Category: Video Games

Apex Legends Season 16 is reworking the Legends class system, and adding a new TDM game mode

Apex Legends? Allow me to assuage it with exciting news about what the devs have been working on instead. Namely – a complete rework of the Legend classes and perks system; a new top-tier burst Assault Rifle; a rotating playlist of limited time modes, including the new Team Deathmatch mode; improved onboarding for new players; and much more.

Read more about all the major changes coming with Apex Legends Revelry on Tuesday 14th February below, and join me as I aggressively chew the walls in anticipation of the five new character classes that are about to shake up the Legend meta.

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Dwarf Fortress Sells 600,000 Copies in Two Months

Dwarf Fortress has sold over 600,000 copies in its first two months on the market according to a new post from publisher Kitfox Games on Medium.

“In the first two months, which ended yesterday, we’ve now sold exactly 606,342 copies of Dwarf Fortress, almost exactly 5,000 of which are from itch.io,” wrote Kitfox Games co-founder Tanya X Short on behalf of the development team.

Prior to release, Kitfox Games posted the projections of an analyst who used the Steam wishlist numbers of previous titles to forecast that Dwarf Fortress would sell around 160,000 units in its first two months. According to Short, that same number of games were sold within 24 hours of its December 6 launch.

The success of Dwarf Fortress reportedly netted the game’s original creators, Zach and Tarn Adams, a healthy January paycheck of $7 million – a figure which dwarfs December’s pre-release earnings of $15,635.

Kitfox Games also posted the Steam traffic stats for Dwarf Fortress, revealing that the store page received a staggering 26.81 million visits in the first two months following its release.

Dwarf Fortress’s Steam release brought much needed graphics, UI and control improvements to the beloved cult classic from 2006, making it accessible to a new generation of gamer, and the game currently has a 95% positive score from 17,478 user reviews on Steam.

In our review of Dwarf Fortress IGN described the game as “infinitely explorable in its complexity and equally as rewarding in the depth you’ll find there, this is the quintessential world simulation and building management game”.

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

Hogwarts Legacy: Harry Potter Movies vs Game Comparison

Check out our Hogwarts Legacy vs Harry Potter movies comparison. Hogwarts Legacy lets us walk around the iconic magical school from the Harry Potter series, but just how accurate are its ancient passageways and sprawling towers compared to the movies? From Hogwarts’ familiar grounds to the quaint Hogsmeade Village, and even the depths of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, we’ve visited various locations from the Harry Potter films and compared them with the new action RPG. We also ran into some familiar magical creatures along the way!

For more on the Wizarding World, check out our Hogwarts Legacy review, or the first 25 minutes of the game.

Emma Matthews is IGN’s Junior Syndication Editor.

Bayonetta 3 Has Sold Over 1 Million Units Since Launch

Kicking down the competition.

Bayonetta 3 is the latest Switch exclusive to join the 1 million club. In Nintendo’s latest financial report, the company reports that the long-awaited sequel from PlatinumGames just squeaked over the line with 1.04 million units sold.

Launching early-ish into Q3, those sales figures are pretty decent for the Umbra Witch’s third outing. The Switch version of Bayonetta 2 managed to hit 1.04 million units by December 2021, while it struggled to even reach 400k on the Wii U. The first Bayonetta has seen multiple releases, first launching on the PS3 and Xbox 360, and managed 2 million copies between those systems.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Grim roguelike road trip Darkest Dungeon 2 is getting a 1.0 release on May 8th

Darkest Dungeon 2 has been in early access since 2021, and it’s finally taking the roadtrip to a full 1.0 PC release on May 8th. We originally thought the nail-biting roguelike would see a 1.0 release this month, but developer Red Hook haven’t left us empty-handed. Darkest Dungeon 2 currently has a demo available on Steam and the Epic Games Store until the end of Steam Next Fest on February 13th. Red Hook say the demo will feature the four starting heroes as you take them around one full region and explore either the Sprawl (city) or the Foeter (farms.)

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Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games

Slim pickings..?

As part of its nine-month earnings report, Nintendo has reconfirmed the release dates for its major upcoming Nintendo Switch titles.

As usual, there are no major surprises with this announcement; if you’re anything like us, you’re probably counting down the days to the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but we appreciate Nintendo reiteratig the information regardless.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Title Update 4 Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

It’s a biggie!

Update : This new patch is now live! Provided you’ve got access to Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak you’re good to go!

Original story : The fourth title update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is set to soar onto Switch tomorrow and after last week’s presentation laid out the plans for everything that this new dose of content will bring, Capcom has now released a blog post containing the update’s full patch notes ahead of the 7th February release.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Metal Gear Solid: Preorder the Metal Gear Rex Model Kit at the IGN Store

Attention, Metal Gear Solid fans! Right now on the IGN Store, you can preorder a Metal Gear Rex model kit. The model kit costs $99.99 and is expected to ship in August of this year. The preorder is open now at the IGN Store, and you can check out the listing below.

This iconic mech from Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid comes in black to allow for easy painting. It also comes with decals like caution marks that add detail to the model. Plus, it comes with four minifigures: Solid Snake, a Cyborg Ninja figure, a damaged version of Cyborg Ninja, and Liquid Snake. Take a closer look at the model kit in our gallery below.