What Are Your Favorite Silent Hill Memories? IGN All

15 years ago today, Konami released Silent Hill. With nine games and two movies, the franchise has become a phenomenon that survival horror fanatics love to play when they're home alone. Originally released for the PlayStation, Silent Hill had you play as an "everyman" searching for his daughter through the fog-filled town of Silent Hill.

We asked fans what their favorite memories were and we started to remember why Silent Hill terrifies us.

Nando P. - Watching Andrew DeSalvo's ghost cutscene in SH4 and then having to walk down that spiral staircase. My first NOPE in gaming.

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Chip 'n Dale Movie Coming from Disney IGN All

Live-action/CGI hybrid movies aren't letting '80s animated series stay dead, as we've seen with Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Smurfs. Now, Disney has picked up a pitch from commercials director Robert Rugan for a film adaptation of Chip 'n Dale.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be produced by Mandeville Films/TV, which is responsible for The Muppets and the upcoming Muppets Most Wanted.

The film will reportedly be inspired by the 1989 animated incarnation of the characters, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. The show took the decades-old characters and launched them into a detective agency that specialized in clients from the animal kingdom. The show ran for three years on The Disney Channel, along with the popular Duck Tales and its spin-off Darkwing Duck. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was recently revived as a comic book series from BOOM Studios.

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The Top 15 Family Guy Episodes IGN All

As hard as it is to believe, Family Guy first aired 15 years ago this weekend, debuting after Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999. It's been a long, interesting road since. Family Guy managed to develop a cult following, survive cancellation, and return to FOX more popular than ever. It's spawned a spinoff series and made creator Seth McFarlane a major player in Hollywood.

And while Family Guy isn't exactly always known for its highbrow quality, what with its emphasis on cutaway jokes, shock value, and pop culture references over plot, it's still delivered some pretty memorable episodes over the course of 12 seasons. In honor of this anniversary, we've selected the 15 best episodes from Family Guy's long run.

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The Last of Us: Left Behind Goes Gold IGN PS3

The story add-on for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us is complete, and ready for release, according to a Tweet from director Bruce Straley.

Left Behind releases Feb. 14 on PlayStation 3, constituting the first and only story DLC for IGN's 2013 Game of the Year. The storyline follows protagonist Ellie and her friend Riley in the days before Ellie's encounter with Joel, where the two young girls begin at a boarding school meant to protect them from the infected.

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Stan Lee Previews His SHIELD Cameo IGN All

Suffice to say, but any chance you have to hear the iconic voice of Stan Lee speaking to you is a good one. I had the opportunity to talk to the legendary comic book creator about his upcoming appearance on this coming Tuesday's episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In the episode, Lee will continue a tradition he's had for many years now, making a cameo in a Marvel-based property.

IGN TV: My first question with you appearing on S.H.I.E.L.D. is, what took so long?! Were you saying, "Hey, why am I not in the first episode of this show?"

Stan Lee: Oh, I like the way you think! I felt the same way. Why was it not called Stan Lee and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

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TV Podcast: Gotham, Agent Carter and Dexter's Spinoff IGN All

Hey, remember us? Yes, it's been, well... It's been awhile. Big apologies for the delay, but let's get right to it!

In the long-awaited (ahem) new Channel Surfing, Roth and I do a lot of catch up, discussing some of the bigger events and news to come out of the winter TCA press tour, which is where we were for most of the past month. From a Girls sorta/kinda controversy, to Gotham turning out to have more to do with Batman (or at least Bruce Wayne) than expected to ABC confirming that Agent Carter is a possibility, we look back on the news of note. Lastly, we end with the reveal at TCA that not only is Showtime still looking at doing a Dexter spinoff, but that it would be about Dexter himself. Beware of spoilers in that final segment both for the end of Dexter and also, in a way, for Breaking Bad's end.

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The Last of Us: Left Behind Goes Gold IGN All

The story add-on for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us is complete, and ready for release, according to a Tweet from director Bruce Straley.

Left Behind releases Feb. 14 on PlayStation 3, constituting the first and only story DLC for IGN's 2013 Game of the Year. The storyline follows protagonist Ellie and her friend Riley in the days before Ellie's encounter with Joel, where the two young girls begin at a boarding school meant to protect them from the infected.

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The Super Bowl vs. Minecraft - Up at Noon IGN PS3

Brian Altano pits one of the biggest video games against America's big game.





