Month: March 2020

Following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare before it, Halo 5: Guardians has added a new premium DLC pack that players can purchase to support the ongoing COVID-19 relief effort.

Microsoft has released the “Relief and Recovery” REQ pack for Halo 5, which includes an assortment of rare items that players can use in the game’s multiplayer mode. All proceeds from the $10 USD microtransaction will go directly to the charity Global Giving’s Coronavirus Relief Fund.

The DLC pack comes with five customization items that are at least ultra-rare, in addition to 10 rare or better boost cards to help you level up faster in multiplayer. The DLC pack will be available through April 30

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The long, long wait for Final Fantasy VII Remake on PlayStation 4 has been a little shorter for a few fans. Reports have surfaced of the game breaking street date, and a few early copies making their way into customer’s hands amid stores shutting over fears relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Reddit, one user has posted images of their copy of the Deluxe Edition, showing what is available in the slightly-pricier boxed version of the game. Although those images have since been removed by moderators, they clearly showed a copy of the game and the contents of this edition.

Square Enix has also posted an update on the game’s availability, admitting that it might be harder to get physical copies of the game into people’s hands due to the pandemic.

“As we prepare for the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake on April 10, we wanted to keep you updated on how the proactive measures being taken to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus are likely to affect the distribution and retail landscape in western regions at launch,” the post reads. “As you will be aware, many countries are limiting entry or closing their national and state borders and restricting the distribution and delivery of non-essential items. Understandably these restrictions are being implemented so that essential items can reach their destination as fast as possible.”

Final Fantasy VII Remake is not the only game that has been sold early at retail as stores scramble to get games to customers before they are made to shut. There have also been reports of some stores selling Resident Evil 3 early after word got out that the physical release of the game might be delayed in Europe, and Doom Eternal was sold at GameStop a day early due to social distancing measures.

This also means that spoilers for changes made to Final Fantasy 7 Remake are likely to surface online, as they have for Resident Evil 3. This is not the first time the game has been subject to spoilers–an early leak of the demo was datamined for information back in January, before that demo had officially been announced.

Final Fantasy VII Remake will release digitally–and physically, if you can find a copy–on April 10, and it will be exclusive to PlayStation 4 for at least a year. While this Remake only covers a portion of the original game, Square Enix promises that it will be as long as other games in the Final Fantasy series.

Though Family Guy is currently on a break that’s unrelated to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, you can bet the show would have something to say about our current state of affairs. In lieu of new episodes, show co-creator Seth MacFarlane has released an Instagram video featuring Stewie and Brian discussing coronavirus on their new “podcast”.

The two discuss the coronavirus messaging that has become pretty standard by now, though this time with Family Guy’s classic sense of humor. They urge listeners to wash their hands, keep 6 feet of distance between people, stay at home, and wear masks–though ideally unlike Brian’s, your mask should cover your nose and mouth.

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The once-popular game show’s co-founder Rus Yusupov took to Twitter tonight to announce the return of the mobile game show, saying he and former host Matt Richards would be “back tonight” on the HQ app.

After the airing of tonight’s episode, a source has confirmed to The Verge that HQ Trivia is officially back for good after the company was acquired by an anonymous investor. Further, the source confirmed that more episodes will be airing in the near future, officially marking the return of the beloved mobile game show.

IGN has reached out to HQ Trivia for further clarification and will update this story if necessary.

A few short days after seemingly closing its doors for good, Yusupov shared on Twitter that he had “found a new home for HQ, with a company that wants to keep it running,” giving the community hope that the show would one day return.

Then, a few days ago the official HQ Trivia Twitter account tweeted a cryptic message and changed its bio to “BRB,” causing many to think the trivia show might actually be making a grand return — and they were right.

Things ended unexpectedly for the mobile game show in late February when employees unexpectedly received an email informing them that a deal fell through and HQ Trivia would be closing its door effective immediately.

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HQ Trivia was launched in 2017 and was met with immediate success from trivia lovers everywhere. However, in December 2018 HQ’s former CEO and co-founder, Colin Kroll died unexpectedly of a drug overdose.

Only a few months later, the original and beloved host Scott Rogowsky parted ways with the company after accepting a sports position with streaming service DAZN, and ten short months later HQ Trivia closed its doors.

It’s currently unclear when the next live show will air, so be sure to keep your eye on the official HQ Trivia Twitter account. Additionally, if you had any money left in your account when the company closed up shop, Richards has confirmed that you can hop on the app and cash out now.

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Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN and is an avid HQ Trivia fan. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

One of the first horror games for PlayStation 5 has received its first trailer. Developer TeamKill Media has released the first trailer for the “cosmic-horror” first-person shooter game Quantum Error.

The trailer looks impressive, but the studio cautioned that the footage was generated in-engine, and is a work-in-progress look at how the game is coming along. As such, it does not represent the final game, so keep that in mind when taking a look at the trailer.

Quantum Error is the second game from TeamKill, following their debut game, Kings of Lorn: The Fall of Ebris. That title was released in 2018 for PS4 and PC.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is looking like, by far, the most detailed and meticulous flight sim ever made, but there will inevitably be a divide between players who want to take it very seriously and players who want to do loops and fly erratically. Now, in a new video, the game’s multiplayer features have been revealed–and it looks like Microsoft is planning to cater to all kinds of players.

By default, Microsoft Flight Simulator’s live servers will put you in a shared online world with not only other players, but AI replicas of real-world flight paths, meaning that you’ll be able to track the flights happening all over the world in real-time while flying yourself. Time and weather conditions will also be synced up with real-world conditions in Live Player mode, which can be entered seamlessly without needing to join or start a lobby.

The game will show off “most, if not all” airplanes that are in the air in the real world at any given time. But players can also choose to create their own conditions if they so desire, or make realism less of a priority.

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