Month: September 2020

Bots that cheat, spam racist comments, and generally ruin games have become and remain a big problem in Valve’s Team Fortress 2.

The newest solution by an unknown player (or group of players) pits the “good” bots against “bad” bots. Called extermination bots, these new non-human players target cheating bots, and according to a Twitter user who shared screenshots of the bots in action, “they’re friendly with true players, [and] they will help you.” They’ve also been sighted in-game in bot takedown video compilations.

Team Fortress 2’s recent bot issues began with players noticing a disturbing level of bot infiltrations earlier this year, outlets reporting on it, Valve taking minor steps to address the bot issue, and lately, a subset of players taking the matters into their own hands by creating extermination bots.

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remastered is out now and I’m sure many of you folks out there playing it want to mess around with cheats or mods. Well, to get them all, it’s quite simple: Just complete the THPS 1 and THPS 2 tours and you’ll unlock them.

You have the most useful ones right off the bat, though. Mods like perfect balance, no bailing, and full special meter are available as assists, which come in handy if you’re having trouble with some aspects of the tours–there’s also no consequence or drawback from using them outside of ranked modes. However, the more silly ones are locked behind finishing the tours. Once you complete the THPS 1 tour, you get Skater Size–you can be massive and take up most of the screen, or you can be vewy smol and make it impossible to see what tricks you’re doing.

After finishing the THPS 2 tour, you get a few more mods. These include doubling the base score of your tricks, further modifying your skater’s stats in session, and some graphics filters. The filters are “Green Boy” that makes things look greenish like an old Game Boy, “Inverted” which inverts the color spectrum, “Black and White” which is self-explanatory, and “Old Timey” that looks like a sepia tone effect.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sent players on dozens of quests to help protect Hyrule from Ganon. Players had hoped they’d get the chance to rebuild Castle Town, one of the main locations across the Zelda series, once they finished the game’s main quest line, but they never got the chance. Holomento, an upcoming RPG, wants to give players the chance to rebuild its in-game castle town. It’s not Hyrule, but players can use their imagination.

“I’ve always wanted to rebuild/upgrade Hyrule Castle in Breath of the Wild and I figured it would be fun to try something similar in my game,” said game developer Sean Weech in a Reddit post. “Once you clear the central castle dungeon in the game, you will have the opportunity to upgrade various parts of the castle by removing boulders, replanting trees and more.”

Holomento is an upcoming third-person RPG developed by Weech. It’s scheduled to launch in 2021 and is currently in a closed alpha.

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Developer Derek Yu has confirmed that Spelunky 2 will launch on Steam on Tuesday, September 29. You can wishlist the game on the platform right now to be notified when it releases.

This new date comes after the game suffered a delay on PC, missing its planned September 15 launch. Yu said the extra time was to ensure the game “runs well” on PC, as well as to test online multiplayer. Spelunky 2 still drops on September 15 for PlayStation 4.

Splenuky 2 was originally due out toward the end of 2019 but suffered a delay to focus on “density and detail.” Yu went quiet for a few months, only popping back up in March 2020 to confirm that development was going well before announcing the September release date at the beginning of August. He also shared a blog post at the time detailing how much more expansive Spelunky 2 is over its 2012 predecessor.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives players a ton of freedom in how they want to design their islands. They’ve used that freedom to come up with new events and games to play with their friends online. One of the most inventive creations is by Redditor BunnyBoiEthos, who is turning their village into a Mario Party map.

“I love the [Mario Party] series,” BunnyBoiEthos wrote in a Reddit Post. “At first I thought I was gonna model it after some of my fave boards (Shy Guy’s Perplex Express and Grand Canal and a couple others) but then decided to just make it a bunch of smaller boards with themes based on the island!”

BunnyBoiEthos’ island has blue, red, and question mark spaces laid out across the map like a game board. The spaces, along with some of the pathways, are created with custom designs. Nook’s Cranny and the Able Sisters shop are placed as if they were the item shops from Mario Party. It’s still a work in progress, but BunnyBoiEthos wants to try running Mario Party-like games within Animal Crossing soon.

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We’re into September now, which means the days are getting shorter and there’s even more reason to stay home and watch your favorite streaming services. Luckily, Netflix has plenty on the way over the next seven days.

Fright fans will want to watch the latest Netflix Original movie The Babysitter: Killer Queen, which is the sequel to the 2017 horror comedy The Babysitter. It’s directed by McG (Terminator: Salvation) once more and continues the story of Cole, a teenage boy who has been targeted by a satanic cult made up of jocks and cheerleaders.

Several animated shows and movies also arrive on Netflix this week. Those ever-popular Pokémon return to Netflix, with the second part of the latest season, Pokémon Journeys. There’s also the animated Spanish fantasy adventure The Idhun Chronicles, based on the popular YA series, plus the hugely successful movie sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2.

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Gamespot’s prolific Lucy James joins Joe and Cardy to discuss their experiences with Marvel’s Avengers this week. Also, Nintendo thought it would be a laugh to announce half a dozen Mario games out of nowhere so they delve into everything from revisiting classics to being able to drive mini Mario Karts around your house. There’s also some delightful indie game chat on offer including Spiritfarer and A Short Hike.

There’s a return for The Endless Search along with some delightful feedback and of course, a big helping of Willem Dafoe.

Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast #555: Super Mario Bros. Assemble!

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