https://t.co/kSnp2HWmvh pic.twitter.com/B3yId7wdFF

— MAGIKARP🦈💦 (@UniteVids) October 13, 2025

"Mega Starmie isn't real, it can't hurt you"

Mega Starmie: pic.twitter.com/fYf74IabAs

— PJ Spadez (@PJSpadez53) October 17, 2025

IGN's review-in-progress of Pokémon Legends: Z-A is now live, if you want to check out our impressions of the first 24 hours, with a full review coming next week. If you're jumping into Pokémon Legends Z-A, choose your Starter Pokémon, then check out our in-progress Pokémon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough, plus our Side Missions List to make sure you don't miss anything. We've also got a Pokémon Legends: Z-A Pokedex, and most importantly, a guide to All Clothing Stores and Clothing in Pokémon Legends: Z-A so you can catch 'em all in style.

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Marvel Rivals' first ever PvE mode drops on October 23, 2025, and it's based on the Marvel Zombies Disney+ TV show.

"The city's burning, the infected are rising — and it's up to you to hold the line," the team teased. "Get a sneak peek now, and stay tuned for the official trailer coming soon!"

In the video, below, Marvel Studios' head of streaming, television, and animation Brad Winderbaum sat down with Marvel Games' executive producer Danny Koo to explain that Marvel Rivals is teaming up with Marvel Animation "to bring you our first-ever PvE mode: Zombie Mode."

In this Marvel Zombies-inspired mode, you'll get to play as Thor, Blade, Magik, Jeff, and the Punisher, taking on "endless waves of zombies." You'll have to survive the horde and go "toe-to-toe" with bosses Zombie Namor and the Queen of the Dead.

"We've also given each hero some unique abilities," Koo explained. "Charge through the hordes as Jeff, slice and dice with Blade's bouncing Moon Blades, shock zombies with Thor in his persistent Awakened state, or go berserk as Magik in her unlimited Darkchild form. Showcase your epic combat skills against the zombie swarms and tough bosses!"

The mode rolls out just in time for the spooky season on October 23, on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.

Marvel Zombies, meanwhile, recently made its debut on Disney+. IGN's Marvel Zombies full season review returned an 8/10. We said: "Marvel Zombies may be formulaic at times, but the series succeeds by giving us exactly what the MCU hasn’t in recent years."

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

With Pokémon Legends: Z-A releasing today for Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, excitement has been building among Pokémon fans on social media.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is taking us back to a revamped Lumiose City. Of course, you can catch Pokémon, battle them and do quests, but there’s also time for relaxing. One aspect of the game that some Japanese fans have been getting excited about is simply chilling with your Pokémon outside an in-game cafe.

YouTuber and blogger Koiwa Hawawa posted on Twitter / X: “What I’m most looking forward to in Z-A is having tea with Pokémon. But could it be that your Pokémon is just staring at the desserts? Is there anything more cruel?”

ZAで一番楽しみにしているのがポケモンとお茶することなんだけど
もしかしてポケモンはただお菓子を眺めているだけ？🥺
そんな酷いことある？ pic.twitter.com/cHq5AplYtF

— 小岩井はわわ (@chandelure115) October 13, 2025

What Hawawa noticed is that while the trainer relaxes over a cuppa and cake, their Pokémon just sits on the other chair with nothing on the table in front of it. As evidence of possible Pokémon cruelty, Hawawa posted screenshots. The last image highlights Totodile, whose wide eyes and open mouth make him look like he is salivating at the thought of some sweet treats.

This post quickly attracted views (1.3 million at the time of this article's publication) and comments from other users, with many questioning whether or not Pokémon can eat sweets meant for humans without getting some serious indigestion. However, as many pointed out, Pokémon have a history of eating all sorts of things, even curry and sandwiches (in Generations VIII and IX respectively). One user even posted an image of Meowth and Rocket Team members stuffing themselves with ramen.

