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26 issues

Beyond! Game Club: Restarting Bloodborne: A Yharnam Homecoming

Beyond! Game Club March: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Where Are All the PS5 Games?

ISSUE NO. 23

Why I Hope Physint Is Kojima’s New Metal Gear Solid

ISSUE NO. 22

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered: No Return Is Fun, But It’s No God of War Valhalla

ISSUE NO. 21

Beyond's Best PlayStation Best of 2023

ISSUE NO. 20

Who's The PlayStation Portal For? Me, It's For Me

ISSUE NO. 19

The Axe Drops on Gaming’s Acquisitions Gold Rush

ISSUE NO. 18

Alan Wake 2 Might Be The Closest We Ever Get to Silent Hills

ISSUE NO. 17

Spider-Man Is Now the Only True Arkham Successor

43 issues

This Xbox Generation Will Be Remembered for One Thing: Greed

Opinion: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hit Harder Than Skyrim – And Still Does

Halo 2 at 20: Remembering My Favorite Xbox Game Ever

Xbox Just Had it Best Showcase Ever – and at the Perfect Time

ISSUE NO. 39

Phil Spencer and the Battle for Xbox’s Soul

ISSUE NO. 38

Phil Spencer Has Now Been Head of Xbox for 10 Years; We Look Back at His First Decade

ISSUE NO. 37

The Xbox Brand Faces an Inferno. Will Something Better Rise from the Ashes?

ISSUE NO. 36

Xbox’s Developer Direct 2024 Totally Delivered

ISSUE NO. 35

Celebrating Halo 2’s Online Greatness Ahead of its 20th Anniversary

ISSUE NO. 34

My Favorite Xbox Moments of 2023

35 issues

ISSUE NO. 35

Kirby Air Riders Is More Like Super Smash Bros. Than You Think

ISSUE NO. 34

Alarmo Is the Latest in a Long Line of Weird Nintendo Hardware — and Some of It Failed Hard

ISSUE NO. 33

Zelda, Metroid and Mario Prove the Switch Is Far From Dead

ISSUE NO. 32

25 Years Later, Super Smash Bros. Is Bigger Than Ever. Where Does It Go From Here?

ISSUE NO. 31

The Best Games Stranded on 3DS and Wii U, and How Nintendo Can Bring Them Back for Switch

ISSUE NO. 30

It May Be Mario Day But it's Finally Princess Peach's Year

ISSUE NO. 29

Pokémon Skipping 2024 Is a Good Thing

ISSUE NO. 28

Five Obscure Franchises Nintendo Needs to Bring Back

ISSUE NO. 27

10 Years On, Is There a Future for Amiibo on Switch 2?

ISSUE NO. 26

Opinion: Why The Legend of Zelda Movie Shouldn't Be Live-Action

21 issues

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Warhammer 40,000 Is an Accessibility Battle

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How Pokémon’s Accessible Design Has Kept Me Playing Across Three Decades

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Games Done Quick’s New Disability and Neurodivergence Special Is an Important Step for Accessible Events

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Reinforces the Metroidvania Genre’s Accessibility Barriers

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The Switch 2 Is a Major Improvement for Accessibility Over Its Predecessor

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Switch 2 Looks Like a Major Leap Forward for Nintendo's Accessibility Design

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The Best Accessible Games of 2024

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Switch 2: Will Nintendo Finally Take Accessibility Seriously?

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’s Only Accessibility Option Is Its Fantastic Open World

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The Proteus Controller Embraces Individualism and Creativity

16 issues

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The Best N64 Games to Play on Analogue 3D

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Forgotten Gems: Shadow Complex

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Summer Games: The Lost Olympics

ISSUE NO. 13

Forgotten Gems: Kirby’s Brother From Another Mother

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Forgotten Gems: The Legendary Ogre Battle

ISSUE NO. 11

Top Racer Back In Top Gear

ISSUE NO. 10

The Time George Lucas Made Me Poop My Pants

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The History of Nintendo's Forgotten Zelda Expansion

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Forgotten Gems: Beetle Adventure Racing

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Pitfall II's Secret Sequel

80 issues

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Did The Big Death In Last of Us Season 2 Ultimately Deliver A Killing Blow To the Series As A Whole?

ISSUE NO. 79

No, Netflix Isn't Saving Hollywood (But It Isn't Killing It, Either)

ISSUE NO. 78

Mythic Quest Just Changed Its Series Finale and Now You Can't Even Watch the Original Version

ISSUE NO. 77

Did Daredevil: Born Again Just Confirm A Popular Foggy Nelson Fan Theory?

ISSUE NO. 76

I Broke Up With The Walking Dead, But The Walking Dead: Dead City Might Bring Me Back

ISSUE NO. 75

What's Really Going on with Helly R. In This Week's Severance?

ISSUE NO. 74

Daredevil: Born Again —An Unexpected Connection to the Netflix Series Could Right a Decade-Old Wrong

ISSUE NO. 73

Severance Chikhai Bardo Explained: What Really Happened to Gemma?

ISSUE NO. 72

Severance May Have Just Laid the Groundwork For the Greatest Betrayal Yet

ISSUE NO. 71

Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere: Why Nothing Is What It Seems and the Trees Are Angry

8 issues

Awards Vs Reviews and Why They Don't Always Sync Up

Explaining – and Fixing – IGN's Face-Off Controversy

ISSUE NO. 6

How IGN Thinks About Spoilers in Reviews

ISSUE NO. 5

Game Reviews and The Impossible Problem of Bugs

ISSUE NO. 4

Why AI Can't Replace Critics

ISSUE NO. 3

Why Doesn’t IGN Review Everything X Times and Average the Scores?

ISSUE NO. 2

‘Another 7, IGN?’ Why So Many Games Score 7 and Above

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When Is a Game's Release Date Not a Release Date?

11 issues

ISSUE NO. 11

Forza Horizon 5 Deserves to Be on PlayStation

ISSUE NO. 10

2024 Was a Slow Year for Our Fastest Genre

ISSUE NO. 9

Need for Speed Turns 30: The Lasting Legacy of EA’s Fastest Franchise

ISSUE NO. 8

How the Original Driver Flipped the Free-Roaming Script Forever

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Delisting The Crew Makes Sense, Preventing It From Ever Being Played Again Does Not

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The Game Awards’ Best Sports / Racing Category Is an Insult to Both Genres

ISSUE NO. 5

Gran Turismo’s Priority on Product Placement Ruins the Movie

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Gran Turismo 7’s Quirkiest Mode Continues to Be a Missed Opportunity

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Can F1 23 Hope to Match the Drama of the Real Thing?

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Ken Block’s Lasting Racing Legacy

5 issues

How a Depressed Doctor Doom Became Marvel's Most Fascinating Hero

ISSUE NO. 4

Robert Pattinson's Batman Has No Business Being in James Gunn's DCU

ISSUE NO. 3

The Collapse of a Comic Book Titan Is Bad News for a Troubled Industry

ISSUE NO. 2

Super Hero Worship: Somehow, 2024 Became the Year of Gambit

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Joker 2 Should Be a Big Deal for DC, So Why Does It Seem Like Nobody Cares?

2 issues

ISSUE NO. 2

Opinion: Switch 2 Will Be Nintendo's Best Ever Console From Day One

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PS5 Pro’s Pricing Backlash Is A Warning To Nintendo And Switch 2

2 issues

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Forza Horizon 5 On PS5 Isn't The End Of Xbox, But It's A Change That Cannot Be Reversed

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Xbox Made The Right Call Skipping a PS5 Pro Competitor

13 issues

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Black Ops 6's Coolest Mission Shows It's Time Call of Duty Left Modern Warfare Behind

ISSUE NO. 12

Microsoft Destroyed Arkane Austin but the Studio’s Soul Is Indestructible

ISSUE NO. 11

Dragon’s Dogma 2's World Has The Spirit of Skyrim

ISSUE NO. 10

25 Years On, Half-Life Still Feels Like It’s From the Future

ISSUE NO. 9

Modern Warfare Is Still the King of Call of Duty Campaigns

ISSUE NO. 8

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Looks Backwards When It Should Leap Forward

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The Soulslikes of gamescom 2023 Show the Genre Has Grown Up

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System Shock Remake Is an Essential History Lesson for BioShock’s Biggest Fans

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has Perfected Lightsaber Combat

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10 Years Later, BioShock Infinite Remains One of the Boldest AAA Shooters Ever Made

3 issues

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Sony Warned 2024 Would Be Light But PS5 Still Has The Best Games

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PlayStation's Classics Are Quietly Making a Comeback, And It's About Time

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PS5 Pro Has Bigger Problems Than Price

2 issues

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Are Physical Copies of Games Really The Answer When Nobody Owns Anything?

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PS5's 30th Anniversary Range Is Why We Should Always Question Nostalgia

32 issues

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The 6 Best Babyfaces in WWE and AEW | Wrestling Wrap Up

ISSUE NO. 31

AEW All In: Here's Why Daniel Bryan Needs to Win

ISSUE NO. 30

Why Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens Could Be Bad News for Owens

ISSUE NO. 29

The Wyatt Sicks Made Their In-Ring Debut... and It Brought Joy and Tears

ISSUE NO. 28

SummerSlam 2024 Preview and Predictions

ISSUE NO. 27

The Best Heels (Currently) in WWE and AEW | Wrestling Wrap Up

ISSUE NO. 26

MJF and Will Ospreay Crush It With an Hour-Long Classic | Wrestling Wrap Up

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Seth Rollins Is Right: CM Punk Needs to Face Consequences | Wrestling Wrap Up

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Should Cody Rhodes Lose His Title Before He Faces The Rock?

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Ah-Ha! Liv Morgan's Ultimate Revenge Will Be Taking Over the Judgement Day | Wrestling Wrap Up

7 issues

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In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, at Least Donald Sutherland Tried to Save the World

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The Weirdest Planet of the Apes Movie Is Also the Most Relevant in 2024

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What Happens When the World Doesn’t Want to Be Saved? Death Race 2000 Has an Idea

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Rollerball Is a Dystopian Sci-Fi Sports Movie Second, a Plea for Individualism First

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Remember That Time Disney Bet on Star Wars and Lost?

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Don’t Worry, George Lucas’ First Movie Promises You’ll Still Have a Job After AI Takes Over

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Before Skynet and The Matrix, This 50-Year-Old Movie Predicted the Rise of AI

9 issues

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Pokémon TCG Pocket Is the Right Game at the Wrong Time

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Was the Best Part of My Epic Pokémon Adventure the Poké-Pals I Made Along the Way?

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I Had an Insane Pokémon Battle Aboard the S.S. Anne

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The Triumph and Tragedy of Competing in the Pokémon World Championships

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No One Does a Tournament Like Pokémon

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This Is Why I Shouldn’t Have the Power to Design My Own Pokémon Shirt

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Pokémon Cards Are Designed With an Unexpected Philosophy

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Japan Has So Much Pokémon Stuff It’s Almost Unfair

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Traveling to the Birthplace of Pokémon Was a Real Trip

12 issues

ISSUE NO. 12

IGN Awards Celebrates the Best Games, Movies and More

ISSUE NO. 11

How to Rate Games on IGN

ISSUE NO. 10

Prepare Yourself for... IGN’s Festival of Fear

ISSUE NO. 9

From the Editor: Welcome to State of Streaming 2023

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Welcome to Space Week @ IGN

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Welcome to 90s Week @ IGN

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Summer of Gaming 2023 Predictions Revisited

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Best Summer of Gaming Ever Predictions

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Welcome to AI Week @ IGN

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How Players Will Shape Video Games’ Next Big Thing

34 issues

In Stars and Time Looped Me In, and Didn’t Let Go

ISSUE NO. 33

El Paso, Elsewhere Wears Its Bloodstained Heartbreak on Its Sleeve

ISSUE NO. 32

Super Space Club’s Smooth, Celestial Vibes Have Won My Heart

ISSUE NO. 31

Time Bandit Is Anti-Capitalist, Dark Animal Crossing Bathed in Retro Metal Gear Aesthetic

ISSUE NO. 30

Venba’s Delectable Cooking Puzzles Are a Labor of Love

ISSUE NO. 29

Havendock’s Calm Oceanic City Building Belies Its Ambitious Community Development

ISSUE NO. 28

The Last Worker Melds Work and Play in Clever, Disconcerting Ways

ISSUE NO. 27

Re:Call’s Memory Manipulating Puzzles Are Snappy, Smart, and Truly Standout

ISSUE NO. 26

A Space for the Unbound Took Me on an Emotional, Nostalgic Anime Pilgrimage

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The Ten Best Games for Playdate in 2022

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Five Great Horror RPGs to Play During Halloween

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Why Aren’t There More Space RPGs Like Starfield?

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Proof That We’re In a Golden Age for RPGs

2 issues

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The Best Soundtracks You Can Stream

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4 Things That Every Good Fight Scene Needs

1 issue

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The PS5 Is Finally Selling In Japan, But Is It Enough?

2 issues

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Why Ninja Gaiden Black Is the Best 'Pure' Action Game of All Time

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Why FromSoftware is Still King of the Soulslike