Microsoft's forthcoming conferences could be digital-only until July 2021 – but Xbox PR says that it's going to experiment with digital formats for the remainder of 2020. It's led to questions about potential attendance at Gamescom, a future E3 event, and the likes of an Xbox Series X launch event. The news began with a tweet from Ginny Caughey, which includes a portion of an email to attendees of the Microsoft MVP Summit: "In light of the challenges presented by COVID-19, Microsoft has been closely monitoring the developing global situation and re-assessing the overall company-wide in-person strategy," the statement reads. "As a company, Microsoft has made the decision to transition all external and internal events to a digital-first experience through July 2021. We will continue to evaluate the situation and look forward to connecting in person when the situation allows." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/25/how-coronavirus-is-affecting-nintendo"] IGN reached out to Xbox PR for official comment and received the following from a Microsoft spokesperson: "In light of challenges presented by Covid-19, we are adjusting our event calendar and strategy. For the remainder of 2020 we are embracing the opportunity to experiment with new platforms to provide our partners, customers and developers the highest quality, digital-first experiences." That response made clear to point out this strategy is scheduled for the rest of this year, but not necessarily beyond. Of course, as pointed out in the first statement, the situation is still under evaluation so things could change depending on how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to play out. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] That timescale seems to rule out any in-person events surrounding the launch of Xbox Series X. It would also seem to rule out attendance at Gamescom 2020, or the 'reimagined' E3 2021 – however, a report from Eurogamer says it understands this policy applies only to Microsoft-organised events, and trade show attendance would be taken on a case-by-case basis. Microsoft had already announced that it was moving forward with a digital-only format for its usual E3 conference in light of this year's E3 being cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft isn't the only company moving to a digital format in light of COVID-19 cancellations. Ubisoft announced that it will hold a digital conference in light of this year's E3 being cancelled. IGN itself will also hold Summer of Gaming, a digital showcase for new announcements this June. Here are some ways to help others and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Sony will issue automatic refunds for pre-ordered digital copies of The Last Of Us Part 2 and Iron Man VR, following indefinite delays to both games. The news was revealed via the Sony support portal, where a banner notes that players who have purchased digital pre-orders of either game will be reimbursed. Those affected by this should have received emails from Sony detailing the refund process. This is in response to the indefinite delays announced for both games last week. Iron Man VR was primed for a May 15th release, while The Last Of Us Part 2 was scheduled to launch on May 29th, 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/06/the-last-of-us-part-2-director-discusses-games-delay-ign-daily-fix"] This changed last week when Sony announced that logistical problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic were preventing the company from "providing the launch experience our players deserve." The Last Of Us Part 2 director Neil Druckmann hopped on the Official PlayStation Blogcast yesterday to address the news. Answering questions about a potential digital release of the game, Druckmann noted that "there hasn't been a final decision" and that the studio as at "the one-yard line" in terms of the game's development. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/02/iron-man-vr-hands-on-impressions"] Naughty Dog wants to ensure a fair global rollout for all players, which means taking into account supply chains and internet infrastructure worldwide. We'll be sure to keep you posted if we hear anything more about the revised release schedule for both games. For now, check out these lovely new screenshots from The Last of Us Part 2 to sate some of your undying thirst. Here's how you can help and stay safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter. 

The first sets to launch as part of Nintendo's LEGO Super Mario collaboration have been revealed, arriving on August 1 - and you can pre-order the core set now. All available LEGO Super Mario sets:

• LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course ($59.99)
• Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set ($29.99)
• Bowser's Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set ($99.99)
• Monty Mole & Super Mushroom Expansion Set ($14.99 - currently preorder bonus)