ロケット団は一緒にラーメン食べてるのに！ https://t.co/iTV6ul0CCk pic.twitter.com/7xpbQFrvM3

— プルプルマン (@MfmmKPcPlp19684) October 14, 2025

One thing fans were in agreement with was that the Pokémon should also be snacking on something alongside their trainer. “Whether it's a Poké Block, Poké Puff or Poffin, just give it something delicious,” one user implored. Another added: “The only food on the table is the protagonist’s, so for me that’s a bit of a negative.”

But maybe the Pokémon are content with just watching you eat? Discovered cafes in Legends: Z-A serve as fast travel points, and visiting them has several benefits. Firstly, sitting with a particular Pokémon strengthens your bond, which could be helpful for evolving them later on. Plus, buying drinks at a cafe restores your entire party’s health and removes status effects, so maybe your Totodile is sneaking a sip when you are not looking?

If you have already picked up Pokémon Legends Z-A and are wondering which initial Pokémon to pick, see our tips for choosing from the game’s three starters. If you're jumping into Pokemon Legends Z-A, choose your Starter Pokemon, then check out our in-progress Pokemon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough, plus our Side Missions List to make sure you don't miss anything. We've also got a Pokemon Legends: Z-A Pokedex, and most importantly, a guide to All Clothing Stores and Clothing in Pokemon Legends: Z-A so you can catch 'em all in style.

There’s also IGN’s Pokémon Legends: Z-A review-in-progress, which shares some early thoughts. Our full review comes out next week.

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As players continue to deploy into Battlefield 6 multiplayer to try out its many maps, modes, and guns, they are finding a new enemy to fight: the sun.

The millions of players who have checked out EA and Battlefield Studios’ latest large-scale FPS in its first week since launch have been hit by lights so bright they feel like they are being “flash-banged." It’s an issue affecting every class from Engineers to Recon, especially when exiting a building or, even worse, aiming down sights (ADS) while looking outside from the inside of a structure.

“It's my main issue right now,” one Reddit user commented. “It actually gives me a headache.

Footage of the issues plaguing Battlefield 6 players is hard to ignore, and we here at IGN have experienced them, too. Simply walking around on outdoor maps rarely presents any issues, but the instant you try to leave a building, nearly the entire screen turns white from the sheer power of the sun. It’s the kind of thing that would be annoying for any game, much less a relatively competitive military shooter where every bullet counts.

It's unclear if bright lights in Battlefield 6 affect more players on PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox, or if the issue is present across all versions of the game. While few have tried to argue the bright light adjustment effects are realistic and should stay, the vast majority of players seem to disagree.

“I got people sledge hammering drones riding up to the sky hitting 500m shots but my operator forgot sun protective glasses? The harshness and lighting imbalance from indoors to out is horrific,” content creator and 100 Thieves founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag said in a post. “This realism argument is out of control. BF6 is great but a lot needs to be fixed.”

If you're struggling with the brightness in #Battlefield6 I think I've found a fix. (It doesnt work)... pic.twitter.com/8VNhmJbxvL

— BreaK (@TSM_Break) October 14, 2025

“Yeah, I imagine they’re going to have to improve it at some point,” another Reddit user added. “Looking out of a window is like getting flash banged and looking into a building is like suddenly going blind.”

Thankfully, DICE’s principal game designer for Battlefield, Florian Le BiHan, said in an X/Twitter post that BF Studios is “working on a set of improvements” that should address the harsh lighting effects in Battlefield 6. More information for fixes in this regard are said to arrive “in the near future.”

Until an official fix arrives, players are left to fend for themselves as Battlefield 6’s sun launches its attacks anytime they leave a building, which, of course, is quite often. In the meantime, some believe they’ve found a Band-Aid solution that might make ADS more manageable – no sunglasses required.

Battlefield 6 sun glare tip:

If you are experiencing the awful glare from the sky and looking out at the distance from inside a building. Turning on HDR on my monitor and in windows (HDR 1000 to be exact) completely eliminated all glare.

— MurkTweaks (@MurkFPSHub) October 13, 2025

It appears there’s no one-size-fits-all fix, but some players recommend toggling HDR on or off depending on your monitor of choice. There’s also a World Brightness setting in-game, set at 50 by default, which can be tweaked. Here’s your warning, though, that turning this notch down too far may have the opposite effect, leaving a player with environments that are too dark. Others report altering other graphics settings, such as Performance Preset modes on consoles, has helped, too.

