News Editor, @IGN.com | Previously: EIC, Eurogamer.net | tom_phillips@ign.com for tips, DM for Signalhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mv3rw6wxkk25Sooo, what's going on with Duskbloods?09 Sep 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3rw6wxkk25https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mtgtj7pj6c2lWhat an enormous failure PlayStation's live-service push has been https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-reportedly-reboots-horizon-multiplayer-spinoff-following-negative-feedback19 Aug 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgtj7pj6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mrvh67t6zc2jThis 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvh67t6zc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mq7kc3ydzs24The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Suffer Because of Xbox Layoffs, Bethesda Staff Say, Fearing Delays, Crunch, and Generational Talent Being Replaced by Contractors https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-6-will-suffer-because-of-xbox-layoffs-bethesda-staff-say-fearing-delays-crunch-and-generational-talent-being-replaced-by-contractors09 Jul 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7kc3ydzs24https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mq5cmsa7dk2lI'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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5cmsa7dk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mpz223dfxk22Happy 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... https://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-go-hosting-major-10th-anniversary-broadcast-this-week06 Jul 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz223dfxk22https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mpnikxizik2lFeels 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-government02 Jul 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnikxizik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mplpp772rk25Simpler times. https://www.ign.com/articles/remembering-sonys-iconic-this-is-how-you-share-games-on-ps4-video-as-playstation-kills-discs-13-years-later01 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplpp772rk25https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mp4pana7t22bPlayStation's special relationship with Rockstar is knowing when the next GTA trailer will drop to announce more layoffs25 Jun 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4pana7t22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mieyh2dxwk2xLiked 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.31 Mar 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieyh2dxwk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mi23yxxx4k27Switch 2 price rise seems inevitable at this point. https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape27 Mar 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi23yxxx4k27https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mfcx6ofkxk25Farewell, P3. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcx6ofkxk25https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mdyel6sduc2eIf you like Stardew Valley, and there's a good chance if you're reading this that you do, you should also read this, too: [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyel6sduc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mcagxzqrcc2xSuch 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 https://www.ign.com/articles/everything-is-real-nintendo-forced-to-deny-using-ai-generated-mother-and-baby-in-super-mario-marketing-campaign-as-photoshoot-model-speaks-out12 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcagxzqrcc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3mbtgyix5k224As 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 https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-says-smart-brick-is-here-to-stay-and-responds-to-questions-and-concerns-around-abandoning-non-digital-play07 Jan 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtgyix5k224https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3m6zrbei3fs2f"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 https://www.ign.com/articles/theres-been-a-big-shift-in-gaming-and-we-all-know-it-after-three-decades-of-lego-video-games-the-worlds-biggest-toy-company-reveals-how-its-staying-relevant-amid-seismic-changes-in-play02 Dec 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zrbei3fs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3m635d5uiks2gSpoke 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 https://www.ign.com/articles/as-comet-3iatlas-whizzes-past-earth-and-clash-of-clans-is-threatened-by-a-looming-asteroid-youtube-scientist-hank-green-says-were-detecting-more-space-objects-than-ever-but-should-we-really-be-worried20 Nov 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m635d5uiks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3m5cqpa4rg22xomg10 Nov 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cqpa4rg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lzjtjxgwys2zPokémon 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 - https://www.ign.com/articles/fans-want-pokmon-to-sue-after-department-of-homeland-security-video-uses-ash-ketchum-to-promote-ice-but-the-companys-former-legal-boss-says-he-wouldnt-touch-this23 Sep 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjtjxgwys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lyppkkqqfk26With 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.13 Sep 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyppkkqqfk26https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lyktlkgei225Ubisoft 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. https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-staff-reportedly-raised-concerns-about-saudi-arabia-deal-for-assassins-creed-mirage-dlc-as-company-insists-it-maintains-creative-control11 Sep 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyktlkgei225https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lyitjmh3es2fAssassin'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 https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-will-finally-wrap-up-2-key-storylines-in-its-claws-of-awaji-expansion-even-if-yasuke-is-now-taking-on-a-support-role10 Sep 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyitjmh3es2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lxztyiicrk2eLooking forward to playing that big new Indy video game out today [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxztyiicrk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lxuhe45mbk2aAlways 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. https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-star-tom-holland-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-lego-short-film-he-takes-a-break-from-filming-brand-new-day-to-tell-ign-why02 Sep 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuhe45mbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lxkprh5qcs2gThis 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. https://www.ign.com/articles/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-developers-detail-clever-system-that-increases-the-dlcs-difficulty-based-on-how-much-of-the-base-game-youve-played29 Aug 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkprh5qcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lxfcah6lkk26The 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 https://www.ign.com/articles/the-big-resident-evil-requiem-interview-why-the-games-monster-got-supersized-why-its-probably-not-lisa-trevor-and-a-tease-for-areas-beyond-raccoon-city-just-dont-talk-about-leon27 Aug 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfcah6lkk26https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social/post/3lxa5pywyis2jFinally! After five years it's time to get back on the levelling grind to become a Pokémon master all over again https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-go-boosting-level-cap-and-rebalancing-experience-in-first-major-xp-change-for-5-years25 Aug 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:xvt3keonpu2uddvhsepnphv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa5pywyis2j