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A new Digimon video game titled Digimon Story: Time Stranger appears to have leaked via GameStop ahead of tonight’s PlayStation State of Play presentation.

Gematsu spotted and shared listings for the mysterious project earlier today, publishing store links that will seemingly allow interested players to pre-order copies for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The GameStop pages come without any images or gameplay details related to the currently unannounced Digimon Story: Time Stranger, though it may not be long before we hear something more official.

The leak arrives just hours before Sony’s latest State of Play presentation kicks off. Although no information about what the show will include has been revealed, the company has teased plans to include 40 minutes of content. With lots of room for reveals and the Digimon Story: Time Stranger pre-order listings popping up mere hours ago, it wouldn’t be much of a shock to see the digital monster series make an appearance of some kind.

The Digimon Story series existed long before a potential new entry made its way to GameStop’s website, of course. Longtime fans will remember Bandai Namco’s video game spin-off earning its name with the original Digimon Story for the Nintendo DS back in the mid-2000s. A laundry list of installments for a variety of platforms have released in the years since, with recent examples including 2015’s Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and 2017’s Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory. A Complete Edition bundled in both Cyber Sleuth titles in 2019.

Past entries have seen players warped into the world of Digimon to befriend and work with monsters in RPG gameplay that sees them battling others. However, outside of an announcement that saw franchise producer Kazumashu Habu teasing a new Story game in 2022, players have been left without a brand-new installment for years. Releases like Digimon Survive certainly helped fill the void in the time since, but it appears the wait for a real continuation will finally come to an end if Digimon Story: Time Stranger officially rears its head soon.

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Overwatch 2 is undergoing some radical changes heading into 2025. While the roadmap ahead includes much of what you’d expect to see in terms of new content, the core gameplay itself will see a seismic shift, including the additions of hero perks.

We’re now nearly nine years out from the debut of Overwatch in 2016, and two-and-a-half from the launch of Overwatch 2. Season 15, kicking off on February 18, is set to completely alter the way Overwatch is played with the inclusion of perks.

Game director Aaron Keller and several Blizzard team members announced a swathe of changes and updates planned for Overwatch 2 in the coming months. From new collaborations and heroes to an entirely new way to play, it certainly seems like Overwatch 2 is set for a significant overhaul in the coming year.

The changes come amid significant pressure on Blizzard to spark renewed interest in and enthusiasm for Overwatch 2 as it faces tough competition from the likes of NetEase’s hugely popular rival hero shooter Marvel Rivals.

Overwatch 2 is adding hero perks

Each hero will now have two perks, minor and major, to select at newly ascribed levels throughout the match. At level two, a minor perk can upgrade a base aspect of the hero in some way; Orisa’s primary fire refunding Heat with critical hits, for example. But a major perk can essentially rework the hero mid-match, like replacing Orisa’s Javelin Spin with her Barrier or making her Energy Javelin chargeable, increasing its speed, Knockback, and letting it pierce through enemies.

These levels are doled out over the course of a match, eventually unlocking “gameplay-shifting” alterations, as Overwatch 2 lead gameplay designer Alec Dawson described it. These are also either-or choices, so opting for one perk means ditching the other. It’s reminiscent of the talent options in another Blizzard game, Heroes of the Storm.

Stadium is a new round-based mode, with third-person

Adding perks alone is a notable change, but Season 16 (currently planned for April) teases a second major addition to the Overwatch 2 ecosystem in Stadium mode. Keller calls it the “biggest game mode” the team has made since Overwatch launched, and it’s got some radical ideas.

Stadium is a 5v5, best-of-7 round-based competitive mode where players accrue and spend currency between bouts to improve their heroes. Modifications can boost attributes like survivability or damage, while traits can unlock some big hero-shifting alterations, like Reaper flying in his Wraith Form. Perks are not in Stadium, but that doesn’t seem to mean that those additions will not make it in, in some way and at some point.

Alongside the added modification options and rounds, Stadium also introduces a third-person mode, to “see more of the battlefield and your modifications in action,” as Keller put it. Players will have the option to swap between either a first or third-person camera. Stadium will launch with a core roster of 14 heroes to start, with more heroes arriving, as well as additional maps and modes, as time goes on.

GOATs are coming to Overwatch Classic

Blizzard is continuing to experiment with several other play modes, including 6v6 and Overwatch Classic. On the former front, more events are on the way, and Blizzard is planning to launch a 6v6 competitive open queue, with a maximum of two tanks per team.

