Minecraft has been a cultural phenomenon for over a decade now, and the augmented reality version Minecraft Earth is getting a line of adorable NFC figures from Mattel. Revealed at Toy Fair, the figures, called Minecraft Earth Boost Minis, can be scanned in Minecraft Earth to unlock "Boosts," hence the name. Boosts unlock "a unique enhancement for a limited time" for Minecraft Earth Players, such as "increased tappable radius, decrease crafting time, XP increase, and increased health/attack damage/defense," among others. There are three different boost levels: level 1 lasts 15 minutes, level 2 last 20, and level 3 last 25 minutes. Also, just activating a Boost from a Minecraft Boost Mini unlocks in-game XP. Minecraft’s GM of Licensing & Partnerships Kayleen Walter calls them "simple and intuitive," and "just one example of how Minecraft Earth and Mattel are providing innovative Minecraft experiences." The Minecraft Boost Minis will be available for purchase directly from Mattel, with a second-quarter 2020 release window. Toy Fair is in full-effect this week, with tons of awesome announcements like a new 6" GI Joe line from Hasbro, as well as tons of Baby Yoda merch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.    

Minecraft has been a cultural phenomenon for over a decade now, and the augmented reality version Minecraft Earth is getting a line of adorable NFC figures from Mattel. Revealed at Toy Fair, the figures, called Minecraft Earth Boost Minis, can be scanned in Minecraft Earth to unlock "Boosts," hence the name. Boosts unlock "a unique enhancement for a limited time" for Minecraft Earth Players, such as "increased tappable radius, decrease crafting time, XP increase, and increased health/attack damage/defense," among others. There are three different boost levels: level 1 lasts 15 minutes, level 2 last 20, and level 3 last 25 minutes. Also, just activating a Boost from a Minecraft Boost Mini unlocks in-game XP. Minecraft’s GM of Licensing & Partnerships Kayleen Walter calls them "simple and intuitive," and "just one example of how Minecraft Earth and Mattel are providing innovative Minecraft experiences." The Minecraft Boost Minis will be available for purchase directly from Mattel, with a second-quarter 2020 release window. Toy Fair is in full-effect this week, with tons of awesome announcements like a new 6" GI Joe line from Hasbro, as well as tons of Baby Yoda merch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.    

2020's Microsoft Flight Simulator will include "all airports on Earth," ranging from countryside airstrips to international airports, according to developer Asobo Studio. A total number of airports was not disclosed, though according to the CIA, as of 2013, there were over 40,000 airports in the world. As detailed on YouTube, the studio manually edited 37,000 of those airports to ensure accuracy — from the size and surface material of the runway to the precise location of the planes' parking spots. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=microsoft-flight-simulator-airports&captions=true"] Not all airports have been given the same amount of attention; the 80 "most-played and busiest" airports are more detailed, according to Asobo. These airports feature official names for taxiways and more "accurate surface definition." An even higher tier, dubbed the "most iconic airports" in the development video, have been "dressed up to reach a new level of realism in flight simulation." These airports feature "unique building and props matching reality" and terraformed landscapes that "nest [the airports] in their real environment." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/microsoft-flight-simulator-airports"] IGN's Alex Simmons went hands-on with Microsoft Flight Simulator at XO19 and called it a "serene, calming experience [that] feels more like an exercise in mindfulness than a game." For more on the promising flight sim, read up on how Microsoft Flight Simulator will deal with secretive areas, such as military bases and government research sites. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.