The Adventures with Mario Starter Course is the entry point, and every other set will require it to function properly. The Starter course features 231 pieces and includes the interactive Mario figure, as well as 7 "action brick" types that won't be found in any other set. It's available to preorder for $59.99. LEGO.com is currently offering a preorder promotion that includes a Monty Mole and Super Mushroom Expansion set for free when preordering. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/07/lego-super-mario-sets-reveal-trailer"] The Starter Course can be combined with Expansion Sets. The first of these sets revealed are the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set ($29.99) and the Bowser's Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set ($99.99) The sets are themed but described as modular, suggesting that players can create their own levels with the disparate parts. You can see all the announced sets in the gallery below. As an accompaniment to the LEGO sets, there will be a LEGO Super Mario app where players can access features that augment the physical play experience. The app will keep track of your score as you build and rebuild sets and allow players to use zoom and rotate tools to ease the build process. It will also be home to your building instructions for the purchased sets. Announced last month, the LEGO Super Mario series will feature Mario collecting coins in physical levels that players will create with sets of LEGO bricks. The Mario figure included in the set features LCD screens in his eyes, mouth, and belly, which react to action bricks he comes into contact with. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=lego-super-mario-starter-course-and-expansion-sets&captions=true"] In other Mario news, Nintendo is apparently celebrating the plumber's 35th anniversary in style. Alongside this LEGO assortment, a suite of remasters of classic Mario games like Super Mario Sunshine are reportedly in development for the Nintendo Switch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter. 

Though Lucasfilm teased some of the main characters that will be featured in the upcoming Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative when it was revealed in February, now they’ve fully pulled back the curtain on five brand new Jedi heroes on StarWars.com. The High Republic is an era of peace and prosperity when the Jedi were in their prime some 200 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga. “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice,” Obi-Wan Kenobi told a young Luke Skywalker once upon a time. And now, through a series of novels, young adult books, junior novels, and comics we’re going to explore it for the first time. There is no single main protagonist in The High Republic, but rather a whole cast of characters who will pop up in the various stories. These five are only some of the new faces we'll be meeting for the first time. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/27/star-wars-the-high-republic-explained"] Though this is a time of relative peace before the Galactic Civil War that ignited during the Prequels, that doesn’t mean there aren’t dangers. The villainous Nihil are space vikings who pose a threat to the entire galaxy thanks to their unique ability to disrupt hyperspace travel. These are the Jedi Knights and Masters who will stand against them in the High Republic era. “Readers will see a very wide variety of Jedi in this era,” said Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain on StarWars.com. “This is a hopeful, optimistic time, when the Jedi are good and noble, and we want to reflect that in their characters while still giving them enough depth and dimension so that their individual personalities and idiosyncrasies shine through. The Jedi Knights of the High Republic are both aspirational and inspirational. In short, they’re the good guys.” Though the Jedi are mighty, all of these news characters were crafted to be flawed and “human” just like anyone else. “We’ve put a lot of time and effort into making our Jedi feel like real, rounded individuals,” explained Cavan Scott, writer of the Star Wars: The High Republic comic series for Marvel Comics. “They are all different, approaching the Force in individual and unique ways and yet are united with a common goal. They serve not out of unwavering dogma, but a deep passion to protect light and life. And they’re all at different stages in their individual journeys. Some have experience on their side, some have the exuberance of youth. Some are still finding their place in the Order while others step naturally into leadership roles. Some may not have chosen to work with the Jedi they’ve been posted alongside, but all are dedicated to be a guiding light for the galaxy. Individually they are strong, together they are invincible, but like the best heroes they each have lessons to learn and challenges to overcome. Exciting times lie ahead.” With that in mind, let’s meet these new Jedi. You can check out the new Jedi by flipping through the slideshow below or keep scrolling for the article. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=5-new-high-republic-jedi&captions=true"]