Those hoping for more tanks will want to head to Overwatch Classic, arriving midway through Season 16, which will revive the “GOATs Meta” days of Overwatch 1. The three-tank, three-support era of Overwatch will return in another iteration of the throwback mode, reminding us all of that game-shifting strategy.

The development team is also planning on more seasonal events including April Fools’, Summer Games, and Dr. Junkenstein’s Halloween event.

Freja arrives in Season 16 – and Aqua follows

The next hero heading to Overwatch 2, Freja, is set for Season 16. She’s a crossbow-wielding bounty hunter from Denmark who can fill an enemy full of explosive bolts and bola them if they try to run.

Alongside Freja’s reveal and some gameplay, we also got a brief look at concept art for Blizzard’s next hero, Aqua. Boasting an ornate staff and bending some water, he’s definitely got a look. We’ll learn more about Aqua later this year.

Loot boxes are back

Yes, the infamous loot box is coming back to Overwatch. After disappearing amid the transition into battle passes and other options for cosmetics, Blizzard is adding loot boxes back. IGN has confirmed that loot boxes will not be paid for, and only available through free means, such as the free track of the battle pass and weekly rewards. One notable change is you’ll see the odds in a loot box, and what you’re likely to get from it, before opening.

“We’re keeping it fun while being transparent about what’s inside, and the rate of various drops from opening each box,” senior systems designer Gavin Winter said.

Hero bans, map voting, and more are coming to competitive play

A host of competitive updates are on the way for Overwatch 2. Season 15 will reset competitive ranks, but new rewards, like Galactic weapon skins and special weapon charms, should provide incentive to grind back up. Hero portraits will also get rank icons again.

Most notably, hero bans are coming to competitive Overwatch 2 in Season 16. A commonplace option for many competitive games, this could be an interesting method for shaking up play. Further on, after hero bans are implemented, Blizzard also plans to add map voting as well.

Cosmetics galore

A gigantic amount of cosmetics were shown throughout today’s stream, spotlighting numerous new looks for the heroes of Overwatch 2. Zenyatta is the next Mythic skin, inspired by the dragon Pixiu. He arrives in Season 15, alongside many other skins for characters like Doomfist, Venture, Tracer, Junker Queen, and more. A Widowmaker Mythic weapon skin is also on the way, for midway through Season 15.

Further out, several more cosmetic options will arrive, including a magical girl-inspired “Dokiwatch” Mythic skin for Juno and a Mythic weapon skin for Mercy. Reaper is also due for a Mythic weapon skin, and D.Va will be getting a Mythic skin later on too.

On top of all that, Overwatch 2 is certainly no stranger to collaborations, and the team is planning more of them. K-pop fans will probably be happy to hear that LE SSERAFIM is partnering with Blizzard for a second collaboration, with brand-new in-game skins and cosmetics this March.

The competitive landscape grows

Overwatch’s competitive side is also expanding, with a new stage added in China and more live events, which the team says will double the amount of gameplay and broadcasts. Face.it leagues are getting integrated into the competitive ecosystem, and a new tournament system for promotion and relegation is on the way. Teams are also getting in-game items for fans to rep, with proceeds going directly towards the organizations.

Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.

Warhorse Studios has announced that official Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 mod support is coming soon, promising to let players bring their wildest creations to medieval Bohemia.

The developer behind the hit open-world RPG announced plans to add modding tools via Steamworks with a brief post on Steam. No release date, or any additional details for that matter, were revealed in the post outside of the team’s plans to add support at some point in the future. For now, Warhorse simply said that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 mods will allow players to “create, tweak, and expand” as they please. While unofficial mods for the project continue to flourish through sites like Nexus Mods, an official image teaser, below, shows off what Henry might look like with a vibrant Zebra mount and fish sword.

Civilization 7 is out and developer Firaxis is already working to address its ‘mixed’ user review rating on Steam. But modders are also on the case, adding what they can to expand and iterate on the base experience.

Hosted on the Civ Fanatics site, mods are already starting to pop up for Civilization 7. Many build on the base game or put extra modifiers on world effects. More Natural Wonders, for example, does exactly what it says, doubling the amount of Natural Wonders that spawn on each map size. Or, for those who don’t want to meet the requirements to unlock certain civilizations, the Unlock all Civs mod undoes that particular constraint. While not exactly in the spirit of balance, the mods are nice tools to have if you’re looking to tinker with the game.