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Jennifer Lawrence: Mother of Invention? IGN All

Director David O. Russell, like most of America, can't get enough Jennifer Lawrence.

Deadline reports that Russell is in early talks to adapt the life story of Joy Mangano to film, and he wants Lawrence -- who starred in his previous two films, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle -- to star.

Joy Mangano, the inventor of the self-wringing Miracle Mop and Huggable Hangars, shot from being a single mother of three working three jobs to Home Shopping Network maven and president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, a company she started and sold to HSN for millions of dollars. She still presents products on HSN's TV channel "with hourly sales topping $1 million." A rags-to-riches story of such ingenuity and tenacity is practically made for Hollywood.

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It's Team Batman vs. Team Luthor in Forever Evil #5 IGN All

Forever Evil has been ramping up and this issue looks like the big clash between Batman and Lex Luthor's teams, not to mention that Power Ring is up against a newly returned Sinestro.

DC Comics has provided us with an exclusive peek inside Forever Evil #5 by Geoff Johns and David Finch, out next Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Take a look and let us know how you think this will all play out.

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Liam Neeson Joins Martin Scorsese's Silence IGN All

Actor Liam Neeson takes a break from action to spread the Good News.

According to Deadline, the Taken star has boarded director Martin Scorsese's 2015 project, Silence. The new movie, which also stars Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins) and Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), is an adaptation of Shusaku Endo's novel about two Jesuit priests attempting to spread Christianity in Japan during the country's Sakoku Edict, which sought to drive out foreign influence by effectively closing off the country.

Silence won't be Neeson's first missionary role, if that is indeed the role he is set for. He also starred in The Mission, a 1986 film about Jesuit priests in South America forced to protect the natives from fellow colonists. He also previously worked with Scorsese on Gangs of New York.

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iOS 8 and iWatch May Be All About Fitness Tracking IGN All

Devices like the FitBit and the Nike FuelBand may be old news, but according to a new report, Apple could soon enter the fitness tracking space with its long-rumored iWatch and iOS 8. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the projects, 9to5Mac claims a new version of iOS and the fabled iWatch will emphasize fitness and health with sensors that track everything from miles walked to hydration levels and even blood glucose levels. The wrist-bound wearable will be anchored by iOS 8, which will include a new feature called Healthbook, which monitors a user's vitals, provide medication reminders, and more.

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GTA 5: The Epsilon Missions IGN PS3

A look at GTA 5's most annoying missions.





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Labor Day Review IGN All

If Nicolas Sparks took a stab at the home invasion genre, it might look a little like Labor Day, an atmospheric departure for Juno and Young Adult director Jason Reitman that's a little too earnest and heavy for its own good.

Based on a book by Joyce Maynard, Reitman's romantic drama broils over one long Labor Day weekend in 1987, the lives of near-agoraphobic Adele (Kate Winslet) and her son Henry (Gattlin Griffith) interrupted by Frank (Josh Brolin), a prisoner on the run. Little plays out during Frank's extended stay, allowing the film to rattle between steamy and unnerving with sadistic pleasure. Labor Day could stand to swing back and forth with greater momentum, but Reitman has something here — it's not the great film it wants to be, but it's absorbing adult drama.

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Pay What You Want for Dirt, Overlord, and More IGN All

The newest weekly Humble Bundle promotion includes Dirt 3 and several other Codemasters titles on Steam, for an investment of $6.00 US or more. Those who spend less can still receive a smaller selection of titles for a price of their choosing, as long as they meet the required minimum.

A $1.00 US investment generates a Steam key that unlocks the following five titles:

• Overlord


• Overlord: Raising Hell (DLC)


• Operation Flashpoint: Red River


• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising


• Rise of the Argonauts

A pledge of at least $6.00 US adds the following three titles to the bundle:

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DC's Batman Editor Returns to Marvel IGN All

Comics Editor Mike Marts has returned to Marvel Comics. From 1996 to 2006, Marts worked at Marvel on notable books such as New X-Men and Astonishing X-Men and with creators Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, among many others. After spending the next eight years working for DC Comics, most notably as the Batman Group Editor, he has returned to Marvel as an Executive Editor.

"Mike Marts is a seasoned veteran who's edited some of the most critically acclaimed and highest-selling series of the last decade," said Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso in a Marvel press relese. "I'm overjoyed to see him return home, and I can't wait to see what he brings to Marvel!"

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Star Trek's Zachary Quinto Joins Hitman 2 IGN All

It was announced earlier this month that Homeland's Rupert Friend would replace the late Paul Walker in the title role of Agent 47 in Fox's Hitman reboot.