Avar Kriss

Avar Kriss wields a green lightsaber and is described as the brightest and most noble example of what it means to be a Jedi. If there were a Captain America among these new Jedi, she’d be it. She’s optimistic, self-sacrificing, and an inspiration to those around her. She goes by her sense of compassion rather than the dogma of the Jedi. She’s enthusiastic about living on the frontier of unexplored space and the new adventures it brings. (That’s right, the galaxy isn’t as well-explored during this time, so locations familiar to fans might not have been discovered yet.) She is literally described as “the best of the best.” And it looks like the Nihil are about to put that to the test. Where to Find Her: Star Wars: The High Republic - Light of the Jedi novel by Charles Soule

Loden Greatstorm

Loden Greatstorm may have a glum look on his face but don’t let that fool you, he’s described as having a good sense of humor. This Twi-lek Jedi Master uses a beautiful yellow blade and is renowned as one of the best teachers in the Jedi Order who is always looking for ways to improve himself and the Padawans under his tutelage. Think of him as Yoda, but taller! Where to Find Him: Star Wars: The High Republic - Light of the Jedi novel by Charles Soule

Keeve Trennis

Keeve Trennis is the new kid on the block and comes armed with a green double-bladed lightsaber. Only a Jedi Knight for a matter of weeks, she’s described as a quick-witted and impulsive with a promising future, if only she can trust in herself as much as she trusts in the Force. Keeve finds herself starstruck working alongside living legends like Avar Kriss and wants nothing more than to prove herself. To keep the Marvel metaphor going, she sounds a lot like Peter Parker when he first met his idol Tony Stark. She’s stationed on the Starlight Beacon, a space station that acts as a galactic hub and a main setting in the High Republic era, and she’s immediately tossed into the deep end when the Nihil bring about the Great Disaster -- a catastrophic, inciting event that throws the galaxy into chaos. Where to Find Her: Star Wars: The High Republic comic by Cavan Scott Speaking of all these new lightsabers, check out our video breaking down why they look a little different than you might expect: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/03/heres-why-lightsabers-are-different-in-star-wars-the-high-republic"]

Stellan Gios

Stellan Gios is not unlike Avar Kriss in that he’s a Jedi Master described as optimistic and well-respected. Stellan and Avar came up through the Jedi Order together, and while they don’t always wind up on the same assignment, when they do pair together they make one heck of a powerhouse team. But it sounds like we might have to wait to see the duo in action together, as the description on StarWars.com says Stellan is currently stationed at a Jedi Temple on the distant planet of Caragon-Viner. We hope that’s at least a place where he can put that cool Excalibur-esque, metal crossguard lightsaber to good use. Where to Find Him: Currently unknown

Vernestra “Vern” Rwoh

Vernestra “Vern” Rwoh was Padawan to Stellan Gios but is now a freshly minted Jedi Knight. In fact, at age 16 she’s one of the youngest Knights in a generation. She’s described as someone who works harder than most people her age, and she struggles to fit in with adults while also trying to be a role model for younger Jedi. So pretty much Hermione Granger with a violet lightsaber. Where to Find Her: Star Wars: The High Republic - A Test of Courage junior novel by Justina Ireland [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is Senior Features Editor at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