The most popular mod, judging by downloads, is Sukritact’s Simple UI Adjustments, which makes “[quality of life] and aesthetic adjustments to the game’s UI.” The mod lets Diplomacy be initiated through the city banner, adjusts Plot Yield icons to be smaller on unimproved or unworked tiles, and adjusts the tooltips as well.

The official Patch 1.01 for Civilization 7 has already begun to address some of these issues, taking aim at the user interface, AI, map variety, and other community complaints. It’s the first in a “series of upcoming patches” from Firaxis, intent on addressing feedback from Civilization 7’s advanced access period.

Yet modders are still honing in on everything from AI to fonts and lenses, and even the pause menu. While early quality-of-life updates are prominent, some mods are looking to future possibilites, like one that adds massive map sizes. It’s still early days, but considering Civ’s long history of eager mod support, it’s likely we’ll see more and more outside adjustments pop up alongside Firaxis’ own efforts to fine-tune Civilization 7.

In a recent interview with IGN, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick acknowledged the negative reviews, but said the “legacy Civ audience” will come around.

“We think that as people play the game longer, the sentiment improves because with every launch of a new Civ, the team pushes the envelope a little bit and our legacy Civ audience is a little bit nervous about what they initially see and then they realize, wow, this is actually really incredible, and they dive in,” Zelnick said.

Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.

Disney fans, get ready to add another film to your physical media collection. Mufasa: The Lion King is getting a 4K steelbook that’s now available to preorder (see here at Amazon). For $65.99, you’ll get the film on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and in a digital format alongside a variety of bonus features that we’ve broken down below. It’s set to release on April 1 this year, so get your preorders in today so that you’re all set for when the release day rolls around.

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Elden Ring Nightreign is set to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on May 30. A new standalone game set in the world of Elden Ring, Nightreign lets you team up with two other players to slice your way through an oppressive fantasy world. It’s kind of like a faster-paced remix of the original game. It’s available for preorder in a number of editions (see it at Best Buy, where you get a free $10 gift card with purchase), so read on for the details about what comes in each one.

Elden Ring Nightreign – Standard Edition

Elden Ring Nightreign – Deluxe Edition

Elden Ring Nightreign – Collector’s Edition

• Get it at Bandai Namco Store – $199.99

From the store listing, here’s what comes in the Bandai Namco Store-exclusive collector’s edition of the game:

• Additional DLC – Additional DLC that will be available after the release of the main game
• Statue of Wylder – A perfect replica of the nomadic warrior, Wylder, a lone swordman in pursuit of the Night Lord. Crafted by Pure Arts. Size : 25cm
• SteelBook – Premium metal case with a full-color illustration of Wylder. The perfect protection and display for your game disc
• Nightfarer Cards – A set of eight high-quality tarot cards featuring detailed illustrations of the Nightfarers. These glossy, full color cards are the perfect way to predict your future in Limveld
• Exclusive Hardcover Artbook – An exclusive 40-page artbook tracing the development of ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN through previously unseen concept art, sketches, and full color illustrations. Size: 24 x 21 cm Language: English
• Digital Soundtrack Download Code – The unforgettable original soundtrack is included in this Collector’s Edition. Return to Limveld again and again with fully orchestrated tracks from ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN.
• Collector’s Box – A beautiful case to store or display your statue and artbook.

Elden Ring Nightreign Preorder Bonus

Preorder any version of the game, and you’ll receive the following digital extra:

• “It’s Raining” Gesture

Additionally, if you preorder any edition at Best Buy, you’ll receive a free $10 gift card when the game releases.

Elden Ring Nightreign Helmet of Wylder

What Is Elden Ring Nightreign?

Elden Ring Nightreign is a standalone game, which means you don’t need the original Elden Ring to play it. It’s a co-op adventure that the game’s director Junya Ishizaki describe as a “condensed RPG experience.” It lets you build your character as you explore the world and fight tough enemies and bosses, all in shorter, tighter gameplay sessions.

In each run, you and two friends are dropped into the game world as level one characters, but the locations of the enemies and castles is randomized. That means you can’t simply memorize where everything is like you can in the original game. It sounds like a pretty cool new twist on the established template. For more info, check out our hands-on preview, plus our impressions of the network test build.

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Elden Ring Nightreign launches on May 30, 2025 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed.

