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God Save Birmingham Is a Great Concept Whose Execution Is Progressing Along Nicely | IGN Preview IGN har afprøvet en opdateret version af God Save Birmingham, et open world-survivalspil om en zombieapokalypse i middelalderen. Den nye version har fået en tydeligere introduktion og fortælling samt forbedringer af kamp, fysik og overlevelsessystemer. Spillet lader spillerne samle ressourcer, fremstille udstyr og forsvare sig med middelalderlige våben, mens udviklerne fortsat bruger tidlige testforløb til at finpudse oplevelsen.

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Arc Raiders, Control Resonant, and More Confirmed to Receive QSSR AI Upscaling Updates Sony har annonceret, at seks nye PS5-spil får understøttelse af QSSR, virksomhedens AI-baserede opskaleringsteknologi. Listen omfatter blandt andre Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, ARC Raiders, The Finals, Control Resonant, No Man’s Sky og Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. Opdateringen til Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 er allerede udgivet, mens de øvrige spil får teknologien i kommende opdateringer.

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Barbie Rewind Review - IGN IGN giver Barbie Rewind karakteren 6 og vurderer, at spillet primært fungerer som et nostalgisk arkiv for voksne Barbie-fans. Samlingen indeholder 17 ældre Barbie-spil, men de simple minispil og skiftende kontrolsystemer har ikke ældet godt. Dreamhouse-funktionen med over 250 møbler er anmeldelsens stærkeste element, især for yngre spillere.

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GTA 6 Looks So Good That I'm Excited to Play it at 30 fps – While I Patiently Wait For the PC Version At Least Rockstar har bekræftet, at GTA 6 kører med 30 billeder i sekundet på alle konsoller, inklusive PS5 Pro. IGN vurderer, at nye, komprimerede videoklip stadig viser imponerende detaljer i teksturer, refleksioner og skygger, muligvis hjulpet af PS5 Pro’s PSSR-opskalering og raytracing. Artiklen peger samtidig på, at den høje grafiske kvalitet sandsynligvis udelukker 60 fps på den nuværende konsolgeneration.

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Magic: The Gathering’s New Star Trek Commander Decks Have Arrived, and One Card-Stealing Borg Precon Easily Outclasses Picard’s Federation Fleet IGN rangerer de fire Commander-forhåndskonstruerede decks fra Magic: The Gatherings Star Trek-udgivelse efter gameplay, værdi og genudgivelser. We Are the Borg indtager førstepladsen takket være stærke artefaktsynergier, kortassimilering og relevante genudgivelser som Unwinding Clock. Landing Party og Klingon Fury følger efter, mens Federation Fleet vurderes som det mindst interessante deck mekanisk.

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Try Unlimited Checklist Tracking on IGN’s GTA 5 Guides This November - IGN IGN tilbyder i en begrænset periode gratis, ubegrænset adgang til afkrydsningslister og interaktive kort til Grand Theft Auto 5. Spillere kan bruge værktøjerne til at følge historiemissioner, samleobjekter, trofæer og 100 procent-gennemførelse frem til 4. december 2026. Tilbuddet præsenteres som en måde at vende tilbage til GTA 5 på, mens udgivelsen af GTA 6 nærmer sig.

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Ubisoft Reportedly Greenlights New Rainbow Six: Vegas Game After 18 Years Without a Another Installment Ubisoft har ifølge en rapport givet grønt lys til et nyt spil i Rainbow Six: Vegas-serien, som udvikles af Ubisoft Montreal under kodenavnet “Spades”. Projektet skulle være en fortsættelse snarere end en genindspilning, men befinder sig stadig tidligt i udviklingen. Studiet arbejder angiveligt også på to andre projekter, hvoraf mindst ét muligvis foregår i Rainbow Six-universet.

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The Game Awards 2026 Is Heading to Roblox for Its First-Ever Virtual Watch Party Complete With Live Voting and Exclusive Merch The Game Awards 2026 bliver for første gang streamet live på Roblox den 10. december. Brugere på mindst 18 år kan se prisuddelingen, stemme, interagere med andre seere og gøre krav på virtuel merchandise i Roblox’ virtuelle eventområde The Block. Showet afholdes fortsat i Los Angeles og kan også streames via Disney+.

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Magic: The Gathering Is Taking Players Under the Sea for Its First Set of 2027, Preorders for Nauctis: The Sunken Realm Are Officially Live Forudbestillingerne på Magic: The Gatherings kommende sæt Nauctis: The Sunken Realm er åbnet hos Amazon. Sættet udkommer 5. februar 2027 og kan blandt andet købes som Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, bundles og Commander-decks. Wizards of the Coast introducerer også såkaldte “God Packs”, hvor alle kort i en pakke er rare eller mythic, men chancen for at finde en er meget lille.

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These Are the 10 Most Valuable Cards in Magic: The Gathering's Star Trek Set: Captain Jean-Luc Picard Commands a $300 Price Tag After Launch Day IGN har opgjort de ti mest værdifulde kort fra det nye Magic: The Gathering-sæt med Star Trek-tema. Et Showcase-kort med Captain Jean-Luc Picard topper listen med en foreløbig pris på omkring 300 dollar, efterfulgt af en særlig Mr. Spock-udgave til cirka 200 dollar og Captain James T. Kirk til omkring 170 dollar. Priserne ventes at ændre sig efter udgivelsen.

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The Legend of Zelda Triforce Brain Teaser Puzzle Is on Sale for $13 Ahead of Black Friday Et metalpuslespil fra Hanayama med Zelda-seriens Triforce-symbol kan lige nu købes for 12,88 dollar hos Amazon. Det er den laveste registrerede pris på modellen, som består af fire sammenlåste dele, der skal skilles ad og samles igen. Puslespillet har sværhedsgrad 5 ud af 6 og er målrettet personer fra 12 år.

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MagicCon Atlanta Preview Panel Liveblog – Check Out the Sets Coming in 2027 Wizards of the Coast viste under MagicCon Atlanta flere nyheder om Magic: The Gathering i 2027, herunder de første kort fra sættet Nauctis: The Sunken Realm. Panelet afslørede også den animerede serie Magic: The Gathering – Planeswalker, som får premiere i 2027, samt en kommende Planeswalker-encyklopædi. Der blev ikke delt nye oplysninger om de to endnu ukendte Universes Beyond-sæt.

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Goes to India for Final International Map Sega har afsløret Indien som det femte og sidste område i Crazy Taxi: World Tour. Banen består af tre zoner med blandt andet markeder, templer, industriområder og et Bollywood-filmset. Spillet får både historiemode og multiplayer med op til seks spillere og udkommer i begyndelsen af 2027 til Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 og pc.

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25 Years Ago, Kojima Made the Perfect Metal Gear Solid for the 2020s. This Is Why MGS2 Was So Ahead of Its Time. En IGN-klumme ser tilbage på Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, der fylder 25 år. Ifølge artiklen fremstår spillets skildring af digital misinformation, social manipulation, automatiseret krigsførelse og en virkelighed præget af usikker information mere aktuel end ved udgivelsen. Klummen fremhæver også spillets metatekstuelle fortælling om, hvordan spildesign kan forme spillerens handlinger.

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WoW Forever Has a Weekly Quest That Can Reward Up to 100 Gold, and Players Don't Love It Blizzard har tilføjet en ugentlig quest i World of Warcraft: Forever, hvor spillere kan få en tilfældig belønning på mellem 10 og 100 gold efter en dungeon-opgave. Mange spillere kritiserer systemet, fordi det minder om moderne WoW’s daglige og ugentlige aktiviteter og kan skabe frygt for at gå glip af belønninger. Andre mener, at ordningen kan begrænse botters fordel i spiløkonomien.

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Sony Confirms God of War's Action Platformer Prequel Sons of Sparta Is Bringing 2 New Modes to PS4 and PS5 Next Week Sony udgiver God of War: Sons of Sparta til PS4 den 16. november, efter at spillet tidligere i år blev lanceret til PS5. Opdateringen indeholder to nye spiltyper på begge konsoller: Hermes Mode med fokus på speedrunning og Erebus Mode, hvor både Kratos og fjender dør ved ét slag. Spiltilstand vælges ved oprettelse af et nyt spil.