Netflix's true-crime series Tiger King is the hottest show on TV at the moment so it should come as no surprise that more content about its oddball characters is in the works. But what might surprise you is that the new show won't be on Netflix. Investigation Discovery announced Monday that they have greenlit a new series, Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic, that will explore the show's other most notorious figure, Carole Baskin, along with the other colorful characters that populated Tiger King - Doc Antle and Jeff Lowe. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/01/tiger-king-whos-the-worst] According to the press release, Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic promises to document "the investigation you didn’t get to see, revealing the secrets only Joe knows, the exclusive footage that has never been shown, and the search to answer the one question every person in America is asking themselves right now: although she’s denied it, is Carole Baskin responsible for the disappearance of her husband, Don Lewis?" The show will also explore, according to ID's official announcement, "What skeletons is Joe still hiding within his untold past? Is his conviction truly justified? Who is Jeff Lowe and what does the FBI really know? What secrets lie hidden within Doc Antle’s walls?" ID describes the show as a "definitive sequel," but it must be noted that as of now the only person from Netflix's Tiger King who is officially involved is the Tiger King himself, the currently incarcerated Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage, and Tiger King filmmakers Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin aren't associated with the project. Theresa McKeown and Colin Whelan will executive produce Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic, with Rebecca Sirmons as co-executive producer. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-true-crime-shows-and-movies-to-watch-online&captions=true"] Lowe also reportedly revealed that a new episode of Tiger King will be coming to Netflix this week, but Netflix has yet to confirm the news. “Viewers are understandably riveted by Netflix’s Tiger King, but the millions of true crime fans around the world were left wanting more,” said Henry Schleiff, Group President ID, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel, and Destination America. “ID is the perfect place to find the inevitable sequel to this drama – featuring a missing husband, a hit man, and the illegal business of exotic animals. It's time to let the cat out of the bag and address the lingering questions that viewers demand be answered.” [caption id="attachment_2332918" align="alignnone" width="720"] Carole Baskin in Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.[/caption] Tiger King documented the vicious rivalry between big cat enthusiasts Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, with the former making it his personal crusade to destroy Baskin (ultimately becoming convicted in a plot to try to murder her). Exotic repeatedly resurfaced rumors that Baskin murdered her husband Don Lewis, whose disappearance has never been solved. After Tiger King debuted, a Florida sheriff made a plea for new leads in the 1997 cold case of Lewis' disappearance. Baskin still operates her Big Cat Rescue out of Tampa, Florida. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/31/netflixs-tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness-season-1-review] For more on Tiger King, find out who Joe Exotic wants to see play him, how Jared Leto paid homage to Joe Exotic, and, of course, read our spoiler-free review.

When asked to become the new host for the continuation of the 1980 science documentary from the late Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson didn't immediately jump at the opportunity. Yet here he is, in the show’s third season with Cosmos: Possible Worlds.

"I was initially reluctant because I don’t like doing things that I know other people can do. I could list a dozen people who could host Cosmos, so I didn’t really need to do it. I would rather do things that no one can do. In fact, if we all expressed our talents in that way, imagine what kind of world that would be," Tyson explained in a phone interview with IGN.

"But then I thought about it," Tyson continued, "and I met Carl when I was 17 and he had this influence on me. He’s been a mentor, not in a 1-on-1 way, but a mentor by example and I thought, you know, there are things I could bring to the screen that others couldn’t, and maybe my hosting would represent a unique opportunity or make a unique statement."

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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Cosmos' Resurgence

The idea to continue the work of Carl Sagan with Cosmos was not previously planned but became a necessary continuation in the eyes of Ann Druyan, producer and writer on the show and wife of Sagan, as the current state of the world continues to shift over time.

“She [Druyan] realized there were other challenges that civilization was facing, that differed from what we faced in 1980," Tyson said. "In 1980 it was still the Cold War. The world was still held hostage by conflicts of political ideologies, and the cosmic perspective – something that Cosmos delivers magnificently – was something that as any astrophysicist knows, can completely change your outlook on the world. So, Ann felt the time had come."

Tyson explained the decision for Druyan also came from the rise of anti-science and climate change denials around the year 2010.

The second season – or continuation as it's more so described – of Cosmos premiered in 2014, titled Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, with the third installment, Cosmos: Possible Worlds premiering it's first two episodes on March 9, 2020, and with subsequent episodes being released in pairs every Monday starting at 8:00 pm EDT / 7:00 pm CDT / 5:00pm PDT on National Geographic Channel.

Tyson explained the creative team considered many more stories than those that actually made it to air, but the ones that do – including the 13 episodes of the most recent season – had the best balance of science, human interest, visual effects, and compelling mission statements.

"By the time you’ve seen it and felt it and experienced it, you’re just going to rise up from the couch and say, 'I want to change the world because I need to,'" Tyson said.

