PlayStation hero shooter Concord will be taken offline on September 6, 2024 and all players will receive a full refund, Sony announced today.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, director Ryan Ellis said “while many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn’t land the way we’d intended.”
Concord will therefore be taken offline so Sony and developer Firewalk Studios can “explore options, including those that will better reach our players.”
The game will be removed from sale immediately and anyone who purchased on the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Direct will be refunded to their original payment methods. Those who purchased on Steam and the Epic Games Store will be refunded in the coming days.
Physical refunds are a tad trickier but players can check with individual retailers to obtain a refund. Sony will presumably organise a system with them itself that allows all refunds to be processed fully. “Once refunded, players will no longer have access to the game,” Sony made clear.
Concord arrived August 23, 2024, meaning it has been removed from sale just 11 days after launch and taken offline for all players a mere two weeks after. Even those who bought Concord will no longer be able to play after September 6.
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is coming to Xbox after all despite controversially being announced for PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC with no Microsoft console in sight.
Xbox fans will have to wait longer, however, as while other platforms are getting the collection — which brings seven fan favorite fighting games together on modern consoles — on September 12, 2024, the Xbox version has the vague release window of 2025.
“We’re excited to announce that after technical discussions with our partners at Microsoft, we can confirm that Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will release on Xbox One,” the post said. “The Xbox One version will be out in 2025, so please stay tuned for more information.”
Another neat fighting game package, the Capcom Fighting Collection 2, was also announced in August 2024 for all platforms besides Xbox, but there’s no word on a change here just yet.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
Keeping your eyes on the road isn’t easy when the horizon hosts crackling azure nebula; when the voluminous nightglow from the planet below makes even the gargantuan industrial indicators look like so many tiny, twinkling cat eyes. I, a terrestrial chump, cannot help be taken in by it all. But I get the sense all this spacey wonder is just so much unremarkable grease pooling at the rim of a diner plate for my Star Trucker. He’s seen a couple things, that’s for sure. Taken the long way round the spiral arm to slip past security checkpoints and offload cases of booze for off-the-record cash. Seen reduced-to-clear Ginster’s wrappers glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. Hummed that Freebird solo a thousand times while waiting for the traffic to thin out near the shoulder of Orion.
Here’s your wholesome story of the day, folks. According to Masahiro Sakurai’s latest YouTube video, the creator used to invite fellow developers’ children to the office to play test upcoming games.
Describing children as “the purest of the pure”, Sakurai states that allowing them to play a game that’s still in development would yield honest feedback that can help drive the team forward. Rather than asking the children directly on what they thought of the game, Sakurai would merely observe their bahaviour from a distance, making note of anything they happened to struggle with, along with moments that provided joy.
Coming to Game Pass: Age of Mythology: Retold, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, and More
Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass
We’re kicking off September with truck driving, extreme outdoor sports, locomotive simulation and a sprinkle of mythical gods; if you can tell what these all have in common other than Game Pass, let me know! Now let’s get to the games.
Available Today
Star Trucker (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 3 Available on day one with Game Pass! Hop into the driver’s seat of your rocket-powered big rig as you haul cargo, scavenge for salvage, and interact with an eclectic cast of star-hopping truckers in this Americana-infused journey on the ultimate open road… space!
Coming Soon
Age of Mythology: Retold (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – September 4 Available on day one with Game Pass! From the creators of the award-winning Age of Empires franchise, Age of Mythology: Retold goes beyond history to a mythical age where gods, monsters, and humans collide. Combining the best elements of the beloved Age of Mythology with modern real-time strategy design and visuals, Retold is an epic and innovative experience for old and new players alike. Secure your domain, command legendary monsters, and call upon the power of the gods to crush your enemies.
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 5 Embark on scientific expeditions with this new off-road adventure from the creators of MudRunner and SnowRunner. Lead research missions,drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles, use high-tech tools, and manage your camp and crew to ensure your success in the wild.