Netflix has just announced a bunch of new cast members for Season 2 of The Witcher, as production continues in the UK. One of the most notable new additions to the cast is Fast and Furious 9's Thue Ersted Rasmussen, who will be playing Eskel, a witcher from the School of the Wolf who established an early friendship with Geralt of Rivia, having been raised alongside him. He will be joining fellow witchers, Lambert and Coen, portrayed by Paul Bullion and Yasen Atour, respectively. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/21/the-witcher-season-1-ending-explained"] Other new additions to the cast include Agnes Bjorn portraying Vereena, a lover of Nivellen, who is now confirmed to be played by Kristofer Hivju, along with Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia, Vilgefortz' sorceress secretary, and Mecia Simson as Francesca, the queen of the elves of Dol Blathanna. Fans are likely to notice that Vesemir is absent from the list, which indicates that Geralt's wise and wizened instructor either does not make an appearance in the second season, the role has not been finalized or the announcement is being held back for a reveal at a later date. "The reaction to season one of The Witcher set a high bar for adding new talent for the second season," said showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. "Sophie Holland and her casting team have once again found the very best people to embody these characters, and in the hands of these accomplished directors, we're excited to see these new stories come to life." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/20/the-witcher-game-vs-netflix-scene-comparison"] Returning to the cast for Season 2 are Henry Cavill, who leads The Witcher saga, playing the role of Geralt of Rivia, alongside Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Freya Allan (Ciri), Joey Batey (Jaskier), MyAnna Buring (Tissaia), Tom Canton (Filavandrel), Lilly Cooper (Murta), Jeremy Crawford (Yarpin Zigrin), Eamon Farren (Cahir), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Terence Maynard (Artorius), Lars Mikkelson (Stregobor), Mimi Ndiweni (Fringilla Vigo), Royce Pierreson (Istredd), Wilson Radjou-Pujalte (Dara), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), and Therica Wilson Read (Sabrina). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-witcher-explaining-all-the-characters-and-who-plays-them&captions=true"] Umbrella Academy's Stephen Surjik will direct the first two episodes of the second season, followed by Sarah O'Gorman for episodes 3 and 4, Ed Bazalgette for episodes 5 and 8, and Geeta V. Patel for episodes 6 and 7. The Witcher Season 2 is expected to premiere in 2021. For more, check out our detailed cast rundown for the second season of the fantasy series, read about the first season's big "mistake" that will be rectified in the forthcoming episodes, and find out what showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich had to say about the new fantasy elements in the next season. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Development of Kerbal Space Program 2 has moved from Star Theory Games to a newly formed, KSP-dedicated studio, publisher Private Division announced Friday. The new studio is owned by Private Division parent company Take-Two Interactive. Jeremy Ables, former studio head at Star Theory, will step into the same role at the new, currently unnamed studio. Joining him from Star Theory are Kerbal Space Program 2 creative director Nate Simpson and lead producer Nate Robinson, according to Gamesindustry.biz. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kerbal-space-program-2-announcement-trailer-gallery&captions=true"] "The decision to open our own studio and move development in-house allows us to provide the development team with the necessary time and resources to complete development of KSP 2 at the quality level we all want to deliver our players," said Private Division. "Our goal — and the goal of our developers — is to provide our community with the highest level gaming experience with Kerbal Space Program 2." Take-Two acquired KSP in 2017. The sequel was then announced at Gamescom 2019 with Star Theory (formerly Uber Entertainment) as its developer. Original KSP developer Squad has been continuing to work on the first game. IGN spoke with Simpson shortly after that Gamescom reveal. The creative director said Kerbal Space Program 2 will be more accessible to newcomers without being less challenging for core KSP players. Kerbal Space Program 2 is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC during Take-Two's fiscal year 2021 (April 2020–March 2021). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/01/kerbal-space-program-2-the-science-secrets-of-the-reveal-trailer-ign-first"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.

You may have already heard rumors of a new, 6" G.I. Joe figure line, and this morning Hasbro confirmed it is, in fact, readying an all-new series of Joe's for 2020. The G.I. Joe Classified line are 6" figures inspired by the 1980s G.I. Joe 3.75" figures, but are so very much better. Take a look at Snake Eyes, Roadblock, and Scarlett in the gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=new-gi-joe-classified-series-figures-unveiled-at-toy-fair&captions=true"] Snake Eyes, everyone's favorite G.I. Joe ninja, comes with an "Arashikage Ninja Clan-inspired gear storage rack" for all his ninja gear, like his katana, sai, ninja stars and decidedly non-ninja submachine gun. Snake Eyes' packaging includes "foil effects and original artwork from Tracie Ching and Miq Willmott," and should be out sometime later this year. Check out a behind the scenes look at the Snake Eyes and the packaging in this video from Hasbro. Scarlett comes with a crossbow and a whole grip of knives, and the packaging for the figure has art by Phil Noto. Roadblock comes with a "heavy artillery blaster" and package art by Mike Thompson and Ken Lashley. All three figures include multiple articulation points and Scarlett and Roadblock can be preordered directly from Hasbro Pulse beginning tomorrow, February 22 at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT, as well as the usual retailers you'd expect. The preorder page for Roadblock will be live at Amazon and Scarlett can be preordered from Amazon or Walmart in addition to Hasbro Pulse. Snake Eyes, on the other hand, can be preordered right now, and ONLY from Hasbro Pulse. Snuck up on you, didn't he? That's the way of the ninja, my friends. Hasbro has been busy this Toy Fair, introducing a new set of Transformers: WFC figures to coincide with the upcoming animated Netflix series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.

