Monthly Archives: September 2019

Apple Arcade Games Subscription Service Launches This September

Apple will officially launch its games subscription service, called Apple Arcade, on September 19. It will cost families $4.99

First revealed at WWDC 2019, Apple Arcade promises to grant you with access to over 100 new and exclusive games in 150 countries and regions. During the Apple Arcade presentation, the company promised over 150 games on the service at launch.

There will also be a slate of original games coming to Apple Arcade, including a new Frogger game from Konami and Q-Games. Other titles coming to Apple Arcade includes Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo and Annapurna Interactive.

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Best Friend Forever Is the Dating Sim/Dog Care Simulator I Never Knew I Needed

Best Friend Forever quickly won me over with its unique combination of dating sim, visual novel, and pet care simulator gameplay. While that isn’t so surprising considering the game includes an adorable Shiba Inu named Cheeseball as a mascot, I did come away surprised, after spending some time with it at PAX West 2019, at how instantly charming the rest of Best Friend Forever is.

Of course, that lovable pup Cheeseball is the star of the show, but Best Friend Forever’s funny, self-aware writing makes a lot of the non-Cheeseball moments just as charming. The set-up goes like this: fresh off a bus in the new city of Rainbow Bay, a few overly enthusiastic radio hosts turn my character onto a new dating app made for dog owners. The only problem...I don’t have a dog. Thankfully, after signing up via an amusing and somewhat intrusive Q&A, I quite quickly also find out about an adoption opportunity going on in town and am rapidly brought together with my faded new friend, Cheeseball.

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Even Civilization 6 Is Getting a Battle Royale Mode

Civilization 6 is getting a battle royale mode. That’s right, the 4x strategy game is venturing into last player standing territory with Civilization 6: Red Death, and it’s available right now.

In a battle royale game, a large group of players drop onto a map and must collect supplies – loot, armor, items, etc. – as a circle slowly encroaches on the map and shrinks the playable area. Civilization 6, surprisingly, is translating many of these mechanics for its own game.

In Civilization 6: Red Death, 12 players will battle to be the last surviving civilization. You can choose from among a set of apocalyptic-themed factions, each with their own in-game advantages. The faction will then spawn inside a “Safe Zone” with a starting Civilian, Infantry, and Machine Gun unit.

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DC Comics Relaunches Suicide Squad With Injustice Creative Team

DC is bringing back its monthly Suicide Squad comic, and they've reunited a superstar creative team to kick off a brand new era for this motley crew of villains.

The new volume of Suicide Squad will reunite writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo, who previously collaborated on the Injustice: Gods Among Us and Injustice 2 comics. Ivan Reis will provide cover art.

Suicide Squad #1 cover by Ivan Reis. (Image Credit: DC Comics) Suicide Squad #1 cover by Ivan Reis. (Image Credit: DC Comics)

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Smooch Colonel Sanders in This Official KFC Dating Sim

There are ad campaigns, and then there’s whatever KFC just did. An official dating sim starring a hunky anime version of KFC’s mascot Colonel Sanders has dropped on Steam, it’s available soon, and you can totally romance the king of fried chicken himself. Watch the trailer here.

I Love You, Colonel Sanders” is the name of the game. According to the Steam page, you’re a student at a culinary school, and your classmate is the Colonel himself, because of course. You’re joined by a clumsy best friend, a couple of heated rivals, and a dog, who is also a professor, appropriately named Professor Dog.

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Red Dead Online Frontier Pursuits Now Live

Red Dead Online has been updated with a huge new content drop - Frontier Pursuits - and you can start using its new features right now.

Check out September's Red Dead Online content in the trailer above. 

Headlining Frontier Pursuits are the new Specialist Roles, which provide focused career paths for players looking for a little more purpose in their adventures. Currently on offer are three roles - Bounty Hunter, Trader, and Collector - and Rockstar promises more will be made available further down the line.

These combine with role-specific Free Roam Events in the world, which helps expand the day to day things you can experience.

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The Monkey Who Threw Up During Sea of Thieves Livestream is Okay

A squirrel monkey who guest starred in a recent Sea of Thieves livestream to promote the pets update, threw up on a Rare developer during the video. But you’ll be glad to know that Antonio, the monkey, is okay.

Sea of Thieves is getting pets in the form of monkeys and parrots as part of the Smuggler’s Fortune update. Rare executive producer Joe Neate and Rare community video manager Jon McFarlane were on a stream along with Antonio the squirrel monkey and Barbara, his handler, to talk about the new features.

It was around the 27:50 mark of the stream that Antonio threw up on McFarlane. And it was kind of a lot of vomit. We reached out to Rare to ask about how Antonio is doing, and it sounds like he’s doing okay.

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Exclusive Mondo Poster Gives Dark Crystal a Sinister Makeover

The latest MondoCon is nearly here, and as usual, there will be plenty of rare movie posters for collectors to snatch up. IGN can exclusively debut one of these posters, which offers a sinister take on the already dark fantasy film The Dark Crystal.

This poster was designed by artist Todd Slater. Check it out below:

Mondo Dark Crystal

This 18"x36" screenprinted poster is priced at $50 and will only be available at MondoCon.

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One Piece: Stampede Coming to Theaters in North America

Funimation Films has acquired North American distribution rights for One Piece: Stampede. The anime film will be released theatrically in both the US and Canada, though specific release dates have yet to be revealed.

One Piece: Stampede is the 14th feature-length film in the One Piece saga, which also includes a TV series that has aired more than 900 episodes since its 1999 debut. Stampede is was released in Japan on August 9, 2019 and is meant to mark the anime's 20th anniversary. The film is directed by Takashi Otsuka.

“We are so excited to bring 'One Piece: Stampede’ to North America as part of our 20th anniversary celebration of this beloved anime series. It’s a blockbuster film that will delight new audiences and long-time fans alike,” said Funimation's executive vice president and general manager Colin Decker in a statement.

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Netflix’s Living With Yourself Is a Nutty Sci-Fi Comedy with Two Paul Rudds

All September long, IGN is highlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2019-2020 season. Today, we're featuring Netflix's Living With Yourself, described by the streaming network as an "inventive existential comedy that asks: do we really want to be better? Miles (Paul Rudd) is a man struggling in life. When he undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, he finds he’s been replaced by a new and improved version of himself. As he deals with the unintended consequences of his actions, Miles must fight for his wife Kate (Aisling Bea), his career, and his very identity." In our IGN First preview, series directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Battle of the Sexes, Little Miss Sunshine) take us inside the high-concept comedy and shed some light on how Paul Rudd brought dueling versions of the same character to life.

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