Month: January 2018

The conclusion of the trilogy almost has enough breathless action to make up for a dumb plot.

From Andre the Giant to The Undertaker, here are some of the best big men in the WWF/WWE history.

Christopher Nolan received his first directing Oscar nomination — yes, first — for this World War II thriller.

Occasionally, while playing Celeste, I’d get light-headed because I’d focus so hard on a sequence of jumps that demanded precise timing and perfect button presses that I’d forget oxygen was a thing my body needed. Trying and failing and trying again, getting a little closer each time, I let the beautiful art and adaptive music of the titular Celeste Mountain – alongside the passionate, relatable story told there – completely whisk me away.

Despite appearing at first to be yet another retro pixel-art 2D platformer, Celeste is surprising in so many different ways. From the moment I took my first jump, I fell in love with the satisfying way its protagonist, Madeline, feels to control; soon after I fell just as hard for the charming world she inhabits. But Celeste also caught me off guard with a relevant and emotional story about the pressures of modern life. What’s remarkable is that the story isn’t told in the background or overlaid on top of the action with constant interruption, but seamlessly and thoughtfully blended into the level design using both subtle themes and overt conversations. That’s especially astonishing in a genre not known as a vehicle for such delicate messages.

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Previously announced for PS4 and PC, tower defense and 2D platformer Aegis Defenders will be released on Nintendo Switch — and players won’t have to wait long.

IGN can exclusively confirm Aegis Defenders will debut on Feb. 8 on the Switch, PS4, and PC. Check out the Switch and release date announcement trailer below.

Aegis Defenders centers on a society where players control a team of Ruinhunters, who embark on a quest to save their village by finding a powerful weapon known as Aegis. The game is split into 2D exploration, tower building, and defense phases. The exploration phases consist in open areas players, either alone or with friends, can navigate, though a heavy emphasis is placed on the game’s narrative and characters.

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Steam Early Access hit rouge-lite Dead Cells is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year, developer Motion Twin has revealed.

IGN can exclusively confirm Dead Cells will launch on Switch day-and-date with its 1.0 debut on PC as the game exits Early Access on Steam. The metroidvania adventure action platformer will also receive content updates on Switch alongside updates to the PC build. Check out the announcement trailer below.

Motion Twin’s post-launch updates include both patches and content additions, though the developer isn’t quite ready to discuss what specifically will be added to the game after launch.

Dead Cells’ move to Switch may be a surprise to some, but for Motion Twin it seemed like an obvious fit.

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Nintendo will hold a pair of sessions at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) that offer insight into the development of Splatoon 2 and Arms.

In the session titled “Splatoon and Splatoon 2: How to Invent a Stylish Franchise with Global Appeal,” producer Hisashi Nogami will discuss the genesis of Nintendo’s popular ink-based shooter, as well as the challenges the studio faced in crafting a unique sequel for Switch, which was nominated as one of IGN’s Best Shooters of 2017.

During the other session, titled “Arms: Building Mario Kart 8 Insights into a Showcase Nintendo Switch Fighter,” Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Arms producer Kosuke Yabuki will shed light on how some of Nintendo’s prior games aided in the creation of the Switch-exclusive fighter, which was among the nominees for IGN’s Best Fighting Game of 2017.

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