Five new locations were added to Fortnite at the launch of Chapter 2 Season 2, each of which contains a special Vault - here's a little bit of information about each of the map changes and Vault minibosses.

If you're looking for another blood-soaked action series with comic book sensibilities while you're waiting for Season 2 of The Boys, Amazon is likely hoping that its new Al Pacino-fronted thriller, Hunters, makes it onto your watchlist. Centered around a group of Nazi hunters in 1970s New York, led by Pacino's Meyer Offerman (who recruits Logan Lerman's naive young comic book aficionado, Jonah Heidelbaum, to the cause), Hunters was created by David Weil, who was inspired by his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, to tell a fantastical but all-too relevant tale about a young Jewish kid who is able to reclaim power from his oppressors. "She would tell me stories about her time during the war. And as a young kid, five, six years old, hearing those stories, they felt like the stuff of comic books and superheroes. And as I got older I struggled with that feeling of birthright: What was my responsibility now to continue her story? So many Holocaust survivors are no longer with us and that community is growing smaller and smaller by the year," Weil pointed out during Amazon's presentation at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. "And so for me this was a love letter to my grandmother. It was a quest to don that vigilante cape in the face of rising antisemitism in the world, racism, xenophobia. It was a desire to shed light on hidden crimes and hidden truths. And it was also kind of a desire to create a sense of catharsis and wish fulfillment for a young Jewish kid growing up on Long Island who wanted to see superheroes who looked like him on screen." IGN has an exclusive sneak peek at the show's stylized opening credits, showing Meyer's band of hunters set against the Nazi leaders who have infiltrated US society, including those played by Dylan Baker and Lena Olin. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/20/amazons-hunters-watch-the-intense-opening-credits"] The cast also includes Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor, Carol Kane, Tiffany Boone, Greg Austin, Louis Ozawa, Kate Mulvany, and Saul Rubinek, and was executive produced by Jordan Peele through his Monkeypaw Productions banner, alongside executive producer Nikki Toscano and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, who directed the first episode. Pacino also shared what attracted him to the TV series when speaking to critics: "There’s an originality in this show and it’s somewhat eccentric. And all of a sudden you’ll see it from certain angles... There are a lot of elements in it that catch you off guard, and that’s part of the interest. It holds your interest because you never know when a joke is going to come," he said. "That was what really appealed to me when I read it, that there was this element [that] things are not what they seem." Watch the red-band trailer for Amazon's Hunters below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/13/amazon-prime-video-hunters-red-band-trailer"] Hunters will release all 10 episodes of Season 1 on Friday, February 21 on Amazon Prime Video.

