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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
GTA 6's Collector's Set doesn't include the actual game because after paying $400 you won't be able to afford a console to play it on anyway www.ign.com/articles/gta...
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GTA 6 Is Getting a $400 Collector's Set Filled With Tons of Merch, But No Game
GTA 6 is getting a $400 collector's set filled with Vice City-themed goodies, but it won't include a copy of the game.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The $400 GTA 6 collector's edition has no disc because you won't be able to afford a console with a disc drive after this
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GTA 6 Is Getting a $400 Collector's Set Filled With Tons of Merch, But No Game
GTA 6 is getting a $400 collector's set filled with Vice City-themed goodies, but it won't include a copy of the game.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My gut sense is that animation is safe, and actually what Marvel may reposition its Disney+ offering around
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seismic Microsoft news today. Xbox's crown jewel Halo, as well as legendary British studio Rare, will now be overseen by Call of Duty maker Activision. Further layoffs have also been announced across the business. www.ign.com/articles/con...
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CONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Huge Xbox Studios Shakeup
Microsoft has today confirmed that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its Xbox stu...
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you can't make (comparatively) cheaper shows like the Emmy-nominated Wonder Man and fan-beloved Daredevil work for your budget, then what is the point of Disney+ anymore
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sooo, what's going on with Duskbloods?
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
What an enormous failure PlayStation's live-service push has been www.ign.com/articles/pla...
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PlayStation Reportedly Reboots Multiplayer Spinoff Horizon Hunters Gathering to Strip Out All the Live-Service Parts Following Negative Playtest Feedback
Sony has reportedly rebooted PlayStation live-service game Horizon Hunters Gathering after negative feedback from playtests.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This absolutely sucks. Also, with the caveat that Vision Quest and Daredevil S3 are still to air, there are now no announced Marvel live-action series still in development.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Suffer Because of Xbox Layoffs, Bethesda Staff Say, Fearing Delays, Crunch, and Generational Talent Being Replaced by Contractors www.ign.com/articles/the...
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The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Suffer Because of Xbox Layoffs, Bethesda Staff Say, Fearing Delays, Crunch, and Generational Talent Being Replaced by Contractors
This week's devastating Xbox layoffs will have a "substantial and cascading effect" on Bethesda's development of The Elder Scrolls 6, multiple staff at the studio have told IGN.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey, Tom from IGN here. Would it be possible to DM?
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I've been playing Black Flag over the past week and am loving it once more. There's good reason this is the first AC to get a proper ground-up remake: it's so worth experiencing again.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Happy 10th anniversary, Pokémon Go! Whether you play the game or have an eye on Pokémon stuff in general, there's some cool stuff happening this week... www.ign.com/articles/pok...
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Major Pokémon Go 10th Anniversary Broadcast Announced
Pokémon Go will hold a very special 10th anniversary broadcast this Thursday, July 9 — with details on what it will contain currently top secret.
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Matthew Reynolds @mattreyn.games · 06/07/2026
I spoke to prominent Pokémon Go writers and content creators about what's kept them playing over the decade. Thanks to @leekduck.com, @serebii.bsky.social, @tomphillipseg.bsky.social, @hardykiwi.bsky.social, @g47ix.bsky.social, @jupiterhadley.com & MattSimplified for taking the time to contribute!
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What has kept these players returning to Pokémon Go for a decade?
Prominent Pokémon Go writers and content creators share what the game means to them.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sure!
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Feels like it'll be a while for the next Metroid Prime, but 2D Metroid is very much alive and well thttps://www.ign.com/articles/next-metroid-game-for-switch-2-reportedly-leaked-in-age-rating-from-brazilian-government
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Rumor — Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security Leaks the Existence of Metroid Ravenous for the Nintendo Switch 2 via Age Rating
The Brazilian government may have leaked the next Metroid game, thanks to an age rating filed through the country’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Simpler times.