Riders Republic (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 11 Jump into the Riders Republic massive multiplayer playground! From snowy mountains to arid canyons, roam free in a huge open world comprised of iconic U.S. national parks. Grab your bike, skis, snowboard, or wingsuit and explore a sports paradise where the rules are yours to make.
Train Sim World 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 17 Available on day one with Game Pass! The rails are yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across three new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
DLC / Game Updates
Dead by Daylight: Castlevania – Available now Game Pass members save 10%! Dead by Daylight: Castlevania brings a new Killer – Dracula, ‘The Dark Lord’ and a new Survivor – Trevor Belmont, into The Fog. Purchasing this add-on unlocks an exclusive Charm: Vampire Killer.
Ark: Survival Ascended Aberration – September 5 Aberration is a hauntingly beautiful, derelict ARK with a complex underground biome system. All Ark: Survival Ascended owners and Game Pass members get this massive expansion pack for free, which allows you to explore, tame, and conquer alongside the newest community-voted creature, the Yi Ling.
Ark: Survival Ascended – Bob’s Tall Tales: Steampunk Ascent – September 5 The Aberration adventure sets the stage for the second chapter of Bob’s Tall Tales – Steampunk Ascent, also available now. Free to all Bob’s Tall Tales owners, Steampunk Ascent introduces Cosmo, a web-slinging shoulder pet and a gear-shifting steampunk-themed adventure. New purchasers receive the new content, the previously launched Frontier, and the Wasteland War the future Extinction based content, plus Game Pass members save 10%.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks
New Perks are regularly available weekly for Game Pass Ultimate members. Find new Perks in the Game Pass section of your Xbox console, Xbox Game Pass mobile app, or on the Xbox app for PC.
Predecessor: Ready for Action Bundle – Available now Leave other players behind on the battlefield with unlocks for 10 heroes, as well as a banner, icon, spray, and the Green Shadow Ops Twin Blast skin exclusively for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members for a limited time! Predecessor base game included with this perk.
Metaball: Police Pack – Available now Eight flashy and stylish legendary outfits to bring into this 3v3 free-to-play sports game! Customize your character freely with the eight outfits from the Police Pack. This Perk content requires Metaball to use.
EA Sports NHL 24: Starter Pack – Available now Give your Ultimate Team a boost with the Starter Pack, featuring an NHL 24: Prime Pack containing 10 items and 5 Gold Players, and 500 NHL Points.
MultiVersus: MVP Pack 2 – Available now The MultiVersus MVP Pack offers in-game content to further customize and boost your play for Game Pass Ultimate members. The MVP Pack 2 includes a Legendary Leave me Alone Ringout and an Epic Respects Sticker Emote.
Leaving September 15
The following games are leaving the Game Pass library soon. Be sure to jump back in before they go or use your 20% membership discount on your purchase to keep them in your library.
Ashes of Singularity: Escalation (PC)
FIFA 23 (Cloud, Console, and PC) EA Play
Payday 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Slime Rancher 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
SpiderHeck (Cloud, Console, and PC)
You Suck At Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Next best thing to do while waiting to conquer the gods is to follow us @XboxGamePass, @XboxGamePassPC, and @Xbox for a heads up when these games are ready to install and get ahead on the next games coming soon. Cheers!
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted he’s perhaps not the best judge of what games will be successful, saying he passed over the chance to publish both Destiny and Guitar Hero in the past.
Eurogamer spotted an interview with Spencer at video game convention PAX West in which he said he initially got the wrong impression of Destiny despite Microsoft having such close connections to its developer Bungle, creator of the flagship Xbox franchise Halo.
“I have to be honest, when Destiny 1 came out, and I might have played some of the preview builds that we were doing on Xbox, it didn’t really click with me,” Spencer said. “I’m not a big PvP player. You can see my player history; it’s not a lot of what I do. And I was a little worried I was going to get thrown into a PvP world, and it turns out that’s not what it was at all.”
