High on Life 2 has more creative sci-fi guns, more wacky characters, and “more than five” playable games to find, including the infamous Bible Adventures.

Squanch Games chief creative officer/art director Mikey Spano and chief operating officer/executive producer Matty Studivan told IGN about how they’re raising the stakes for the sequel to the popular comedy shooter during a conversation at gamescom 2025. Although a bigger cast and new story might be the primary draw for fans, the studio says it made sure to tuck in more Easter Eggs to uncover, too.

The original High on Life famously included a few full-length movies for players to watch if they knew where to look, and it sounds like High on Life 2 will take things a step further. Spano tells us that, in addition to “some surprising B+ tier movies,” the sequel introduces fully-emulated, playable video games. When originally asked which titles to include, Spano says one game came up before any others: Bible Adventures.

"Yes, you can play the whole thing,” Spano said of the officially licensed version included in High on Life 2. “And it's not the only emulated game that's in there."

We’ve actually already caught a glimpse of how Bible Adventures shows up in Squanch’s sequel. In a gameplay demo shown at gamescom 2025, it’s revealed that players will, at some point during High on Life 2, encounter Richard Kind’s Senator Muppy Doo. After he shrinks down to invade the player (and their in-game menu), players can find the only legal way to play Bible Adventures in the year 2025.

Spano stops short of telling us exactly how many games can be played or which other titles are included but does promise there are at least “more than five.” If Bible Adventures is the first we’re hearing about, then there’s no telling what else lies in store.

We’ll only have to wait a few more months to find out which movies and games wormed their way into High on Life 2. Squanch confirmed its sequel has a release date of February 13, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S, as well as Game Pass, earlier this week.

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It's been a busy week of new action figure announcements for Hasbro. Earlier this week, we gave you an exclusive first look at the Marvel Legends Maximum Series Deadpool figure. Now, IGN can exclusively debut the first images and details about the Marvel and Star Wars figures Hasbro revealed at Fan Expo Canada 2025.

Read on to see everything announced, including new Marvel Legends figures of Mysterio and Strong Guy and a pair of Star Wars: The Black Series figures inspired by the iconic Anakin/Obi-Wan showdown on Mustafar.

Marvel Legends Series Marvel's Mysterio Figure

This figure is the latest addition to Hasbro's ongoing line of Spider-Man Retro figures with packaging inspired by the classic '90s Toy Biz line. This version of Mysterio is directly inspired by the one seen in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. The figure comes with an unmasked head sculpt, alternate hands, and special effects pieces.

The Mysterio figure is exclusive to Walmart stores. It's priced at $24.99 USD/$35.99 CAD and is slated for release in Fall 2025. Preorders will open on Walmart's site on October 9 at 7am PT.

Marvel Legends Series X-Factor Strong Guy Figure

This figure will please collectors trying to complete their '90s X-Men team lineups, as Strong Guy finally gets a new figure in his classic X-Factor costume. The figure comes with an alternate head and hands and various barbell accessories.

Given that he's quite a bit bigger than your average Marvel Legend, Strong Guy is priced at $39.99 USD/$55.99 CAD. He's slated for release in Fall 2025, with preorders set to open on the Hasbro Pulse site and other retailers on August 26 at 10am PT.

Star Wars: The Black Series Anakin Skywalker & Obi-Wan Kenobi Figures

If you missed out on Hasbro's SDCC-exclusive Anakin Skywalker vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi set, don't worry. Hasbro will be releasing new versions of both characters as individual releases in the Black Series line. Both figures are modeled after the characters' respective appearances in Revenge of the Sith. You'll only miss out on the lava duel display base by buying these versions.

Anakin and Obi-Wan are each priced at $24.99 USD/$35.99 CAD. The figures are expected to release in Fall 202 and will go up for preorder on Hasbro Pulse and other sites on August 26 at 10am PT.

Star Wars: The Black Series Shoretrooper Electronic Helmet

Rounding out this batch of announcements is a new addition to Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series Electronic Helmet line, which offer life-size, wearable replicas of iconic Star Wars helmets. The Shoretrooper helmet is modeled after their appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and features button-activated sound effects (batteries not included).

The Shoretrooper helmet is priced at $109.99 USD/$139.99 CAD and is slated for release in Fall 2025. The helmet will go up for preorder on Hasbro Pulse and other websites on August 26 at 10am PT.

In other Marvel Legends news, Hasbro revealed a wealth of Marvel, Star Wars, and G.I. Joe toys at Comic-Con. The company also recently debuted a line of Marvel Gamerverse figures inspired by the Marvel vs. Capcom games.

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Squanch Games has talked before about trying and failing to get Hollywood legend Danny DeVito to play Gene Zaroothian in High on Life. But the studio remains determined, and wants to convince DeVito to star as a gun in High on Life 3 — should it get the chance to make it.

With High on Life 2 waiting in the wings, Squanch Games’ Mikey Spano and Matty Studivan told IGN in an interview at gamescom 2025 that they are going to give Danny DeVito another go when they eventually get to making what feels like the inevitable third game in the comedy first-person shooter series.

