Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 has confirmed the addition of something no video game has ever had before: a playable Primarch. In Warhammer 40,000 lore, the Primarchs are genetically engineered, demigod-like warriors created by the Emperor of Mankind to lead the Space Marine Legions. They are immensely superior to […]
Month: December 2025
Hello Sunshine Is Survival Worth Sweating For
Bask in the sun… and risk getting the meanest sunburn of your life. Hello Sunshine is an impressive step up from the usual post-apocalypse survival RPG formula, playing with some clever ideas around scorching sunlight, blissful shade, and the cycle of day and night. I previewed a hands-off, pre-alpha slice […]
Springs, Eternal is the New Game From Fullbright, As Founder Steve Gaynor Continues Studio’s Solo Developer Era
Fullbright has announced its next game will be a lo-fi narrative experience with branching dialogue named Springs, Eternal, as the company’s founder Steve Gaynor continues on as a solo developer. An official blurb for Springs, Eternal describes the project as a “short, focused, supernatural-inflected first-person narrative exploration game” that will […]
‘We Didn’t Really Care About Balance’ — How the Developers of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Made Primarch Lion El’Jonson Playable In-Game
For the first time ever, a Primarch is playable in a Warhammer 40,000 video game. Lion El’Jonson — aka The Lion — is playable in upcoming real-time strategy game Dawn of War 4. It’s a hugely exciting prospect for fans of the setting, who have so far had to imagine […]
‘We Didn’t Really Care About Balance’ — How the Developers of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Made Primarch Lion El’Jonson Playable In-Game
For the first time ever, a Primarch is playable in a Warhammer 40,000 video game. Lion El’Jonson — aka The Lion — is playable in upcoming real-time strategy game Dawn of War 4. It’s a hugely exciting prospect for fans of the setting, who have so far had to imagine […]
Hello Sunshine Is Survival Worth Sweating For
Bask in the sun… and risk getting the meanest sunburn of your life. Hello Sunshine is an impressive step up from the usual post-apocalypse survival RPG formula, playing with some clever ideas around scorching sunlight, blissful shade, and the cycle of day and night. I previewed a hands-off, pre-alpha slice […]
Fallout Season 2 Takes the 'Fog of War Approach' to Avoid Making Any New Vegas Ending Canon, Creators Say
The creators of the Fallout TV show have confirmed Season 2 avoids making any New Vegas ending canon by taking what they call "the fog of war approach." Fans of the Fallout video games had wondered how Season 2 might reflect the endings of Obsidian’s much-loved Fallout New Vegas, given […]
'I Knew What I Was Walking Into' — Fallout Season 2 Star Macaulay Culkin Already Knew All About the Lore From Watching YouTube Videos
Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin is a surprise addition to the Fallout Season 2 cast, but it turns out he was big into Fallout lore before he got the call — and everything he knows about the video game franchise comes from watching YouTube videos. In an interview with IGN, […]
The Iconic Horror Anthology Creepshow Gets a Superhero-Flavored Makeover
The Creepshow franchise is certainly going strong in 2025. Shudder's streaming series just ended its successful four-season run, and now it's getting another spinoff comic book series from Skybound Entertainment. And not just any spinoff, but a superhero-flavored anthology dubbed Super Creepshow. IGN can exclusively debut the first images of […]
Greedfall 2: The Dying World Is an Old-School RPG That Harkens Back to KOTOR and Dragon Age 1
The golden age of the BioWare RPG may be past, but there are still developers willing to go the distance with a genre that begs for good fantasy worldbuilding, good game mechanics, and interesting well-written stories all in one. Spiders is one of them, and Greedfall 2: The Dying World […]