Red Dead Redemption 2 now lets PC players grab a cup of “Hot Coffee,” if you catch my drift. But if you weren’t around for the halcyon days of 2005 then strap yourself in, because this is kind of funny. The mod is a reference to the infamous “Hot Coffee mod” from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It’s a mod that allowed players to take control of the protagonist CJ as they have sex with one of his girlfriends. The encounter was originally designed as a minigame but the developers eventually decided to keep the content hidden. It would not be unlockable at all through gameplay. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-rockstar-game-review-ever&captions=true"] Instead, it took until a year later in 2005 when San Andreas released on Windows that modders were able to unlock the previously blocked content. While the mod is decidedly un-sexy and awkward, it created a pretty big scandal, and San Andreas became rated AO for Adults Only. Unlike the San Andreas mod, the Hot Coffee mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t unlocked content the devs kept hidden, but a deliberate homage. The mod lets players take control of Arthur Morgan during his boozy trip to the saloon where he can woo one of the patrons and take them back to a hotel room. Like in San Andreas, the Red Dead Redemption 2 version of the mod is also not sexy, and all characters involved are clothed, and the voice lines are just generic ones from the game repurposed for the mod. Although the mod is clearly a joking reference to an older era of Rockstar Games, the developer and publisher Take-Two are reportedly unhappy with it. One of the modders confirmed to PCGamesN that they were contacted by Take-Two to take down the mod. This isn't surprising considering Take-Two had to settle with the FTC following the fallout of the hot coffee mod, and later versions of the game completely removed the content. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/17/red-dead-redemption-2-pc-trailer"] There was some question about whether or not Red Dead Redemption 2 would support mods on PC ahead of its release, but Rockstar declined to comment on the matter. But it appears now that the PC version can support mods, even if the developers don’t approve of them. While we won’t link to the mod, it’s not hard to find with a little help from the internet. Meanwhile, check out IGN’s Red Dead Redemption 2 review and Red Dead Redemption 2 wiki for more of our coverage. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Since we last dropped our new to Disney+ list, there have been some big reveals from the streamer. Disney CEO Robert Iger revealed the release windows for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, The Mandalorian Season 2, and WandaVision, which are all dropping later this year. Disney also debuted a sizzle reel giving us a first look at the new Marvel shows, including Loki. In March, Disney+ is offering four new episodes of Star Wars: The Clones Wars, Black Panther, G-Force, and more! Check out the slideshow gallery below for a spotlight of some of the most notable March Disney+ offerings, followed by the full list: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-spotlight-march-2020&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Sunday, March 1

• Doctor Dolittle 2
• Ice Age

Wednesday, March 4

• Black Panther

Thursday, March 5

• Bedtime Stories

Friday, March 6

• The Finest Hours (Returning Title)
• Three on the Run
• Diary of a Future President: Episode 108 - “Matters of Diplomacy”
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Episode 703 - “On the Wings of Keeradaks”
• Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 118 - “Genius Gitanjali”
• Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 204 - “Pandoran Wedding”
• Shop Class: Episode 102 - “Justin's Biggest Fan
• Disney Family Sundays: Episode 118 - “Zootopia: Bracelets”
• One Day At Disney: Episode 114 - “Kris Becker: Animal Keeper”

Friday, March 13

• Wicked Tuna (S3-8)
• Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (S1-6)
• Zorro - Second Series (S1)
• Stargirl
• Diary of a Future President: Episode 109 - “State of the Union”
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Episode 704 - “Unfinished Business”
• Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 119 - “Astonishing Austin”
• Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 205 - “Made for Loving You”
• Shop Class: Episode 103 - “Ramps & Champs”
• Disney Family Sundays: Episode 119 - “The Muppets: Pom Poms”
• One Day At Disney: Episode 115 - “Leah Buono: Casting Director”

Sunday, March 15

• G-Force

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Tuesday, March 17

• Big Hero 6 The Series (S2)

Friday, March 20

• I Didn’t Do It (S1-2)
• Playtime with Puppy Dog Pals: Puppy Playcare (S2)
• Vampirina Ghoul Girls Rock! (S2)
• Diary of a Future President: Episode 110 - “Two Party System”
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Episode 705 - “Gone With a Trace”
• Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 120 - “High-Flying Hailey”
• Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 206 - “Wedding GOALS!”
• Shop Class: Episode 104 - “Bridge or Bust”
• Disney Family Sundays: Episode 120 - “Winnie the Pooh: Flower Pots”
• One Day At Disney: Episode 116 - “David Muir: World News Tonight Anchor”

Wednesday, March 25

• A Wrinkle in Time

Friday, March 27

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Episode 706 - “Deal No Deal”
• Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 207 - “Te Amo, Mi Amor, Again!”
• Shop Class: Episode 105 - “Boulder Bash”
• Be Our Chef: Episode 101 - “Bibbidi Bobbidi Bon Appetit”
• Disney Family Sundays: Episode 121 - “Ratatouille: Chef Hat”
• One Day At Disney: Episode 117 - “Morgan Pope: R&D Imagineer”

[poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.