Carl Sagan's Continued Influence

The connection to the original Cosmos documentary and influence from Sagan is apparent in the new seasons, all the way down to small details like a dandelion seed in the opening of the show to the Ship of the Imagination that fans will recognized received an upgrade, which are directly linked to the 1980 documentary.

"The look and feel and mission statement is the DNA of Cosmos. It’s not just science – if it were, it would just be another documentary. But you never felt that watching any episode of Cosmos. It’s a different contract between what’s on the screen and you, the viewer, as a consumer of that content. And that contract is, you will be enlightened by the science, but that’s not your takeaway," Tyson said.

"Your takeaway is you’re going to learn why that science matters to you, to your family, to your fellow humans, to Earth. You’re going to find out why that matters, and you’re going to feel empowered to do something about it. That’s the DNA of Cosmos."

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The Future of Cosmos

In terms of another season, Tyson said he spoke with Druyan and she's already been thinking of a fourth season – yet Tyson said he doesn't need to host himself.

"I think each Cosmos should really have a next person hosted, who’s from a next-generation, so you keep it moving – like a torch that is passed. She's [Druyan] the engine for the stories that are being told, and if she’s 70 years old and has the energy to generate a whole other set of stories, more power to her."

“The world in 5 years may have a whole other set of challenges that will come front and center with Cosmos, that we don’t even foresee today," Tyson elaborated. "Or we can get an update on whatever role Cosmos played in getting people to become better shepherds of civilization compared to how we once were so our descendants would be proud of us for what we have put into motion, rather than embarrassed of us by what we have done.”

The third season of Cosmos is executive produced, written and directed by creator Ann Druyan, with Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, and Jason Clark also serving as executive producers. The creative team includes acclaimed costume designer Ruth E. Carter, cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, and iconic composer Alan Silvestri. Voiceover artists include well known actors such as Sir Patrick Stewart, Seth MacFarlane, Viggo Mortensen, and Judd Hirsch.

Along with Cosmos: Possible Worlds premiering on National Geographic weekly, the complete season will air on Fox this summer. For more science news, read about how MIT engineers created a method to deflect Earth-threatening asteroids, NASA's new mission to understand the Sun's radiation affects in space, and what this real-life Venom-type symbiote goop might be.

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Jessie Wade is Homepage Editor at IGN and the science gal. Follow her on Twitter @jessieannwade and talk with her about astronomy, dinosaurs, and life. 

Earlier this year at CES 2020, TCL announced a trio of smartphones – the TCL 10L, 10 Pro, and 10 5G – to the US. The only problem is the company wasn’t ready to announce pricing and specs, but now we’re finally getting all of the information on these handsets and they look impressive. Of the three phones, the TCL 10 5G looks mighty interesting simply due to it being one of the first budget 5G phones that’ll come to market for $400. Every other current 5G phone to this point has cost about $1,000 or more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tcl-10-5g&captions=true"] The TCL 10 5G features a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, plus 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (which users can expand with an up to 1TB microSD card). You get a sizable 4,500mAh battery with wireless charging, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. While you might have expected the TCL 10 5G would come rocking the Snapdragon 865 like other 5G phones, the Snapdragon 765G is actually Qualcomm’s first chip to feature an integrated 5G modem. Comparatively, the Snapdragon 865 still requires a separate 5G modem chip. It also has a ton of cameras including a 64MP main camera, an 8MP ultrawide camera with a 118-degree field of view, a 5MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 16MP camera sitting behind the cutout on the display. Unfortunately, there isn’t any concrete availability information for the TCL 10 5G as the company has only stated that it will release in the US sometime this year. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tcl-10-pro&captions=true"]