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Remembering Sony's Iconic 'This is How You Share Games on PS4' Video, as PlayStation Kills Discs 13 Years Later
We remember Sony's brilliantly brutal "This is how you share your games on PS4" video, as PlayStation kills discs 13 years later.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
PlayStation's special relationship with Rockstar is knowing when the next GTA trailer will drop to announce more layoffs
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Typos happen. Thanks for flagging, this is fixed
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Good morning! I highly recommend anyone who thinks they might possibly interested to apply for my job at IGN. It is a fantastic (UNION!!!!!) job working with the absolute best people. I have loved it with all my heart. You will too. www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Thanks, swapped those two around.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Things that are not good: lack of story, stakes, and its sheer speed, with several action sequences that still go on way too long. And for me, no obvious breakout moment like Peaches, either.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Things I enjoyed: its celebration of Nintendo music and attention to detail, its 2D sequences and photo-realistic puppets. Star Fox and Rosalina provide great fan service. Still some surprise (unleaked) cameos.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Liked it, didn't love it. Galaxy (actually, Galaxy 2) is my favourite Mario game, but once again the movie's plot is as thin as Paper Mario. And when Bowser is the only character to get any form of development, the whole thing blurs into a feeling of real missed opportunity.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Switch 2 price rise seems inevitable at this point. www.ign.com/articles/son...
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Sony Announces Price Rises for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal, Blames 'Continued Pressures in the Global Economic Landscape'
Sony has announced price rises for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal, blaming “continued pressures in the global economic landscape.”
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Farewell, P3.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
If you like Stardew Valley, and there's a good chance if you're reading this that you do, you should also read this, too:
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Of course! Good reporting.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I also spoke with one of the models on the campaign, who auditioned and brought along their real family for the job — something internet onlookers thought had all been faked.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Such is the mistrust of anything resembling AI, Nintendo has been forced to deny it artificially generated a mother and baby in its latest Super Mario marketing campaign
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'Everything Is Real' — Nintendo Forced to Deny Using AI-Generated Mother and Baby in Super Mario Marketing Campaign, as Photoshoot Model Speaks Out - IGN
Nintendo has been forced to deny reports it used AI-generated imagery to advertise its new My Mario children's toy range.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
As LEGO says Smart Brick is "here to stay", I spoke to the company amid concerns its bold new digital direction poses a risk to the principle of physical play
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LEGO Says Smart Brick Is 'Here to Stay,' and Responds to 'Questions and Concerns' Around Abandoning Non-Digital Play - IGN
A day on from the official reveal of LEGO Smart Brick, the company has responded to concerns that its big announcement poses a risk to its core basis in physical play.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
"There's been a big shift in gaming and we all know it." Here's a chat with the bosses of Lego's video game division on how the world's biggest toy brand is navigating the current sea changes in gaming, three decades on from its first launch www.ign.com/articles/the...
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'There's Been a Big Shift in Gaming And We All Know It': After Three Decades of LEGO Video Games, The World's Biggest Toy Company Reveals How It's Staying Relevant Amid Seismic Changes in Play - IGN
As LEGO celebrates the 30th anniversary of its video games, the world's biggest toy company reveals how it's staying relevant amid seismic changes in how people play.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Spoke to awesome internet science chap @hankgreen.bsky.social about asteroids, video games and spirit gum. Here's why it's a good thing that lots of nearby space objects seem to be in the news right now, and why a big one probably won't hit Earth www.ign.com/articles/as-...
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As Comet 3I/Atlas Whizzes Past Earth and Clash of Clans is Threatened By a Looming Asteroid, YouTube Scientist Hank Green Says We're Detecting More Space Objects Than Ever — But Should We Really Be Wo...
As Comet 3I/Atlas whizzes past Earth and Clash of Clans is threatened by a looming asteroid, YouTube scientist Hank Green tells IGN we're detecting more space objects than ever — but should we really ...
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Thanks, that's my mistake - had meant to say first time with Black Ops.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
omg
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Pokémon fans want the famously litigious company to kick off against the Department of Homeland Security, after an ICE propaganda video featured Ash Ketchum. But Pokémon's formal legal chief has said formal action is unlikely. Here's why -
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Fans Want Pokémon to Sue After Department of Homeland Security Video Uses Ash Ketchum to Promote ICE — But The Company's Former Legal Boss Says He 'Wouldn't Touch This' - IGN
The Pokémon Company's former chief legal officer has said he would not take action over an official Department of Homeland Security video that features footage of people being handcuffed and arrested ...
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Jesse Gomez @itsjessegomez.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Care for some audible delights for your delicate podcast-loving ears? Of course you do! From my time with Dying Light The Beast to the lovely @tomphillipseg.bsky.social going all in on AC Shadows' latest DLC & hot Alien Earth chatter with @daledriver.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2kH5...
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IGN UK Podcast 817: Dying Light: Mr Beast
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Lastly, a note on Metroid Prime 4. While it hasn't been delayed to 2026, it received oddly little fanfare despite a decade in development. Curious about Nintendo's expectations of it and its ability to grow that franchise. No mention of it getting a dedicated Direct, while Kirby gets a second.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Nintendo are the masters of monetising nostalgia, or identifying key parts or extensions of games its fans will respond to and pay more for ($20 for Mega Raichu DLC? I'm probably there).
