Google is hosting another Stadia Connect on Tuesday, April 28, at 9am PT/12pm ET/4pm GMT on YouTube, and those who tune in will "hear from the team and see a few new games coming to Stadia." A short teaser accompanied the announcement on Google Stadia's Twitter, but no further details were given as to what can be expected from the presentation.

It's time for another #StadiaConnect! Tune in this Tuesday 4/28 9AM PT / 6PM CET on YouTube to hear from the team and see a few new games coming to Stadia. pic.twitter.com/Fuao6QvHF3

— Stadia (@GoogleStadia) April 24, 2020

This Stadia Connect arrives shortly after Stadia began rolling out the free option for its streaming service that allows anyone with a Gmail account to sign up and stream games they purchase with up to 1080p/60fps and stereo surround sound. Those who sign up also earned two free months of Stadia Pro, which costs $9.99 and gives subscribers free games like Destiny 2 and the ability to stream games at 4K/60fps and with HDR. It may be too early to hear from some of them, but Google Stadia has been building up its first-party studios with moves like hiring former God of War executive producer Shannon Studstill to lead a new Google Stadia Games and Entertainment studio in Playa Vista, California. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/08/google-stadia-is-free-starting-today"] Stadia also recently acquired Typhoon Studios, the developers behind Journey to the Savage Planet. While you wait for this new Stadia Connect, be sure to check out our final review of Google Stadia and all the games available on the streaming platform. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-stadia-review&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can't wait and is so excited he just can't hide it. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Paramount Pictures has announced another wave of release date changes due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the upcoming back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels among the films affected. Mission: Impossible 7 was poised to shoot a major sequence in Italy when that country went into lockdown and production on the Tom Cruise film was shut down indefinitely. With the resumption of filming still unclear, Paramount has changed the wide release of Mission: Impossible 7 from July 23, 2021, to November 19, 2021. Mission: Impossible 8, previously scheduled for wide release on August 5, 2022, has now been pushed to November 4, 2022. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] Meanwhile, the Chris Pratt-led sci-fi/action film The Tomorrow War was originally slated to open this December before being pulled. Now Paramount has scheduled the film for a wide release on July 23, 2021. Paramount also set a new release date for their Dungeons & Dragons movie -- yes, there's a new DnD movie in the works! -- with the fantasy film shifting from November 19, 2021, to May 27, 2022. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/top-gun-maverick-big-game-spot"] Finally, the studio also rescheduled their Paw Patrol movie to August 20, 2021, and has taken Spell (previously scheduled for August 28, 2020) off their schedule pending a new release date. For more on Paramount's upcoming films, find out when Top Gun: Maverick and A Quiet Place: Part II are now coming out.

Paramount Pictures has announced another wave of release date changes due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the upcoming back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels among the films affected. Mission: Impossible 7 was poised to shoot a major sequence in Italy when that country went into lockdown and production on the Tom Cruise film was shut down indefinitely. With the resumption of filming still unclear, Paramount has changed the wide release of Mission: Impossible 7 from July 23, 2021, to November 19, 2021. Mission: Impossible 8, previously scheduled for wide release on August 5, 2022, has now been pushed to November 4, 2022. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] Meanwhile, the Chris Pratt-led sci-fi/action film The Tomorrow War was originally slated to open this December before being pulled. Now Paramount has scheduled the film for a wide release on July 23, 2021. Paramount also set a new release date for their Dungeons & Dragons movie -- yes, there's a new DnD movie in the works! -- with the fantasy film shifting from November 19, 2021, to May 27, 2022. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/top-gun-maverick-big-game-spot"] Finally, the studio also rescheduled their Paw Patrol movie to August 20, 2021, and has taken Spell (previously scheduled for August 28, 2020) off their schedule pending a new release date. For more on Paramount's upcoming films, find out when Top Gun: Maverick and A Quiet Place: Part II are now coming out.

Catwoman actress Zoe Kravitz jokes that she might need a bigger catsuit by the time self-isolation is over and The Batman can resume production. Although she credits "food, wine, and weed" with getting her through quarantine, Kravitz is training virtually with her trainer to remain in tip-top shape to play the DC Comics femme fatale. In an interview with Vanity Fair (via Batman-News), Kravitz was candid about the challenge of maintaining actorly discipline in regards to staying in shape when stuck at home for weeks on end with food and wine. Kravitz had already been training "four or five months" for her role as Selina Kyle when The Batman shut down roughly a quarter of the way through production. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-how-robert-pattinsons-batsuit-draws-from-the-past&captions=true"] "I mean, it’s not like the studio called and said, 'Don’t get fat, bitch,'" Kravitz said. "The first couple weeks that I self quarantined, I remember texting the director, I texted Matt [Reeves] and I was like, ‘We might have to make the cat suit a few sizes bigger when this is over.’" Kravitz then said she started training virtually with her trainer, David Higgins, five days a week. She credits this with providing her some kind of structure during self-isolation and said "it’s actually been really great just for my mental health." [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/20/big-changes-for-the-batman-and-other-dc-movies-ign-now] The actress, who's currently starring in Hulu's High Fidelity, is nevertheless "definitely eating whatever the f*** I want. But yeah, try to stay in decent shape so I don’t have to start from scratch." The Batman, now moved to an October 2021 release, isn't Kravitz's first time playing Catwoman. You may recall she voiced the character in 2017's The LEGO Batman Movie.