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GTA 6 Has a Whole Animated TV Series You Can Watch In-Game GTA 6 får sin egen animerede tv-serie, Macca & Friends, som kan ses på spillets fiktive Weazel-netværk. Serien følger alligatoren Macca og hans venner i Leonida og har blandt andre en talende sol og en krabbe som udlejer. Rockstar har offentliggjort en første teaser, og serien får premiere i spillet den 19. november sammen med lanceringen af GTA 6.

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Experts Warn Almost One Million UK Gamers Could Face Delays to Play Grand Theft Auto 6 at Launch Because of Sub-Par Download Speeds, Averaging Just 2.8Mbps En undersøgelse fra Broadband Genie vurderer, at omkring 870.000 britiske gamere kan bruge en uge eller mere på at hente GTA 6’s pre-load på 212 GB. Ved hastigheder på højst 2,8 Mbps tager downloadet omtrent en uge, mens 9,8 Mbps stadig kræver omkring to dage. Spillere anbefales blandt andet at bruge kabel, 5 GHz Wi-Fi og konsollens dvaletilstand.

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Former Nintendo Marketing Leads Argue Breath of the Wild Saved the Legend of Zelda Franchise From a Dwindling Playerbase and Low Sales Tidligere Nintendo-marketingchefer siger, at The Legend of Zelda-serien var i alvorlige problemer før Breath of the Wild udkom i 2017. De beskriver en svindende fanbase, lave salgstal og vanskeligheder med at tiltrække nye spillere. Ifølge dem reddede den åbne verden-formel serien fra at miste relevans, selv om nogle fans fortsat foretrækker de klassiske dungeon-baserede spil.

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What Is “Nazitraz” in Wolfenstein 3, and What Could It Mean for the Sequel’s Story? Wolfenstein 3 er officielt under udvikling hos MachineGames, men annonceringen afslørede kun få konkrete detaljer. Et udsnit af spillets manuskript antyder, at første kapitel foregår i et fængsel kaldet “Nazitraz”, hvor B.J. Blazkowicz afhører en nazist. Artiklen spekulerer også i, at Fergus, Wyatt-valget og seriens alternative tidslinjer vender tilbage.

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Fearing a Dragon Age Keep Shutdown Now BioWare Is Dead, Modders Take Matters Into Their Own Hands Dragon Age-fans har udviklet værktøjer, der gør det muligt at importere tidligere valg i Dragon Age: Inquisition, selv hvis EA lukker Dragon Age Keep. Modifikationerne giver PC-spillere en offline måde at genskabe verdensstatusser og aktivere overførsel af genstande. Løsningerne er særligt relevante efter EA’s lukning af BioWare, som har skabt usikkerhed om tjenestens fremtid.

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Spilanmeldelse: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - recordere.dk Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 får ros for sin barske og følelsesmæssigt stærke singleplayerkampagne, der foregår med udgangspunkt i konflikten på den koreanske halvø. Anmeldelsen fremhæver især spillets menneskelige skildring af krig og undertrykkelse samt den flotte grafik på PS5 Pro. Multiplayer bygger videre på seriens velkendte formel, og spillet får 4,5 ud af 5 stjerner.

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After Giving Away Thousands of Dollars in Cosmetics, Fortnite is Teasing a Big Reveal For Captain X, Its Mysterious Masked Treasure Man — With Fan Guesses Ranging From Mr Beast to Obama Epic Games har teaset en afsløring af identiteten bag den maskerede Fortnite-figur Captain X ved spillets liveevent den 5. december. Figuren blev introduceret i den aktuelle skattejagt-sæson og har blandt andet uddelt værdifulde præmier. Fans spekulerer på, om en kendt person som MrBeast står bag, men Epic Games har endnu ikke bekræftet nogen navne.

