Michael Cripe

Articles by Michael Cripe

Sony Lawsuit Settlement May Result in PlayStation Refunds - IGN

Technology May 4, 2026

Select PlayStation users may be eligible for refunds tied to digital PSN purchases after a judge offered preliminary approval for a class action lawsuit settlement. As announced by Saveri Law Firm, οΏ½...

'I Wasn't Going to Do Something Illegal' β€” Reggie Fils-AimΓ© Remembers the Phone Call That Made Nintendo Stop Working With Amazon During the DS Era - IGN

Technology May 4, 2026

Reggie Fils-AimΓ© has opened up about the time an Amazon executive gave him a phone call and asked Nintendo to do something "illegal" during the era of the Nintendo DS. The former Nintendo of America...

'They Stopped Making Those Requests' β€” Alice: Madness Returns Director American McGee Got Creative After EA Asked to 'Make Things More Sexy' - IGN

Technology April 27, 2026

Alice: Madness Returns creator and director American McGee says he "pasted dildos" on the head of a giant snail after publisher EA requested developer Spicy Horse Games "make things more sexy." ThοΏ½...

'WTF Embark' β€” Arc Raiders Expedition Changes Leave Players Who Spent Months Saving Millions of Credits Feeling Left Behind - IGN

Technology April 19, 2026

Developer Embark Studios has once again announced tweaks to the Arc Raiders Expedition window, and players who have spent months saving millions of credits are feeling left behind. The developer bοΏ½...

Battlefield 6 2026 Roadmap Confirmed - IGN

Technology April 17, 2026

Bigger maps, naval warfare, and persistent servers are just a few of the additions coming to Battlefield 6, as its developers have promised to finally, directly address community feedback with a seriοΏ½...

'This Is What It Takes to Make Games at Our Level' β€” Former Naughty Dog Dev Recalls Crunch Culture for Games Like The Last of Us and Uncharted - IGN

Technology April 14, 2026

Former Naughty Dog designer Benson Russell has explained how the developer eventually began to believe workplace crunch was necessary to make games like The Last of Us at its "level." Russell left tοΏ½...

'I Am a Victim of My Own Success' – Invincible VS Fans Call for Rage Quitting to Be Penalized as Beta Comes to an End - IGN

Technology April 14, 2026

As the Invincible VS beta test winds down, players are hoping publisher Skybound Games and developer Quarter Up do something to fix its rage quitting problem. The fighting game based on the comic οΏ½...

Starfield Update Patch Notes Call Version 1.16.236 the 'Biggest Update Yet' as Free Lanes and Terran Armada Launch - ign.com

Technology April 9, 2026

Bethesda Game Studios has published Starfield update 1.16.236 patch notes as it attempts to pull players back in with the Free Lanes update, Terran Armada DLC, and a PlayStation 5 (PS5) version. DοΏ½...

Arc Raiders Gets PvE-Focused Event and New Rewards as Embark Squashes Duplication Bug in New Update - IGN

Technology February 12, 2026

Developer Embark Studios has published Arc Raiders update 1.15.0, adding a new PvE-focused event and new rewards while (finally) squashing an infamous duplication glitch. Patch notes posted to its oοΏ½...

Battlefield 6 Update to Alter 2 Controversial Cosmetics After Fans Accuse EA of AI-Generated Content and Call of Duty: Ghosts Inspiration - IGN

Technology February 1, 2026

Battlefield Studios and EA have published Battlefield 6 version 1.1.3.6 patch notes, revealing the next update will alter the controversial Call of Duty: Ghosts skin and a seemingly AI-generated sticοΏ½...