Catwoman actress Zoe Kravitz jokes that she might need a bigger catsuit by the time self-isolation is over and The Batman can resume production. Although she credits "food, wine, and weed" with getting her through quarantine, Kravitz is training virtually with her trainer to remain in tip-top shape to play the DC Comics femme fatale. In an interview with Vanity Fair (via Batman-News), Kravitz was candid about the challenge of maintaining actorly discipline in regards to staying in shape when stuck at home for weeks on end with food and wine. Kravitz had already been training "four or five months" for her role as Selina Kyle when The Batman shut down roughly a quarter of the way through production. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-how-robert-pattinsons-batsuit-draws-from-the-past&captions=true"] "I mean, it’s not like the studio called and said, 'Don’t get fat, bitch,'" Kravitz said. "The first couple weeks that I self quarantined, I remember texting the director, I texted Matt [Reeves] and I was like, ‘We might have to make the cat suit a few sizes bigger when this is over.’" Kravitz then said she started training virtually with her trainer, David Higgins, five days a week. She credits this with providing her some kind of structure during self-isolation and said "it’s actually been really great just for my mental health." [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/20/big-changes-for-the-batman-and-other-dc-movies-ign-now] The actress, who's currently starring in Hulu's High Fidelity, is nevertheless "definitely eating whatever the f*** I want. But yeah, try to stay in decent shape so I don’t have to start from scratch." The Batman, now moved to an October 2021 release, isn't Kravitz's first time playing Catwoman. You may recall she voiced the character in 2017's The LEGO Batman Movie.

A new Final Fantasy 7 Remake save game file editor can make Red XIII a playable character, albeit one with significant limitations. The save editor is the work of Xeeynamo, and is actually his Kingdom Hearts save editor updated with Final Fantasy 7 Remake options. The software allows you to modify decrypted saves from the game, such as managing inventory, materia, and character levels. The surprising thing it allows you to do, though, is select who is in your party, including Red XIII.

Yep Red XIII is playable via save editing pic.twitter.com/9eoacm2VsA

— James (@MP1stLara) April 22, 2020

Red XIII is not a playable character, and so editing him into your party means there are major limitations on what you can do with him. For example, you can see in the above tweet that he doesn’t have a special move assigned to the Triangle button. He does have his own unique attack animations, though, as these were developed for him to use as an AI ‘guest’ party member. The biggest limitation, though, is that he is removed from the party when the game hits cutscenes or when other party members leave. As this is just a save editor and not a modification (it’s harder, if not impossible, to mod PS4 games) it’s unlikely that Red XIII will ever be more than a temporary playable character on console. However, it does signal that if there is ever a PC version of the game then modders may be able to flesh him out into a more permanent teammate. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=final-fantasy-7-remake-25-new-images&captions=true"] Earlier this year Square Enix explained why Red XIII is not a playable character in Final Fantasy 7 Remake; the developers decided that since he would only be present in the game’s final hours, it didn’t make sense to have him as a full party member. A second game in the series, which will take place after the party leaves Midgar, is already in the works, and so hopefully Red XIII will be fully playable in that game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

A new Final Fantasy 7 Remake save game file editor can make Red XIII a playable character, albeit one with significant limitations. The save editor is the work of Xeeynamo, and is actually his Kingdom Hearts save editor updated with Final Fantasy 7 Remake options. The software allows you to modify decrypted saves from the game, such as managing inventory, materia, and character levels. The surprising thing it allows you to do, though, is select who is in your party, including Red XIII.