Confirmation of the release date comes ahead of the Elden Ring Nightreign network test, which kicks off on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only on February 14 and ends February 17, with various session times planned. This means you won’t be able to play the network test throughout the entire four days, rather during five three-hour periods.

Elden Ring Nightreign network test session timings:

• February 14: 3am-6am PT / 6am-9am ET
• February 14: 7pm-10pm PT / 10pm-1am ET
• February 15: 11am-2pm PT / 2pm-5pm ET
• February 16: 3am-6am PT / 6am-9am ET
• February 16: 7pm-10pm PT / 10pm-1am ET

The network test is a “preliminary verification test in which the selected testers play a portion of the game prior to the full game launch,” Bandai Namco said. “This large-scale Network Stress Test is designed to evaluate various aspects of the online system’s functionality and performance. We are looking forward to your cooperation to make Elden Ring Nightreign even better.”

Elden Ring Nightreign is FromSoftware’s standalone co-operative spin-off set in a world parallel to that of 2022’s Elden Ring. The network test will allow three players to team up and take their chosen Nightfarers to battle “against new terrors, and explore an ever-changing map to defeat increasingly challenging bosses and ultimately take on the Nightlord,” Bandai Namco added, before confirming the network test features a three day-and-night cycle squads must try to outlast.

Here’s the official blurb:

The all-new adventure in Elden Ring Nightreign begins at the Roundtable Hold, set in a universe parallel to the events of Elden Ring. Players must choose from eight unique characters, each with their own abilities and powerful Ultimates. Their journeys take them to Limveld, an ever-changing environment, where they will have to make split-second decisions when it comes to combat and exploration in the face of a night cycle that shrinks the map with the coming Night’s Tide.

At the end of each night, players will face a powerful boss and, if victorious, awaken to bigger challenges. Each session will culminate in the third night when they must face off against the chosen Nightlord. Individuals can fight the night alone, but strength will come in numbers. Nightfarers must learn to cooperate to take down these challenges, combining their unique abilities together for an unparalleled experience. All is not lost for those who fall in defeat. Unsuccessful runs will grant players relics to allow them to customize and upgrade their characters tailored to their personal play styles.

Elden Ring Nightreign is unlike any experience created before by FromSoftware, Inc. In this condensed action RPG, players will never experience the same journey twice as enemies, rewards, and Limveld itself are ever-shifting and evolving with each new session. Defeating greater enemies and venturing into the more dangerous parts of the map will uncover more powerful weapons and greater Rune rewards. Finding Sites of Grace gives each hero a chance to level up and gain crucial power. With each session-based adventure being akin to playing through an open-air dungeon, every journey provides an opportunity to grow lasting stat bonuses. Successful runs against the night bring players ever closer to defeating the Nightlord and unraveling the story behind each Nightfarer in this parallel world.

Last year IGN had the opportunity to visit FromSoftware and go hands-on with an early build of Elden Ring Nightreign. We came away impressed, stating that Elden Ring Nightreign “takes the cautious dungeon crawls of Elden Ring and turbocharges them into propulsive, slash ‘n’ dash speedruns.”

Check out IGN’s interview with game director Junya Ishizaki for even more on Elden Ring Nightreign.

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Elden Ring Nightreign is not a battle royale. Not that you ever thought it was, but as a former battle royale enjoyer, I can’t help but compare the white-knuckle moments I get when the Storm closes in on me in those last gripping moments of a half-hour-long session of a Fortnite match to the nail-biting bits where I’m desperately trying to outrun the encroaching circle and make it to a life-saving site of grace in Nightreign. PVP elements are completely absent in Nightreign, though not missed one bit. Still, you’ll drop onto a map with a squad, start from nothing, and spend your time ransacking the map to hopefully power yourself up for a final battle.

From the risk-reward moments of looting a church for one more flask charges as the circle closes in, to the wave of sadness you feel when experiencing a devastating loss after taking so much time building yourself up – it’s hard not to see the battle royale influences. But after four hours of playing the upcoming Stress Test build, I’m ecstatic to report that Nightreign will probably not tarnish the Elden Ring name.

When beginning a match, you’ll be given a choice to pick one of four available classes, though there will be a total of eight when Nightreign launches. The current options will be the all-arounder Wylder, the speedy glass-cannon Duchess, the tanky Guardian, and the magic-wielding Recluse. Each class has its own strengths and weaknesses, of course, but in my time with this build, I found that the most fun class to play was the Duchess, thanks to her powerful abilities and swift and nimble dodges. I also spent some time with the Recluse, which was incredibly powerful, but ran out of FP quite often, and with no FP flasks (they aren’t in this Elden Ring), she’ll definitely be one of the harder classes to play effectively.