Today, Deadline reports that Zachary Quinto, Spock in the new Star Trek films, will join the film in an unspecified role.

Strangling people with piano wire is... illogical.

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Hannibal: Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt Joins Season 2 IGN All

Some Hannibal spoilers may follow…

Boardwalk Empire star Michael Pitt will join the cast of Hannibal beginning in Season 2 in a recurring role that will be well known to fans of the film series and Thomas Harris Hannibal Lecter books: Mason Verger. That name not ringing any bells? Well, how about a picture:

Hope you're not eating. Ever again.

Remember now? Yick. Verger was the mutilated rich guy played by Gary Oldman in the 2001 film Hannibal. In the film and the novel it was based on, Verger tells Clarice Starling that in his youth he was an infatuated patient of Dr. Lecter’s. One night the unhinged little brat invited the good doctor over for dinner. As is all too often the case, one thing led to another and, before he knew it, a harmless evening of Quaaludes and pirate shirts turned without warning into someone getting his face chewed off.

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Game Scoop! 290: 6 Crazy Video Game Reversals IGN PS3

Six times people in video games ate their words. Plus, the Gears of War turn and PS4 may be emulating PS1/PS2 games.





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28 Big PC Games of 2014 IGN PS3

2014 is an exciting year for PC gaming. Here are some of the big games you can look forward to during the year.





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Extinction: Breeder Boss - Call of Duty: Ghosts IGN PS3

We show you the tricks to dropping the final boss of the Nightfall map!





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7 Ways Flappy Bird is Like Dark Souls IGN All

Don’t be fooled by Flappy Bird’s colorful, Mario-inspired graphics. The game is a brutal, unforgiving, neverending gauntlet of pain and death. And once you start playing it you might never stop.

Flappy Bird is the Dark Souls of casual mobile games. Allow me to explain why:

Flappy Bird is a simple take on a well-worn gameplay idea: your little bird is always moving forward. Flying through gaps keeps him alive. Hit a wall, and it’s game over. We’ve all played games like this before. But not quite like this.

To call Flappy Bird “unforgiving” is an understatement. Success requires near-perfection. There are no compromises and no second chances. Get it right, and your run continues. Make a mistake, and your run ends. It’s as simple as that.

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10 Marvel Comics You Should be Reading IGN All

Marvel Comics puts out a load of great comics, but it can be hard to figure out which ones fit your tastes or feature the heroes you can to read about. We've got you covered. Check out the list of our favorite Marvel books to learn what they're about and why they're so awesome.

Be sure to let us know what you think of the list, and if you're a Marvel reader, let us know your Top 10 comics!

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What Do You Think of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor? IGN All

This morning it was announced that Jesse Eisenberg will portray Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons will play Alfred Pennyworth in the Man of Steel sequel. While the casting choice of Jeremy made sense to most, there were mixed reactions about Jesse Eisenberg.

We asked IGN readers their thoughts on this interesting piece of casting news.

Some would say Jesse Eisenberg has already played an evil villain when he portrayed Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network.

@IGN Call me crazy, but I can see it. I'm on board.

— Jose Rodriguez (@ThatComicNerd14) January 31, 2014

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BobbyA1984 vs. Greg in the Super Bowl: Madden NFL 25 IGN PS3

The boys square off for one final game this season. Seahawks or Broncos? Find out.





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DICE Details Battlefield 4 Tweaks IGN PS3

Balancing requests are among the most frequent DICE receives from Battlefield 4 players, and the developers have already tweaked a number of weapons and vehicles in response. Today on the Battlefield Blog, though, the devs are highlighting the items they believe are "working as designed."

For now, at least. DICE says it welcomes further "suggestions and comments," but doesn't believe some hot-button items currently need balancing.

Most notably among the balancing items DICE is monitoring:

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Building Base Camp - Let's Play Minecraft with Brian and Greg Episode 14 IGN PS3

Brian and Greg set off into the wilderness to make a name for themselves. Then, they hide in the dark.





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DICE Details Battlefield 4 Tweaks IGN All

Balancing requests are among the most frequent DICE receives from Battlefield 4 players, and the developers have already tweaked a number of weapons and vehicles in response. Today on the Battlefield Blog, though, the devs are highlighting the items they believe are "working as designed."

For now, at least. DICE says it welcomes further "suggestions and comments," but doesn't believe some hot-button items currently need balancing.

