Month: April 2020

A new Humble Bundle just went up, and it’s a doozy. It comes with 44 PC games, a documentary series, 26 books, comics, and audiobooks, plus a free month of Humble Choice for new members. The games include modern classics like Hollow Knight, Undertale, Into the Breach, and more. On the book side, you get volumes of comics like Locke & Key, The Boys, Saga, Criminal, and Spawn. If purchased separately, the total would come to over $1,000, but all you need to pay is $30. Plus, 100% of the proceeds go to organizations helping fight COVID-19.

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It’s one of the best values I’ve seen in a long time. The games come in the form of Steam codes, and some, like The Witness and Undertale, are also available DRM-free. Other highlights include the time-manipulating shooter Superhot, Darksiders I and II, Broken Age, Tropico 4, Jackbox Party Pack 2, Psychonauts, World of Goo, and on and on. It’s a massive collection of excellent games.

The digital comics included in the bundle are also fantastic picks, particularly for lapsed comic readers who haven’t been keeping up with all the big titles of recent years. In addition to the heavy-hitters mentioned above, you get volumes of Red Sonja, Oblivion Song, and Nowhere Men. Also included are self-help books to give you a hand during the current period of social isolation, as well as books to help you learn to make music and code with Python.

Humble Bundle has always had a charitable component, but with this Combat COVID-19 bundle, 100% of the proceeds go to support organizations focused on combating the coronavirus. The charities include Direct Relief, International Rescue Committee, Doctors Without Borders, and Partners in Health. These organizations are responsible for delivering protective gear to the medical professionals on the front lines, and for providing medical care for infected patients.

So you get a bundle of great games and books, and you can feel good that you helped contribute to fighting the pandemic. Grab it before April 7 if that sounds like something you’d be interested in. That’s when this bundle goes away for good.

Disclosure: Humble Bundle is owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company of IGN. Humble Bundle and IGN operate completely independently, and no special consideration is given to Humble Bundle announcements or promotions for coverage.

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Chris Reed is IGN’s shopping and commerce editor. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

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Bethesda will not be broadcasting a digital showcase in June, despite the cancellation of E3 meaning the developer-publisher can’t hold its traditional press conference this year.

Confirmed in a tweet from head of marketing Pete Hines, the decision stems from the “many challenges” the company is facing due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Given the many challenges we’re facing due to the pandemic, we will not host a digital Showcase in June. We have lots of exciting things to share about our games and look forward to telling you more in the coming months.

— Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) April 1, 2020

It sounds as though Bethesda will instead spread its planned announcements out across the year, rather than clustering them into a single show.

Bethesda had previously said that it was planning to show off more from Arkane’s Deathloop, and Tango Gameworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo at the show. Fans will have been hoping for more teases of The Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield, as well.

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It marks a very different approach from the company’s competitors – the likes of Microsoft, Ubisoft and more have said that they’re exploring how to hold digital replacements for their E3 keynotes.

The news arrives a day after Bethesda cancelled QuakeCon 2020, due to be that show’s 25th anniversary.

IGN is encouraging safety and positivity for all of our readers during this pandemic. Read our tips on how to help, and stay safe, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With E3 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some publishers are still planning to give digital presentations around the time that E3 would have taken place in June. Those plans now include one less publisher, as Bethesda has bowed out of its annual presentation.

A statement from marketing VP Pete Hines, who often headlines Bethesda’s E3 presentations, said the company is facing “many challenges” due to the pandemic, and as a result won’t be hosting its digital showcase in June. It does note that the company will still be sharing its plans in the coming months–though it’s unclear if this means a single large digital presentation will still be happening, or if the announcements will be split into individual ones.

Bethesda’s E3 presentations usually pack at least a few surprises, along with details about ongoing content for games like Elder Scrolls Online. We’re not sure what the company planned to show at this year’s event, though it has teased long-term projects like Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6.

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Call of Duty Mobile imitates the style of its PC and console counterparts, right down to issuing regular content updates as a live game. The latest season is Steel Legion, introducing new game modes, a new map, and some fan-favorite characters.

A limited-time 2v2 Showdown mode pits you and a partner against another squad of two with single elimination rules and random loadouts that change every two matches. The first pair to win six matches wins the round. If no one pulls that off, you go into an overtime capture-the-flag mode. The update reintroduces the 20v20 Battle Royale mode, but now you can play in first-person perspective. Battle Royale also adds two new weapons, the HS2126 shotgun and UL736 LMG.

You’ll also be able to unlock two characters from the Black Ops series, David “Section” Mason and the war robot Reaper. Those are each available through the Battle Pass, which also includes a new RC Shock killstreak. Finally, the update adds the Black Ops 2 map Meltdown.