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TEST: Corsairs økosystem viser endelig lovende potentiale med Galleon 100 SD - recordere.dk En test af Corsairs Galleon 100 SD viser et mekanisk gamingtastatur med indbyggede skærmtaster, der fungerer som kontrolpanel for spil, streaming, lyd og kreative apps. Tastaturet integrerer med Elgato Stream Deck-økosystemet og kan tilpasses omfattende med profiler, plugins og genveje. Anmeldelsen fremhæver komfort, byggekvalitet og mulighederne, men også behovet for tre forskellige apps og en høj pris på omkring 2.600 kroner.

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Florida Residents Can Eat at GTA 6's Burger Shot Across the State Starting This Week Thanks to a Collaboration With Skinny Louie Burger Shot, den fiktive fastfoodkæde fra GTA 6, udvides til flere Skinny Louie-restauranter i Florida. Fra 13. november til 31. december kan gæster købe en temamenu med blandt andet burgere og milkshakes inspireret af spillet. Samarbejdet følger en tidligere lancering på Kaseya Center i Miami, mens GTA 6 efter planen udkommer 19. november.

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Xbox Confirms Wolfenstein 3 Is in Development at MachineGames, Continuing "a Franchise with an Important Place in Gaming History" MachineGames har officielt bekræftet, at Wolfenstein 3 er i produktion. Spillet udvikles igen af det svenske studie, som også står bag Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, og skuespillerne Brian Bloom og Debra Wilson vender tilbage i deres roller. Tredje kapitel forventes at fortsætte B.J. Blazkowicz’ historie, mens serien samtidig udvikles til en tv-serie hos Amazon.

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God Save Birmingham Is a Great Concept Whose Execution Is Progressing Along Nicely | IGN Preview

IGN har afprøvet en opdateret version af God Save Birmingham, et open world-survivalspil om en zombieapokalypse i middelalderen. Den nye version har fået en tydeligere introduktion og fortælling samt forbedringer af kamp, fysik og overlevelsessystemer. Spillet lader spillerne samle ressourcer, fremstille udstyr og forsvare sig med middelalderlige våben, mens udviklerne fortsat bruger tidlige testforløb til at finpudse oplevelsen.

Fra IGN

Key Preview Takeaways:

Setting off a zombie apocalypse during medieval times is a fantastic hook.
The survival aspects in this realism-aimed world works in Birmingham’s favor.
Combat in particular is much-improved since the last preview build.

Zombie apocalypses have certainly been a popular setting for many a game, and it's one that most players know very well. But the open-world survival horror game God Save Birmingham approaches it a bit differently with its main hook. Instead of a modern-era zombie apocalypse filled with tall buildings, firearms, and other modern conveniences, it asks a different question: what would happen if a zombie outbreak occurred in the Middle Ages?

With God Save Birmingham, players have to figure out how to survive swarms of zombies invading the English countryside, first utilizing common farm tools and basic goods, and then steadily building up to crafting proper knightly gear and real fortifications. Developer Ocean Drive Studios, Inc. has been steadily fine-tuning the concept since the game's public debut in 2024, with more players getting access in early playtests to refine it further. We recently got some hands-on time with an updated build at PAX West 2026, and God Save Birmingham's concept of a medieval zombie survival game – and the stronger narrative foundations – is starting to bear fruit.

In early hands-on and playthroughs around its debut, God Save Birmingham featured a fairly bare-bones narrative, mostly relying on its medieval zombie apocalypse hook to do the heavy lifting. The recent build I played offered proper onboarding for its concept, focusing on the protagonist waking up in the town's infirmary and church well after the outbreak has kicked off. In a similar vein to The Walking Dead or 28 Days Later, you play as a lone survivor in this medieval zombie apocalypse, and the first goal is to quickly leave the one safe room in a building filled with zombies and find whatever supplies you can along the way during the escape.

Escaping the infirmary was a decent tutorial of Birmingham's physics-based actions and movement, but it also set the mood effectively.