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
$100 for a Virtual Boy accessory (or $25 for a cardboard version). DLC for a Pokemon game that's not yet out, which will bring the total outlay to around $100. Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 ports with seemingly minimal upgrades for $70, or $40 each. That talking Mario flower toy won't be cheap either.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
And for those core fans, well, yesterday saw almost every major franchise represented (and for the Animal Crossing crowd, there was a new Pokémon Animal Crossing-like which seems assured to sell). In the cold light of day, though, some of the pricing raises eyebrows.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The recent launch of a Mario merchandise range for toddlers and kids was another example of this. For core fans, Nintendo is a way of life. And as Mario hits 40, Nintendo is ensuring its franchises are embedded in a new generation.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
With Switch 2 now released, yesterday's Nintendo Direct offered the clearest look in years at where the company is headed - smartly monetising nostalgia, doubling down on core IPs, and increasing each franchise's value and reach beyond core gamers through movies, books and toys.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Ubisoft tells IGN it maintains creative control over its upcoming Saudi Arabia-funded Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC, as a report claims staff flagged concerns over the partnership.
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Ubisoft Staff Reportedly Raised Concerns About Saudi Arabia Deal for Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC, as Company Insists it Maintains Creative Control - IGN
Ubisoft employees have raised concerns around the company's partnership with Saudi Arabia to create new Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC, a fresh report has revealed.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows ends after 100 hours with a couple of major plot threads still left dangling. I chat with the team behind its expansion about how the main game's narrative shifted, finally wrapping up Naoe's story now, and what Yasuke's up to
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Finally Wrap Up 2 Key Storylines in its Claws of Awaji Expansion, Even if Yasuke is Now Taking on a 'Support Role' - IGN
No one can accuse Assassin's Creed Shadows of skimping on things to do, or reasons to stick around long after its campaign wraps up. Ubisoft itself recommends you set aside 60 hours to reach the game'...
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Looking forward to playing that big new Indy video game out today
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Always good to meet another Lego fan! Chatted with Tom Holland about why we should never feel too old to play, and how he bonded with his Spider-Man: Homecoming co-star by building an enormous Lego Death Star together.
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Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Looks Unrecognizable in New LEGO Short Film — He Takes a Break From Filming Brand New Day to Tell IGN Why - IGN
Tom Holland explains why he's taking a break from filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day to appear in a new LEGO short film, in which he plays a varied and rapid-fire cast of characters.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This is really smart! Lots more chat here too on how The Order of the Giants fits in with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's main story. I can't wait to play more of this very good video game.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Developers Detail Clever System That Increases the DLC's Difficulty Based on How Much of the Base Game You've Played - IGN
Nearly a year on from the launch of MachineGames' brilliant Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the studio is back with an additional chapter, The Order of the Giants, which arrives on September 4. Fo...
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The Big Resident Evil Requiem Interview: Why the Game's Monster Got Supersized, Why it's Probably Not Lisa Trevor, and a Tease for Areas Beyond Raccoon City — Just Don't Talk About Leon
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The Big Resident Evil Requiem Interview: Why the Game's Monster Got Supersized, Why it's Probably Not Lisa Trevor, and a Tease for Areas Beyond Raccoon City — Just Don't Talk About Leon - IGN
Last week in Cologne, Capcom's nerve-jangling Resident Evil Requiem demo was one of the highlights of the Gamescom 2025 show floor — but plenty of questions remain. Here, IGN sits down with director K...
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Finally! After five years it's time to get back on the levelling grind to become a Pokémon master all over again
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Pokémon Go Boosting Level Cap and Rebalancing Experience, In First Major XP Change for 5 Years - IGN
Pokémon Go is introducing a new, higher level cap and rebalancing the XP requirements for existing levels — though no player will see their current level reduced.
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Tom Phillips @tomphillipseg.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Xbox and Asus are currently unable to announce a price point for the companies' new gaming handhelds due to the current impact of "macro-economic" conditions, they tell me www.ign.com/articles/mic...
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Microsoft Still Can't Say How Much the ROG Xbox Ally X Will Cost Due to "Macro-Economic" Conditions, Despite Announcing Release Date and Availability Details - IGN
Microsoft has confirmed release date and availability details for the ROG Xbox Ally X, its upcoming gaming handheld made by Asus, but notably held off on confirming how much the device will cost.
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