IGN Misc

3 days, 1 hour - In the pulse-pounding psychological thriller The Runner, Maia Marten (Gal Gadot) has built her life on being one step ahead — a sharp, resourceful, high-powered lawyer at the top of London's legal world. During her routine morning run, a single phone call shatters her world: her son has been taken. The instructions to get him back are simple and merciless — keep moving, follow every command, and tell no one. Stop, and he dies. Forced to sprint through the city and obey a series of sinister commands, Maia must confront an impossible question: how far will she go to bring her son home? Set against the backdrop of London’s hyper-connected streets, The Runner is a visceral, high-stakes race where every second counts, every choice carries a price, and a mother's unstoppable love becomes the most dangerous weapon of all.

3 days, 5 hours - Cognition Method is an upcoming first-person, atmospheric sci-fi puzzle game that's visually inspired by Stanley Kubrick's legendary classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. It promises unique, deep, and dramatic storytelling, and it's led by a former environment artist on Cyberpunk 2077 at CD Projekt Red. It will be released for PC on September 1. Wishlist it and/or try the demo on Steam if you're interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1636620/Cognition_Method/

3 weeks, 2 days - Sword Sage: Awakening's Bruce Lee-inspired combat system is impressive, even if it did force us to quickly unlearn everything we thought about the fighting fundamentals of the action-RPG genre. Check out our hands-on impressions of this Soulslike's unique evade and counter system. Previewed by Tristan Ogilvie

3 weeks, 3 days - We got hands-on with the opening tutorial stages of Hundred Nights: DIFU, a cheeky, Two Point-inspired spin on Chinese mythology, and enjoyed the opportunity to fashion our own personal hellscape and punish each soul who passed through its flaming entry gates. Previewed by Tristan Ogilvie

3 weeks, 3 days - Run the Chinese Hell in this cozy management simulation! Design your underworld, staff it with quirky soulkeepers, and punish sinful souls. Meanwhile, build Fengdu City where souls enjoy the afterlife, meet legends from Chinese myths, and explore the worlds above.

3 weeks, 4 days - IGN caught up with Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney, and EVP of development Marcus Wassmer, to talk about how Unreal Engine 6 is shaping the future of game development. We covered everything from performance optimization, updated tools to hasten development time, and the rising cost of hardware as well as the controversial inclusion of AI tools. Sweeney also gave us his insight on why so many games are struggling to find success in the modern era.