“The thing about Destiny that I start with is just my history with Bungie, and their evolution of working on games,” Spencer continued. “I do love that it’s a local team. I have a lot of friends over there still and yes they’re owned by the other guy now but it’s a game that I’ll always love and a team that I’ll always have a ton of affinity for.”
When asked if it wasn’t at all frustrating that he passed on Bungie, Spencer said it wasn’t even the only time something of this scale had happened.
“I’ve got so many of those,” he said. “I’ve passed on some of the… I’ve made some of the worst game choice decisions.
“An interesting one: When this team came down to Redmond, [former Harmonix CEO] Alex Rigopulos who’s great, love Alex, and he pitches a game where they’re actually going to make plastic guitars and they’re going to plug into consoles and then they’re going to sell tracks,” Spencer continued, explaining how he passed on Guitar Hero.
I’ve made some of the worst game choice decisions.
“I’m like: ‘Really? Do we really think that’s going to work?’ A few people played Guitar Hero. I hear that turned into a pretty good game.
“I’m not a regrets type person, maybe that’s a fault of mine, but I passed on so many games that I could look back and…” he shook his fist. “But no I try to look forward and be positive about the things that we are doing. And so with Destiny I just like to celebrate what the team has done.”
Both Destiny games and the collection of Guitar Hero titles all came to multiple platforms, so Xbox was at least able to revel in their success somewhat, but in a complete turnaround, Spencer is now allowing what could be Xbox exclusives to come to rival platforms.
Jyamma Games has indefinitely delayed the release of its Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song on Xbox because Microsoft “decided to ignore” it.
As reported by Windows Central, Jyamma Games announced the delay just two weeks ahead of Enotria’s September 19, 2024 release date, and PlayStation 5 and PC versions will go ahead. The harshest words came in Discord posts following the reveal, with Jyamma CEO Jacky Greco saying “obviously they don’t care about Enotria and they don’t care about you.”
Greco said Jyamma has Xbox Series X and S versions of the game ready to go but hasn’t received support to actually release them on the platforms for two months. IGN has asked Microsoft for comment.
Obviously they don’t care about Enotria and they don’t care about you.
“Despite our best efforts and the hard work of our dedicated team, we’ve encountered challenges that have delayed our release on the Xbox platform,” Jyamma said in the delay announcement.
“We apologize for any disappointment this may cause and sincerely thank you for your understanding and patience. As a self-published indie studio, your support means everything to us, and we are dedicated to bringing Enotria to as many players as possible.”
It didn’t explicitly blame Microsoft until fans started asking questions on the official Discord, at which point Greco didn’t hold back.
“You can ask Xbox why they haven’t answered us for two months,” they said in response to one fan complaint. “Obviously they don’t care about Enotria and they don’t care about you.”
Another asked for context on this, to which Greco replied: “The context is, open a store page and submission. We’ve Xbox Series X and S versions ready but we can’t proceed with submission and release. I spent a lot of money for porting and they decided to ignore us.”
Development on Enotria seems to have otherwise gone relatively smoothly, though a short delay did push it from August 21 to the September 19 release date. This announcement was accompanied by the release of an eight hour demo, however, available to all PS5 and PC players.
“Enotria: The Last Song is a Soulslike set in a beautiful sun-lit world inspired by Italian folklore where the brightest sun casts the darkest shadow,” reads the official synopsis. “Wear unique role-altering masks, face formidable foes, and alter reality with the power of Ardore to unravel the secrets of Enotria.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
Hopoo Games, the studio who made chewy roguelike Risk Of Rain and its moreish 3D sequel Risk Of Rain 2, are shutting up shop and taking jobs at Valve. They’re no longer working on a previously unannounced game called “Snail”, say the developers on Xitter. Instead, the studio co-founders Paul Morse and Duncan Drummond (plus “many other talented members”) are taking up game development roles with the Steam owners.
