A (Brief) History of Star Wars Games
Welcome to Star Wars Week, where we’re celebrating all things from that galaxy far, far away. From retrospectives on old…
Here's How Loot Box Addiction Destroys Lives
Ruth, a 39-year old in London, cut off her credit lines. She told her bank to throw out her overdraft…
This Is What Happens When a Video Game Leaks
In late 2010, a video surfaced online of the purported ending cinematic from the second chapter of Blizzard’s StarCraft II…
How Rare Successfully Reinvented Sea of Thieves
This article is part of a new initiative on IGN where we spend a whole month exploring topics we find…
How The Coronavirus Changed Twitch Forever
Brian Kibler loads a pair of tire-sized rubbery weights to each end of his barbell. In total, he’s looking at…
Carrion Is a Horror Game Where YOU Are the Monster
Most video games make their playable characters people who, at the very least, have a few redeemable qualities. Max Payne…
KartRider Drift Hands-On Preview: It's the Thinking Man's Kart Racer
Crazyracing KartRider has been an extremely popular racing game in Korea for the past 15 years. 2019 marks the game’s…
BattleToads Adds Strategic Depth to Classic Couch Co-op
Rare is gearing up to deliver the most mechanically-rich BattleToads game of all time. The forthcoming reboot, which was announced…
How to Remaster a Video Game Without Pissing Everybody Off
In Dark Souls Remastered, The Chosen Undead traipses through the booby traps, cuts through an army of necromancers, and plunges…
Marvel's Avengers' Ms. Marvel: Hands-On With The Newest Hero
There was a taste of superhero fatigue at the Marvel’s Avengers unveiling at E3 this year. Here were the Avengers…
Madden NFL 20 Gets Weirder and Looser With Superstar KO
Superstar KO streamlines every aspect of the Madden NFL 20 experience. One offensive possession for each team, no field goals…
SEGA Genesis vs SNES
Decades of video game tribalism, juvenile insults, and schoolyard myths about distant uncles working at certain console manufacturers can be…
New Tool Reunites Long Lost World of Warcraft Friends in Classic
Much has changed since World of Warcraft debuted in 2004: Azeroth’s map has quadrupled in size; Deathwing twisted the landscape…