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The NBA season has been indefinitely postponed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which was infected multiple players, but superstars are making the most of their time off with an NBA 2K20 charity tournament.

Airing on ESPN on April 3, the NBA 2K Players Tournament features 16 NBA players competing in head-to-head brackets for the chance to be crowned champion. Participants include Kevin Durant, Andre Drummond, DeMarcus Cousins, and Trae Young, and their seeds in the tournament were determined based on their player-ratings in the game itself.

Players select eight teams to play with during the tournament and are allowed to use each only once. That means mastering multiple squads and not only passing the ball to your in-game counterpart.

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While the coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak has led to the delay of many movies, it has meant that some films have been released to digital platforms earlier than expected. The successful action sequel Bad Boys for Life wasn’t expected to arrive on video-on-demand for at least another month, but it can now be watched at home. In addition, the first nine minutes of the movie have now been released for free.

This “extended preview” does a good job of reestablishing Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s characters Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, as well giving us the expected action and wisecracking, and setting up the basic plot. Or to put it another way–you’ll know if you’ll want to check out the rest of the movie after you watch it. Check it out below:

Bad Boys For Life is the most successful movie released in the US so far this year, with a $204 million domestic gross. Admittedly, there hasn’t been much competition, given the only other big franchise movie, DC’s Birds of Prey, underperformed at the box office. But with virtually every other big movie that was due a spring and summer release now delayed or postponed, Bad Boys For Life is likely to hold this position for a long time.

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To celebrate the arrival of spring, the PlayStation Store is hosting a massive new sale, offering discounts on more than 600 PS4 games. The Spring Sale is live now and runs through April 28, with a refreshed lineup of games coming at the midway point on April 15. With everyone spending more time at home right now, the wide-ranging sale couldn’t have come at a better time. So now’s your chance to stock up on games you may have missed out on and reload your backlog. Since the sale just started, you may need to add games to your cart to see the discounts.

Round one of the Spring Sale is filled with a boatload of AAA games, many of which released just last year. One of 2019’s best games, A Plague Tale: Innocence, is down to $20, which is the cheapest price we’ve seen on PS4. Other recent hits receiving big discounts include Death Stranding for $30, Devil May Cry 5 for $19.59, Borderlands 3 for $30, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $36.

You can also grab Control’s Digital Deluxe Edition for its best price yet at $48. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the superb main campaign along with the season pass and other goods. Control’s first expansion, The Foundation, released just last week, so it’s an ideal time to grab this edition at a stellar price.

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Rick & Morty has a return date, courtesy of a new trailer below. The second half of Season 4, comprised of five new episodes, will begin airing weekly from May 3, Adult Swim has confirmed. The season’s sixth episode will air on this date at 11:30PM ET.

The back half will, based on the trailer, feature all of the wacky action, family drama, child negligence, and general weirdness that fans of the series are accustomed to.

Watch the trailer below and mark your calendar.

This announcement follows a brand-new Rick & Morty anime short released on Adult Swim’s YouTube channel. Rick and Morty was confirmed for at least 70 more episodes ahead of Season 4 debuting, but it could be a while before we see Season 5, as the gap between seasons keeps getting longer.

Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has been very busy lately outside of his duties on this show, working on both the Quibi series Gloop World and the Hulu exclusive Solar Opposites.

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After moving up its home video release date, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is out now to help you stay occupied during the COVID-19 crisis.

In addition to the main movie itself, the home video release also includes a number of special bonuses and extras, including deleted scenes (one of which shows a PS2-quality baby sonic), a blooper reel, and director’s commentary from Jeff Fowler and Sonic voice actor Ben Schwartz.

There is also a an interview segment called “For the Love of Sonic” in which Robotnik actor Jim Carrey and other members of the cast talk about the importance of Sonic in their lives. Another segment is focused specifically on Robotnik, with Carrey speaking about how he brought his character to life in what was one of his first blockbuster studio films in years.

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Terraria, the 2D construction game that first released in 2011, has just hit a major sales milestone. According to the game’s website, Terraria has now sold 30 million copies across PC, consoles, and mobile, with the majority of those sales being on PC.

The game has sold 14 million units on PC, 7.6 on consoles, and 8.7 on mobile. The console number is lower despite the game having been made available on eight different systems since it launched–PS3, Xbox 360, Vita, PS4, Xbox One, 3DS, Wii U, and Switch. Terraria hit 20 million sales back in February 2017, and has evidently continued to sell well since then.

The game, which will receive a substantial Journey’s End update soon, is currently discounted on Steam to celebrate its huge sales milestone. Until April 3, the game and its soundtrack are discounted by 50%, so you can see what has attracted 30 million prior customers.

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