Again, these aren’t sure-fire fixes and could change depending on each player's setup, but it’s at least something to try while EA and BF Studios work on a more official, permanent solution. While we wait for more Battlefield 6 news, be sure to check out our 8/10 Battlefield 6 multiplayer review. For more on Battlefield 6, visit IGN's Battlefield 6 guide for a complete list and video of all campaign collectible locations, tips for getting an edge in multiplayer, and more.

depiction of what you see in BF6 when HDR is enabled pic.twitter.com/aRTNt9l2RB

— Reality (@realityuk) October 14, 2025

Fix the brightness looking out windows pic.twitter.com/DQHP1moxhZ

— KING LOUIE (@LouieGlock) October 16, 2025

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In an impassioned end to his keynote address on the opening day of Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show in Bangkok, Dead Space creator and industry veteran Glen Schofield has declared that the games industry is in dire need of fixing, and he believes he knows just how to go about it.

“We need to fix the gaming industry right now,” said Schofield to a room of games industry professionals. “It's broken. It's beaten, it's battered, our developers are battered, they've been taking it on the chin for the last couple of years. We need to bring it back to what it was, right? Instead of all this negativity.”

The first and arguably most controversial step to take in Schofield’s opinion, is for the games industry to widely embrace the use of generative AI as a standard part of their development tool set.

“AI isn’t here to replace us,” continued Schofield. “It’s here to make us faster, better, and more efficient. And AI is for all of us, it really is. It’s not just for directors and artists, it’s for writers and marketing execs.

“So, I think [games industry] executives, owners, founders… Let's start training our people on AI. Start it as soon as you can. Who cares if I’m EA or Activision or Namco or whatever, we should be working together at least in training and training our people up. That would be a huge help because I know we’re going to start hiring people back again.”

Next up, Schofield believes that investors need to loosen their purse strings and start spending more on games development, as well as putting the right people in charge of each studio.

“Come on, investors and execs, let’s stop this madness,” said Schofield. “You want to make a AAA game for like eight million dollars? You gotta get your guts back again. If we start putting money into the industry again, we know it's going to make money.”

“To me, you picked the wrong people to run the teams, to run the games, right? In my opinion [you need] a big, creative person who’s running it. And then you put people around to help with this and that. That's the way I work these days, right? I still run my studio in ways but I have people to help now so I can be 100% or 98% on that. That’s what these games need. I saw some of the people that were chosen and they were really good people, but there's no way they were ready to direct a game.”

“So I said, let's start putting money in, do due diligence a little better on that. We know we're going to make money. But we have to make quality games, and you have to give them to the right people.”

Lastly, and perhaps most strangely given that he was presenting the opening keynote address at a rival games industry show, Schofield wished for the return of E3.

“Bring back E3,” said Schofield to soft applause. “I mean, come on. E3 is the granddaddy of them all. And I will tell you every single E3 that I went to made my games better. And I know there's no formula to show a [return on investment] on that, [but] every game got better when you went there. You talked with your friends, you talked with colleagues, everybody's thrilled to help you with the next technologies, or showing you mechanics. When the companies started going outside of E3 I knew this was the end, and I started boycotting those because [that] was not an industry that was working together, this is an industry that’s fragmented. And so now there’s no E3.”

Schofield concluded his address by reiterating that while he’s fully onboard with AI, the most important aspect of games development were the people making them, not the machines.

“Remember, ideas are the lifeblood of the industry,” said Schofield, speaking to the developers in attendance. “And those ideas? They come from you.”

How do you feel about Schofield’s plan to “fix” the games industry? Sound off in the comments below!

Tristan Ogilvie is a senior video editor at IGN's Australian office, currently attending Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show.

A new offline mode for Ubisoft’s The Crew 2 is available now, which will allow owners to play the racing MMO offline if desired. The functionality – dubbed Hybrid Mode – has been explained in full on the publisher’s website.