Is Silent Hill f a soulslike? It’s a question the Silent Hill fandom has been debating for some time now. But in a recent interview with IGN, Konami insisted it's not, and expressed a degree of frustration with the ongoing debate.

Silent Hill f takes us to 1960s Japan, where we follow Hinako Shimizu, a teenager struggling under the pressure of expectations from her friends, family, and society. As IGN reported in our Silent Hill f hands-on preview, its combat has a similar feel to Silent Hill 2 Remake’s close-range combat. You can dodge enemy attacks with the DualSense’s circle button and activate a light and heavy attack with R1 and R2, respectively. Your limited reach and lengthy attack motions give a realistic, weighty feel to combat. Heavy attacks, especially, feel slow and need to be timed well, "contributing to the feeling that Hinako is just a teenager with limited strength."

On top of that, Silent Hill f’s combat also features timed dodges and counterattacks, with the latter particularly important in combat sequences. Enemies briefly show a sign when a counterattack can be utilized, but we suggested that "unless you have trained your reflex skills by playing games like of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, you will likely have a hard time reacting." That’s where the Focus mode comes in, which can be triggered by holding L2. It allows counterattacks to last longer, while also charging up a power attack that staggers an enemy.

Talk of parries and counterattacks has come as a surprise to some Silent Hill fans, and Konami’s suggestion that Silent Hill f's combat sequences were ratcheted up because "challenging action games are gaining popularity among younger players nowadays" has split the fandom.

But in an interview with IGN at gamescom 2025, Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto set the record straight. He insisted Silent Hill f is not a soulslike, despite the mechanics at play in its combat, and even said applying that label to the game is "disingenuous."

“This is one of the things that we see — the term soulslike — being thrown around on the internet quite a bit,” he began. “And I think it’s a label that’s a little bit disingenuous. Modern players will see like, oh there’s a stamina meter, there’s a dodge, and they're like, ‘Okay, it’s a soulslike.’

“But to be very honest, a lot of these things we actually pulled from classic Silent Hill titles. Look at Silent Hill 4 — there’s a charge meter for your attacks, kind of like our Focus meter. And even for Silent Hill 3 there's a stamina meter. You see it later on.”

Okamoto went on to say Silent Hill f’s combat mechanics aren’t exclusive to the soulslike genre, expressing a degree of frustration with the online dialogue surrounding the game.

“These things aren’t new and exclusive to soulslike games,” he said. “They’ve been a part of action horror games for a very, very long time. If you have these things you’re labeled a soulslike. And we’d like to reiterate we are an action horror game, but we are not a soulslike.”

Silent Hill f comes out on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S on September 25.

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Surprise! Assassin's Creed Mirage, the slimmer, Baghdad-set adventure launched in 2023, is getting fresh content set in AlUla, an ancient oasis city now found in Saudi Arabia.

A new story chapter with additional missions, plus general gameplay improvements for the whole game, will launch for free later this year.

Ubisoft made the announcement this morning via social media, in a post that's come rather out of the blue on a Saturday at the end of this year's busy Gamescom week.

That said, the arrival of more Assassin's Creed Mirage content has been expected. Earlier this year, Ubisoft declined to comment on a report in French financial newspaper Les Echoes that detailed a deal between Ubisoft and Saudi Arabia's controversial Public Investment Fund for additional Mirage content.

Today's confirmation that Mirage will soon get content set in 9th century Saudi Arabia therefore makes sense.

As for the location itself, AlUla seems a natural fit for an Assassin's Creed game, as an UNESCO World Heritage site with more than 7,000 years of history and towering rock formations that look perfect for a spot of Assassin's Creed parkour.

Assassin's Creed Mirage players, we have a surprise coming your way later this year!

📖 New story chapter & missions set in 9th century AlUla
🎮 Gameplay improvements for the base game and the new location
🎁 All for free

Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/8CjB3MRvfR

— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) August 23, 2025

Launched in 2023, Assassin's Creed Mirage arrived as something of a palate cleanser between the epic Viking-set Valhalla and this year's similarly enormous Assassin's Creed Shadows. Mirage returned to the Assassin's Creed franchise's smaller, stealthier city-set roots for an adventure that felt inspired by the series' initial game.

Developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, the game originally began life as an expansion for Valhalla focused on its mysterious Assassin character Basim, someone who ends up playing a pivotal role in the events of that game's finale. Fans had subsequently hoped to see more from the character, though it's unclear if this add-on will include any new answers to his ultimate fate.

After Mirage was released, players found an odd post-credits scene hidden in the game's files that Ubisoft has since acknowledged, though never fully explained. Perhaps this too will finally be addressed in Mirage's upcoming new content, more details of which will follow in the weeks to come.

Next up for Assassin's Creed Shadows, meanwhile, is the game's big Claws of Awaji expansion, curiously also developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, that's due for launch on September 16.

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