Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Only Has 7 Playable Characters Because They Are “More Differentiated With Much Deeper Gameplay” | IGN Fan Fest 2026

Ever since Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s reveal at gamescom 2025, one of the hottest topics surrounding it has been the surprisingly small number of playable characters on its roster. But developer TT Games promises that there’s a very good reason for this. Over the past decade or so, Lego games ranging from … Read more

New York Attorney General Sues Valve, Alleging Its Loot Boxes Illegally Promote Gambling

The attorney general of New York Letitia James is suing Valve, alleging the platform illegally promotes gambling to children. This comes from a press release issued by the attorney general’s office todaywhich states that following an investigation, the office of the attorney general “found that Valve’s video games, including Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and … Read more

Amazon Backs Out of Publishing Open-World Driving Game from Ex-Forza Horizon Developers

Amazon will no longer publish UK developer Maverick Games’ yet-to-be-titled open-world driving game, reports The Game Business. “As part of our strategic evolution to focus on projects that leverage Amazon’s unique strengths and scale, including the recent re-launch of Luna and our Tomb Raider franchise partnership with Crystal Dynamics, we have decided to release Maverick … Read more

Stardew Valley Is Revealing Its Two New Marriage Candidates on February 26

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has announced that he will publish a video tomorrow revealing the two new marriage candidates coming to the game in patch 1.7. I made a video for tomorrow’s 10-year Stardew Valley Anniversary, it will “premiere” tomorrow at 11am PST. In the video, I comment on some pre-release footage, and … Read more

Skate Developer Full Circle Hit With Layoffs as EA Looks to ‘Better Support’ the ‘Long-Term Future’ of the Game

skate developer Full Circle has announced layoffs affecting an undisclosed number of staff as it aims to “better support” the “long-term future” of its free-to-play title. Publisher EA revealed its “reshaping” plans with a blog post on the studio’s website. No detailed information about the number of affected employees or their roles was given, with … Read more

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Devs Share Details About New Areas and Gameplay Features

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection’s release date is right around the corner, and IGN had the chance to speak to the developers in depth about a brand new locales trailer released at IGN Fan Fest. We’ve got never-before-seen concept art of the three main bases in the game – Azuria Castle, Shepharden, and Galyad … Read more

Marathon Server Slam Release Times and Details Confirmed

Following various delaysBungie is now ready to open Marathon‘s doors courtesy of a ‘Server Slam’ event from tomorrow, February 26, which will run until March 2. Marathon is a PvP-focused extraction shooter set on the mysterious planet of Tau Ceti IV. Players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who have been designed to survive … Read more

OG Final Fantasy 7 Re-Release Sends Steam User Review Rating Plummeting to ‘Mostly Negative’

final fantasy 7 — and by that, I mean the original, not the three-part remake — is clocking up negative reviews after developer Square Enix re-released the game on Steam with quality of life improvements that seem to have had the opposite intended effect. Announced last month and released just yesterday (February 24), this updated … Read more