Each class comes equipped with a leveling path which I’ll talk about more in a moment, but more importantly, they all have a unique skill and ultimate abilities. The Duchess, for example, has an incredibly powerful skill that repeats the last 1.5 seconds of damage an enemy has just taken, and it has a short cooldown to boot. And it’s not just your damage, it’s everyone’s damage. So while you’re flipping around the battlefield landing attacks, you’re also waiting for huge health spikes to try and capitalize on doubling that damage. It’s great stuff.

Other skills also match the class’ predetermined role. The Wylder can do a blast attack to try and land big damage, the Guardian can create a large shield, both negating damage and reviving fallen allies, while the Recluse can curse an enemy, granting all attackers HP and FP bonuses. So while players can double up classes in a run, it’s always a good idea to talk about team strengths and weaknesses to diversify your group.

When starting completely fresh, players will find themselves in Nightreign’s Roundtable Hold. After matchmaking with two other random players or using a multiplayer password to play directly with your friends, a small cutscene will play, and everyone will soar over Limveil (not Limgrave) before landing and beginning their run.

A full run of Nightreign lasts around 30-45 minutes, depending on how fast you take down the ending bosses. While it’s presented as a three-day cycle, it really boils down to five separate phases – day one, night one, day two, night two, and the final boss. When day one begins, the map is fully open, and that’s when you’ll begin exploring and leveling up. Every round begins with players at level one with basic starting gear, save for relics that you’re rewarded with at the end of every round that grant you persistent buffs between matches, with better relics being offered for better performances. When you land, my team always beelined for the first enemy camp we could find to get a quick boost of experience to begin leveling up, which was key to defeating stronger does. From there, you’ll then decide what your team wants to do by looking at the surrounding area on your map, as it will be littered with points of interest for you to explore.

Each point of interest typically comes with predictable rewards: Churches will house a flask charge to increase your overall health potion uses; Castles will feature a mini-boss that drops more powerful gear; and Rises, similar to Ranni’s Rise found in the Lands Between, will present a simple puzzle to solve before entering to find even more gear; just to name a few of many. Where to go in Limveil feels overwhelming at first, but the threat of the ever-closing circle will eventually train your brain to keep on the move.

Speed is the name of the game during the day cycle, and luckily, everything seems to be built around that. For starters, leveling up is as quick as a button press. As I mentioned, each of the four network test classes has a predetermined stat upgrade path. So when you run up to a Site of Grace to refill your health, FP, and flask charges, you’ll also be presented with the leveling menu, which only requires you to press Confirm to increase your level. Heck, you might even have enough runes to level up three or four times, and with three or four button presses, you’re all done and substantially more powerful.

If you have experience in Souls games, the day phases should be a breeze. While searching the map for loot upgrades, I ran into recognizable Elden Ring mobs. My team and I decided to take down a camp, but first, we had to fight three scattered fire chariots before getting our loot reward. Another time, we climbed to the top of a castle to fight a Godskin Noble boss. That should be scary, but with two other Tarnished by your side, these mobs and bosses go down pretty fast.

Moving around is also way faster than in the original Elden Ring. You won’t be clawing the controller anymore, since sprinting is moved from Circle (or B) to simply clicking the left stick. Sprinting is also about twice as fast as regular Elden Ring. Fall damage? Nope, none here. Getting down a cliff is easy, and you can even run up walls parkour-style or use Spiritsprings to get around.

Besides just rune hunting to raise your level, you’ll also be trying to build a character to take on the night bosses. There is no armor (save for shields) in Nightreign, only six weapon slots and two amulet slots. How it works is: in typical Elden Ring fashion, you can switch between your left- and right-handed weapons and shields on the fly, but everything on your person will give you buffs. For example, let’s say you found a Reduvia Dagger with high bleed; if you so choose, this could be the start of a bleed build. Now let’s say you take down a boss, and you’re presented with a few other weapons to choose from, and you spot a spear that increases your status effect build-ups. You’re not going to use that spear, as you’ll want to stick with your dagger, but you’ll still benefit from the status effect build-up the spear provides just by having it on you. Think of it almost like a roguelike – sometimes the synergy of weapon effects and stat upgrades you’ll get will build off each other so well that you’ll eventually start melting mobs left and right. Other times you’ll want something like a poison build, only to keep getting weapons that increase your FP regeneration. Bummer.