According to Ubisoft, Hybrid Mode gives us the “freedom to choose” how we want to play The Crew 2. That is, online mode (which is “the original experience as it was designed from the start, complete with multiplayer features, leaderboards, summits, and community sharing”) or offline mode (which the publisher describes as “a new experience”).

“Whether you’re looking to preserve your progression for the future or simply enjoy the freedom of playing without a connection, Hybrid Mode ensures The Crew 2 remains accessible for years to come,” explains the publisher.

To transfer progression into offline mode, players can simply select “Export to Offline Save” after a session online. Doing so will create a copy of current progression in the game’s multiplayer world stored locally on a personal PC or console. Ubisoft notes online and offline saves are separate, however, so progress made offline will not carry back over into online saves. Players will be able to re-export online saves to update offline files at any time.

Custom liveries will not transfer to offline saves.

An offline mode for The Crew 2 was announced last year in the wake of the the shutdown of the original game in March 2024. Disappointed players of The Crew (which was not a free-to-play game, but became inaccessible for its owners to play after its shutdown – even solo) were justifiably concerned about The Crew 2 suffering the same fate.

“We heard your concerns about access to The Crew games,” Ubisoft said at the time. “Today, we want to express our commitment to the future of The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest. We can confirm an offline mode to ensure long term access to both titles.”

Ubisoft was subsequently sued after the shutdown, a lawsuit the publisher responded to by insisting that buying a game doesn’t give players “unfettered ownership rights” to it, but rather only a “limited license to access the game.”

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The new Apple iPhone 17 is now available and as usual, the best way to score a deal on these new phones is through your preferred service provider. T-Mobile, now the best mobile network in the US (according to Ookla® Speedtest®), is already advertising a couple of promotions, including excellent trade-in values on older iPhone models. If you're porting your number over from another service, then you may not even need to trade in your existing phone.

Get up to $1,100 off the New Apple iPhone 17 Pro with Trade-In

You might think buying an iPhone outright isn't really a deal, and technically you'd be correct, but there's a good chance that you might actually be saving money in the long run. If you're looking to purchase an iPhone 7 and don't expect to replace it in a year or two, the Metro by T-Mobile BYOD plan might end up being the best choice for you.

The Metro by T-Mobile plan offers one line of unlimited talk, text, and 5G data for $30 for the first month and $25 per month afterwards with AutoPay. Taxes and fees are already included. You're guaranteed this price for 5 years, although being a prepaid plan, you're free to opt out at any time. In addition, you get perks like Scam Shield, which enables Caller ID and blocks or redirects spam calls, and T-Mobile Tuesdays, a program that gives you access to freebies and exclusive discounts every Tuesday. Note that speeds may slow if you go over a soft cap of greater than 35GB per month.

The Metro plan only costs $25 per month, compared to $85 for the Experience More plan and $100 for the Experience Beyond plan. That's a difference of $60-$70 every month on your phone bill. If you hold onto your phone for 3 years, you're saving $2,160 to $2,520 on your bill. That's plenty of savings to afford your next iPhone upgrade down the line.

Note that some exclusions apply. See details at MetrobyT-Mobile.com.

Apple iPhone 17 Phones Released on September 19

Apple recently released three iPhone models: the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max. The Apple iPhone 17 starts at $799.99 and is available in both 256GB and 512GB capacities. Major upgrades include a slightly larger 6.3" OLED display with 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, a more powerful A19 processor, higher resolution ultra-wide and selfie cameras, and longer battery life with faster charging.

The Apple iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max start at $1,099.99 ($1,199.99 for the Pro Max) and are available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities. They carry over the same 6.3" and 6.9" screens of their predecessors but the screens are 50% brighter with up to 3,000nit rating. Other upgrades include an A19 Pro processor with more RAM, higher resolution ultra-wide and selfie-cameras, and longer battery life and faster charging.