Escaping the infirmary was a decent tutorial of Birmingham's physics-based actions and movement, but it also set the mood effectively. Along with getting the basic feel of its physics and movement system, which really gives a sense of weight and heft to all actions, I had to carefully secure as many supplies as I could – and even some basic clothing. As the lone survivor, all of the townsfolk have turned, leaving the infirmary and the surrounding village to be a zombie-infested nightmare. Getting outside, while totally necessary, also opened up a whole host of problems I had to deal with.

It's an effective opening. Even though it is still very much a zombie apocalypse experience, the medieval setting, along with the scattered journals from priests and townsfolk speaking of the outbreak as a religious reckoning of Hell breaking out on earth, makes this particular take feel more grounded and unnerving than most other survival games. I really appreciated that there's not only better narrative backing to draw you in, but also that Birmingham's revamped journal gives basic direction on what to do next. My preview build also does a much better job of getting players into the flow and concepts across, which makes the lead-up to the familiar, mostly hands-off approach of letting players make their own way through the world feel more natural.

To that end, God Save Birmingham really leans into the survival aspect of its core gameplay. It clearly emphasizes that you'll need to craft bandages to mend wounds, avoid exhaustion and anxiety, consume food and water, and, of course, get some sleep when you can. All of this, of course, while scrounging for precious supplies and avoiding the zombies nipping at your heels. Project Zomboid's influence shows in God Save Birmingham's visually detailed world, which prioritizes realism above all.

Another big improvement in God Save Birmingham is its core combat and physics systems, which let you grab objects and move and adjust them freely. While there's a ton of amusement to be had with grabbing crates and ladders and smacking them against approaching zombies, there's also careful management needed for maintaining your stamina. Stamina management is critical in God Save Birmingham, as a winded protagonist leaves him vulnerable. When carefully managed, you can carry ladders and place them in spots to reach higher vantage points, block doorways, and yes, use your energy to smack ladders against zombies.

The combat is also much improved in the current build of God Save Birmingham, which feels a bit more natural and easier to engage with – as opposed to earlier builds that felt like they were deliberately making the combat clunky to stay in step with the realism they're going for. All weapons have unique animations that define their attack style, power, and range. For instance, a pitchfork is all about keeping distance from enemies, and it's more precision-based with its strikes. Hatchets are close-range weapons, and they have a wider arc to make it easier to land strikes. In keeping with the growth found in survival games, the more you use a particular weapon, the better the protagonist will be at using it.

Given my limited demo time, I spent most of my session collecting resources – particularly finding food, as the lone survivor was mostly famished throughout my playthrough. Once I gathered spring water and tons of apples to consume, I made my way into a tucked storage area in a back alley of a village square. After using my pitchfork to dispatch three zombies that followed along, I lifted three crates to block an opening and hid in the corner. The sun was going down, and I huddled near a fire lit in the corner of the room, still holding my pitchfork. I heard more zombies outside the home; they likely heard me moving in the building or were trailing behind me on the way over. Just as I was preparing to eat leftover chicken on a nearby counter, the demo ended.

That's what I ended up liking most about God Save Birmingham: it really captured the tone of a compelling survival horror game, where every escape has a story behind it.

That's what I ended up liking most about God Save Birmingham: it really captured the tone of a compelling survival horror game, where every escape has a story behind it. It's still in its early stages, certainly, and the developers are steadily getting a firmer handle on their vision for a medieval-era zombie apocalypse. Recently, the team announced that co-op play will be available in the full game, which unfortunately wasn't playable in the PAX West demo. Still, it's a great addition to come, and having a buddy along with your adventures can really make this survival horror experience feel a bit less isolating.

The developers at Ocean Drive Studios, Inc. have a great concept here, there’s no question. While I found the early builds somewhat uninteresting in execution, the latest build offers a better tone and a reason to feel more invested in this survival story. Hopefully, with more time and more feedback from new players jumping into the early playtests, God Save Birmingham's open-world survival horror experience will steadily become one that's worth keeping an eye on.

While you're here, check out these recent previews of other big upcoming games we've checked out recently!

Alessandro Fillari is a longtime games media professional. Talk video games with him on BlueSky at @afillari.bsky.social.

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