Weapons aren’t the only rewards either. Oftentimes when looting a boss, you’ll get to choose a stat upgrade or modifier. Some of these are less exciting than others, such as a 10% increase in physical damage. Useful, yes, but exciting, not so much. Other times you’ll get something really cool like a passive power-up that drops a big, poise-breaking lightning strike every time you dodge. Or an enemy-slowing frost nova every time you begin to sprint. You can work these into your build for powerful combinations.

While the day phases can feel like a walk in the park, it’s the night bosses that serve as a real skill check. After the circle has closed enough to end a day phase, a minor Erdtree will appear, signaling that it’s time to take on the night boss. Over the hours I played, my team ranged from completely decimating the night-one boss to barely scraping by. If someone goes down, you’ll revive that person by simply attacking their downed body, with ever-increasing attacks needed the more often they drop. Regardless, the way the night one ends will usually inform you how the rest of the run could go. I’ve seen teams come back from barely scraping by the night-one boss, but if that boss was tough, you’re likely behind in your leveling and you’ll have an uphill battle ahead of you to have a chance against night two.

Day two begins the same way day one did. You’ll once again have the full map to explore to level and find better equipment. Occasionally, you’ll be invaded by a random Margit, The Fell Omen who will chase you until he dies or he wipes your party. If your team wipes during the day, you’ll drop your runes and respawn at the nearest Site of Grace. You can recover your runes, but the main thing lost here is time – which was wasted fighting an enemy you didn’t get a reward from and wasted having to recover your lost runes. If your team wipes during a night boss, it’s game over, and you’ll need to begin a new run.

By the time night two rears its ugly head, it’ll be time for the final skill check. During our playtest, we were met with two different night bosses. You’ll either be faced with The Centipede Demon, who is tough but feels somewhat manageable or three Sentinel Knights that really, really suck. Not only are they just plain difficult to take down, but they require extreme coordination with your team to make sure you’re all focused on firing on one of them. Things begin to get easier as they each go down, but it’s a battle of attrition. Eventually, you’ll all run out of flasks and will be left trying to revive teammates who become increasingly more difficult to pick up. In my six or seven full runs of Nightreign, my team was only able to get past night two just once.

Finally, day three is incredibly straightforward – there isn’t one. Instead, you’ll be able to spend your last bit of runes either leveling up or buying consumable items from a vendor, and then you and your team will take on the final boss of the run.

As I mentioned before, depending on how far you got on your run, each player will be rewarded with a relic that provides a persistent upgrade for your characters. These can range from simple stat increases to modifiers that will set you on a build path right from the jump. For our test, this seems to be the only meaningful progression Nightreign has to offer, though I imagine the full game may have more in store for us.

Elden Ring Nightreign is a lot of fun. Pulling off victories by the skin of your teeth provides the same sense of accomplishment you’ve felt when taking down some of Elden Ring’s toughest bosses. The moment a round ended, I couldn’t wait to jump back in to see what kind of build I’d get the next time around. And the cheer my team let out when finally taking down that blasted day three boss reminds me why I love the souls-like genre so much. In its current form, Nightreign could be seen as a little content-lite, so I’m incredibly interested to see how it shakes out when it releases sometime in 2025. But for now, it’s been a few days since I’ve played Nightreign, and still, it’s all I think about. I absolutely cannot wait to jump back in for more.

From the classic Incredible Hulk TV series to the network hits Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. all the way through the violent Netflix street level shows that introduced characters like Daredevil and Luke Cage to streaming audiences, Marvel Comics have long inspired small screen adaptations. Previous attempts to connect the live action TV shows to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe have often stumbled and stalled — who remembers Runaways and Cloak and Dagger? — but in 2021 Marvel Studios embarked on a new era. This watershed moment began with the Mouse House stacking their flagship streaming service Disney+ with new series that were deeply interconnected to the multi-billion dollar film franchise for which Marvel Studios is best known.

With the charming Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man swinging onto our screens as the 13th Disney+ Marvel show in just four years, we thought it was the perfect time to look back on the Marvel Studios television that came before. Like the Avengers eating shawarma in the ruins of New York, the Marvel experts here at IGN came together and chopped it up, each ranking all 12 of the Disney+ Marvel TV shows so far and aggregrating that ranking. Stay tuned for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s addition after the series is over.

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