The iPhone 16 Plus has been replaced by the new iPhone 17 Air. It starts at $999.99 and is available in 256GB, 512G, and 1TB capacities. The iPhone 17 Air measures only 0.22" thin and weighs less than 6 ounces. It features a 6.5" 120Hz ProMotion display with up to 2,000nits of brightness and the new A19 Pro processor (although with fewer GPU cores than the iPhone 17 Pro model). The thin form factor limits this phone to a single 48MP ultra-wide rear camera, although you do also get the new 18MP Center Stage selfie cam.

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Thank your own personal deity (possibly Raiden) it's Friday! I've gone and found some great bargains to round out your week and make your days off amazing. Whether you're hunting dragons, chasing ghosts, or assembling Hogwarts brick by brick, there's something worth snagging before these bargains vanish.

Contents

• Retro
• Nintendo
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• PC
• PC Gear
• LEGO

This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 22nd bday of Animal Crossing. This was it, campers, the OG concept that somehow pivoted from a failed 64DD dungeon-crawler RPG to a non-linear life sim where Nintendo warned me about the soul-crush of mortgages. Be that as it may, this game delighted almost everybody at the time (personally, I was sold by the fishing and 19 [free!!!] NES games). From this blueprint, AC spawned a 6-game empire that's still going strong today with 81M copies sold, which must be an insane amount of bells.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (SAT) 1996. eBay

- Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC) 1997. Get

- Animal Crossing (GC) 2003. Sequel

- Voodoo Vince (XB) 2003. Redux

- BioShock (PS3) 2008. Redux

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

• Cyberpunk 2077: Ult. NS2 (-18%) A$99 - A massive sci-fi RPG packed with DLC and next-gen polish. Runs impressively on Switch 2, bringing Night City chaos to handheld form for the first time.
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (-23%) A$69 - Samus returns in her long-awaited first-person adventure. Expect moody exploration, alien shootouts, and a cinematic continuation of the Prime saga.
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A (-23%) A$69 - Game Freak’s next big evolution of the series promises an open-world adventure in Lumiose City. Looking like huge creature variety and urban exploration.
• Dragon Ball Fighterz (-46%) A$44.90 - Arc System Works nails the anime brawl aesthetic with crisp visuals and technical 3v3 combat. Still one of the finest competitive fighters on Switch.
• Rune Factory 5 (-31%) A$51.90 - A cozy farming-sim and dungeon-crawler hybrid where romance and rune magic meet. A charming pick for Stardew Valley fans craving more RPG flavour.

Banger Must-owns
Bucketlist stuff

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

• Monster Hunter Rise (-75%) A$14.20 - Capcom’s monster-slaying juggernaut goes well on Xbox with silky 4K performance. Includes Sunbreak mechanics and cross-play support for the ultimate grind fest.
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (-62%) A$19 - Ubisoft’s reboot delivers fast, fluid platforming and sharp combat. A slick mix of classic Metroidvania exploration and Persian myth flair.
• Hogwarts Legacy (-57%) A$47.10 - A spellbinding open-world RPG set in the Wizarding World’s golden age. Explore the castle, learn forbidden spells, and fly freely on broomstick patrols.
• Fatal Fury: CotW Spec. (-67%) A$30 - SNK’s fighter revival brings back classic faces with new-age flair. A strong contender for modern 2D brawler fans who love tight combos and nostalgia.
• Alan Wake 2 (-70%) A$27.20 - Remedy’s psychological thriller continues its eerie meta-narrative. Dual protagonists, moody visuals, and storytelling mastery make it unmissable for horror fans.

Xbox One

• Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) A$32.90 - Blizzard’s hack-and-slash classic with all expansions included. Still absurdly fun solo or in couch co-op, even years later.
• Alien: Isolation (-75%) A$14.90 - One of gaming’s most terrifying experiences. This stealth survival gem still captures Ridley Scott’s horror with impeccable atmosphere and AI tension.
• Mortal Kombat 11 Ult. (-85%) A$13.40 - Fatalities, friendships, and time travel chaos. Packed with DLC fighters, this is the goriest, most content-rich MK yet.

