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The upcoming Sonic Forces features a new mode that allows players to become a hero of the game with a custom avatar, but the development team’s approach to the character creator is more simplistic.

As previously announced by Sega, players can choose one of seven animal archetypes to customize for their Hero Character. Sonic Forces Producer Shun Nakamura said, with the help of a translator, that the creator isn’t anywhere near as complex as something like Fallout, but said players will instead get to pick from set characteristics, kind of like a doll maker.

“What the team wanted to have people do is create a regular character that exists in the world and have that character go on this great adventure with classic and modern Sonic and become a hero,” Nakamura said.

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"I'm a shy kind of tank. My interests are moving slow and striking from the shadows."
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Fortnite's latest new mode, Battle Royale, will be free to play when it launches on September 26.

All players across Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC will be able to download the 100-player PvP mode for free. Check out the new gameplay trailer for Battle Royale below.

In Battle Royale, skydive onto an island arena, scavenge for weapons, run from an encroaching electricity field, and fight your way through 99 other players to victory, similar to a round of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

For IGN's thoughts on Battle Royale, be sure to read our detailed preview of the new mode. And for more on Fortnite, which will have an official release next year, read about the PS4 and Xbox One cross-platform play that was accidentally featured this...

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Vampyr has been delayed to spring 2018, developer Dontnod Entertainment announced today.

The action RPG was initially scheduled to be released in November, but a now-solved "technical issue" set back development, Dontnod CEO Oskar Guilbert explained in a statement.

"Delaying the release of a project you hold dear is always a tough decision," said Guilbert. "However, we believe that meeting a deadline should never compromise quality. We were still convinced just a few weeks ago that we would be able to release Vampyr this year. Unfortunately, a technical issue — now solved — has set our teams’ schedule back at the end of the development."

The additional development time will ensure the game is polished and balanced, he added.

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The first trailer for WB's Tomb Raider movie reboot has arrived, and it's clear just from watching the footage that the film is drawing a lot of inspiration from the 2013 game and its sequel.

In an interview with director Roar Uthaug, IGN learned that the film is drawing from those two games in some very specific ways. Watch the full trailer commentary below, and continue reading for the key influences:

Naturally, the look of Alicia Vikander's Lara Croft is modeled very closely after the more rugged Lara seen in the games. “When casting this movie, we wanted to stay pretty close to the 2013 game," Uthaug said. "Looking at actresses around the world, we found that Alicia Vikander really stood out to us. What’s great about Alicia is that she really pushes herself above and beyond, and that’s kind of what Lara is doing in this movie, as well. When she starts out, she’s more an everyday girl, and then, in the end, she becomes a survivor and becomes the Tomb Raider.”...

Minecraft's Better Together Update is finally live.

As detailed on Mojang's blog post, you can get the updated version free if you already own Minecraft on Xbox One, and it will automatically be available on Android, iOS and Windows 10.

The Better Together Update lets Xbox, mobile, VR and Windows 10 players of Minecraft play together. The update won't be available for Nintendo Switch until sometime this winter.

The update introduces cross-platform play, allowing players across all of these platforms to play together. It also brings the Xbox One and Switch versions into the Bedrock Engine family for the game. Saved data, purchased content, and world progress will transfer over from the older versions of Minecraft to the new one. "It lets you play your Realm on console (for example), hop off, then pick up...

I appears Nier fans may have more content to look forward to, as Square Enix is looking to bring on new talent for "planning work" and "product scenario creation" related to the franchise.

As reported by Hachima Kikou (translation via Gematsu), Square Enix is hiring for someone to handle sub-quest plots and scenario framing, as well as writing item descriptions and design instructions for in-game use.

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Phil Spencer has been added to Microsoft's Senior Leadership Team, a group of the company's top internal advisors, CEO Satya Nadella announced yesterday.

According to ZDNet, as part of the move, Spencer has also received a new job title; he will now officially serve as Microsoft's executive vice president of gaming.

Spencer took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the announcement, saying it's a "great show of commitment" by Microsoft to its gaming division.

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October is just around the corner, and you know what that means, right? The return of Stranger Things, and Loot Crate is ringing in the spookiest time of year with some exclusive Stranger Things loot throughout the month.

We'll be revealing these excellent Loot Crate exclusives throughout the rest of this month, so make sure to keep checking back to this story for the latest reveal.

