Month: April 2020

On this week’s episode of IGN’s weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville discuss Resident Evil 3 Remake, which Beyond!’s own Lucy O’Brien reviewed for IGN. Watch the episode below!

We discuss what we loved and didn’t about Resident Evil 3’s gameplay, offer our spoiler-free impressions overall, and discuss what RE3 makes us hope for Resident Evil’s future and what the series could look like on PS5 and Xbox Series X.

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Plus, we discuss why you need to play Persona 5 Royal, Jonathon’s Predator: Hunting Grounds impressions, and more!

Don’t forget to send in your Infamous: Second Son thoughts to beyond@ign.com for our lookback episode!

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Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday at 3 p.m. PT. For the latest on PS5, check out the PS5 full specs list, why we’re excited about PS5’s 3D audio focus, an analysis of what teraflops really mean for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and check out images of the allegedly PS5 dev kit and controller.

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Jonathon Dornbush is IGN’s Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s next Spirit Board event is themed around Animal Crossing, Nintendo has announced. The event kicks off at 11 PM PT on April 2 and adds four new Spirits from the recently released Animal Crossing: New Horizons to the game.

Spirits based on the major new characters introduced in New Horizons–Flick, CJ, Daisy Mae, and Orville & Wilbur–will appear on the Spirit Board at certain times during the event. On top of that, all of Smash Bros. Ultimate’s previous Animal Crossing Spirits will also be featured periodically throughout the event, giving you a much better chance of encountering them.

The Animal Crossing Spirit Board event runs until 11 PM PT on April 7. You can learn more about the event on Nintendo’s website.

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As the US and other countries mobilize to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, more and more people are finding themselves stuck at home these days, effectively ending normal social interactions with friends and loved ones unless they live with you. Because of this, online games and platforms like Netflix Party have become crucial links to friends and family, and one 2015 PC game is even helping people have virtual board game nights with friends they can’t meet with in person.

Tabletop Simulator has been around for years, but it feels even more needed right now. The indie game from developer Berserk Games allows you to play digital versions of board games in a player-driven physics sandbox, with classics like chess, poker, and dominoes included in the base version. You can also create your own digital board games with Tabletop Simulator, which lets you import custom assets, automate games with scripting, and more. And players have done just that, with thousands of fan-created board games and card games available in the Steam Tabletop Simulator workshop that you can play for free.

Berserk Games has also partnered with some board game publishers to create official DLC for Tabletop Simulator, and there are currently 41 games available as DLC, including some of our all-time favorites like Blood Rage, Scythe, and Wingspan.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ Bunny Day event revolves around collecting eggs in a variety of ways, and while you can eat them like fruit, their primary purpose is to be used in crafting. If you’re able to craft all of the new items from the event, Zipper T. Bunny promises a special gift of some sort, so there’s a reason to make even items you may not care for.

There are a ton of new DIY recipes you’ll earn during the course of the event, and they all call for the use of eggs. But how do you get recipes, and which ones are there to collect? We’ve assembled some tips on where to find recipes and amassed a list of every one we’ve seen so far so you can cross-reference with your own crafting list and see how many you might still need to hunt down.

How To Get Bunny Day Recipes

Much like eggs, recipes are acquired in a number of ways that mostly align with regular activities. You’ll want to scavenge your beaches each day, as you may find a special message-in-a-bottle with a recipe inside. Likewise, your neighbors may have some to share–if one of them excitedly approaches you, be sure to chat with them. You’ll make their day and potentially get something to show for it.

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With all of the visually stunning games on the way this year, such as Resident Evil 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, upgrading your PC can sound rather enticing, especially now that most of us are stuck inside. Over the past couple of weeks, Newegg has had a number of great deals that help with that, and their latest is one of the best. The Gigabyte RTX 2070 8GB is currently $380 with promo code 4NFJSPC54.

The RTX 2070 is great for 1440p gaming and shines at 1080p, especially if you’re looking for frame rates that exceed 60 FPS. I currently have a comparable RTX 2070 and run the vast majority of games at High to Ultra settings at 1440p with frame rates ranging from 60-144 FPS. Of course, performance will vary based on the rest of your PC’s hardware. Gigabyte’s RTX 2070 features three DisplayPort outputs and a fourth for HDMI, so make sure you have the appropriate cables if you’re looking to hook up multiple monitors.

Gigabyte RTX 2070 8GB

$380 with promo code 4NFJSPC54

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Landorus, the third and final member of the Forces of Nature trio from Pokemon Black and White, has finally arrived in Pokemon Go. The Legendary Abundance Pokemon will be available until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on April 21, so you’ll only have a limited time to capture it. If you’re hoping to add one to your collection before it leaves the game, we’ve rounded up some tips on how to battle and catch Landorus below.

How To Find Landorus

The most common way to encounter Landorus is in Gyms as a five-star Raid. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to physically travel to one of these Raids, Niantic has temporarily doubled the distance from which you can interact with Gyms, and it will soon roll out an option to participate in Raids from home.

Beyond that, Landorus will also be available as a Go Battle League reward encounter. You’ll have a chance to catch the Legendary Pokemon if you are able to hit rank 4 in the Go Battle League PvP mode. You normally need to walk 5 km before you can participate in the Go Battle League, but Niantic has dropped that restriction given the current circumstances.

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Xbox Game Pass subscribers of both the Standard and Ultimate tiers have a brand-new quirky ragdoll game to play on Xbox One with the release of Totally Reliable Delivery Service.

The multiplayer physics game–which just launched on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One for $15–tasks you and up to three friends either online or offline with delivering packages across an expansive world using any means necessary. This includes taking to the skies in a helicopter, traversing the ocean on a speedboat, darting around the world on a rocket, and more.

TRDS was developed by We’re Five Games and published by TinyBuild. It features very cartoonish visuals akin to No Brakes Games’ Human: Fall Flat, hilarious ragdoll physics, and an irreverence to ensure it doesn’t take itself too seriously. You can push your duties to the side in favor of playing with the game’s many toys, complete deliveries on-time to earn various rewards, or otherwise just cause absolute chaos in totally bonkers ways.

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