Must Plays to Own
Timeless crown jewels

• Baldur's Gate 3
• Elden Ring
• Persona 5 Royal

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

• Battlefield 6 (-18%) A$89 - EA’s next-gen shooter pushes scale and spectacle. Massive maps, destructible cities, and revamped vehicles make this a big-budget adrenaline hit.
• Dragon's Dogma 2 (-30%) A$75.40 - Capcom’s cult fantasy RPG returns with bigger monsters, better AI pawns, and breathtaking environments. A must-play for fans of masochists.
• The Witcher 3 Comp. (-80%) A$15.50 - The complete Geralt saga in stunning 4K. Includes all DLC and next-gen updates for one of the best RPGs ever made.
• This War of Mine: Comp. (-90%) A$4 - A bleak but brilliant survival sim about civilians in wartime. Emotional storytelling meets tough moral choices.
• Dead Space (-80%) A$21.90 - The 2023 remake nails the sci-fi horror atmosphere. Dismember necromorphs aboard the Ishimura with gorgeous lighting and enhanced sound design.

PS4

• Shin Megami Tensei III HD (-56%) A$31 - Atlus’ dark classic returns with modern enhancements. Expect demonic negotiations, brutal turn-based fights, and an unforgettable post-apocalyptic Tokyo.
• Super Bomberman R 2 (-54%) A$33 - A chaotic party favourite with explosive multiplayer and new castle defense modes. Great for couch sessions with friends.
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (-47%) A$37 - Massive musou action meets anime flair. Sail the Grand Line and annihilate thousands of foes in this satisfying brawler.

All-Timers Worth Tracking
Not current, but amazing

• Elden Ring
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Astro Bot

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If you're looking to upgrade your gaming PC and want to keep your budget to about $1,500, then one deal stands out above all the rest. Walmart is offering a well-equipped iBuypower Slate gaming PC for just $1,519.99 with free delivery. It features a liquid-cooled AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The Radeon RX 9070 XT is an outstanding GPU that can run games in 4K, even the latest titles such as Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6.

iBuypower Element Pro Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC $1520

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is still one of the best gaming CPUs

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has an established reputation of being one of the best gaming CPUs available. It's a slightly older model that has been replaced by the newer Ryzen 9 98000X3D, but it is still one of the best gaming CPUs you can get today. According to Passmark, the 7800X3D's gaming performance surpasses that of the latest generation Intel Core Ultra 7 265K. The 7800X3D is also more efficient than the 9800X3D, which means it will consume less power and produce less heat (and thus less noise because your fans don't need to spin as fast).

The Radeon RX 9070 XT can run most games in 4K at 60fps or higher

We rated the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT a "perfect" 10/10. Even though it costs $150 less than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, the 9070 XT beats it out in several of the games we tested. In a few benchmarks, the results aren't even close. The 9070 XT is also comparable in performance to the older $1,000 RX 7900 XTX but with better ray tracing and upscaling performance than its predecessor. It does lose out on VRAM (16GB vs 24GB), but that isn't really an issue for gaming. By "4K ready" I mean that this gaming PC can run pretty much any game at 4K resolution and at framerates of 60fps or higher. Any video card that's weaker and you'll have to compromise in order to get playable framerates.

Hardware Unboxed Benched the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Graphics Card During the Battlefield 6 Open Beta

For those of you looking to upgrade your rig for Battlefield 6, which comes out Friday, Hardware Unboxed tested out a few different Radeon RX 9070 XT configurations in-game. At 4K and with the maximum "Ultra" preset, the RX 9070 XT rig maintained an average of 70-85fps with a 1% low of 67fps. This was tested with both lower-end AMD Ryzen 5 and higher-end AMD Ryzen 7 X3D processors and the performance difference was minimal, especially at higher resolutions (1440p and 4K) where games are typically less CPU limited. What's also impressive is that the GeForce RTX 5080 equipped PC only averaged about 8%-12% better, even though that GPU would cost you $1,000 or more.

Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

Baseus recently released a new "ultra mini" variant of its Picogo MagSafe power banks, and it certainly lives up to its name. Right now you can save 40% off the 5,000mAh Qi2-certified model when you apply coupon code "NCC6Q5A5" in cart, dropping the price to just $29.99 with free shipping. Baseus makes solid power banks and I recommend them as a less expensive alternative to Anker.

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