First up, this awesome Eleven diorama from SuperEmoFriends.

It's a tiny, terrifying Demogorgon, with Eleven bravely facing it down. And it's adorable, yet still freaky. It's one of the items in the core Loot Crate for October, created by artist J Salvador and based on his SuperEmoFriends artwork.

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We've already shown off the weapons, character customization, bloodsucking benefits, and more as part of our Code Vein IGN First coverage, now we switch our focus to the environment itself. In this clip you can get a feel for the variety of settings that will be yours to explore in Code Vein, from the cavernous underground area to regions alight with flames or frosted over with ice and snow.

For everything Code Vein, check out our making of video, our in-depth write up of how Code Vein is more than just anime Dark Souls, the benefits of bloodsucking in Code Vein, details on...

Square Enix's new survival action shooter Left Alive is set in the Front Mission universe.

As confirmed by Weekly Famitsu (translation via Gematsu), Left Alive uses the same world of the Front Mission series and takes place between the tactical RPG series' fifth entry and Front Mission Evolved in the year 2127.

“We wanted to make a Front Mission with a new lineup. We started this new title to see Front Mission in a slightly different perspective," said producer Shinji Hashimoto.

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Sotha Sil's fantastic mechanical realm will soon be yours to explore with the Clockwork City DLC game pack, free for ESO Plus members and available for purchase in the in-game Crown Store. For more on some of the bizarre and dangerous locations you can experience in this new zone, we're pleased to present The Clockwork City Adventure Guide!

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War is fast approaching, and we got the opportunity to delve into the heart of Mordor to see what the late-game experience was like, taking the fight directly to Sauron.

In our demo, we tangled with a mighty Balrog, assaulted a level 300 fortress, and found ourselves surrounded by a host of powerful Warchiefs.

We've got a couple of gameplay clips for you. Above, check out our fight against Tar Goroth the Balrog. Below, watch us go on a suicide mission against six different Warchiefs at the same time.

Finally, you can watch us successfully take out the commander of a powerful fortress right in the heart of Mordor.

Look for more videos as Middle-earth: Shadow of War hits on October 10th, and if you missed it, be sure to check out our huge IGN First preview coverage right here.

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Halo Wars 2 looked and ran just fine on the standard Xbox One or Xbox One S, but the top-down real-time strategy game is a natural choice to benefit from the added power and resolution of the Xbox One X. We had a chance to sit down with the upcoming expansion pack, Awakening the Nightmare (out next week). Take a look at the video above for our full playthrough of the expansion's entire first mission, played on an Xbox One X running at 4K resolution. And if you're unfamiliar with Halo Wars 2, take a look at our review of the game below.

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NBA 2K18 can be compared to an NBA superstar entering his final years in the league: it’s confident and willing to take risks because it already knows it has a spot in the Hall of Fame. The legacy of NBA 2K18 – that is, its gameplay and presentation – are in a great place, and so while not every risk taken with MyGM and MyCareer pays off, it’s still a game that’s worth coming back to all year long.

On the court, NBA 2K18 has done something genuinely impressive in making each player handle differently. You have to think about dribble drives before going for them, and knowledge of the real-life players’ skills is rewarded. Guys like Jimmy Butler are living at the foul line, as they should, while someone like Tyler Johnson does not get the same calls. Overall, you have to really read the defense and react while playing to each player’s strengths. You can’t just drive into a pile and expect it to go your way – because it won’t....

Final Fantasy XV's upcoming multiplayer expansion, Comrades, will be released on October 31, Square Enix announced at Tokyo Game Show 2017.

In Comrades, players will be able to create their own character and take on quests with up to three friends online. By equipping royal sigils, players will be granted special powers from the Lucian bloodline as they strategize and form a balanced team to take on the challenges that await.

As a survivor from Kingsglaive, it's your mission to discover more about the disappearance of Noctis, following the events of Chapter 13 in Final Fantasy XV's main story. You'll be able to take on various multiplayer quests, as well as single-player mission to improve your characters....

In an effort to combat review bombing on Steam, Valve has updated how review data of a game is shown to potential purchasers when browsing the Steam Store.

Since review bombing occurs when players post mass number of negative reviews in a short window of time, effective today, "each game page now contains a histogram of the positive to negative ratio of reviews over the entire lifetime of the game," Valve explained in a post on the official Steam Blog.

Grand Theft Auto V review graph, via Steam

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