Yep Red XIII is playable via save editing pic.twitter.com/9eoacm2VsA

— James (@MP1stLara) April 22, 2020

Red XIII is not a playable character, and so editing him into your party means there are major limitations on what you can do with him. For example, you can see in the above tweet that he doesn’t have a special move assigned to the Triangle button. He does have his own unique attack animations, though, as these were developed for him to use as an AI ‘guest’ party member. The biggest limitation, though, is that he is removed from the party when the game hits cutscenes or when other party members leave. As this is just a save editor and not a modification (it’s harder, if not impossible, to mod PS4 games) it’s unlikely that Red XIII will ever be more than a temporary playable character on console. However, it does signal that if there is ever a PC version of the game then modders may be able to flesh him out into a more permanent teammate. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=final-fantasy-7-remake-25-new-images&captions=true"] Earlier this year Square Enix explained why Red XIII is not a playable character in Final Fantasy 7 Remake; the developers decided that since he would only be present in the game’s final hours, it didn’t make sense to have him as a full party member. A second game in the series, which will take place after the party leaves Midgar, is already in the works, and so hopefully Red XIII will be fully playable in that game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer has said that the next step for Xbox Series X reveals won't be "too much of a wait" - and that next step seems to be about revealing games. In a tweet (below), Phil Spencer said he had, "Reviewed plans yesterday for continued sharing through launch. Team is doing great work and adapting. I've never been more excited about Xbox plans. We've heard you, you want transparency/authenticity. We plan to keep showing that way, next step is not too much of a wait (games)".

Reviewed plans yesterday for continued sharing through launch. Team is doing great work and adapting. I've never been more excited about Xbox plans. We've heard you, you want transparency/authenticity. We plan to keep showing that way, next step is not too much of a wait (games)

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) April 23, 2020

It's led to renewed speculation after rumours began swirling around the possibility of a Series X event in May, and the fact that Xbox recently trademarked a new logo for Series X. Many of those same discussions mention a reveal for Lockhart, the long-rumoured 'low-end' variant of the Xbox Series X. Xbox Series X is scheduled to be released during Holiday 2020. Right now we know the Xbox Series X specs, we have an educated guess on its price based on those specs, and a full comparison with PS5. What we know far less about is Xbox Series X games, but we have a list of confirmed and rumoured titles for the next-gen console. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-series-x-controller-6-new-images&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter.  

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer has said that the next step for Xbox Series X reveals won't be "too much of a wait" - and that next step seems to be about revealing games. In a tweet (below), Phil Spencer said he had, "Reviewed plans yesterday for continued sharing through launch. Team is doing great work and adapting. I've never been more excited about Xbox plans. We've heard you, you want transparency/authenticity. We plan to keep showing that way, next step is not too much of a wait (games)".

Reviewed plans yesterday for continued sharing through launch. Team is doing great work and adapting. I've never been more excited about Xbox plans. We've heard you, you want transparency/authenticity. We plan to keep showing that way, next step is not too much of a wait (games)

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) April 23, 2020

It's led to renewed speculation after rumours began swirling around the possibility of a Series X event in May, and the fact that Xbox recently trademarked a new logo for Series X. Many of those same discussions mention a reveal for Lockhart, the long-rumoured 'low-end' variant of the Xbox Series X. Xbox Series X is scheduled to be released during Holiday 2020. Right now we know the Xbox Series X specs, we have an educated guess on its price based on those specs, and a full comparison with PS5. What we know far less about is Xbox Series X games, but we have a list of confirmed and rumoured titles for the next-gen console. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-series-x-controller-6-new-images&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter.  

Nintendo has confirmed that hackers have been accessing Nintendo Accounts, and pinned the problem down to a Nintendo Network ID login method. In a post on its Japanese website, Nintendo says that hackers were able to access user and password data for Nintendo Network IDs (NNID), then used that information to log in to Nintendo Accounts, and potentially make unauthorised purchases. The company estimates that around 160,000 NNIDs have potentially been affected. NNIDs are an older form of login for Nintendo services, created for 3DS and Wii U. The Switch uses newer Nintendo Accounts, but legacy NNIDs can be used to log in. In response, Nintendo has abolished NNID logins for Nintendo Accounts, and NNIDs and Nintendo Accounts that look to have been compromised will see automatic password resets. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/26/nintendo-switch-lite-review"] After widespread reports about unathorised access to Nintendo Accounts this week, the company said it was investigating the issue, and asked users to enable two-factor authentication for their accounts. The company now says that users who had the same password for both their NNID and Nintendo Account could have seen unauthorised payments on their account - if your purchase history includes payments you didn't make, Nintendo says to request to cancel the purchase, and it will respond. Nintendo explains that credit card information will not have been viewable for hackers, but warns that they could have had access to users' nickname, date of birth, country / region, gender, and email address, attached to both NNIDs and linked Nintendo Accounts. What remains unclear is exactly where the NNID login information has been obtained from. Nintendo's statement mentions only that it was obtained "by some means other than our service" at the beginning of April. A separate statement from Nintendo UK explains that there is "currently no evidence pointing towards a breach of Nintendo’s databases, servers or services." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-2020-video-game-release&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter.