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Ryan McCaffrey
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Senior Executive Editor at IGN. Car guy. Friend to dogs everywhere. The "DMC" is because I used to own a DeLorean. Yes, really.
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Pizza-making Week 7 was a HUGE SUCCESS! These were NY-style pies made by following the recipe from the Ooni Pizza Project book that a follower recommended. These were legit — crispy and crunchy on the outside but chewy when you bit into them. I can’t believe I made these!
Recording something special for the Xbox 360's 20th anniversary today. Can't wait to share it with you on the 22nd!
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Fallout season 2 trailer is FANTASTIC www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLx...
Fallout: Season 2 - Official Trailer (2025) Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins
YouTube video by IGN
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November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New Unlocked! Topics covered:

-GTA 6 delay's impact on Microsoft's big planned Q4
-Steam Machine muscling into the same space as the next-gen Xbox
-Halo Infinite winds down & future of Halo
-Mass Effect 5
-TES6

And more! Listen here or on podcast feeds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvEj...
GTA 6’s Delay Hits Xbox Extra Hard – Unlocked 715
YouTube video by IGN Games
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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm three episodes into @adhocstudio.com's Dispatch so far and it's excellent. It's genuinely funny, the characters are really well-written, and Aaron Paul is crushing it in the lead role. It's carrying on Telltale's legacy beautifully so far, IMHO.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Topics covered in the new Unlocked we just recorded:

-GTA 6 delay's impact on Microsoft's big planned Q4
-Steam Machine muscling into the same space as the next-gen Xbox
-Halo Infinite winds down & future of Halo
-Mass Effect 5
-TES6

And more!

Podcast will be out at 6am PT tomorrow
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The fantastic Mark Medina just called this the "GabeCube" in IGN's Slack, and I think that's it. That's the one. 😂
Valve just announced a new SteamOS "console," the (new) Steam Machine. It's got a new controller with it. Our hardware crew went up to Valve to check it out. Here's our hands-on preview: www.ign.com/articles/ste...
Steam Machine Hands-On: First Impressions of Valve’s New Console-Like Gaming PC - IGN
Valve’s newest hardware aims to further bridge the gap between gaming PCs and consoles.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Valve just announced a new SteamOS "console," the (new) Steam Machine. It's got a new controller with it. Our hardware crew went up to Valve to check it out. Here's our hands-on preview: www.ign.com/articles/ste...
Steam Machine Hands-On: First Impressions of Valve’s New Console-Like Gaming PC - IGN
Valve’s newest hardware aims to further bridge the gap between gaming PCs and consoles.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I did the AntonioBanderasLeanBack.gif when the desert from Super Mario Odyssey appeared in the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcY2...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Official Trailer (2026) Chris Pratt, Brie Larson, Bennie Safdie
YouTube video by IGN
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November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Lots to talk about on Unlocked this week! Looking forward to recording it tomorrow.
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A "Last time on [GAME FRANCHISE]..." catch-up cutscene you can watch before starting the game – if it's a sequel, obviously.

Games take so long to make that I don't remember what all happened in the last game.

Psychonauts 2 did this, which I very much appreciated. (hat tip to @doublefine.com)
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I distinctly remember watching a behind-the-scenes video of an emotional Tim Allen & Tom Hanks recording their "final" voiceover lines for Toy Story some years ago...

But nope. Money always wins, LOL. They're back for Toy Story 5. We'll see how this goes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGBg...
Toy Story 5 | Teaser Trailer | In Theaters June 19
YouTube video by Pixar
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We've got an exclusive final preview of Routine, the upcoming first-person lunar-base-set horror game, from the awesome @tieguytravis.bsky.social. Check it out if you're interested: www.ign.com/articles/rou...
ROUTINE: The Final Preview – IGN First - IGN
We played the imminent first-person horror game ROUTINE ahead its December 4 release and found its '80's-vision-of-the-future, lunar-moon-base setting intriguing, but we also had a couple of concerns.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you're making a Mario game at Nintendo, the first 30 minutes of it better be pretty damn amazing. MIYAMOTO IS WATCHING. 👀 www.ign.com/articles/nin...
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1) There's zero chance Microsoft allows for the shadow drop that Todd Howard seems to want for The Elder Scrolls 6.

2) I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fall 2028 is the EARLIEST that game might release. Patience, as Todd preaches, is required. www.ign.com/articles/im-...
'I'm Preaching Patience' — The Elder Scrolls 6 Is 'Still a Long Way Off,' Todd Howard Warns Fans, Teases Potential Shadowdrop - IGN
The Elder Scrolls 6 — one of the most hotly anticipated video games in the world — won’t be out for some time yet despite being announced over seven years ago, Bethesda development chief Todd Howard h...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Mass Effect TV show could VERY EASILY go sideways, but I like that they're not just going to retell Shepard's story. Hopefully this is closer to Fallout quality than Halo in terms of video-game-based TV shows. www.ign.com/articles/mas...
Mass Effect TV Series Won't Retread Shepard's Story And Will Be Set After The Original Trilogy - IGN
Amazon's upcoming Mass Effect TV adaptation will focus on an original story rather than rehashing BioWare's classic trilogy of video games starring Commander Shepard.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
GTA 6 just blew up Fall 2026. Here's a brand-new, earlier-than-usual episode of Next-Gen Console Watch where we talk all about the ripple effects of this massive news: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WgF...
GTA 6 Just Blew Up Fall 2026 - Next-Gen Console Watch
YouTube video by IGN
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Microsoft might be the publisher most heavily impacted by this GTA 6 delay.

Halo Remake, Gears E-Day, Fable, AND Call of Duty 2026 are all almost certainly scheduled for next Fall. Maaaaaybe Forza Horizon 6 too? Better ship 'em well before Nov. 19 now! www.ign.com/articles/gta...
GTA 6 Is Delayed Again Until November 2026 - IGN
Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until November 19, 2026.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New Unlocked episode has arrived!

The Outer Worlds 2 game director Brandon Adler joins us for a very open and honest conversation about Obsidian's new RPG, including stuff that hit the cutting room floor, things they prototyped, and much more. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULoI...
Inside The Outer Worlds 2 with Game Director Brandon Adler - Unlocked 714
YouTube video by IGN Games
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November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hey cool the wayback machine has the now-dead Official Xbox Magazine website's version of my Ninja Gaiden 2 review that originally ran in the August 2008 issue.

Funny, I thought I gave it a 9.0, but apparently I gave it an 8.5. 😜 web.archive.org/web/20080802...
Ninja Gaiden II | OXM ONLINE
Has it been four years already? It seems like only a yesterday or two ago that we consummated our love/ hate relationship with Ninja Gaiden, the greatest and most frustrating action game on the origin...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I know there've been a lot of reasons to be down on Xbox this year, but with the 20th anniversary of the 360 coming up later this month, dammit, I am going to celebrate and enjoy that anniversary! I hope at least one of the things I'm working on to mark the occasion makes you smile.
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Tomorrow's Unlocked episode is all about The Outer Worlds 2. Hope you enjoy it when it goes out on podcast services and YouTube at 6am PT/9am ET!
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Our wonderful co-founder @peer-ign.bsky.social put together this IGN Playlist of every game that's ever been featured as part of our IGN First "cover story" program since we started it 11.5 years ago. What a list of games (mostly...nobody bats 1.000 😜)! www.ign.com/playlist/ign...
IGN First Games - an IGN Playlist by Playlist Team - IGN
A listing of all the games we revealed or covered as part of IGN First since we launched the program in June 2014, in reverse order.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I guess the one upside to not having had time to start Dispatch yet is that all eight episodes will be available by the time I do.
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our November IGN First "cover story" game is Routine! It's a first-person horror game set on a lunar base with really cool-looking (IMHO) 1980's-vision-of-the-future tech. Our first exclusive today is some new gameplay showing off a key gameplay mechanic: www.ign.com/articles/rou...
ROUTINE: Introducing the C.A.T. Ultraview Module – IGN First - IGN
Like all good horror games, silence and loneliness are your worst enemies, and that's true in ROUTINE – except for the part where you discover a foe who thinks the primary threat is, in fact, you. Pie...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Still one of my favorite videos IGN has ever done. Luke and our video team absolutely crushed this travelogue-style video we did back in the run-up to Forza Horizon 4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDuN...
Forza Horizon 4: IGN's Real-Life Horizon Road Trip - IGN First
YouTube video by IGN
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November 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM