The Fallout franchise is in the midst of a resurgence lately, thanks to the live-action series adaptation on Amazon Prime (<a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="77931a3c-3f80-4855-9ad5-3f76e5fbcb32" href="https://www.gameinformer.com/review/2024/04/10/the-fallout-tv-show-is-good-season-1-review">which is good, by the way</a>). Even though it's been almost a decade since its release, Fallout 4 has rocketed to the top of sales charts like a mushroom cloud into the atmosphere, which makes today's update perfectly timed: Fallout 4 is fina ..read more

Dragon's Dogma 2 launched a little over a month ago and has already managed to sell <a href="https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e240402.html">2.5 million copies</a>, but Capcom is still releasing updates to patch minor issues with the game. While a large volume of complaints have been about the lack of a performance mode, this update (like the last update) does not address that issue. However, it does aim to clean up a number of irritating errors involving the behavior of pawns, the player's AI companions. An update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 is now live on all platforms ..read more

Developer Trialforge Studio and publisher Tate Multimedia revealed Deathbound, <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/08/07/deathbound-is-a-new-soulslike-with-a-unique-class-based-twist">a new Soulslike with a unique class-based twist</a>, last August. At the time, PC was its only platform but now,&nbsp;<em>Game Informer&nbsp;</em>can exclusively reveal Deathbound will also come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S day-in-date with PC later this year.&nbsp; As we learned with Deathbound’s reveal last year, the game wears its Soulslike inspirati ..read more

Taming a wolf in Minecraft is one of the game's simplest joys, and no matter how many times I start a new world, I always hoard bones in case I encounter one. But once you've adopted a canine companion, you probably hide them away in a house for safe-keeping, shielding them from the horrors of the game's hostile mobs. Today, Minecraft is adding a way to make them a little stronger – wolf armor. Like leather armor, wolf armor can be colored using dyes in-game, so if you’ve got multiple adopted animals, it’ll still be easy to tell them apart. This variation is separate from the collar color ..read more

Epic Games has revealed a new setting for Fortnite that allows players to hide emotes the company considers "confrontational." This doesn't outright ban these emotes from the game and those with them can still use them, but if someone has this new setting turned off, they won't see others use them. Called “See Confrontational Emotes,” players can choose whether they want to see emotes like “Laugh It Up,” “Take the L,” “Whipcrack,” and “Make It Plantain” from anyone, from friends in a party, or never. Epic says players who have these emotes hidden with this new setting will see a player u ..read more

Publisher Atlus and developer Studio Zero have released a new trailer for the upcoming fantasy RPG, <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/product/metaphor-refantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a>, and it features plenty of new gameplay. It also reveals Metaphor: ReFantazio will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 11. Dubbed “The King’s Trial,” this new trailer sets up a bit of the Metaphor: ReFantazio’s world more, highlighting a tournament for the king’s throne at the center of the narrative. It seems our protagonist and the friends and ..read more

With the introduction of Fortnite Festival, Epic's rhythm game within the chart-topping Battle Royale, there's more incentive than ever for musicians to have their likenesses added to the game. The latest of these artists is Billie Eilish, who announced her collaboration with the game <a href="https://x.com/billieeilish/status/1782439458216042970">on social media earlier today</a>. Fortnite Festival Main Stage: 4.23.24 pic.twitter.com/dxaQBsqD4A — billie eilish (@billieeilish) April 22, 2024 Eilish is not just getting a skin added to the game (like Eminem, for example), she ..read more

Developer&nbsp;Wētā Workshop and publisher Private Division have released the first trailer for <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/product/tales-of-the-shire">Tales of the Shire</a>, and it showcases what looks like a Middle-earth Animal Crossing game with hobbits and a cozy place to call home. This trailer arrives <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/04/10/were-getting-our-first-tales-of-the-shire-trailer-later-this-month">after the companies teased releasing the first Tales of the Shire trailer this month</a>, following <a href="https://www.ga ..read more

Summer Game Fest is just a few months away, but that's not stopping Xbox from hosting its own indie event next week. Partnering with IGN, the ID@Xbox Digital Showcase will air live next Monday, April 29, at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET. The event will feature "epic trailers, fresh gameplay, and new reveals," <a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/04/22/ign-x-idxbox-digital-showcase-returns/">according to the announcement blog</a>. This announcement is brought to you by great indie games Tune in to the ID@Xbox x IGN Showcase on April 29 at 10am PT: https://t.co/ODYWGtHqzB pic.twitter ..read more

Embracer Group, the company that recently <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/03/15/embracer-reportedly-set-to-sell-star-wars-kotor-remake-dev-saber-interactive-in-500">sold Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developer Saber Interactive for $500 million</a>, has announced its plans to split into three individual, publicly traded companies. As such, Embracer Group as we know it will be no more; instead, it will largely consist of Asmodee, Coffee Stain &amp; Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises &amp; Friends.&nbsp; Each of these companies will ..read more