I mean you could like Just Cause for the story. You might be interested in the dark history of the South American island nation of Solís, and its connection to Rico Rodriguez. And perhaps the hero's ongoing intercontinental tussle with the Black Hand gets you going.

But my guess is that the majority of people are into Just Cause for what happens in between the story – the ridiculous explosions, the grappling hook tethers, the complex interplay of car, building and NPCs' faces.

And somewhere, underneath it all, there's a physics engine struggling to make sense of all of this and, just occasionally, reacting in completely insane ways. My friends, if this is your thing, our latest IGN First video is for you.

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Steven Spielberg, the iconic director behind films such as E.T., Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan, reportedly played quite a bit of Pong in his day.

In this month’s IGN Unfiltered, Underworld Ascendant creative director Joe Fielder mused about his brief time working alongside the enigmatic filmmaker on 2008’s Boom Blox.

“Spielberg, he came up with the initial idea for throwing the ball and would check in regularly,” Fielder said. “It was great to be able to tell my dad 'Steven Spielberg stopped by my desk the other day.' He's a gamer. He told a story about how he first got introduced to games, when he was working on Jaws. Richard Dreyfuss said 'Oh, come here. You've got to check this out.' He and Steven Spielberg went off and played Pong on one of the piers until the machine was full of quarters and couldn't play anymore. So that was his in for video games.”

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Details about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's upcoming DLC and canceled campaign, as well as solutions to some of its Easter Egg mysteries, may have been revealed over the weekend.

Eurogamer reports that someone claiming to be a recently fired Treyarch quality assurance tester posted the info to Reddit under the since-deleted CallofNobodyCares account.

Reddit user CadzTrikz, however, reposted all of the leaked info, and players proceeded to verify that the Zombies Easter egg solutions were legitimate.

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This article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 9, episode 6, "Who Are You Now?" 

We caught a glimpse of the future (and a sassy new Judith) at the end of Rick's final episode of The Walking Dead, but in episode 6 of Season 9, we actually get to explore the brave new world that our remaining characters now inhabit.

Some things are the same: Negan's still in his cell; Henry's still getting into trouble; Eugene is still the worst. Some things are very different: Carol has long hair; Daryl's living in the woods like a hermit; Gabriel and Rosita are an item for some reason, and, oh yeah, Michonne and Rick have a baby.

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The first poster for Toy Story 4 has popped up, and it's a little more downbeat-looking than today's teaser trailer.

Featuring a lone Woody giving a (goodbye?) hat-tip against a plain background, it definitely lends some credence to the idea that the film might be a little melancholy, after Tim Allen said he "couldn't even get through the last scene" during recordings.

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Leaked images and a new report suggest that Valve will soon unveil its own VR headset, separate from the HTC Vive it currently supports.

According to UploadVR's sources, leaked images of a VR headset posted on the photo-sharing site Imgur are, in fact, prototype versions of a future Valve device.

The headset will reportedly have a 135* field of view, putting it in line with the most recent HTC Vive display, and could come with new "Knuckles" motion controllers. Two cameras and integrated headphones also appear to be included.

Perhaps most interestingly, however, is that the same report claimed the headset could come bundled with a Half-Life game. This would likely not be Half-Life 3, but a prequel game, instead. Valve has not released a new Half-Life game since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 more than a decade ago.

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Black Friday 2018 is around the corner. Find our guide on what to expect and how to get the best deals here.

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Curved gaming monitors might seem like a gimmick compared to flat-screen displays that work plenty fine, but there are some real advantages to them. With a screen that wraps around your field of view, you can see more of the display at a glance and reducing the need to shift your focus to different parts of the screen. On top of reducing eye strain, a curved monitor creates a more immersive, distortion-free viewing experience.

We completed hours of hands-on (or eyes-on) testing with a huge collection of curved gaming monitors, ranging in size from 27" up to a massive, (ultra-)ultrawide 49" model. Based on our testing and consideration of price, features, and performance, here are our picks for the best curved gaming monitors.

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Picking the best gaming keyboard is almost like picking the perfect pair of shoes—there are almost too many choices to consider. Beyond choosing between the membrane and mechanical switch options, there are now optical gaming keyboards and mechanical-membrane hybrid switches to consider. On top of all that, every keyboard maker seems to be developing its own mechanical key switch, further complicating things.

If you're looking for the best gaming keyboard, look no further. We've tested all the best gaming keyboards, wired and wireless, to come up with our picks for the best gaming keyboards.

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy is about to launch on PS4 and Xbox One, and ahead of its launch, IGN has the opening minutes of each game in the trilogy.

Check out the first 14 minutes of Spyro the Dragon, as remade by Toys for Bob below, and be sure to tune into IGN tomorrow, Monday Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. PT/4 pm ET for a livestream of the Reignited Trilogy with the developers.

Toys for Bob has previously highlighted a number of other levels and moments from Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, including the boss fight with Ripto.

But for even more, check out the first 22 minutes of RIpto's Rage below.

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