Nintendo games can be pricey, but Switch fans can still find fantastic deals. Throughout the year, there are numerous sales on games, Switch consoles, and accessories that are worth exploring. We’ve gathered the top deals currently available below, including a fantastic limited time deal on a Lexar 1TB PLAY microSDXC memory card for $66.49, some Switch games with great discounts at Woot (like Super Mario RPG for just $31.99), and more.
Check out our favorite deals at the moment below, and for more updates on the latest discounts, follow @IGNDeals on Twitter or Threads.
Preorder the Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition Console
Announced alongside The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom during June’s Nintendo Direct, the Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition handheld console is officially up for preorder. Best Buy is offering preorders for $209.99 with orders shipping out on September 26. That’s $10 more than a stock Switch Lite, but that’s more than justified by the fact that this edition includes a 12 month Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
More Nintendo Switch Game Deals
There are quite a few Nintendo Switch games on sale right now that are worth picking up for your collection. Currently, some of our favorites are at Woot. They’re holding a sale with a variety of games on offer, including some excellent Switch titles like Super Mario RPG for $31.99 (with code MARIO), Super Mario Odyssey for $39.99, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for $39.99. You can see those deals and more at the links above and below.
The best Switch SD card should be fast, reliable, and as future-proof as possible. That last one is important, especially with the Switch successor on the horizon. Therefore, you’re going to want to opt for the latest in SD card tech, which is a micro SDXC UHS-I U3 A2 V30 memory card. That’s a lot of random letters, so to save you a bit of time we’ve left our top suggestions and deals just above and below for your convenience (like this excellent deal on a Lexar 1TB PLAY microSDXC Memory Card for $66.49). To see even more SD card deals, make sure to check out our roundup of the best SD card deals.
More Switch Micro SD Card Deals
Best Switch Power Bank Deals
Looking for a new power bank? This incredible deal on the Poweradd Pro is absolutely worth checking out. Featuring a spacious 27,000mAh capacity and a hefty 140W charging output, it’s a fantastic pick for your Nintendo Switch. By clipping the 30% off coupon on Amazon’s store page, you can drop its price down to $55.99. Considering the cost of some Anker products with the same specs, this is a price worth taking advantage of while it’s available.
Best Nintendo Switch Accessory Deals
Whether you’re looking for a new controller or a carrying case for your Switch, there are quite a few different accessory deals that are worth checking out. Here, we’ve listed just a few of our favorite discounts at the moment, including a limited time deal on an Orzly carrying case and a deal on a Legend of Zelda PowerA controller.
The short answer is that you should buy a Nintendo Switch whenever there’s any kind of sale, regardless of the time of year. Amazon will likely offer the same console bundles on any other sale as it will on Black Friday or Amazon Prime Day, so there’s no real reason to wait if you’re in need of a Nintendo Switch.
That being said, there are sometimes some unique bundles and promotions during Black Friday that you won’t find any other time of the year. They usually includes additional games (like the infamous Mario Kart 8 bundle) or Switch accessories for free, but quantities tend to be limited. As always, do your research into the seller before you make a purchase and keep in mind that the Nintendo Switch 2 is coming out next year.
With how expensive gaming is getting in 2024, we’re trying to save you as much money as possible on the games and other tech you actually want to buy. We’ve got great deal roundups available for all major platforms such as PlayStation and Xbox, and keep these updated daily with brand-new offers. If you’re trying to keep costs down while maintaining your favorite hobby, stay tuned for more incredible discounts.
I can’t read the title of OneShot without hearing Eminem singing “do not miss your chance to blow” immediately afterwards. But this mental deficiency is probably not shared by the thousands of folks who fell in love with the purple-tinted puzzle RPG in 2016. If you are among that number, and fancy a handheld way to replay the game, then good news. OneShot: World Machine Edition is a remastered version that is Steam Deck compatible, and it’s coming out on PC this month.