Most notably among the balancing items DICE is monitoring:

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New 16GB Ouya Announced for $129.99 IGN All

Just under a year since the launch model first started shipping to Kickstarter backers, Ouya is introducing a new 16GB version of the Android-based games console. Preserving the same design and core features of the original, the new high-capacity variant doubles the storage from 8GB, affording more space for games, apps, and media. The company had previously offered a 16GB version of the system as part of a limited edition white variant for the holidays.

However, prospective owners will have to pay for the privilege, with the 16GB model priced at $129.99 — $30 more than the base model. While the expanded internal memory is certainly convenient, the system's existing USB storage port already provides extensive upgradability.

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PS4-Exclusive Racer Ready to Run Revealed IGN All

Today, Ukrainian developer Beatshapers revealed that it’s developing and publishing a new game exclusively for PlayStation 4. It’s called Ready to Run, and it will launch on Sony’s new console in the second quarter of 2014.

You can watch the game’s very first trailer below.

According to Beatshapers, Ready to Run “is a furious R.C. car racing game in

unique retro-futuristic setting.” The final product will have over 15 cars for players to choose from, a “single city environment featuring endless track configurations,” and both real-time and asynchronous multiplayer options.

Beatshapers is becoming better-known to PlayStation gamers these days. The studio has created over a dozen PlayStation Minis, as well as the PS3 game StarDrone and the PS Vita games StarDrone Extreme, BreakQuest, Furmins, and Z-Run.

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Games With Gold February 2014: Dead Island, Toy Soldiers: Cold War IGN All

The two games Xbox Live Gold members will be able to download for free in February as part of the Games With Gold promotion have been announced today by Microsoft: Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War.

Dead Island will be the first of the two released for free. Beginning tomorrow, February 1, the open-world zombie game will drop from its usual price of $19.99 for two weeks. While it had technical issues, it was well received upon its release in 2011, earning an 8.0 in IGN's review. The game went on to be a major success, having sold 5 million copies as of early last year. Those strong sales led to a sequel, Dead Island: Riptide, being released last April.

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Lex Luthor, Alfred Cast in Batman Vs. Superman IGN All

Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as the Man of Steel's ultimate foe Lex Luthor in Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder's Batman Vs. Superman, while Jeremy Irons has also joined the film as Batman's loyal butler Alfred.

Variety has the report on the surprise casting. The question of who would play Lex has been a topic of much discussion among fans ever since the Man of Steel sequel was announced at Comic-Con last July. It has largely been assumed that Lex would appear in the film. Names like Bryan Cranston and Joaquin Phoenix had been floated regarding the part, but it looks like the master of Facebook himself, Eisenberg, will be running LexCorp when the film hits on May 6, 2016. (It should also be noted that Eisenberg is not bald, but is quite capable of shaving his head for the part. See how that works, Internet? You don’t automatically have to be bald to play Lex!)

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PlayStation Mobile App Now Lets You Find Livestreams IGN PS3

The official PlayStation App has been updated for the first time since launching last year, and among the improvements introduced is the ability to find PlayStation 4 livestreams that can be watched right from your iOS or Android device.

The addition of the Live From PlayStation feature is the most substantial aspect of the update. By choosing it from the main menu, users can scroll through a list of streams currently being broadcast, search for specific streams, and use filters to find streams offering interactivity or being hosted on Ustream or Twitch.

Unfortunately, at least on iOS, choosing a stream opens it up in a browser, rather than the Twitch or Ustream apps themselves.

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PlayStation Mobile App Now Lets You Find Livestreams IGN All

The official PlayStation App has been updated for the first time since launching last year, and among the improvements introduced is the ability to find PlayStation 4 livestreams that can be watched right from your iOS or Android device.

The addition of the Live From PlayStation feature is the most substantial aspect of the update. By choosing it from the main menu, users can scroll through a list of streams currently being broadcast, search for specific streams, and use filters to find streams offering interactivity or being hosted on Ustream or Twitch.

Unfortunately, at least on iOS, choosing a stream opens it up in a browser, rather than the Twitch or Ustream apps themselves.

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When Screen Tests Don't Work Out IGN All

With that GIF of Tom Hiddleston auditioning for the role of Thor doing the rounds yesterday, we got to thinking about other legendary screen tests that didn’t quite work out, prompting us to asseble some of our favourites for your viewing pleasure. So if you want to see who might have played Han Solo, James Bond, Spider-Man and Indiana Jones in some strange parallel universe, check out the following videos...

