Mortal Kombat 11 is on the way in all of its gory glory, and sooner than we all thought. That’s great news for fighting game fans, as MKX was one of the best fighting games of 2015, but it wasn’t without its share of faults and missed opportunities. With that in mind, here are the 11 things we want from Mortal Kombat 11. What do you want to see in Mortal Kombat 11? Let us know in the comments,... more.

Considering just how massive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is, it's not a surprise players already have dozens of burning questions. We've compiled the most common inquiries by looking through a combination of searches, comments, and our very own page traffic. Here are the most searched for Smash Bros. Ultimate terms, complete with explanations and links to detailed guides.  Continue reading…Pow... more.

Until Sonic The Hedgehog debuted on the SEGA Genesis, a fat plumber somewhat inexplicably served as the game industry's most recognizable icon. All of that changed when gamers saw SEGA's blue blur careening off springs, zipping through loops and wagging his finger disapprovingly at people still playing "baby games" on Super Nintendo. After several failed mascots (Alex Kidd, we hardly knew ye!) SEG... more.

Half of all Switch owners purchased Nintendo’s three biggest games, according to Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. Speaking to IGN about Switch’s success following The Game Awards last week, Fils-Aime said the attach rate for Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe represents a record in the United States. “Those three games... more.

4A Games and publisher Deep Silver were planning to release Metro Exodus on February 22, but they have good news for fans of the post-apocalyptic franchise: The game is now arriving a little earlier. Metro Exodus will now release on February 15, 2019, meaning it will no longer be launching on the same day as BioWare's Anthem. Instead, its competition will be Crackdown 3 on Xbox One, as well as Far... more.

For those who have purchased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, you may want to check your email as your DLC code for Piranha Plant may be there waiting. Owners of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and those who purchase a copy by January 31, 2019, will be rewarded with an unexpected brand-new fighter, Piranha Plant, in February of next year. However, you will need to redeem a code that... more.

If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use. In case you haven't been paying attention, the biggest gift-giving day of the entire year is less than two weeks away. That means if you've been putting off shopping, you're running out of time. Fast. Not to try to make you panic or anything, but I wouldn't put it off much longer. One of the h... more.

With Treyarch's release of Operation Absolute Zero for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, dozens of changes have come to the game, with some new, familiar voices to the Zombies mode as well. Helena Bonham Carter plays as Madame Mirela, Game of Thrones' Charles Dance plays the Butler, Godfrey, and Metal Gear Solid's Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Blessed voices Gideon Jones and “The Brigadier." The new Zo... more.

Where does your favorite character stack up against these community tier lists of the best fighters in Smash Bros. Ultimate?Powered by WPeMatico... more.

The Overwatch League has announced its 2019 schedule, which includes away games and a $5 million prize pool. The Dallas Fuel, Atlanta Reign and Los Angeles Valiant will all be hosting games in their home cities — a marked change from OWL's first season, when every regular season game was played at Blizzard's Burbank Arena. Tickets for those away games will be available at a later date. OWL has u... more.