TCL 10 Pro and TCL 10L

The TCL 10 Pro is the real flagship of this trio and it’s a pretty solid device for $449. The phone comes with a 6.47-inch AMOLED display complete with the curved sides and in-display fingerprint reader you might expect from a flagship device. It also has a Snapdragon 675 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage with a microSD card slot, 4,500mAh battery, and it even has a headphone jack. The camera setup on the TCL 10 Pro includes a 64MP main camera, a dedicated low light camera, super wide-angle and macro cameras, and a 24MP front-facing camera. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tcl-10l&captions=true"] Lastly, the TCL 10L is the most budget option, flying in at $249. This low-cost device offers up a 6.53-inch display Snapdragon 665 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage with a microSD card slot for expansion. What’s more, this affordable handset still packs four cameras, including a 48MP main, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, 2MP depth sensor, and a 16MP front camera. There’s no mention of water-resistance on either the TCL 10 Pro or 10L, and neither device supports wireless charging. Both of these smartphones are slated for release this quarter, which should last until June, though there’s no exact date. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Filmmaker Kevin Smith revealed he once worked on a Kingdom Keepers series for Disney+, at least until it was canceled by a new executive in charge of the streaming service. Smith said on a recent episode of his Fatman Beyond podcast that he witnessed the unique screen technology used on Disney Plus' The Mandalorian when he visited Disney studios for a tech day while working on a potential Kingdom Keepers show, as originally reported by Attractions Magazine. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-plus-spotlight-april-2020&captions=true"] "I saw that wall in real life, when we were working on the...potential Disney Plus show Kingdom Keepers," Smith said. "They brought me in for...a tech day and they were like, 'this wall here can duplicate any background,'." Smith quote tweeted Attraction Magazine's story on Twitter on April 5 and added that he wrote the potential Kingdom Keepers show two years ago. He said it was planned as one of the first shows to launch on what we now know as Disney+. "Then a new exec was put in charge of the app and killed KK," he said. "Said we used too much Disney IP in one project (every character in the park comes to life)." You can check out the original tweet below.

That was a blast to write 2 years ago. It was planned as one of the first shows to launch on what would become @disneyplus. Then a new exec was put in charge of the app and he killed KK. Said we used too much @Disney IP in one project (every character in the park comes to life). https://t.co/8izGTsg10H

— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) April 5, 2020

If you're unfamiliar with the Kingdom Keepers series, it's a series of books written by Ridley Pearson that features a cast of characters hired by Disney to be holographic guides at theme parks like Disney World's Magic Kingdom. When the parks close at night, Disney characters come out to play. Naturally, villains like Maleficent have grander plans. The cast of characters, or the Kingdom Keepers as it were, fight to protect the parks and the outside world from these Disney villains come to life. Smith followed up his tweet and said the executive that scrapped Kingdom Keepers is the same person who decided to put Star Wars and Marvel shows on Disney+. "So as much as I would've liked to make my show, I'm much happier watching #TheMandalorian and can't wait for #WandaVision. #FanFirstFilmmakerSecond," he said in the tweet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/11/disney-plus-how-to-watch-on-tvs-game-consoles-and-more-ign-now"] Smith responded to another person on Twitter and said Kingdom Keepers was written with love by a kid (referring to himself) who grew up watching "The Wonderful World of Disney" with his family every Sunday night. He said he renamed the main character after the original team of Imagineers that worked with Walt Disney himself. "Felt like they overpaid me to write Disney fan fiction," he said in a tweet. While Kingdom Keepers won't be coming to Disney+, Marvel's What If...? show will and you can read our story about the Marvel's What If...? Disney Plus animated series explained. You can also check out how Disney's Artemis Fowl is now slated to release on Disney Plus after its theatrical release was canceled. Read up on everything coming to Disney Plus in April 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN who would've loved to have seen this series. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the 1999 game of the same title and while there's plenty that will be familiar for fans of the original, this remake features plenty of new things for new and returning players to discover. It also has plenty of puzzles to solve, weapons to discover, key items to find, and zombies to kill. Solve each puzzle and discover each item's location with ease with IGN's Resident Evil 3 Wiki Guide. Below, you'll find a walkthrough, tips, how-to guides for some questions you might have, things the game doesn't tell you, key item locations, puzzle solutions and more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=resident-evil-3-remake-23-new-screenshots&captions=true"]

Resident Evil 3 Walkthrough

The sections below are live, screenshot-filled guides that offer strategies and a straightforward walkthrough of each objective and area in the game. Each guide also points out the items to find along the way.

