Author: Game Infliction

Random: ‘Nintendo Music’ Has Fans Reminiscing About Smash Ultimate’s Grooviest Feature

“It’s kinda like using your Nintendo Switch as a music player”.

The Nintendo Music app is awesome. The chance to listen to official Nintendo music from Nintendo might not seem like too big of a deal, but after all these years of asking, it certainly feels like one.

However, with a library of iconic soundtracks now at our fingertips, some have started to reminisce about when Nintendo did this before. Not in an app, but in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Come on, don’t tell us you had forgotten about the music player!

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases today, and players are celebrating the famous ‘Bioware Turn’

Almost ten years after Inquistion offered up a thrilling herb-harvesting adventure, today sees the release of Dragon Age: Veilguard. I’ve popped the release times below. The internet’s Aged Dragons are naturally quite excited, and there’s been some lovely interactions over on Le Epic Musk Zone, where veteran Bioheads are celebrating the RPG studio’s history of animation quirks, specifically the ‘Bioware Turn’. Here’s a clip:

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Exclusive: Croc Remaster Gets A Release Window And A Swanky Collector’s Edition

Get in my gobbo.

Argonaut Games is working hard on launching its Croc: The Legend of Gobbos remaster for Switch, and we can now exclusively reveal that it’s currently targeting a December 2024 release window, priced at $29.99 digitally.

However, the team is keen to ensure that it will live up to fans’ expectations and has therefore stated that it is open to a short delay if it feels the game needs a bit more work. Jez San, founder of Argonaut Games, said the following:

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Access Tips on Becoming a Pro in EA SPORTS FC™ 25

To celebrate the partnership between EA SPORTS FC™ 25 and Uber One, we are launching the Uber One Underdog Academy hub, a space where EA SPORTS FC™ 25 players can access quick, insightful video guides to help improve their in-game skills and begin scoring goals like a pro.

Kicking off the game help videos is a countdown of the top five tips EA SPORTS FC™ 25 players need to know when beginning their in-game journey, including simplifying team formations, learning the best time to sprint and how to harness the power of the Finesse Shot Modifier.

The Uber One Underdog Academy hub also hosts an epic giveaway exclusive to Uber One members, who have the chance to win an EA SPORTS FC™ 25 prize pack that will help boost their gaming setup. Plus, every Uber One member that enters will be rewarded with an EA SPORTS FC™ 25 Ultimate Team™ pack.

In addition to being updated with more game help videos post-launch, the Uber One Underdog Academy hub will be the home for the exciting content captured from the Uber One EA SPORTS FC™ 25 Underdog Experience, so be sure to check back in!

Toby Fox Says Deltarune Chapter 3 & 4 “Will 100% Come Out In 2025”

“I’m very eager to show you”.

Following an update on the status of Chapter 5 recently, Toby Fox has now shared some news about Chapter 3 and 4 of Deltarune.

In a brief message via social media, he’s now officially confirmed that “Chapter 3 & 4 will 100%” arrive next year in 2025. This is also factoring in the localisation process as well as console porting.

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Marvel’s Wolverine Director Departs Insomniac to Take Charge of Perfect Dark

Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5 has a new leadership arrangement, according to a new report by Game File. Game File’s sources indicate that creative director Brian Horton has not been part of the project since mid-year, and that Wolverine’s game director Cameron Christian has since taken on a different role at Insomniac.

Wolverine’s new creative director is reportedly Marcus Smith, and its new game director is Mike Daly. Smith previously served as one of three creative directors on 2021’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Daly as one of its three game directors.

For his part, Horton has since jumped the first-party fence to Xbox as the new creative director for Perfect Dark, which is being co-developed by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics. Horton previously served as a game director on 2015’s Rise of the Tomb Raider at Crystal Dynamics, before a brief stint at Infinity Ward and subsequently joining Insomniac.

There’s been little official word on Marvel’s Wolverine since its 2021 announcement, although cyber thieves leaked a variety of details on the project in December 2023.

Luke is a Senior Editor on the IGN reviews team. You can chat to him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.

The Hisense QD7 4K Gaming TV Is the New Best Budget TV for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon and Best Buy have dropped the price on the new-for-2024 85″ Hisense QD7 4K Smart TV. Right now, you can get it for just $799.99 after a $400 instant discount. This is an excellent deal for a huge TV that can run games in 4K at up to 144Hz on your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X console. It costs hundreds of dollars less than every TV in our roundup of the best TVs for PlayStation 5. For those of you who plan on picking up a PS5 Pro when it becomes available on November 7, perhaps this will help alleviate the sting of spending, at minumum, $700 on a console.

85″ Hisense QD7 4K 144Hz QLED Smart TV

The QD7 is one of Hisense’s newest TV releases and became available for purchase only a few months ago. It’s a gaming-oriented TV that’s a great option for anyone who owns a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X console and wants to be able to play games without compromise at a budget price point. This particular model of the 4K TV boasts an absolutely huge 85″ screen size, full-array LED backlighting, and QLED panel technology for a wider range of colors. It has two HDMI 2.1 ports each capable of up to 144Hz refresh rate. Other gaming-first features include variable refresh rate from 48Hz to 144Hz, auto low latency mode with MEMC, and AMD FreeSync Premium support. For watching movies and shows in HDR, the QD7 supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG formats. It adopts Google TV as its smart interface, which means any Android phone or tablet can be used as a remote control.

Even at its $1,200 retail price, this TV is a solid value for its size and the breadth of its gaming features. With this discount, it’s going to be difficult to find a better 85″ gaming TV for the same price, even on Black Friday. However, If you’re looking for an inexpensive TV and you don’t plan on using it for gaming, check out the best budget TVs of 2024.

If you’re a stickler for absolutely top-notch image quality, then you might be interested in this 65″ Samsung S90C OLED TV that’s on sale right now at Samsung direct. This is another deal that will be hard to beat on Black Friday.

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.

‘Nintendo Music’ Is A New Mobile App Exclusive To Switch Online Members

Music to our ears.

Nintendo has launched a dedicated mobile app called ‘Nintendo Music’ for Switch Online members, allowing users to stream and download a variety of music tracks from the firm’s wide range of franchises.

Available later today, the app will contain music from new releases along with retro classics from Nintendo’s library, and also includes the ability to hide certain tracks that may contain game spoilers, as well as extend or loop tracks so you can keep listening for longer.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Biggest Call of Duty Launch Ever, Sets New Single Day Game Pass Sub Record

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the biggest Call of Duty release ever, with sales on PlayStation and Steam up 60 percent compared to 2023’s Modern Warfare III. Game Pass also benefited from Call of Duty’s release, setting a new record for amount of new subscribers in a single day.

Nadella announced the results during today’s Microsoft earnings, which as usual focused heavily on the company’s AI and cloud-based initiatives. According to Microsoft, Activision Blizzard helped drive a 43 percent rise in gaming revenue while Xbox content and services grew 61 percent. Xbox hardware dropped 29 percent.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 launch last week saw strong concurrents on Steam that outperformed Modern Warfare II and III. You can read our review of Black Ops 6’s multiplayer right here.

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Kat Bailey is IGN’s News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.