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Check Out the Poster for Ali G: Rezurection IGN All

Sacha Baron Cohen's Da Ali G Show is about to get a notable new presentation, as FXX begins airing Ali G: Rezurection on February 26th. This new presentation will include every episode of Da Ali G Show, including the original six UK-produced episodes that have never aired in the US, after HBO began making the series. In addition, Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed brand new, in-character introductions for every episode.

IGN has your exclusive first look at the key art for Ali G: Rezurection, showing Ali G himself admiring a piece of art featuring all three of the show's iconic characters - Ali G, Borat and Bruno.

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Dark Souls II's New Beginning IGN PS3

In neither Demon's nor Dark Souls did you have more than the barest idea of who you were, or why you had awakened in a desecrated realm of demons and the undead. You could piece it together from bare scraps of lore - indeed, there exist huge and fascinating discussions in the Dark Souls community about who exactly you are - but at the beginning of the game, you had no idea. You're just dumped in the Nexus, or into a cell in the Undead Asylum, without any idea how you got there.

Dark Souls 2 tells you more, but still without telling you much at all. You are cursed, you are one of many, you are marked by death and will go hollow - unless you find the cure to end your torment. The stunningly creepy opening cinematic shows a desperate hooded figure plunging into a dark abyss, guided by an old crone's mysterious words to a place called Drangleic, yet another dead kingdom. You awaken in a deep valley, with sunlight peeking through a long V-shaped crack in the rock in the distance. Here - for a change - nothing is trying to kill you.

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New Captain America: The Winter Soldier Footage IGN All

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of many big movies that will have a new ad playing Sunday, during the Super Bowl - and it's the latest to get the "preview for a preview" treatment, via a new video tease. While this is a lot shorter than the teaser for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that debuted yesterday, it still offers some pretty cool imagery and very brief but tantalizing character spotlights. (Falcon!)

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Dark Souls II's New Beginning IGN All

In neither Demon's nor Dark Souls did you have more than the barest idea of who you were, or why you had awakened in a desecrated realm of demons and the undead. You could piece it together from bare scraps of lore - indeed, there exist huge and fascinating discussions in the Dark Souls community about who exactly you are - but at the beginning of the game, you had no idea. You're just dumped in the Nexus, or into a cell in the Undead Asylum, without any idea how you got there.

Dark Souls 2 tells you more, but still without telling you much at all. You are cursed, you are one of many, you are marked by death and will go hollow - unless you find the cure to end your torment. The stunningly creepy opening cinematic shows a desperate hooded figure plunging into a dark abyss, guided by an old crone's mysterious words to a place called Drangleic, yet another dead kingdom. You awaken in a deep valley, with sunlight peeking through a long V-shaped crack in the rock in the distance. Here - for a change - nothing is trying to kill you.

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PS Plus Subscriptions Triple Following PS4 Launch IGN PS3

The launch of the PS4 caused the number of PlayStation Plus subscriptions to triple, Sony has announced.

The news came courtesy of Sony UK boss Fergal Gara, who made the revelation at the PS Vita Slim event IGN attended yesterday.

While Gara highlighted that needing PS Plus in order to play PS4 games online undoubtedly played a part in the spike, he also expressed his confidence that the value offered by the service was a driving force behind the increased uptake.

Elsewhere in the briefing, Gara revealed that there is now 1.5 PS4 consoles in the UK for every Xbox One.

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PS Plus Subscriptions Triple Following PS4 Launch IGN All

The launch of the PS4 caused the number of PlayStation Plus subscriptions to triple, Sony has announced.

The news came courtesy of Sony UK boss Fergal Gara, who made the revelation at the PS Vita Slim event IGN attended yesterday.

While Gara highlighted that needing PS Plus in order to play PS4 games online undoubtedly played a part in the spike, he also expressed his confidence that the value offered by the service was a driving force behind the increased uptake.

Elsewhere in the briefing, Gara revealed that there is now 1.5 PS4 consoles in the UK for every Xbox One.

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Dark Souls 2 DLC May Happen After All IGN PS3

Dark Souls II may get DLC after all, according to the game's producer.

Speaking to OXM, Takeshi Miyazoe contradicted statements he'd made previously saying that the team wanted to ship a finished product rather than add bits later.

"There is definitely potential

," he explained. "Again, it's all about fan feedback. Right now we are concentrating on completing what we've got, but I think there are next steps on how we can expand on Dark Souls 2.

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