Prologue - Downtown

• Prologue - Downtown Walkthrough Hub

Uptown

• Uptown Walkthrough Hub
• Putting Out the Fire
• Getting to the Power Plant
• Finding the Four Fuses
• Powering On the Subway

Sewers

• Sewers Walkthrough Hub

Nemesis Boss Fight 1

• Nemesis Boss Fight 1 Walkthrough Hub

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Downtown Again

• Downtown Again Walkthrough Hub

Police Station

• Police Station Walkthrough Hub

Subway Tunnels

• Subway Tunnels Walkthrough Hub

Nemesis Boss Fight 2

• Nemesis Boss Fight 2 Walkthrough Hub

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Hospital

• Hospital Walkthrough Hub
• Finding the Vaccine Sample
• Defending Jill
• Hospital Exploration With Jill

Underground Warehouse

• Underground Warehouse Walkthrough Hub

NEST Lab

• NEST Lab Walkthrough Hub
• Finding Vaccine Materials
• Synthesizing the Vaccine

Nemesis Boss Fight 3

• Nemesis Boss Fight 3 Walkthrough Hub

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Nemesis Boss Fight 4

• Nemesis Boss Fight 4 Walkthrough Hub

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Tips and Tricks

Whether this is your first time through Resident Evil 3's Raccoon City or your tenth, there's always something new to learn. Check out our Tips and Tricks hub for everything you need to know before jumping in. We've also got a page dedicated to things the game doesn't tell you.

• Tips and Tricks
• 9 Things Resident Evil 3 Doesn't Tell You

How-To Guides

You'll likely come up with a number of questions you need answers to as you play through Resident Evil 3. We've got how-to guides for all of those questions and more.

• How to Perform a Perfect Evade or Dodge
• How to Switch Grenade Launcher Ammo Rounds

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Key Item Locations Guide

Resident Evil 3 is filled to the brim with Key Items and while some of them will be presented in a more obvious manner, others will be quite elusive. The Key Item Locations Guide section of the IGN Resident Evil 3 guide has the location to every single Key Item in the game.

Puzzle Solutions Guide

As you'd expect with a Resident Evil game, Resident Evil 3 features many intricate puzzles that you'll need to solve not only to advance the game's story, but to find some of the game's most elusive items. The Puzzle Solutions Guide of the IGN Resident Evil 3 Walkthrough and Wiki Guide has every solution to every puzzle in the game. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=resident-evil-3&captions=true"]

Cheats and Secrets

Resident Evil 3 is chock full of cheat-y things, codes for things life safes and locks you can look up to open early, a ton of unlockable weapons and outfits, and Easter eggs, including references to Mega Man and Street Fighter you just gotta see.

• Cheats, Secrets, Unlockable Modes and Weapons

Other Helpful Guide Sections

Resident Evil 3 contains cheats, secrets, safes to open, weapons to find, weapon mods to equip and so much more. Below we've listed the other helpful guide sections of the IGN Resident Evil 3 Walkthrough and Wiki Guide and if you're hoping to 100% complete Resident Evil 3, we recommend referring back to these pages often.

• All Safe and Lock Combinations, Codes, and Solutions Guide
• Mr. Charlie Bobblehead Locations Guide
• Weapons and Weapon Mod Locations
• Hip Pouch Locations (Inventory Expansion)
• The Shop
• Records - Challenges, Points Earned, and Rewards

[poilib element="accentDivider"] This guide was written by writers Wesley LeBlanc, Samuel Claiborn, and Max Scoville.  

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